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Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh

Department of English Syllabus Publication Committee:

Chairman:
Prof. Dr. Sabina Islam, Dept. of Statistics, SUST
Undergraduate
Members:
Session: 2018-2019
Prof. Dr. Mushtaq Ahmed, Dept. of CEE, SUST
Prof. Dr. Sujoy Chakraborty, Dept. of Mathematics, SUST
Graduate Prof. Dr. Mohammad Muhshin Aziz Khan, Dept. of IPE, SUST
Prof. Dr. Mohammed Jahirul Islam, Dept. of CSE, SUST
Session: 2018-2019
Secretary:
Shaheena Sultana, Deputy Registrar, SUST

Cover Design:
Dept of Architecture, SUST

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Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
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 Contents

Overview of the University and Department ……… 5

Faculty List (Current) ……… 6

Ordinance for Semester System for Bachelor’s Degree ……… 7

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……… 16

Undergraduate Program Summary ……… 17

Detailed Syllabus of Major Courses ……… 21

Non-Major Courses (Offered by other departments) ……… 37

Non-Major Courses (Offered for other departments) ……… 47

Ordinance for the Graduate Program at SUST ……… 77

Examination Ordinance for the Graduate Program ……… 83

Graduate Program Summary ……… 87

Detailed Syllabus for Masters Program ……… 89

M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programs Summary ……… 99

Detailed Syllabus for M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programs ……… 101

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 OVERVIEW OF THE UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENT FACULTY LIST (Current)
(At a glance)

Name of the University SL.

Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet Full Name PABX Cellphone
No.
Professors
Establishment of the University
1.
25 August 1986 Dr. Himadri Sekhar Roy 442 01719266004

Founder Vice Chancellor of the University 2.

Dr. Muhammad Alamgir Toimoor 634 01718337348
Professor Dr. Sadruddin Ahmed Chawdhury
3.
Dr. Hossain Al Mamun 630 01711987266
Current Vice Chancellor of the University
Professor Farid Uddin Ahmed Associate Professors
4.
Mrs. Shahnaz Mahmud 632 01716254923
First Academic Session of the University
1990-1991 5.
Ms. Shareefa Yasmeen 633 01912973288
Website of the University 6.
Mr. Md. Sikandar Ali 01716479311
www.sust.edu
7.
Dr. Afruza Khanom 01711824779
E-mail of the University
registrar@sust.edu 8.
Mr. Mohammad Rajik Miah 01711225535
Name of the Department 9.
English (ENG) Dr. Mohammad Shafiqul Islam 01712282136
10.
First Academic Session of the Department Md Ishrat Ibne Ismail (study leave)
2000-2001 M
11.
Website of the Department Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman (study leave) 01557308871
www.sust.edu/d/eng Assistant Professors
12.
E-mail of the Department Mr. Sayeef Ahmed 01712574588
eng@sust.edu
13.
Mr. Panna Majumder 01714548798
PABX Extension of the Department
14.
272 Mrs. Rokeya Begum 01716466067

Founder Head of the Department 15.

Mrs. Sahelee Parveen Dipa 01717896188
Professor Dr. Md Ati Ullah
16. Mr. Talukdar Mohammad Misbah Uddin
01712303517
Current Head of the Department (study leave)
Professor Dr. Himadri Sekhar Roy 17.
Mrs. Shahrin Fardous 01627519231

Programs Offering 18.

Mr. Md. Abu Hena Pohil 01723048735
BA (Honors), MA, MPhil and PhD
Lecturers

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 Ms. Mahabuba Rahman 01719364773
20.
Ms. Noor-E –Jannat Meem 01962567884
21.
Ms. Zarin Tasnim 01704604397
22.
Sumaiya Ahmed 01521554009
23.
Tasnia Mizan CHowdhury 01755045452
24.
Khadizatul Kobra Urmy 01765548329
25.
Mazid-Ul Hasan 01744908382

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 Ordinance for Semester System for Bachelor’s Degree
(This ordinance will replace other ordinances/resolutions etc. on the issues described here;
however, it will not affect ordinances/resolutions on issues not mentioned here.)
1. Student Admission
1.1 Undergraduate Admission:
The admission committee of the university will conduct the admission process for
Bachelor’s degree as per the rules. The students will be admitted in the first semester
of an academic year in the individual discipline of different schools. However the
admission of foreign students will be subjected to the verification of academic
records as per the university rule.
1.2 Student Status and Student Level:
Every student has to maintain his/her student status by getting admission paying
necessary fees and register for required credits every semester. Unless a student
graduates early by taking courses in advance, every student has to get admission in
every semester successively. For a book keeping purpose a student’s level will be
expressed by his/her year and semester. A student will be transferred to next level if
he/she completes or appears in 80% of his designated courses at his/her present
level. Once a student reaches 4th year 2nd (5th year 2nd for Architecture) semester
he/she will be kept at this level until he/she graduates.
1.3 Re-Admission:
A student has to take re-admission if his/her student status is not maintained or one
or more semesters are cancelled because of disciplinary action against him/her. In
case of semester cancellation the student has to get re-admission in the same
semester. The level (Year and Semester) of re-admission will be determined by his
completed/appeared credits. A student will be eligible for re-admission in the first
year first semester of the subsequent session if he/she was present in at least 25% of
the classes of his/her major courses or appeared at the semester final examination
and his/her admission/semester fees was clear in the past semester/session. Re-
admitted students will always be assigned the original Registration Number.
1.4 Student’s Advisor:
After admission every batch of student will be assigned to a student’s Advisor from
the teacher of his/her discipline to guide him/her through the semester system.
Advisors will always be accessible to the students and will be ready to mentor them
in their academic activities, career planning and if necessary, personal issues. There
will be a prescribed guideline for the Advisors to follow.
2. Academic Calendar
2.1 Number of Semesters:
There will be two semesters in an academic year. The first semester will start on 1st
January and end on 30th June, the Second semester will start on 1st July and end on
31st December. The routine of the final examination dates along with other
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academic deadlines will be announced in the academic calendar at the beginning of
each semester.
2.2 Duration of Semesters:
The duration of each semester will be as follows:
Classes and Preparatory weeks 15 weeks
Final Examination 04 weeks
Total 19 weeks
These 19 weeks may not be contiguous to accommodate various holidays and the
Recess before the final examination may coincide with holidays. The final grading
will be completed before the beginning of the next semester.
3. Course Pattern
The entire Bachelor’s degree program is covered through a set of theoretical,
practical, project, viva and seminar courses. At the beginning of every academic
session a short description of every available course will be published by the
syllabus committee of each discipline.
3.1 Course Development:
3.1.1 Major and Non-Major Courses:
Syllabus committee of every discipline will develop all the courses that will be
offered by that particular discipline and has to be approved by the respective school
and the Academic Council. These include major courses for the respective discipline
as well as non-major courses that will be offered to other disciplines. Non-major
courses will be developed with close cooperation of the disciplines concerned
keeping into consideration of the need of that discipline.
3.1.2 Syllabus:
(a) Major and Non-Major Courses: Syllabus committee will select and approve the
courses from major courses of the discipline as well as non-major courses offered by
other disciplines to complete the syllabus. The syllabus committee will also select a
group of courses as core-courses and without these courses a student will not be
allowed to graduate even if he completes the credit requirement. The committee may
assign pre-requisite for any course if deemed necessary.
(b) Second Major Courses: The syllabus committee will select a set of courses of 28-
36 credits from the major courses for a second major degree.
3.1.3 Course Instruction:
At the beginning of every semester the course instructor has to make a detailed plan
of the course instruction in the prescribed form and supply it to the head of the
discipline to make it available to the students. The course plan should have the
information about the suggested text books, number of lectures per topic, number
and type of assignments, number and approximate dates of mid-semester
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examinations and mandatory office hours reserved for the students of the course 19 BNG Bangla b
offered. If not otherwise mentioned the medium of instruction is always English. .
20 ECO Economics c
3.2 Course Identification System: .
Each course is designated by a three-letter symbol for discipline abbreviation 21 ENG English d
followed by a three-digit number to characterize the course. To avoid confusion new .
or modified courses should never be identified by reusing a discontinued course 22 PSS Political Studies e
number .
23 PAD Public Administration f
3.2.1 Discipline Identification: .
24 SCW Social Work g
The three-letter symbol will identify a discipline offering the course as follows. If .
same course is offered to more than one discipline, if necessary, an extra letter 25 SOC Sociology h
shown in the list may be used after the three digits to specify the department .
receiving the non-major course. School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences:
26 FES Forestry and Environmental Science P
School of Applied Sciences and Technology: .
1. ARC Architecture A School of Management and Business Administration:
2. CEP Chemical Engineering and Polymer Science B 27 BUS Business Administration i
3. CEE Civil and Environmental Engineering C .
4. CSE Computer Science and Engineering D Institute of Information and Coommunication
5. EEE Electrical and Electronic Engineering E Technology
6. FET Food Engineering and Tea Technology F 28 SWE Software Engineering W
7. IPE Industrial and Production Engineering G .
8. MEE Mechanical Engineering Q
9. PME Petroleum and Mining Engineering H 3.2.2 Course Number:
School of Life Sciences: The three-digit number will be used as follows:
10 BMB Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I (a) First Digit: The first digit of the three digit number will correspond to the year
. intended for the course recipient.
11 GEB Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology J (b) Second Digit: A discipline should use the number 0 and 1 for the second digit to
. identify non-major courses. The digits 2-9 are reserved for major courses to identify
School of Physical Sciences: the different areas within a discipline.
12 CHE Chemistry K (c) Third Digit: The third digit will be used to identify a course within a particular
. discipline. This digit can be used sequentially to indicate follow up courses. If
13 GEE Geography and Environment L possible even numbers will be used to identify laboratory courses.
.
14 MAT Mathematics M 3.2.3 Course Title and Credit:
. Every course will have a short representative course title, declaration if it is core
15 OCG Oceanography S course, a number indicating the total credits as well as reference to prerequisite
. courses if any.
16 PHY Physics N
. 3.2.4 Theory and Lab Course:
17 STA Statistics O If a single course has both Theory and Laboratory/Sessional part, then the course
. must be split into separate Theory and Lab courses and both should have separate
School of Social Sciences: course number. A student may not register for a lab course without registering or
18 ANP Anthropology a completing the corresponding theory course.
.

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3.3 Assignment of Credits:
3.3.1 Theoretical:
One lecture per week (or 13 lectures in total) of 1 hour duration per semester will be
considered as one credit. (There will be 10 minutes recess between theory classes).
A theory course will have only integer number of credits.
3.3.2 Laboratory Classes:
Minimum two contact hours of a laboratory class per week (or 26 contact hours in
total) per semester will be considered as one credit. A laboratory course may have
half integer credits with a minimum of 1 credit.
3.3.3 Seminar, Thesis, Projects, Monographs, Fieldwork, Viva etc.:
Will be assigned by the respective discipline.
3.4 Classification of the Courses:
The Bachelor’s degree courses will be classified into several groups and the syllabus
committee will finalize the curricula selecting courses from the groups shown
below.
3.4.1 Major Courses:
A student has to take at least 70% courses from his/her own discipline. Out of these
courses a section will be identified as core courses and every student of a particular
discipline will be required to take those courses.
3.4.2 Non-Major Courses:
Every student is required to take at least 20% (including mandatory) courses from
related disciplines. If any Non-Major course is declared as Core course a student is
required to take that course to graduate. The Non-Major courses will be designed,
offered and graded by the offering disciplines.
3.4.3 Other Courses:
After completion of the required mandatory, major and non-major courses a student
may take few other courses of his/her choice not directly related to his/her discipline
to fulfill the total credit requirement.
3.4.4 Credit-Only Courses:
The credit of these Credit-Only courses will be added to the total credits if passed
but will not affect the CGPA as there will be no grades for these courses.
4. Course Registration
4.1 Registration:
A student has to register for his/her courses and pay necessary dues within the first
two weeks of every semester. Departmental student advisor will advise every
student about his/her courses and monitor his/her performances. A student at any
level is expected to register the courses at his level provided he/she does not have
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any incomplete courses from previous levels. A student will not be allowed to
appear in the examination if his/her semester and examination fee is not cleared.
4.2 Minimum and Maximum Credits:
A student, if s/he is not a clearing graduate, has to register for at least 12 credits
minimum and 30 credits maximum every semester.
4.3 Incomplete Courses:
(i) If a student has incomplete courses, he/she has to register his/her available
incomplete courses from preceding levels before s/he can register courses from
current or successive levels. If an incomplete course is not offered in a given
semester the student has to take the courses when it is offered next time. A student
with incomplete courses will not be eligible for Distinction.
(ii) A student to register his/her incomplete courses, if offered, from proceeding
semesters before s/he can register courses from current or successive semester,
otherwise s/he takes the courses when the desired course is offered next time. A
student will not be allowed to take 100 and 300 level and 200 and 400 level courses
simultaneously. 100 level courses mean courses of 1st and 2nd semesters, 200 level
courses mean courses of 3rd and 4th semesters and so on.
4.4 Course Withdrawal:
A student can withdraw a course by a written application to the Controller of
Examinations through the Head of the discipline on or before the last day of
instruction. The Controller of Examinations will send the revised registration list to
the disciplines before the examination. There will be no record of the course in
transcript if the course is withdrawn.
4.5 Course Repetition:
If a student has to repeat a failed or incomplete course and that course is not offered
any more, the discipline may allow him/her to take an equivalent course from the
current syllabus. For clearing graduates if any incomplete course is not offered in the
running semester, the discipline may suggest a suitable course to complete the credit
requirement.
5. Graduation Criteria
5.1 Major Degree:
5.1.1 Total Credits:
School of Physical Sciences, School of Social Sciences and School of Management
and Business Administration have a requirement of 140 credits to graduate from its
disciplines. School of Applied Sciences and Technology, School of Life Sciences
and School of Agriculture and Mineral Science have requirement of 160 (200 for
Architecture) credits for graduation.
5.1.2 Total Years:
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A regular student is expected to graduate in 8 semesters (4 years) or in 10 semesters
(5 years) for the discipline of Architecture. A student may graduate in shorter time
period if s/he is willing to take extra courses in a systematic way. A student will be
given 4 (2 years) extra semesters in addition to 8/10 semesters to complete his/her
degree. The regular examination year will be identified by the session and the end-
month (June or December) of the semester the student graduates.
5.1.3 Early Graduation:
A student may graduate early by completing courses in advance, in that case he does
not need to pay tuition or get admission in subsequent semesters. However a student
will not be able to start master's degree one session earlier unless he graduates two
semesters early.
discipline will enroll them as per the admission criteria. During registration enrolled
students have to get their courses approved from the offering department completing
a separate registration form.
5.2.5 Class Routine:
After enrollment a regular student may start taking the second major courses starting
3rd semester. The class routine may be arranged to accommodate the student need.
5.2.6 Certificate and Mark sheet:
A student completing the requirement will be given an additional certificate and
grade sheet for his second major degree.

