DEPARTMENT OF URDU University Of Delhi Delhi - 110007 PROGRAMME BROCHURE MASTER OF ARTS (Effective from Academic Year 2018-19) M. A. Urdu Revised Syllabus as approved by Academic Council on XXXX, 2018 and Executive Council on YYYY, 2018 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi CONTENTS Page I. About the Department 03 II. Introduction to CBCS 03 Scope 03 Definitions 03 Programme Objectives (POs) 04 Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs) 04 III. M. A. in Urdu Programme Details 04 Programme Structure 04 Eligibility for Admissions 10 Assessment of Students’ Performance and Scheme 10 of ExaminationPass Percentage & Promotion Criteria: Semester to Semester Progression 10 Conversion of Marks into Grades 11 Grade Points 11 CGPA Calculation 11 Division of Degree into Classes 11 Attendance Requirement 11 Span Period 11 SCHEME OF EXAMINATIONS 12 IV. Course Wise Content Details for M A Urdu Literature Programme 13 2 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi I. About the Department: Name of the Department: Department of Urdu The Department of Urdu was established in 1959. It is a big department which assumed a character in itself over the period. Apart from the MA, MPhil, and PhD courses, the Department offers Post-MA Diploma in Translation & Mass Media, and a Post-MA Diploma Course in Paleography. It also offers 3 courses in Certificate, Diploma and Advanced Diploma in Urdu language for non-Urdu knowing Students and Foreigners catering to the needs for several hundred students. As part of the research program, considerable numbers of research theses have been published and praised by critics and scholars for their quality research. Among the teaching faculty there is a legacy of scholars who came to be known as critics and researchers internationally acclaimed. II. Introduction to CBCS (Choice Based Credit System) Choice Based Credit System: The CBCS provides an opportunity for the students to choose courses from the prescribed courses comprising core, elective and open elective courses. The courses can be evaluated following the grading system, which is considered to be better than the conventional marks system. Grading system provides uniformity in the evaluation and computation of the Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) based on student’s performance in examinations which enables the student to move across institutions of higher learning. The uniformity in evaluation system also enables the potential employers in assessing the performance of the candidates. Definitions: (i) ‘Academic Programme’ means an entire course of study comprising its programme structure, course details, evaluation schemes etc. designed to be taught and evaluated in the teaching Department. (ii) ‘Course’ means a segment of a subject that is part of an Academic Programme (iii)‘Programme Structure’ means a list of courses (Core, Elective, Open Elective) that makes up an Academic Programme, specifying the syllabus, credits, hours of teaching, evaluation and examination schemes, minimum number of credits required for successful completion of the programme etc. prepared in conformity to University Rules, eligibility criteria for admission (iv) ‘Core Course’ means a course that a student admitted to a particular programme must successfully complete to receive the degree and which cannot be substituted by any other course (v) ‘Elective Course’ means an optional course to be selected by a student out of such courses offered in the Department/Centre 3 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi (vi) ‘Open Elective’ means an elective course which is available for students of all programmes, including students of same department. Students of other Department will optthese courses subject to fulfilling of eligibility of criteria as laid down by the department offering the course. (vii) ‘Credit’ means the value assigned to a course which indicates the level of instruction; One-hour lecture per week equals 1 Credit, 2 hours practical class per week equals 1 credit. Credit for a practical could be proposed as part of a course or as a separate practical course (viii) ‘SGPA’ means Semester Grade Point Average calculated for individual semester. (ix) ‘CGPA’ is Cumulative Grade Points Average calculated for all courses completed by the students at any point of time. CGPA is calculated each year for both the semesters clubbed together. (x) ‘Grand CGPA’ is calculated in the last year of the course by clubbing together of CGPA of two years, i.e., four semesters'Grand CGPA is being given in Transcript form. To benefit the student a formula for conversation of Grand CGPA into %age marks will be given in the Transcript. III. M A in Urdu Programme Details: Each paper has been designed on a specific format under the following sub-headings: 1. Programme Objectives (POs): POs are what knowledge, skills and attitudes a post-graduate should have at the time of completion of the course. POs are discipline specific. Keeping in view the characteristics of the course PO has been noted down for each course separately. 