M.A (English) (Integrated)

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Master of Arts in English (Integrated)

Duration

5 Years

Level

Post Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

Graduation

M.A (English) (Integrated) or Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts in English degree program is a full-time five-year Post-Graduate Integrated program. Master of Arts in English Integrated degree program is the study of literature, linguistics, and philosophy of the English language. The Master of Arts in English Integrated course is five years and is provided on a part-time basis by certain institutes.

The subjects typically studied under this Integrated degree are Technical Writing, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Poetry, Drama, Communication, and that of Journalism. After completing the Master of Arts in English Integrated degree course there is various scope for Job. The Master of Arts in English Integrated degree course not only covers literature by not just England writers but also covers from all over the world.

M.A (English) (Integrated) Eligibility

  • The candidates who have passed Higher Secondary/Intermediate (10+2) with 45% marks in aggregate (5% relaxation for SC/ ST/ differently able candidates) or any other examination recognized as equivalent, shall be eligible for the course.

M.A (English) (Integrated) Syllabus

The Syllabus of Integrated English Course as prescribed by various Colleges & Universities.

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-I

Sr. No.

Subjects to Study

1

Cultural Education-I

2

English Prose: The Elizabethan to the Augustan

3

English Poetry: The Chaucerian to the Jacobean

4

History of English Literature: The Pre- Chaucerian to the Jacobean

5

Introduction to Computing

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-II

1

Cultural Education-II

2

English Prose: The Romantic to the Modern

3

English Poetry: The Augustan to the Victorian

4

History of English Literature: The Augustan to the Victorian

5

Indian Writing in English-I

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-III

1

American Literature

2

Communicative English (Advanced)

3

English Fiction: Victorian

4

History of English Literature: The Late- Victorian to the Modern

5

Life Skills-I & Life Writing-I

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-IV

1

Canadian Literature

2

Environmental Science and Sustainability

3

History of English Language

4

Shakespeare

5

Elective A

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-V

1

English Poetry: Modern

2

Elements of Literary Criticism

3

English Drama: Elizabethan to Victorian

4

Phonetics and Grammar

5

Spiritual Literature

6

Elective B

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-VI

1

English Fiction: Modern

2

English Drama: Modern

3

Indian Aesthetics

4

Indian Writing in English-II

5

Methodology of Literary Studies and Humanities

6

Life Writing II

7

Project (for Exit- option students)

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-VII

1

English Literature: Chaucer to 19th Century

2

Linguistics

3

New Literatures in English

4

Shakespeare Studies

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-VIII

1

English Poetry: 19th Century

2

Indian Literature in English Translation

3

Literary Theory-I

4

Research Methodology for Language and Literature

5

Elective-I

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-IX

1

English Poetry: 20th Century

2

Literary Theory-II

3

Modern English Drama

4

Elective-II & Elective-III

M.A (English) (Integrated) Semester-X

1

Film Studies

2

European Fiction

3

Writing from the Margins

4

Elective-IV

5

Dissertation & Practical- “Current Affairs and Debate”

 

Elective Subjects for I, II, III, & IV

Cultural Studies

Methods of Teaching the English Language

Comparative Literature

Postcolonial Poetry

Indian Women Novelists in English

Translation Studies

Latin American Writing

Twentieth-Century American Literature

 

M.A (English) (Integrated) Colleges

  • Central University of Karnataka (CUK), Karnataka

M.A (English) (Integrated) Suitability

  • Students who have immense interest in the English language and literature and want to popularize Indian English writings can go for this degree course.
  • Those who want to become a teacher, lecturer, and translator also can go for this course.
  • Candidates having good teaching aptitudes and other related skills also are suitable for the course.
  • Those who want to go for further higher studies like Master degree and then for research work also are suitable for it,

How is the M.A (English) (Integrated) Course Beneficial?

  • Acquiring an Integrated Master of Arts (English) degree with at least 50% marks makes a student eligible for the post of a lecturer in different colleges; though for a position in Government colleges, one should clear the UGC-NET examination or some state-level qualifying exams, along with the Master’s degree.
  • Master of Arts (English) Integrated degree serves as a basis for further higher studies and research in this field such as Ph.D. and M.Phil Degree in English.
  • The course prepares students for teaching and for creative English writing.
  • Master of Arts (English) degree holders can build a career in English journalism also.

M.A (English) (Integrated) Employment Areas

  • Administration
  • Advertising Industry
  • Communication Industry
  • Corporate Communications
  • Indian Civil Services
  • Instructional Design
  • Journalism and Reporting
  • Online Tutoring
  • Publication
  • Public Relation
  • Research
  • Translation Agencies

M.A (English) (Integrated) Job Types

  • Call Centre Executive
  • Customer Support Executive
  • Data Entry Operator
  • English Content Writer
  • English Tutor / English Trainer / English Translator
  • Faculty Teacher
  • IELTS Faculty & English Trainer
  • Junior Parliamentary Reporter

Advanced Courses in M.A (English) (Integrated)

  • M.Phil. (English Literature)
  • Ph.D. (English)