Rhodes University Calendar 2010

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VISION AND MISSION STATEMENT
Vision
Rhodes University’s vision is to be an outstanding internationally-respected academic institution which proudly
affirms its African identity and which is committed to democratic ideals, academic freedom, rigorous scholarship,
sound moral values and social responsibility.
Mission
In pursuit of its vision the University will strive to produce outstanding internationally-accredited graduates who
are innovative, analytical, articulate, balanced and adaptable, with a life-long love of learning; and will endeavour,
through teaching, research and community service, to contribute to the advancement of international scholarship
and the development of the Eastern Cape and Southern Africa.
Accordingly, the University undertakes
• to develop shared values that embrace basic human and civil rights;
• to acknowledge and be sensitive to the problems created by the legacy of apartheid, to reject all forms of unfair
discrimination and to ensure that appropriate corrective measures are employed to redress past imbalances;
• to create a research-based teaching and learning environment that will encourage students to reach their
full potential, that is supportive of students from disadvantaged backgrounds, and that will produce critical,
capable and skilled graduates who can adapt to changing environments;
• to promote excellence and innovation in teaching and learning by providing staff and students with access to
relevant academic development programmes;
• to provide an attractive, safe and well-equipped environment that is conducive to good scholarship and
collegiality;
• to provide a safe and nurturing student support system as well as a diverse array of residential, sporting,
cultural and leadership opportunities that will foster the all-round development of our students, the university
and the region as a whole;
• to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre and to provide development programmes for staff at all levels;
• to promote excellence in research and other creative endeavours;
• to play an active role in promoting inter-disciplinary and inter-institutional collaboration within the Eastern
Cape Province;
• where appropriate, to assist in the development of the Eastern Cape Province by making available the
university’s expertise, resources and facilities;
• to play a leading role in establishing a culture of environmental concern by actively pursuing a policy of
environmental best practice;
• to strive for excellence and to promote quality assurance in all its activities.
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RHODES UNIVERSITY
GRAHAMSTOWN • SOUTH AFRICA
CALENDAR 2010
THE FRONTISPIECE
The University motto ‘Vis, virtus, veritas’, means
‘Strength, courage, truth’.
Heraldic description of the arms
Or on a Pile Sable an Open Book inscribed with the
words ‘Sapientiam Exquiret Sapiens’ between three
Escallops of the first. On a Chief Argent a Lion passant
Gules between two Thistles slipped and leaved proper.
And for the crest a Wreath of the Colours upon a Rock
the Figure of a Man mounted on a Horse representing
‘energy’ all Argent.
Derivation of the coat of arms
Black and gold are the livery colours of the Graham
family. The pile (inverted triangle) is characteristic of
the Graham coat of arms, as are the escallops (shells),
an emblem of pilgrimage. The lion and two thistles were
taken from the coat of arms granted posthumously to
Cecil John Rhodes. The crest is a representation of the
famous statue by Watts which forms part of the Rhodes
Memorial in Cape Town. The open book is a common
feature of the arms of a college or university e.g. Oxford
University.
Frontispiece: NB Hodnett
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© 2010 by Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
All rights reserved
ISSN 1018-774X
Cover Photograph: John McKinnell
Rhodes University, Grahamstown Campus
Cover Design: Graphics Services Unit, Rhodes University
Printed and bound in the Republic of South Africa
by Cadar Printing and Silkscreening, Port Elizabeth
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Useful Addresses and Telephone numbers 6
Diary for 2010 7
The University, Grahamstown Campus 14
Dedication - Academic Freedom, and Constitution 17
Officers of the University 18
Admission and Registration of Students 27
General Rules 30
Faculty Rules 41
Faculty of Commerce 41
Faculty of Education 55
Faculty of Humanities 75
Faculty of Law 93
Faculty of Pharmacy 97
Faculty of Science 102
Academic Departments and Staff 116
Research Institutes and Units 248
