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Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Malayalam Language and Literature

ID: BML24H
8 Semesters (4 yrs)
Min Qualification : +2 or equivalent

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The proposed programme, Bachelor of Arts in Malayalam, is conceived to be one of duly approved by the competent academic bodies of the university. The students are expected to enjoy the flexibility of choice from an impressive basket of electives. The choice-based credit system deployed in the delivery of the programmes ensures the relevance of the pedagogy with the practices across the country. The programme is organized on a semester basis and the programme has 8 semesters spread over 4 years. The programme BA Malayalam, offered through distance mode will be closely aligned with the vision and mission of the higher education sector, in vowing to ensure knowledge-based, student-focussed, and quality and cost-conscious but socially responsible education. BA Malayalam will be a feeder programme for the MA Malayalam programmes offered by various universities and colleges at the national and state levels.

In keeping with the overall mission of the Sreenarayanaguru Open University, to ensure accessibility of quality higher education to all, the programme BA Malayalam Language, envisages to impart knowledge in Malayalam Language and literature, and skills in applying it to the current and evolving areas of activities. To help learners to gain substantial foundation on various literary forms, the history of Malayalam language, various literary forms, grammar and linguistic aspects of Malayalam.

To encourage understanding the origin and development of the Malayalam language and its scientific connections to the Dravidian family of Languages.

To facilitate the students to interact with the cyber-Malayalam.

To provide the broad vision of the historical development and the evolution of the sensibility in Malayalam.

To understand the compositional analysis in Malayalam writings.

To enable them to understand visual, print and cyber media.

To make them familiarize new trends in Malayalam.

To facilitate development of communication skills in Malayalam.

To ensure productive application of knowledge acquired through the proposed programme of study.

To broaden their perspectives by taking them through interdisciplinary forms of knowledge.

To enable learners to explore literary works in Malayalam.

To equip the students with critical tools necessary to enrich textual interpretation.

To acquaint them with the different genres, styles, concepts and literature.

