Surendranath College

Courses Offered:

1. Bachelor of Arts in English Honours (Under C.B.C.S System of Calcutta University)

2. B.A General Programme in English. (Under C.B.C.S System of Calcutta University)

Programme Learning Outcomes (BA Hons. English)

1. The programme learning outcomes relating to BA (Hons) degree programme in English:

2. Demonstrate a set of basic skills in literary communication and explication of literary practices and process with clarity.

3. Demonstrate a coherent and systematic knowledge of the field of English literature and Bhasha literatures in English showing an understanding of current theoretical and literary developments in relation to the specific field of English studies.

4. Display an ability to read and understand various literary genres and stylistic variations and write critically.

5. Cultivate ability to look at and evaluate literary texts as a field of study and as part of the wider network of local and global culture.

6. Demonstrate a critical aptitude and reflexive thinking to systematically analyze the existing scholarship and expand critical questions and the knowledge base in the field of English studies using digital resources.

7. Display knowledge to cultivate a better understanding of values – both literary values that aide us in literary judgment and also values of life at all stages; apply appropriate methodologies for the development of the creative and analytical faculties of students, their overall development of writing, including imaginative writing.

8. Recognize employability options in English studies programme as part of skill development and as career avenues open to graduates in today’s global world such as professional writing, translation, teaching English at different levels, mass media, journalism, aviation communication and personality development.

9. Channelize the interests of the students and analytical reasoning in a better way and make more meaningful choices regarding career after completion of graduate programme.

10. To enable students to develop an awareness of the linguistic-cultural richness of India as an important outcome of English literary studies in India.