Department of English

Scheme of Studies

BS English Language & Literature 4 Years (Regular & Self-support)

Year I

Scheme of Studies 

Semester-I

Course Code

Course Name

Credit Hours

GEDU-101

Functional English

3 (3+0)

GEDU-102/ GEDU- 103

Islamic Studies /

Ethics (For non-Muslims)

2 (2+0)

GEDU-104

Application of Information and Communication Technology

2

GEDU-104P

Application of Information and

Communication Technology Practical

1

Eng-101

Introduction to Literature I

(History of English Literature)

3 (3+0)

Eng-102

Introduction to Literature II (Poetry & Drama)

3 (3+0)

Eng-103

Introduction to Linguistics-I

3 (3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Semester-II

Course Code

Course Name

Credit Hours

GEDU-151

Expository Writing

3 (3+0)

GEDU-152

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2 (2+0)

GEDU-153

Quantitative Reasoning

3 (3+0)

Eng-151

Introduction to Literature-III (Fiction)

3 (3+0)

Eng-152

Introduction to Literature IV (Prose)

3 (3+0)

Eng-153

Introduction to Linguistics II (Linguistic Schools of Thought and Theories)

3 (3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Year II

Semester-III

Course Type

Course Name

Credit Hours

Gen Education

Arts and Humanities

2 (2+0)

Gen Education

Entrepreneurship

2 (2+0)

Gen Education

Civics and Community Engagement

2 (2+0)

Major

Poetry 14th to 18th Century

3 (3+0)

Major

Introduction to Linguistics III:

Phonetics & English Phonology

3 (3+0)

Major

Literary Criticism I

3 (3+0)

Total Credit Hours

15

Semester-IV

Course Type

Course Name

Credit Hours

Gen Education

Social Sciences

2 (3+0)

Gen Education

Natural Sciences

3 (3+0)

Gen Education

Quantitative Reasoning II

3 (3+0)

Major

Literary Criticism II

3 (3+0)

Major

Classics in Drama

3 (3+0)

Major

Discourse Analysis

3 (3+0)

Total Credit Hours

17

Year III 

Semester V

Course Type

Course Name

Credit Hours

Major

American Literature-I (Poetry & Novel)

3 (3+0)

Major

Novel 18th to 19th Century

3 (3+0)

Major

Romantic Poetry

3 (3+0)

Major

Dynamics of Creative Writing I

3 (3+0)

Major

Syntax

3 (3+0)

Allied/Interdisciplinary

Introduction to Psychology

3 (3+0)

Total Credit Hours

18

Semester VI

Course Type

Course Name

Credit Hours

Major

American Literature-II (Drama)

3 (3+0)

Major

20th Century Literary Movements

3 (3+0)

Major

Modern Novel

3 (3+0)

Major

Research Methodology

3 (3+0)

Major

Sociolinguistics

3 (3+0)

Allied/Interdisciplinary

Environmental Education/ Human Rights

3 (3+0)

Total Credit Hours

18

Year IV

Semester VII

Course Type

Course Name

Credit Hours

Major

Continental Drama

3 (3+0)

Major

African Literature

3 (3+0)

Major

Modern Poetry

3 (3+0)

Major

Stylistics

3 (3+0)

Internship/Field experience

Internship/ Field Experience

3 (3+0)

Allied/Interdisciplinary

Media and Information

3 (3+0)

Total Credit Hours

18

Semester VIII

Course Type

Course Name

Credit Hours

Major

South Asian Literature

3 (3+0)

Major

English Literature and the Theatre Experience

3 (3+0)

Major

Semantics and Pragmatics

3 (3+0)

Capstone Project

Capstone Project (Thesis)

3 (3+0)

Allied/Interdisciplinary

Political Science

3 (3+0)

 

Total Credit Hours

15

Grand Total of Credit Hours: 17+17+15+17+18+18+18+15= 135

List of Minors for students of BS English (Language and Literature)

Student of BS English may opt any one or two of the following minors as per availability of resources and offering of concerned department

  • Minor in Psychology
  • Minor in Sociology
  • Minor in Gender Studies
  • Minor in Fine Arts
  • Minor in Political Science
  • Minor in International Relations
  • Minor in Mass Communication
  • Minor in French
  • Minor in Social Work