Admission requirements: Senior certificate or equivalent qualification
Registration dates: 12 to 31 January and 1 June to 1 July Commencement date: To be announced
Duration: 6 – 10 weeks per module Number of modules: 4
Course content: The programme consists of four short courses. They are designed to increase your personal awareness and are focused on developing your sensitivity to the world and your unique responses to it. These short courses could be called
“communicating your individuality” but for purpose of distinguishing between different disciplines of visual expressions, we have named them: Drawing; Painting;
Sculpture; and Visual Literacy. These courses can be taken on a basic level and then on an advanced level.
Drawing
You will be introduced to a rich variety of creative drawing techniques and to a formal, perceptual and conceptual understanding of drawing. The emphasis will be placed on creative experimentation
Painting
An introduction to alternative and traditional painting techniques and to a formal, perceptual and conceptual understanding of painting. Plasticity of paint media and painting on various surfaces will be the main focus of this course
Sculpture
In this course you will be introduced to traditional and non-traditional sculptural techniques as well as mixed media-media artworks. You will gain insight into the formal, perceptual and conceptual
understanding of three-dimensional artworks.
Visual literacy
This theoretical course emphasises critical thinking. It entails visual research, articulation of creative processes in art making and understanding form and content relationships. This course will introduce you to decoding and interpretation of works of art and provide you with a fresh grasp of visual complexities.
Workshop: One 2 hour session per week per short course (compulsory)
Language medium: English
FURTHER INFORMATION IS OBTAINABLE FROM:
Department of Art History, Visual Arts and Musicology
PO Box 392 Tel: (012) 429-6419
Unisa, 0003 Fax: (012) 429-3556
HAR C1-003 (Sunnyside Campus)
Department of History 1 Short course in School History
Enrichment
Registration dates: 1 November to 31 March
Duration: 6 months
Course content: The course focuses on important aspects of the matric history school syllabus as currently being taught in South Africa.
The world history section covers themes such as the Rise of the Super Powers, the Cold War in Europe, events leading to World War Two, and Africa since 1945.
The South African section focuses on South Africa, 1924 – 1994. The course has been updated and adapted specifically for the new, democratic South African outlook and includes a useful practical guide for history educators.
Language medium: English
FURTHER INFORMATION IS OBTAINABLE FROM:
The Course Coordinator (Certificate Course)
Department of History Tel: (012) 429-6842 or 429-6851
PO Box 392 Fax: (012) 429-3221
UNISA, 0003 TvW 9-186
Centre for Development Studies 1 Skills Programme for Community
Development Workers
The focus of development efforts is to contribute towards poverty alleviation projects that could improve the living conditions and standards of poor and disadvantaged communities. This requires development practitioners (government sector, non-governmental organisations and private sector) that are skilled in finding appropriate solutions to desperate problems and needs. The selection, planning and implementation of development projects ultimately determine the extent to which projects are successful in contributing meaningful to the sustained improvement of living conditions.
OBJECTIVES
to provide development practitioners in South Africa (and other African states) with the necessary knowledge and skills in the planning, implementation, evaluation and monitoring of community development projects to contribute to successful and appropriate development initiatives amongst disadvantaged communities
to enable development practitioners to apply the project-based approach flexibly in project planning for development to ensure sustainable, holistic and relevant development projects amongst local communities
to enable development practitioners to apply a practical approach in planning the operational details of a development project and implementation thereof.
to enable development practitioners to develop a framework for the monitoring and evaluation of sustainable community development projects
Admission requirements: Senior certificate or equivalent qualification
Registration date: 1 November to 28 February Commencement date: March
Duration: 1 year
Programme content: CCCB01-T: Community Capacity Building
Poverty
Principles of development
The development environment
The community worker/leader
Contact making
The process of development
Participatory self-evaluation
Skills for community development APAM02-K: Participatory Learning in Action (PLA)
Role of participation in development
Philosophy and principles of PLA
Methodology of PLA
Practical application of tools and techniques
APAM03-L: Project Identification and Design
Project planning in context
The project-based approach
Stages in the project cycle
Logical framework approach (LFA)
APAM04-M: Project Planning and Implementation
The operational plan
The financial plan
APAM05-N: Planning for Monitoring and Evaluation
Framework for monitoring and evaluation
Information gathering
Analysing information
Effective decision-making APAM07-Q: Fundraising for Development
Why people give: The sins of fundraising
Characteristics of the fundraiser
Phases of fundraising
Research on donors
Information needed to apply for funding
Ten steps of fundraising
Examination: October (two-hour papers per unit standard). Examinations will be wri�en at the nearest examination centre.
