BA English Courses | Faculty of Arts

BA English Registrable Courses

Department of Languages
Faculty of Arts

List of Courses for BA English

(Note: 200-Level entry admitted students MUST register GST107 from 100-level)

100 Level First Semester

Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
GST101	Use of English and Communication Skills I	2	C
GST105	History and Philosophy of Science	2	C
GST107	The Good Study Guide	2	C
CRS173	Introduction to the Study of Religion	2	E
CIT101	Computer in Society	2	C
LIN111	Introduction to Linguistics I	2	E
ENG111	Introduction to Literature and Literary Criticism (for Law Students)	3	E
ENG113	Introduction to Nigerian Literature I	2	C
ENG121	Structure of Modern English I	2	C
ENG141	Spoken English	2	C
ENG161	Theatre Workshop	2	C
ENG181	Introduction to Prose Fiction	2	E
FRE101	Basic French Grammar I	2	E
ISL101	General Introduction to Islam	2	E
MAC117	Writing for the Mass Media	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 8
Core Courses   = 8
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 18

100 Level Second Semester

Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
GST102	Use of English & Communication Skills II	2	C
CIT102	Application Software Skills	2	C
LIN112	Introduction to Linguistics II	2	E
ENG114	Introduction to Nigerian Literature II	2	C
ENG122	Structure of Modern English II	2	C
ENG151	Introduction to English As A Second Language	2	C
ENG162	Elements of Drama	2	C
ENG172	Introduction to Poetry	2	E
FRE102	Basic French Grammar II	2	E
JLS111	Introduction to Journalism	3	E
CRS192	Introduction to African Traditional Religion	2	E
ISL136	Women in Islam	2	E
MAC142	Introduction to Radio and Television	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 4
Core Courses   = 8
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 14

200 Level First Semester

Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
GST203	Introduction to Philosophy and Logic	2	C
ENG211	History of the English Language	3	C
ENG221	Introduction to Syntactic Models	2	C
ENG223	Advanced English Composition I	2	E
ENG241	Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology of English	3	C
ENG251	Language and Society	3	C
ENG215	Survey of English Literature 1(Medieval & Renaissance)	2	E
ENG281	The African Novel	3	C
CRS271	Christianity in Nigeria	2	E
ISL213	Textual Study of the Quran	2	E
INR111	Introduction to International Studies	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 2
Core Courses   = 14
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 18

200 Level Second Semester

Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
GST202	Fundamentals of Peace and Conflict Resolutions	2	C
ENG212	Creative Writing I	3	C
ENG222	Advanced English Syntax	2	C
ENG224	Advanced English Composition II	2	E
ENG226	English Morphology	3	C
ENG216	Survey of English Literature II	2	E
CRS210	History and Religion of Israel	2	E
ISL214	Comparative Studies of Religion	2	E
MAC212	Media and Society	3	E
PCR272	Concept and Practice of Peace Building	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 2
Core Courses   = 8
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 12

300 Level First Semester

Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
GST301	Entrepreneurship Studies	2	C
ENG311	Research Methods	3	C
ENG313	Black Diaspora Literature African American	2	E
ENG321	Contemporary English Usage	3	C
ENG351	Introduction to Applied Linguistics	3	C
ENG353	The English Language in Nigeria	3	E
ENG355	Introduction to Sociolinguistics	3	E
ENG312	Creative Writing II	3	C
ENG381	The English Novel	2	E
CRS323	Old Testament Theology	2	E
ISL343	Introduction to Islamic Theology	2	E
CSS351	Prisons and Corrections of Offenders in Nigeria	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 2
Core Courses   = 12
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 16

300 Level Second Semester

Course Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
ENG314	Public Speaking	2	E
ENG316	Communication for Business	2	E
ENG331	Introduction to Semantics	3	E
ENG341	The Phonology of English	3	C
ENG352	Discourse Analysis	3	C
ENG362	English Drama	2	C
ENG372	English Poetry	2	C
ENG318	African-American and Caribbean Literature	2	E
CRS314	Intertestamental Literature	2	E
ISL372	Islam in Nigeria	2	E
MAC324	Film Cinema and Literature	2	E
PCR362	Urban Violence and Security	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 0
Core Courses   = 10
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 12

400 Level Second Semester

Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
ENG411	English for Specific Purposes	3	E
ENG421	New Trends in Syntax	3	C
ENG453	Language and National Development	3	E
ENG491	Psycholinguistics	3	C
ENG415	Literary Theory and Criticism	3	C
ENG417	Post-Colonial African Literature	2	C
ENG423	Literature of the Romantic Period	2	E
CRS491	African Traditional Religion and Culture	2	E
ISL431	Principles of Islamic Jurisprudence	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 0
Core Courses   = 11
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 13

400 Level Second Semester

Code	Course Titles	Units	Status
ENG414	Speech Writing	3	C
ENG416	Creative Writing III	2	E
ENG418	Project/Long Essay	6	C
ENG432	Pragmatics	3	E
ENG454	Multilingualism	3	C
ENG434	Literary Stylistics	3	C
ENG426	Twentieth Century English Literature	2	E
CRS432	Applied Ethics	2	E
ISL472	Islams Contribution to Civilisation	2	E

Minimum Credit Units Required

GST and other General Courses = 0
Core Courses   = 15
Minimum Elective   = 2
Total   = 17

Prospective/Returning Students