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

    • The program is a unique mix of English Literature, Linguistics and English Language Teaching.
    • This program will facilitate students in terms of developing a firm intellectual base and better academic and research skills.
    • Students will have interactive activities like video conferencing, presentations, language skills development programs and cultural events at Lincoln corner.
    • Students will learn in an Interactive and academically progressive Environment
    • 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)