Curriculum for students beginning their studies in or after 2019/2020

Last updated:26 May 2020

Check list for study plan on semester basis

Students may check their individual study plan through https://isw.umac.mo/siweb

Guide to login Individual Study Plan

Year 1

Course CodeCourse Title
Credits
ENGL1000Introduction to Literary Studies I
3
ENGL1003Introduction to The study of Language
3
ENGL1001Introduction to Literary Studies II
3
ENGL1002Describing the Sounds of English
3
CPED1000 Residential College Experiential Learning
1
CPED1001
Physical Education I
0.5
CPED1002
Physical Education II
0.5
EELC1001Language & Skills – Interactive English I or Free Elective
3
EELC1002Language & Skills – Interactive English II or Free Elective
3
CHLL1001 / PORT1000Language & Skills – Chinese or Portuguese Language or Free Elective
3
CISC1000Language & Skills – Information Technology Fundamentals and Practices
3
3 General Education Courses*
9
Total Credits
35

*Community & Peer Education courses

Year 2

Course CodeCourse Title
Credits
ENGL2000Survey of English Literature I
3
ENGL2002Introduction to English Grammar
3
ENGL2001Survey of English Literature II
3
ENGL2003Language and Society
3
CPED1003Communication Skills and Leadership
1
EELC1003Languages & Skills – Academic English or Free Elective
3
4 General Education Courses*
12
2 Free Elective Courses
6
Total Credits
34

Year 3

Course CodeCourse Title
Credits
ENGL300120th Century and Contemporary Literature in English I
3
ENGL3002Analyzing Spoken Discourse
3
ENGL300320th Century and Contemporary Literature in English II
3
ENGL3000Language and Meaning
3
1 General Education Courses*
3
2 English Major Required Elective Courses***
6
1 Free Elective Course
3
Total Credits
24

Year 4

1 Research and Internship Elective Course
3
7 English Major Required Elective Courses***
21
1 Free Elective Courses
3
Total Credits
27

General Education Courses:

There are four GE areas in total. Students are required to choose two courses in each of the GE areas, in which one of them is the compulsory GE course. In other words, students need to take four compulsory GE courses and four GE elective courses in total. For the four GE elective courses, they need to choose one course in each of the four areas. For details please refer to the Registry webpage: https://reg.um.edu.mo/current-students/curriculum-model/ug-curriculum-model/general-education/2017-2018/framework/ 

 

English Major Required Elective Courses:

***Please note that Translation minor (MI) courses are NOT counted into your RE credits.*** (You may click here to check the list of translation minor courses)

Course CodeCourse Title
ENGL3004Bilingualism
ENGL3005Bilingualism and Discourse
ENGL3006The Discourses of the News
ENGL3007Linguistics and Literature
ENGL3008Language and Cognition
ENGL3009Syntax
ENGL3010Syntactic Theory
ENGL3011Language Acquisition
ENGL3012Language and Gender
ENGL3013Principles of Language Change
ENGL3014World Englishes
ENGL3015Advanced English Phonology
ENGL3016Advanced English Structure
ENGL3017Language In Interaction
ENGL3018Morphology
ENGL3019Corpus Linguistics and The English Language
ENGL3020Narrative, Discourse and Identity
ENGL3021Children’s Literature
ENGL3022Victorian Literature
ENGL3023Romanticism
ENGL3024Drama and Theatre
ENGL3025Modern Drama
ENGL3026Nineteenth-Century American Literature
ENGL3027Twentieth-Century American Literature
ENGL3028Gender and Literature
ENGL3029Introduction to Literary Criticism
ENGL3030Shakespeare
ENGL3031Creative Writing I
ENGL3032Creative Writing II
ENGL3033The English Renaissance
ENGL3034Postcolonial Writing
ENGL3035World Literatures in English
ENGL3036Life Narratives
ENGL3037Poetry and Poetics
ENGL3038Major Authors
ENGL3039Special Topics in Literature I
ENGL3040Special Topics in Literature II
ENGL3041Special Topics in Linguistics I
ENGL3042Special Topics in Linguistics II

Research and Internship Elective Courses:

Course CodeCourse Title
ENGL4000Research Report
ENGL4001Graduation Project