PhD English

Objectives

The key aims and objectives of the PhD English programme are to:

Equip the scholars with the theoretical and practical knowledge of research and advanced concepts in their chosen field to enable them to become experts in the selected areas
Enable the scholars to pursue independent research in their fields
Enable the scholars to supervise research work in their areas

#	Course Code	Course Title	Pre-Req	CrH
Core Courses
1	ENG890	Advanced Seminar in Research	—	3
Elective Courses
1.	ENG801	Phonological Theory and Optimality	LNX411	3
2.	ENG811	Syntactic Theory and Minimalism	LNX430	3
3.	ENG813	Corpus Linguistics	LNX438	3
4.	ENG815	Corpus Stylistics	—	3
5.	ENG817	Lexical Functional Grammar	—	3
6.	ENG871	Language Policy and Planning	—	3
7.	ENG819	Morphological Theories	—	3
8.	ENG823	Computational Linguistics	—	3
9.	ENG831	Conceptual Semantics	LNX421	3
10.	ENG833	Intercultural Pragmatics	—	3
11.	ENG835	Cognitive Linguistics	—	3
12.	ENG841	World Englishes	—	3
13.	ENG843	Dialectology	—	3
14.	ENG845	Anthropological Linguistics	—	3
15.	ENG851	Current Issues in Literary Theory	LIT475	3
16.	ENG853	Theories of Narrative and Narratology	—	3
17.	ENG861	Shakespearean Studies	—	3
18.	ENG863	Pakistani Literature in English	—	3
19.	ENG867	Latin American Literature	—	3
20.	ENG868	World Literature in English	—	3
21.	ENG869	Women Writers in English	—	3
22.	ENG855	Translation Theories	—	3
23.	ENG864	Trends in American Literature	LIT452	3
24.	ENG865	Emerging Genres in Literature	—	3
25.	ENG900	Dissertation	—	18

Assessment

Assessment of the students for each course (other than dissertation) in the PhD programme will be carried out according to the following formula.

	Assessment Tool	Marks
1	At least two research based assignments and one presentation	30%
2	Midterm examination of 1.5 hours duration	20%
3	Final Term examination of 3 hours duration	50%
Total		100

PhD English scholars will be governed by the following grading scheme.