Language medium: English
2 Course in Community Capacity Building
OBJECTIVES
To provide students with an understanding of the situation of poverty;
to give basic knowledge of the community development process;
to provide insight into the role of the community development worker/leader; and
to provide basic knowledge of and competency in skills necessary for the process.
Admission requirements: Senior Certificate or equivalent qualification
Registration dates: 1 November to 28 February Commencement date: 1 March
Duration: 1 year
Course content: Module 1 Poverty
Principles of community development The development environment
The community development worker/
leader Module 2 Contact-making
The process of community development Participatory self-evaluation
Skills for community development Examination: October (one three-hour paper) Language medium: English
3 Programme in Community-based Development*
OBJECTIVES
To provide students with an overview of development;
to expose students to development theory and its practical application;
to give students an understanding of crises and issues in development; and
to introduce students to strategic development management and practical skills such as time management, fund raising, report writing, communication and negotiations.
Admission requirements: Senior certificate or equivalent qualification
Registration date: 1 November to 28 February Commencement date: March
Duration: 1 year
Programme content: Section 1:
Module 1 Poverty
Principles of development The development environment The community worker/leader Module 2
Contact-making
The process of community development Participatory self-evaluation
Skills for development Section 2:
Module 1
Participatory learning in action Module 2
Strategic management for participatory development
Using logical knowledge Adaptive administration Environmental management
Module 3
Accounting and financial management Office management
Time management
Funding and donor management Examination: October (one three-hour paper)
January (one three-hour paper) Language medium: English
4 Programme in Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA/PLA)
OBJECTIVES
to provide basic knowledge of the process of PRA
to provide specific skills necessary for the PRA process
to empower learners to promote grassroots participatory and sustainable development
to promote development as an open-ended and continuous learning process
to establish PRA as an action-oriented practice theory Admission requirements: Senior certificate or equivalent
qualification Registration date: October to February Commencement date: March
Duration: 1 year
Programme content: Module 1
Theory and principles of PRA Module 2
Methodology and needs assessment Project management
Evaluation and monitoring Module 3
Grassroots communication and role players
Module 4 PRA and health
PRA, environmental management and small-scale agriculture
PRA and gender
Workshops: Compulsory 5-day a�endance session:
Unisa Main Campus, Pretoria Examination: October (four two-hour papers)
Examinations will be wri�en at the nearest examination centre
Language medium: English
FURTHER INFORMATION IS OBTAINABLE FROM:
The Head: Centre for Development Studies Tel: (012) 429-6813
PO Box 392 Fax: (012) 429-3646
Unisa, 0003 TvW 4-46
e-mail: [email protected]
The Centre for Development Studies also offers courses and presents workshops customised to clients’ specific needs.
School of Language and Literary Studies
Centre for Pan African Languages and Cultural Development 1 Short Course in Communication Skills in an African Language
In South Africa, with its rich language diversity, the ability to communicate in an African language is an invaluable asset. The University of South Africa, drawing on its history of academic excellence and continuously striving to address the changing needs of the South African society, offers a certificate programme aimed at equipping the student with essential communication skills in an African language of his/her choice. This certificate will be offered through the Centre for Pan African Languages and Cultural Development. Successful completion of the programme will provide participants with a sound basis to start interacting in an African language in everyday situations. The following African languages will be offered on demand (of at least 10 students per language offered):
ZuluXhosa Venda Shona Tsonga Northern Sotho Southern Sotho Tswana Swazi
Admission requirements: None
Registration dates: November and April Commencement dates: February and July
Duration: 12 weeks
Curriculum: Practical communication skills
Evaluation and examination: A short wri�en and oral examination on basic communication skills upon completion of the course.
Language medium: English and Afrikaans (on demand)
2 Certificate Programme in Cultural Policy and Management
In a new climate of financial instability and breakdown of boundaries between commercial, public and voluntary sectors, particular sets of skills are needed for survival. The programme will be market-driven and have a multi-disciplinary and practical orientation with emphasis on analytical skills and competencies in cultural policy, management principles, business planning, human resource, information technology and cultural tourism.
