Compulsory Courses
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG – 1104 |
English - I |
3 |
| ENG – 1204 |
English - II |
3 |
| ENG – 2104 |
English - III |
3 |
| ENG – 2204 |
English - IV |
3 |
B.A (Hons.) English Literature
| Year – 1 |
| Semester - I |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG – |
Introduction to Literary Genres |
3 |
| Semester - II |
| ENG – |
World Short Stories |
3 |
| Year – 2 |
| Semester - III |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG – |
Research Skills |
3 |
| Semester - IV |
| ENG – |
Drama: Classical to Restoration |
3 |
| ENG – |
Literary Criticism: Classical to the 18th Century |
3 |
| Year – 3 |
| Semester - V |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG – |
Shakespearean Drama |
3 |
| ENG – |
Classical English Poetry |
3 |
| ENG – |
18th and 19th Century English Novel |
3 |
| ENG – |
Classical to Modern English Prose |
3 |
| ENG – |
American Literature Before 1900 |
3 |
| Semester - VI |
| ENG – |
Modern Drama |
3 |
| ENG – |
English Romantic Poetry and Criticism |
3 |
| ENG – |
Modern Novel |
3 |
| ENG – |
American Literature After 1900 |
3 |
| ENG – |
Literary Theory |
3 |
| Year – 4 |
| Semester - VII |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
| ENG – |
Theatre and Performance |
3 |
| ENG – |
Modern and Contemporary Poetry in English |
3 |
| ENG – |
Contemporary Novel by the Nobel Laureates |
3 |
| ENG – |
Postcolonial Literature and Theory |
3 |
| ENG – |
Pakistani Literature in English |
3 |
| Semester - VIII |
| ENG – |
Optional I* |
3 |
| ENG – |
Optional II |
3 |
| ENG – |
Optional III |
3 |
| ENG – |
Optional IV |
3 |
| ENG – |
Optional V (for those who do not opt for the dissertation) |
3 |
| ENG – |
Project OR Internship |
3 |
| ENG - 4299 |
Research Dissertation** |
3 |
*Optional courses are subject to the availability of resource persons.
**Dissertation would only be offered to students with a CGPA of 3.0 or above. However, these
students can still opt for optional subjects if they so wish. Furthermore, students with less than
3.0 CGPA may apply for permission with a proposal for their dissertation. This permission will be
subject to the approval of the proposal by the Academic Committee.
Students can opt for:
1. Four optional courses and dissertation in the final semester
OR
2. Five optional courses and a project
OR
3. Five optional courses and internship
The Department of English is currently offering internships and projects in the following
areas:
i. Internships
a) GCU Press
b) Teaching Assistants
c) Student Mentors
ii. Projects
a) Translation Project
b) Theatre and Performing Arts Project
Optional Courses
- Introduction to Linguistics
- English Language Teaching
- Literary Responses to Covid-19
- Creative Writing
- Literature of Crime and Detection
- Literature of Partition and Trauma
- Translation Studies
- Contemporary Prose
- Science Fiction
