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Nowadays graduate education in English is developing dramatically. This is influenced by the last decade's remarkable ferment in literary and cultural studies. ISU is keeping pace with theoretical and practical developments in both areas and puts particular efforts into developing an innovative range of offerings at the MA level. The program offers students the opportunity to enhance their skills of reading, writing, research, and teaching with courses that encompass a wide range of contemporary English and cultural studies.
Mission Statement | PEO 1 | PEO 2 | PEO 3 | PEO 5 |
M1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
M2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
M3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
M4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
An important role of English departments across the world has been to create interpretations of the texts of various historical periods, including the present. Accordingly, the courses of the MA in English Literature and Cultural Studies at ISU are designed aiming at the certain learning outcomes. Upon completion of the program, the students will be able to:
PEO | PLO 1 | PLO 2 | PLO 3 | PLO 4 | PLO 5 |
PEO 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
PEO 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
PEO 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
PEO 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
An important role of English departments across the world has been to create interpretations of the texts of various historical periods, including the present. Accordingly, the courses of the MA in English Literature and Cultural Studies at ISU are designed aiming at certain learning outcomes
The requirements to complete the MA in English Literature and Cultural Studies will depend on the successful completion of eleven courses along with seminar presentation(s), viva voce, and dissertation worth 41 credits that are intended to make the students skilled in essential and related areas of English literature and cultural studies.
Course Category | No. of Courses | Credit per Course | Total Credits |
Core Courses | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Major Concentrations | 9 | 3 | 27 |
Elective Courses | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Seminar and Viva Voce | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Dissertation | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 19 | 56 |
The requirements to complete the MA in English Literature and Cultural Studies will depend on the successful completion of eleven courses along with seminar presentation(s), viva voce, and dissertation worth 41 credits that are intended to make the students skilled in essential and related areas of English literature and cultural studies.
Particulars | Unit Cost (in Tk.) | Total (in Tk.) | Mode of Payment |
Admission Fee + Form Fee | 10,500 | 10,500 | Once |
Tuition Fee (per credit) | 1,600 | 65,600 | Semester-wise |
Registration Fee | 5,000 | 10,000 | Semester-wise |
Library Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | Once |
Lab. Fee | 500 | 1,000 | Semester-wise |
Student Activities Fee | 1,000 | 1,000 | Once |
Total | 89,100 |
Core Courses | ||
Course Code |
Course Title | Credit |
MAE02325101 | Contemporary Literary Theory and Criticism | 3 |
MAE02325102 | Cultural Studies | 3 |
MAE02325103 | World Literature and Translation | 3 |
MAE02325104 | Research Methods in English Studies | 3 |
Major Concentrations | ||
MAE02325201 | South Asian Diaspora and Its Literature | 3 |
MAE02325202 |
Latin American Literature in Translation | 3 |
MAE02325203 | Postmodernism in Literature | 3 |
MAE02325204 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
MAE02325105 | Studies in American Literature | 3 |
MAE02325206 | Film and Literature | 3 |
MAE02325210 | Literary Stylistics | 3 |
MAE02325111 | Creative Writing | 3 |
MAE0232512 | Shakespeare | |
Elective Courses | ||
MAE02325107 | Media and Literature/ Media and Representation Studies | 3 |
MAE02325108 | Popular Culture in Literature | 3 |
MAE02325209 | Literature and Gender Studies | 3 |
MAE02325212 | Eco-criticism, Environmental Justice and Literature | 3 |
Seminar and Dissertation | ||
MAE02325200 | Seminar on Recent Trends in Literary Research and Viva Voce | 3 |
MAE02325300 | Dissertation | 2 |