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MA in English
The Post-Graduate Degree programme (MA English) is a 2-year (4 semester) programme that familiarizes the student with the history of language and literature and focuses on prose, poetry, drama and fiction. There is a good focus on Indian English Literature and touches on North East Indian English Literature, Linguistics, Literary Criticism, Literary Criticism, African, American, European and Post-Colonial Literature and English Language Teaching. Choice-Based Credit System is followed. Students who complete this course are expected to be prepared for employment as teachers, editors, translators, and corporate language trainers. It will also be a foundation for creative literary adventure.
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Program Overview & Structure
| Chaucer to Elizabethan Period – Poetry, Drama & Romance |
| Literary and Social History – Chaucer to Elizabethan Period |
| Shakespearean Drama 1 – Comedy and History Plays |
| Rhetoric and Prosody |
| Elective I (One Course to be chosen) |
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| T.S. Eliot |
| Thomas Hardy |
| Elective II (One Course to be chosen) |
| Media in Northeast India |
| Leadership and Social Responsibility |
| Introduction to Indian society, polity and economics |
| English Language Teaching |
| Seminar and Presentation I |
| Restoration to Romantic Period – Poetry and Drama |
| Literary Criticism – Plato to F.R. Leavis |
| Shakespearean Drama 2 – Tragedy and Tragi-Comedy |
| Approaches to Language and Literary Research |
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| Elective Group I (One Course to be chosen) |
| Classics in Translation |
| Indian Women Writers |
| Elective Group II (One Course to be chosen) |
| Society and Social Problems |
| Peace Education and Conflict Management |
| Introduction to Social Psychology |
| North-East Indian English Literature |
| Seminar and Presentation II |
| Victorian to Post-Modern Period – Poetry, Drama & Fiction |
| Post-Colonial Literature – Poetry, Drama & Fiction |
| American literature – Poetry, Drama & Fiction |
| Literary and Critical Theory |
| Gender and Literature |
Specialisation I: Linguistics Stylistics
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Specialisation II: Contemporary European Literature
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Specialisation III: African Literature
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| Project Phase I |
| Indian Writing in English – Poetry, Drama & Fiction |
| South-Asian Literature |
Specialisation I: Linguistics Stylistics
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Specialisation II: Contemporary European Literature
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Specialisation III: African Literature
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| Project Phase II – Dissertation |
Degree offered by us
Eligibility
Grade /Marks requirement from qualifying examinations
Graduation in any stream with 50% of the aggregate. Those who have a background in Mass Communication, Journalism, Photography, etc., will have an advantage.
Provisional Admission
Applicants who have not yet obtained their Bachelor’s Degree also may apply for admission. Such candidates would be offered provisional admission until they furnish evidence of fulfilling the eligibility criterion stated in (1) above within 3 months of the commencement of the programme.
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F.A.Q.
The university offers a range of undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs across disciplines including engineering, science, arts, business, and health sciences. Each program has its own specific requirements and areas of focus.
You can apply online through our university’s admissions portal. Complete the application form, submit the required documents (such as transcripts, test scores, and recommendation letters), and pay the application fee. Detailed instructions are available on our admissions webpage.
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