5.1.4 Minimum Credit for a Clearing Graduate: 6. Examination System

For a clearing graduate (8th and subsequent semesters) condition for maximum and
minimum credit requirements is relaxed. A student will be evaluated continuously in the courses system, for theoretical
classes s/he will be assessed by class participation, assignments, quizzes, mid-
5.1.5 Break in study: semester examinations and final examination. For laboratory work s/he will be
Those students who have not been able to achieve their degrees by participating in assessed by observation of the student at work, viva-voce during laboratory works,
the ascertained 12th (for ARC department 14th) semester final exams will have the from his/her written reports and grades of examinations designed by the respective
opportunity to do so by enrolling into 2 (two) running semesters back to back if after course teacher and the examination committee.
the publications of their results of the 12th (for ARC department 14th) semester final
exam, it becomes evident that they have completed at least 80% of their total credits.
In case of such students, on the tabulation sheet, result sheet, certificate, transcript, 6.1 Distribution of Marks:
grade sheet, etc., number of total semesters shall be stated instead of the word The marks of a given course will be as follows:
“Irregular.” As for irregular students, studentship shall be annulled after the
aforesaid 2 (two) semesters have come to an end. Class Attendance 10%
Assignments and Mid-Semester Examinations 20%
5.2 Second Major Degree: Final Examination 70%

5.2.1 Total Credits: 6.1.1 Class Participation:

A student may apply for a second major degree if he/she completes an extra 28-36 The marks for class participation will be as follows:
credit requirement designated by the offering discipline.
Attendance Marks Attendance Marks Attendance Marks
5.2.2 Total Semesters: (Percentage) (Percentage) (Percentage)
A student has to complete the credit requirement of second major degree within 8 95 and above 10 80 to 84 7 65 to 69 4
regular and 4 extra semesters. 90 to 94 9 75 to 79 6 60 to 64 3
85 to 89 8 70 to 74 5 Less than 60 0
5.2.3 Requirement of Major Degree:
A student will not be given a second major degree if he/she fails to complete his A student will not be allowed to appear at the examination of a course if his/her
regular major degree. A student will not be allowed to enroll in Masters program class attendance in that course is less than 50%.
before completion of his/her second major degree even if he/she complete his/her
major degree requirement. 6.1.2 Assignments and Mid-Semester Examinations:
There should be at least two mid-semester examinations for every course. The
5.2.4 Registration Criteria: course teacher may decide the relative marks distribution between the assignments,
An offering discipline will decide on the number of seats for second major, tutorial and mid-semester examinations, however at least 50% contribution should
enrollment criteria and get it approved from the academic council. Students willing come from the mid-semester examinations. The answer script should be returned to
to get a second major have to apply to the offering discipline for enrollment and the the students as it is valuable to their learning process.
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 7.2.2 CGPA:
6.1.3 Final Examination: Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of only major and both major and second
The final examination will be conducted as per the Semester Examination major degree will be calculated by the weighted average of every course of previous
Ordinance. semesters along with the present semester. For clearing graduates if the roundup
(a) Duration of the Final Examination: There will be a 3-hour final examination for value of the third digit after decimal is nonzero the second digit will be incremented
every course of 3 credits or more after the 13th week from the beginning of the by one. A student will also receive a separate CGPA for his second major courses.
semester. Courses less than 3 credits will have final examination of duration 2 hours.
(b) Evaluation of Answer Script: The students of the School of Applied Science and 7.2.3 F Grades:
Technology and the School of Agriculture and Mineral Sciences will have two A student is given an ‘F’ grade if he fails or is absent in the final examination of a
answer scripts to answer separate questions during final examination. Two separate course. If a student obtains an ‘F’ grade his grade will not be counted for GPA and
examiner will grade the two scripts separately and the marks will be added together s/he has to repeat the course. An ‘F’ grade will be in his/her record and s/he will not
to get the final mark. For the students of the other schools there will be a single be eligible for Distinction.
answer script which will be evaluated by two examiners. The two marks will be
averaged and if the marks by the two examiners differ by 20% or more the 8. Distinction
concerned answer scripts will be examined by a third examiner and the two closest 8.1 Distinction:
marks among the three will be averaged to get the final mark. Candidates for four-year Bachelor degree will be awarded the degree with
Distinction if his/her overall CGPA is 3.75 or above. However, a student will not be
considered for Distinction if (a) s/he is not a regular student (has semester drop,
incomplete courses in any semester or break of study) (b) has ‘F’ grade in one or
more courses.
____________________________________________________________________
Ref.: This Ordinance was approved in the 126th Academic Council (26 June 2013). Clause
3.4.1 was cancelled in 127th Academic Council (27 August 2013). 128th Academic Council
(21 November 2013) decided to make it effective from 01 January 2014.
7. Grading System
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7.1 Letter Grade and Grade Point:
Letter Grade and corresponding Grade-Point for a course will be awarded from the
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roundup marks of individual courses as follows: wn‡m‡e wba©vwiZ
Numerical Grade Letter Grade Grade Point MSC004 (3.0 Credits)
80% and above A+ 4.00 MILITARY SCIENCE (mvgwiK weÁvb)
75% to less than 80% A 3.75
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65% to less than 70% B+ 3.25
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60% to less than 65% B 3.00
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50% to less than 55% C+ 2.50 wWªj, KzPKvIqvR, g¨vc wiwWs, hy‡×i bvbv †KŠkj, hy‡× e¨eüZ
45% to less than 50% C 2.25 A‡¯¿i cwiPq, evsjv‡`‡ki mk¯¿ evwnbxi cwiPq, †bZ…‡Z¡i
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7.2 Calculation of Grades
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all the courses completed by a student in a semester. cÖKvwkZ|

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 Curriculum i. Offering courses on ELT for professional development for graduates from
Department of English English as they may be expected to deal with English language teaching
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) management both at home and abroad
j. Focusing on interdisciplinary studies essential to facilitate better understanding
Preamble: of social, cultural, political, and scientific realities
The nations of the world are at present more interrelated, interactive, and
interdependent than ever before. Promoting multiculturalism is essential for ensuring General Study Areas:
a peaceful and harmonious living, and this can be achieved through exposure to art, To address the curriculum goals and principles, the committee recommends that the
culture, and literature of various nations around the world. For effective Department of English in its undergraduate and graduate programmes offer courses
communication, English has become one of the important media. People all over the on the following areas:
world now exchange their thoughts and ideas through networks of communication,
essentially in English. Moreover, English has become an indispensable component  European literature
for professional development.  American literature
Considering the opinions and observations of the faculty members, students,  African literature
guardians, academics, and stakeholders, the Department of English, SUST, finds it  Literary works by Bangladeshi authors
necessary to bring changes in its current syllabuses of undergraduate and graduate  Asian literature
programmes to meet the needs and challenges the graduates will encounter in their  Diaspora
professional life. In view of the changing needs and trends in teaching and learning
 Ecopoetics
English language and literature, the Curriculum Development (Proposal) Committee
 Applied linguistics and ELT
has modified the existing syllabus. The modification process started with defining
the general goals of the curriculum of the department, followed by stating the  Discourse analysis
principles for selecting courses and areas of study and ended with detailing the  English for literary interpretation
course contents.  English for academic purpose
 English for communication
Curriculum goals:  Literary theory
a. Understanding and appreciating national and global art, culture, and literature  Cultural studies
to cultivate and refine sensibilities and generate intercultural understanding  Translation
b. Developing skills in and insight into English as a second and international  Translation studies
language  Creative writing
 Contemporary literature
Principles for course selection:  Research in literature and language
a. A gradual shift from chronological study of literature of any particular nation to  Interdisciplinary studies including courses in science, social science, and
the world literature in English information technology
b. A paradigm shift from historical approach to genre approach in studying
literature To have an understanding in the aforesaid areas, the committee recommends the
c. Sequencing courses to improve continuity of learning following modules to be taught in the undergraduate programme.
d. Inclusion of language courses to build students’competence in all skills of
English language before they approach literature.
e. Advanced language courses needed to enhance their language skills required
for studying and understanding literature
f. Considering the competence level of general students at different stages of
learning,and sequencing courses from easy to difficult so as to help students
develop gradually.
g. Introducing Bangladesh Studies to enhance students’ knowledge of
Bangladesh, its origin and status in the globe
h. Introducing linguistics based courses to understand the origin, nature,
characteristic,variety,and future of English language,as linguistic insights are
essential to make in-depth interpretation of literary and non-literary texts

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 Syllabus of BA (Honours), Department of English GEE Introduction to Human
3+0 3/3
Session: 2018-2019 203d Geography and Environment
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) ECO 105 Principles of Economics 3+0 3/3
Total 19+0 19/19
First Year First Semester
Second Year Second Semester
Periods/Classe Periods/Classe
Course Credit/hour Course Credit/hou
Course Title s/Theory + Course Title s/Theory +
No. per week No. r per week
Lab. Lab.
ENG 111 Introduction to Literature 3+0 3/3 ENG 221 Romantic Poetry 3+0 3/3
ENG 112 Academic Writing 1 3+0 3/3 ENG 222 Bangladeshi Writing in English 3+0 3/3
Listening and Speaking Skills ENG 223 Seminar Paper and Viva Voce 1+0 1/1
ENG 113 0+3 3/6
Lab STA
ENG 114 English Reading Skill 3+0 3/3 3+0 3/3
216d
BNG 101 Bangla Language and Literature 2+0 2/2 Introduction to Computing
CSE 202d 3+0 3/3
BNG 102 Bangla Language Lab 0+1 1/1 Applications
Introduction to Bangla Anthropology of Language and
BNG 103 3+0 3/3 ANP 205 3+0 3/3
Literature Culture
ENG 115 Seminar Paper and Viva Voce 1+ 0 1/1 Introduction to English Literature
ENG 225 3+0 3/3
Total 15 + 4=19 19/22 (For Department of Bangla)
Total 16 + 0 16/16
First Year Second Semester
Third Year First Semester
Periods/Classe
Course Credit/hour
Course Title s/Theory + Periods/Clas Credit/h
No. per week Course
Lab. Course Title ses/Theory + our per
No.
ENG 121 Introduction to Poetry 3+0 3/3 Lab. week
ENG 122 Academic Writing 2 3+0 3/3 ENG 311 Elizabethan and Restoration Drama 3+0 3/3
ENG 123 Reading Short Story 3+0 3/3 ENG 312 Neoclassical Literature 3+0 3/3
ENG 124 Seminar Paper and Viva Voce 1+0 1/1 ENG 313 American Poetry 3+0 3/3
SOC ENG 314 Introduction to Linguistics 3+0 3/3
Principles of Sociology 3+0 3/3
101B ENG 315 Introduction to Western Philosophy 3+0 3/3
PSS 101 Bangladesh Studies 3+ 0 3/3 ENG 316 Seminar Paper and Viva Voce 1+0 1/1
Total 16+0 16/16 Total 16+0 16/16

Second Year First Semester Third Year Second Semester

Periods/Classe Periods/Clas Credit/h

Course Credit/hour Course
Course Title s/Theory + Course Title ses/Theory + our per
No. s week No.
Lab. Lab. week
ENG 211 Elizabethan and Jacobean Poetry 3+0 3/3 ENG 321 American Drama 3+0 3/3
ENG 212 English Prose 3+0 3/3 ENG 322 Greek and Roman Classics 3+0 3/3
Arabian and Persian Literature ENG 323 Victorian Poetry 3+0 3/3
ENG 213 3+0 3/3
in Translation ENG 324 British Novel 1 3+0 3/3
ENG 214 Seminar Paper and Viva Voce 1+0 1/1 ENG 325 African and Caribbean Literature 3+0 3/3
MAT201 ENG 326 World Englishes 3+0 3/3
Mathematics 3+0 3/3
d ENG 327 Seminar Paper and Viva Voce 1+0 1/1
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 Total 19+0 19/19

Fourth Year First Semester

Periods/Clas Credit/h DETAILED SYLLABUS
Course
Course Title ses/Theory + our per
No. ENG 111: Introduction to Literature
Lab. week
ENG 411 Literary Criticism 3+0 3/3 Objectives:
ENG 412 European Literature 3+0 3/3  To generate students’ interest in and provide general understanding of different
ENG 413 American Fiction 3+0 3/3 genres of literature
ENG 414 Phonetics and Phonology 3+0 3/3  Develop student’s awareness of aspects of style and structure.
ENG 415 South Asian Literature in English 3+0 3/3  To develop linguistic competence to appreciate literature
ENG 416 Epic in English 3+0 3/3 Contents:
ENG 417 Seminar Paper and Viva Voce 1+0 1/1  Rhetoric: Figures of Speech; Literary Terms (Genre-wise)
Total 19 19/19  Prosody (Scansion, Metre etc.)

