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Courses Under M.A./M.PHIL ENGLISH University of Ghana

Admission is open to graduates in English with a good degree in the subject. Candidates offering the Language option must have specialist knowledge of the English Language.

LEVEL 600 COURSES

Students at Level 600 will require a minimum of 39 credits to obtain an M.A. degree. Those
offering the M.Phil degree will require a minimum of 60 credits to graduate. Students will be
required to do four courses each semester including Research Methodology, a Faculty requirement.

1. M.A.
Course Work 24 Credits
Seminar 3
Dissertation 12
Total 39 Credits

2. M.PHIL

1st Year
Course Work 24 Credits
Seminar 3
(A minimum of 24 credits is required)
2nd Year
Seminar II 3
Thesis 30
Total 60 Credits

COURSES

ENGL 600 Dissertation 12
ENGL 610 Research Methods 3
ENGL 601 English Syntax 3
ENGL 602 English Phonology 3
ENGL 603 Literary Theory 3
ENGL 604 Modern Drama 3
ENGL 605 Language and Literature 3
ENGL 606 English Semantics 3
ENGL 607 African Literature 3
ENGL 608 American Literature 3
ENGL 609 History of the English Language 3
ENGL 611 Applied Linguistics 3
ENGL 612 Oral Literature 3
ENGL 613 Special Topic 3
ENGL 614 Studies in Poetry 3
ENGL 615 Post-Colonial Literature 3
ENGL 616 Popular Literature 3
ENGL 617 Women and Literature 3
ENGL 618 The Novel 3
ENGL 619 Special Author 3
ENGL 620 The Novel and Society in Africa 3
ENGL 621 Drama and Society in Africa 3
ENGL 622 Poetry and Society in Africa 3
ENGL 623 Film and Society 3
ENGL 624 Studies in Non-Fiction Writing 3
ENGL 625 Earlier Literature 3
ENGL 626 Socio-linguistics of English 3
ENGL 630 Seminar I 3
ENGL 640 Seminar II 3
ENGL 660 Thesis 30

LANGUAGE OPTION
Core Courses

ENGL 610 Research Methods 3
ENGL 601 Syntax 3
ENGL 602 Phonology 3
ENGL 605 Language and Literature 3
ENGL 606 English Semantics 3
Students in the language option will be required to offer one of the literature courses.

LITERATURE OPTION

ENGL 610 Research Methods 3
ENGL 603 Literary Theory 3
ENGL 605 Language and Literature 3
ENGL 607 African Literature 3
Students in the literature option will be required to offer ENGL 605 Language and
Literature.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

ENGL 600 DISSERTATION

ENGL 601 ENGLISH SYNTAX

Deals with theoretical models of the structure of the English Language and their underlying
theoretical principles and concepts. Particular applications of these models to the English
Language in West Africa will be investigated.

ENGL 602 ENGLISH PHONOLOGY

Deals with the various modern approaches to the discipline. An in-depth analysis of issues in
English Phonology and the influence of the various schools on the phonology of English will be
highlighted. Emphasis will be placed on the application of such theories to the varieties of
English spoken in West Africa.

ENGL 603 LITERARY THEORY

A survey and evaluation of the main ideas and theoretical trends in critical practice.

ENGL 604 MODERN DRAMA

An indepth study of the major dramatic movements since the Modern Masters: Ibsen, Strindbergh,
Chekov.

ENGL 605 LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

The Course will look at literature from the point of view of Linguistics and will equip the student
with the tools to analyse a literary text linguistically.

ENGL 606 ENGLISH SEMANTICS

Deals with the theories of meeting and their application in the study of the English – with
particular reference to English in a Second Language situation.

ENGL 607 AFRICAN LITERATURE

A study of the significant forms and achievements in the written tradition of African Literature.

ENGL 608 AMERICAN LITERATURE

Examines the major movements and themes as illustrated in the work of the dramatists, novelists
and poets of the United States.

ENGL 609 HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

The course will deal with the linguistic features of the dialects of Old English, Middle English and
Early Modern English. Orthography, Phonology, Syntax, Vocabulary and Style typical of the
various periods will be covered.

ENGL 610 RESEARCH METHODS
ENGL 611 APPLIED LINGUISTICS

The course will cover discourse theories, and examine approaches, rules and procedures of
discourse analysis. Elements of syllable construction will be covered. The use of English as an
element of group and personal behaviour will also be studied. The course will focus on problems
of English in a multilingual society as well as multilingualism in relation to the teaching and
learning of English. The significance of usage, the historical and theoretical bases of pidgins and
creoles will be treated.

