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MA in English Programme
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Programme Details
Programme offered Min. Duration Max. Duration Course Fees
MA In English 2 Year
(4 Semesters)
4 Year
(8 Semesters)
18,300 INR
Semester wise admission fee (in INR)
1st Semester
4,850 INR
2nd Semester
4,620 INR
3rd Semester
4,020 INR
4th Semester
5,410 INR
Objective

The main objective of the programme is to provide learners with a comprehensive understanding of English literature, literary studies, language, theory and critical approaches through the Open and Distance Learning mode.

Eligibility Department and School offering the programme Programme Co-ordinator(s)
Any graduate from a recognized university Department Of English
School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Tezpur University
Dr. Esther Daimari
Dept of English,
Tezpur University
Phone: 03712-275218
Email: esther@tezu.ernet.in

Dr. Suchibrata Goswami
Faculty of English
CDOE, Tezpur University
Phone: 03712-273096
Extn: 5358
Email: suchitu@tezu.ernet.in
Programme Brief
English Programme

English literature as a genre has experienced a sea change over the decades. Today studying English literature is not simply contemplating on the great classics of the world, appropriate for the lovers of classics only, without having multifarious utility for the learners of English as a subject.

English literature has encompassed all areas of human life from Social Science to Science, politics to religion, art to architecture, film studies, cultural studies and the study of information and communication. Consequently, the scope of literary studies has been broadened to cater the requirements of different stakeholders interested in English and English literature Studies.

Considering that an English degree holder is a necessity more or less in every industry, filling a variety of roles – from editor to academic and legal advisor to manager, the M.A English programme offered through open and distance mood will open up opportunities to many.

This programme is designed in a way that after completion of the degree learners will skilled in scrutinizing and debating a variety of texts and contexts, movements, periods and critical approaches, theory and study of language that are pretty central to modern knowledge and communication system.

Course Structure (New course)
Enrollment From Autumn 2025 (July 2025)
First Semester Second Semester
MAEGD101 : LITERACY AND CRITICAL THEORY I MAEGD201 : LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE EDUCATION
MAEGD102 : ENGLISH LITERAURE FROM CHAUCER TO MARLOWE MAEGD202 : PURITAN TO EIGHTEENTH CENTURY LITERAURE
MAEGD103 : SHAKESPEAREAN DRAMA MAEGD203 : ROMANTIC POETRY AND PROSE
MAEGD104 : FICTION I (EARLY TO JNE AUSTIN) MAEGD204 : FICTION II (NINETEENTH CENTURY)
MAEGD105 : ACADEMIC AND CRITICAL WRITING IN ENGLISH MAEGD205 : FUNDAMENTAL OF RESEARCH
Third Semester Fourth Semester
MAEGD301 : LITERACY CRITICAL II MAEGD401 : MODERN POETRY
MAEGD302 : MODERN BRITISH DRAMA MAEGD402 : MODERN PROSE
MAEGD303 : MODERN FICTION MAEGD403 : POSTCOLONIAL LITERATURE IN ENGLISH
MAEGD304 : AMERICAL LITERATURE I MAEGD404 : INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH II (OPTIONAL)
MAEGD305: INIDAN WRITING IN ENGLISH I MAEGD405P : PROJECT
Course Structure (Old course)
Enrollment Before Autumn 2025
First Semester Second Semester
MAEGD101 : BRITISH SOCIAL HISTORY MAEGD201 : BRITISH POETRY II: NEO-CLASSICAL TO VICTORIAN
MAEGD102 : BRITISH POETRY I: CHAUCER TO RESTORATION MAEGD202 : BRITISH FICTION I: BEGINNINGS TO VICTORIAN
MAEGD103 : BRITISH DRAMA I: BEGINNINGS TO RESTORATION MAEGD203 : LITERARY CRITICISM & THEORY I
MAEGD104 : ASPECTS OF LANGUAGE MAEGD204 : ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING
Third Semester Fourth Semester
MAEGD301 : BRITISH POETRY III: MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MAEGD401 : BRITISH FICTION II: MODERN & CONTEMPORARY
MAEGD302 : BRITISH DRAMA II: MODERN & CONTEMPORARY MAEGD402 : LITERARY CRITICISM AND THEORY II
MAEGD303 : AMERICAN LITERATURE I MAEGD403 : WOMENS WRITING IN ENGLISH
MAEGD304 : INDIAN WRITING IN ENGLISH MAEGD404 : AMERICAN LITERATURE II (OPTIONAL)
MAEGD405 : INDIAN LITERATURE IN ENGLISH II (OPTIONAL)