B.A.-(Hons) – English – MRIIRS
Duration | 3 Yrs |
Intake | 40 |
COURSE FEES (Per annum) for Indian Nationals in Rupees | 1,29,000/- |
COURSE FEES (Per annum) in US $ For PIO/NRI Students | US $ 3800 |
Criteria for Preparation of Merit list |
I – Merit in MRNAT II – Marks in Qualifying Exam III – Pearson Test Score |
Eligibility Criteria |
Pass in 10+2 examination /equivalent examination with at least 45% marks in aggregate in 5 subjects including English as compulsory subject along with 4 subjects with the highest score out of the remaining subjects. |
Note: Manav Rachna now accepts Pearson Test Score for admission
PEO,PSO,PO, Curriculum B.A. (H) English
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
PROGRAM EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES
Program Educational Objectives (PEOs):
- To impart proficiency in English language to students, teachers and community for living and working successfully in multicultural and multilingual settings.
- To conduct high quality research in English literature and English language teaching.
- To serve as a think- tank in highlighting the contemporary issues and the sociological problems confronted by society.
- To demonstrate critical thinking, especially to analyze, synthesize, and evaluate ideas and texts; conduct and understand the process of research through identifying, analyzing, synthesizing, and documenting credible source material;
- To understand and describe the role of literature in the development of cultures
PROGRAMME OUTCOME (POS):
PO1.Critical Thinking: Take informed actions after identifying the assumptions that frame our thinking and actions, checking out the degree to which these assumptions are accurate and valid, and looking at our ideas and decisions (intellectual, organizational, and personal) from different perspectives.
PO2.Effective Communication: Speak, read, write and listen clearly in person and through electronic media in English and in one Indian language, and make meaning of the world by connecting people, ideas, books, media and technology.
PO3. Social Interaction: Elicit views of others, mediate disagreements and help reach conclusions in group settings.
PO4. Effective Citizenship: Demonstrate empathetic social concern and equity centred national development, and the ability to act with an informed awareness of issues and participate in civic life through volunteering.
PO5. Ethics: Recognize different value systems including your own, understand the moral dimensions of your decisions, and accept responsibility for them.
PO6. Environment and Sustainability: Understand the issues of environmental contexts and sustainable development.
PO7. Self-directed and Life-long Learning: Acquire the ability to engage in independent and life-long learning in the broadest context socio-technological changes
PROGRAMME SPECIFIC OUTCOME (PSOS):
PSO1. Enable the students acquire a broad awareness of literary texts and their historical and cultural contexts.
PSO2. Equip them with the tools and techniques to appreciate a literary work by applying appropriate literary device so as to get aesthetic pleasure.
PSO3. Provide them with the acumen to relate the text to contemporary socio-cultural situations so as to develop better understanding of human beings and their surroundings.
Course Structure
Study Scheme at Glance
Course Structure
B.A. (English) |
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Foundation Course(FC) |
Core(CC) |
Elective |
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Generic (GE) |
Domain (DCE) |
Open(OE) |
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English Grammar and Literary Terms | Romantic Poetry-I | Creative Writing | English Novel – II | Indian Policy & Governance |
English Prose | Victorian Poetry | Holistic wellness & Life Skill – I | English and European Novel | Social Media & Advertising |
English Drama – I | English Novel (Victorian Age) -I | Communication Skill in English | Anglo American Writing | Computer Fundamentals |
Elizabethan Drama | Elegy & Satire | Personality Development | English Novel – III | Public Relation & Applied Communication |
Environmental Sciences | Classical Literature -I | Holistic Wellness & Life Skill – II | Women’s Writing in the Nineteenth & Twentieth Century | Society and Economy of India |
English Drama – II | Business Communication | Twentieth Century Indian Writing – II | Organisational Behaviour | |
Modern Poetry and Drama -I | Foreign Language | Enterprenureship & Small Business | ||
Twentieth Century Indian Writing-I | Holistic wellness & Life Skill – III | Total Quality Management | ||
English Poetry from 14th to 18 thCentury | Ethics & Values | |||
Romantic Poetry-II | Foreign Language | |||
English Poetry- II | ||||
English and European poetry and Novel-II | ||||
Literary Theory | ||||
Modern Poetry and Drama 2 | ||||
Classical Literature-II | ||||
Modern European Drama | ||||
Contemporary Literature | ||||
Anglo-American Writing from 1930 | ||||
Anglo-American Drama |
Study Scheme at Glance
(B.A. Honours English) | ||||||||||||
SEMESTER- 1 | ||||||||||||
Course Type | Course Code | Title of Course | Periods/Week | Marks | Duration of Exam | Credits | ||||||
L | T | P | Total | Int/ Continuous | End Semester Exam | Total | ||||||
Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-101 | British Poetry and Drama: 14th to 17th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 | |
