Curriculum Framework


Category Minimum Credit Requirements
University Core (General Education) 30
Program Core 66
Program Elective 15
Internship/Thesis/Projects 6
Open Electives 3
Total Credits 120

Detail Structure of the Program

University Core (General Education - GenEd)

10 courses – 30 credits

Stream 1: Writing (2 courses – 6 credits)

Students are required to take a minimum of two courses

Course Code Course Title Credit Hours
ENG 203 Academic Writing 3
ENG 101 English Language and Advanced Grammar 3
ENG 102 Introduction to Composition 3
ENG 111 Public Speaking 3

Stream 2: Math and Sciences (Minimum 2 courses – 6 credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
COM-101 Introduction to Computer and Application 3
STAT-101 Introduction to Statistics 3

Stream 3: Arts, Humanities (Minimum 4 courses – 12 credits)

GED 101 and DEV 101 are compulsory. After completing these, students have a choice to take at least 1 course.

Course Code Course Title Credits
GED 101 Introduction to Bangla Literature 3
DEV 101 Bangladesh Studies 3
GED 120 Elementary Philosophy 3
GED 107 Fundamentals of Psychology 3
GED 209 Ethics and Culture 3

Stream 4: Social Sciences (Minimum 2 courses – 6 credits)

DEV 101 is compulsory. After completing that, students have a choice to take at least 1 course.

Course Code Course Title Credits
DEV 101 Bangladesh Studies 3
GED 120 Elementary Philosophy 3
GED 107 Fundamentals of Psychology 3
GED 111 Introduction to Anthropology 3
GED 102 Introduction to Sociology 3

GenEd Elective (4 courses – 12 credits)

Students can take three elective courses from Streams 2, 3, and 4.

Course Code Course Title Credits
GED 120 Elementary Philosophy 3
GED 107 Fundamentals of Psychology 3
COM-101 Introduction to Computer and Application 3
STAT-101 Introduction to Statistics 3
GED 111 Introduction to Anthropology 3
GED 102 Introduction to Sociology 3
PHI 104 Ethics 3

Program Core (Major/Minor) (22 courses – 66 credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG 115 Introduction to Literature 3
ENG 201 Basics in Linguistics 3
ENG 205 Introduction to Poetry 3
ENG 206 Classical Literature in Translation 3
ENG 207 Introduction to Drama 3
ENG 208 Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism 3
ENG 210 Introduction to Prose 3
ENG 225 South Asian Literature in English 3
ENG 235 African and Caribbean Literature 3
ENG 302 Literature of the English Renaissance 3
ENG 305 Shakespeare Studies 3

Program Core (Major/Minor)

Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG 315 Old and Middle English Literature 3
ENG 316 Sociolinguistics 3
ENG 321 English for Professional Purposes 3
ENG 326 Romantic Poetry 3
ENG 331 Elizabethan and Jacobean Drama 3
ENG 332 Victorian Poetry and Prose 3
ENG 333 American Literature 3
ENG 334 English Novel from Austen and Hardy 3
ENG 335 English Prose from Bacon to Burke 3
ENG 351 Twentieth Century Literature (Poetry and Drama) 3
ENG 441 Contemporary Fiction 3
ENG 301 Phonetics and Phonology 3
ENG 306 Semantics and Pragmatics 3
ENG 311 Morphology and Syntax 3
ENG 471 Discourse Analysis 3

Program Elective (5 courses – 15 credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG 366 Theories of Second Language Acquisition & Psycholinguistics 3
ENG 321 English for Professional Purposes 3
ENG 371 Principles of Syllabus Design and Material Development 3
ENG 377 ELT Methodology 3
ENG 376 Testing and Evaluation 3
ENG 381 Teaching Techniques and Practicum 3

Intern/Thesis/Project (1 course – 3 credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG 215 Research Methodology (with Research Project) 3

Open Elective (2 courses – 6 credits)

Course Code Course Title Credits
ENG 515 Gender and Sexuality Studies 3
ENG 470 Translation Studies 3
TNM 201 Language and Media 3