We will be presenting the following courses online in January 2021. Due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic we will be presenting our summer school online.
Online Courses on Offer (2 US credits / 4 ECTS credits)
Introduction to South Africa’s Political History
Field of Study: Political Science and History
This course serves as an introduction to South Africa’s political history, aimed at familiarising students with the historical context that shaped, and continues to shape, the country and its people. Understanding the interplay between the country’s political, social and economic issues and how the colonial and apartheid past impacts on the present allows us to better comprehend the challenges currently facing South African society.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
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Bio-diversity:Plants for the People in the Western Cape
Field of Study: Botany
The extraordinary botanical diversity of the Cape Flora and the ecological processes that helped shape it are explored. Once a basic understanding is gained through lectures and two field excursion, the course adopts a more applied focus. We explore the horticultural potential of local plants in the international cut flower industry, and visit local flower farms. Finally we explore traditional plant use by local people, especially traditional healers, through lectures and visits to healers and/or traditional medicinal markets.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
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Present Imperfect: Negotiating Identities in Film and Literature
Field of Study: Film and Literature Studies
This course explores the ways in which South African film and literature register and reflect socio-political conflicts and tensions. Students will engage with classic and contemporary South African poems and short stories, as well as a novel and three films, in order to explore how these fields of cultural production serve as a means of questioning and negotiating identity in South Africa.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
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China in Africa
Field of Study: International Relations and Chinese Studies
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to China’s engagement on the African continent. The course includes an overview of Chinese investments on the continent, including infrastructure, extractive industries and trade relationships; it also examines China-Africa relations within the context of global groupings such as BRICS and FOCAC, the role of historical and political relations and the growing role of Chinese security within Africa. The course familiarizes students with the controversy surrounding the relationship, including issues of labour and environmental degradation as well as mechanisms which African countries draw on to command more co-operative interaction.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
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Visual Controversies in South Africa, Past and Present
Field of Study: Art and Media
In this course, we will track major developments and changes in South African art and media from the Apartheid era (1948-1994) through the early years of democracy (1994-2000), to the present. The point of this broad historical perspective is not so much to provide a condensed history of South African art and media, as it is to explore the relationship between South Africa’s turbulent socio-political landscape and its visual culture. In particular, we aim to explore the notion of cultural identity as it manifested and still manifests in art, mass-media and visual culture in general.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
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Transitional Justice
Field of Study: Political Science
Among the pressing challenges facing societies emerging out of war or authoritarianism is how to respond to human rights violations perpetrated in the mayhem of conflict. South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission represents one model that has been both celebrated and heavily critiqued. Offered by a practitioner who has worked with the UN in the African Great Lakes region, Nepal, and north Africa, this course sets the commission in historic and comparative context, critically highlighting questions about truth recovery, justice, reparations, and enabling non-recurrence.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
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Marketing
Field of Study: Business and Marketing
This module aims to introduce students to the dynamic discipline of Marketing Management. A number of important variables such as market segmentation, positioning, product and brand development as well as advertising and promotion will be investigated in a practical way. The module is a must for everyone that is interested in following a career in the modern day business environment.
Can be Topped up with 1 US/2 ECTS Credits
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Summarized Course Information
Course Dates: 11 – 22 January 2021
(Courses will be pre-recorded sessions to be viewed in your own time, with one live contact session per course per day between 14:30 – 15:30 or 15:30 – 16:30 South African time. These live contact sessions will be recorded if students can’t attend)
Academic Weight: 2 US Credits / 4 ECTS Credits (Per Course) (Students can take a Maximum of 2 courses)
(Students will receive 4 US Credits/ 8 ECTS Credits for the two courses)
Top up Credits: All Courses have an optional 1 US Credit/2 ECTS Credits Top Up option.
(This means that each Elective becomes 3 US/ 6 ECTS Credits)
Language: English
Requirements: Minimum GPA Requirement of 2.8
Online Courses on Offer (5 US credits / 10 ECTS credits)
Doing Business in Southern Africa
Field of Study: Economic and Management Sciences
This course aims to help students investigate the unique institutional and policy conditions in Southern African countries which will not only allow future entrepreneurs and managers to understand the challenges that will confront their businesses, but also allow them to identify the opportunities that this rapidly growing region offers. The course will give students an acute knowledge of the development challenges facing Southern African countries and understand the growth of emerging Southern African markets and identify future growth potential. Students will have the ability to discuss and debate current and future policy issues in a development country context. Furthermore they will get awareness of the additional social, environmental and ethical considerations for African businesses.
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Summarized Course Information
Date of Course: 11 – 22 January 2021
(Courses will be pre-recorded sessions to be viewed in your own time, with one live contact session per course per day between 14:30 – 15:30 or 15:30 – 16:30 South African time. These live contact sessions will be recorded if students can’t attend)
Academic Weight: 5 US Credits / 10 ECTS Credits
Top up Credits: This course has an optional 1 US Credit/2 ECTS Credits Top Up option.
(This means that this course becomes 6 US/ 12 ECTS Credits)
Language: English
Requirements: Minimum GPA Requirement of 2.8
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