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Scheme of Studies
Scheme of Studies
(2018 Onwards)
First Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-101 Study Skills Compulsory General 3
02 BSELL-102 Introduction to Geography General 3
03 BSELL-103
Pakistan Studies Compulsory 3
04 BSELL-104 English I: Reading and Writing Skills Foundational 3
05 BSELL-105 Introduction to Literary Studies Subject-Specific Foundational 3
06 BSELL-106 Introduction to Language Studies Subject-Specific Foundational 3
Total 18
Second Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-201 Islamic Studies Compulsory 3
02 BSELL-202 Elementary Mathematics and Statistics General 3
03 BSELL-203
Introduction to Political Science General 3
04 BSELL-204 English II: Composition Writing Foundational 3
05 BSELL-205 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology Subject-Specific Foundational 3
06 BSELL-206 Literary Forms and Movements Subject-Specific Foundational 3
Total 18
Third Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-301 Introduction to Information & Computer Technology Foundational 3
02 BSELL-302 Islamic History and Culture General 3
03 BSELL-303
Introduction to Psychology General 3
04 BSELL-304 English III: Communication and Presentation Skills Foundational 3
05 BSELL-305 Short Fictional Narratives Subject-Specific 3
06 BSELL-306 Introduction to Morphology Subject-Specific 3
Total 18
Fourth Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-401 Human Rights and Citizenship Compulsory General 3
02 BSELL-402 English IV: Advanced Academic Reading and Writing Foundational 3
03 BSELL-403
Classical and Renaissance Drama Subject-Specific 3
04 BSELL-404 Classical Poetry Subject-Specific 3
05 BSELL-405 Semantics Subject-Specific 3
06 BSELL-406 Rise of the Novel (18th to 19th Century) Subject-Specific 3
Total 18
Fifth Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-501 Introduction to International Relations General 3
02 BSELL-502 Introduction to Environmental Studies Compulsory General 3
03 BSELL-503
Global Poetry Subject-Specific 3
04 BSELL-504 Foundations of Literary Theory and Criticism Subject-Specific 3
05 BSELL-505 Sociolinguistics Subject-Specific 3
06 BSELL-506 Popular Fiction Subject-Specific 3
Total 18
Sixth Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-601 Romantic and Victorian Poetry Subject-Specific 3
02 BSELL-602 Modern Drama Subject-Specific 3
03 BSELL-603
Modern Novel Subject-Specific 3
04 BSELL-604 Grammar and Syntax Subject-Specific 3
05 BSELL-605 Discourse Studies Subject-Specific 3
06 BSELL-606 Creative Non-fiction Subject-Specific 3
Total 18
Seventh Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-701 Research Methods and Term Paper Writing Subject-Specific 3
02 BSELL-702 Introduction to Applied Linguistics Subject-Specific 3
03 BSELL-703
Introduction to Stylistics Subject-Specific 3
04 BSELL-704 Literary Theory and Practice Subject-Specific 3
05 BSELL-705 Pakistani Literature in English Subject-Specific 3
Total 15
Eighth Semester
Sr. No. Course Code Course Title Course Type Credit Hours
01 BSELL-701 Postcolonial Literature Subject-Specific 3
02 BSELL-702 American Literature Subject-Specific 3
03 BSELL-703
Introduction to Translation Studies Subject-Specific 3
04 BSELL-704 Introduction to Women’s Writing Subject-Specific 3
05 BSELL-705 World Englishes Subject-Specific 3
Total 15