Master of Arts (English)
Masters in English aims at fostering sophisticated literary skills along with developing powers of critical and analytical thinking. Students find placements in Teaching, Professional Writing, Social Media Marketing, Public Relation Officer, Translators, Script Writer, Language Specialist, Copy Writing, Content Writing for Websites and Corporate Agencies, Editing, Hospitality, Tourism, MBA, Civil Services, IELTS & TOFEL Trainer, Mass Communication, Customer Relation Officer, Executive Assistant, Theatre, Media (Electronic and Print) Advertising, HRD, Tourism, Copy Writing and Editing. Master’s Degree in English is an added advantage.
Eligibility
Graduation with 50% marks in aggregate or 45% marks in subject concerned /Bachelor of Arts (Honours) English Four Years Honours Programme in English
Semesters
Semester Details
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Semester - I
- Poetry-Medieval to Romantic Period
- Renaissance Drama
- Novel till Victorian Age (1837)
- Phonetics and Spoken English
- Greek Literature
Students can opt any one of following Interdisciplinary Optional Courses.
IDEM-1362: *Basics of Music (Vocal)
IDEH-1313: *Human Rights and Constitutional Duties
IDEI-1124: *Basics of Computer Applications
IDEW-1275: *Indian Heritage: contribution to the WorldThe credits of ID course (Elective/Optional) will not be added in SGPA
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Semester - II
- Cultural Studies
- Irish Literature
- 19th Century Victorian Novel
- Rhetoric and Advanced composition
- Diaspora Literature (O)
- Writings from Punjab (O)
O- Optional – Students can opt any one paper
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Semester - III
- Poetry-Victorian and Modern
- Modern Drama
- Modern Novel
- General Linguistics
- Literary Criticism
Students can opt any one of following Interdisciplinary Optional Course
IDEM-3362: *Basics of Music (Vocal)
IDEH-3313: *Human Rights and Constitutional Duties
IDEI-3124: *Basics of Computer Applications
IDEW-3275: *Indian Heritage: Contribution to the World*The credits of ID course (Elective/Optional) will not be added in SGPA
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Semester - IV
- Modern Literary Theory
- American Literature
- Postcolonial Literature
- Indian Writing in English
- World Classics in Translation