Full Time Bachelor of Arts Programme

Admission Requirements

Regular undergraduate students are admitted into the programme through University Matriculation Examination (UME), Direct Entry, and transfer.

A minimum of five O’ level credit passes obtained in not more than two sittings in WASSCE, SSCE, NECO, GCE (O/L) or any other examination that is acceptable to the University Senate qualifies the applicant for admission through UME. The candidate must have passed the English language and literature in English at credit level.

Besides, the University also administers a post UME screening exercise on candidates before they are short-listed for admission.

Direct Entry

Candidates for admission through direct entry must have passed literature in English in the GCE (A/L) or at the Higher School, or at the NCE. A student who has at least a credit pass in English at the NCE need not have passed literature at credit level in the SSCE, WASCE, NECO, GCE (O/L) or any other examination acceptable to the Senate of Nnamdi Azikiwe University.

Transfer

Inter-Departmental Transfer

A student admitted through UME into another department, but who wishes to transfer to the Department of English Language and Literature must spend one academic session in the original department and, thereafter, apply for a transfer into the second year (200 level) of the new department, following the approval of his application by the senate.

Thus, transfers are not allowed into the first or final year of the programme. Transferring students are required to meet the admission requirements specified in 2.1 above

Course Codes

The code of each course in the Department begins with a three- letter abbreviation (ENG), which represents the Department of English. This is followed by a three digit number, the first of which indicates the year of study in which the course is taught, the second digit refers to the subject area within the course and the third digit represents the number of times the course has run in that area and the semester for the course; odd numbers refer to the first semester, and even numbers of the third digit refer to the second semester. There are however some exceptions.

The stress areas represented by the middle digit are numbered as follows:

1. Linguistics- General Language Courses

2. Language- Phonetics and Phonology

3. Language-Morphology, Syntax and Semantics

4. Language-Composition, Reading and Writing

5. English Literature-Survey and General Courses

6. Literature in English – Area Studies, Including African Literature, etc.

7. English Literature – Stress areas e.g Poetry, Drama, Fiction

8. English Literature – Specific Periods, Specific Authors

9. Project, Research Methods, Special Methods

10. Basic/Elementary.

Designation/ Status of Courses

Major courses: These are compulsory courses. They are Core courses within the Department of English that must be taken and passed.

Required courses: These are courses outside the discipline; otherwise known as subsidiary, that must be taken and passed.

Elective courses: These are courses within or outside the discipline from which students select a number, for purposes of fulfilling the minimum requirements for the award of the degree. Which ever one selected must be taken and passed.

General Studies: These are courses under the School of General Studies programme which students must do to fulfill the University requirements for the award of the Bachelor’s degree. These course must all be passed.

Optional Compulsory: These are major departmental courses from which students choose for the purposes of completing the number of required credits for the semester. More importantly, the courses chosen from this group of courses help to orientate a student towards language, or towards literature, and help to indicate the student’s area of greatest interest.

1st Year, First Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 101	Elements of English Grammar and Usage I	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 111	Introduction to General Linguistics I	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 141	Mechanics of Reading Comprehension	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 151	Introduction to Fiction	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 161	Introduction to Nigerian Literature I	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 173	Introduction to Poetry	3	Compulsory	None
G.S. 101	Use of English I	2	Compulsory	None
G.S. 107	Nigerian Peoples and Culture(s)	2	Compulsory	None
IGB 101	Elementary Igbo I	2	Elective	None
FRE 101	Elementary French I	2	Elective	None
HAU 101*	Elementary Hausa I	2	Elective	None
YOR 101*	Elementary Yoruba I	2	Elective	None
CHI 101*	Elementary Chinese I	2	Elective	None
GS 108	Basic Igbo Studies 1	1	Compulsory	None

1^st Year, Second Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 102	Elements of English Grammar and Usage II	3	Compulsory	ENG 101
ENG 112	Introduction to General Linguistics II	3	Compulsory	ENG 111
ENG 131	Basic English Composition	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 152	Introduction to Oral Literature	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 162	Introduction to Nigerian Literature II	3	Compulsory	ENG 161
ENG 171	Elements of Drama	3	Compulsory
GS 102	Use of English II	2	Compulsory
GS 103	Introduction to Philosophy and Logic	2	Compulsory
GS 109	Agumagu Igbo II	1	Compulsory	IGB I
IGB 102	Elementary Igbo II	2	Elective	IGB 101
FRE 102	Elementary French II	2	Elective	FRE 101
HAU 102*	Elementary Hausa II	2	Elective	HAU 101
YOR 102*	Elementary Yoruba II	2	Elective	YOR 101
CHI 102*	Elementary Chinese II	2	Elective	CHI 101

Note: Only one of the elective courses is selected per semester.

