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