2. Programme Specific Outcomes (PSOs): Programme specific outcome for each course is given based on the distinctive features of the M.A.in Urdu programme. 3. Programme Structure: The M. A. in Urdu programme is a two-year course divided into four-semesters. Semester Semester Part – I First Year Semester I Semester II Part – II Second Year Semester III Semester IV 4 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi Course Credit Scheme * For each Core and Elective Course there will be 4 lecture hours of teaching and 1 tutorial per week. *Open Electives courses are of 8 credits. * Duration of examination of each paper shall be 3 hours. Semester Core Courses Elective Course Open Elective Course Total Credits No. of Credits Total No. of Credits Total No. of Credits Total papers (L+T) Credits papers (L+T) Credits papers (Lecture) Credits I 03 12+3 15 02 8+2 10 - - - 25 II 03 12+3 15 01 4+1 05 01 04 04 24 III 03 12+3 15 02 8+2 10 - - - 25 IV 03 12+3 15 01 4+1 05 01 04 04 24 Total Credits 12 48+12 60 06 24+06 30 02 08 08 98 for the Course * Each paper will be of 100 marks out of which 70 marks shall be allocated forsemesterexamination and 30 marks for internal assessment. Semester wise Details of M. A. in Urdu Programme SEMESTER- I Course Paper Paper Title Credits Code No. Theory Tutorial Total URCC 101 Basic Text(Early Urdu Literature) 4 1 5 URCC 102 Literary History of Urdu up to 1857 4 1 5 URCC 103 Detailed Study of Urdu Prose in 4 1 5 North India up to 1800 A.D. UREC 104(i) Detailed Study of Deccani Urdu 4 1 5 Literature or(ii) Special Study of Urdu Prose Genres or(iii) Literary Criticism UREC 105 (i) Special Study of a Poet-Mir 4 1 5 or (ii) Special Study of a Poet- Ghalib or (iii) Special Study of a Poet- Iqbal Total 05 20 5 25 5 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi SEMESTER- II Course Paper No. Paper Title Credits Theory Tutorial Total URCC 201 Basic Text (Urdu Literature up to 4 1 5 1857) URCC 202 History of Urdu Literature since 4 1 5 1857 URCC 203 Detailed Study of Urdu Poetry in 4 1 5 North India up to 1800 A.D. UREC 204 (i) Special Study of an Author-Sir 4 1 5 Sayed or (ii) Special Study of an Author-Shibli or (iii) Special Study of an Author-Prem Chand UROC 205 Open Elective (I) 4 - 4 Total 05 20 4 24 . SEMESTER- III Course Paper No. Paper Title Credits Theory Tutorial Total URCC 301 Basic Text (Urdu Literature After 4 1 5 1857 till Early 20h Century) URCC 302 Special Study of Jadeed Nazm 4 1 5 URCC 303 Urdu Drama 4 1 5 UREC 304 (i) Study of Urdu Prosody, Poetics 4 1 5 and Rhetoric or (ii) Essay and Translation Or(iii) Mass Media UREC 305(i) Special Study of Urdu Masnavi 4 1 5 or(ii) Special Study of Qasida & Marsia or(iii) Urdu Literature in Pakistan Total 5 20 5 25 6 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi SEMESTER- IV Course Paper No. Paper Title Credits Theory Tutorial Total URCC 401 Basic Text 4 1 5 URCC 402 Study of Urdu Novel 4 1 5 URCC 403 Study of Jadeed Ghazal 4 1 5 UREC 404(i) Special Study Short-Story 4 1 5 or (ii) Inshaiya & Khaka or (iii) Biography UROC 405 Open Elective (II) 4 - 4 Total 4 20 4 24 TOTAL CREDITS = 98 7 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi List of Core Courses: As above 12 in total. Course Paper No. Paper Title Credits Code URCC 101 Basic Text(Early Urdu Literature) 5 URCC 102 Literary History of Urdu up to 1857 5 URCC 103 Detailed Study of Urdu Prose in North India up to 1800 5 A.D. URCC 201 Basic Text (Urdu Literature up to 1857) 5 URCC 202 History of Urdu Literature since 1857 5 URCC 203 Detailed Study of Urdu Poetry in North India up to 1800 A.D. URCC 301 Basic Text (Urdu Literature After 1857 till Early 20h 5 Century) URCC 302 Special Study of Jadeed Nazm 5 URCC 303 Urdu Drama 5 URCC 401 Basic Text 5 URCC 402 Study of Urdu Novel 5 URCC 403 Study of Jadeed Ghazal 5 List of Elective Courses: As above 06 in total. Course Paper No. Paper Title Credits Code UREC 104(i) Detailed Study of Deccani Urdu Literature 5 Or(ii) Special Study of Urdu Prose Genres or (iii) Literary Criticism UREC 105 (i) Special Study of an Poet-Mir 5 or (ii) Special Study of an Poet-Ghalib or (iii) Special Study of an Poet-Iqbal 8 Department of Urdu, University of Delhi UREC 204 (i) Special Study of an Author-Sir Syed 5 or (ii) Special Study of an Author-Shibli Or(iii) Special Study of an Author-Prem Chand UREC 304 (i) Study of Urdu Prosody, Poetics and Rhetoric 5 or (ii) Mass Media Or(iii) Essay and Translation UREC 305(i) Special Study of Urdu Masnavi 5 Or(ii) Special Study of Qasida & Marsia Or(iii) Urdu Literature in Pakistan UREC 404(i) Special Study Short-Story 5 Or (ii) Inshaiya & Khaka Or (iii) Biography Open Elective Courses: 02 Course Paper No.