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Bachelor of Arts (English) - Literature/Linguistics

Entry Requirements

Description
A minimum of five (5) subjects at CXC/CSEC General Proficiency, Grades I, II, or III or five (5) passes at GCE "O" level, grades A, B, or C. Subjects must include English Language
Mature age (21 years and over), a sound secondary background, together with a pass at the University of Guyana Entrance Examination (UGEE).
Any qualification considered by the University to be equivalent to any of the above.

Courses

First Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENG1104 Introduction to Prose 4
ENG1106 Research Methods 4
ENG1107 Introduction to Language 4
ZZZ1101 Elective (4 credits) 4 MINOR Consult Head of Department
AAA4104 Additional Course (4 Credits) 4 Slot for Chinese courses
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ZZZ1201 Elective (4 credits) 4 MINOR Consult Head of Department
AAA4204 Additional Course (4 Credits) 4 Slot for Chinese courses
ENG1204 Introduction to Drama 4
ENG1206 Advanced Writing Techniques 4
ENG1207 Introduction to Linguistics 4
Annual Attachment
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENG1006 Introduction to Poetry 8

Second Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENG2102 Novel I - The Early English Novel 4
ENG2101 Poetry I - from Chaucer to the late 17th Century 4
ZZZ2101 Elective (4 credits) 4 MINOR Consult Head of Department
ENG2103 Structure of Language I 4
ZZZ2102 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose one Faculty course in either Semester I or Semester II Consult Head of Department
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ENG2201 Poetry II - Late 17th to the Early 20th Century 4
ENG2202 Novel II - The Novel in the 19th Century 4
ENG2203 Structure of Language II 4
ZZZ2201 Elective (4 credits) 4 MINOR Consult Head of Department
Annual Attachment
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
VVV2001 Elective (8 Credits) 8 Use this slot of register for a year-long minor course.

Third Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ZZZ3101 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department
ZZZ3103 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department
ZZZ3102 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ZZZ3202 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department
ZZZ3201 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department
ZZZ3203 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department

Fourth Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ZZZ4102 Elective (4 credits) 4 English course Consult Head of Department
ZZZ4103 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department
ZZZ4101 Elective (4 credits) 4 English course Consult Head of Department
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
ZZZ4201 Elective (4 credits) 4 English course Consult Head of Department
ZZZ4203 Elective (4 credits) 4 Choose any Course Consult Head of English Department
ZZZ4202 Elective (4 credits) 4 MINOR Consult Head of Department