Semester	Course type	Name of the course	Credit
S1	Major Discipline Core Course	ചെറുകഥാസാഹിത്യം (Cherukadha sahithyam)	6
	Minor Discipline	മാധ്യമ പഠനം (Maadhyama padanam)	6
	Ability Enhancement Courses	English Communication	4
	Multi-Disciplinary Course	Historica Tourisam / Computer System and Internet Technologies/ Legal literacy	4
S2	Major discipline core	മലയാള കവിത പ്രാചീനം മധ്യകാലീനം(Malayalakavitha Pracheenammadyakareenam)	6
	Minor discipline	संस्कृतभाषापरिचयः (Samskruthabhashaparichayaha)	6
	Ability enhancement course	Reading and writing English	4
	Multidisciplinary course	Criminology / Machine learning for all/Digital marketing	4
S3	Major discipline core	ദൃശ്യകലാസാഹിത്യം (Drishyakalasahithyam)	6
	Ability Enhancement Compulsory Course	रोजमर्रा हिंदी (Rozmara Hindi)	4
		व्यावहारिकसंस्कृतम् (Vyavaharikasamskrutham)	4
		COMMUNICATION IN ARABIC	4
		പ്രായോഗികമലയാളം (Prayogikamalayalam)	4
	Value Added Course	FINANCIAL LITERACY	2
		TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY	2
		MAHATMA GANDHI	2
		Democracy and Development	2
	Skill Enhancement Course	Data Analytics	4
		Python For All	4
		HUMANISM AND LOGIC	4
		MOOCS	4
	Multi-Disciplinary Course	INFORMATION SECURITY	4
		SOCIAL ETHICS	4
		BANKING AND INSURANCE	4
S4	Major Discipline Core Course	മലയാള നോവൽ(Malayala Novel)	6
	Major Discipline Specific Elective	കേരളീയ നവോത്ഥാനം(Keraleeya Navodhanam) Or ഗുരുപ്രഭാവം(Guru Prabhavam)	6
	Ability Enhancement Course	Hindi Gadya Sahitya Aur Samrachana Or Gadyam Natakam Cha Or Functional Arabic Or മലയാളസാഹിത്യം: കവിത - കഥ - ഉപന്യാസം - നോവൽ	4
	Valu Added Course	Indian Knowledge System (Compulsory ) Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development (Compulsory )	4
	Skill Enhancement	സമകാലിക ഗദ്യവ്യവഹാരങ്ങ ൾ (Samakalika gadhyavevaharangal ) (MOOC )	4
S5	Major Discipline Core Course	മലയാളകവിത - ആധുനികം (Malayalakavitha-Adhunikam)	6
	Major Discipline Core Course	മലയാള സാഹിത്യവിമർശനം (Malayala Sahityavimarshanam)	6
	Major Discipline Specific Elective	ഭാഷാശാസ്ത്രപഠനം (Bhashasathrapadanam)	6
	Major Discipline Specific Elective ME-4	മലയാള സാഹിത്യമാതൃകകൾ: ആത്മകഥ, ജീവചരിത്രം, യാത്രാവിവരണം, അനുഭവസാഹിത്യം. (Sahithya Mathrukakal: Aathmakadha, Jeevacharithram, Yathravivaranam,Anubhavasahithyam)	6
	Minor Discipline Course	കേരള ചരിത്രം -പ്രാചീനം (Kerala Charithram - Pracheenam )	6
S6	Major Discipline core	ഇന്ത്യൻ സാഹിത്യ സിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങൾ(Indian Sahithya Sidhandhangal)	6
	Major Discipline core	വൈദേശിക സാഹിത്യ സിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങൾ(Vaidheshika Sahithya Sidhanthangal)	6
	Major discipline specific elective	മലയാള വ്യാകരണം (Malayala Vyakaranam) OR ഗദ്യം കഥേതര പാഠങ്ങൾ(Gadyam kadhethara Padangal)	6
	Minor discipline	കേരള ചരിത്രം ആധുനികം(keralacharithram Adhunikam) 2	6
S7	Advanced Discipline Specific Course	ആധുനികാനന്തര സാഹിത്യ സിദ്ധാന്തങ്ങൾ ( Adhunikan anthara Sahithya Sidhanthangal)	6
	Advanced Discipline Specific Course	ചലച്ചിത്ര പഠനം (Chalachithra Padanam)	6
	Foundation Skills for Research & Writing	Foundation Skills for Research & Writing	4
S8	Advanced Discipline Specific Course	സൈബർ സംസ്കാരവും മലയാളവും (Cybersamskaravum Malayalavum)	6
	Major Discipline Specific	ദളിത് സാഹിത്യം (Dalit sahityam) DSC -2	4
	Major Discipline Specific	ഫോക്‌ലോർ (Folklore)	4
	ADDITIONAL ADVANCED MAJOR DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSE	അച്ചടിമാധ്യമം - തത്ത്വവും പ്രയോഗവും (Achadimadhyamam- Thathwavum Prayogavum)	6
	ADDITIONAL ADVANCED MAJOR DISCIPLINE SPECIFIC COURSE	ഭാഷാസാങ്കേതികത - തത്ത്വവും പ്രയോഗവും (Bhashasankedhikatha- Thathwavum Prayogavum)	6

Fee Components	Fee Amount
Fees for first semester (S1)
Admission fee	350
Affiliation fee	350
Matriculation fee	120
Eligibility fee	250
Identity Card Fee	100
Arts & Sports Activities Fees	200
Student Welfare Fund	300
Tuition fee
1. Self-Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility Fee	1900
2. Assignment fee	160
3. Counselling Fee	800
TOTAL	4,530
Fees for subsequent semesters (S2 to S6)
Tuition fee
Self-Learning Material & Virtual Learning Facility Fee	1900
b) Assignment fee	160
c) Counselling Fee	800
TOTAL	2,860