The major objective of the Master of Arts’ degree programme in English is to deepen students’ understanding of language and literature and thus familiarize them with the principles underlying various studies in the areas.
Candidates for admission are holders of an honour’s degree in English of Nnamdi Azikiwe University or from any other university recognized by the Senate of the University. However, graduates in related disciplines may also be considered provided they score the required overall minimum points in language and literature courses of their undergraduate programme. We do not admit those who have (3rd class or 22) below FCGPA of 3.00 on a 5 point scale.
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1st Semester Courses (Language Stress) |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
Remark |
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ENG 592 |
Advanced Research Methodology |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 511 |
Advanced English Phonetics & Phonology |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 532 |
Lexicology & Semantics of English |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 503 |
Bilingualism & Multilingualism |
3 |
Elective |
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ENG 501 |
Advanced Discourse Analysis |
3 |
Elective |
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1st Semester Courses (Literature Stress) |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
Remark |
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ENG 592 |
Advanced Research Methodology |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 573 |
Studies in African Fiction |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 551 |
Advanced Literary Theory & Criticism |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 581 |
Popular Literature & The Mass Media |
3 |
Elective |
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ENG 582 |
Advanced Creative Writing |
3 |
Elective |
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2nd Semester (Language Stress) |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
Remark |
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ENG 594 |
Advanced English Grammar and Usage |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 525 |
Morphology of Present Day English |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 502 |
Applied English Linguistics |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 504 |
Sociolinguistics |
3 |
Elective |
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ENG 541 |
Psycholinguistics |
3 |
Elective |
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ENG 531 |
English as a Second Language (ESL) |
3 |
Elective |
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ENG 593 |
M. A. Thesis |
6 |
Compulsory |
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2nd Semester (Literature Stress) |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit |
Remark |
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ENG 572 |
Studies in Written African Poetry |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 574 |
Studies in Written African Drama |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 571 |
Studies in Oral Literature |
3 |
Compulsory |
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ENG 552 |
Survey of English Literature II |
3 |
Elective |
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Special Subject |
3 |
Elective |
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ENG 593 |
M. A. Thesis |
6 |
Compulsory |