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US6224001 - Bachelor of Arts in English Language & Literature Studies with Honours

  • OVERVIEW

    This program is designed to meet the nation's need to produce competent and knowledgeable graduates equipped with relevant language and literary skills, enabling them to adapt effectively to societal demands and global changes, particularly in the field of English. The program aims to cultivate graduates with effective communication, leadership, and innovative skills to achieve international excellence through efficient knowledge dissemination, a culture of quality emphasizing academic and professional excellence, holistic personal development, and a strong commitment to the aspirations of both local and international communities.

    Course Objectives:
    To produce graduates who:
    ✓ Are competent and knowledgeable in English.
    ✓ Have a strong understanding of linguistics as a field of study (e.g., phonetics and phonology, semantics, syntax, sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, discourse analysis, etc.).
    ✓ Are equipped with relevant literary skills to appreciate, analyze, discuss, and evaluate various types of texts and literary discourses.
    ✓ Possess knowledge of different varieties of English (e.g., genre, register, dialect).
    ✓ Are equipped with relevant generic skills (e.g., communication skills, problem-solving skills, IT skills, learning skills, teamwork, time management, interpersonal skills), critical and creative thinking, and intellectual skills (to synthesize, analyze, and evaluate information and ideas).

    School of Humanities
    Universiti Sains Malaysia,
    11800 Penang Malaysia
    https://humanities.usm.my/index.php
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    Duration : 3 ½ Years / 7 Semester
    Medium Instruction : English Language
    Semester Offered : Semester 1 (October)

  • REQUIREMENTS

    • MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
      MINIMUM GENERAL REQUIREMENTS:

      ACADEMIC 

      • Completed 12 years of Primary and High School Education and
      • Obtained High School Certificate (eg. A‐Level, HSC, SMU, & Matayom Suksa 6 (Thailand), International Baccalaureate ) or
      • Diploma in related field 

      ENGLISH 

      • IELTS/ IELTS Online minimum Band 6.0 or
      • TOEFL iBT minimum score of 60 or
      • TOEFL Essentials Online minimum score of 8.5 or
      • Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) minimum score of 169 or
      • Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) minimum score of 169 or
      • Cambridge English: Linguaskill Online minimum score of 169 or
      • PTE Academic / PTE Academic (Online) minimum score of 59 or
      • ELS Certified Intensive English Programme Level (CIEP Level) 109 or
      • Malaysian University English Test minimum Band 4.0 or
      • Candidate from countries where English is the official language
      • Excluded for candidates who have graduated from universities in the United Kingdm, Australia, United States, Canada and New Zealand only. 

      Without any of the above English proficiency certificates, accepted students will be issued with a conditional offer letter to fulfill the English language requirements. 

      INTERVIEW

      Candidates must undergo an interview session before being accepted by the respective faculty

    • HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATESDIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS
      HIGH SCHOOL CERTIFICATES:

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.67

      And

      Minimum grade B in subjects below:

      • General studies

      And

      Grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Bahasa Melayu
      • Geography
      • History
      • Economics
      • Literature in English
      • Biology
      • Physics
      • Chemistry
      • Mathematics

      Note: Grading system is referred to each country academics qualifications
      DIPLOMA / A-LEVEL, IB, AUSMAT,SAM & OTHERS:

      Obtained Diploma in related fields with minimum CGPA of 2.67

      And

      Provided the course is not less than 5 semesters or 2 ½ years in the same accredited institution.

      And

      Obtained High School Certificate Level or its equivalent with minimum entry qualification of CGPA 2.67

      And

      Minimum grade B in subjects below:

      • General studies

      And

      Grade B in any 2 subjects below:

      • Bahasa Melayu
      • Geography
      • History
      • Economics
      • Literature in English
      • Biology
      • Physics
      • Chemistry
      • Mathematics

      ‘A’ LEVEL CANDIDATES
      (AQA, Brunei, Cambridge, Edexcel, London, Maldives)

      • ‘O’ Level and ‘A’ Level result slip and certificates
      • Passed ‘A’ Level with minimum score of 9 and minimum grade C in subjects below:
        • Literature in English
        • Economics
        • Sociology / Psychology

      AUSTRALIAN HIGH SCHOOL CANDIDATES

      Passed SAM / AUSMAT with minimum aggregate of 68 and the equivalent of B in subjects below:

      • English as a second language studies
      • English studies
      • Economics

      INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE (IB) DIPLOMA CANDIDATES

      • Passed IB diploma with 26 points
      • Minimum of 6 score at High Level (HL) in subject below:
        • Language A1
        • History

      AND

      • Minimum of 5 score at Standard Level (SL) in Economics

  • FEES

    • TYPE of feesAmount (USD)
      TYPE of fees: Total Tuition Fees
      Amount (USD):

      10,937.50
      TYPE of fees: Per semester
      Amount (USD):

      1,562.50
      TYPE of fees: Per year
      Amount (USD):

      3,125.00
      TYPE of fees: Recurrent Fee (Payable every semester)
      Amount (USD):

      112.50
      TYPE of fees: Non-Recurrent Fee (Payable upon registration)
      Amount (USD):

      1,325.00
      TYPE of fees: ** Fees are subject to change

  • LIST OF COURSE


    • Graduation Requirement :
      1. Foundation (including Humanitise Module and Major) : 74 Units
      2. Open Elective Courses : 20 Units
      3. Electives : 10 Units
      4. University Course : 16 Units
      Total : 120 Unit

      Year 1

      Semester 1
      HXE 111/3 - Communication and Presentation Skills
      HXE 112/3 - Reading and Writing about Literature
      HXE 115/3 - Survey of English Literature
      HXE 117/3 - History of the English

      Semester 2
      HET 103/3 - Advanced Reading and Writing
      HET 111/3 - An Introduction to Linguistics
      HXE 114/3 - Modern Literary Theory
      HXE 116/3 - The American Literary Experience

    • Semester 1
      HXE212 - Language and Literature
      HEK215 - Contemporary English Grammar
      HET217 - Children's Literature

      Semester 2
      HET201 - Corporate Communication
      HXE213 - World Literature in English
      HXE224 -Critical Theory and Practice
      HET227 -Morphology and Syntax

    • Semester 1
      HET319/3 - Semantics
      HET325/3 - Sociolinguistics
      HET327/3 - English Language Studies Project (1 session course)
      HXE305/3 - Malaysian Literature in English

      Semester 2
      HET327/3 - English Language Studies Project (1 session course)
      HET326/3 - Psycholinguistics
      HET329/3 - Corpus-based Language Studies
      HXE317/3 - Literature and Film

    • Semester 1
      HPL401/8 -Industrial Training

  • CAREER PROSPECTS

    1. Teacher
    2. Lecturer
    3. Publishing Officer
    4. Advertising Officer
    5. Marketing Officer
    6. Public Relations Officer
    7. Writer / Author
    8. Research Officer
    9. Broadcasting Officer

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    8. Tourism
    9. Business

Undergraduate

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