Program Offered

BS English

Degree Awarded:  English

Duration: 4 Years Full Time comprising 8 Semester

Credit Hours: 136

Eligibility Criteria

As per AU policy, i.e., the candidates seeking admission in BS English should have qualified the Intermediate examination from any Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education in Pakistan ‘OR’ an examination equivalent to the Intermediate for which such candidates must submit an Equivalence Certificate issued by the Inter-Board Chairman Committee, Islamabad. Applicants must have scored 50% or more marks with at least 55 % marks in the subject of English.


Duration of the Program

The duration of the course is four years with 8 semesters. In the 7th and 8th Semester, the students may select the electives from the fields of linguistics and literature.


SCHEME OF STUDIES BS in ENGLISH

Applicable from Fall 2023 intake and onwards


YEAR - 01

FIRST SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
MA120 Mathematics & Logics-I Quantitative Reasoning 1 3-0-3
PH112 Introduction to Environmental Science Natural Sciences 3-0-3
EL101 Introduction to Literary Studies Major 1 3-0-3
EL102 Introduction to Language Studies Major 2 3-0-3
EL170 Functional English Functional English 3-0-3
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 15

SECOND SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
CS181 Applications of Information and Communication Technologies Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 2-0-2
CS181L Applications of Information and Communication Technologies Lab 0-1-1
PY110 Introduction to Psychology Social Sciences 3-0-3
BA353 Entrepreneurship Entrepreneurship 2-0-2
EL150 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology Major 3 EL102 3-0-3
EL208 Rise of the English Novel (18th century to 19th century) Major 4 EL101 3-0-3
XXXXX *Interdisciplinary Course 1 Interdisciplinary Course 1 3-0-3
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 17

YEAR – 2

THIRD SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
EL241 Liberal Arts Arts and Humanities 2-0-2
HU124 Islamic Studies and Ethics Islamic Studies 2-0-2
EL210 Short Fictional Narratives Major 5 3-0-3
EL253 Morphology Major 6 3-0-3
EL271 Expository Writing Expository Writing EL170 3-0-3
HU405 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan 2-0-2
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 15

FOURTH SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
HU411 Civics and Community Engagement Civics and Community Engagement 2-0-2
MA121 Mathematics & Logics-II Quantitative Reasoning 2 MA120 3-0-3
EL211 Classical and Renaissance Drama Major 7 3-0-3
EL220 Classical Poetry Major 8 3-0-3
EL252 Semantics Major 9 3-0-3
EL350 Grammar & Syntax Major 10 3-0-3
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 17

SUMMER SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
EL490 Internship (6–8 weeks) 3-0-3

YEAR – 3

FIFTH SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
EL361 Psycholinguistics Major 11 3-0-3
EL310 Popular Fiction Major 12 3-0-3
EL320 Romantic and Victorian Poetry Major 13 3-0-3
EL370 Second Language Acquisition Major 14 3-0-3
XXXXX *Interdisciplinary Course 2 Interdisciplinary Course 2 3-0-3
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 15

SIXTH SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
EL360 Introduction to Sociolinguistics Major 15 3-0-3
EL341 Modern Literary Classics Major 16 3-0-3
EL342 Literary Theory and Criticism Major 17 3-0-3
EL380 Introduction to Discourse Studies Major 18 3-0-3
EL371 Theory and Practice of Language Teaching Major 19 3-0-3
XXXXX *Interdisciplinary Course 3 Interdisciplinary Course 3 3-0-3
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 18

YEAR – 4

SEVENTH SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
EL491 Research Methods Major 20 3-0-3
EL--- Major Elective 1 (Literature) Major 21 3-0-3
EL--- Major Elective 2 (Literature) Major 22 3-0-3
EL--- Major Elective 3 (Linguistics) Major 23 3-0-3
EL--- Major Elective 4 (Linguistics) Major 24 3-0-3
XXXXX *Interdisciplinary Course 4 Interdisciplinary Course 4 3-0-3
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 18

EIGHTH SEMESTER

Code Course Title Course Type Pre-req Cr Hrs
EL--- Major Elective 5 (Literature) Major 25 3-0-3
EL--- Major Elective 6 (Linguistics) Major 26 3-0-3
EL475 Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) Major 27 3-0-3
EL--- Major Elective 7 (Linguistics) Major 28 3-0-3
EL499 Capstone Project 3-0-3
TU001 Advisory Class
Total 15

Total Credit Hours: 133

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