Saurashtra University Board of Studies in English Draft Syllabus Master of Arts in English (CBCS) - for Semester I to IV (Effective from 2016 onwards)

Sep 20, 2026

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Saurashtra University Board of Studies in English presents a draft syllabus for the Master of Arts in English (CBCS), effective from June 2016 onwards, covering Semester I to IV with a total of 20 courses and 80 credits (12 CCT, 6 ECT, 2 ICT). Each course carries 4 credits with 60 teaching hours, 100 marks total per course, and a 70-point semester-end exam plus 30-point internal assessment. The document details internal components and provides the Semester End Examination question paper structure, including unit-based long questions and short-note options. It specifies learning objectives and lists prescribed and recommended readings for course units.

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Proposed Syllabus for Master of Arts in English (CBCS)

Course structure, credits, and marks distribution

Semester end examination question paper pattern

Semester 1 CCT 01: English Literature of the Renaissance Period

Semester 1 CCT 02: English Literature of the Restoration and Neo Classical Periods

Saurashtra University Board of Studies in English Draft Syllabus Master of Arts (Semester I to IV) In effect from 2016 onwards Saurashtra University Proposed Syllabus for Master of Arts in English (CBCS) tobe in force from June-2016 Total Courses tobe Completed: 20 (12 CCT, 06 ECT and 02 ICT Courses) Total 80 Credits to be earned for successful completion of MA Total Credits (Each Course): 04 Total teaching time (Each Course): 60 hours Distribution of Marks: Total Marks per Course: 100 Semester end exam: 70 Internal assessment: 30 Internal Marks breakup: Assignment : 10 Written Test : 10 Presentation/Seminar: 10 Proposed Semester End Examination Question Paper: Total Marks: 70 Total Questions to be asked: 05 One full length question from each Unit 14 Marks Fifth question of short notes (Students are expected to attempt Two out of Four Options) 14 Marks Syllabus English M. A. Saurashtra University (From 2016) Page 1 of 62 Semester 1 CCT 01 English Literature of the Renaissance Period | Saurashtra University
Faculty of Arts
English
Syllabus (Effective from June 2016 onwards) | | | | | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Course Title | | English Literature of the Renaissance Period | | | | Course Credit | | | 04 | | | Course category and Course Code | | Core Course 01 | | | | 1601070102010100 | | | | | | Semester End Exam | | Regular students | | | | 2:15 Hours | | | 70 Marks | | | | | External Students | | | | 3:00 Hours | | | 100 Marks | | | Program | Semester | | Category | Credit | Internal
Marks | | External
Marks | Practical/
Viva
Marks | | Total
Marks | | M. A. | 01 | | Core
(CCT) | 04 | 30 | | 70 | -- | | 100 | Objectives: 1. To introduce historically the European Renaissance and the Renaissance in England. 2. To make students familiar with the various literary forms of this period and specially the form of Drama. 3. To study some of the major English Renaissance plays. Texts are indicative and should be supplemented with Background (Movements, Periods, ie Elizabethan, Jacobean, Caroline, etc.) Unit 1: Bacon Francis: Advancement of Learning Unit 2: Marlowe: The Jew Of Malta Unit 3: Shakespeare: Othello Unit 4: Metaphysical poetry (Donne, Herbert, Marvell) john Done 1) 2) 3) George Herbert 1) 2) 3) Andrew Marvel 1) 2) 3) The Sun Rising The Canonization Holy Sonnet 14 Batter My Heart three person'd God Affiction Ester Wings Peace The Garden The Fair Singer The Coronet Syllabus English M. A. Saurashtra University (From 2016) Page 2 of 62 Prescribed Reading: 1. Bowers, Fredson. Elizabethan Revenge Tragedy: Magnolia, M.A, Peter Smith, 1958. 2. Craig, Hardin The Enchanted Glass: The Elizabethan Mind in Literature Oxford, Basil Blackwell. 1966 3. Crutiwell, Patrick. The Shakespearean Moment and Its Place in the Poetry of Seventeenth Century. New York, ColumbiaUniversity Press, 1954 4. Ellis-Fermor, Una. The Jacobean Drama.London, Methuen University Paperbacks. 1935 5. Ford, Boris (ed) The Pelican Guide to English LiteratureVols 1,2 And 3 Harmondsworth, Middlesex, Penguin, 1954. 6. Kaufman, Ralph (ed) Elizabethan Drama, New York, OUP, 1961 7. Knights, L. C. Drama and Society in the Age of Jonson, London. 8. Lucas, F.L Seneca and the Elizabethan Tragedy, Folcroft, PA, Folcroft Library Editions, 1923. 9. Pinto, Vivian de Sola The English Renaissance: Fifteen Ten to Sixteen Eighty-Eight. 3-ed. London. The Cresset Press, 1966. 10. Tillyard, E M W The Elizabethan World Picture. London, Chatto&Windus, 1967. Syllabus English M. A. Saurashtra University (From 2016) Page 3 of 62 Semester 1 CCT 02 – English Literature of the Restoration and Neo Classical Periods | Saurashtra University
Faculty of Arts
English
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FAQs

What are the total courses, credits, and course-credit distribution for the MA English (CBCS) program?

The program includes 20 courses totaling 80 credits. Credits are distributed as 12 CCT, 6 ECT, and 2 ICT courses, and each course carries 4 credits.

How are marks allocated between the semester-end exam and internal assessment?

Each course totals 100 marks, with a 70-mark semester-end exam and 30 marks for internal assessment. Internal assessment is further broken into Assignment (10), Written Test (10), and Presentation/Seminar (10).

What is the Semester End Examination question paper structure described in the syllabus?

The question paper totals 70 marks with five questions. One full-length question is asked from each unit for 14 marks each, and the fifth question covers short notes where students attempt two out of four options for 14 marks.

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