Year 1: Foundational Studies* 

*Semester 1:* 

- *Introduction to Literature*: Genres (poetry, prose, drama), literary devices, and terminology. 

- *Classical Literature: Greek/Roman epics (Homer’s *Odyssey, Virgil’s Aeneid). 

- *English Poetry I*: Chaucer, Shakespearean sonnets, metaphysical poetry (Donne, Milton). 

- *World Literature: Foundational texts (e.g., *The Mahabharata, 1001 Nights). 

- *Academic Writing*: Essay structure, critical analysis, and research basics. 

*Semester 2:* 

- *English Prose I: Essays (Bacon, Swift, Addison) and early novels (Defoe’s *Robinson Crusoe). 

- *European Literature: Dante’s *Divine Comedy, Cervantes’ Don Quixote. 

- *Indian Writing in English*: Authors like Tagore, R.K. Narayan, Arundhati Roy. 

- *Literary Criticism I*: Plato, Aristotle, Longinus (classical theories). 

- *Language and Linguistics*: Basics of syntax, semantics, and stylistics. 

*Year 2: Intermediate Studies* 

*Semester 3:* 

- *English Poetry II*: Romanticism (Wordsworth, Keats, Shelley) and Victorian poetry (Tennyson, Browning). 

- *Shakespearean Drama: Tragedies (*Hamlet, Macbeth) and comedies (Twelfth Night). 

- *American Literature*: Emerson, Whitman, Poe, and Harlem Renaissance (Langston Hughes). 

- *Literary Criticism II*: Modern theories (Marxism, feminism, psychoanalysis). 

- *Elective I* (e.g., Postcolonial Literature or Gothic Fiction). 

*Semester 4:* 

- *English Prose II*: Victorian novels (Dickens, Austen, Brontë sisters). 

- *Modernist Literature: Joyce’s *Ulysses, Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway, Eliot’s The Waste Land. 

- *Comparative Literature: Cross-cultural texts (e.g., *Faust vs. Frankenstein). 

- *Literary Theory*: Structuralism, poststructuralism (Barthes, Derrida). 

- *Elective II* (e.g., Science Fiction or African Literature). 

*Year 3: Advanced Specialization* 

*Semester 5:* 

- *Contemporary Literature*: Postmodernism (Rushdie, Morrison, Atwood). 

- *Global Literatures*: Latin American magic realism (Marquez), Japanese literature (Murakami). 

- *Drama and Theatre Studies*: Beckett, Brecht, and contemporary plays. 

- *Elective III* (e.g., Eco-Criticism or Queer Theory). 

- *Elective IV* (e.g., Digital Humanities or Translation Studies). 

*Semester 6:* 

- *Research Project/Dissertation*: Original analysis of a literary theme, author, or movement. 

- *Literature and Society*: Intersections with politics, gender, race, and technology. 

- *Elective V* (e.g., Children’s Literature or Travel Writing). 

- *Elective VI* (e.g., Mythology in Literature or Literature and Film). 

*Elective Options* 

- Postcolonial Literature 

- Feminist Literary Theory 

- South Asian Diaspora Writing 

- Detective Fiction 

- Literature of War and Trauma 

- Graphic Novels and Visual Narratives 

*Skill-Based & Practical Components* 

- *Creative Writing Workshops*: Poetry, fiction, and scriptwriting. 

- *Translation Projects*: Translating regional texts into English. 

- *Internships*: With publishing houses, media outlets, or cultural organizations. 

- *Literary Festivals/Events*: Participation in debates, readings, and seminars. 

- *Digital Tools*: Training in tools for textual analysis (e.g., Voyant Tools, Zotero).