B.A Psychology, Communicative English
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Communicative English
(Creative Writing) - Syllabus
Overview
The B.A Psychology dual-major degree is a 4-year programme with Multiple Exit options which prepares students to have a wider scope in terms of career as it combines two allied fields of knowledge. The 4-year course is designed as a combination of practicum, theory, internships and research thus providing a holistic approach to the student’s understanding of the subject. Combined with the other subject chosen by the student along with other Skill and Ability based enhancement courses through the semesters, students become well equipped to apply psychology in the specializations of their choice.
Semester | Paper Title | L: T: P | CIA | ESE | Total Marks | Credits | ||
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Theory | Practical | Theory | Practical | |||||
I | Fundamental concepts of Psychology | 4: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 5 |
II | Essentials of Psychology | |||||||
III | Child Development | 4: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 5 |
IV | Psychology of Adolescence and Adulthood | |||||||
V & VI | Industrial and Organisational Psychology / Social Psychology | 3: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 4 |
V & VI | Elective (Health/ Abnormal/ Educational/Counselling Psychology) | 3: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 4 |
VII | Core Paper Psychology-1 | 3: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 4 |
Core Paper Psychology-1 | 3: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 4 | |
VIII | Core Paper Psychology-1 | 3: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 4 |
Core Paper Psychology-1 | 3: 0: 2 | 15+10+5 | 10+5 | 70 | 35 | 150 | 4 | |
Total | 34 |
Overview
The Creative Writing Course is a unique programme that started in 2019 as a fresh interpretation of the Communicative English programme pioneered and fine-tuned at Mount Carmel College (Autonomous) since 1996. This course will prepare you for a career in writing for a range of media as well as building a substantial portfolio of poetry, short fiction, graphic writing, translation and non-fiction (including journalism) over the next four years. Majoring in the course will also make you more than adequately repared for a Masters in Creative Writing, English Literature, Comparative Literature, Translation Studies and Mass Communication. The Department of Communication Studies also offers a Single Major Honours in Communication Studies.
Course Grid
COURSE GRID FOR TWO SUBJECT PROGRAMME (MODEL 2B) B.A HONS IN COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH UNDER NEP 2020. Run since 2015 as a 3 year Hons Programme under CBCS with approval from Bangalore University (University Notification dated 28-04-2014/30-07-2015).Semester | Discipline core (DSC)(Credits) | Discipline Specific Elective (DSE)/ Open Elective (OE)(Credits) |
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I | CE DSC-1 Introduction to Writing (3) CE DSC-2 Writing About Visuals (3) | OE 2 Options from across all disciplines (3) |
II | CE DSC- 3 4 Short Fiction 1 (3) CE DSC-4 Poetry 1 (3) | OE 2 Options from across all disciplines (3) |
Exit option with Certificate (50 Credits) | ||
III | CE DSC-5 Non-Fiction 1 (3) CE DSC-6 Reporting & Editing (3) | OE 2 Options from across all disciplines (3) |
IV | CE DSC-7 Writing for Performance (3) CE DSC-8 Adaptation for Stage (3) | |
Exit option with Diploma (100 Credits) | ||
V | CE DSC- 9 Short Fiction 2/ Poetry 2 (4) CE DSC-10 Writing, through Translation (4) | DSE-1 A. Indian Literatures (3) Vocational 1- Classical Aesthetic Theories: Practitioner’s View (3) |
VI | CE DSC-11 Word & Image (4) CE DSC-12 Non Fiction 2 (4) | DSE 2 A. Indian Writing in English (3) Vocational 2- EDP (3) Internship - 2 (2) |
Exit option with Bachelor of Arts BA Degree in Communicative English & Psychology (146 Credits) or chose to Major in Psychology or Communicative English * | ||
VII | CE DSC-13 The Novel (4) CE DSC-14 Writing and Popular Culture (4) CE DSC-15 Screenwriting (4) | DSE 3 A. Creative Content Writing (3) OR DSE 3 B. Web Design (3) Vocational 3: Graphic Design (3) Research Methodology (3) |
VIII | CE DSC-16 Advanced Editing (3) CE DSC-17 Linguistics (3) CE DSC 18 Publishing – History & Practice (3) | DSE 4 A. Literary Journalism (3) OR DSE 4 B. Rural Journalism (3) Vocational 4: Teaching Writing: Pedagogy, Methods and Design (3) RESEARCH PROJECT (6) |
Award of Bachelor of Arts BA Communicative English Honours Degree (188 Credits) |
*Check the Psychology department for the final year courses should you choose Psychology as a Major.
Apart from the ones above you will be doing a range of short credit courses in Book Design, Page Design, Information Design, Illustration, etc.