Program Scheme of Studies
Program Name: BS English (Literature)
Duration: 4 Years
Semester Duration: 18 Weeks
Total Semesters: 8
Course Load / Semester: 15-18 Credit Hours
Total Credit Hours: 131
Structure of the Scheme
| Category | Details / Credit Hours |
|---|
| Major Courses |
26 Courses (78 Credit Hours) |
| Interdisciplinary Courses |
4 Courses (12 Credit Hours) |
| Internship |
3 Credit Hours |
| Capstone Project |
3 Credit Hours |
| UG 2.0 General Education Cluster |
12 Courses (35 Credit Hours) |
| Total |
131 Credit Hours |
UG 2.0 General Education Courses (35 CH)
- SD-222 Foreign Language (3)
- SD-223 Logical Reasoning (3)
- CH-211 Everyday Science (3)
- HWB-101 Health & Wellbeing (3)
- EN-110 English-I (3)
- EN-123 English-II (3)
- QM-111 Quantitative Skills & Reasoning (3)
- ISL-112 Islamic Thought & Perspectives (3/2*)
- POL-121 Pakistan: Ideology, Constitution & Society (3/2*)
- IS-135 Computer Applications (3)
- MG-224 Innovation & Entrepreneurship (3/2*)
- SD-210 Civics & Community Engagement (2)
* Credit hours adjusted in F2025 batch roadmap to accommodate Fahm-e-Quran/Think AI courses.
Program Roadmap (Fall 2023 to Spring 2025 Batches)
Applicable to Batch No. 21-24 | Approved in 36th ACM (Dec 2023)
1st & 2nd Year
Sem 1 (Fall 2023)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| ISL-112 |
Islamic Thought & Perspectives |
3 |
| IS-135 |
Computer Applications |
3 |
| EN-110 |
English-I |
3 |
| SD-222 |
Foreign Language |
3 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 1 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 1 |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
18 |
Sem 2 (Spring 2024)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| HWB-101 |
Health & Wellbeing |
3 |
| EN-123 |
English-II |
3 |
| SD-223 |
Logical Reasoning |
3 |
| CH-211 |
Everyday Science |
3 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 2 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 2 |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
18 |
Sem 3 (Fall 2024)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| POL-121 |
Pakistan: Ideology, Constitution & Society |
3 |
| MG-224 |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
3 |
| QM-111 |
Quantitative Skills & Reasoning |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 3 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 4 |
3 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 3 |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
18 |
Sem 4 (Spring 2025)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| SD-210 |
Civics & Community Engagement |
2 |
| - |
Major Course 5 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 6 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 7 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 8 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 9 |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
17 |
3rd & 4th Year
Sem 5 (Fall 2025)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 10 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 11 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 12 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 13 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 14 |
3 |
| SD-100 |
English Immersion 1 |
0 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Sem 6 (Spring 2026)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 15 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 16 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 17 |
3 |
| SD-102 |
21st Century Skills |
0 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 4 |
3 |
| LL-301 |
Internship |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Sem 7 (Fall 2026)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 18 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 19 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 20 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 21 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 22 |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Sem 8 (Spring 2027)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 23 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 24 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 25 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 26 |
3 |
| LR-409 |
Capstone Project |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Program Roadmap (Fall 2025 Batch Only)
Applicable to Batch No. 25 | Updated per UG 2.0 Policy Adjustments
Sem 1 (Fall 2025)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| ISL-112 |
Islamic Thought & Perspectives |
2 |
| IS-135 |
Computer Applications |
3 |
| EN-110 |
English-I |
3 |
| SD-222 |
Foreign Language |
2 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 1 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 1 |
3 |
| - |
Fahm-e-Quran I |
1 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
17 |
Sem 2 (Spring 2026)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| HWB-101 |
Health & Wellbeing |
2 |
| EN-123 |
English-II |
3 |
| MA-101 |
Calculus |
3 |
| CH-211 |
Everyday Science |
2 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 2 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 2 |
3 |
| POL-121 |
Pakistan: Ideology, Constitution & Society |
2 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
18 |
Sem 3 (Fall 2026)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Pakistan Studies |
2 |
| MG-224 |
Innovation & Entrepreneurship |
2 |
| QM-111 |
Quantitative Skills & Reasoning |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 3 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 4 |
3 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 3 |
3 |
| AI-210 |
Think AI |
2 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
18 |
Sem 4 (Spring 2027)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| SD-210 |
Civics & Community Engagement |
2 |
| - |
Major Course 5 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 6 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 7 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 8 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 9 |
3 |
| - |
Fahm-e-Quran II |
1 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
18 |
Sem 5 (Fall 2027)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 10 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 11 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 12 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 13 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 14 |
3 |
| SD-100 |
English Immersion |
0 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Sem 6 (Spring 2028)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 15 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 16 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 17 |
3 |
| SD-102 |
21st Century Skills |
0 |
| - |
Interdisciplinary Course 4 |
3 |
| LL-301 |
Internship |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Sem 7 (Fall 2028)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 18 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 19 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 20 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 21 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 22 |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Sem 8 (Spring 2029)
| Code | Course Title | Cr. |
|---|
| - |
Major Course 23 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 24 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 25 |
3 |
| - |
Major Course 26 |
3 |
| LR-409 |
Capstone Project |
3 |
| Semester Credit Hours |
15 |
Major Electives (26 Courses / 78 CH)
- LR-109 Introduction to Literary Studies
- LR-106 20th Century English Novel
- LR-107 Metaphysical Poetry
- LR-101 History of English Literature
- LR-228 Research & Academic Writing
- LR-210 English Novels (16th-18th C)
- LR-112 Romantic & Victorian Literature
- LR-227 Basics of Literary Criticism
- LR-211 Greek Tragedy
- LR-251 Introduction to Mysticism
- LR-224 American Literature
- LR-102 Introduction to Poetry
- LR-321 Popular Fiction
- LR-407 Women & Literature
- LR-311 English Novel (Defoe to Austen)
- LR-320 Pakistani Literature in English
- LR-323 Text, Image & Screen Literature
- LR-334 Literary Theory & Practice
- LR-415 Postmodern Literature
- RM-201 Research Methodology
- LR-411 Visual Arts
- LR-416 Thematic Study of Myth & Symbolism
- LR-418 Fringe Literature
- LR-401 Postcolonial Literature
- LR-322 Shakespearean Tragedies
- LR-417 Theatre Studies
Interdisciplinary / Allied Courses (12 CH)
- TDS-128 Introduction to Linguistics
- LR-201 Second Language Acquisition
- LR-318 Semantics & Pragmatics
- LL-309 Discourse Analysis