The certificate course aims to equip arts administrators, managers, cultural officers, cultural planners and practitioners with skills of cultural policy formulation, analysis and implementation, knowledge on how to manage cultural organisations, skills of promoting and marketing arts and culture, skills in developing strategic and business planning, professional skills in practice and cultural development skills.
Admission requirements: Senior certificate or equivalent qualification
Registration and
commencement dates: (a) beginning of November until 15 February (examination May/June)
(b) beginning of June until 31 August (examination October/November)
Duration: 12 months
Curriculum: A total of six modules:
Compulsory modules:
Module 1: Cultural Policy and Strategy Module 2: Management of Cultural Organisations
Module 3: Marketing Management Module 4: Culture and Development Optional modules:
Module 5: Language Policy for Development
Module 6: Culture and Law
Module 7: Public Finance Management Module 8: Computer Skills (End-User Computing)
Evaluation and examination: Assignments and a formal two-hour examination per module
Language medium: English
FURTHER INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE FROM:
The Director: Centre for Pan African Languages and Cultural Development
Mr D S Matjila Tel: (012) 429-8097 or 429-8289 or Department of African Languages 429-8060
UNISA Fax: (012) 429-3355
PO Box 392 TvW 7-41
Unisa, 0003 e-mail: [email protected]
The John Povey Centre for the Study of English in Southern Africa
The John Povey Centre in the Department of English Studies offers a number of short learning programmes to companies, government departments and the general public. Most of these learning programmes focus on intensive tuition in English for academic, business and personal purposes, with the aim of developing a high level of language competence in a manner that is practically applicable. Skills-related learning programmes are contact taught.
In addition, a range of distance-taught courses in literature, business writing and creative writing are either on offer or in the process of being developed and accredited for tuition purposes.
A. Contact-taught Short Learning Programmes
1 The English Empowerment Programme
The English Empowerment Programme is aimed at professionals who have the potential to advance within an organisation or who already occupy positions of authority, but who lack the confidence in English to achieve their full potential. The course is an integrated programme, which focuses on the existing skills base and is custom-built to suit the specific requirements of each learner.
The English Empowerment Programme comprises, amongst others, the following topics:
Plain English
General Writing Skills
Report Writing
Proposal Writing
The Language of Meetings and Negotiations
Taking and Writing Meeting Minutes
Pronunciation I (The Sounds of English)
Pronunciation II (Stress and Rhythm)
Academic Tenses (The Present)
Narrative Tenses (The Past)
Future Tenses
Prepositions
Modals
Conditionals
Admission requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent experience Registration and
commencement dates: Classes are offered twice a year: between March and June, and between August and November. Learners may register at any time prior to the commencement of the programme. Special arrangements can be made for groups of learners and for companies.
Duration: Three months or 60 notional hours Learners usually a�end four hours of class per week. Delivery can be structured to suit the requirements of the client.
2 Intensive English Programme for Foreign Language Speakers
The John Povey Centre offers international learners who speak languages other than English the opportunity to build their competence and confidence in English through our innovative, intensive, fully-accredited, five-level programme.
Learners are placed in suitable levels on the basis of a placement test. A learner may chose to complete anywhere between one and five levels. These levels follow international practices and transference from the Unisa programme to programmes offered by language institutes elsewhere is possible.
Currently, this programme is offered in Pretoria and in Luanda, Angola.
Admission requirements: Grade 12 or its equivalent
Literacy in a language other than English
Special admission can be arranged.
Each learner is given a placement test to ensure that they are placed in the level best suited to their ability.
Registration and
commencement dates: Classes commence on the first Monday of every month. Registration and placement tests must take place before commencement. The programme is also offered part time.
Duration: Full time
Each level is made up of 180 hours class time. This means that the learner spends five hours a day, five days a week for eight weeks in small classes. Homework and self-study is expected. The learner will take part in discussion groups, film study classes, reading activities and cultural visits. At the end of each level learners will be given a progress test. On successful completion of a level, learners will be given a detailed report and a certificate.
Part time
Each level takes 12 to 16 weeks to complete. Learners are required to a�end three classes per week. Each class lasts two hours. Learners are welcome to take part in discussion groups, film study classes and cultural visits. Additional opportunities for conversation and self-study are available. At the end of each level learners will be given a progress test. On successful completion of a level,
learners will be given a detailed report and a certificate.
