MA English

MA English This Post Graduate programme facilitates graduates to study in detail and explore the depth of English language and literature. The course offers inquisitive and studious minds great scope for analyzing the intricacies involved in literature. It is also a course that transforms and equips individuals to further the studies in research and there by enriches their potential to take up promising careers in the fields of teaching and allied services, as commentators and

Eligibility:B.A English Lang & Litt./BA English & History/ BA Functional English/ or BA/BVC/BSc (excluding alternative pattern) Degree with English as Common Course or Part I English with at least 45%marks ( mark pattern) .from the university recognized by Calicut University
No Of Seats: 20
Semester I

  1. ENG1C01 British Literature from Chaucer to 18th Century
  2. ENG1C02 British Literature - 19th century
  3. ENG1C03 History of the English Language
  4. ENG1C04 Indian Literature in English
  5. ENG1A01 Writing Skills (Ability Enhancement Course)

Semester II

  1. ENG2C05 Twentieth-Century British Literature up to 1940
  2. ENG2C06 Literary Criticism and Theory - Part 1 (Up to New Criticism)
  3. ENG2C07 American Literature
  4. ENG2C08 Postcolonial writings
  5. ENG2A02 Translation; Theory and Practice (Professional Competency Course)

Semester III

  1. ENG3C09 Twentieth Century British Literature Post-1940
  2. ENG3C10 Literary Criticism and Theory - Part 2
  3. Elective 1
  4. Elective 2

List of Electives

  •           Shakespeare Studies
  •           European Fiction in Translation
  •           Women’s Writing 
  •           Introduction to Linguistics
  •           Introduction to Cultural Studies
  •           Teaching of English
  •           World Drama
  •           Latino Literature
  •           American Ethnic Writing

Semester IV

  • ENG4C11 English Literature in the 21st Century
  • ENG4P01 Dissertation
  • ENG4V01 Comprehensive viva-voce
  • Elective 1
  • Elective 2

List of Electives

  •           Film Studies
  •           Queer Studies
  •           Literature and Ecology
  •           Regional Indian Literature in Translation
  •           Indian English Fiction
  •           Introduction to Children’s Literature
  •           Dalit Studies
  •           Writings from the Middle East
  •           Malayalam Literature in English Translation