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-102 | British Literature:18th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-103 | History of English Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Ability Enhancement Core Course | BENG-DS-104 | English Language: Grammar, Syntax and Composition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Skill Enhancement Core Course | BENG-DS-105 | Academic Writing and Composition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Total – 20 | ||||||||||||
SEMESTER- 2 | ||||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-201 | British Romantic Poetry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 | |
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-202 | British Literature: Victorian Age | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-203 | Indian Classical Literature | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 | |
Ability Enhancement Core Course | CH 202B | Environmental Studies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-204 | Science Fiction and Detective Literature | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-205 | Travel Writing | ||||||||||
Total – 21 | ||||||||||||
Elective Courses * | ||||||||||||
Open Elective | ENG-OE-001 | Science Fiction | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Open Elective | ENG-OE-002 | Technical Writing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Total- 21 | ||||||||||||
SEMESTER- 3 | ||||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-301 | British Literature: Early 20th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-302 | Women’s Writing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-303 | Popular Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-304 | Modern Indian Writing in English Translation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-305 | Autobiography | ||||||||||
Project Core | BENG-DS-306 | Term Paper* (Project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | |||||
Total- 17 | ||||||||||||
SEMESTER- 4 | ||||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
Core Course | BENG-DS-401 | Indian Writing in English | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-402 | American Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-403 | Nineteenth Century European Realism | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-404 | Literature in Cinematic Adaptation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-405 | Folk Tales and Children Literature | ||||||||||
Project Core | BENG-DS-406 | Term Paper* (project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | |||||
Total- 16 | ||||||||||||
SEMESTER- 5 | ||||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
Core Course | BENG-DS-501 | Greek Classical Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-502 | Literary Criticism | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-503 | Research Methodology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-504 | Partition Literature | ||||||||||
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-505 | Term Paper* (Project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | |||||
Total- 12 | ||||||||||||
SEMESTER- 6 | ||||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
Core Course | BENG-DS-601 | Modern European Drama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-602 | Post Colonial Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-603 | Literature of Indian Diaspora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-604 | Literary Theory | ||||||||||
Project Core | BENG-DS-605 | Term Paper* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 200 | __ | 200 | No Exams | AP | |
Total- 12 | ||||||||||||
* Under Elective Courses, beside the mentioned Domain Specific Elective Courses, other Inter-disciplinary, Generic, on-line Courses (MOOCs etc) and other approved courses shall be offered, which shall be notified well before start of the semester. The student shall be required and allowed to opt the courses out of offered courses as per maximum limit for maximum credits and for the category of Elective Courses under University Rules. | ||||||||||||
**For Successful completion of the degree, the students need to earn 98 credit of compulsory courses and at least 42 of Elective Courses | ||||||||||||
***The Students’ Project Work ‘Term Paper’ is a continuous course running through 4 different semesters. It is an audit pass course and the student need to submit the project in the final (6th) Semester. He/she would be evaluated internally by the faculty assigned to supervise his/her work. |
Semesterwise Study Scheme
Semester I
(B.A. Honours English) | |||||||||||
SEMESTER- 1 | |||||||||||
Course Type | Course Code | Title of Course | Periods/Week | Marks | Duration of Exam | Credits | |||||
L | T | P | Total | Int/ Continuous | End Semester Exam | Total | |||||
Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-101 | British Poetry and Drama: 14th to 17th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-102 | British Literature:18th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
Core Course | BENG-DS-103 | History of English Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Ability Enhancement Core Course | BENG-DS-104 | English Language: Grammar, Syntax and Composition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Skill Enhancement Core Course | BENG-DS-105 | Academic Writing and Composition | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Total – 20 |
Semester II
