POST GRADUATE PROGRAMME
- Master of Arts in English
MA (English) CBCS Syllabus- 2020
1st Semester
PAPERCODE | COURSES | TYPES OF COURSES | CREDITS | CONTACT HOURS | Internal | External | MARKS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-1 | Poetry-I | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-2 | Drama-I | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-3 | Fiction-I | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-4 | Prose | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-5 | Lit. Crit.- I | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2nd Semester
| PAPER CODE | COURSES | TYPES OF COURSES | CREDITS | CONTACT HOURS | Internal | External | MARKS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-6 | Poetry-II | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-7 | Drama-II | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-8 | Fiction-II | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-9 | Research Methodology | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-10 | Mod. Lit. Crit.-II | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3rd Semester (Discipline Specific Electives) (to choose any one option in each paper)
| PAPER CODE | COURSES | TYPES OF COURSES | CREDITS | CONTACT HOURS | Internal | External | MARKS | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-11 | American Literature-A | DSE-I | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shakespeare-B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-12 | African Literature- A | DSE-II | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study of a Period -B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-13 | Linguistics, Phonetics, Stylistics- A | DSE-III | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Study of a Major Author/Dissertation- B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-14 | World Literature in English Translation -A | DSE-IV | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Women’s Writings- B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-15 | Fourth World Literature-A | DSE-V | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeast Indian Multiethnic Literature in English-B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4th Semester
| PAPER CODE | COURSES | TYPES OF COURSES | CREDITS | CONTACT HOURS | Internal | External | MARKS | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-16 | Film Studies | AEEC | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-17 | Modern Literature | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-18 | Indian English Literature | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-19 | American Literature | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MAEng-20 | New Literature | CORE | 5 | 75 | 30 | 70 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Programme Objective: The programme of M.A. (English) blends together the knowledge, skill and attitudes, a Post Graduate should acquire at the time of completion of the course. These are specific to a discipline, precise and called graduate attributes. These are relevant to the academic, social, personal, corporate, political, economic, cultural, environmental and multiple other issues concerned with human life.
Programme Specific Outcome:
(i) As English is a compulsory subject for all streams of learning, a pass-out of MA (English), is absorbed as a teacher of English at different levels of teaching/training.
(ii) A scholar of English can also be absorbed as a correspondent in media, can become a programme executive/ news reader/ broadcaster/ compeer, etc in All India Radio/Doordarshan / any TV channel and can be a lifelong creative/ critical writer and researcher and can promote self and others in realizing the values and virtues of life.
(iii) A Degree pass-out of English can become a receptionist in any firm/company/ hotel, etc.
(iv) S/he can appear for any competitive job also.
(v) At research level, they can be engaged in own discipline of research and in various multi/interdisciplinary researches and contribute profusely to creation of new knowledge.
(vi) They can be engaged in all fields of communication.
(vii) They can be appointed as translators, editors, script writers, and be engaged in publication firms, etc.
Course Outcome– Courses of Core, Ability Enhancement elective and Discipline Specific Electives have been designed to strengthen the scholars’ expertise in different areas of studies and enhance their employability, understanding and skills and inhere in them the realization of needs of life in this world and enable them to face the challenges of life.