Fourth Year Second Semester Poems:

Periods/Clas Credit/h Shakespeare, William. “Sonnet 18”
Course Frost, Robert. “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening”
Course Title ses/Theory + our per
No. Short Story:
Lab. week
ENG 421 20th Century British and Irish Drama 3+0 3/3 Maupassant, Guy de. “The Jewelry”
ENG 422 20th Century British Poetry 3+0 3/3 Essay:
Bacon, Francis. “Of Studies”
ENG 423 ELT Methodology 3+0 3/3
Novel:
ENG 424 British Novel 2 3+0 3/3
Orwell, George. Animal Farm
ENG 425 Contemporary World Literature 3+0 3/3
Drama:
Research Methodology and Writing Synge, J.M. Riders to the Sea
ENG 426 3+0 3/3
Research Paper
ENG 427 Monograph and Viva Voce 2+0 2/2 Books Recommended:
Total 20+0 20/20 Abrams, M. H. A Glossary of Literary Terms
Bose and Sterling. Rhetoric & Prosody
Brooks, Cleanthman, and Robert B. Heilman. Understanding Drama
Brooks, Cleanth, and Robert Penn Warren. Understanding Poetry
Grand Total 144 144/144 Cuddon, J. A. A Dictionary of Literary Terms
Ford, B. The Pelican Guide to English Literature
Hussain, Inari. A Handbook of English Literature
Kennedy, X. J, ed. Introduction to Literature
ENG 112: Academic Writing 1
Objectives: To develop students’ ability to -
 write with grammatical accuracy
 inform of the basics of writing academic papers, e.g. essays, assignments,
reports etc.
 critically analyze a particular text and write your analysis academically.
Contents:
 Forms and functions of different word categories (e.g. Noun, verb, adjective,
adverb etc.) Aspects and use of tense

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 Subject-verb agreement Teachers will provide a selection of texts (at least 20) to be read throughout the
 Use of infinitive, gerund, present participle, past participle, modals, causatives, semester. Students will be assessed through standardized written exams of 70 marks.
conditionals, subjunctives, modals
 Use of sentence connectors/cohesion markers (e.g. moreover, in addition, in
contrast, similarly, as a result, though, although, etc) Books Recommended:
 Effective combination of sentences (e.g. simple, complex, compound, etc) To be recommended by course teachers
 Writing composition (To demonstrate grammatical competence)
ENG 115: Seminar Paper and Viva Voce
Books Recommended: Objectives:
Cliff’s TOEFL  To orient students towards in-depth research and develop presentation skill
Soars, Liz, and John Soars. New Headway-Upper Intermediate
Contents:
ENG 113: Listening and Speaking Skills Lab Students, either individually or in a group of maximum four, shall write, present in
Objectives: the class, or submit a supervised seminar paper of 1000-1200 words. The papers
will be examined by two examiners.
 To develop students’ awareness of standard English pronunciation
 To develop students’ understanding of the variations in pronunciation ENG 121: Introduction to Poetry
 To develop students’ ability to use conversational English (notions, functions) Objectives:
 To develop students’ understanding of various kinds of sounds or accents  To develop students’ understanding and appreciation of poetry as a literary
form of art
Contents:  To generate awareness of poetic language
 English phonemes  To develop students’ understanding of a variety of forms and genres of poetry
 Varieties of English such as the following: sonnet, ballad, lyric, ode, dramatic monologue etc
 Stress and intonation
Contents:
 Dialogue, debate, extempore speech, interview, role-play, presentation Jonson, Ben. “To Celia”
 Audio-visual practice in the classroom Milton, John. “On His Having Arrived at the Age of Twenty Three”
Hodgson, Ralph. “Time You Old Gipsy Man”
Assessment procedure: Donne, John. “Song: Go and Catch a Falling Star”
Students will demonstrate their listening and speaking skills as per IELTS testing Wordsworth, William. “The Solitary Reaper”
systems. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “To a Skylark”
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth. “Justice”
ENG 114: English Reading Skill Graves, Robert. “A Frosty Night”
Objectives:
 To develop students’ understanding of literary and non-literary texts (NB. Course teachers have the autonomy to choose no less than six titles from the
 To develop key reading skills and execute reading strategies and techniques on selections)
a wider variety of texts Books Recommended:
 To understand and identify the functions of sentences in a given text Hirsch, Edward. How to Read a Poem: And Fall in Love with Poetry
 To read for specific purposes Reaske, Christopher Russell. How to Analyze Poetry

Contents: ENG 122: Academic Writing 2

 Types of reading: skimming, scanning, in-depth reading, top down reading, Objectives:
bottom up reading  To develop students’ understanding of the specifics of academic writing
 Stages of reading: pre-reading activities, while- reading activities, after-reading  To make students well-informed about the features and criteria of good
activities academic write-ups
 Reading texts (newspaper articles, stories, essays)  To demonstrate the essential components and proper format of any kind of
standard writing text for further research and other professional skills
Assessment Procedure:  To make students aware of what plagiarism is
Contents:
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 Features of Academic Writing Style/Features of Academic English Jackson, Shirley. “The Lottery”
 Complexity, formality, precision, objectivity, explicitness, accuracy, hedging, Manto, Sadat Hasan. “Taba Tek Singh”
organization, planning, impersonal, cohesive, coherent, authentic, etc Weston, Christine. “The Mangoes Are Gone”
 Formal and informal English Jerome, Jerome K. “Packing”
 Features of effective paragraph: Topic sentence/introducer, developers, Murakami, Haruki. “Men Without Women”
modulators, terminators ENG124: Seminar Paper and Viva Voce
 Structure and types of Essays Objectives:
 Effective introduction  To orient students towards in-depth research and develop presentation skills
 Body paragraphs
Contents:
 Conclusion paragraphs
Students, either individually or in a group of maximum four, shall write, present in
 Argumentative essays
the class, and submit a supervised seminar paper of 1000-1200 words. The papers
 Persuasive essay will be examined by two examiners.
 Expository essays
 Formal letters on social, official and business correspondence, fax, e-mail, ENG 211: Elizabethan and Jacobean Poetry
letters of opinion, complaint Objectives:
 Report writing (academic and non academic)  To introduce the poetic practices of Elizabethan and Jacobean ages
 Language and format  To develop students’ understanding about the writing styles and different
 In-text citation subject matters of poetry
 Reference  To develop students’ critical thinking abilities and creativity
 Basic rhetorical devices in academic writing (Literary) Contents:
 Workshop 1: Writing a literary essay (2000 – 2500 words) on a literary text Sidney, Philip. Astrophil and Stella (Selections)
reflecting the features of academic writing. Shakespeare, William. Sonnets (Selections: 5, 55,129, and 130)
 Workshop 2: Students will write a report(non-literary) either on the basis of Donne, John. “A Valediction Forbidding Mourning,” “Batter My Heart” and
given data/information or conducting asurvey. The report must demonstrate the “Twicknam Garden”
specifics of academic writing. Marvell, Andrew. “To His Coy Mistress,” “Definition of Love,” “The Last Ride
Together”
NB. Model question: At the beginning phase of the instruction on the course,
respective teacher(s) will provide a course outline/lesson plan, model question, and Books Recommended:
assessment criteria to the students. Gardner, Helen. Metaphysical Poets
Books Recommended: Grierson, H. J. C. Cross-Currents in the Literature of the 17th Century
Chalmers, Robert. Academic English Grierson, H. J. C. Metaphysical Lyrics and Poems of the Seventeenth Century
Hewings, Martin, and Craig Thaine. Cambridge Academic English: An Integrated Lewis, C. S. History of the 17th Century Literature
Skills course for EAP ENG 212: English Prose
Imhoof, Maurice, and Herman Hudson. From Paragraph to Essay: Developing Objectives:
Composition Writing  To introduce students with different forms of prose writings both literary and
ENG 123: Reading Short Story non literary
Objectives:  To compare different forms of prose writings
 To define short story as a literary genre and discuss its history  Understand the origin, development and history of English Prose
 To introduce the work of a range of short story writers Contents:
 To illustrate the plot, characters and setting etc Keats, John. Letters (Selections)
 To develop students’ skill of constructing essays using textual evidence Addison, Joseph, and Richard Steele. The Spectator (Selections)
Bacon, Francis. Essays (Selections)
Contents: Orwell, George. “Politics and the English Language”
Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Cask of Amontillado” Jeans, James Hopwood. “The Origin of Life on Earth”
Kipling, Rudyard.“Lispeth” Strong, L.A.G. “Reading for Pleasure”
Joyce, James. “Eveline”
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(NB. Course teachers have autonomy to select any four from the list above)
Books Recommended:
Klaus, Carl H. Style in English Prose
Read, Herbert. English Prose Style
ENG 213: Arabian and Persian Literature in Translation
Objectives:
 To introduce students to the rich culture revealed in Arabic and Persian
Literature
 To explain the relevance of various forms used in Arabic and Persian poetry
 To acquaint students philosophical thought inherent in the literature of the East
i.e. Sufism, Islamic mysticism, Epicureanism, Utilitarianism etc
Wordsworth, William. “Ode: Intimations of Immortality” and “Tintern Abbey”
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. “Kubla Khan” and “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”
Byron, George Gordon. “Don Juan” and “She Walks in Beauty”
Shelley, Percy Bysshe. “Ode to Skylark” and “Ode to the West Wind”
Keats, John. “Ode to a Nightingale” and “Ode on a Grecian Urn”
Books Recommended:
Brailsford, H.N. Shelley, Godwin and Other Circle
Bowra, C.M. Romantic Imagination
Elton, Oliver. Survey of English Literature: 1780-1830
Grierson, G.C. The Background of English Literature: Classical and Romantic
Hough, Graham. Romantic Poets
Praz, Mario. The Romantic Agony
Willey, Basil. Nineteenth Century Studies

Contents: ENG 222: Bangladeshi Writing in English

Mardrus, J. C., trans.One Thousand and One Nights (Selections) Objectives:
Rumi, Jalaluddin. Selected Poems  To introduce students to Bangladeshi writing in English as an emerging field of
Khayyam, Omar.Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám (Selections from Fitzgerald’s study
translation)  To explore the history and legacy of Bangladeshi writing in English
Jibran, Kahlil. Selected Poems  To familiarize students with the body of literary work written in English by
Hussein, Taha.The Stream of Days Bangladeshi writers
Mahfouz, Nagib. The Beginning and the End  To prepare students to critically analyze selected English texts by Bangladeshi
writers
Books Recommended:
Badawi, M. M.: A Short History of Modern Arabic Literature Contents:
Mack, Robert L. (Ed.): Arabian Nights’ Entertainments Ali, Monica. Brick Lane
Picard, Barbara Leonie. Tales of Ancient Persia Anam, Tahmima. A Golden Age
Schwartz, Howard. Lilith’s Cave: Jewish Tales of the Supernatural Haq, Kaiser. Selections from Published in the Streets of Dhaka and Pariah and
Schwartz, Howard. Gabriel’s Palace: Jewish Mystical Tales Other Poems
Rahman, Mahmud. Killing the Water
ENG 214: Seminar Paper and Viva Voce Islam, Khademul. Stories (Selections)
Objectives: Ahmed, Kazi Anis. Good Night, Mr Kissinger and Other Stories
 To orient students towards in-depth research and develop presentation skill Eusuf, Nausheen. Selections from Not Elegy, But Eros
Contents: (NB. Course teachers have autonomy to select any four from the content list above)
Students, either individually or in a group of maximum four, shall write, present in
the class, and submit a supervised seminar paper of 1000-1200 words. The papers ENG 223: Seminar Paper and Viva Voce
will be examined by two examiners. Objectives:
 To orient students towards in-depth research and develop presentation skill
ENG 221: Romantic Poetry
Objectives: Contents:
 To orient students with Romanticism as a movement of literature and art Students, either individually or in a group of maximum four, shall write, present in
 To identify precursors of Romanticism the class, and submit a supervised seminar paper of 1000- 1500 words. The papers
 To introduce the major Romantic poets with individual traits will be examined by two examiners.
 To familiarize students with key features of Romanticism
ENG 311: Elizabethan and Restoration Drama
Contents: Objectives:

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 To understand the dramatic and theatrical conventions of comedy and tragedy Stephen, Leslie. English Language and Society in the 18th Century
 To appreciate the uniqueness of the literary and stylistic features of 17th Willey, Basil. The 18th Century Background
century drama
 To introducethe plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries ENG 313: American Poetry
Objectives:
Contents:  To understand American sensibilitiestowards nature and society
Shakespeare, William. Macbeth  To examine the characteristics of American poetry through close reading skills
Shakespeare, William. Twelfth Night as a means of literary analysis
Kyd, Thomas. The Spanish Tragedy  To identify the introspective aspect of understanding the self through poetry
Marlow, Christopher. Doctor Faustus
Congreve, William. The Way of the World Contents:
Whitman, Walt.“Song of Myself”(Selections)
(NB. Course teachers have the autonomy to choose any four from the contents Frost, Robert.“The Road Not Taken,” “Mending Wall,” “Design,” and “Birches”
above.) Pound, Ezra.“In a Station of the Metro,” “Medallion,” “The Garden,” and “Portrait
d’une Femme”
Books Recommended: Plath, Sylvia. “Tulips,” “Daddy,” “The Colossus,” and “Lady Lazarus”
Bradbrook, M.C. The Growth and Structure of Elizabethan Comedy Williams, William Carlos.“This Is Just to Say,” “The Red Wheelbarrow,” “To
Bradbrook, M.C. Themes and Conventions in Elizabethan Tragedy Waken an Old Lady,” and “The Yachts”
Lucas, F.L. Seneca and Elizabethan Drama Dickinson, Emily. “I felt a funeral in my brain,” “The soul selects her own society,”
Schelling F.E. Elizabethan Drama “I taste liquor never brewed,” and“I died for beauty but was scarce”
Symonds, J.A. Shakespeare’s Predecessors in English Drama
Books Recommended:
Johnson, Samuel. Lives of the Poets
Bradbury, Malcolm. Ed. Introduction to American Studies
Dobree, Bonami. Restoration Comedy
Creeley, Robert. A Quick Graph
Harrison, G.B. Introducing Shakespeare
Cook, L. Reginald. The Dimensions of Robert Frost
Bradley, A.C. Shakespearean Tragedy
Jarrel, Randall. Poetry and the Age
Spurgeon, Caroline. Shakespeare’s Imagery
Keyes, Claire. The Aesthetics of Power: The Poetry of Adrienne Rich
Stoll, E. E. Art and Artifice in Shakespeare
Levertov, Denise. The Poet in the World
Jardine, Lisa. Reading Shakespeare Historically
Luedtke, L. S. Making of America: The Society and Culture of the United States
Moss, P. Sydney. The Critic in the Context of His Literary Milieu
ENG 312: Neoclassical Literature
Nadel, Ira. Ed. The Cambridge Companion to Ezra Pound
Objectives:
Regan, Robert. Ed. Poe: A Collection of Critical Essays
 To explain the style and form of neoclassical literature
 To read literature as a tool to reform society ENG 314: Introduction to Linguistics
 To introduce students to the satire, mock epic, satirical novel, elegy, ode etc. Objectives:
 To examine aspects of neoclassical literature linked to social and political  To understand the principles of linguistics to interpret literary and non-literary
issues texts
 To gain an understanding of the essential elements of linguistics
Contents:
 To become conversant with both theoretical and pragmatic approaches
Dryden, John. Mac Flecknoe
 To apply the principles of linguistic theory
Pope, Alexander. The Rape of the Lock
Gray, Thomas. “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard,” “The Progress of Poesy:  Toanalyse in detail selected language chunks in terms of phonology,
A Pindaric Ode” and “Ode on Spring” morphology, syntax and semantics
Swift, Jonathan Gulliver’s Travels Contents:
Books Recommended:  Is linguistics a science?
Butt, John. Augustan Age  Branches and scopes of linguistics: Phonetics, Phonology, Semantics,
Gosse, Edmund. History of the 18th Century Literature Pragmatics, Stylistics, Morphology and Graphology, Sociolinguistics,
Jack, Ian. Augustan Satire: Intention and Idiom in English Poetry

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 Psycholinguistics, Computational Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Text Objectives:
linguistics, diachronic linguistics, Synchronic Linguistics  To orient students towards in-depth research and develop presentation skill
 Theories of Linguistics:
 Speech Act Theory
 Conversational Maxims Contents:
 Noam Chomsky’s Theory Students, either individually or in a group of maximum four, shall write, present in
 Ferdinand De Saussure’s Theory the class, and submit a supervised seminar paper of 1000-1200 words. The papers
will be examined by two examiners.
Books Recommended:
Leech, Geoffrey N. Semantics ENG 321: American Drama
McCabe, Anne. An Introduction to Linguistics and Language Studies Objectives:
Poole, Stuart C. An Introduction to Linguistics  To introduce the conventions and prominent features of American drama
Yule, George. Pragmatics  To understand American values through reading American drama
 To state the historical, political and theoretical dimension of American drama
ENG 315: Introduction to Western Philosophy
in world literature
Objectives:  To distinguish the modern drama from the classical pattern.
 To understand the influence of philosophical ideas on art, culture, literature,
and ways of life Contents:
 To identify the major philosophical problems/debates/issues in a O’Neill, Eugene.Desire Under the Elms
literary/cultural text or in real life Williams, Tennessee. The Glass Menagerie
 To interpret a literary/cultural text or an issue from real life from a Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman
philosophical perspective Albee, Edward. The Zoo Story
 To develop a philosophical mindset and the ability to think rationally and
critically Books Recommended:
Bigsby, Christopher, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller
Contents: Krasner, David. A Companion to Twentieth-Century American Drama
 What is Philosophy? Definition and areas of discussion, Pre-Socratic Manheim, Michael, ed. The Cambridge Companion to Eugene O’Neill
Philosophy Quinn, Arthur. A History of the American Drama from the Civil War to the Present
Day
 Epistemology: Theory of Forms, Allegory of the Cave, Rationalism, and
Ranald, L. M. The Eugene O’Neill Companion
Skepticism
 Ethics: Aristotle: Virtue, the Good Life, Happiness and Nichomachean Ethics
ENG 322: Greek and Roman Classics
(selections) Idealism, Morality, Relativism, and Utilitarianism
Objectives:
 Personal Identity: Cartesian Dualism, Location of the Self, Ontology, The
 To understand Greek philosophy, values, and aesthetics
Narrative Self
 To develop the skills necessary for close reading and engage in close reading of
 Empiricism: Hume, Locke, Berkeley, and Spinoza
the classical texts across a variety of genres and writing styles
 Metaphysics: Free Will, Determinism, Choice, Stoicism, Epicureanism,
 To perceive how to place texts within their historical, socio-political, and
Existentialism
cultural contexts and trace the circumstances of emergence
 Dialectics
Recommended Texts: Contents:
Barbet, Anthony Harrison. Mastering Philosophy Aristotle.Poetics
Lavine, T.Z. From Socrates to Sartre Aristophanes.The Frogs
Russell, Bertrand. History of Western Philosophy Dante.The Divine Comedy (The Paradiso)
The Norton Anthology of Philosophy Aeschylus.Agamemnon
Sophocles.Oedipus Rex
ENG 316: Seminar Paper and Viva Voce
(NB. Course teachers will choose any four from the contents above)

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Books Recommended:
Aristotle, Horace, Longinus. Classical Literary Criticism
Brumble, David H. Classical Myths and Legends in the Middle Ages and
Renaissance: A Dictionary of Allegorical Meanings
Graves, Robert. Greek Myths, vols. I & II (Penguin)
Highet, Gilbert. The Classical Tradition
Murray, Gilbert. The Rise of the Greek Epic
Norwood, G. Greek Tragedy
The Oxford Classical Dictionary. Clarendon Press
Zimmerman, E. J. Dictionary of Classical Mythology
ENG 323: Victorian Poetry
Objectives:
 To understand Victorian ideals as reflected in poetry
 To comprehend the main intellectual and spiritual tensions that marked
nineteenth-century England
 To analyze poetic experimentation in style and theme
(NB. Course teachers will select 4 texts from the contents above)
Books Recommended:
Allen, Walter. The English Novel
Brandis, George. Main Currents in the 19th Century Literature, vol. IV
Butt, John. Augustan Age
Cecil, David. Early Victorian Novelists
Elton, Oliver. A Survey of English Literature: 1830~1880
Equiano, Olaudah. A Survey of English Literature (1730-1850)
Forster, E. M. Aspects of the Novel
Gosse, Edmund. History of 18th Century Literature
Hunter, J. Paul. Before Novels: The Cultural Contexts of Eighteenth Century English
Fiction
Jack, Ian. Augustan Satire
Stephen, Leslie. English Literature and Society in the 18th Century
Walker, Hugh. The Literature of the Victorian Era
Willey, Basil. The 18th Century Background

Contents: ENG 325: African and Caribbean Literature

Tennyson, Alfred Lord. “Ulysses,” “Tithonus,” “The Lady of Shalott,”and “The Objectives:
Lotus Eaters”  To understand African and Caribbean socio-political and cultural values
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “Sonnet 24” (from Sonnets from the Portuguese), through reading African and Caribbean literature
“How Do I Love Thee,” Aurora Leigh,” and “A Musical Instrument”  To develop awareness of African and Caribbean English as used in African and
Browning, Robert.“My Last Duchess,” “A Grammarian’s Funeral,” “Fra Lippo Caribbean literature
Lippi,” and “Andrea delSarto”  To explore how race, class, gender, history, and identity are presented and
Arnold, Matthew.“Thyrsis,” “Dover Beach,” “The Scholar Gypsy,” and problematized in the literary texts
“Shakespeare”  To develop knowledge and understanding of the roles played by various forms
of writing in representation of postcolonial subjectivity
Books Recommended:
Brandes, George. Main Currents in the 19th Century Literature Contents:
Elton, Oliver. A Survey of English Literature (1830-1880) Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart
Walker, Hugh. The Literature of the Victorian Era Soyinka, Wole. The Lion and the Jewel
Walcott, Derek. Selected Poems
ENG 324: British Novel 1 Gordimer, Nadine. Burger’s Daughter
Objectives: Thiongo, Ngugiwa. Petals of Blood
 To understand British culture and socio-political norms and values
 To develop awareness of universal human nature as reflected in British novels (NB. Course teachers will select any four from the contents above)
 To introduce aspects of the Gothic novel, Bildungsroman and Epistolary novel
Books Recommended:
Contents: Lewis, Shireen.Race, Culture, and Identity: Francophone West African and
Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe Caribbean Literature and Theory from NZgritude to CrZolitZ
Fielding, Henry. Joseph Andrews Nnolim, Charles E. Issues in African Literature
Richardson, Samuel. Pamela Norridge, Zoe. Perceiving Pain in African Literature
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre ENG 326: World Englishes
Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations Objectives:
Hardy, Thomas. The Return of the Native

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 To grow awareness of lexical, phonological, and semantic changes in English
(language change)
 To engage critically with the key issues surrounding English as a global
language
 To understand the relationship between varieties of English, identity and
culture
 To analyse linguistic features from several varieties of English
Contents:
 Language change, language loss, language shift, language death
 Phonological Variations of English
 British English, American English, Indian English, Australian English
 English in Media
 Phonological aspects of English spoken in Bangladesh
 Status of English Today
 Inner circle, outer circle, expanding circle of English
 Factors behind the Expansion of English vocabularies: media, internet, etc
 Newborn words and phrases in English language: kidult, webinar, webzine, etc
Books Recommended:
Crystal, David Crystal. English as a Global Language
Kirkpatrick, Andy. World Englishes: Implications for International Communication
and English Language Teaching.
Hogg, Richard, and David Denison. A History of the English Language
Kachru, Braj, Yamuna Kachru, and Cecil Nelson, eds. The Handbook of World
Englishes
ENG 327: Seminar Paper and Viva Voce
Objectives:
 To orient students towards in-depth research and develop presentation skill
Contents:
Students, either individually or in a group of maximum four, shall write, present in
the class, and submit a supervised seminar paper of 1000-1200 words. The papers
will be examined by two examiners.
ENG 411: Literary Criticism
Objectives:
 To understand the forms, principles, and purposes of literary genres
 To familiarize students with the history of literary theory in the West
 To demonstrate an understanding of key concepts in literary theory.
 To use literary theoretical concepts to develop students’ own interpretations of
literary texts.
Contents:
Johnson, Samuel. Preface to Shakespeare
Wordsworth, William. Preface to Lyrical Ballads
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor. BiographiaLiteraria
Lawrence, D.H. What is a Novel?
Eliot, T. S. Tradition and the Individual Talent
Dryden, John. An Essay on Dramatic Poesy
Sidney, Philip. An Apology for Poetry
Arnold, Matthew. The Study of Poetry
(NB. Course teachers have the autonomy to choose titles from the contents above)
Books Recommended:
Richards, I. A. Principles of Literary Criticism
Warren, Austen, and Rene Wellek. Theory of Literature
Watson, George. The Literary Critics
Wellek, Rene. The Rise of English Literary History
Wimsatt, William Kurtz, and CleanthBrooks.Literary Criticism: A Short History
ENG 412: European Literature
Objectives:
 To develop an understanding of European culture and aesthetic thoughts
through literature with special emphasis on some major French and Russian
Schools of Realism and Romanticism (all works to be read inEnglish
translation)
 To place each work in the context of its historical period
 To understand large movements known as Romanticism, Realism,
Naturalismand Impressionism
Contents:
Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. Notes from the Underground
Baudelaire, Charles.The Flowers of Evil (Selections)
Chekov, Anton. The Cherry Orchard
Mann, Thomas. Death in Venice
Camus, Albert. The Outsider
Kafka, Franz. Metamorphosis
Rilke, Rainer Maria. Poems (Selections)
(NB. Course teachers have the autonomy to select authors from the contents above)
Books Recommended:
App, Urs. The Birth of Orientalism
Bradbury, Malcolm, and James McFarlane. Modernism: A Guide to European
Literature 1890-1930.
Donskis, Leonidas. Yet Another Europe after 1984: Rethinking Milan Kundera and
the Idea of Central Europe.
Moi, Toril. Henrik Ibsen and the Birth of Modernism: Art, Theater, Philosophy
Lucas, F. L. The Drama of Ibsen and Strindberg
Muller, Jerry Z. The Mind and the Market: Capitalism in Western Thought
Wright, Charles, and Henry Conrad.A History of French Literature

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ENG 413: American Fiction  Stress rules of English
Objectives:  Intonation rules and functions of intonation
 To understand American culture and values through reading the works of  Aspects of connected speech
fiction byAmerican authors  Phonological aspects of English spoken in Bangladesh
 To offer a panoramic view of the wide range of stylistic, structural, and Books Recommended:
narrative trends that dominated American fiction Roach, Peter. English Phonetics and Phonology
 To provide a firm grounding in understanding and perceiving the complex and Baker,Ann. Ship or Sheep
composite American experience. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
Contents: Jones, Daniel. English Pronunciation Dictionary
Hawthorn, Nathaniel. The Scarlet Letter International Phonetic Association: IPA Handbook
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby ENG 415: South Asian Literature in English
Morrison, Toni. Beloved Objectives:
Faulkner, William. As I Lay Dying  To understand South Asian aesthetic sensibilities, socio-political and cultural
Roth, Philip. Portnoy’s Complaint values
 To develop advanced knowledge of distinctive literary strategies and devices
(NB. Course teachers will select any four from the contents above) deployed in South Asian writing
 To understand key critical (postcolonial) and theoretical approaches applied to
Books Recommended: these writings.
Klein, Marcus. Foreigners: The Making of American Literature Contents:
Singal, Daniel Joseph. The War Within: From Victorian to Modernist Thought in the Tagore, Rabindranath. The Essential Tagore (Selections)
South 1919-1945. Islam, Kazi Nazrul. Poems (Selections)
Cheever, Susan. American Bloomsbury: Louisa May Alcott, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Ezekiel, Nissim. Poems (Selections)
Margaret Fuller, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry David Thoreau; Their Lives, Rushdie, Salman. The Golden House
Their Loves, Their Work Oliver, Charles. Singh, Khushwant. Train to Pakistan
Ernest Hemingway A to Z: The Essential Reference to the Life and Work French, Ghosh, Amitav. The Shadow Lines
Warren. Gunesekera, Romesh. Reef
John Steinbeck's Fiction Revisited Chase, Richard. The American Novel Hosseini, Khalid. The Kite Runner
Iqbal, Allama Muhammad. Poems (Selections)
ENG 414: Phonetics and Phonology
Objectives: (NB. Course teachers will select any four from the contents above)
 Practicing pronunciation of English phonemes for effective communication
 Developing awareness of the properties and phonological distributions of Books Recommended:
Englishphonemes Brians, Paul. Modern South Asian Literature in English
 Understanding thebranches of phonetics to work on computational linguistics Chaudhuri, A. The Vintage Book of Modern Indian Literature
 Developing awareness of variations, deviations, differences, and fossilization
of English pronunciation to facilitate communication between speakers of ENG 416: Epic in English
different varieties of English Objectives:
Contents:  To be familiar with epic conventions
 Phonetics and Phonology  To read with sensitivity a representative sample of epic poems from across the
 Branches of Phonetics globe
 Articulators  To explore questions of heroism, war, time, space, divinity, identity, gender,
 English Phonetic Alphabet (British and American) and International Phonetic and ethnicity/community in each work.
Alphabet (IPA) Contents:
 Pronunciation of English phonemes (British and American) Ferdowsi. The Shahnameh
 Properties and classification of English vowel and consonant sounds Vyasa. The Mahabharata
 Structure of English syllables Homer. The Iliad

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Virgil. The Aenid  To introduce students to existentialism, reworking of mythology, animal
Spenser, Edmund. Faerie Queene: Book I (Canto I) imagery etc
Milton, John. Paradise Lost (Book I & II) Contents:
Yeats, W.B. “The Second Coming,” “Leda and the Swan,” “Sailing to Byzantium,”
(NB. Course teachers will select any four from the contents above) “Byzantium,” and “A Prayer for My Daughter”
Books Recommended: Eliot, T.S. The Waste Land and “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
Ford, Boris, ed. The Age of Chaucer Auden, W.H. “The Shield of Achilles”, “In Memory of W. B. Yeats”, “'Musée de
Foley, John Miles. A Companion to Ancient Epic Beaux Arts,” and “Stop all the clocks”
Lewis, C. S. A Preface to Paradise Lost Heaney, Seamus.“Digging”, “Blackberry-Picking”, “Death of a Naturalist” and
Tillyard, E.M.W. Milton “Two Lorries”
Hughes, Ted. “The Thought-Fox”, “Pike”, “Hawk Roosting,” and “Night-Ride on
ENG 417: Seminar Paper and Viva Voce Ariel”
Objectives:
 To orient students towards in-depth research and develop presentation skill (NB. The course teachers will select texts from the list above)
Contents:
Students, either individually or in a group of maximum four, shall write, present in Books Recommended:
the class, and submit a supervised seminar paper of 1000-1500 words. The papers Asher, Kenneth. T. S. Eliot and Ideology
will be examined by two examiners. Hamilton, Ian. The Oxford Companion to Twentieth-Century Poetry in English
Kirk, Russel. Eliot and His Age: T. Eliot’s Moral Imagination in the Twentieth
ENG 421: 20th Century British and Irish Drama Century.
Objectives: Pritchard, William H. W. B. Yeats: A Critical Anthology
 To become familiar with British and Irish playwrights and their representative Smith, Stan, ed. The Cambridge Companion to W. H. Auden
works Vendler, Helen. Poets Thinking: Pope, Whitman, Dickinson, Yeats
 To get acquainted with the forms and techniques of British and Irish Drama ENG 423: ELT Methodology
 To learn the distinct features of the 20th Century British and Irish Drama Objectives:
 To understand cultural, political and philosophical developments.  To introduce students with the pedagogy of teaching English language,
Contents: including theoretical underpinnings and related research
Shaw, G. B. Arms and the Man  To introduce methods, techniques, and approaches to teaching English as a
Beckett, Samuel. Waiting for Godot second language
Osborne, John. Look Back in Anger
 To understand the characteristics of effective management of English language
Pinter, Harold. The Caretaker
classes
Synge, J.M. The Playboy of the Western World
 To develop students’ ability to teach four language skills effectively.
(NB. Course teachers will select any four texts from the list above) Contents:
Books Recommended:  Teaching Approaches and Methods
Casanova, Pascale. Beckett. Anatomy of a Literary Revolution  Teaching English Language Skills (speaking, listening, reading, writing)
Esslin, Martin. The Theatre of the Absurd  Lesson Plan
Evans, T.F. Shaw: The Critical Heritage  Classroom Observation and reflective teaching
Heilpern, John. John Osborne: A Patriot for Us
Innes, Christopher. Modern British Drama: The Twentieth Century Books Recommended:
Richards, Shaun. The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth Century Irish Drama Brown, H. Douglas. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching
Harmer, Jeremy. The Practice of English Language Teaching
ENG 422: 20th Century British Poetry Larsen-Freeman, Diane. Techniques and Principles in Language Teaching
Objectives: Nunan, David. Practical English Language Teaching
Richards, J. C, and Theodore S. Rodgers. Approaches and Methods in Language
 To understand the forms and themes of modern British poetry Teaching
 To introduce modernism in relation to British poetry Rivers, Wilga M. Teaching Foreign Language Skills
Ur, Penny. A Course in Language Teaching

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ENG 424: British Novel 2 Coyle, Bill. Contemporary Poetry Review
Objectives: Gupta, Suman.Contemporary Literature: The Basics
 To understand history and development of Twentieth Century British novels; Harris, Mark, Josephine Harris, and Hester Harris. The Design of Fiction
 To examine the variety of forms and techniques of British novels; Said, Edward. Cultural Imperialism
Soja, Edward W. Postmodern Geographies: The Reassertion of Space in Critical
 To explore ideas and events that form and influence British novels;
Social Theory
Contents:
Lawrence, D. H. Sons and Lovers
Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness ENG 426: Research Methodology and Writing Research Paper
Forster, E.M. A Passage to India Objectives:
Joyce, James. A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man  To introduce the specifics of research methodology
Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse  To clarify how to conduct research in language and literature
Waugh, Evelyn. A Handful of Dust  To identify the different steps of research work
(NB. Course teachers will select any four from the contents above) Contents:
 What is research?
Books Recommended:  Types of research
Caserio, Robert L., ed. The Cambridge Companion to Twentieth Century English
 Stages of research
Novel
 Research Methodology
Forster, E.M. Aspects of the Novel
Eagleton, Terry. The English Novel: An Introduction  How to write a research paper
Firchow, Peter Edgerly. Envisioning Africa: Racism and Imperialism in Conrad’s  Data collection procedures
Heart of Darkness  Plagiarism
Leavis, F. R. D H Lawrence: Novelist  How to avoid plagiarism
Lubbock, Percy. The Craft of Fiction  In-text citation
 References
ENG 425 Contemporary World Literature  Bibliography
Objectives:  Method and style of citation: MLA, Chicago, APA
 To introduce some of the widely-read authors across the globe  Paper: Conducting an action research and writing a research paper (2500
 To identify some of the fresh literary trends from a text words)
 To form an understanding of a modern text in a given context from various
theoretical contexts ENG 427: Monograph and Viva Voce
Objectives:
 Conducting an in-depth study in the fields of language and literature
Contents:
Adonis. “The Beginning of Speech”, “Celebrating Childhood”, “Desert”, “The New Contents:
Noah,” and “The Wound” Students will conduct a supervised research which may be an extension/elaboration
Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things of the action research done in ENG 426. The word limit of the Monograph:4000-
Pamuk, Orhan. My Name Is Red 5000
Lahiri, Jhumpa. The Namesake
Books Recommended:
Adiga, Aravind. The White Tiger
Modern Language Association. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers
Ishiguro, Kazuo. The Remains of the Day
Brown, James Dean. The Cambridge Guide to Research in Language Teaching and
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore
Learning
Rahman, Zia Haider. In the Light of What We Know
Correa, Delia da Sousa, and W.R. Owens, eds. A Handbook to Literary Research
(NB: The course teachers will select any four from the contents above) The Chicago Manual Style
A Guide to APA Referencing Style
Books Recommended:
Barrows, Marjorie Wescott. Currents in Drama
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47. AvdRvjyjevmvi (m¤úv) Avng` kixd kª×vÄwjAvng` kixd : 9. G. Lenski, J. Lenski and P. Nolan, Human Societies
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†PŠayix To enhance learners’ understanding of the history, culture, geography, environment
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Contents:
SOC 101d:Principles of Sociology British Colonial Bengal: Aspects of Nationalist Politics during Colonial Rule
Theory: 3 Hours/week, 3.0 Credits (1757-1857)
 The Beginning of British Rule, Palashi and its Aftermath  Fakir Sanyasi
What is Sociology?Nature and scope of sociology: Origin and development of Rebellion  Indigo Revolt Santal Rebellion Titu Meer’s Revolt Faraizi
sociology as a separate discipline, relationship between sociology and other social and Movement  First War of Independence, 1857
natural sciences. Sociological Perspectives: Geography, Population & Environment. British Colonial Bengal: Aspects of Nationalist Politics during Colonial Rule
Functionalist, conflict and inter-actionist perspectives in sociology. Doing (1905-1947) First Partition of Bengal (1905) and Swadeshi Movement: Its
Sociology: Scientific method and techniques for sociological investigation. Primary Proponents and Opponents  Birth of the Muslim League FazlulHuq’sKrishak-
concepts: Society, Community, Association, Institution, Culture: Components of Praja Party-Led Peasant Mobilization  Pakistan Movement: From Birth of the
culture; Norms, values, folkways, mores, Cultural unity and diversity. Types of Muslim League to the Lahore Resolution of 1940 Tebhaga Movement  Second
Society: From early hunting gathering to industrial development and globalization. Partition of Bengal(1947): Causes, Processes and Consequences
Social Process:Socialization: Agents of Socialization, Early development of infant, Post-Colonial Nationalist Resistance (1948-1971)
Social Institutions: Family, Marriage and kinship, Religion, Functionalist and Pakistan Period and the Growth of Nationalism in Bangladesh  The Language
Conflict Perspectives of institutions. Social Stratification and class structure: Movement  The United Front Ayub Regime  Education Movement  Six-Point
Systems of Stratification, Functionalist and Conflict Perspectives of Stratification, Program  11 Point Demand and Student-Led Mass Movement, 1969  The March
social mobility, Population and Geography: Population Growth, Ecological Non-Cooperation Movement, 1971  Massacre of the Pakistan Army and
Balance, Ecosystem, Threats to global environment, The environment: A Declaration of Independence Lecture 6: Emergence of Bangladesh: Liberation War
sociological issue. Social Change: Change and its factors, theories of social change.
of 1971  Beginning of War: Spontaneous Resistance and Retreat  Bangladesh
Social Problems: Nature of social problems, social disorganization and deviant
Government in Exile or the Mujibnagar Government  War Strategies, Military
behavior.Collective Movement: Group, Crowd and Mob.
Organizations and the Various Forces  Final Phase of the War, Fall of Dhaka and
Selected Texts: the Surrender of the Pakistan Army Section
1. R.T. Schaefer and R.P. Lamm, Introducing Sociology Political Development and Democratic Transition (1971-1990)
2. M.S. Bassis, R.J. Gelles and Levine, Sociology  Consolidation of Bangladesh Mujib Regime  Zia Regime Ershad Regime 
3. Ian Robertson, Sociology Mass Upsurge and the Fall of Ershad Critical Analysis of Different Regimes
4. Anthony Giddens, Sociology Political Development (1991- Present)
5. Vander Zanden, Sociology: The Core  Structural Features of Politics: Dynamics of Two Political Parties  Transition to
Democracy: Achievements and Challenges  Regime of Khaleda Zia Regime of
Books for Reference: Sheikh Hasina The Caretaker Government Issue and the Transitional Period 
1. Alex Inkels, What is Sociology Critical Analysis of Different
2. Pascal Gisbert, Introduction to Sociology
3. E.C. Cuff, W. Sharrock and D.W. Francis, Perspectives in Sociology Political Process of Bangladesh
4. Micheal P. Robbins, Organizational Behavior Democratic Practices and Constitutional Experimentation in Bangladesh: Constitution
5. T.B. Bottomore, Sociology: A guide to problems and literature and its Amendments. Organs of Government: Executive, Legislature and Judiciary
6. J.E. Goldthrope, An Introduction to Sociology Alliance Politics & Coalition Government Military Rule & Civilianization Process
7. Metta Spencer, Foundation of Modern Sociology Public Administration in Bangladesh
8. P.B. Horton and C.L. Hunt, Sociology

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Secretariat: Structure and functions  Ministry of Public Administration 
Bangladesh Public service Commission (BPSC)Local Government in Bangladesh
Some Socio-Economic and Environmental Issues of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Economy  Education  Health  Environment and Climate Change:
Challenges and protection  Women Empowerment: Social and legal status,
Contribution of women in the socio-economic and political development  State of
Good Governance in Bangladesh: Characteristics and  Development Concepts 
Human Development Index(HDI)  MDGs  Role of NGOs n development
Different social movements Ideas on Political and Ethnic Conflict in Bangladesh
Arise of Fundamentalism in Bangladesh
Recommend readings:
 Barkat, Abul., (2013). Political Economy of Fundamentalism in Bangladesh.
 Gullic, Luther H. and Lyndell, Urwick. (1937). Papers on the Science of
Administration. New York: Institute of Public Administration.
 Garner, J.W. (1910). Introduction to Political Science. New York: American Book
Com.
 Gettle, G Rymond. (1910), Political Science. Boston: Inn and Co.
 Huq, Muhammad Shamsul (1995). Bangladesh in International Politics, The
University Press Limited, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
 Halim, Md. Abdul. (2010). Constitution, Constitutional Law and Politics:
Bangladesh Perspective, CCB Foundation,Dhaka-1000.
 Islam, M. Johurul and Hamid, S.S. Alleviating Corruption in Bangladesh: An
Agenda for Good Governance, in Dr. Mizanur Rahman (ed.) Human Rights and
Corruption, Empowerment through Law of the People (ELCOP), Dhaka-1205.
 Jahan, Rounaq. (2005), Bangladesh Politics: Problems and Issues, The
University Press Limited, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
 Jahan ,Rounaq.(1972) Pakistan: Failure in National Integration. New York:.
Columbia University Press.
 Karim, Tariq and Fair, C. Christine , Bangladesh at the Crossroads, Special
Report 181, United States Institute of Peace, January 2007.
 Khan, Mohammad Mohabbat, and SaiyadaAnoyaraHosena. Bangladesh
Studies: Politics, Administration, Rural Development, and Foreign Policy.
 Litner, Bertil (2003), The Plight of Ethnic and Religious Minorities and the
Rise of Islamic Extremism in Bangladesh, Asia Pacific Media Service.
 Muhith, A. M. A. (1999), Bangladesh in the Twenty-First Century: Towards an
Industrial Society, The University Press Limited, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh.
 Peiris, G.H. (1998), Political Conflict in Bangladesh, Ethnic Studies Report,
Vol. XVI, , No. 1.
 Rahman, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Unfinished Memoirs. Trans. FakrulAlam.
 Rashid, Harun-or-. (2005, updated edition), Economic Geography of
Bangladesh, The University Press Limited, Dhaka. Bangladesh.
 Rashid, K. B. Sajjadur. (2008).Bangladesh: Resources and Environmental
Profile, A H Development Publishing House, New Market, Dhaka.
 Schendel, Willem Van. (2015), A History of Bangladesh.Cambridge University
Press.
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MAT 201d: MATHEMATICS
Theory: 3 Hours/Week, 3.0 Credits
Sets: Elementary idea of set, set notation, set of natural numbers, rational numbers,
irrational numbers and real numbers along with their geometrical representation,
idea of open & closed interval, subsets, power set of a set, basic set operations and
related theorems on sets and venn diagrams. Real Number system: Idea of absolute
value of real number. Axioms of real number system and their application in solving
algebraic equations. Equation and Inequality: Elementary idea of law of
inequality, solution of algebraic equations using formulae and factorization method
and inequalities up to quadratic form and exponential, logarithmic
equation. Relations and Functions: binary relations, reflexive, symmetry anti-
symmetry and transitive relations, Pictorial representations of relations, properties of
relation. Variable of a set, functions of a variable, domain and range of a function
Polynomial, graph of single polynomial functions, exponential, logarithmic,
trigonometric functions and their graphs, algebra of functions, inverse of functions
and its graph. Cartesian Geometry:Distance and Equation of straight line.
Books Recommended:
1. Seymour Lipschutz: Set Theory
2. R. David Gustafson & Peter D. Frisk: Functions and Graphs
3. Rahman M.A. Algebra and Trigonometry
4. Shahdullah&Battacharjee, Albegra and Trigonometry
5. Thomas and Finney, Calculus and Analytic Geometry
6. Rahman &Bhattacharjee; Co-ordinate geometry of two & three dimensions
7. Loney, S. L.: Coordinate Geometry of Two dimensions
GEE203d: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN GEOGRAPHY AND
ENVIRONMENT
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
Introduction to Human Environment: Human Geography and Human Environment
(Economic, Social, Political and Behavioral) Scope of Human Geography (Methods,
Contents, Diffusion, Interaction, Lines, points, areas). A Historical Perspective of Human
Geography. Overview of the Human Occupancies of the Earth Surface: A Global
perspective. Human Population: Distribution and change. Culture: Spatial variation and
conflict. Resources: Concept and Classification. Economic Activities: Primary, Secondary,
Tertiary, Quaternary. Human Settlements: Classification. Types. Political Geography.
Books Recommended:
Human Geography – Aime Vincent Perpillon, Longman Chapman.
People Pattern and Process: An Introduction to Human Geography – Keith, John
Wiley and Sons. New York.
Human Geography – Emys Jones, Chatto and Windus, London.
Land Use & Natural Hazards in Bangladesh – M. AminulIsalm, University of
Dhaka.
A Geography of Mankind – J.O.M. Brock and Webb, New York.
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Economic Geography – Treman A. Hortshorn and J.W. Alexander, Prentice-Hall,
New Delhi.
Geography: realms, regions, and concepts-Blij, Harm Jan, De (2008).
Key Concepts in Geography (2nd ed.)- Clifford, N.J.; Holloway, S.L.; Rice, S.P.;
Valentine, G., ed. (2009).
An Introduction to Human Geography: issues for the 21st century (2nd ed.)-
Daniels, Peter; Bradshaw, Michael; Shaw, Denis J. B.; Sidaway, James D. (2004).
Introducing human geographies (2nd ed.)- Cloke, Paul J.; Crang, Phil; Crang, Philip;
Goodwin, Mark (2005).
ECO 105: PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
1. Introduction to Microeconomics: Definition and scope; basic concepts and
tools—PPF and circular flow model; fundamental economic problems and solution
systems; Concepts of demand, supply and equilibrium; concepts of total and
marginal utility; concepts of production, cost and profit, characteristics of different
types of markets.
2. Introduction to Macroeconomics: Key macroeconomic indicators and their
performance measurement - GNP, GDP, inflation, unemployment; money, functions
of money, function of commercial and central bank, monetary policy; ; fiscal policy
and structure of govt. budget.
3. Development and related issues: Growth and development; concept of poverty
and poverty measures; HDI; key human-socio-economic development indicators of
Bangladesh.
Recommended Books:
1. Arnold, R A (2014): Economics, South Western Publishing Company,
Eleventh Edition
2. Bangladesh Economic Review relevant issues.
3. Mankiw, N G (2012): Principles of Economics, Thomson South Western
Publishing Sixth Edition
4. Parkin, Michael (2015), ―Economicsǁ, 12th ed.
5. Samuelson, P A and W D Nordhaus (2009): Economics, McGraw-Hill USA
Nineteenth Edition.
1. Todaro M P and S C Smith (2012): Economics of Development in the Third
World Longman, Eleventh Edition
STA216d:*
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
* Course details will be added later.
CSE 202d: INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING APPLICATIONS
6 hours/week, 3 credits
Spreadsheet Analysis: Introduction (Spreadsheet & its Applications, Menus &
Toolbars), Working with Spreadsheets(Converting files to different formats,
Importing, Exporting, Spreadsheet addressing, Computing data, Mathematical
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operations, Using formulas), Formatting Spreadsheets (Border & shading,
Highlighting values, Visibility, Sorting, Filtering, Validation, Consolidation,
Subtotal), Creating Charts (Selecting charts, Formatting charts, label, scaling etc.),
Using Tools (Error Checking, Spell Checks, Macros), Printing worksheet.
Database Applications: Introduction (Database concepts, Tables, Queries, Forms,
Reports), Working with Databases(Creating Tables, Table Design, Indexing,
Entering data, importing data), Creating Queries (SQL statements, Setting
relationship, using wizards), Creating Forms, Creating & printing reports.
Statistical Analysis: Introduction, Operation commands, Data definition,
manipulation commands and procedurecommands like LIST, DESCRIPTIVES,
FREQUENCIES, CROSSTABS, T-TEST, ANOVA, REGRESS, etc.
ANP 205: ANTHROPOLOGY OF LANGUAGE AND CULTURE
3 Hours/Week, 3 Credits
This course will provide a basic introduction to the study of linguistics from an
anthropological perspective. It is of importance that the student learns how language
functions differ across cultures and how anthropologists have interpreted topics
ranging from the origins of humans to language phenomena in the present day. This
course focuses on language as an aspect of human culture. We consider structural
properties of human languages, the major families of languages in the world, how
languages differ, how and why speakers differ within communities, and how an
outsider can come to understand and appreciate the basic principles at work within
another language.
This course will cover: Linguistics: definition and nature Linguistic Anthropology:
Scope and importance, Language and evolution, Language: definition, characteristics
Origin of Languages: Family tree theory and wave theory, Language and different
theories of culture, Language in culture: the Boasian tradition, Linguistic Relativism,
Development of linguistic relativity hypothesis: Benjamin Lee Whorf, Structural
Linguistics: Structural approach to the study of language, Ferdinand de Saussure and the
development of structuralism, Elements of Language: phoneme, morpheme, syntax,
semantics, Limitation of structuralism, Noam Chomsky: search for universal grammar,
Claude Levi-Strauss: study of myth, Linguistic Change: Causes and types of linguistic
change, Language and Culture: meaning and relationship, Bilingualism and
multilingualism, Sociolinguistics and Language Variation
Recommended Books/Journals:
 Boas, Franz (1940) Race, language and Culture. New York, Free Press.
 Chomsky (1968). Language and Mind. New York: Harcourt.
 Chomsky, Noam (1957) (1968) Syntactic Structure, Mouton, The Hague
 Chomsky, Noam (1957). Syntactic Structures. The Hague: Mouton.
 Duranti, Alessandro (1997) Linguistic Anthropology, Cambridge University
Press.
 Hickerson, N. P. - 2000, Linguistic Anthropology, Harcourt College
Publication, New York.
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 Lucy, John A. (1992b) Language Diversity and Cognitive Development: a
reformulation the Linguistic relativity Hypothesis. Cambridge University Press,
New York, 1993.
 Sapir, E. (1921). Language. New York: Harcourt.
 Sapir. E (1949). The Psychological Reality of the Phonemes.
 Saussure, F. de (1958) (Original 1916) Course in General Linguistics. New
York.
 Varshney R. L. (1985), An Introductory Textbook of Linguistics & Phonetics,
BOC Ltd. Dhaka.
Salzmann, Zdenek, James Stanlaw, and Nobuko Adachi. (2012).Language, Culture,
and Society: An Introduction to Linguistic Anthropology,5th ed.

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 Ordinance for the Graduate Program at SUST
Formation of Graduate Study Committee (GSC) will be the prerequisite to start a
Graduate program in any Discipline. The GSC will be headed by the Head of the
Discipline/ Institute consisting of all professors/Associate Professors of the
discipline concerned with a minimum number of 3 professors/Associate Professors.
When Professors and Associate Professors are not available in the discipline, the
required number of Professors, Associate Professors will be included from the
relevant Discipline/Institute by the proposal of the Board of Advanced Studies
(BAS) & the Academic council.
1. Introduction
1.1 The graduate program consists of Masters (General), Masters (Thesis), M.Sc.
(Engineering), Masters of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Ph.D. degrees.
1.2 A graduate program may also be offered by a discipline in some specified field
in collaboration with other disciplines.
1.3 Any student with (i) 4 year Bachelors degree (ii) 3-year Bachelor and 1-year
Masters Degree or (iii) 5-year Bachelor of Architecture degree from a recognized
university is eligible to get admitted into the graduate program at SUST.
1.4 Notification for the admission process will be published every year.
1.5 After admission every student will be assigned to a student advisor/supervisor
from among the teachers of his/her discipline to guide him/her throughout the
academic program.
2. Qualification
2.1 Masters and M.Phil.
2.1.1 Any student with a Bachelors degree from SUST is eligible for admission to
the Masters (General) Program.
2.1.2 Any student with a CGPA of 3.25 or more from SUST is eligible for admission
to the Masters (Thesis), M.Phil. (Engineering) or M.Phil. Program.
2.1.3 Four-year Graduates from other recognized universities and institutions with a
CGPA of 3.25 or more can apply for admission to the Masters (Thesis), M.Phil.
(Engineering) or M.Phil. Program. A candidate who passed under course system and
seeks admission to M.Phil program has to have First class in Masters or 50% marks
in Masters and at least 2nd division in all public examination.
2.1.4 Any student registered for Masters (General) or Masters (Thesis) may transfer
to the M.Phil. program, offered by the relevant discipline, if he/she can maintain a
CGPA of 3.25 or more during the first two semesters.
2.1.5 The GSC of a discipline will decide if a student from a related discipline will
be allowed to apply to the graduate program of that discipline. In these cases if
necessary the GSC may ask the candidate to take extra undergraduate/graduate
courses to ensure the basic foundation.
2.2 Ph.D.
2.2.1 Candidates with Masters (Thesis), M.Phil. or M.Sc. (Engineering) Degrees are
eligible for application for Ph.D. and will be selected after a written and/or viva voce
examination and the proper evaluation of academic records by the GSC. A candidate
who passed under course system and seeks admission to Ph.D. program has to have
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First class in Masters or 50% marks in Masters and at least 2nd division in all public
examination.
2.2.2 A Masters (Thesis) an M.Phil. or an M.Sc. (Engineering) student may be
transferred to the Ph.D. program after the completion of first two semesters with a
CGPA 3.25 and the recommendation of his/her supervisor certifying satisfactory
progress of research work and with the approval of the GSC and BAS.
2.2.3 The following candidates are eligible for direct admission to Ph.D. if they have
a CGPA of 3.25 or more at Bachelors and Masters Level and 3.00 or equivalent in
all public examinations. (i) University teachers with two years teaching experience
and one publication in standard academic journals. (ii) Teachers of colleges with
three years of teaching experience and one publication in a standard academic
journal (iii) Researchers of recognized research organizations with three years of
research experience and at least three publications in standard academic journals.
(iv) Candidates with an M.Phil degree.
3. Admission
3.1 Masters and M.Phil.
3.1.1 If a SUST graduate has the required qualifications he/she can be admitted to
the Masters program (General, Thesis or Engineering) as per the recommendation of
the GSC.
3.1.2 The candidates for Masters (Thesis and Engineering) and M.Phil. will be
selected for admission after a written and/or viva voce examination conducted by the
GSC. Full time teachers of SUST are not required to sit for the admission test. GSC
will then recommend the candidates for admission to the academic council through
the BAS. During the process of admission each candidate shall be assigned by the
appropriate GSC and approved by BAS a supervisor from among the teachers of the
relevant discipline/institute not below the rank of an associate professor or an
assistant professor with a Ph.D. / M.Phil. / M.S.
3.2 Ph.D.
3.2.1 A candidate for admission to the Ph.D. degree program will apply in the
prescribed form to the head of the discipline or the director of institute along with
the recommendation from possible supervisor(s). The supervisor must be of the rank
of professor or associate professor.
3.2.2 After approval from the GSC, the application will be forwarded to the BAS for
the approvals of the supervisor and co-supervisors (if any). Each candidate shall
have not more than two co-supervisors; one co-supervisor may be from outside
SUST. After careful scrutiny of the research proposal BAS will send it to the
Academic Council for final Approval.
3.2.3 If necessary a change of supervisor must also be approved by the BAS and the
Academic Council.
4. Registration
4.1 Every selected candidate will be registered with the University and enrolled as a
full time or if allowed, part time student with payment of prescribed fees and dues
before the commencement of each semester.
4.2 A student has to register for at least 50% or maximum 150% credits of the
courses at every semester in the prescribed syllabus. But for attaining degree in the
last semester above mentioned restrictions will not be followed.
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4.3 A candidate may be admitted or change his status into part time student with
prior approval of the university and a written consent from the serving organization.
A part time student may be assigned a minimum of 6 credit hours per semester.
4.4 A full time student must register for a minimum of 1(2.0 Credits) hours per
semester. A full time student shall not be allowed to be employed as a part time
employee in other organizations. However he/she may be employed as
teaching/research assistant at the University. A Ph.D. candidate shall have to be a
full time student for at least one year during his/her Ph.D. work.
4.5 The registration for the Ph.D. degree will remain valid for a period of four years,
and can be renewed for a further period of two years.
5. Academic Regulations
5.1 Duration
5.1.1 The minimum duration for the Masters, M.Sc. (Engineering), M.Phil. and
Ph.D. degrees will be as followed:
Degree Duration of Completion Required Credits
Masters (General) 2 Semesters Minimum 24
Masters (Thesis) 3 Semesters 36
M.Phil. / M.Sc. (Engg.) 4 Semesters 48
Ph.D. 6 semesters 72
5.1.2 Minimum duration of M.Phil will be 4 Semesters for students who completed
3 years Bachelors and 1 year Masters degree. Minimum duration of M.Phil will be 2
semesters for students who completed 4 years Bachelors and 1 year Masters degree.
5.2 Credit Requirement
5.2.1 For the graduate program a full time student has to register for at least 1(2.0
Credits) each semester. For course work 1 credit means one hour of contact hour per
week and for research or project work 1 credit hour means at least three hours per
week. A student will be allowed to take theoretical course and research work
simultaneously. Once the course requirement is completed, for the research work a
graduate student has to register for “independent study” as credit/no-credit basis to
fulfill the 1(2.0 Credits) per semester requirement.
5.3 Course Requirement
5.3.1 Syllabus committee for the graduate program will be comprised of the GSC
members and two external members from other universities nominated by the Dean.
5.3.2 Every year the syllabus committee will design the graduate level courses for
the respective disciplines and recommend the courses for approval of the Academic
Council through the School and BAS. GSC can review the curriculum from time to
time and recommend any change to the syllabus committee as may be considered
necessary.
Masters and M.Phil.
5.3.3 Every Masters (general, thesis and engineering) and M.Phil. student has to
complete at least 16 hours of theory course work during the first two semesters.
GSC will propose the required courses to the students with consultation of
respective supervisors. The course work for M.Phil Program may be reduced and
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relaxed according to the recommendation of GSC. In that case the duration may be
reduced up to 1 year.
Ph.D.
5.3.4 The GSC may suggest courses, if felt necessary, for the Ph.D. students.
5.4 Research Work Requirement
5.4.1 Research work for thesis shall be carried out under the supervision of the
supervisor. Co-supervisors from within or outside the discipline / Institute may be
appointed, if necessary. The topic of research proposal shall be approved by the
BAS after the completion of the required course credits within six months/one year
for M.Phil. / Ph.D. on the recommendation of the Head of the Discipline/Institute. A
Ph.D. student must submit a progress report of his work to the supervisor(s) at the
end of the every semester who will present it to BAS.
5.4.2 The Ph.D. student will give at least one public seminar talk conducted by GSC
at the Discipline / Institute every year on a topic of his own field of research.
5.4.3 The research work must be carried out in this University or at a place approved
by the supervisor in consultation with the GSC.
6. Conduct of Examinations
6.1 Course Examination
6.1.1 The examination committee will conduct the course examinations as per the
examination ordinance of graduate program.
6.2 Thesis Submission
6.2.1 The title of the thesis has to be approved by the BAS on the recommendation
of the Head of the Discipline / Institute. For Masters/M.Phil. it has to be done at
least three months and for Ph.D. it has to be done at least six months before
submitting.
6.2.2 Every student shall submit to the supervisor required number of type written
copies of his thesis in the approved forMATon or before a date to be fixed by the
Head of the Discipline/ Institute in the consultation with the supervisor concerned.
6.2.3 The student shall declare that the research work was done by him/her and has
not submitted elsewhere for other purpose (except for publication).
6.2.4 The thesis should demonstrate an evidence of satisfactory knowledge in the
field of research undertaken by the student.
6.3 Masters Thesis Examination
6.3.1 There is no thesis requirement for Masters (General). The project (if any) and
the thesis for Masters (Thesis) and will be evaluated as per the examination
ordinance of graduate program.
6.4 M.Phil. / M.Sc. (Engineering) Thesis Examination
Thesis Evaluation
6.4.1 The academic council will, on the basis of the suggestion of the GSC and
recommendation of the BAS, appoint for every thesis an examination committee
consisting of two examiners of whom at least one shall be from outside this
University.
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6.4.2 The examiners of thesis will either accept it or reject it for the degree and then
individually and separately submit one copy of their reports in sealed covers to the
controller of examination and another copy to the GSC Chairman. The majority
decision will be considered as the final result.
6.4.3 If a thesis is adjudged inadequate for the award of the degree, the candidate
will be allowed to resubmit his thesis within six months. If the candidate fails to
resubmit or the thesis is adjudged inadequate again the examiners may recommend
Masters (general) degree and the controller of examination will place such
recommendation before the BAS for the approval of academic council.
Oral Examination and Open Presentation
6.4.4 The GSC in consultation with the supervisor shall suggest, to the Vice
Chancellor through BAS, a committee of three members for oral examination
consisting of: (i) Convener: Thesis supervisor (ii) A Professor in relevant field from
outside the University (iii) One of the thesis examiners.
6.4.5 If any examiner is unable to accept the appointment or has to relinquish his
appointment before/ during the examination, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint
another examiner in his place as per the recommendation of GSC.
6.4.6 After the oral examination the convener will send a consolidated report to the
controller of examinations stating clearly whether the award of the degree is
recommended, who will in turn place it to BAS for the approval of the Academic
Council.
6.4.7 In case a candidate performs unsatisfactorily in oral examination even though
the thesis is adjudged adequate the examiners may recommend to the Academic
Council that the candidate may be permitted to appear at another oral examination
within six months from the first oral examination. No candidate shall be allowed to
appear at the oral examination of the same thesis for more than two times.
Recommendation for Degree
6.4.8 After completion for the viva-voce examination, the convener of the viva
examination committee will send a consolidated report, stating clearly whether the
award of the degree is recommended, to the Controller who will in turn place it to
BAS for the approval of the academic council.
6.5 Ph.D. Thesis Examination
Thesis Evaluation
6.5.1 The academic council will, on the basis of the suggestion of the GSC and
recommendation of the BAS, appoint for every thesis an examination committee
consisting of three examiners of whom one shall be the supervisor and the other two
from outside this University and at least one from a university from abroad
6.5.2 One of the three examiners will be appointed by the academic council as the
convener of the examination committee.
6.5.3 The examiner of thesis will individually and separately submit one copy of
their reports in sealed covers to the controller of examination and another copy to
the convener. Every examiner will have to explicitly state whether the award of the
Ph.D. degree is recommended or not. The recommendations of all the three
examiners must be explicit, unambiguous and unanimous for the award of the
degree.
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6.5.4 If a thesis is adjudged inadequate for the award of the Ph.D. degree, the
candidate will be allowed to resubmit his thesis after six months with proper
modification. If the candidate fails to resubmit or the thesis is adjudged inadequate
again the examiners may recommend the award of M.Phil. or M. S. degree and the
controller of examination will place such recommendation before the BAS for the
approval of academic council.
Oral Examination and Open Presentation
6.5.5 On receipt of the unanimous opinions of the examiners, the convener shall fix
a date and a venue and suggest, to the Vice Chancellor through BAS, a committee of
three members for oral examination consisting of the convener, supervisor/co-
supervisor and a thesis examiner. At least one of them has to be from outside the
university.
6.5.6 If any examiner is unable to accept the appointment or has to relinquish his
appointment before/during the examination, the Vice-Chancellor shall appoint
another examiner in his place as per the recommendation of GSC.
6.5.7 In case a candidate is unable to satisfy the viva voice Board even though the
thesis is adjudged adequate the Board may recommend to the Academic Council that
the candidate may be permitted to appear at another oral examination after a lapse of
six months from the first oral examination. No candidate shall be allowed to appear
at the oral examination of the same thesis for more than two times.
Recommendation for Degree
6.5.8 After completion of the viva voce examination, the convener will send a
consolidated report to the controller of examinations stating clearly whether the
award of the degree is recommended, who will in turn place it to BAS for the
approval of the Academic Council.
7. Award of the Degree
7.1 Masters
7.1.1 Students will be awarded his/her degree as per the recommendation of GSC
chairman after the completion of his required credits.
7.2 M.Phil. and Ph.D.
7.2.1 The vice chancellor shall place the reports of the Oral Examination committee
for consideration of the academic council which shall recommend to the Syndicate
for the award of the degree.
7.2.2 A hard copy of the thesis accepted by the academic council incorporating any
correction and changes suggested by the examination committee shall be preserved
in the central library of the university and the corresponding electronic version shall
be preserved in the archive.
8. Academic Fee
8.1 To be decided by the Academic Council and the Syndicate.
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Ref.: The clause 4.2 of this Ordinance was approved in the 119th Academic Council.
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 Examination Ordinance for the Graduate Program
University authorities will administer and publish the results of Masters, M.Phil. and
Ph.D. degree examinations under the graduate program. The graduate program will
follow the same academic calendar of the undergraduate program for course
delivery, the final examination and publication of results. The graduate courses are
comprised of theory and lab courses and where applicable, the thesis for the research
works. The evaluation of thesis is conducted as per the Ordinance for the Graduate
Program at SUST. The theory and lab courses are conducted by the examination
committee.
1. Examination Committee
1.1 The GSC of the Discipline/Institute will form the examination committee as per
the rules of the University.
1.2 The examination committee will propose the examination schedule, prepare
question papers, help the discipline conducting the examination, prepare results and
will resolve the issues that may arise concerning the examination procedure.
2. Examination Dates and Routines
2.1 The examination routines will be designed by the respective disciplines and
Head of the disciplines will notify them and send copies to the other relevant
disciplines and to the office of the Controller of the Examinations.
3. Theory Courses
3.1 Distribution of Marks
A student will be continuously evaluated during the semester through tests,
assignments, mid-semester examinations, viva etc. conducted by the course teachers,
and it will contain 30% of total marks. The rest 70% marks will come from the final
written examination at the end of that semester.
3.2 Class Performance
After the end of the classes, the course teachers will make three copies of mark-
sheets showing the marks from class participation and assignment and mid semester
examination. He/she will display one copy in the notice board, send one sealed copy
to the chairman of the examination committee and another sealed copy to the
controller of examination.
3.3 Question Setting and Moderation
3.3.1 The examination Committee will appoint two question setters for each course
at least four weeks before the date of commencement of the examination and inform
the Controller of examination. The controller of examination will send the necessary
papers to the question setters and the examiners. If a question setter or examiner
declines the responsibility, he/she will return all the papers and the examination
committee will suggest an alternative question setter or examiner.
3.3.2 The chairman of the examination committee will receive all the manuscript of
question papers; if no manuscript is received within the specified time the committee
will suggest an alternative question setter.
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3.3.3 After receiving all the question papers the examination committee will
moderate the question papers. Moderation will not be invalid if any member be
absent during moderation. For the disciplines of the school of Applied Sciences and
Technology the questions will be divided in two groups in the question paper so that
two examiners can evaluate the answer script simultaneously. The examination
committee will be responsible for the preparation of the necessary editing and
printing of the question papers.
3.4 Final Examination
3.4.1 The controller of examination will be responsible to print the blank answer
scripts, mark sheets and other relevant forms and will make necessary arrangements,
so that these are available during the conduct of examination in the examination hall
in due time .
3.5 Evaluation of Answer Script
3.5.1 The answer scripts from the disciplines of Applied Science and technology
will be evaluated by two examiners simultaneously, of whom one should preferably
the course teacher. The answer scripts from the disciplines of other school of studies
will be evaluated by two examiners separately, of whom one should preferably the
course teacher. The examiners will examine the scripts thoroughly, mark the scripts
properly and grade legibly within the specified time. The examiners will send a
sealed copy of mark-sheet to the controller of examination and one sealed copy to
the chairman of the examination committee.
3.5.2 The examination committee will assign members from the committee to
scrutinize the answer scripts and if any discrepancy is found the committee will
make the necessary arrangements to fix the problem and inform the controller of
examination.
3.5.3 If the difference between marks given by two examiners be 20% or more than
20% GSC will recommend a third examiner for approval by the V.C and marks
given by 3rd examiner & the marks of the first or 2nd examiner which ever is
nearest to this will be considered for the average marks .
4. Lab Courses
4.1 Every lab course will be assigned to at least two course instructors and they will
grade the students through continuous evaluation.
4.2 For the projects, Masters (Thesis), Industrial assignments, monographs etc. the
supervisor will give an overall assessment which will count as 30% of the total
marks. Evaluation of the report by two external examiners, who is not involved in
supervision/co-supervision will count as another 30% of the marks. The remaining
40% will come from the presentation and viva voce conducted by the examination
committee. During viva-voce examination the supervisor or co-supervisor, if
present, will not participate in marking.
5. Publication of Result
5.1 Three original tabulation sheets will be prepared by the tabulators and checked
by all the members and signed by the tabulators and members of the examination
committee. The tabulation sheets will contain the grade point average obtained in
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the specific semester. The tabulation sheets will be sent to the Controller of
Examinations for his signature and approval by the Vice-Chancellor.
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5.2 The Controller of Examination shall keep up to date record of all the grades
Shahjalal University of Science and Technology
obtained by the student in individual Academic Record Card. Grades shall be
Master of Arts Syllabus
announced by the Controller of Examination at the end of each semester.
Session: 2018-2019
Grade and grade points:
MA First Semester
5.3 The letter grade and grade point will be awarded as follows:
Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits
Numerical Grade Letter Grade Grade Points
80 Or above A+ 4.00 ENG 511 Literary Theory 3 3
75 to less than 80 A 3.75
70 to less than 80 A- 3.50 ENG 512 Translation Studies: Theory and 3 3
65 to less than 70 B+ 3.25 Practice
60 to less than 65 B 3.00
55 to less than 60 B- 2.75 ENG 513 Postcolonial Literature 3 3
50 to less than 55 C+ 2.50
45 to less than 50 C 2.25 ENG 514 Testing, Syllabus, Curriculum, and 3 3
40 to less than 45 C- 2.00 Material Design
Less than 40 F 0.00
ENG 515 Viva Voce 1 1
6. Security and Ethics
Total 13 13
6.1 Everyone involved in the process of examination has to guard the security of the
question papers, examination grades and the final results. An examinee can never try
to influence the examiners and any such attempt has to be brought to the controller
of examination. MA Second Semester
6.2 A student may never be asked a question so that he is hurt because of his Course Course Title Hours/Week Credits
religious or ethnic background. No.
6.3 If some one involved in the examination process has the following relatives as
examinee he/she should immediately inform in to the authority: (a) Husband/wife,
(b) Son/Daughter, (c) Brother/Sister, (d) Brother-in-Law/ Sister-in-Law (e) Son-in- ENG 521 From Modernism to Postmodernism 3 3
Law/ Daughter-in-Law, (f) Nephew/ Niece, (g) Uncle/ Aunt, (h) First Cousins.
ENG 522 Shakespeare: Further Studies 3 3

ENG 523 African-American Literature 3 3

ENG 524 Second Language Acquisition and 3 3

Learning

ENG 525 Dissertation (4000-5000 words) and 3 3

Defence (2+1)

Total 15 15

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 Translation Studies: Theory and Practice covers both theory and the practice of
Courses in Detail translation. Students will be familiar with major theories of translation and rise of
translation studies as a discipline. The course will also prepare students to translate
Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits literary and non-literary texts, introduce them to the art of translation so that they
can consider the application of insights gained from translation theories and the
ENG 511 Literary Theory 3 3 practice of leading translators from Bengali into English and vice versa.
The first part of the course covers the history and theories of translation and the
Course Description:
second part covers practice of translation.
This course will help learners to interpret specific works of literature in light of
contemporary literary theories and identify, understand, and examine literary texts
Objectives:
from different perspectives, and make value judgments on a work.
 To help students acquire knowledge of the origin, history, and development of
translation and translation studies
Objectives:
 To orient students with various theories and techniques of translation
 To understand and identify the theoretical framework of literary and/or cultural
texts.  To teach students practical skills of translation
 To be able to analyze and interpret literary and/or cultural texts from different  To familiarize students with the problems and issues in translating literary and
theoretical perspectives. non-literary texts
 To develop a critical mindset and an ability to think rationally and critically.  To enable students to translate literary/non-literary texts

Literary Theories: Recommended Readings:

Bassnett, Susan. Translation Studies
 Postcolonialism
Hatim, Basil, and Jeremy Munday. Translation Studies: An Advanced Resource
 Feminism
Book
 Modernism Lander, Clifford E. Literary Translation: A Practical Guide
 Structuralism Lefevere, Andre. Translation, Rewriting, and the Manipulation of Literary Fame
 Deconstruction Mukherjee, Sujit. Translation as Discovery
 Marxism Schulte, Rainer, and John Biguenet, eds. Theories of Translation: An Anthology of
 Psychoanalysis Essays from Dryden to Derrida
 Postmodernism Spivak, GayatriChakravorty. “Politics of Translation”
 Ecocriticism Venuti, Lawrence, ed. The Translation Studies Reader
Recommended Readings: (The course teacher will select texts for translation practice and reading.)
Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory
Cahoone, Lawrence. From Modernism to Postmodernism: An Anthology
DeLoughrey, Elizabeth, and George B. Hendley. Postcolonial Ecologies: Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits
Literatures of the Environment
Eagleton, Terry. Literary Theory: An Introduction ENG 513 Postcolonial Literature 3 3
Rivkin, Julie, and Michael Ryan. Literary Theory: An Anthology
Garrard, Greg. Ecocriticism Course Description:
This course will familiarize learners with problems and consequences of the
decolonization of a country, especially questions relating to the political and cultural
Course Course Title Hours/Week Credits independence of formerly subjugated people, and themes such as racialism and
No. colonialism. It will also help students understand a range of literary theories that
have evolved around the subject postcolonialism.
ENG 512 Translation Studies: Theory and 3 3
Practice Objectives:
 To identify some influential postcolonial writers both at home and abroad;
define colonialism anti-colonialism, postcolonialism, apartheid, slavery,
Course Description:
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 middle-passage, diaspora,Eurocentrism, hegemony, partition, subaltern, trauma,  To understand how testing, curriculum, syllabus, materials, and teaching-
identity crisis, orientalism etc. leaning styles interact
 To generalize the prominent features or terms connected to postcolonialism ,
and apply them to different or more complicated texts Contents:
 To analyze the historical, political, social and cultural aspects of Asian,
Testing
African, South American and Caribbean Islands during the colonial time span
Definition, function, purpose, types, qualities of a good test, Communicative
of 19th and 20th centuries and afterwards. Language Testing, The backwash effect

Texts: Syllabus, Curriculum, and Material Design

Waliullah, Syed. Tree Without Roots  Syllabus, Curriculum, Different Types of Syllabi and Curriculum
Achebe, Chinua. Things Fall Apart  Needs Analysis
Narayan, R.K. The Financial Expert  Different Models of Syllabuses: Taba Model, Nunan’s Model
Coetzee, J.M. Disgrace  Barriers of Designing Syllabus
Naipaul, V.S. In a Free State
 Principles of Material Design
Rushdie, Salman. Midnight’s Children
 Role of Teachers and Stakeholders in Designing Syllabus
Rhys, Jean. Wide Sargasso Sea
Roy, Arundhati. The God of Small Things  Role of Teachers in Curriculum Implementation
Haq, Kaiser. Selections from Published in the Streets of Dhaka: Collected Poems
1966-2006, and Pariah and Other Poems Material Design
 Principles of Effective Material Design
Recommended Readings:  Development
Alam, Fakrul. Imperial Entanglements and Literature in English  Evaluation of Materials at Different Levels (e. g., Secondary, Higher Secondary
Ashcroft, Bill, Griffiths, Gareth & Tiffin, Helen. The Postcolonial Studies Reader And Tertiary)
---. The Empire Writes Back: Postcolonial Literatures, Theory and Practice  Components of material development framework
Williams, Patrick, and Laura Chrisman. Colonial Discourse and Post-Colonial
Theory: A Reader Recommended Readings:
Altman, H. B., and W. ECasin. Writing a Syllabus
Nunan, D. Syllabus Designing
Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits Wilkins, D. A. National Syllabuses

ENG 514 Testing, Syllabus, Curriculum, 3 3

and Material Design Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

Course Description: ENG 515 Viva Voce 1 1

The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with curriculum and syllabus,
knowledge about which is vital for those who will work as teachers, education
planners, and trainers. It will also equip learners with ideas as to what things need to
be considered while developing supplementary materials for classroom purposes. Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

Objectives: ENG 521 From Modernism to 3 3

 To understand the role of testing in teaching and learning
 To develop student’s awareness of different types of testing
 To expose students to the basics of curriculum and syllabus development
 To understand the variables that contribute to effective ELT/EFL materials
development
Postmodernism
The aim of this course is to acquaint learners with the Modernist Movement in art
and literature spanning from late 19th to mid 20th century, marking a radical break
with the past and the concurrent search for new forms of expression. The course also
familiarizes learners with the Postmodernist Movement that developed in the mid to

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late 20th century across philosophy, arts, and criticism and that marked a departure Texts:
from Modernism. Shakespeare, William. Taming of the Shrew
---. Hamlet
Objectives: ---. Henry IV (Part 1)
 To comprehend the basics of modernist and postmodernist literary trends ---. The Merchant of Venice
 To appreciate modernist and postmodernist texts from varied perspectives ---. Twelfth Night
 To critique the authorial position in the texts ---. Macbeth
 To understand the immense social and cultural changes in thought that ---. Measure for Measure
influence literature.
* Class Teachers should select 4 tents from the following list for indepth Recommended Readings:
discussion”. Dusinberre, Juliet. “As Who Liked It?”Shakespeare Survey 46. Ed. Stanley Wells.
Cambridge UP, 1994. 9-21.
Texts: Greenblatt, Stephen. Renaissance Self-Fashioning: From More to Shakespeare.
Borges, Jorges Luis. Labyrinths Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Joyce, James. Ulysses (chapter 1 from Norton Anthology) Greenblatt, Stephen. Shakespearean Negotiations: The Circulation of Social Energy
Eliot, T. S. The Hollow Men in Renaissance England. Berkeley: University of California Press
Pinter, Harold. The Birthday Party Harold A. Veeser, ed. The New Historicism: Routledge
Fowles, John. The French Lieutenant’s Woman Jardine, Lisa. Reading Shakespeare Historically. Routledge
Byatt, A. S. Possession: A Romance John Drakakis, ed. Shakespearean Tragedy: Longman Publishing House
Atwood, Margaret. The Year of the Flood Montrose, Louis Adrian. “The Place of a Brother In As You Like It: Social Process
Sarah, Waters. Fingersmith and Comic Form”. Shakespeare Quarterly 32 (1981): 28-54. 7.

Recommended Readings: Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

Barry, Peter. Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory
Barthes, Roland. The Rustle of Language. Trans. Richard Howard
Cahoone, Lawrence E, ed. From Modernism to Postmodernism: An Anthology
Faulker, Peter. Modernism. Ed. John D. Jump
Furst, Lilian R., ed. Realism (Modern Literatures in Perspective)
Greenberg, Clement. The Collected Essays and Criticism: Modernism with a
Vengeance, 1957-1959, Vol-4, ed. John O Brian
Malpas, Simon. Postmodern Debates
Quinones, Ricardo J. Mapping Literary Modernism
Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits
ENG 522 Shakespeare: Further Studies 3 3
The purpose of this course is to acquaint students with more works of Shakespeare
as the most representative writer of the Elizabethan period.
Objectives:
 To have a deeper understanding of Shakespeare’s plays.
 To compare, contrast, interpret and evaluate Shakespeare’s plays in
adaptations, Shakespeare’s plays on the stage and representation of
Shakespeare across the media.
 To assess the influence of Shakespeare on later playwrights.
 To figure out Shakespeare’s relevance today.
ENG 523 African-American Literature 3 3
The course African-American Literature introduces the tradition of literature
produced by African-American authors. The root and progress of African-American
tradition in the USA deserves exploration in academia. So based on seminal texts
and well-known authors, the course examines the history and identity of the African-
Americans, their culture, struggle and above all their relationships with the whites.
The course also chronicles the history of African-American literature as an academic
discipline.
Objectives:
 to locate distinctive features of African-American literature
 to evaluate texts in light of critical aspects of African-Americanism
 to understand the concepts of race and racism and assess texts formulating a
theoretical foundation
 to analyze critically various texts on the basis of racism, ethnicity, and identity
Texts:
Wright, Richard. Native Son
Du Bois, W.E.B. The Souls of Black Folk (Selections)
Cesaire, Aime. A Tempest (based on Shakespeare’s The Tempest)
Morrison, Tony. Sula
Angelou, Maya. Selected Poems
Dove, Rita. Selected Poems

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Recommended Readings: ENG 525 Dissertation and Defence 3 3
Gikandi, Simon. Encyclopedia of African Literature. Taylor & Francis, 2004. (2+1)
Angelo, Gomez Michel. Exchanging Our Country Marks: The Transformation of
African Identities in the Colonial and Antebellum South: The Transformation of
African Identities of in the Colonial and Antebellum South. Dissertation would be on any text or writer included in the syllabus or outside of the
Clayborn Carson, Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner, and Gary B. Nash, The Struggle for syllabus. Students will follow MLA/APA/Chicago author-date style. Dissertation
Freedom: A History of African Americans will carry 60 and Defense 40 out of 100 marks.
Herskovits, Melville. The Myth of the Negro Past. Sidney Mintz. Beacon Press. N.B.: Course teachers shall choose any four texts from any given course.
Wachtel, Paul L. Race in the Mind of America: Breaking the Vicious Circle between
Blacks and Whites. New York: Routledge.
Douglas A. Smith, The Neighborhood Context of Police Behavior.Crime and
Justice, Vol. Communities and Crime (1986). 313-314.

Course No. Course Title Hours/Week Credits

ENG 524 Second Language Acquisition 3 3

and Learning

Objectives:
 To develop awareness of psycho-linguistic factors that impede or facilitate
second language learning
 To understand the role of personality factors and social variables in second
language acquisition
 To understand individual learner’s learning style and strategy
 To develop awareness of how factors of first language and second language
learning interact

Contents:
 First Language Learning Theories
 Second Language Learning Theories
 Language Learning Strategies
 Aptitude and Motivation
 Language Learning Styles
 Personality Factors
 Input, Output, and Interaction

Recommended Readings
Beebe, L. Issues onSecond Language Acquisition: Multiple Perspectives
Doughty, C. & Jessica, W. Focus on Form in Second Acquisition
Johnson, D. Approaches to Research in Second Language Learning
Nunan, D. Applying Second Language Acquisition

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