2nd Year, First Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 221	Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology I	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 241	Advanced English Composition I	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 251	Survey of Literature I	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 281	Modern Comedy	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 282	English Literature of the Renaissance Period	3	Compulsory	None
CSC 101	Introduction to Computer Programming	2	Compulsory	None
GS 104	Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science	2	Compulsory	None
IGB 201	Intermediate Igbo I	2	Elective	IGB 102
FRE 201	Intermediate French I	2	Elective	FRE 102
HAU 201*	Intermediate Hausa I	2	Elective	HAU 102
YOR 201*	Intermediate Yoruba I	2	Elective	YOR 102
CHI 201*	Intermediate Chinese I	2	Elective	CHI 102

2nd Year, Second Semester
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 202	Language and Society	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 222	Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology II	3	Compulsory	ENG 221
ENG 242	Advanced English Composition II	3	Compulsory	ENG 241
ENG 252	Survey of Literature II	3	Compulsory	ENG 251
ENG 253	Literary Appreciation	2	Compulsory	None
ENG 283	English Literature of the Neo-Classical Period	3	Compulsory	None
CSC 102	Computer Appreciation II	2	Compulsory	None
IGB 202	Intermediate Igbo II	2	Elective	IGB 201
FRE 202	Intermediate French II	2	Elective	FRE 201
HAU 202*	Intermediate Hausa II	2	Elective	HAU 201
YOR 202*	Intermediate Yoruba II	2	Elective	YOR 201
CHI 202*	Intermediate Chinese II	2	Elective	CHI 201

Note: Only one of the elective courses is selected per semester.

3rd Year, First Semester (Language Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 301	Discourse Analysis	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 303	English as a Second Language	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 321	Phonology of English	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 331	Contemporary English Usage	3	Compulsory	None
3rd Year, First Semester (Literature Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 341	Creative Writing	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 342	Advanced Prose Composition	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 361	African Fiction	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 381	Literature of the Romantic Period	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 382	Literature of the Victorian Period	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 384	Shakespeare	3	Compulsory	None

3rd Year, Second Semester (Language Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 302	English Language in Nigeria	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 304	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 311	Introduction to Applied linguistics	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 332	Introduction to Semantics	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 333	Modern English Structure	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 334	Morphology of English	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 392	Research Methods	3	Compulsory	None
3rd Year, Second Semester (Literature Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 302	English Language in Nigeria	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 334	Morphology of English	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 353	Theory and Practices of Literature Criticism	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 362	African Poetry	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 363	African Drama	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 364	Survey of American Literature	3	Compulsory	None

4th Year, First Semester (Language Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 401	Multi-Lingualism	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 431	New Trends in Syntax	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 432	English for Specific Purposes	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 442	Speech Writing	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 491	Research Method	3	Compulsory	None
4th Year, First Semester (Literature Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 432	English for Specific Purposes	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 452	Commonwealth Literature	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 472	Studies in Fiction	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 482	Modern Authors	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 491	Research Methods/Seminar	3	Compulsory	None
4th Year, Second Semester (Language Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 402	Language and National Development	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 433	Pragmatics	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 434	Modern English Grammar and Usage	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 441	Psycholinguistics	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 455	Stylistics	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 492	Project	3	Compulsory	None

4th Year, Second Semester (Literature Stress)
Course Code	Course Title	Credits	Remark	Prerequisite
ENG 402	Language and National Development	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 443	Workshop in Creative Writing	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 455	Stylistics	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 471	Studies in Poetry	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 473	Studies in Drama	3	Compulsory	None
ENG 492	Project	3	Compulsory	None

A regular student reading for a four year B.A. (Hons) degree in the Department of English is supposed to do a minimum of fifty seven courses (46 core courses + 11 non core courses ).

List of First Year Courses For Direct Entry Students

Direct entry students are expected to join the second year students for the continuation of their studies. However, they must do the under-listed courses of the first year.

GSS 103: Introduction to Logic and Philosophy

GSS 104: Introduction to History and Philosophy of Science

GSS 107: Nigerian Peoples and Culture

They must also offer two of the following electives for the first and second semesters of the first year.

First Semester

IGB 101: Elementary Igbo 1

FRE 101: Elementary French 1

CHI101: Elementary Chinese I

Second Semester

IGB 102: Elementary Igbo II

FRE 102: Elementary French II

CHI 102: Elementary Chinese II