Pokhara University (PU)
Bachelor Of English And Communication Studies (BECS)
Eligible Criteria: A student typically needs to have passed their +2 or Intermediate level, or equivalent.
Bachelor of English and Communication Studies (BECS) is a four-year interdisciplinary programme with academic and professional orientation. The goal of the programme is to produce competent graduates with highest academic, technical and practical knowledge, skill and technology to meet the national and international demand of professionals, communicators, and enthusiast academics in English.
Courses:
SEMESTER 1
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 101
Critical and Creative Writing
3
BEC 102
Approaches to Literary Studies
3
BEC 103
Logic and Critical Thinking
3
BEC 302
Introduction to Communication Studies
3
BEC 304
English Language: Past, Present, and Future
3
SEMESTER 2
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 141
Philosophy, Science and Society
3
BEC 112
History of Science
3
BEC 113
Nepal Studies
3
BEC 306
Intercultural Communication
3
BEC 322
Writing for the Media
3
SEMESTER 3
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 106
Civic Responsibility, Diversity, and Ethnicity
3
BEC 108
Computer Application
3
BEC 117
Cultural Anthropology
3
BEC 307
International Business Communication
3
BEC 346
Journalism: Theory and Practice
3
SEMESTER 4
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 137
Humanities through the Arts
3
BEC 138
History of Knowledge
3
BEC 140
Methods of Research
0
BEC 323
Writing for Tourism, Culture, and Country Promotion
3
BEC 326
Environmental Issues, Communication, and the Media
3
SEMESTER 5
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 109
Written and Oral Communication
3
BEC 327
Introduction to Linguistics
3
BEC 328
Introduction to Translation
3
BEC 335
Literatures in English
3
BEC 429
Contemporary Rhetorical Theory
3
SEMESTER 6
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 126
Law and Society
3
BEC 329
Business, Technical, and Literary Translation
3
BEC 332
Literary Theory and Criticism
3
BEC 349
Visual Arts and communication
3
BEC 414
New Media
3
SEMESTER 7
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 343
Analyzing Text
3
BEC 344
Conference Interpreting and Translation
3
BEC 345
Interpersonal Communication
1
BEC 403
Copy Editing
3
BEC 410
English for Teaching and Corporate Training
3
SEMESTER 8
Code
Name
Cr. Hours
BEC 309
English in the Workplace
3
BEC 351
Research Methodology in Communications Studies
3
BEC 315
Public Speaking
3
BEC 404
Diplomacy and International Relation
3
BEC 428
Project Work
3