DHA college for women to begin MA English programme

Karachi, The University of Karachi has granted affiliation to Defence Authority Degree College For Women Ph-VIII to initiate a two-year MA English programme based on semester system.

A DHA press release on Thursday quoted Administrator DHA Brig Khalid Tirmizi hailing the decision of the KU and expressed the hope that the principal and faculty of the college would leave no stone unturned to develop the institution as a centre of excellence for the newly introduced discipline of English.

He said the courses of English literature and language should be so designed that the college produces dynamic and enlightened graduates who have the ability to express themselves effectively both in written and oral expression.

The classes are scheduled to begin from January 1, 2010. The college is already running MA Economics classes since 1997. Admissions to the above two master’s programme have already started.