Academic Programs

Master of Philosophy in English Literature

School of Liberal Arts | Department of English and Literary Studies

Applicable from F2021-F2025

Program Scheme of Studies 

1st Year

1st Semester 

2nd Semester 

Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.

 

Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.

 

LIT-701

Research Methodology

3

 

LIT-716

Literary Theory & Criticism

    3

 

LIT-730

 

Postcolonial Literature

3

 

 

Elective – III

     3

 

 

 

Elective – I

3

 

 

Elective – IV

     3

 

 

 

Elective – II

3

 

 

Elective – V

     3

 

Semester Credit Hours

 12

 

Semester Credit Hours

    12

 

 

 

                                                        2nd Year

                          3rd Semester

                      4th Semester

Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.

 

Code

Course Title

Cr. Hrs.

 

LIT-775

Thesis

     6

 

LIT-775

Thesis

     Continued

 

 

 

Total 30 Credit Hours

 

Core Courses

  • · (LIT-716) Literary Theory & Criticism
  • · (LIT-701) Research Methodology
  • · (LIT-730) Postcolonial Literature

Elective Courses

  • · (LIT-711) American Literature
  • · (LIT-745) Shakespearean Studies
  • · (LIT-710) Modern Literature
  • · (LIT-742) Global Literary Feminism   
  • · (LIT-731) African Literature in English
  • · (LIT-740) Crime Fiction
  • · (LIT-755) Contemporary Creative Nonfiction
  • · (LIT-760) Cultural Discourse Studies
  • · (LIT-725) Postmodern Fiction
  • · (LIT-715) Ancient Dramatic Traditions
  • · (LIT-705) Transnational Poetry
  • · (LIT-765) Literature of the Muslim World

 

                  (3 courses given below are applicable from S2021 onward)

  • · (LIT-714) Literature During Crises: Epidemics & Pandemics
  • · (LIT-724) Children’s Literature
  • · (LIT-722) Literary Discourse Analysis

 

(Courses below were approved in the 37th ACM (5-6 August 2024) and the 47th BASAR on July 11, 2024)

  • · (LIT-777) Artificial Intelligence: The New Frontiers in Digital Humanities
  • · (LIT-736) Gothic Literature
  • · (LIT-747) Science Fiction and Fantasy: World Beyond the Ordinary
  • · (LIT-769) Environmental Literature: Nature, Representation, and Sustainability
  • · (LIT-785) Contemporary Debates in Narratology

a) Thesis

b) LIT-775 Thesis (minimum 25,000 words) 6 credit Hours

Total Credit Hours 30 

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