Course Pattern

B.A. English (Under CBCS 2018-2019 onwards)

I SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 ULTA11 Part-I- Tamil 6 3 25 75 100
2 ULEN11 Part-II-English English for Infotainment-I 6 3 25 75 100
3 UENT11 Core I (Theory) Indian Writing in English 5 4 25 75 100
4 UENT12 Core II (Theory) Modern English Grammar and Usage 5 4 25 75 100
5 UENA11 Allied Theory I Social History of England 5 4 25 75 100
6 UVAE11 Value Education 3 3 25 75 100
    Total 30 21     600

II SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 ULTA22 Part I-Tamil 6 3 25 75 100
2 ULEN22 Part II-English English for Infotainment II 6 3 25 75 100
3 UENT21 Core III (Theory) Age of Shakespeare and Milton 6 4 25 75 100
4 UENT22 Core IV (Theory) 5 4 25 75 100
5 UENA22 Allied Theory History of EnglishLiterature-I 5 4 25 75 100
6 UEVS21 Environmental Studies 2 2 25 75 100
    Total 30 20     600

III SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 ULTA33 Part I-Tamil 6 3 25 75 100
2 ULEN33 Part II- English (English for Infotainment-III) 6 3 25 75 100
3 UENT31 Core V (Theory) Age of Dryden and Pope 5 4 25 75 100
4 UENA33 Allied II History of English 5 4 25 75 100
5 UENE31 Elective I Subaltern Studies 4 3 25 75 100
6 UENN31
Non Major Elective Course I
General Application Skills in English
 2 2 25 75 100
7 UENS31 Skill Based Studies I Business English Communication 2 2 25 75 100
    Total 30 21     700

IV SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 ULTA44 Part I-Tamil 6 3 25 75 100
2 ULEN44 Part II-English (English for Infotainment -III) 6 3 25 75 100
3 UENT41 Core VI (Theory) Age of Wordsworth 4 4 25 75 100
4 UENT42 Core VII(Theory) Age of Tennyson 4 4 25 75 100
5 UENA44 Allied Theory Literary Criticism 3 4 25 75 100
6 UENE42 Elective II Post Colonial Literature 3 3 25 75 100
7 UENN42 Non Major Elective course II Presentation SKills 2 2 25 75 100
8 UENS42 Skill Based Studies II Writing Skills 2 2 25 75 100
    Total 30 25     800

V SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 UENT51 Core VIII (Theory) Modern Age 5 4 25 75 100
2 UENT52 Core IX (Theory) American Literature 5 4 25 75 100
3 UENT53 Core X (Theory) Shakespeare 5 4 25 75 100
4 UENT54 Core XI (Theory) Fundamentals of Language 5 4 25 75 100
5 UENT55 Core XII (Theory) Post Colonial Literature-II 5 4 25 75 100
6 UENE53 Elective III Translation Theory and Practice 3 3 25 75 100
7 UENS53 Skill Based Studies III English for Competitive Examinations 2 2 25 75 100
    Total 30 25     700

VI SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 UENT61 Core XIII (Theory) Introduction to Literary Theories 5 4 25 75 100
2 UENT62 Core XIV (Theory) Comparative Literature 5 4 25 75 100
3 UENT63 Core XV (Theory) Women’s Writing 5 4 25 75 100
4 UENT64 Core XVI (Theory) English Language Teaching 5 4 25 75 100
5 UENT65 Core XVII (Theory) Contemporary Literature 5 4 25 75 100
6 UENE64 Elective IV Journalism and Mass Communication 3 3 25 75 100
7 UENS64 Skill Based Studies IV The Art of Public Speaking 2 2 25 75 100
7 USEA61 Extension Activities - 3 25 75 100
    Total 30 28     800
    Total credits   140   Total 4200

M.A. English (Under CBCS 2018-2019 onwards)

I SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS INT EXT TOT
1 PENT11 Core I – British Literature – I 6 5 25 75 100
2 PENT12 Core II - British Literature – II 6 5 25 75 100
3 PENT13 Core III – Indian Writing in English 6 5 25 75 100
4 PENT14 Core IV – Diasporic Fiction 6 5 25 75 100
5 PENE11 Elective – I – Creative Writing 6 5 25 75 100
    Total 30 25     500

II SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS INT EXT TOT
1 PENT2 Core V – British Literature – III 7 5 25 75 100
2 PENT22 Core VI – British Literature – IV 7 5 25 75 100
3 PENT23 Core VII – Shakespeare – V 6 5 25 75 100
4 PENT24 Core VIII – Language and Linguistics 6 5 25 75 100
5 PENE22 Elective II – Translation Theory and Practice 4 5 25 75 100
    Total 30 25     500

III SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS INT EXT TOT
1 PENT31 Core IX – American Literature 6 5 25 75 100
2 PENT32 Core X – World Classics in Translation 6 5 25 75 100
3 PENT33 Core XI - Literary Theory and Criticism 6 5 25 75 100
4 PENT34 Core XII – Research Methodology 6 5 25 75 100
5 PENE33 Elective III – Writing for the Media 6 5 25 75 100
    Total 30 25     500

IV SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS INT EXT TOT
1 PENT41 Core XIII -- Post Colonial Literature 6 5 25 75 100
2 PENT42 Core XIV – Women‘s Writing 6 5 25 75 100
3 PEND41 Project 18 5 25 75 100
    Total 30 25     400
    Grand Total 120 90     1800

M.Phil. English (Under CBCS 2018-2019 onwards)

I SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 MENT11 Core I (Theory)-Research Methodology 10 4 40 60 100
2 MENT12 Core II (Theory)-LITERARY CRITICISM:CONTEMPORARY CRITICAL THEORIES 10 4 40 60 100
3 MPST13 Core III (Theory)-Common Paper Professional Skills 10 4 40 60 100
    Total 30 12     300

II SEMESTER

S.NO. SUBJECT CODE SUBJECT NAME HOURS CREDITS CIS ESE TOT
1 MENT12 Core 1V (Theory)-Area Paper 10 4 40 60 100
2 MEND21 Dissertation + Viva-Voce 20 14(12+2) - 200 200
    Total 30 18     300
    Total 60 30     600