B.A. English Honours is a four-year undergraduate course, minimum eligibility for which is a 10+2 or intermediate qualification. Successful pursuance of the course prepares candidates for careers in fields such as teaching, media, advertising, writing, and publishing, for further graduate or professional studies in English, communications, or law; and for other fields requiring competent communication skills.
The program aims to introduce a wide variety of literature in the English language. Primarily, the program aims to offer eligible students the opportunity to read and respond to a massive spectrum of novels, plays, and poetry across different genres. Also, students are exposed to wider socio-cultural and political issues in relation with contemporary English literature. It helps in strengthening linguistic capabilities of students.The course consists of components of study such as literary analyses, cultural diversity in literature, critical thinking, and written and oral communication skills through a rigorous curriculum of literature, composition, language and linguistics, and communication studies.
S.No | CODE | SUBJECT |
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1 | 101 | Social and Literary History of England |
2 | 103 | English Poetry: From Chaucer to Pope |
3 | 105 | English Drama-I |
4 | 107 | General Hindi |
5 | 109 | General Punjabi |
6 | 111 | General Urdu |
7 | 113 | Communication Skills |
S.No | CODE | SUBJECT |
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1 | 102 | Shakespearean Drama |
2 | 104 | English Novel- I |
3 | 106 | Environmental Ethics, Human Values and Literature |
4 | 108 | Introduction to Sociology |
5 | 110 | Introduction to Economics |
S.No | CODE | SUBJECT |
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1 | 201 | Romantic and Victorian Poetry |
2 | 203 | English Novel – II |
3 | 205 | Modern British Drama |
4 | 207 | Introduction to Philosophy |
5 | 209 | Introduction to History |
6 | 211 | Introduction to Psychology |
S.No | CODE | Course Title |
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1 | 202 | Literary Criticism (From Aristotle to T. S. Eliot) |
2 | 204 | Indian Writing in English |
3 | 206 | Indian Literature in English Translation |
4 | 208 | Popular Literature |
5 | 210 | Introduction to Film Studies |
S.No | CODE | Course Title |
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1 | 301 | Twentieth Century British Poetry |
2 | 303 | American Novel |
3 | 305 | Modern European Drama |
4 | 307 | Modern Indian Drama |
5 | 309 | Language and Communication |
S.No | CODE | Course Title |
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1 | 302 | Contemporary Literature Criticism and Theory |
2 | 304 | American Poetry and Drama |
3 | 308 | English Prose |
4 | 310 | Short Story and Novella |
5 | 312 | Dalit Literature |
6 | 314 | Postcolonial Literature |
7 | 316 | Women’s Writing |