MA English at MBM College
Background
Madan Bhandari Memorial College has been running MA English program under the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science affiliated from Tribhuwan University. The MA English courses offer students, insights into literature, language, culture, and history. Besides probing the required core courses that reflect the nature of the discipline, students will have the flexibility of selecting courses from different areas such as language, literature, rhetoric, and humanities. While retaining the fundamental philosophy of humanistic education, the syllabus aims at developing students' creative, critical, and communicative skills that they need in their academic and professional life. Focus on writing, intensive study of literary genres, emphasis on interpretive and cultural theories, and the incorporation of interdisciplinary and comparative study are some of the underlying features of the courses. The syllabus requires a participatory and inquiry-based pedagogy for effective teaching and learning.
Objectives
The syllabus reflects the current trends in English Studies that have radically expanded the scope of the discipline. Considering the curriculum models adopted in many universities across the world, it recognizes and draws upon multiple traditions, communities, and literatures. The syllabus, therefore, comprises of a productive mix of canonical and non-canonical texts, traditionally recognized literary and semi-literary genres, and expressive artifacts from multiple cultural traditions. The goal is to enable students to read, interpret and critique texts in a wide range of modes, genres and media. The syllabus, hence, envisions the following general objectives:
- to realign the canons and methods,
- to stress interrelationship among literary criticism, theory and cultural studies, to foster critical and creative thinking,
- to promote research in the humanities,
- to give exposure to a wide range of global literary texts, and to introduce area studies.
A Program with a Difference
The mission of English Department in MA Program of MBM College is to provide students with ample opportunities for developing their communicative, critical, academic, and professional skills at a reasonable cost. The program intends to broaden the outlook, and to create a rational point of view so that new Nepal is built up. It is in the interest of society that education should impart the ability of adaptability on students to compete in the 21st century, the world of globalization.
Admission Procedure
Aspiring candidates should have passed Bachelor's level Examination with English as their major subject. They will have to take Entrance Examination conducted by Tribhuvan University (TU) and qualify in the final selection for admission.
Evaluation Procedure
Internal (Continuous) Evaluation:
Except for the writing-intensive courses, the internal continuous evaluation for each course comprises 40% of the total grade, distributed as follows:
- One research essay of 5-7 pages (double-spaced)
- 50% of Internal Grade
- Mid-term examination
- 30% of Internal Grade
- Presentation, attendance, participation, reading quizzes, etc.
- 20% of Internal Grade
Final Examinations
There will be final examinations for each course at the end of the semester, and they carry 60% of the total grade.
Expected Outcomes
- Develop critical and creative thinking power of students.
- Synthesize knowledge combining it in the arts, humanities, natural sciences and social sciences across academic discipline
- Support social and environmental justice
- Enable students to study and apply, theories, work and practices across the arts and humanities, natural and social sciences
- Enhance written and spoken skills effectively for academic and professional purposes.
- Develop teamwork and problem solving method
- Explore intercultural knowledge and competence.