Introduction
In line with the guidelines provided by the HEC Pakistan, the program has been designed in such a way as to cover the foundational areas of literature and linguistics, besides a variety of subjects from social and management sciences for diversifying the intellectual base of the students. Besides subject-specific areas, the program also includes Sociology, HRM, Philosophy, Psychology, Communication, and IT skills.
Scope
The Program is focused on English Literature (British) and Linguistics with two major options for specialization in both the fields. Besides British classics, the course has components from local (Pashto), sub-continental (Ghalib, Tagore and Iqbal), European literature (Tolstoy, Goethe, and Dostoevsky) and American literature (Steinbeck, Mark Twain, Dickenson, Emerson, and Frost).
Salient Features
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- The program is a unique mix of English Literature, Linguistics and English Language Teaching.
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- This program will facilitate students in terms of developing a firm intellectual base and better academic and research skills.
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- Students will have interactive activities like video conferencing, presentations, language skills development programs and cultural events at Lincoln corner.
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- Students will learn in an Interactive and academically progressive Environment
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- Students will benefit from IMSciences’ linkages with the industry for internships and on-campus recruitments.
Eligibility for Admission
FA/FSc or Equivalent qualifications with at least second division, securing 45% marks. Qualifying the Institute’s admission test and interview is compulsory. A candidate scoring less than 40% marks in the test and interview will stand disqualified for admission. The merit of a candidate shall be measured by a 50 % weight age to the marks obtained in HSSC or equivalent, 40 % to the marks obtained in the written test, and 10% to the marks obtained in the interview. A candidate shall be given a special credit of thirty marks for admission if he/she has studied English Elective at intermediate level. The Hafiz Quran shall be given a special credit of 20 marks. The credit marks shall be added to the marks obtained at HSSC or equivalent, subject to fulfilment of basic eligibility criteria of 45% marks.
Degree Requirements
The BS English (Literature and Linguistics) program is of a 4 year duration, spread over 8 regular semesters, and consists of 130-136 credit hours of studies. The normal duration for completion of BS English (Literature and Linguistics) Degree is 8 semesters over a period of 4 years. The maximum duration for obtaining BS English (Literature and Linguistics) degree shall be 7 years.
Semester Wise Breakup of Courses
Semester 1 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
ICT 301 | Office Management Tools | 3 | GE-Applications of Information and Communication Technologies | |
ENG 301 | English (General) | 3 | GE-Expository Writing | |
HSS 303 | Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | 2 | GE-Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan | |
HSS 305 | Fundamentals of Islamic Studies | 2 | GE-Islamic Studies | |
LIN 301 | Introduction to Linguistics | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 301 | Introduction to Literature | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
Semester 2 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
ENG 302 | English (Functional) | 3 | GE-Functional English | |
LIN 305 | Phonetics and Phonology | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 305 | History of English Literature – I | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 310 | English Poetry – I | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
HSS 401 | Civics and Community Engagement | 2 | GE-Civics and Community Engagement | |
MTH 301 | Maths | 3 | GE-Quantitative Reasoning | |
Semester 3 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
STA 401 | Statistics | 3 | GE-Quantitative Reasoning | |
ENI 301 | Entrepreneurship | 3 | GE-Entrepreneurship | |
HSS 411 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 | GE-Social Sciences | |
LIN 401 | Morphology and Syntax | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 405 | History of English Literature – II | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 410 | English Poetry – II | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
Semester 4 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
NSC 301 | Science of climate change and its implications for development | 3 | GE-Natural Sciences | |
LIN 405 | Applied Linguistics | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LAW 415 | Human Rights and Citizenship | 3 | Interdisciplinary | |
LIT 425 | English Drama – I | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 610 | English Poetry – III | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LAN 5XX | Foreign Language | 2 | GE-Arts and Humanities | |
Semester 5 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
LIT 450 | Critical Theories | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
COM 510 | Professional Communication | 3 | Interdisciplinary | |
LIN 505 | Sociolinguistics | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 505 | English Prose – I | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 531 | English Novel – I | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 575 | Literary Criticism | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
Semester 6 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
LIN 550 | Teaching English as a Foreign Language | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 506 | English Prose – II | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 525 | English Drama – II | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
LIT 532 | English Novel – II | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
POL 501 | International Relations | 3 | Interdisciplinary | |
Semester 7 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
RES 501 | Research Methodology | 3 | Interdisciplinary | |
DEV 615 | Gender Studies | 3 | Interdisciplinary | |
LIT 625 | Shakespeare Studies | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
XXX XXX | Elective – I | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
XXX XXX | Elective – II | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
Semester 8 | ||||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours | Category | |
LIT 551 | World Mystical Poetry | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
XXX XXX | Elective – III | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
XXX XXX | Elective – IV | 3 | Major or Disciplinary | |
RES 690 | Internship/Field Experience | 3 | Field Experience/Internship | |
RES 691 | Capstone Project | 3 | Capstone Project |
Electives (Literature) | ||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
LIT 610 | English Poetry – III | Three (03) |
LIT 625 | Shakespeare Studies | Three (03) |
LIT 633 | English Novel – III | Three (03) |
LIT 651 | American Literature | Three (03) |
LIT 656 | European Literature | Three (03) |
LIT 661 | Sub-continental Literature | Three (03) |
Electives (Linguistics) | ||
Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
LIN 605 | Psycholinguistics | Three (03) |
LIN 610 | Forensic Linguistics | Three (03) |
LIN 615 | TESOL | Three (03) |
LIN 650 | Critical Discourse Analysis | Three (03) |
LIN 655 | Translation Studies | Three (03) |
LIN 660 | CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) | Three (03) |