B.A ENGLISH LITERATURE

Overview of the Program

  • A course that teaches students about various paths of English and Indian literature including novels, plays, poetry, prose and the range of topics covered in the program starts from Shakespeare to Elizabethan age literature, Contemporary and Western Literature helps students develop essential thinking and reasoning skills later in life Students are taught about the basics and advanced techniques of writing in this course too.
  • It is excellent preparation for careers in teaching, media, and advertising, writing, and publishing.
  • The course exposes you to the advanced skills and the analytical capacity to deal with the evaluation of various means of communication in the literal contexts.

PEO, PO & PSO

Department Program Educational Objective (PEO)

1. Educate students to understand major and minor forms of literature.

2. Know various genres in English literature like Indian English literature, British literature, and American literature.

3. Use English effectively in formal and informal situations.

4. Develop a multicultural understanding of their own and other cultures, past and present,
through the historically contextualized study of language and literature.

5. Have enriched confidence to appear for competitive examinations.

Department Program Specific Outcome (PSO)

1. They can express a thorough command of English and its linguistic Structures.

2. They will be familiar with the conventions of diverse textual genres including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, autobiography, biography, Journal, film, plays, editorials, etc.

3. PSO3 Understanding of the development of the English language as used in works of literature.

4. Develop the four skills of LSRW.

Department Program Outcomes (PO)

1. Generate a close reading of a text: recognize, understand, and explain a text's elements, for example, word choice, imagery, form, and connotations.

2. Demonstrate familiarity with literary traditions pre-and post-1800, including prominent
authors, genres, literary movements, and styles.

3. Analyze the experiences and cultural diversity, including issues of race, gender, class, sexuality, and ethnicity, through the study of ethnic minorities or from non-Western texts.

4. Develop and carry out research projects, and locate, evaluate, organize, and incorporate information effectively.

5. Demonstrate integrative and independent thinking, originality, imagination, experimentation, problem-solving, or risk-taking in thought, expression, or intellectual engagement.

6. Exhibit clearly, effectively, creatively, and adjust writing style appropriate to the content, to the context, and to the nature of the subject.

7. Familiarize and explore with major literary works, genres, periods, and critical approaches to British, American, Indian, and World Literature.

8. Learn a variety of forms, styles, structures, and modes, and articulate the value of close reading in the study of literature, creative writing, or rhetoric.

9. Do the practical application of literary terms and figures of speech in their writing.

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Curriculum Structure

B.A English Literature Curriculum Structure – Regulation – 2024
                     

S.No.

Sem

Part

Sub Type

Sub Code

Subject

Credit

Hours

INT

EXT

Total
1 1 1 L1   Language – I 4 4 40 60 100
2 1 2 L2   English for Communication – I 4 4 40 60 100
3 1 3 Core    Core –  The Elizabethan Age 4 4 40 60 100
4 1 3 Core Practical    Core Practical – The Elizabethan Age 2 4 20 30 50
5 1 3 DSC DSC DSC 1C 4 4 40 60 100
6 1 3 DSC Practical    DSC Practical – 1C 2 4 20 30 50
7 1 3 Allied-I DSA DSA 1A 4 4 40 60 100
8 1 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course I 2 2 50   50
9 1 6 VAC   Value Added Course – I% 2 – 50   50
           

28

30

 

 

 
1 2 1 L1   Language – II 4 4 40 60 100
2 2 2 L2   English for Communication – II 4 4 40 60 100
3 2 3 Core    Core  – The Romantic Age 4 4 40 60 100
4 2 3 Core Practical    Core Practical – The Romantic Age 2 4 20 30 50
5 2 3 DSC

DSC

 DSC 2C 4 4 40 60 100
6 2 3 DSC Practical 

 

 DSC Practical – 2C 2 4 20 30 50
7 2 3 Allied-II

DSA

 DSA 2A 4 4 40 60 100
8 2 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course II 2 2 50   50
9 2 6 VAC   Value Added Course – II % 2 – 50   50
           

28

30

 

 

 
1 3 3 Core    Core –  The Victorian Age 4 5 40 60 100
2 3 3 Core Practical    Core Practical – The Victorian Age 2 4 20 30 50
3 3 3 DSC   DSC 3C 4 5 40 60 100
4 3 3 DSC Practical    DSC Practical – 3C 2 4 20 30 50
5 3 3 Allied-III DSA DSA 3A 4 5 40 60 100
6 3 4 SEC SEC-I Skill Enhancement Courses – I  2 5 20 30 50
7 3 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course III 2 2 50   50
8 3 6 VAC   Value Added Course – III % 2 – 50   50
9 3 6 IDL   Inter Department Learning – I# 2 – 50   50
           

24

30

 

 

 
1 4 3 Core  19BEN4CA Core – 20th Century British Literature 4 5 40 60 100
2 4 3 Core Practical  19BEN4CP Core Practical – 20th Century British Literature 2 4 20 30 50
3 4 3 DSC DSC DSC 4C 4 5 40 60 100
4 4 3 DSC Practical    DSC Practical – 4C 2 4 20 30 50
5 4 3 Allied-IV DSA DSA 4A 4 5 40 60 100
6 4 4 SEC SEC-II Skill Enhancement Courses – II 2 5 20 30 50
7 4 4 AEC   Ability Enhancement Course IV 2 2 50   50
8 4 6 VAC   Value Added Course – IV % 2 – 50   50
9 4 6 IDL   Inter Department Learning – II# 2 – 50   50
           