The Library Service 259
Administrative Senior Staff 262
Rhodes University Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates 266
The Residences 269
Student Disciplinary Code 274
Student Affairs 294
Constitution for Student Governance 297
General Information 309
Lecture Timetable for 2010 314
Fees and Charges for 2010 324
Index 342
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USEFUL ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE AND TELEFAX NUMBERS
Correspondence with the University should be Dean: International Office 6038225
addressed to: Professor MD Vermaak
Rhodes University
PO Box 94 Dean of Students 6038181/3
Grahamstown Dr VA de Klerk
6140
Dean: Teaching and Learning 6038171
Johannesburg Office [phone] Professor CM Boughey
PO Box 52303
Saxonwold Fees 6038153
2123 Ms D Norton or Ms B Marais
Completed applications should be sent to: Sanatorium 6038523
Student Bureau Sr J Shaw, Sister-in-Charge
Rhodes University
PO Box 94 Sports Clubs and Facilities 6038366
Grahamstown Mr R Adams: Head: Sports Administration
6140
Students’ Representative Council 6037080
NB All mail for students in residence should be
addressed to the house and hall concerned. See Transport Office 6038234
index for “Mail to Residences”
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS 6038111
UNIVERSITY TELEPHONE EXCHANGE
[phone] (for all departments not listed) DEANS OF THE FACULTIES:
Humanities
ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATION 6038219 Professor FT Hendricks 6038362
Science
STUDENT BUREAU 6038276 Professor RTF Bernard 6037232
for: Admissions, Residences, Financial Aid, Law
Examinations and Graduation Professor J Campbell 6038427/8
Education
Advice on Careers 6038180 Professor GJ Euvrard 6038383
Head: Career Centre: Mr J Kietzmann Commerce
Professor ACM Webb 6038305
Counselling Centre 6037070 Pharmacy
Head: Counselling Centre: Dr C Vassiliou Professor RB Walker 6038381
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Academic & Student TELEFAX NUMBERS
Affairs Administration 6225049
Dr SG Mabizela 6038149 Student Bureau 6038300
Conference Office 6223659
Deputy Vice-Chancellor: Research & Dean of Students 6223049
Development Library 6223487
Dr P Clayton 6038055 Student Fees 6222770
See also the Rhodes University Web Page: http://www.ru.ac.za
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DIARY FOR 2010
JANUARY
18 Monday Supplementary Examinations begin
21 Thursday 14:15 Dean of Students / Hall Wardens Committee
22 Friday 11:00 Safety / Events Committee
24 Sunday 10:00 Hall Leaders Camps
25 Monday 10:00 Hall Leaders Camps
26 Tuesday 9:00 Sub-Warden Training
27 Wednesday 9:00 House Committee Training Workshops
28 Thursday 9:00 House Committee Training Workshops
29 Friday 9:00 House Committee Training Workshops
Supplementary Examinations end
30 Saturday 9:00 Registration for First-Year Students /
Residences open for First-Year Students
31 Sunday 9:00 Registration for First-Year Students
FEBRUARY
1 Monday 8:00 New Students’ Orientation Programme begins
Monday 9:00 Parents’ Orientation Programme
Monday 17:00 Vice-Chancellor’s Opening Address (Monument)
2 Tuesday 8:30 New Students’ Orientation Programme continues
3 Wednesday 8:30 New Students’ Orientation Programme continues
4 Thursday 8:30 New Students’ Orientation Programme continues
5 Friday 9:00 Curriculum Approval for First-Year Undergraduate Students
and all LLB Students
6 Saturday 9:00 Curriculum Approval for Second-, Third and Fourth-year
Undergraduate Students
8 Monday 7:45 First Term and Lectures in all undergraduate courses begin
9 Tuesday 13:00 RU Med / Board of Trustees (Rm 225)
Tuesday 14:15 Employment Equity and Institutional Culture Sub-Committee
10 Wednesday 11:00 Naming Committee (Alumni House)
Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Room 224)
11 Thursday 14:15 Academic Technologies Roundtable (CHERTL Seminar Room)
Thursday 14:15 Community Engagement Committee (Rm 224)
12 Friday 8:30 Postgraduate Students’ Orientation Programme
Friday 14:15 Academic Freedom Committee (Alumni House)
Friday 14:15 RU Environmental Committee
15 Monday 14:15 Institutional Planning Committee
16 Tuesday 14:15 Humanities Higher Degrees Committee
Tuesday 14:15 NTEU / Management Liaison Committee (Rm 225)
17 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224)
Wednesday 14:15 Joint Physical Planning Committee
18 Thursday 14:15 Board of the School of English (Gold Fields Centre)
Thursday 14:15 HIV and AIDS Task Committee (Rm 224)
19 Friday 14:15 Lecture Venue Sub-Committee (Rm 224)
24 Wednesday 14:15 Humanities Standing Committee
25 Thursday 14:15 Equity and Institutional Culture Committee
