UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE

NOTICE TO UZ STUDENTS
2015 WINTER SCHOOL EDITION
The University of Zimbabwe is running the 2015 Winter School programme consisting of seven (7) weeks of study. This facility is aimed at optimising use of the study time to
enable students to complete studies within the stipulated period. A student can register up to a maximum of three (3) courses.

Eligibility to register:

Incoming students i.e. those with offer letters to register in August 2015 are welcome to apply for foundation courses on offer. This is also an
opportunity for returning students to clear any outstanding courses or register for higher level courses. Students can choose courses to strengthen
and broaden their academic profiles.

Application Procedure:

Download the Winter School Application form on the UZ website: www.uz.ac.zw and submit to the Admissions Office by12 June 2015. Forms are
also available at UZ Admissions Office.

Notification:

Successful candidates will be advised by e-mail and names will also be listed on the UZ website.

Period:

22 June 2015 to 7 August 2015

Registration Dates:

22 23 June 2015

Tuition
Humanities

$100 per course plus $20 registration fee

Natural Sciences :

$120 per course plus $20 registration fee

Life Sciences

$100 for Communication Skills course plus $20 registration fee

Accommodation:

Accommodation is available at $200 full board per room for the seven weeks.

Courses on offer
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE
Level 1 Courses

Level 2 Courses

Level 3 Courses

CSAG 101 Academic Communication Skills for Agriculture

Agricultural Economics & Extension

AGEC 215 Agribusiness Management I

Agricultural Economics & Extension

AGEC 315 Econometrics II
AGEC 317 Agricultural Development

Crop Science
CR 215 Crop Ecology and Physiology

Crop Science
CR315 Statistical Methods and Experimental
Designs II

Animal Science
AS 211 Animal Physiology I
AS 213 Livestock Improvement I

Animal Science
AS 310 Animal Physiology II
AS 311 Livestock Improvement II

Soil Science & Agricultural Engineering

AGEC 306 Quantitative Methods

Soil Science & Agricultural Engineering

AGEN 406 Farm Structures
AGEN 407 Agricultural Systems Engineering

Agricultural Economics & Extension

AGEC 111 Introduction to Agricultural Economics
AGEC 122 Macro Economics of Agriculture I
AGEC 123 Mathematics for Agricultural Economics
Crop Science
CR 102 Plant Biology
CR 110 Introduction to Statistics for Agriculture
Animal Science
AS 102 Agricultural Biochemistry I
AS 103 Principles of Animal Science
Soil Science & Agricultural Engineering
SL103 Introduction to Soil and Environmental Science

FACULTY OF ARTS
Level 1 Courses

Level 2 Courses

Level 3 Courses

Department of History
ARC 1030 Introduction to Archaeological Theory
HS 1010 Introduction to the Study of History
WAR 1010 Introduction to History of Warfare with reference to
Africa

History
ARC 2010 Early Prehistory of Southern Africa
HS 2050 African Women under Colonialism
WAR 2030 Introduction to Strategic Doctrine, Mechanisation
and Air Power
HHS0050 African Women under Colonialism

History
ARC 3090 Heritage, Tourism and Development
HS 3130 Southern Africa, 15th to late 19th Century
WAR 3010 Contemporary Strategy 1
th
th
HHS0120 Southern Africa, 15 to late 19 Century

Modern Languages
CHB 1001 Introduction to Spoken Chinese
CHB 1004 Chinese for Tourism
FRB 1010 Language 1
GMB 1010 Language 1
POB 1000 Language 1
Economic History
EH 1030 Research Methods in Economic History

Modern Languages
CHB 3000 Written and Oral Expression

Economic History
EH 2020 The Zimbabwean Economy since 1939

Economic History
EH 3100 Economic Co-operation in Africa
Honours HEH 340 Advanced Seminar on Gender

Masters MEH 570 Dissertation

English
EL 1050 Introduction to Literary Modes and Critical Appreciation

Linguistics
CSAR 1010 English for Academic Purposes
LG 1010 Introduction to the Study of the Structure of Language
Religious Studies, Classics & Philosophy
PL 1010 Basic Logic
RS 1030 Introduction to the Old Testament Studies

African Languages and Literature

DTIS 105 Terminographical Dimensions of Translation
DTIS 105 Court Interpretation
DTIS 105 Professional Translation and Interpretation
DTIS 105 Advanced Translation
ND 1100 Introduction to the Ndebele Novel
SH 1100 Introduction to the Shona Novel
Theatre Arts
THA 1050 Introduction to Theatre Studies

English
EL 2080 Theories of Literature

Religious Studies, Classics and Philosophy

PL 2030 Moral Philosophy
PL 2090 Classical Metaphysics
RS 2140 Christian History and Though Pre-500 AD
African Languages and Literature
SH 2000 Shona Poetry
SH 2140 Translation

