Undergraduate Programme
For Women & Men
Duration: 4 Years
The Department provides a comprehensive four-year undergraduate programme in English Language and Literature.
The goal is to enhance proficiency in diverse areas of the subject. The curriculum covers English Literature, Literary Theory, Language Studies, and English Language Teaching, with specialization in the fourth year. It incorporates project work, internships, and dissertations, aligning with contemporary trends in interdisciplinary research in English Language and Literature.
Students have a broad range of options that they can pursue:
B.A. (Hons.) in English Language and Literature
For students who complete a 4-year (8-semester) programme of study.
B.A. (Hons. with Research) in English Language and Literature
For students who secure a CGPA of 7.5 or more after the first six semesters (3 years of study) and pursue research in any one of the following specialized areas during the fourth year:
- Linguistics & Stylistics
- Literature & Literary Theory
- English Language Teaching
- English for Professional Purposes
Students who complete the 4-year B.A. (Hons. with Research) programme are eligible to directly pursue a Ph.D. programme in English Studies.
Exit options as per NEP 2020 Policy.
MINOR SUBJECTS
Additionally, students are required to take a minimum of 16 credits in minor subjects, with regard to which the Department offers the following two options:
Option 1: Open Minors (16 credits)
In Year 2 and 3 (Semesters 3-6), students are required to take 16 credits from any subjects from the following domains:
- Humanities
- Social Sciences & Languages
- Sciences
- Commerce & Management
If all 16 credits are from specific subjects within any one domain, the student is awarded a minor degree in that subject.
Option 2: Double Minor (32 credits)
In Year 1 and 2 (Semesters 1-4), students are required to take 32 credits; 16 credits each in any two subjects from the following:
- History
- Political Science
- Sanskrit
- Hindi
- Philosophy (Women’s campus only)
- Psychology (Women’s campus only)
- Telugu (Women’s campus only)
- Music (Men’s campus only)
The student then gets awarded a double minor degree in those two subjects.
- 10+2 years of schooling from a recognized board (CBSE or equivalent)
- Either passed or appeared for Final exams at XII level before Admissions. If not appeared for XII Standard exams, X and XI Standard marks will be considered
- Consistent academic performance of 60% aggregate marks in X and/or XII Standard
- Age: Preferably below 19 years as of 30th June in the year of admission
YEAR 1
Semester 1
English Language Skills I
Second Language
Environmental Studies
Introduction to Literary Studies
British Literature I: 1340-1660
Awareness Course I: Sai Education for Transformation (Based on Bhagawan Baba’s Life and Teachings)
Minor subjects (Option 2)
Semester 2
English Language Skills II
Second Language
Indian Constitution
English for Professional Purposes I (Option 1)
English for Technical and Content Writing (Option 2)
Basic Linguistics
Digital Fluency (Option 1)
Awareness Course II: Unity of Religions
Minor subjects (Option 2)
YEAR 2
Semester 3
English Language Skills III
Multidisciplinary Mandatory Course
British Literature II: 1660 – 1798
Indian Writing in English
Awareness Course III: Study of Classics I – Ramakatha Rasavahini
Minor subjects (Options 1 or 2)
Semester 4
Awareness Course IV
British Literature III: 1798 – 1900
ELT – Theories, Methods, and Testing
English for Professional Purposes II (Option 1)
Cyber Security
Awareness Course IV: Study of Classics II – Bhagavatha Vahini
Minor subjects (Options 1 or 2)
YEAR 3
Semester 5
British Literature IV: 1900 – Present Age
Literary Theory and Criticism I
Advanced Linguistics
Elective: Indian Aesthetics or Indian Classical Literature
Communicative Competence for Employability (Option 1)
English for Script Writing (Option 2)
Awareness Course V: Ethos and Values for the Changing World
Minor subjects (Option 1)
Semester 6
American Literature
Eco-critical Studies
Literary Theory and Criticism II
Project Work (for those who exit after Year 3)
World Classics in Translation (for those who continue into Year 4)
English for Professional Purposes II (Option 1)
English for Ad Copy Writing and Media Reviews (Option 2)
Awareness Course VI: Life and its Quest
Minor subjects (Option 1)
Internship
YEAR 4
Semester 7
English for Media Writing
Postcolonial Literatures
ELE – Pedagogy of English
Awareness Course VII: Education for Life
Elective: Research Methods and Methodologies for English Language Studies or Research Methods and Methodologies for English Literature
B.S. (Hons.) Courses:
Elective: Children’s Literature or Gothic Literature
Elective: Interdisciplinary Studies I: Literature and History & Literature and Philosophy or Interdisciplinary Studies II: Literature and Psychology & Literature and Science
B.S. (Hons. with Research) Courses:
Specialization Paper I
Specialization Paper II
Dissertation
Semester 8
Literature and Spirituality
Women’s Writing
Awareness Course VIII: God, Society and Man
B.S. (Hons.) Courses:
Estimating Claim Liabilities
Financial Economics
Financial Reporting
Mini Project
B.S. (Hons. with Research) Courses:
Dissertation