Saurashtra University - Faculty of Arts - Master of Arts (English) - Semester I and II Syllabus as per NEP 2020

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Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Faculty of Arts outlines the Master of Arts in English Semester I and II syllabus under NEP 2020, effective from 2026. The course structure details core, ICT, and elective options, alongside project work and credit allocation with teaching hours. For Semester I, the document specifies course outcomes for poetry studies and a unit-wise syllabus covering sonnets, elegy, ode, and narrative poetry, including key texts by major authors. It also defines internal assessment through assignments/presentations and a semester-end examination with question types and marks, plus references and suggested reading.

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Course Structure for Master of Arts (English)

Semester I

Course Outcome

Detailed Syllabus (Unit-I to Unit-IV)

Internal Assessment and Semester End Examination

References & Suggested Reading

Saurashtra University, Rajkot Faculty of Arts Master of Arts, English Semester I and II Syllabus as per NEP 2020 Board of Studies in English With effect from 2026 Submitted by Dr. Ketan Pandya Chairman Board of Studies in English Saurashtra University Rajkot Course Structure for Master of Arts (English) Semester I | No. | Course
Type | Title of the course | Credit | Teaching
Hours | Examination
Duration | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | Core I | Poetry – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 2 | Core II | Drama – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 3 | Core III | Fiction – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 4 | ICT Course | Research Methodology – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 5 | Elective I A | Comparative
Literature – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 6 | Elective I B | Literary Theories – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 7 | Elective I C | Aspects of Film Writing and Making – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 8 | Elective I D | Content Writing and Media Communication – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 9 | Elective I E | Folklore Studies – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 10 | Elective I F | Western Feminist Writings – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 11 | Elective I G | Indian English
Literature-19th Century – 1 | 4 | 60 | 2:30 Hours | | 12 | Project
Work | Research Work-1 | 2 | 30 | Project Report | | Saurashtra University
Board of Studies in English
Syllabus (Effective from June 2023 onwards) | | | | | | | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Course Title | | Poetry – I | | Teaching Hours | | 60 | | Program | Semester | Category | Credit | Theory | | Total Marks | | MA | 01 | Core I | 04 | Internal | External | 100 | | | | | | 30 | 70 | | Course Outcome: Having completed this course, students are expected to gain knowledge on one of the most ancient of literary forms: poetry. Further, they would be familiar with four major sub-genres of poetry, namely: the sonnet, elegy, ode, and narrative poetry. They are expected to write reviews of individual poems and poetry anthologies. They are also expected to gain the skill of poetry recitation through group work and presentation. Assignments given to them would hone their reference and research skills . | Sr. No. | Detailed Syllabus | Hours | | --- | --- | --- | | Unit-I | Unit – 1: Sonnets –(Background Study) A History and
development of the Sonnet Form Texts (Poems):
a) Shakespeare – Sonnets 18 (“Shall I compare thee…”); 60 (“Like as the waves make…); 73 (“That time of year…”); 130 (“My mistress’ eyes …”)
b) Elizabeth Barrett Browning – Sonnets from the Portuguese Nos.
14 (“If thou must love me…”); 29 (“I think of thee…”); 34 (“Before they came,…”); 43 (“How do I love thee?...”)
c) Robert Frost (“The Oven Bird” and “The Silken Tent”)
d) A. E. Stallings (“Glitter” and “Country Song”) | 15 | | Unit-II | Unit – 2: Elegy- (Background Study) A History and development
of the Elegy Texts (Poems):
a) John Milton – “Lycidas”
b) Thomas Gray – “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard”
c) Percy Bysshe Shelley – “Adonais”
d) Alfred Tennyson – “In Memoriam A.H.H.”(Canto IX, XXVII, XXXIX, LV, LIV, LVI, LIX, XCIX, CXXII, CXXIII, CXXIX)
e) Walt Whitman – “When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d”
f) Elizabeth Bishop – “One Art” | 15 | | Unit-III | Unit – 3: Ode- (Background Study) A History and development of the Ode
Texts (Poems):
a) Aphra Behn – “On Desire”
b) Andrew Marvell – “ An Horatian Ode upon Cromwell’s Return from Ireland”
c) Thomas Gray – “Ode on the Death of a Favourite Cat”
d) William Wordsworth – “Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood”
e) S.T. Coleridge – “Dejection: An Ode”
f) John Keats – “Ode to a Nightingale”; “To Autumn”
g) Robert Lowell – “The Quaker Graveyard in Nantucket”
h) Allen Tate – “Ode to the Confederate Dead”
i) Lucille Clifton – “Homage to My Hips”
j) Ogden Nash – “To My Valentine” | 15 | | Unit-IV | Unit – 4: Narrative Poetry- (Backgr

FAQs

What is the course structure for MA (English) Semester I, including core and elective options?

The syllabus lists Core I (Poetry), Core II (Drama), Core III (Fiction), an ICT course (Research Methodology), and multiple electives such as Comparative Literature, Literary Theories, Film Writing and Making, Content Writing and Media Communication, Folklore Studies, Western Feminist Writings, and Indian English Literature (19th Century), plus project work.

Which poetry sub-genres are covered in the Poetry course outcome and unit syllabus?

Students study four major poetry sub-genres: sonnet, elegy, ode, and narrative poetry. The detailed syllabus assigns each as a unit with background study and specified texts and authors.

How are assessments structured for the poetry course in Semester I?

Internal assessment includes assignments, presentations, and tests. The semester-end examination allocates marks across long answer questions for each unit and short notes spanning Units 1 to 4.

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