SEMESTER- 2 | |||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-201 | British Romantic Poetry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-202 | British Literature: Victorian Age | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
Core Course | BENG-DS-203 | Indian Classical Literature | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
Ability Enhancement Core Course | CH 202B | Environmental Studies | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-204 | Science Fiction and Detective Literature | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-205 | Travel Writing | |||||||||
Total – 21 |
Elective Courses * | |||||||||||
Open Elective | ENG-OE-001 | Science Fiction | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Open Elective | ENG-OE-002 | Technical Writing | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Total- 21 |
Semester III
SEMESTER- 3 | |||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
Foundation Course | BENG-DS-301 | British Literature: Early 20th Century | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 5 |
Core Course | BENG-DS-302 | Women’s Writing | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Core Course | BENG-DS-303 | Popular Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-304 | Modern Indian Writing in English Translation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-305 | Autobiography | |||||||||
Project Core | BENG-DS-306 | Term Paper* (Project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | ||||
Total- 17 |
Semester IV
SEMESTER- 4 | |||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
Core Course | BENG-DS-401 | Indian Writing in English | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Core Course | BENG-DS-402 | American Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Core Course | BENG-DS-403 | Nineteenth Century European Realism | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-404 | Literature in Cinematic Adaptation | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Discipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-405 | Folk Tales and Children Literature | |||||||||
Project Core | BENG-DS-406 | Term Paper* (project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | ||||
Total- 16 |
Semester V
SEMESTER- 5 | |||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | |||||||||||
Core Course | BENG-DS-501 | Greek Classical Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Core Course | BENG-DS-502 | Literary Criticism | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-503 | Research Methodology | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-504 | Partition Literature | |||||||||
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-505 | Term Paper* (Project) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Audit Pass Course | ||||
Total- 12 |
Semester VI
SEMESTER- 6 | ||||||||||||
Compulsory Courses | ||||||||||||
Core Course | BENG-DS-601 | Modern European Drama | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Core Course | BENG-DS-602 | Post Colonial Literature | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 4 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-603 | Literature of Indian Diaspora | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 100 | 200 | 3 hrs. | 3 | |
Descipline Specific Elective Course | BENG-DS-604 | Literary Theory | ||||||||||
Project Core | BENG-DS-605 | Term Paper* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 200 | __ | 200 | No Exams | AP | |
Total- 12 | ||||||||||||
* Under Elective Courses, beside the mentioned Domain Specific Elective Courses, other Inter-disciplinary, Generic, on-line Courses (MOOCs etc) and other approved courses shall be offered, which shall be notified well before start of the semester. The student shall be required and allowed to opt the courses out of offered courses as per maximum limit for maximum credits and for the category of Elective Courses under University Rules. | ||||||||||||
**For Successful completion of the degree, the students need to earn 98 credit of compulsory courses and at least 42 of Elective Courses | ||||||||||||
***The Students’ Project Work ‘Term Paper’ is a continuous course running through 4 different semesters. It is an audit pass course and the student need to submit the project in the final (6th) Semester. He/she would be evaluated internally by the faculty assigned to supervise his/her work. |
Placement Opportunities
The students have placement opportunities in the various fields:
Academics: Teaching in various organizations, private and government universities, and colleges, as language and literature teachers, translators, going for higher research.
Literary Sphere: Writing books, Poetry, prose, writing as free lancers, translators, literary critics and reviewing.
Editor: Editing job in newspapers, magazines, in various publications divisions.
Electronic Media: As a script writer (in TV serials, in stage plays, in Radio program, editing and preparing materials for various programs like Documentaries and films.
Print Media: As news readers, copy editors, writing stories and preparing materials for news papers and magazines.
Writers: Writing books for organizations like NCERT, SCERT, CBT, for schools and colleges.
Trainers: Training the students and teachers for English language proficiency in various institutions and organizations like District Institute of Education and Training, jobs as trainers in various TV channels like Google.