Program Structure
The MA in English at BRACU is a 36-credit program that requires 30 credits of coursework, followed by 6 credits of thesis work in the end.
The distribution of courses and credits is given below.
Areas No. of Courses Credit Hours
Courses 10 30
Thesis 6
Total 36
Course Contents
Concentration Options
The MA in English can be done with a concentration in Literature or a concentration in Applied Linguistics and ELT. Even though students will be concentrating in either Literature or Applied Linguistics and ELT, they will be encouraged to take at least one or two elective courses outside their concentration for a more well-rounded education.
Concentration in Literature
Courses Offered
One course in Literary Criticism from the following:
ENG 611 Basic Readings in Feminist Literary Criticism 3 credits
ENG 612 Basic Readings in Postcolonial Literary Criticism 3 credits
ENG 613 Basic Readings in Postmodern Literary Criticism 3 credits
ENG 614 World Literature in Translation 3 credits
ENG 616 Classical Literary Theories of the Eastern & Western Traditions 3 credits
One of the following electives:
ENG 615 Nationalism and Literature 3 credits
ENG 617 Literature and Popular Media 3 credits
ENG 671 Cultural and Media Studies 3 credits
An elective course outside the concentration 3 credits
The literature concentration offers a choice of three streams of study. Students can focus on one, or combine courses from different streams. Each stream has at least one course focusing on application of theory to the real world.
Stream 1: Feminist Approaches to Literature
ENG 618 Tracing a Feminist Tradition: 18th & 19th Century Women's Writing 3 credits
ENG 619 Twentieth Century Feminist Readings of Literature 3 credits
ENG 620 Transnational Feminism: Reading Literature Interculturally 3 credits
ENG 621 Gender Theories and Feminist Readings in English 3 credits
Stream 2: Postcolonial Literary Readings
ENG 622 Reading English Literature Postcolonially: From Shakespeare to Defoe 3 credits
ENG 623 Colonialism and Literature: The Nineteenth Century 3 credits
ENG 624 Postcolonialism and the Contemporary World: Reading "Other" Englishes 3 credits
ENG 625 Translation and the Study of Literature 3 credits
Stream 3: Postmodernism and Literature
ENG 626 Postmodernist American Literature: from the 1960's to the present 3 credits
ENG 627 Postmodernist British Literature: from the 1980's to the present 3 credits
ENG 628 Postmodernism in Translation: Spanish and French traditions 3 credits
ENG 629 Postmodernism and the Visual Media 3 credits
ENG 698 MA Thesis 6 credits
Students in the Literature concentration are required to complete a thesis of 7,000 to 12,000 words on a topic of their choice and approved by their thesis advisor. ENG 698 (Thesis) will have to be taken in the final semester, and the student will be guided by a thesis advisor. The thesis will have to be presented and defended in front of a committee composed of at least one faculty member and one external examiner.
Elective Courses
ENG 618 Tracing a Feminist Tradition: 18th and 19th Century Women's Writings
ENG 619 20th Century Feminist Readings of Literature
ENG 620 Transnational Feminism: Reading Literature Interculturally
ENG 621 Gender Theories and Feminist Readings in English
ENG 622 Reading English Literature Post Colonially: From Shakespeare to Defoe
ENG 623 Colonialism and Literature: The Nineteenth Century
ENG 624 Postcolonialism and the Contemporary World: Reading "Other" Englishes
ENG 625 Translation and the Study of Literature
ENG 626 Postmodernist American Literature: from the 1960's to the present
ENG 627 Postmodernist British Literature: from the 1980's to the present
ENG 628 Postmodernism in translation: Spanish and French traditions
ENG 629 Postmodernism and the Visual Media
ENG 671 Cultural and Media Studies
Concentration in ELT & Applied Linguistics
Students may choose 4 courses from the following courses
ENG 642 English as a Second Language: Theory and Practice 3 credits
ENG 643 Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics 3 credits
ENG 644 Approaches to Teaching Grammar 3 credits
ENG 645 Discourse Analysis 3 credits
ENG 646 Computer Assisted Language Learning 3 credits
ENG 647 World Englishes 3 credits
ENG 648 Teacher Education 3 credits
ENG 649 Material Design and Evaluation 3 credits
ENG 650 Teaching English for Specific Purposes 3 credits
ENG 651 Testing and Evaluation 3 credits
ENG 652 Curriculum and Syllabus Design 3 credits
ENG 653 Teaching Practicum 3 credits
ENG 654 Phonetics and Phonology 3 credits
ENG 698 MA Thesis 6 credits
Students in the Applied Linguistics and ELT concentration also have to take ENG 698 (Thesis) in their final semester. They will have to write a thesis (of 7,000 to 10,000 words) on a topic of their choice and approved by their thesis advisor; which then has to be presented and defended in front of a committee composed of at least one faculty member and one external examiner.
Elective Courses
ENG 643 Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
ENG 644 Approaches to Teaching Grammar
ENG 645 Discourse Analysis
ENG 646 Computer Assisted Language Learning
ENG 647 World Englishes
ENG 649 Material Design and Evaluation
ENG 650 Teaching English for Specific Purposes
ENG 651 Testing and Evaluation
ENG 652 Curriculum and Syllabus Design
ENG 653 Teaching Practicum
ENG 654 Phonetics and Phonology
Program Structure
The MA in English at BRACU is a 36-credit program that requires 30 credits of coursework, followed by 6 credits of thesis work in the end.
