Course Structure

MASTER OF ARTS (M.A.) (MA English Language and Literature) (2026-27 and Onwards)

First Semester

Subject Code

Subject Title

L

T

P

Credits

Max IA Marks

End Sem Marks

Total (Max)

MEL7121

English Language and Linguistics

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7122

English Studies and the New Humanities

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7123

Literary Criticism and Literary Theory

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7124

Cultural Studies

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7125

Critical Survey of British Literature

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7126

Corporate Communication

1

1

0

2

50

0

50

   

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

Second Semester

Subject Code

Subject Title

L

T

P

Credits

Max IA Marks

End Sem Marks

Total (Max)

MEL7221

Research Methodologies and Research Ethics

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7222

Gender and Sexuality

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7223

English Language Teaching

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7224

Indian Literatures in English

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7225

Dalit Studies

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL7226

Film Studies

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

   

 

 

 

24

 

 

 

Third Semester

Subject Code

Subject Title

L

T

P

Credits

Max IA Marks

End Sem Marks

Total (Max)

Elective I

MEL8321

Editing and Publishing

3

1

0

4

100

0

100

MEL8322

Ecocriticism

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

Elective II

MEL8323

Critical Survey of American Literature

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL8324

Instructional Design

3

1

0

4

100

0

100

Elective III

MEL8325

Performance Studies

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL8326

Sociolinguistics

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

Elective IV

MEL8327

Translation Studies

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL8328

Copywriting and Content Writing

3

1

0

4

100

0

100

Elective V

MEL8329

Science Fiction Studies

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

MEL8330

English for Specific Purposes

3

1

0

4

50

50

100

   

 

 

 

20

 

 

 

Fourth Semester

Subject Code

Subject Title

L

T

P

Credits

Max IA Marks

End Sem Marks

Total (Max)

MEL8421

Dissertation & Viva voce*

__

__

__

10

200

0

200

MEL8422

Project & Viva voce**

     

MEL8423

Internship ****

__

__

__

4

100

0

100

   

__

__

__

14

 

 

 

**** To be completed between Semesters 2 and 4