CHRIST (Deemed to University), Bangalore

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH AND CULTURAL STUDIES

School of Arts and Humanities





Syllabus for
MA (English with Communication Studies)
Academic Year  (2024)

 
1 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MEL131 BRITISH LITERATURE FROM ENGLISH RENAISSANCE TO POSTMODERNISM Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL132 INDIAN LITERATURES IN ENGLISH AND TRANSLATION Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL133 LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL134 LINGUISTICS AND APPLIED LINGUISTICS Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL135 AUDIO VISUAL STUDIES: APPROACHES Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL136 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Core Courses 2 2 50
MEL149A SOCIAL INNOVATION AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 50
MEL149B Service Learning Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
2 Semester - 2024 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MEL211 SPEECH AND ACCENT Value Added Courses 3 2 50
MEL231 AMERICAN LITERATURES: VOICES FROM THE NATION Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL232 POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES: CONCEPTS AND APPROACHES Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL234 CULTURAL STUDIES: FIELDS, ISSUES, METHODS Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL281 INTERNSHIP Core Courses 4 4 100
3 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MEL341 POSTMODERN LITERATURES:TOWARDS CRITICAL POST HUMANISM Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL342 POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURES:TOWARDS DECOLONIALITY Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL343 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE: TEACHING METHODS AND APPROACHES Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL346 GENDER STUDIES Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL347 DEVELOPING MEDIA SKILLS Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL348 DEVELOPING NARRATIVES Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL349A DIGITAL HUMANITIES Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 100
MEL349B NET TRAINING Discipline Specific Elective Courses 2 2 50
4 Semester - 2023 - Batch
Course Code
Course
Type
Hours Per
Week
Credits
Marks
MEL441 WORLD LITERATURES Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL442 CREATIVE WRITING Core Courses 3 3 100
MEL444 LANGUAGE,COGNITIVE ABILITIES AND DISORDERS Core Courses 4 4 50
MEL445 THE CULTURAL AND THE URBAN:INTERFACES AND INTERSECTIONS Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL446 CULTURES OF THE EVERYDAY:CONFLICTS,NEGOTIATIONS, AND POWER IN MANAGING CULTURE Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL448 FILM AND FILM CULTURE Core Courses 4 4 100
MEL449A INTRODUCTION TO INDIAN PHILOSOPHY Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 0 50
MEL449B MASS COMMUNICATION AND JOURNALISTIC WRITING Discipline Specific Elective Courses 3 3 50
    Note:
  • Students can choose their prefered course from the elective as per the direction by the department
  • In addition to this, students are expected to complete three multi disciplinary courses before the end of third Sememter (Not applicable for student of Engineering, Hotel Management, Education, LLB and all Post Graduate Programmes)