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Master of Arts in English Language and Literature

ID: MEG2021
4 Semesters (2 yrs)
Min Qualification : Any degree from a recognised University. Should have studied English as a paper at the degree level.

This programme enables learners to acquire a substantial literary and linguistic foundation. Through various courses designed to advance literary, critical, and academic skills, the learner is exposed to significant literary texts, literary period, and theoretical approaches. The programme is structured well enough to advance the skills of learners to appreciate and critically evaluate literary and cultural texts. As the learners successfully complete the course, it will enable them to acquire English language skills essential for employability and professional mobility.

MA English Language and Literature is a 2-year postgraduate course in the stream of arts and humanities that enables learners to acquaint themselves with different genres like drama, novels, poetry, prose, etc in English. Some of the prominent attributes are listed below.

A Deep appreciation of Literature: The learners would have wide exposure and deep knowledge of English Literature and critical tools, enabling them to enjoy a full range of aesthetic experiences with enriched textual interpretation.
Enhanced Capacity in the use of linguistic format: The learners would develop competency in LSRW and help them navigate in everyday and professional settings.
High Propensity to Employment: The learners would be imbibed with the skills required for employment in diverse areas like teaching, media, corporate offices, etc. across the globe.
Aptitude for Research: The learner would be instilled with an aptitude for research and higher studies across disciplines.
Enhancing Alternative Perspectives: The learners would have an awareness of different kinds of literature across the globe and an acquaintance with different periods, genres, styles, concepts and literary devices inculcating in them alternative perspectives.

Semester	Course type	name of the course	Credit
S1	Discipline Core	Chaucer to Elizabethan Age	4
	Discipline Core	Shakespeare Studies	4
	Discipline Core	Milton to the Pre-romantics	4
	Discipline Core	Indian Writing in English	4
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AE, Discipline Specific (DS)	English Language Teaching	2
S2	Discipline Core	Romantics and Victorians	4
	Discipline Core	English Literature from 1900 to 1945	4
	Discipline Core	American Literature	4
	Discipline Core	English Critical Tradition From Aristotle to F.R. Leavis	4
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Courses (AE, Institution Specific (DS)	Human Rights	2
S3	Discipline Core	Literary Theory	4
	Discipline Core	English Literature from 1946 to the Present	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	(Choose any one from the following)	4
		1. Dalit Studies
		2. Regional Literatures in English Translation
		3. African and Caribbean Literatures 4. Canadian and Australian Literatures 5. European Literature
		6. Comparative Literature
		7. Kerala Studies
		8. Malayalam Literature in English Translation

	Discipline Specific Elective	(Choose any one from the following)	4
		1. Dalit Studies
		2. Regional Literatures in English Translation
		3. African and Caribbean Literatures 4. Canadian and Australian Literatures 5. European Literature
		6. Comparative Literature
		7. Kerala Studies
		8. Malayalam Literature in English Translation
	Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses/ Internship in Industry or elsewhere.	English for Academic Purposes	2
S4	Discipline Core	Linguistics & Structure of the English Language	4
	Discipline Core	Postcolonial Studies	4
	Discipline Specific Elective	(Choose any one from the following)	4
		1. Cultural Studies
		2. Women's Writing
		3. Folklore Studies
		4. Translation Studies
	Skill Enhancement Compulsory Courses/ Internship in industry or elsewhere	Media Studies	2
	Dissertation/Project work and Viva Voce		4

Fees for first semester (S1)
Admission fee and prospectus fee	400
Affiliation fee	400
Matriculation fee	120
Eligibility fee	250
Tuition fee
a)Self Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility fee	2000
b)Assignment fee	200
c)Counselling Fee	1200
TOTAL	4570
Fees for subsequent semesters (S2 to S4)
Tuition fee
a)Self Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility fee	2000
b)Assignment fee	200
c)Counselling Fee	1200
TOTAL	3400