Thursday 14:15 Orientation Committee (Rm 224)
26 Friday 14:15 ISEA Executive Committee (Gold Fields Centre)
Friday 15:30 Board of Residences
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DIARY FOR 2010
MARCH
1 Monday 11:00 Support Staffing Committee
Monday 14:15 Law Faculty Board
2 Tuesday 14:15 Commerce Faculty Board
Tuesday 15:00 Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee (Rm 224)
3 Wednesday 14:15 Education Faculty Board
Wednesday 17:00 Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavilion)
4 Thursday 14:15 Science Faculty Board
Thursday 14:15 Gender Action Forum (Rm 224)
5 Friday 9:00 Deans’ Forum (Alumni House)
Friday 14:15 Pharmacy Faculty Board
8 Monday 14:15 Humanities Faculty Board
9 Tuesday 14:15 ISER Board of Management (ISER Seminar Room)
Tuesday 15:30 Student Services Council
10 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224)
Wednesday 14:15 Information Technology Steering Committee
11 Thursday 11:00 Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room)
Thursday 14:15 Joint Research Committee
12 Friday 14:00 Middle Management (Gavin Relly Postgraduate Village)
Friday 14:15 CSD Management Committee
15 Monday 14:15 Institutional Forum
16 Tuesday 14:15 Executive Committee of Senate
17 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224)
17 Wednesday 14:15 Ethical Standards Committee (Rm 224)
Wednesday 14:15 Internationalization Committee
18 Thursday 14:15 Teaching and Learning Committee
Thursday 14:15 Library Committee (Rm 224)
19 Friday 14:15 Theatre Management Committee
21 Sunday Human Rights Day
24 Wednesday 14:15 Disciplinary Committee
25 Thursday 14:15 Safety / Events Committee
26 Friday 14:15 Senate
Friday First Term ends
APRIL
1 Thursday 11:00 Finance and General Purposes Committee
Thursday 14:15 Audit Committee
2 Friday Good Friday
5 Monday Family Day
8 Thursday Graduation
9 Friday Graduation
10 Saturday Graduation
12 Monday Second Term begins
13 Tuesday 9:00 Consititution Committee (Office of the Registrar)
14 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224)
Wednesday 14:15 Law Higher Degrees (Law Staff Reading Room)
15 Thursday 15:30 Board of Residences
19 Monday 14:15 Institutional Planning Committee
20 Tuesday 13:00 RU Med / Board of Trustees (Rm 225)
Tuesday 14:15 Humanities Higher Degrees Committee
21 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224)
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DIARY FOR 2010
MARCH Wednesday 14:15 Commerce Higher Degrees Committee
1 Monday 11:00 Support Staffing Committee 22 Thursday 10:30 Council
Monday 14:15 Law Faculty Board Thursday 14:00 Remuneration Committee of Council (VC’s Office)
2 Tuesday 14:15 Commerce Faculty Board 23 Friday 14:15 ISEA Executive Committee (Gold Fields Centre)
Tuesday 15:00 Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee (Rm 224) 27 Tuesday Freedom Day
3 Wednesday 14:15 Education Faculty Board 28 Wednesday 14:15 Lecture Venue Sub-Committee (Rm 224)
Wednesday 17:00 Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavilion) 29 Thursday 14:00 Board of Governors (Johannesburg)
4 Thursday 14:15 Science Faculty Board Thursday 14:15 Humanities Standing Committee
Thursday 14:15 Gender Action Forum (Rm 224) Thursday 14:15 Academic Technologies Roundtable (CHERTL Seminar Room)
5 Friday 9:00 Deans’ Forum (Alumni House) 30 Friday 14:15 Equity and Institutional Culture Committee
Friday 14:15 Pharmacy Faculty Board Friday 14:15 HIV and AIDS Task Committee (Rm 224)
8 Monday 14:15 Humanities Faculty Board
9 Tuesday 14:15 ISER Board of Management (ISER Seminar Room) MAY
Tuesday 15:30 Student Services Council 1 Saturday Workers’ Day
10 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224) 3 Monday 14:15 Law Faculty Board
Wednesday 14:15 Information Technology Steering Committee 4 Tuesday 11:00 Support Staffing Committee
11 Thursday 11:00 Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room) Tuesday 14:15 Commerce Faculty Board
Thursday 14:15 Joint Research Committee Tuesday 15:00 Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee (Rm 224)
12 Friday 14:00 Middle Management (Gavin Relly Postgraduate Village) 5 Wednesday 14:15 Education Faculty Board
Friday 14:15 CSD Management Committee Wednesday 17:00 Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavilion)
15 Monday 14:15 Institutional Forum 6 Thursday 14:15 Science Faculty Board
16 Tuesday 14:15 Executive Committee of Senate Thursday 14:15 Gender Action Forum (Rm 224)
17 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224) 7 Friday 14:15 Pharmacy Faculty Board
17 Wednesday 14:15 Ethical Standards Committee (Rm 224) 10 Monday 14:15 Humanities Faculty Board