Curriculum: The following levels are offered:
Elementary
Pre-Intermediate
Intermediate
Upper-Intermediate
Advanced
3 Intensive English Business Writing Programme
The Intensive English Business Writing Programme is contact taught and designed to empower learners by developing their writing skills in English. It is aimed at English First and Second Language speakers who wish to improve their wri�en English and can be adapted for Foreign Language speakers. The programme focuses on extending the existing skills base and is custom-built to incorporate the standard wri�en formats of a company or organisation.
The Business Writing programme is aimed at companies and organisations that wish to upgrade their standard of wri�en corporate communication. The programmes are structured around small group interactions to suit the specific requirements of learners in the most and effective and efficient ways possible, both in programme content and in programme duration.
Admission requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent experience Special admission can be arranged.
Registration and
commencement dates: The learning programme is offered on demand. Tuition can take place at the client’s premises.
Duration: The course takes between 32 and 60 notional hours to complete. The duration and syllabus can be adapted to suit your requirements.
Curriculum: The Intensive English Business Writing programme is normally delivered as three modules covering Basic Business Writing, Intermediate Business Writing and Advanced Business Writing. Topics covered include:
Plain English
Using Resources
Editing and Reviewing Writing
E-mails
Memoranda
Formal Business Le�ers
Notices
Agendas
The Language of Meetings
Minutes
Reports
Proposals
4 Contemporary Business Communications for Professionals
This intensive course is designed to equip managerial staff with practical, cu�ing edge skills that are useful in their day- to-day functions. It covers the following topics from a functional, language-driven perspective:
Approaches to Business Writing Skills
Principles of Public Speaking:
Plain English in both Oral and Wri�en Discourse
Approaches to Cross-Cultural Communication in the Corporate World
Human Dynamics
Team Management and Team Building Techniques in Organisations
Conflict Management and Conflict Resolution at the Work Place
Basic Public Relations and Customer Care
Admission requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent experience Special admission can be arranged.
Registration and
commencement dates: The learning programme is offered on demand. Tuition can take place at the client’s premises.
Duration: Each topic is offered as a self-contained three day intensive course.
The programme has been designed specifically for professionals whose work schedules do not allow them to engage in long conventional programmes. The topics are spread over a period of twelve months with one or two units covered every month. Participants can choose to a�end individual sessions or enrol for the entire programme. A�endance can be structured to suit the individual.
5 The Speaking Strategies Programme
The Speaking Strategies Programme is aimed at speakers of English who wish to improve their pronunciation and speaking skills. This programme focuses on the specific sounds of English, and takes learners to the point where they are able to communicate and give verbal presentations confidently and effectively. Accent correction is provided for Second, Third and Foreign Language speakers.
Prior to the programme you will a�end a diagnostic interview with one of our trainers. In this interview the trainer is able to determine the problems you are experiencing and can gauge your communicative ability and level of confidence and therefore assess your particular needs and requirements. A programme can then be structured for you.
Admission requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent experience Special admission can be arranged.
Registration and
commencement dates: The learning programme is offered on demand. Tuition can take place at the client’s premises.
Duration: 20 notional hours
FURTHER INFORMATION IS OBTAINABLE FROM:
Course Coordinator Tel: (012) 429-6216
John Povey Centre Fax: (012) 429-1002
PO Box 392 e-mail: [email protected] or
UNISA, 0003 [email protected]
B. Distance-taught Short Learning Programmes
1 Literature
These modules are aimed at the general public who have an interest in English literature. By focusing on particulars authors and topics, learners are introduced to some of the best writing that is available in English. New topics are being developed and will be offered as soon as they are accredited. The emphasis is on enjoyment and personal growth.
Currently the following Short Learning Programmes are available
Medieval Studies – Chaucer
Medieval Studies – Everyman
Introduction to Joseph Conrad
Introduction to Poetry
Admission requirements: Grade 12 or equivalent
Learners who have a special interest in any of the courses can apply for admission on the basis of Recognition of Prior Learning.
Registration and
commencement dates: Modules are offered twice a year: between March and June, and between August and November. Learners may register at any time prior to the commencement of the programme. Final dates for registration are:
Before 15 February for Semester 1
Before 31 July for Semester 2
Before 31 July for Semester 2