HSY1501 - Precolonial South Africa
Duration: Semester module
NQF Level - 5
Credits - 12
Purpose: To enable students to gain an understanding of the major themes in the history of precolonial South Africa (particularly the hunter-gatherer, hunter-pastoralist and mixed-farming communities before the 17th century), and to appreciate the importance of the precolonial period in shaping the later history of South Africa.