Wednesday 14:15 Internationalization Committee 11 Tuesday 11:00 Naming Committee (Alumni House)
18 Thursday 14:15 Teaching and Learning Committee Tuesday 14:15 Library Committee
Thursday 14:15 Library Committee (Rm 224) 12 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224)
19 Friday 14:15 Theatre Management Committee Wednesday 14:15 ISER Board of Management (ISER Seminar Room)
21 Sunday Human Rights Day Wednesday 15:30 Student Services Council
24 Wednesday 14:15 Disciplinary Committee 13 Thursday 14:15 Academic Freedom Committee (Alumni House)
25 Thursday 14:15 Safety / Events Committee Thursday 14:15 Ethical Standards Committee (Rm 224)
26 Friday 14:15 Senate 14 Friday 9:00 Deans’ Forum (Alumni House)
Friday First Term ends Friday 14:15 Teaching and Learning Committee
15 Saturday Swot week & Mid-year Examinations begin
APRIL 17 Monday 14:15 Information Technology Steering Committee
1 Thursday 11:00 Finance and General Purposes Committee 18 Tuesday 14:15 Executive Committee of Senate
Thursday 14:15 Audit Committee 19 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224)
2 Friday Good Friday Wednesday 14:15 Internationalization Committee
5 Monday Family Day Wednesday 14:15 Community Engagement Committee (Rm 224)
8 Thursday Graduation 20 Thursday 14:15 Institutional Forum
9 Friday Graduation Thursday 14:15 Financial Aid Committee (Rm 224)
10 Saturday Graduation 21 Friday 11:00 Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room)
12 Monday Second Term begins Friday 14:15 Joint Research Committee
13 Tuesday 9:00 Consititution Committee (Office of the Registrar) 22 Saturday International Day
14 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224) 24 Monday 14:15 Joint Physical Planning
Wednesday 14:15 Law Higher Degrees (Law Staff Reading Room) 25 Tuesday 11:00 Honorary Degrees Committee
15 Thursday 15:30 Board of Residences Tuesday 14:15 Dean of Students / Hall Wardens Committee
19 Monday 14:15 Institutional Planning Committee Tuesday 14:15 NTEU / Management Liaison Committee (Rm 225)
20 Tuesday 13:00 RU Med / Board of Trustees (Rm 225) 26 Wednesday 14:15 CSD Management Committee
Tuesday 14:15 Humanities Higher Degrees Committee 27 Thursday 14:15 RU Environmental Committee
21 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224) 28 Friday 14:00 Middle Management (Gavin Relly Postgraduate Village)
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DIARY FOR 2010
JUNE
3 Thursday 11:00 Finance and General Purposes Committee
Thursday 14:15 Audit Committee
4 Friday 14:15 Senate
5 Saturday Second Term and Mid-year Examinations end
8 Tuesday 13:00 RU Med / Board of Trustees (Rm 225)
Tuesday 16:30 RU Med AGM (GLT)
9 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224)
10 Thursday 10:30 Council
16 Wednesday Youth Day
17 Thursday 11:00 Employment Equity and Institutional Culture Sub-Committee
20 Sunday National Arts Festival begins
23 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224)
JULY
4 Sunday National Arts Festival ends
14 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224)
16 Friday 14:15 Safety / Events Committee
19 Monday Third Term begins
20 Tuesday 9:00 Consititution Committee (Office of the Registrar)
Tuesday 14:15 Humanities Higher Degrees Committee
21 Wednesday 12:30 NTEU / HR Management (Rm 224)
22 Thursday 14:15 Law Higher Degrees (Law Staff Reading Room)
23 Friday 14:15 Commerce Higher Degrees Committee
26 Monday 14:15 Institutional Planning Committee
27 Tuesday 15:30 Board of Residences
28 Wednesday 11:00 Honorary Degrees Committee
Wednesday 14:15 Humanities Standing Committee
29 Thursday 14:15 Gender Action Forum (Rm 224)
Thursday 14:15 Academic Technologies Roundtable (CHERTL Seminar Room)
30 Friday 14:15 Equity and Institutional Culture Committee
Friday 14:15 Lecture Venue Sub-Committee (Rm 224)
Friday 14:15 ISEA Executive Committee (Gold Fields Centre)
AUGUST
2 Monday 14:15 Law Faculty Board
3 Tuesday 14:15 Commerce Faculty Board
Tuesday 15:00 Conference / Vacation Accommodation Committee (Rm 224)
4 Wednesday 14:15 Education Faculty Board
Wednesday 17:00 Sports Council Executive (Old Mutual Pavilion)
5 Thursday 14:15 Science Faculty Board
Thursday 14:15 Dean of Students / Hall Wardens Committee (Rm 224)
6 Friday 14:15 Pharmacy Faculty Board
9 Monday Women’s Day
10 Tuesday 11:00 Naming Committee (Alumni House)
Tuesday 14:15 Humanities Faculty Board
11 Wednesday 12:45 NEHAWU / Management (Rm 224)
Wednesday 14:15 Teaching and Learning Committee (Rm 224)
Wednesday 15:30 Student Services Council
12 Thursday 14:15 Rhodes Music Radio Board (RMR Board Room)
Thursday 14:15 Joint Research Committee
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