Under Graduate
Duration : 3 Years
Study Options: Full Time
The Undergraduate Course (LOCF) in English is focussed on outcome-based learning that is the principal end of pedagogical transactions in contemporary higher education. This 3-year programme is divided into 6 semesters and students are required to achieve 140 credits from 14 Core papers, 4 GE papers, 2 AECC papers, 2 SEC papers and 4 DSE papers. The syllabus aims to help students to acquire an in-depth knowledge of the development of English Literature as well as literatures in English across time and space. The Core Courses in the first three semesters have been arranged chronologically starting from the Medieval Age up to the Modern and Postmodern Period. It is expected that the students would be able to study the socio-historical and political processes behind the production of the literary texts that would form the core of their study. From the fourth semester onwards, the students are introduced to certain areas, which are now integral to the study of English Literature, such as Literary Criticism, Language and Linguistics, American Literature, Literary Theory and Literary and Interpretative Devices. Considering the location of the students as well as the institute, Indian English Literature and Literatures from India’s Northeast have also been included. The Discipline Specific Electives provide access to an array of special areas such as Classical Literature, World Literature, Postcolonial Literature, Modern Indian Literature in Translation, Women and Literature, Popular Literature, South Asian Literature and Modern European Literature so that the students are able to comprehend the varied ways in which literary and intellectual developments have taken place in contemporary times. The program aims to equip students to continue academic study at higher level, to qualify for joining a profession or to provide development opportunities in particular employment settings.