English
EL 3510 Creative Writing
EL 3330 Introduction to English as a Second
Language
EL 3340 Introduction to Literature and Gender
Studies
EL 3580 Introduction to African Literature and
Development Theories
Honours HEL 0500 Literature and Media: an
introduction
Honours HEL 0610 Film and Literature: an
introduction
Linguistics
LG 3010 Advanced Linguistic Theory
Honours HLG 0060 Advanced Linguistic Theory

Theatre Arts
THA 2110 Introduction to Theatre in Africa and Concepts in
Stagecraft
HTHA 0370 Theatre and Education
HTHA 0310 Theatre Management
Religious Studies, Classics & Philosophy
PL 3250 History of Medical Ethics
RS 3710 Methods and Theories in the Study of
African Traditional Religion
African Languages and Literature
SH 3320 Theories and Methods in Ethnomusicology
HSH 0700 The Development of the Shona Novel

Theatre Arts
THA 3150 Film and Media Theory
HTHA 0440 Theatre Criticism: Performance Analysis

FACULTY OF COMMERCE
Level 1 Courses

HACC Full time and Part time and HBBS

BS 101 Business Administration I (Compulsory)
BS 107 Business Mathematics (Compulsory)
ECON 104 Principles of Microeconomics (Compulsory)
CSCO 102 Communication Skills for Commerce I

Level 2 Courses

Level 4 Courses

HACC Full time and Part time

AC 208 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
AC 207 Cost Accounting and Control I
AC 217 Cost Accounting and Control II

HACC Full time and part time

AC 405 Tax Law and Practice I
AC 407 Management Accounting and Control I
AC 421 International Accounting Regulatory
Framework

HBBS (Marketing, Management & Finance and Banking)

BS 204 Corporate Finance 1
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
Level 1 Courses

Level 2 Courses

Level 3 Courses

CSEN 101 Communication Skills for Engineers

WSP 180 Workshop Practice
EE 101 Electrical Principles
MT 104 Engineering Mathematics 1 Paper I
MT 105 Engineering Mathematics 1 Paper 2

ME 204
GL 204
MT 204
MT 205

CE 309 Professional & Industrial Studies

GL 318 Mining Geology

Thermofluids
Geology for Engineers
Engineering Mathematics 2 Paper 1
Engineering Mathematics 2 Paper 2

FACULTY OF LAW
Level 1 Courses
LB 101 Introduction to Law (Not open to UZ LLBS students)
AC108 BUSINESS LAW 1
AC118 BUSINESS LAW 2
LB105 STATUTORY INTERPRETATION

LB 201
LB 206
LB 204
LB 208

Criminal Procedure
Civil Procedure (Lower Courts)
Delict
Evidence

LB 301 Accounting for Legal Practitioners

LB 302 Civil Procedure (Superior Courts)

Level 4 Courses
LB 021 Conveyancing
LB 401 Clinical and Practical Skills
FACULTY OF SCIENCE
Level 1 Courses

Level 2 Courses

HSTS 101 Probability Theory 1

HSTS 102 Applied Statistics 1

HCT 201 Operating Systems for Level 2

HCT 216 Programming 2 for Level 2
HMTH 202 Linear Mathematics

HSTS 111 Statistical Inference 1

HSTS 112 Applied Statistics 2
HMTH 102 Linear Mathematics 1
HMTH 101 Calculus 1
HCH 101 Physical Chemistry 1
HCH 102 Inorganic Chemistry 1
HCH 103 Organic Chemistry 3
HCH 104 Analytical Chemistry 1
HCT 120 Introduction to Computers
HBS 111 Business Entrepreneurship
Biology Bridging Course for students offered HGGB WITHOUT
A LEVEL BIOLOGY
CSSC 101 Academic Communication Skills for Science

HSTS 201 Theory of Estimation and Testing Hypotheses

HSTS 213 Probability Theory 2
HCH 201 Physical Chemistry
HCH 208 Spectroscopic Methods of Analysis
HCH 203 Organic Chemistry

FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES

Department of Economics

Department of Economics

Level 2 Courses

Level 3 Courses

ECON 201
ECON 202
ECON 203
ECON 204
ECON 205
ECON 206

ECON 301 Development Economics

ECON 302 Macroeconomic Theory and Policy
ECON 303 Microeconomics II

CSSO 101 Academic Communication Skills for Social Studies

Department of Economics
Level 1 Courses
ECON 104 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 105 Descriptive Statistics & Probability Models in
Economics
ECON 106 Mathematics for Economics

Applied Statistics
Econometrics I
International Trade Theory and Policy
Macroeconomics
Mathematics for Economists II
Microeconomics I

Department of Rural & Urban Planning

RUP 117 Introduction to Planning Mathematics
Department of Psychology
PSY 106 Introduction to Psychology 1
PSY 107 introduction to Social Psychology 1
PSY 111 Statistics for Psychology

FACULTY OF VETERINARY SCIENCE

CSVE101 Academic Communication Skills for Veterinary Science

Short Course in Livestock Production and Nutrition

COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES

CSHS 101 Academic Communication Skills for Health Science

CSHS 102 Professional Communication Skills for Health Science

For more information, please contact the UZ Admissions Office.