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Four Year B.A. (Hons) Degree Programme (Full Time)
Year One – First Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
1.	ENG 101	English Language I	3	Compulsory
2.	ENG 103	Practical Spoken English	3	Compulsory
3.	ENG 141	Introduction to Prose Fiction	2	Compulsory
4.	ENG 143	Introduction to Literary Appreciation	2	Compulsory
5.	ENG 145	Introduction to Nigerian Literature in English	2	Compulsory
6.	ENG 181	Introduction to Drama and Theatre	2	Compulsory
7.	GST 101	Communication in English I	2	Required
8.	GST 103	Philosophy and Logic	2	Required
9.	GST 105	Nigerian People and Culture	2	Required
10.	GST 107	Old Testament Survey	0	Required
ELECTIVE – One of the following should be chosen:
11.	ENG 113	Introduction to French	3	Elective
	MAC 105	African Communication System	2	Elective
	SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology I	2	Elective
TOTAL			22/23

Year One – Second Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
1.	ENG 102	English Language II	3	Compulsory
2.	ENG 142	Introduction to Poetry	2	Compulsory
3.	ENG 144	African Literature I	2	Compulsory
4.	ENG 152	English Composition I	3	Compulsory
5.	ENG 162	Varieties of English	3	Compulsory
6.	ENG 172	Practical English Grammar	3	Compulsory
7.	GST 102	Communication in English II	2	Required
8.	GST 104	Use of Library and Study Skills	2	Required
9.	GST 106	Communication in French	2	Required
10.	GST 108	New Testament Survey	0	Required
ELECTIVE – One of the following should be chosen:
11.	SOC 102	Introduction to Sociology II	2	Elective
11.	MAC 112	Writing for the Mass Media	2	Elective
TOTAL			24

Year Two – First Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Title		Unit	Status
1.	ENG 201	The History of the English Language		3	Compulsory
2.	ENG 231	General Phonetics and Phonology I		3	Compulsory
3.	ENG 241	African Literature II		2	Compulsory
4.	ENG 271	The English Sentence		3	Compulsory
5.	ENG 273	Introduction to Syntactic Models		3	Compulsory
6.	ENG 281	Theatre Workshop		2	Compulsory
7.	GST 201	History and Philosophy of Science		2	Required
8.	GST 203	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Study		2	Required
9.	GST 205	Communication in French		2	Required
ELECTIVE – One of the following should be chosen:
10.	ENG 203	Philosophy	2		Elective
	ENG 211	European Language	2		Elective
	MAC 241	Feature Writing	2		Elective
TOTAL			24

Year Two – Second Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Title		Unit	Status
1.	ENG 232	General Phonetics and Phonology II		3	Compulsory
2.	ENG 252	Creative Writing I		3	Compulsory
3.	ENG 262	Advanced English Composition		3	Compulsory
4.	ENG 272	Advanced English Syntax		3	Compulsory
5.	ENG 274	English Morphology		3	Compulsory
6.	GST 202	Peace Study & Conflict Resolution		2	Required
7.	GST 204	Introduction to Entrepreneurial Skills		2	Required
8.	GST 206	Communication in French		2	Required
ELECTIVE – One of the following should be chosen:
9.	MAC 212	Philosophy	2		Elective
9.	ENG 214	European Language	2		Elective
TOTAL			23

Year Three– First Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
1.	ENG 331	The Phonology of English I	3	Compulsory
2.	ENG 351	Creative Writing II	3	Compulsory
3.	ENG 361	Stylistics	3	Compulsory
4.	ENG 363	Introduction to Applied Linguistics	3	Compulsory
5.	ENG 381	European Drama	2	Compulsory
6.	ENG 391	Research Methods I	3	Compulsory
ELECTIVE – One of the following should be chosen:
7.	ENG 341	African Literature and Language I	2	Elective
	ENG 383	Theatre Arts I	2	Elective
	ENG 311	Communication and Society	2	Elective
TOTAL			18

Year Three– Second Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
1.	ENG 312	The English Language in Nigeria I	3	Compulsory
2.	ENG 322	The Phonology of English II	3	Compulsory
3.	ENG 342	Literature and Gender	2	Compulsory
4.	ENG 344	Oral Literature	2	Compulsory
5.	ENG 352	New Trends in Nigerian Writing	3	Compulsory
6.	ENG 362	Sociolinguistics	3	Compulsory
ELECTIVE – One of the following should be chosen:
7.	ENG 346	African Literature and Language II	2	Elective
	ENG 382	Theatre Arts II	2	Elective
	ENG 336	Foreign Correspondence	2	Elective
TOTAL			18

Year Four– First Semester

S/N	Course Code	Course Title	Unit	Status
1.	ENG 411	The English Language & National Development	3	Compulsory
2.	ENG 413	Multilingualism	3	Compulsory
3.	ENG 451	Discourse Analysis	3	Compulsory
4.	ENG 471	English for Specific Purposes	3	Compulsory
5.	ENG 473	English Semantics	3	Compulsory
6.	ENG 491	Research Methods II	3	Compulsory
TOTAL			18

Year Four– Second Semester