Study Plan

Suggested Study Plan for MA Program

Plan A
Language Track
First Year, First Semester
2202603 English Phonetics and Phonology 3 credits
2202660 Syntactic Theories and the English Language 3 credits
2202661 English Semantics and Pragmatics 3 credits
  One Elective Course 3 credits
  Total 12  credits
   
First Year, Second Semester
2202600 Research Methodology in English Language and Literature 3  credits
  Two Elective Courses 6  credits
  Total 9  credits
   
Second Year, Second Semester
  One ElectiveRequired Course (Seminar) 3  credits1
2202707 Individual Study 3  credits1
  Total 6  credits
   
Second Year, Second Semester
2202811 Thesis 6  credits2
  Total 6  credits
   
Literature Track  
First Year, First Semester
2202600 Research Methodology in English Language and Literature 3  credits
2202606 Approaches in Critical Theory 3  credits
2202680 Major Forces and Trends in English Literature 3  credits
  One ElectiveCourse 3  credits
  Total 12  credits
     
First Year, Second Semester
2202619 Sel Texts and Authors 3  credits
  One Elective Required Course (Seminar) 3  credits
  One ElectiveCourse 3  credits
  Total 9  credits
   
Second Year, First Semester
2202707 Individual Study 3  credits1
  One Elective Course 3  credits
  Total 6 credits
Second Year, Second Semester
2202811 Thesis 6  credits2
Total 6 credits
1Students will take Individual Study (2202707) in the first semester of the second year prior to taking Thesis(2202811) in the following semester.  Individual Study will be evaluated on a S/U basis. Students are required to fill out a form to change the evaluating option from letter grades to S/U and submit the form to the Academic Services Section within the first week of the semester. It is also mandatory that students take Individual Study together with one additional course which will be assessed in letter grades. 
2It is mandatory that students take Thesis (2202811) consecutively until graduation. If they have already registered for 12 credits of Thesis, they will take this course for 0 (zero) credits. 

Plan B

Language Track

First Year, First Semester

2202603 English Phonetics and Phonology 3  credits
2202660 Syntactic Theories and the English Language 3  credits
2202661 English Semantics and Pragmatics 3  credits
One ElectiveCourse 3  credits
Total 12  credits
 

First Year, Second Semester

2202600 Research Methodology in English Language and Literature 3  credits
Two or three Elective Courses 6-9  credits
Total 9-12 credits
   

Second Year, First Semester

One Elective Required Course (Seminar) 3  credits
2202707 Individual Study 3  credits*
One Elective Course 3  credits
Total 9  credits
 

Second Year, Second Semester

2202771 Special Research 3  credits
One Elective Course 3  credits
2202896 Comprehensive Exam S/U
Total 6  credits
 
Literature Track

First Year, First Semester

2202600 Research Methodology in English Language and Literature 3 credits
2202606 Approaches in Critical Theory 3 credits
2202680 Major Forces and Trends in English Literature 3 credits
One ElectiveCourse 3 credits
Total 12  credits
 

First Year, Second Semester

2202619 Sel Texts and Authors 3 credits
One Elective Required Course 3 credits
Two ElectiveCourses 6 credits
Total 12  credits
 

Second Year, First Semester

2202707 Individual Study 3  credits*
Two Elective Courses 6 credits
Total 9 credits
 

Second Year, Second Semester

2202771 Special Research 3 credits
One ElectiveCourse 3 credits
2202896 Comprehensive Exam S/U
Total 6 credits

* Students will take Individual Study (2202707) in the first semester of the second year prior to taking Thesis (2202811) in the following semester.  Individual Study will be evaluated on a S/U basis. Students are required to fill out a form to change the evaluating option from letter grades to S/U and submit the form to the Academic Services Section within the first week of the semester.