The distribution of courses and credits is given below.
Areas |
No. of Courses |
Credit Hours |
Courses |
10 |
30 |
Thesis |
|
6 |
Total |
|
36 |
Course Contents
Concentration Options
The MA in English can be done with a concentration in Literature or a concentration in Applied Linguistics and ELT. Even though students will be concentrating in either Literature or Applied Linguistics and ELT, they will be encouraged to take at least one or two elective courses outside their concentration for a more well-rounded education.
Concentration in Literature
Courses Offered
One course in Literary Criticism from the following:
ENG 611 Basic Readings in Feminist Literary Criticism 3 credits
ENG 612 Basic Readings in Postcolonial Literary Criticism 3 credits
ENG 613 Basic Readings in Postmodern Literary Criticism 3 credits
ENG 614 World Literature in Translation 3 credits
ENG 616 Classical Literary Theories of the Eastern & Western Traditions 3 credits
One of the following electives:
ENG 615 Nationalism and Literature 3 credits
ENG 617 Literature and Popular Media 3 credits
ENG 671 Cultural and Media Studies 3 credits
An elective course outside the concentration 3 credits
The literature concentration offers a choice of three streams of study. Students can focus on one, or combine courses from different streams. Each stream has at least one course focusing on application of theory to the real world.
Stream 1: Feminist Approaches to Literature
ENG 618 Tracing a Feminist Tradition: 18th & 19th Century Women's Writing 3 credits
ENG 619 Twentieth Century Feminist Readings of Literature 3 credits
ENG 620 Transnational Feminism: Reading Literature Interculturally 3 credits
ENG 621 Gender Theories and Feminist Readings in English 3 credits
Stream 2: Postcolonial Literary Readings
ENG 622 Reading English Literature Postcolonially: From Shakespeare to Defoe 3 credits
ENG 623 Colonialism and Literature: The Nineteenth Century 3 credits
ENG 624 Postcolonialism and the Contemporary World: Reading "Other" Englishes 3 credits
ENG 625 Translation and the Study of Literature 3 credits
Stream 3: Postmodernism and Literature
ENG 626 Postmodernist American Literature: from the 1960's to the present 3 credits
ENG 627 Postmodernist British Literature: from the 1980's to the present 3 credits
ENG 628 Postmodernism in Translation: Spanish and French traditions 3 credits
ENG 629 Postmodernism and the Visual Media 3 credits
ENG 698 MA Thesis 6 credits
Students in the Literature concentration are required to complete a thesis of 7,000 to 12,000 words on a topic of their choice and approved by their thesis advisor. ENG 698 (Thesis) will have to be taken in the final semester, and the student will be guided by a thesis advisor. The thesis will have to be presented and defended in front of a committee composed of at least one faculty member and one external examiner.
Elective Courses
ENG 618 Tracing a Feminist Tradition: 18th and 19th Century Women's Writings
ENG 619 20th Century Feminist Readings of Literature
ENG 620 Transnational Feminism: Reading Literature Interculturally
ENG 621 Gender Theories and Feminist Readings in English
ENG 622 Reading English Literature Post Colonially: From Shakespeare to Defoe
ENG 623 Colonialism and Literature: The Nineteenth Century
ENG 624 Postcolonialism and the Contemporary World: Reading "Other" Englishes
ENG 625 Translation and the Study of Literature
ENG 626 Postmodernist American Literature: from the 1960's to the present
ENG 627 Postmodernist British Literature: from the 1980's to the present
ENG 628 Postmodernism in translation: Spanish and French traditions
ENG 629 Postmodernism and the Visual Media
ENG 671 Cultural and Media Studies
Concentration in ELT & Applied Linguistics
Students may choose 4 courses from the following courses
ENG 642 English as a Second Language: Theory and Practice 3 credits
ENG 643 Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics 3 credits
ENG 644 Approaches to Teaching Grammar 3 credits
ENG 645 Discourse Analysis 3 credits
ENG 646 Computer Assisted Language Learning 3 credits
ENG 647 World Englishes 3 credits
ENG 648 Teacher Education 3 credits
ENG 649 Material Design and Evaluation 3 credits
ENG 650 Teaching English for Specific Purposes 3 credits
ENG 651 Testing and Evaluation 3 credits
ENG 652 Curriculum and Syllabus Design 3 credits
ENG 653 Teaching Practicum 3 credits
ENG 654 Phonetics and Phonology 3 credits
ENG 698 MA Thesis 6 credits
Students in the Applied Linguistics and ELT concentration also have to take ENG 698 (Thesis) in their final semester. They will have to write a thesis (of 7,000 to 10,000 words) on a topic of their choice and approved by their thesis advisor; which then has to be presented and defended in front of a committee composed of at least one faculty member and one external examiner.
Elective Courses
ENG 643 Sociolinguistics and Psycholinguistics
ENG 644 Approaches to Teaching Grammar
ENG 645 Discourse Analysis
ENG 646 Computer Assisted Language Learning
ENG 647 World Englishes
ENG 649 Material Design and Evaluation
ENG 650 Teaching English for Specific Purposes
ENG 651 Testing and Evaluation
ENG 652 Curriculum and Syllabus Design
ENG 653 Teaching Practicum
ENG 654 Phonetics and Phonology