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Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Department of Linguistics and Literary Studies

Department Staff

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Director DCM,Lecturer
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Associate Professors

Department Programmes

Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Linguistics (BA ELL)

  • Sr# Credit Hrs
    Course Title
  • 1 2

    OLL 131:Introduction to Language and Linguistics

  • 2 2

    OLL 132:English Structure

  • 3 2

    OLL 133:Introduction to Functional Grammar

  • 4 2

    OLL 134:Language in Contact

  • 5 2

    OLL 135:Phonetics and Phonology

  • 6 2

    OLL 136:History and Development of English Language

  • 7 1

    OFC 017:Communication Skills

  • 8 1

    OCP 100:Introduction to Computer

  • 9 2

    OLL 231:Discourse Analysis

  • 10 2

    OLL 232:Morphology

  • 11 2

    OLL 233:Introduction to Syntax

  • 12 2

    OLL 234:istorical and Comparative Linguistics

  • 13 2

    OLL 235:Research Methods

  • 14 2

    OLL 236:Applied Linguistics

  • 15 2

    OLL 237:Translation Theory and Practice

  • 16 2

    OLL 238:Lexicography

  • 17 2

    OLL 331:Contemporary Linguistic Theories

  • 18 2

    OLL 332:Language and Gender

  • 19 2

    OLL 333:Sociolinguistics

  • 20 2

    OLL 334:Semantics and Pragmatics

  • 21 2

    OLL 335:Advanced Syntax

  • 22 2

    OLL 336:Language Acquisition Theories

  • 23 2

    OLL 337:Research Project in Translation/ Linguistics

  •   44
    Total Credit Hours of Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Linguistics (BA ELL)

Bachelor of Arts in Literature (BALIT)

  • Sr# Credit Hrs
    Course Title
  • 1 2

    OLT 131:Literary Theory and Criticism

  • 2 2

    OLT 132:Studies in African Literatures

  • 3 2

    OLT 133:Language and Literature

  • 4 2

    OCP 100:Communication Skills

  • 5 2

    OFC 017:Introduction to the Computer

  • 6 2

    OLT 134:Creative Writing for Fiction, Drama and Poetry

  • 7 2

    OLT 135:Introduction to Drama

  • 8 2

    OLT 136:African Women Writers

  • 9 2

    OLT 231:Literary Stylistics

  • 10 2

    OLT232:Poetry

  • 11 2

    OLT 233:Folklore and Oral Literature

  • 12 2

    OLT234:Research Methodology

  • 13 2

    OLT 235:Rise of the Novel

  • 14 2

    OLT 236:Contemporary Trends in African Literature

  • 15 2

    OLT 237:Introduction to Film Studies

  • 16 2

    OLT 331:Comparative Literature

  • 17 2

    OLT 332:African American Literature

  • 18 2

    OLT 333:Studies in European Literature

  • 19 2

    OLT 334:Gender and Literature

  • 20 2

    OLT 335:The Short Story

  • 21 2

    OLT 336:Research Project

  • 22 2

    OLT 337:Creative Writing Project

  •   44
    Total Credit Hours of Bachelor of Arts in Literature (BALIT)

Bachelor of Arts in Kiswahili and Creative Studies (BA KICW)

  • Sr# Credit Hrs
    Course Title
  • 1 2

    OSW131:Introduction to language and linguistics

  • 2 2

    OSW I32:History of Kiswahili and Dialect

  • 3 2

    OSW133:Kiswahili Literature: Theories and Criticism

  • 4 2

    OSW134:Theory and Practice of Translation

  • 5 1

    OCP 100:Introduction to Computer

  • 6 1

    OFC 017:Communication Skills

  • 7 2

    OSW 231:Kiswahili Grammar and Syntax

  • 8 2

    OSW 232:Kiswahili Phonetics and Phonology

  • 9 2

    OSW 233:Kiswahili Morphology

  • 10 2

    OSW 234:Kiswahili Oral Literature

  • 11 2

    OSW 235:Research Methods in Language Studies

  • 12 2

    OSW 236:Kiswahili Semantics

  • 13 2

    OSW 237:Creative Writing and Screen Writing

  • 14 2

    OSW 238:Lexicography

  • 15 2

    OSW 239:Comparative Literature 2

  • 16 2

    OSW331:Kiswahili Novels

  • 17 2

    OSW332:Kiswahili Drama

  • 18 2

    OSW333:Kiswahili Poetry

  • 19 2

    OSW334:Film Criticism

  • 20 2

    OSW335:Sociolinguistics

  • 21 2

    OSW336:Research Project in Kiswahili

  • 22 2

    OSW337:Literary Stylistics in Kiswahili

  • 23 2

    OSW131:Introduction to language and linguistics

  • 24 2

    OSW I32:History of Kiswahili and Dialect

  • 25 2

    OSW133:Kiswahili Literature: Theories and Criticism

  • 26 2

    OSW134:Theory and Practice of Translation

  • 27 1

    OCP 100:Introduction to Computer

  • 28 1

    OFC 017:Communication Skills

  •   52
    Total Credit Hours of Bachelor of Arts in Kiswahili and Creative Studies (BA KICW)

Master of Arts in Kiswahili (MA Kisw)-Thesis, Distance, Evening & Executive

  • Sr# Credit Hrs
    Course Title
  • 1 3

    Course

  •   3
    Total Credit Hours of Master of Arts in Kiswahili (MA Kisw)-Thesis, Distance, Evening & Executive

Master of Arts in Linguistics (MA Ling)-Thesis PhD.

  • Sr# Credit Hrs
    Course Title
  • 1 3

    Course

  •   3
    Total Credit Hours of Master of Arts in Linguistics (MA Ling)-Thesis PhD.
  • 146
    Total Credit Hours: