DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

Introduction

The Department of English at IBADAT International University provides an up-to-date learning environment on the basis of its good infrastructure and highly qualified faculty members. It aims to convey the knowledge of literary history, literary forms, literary as well as linguistic theories and a wide array of vocabularies and texts to the students in order to cater their linguistic needs. Our core objective is to provide the students with an understanding of appreciation of English language and sophisticated writing and critical thinking skills useful not only in academic field but in the world at large. The Department of English intends to arrange the student exchange system collaborating with renowned European universities to provide its students with the exposure of native English Society. In addition, it will hold International Conferences on English Literature and Linguistics in order to meet the international standards in the fields of academics and research. At present, we offer Bachelor’s degree program in English Literature and Linguistics and Master’s degree program in English Linguistics. The student experience in the Department of English would be one of self-exploration and they would be able to study literature with multiple perspectives. We assure you of our commitment to your success and look forward to meet you at campus.

Sidra Ashfaq
Head of Department

Mission

The Department of English seeks to impart quality education in fields of Literature and Linguistics including the field of research in order to bring innovation in pedagogy and learning and will empower the students and researchers for a leadership role in the society through linguistic competence. We also look forward to become a center of excellence offering skills and expertise valuable in postgraduate work, teaching, research, business and publishing.

Career Prospects

The obvious career options after completing BS English program are key positions in teaching, civil services, NGOs, Embassies, media industry and other different organizations.

BS English Literature and Linguistics
Total Credit Hours: 136

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6201

Study Skills

3

BEL-6101

Pakistan Studies

2

BEL-6301

English I: Reading and Writing Skills

3

BEL-6205

Sociology

3

BEL-6401

Introduction to Literary Studies

3

BEL-6402

Introduction to Language Studies

3

 

Total=17

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6102

Islamic Studies/Ethics

2

BEL-6204

Human Rights and Citizenship

3

BEL-6207

Introduction to International Relations

3

BEL-6302

English II: Composition Writing

3

BEL-6403

Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

3

BEL-6404

Literary Forms and Theories

3

 

 

Total=17

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6209

Introduction to Environmental Studies

3

BEL-6203

Islamic History and Culture

3

BEL-6305

Introduction to IT Skills

3

BEL-6303

English III: Communication and Presentation Skills

3

BEL-6501

Short Fictional Narratives

3

BEL-6502

Introduction to Morphology

3

 

 

Total=18

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6206

Introduction to Entrepreneurship

3

BEL-6304

English IV: Academic Reading and Writing

3

BEL-6503

Classical and Renaissance Drama

3

BEL-6504

Classical Poetry

3

BEL-6505

Semantics and Pragmatics

3

BEL-6506

Rise of Novel 18th-19th Century

3

 

 

Total=18

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6202

Political Science

3

BEL-6208

Education History

3

BEL-6507

Romantic and Victorian Poetry

3

BEL-6508

Literary Theory and Criticism

3

BEL-6509

Sociolinguistics

3

BEL-6510

Popular Fiction

3

 

 

Total=18

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6511

Modern Poetry

3

BEL-6512

Modern Drama

3

BEL-6513

Modern Novel

3

BEL-6514

Grammar and Syntax

3

BEL-6515

Discourse Studies

3

BEL-6516

Psycholinguistics

3

 

 

Total=18

 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6517

Research Methods and Term Paper Writing

3

BEL-6518

Literary Theory and Practice

3

BEL-6519

Pakistani Literature in English

3

XXX-####

Elective-I

3

XXX-####

Elective-II

3

 

 

Total=15

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

BEL-6520

Post-Colonial Literature

3

BEL-6521

American Literature

3

BEL-6522

Introduction to Translation Studies

3

XXX-####

Elective-III (Literature)

3

XXX-####

Elective-IV (Linguistics)

3

 

 

Total=15

ADP in English
Total Credit Hours: 64

Course Code

Course Title

Cr.Hrs

GS 104

Study Skills

3-0

PSY 201

Introduction to Psychology

3-0

GS 128

Pakistan Studies

2-0

ELL 101

English I : Reading and Writing Skills

3-0

ELL 103

Introduction to Literature

3-0

ELL 105

Introduction to Linguistics

3-0

 

Course Code

Course Title

Cr.Hrs

GS 123

Islamic Studies

2-0

IT 106

Introduction to Information Technology

2-1

GS 101

Introduction to Sociology

3-0

ELL 107

English II : Communication & Presentation

Skills

3-0

ELL 109

Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology

3-0

ELL 111

Introduction to Poetry

3-0

Total:

 

16

 

Course Code

Course Title

Cr.Hrs

STAT 101

Elementary Statistics

3-0

GS 201

Political Science

3-0

ELL 199

Introduction to Drama

3-0

ELL 200

Introduction to Fiction

3-0

ELL 204

Introduction to Morphology

3-0

Total:

 

15

 

Course Code

Course Title

Cr.Hrs

MTH 215

Introduction to philosophy

3-0

 

English Language Teaching (ELT)

3-0

ELL 201

Introduction to Prose

3-0

 

Our Faculty

Iftikhar Ahmed

Lecturer
Salma Yousaf

Lecturer