24

30

 

 

 
1 5 3 Core  19BEN5CA Core – The American Literature 4 4 40 60 100
2 5 3 Core Practical  19BEN5CP Core Practical -The American Literature 2 4 20 30 50
3 5 3 DSC DSC DSC 5C 4 4 40 60 100
4 5 3 DSC Practical    DSC Practical – 5C 2 4 20 30 50
5 5 3 DSE  DSE – I Elective  – I – DSE 1E 4 5 40 60 100
6 5 3 DSE DSE – II Elective  – II – DSE 2E 4 5 40 60 100
7 5 4 SEC SEC-III Skill Enhancement Courses – III 2 4 20 30 50
8 5 6 VAC   Value Added Course – V% 2 – 50   50
           

24

30

 

 

 
1 6 3 Core  19BEN6CA Core – Shakespeare  4 6 40 60 100
2 6 3 Core Practical  19BEN6CP Core Practical-Shakespeare 2 4 20 30 50
3 6 3 DSE  DSE – III Elective – III – DSE 3E 4 6 40 60 100
4 6 3 DSE DSE – IV Elective – IV – DSE 4E 4 6 40 60 100
5 6 3 Core Course – XI DSC Core Project 8 4 80 120 200
6 6 4 SEC SEC-IV Skill Enhancement Courses – IV  2 4 20 30 50
7 6 5 EX   Extension Activity- EX % 2 – 50   50
           

26

30

1900

1950

3850
         

Total credit

154

 

 

 

 

Discipline Specific Core

S.No

Course Code

Course

Pre-requisite

Offering Department

Mandatory
1   Prose – English Literature  
2   Fiction – English Literature  
3   Indian Literature in English – English Literature  
4   Poetry – English Literature  
5   Eco centric literary studies – English Literature  
6   Afro American Literature – English Literature  
7   Drama – English Literature  
8   Commonwealth Literature – English Literature  
9   New Literature – English Literature  
10   Basics of Linguistics – English Literature  
11   The English Language Teaching – English Literature  
12   Research Methodology & IPR – English Literature  

Allied

S.No

Course Code

Course

Pre-requisite

Offering Department

Mandatory
1   Social History of England – English Literature  
2   History of English Literature – English Literature  
3   Literary Forms and Terms – English Literature  
4   Literary Theories – English Literature  
5   Literature & Ethics – English Literature  
6   Prodigy literature – English Literature NO
7   Literary Criticism – English Literature  
8   Entrepreneurial Development – Common  

Skill Based Subject

S.No

Course Code

Course

Pre-requisite

Offering Department

Mandatory
1   Office Automation – Computer Science NO
2   Effective writing – English Literature NO
3   Digital Marketing – Computer Science NO
4   Academic Writing – English Literature NO
5   Modern English Language and Usage  – English Literature NO
6   Functional Writing in English and Enriching Vocabulary – English Literature NO
7   The Art of Public Speaking – English Literature NO
8   Basics of Phonetics – English Literature NO

         

Discipline Specific Elective

  

S.No

Course Code

Course

Pre-requisite

Offering Department

Mandatory
1   Literature and Theatre Studies – English Literature NO
2   Writing for Media – Visual Communication NO
3   Journalism – Visual Communication NO
4   Creative Writing – English Literature NO
5   Translation Studies – English Literature NO
6   Indian Literature in English Translation – English Literature NO
7   Professional Skills – English Literature NO
8   Green Studies    English Literature  
9   African Literature    English Literature  
10   Feminist Literature    English Literature  
11   Contemporary literature    English Literature  
12   Postcolonial Literature      

Ability Enhancement Course

S.No

Course Code

Course

Pre-requisite

Offering Department

Mandatory
1 19BCSAFC Environmental Studies – CS Yes
2 19BCMAFC Women Studies – Commerce II  
3 19BCCAFC Constitution of India – Commerce I  
4 19BPYAFC Human Rights – Psychology Yes
5 19BTAAFC Yoga – Tamil  
6 19BVCAFC NCC – Visual Communication  
7 19BENAFC Communicative English – English  
8 19BMAAFC Quantitative Aptitude – Mathematics  

Career Opportunities

English graduates find opportunities with many different employers. Public and private sector organizations such as the National Health Service (NHS), educational institutions, local and national government, financial and legal firms, and voluntary and charitable organizations employ English graduates in a range of roles, including:

  • Teaching
  • Research

Jobs directly related to the degree include

  • Digital copywriter
  • Editorial assistant
  • English as a foreign language teacher
  • Lexicographer
  • Magazine journalist
  • Newspaper journalist
  • Publishing copy-editor/proofreader
  • Secondary school teacher
  • Talent agent
  • Web content manager
  • Writer

Jobs where the degree would be useful include

  • Academic librarian
  • Advertising copywriter
  • Arts administrator
  • Education consultant
  • Learning mentor
  • Primary school teacher
  • Private tutor
  • Public relations officer

Other typical employers include

  • Advertising Marketing and Public Relations Agencies
  • Publishing Companies