MASTER OF ARTS IN KISWAHILI STUDIES

GOAL OF THE PROGRAMME

The programme is aimed at training skilled scholars who can positively contribute to Kiswahili language, literature and linguistics studies, equip them with practical knowledge and skills to undertake advanced research, and also offer instruction in Kiswahili at higher learning institutions.

COURSE DISTRIBUTION

YEAR I SEMESTER I

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE
AKI 801	History and Current Development of Kiswahili
AKI 803	Phonetics and Phonology in Kiswahili
AKI 805	Linguistic Theory
AKI 807	Research Methodology
AKI 809	Kiswahili Critical Literary Theory
AKI 811	Trends in Kiswahili Poetry
AKI 813	Applied Stylistics
AKI 815	Kiswahili Play
AKI 817	Kiswahili Novel

YEAR I SEMESTER II

COURSE CODE	COURSE TITLE
AKI 802	Kiswahili Morphology and Syntax
AKI 804	Semantics and Pragmatics in Kiswahili
AKI 806	Communication Skills in Kiswahili
AKI 808	Oral Literature in Kiswahili
AKI 810	Sociolinguistics
AKI 812	Indigenous African Theatre
AKI 814	Theory and Practice of Translation
AKI 816	Historical and Comparative Linguistics
AKI 818	Lexicology and Lexicography in Kiswahili

YEAR II

COURSE

CODE

COURSE TITLE

AKI 899

Research Proposal

AKI 899

Research/Thesis Submission