Module plan

Study Unit 1: Introduction to contextual hermeneutics

Study Unit 2: Socio-economic challenges facing South Africa

Study Unit 3: The development of Capitalism

Study Unit 4: Colonialism and society

Module outcomes

On completing this module, students should:

1. Have a fundamental knowledge base of a variety of worldviews and ideologies and (or understanding frameworks) show their critical understanding by being able to compare the nature and function, as well as various contemporary manifestations, of these worldviews and ideologies

2. Have the ability to understand the mutual relation between phenomena, such as those appearing in natural and social systems, and from this favourable position analyse and evaluate real-life problems or case studies based on key issues of our time – things like poverty, continual/ongoing change, human rights, HIV/Aids, abuse of power, corruption, racism, xenophobia, etc.

3. Be able to clearly express their personal worldview (or understanding frameworks) and to use it as a point of departure/premise for deliberating on and communicating workable solutions for key issues and the problems of our time in a typically academic manner.

The mentioned outcomes embody the following sub-outcomes:

1. You will have developed a broad understanding of the series of problems and issues/questions which are typical of your current world experience landscape.

2. You will have developed a basic level of skill to apply cognitive, critical skills to various world experience problems you are being faced with in your personal world experience.

3. You will also have developed an ability to apply theoretical understanding to the execution of basic research procedures and to expand your theoretical insights to even more problems in your world experience.