Programme Structures
Courses in the department are divided into modules and modules further comprise of course units. Units within a module may vary from two to four. There are x obligatory modules and one optional module. Units within a module are complementary in that a student can score 08/20 in one unit and score a 12/20 in another unit and thus validate the module. On the other hand, modules are not complementary. Students are expected to validate x modules before progressing to the next level.

i. Undergraduate course description
- English Language Module
- English Literature Module:
- Year One:
- Year Two:
- Year Three:

ii. Postgraduate Specialisations
iii. Degrees
- Maîtrise (MA)
- DEA (Diploma for further research)
- Doctorat Unique/PhD
MA and PhD courses
Our MA and PhD courses provide a powerful toolset for both language and literary fieldwork and theoretical analysis. The core courses are:
· Issues in Language Documentation and Description
· Field methods
· Applied Language Documentation and Description
These courses (Modules) provide the theory and techniques needed for fieldwork on language and literature.

Research:
- Individual and team research encouraged and carried out. (Examples)
- Exchange Programmes:
i. Students (Dickinson College, USA, University of Calabar, etc)
ii. Faculty: Commonwealth, Fulbright, Daad, University of Burundi)

News/Events:
- Seminars: The department runs a bi-monthly seminar, The Departmental Lecture Series. This usually holds on Wednesday and lecturers present papers from their research. The papers are generally drafts of articles meant for publication in international journals so the Lecture Series serves as forum for obtaining feedback on them. This seminar is open to staff, MA and PhD students, as well as students from the Advanced Teacher Training College (ENS) Yaounde. Titles of previous and future seminars will be posted here.
- Conferences In1999 a conference on Language, Literature, and Liberty was organised by the department. This proved to be a very successful event. Click here to view presentations. Forthcoming conference Language, Literature and Cultural Identity
- Publications Most lecturers in the department have published in their field of interest as well as in related areas. List of publications and some abstracts and whole articles will be posted here subsequently.
- Jobs Job opportunities in the department shall be posted

Libraries: Departmental library, Main library
Admission Requirements
- University
- Department

Objectives
- To enable students acquire empirical knowledge from the perspective of Language and Literature at the various degree levels including the BA, MA, and the PhD levels.
- To place the students within the realms of current scientific disputation and scholarship in relation to other disciplines.
- To provide students with functional education that should enable them obtain specialised jobs, become part of the decision-making bodies and to provide alternative positive visions of the future of the global society.

Conditions for Admission
For students seeking admission into the Department of English they should
i) be holder of at least four GCE Ordinary Level subjects including English or equivalents
ii) be holders of at least two GCE Advanced Level subjects or equivalents
iii) be holder of a Baccalaureat A with a commendable score in the English Language

Modules and Course contents
LEVEL ONE
Module 101: English Language
UV 111: Grammar, Use and Lexicology
UV 112: Writing Skills
UV 113: Spoken English: Sounds of English
UV 114: Language, Change and Communication

Module 102: English Literature
UV 115: Introduction to Poetry and Drama
UV 116: Introduction to the Novel and the Short Story

Module 103: American & Commonwealth Literature
UV 117: Commonwealth Literature
UV 118: American Literature

Module 104: Option
UV 119: Bilingual Training
UV 121: English Composition

LEVEL TWO
Module 201: English Language
UV 211: Grammar and Lexicology
UV 212: Spoken English: English Prosody
UV 213: Language Usage and Change

Module 202: English Literature
UV 214: Metaphysical and Augustan Poetry
UV 215: The Victorian Novel & Elizabethan Drama
UV 216: Literature and Ideas

Module 203: American and Commonwealth Literature
UV 223: Commonwealth Studies
UV 224: American Literature

Module 204: Option
UV 217: Bilingual Training
UV221: English Language Literature & Civilisation

LEVEL THREE
Module 301: Language
UV 311: Grammar, Lexicology and Use
UV 312: Structure of English
UV 313: Spoken English: English Speech

Module 302: English Literature
UV 314: 19th & 20th Poetry
UV 315: Modern English Drama
UV 316: Modern English Novel
Module 303: American and Commonwealth Literature
UV 323: American Literature
UV 324: Commonwealth Literature

Module 304: Option
UV 317: Bilingual Training
UV 342: English Language Literature and Civilisation

LEVEL FOUR
Module 401: Research Methods
UV 411: Field Techniques
UV 412: Documentation Techniques
UV 413: Techniques of Research Presentations

Module 402: Specialisations
Language
UV 421: Sociolinguistics: Language and Society
UV 422: Language Analysis
UV 423: Theories of Language
UV 424: Language Schools of Thought

English Literature
UV 431: Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
UV 432: An Aspect of English Poetry
UV 433: Contemporary Theory and Criticism
UV 434: Readings in 19th and 20th century English Literature

American Literature
UV 441: Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
UV 442: American Transcendentalism
UV 443: Contemporary and Criticism
UV 444: Writers of the Lost Generation

Commonwealth Literature
UV 451: Introduction to Literary Theory & Criticism
UV 452: An Aspect of Commonwealth Studies
UV 453: Postcolonial Theory & Criticism
UV 454: The Nature of Commonwealth Studies

Module 403: Dissertation

LEVEL FIVE
Module 501: Research Methods Field
UV 511: Field Study and Data Interpretation
UV 512: Research Seminar: Staff and Graduate Research

Module 502: Specialisations
Language
UV 521: Methodologies of English Language learning & Teaching
UV 522: Pedagogic/Scientific Grammar
UV 523: Semantics/Pragmatics

English Literature
UV 531: Augustantism to Romanticism in English Poetry
UV 532: English Drama from the Elizabethan to the Modern
UV 533: Literary Trends in 19th and 20th Century English Novel

American Literature
UV 541: Literary Trends in American Drama
UV 542: Fictions of Race and Gender in the American Novel
UV 543: Readings in the 19th and 20th Century American Novel

Commonwealth Literature
UV 551: Major Themes in Commonwealth Poetry
UV 552: Major Themes in Commonwealth Drama
UV 553: Major Themes in Commonwealth Novel

Module 503: Dissertation