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The Double Major Programme is a four-year direct honours degree programme. Undergraduate students will read two majors chosen from among the disciplinary strengths of the four schools in the College, namely, the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM), the School of Humanities (SoH), the School of Social Sciences (SSS), and the Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information (WKWSCI).
Unlike the existing single discipline-based degrees, this degree will feature two distinct majors within an innovative new structure. As such this is a fully conceived double-disciplinary degree. Each major will have equal weightage. Students will be admitted into this Double Major degree programme at the point of entry to NTU, and declare their two majors at this point.During this four-year degree programme, undergraduates will read both English Literature (ELH) and Linguistics and Multilingual Studies (LMS), benefiting from the expertise and resources of the two disciplines from the School of Humanities (SoH).
The Linguistics and Multilingual Studies component of the curriculum allows students to explore the many interesting facets of language and communication, from the properties of speech sounds to grammatical and discourse structure, from children’s language development to communication in bilingual and multilingual societies.
For English Literature, students will focus both on traditional historical periods and on contemporary innovative approaches to the subject. Specialisations offered include all the major literary periods, Singaporean and Asian literatures, critical and literary theory, cultural studies, film studies, drama, postmodernism, and gender studies.
4-Year Direct Honours Programme
This is a four-year direct honours degree programme. If your CGPA is 3.0 and above, your Honours stays with you.
Equal Weightage
Unlike second major, you will receive equal training for both majors.
Degree Scroll
Both majors will be listed on the degree school. You will be recognised for the effort and time spent for the programme
Flexible
You may apply to change your programme after your first year. You must meet the minimum requirement set for your admit year and the acceptance of the new selected programme.
For GCE 'A' level certificate holders:
- NTU General Admission Requirements
- A good grade in General Paper/Knowledge & Inquiry/ H1 or H2 Level Humanities subject
For International Baccalaureate Diploma holders:
- NTU General Admission Requirements
- A good grade in SL English
For NUS High School Diploma holders:
- NTU General Admission Requirements
- Good Overall CAP in English Language
For International Students & Students with other qualifications:
- NTU General Admission Requirements
- A good grade in General Paper/English at Senior High School Level
To graduate, students must complete two (2) categories of requirement, totalling at least 138 Academic Units (AUs):
*Students who are eligible to do the FYP will be strongly encouraged to do an inter-major FYP. Students whose GPAs fall in a certain range can choose whether or not to do the FYP. Students who do not do the FYP must clear 8 AUs of PEs (two 4000-level courses, one from each discipline) within the double major.
Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core Courses (ICC):
Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE):
| I. Linguistics & Multilingual Studies Curriculum |
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Core [12 AUs]
HG1001 Mind and Meaning
HG2003 Phonetics and Phonology
HG2020 Language in Society
HG2034 Structure of Modern English
Major Prescribed Electives [26 AUs]
Minimum 1 from HG3000 level, and minimum 2 from HG4000 level.
Click here for the list of Linguistics & Multilingual Studies MPEs.
| II. English Curriculum |
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Core [12 AUs]
HL1001 Introduction to Literature
HL1002 Survey of English Literature I
HL1003 Survey of English Literature II
HL1005 Introduction to Singapore Literature
Major Prescribed Electives [26 AUs]
Choose at least TWO from Category A (including at least one of the following: HL2001, HL2002, HL2003, HL2004). Choose ONE each from Categories B, C, and D and the remaining AUs from any category. (At least THREE courses must be of HL4xxx.)
Note to English Literature Double Majors:
For the remaining 2 courses not specified in the Category requirements, besides courses from Cat A to D, you can choose the following uncategorised courses to count towards your Major Prescribed Electives:
- HL1006 Introduction to American Literature
- HL2024 Approaches to Literature
Category A: Period Studies (Choose at least two electives)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat A
Category B: World Literatures (Choose at least one elective)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat B
Category C: Theory, Culture, and Film (Choose at least one elective)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat C
Category D: Special Interest Areas (Choose at least one elective)
Click here for the list of courses under Cat D
Note: You may take no more than two HZ5xxx courses as MPEs
| III. Inter-Major Prescribed Electives |
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8 AUs
Students must clear at least 8 AUs from the Inter-Major Prescribed Electives listed below.
(Note: Courses listed as Inter-Major PEs can be counted as Major PEs)
Inter-Major PE offerings from Linguistics & Multilingual Studies:
HG2010 Bilingualism and Multilingualism
HG2021 Intercultural Communication
HG2023 Language and Gender
HG2024 X‐Rated Linguistics: Language, Sexuality and Desire
HG2031 History of English
HG2032 Globalization and World Englishes
HG2092 Analysing Spoken Discourse
HG2094 Word of Mouth: Transmission of Oral Culture
HG2096 What's in a text? - Analyzing Written Discourse
HG4014 Designing interactive environments for learning
HG4023 Language Planning and Policy
HG4024 Social Theories and Language
HG4028 A Wor(l)d in Motion: the sociolinguistics of globalization
HG4054 Language and Society Through Data Analytics
HG4063 Advanced World Englishes
HG4073 Morphology at the Interfaces
Inter-Major PE offerings from English:
HL2008 Singapore Literature and Culture (Cat B)
HL2009 Southeast Asian Literature and Culture (Cat B)
HL2021 Literature of Empire (Cat D)
HL2044 Introduction to Publishing (Cat D)
HL2045 Workshop in Theatre Practice (Cat C)
HL3016 Gender and Sexuality Studies (Cat C)
HL3036 History of the Book (Cat D)
HL3040 Gender and Diversity (Cat C)
HL3044 The Legends of King Arthur (Cat D)
HL3045 The Poetry of Precarity (Cat D)
HL4009 Popular Literature and Culture (Cat C)
HL4010 Feminist Studies (Cat C)
HL4013 Advanced Studies in Literature & Culture (Cat D)
HL4037 Writing the Self (Cat D)
HI3001 1984: Past, Present, Prophecy (Cat D)
Graduates in this double major program will develop key transferable skills highly prized by employers. With their training in the English Literature component of the program, students will be equipped with an outstanding command of the language, and they are skilled in analyzing critical narratives both within and beyond the literary realm. They are trained in all aspects of English literary studies with some comparative and cross-cultural components and features. English graduates can look forward to careers that require analytical skills and strong language proficiency.
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