Summary
The Faculty of Arts Research Committee organized a conference which was held on the 11th and 12th of August 2011. The aim of the conference was to provide an interdisciplinary platform for sharing knowledge on research findings and related scholarly and academic work by staff and students in the Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference is one of the attempts by which the Faculty of Arts Research Committee to increase the research output of the Faculty by (a) encouraging novice researchers to engage in research activities and present their findings in a supportive environment and (b) creating a platform for experienced researchers to share their expertise and research skills with other members of the Faculty. (c) Creating a pool of papers which after the peer reviewing process will be included in the Faculty Journal: Inkanyiso, The Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences (d) motivating colleagues to present papers which will later be submitted to accredited journals for publication.

 
From left: Prof. L.M Magi(Guest Speaker), Prof. J.M. Ras(Vice Dean Faculty of Arts), Mr. S.M.D Manqele(Faculty of Arts Research Assistant and Journal Co-ordinator), Prof. S.V Nzimande(Guest Speaker), Prof. C de Beer(Administrator, University of Zululand) and Dr. A.T. Nzama(Chairperson: Faculty of Arts Research Committee)

Six key note addresses were presented by experience academics, a of whom are research fellows in various departments within the Faculty of Arts. Key note addresses ranged from issues that relate to research productivity and challenges faced by comprehensive Institutions such as the University of Zululand presented by Prof. c de Beer (Administrator of UZ and Dr. I. Machi, the Executive Director of Richards Bay Campus. Other key note addresses were presented by, Prof. L.M. Magi Emeritus Professor and Faculty of Arts Research Fellow, Prof. S.V. Nzimande from Social Work and Research Fellow, Prof. H.S.B. Ngcobo and Prof. S. Edwards.

The various departments in the Faculty of Arts are offering new certificates, diplomas, undergraduate degrees and post-graduate degrees up to Doctoral level from 2001.Some of the under-graduate programs are course work and linked. A student will be able to choose amongst a variety of programs, which will consist of foundation/core, fundamental and elective modules.