Structure of the Program
The curriculum puts a special emphasis on writing courses, which are expected to develop students' writing skills. The department seeks to instill in the students a desire to become proficient and intelligent readers and writers. To that end it aims to develop their ability to think critically and creatively, and to express ideas clearly and forcefully.

Students have three options:
Option A (Literature)
Option B (ELT and Applied Linguistics) and
Option C (Media and Cultural Studies)
Students must have 60 credits in English to complete the major requirement. Out of these 60 credits, 30 are compulsory for students from all streams.

The following are the compulsory courses in the Major area:
ENG 111   Principles of Linguistics
ENG 113   Introduction to English Poetry
ENG 114   Introduction to English Drama
ENG 115   Introduction to English Prose
ENG 201   Composition 2
ENG 217   Shakespeare
ENG 301   Research Methodology
ENG 334   ELT Methodology
ENG 466   Dissertation (6 credits)

Program Structure
The undergraduate English program consists of 6 general education courses (18 credits)16 Major area courses, 9 courses outside the Major Area, 7 Free Elective Courses (within the courses offered by the English Department) and a Dissertation (6 credits). The structure of the undergraduate English program is as follows:

The course codes, course titles and course descriptions are given in a separate section of this Prospectus. The program consists of compulsory and elective courses. The compulsory courses in the General Education area are: ENG101, ENG102, CSE101, BIO101/PHY101, MAT103 and DEV101. If a student has completed any such compulsory course(s) at the HSC or A level or equivalent program of study, s/he may be exempted from taking such course(s), but will be required to take course(s) recommended by the Student Advisor and approved by the Chair of the department. Of the remaining credit courses, 16 are Major Area courses (of which 11 will be compulsory, which are listed below), 7 Free Elective courses, and 9 courses to be taken from outside the Major Area. In addition, students will have to write a dissertation in a specialised area to be decided by the department in consultation with the students.

LIST OF COURSES

ENGLISH MAJOR

General Education Courses (18 Credits):
 A.   Science Courses (3 Credits)
CSE 101     Introduction to Computer Science
 B.   Natural Science (3 Credits)
BIO 101     Introduction to Biology / PHY 101 Introduction to Physics/ ENV 103 Elements of Environmental Sciences
 C.   Mathematics (3 Credits)
MAT 101    Introduction to Mathematics / MAT 103 Introduction to Mathematics
 D.  Social Science (3 Credits)
DEV 101    Bangladesh Studies
E.   Humanities (6 Credits)
ENG 091   Foundation Course (in English), non-credit
ENG 101   Fundamentals of English
ENG 102   Composition I

Major Area (48 Credits)

Core Courses (24 credits)
ENG 111   Principles of Linguistics
ENG 113   Introduction to English Poetry
ENG 114   Introduction to English Drama
ENG 115   Introduction to English Prose
ENG 201   Composition II
ENG 217   Shakespeare
ENG 301   Research Methodology
ENG 334   ELT Methodology

Compulsory courses (Concentration: Literature, 24 credits):
Students need to take at least eight courses from the elective list of Literature courses.

Compulsory courses (Concentration: Applied Linguistics and ELT, 24 credits):
ENG 211   Sociolinguistics
ENG 212   Psycholinguistics
ENG 221   Discourse Analysis
ENG 332   Teaching Techniques
ENG 327   Second Language Acquisition
ENG 434   Material Design
ENG 437   Testing and Evaluation
ENG 439   Teaching Practicum

Compulsory courses (Concentration: Media and Cultural Studies, 24 credits):
ENG 331   Cultural Studies
ENG 333Globalization and Media
ENG 401   Editing
ENG 404   Copywriting
ENG 440   English for the Print Media
ENG 465   Translation Studies
Any three courses from any of the three streams.

Elective Courses outside the Major (27 Credits)
HUM 103   Ethics and Culture
Students can take these courses from any other undergraduate program within the university curriculum.

Free Elective Courses (21 Credits)

Literature Courses
ENG 213   Survey of English Literature I
ENG 214   Survey of English Literature II
ENG 215   Survey of English Literature III
ENG 218   Post Colonial Writing in English
ENG 262   The Urban Novel
ENG 319   Modernism
ENG 343   Classical Literary Theory
ENG 354   Survey of American Literature I
ENG 355   Survey of American Literature II
ENG 358   Survey of World literature in Translation II
ENG 366   Major Texts of the Feminist Tradition in the West
ENG 367   English Writing and British Colonialism
ENG 414   Twentieth-Century English Literature
ENG 461   Modern British Drama
ENG 462   Post Colonial Literary Theory
ENG 490  Seminar Course

Applied Linguistics and ELT Courses
ENG 122   Phonetics and Phonology
ENG 211   Sociolinguistics
ENG 212   Psycholinguistics
ENG 221   Discourse Analysis
ENG 327   Second Language Acquisition
ENG 328   Advanced Grammar
ENG 332   Teaching Techniques
ENG 335   Linguistic Theories
ENG 434   Material Design
ENG 437   Testing and Evaluation
ENG 438   Syllabus Design
ENG 439   Teaching Practicum

Media and Cultural Studies
ENG 331   Cultural Studies
ENG 333   Globalization and the Media
ENG 401   Editing
ENG 404   Copywriting
ENG 440   English for the Print Media
ENG 465   Translation Studies

Thesis / Internship (6 Credits)
ENG 466   Dissertation (two semesters long)