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BS English

Important for all candidates

  • Applicant for admission MUST MEET THE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS set-forth by Bahria University.
  • Candidates are advised to CONFIRM THEIR ELIGIBILITY prior apply.
  • In case of annual system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of result in percentages.
  • In case of semester system, eligibility will be determined on the basis of CGPA obtained out of 4.00.
      • From semester 7 onwards, students will opt for either Literature or Linguistics
      • Research is optional for Students will study 2 Elective courses of 3 credit hours each in lieu of Research.
      • Internship of 6-9 weeks after 4th
      • Proposed Roadmap is recommended to be implemented from Spring 2022 intake in BUIC and Fall 2023 intake in BUKCResearch is optional for Students will study 2 Elective courses of 3 credit hours each in lieu of Research.In case the result is shown both in CGPA and percentage, CGPA will be considered.

         

Eligibility Criteria

Intermediate or its equivalent with minimum of 50% marks in any discipline and at least 50% marks in the subject of English.


PROGRAM ROADMAP

Semester 1

S.No Pre-Requisite Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1   ENG 101 Functional English 3
2     Pakistan Studies 2
3     Arts & Humanities 2
4     Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) 3
5   ENG 108 Civics & Community Engagement 3
6   ENG 109 Introduction to English Literature 1(Drama &Poetry) 3
7     Introduction to Linguistics 3
    ISL 107 Tajweed 0
      Total Credit Hours 17

 

Semester 2

S.No Pre-Requisite with Course code Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1 ENG 101 Functional English ENG 207 Expository Writing 3
2   HSS 219 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan 2
3   ENV 111 Natural Sciences 3
4   MAT 105 Quantitative Reasoning-1 3
5   ENG 112 Phonetics and Phonology 3
6   ENG 110 History of English Literature I Medieval to Romantics 3
6   ISL 108 Tafseer (Understand Quran) 0
      Total Credit Hours 17

Semester3

S. No Pre- Requisite with Course code CourseCode Course Title Credit Hours
1     Interdisciplinary-I 3
2     Social Sciences 2
3     Quantitative Reasoning -I 3
4     Islamic Studies  (Religious Edu / Ethics for non-Muslim students) 3
5   ENG 222 Morphology & Syntax 3
6 ENG 108 Introduction to English Literature 1 (Drama &Poetry) ENG 203 Introduction to Literature II (Novel & Prose) 3
6   ISL 109 Tafseer (Understand Quran 0
      Total Credit Hours 17

Semester 4

S. NO Pre-Requisite with

 

Course code

Course

 

Code

Course Title Credit

 

Hours

1     Entrepreneurship 2
2     Interdisciplinary-II 3
3     Interdisciplinary-III 3
4     Interdisciplinary-IV 3
5   ENG 210 Semantics 3
6   ENG 211 History of English Literature II (Romantics to Present Age) 3
7   ISL 110 Tafseer (Understand Quran 0
      Total Credit Hours 17

Semester 5

S. NO Pre-Requisite with

 

Course code

Course Code Course Title Credit

 

Hours

1   ENG 307 Classics in Drama 3
2   ENG 311 Pedagogical Grammar 3
3   ENG 306 Literary Criticism and Theory 3
4   ENG 303 Classical Poetry (14-18 century) 3
5   ENG 312 Discourse Analysis 3
6   ENG 310 Sociolinguistics 3
7   ISL 111 Tafseer (Understand Quran) 1
      Total Credit Hours 18

Semester 6

S. No Pre-Requisite with

 

Course code

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1   ENG 305 Research Methodology 3
2   ENG 314 Lexical Studies 3
3   ENG 486 Varieties of English 3
4   ENG 304 Novel (18-19 Century) 3
5   ENG 308 Romantic Poetry 3
6   ISL 112 Tafseer (Understand Quran) 0
      Total Credit Hours 15

Majors (Literature)

Semester 7

S. No Pre-Requisite

 

with Course code

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1   ENG 401 Contemporary Literature 1 (Poetry& Drama) 3
2   ENG 405 Stylistics 3
3   ENG 413 Pragmatics 3
4     Literature Elective I 3
5     Literature Elective II 3
6   ISL 113 Seerah Course 0
      Total Credit Hours 15

Semester 8

S. NO Pre-Requisite with Course code Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1   ENG 313 Psycholinguistics 3
2   ENG 409 Contemporary Literature II (Prose &Novel) 3
3     Elective III 3
4     Elective IV 3
5   ISL 114 Seerah Course 0
6     Capstone Project 3
      Total Credit Hours 15

Majors (Linguistics)

Semester 7

S.NO Pre-Requisite

 

with Course code

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1   ENG405 Stylistics 3
2   ENG 413 Pragmatics 3
3     Linguistics Elective I 3
4     Linguistics Elective II 3
5   ISL 113 Seerah Course 0
      Total Credit Hours 15

Semester 8

S. NO Pre- Requisite

 

with Course code

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
1   ENG 313 Psycholinguistics 3
2     Elective III 3
3      Elective IV 3
4   ISL 114 Seerah Course 0
5     Capstone Project 3
      Total Credit Hours 15

Note:

    • Summary (Credit Distribution)

