SCHOOL OF LANGUAGES AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE
Dean's Office
Dr. Joseph Koyippally Joseph - Dean & HoD
Dr. Joseph did MA (English) from the University of Kerala, qualified in NET/JRF (UGC) and was awarded PhD (English) from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi for Semiotic Analysis of the Language of the Shakespearean Romances. He worked as lecturer in English at Sherubtse College (University of Delhi), Bhutan; Senior Lecturer in English at Jamia Millia Islamia , New Delhi; and Assistant Professor in English at the University of Hail, Saudi Arabia before joining Central University of Kerala in 2009 as Associate Professor. He has completed two research projects and has published research articles in both Malayalam and English. He has organised academic seminars/conferences and workshops in India and abroad, and presented many papers in national/international forums. His current areas of interest include Semiotics, Shakespeare, Comparative Literature, Diasporic Discourses, and Semiotics.
Integrated MPhil/PhD (English & Comparative Literature)
| Eligibility |
Masters Degree or equivalent from a recognized University in English/Linguistics/
Comparative Literature with minimum 55% marks or equivalent grade. The
postgraduate degree should have been acquired under 10+2+3+2 system of
study or its equivalent. For SC/ST applicants 5% relaxation is given in the marks
of qualifying examination. Students appearing for the final year/semester of the
qualifying examination and/or awaiting results are also eligible to apply. But they
should be able to produce the final result of the qualifying examination by the time
of admission to the Integrated MPhil/PhD programme.
|
| No of Seats |
Ten |
| Duration of the MPhil Phase |
Two semesters each of six months duration |
| Admission |
UGC-NET/JRF (English/Linguistics/Comparative Literature) qualified applicants,
and those who have passed MPhil (In English / Linguistics / Comparative
entrance examination. Candidates who seek exemption from admission test
should also apply for admission to the programme along with other candidates
in time. All applicants will have to go through the processes of personal interview
and presentation. A maximum weightage of 60% will be given to the candidates
exempted from appearing for the Central Universities Common Entrance Test.
The University’s decision in this regard would be final.
|
| Course Credits |
Each candidate will be required to complete core courses and elective courses and dissertation work totalling to a minimum of 40 credits. |
| Programme Structure for the MPhil Phase |
The MPhil Phase shall be under semester pattern and shall consist of
(a) Core courses (b) Elective courses(c) Seminars (d) /Fieldwork/Project
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
|
Programme Structure
| Course Code |
Course Title |
Credits |
|
Semester I |
|
| LCL66101 |
Research Methodology and Academic Writing |
6 |
| LCL66102 |
Comparative Literature: Methodology & Perspectives |
6 |
| LCL66103 |
Literary/Critical Theory and Praxis |
6 |
|
Semester II |
|
| LCL66201 |
Designed course related to the subject of research |
6 |
| LCL66202 |
Dissertation |
12 |
| LCL66203 |
Viva voce |
4 |
|
Total credits |
40 |
MA (English & Comparative literature)
This course is Equivalent to MA (English). The students may appear in NET (UGC) in both
English and Comparative Literature
| Code |
Core Courses |
L |
T |
P |
C |
|
Semester I |
|
|
|
|
| LCL5101 |
Comparative Literature I: Methodology and Perspectives |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5102 |
Lyric Mode I: Virgil to Wordsworth |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5103 |
Dramatic Mode I: Sophocles to Shaw |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5104 |
Critical Transactions: Aristotle to Eliot |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5105 |
English Language and Linguistics |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
| |
Semester II |
|
|
|
|
| LCL5201 |
Comparative Literature II: Theory and Practice |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5202 |
Lyric Mode II: Tennyson to Paz |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5203 |
Dramatic Mode II: Ibsen to Churchill |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5204 |
Theoretical Transactions: Brooks to Greenblatt |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5205 |
Narrative Mode I: Cervantes to Dickens |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| |
Semester III |
|
|
|
|
| LCL5301 |
Narrative Mode II: Joyce to Lessing |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5302 |
Introduction to Cultural Studies |
3 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
| LCL5303 |
Dissertation/ Project |
0 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
| |
Semester IV |
|
|
|
|
| LCL5401 |
Indian Writing in English |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| LCL5402 |
Aspects of Translatology |
2 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
| Code |
Elective courses |
L |
T |
P |
C |
| LCL5000 |
Introduction to Literature |
3 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5001 |
Shakespeare I |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5002 |
Academic Writing |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5003 |
Women and Writing |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5004 |
ELT |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5005 |
Post Colonial Theory |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5006 |
Introduction to Film Studies |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5007 |
Modern Indian Drama |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5008 |
Introduction to Indian Aesthetics |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5009 |
Contours of Modernism |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5010 |
Film Theory and Appreciation |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5011 |
Edward Said and his Protocols |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5012 |
Creative Writing |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5013 |
Diasporic Discourses |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| LCL5014 |
Introduction to Sanskrit Language |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
