SYLLABUS FOR B.A. HONOURS PROGRAMME IN ENGLISH ; THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

THE UNIVERSITY OF BURDWAN

Burdwan-713104, West Bengal

SYLLABUS FOR B.A. HONOURS PROGRAMME

IN

ENGLISH

UNDER SEMESTER WITH CBCS

(Effective from 2017- 18)

Only ticked courses are chosen for reading and evaluation

                                          ND stands for non-detailed study

Type	Credits	Number of Courses	Total credits
CC	6 credits per Course (5 theory, 1 tutorial)	14	84
DSE	6 credits per Course (5  theory, 1 tutorial)	4	24
GE [any discipline other than English]	6 credits per Course (5  theory, 1 tutorial)	4	24
AEC	AECC 1 – 4 credits, AECC 2 – 2 Credits	2	6
SEC	2 credits per paper	2	4
Total			142

CORE COURSE (CC)

ü  CC1: Indian Classical Literature

ü  CC2: European Classical Literature

ü  CC3: Indian Writing in English

ü  CC4: British Poetry, Drama (16^th – 17^th Centuries), and Rhetoric &Prosody

ü  CC5: American Literature

ü  CC6: Popular Literature

ü  CC7: British Poetry and Drama (17^th – 18^th Centuries)

ü  CC8: British Literature (18^th Century)

ü  CC9: British Romantic Literature

ü  CC10: British Literature (19^th Century)

ü  CC11: Women’s Writing

ü  CC12: British Literature (Early 20^th Century)

ü  CC13: Modern European Drama

ü  CC14: Postcolonial Literatures

DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC ELECTIVE (DSE)

ü  DSE1: Modern Indian Writing in English Translation OR Travel Writing

ü  DSE2: Partition Literature OR British Literature: Post-WWII

ü  DSE3: Literary Theory OR Research Methodology

ü  DSE4: Literary Criticism and History of the English Language OR Literature of the Indian Diaspora

GENERIC ELECTIVE (GE) [For learners from other discipline(s)]

ü  GE1 : Poetry & Short Story

ü  GE2 : Essay,Drama and Novel

ü  GE3 : Contemporary India: Women and Empowerment

ü  GE4 : Academic Writing and Composition

ABILITY ENHANANCEMENT COMPULSORY COURSE (AECC)

ü  AECC - 1: Environmental Studies(to follow ENVS syllabus)

ü  AECC - 2: Communicative English / MIL

SKILL ENHANANCEMENTCOURSE ( SEC)

ü  SEC1: Translation OR Creative Writing

ü  SEC2: ELT OR Film Studies

                   

B.A. Honours Programme in English under CBCS

Structure at a Glance

Semester	Courses	Course type	Credit	Full Marks
Sem.- I	CC-I CC-II GE- 1 ENVS	Core Course Core Course Interdisciplinary(other than English) AECC 1	6 6 6 4	75 75 75 100
Sem.- II	CC-III CC-IV GE-2 Communicative English/ MIL	Core Course Core Course Interdisciplinary(other than English) AECC	6 6 6 2	75 75 75 50
Sem.-III	CC-V CC-VI CC-VII GE-3 SEC- 1	Core Course Core Course Core Course Interdisciplinary(other than English) Skill based	6 6 6 6 2	75 75 75 75 50
Sem.-IV	CC-VIII CC-IX CC-X GE-4 SEC- 2	Core Course Core Course Core Course Interdisciplinary(other than English) Skill based	6 6 6 6 2	75 75 75 75 50
Sem.-V	CC-XI CC-XII DSE- 1 DSE- 2	Core Course Core Course Discipline Specific Elective Discipline Specific Elective	6 6 6 6	75 75 75 75
Sem.-VI	CC-XIII CC-XIV DSE- 3 DSE- 4	Core Course Core Course Discipline Specific Elective Discipline Specific Elective	6 6 6 6	75 75 75 75

Detailed Syllabus: (Recommended Reading suggested in the syllabus is tentative and subject to alteration)