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Bachelor of Arts (English) - Linguistics option

Entry Requirements

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

Courses

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

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

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

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