In EFLU M.A English and M.A English Literature are two different courses?

Hello Shreya

In real terms the two courses are same from the base but are different in their area of interest, like in school we used to study english language and literature. In EFL University, M.A. English is the main degree which further includes specialization in a particular language that you can choose.

First I will explain you the general difference between the two, then about the programme offered by EFLU.

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN M.A. ENGLISH AND M.A. ENGLISH LITERATURE

M.A. English represents a very vast scope of studies as English as a term stands for language, that is, study of grammar, prosody, linguistics, phonetics, composition, drafting and mode of translation as well. It covers basic english of post graduate level with some portions of literature.

M.A. in English Literature presents an exciting combination of traditional offerings and radical new pathways of enquiry in many contextualities and contexture  of world history and traditional people like Shakespeare, 18th century English novel, Romantic Poetry, 19th century fiction, British Drama, Literature of modern India.

About the M.A. programme offered by EFLU

The English and Foreign Language University offers a number of post-graduate programmes in English, Arabic, French,German, Russian, and Spanish. One reason for the popularity of these programmes over the years has been because of the cafeteria system they follow, degree is awarded in MA in English with specialization in one subject out of these:-

• Linguistics.
• English Literature, Commonwealth Literature,American Literature etc.
• Literary and Cultural Studies.
• TESL (Teaching of English as Second Language.)
• Media and Communication.
• MA in English (general) will cover all of the above mentioned topics.

So basically if you go for M.A. English(general) then you course will cover other sections too. You will have to get 30 credits in Literature from the courses on offer from the 4 departments in the School of Literary Studies viz., Comparative Literature, English Literature, Indian and World Literatures, and Translation Studies and 20 credits from the following areas:

1. Language Sciences (10 credits)

2. English Language Education (10 credits) and

3. Free credits: 30 (from any discipline)

This means that in all, a student with a general M.A. English degree from the University would have done more than 50% of the courses from the literature and language menu and at the same time be introduced to related disciplines like Cultural Studies, Film Studies, Journalism and Mass Communication, Media and Communication etc.

And if you opt for M.A. English Literature, it will cover in depth study in literature areas only like Shakespeare, 18th century English novel, Romantic Poetry, 19th century fiction, British Drama, Literature of modern India.

1.Duration of all the programme is Four semesters.

2.Eligibility is a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline with 55% marks for general/OBC, 50% for SC/ST students/Participants.

3. M.A. ENGLISH (CAFETERIA SYSTEM): ENTRANCE TEST FOR ALL SPECIALIZATIONS

There is a common entrance test for the M.A. English programmes through the cafeteria system. The duration of the entrance test is two hours. The entrance test has FOUR sections, each section testing your ability/skills in a particular area:

Section A (25 marks): Literature

Section B (25 marks): Reading Comprehension

Section C (25 marks): Organizational Ability and Writing Skills

Section D (25 marks): Verbal and Analytical Ability

EFLU Hyderabad is considered the best of all thethree because it allows you to select your specialization easily.

Annual fee in M.A. Programmes is somewhere between INR 7000-10000.

PLACEMENTS

Many media and communication houses come to the campus for recruitment offering packages from 5 Lpa to 10 Lpa. Some of them are:

•  Accendere Knowledge Management Services Private Limited, Hyderabad
•  Aptara, Tiruvananthapuram
•  As and When (Media and Communication), Hyderabad
•  Bellwether Digital Media(P) Ltd. Hyderabad
•  Janrise Advertising, Hyderabad
•  Mobius, Chennai
•  Saddahaq (VivenInfomedia), Bangalore
•  Voxta Communication, Hyderabad
•  Elogictech Solutions, Secunderabad

Good Luck!