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Bachelor of Arts (English)

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Published on Feb. 10th 2020

Bachelor of Arts (English)

Introduction

English has become the most spoken language in the world. Wherever you visit the local people either speak the local language or English or both. While applying for any job, you are judged upon your English speaking capacity as it is an essential thing. But are you aware of a course which is based in Engish language itself? Well, it is a Bachelor of Arts in English. Bachelor of Arts in English which is also known as BA in Arts is a 3-year undergraduate course for students interested in a career related to the English literature. The course primarily aims at introducing a comprehensive variety of writing and inspires students to read novels of various genres getting benefits accordingly.

Eligibility

To take up any course, it is essential for the institute and you to know whether you are eligible for it or not. So they keep some requirements after whose fulfilment you are suitable for taking admission in that institute. Most of the institute follows similar conditions, but it might change from college to college. So it would be best if you looked for those in their official website. Here are the most recognized criteria.

An applicant must have passed 10+2 level from a recognized institute or board with English as the mandatory subject.
An applicant if applying from general quota should score an aggregate of at least 50% while if joining from SC/ST quota should secure a sum of at least 45%. The score might change as per colleges.

Syllabus

The BA in Arts course is divided into three years, and the subjects are divided into six semesters which means two semesters every year. The segregation is given in the table below.

Semester	Subjects
Semester I	Communicative English Language Paper I History of English Literature: The Pre-Chaucerian to the Augustan English Poetry: The Elizabethan to the Augustan English Prose: The Elizabethan to the Victorian Introduction to Computing Cultural Education I
Semester II	Professional Communication Language Paper II History of English Literature: The Pre-Romantic to the Victorian English Poetry: The Pre-Romantic to the Victorian English Prose: The Late-Victorian to the Modern Indian Writing in English: Fiction
Semester III	Communicative English (Advanced) History of English Literature: Victorian to the Present American Literature Biography English Fiction: Victorian Life Skills I Amrita Value Programme I Amrita Value Programme II
Semester IV	History of English Language and Phonetics Indian Writing in English: Poetry Shakespeare: Comedies Environmental Studies Elective A Open Elective A Life Skills II
Semester V	Elements of Literary Criticism English Poetry: Modern English Drama: Elizabethan to Victorian Spiritual Literature Elective B Open Elective B/Live-in-Lab Life Skills III Canadian Literature
Semester VI	Literary Criticism: Introduction European Fiction English Fiction: Modern English Drama: Modern Shakespeare: Tragedies Autobiography

Institutes

Institutes play an important role in upbringing your knowledge about the course you are studying. So choosing the best institutes is an essential part. For those students struggling in finding the best institutes, the given table will help a lot.

Institute	City	Annual Average Cost
Hans Raj College	New Delhi, Delhi	₹18,900
Fergusson College	Pune, Maharashtra	₹2,100
K. J. Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce	Mumbai, Maharashtra	₹8,100
Jai Hind College	Mumbai, Maharashtra	₹6,000
St. Xavier’s College	Mumbai, Maharashtra	₹5,000
Kishinchand Chellaram College	Mumbai, Maharashtra	₹5,000
Daulat Ram College	New Delhi, Delhi	₹16,000
JKC College	Guntur,	₹7,400
Mar Ivanios College	Thiruvananthapuram,	₹3,000
Christ University	Bangalore, Karnataka	₹40,000

Future Prospects

A person with the degree of BA in English unlocks many career options. They can start work under an organization or as a freelancer. For more information on various job opportunities, you must read the following table, which contains some high yielding job and its description.

Job Profile	Description	Annual Average Salary
Teacher	For studying anything, you require a guide or a teacher. A person with a BA in English degree can pursue the profession of teaching in High School for English subject. A teacher has to improve the writing, reading, comprehensive skills of students in the High School.	₹2,00,000 - ₹3,00,000
Policy analyst	A Policy Analyst is responsible for analyzing social issues and according to it, make policies. Policy analysis is not an easy process as it has for stages, and a policy analyst can work in any of the levels.	₹6,00,000 - ₹9,00,000
Writer, editor, publisher or researcher	Writing is a dream job of people who have a creative and explorative mind. People who can play with words can grab the opportunity of writer, editor, publisher or researcher. The person might either work with the organization or work individually.	₹3,00,000 - ₹4,00,000
Public Relations Officer	A Public Relations person is hired for managing the reputation of the organization. He/she is also responsible for providing support to the company's clients and convince them by your opinions through every means of communication possible.	₹2,00,000 - ₹3,00,000
Speechwriter, travel writer, blogger or reviewer	Speeches are spoken high-level people like politicians, entrepreneurs, and so on. They do not have adequate time to prepare the statement, and so they hire the service of a Speechwriter either individually or through an organization. Speechwriters are responsible for writing a speech on any given topic by analyzing the current scenario.	₹6,00,000 - ₹9,00,000
Postsecondary English Teacher	Postsecondary English Teacher is appointed for enhancing the comprehensive knowledge of students in the language of English. They can be hired by colleges as well as tutorial classes to teach student English language. Nowadays, because of the increasing demand for E-learning, they are also appointed by companies providing E-learning.	₹3,00,000 - ₹4,00,000

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