Department of History

Scheme of Studies

 

BS History

(4-Year) Session 2024 Onwards

Nature of Courses

Numbers of Course

Credits Hours

General Education

12

29

Major Courses

25

76

Allied Courses/ Interdisciplinary Course

04

12

Capstone Project

01

03

Internship/Field Experience

01

03

Total

43

123

CREDITS BREAK-UP

Semester 1

Semester

2

Semester

3

Semester

4

Semester

5

Semester

6

Semester

7

Semester

8

Total

15

17

15

16

15

15

15

15

123

YEAR-1

SEMESTER-I 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

General Education

GEDU-101

Functional English

3

GEDU-152

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2

GEDU-153

Quantitative Reasoning -1

3

Major

HIS-101

History of Muslim struggle for Pakistan; 1857-1929

3

HIS-102

Archaeology and Museum studies

3

  HIS-102P

Archaeology and Museum studies (Practical)

1

General Education: 08 Cr. Hrs.

Major total CH       : 07 Cr. Hrs

Total                       : 15 Cr. Hrs

SEMESTER-II 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

General Education

GEDU-151

Expository Writing

3

GEDU-102

Islamic Studies

2

GEDU-103

Ethics(for Non-Muslim Students in lieu of Islamic studies)

2

GEDU-104

Application of Information and Communication Technology

2

GEDU-104P

Application of Information and Communication Technology (Practical)

1

Major

HIS-151

History of Muslim Struggle for Pakistan:1930-1947

3

HIS-152

Introduction to History

3

HIS-153

Ancient India

3

General Education:  08 Cr. Hrs.

Major total CH        : 09 Cr. Hrs.

Total                        : 17 Cr. Hrs.

YEAR-2

SEMESTER-III 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

General Education

GEDU-***

Arts and Humanities

2

GEDU-251

Entrepreneurship

2

GEDU-252

Civics and Community Engagement

2

Major

HIS-201

Govt. & Politics in Pakistan: 1947-1977

3

HIS-202

Foreign Policy of Pakistan: 1947-2000

3

HIS-203

Ancient Civilization Early life to 600 A.D.

3

General Education: 06 Cr. Hrs.

Major total CH       : 09 Cr. Hrs.

Total                       : 15 Cr. Hrs.

SEMESTER-IV 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

General Education

GEDU-***

Natural Sciences

2

GEDU-***

Social Sciences

2

GEDU-201

Quantitative Reasoning -2

3

Major

HIS-251

Govt. & Politics in Pakistan: 1977-2013

3

HIS-252

Research Methodology

3

HIS-253

History of Sufism in South Asia

3

General Education: 07 Cr. Hrs.

Major total CH      :  09 Cr. Hrs.

Total                      : 16 Cr. Hrs.

YEAR-3

SEMESTER-V 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

Major

HIS-301

Muslims Rule in South Asia: 712- 1526 A.D.

3

HIS-302

History of early Islam: 610-660 A.D.

3

HIS-303

History of Europe: 1453-1789

3

HIS-304

Introduction of Historiography & Philosophy of History

3

*Any One of the Allied Courses shall be offered as per availability of resources

 

Survey of Cultural Heritage of Pakistan

3

 

Theories of International Relations

3

Major total CH:  12 Cr. Hrs.

Allied Courses:   03 Cr. Hrs.

Total                 :  15 Cr. Hrs.

SEMESTER-VI 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

Major

HIS-351

History of Mughal Empire: 1526-1707

3

HIS-352

History of Umayyads & Abbasids: 661-1258

3

HIS-353

Muslim Rule in Spain

3

HIS-354

Modern Europe 1789-1945 AD

3

*Any One of the Allied Courses shall be offered as per availability of resources

 

History of Lahore: Post-Independence Era

3

 

Sociology of Marriage and Family

3

 

Fundamentals of Economics

3

Major total CH: 12 Cr. Hrs.

Allied Courses:  03 Cr. Hrs.

Total                 :  15 Cr. Hrs.

YEAR-4

SEMESTER-VII 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

Major

HIS-401

Muslim Contribution to Art, Science & Architecture

3

HIS-402

Later Mughals & British India: 1707-1857

3

HIS-403

History of Punjab: 1799-1947

3

*Any One of the Allied Courses shall be offered as per availability of resources

 

Modern Central Asia

3

 

Classical Muslim Thought 1

 

 

Internship/Field Experience

3

Major total CH  :  09 Cr. Hrs.

Allied Courses    :  03 Cr. Hrs.

Capstone Project:  03 Cr. Hrs.

Total                    :  15 Cr. Hrs.

                                              
SEMESTER-VIII 

Code No.

Course Titles

Cr. Hrs.

Major

HIS-451

State & Society in Medieval India: 1206-1707

3

HIS-452

Pakistan Society & Culture

3

HIS-453

History of Islamic Art and Architecture

3

HIS-499

Capstone Project

 

*Any One of the Allied Courses shall be offered as per availability of resources

 

Teaching History in School

3

 

Society and culture in Pakistan

 

Major total CH:  09 Cr. Hrs.

Allied Courses:  03 Cr. Hrs.

Field Work       :  03 Cr. Hrs.

Total                 : 15 Cr. Hrs.

MS History
 
Course Codes and Course Titles
 

Year – I

Semester - I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS-601

Research Methodology

03

HIS-602

Cultural Heritage of Pakistan

03

HIS-***

Elective Courses

03

HIS-***

Elective Courses

 

Semester – II

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS-651

An Introduction to Philosophy of History and Historiography 

03

HIS-652

A study of Colonial India

03

HIS-***

Elective Courses

03

HIS-***

Elective Courses

 

Year – II

Semester – III

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS-798

Seminar

02

Semester – IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS-799

Thesis

10

Elective Courses

Courses Shall be opted by the Student as per Specialization

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS-653

A study of Independence Movements of South Asia

03

HIS-654

A study of Political Parties in Pakistan

03

HIS-655

Islamic Art and Architecture

03

HIS-656

Resistance Movement and Revolution In Modern World

03

HIS-657

History of Modern Muslim World

03

HIS-658

Kashmir: History and Culture

03

HIS-659

Study of Leadership in 20th Century

03

HIS-660

History of Punjab

03

PhD History
 
Course Codes and Course Titles

Year – I

Semester - I & II

Courses of 18 Credit Hours shall be offered as per availability of Resources

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

Research Writing  in History

HIS-801

Trends in History Writing

03

History of Pakistan (Colonial & Post-Independence international History)

HIS-802

Colonial Discourses of Muslim Identity in 19th Century Urdu Literature

03

HIS-803

Colonial Education and the post-Colonial Debate in Pakistan

03

HIS-804

Colonial Punjab

03

HIS-805

History of Colonial Lahore

03

HIS-806

Approaches to Cultural History

03

HIS-807

History of Institutional Development in Pakistan

03

HIS-808

Historiography of Pakistan

03

HIS-809

Partition and the perspectives about Pakistan’s Independence Movement

03

HIS-810

Feudalism and Politics in Pakistan

03

International History

HIS-811

History of World Wars

03

HIS-812

History of post-Colonial Thought

03

HIS-813

History of Science in the Muslim World

03

HIS-814

Foreign Policy Analysis of Major World Powers(1945-2000)

03

HIS-815

US Foreign Policy since 9/11 to present

03

HIS-816

Politics of Identity and Clash of Civilization in World Affairs

03