Hamdard University Bangladesh
BA (Honors) in English
| Duration : | 4 Years |
| Semesters : | 8 |
| Total Minimum Credits : | 140 |
| Minimum CGPA Graduate : | 2.50 |
Semester wise distribution of the Courses
1st Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BNG 111 | Bangla Language & Literature | 3 |
| ENG 112 | Basic Computer Skills | 3 |
| ENG 113 | Remedial Grammar | 3 |
| ENG 114 | Basic Reading and Writing | 3 |
| ENG 115 | Spoken English& Basic Presentation Skills | 3 |
| ENG 116 | History of English Literature | 3 |
| Total | 18 | |
2nd Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BAN 121 | History of Emergence of Bangladesh | 3 |
| ENG 121 | Environmental Science | 3 |
| ENG 122 | Writing Essays and Letters | 3 |
| ENG 123 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 |
| ENG 124 | Introduction to Drama | 3 |
| ENG 125 | Introduction to Poetry | 3 |
| Viva 121 | Viva Voce I | 1 |
| Total | 19 | |
3rd Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 211 | Introduction to Sociology and Anthropology | 3 |
| ENG 212 | Phonetics & Phonology | 3 |
| ENG 213 | Academic Writing | 3 |
| ENG 214 | Introduction to Prose | 3 |
| ENG 215 | Romantic Poetry | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
4th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 221 | English for Professional Purposes | 3 |
| ENG 222 | Second Language Acquisition | 3 |
| ENG 223 | Introduction to Sociolinguistics | 3 |
| ENG 224 | Old and Middle English Literature | 3 |
| ENG 225 | History of England | 3 |
| Viva 221 | Viva Voce II | 1 |
| Total | 16 | |
5th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 311 | Introduction to English Language Teaching (ELT) | 3 |
| ENG 312 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| ENG 313 | The English Novel from Austen to Hardy | 3 |
| ENG 314 | Victorian Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| ENG 315 | Renaissance Poetry and Prose | 3 |
| ENG 316 | 17th Century Literature | 3 |
| Total | 18 | |
6th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 321 | Basic Philosophical Concepts | 3 |
| ENG 322 | Language and Media | 3 |
| ENG 323 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENG 324 | Restoration and 18th Century Literature | 3 |
| ENG 325 | Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama | 3 |
| ENG 326 | Literary Criticism and Theory | 3 |
| Viva 321 | Viva Voce III | 1 |
| Total | 19 | |
7th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 411 | 20th Century Literature (Fiction and Non-fiction) | 3 |
| ENG 412 | South Asian Literature in English | 3 |
| ENG 413 | Western Classics in Translation | 3 |
| ENG 414 | American Literature | 3 |
| ENG 415 | Asian Classics in Translation | 3 |
| ENG 416 | Research Methodology | 4 |
| Total | 19 | |
8th Semester
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 421 | 20th Century Literature (Poetry and Drama) | 3 |
| ENG 422 | African and Caribbean Literature in English | 3 |
| ENG 423 | Translation Studies | 3 |
| ENG 424 | Research Assignment (OR) | 6 |
| ENG 425 | Teaching Language through Literature | 3 |
| ENG 426 | Discourse Analysis | 3 |
| Viva 421 | Viva Voce IV | 1 |
| Total | 16 | |