ENGL 612 ORAL LITERATURE

A survey course covering the nature of oral literature; oral composition, performance and
dissemination; field recording transcription; approaches to oral literature: style and forms of oral
literature.

ENGL 613 SPECIAL TOPIC

This course will enable faculty and visiting lectures to explore a special Area of expertise that is
not covered by the available course offering, be it a special genre course such as the Epic or an
cultural grouping such as Asian Literature, etc. Such a course offers an important outlet for fresh
or newly research areas of literary study.

ENGL 614 STUDIES IN POETRY

This course will allow for scope of emphasis either on historical development in poetry,
concentrating on a certain broad era, or a broad national or continental range, so that a variety of genre themes, and techniques can be covered.

ENGL 615 POST-COLONIAL LITERATURE

Post-Colonial literatures to be studied in this course can include a combination of literature of
Africa, Australia, India, Pakistan, the Caribbean, Canada and/or any other country colonized by
Europeans. Study will tie together common issues, language questions narrative techniques,
thematic and symbolic similarities, etc. as analyzed in Post-Colonial theory and criticism.

ENGL 616 POPULAR LITERATURE

This course is open to the study of texts popular with the widely read by the average person of
various cultures or historical periods. Popular literature includes well-defined genres in given
cultures and periods and encompasses particular literary techniques that cater to the tastes,
interests and needs of its readership. Popular literature is defined in opposition to literature ready by an intellectual and/or elite minority only.

ENGL 617 WOMEN AND LITERATURE

This course will aim at paying special attention to literature created by women and may include
discussion of images of women in works by male authors. It may take the form of a general
survey or it may be limited to special topics/area such as African/Afro-American Women Writers,
Poetry in English by Women, Women in Socio-Economic Change, Women and Revolution, etc.

ENGL 618 THE NOVEL

This course is essentially a study of extended works of fiction written in prose. The important
antecedents of this form may be examined. The course can also study the factors that account for the emergence of the novel as we know it today. A selection of fiction that captures the variety and development of the novel will be explored. The course will also examine critical theory and approaches that have developed in relation to the novel.

ENGL 619 SPECIAL AUTHOR

This course will provide an opportunity for a systematic and comprehensive study of the total
output of particular writers. The study will also seek to relate the writer’s output and concerns to
his or her historical and biographical setting. The course can give scope for application of critical
theories useful to the discussion. The choice of special author will be announced by the
department in the preceding academic year of the intended study.

ENGL 620 THE NOVEL AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA

This course will study a representative selection of novels to show the relationship between the
novel and the changing African social reality. The study will emphasize the connection between
prevailing social and economic conditions in Africa and the technique, themes and purposes of
novel writing in Africa.

ENGL 621 DRAMA AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA

This course will study how drama manifests itself in various aspects of life in African society and
the ways in which the tradition of innovation and experimentation within this literary form is
informed by the African social reality.

ENGL 622 POETRY AND SOCIETY IN AFRICA

This course will study a representative selection of poetry in Africa with a view to exploring how
the development of poetic forms, themes and purpose reflect the society. The course will seek to
identify the main traditions emerging and bring out their connection with African social reality

ENGL 623 FILM AND SOCIETY

This course will trace the history of the medium especially in relation of Africa. It will include a
survey of the theoretical ideas about the medium and some important approaches to its study.

ENGL 624 STUDIES IN NON-FICTION WRITING

This course will explore the range of non-fiction writing such as biography, autobiography, the
essay, reportage and journalism. The course may seek to familiarize students with general
principles of this kind of writing and models for achieving a good style. It may also focus on a
critical deconstruction of non-fiction writing.

ENGL 625 EARLIER LITERATURE

This course will give an important historical foundation to the modern era of literature covering
either European literature up to approximately the 19th Century, international literature of that
period, or ancient literature.

ENGL 626 SOCIOLINGUISTICS OF ENGLISH

The course looks at language from both a sociolinguistic perspective (the study of language in
relation to society) and the interaction between language use and social organization (sociology of
language). The course investigates the role of English and its radical varieties in the context of
polyglotism in a multilingual society. Both theoretical and applied approaches to language in
society will be investigated.
ENGL 630 SEMINAR I
In year 1, each student in a Department or Programme is expected to attend all seminars specified
and make his/her own presentation on selected topics to an audience. Each student will be
expected to make at least one oral presentation to be assessed each semester and also present a full
write-up of the presentation for another assessment. These will earn a total of 3 credits.

ENGL 640 SEMINAR II

For year 2, each student will make a presentation soon after the Year I examinations on his/her
Thesis Research Proposal and also present a progress report midway into the second semester.
These will be assessed for 3 credits.

ENGL 660 THESIS