      Categories No. of Courses Credit Hours  
      Foundational Courses 4 12  
      Pakistan and Islamic Studies Courses 2 6  
      General Courses 10 30  
      Core 23 69  
      Electives (Specialization) 6 18  
        2/0 6/0  
             
      Total Credit Hours   13  
      S. NO Course Code Internship Credit Hours /Non-Credit Hours
      1 SDW 496 Internship Non-Credit Hours

       

      FOUNDATIONAL
      S.NO Course Code Course Title
      1 ENG 101 Functional English
      2 ENG 102 English Writing Skills
      3 ENG 213 Oral Communication and Presentation Skills
      4 ENG 207 Advance Academic reading &Writing skills

       

      Pakistan and Islamic Studies Courses
      S.NO Course Code Course Title
      1 PAK 104 Pakistan Studies
      2 ISL 102 Islamic Studies

       

      GENERAL COURSES
      S. NO Course Code Course Title
      1 PSY 107 Introduction to Psychology
      2 HSS 107 Introduction to Philosophy
      3 HSS 111 Introduction to International Relations
      4 MAT 105 Mathematics
      5 MGT 206 Entrepreneurship
      6 BES 204 Introduction to Computer Application
      7 ECO 205 Economics
      8 QTM 212 Introduction to statistics
      9 ENV 105 Introduction to Environmental Studies
      10 ANT 230 Gender Studies

       

      CORE COURSES (Literature & Linguistics)
      S.NO Course Code Course Title
      1 ENG 108 Introduction to English Literature-1 (Drama & Poetry)
      2 ENG 109 Introduction to Linguistics
      3 ENG 112 Phonetics and Phonology
      4 ENG 110 History Of English Literature 1 (Medieval to Romantics)
      5 ENG 202 Morphology and Syntax 1
      6 ENG 203 Introduction to Literature II (Novel & Prose)
      7 ENG 211 History of English Literature 11 (Romantics to Present Age)
      8 ENG 210 Semantics
      9 ENG 307 Classics in drama
      10 ENG 311 Pedagogical Grammar
      11 ENG 306 Literary criticism & Theory
      12 ENG 303 Classical Poetry (14-18 century)
      13 ENG 312 Discourse Analysis
      14 ENG 309 Morphology and Syntax II
      15 ENG 305 Research Methodology
      16 ENG 314 Lexical Studies
      17 ENG 310 Sociolinguistics
      18 ENG 304 Novel (18-19 Century)
      19 ENG 308 Romantic Poetry

       

      LITERATURE CORE COURSES IN 7th & 8th SEMESTER
      S. NO Course Code Course Title
      1 ENG 401 Contemporary Literature 1 (Poetry& Drama)
      2 ENG 402 South Asian Literature
      3 ENG 403 American / Canadian Literature
      4 ENG 409 Contemporary Literature II (Prose &Novel)

       

      LIST OF ELECTIVES –LITERATURE LIST OF ELECTIVES- LINGUISTICS
      S.NO COURSE

       

      CODE

      COURSE TITLE S.NO COURSE CODE COURSE TITLE
      1 ENG 410 Post-Colonial

       

      Literature

      1 ENG 406 Language Learning

       

      Theories

      2 ENG 411 Literary Discourse &

       

      Journalistic Writing

      2 ENG 407 Syllabus Designing and

       

      Testing

      3 ENG 451 African Literature 3 ENG 408 TEFEL-I
      4 ENG 452 Continental Literature 4 ENG 412 TEFEL-II
      5 ENG 453 Fantasy 5 ENG 471 Computational

       

      Linguistics

      6 ENG 454 Islam and Western

       

      Literature

      6 ENG 472 Corpus Linguistics
      7 ENG 455 Journalist Discourse 7 ENG 473 Critical Pedagogy
      8 ENG 456 Literary Essays 8 ENG 474 Educational Technology
      9 ENG 457 Literature of War and

       

      Conflict

      9 ENG 475 Forensic Linguistics
      10 ENG 458 Literature, Culture

       

      and Media

      10 ENG 476 History of Modern

       

      Linguistics

      11 ENG 459 Modern Drama and

       

      Novel

      11 ENG 477 Language and Education
      12 ENG 460 Modern Poetry 12 ENG 478 Language and Gender
      13 ENG 461 Pakistani Literature in

       

      English I

      13 ENG 479 Language Testing
      14 ENG 462 Pakistani Literature in

       

      English II

      14 ENG 480 Linguistic Survey of

       

      Pakistan

      15 ENG 463 Popular Fiction 15 ENG 481 Linguistics and Law
      16 ENG 464 Russian Literature 16 ENG 482 Linguistics and

       

      Translation

      17 ENG 465 Shakespeare Studies 17 ENG 483 Second Language

       

      Acquisition

      18 ENG 515 Western Literature 18 ENG 484 Technology in Language

       

      Teaching

      19 ENG 516 World Literature 19 ENG 485 Testing and Evaluation
      20 ENG 517 Feminist Literature 20 ENG 486 Varieties of English
      21 ENG 518 Comparative Studies 21 ENG 520 English for Specific

       

      Purposes

            22 ENG 521 Translational Studies
            23 ENG 522 English Language

       

      Teaching

            24 ENG 523 Media Discourse Analysis