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Master of Arts in English ( Final)
 
Entry Requirements
  • Minimum 2nd Class in BA in English (3/4 years) or a GPA of 2.50 or its equivalent.
  • Must pass the admission test and viva voce.
  • Duration of the program: 1 Year including period for project/thesis.
Degree/Graduation Requirements:

A student must complete 12 courses for graduation that is he/she must earn a total of 42 credits including project Minimum GPA for graduation is 2.50 on a scale of 4.00. A student failing any courses will not be allowed to obtain the degree. Candidates are required to complete all courses from the following list of courses.
 
Duration of the Program: 4 Years including period for project/thesis
Program Structure
Credit Hours
1. General Education (3 courses * 3 credit hours each) 9
2. English Foundation & Professional Courses (7 Courses * 3 credit hours each) 21
3. Electives (4 Courses * 3 credit hours each) 12
4. English Courses (21 courses * 3 credit hours each) 63
5. Specialization/Major Courses (4 courses * 3 credit hours each) 12
6. Project/Thesis 6
Total Credit Hours 123
General Education
Candidates are required to complete three (3) courses from the following list of courses:
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
CIS 101 Computer Fundamentals 3
HIS 102 History of Western Thought 3
BEN 103 Origin of Bengali culture and History 3
BEN 104 Introduction to Bengali Literature 3
HIS 105 History of Eastern Thoughts and Religion 3
HIS 106 General History & Western History Highlights 3
IR 107 International Relations 3
English Foundation and Professional Courses
Candidates are required to complete all seven (7) courses from the following list of courses:
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
ENG 201 Public Speaking 3
ENG 202 Composition 3
ENG 203 Advanced Reading Strategies and Writing 3
ENG 204 English for Professional Purposes/Business 3
ENG 205 Technical Writing 3
ENG 206 Newspaper Editing/Practicum 3
ENG 207 Advanced Conversation 3
Electives
Candidates are required to choose any of the following two (2) groups, i.e., he/she has to complete a total four (4) courses equaling to 24 credits:
A. Environmental Issues
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
ENV 301 Introduction to Environmental Science 3
ENV 302 Environmental & Society: Bangladesh and Global Perspective 3
ENV 303 Environmental Economics and Population Dynamics 3
ENV 304 Environmental Laws, Protocols and Ethics 3
B. Urban and Regional Planning
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
URP 305 Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning 3
URP 306 Landscape Planning & Design 3
URP 307 Land Use Planning and Management 3
URP 308 Rural Planning 3
C. Managing of Human Resources
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
HRM 309 Industrial Relations 3
HRM 310 Principles of Management 3
HRM 311 Management Thought 3
HRM 312 Conflict Management 3
D. Computing Systems and Fundamentals
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
CIS 313 Fundamentals of Computing 3
CIS 314 Introduction to Internet 3
CIS 315 Introduction to Programming 3
CIS 316 Introduction to E-Commerce 3
E. Marketing
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
CIS 313 Principles of Marketing 3
CIS 314 International Marketing 3
CIS 315 Consumer Behavior 3
CIS 316 Marketing Research 3
English Courses
Candidates are required to complete all twenty-one (21) courses from the following list of courses:
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
ENG 401 Elizabethan and Restoration Drama 3
ENG 402 Romantic Literature - 3 3
ENG 403 19th Century Literature 3
ENG 404 20th Century Poetry 3
ENG 405 History of English Literature - 1 3
ENG 406 History of English Literature - 2 3
ENG 407 Introduction to Literary genres and terms 3
ENG 408 Romantic Literature - 1 3
ENG 409 Romantic Literature - 2 3
ENG 410 Elizabethan Drama 3
ENG 411 Elizabethan and Seventeenth Century Poetry 3
ENG 412 Seventeenth Century Prose and Drama 3
ENG 413 18th Century English Literature - 1 3
ENG 414 18th Century English Literature - 2 3
ENG 415 19th Century Literature - 1 3
ENG 416 19th Century Literature - 2 3
ENG 417 20th Century English Literature - 1 3
ENG 418 American Literature - 1 3
ENG 419 Literary Theory - 1 3
ENG 420 Classics in Translation - 1 3

ENG 421

 Introduction to Linguistics 3
Specialization/Major Courses
A. English Literature
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
LIT 501 Literary Theory - 2 3
LIT 502 Classics in Translation - 2 3
LIT 503 20th Century English Literature - 2 3
LIT 504 Introduction to Old and Middle English Literature 3
B. English Education
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
EDU 505 Introduction to Educations 3
EDU 506 English Language Teaching (ELT) 3
EDU 507 Educational Psychology 3
EDU 508 Student Teachig 3
C. English Teaching Developments
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
TEA 509 History, Principles and Philosophy of Education 3
TEA 510 Methods and Materials of Teaching English 3
TEA 511 Human Growth and Development 3
TEA 512 Classroom Management 3
D. English Linguistics
Course Code Course Name Credit Hours
LIN 513 Structure of English 3
LIN 514 Introduction to Phonetics and phonology 3
LIN 515 Introduction to Socio-linguistics and Psycho-linguistics aspect of Language 3
LIN 516 Second Language Acquisition (SLA) 3
Thesis/Project
Students will be required to prepare a thesis in relation to chosen major they have undertaken. Upon completion of the thesis or project, the candidate will be required to defend the thesis/project and on successful evaluation, the candidate will be awarded the degree.
Minimum number of credits to be completed for graduation 122
Number of non-credit courses (mandatory) 2

Total cost of the program
Fee Per Credit Tk. 800.00
Fee per semester Tk. 1,000.00
Dissertation Fees Tk. 6,000.00
Admission Fee Tk. 10,000.00
Total Session Fee (12 * Tk. 1,000.00) Tk. 12,000.00
Minimum Fees payable for credit courses (117 * Tk. 800.00) Tk. 93,000.00
Total Fees Payable Tk. 121,600.00
Fees Payable at the time of admission Tk. 13,400.00
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