Department of Pakistan Studies

Scheme of Studies

STRUCTURE OF SCHEME OF STUDY  

Nature of Courses

Credits Hours

with single major

Compulsory Course (No choice)

30

Major Course

78

Allied Course

12

Field Experience/internship

03

Capstone

03

Total Credits

126

YEAR-1  

SEMESTER-I  

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

 

Functional English

3(3+0)

 

Islamic Studies OR Religious Education

Ethics (For Non-Muslims)

2(2+0)

 

Application of Information and Communication Technology

3(2+1)

Maj/Pak-St-101

Muslim Nationalism in South Asia-I (1857-1916)

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St.203

Political System in Pakistan - I

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St.201

Society & Culture (Society and Culture: Conceptual Framework)

3(3+0)

 

Total

17

SEMESTER-II 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

 

Expository English

3(3+0)

 

Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan

2(2+0)

 

Quantitative reasoning –I

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-102

Muslim Nationalism in South Asia -II(1921-1947)

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-207

Political System in Pakistan - II

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-205

Patterns of Pakistani Society and Culture

3(3+0)

 

Total

17

YEAR-II  

SEMESTER-III 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

 

Social Science

2(2+0)

 

Natural Science

3(2+1)

 

Quantitative reasoning –II

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St.202

Physical Geography of Pakistan

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-306

Regional Language* (Balochi, Pashto, Sindhi and Punjabi)

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-402

Mass Media in Pakistan

3(3+0)

 

Total

17

SEMESTER-IV  

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

 

Arts and Humanities

2(2+0)

 

Entrepreneurship

2(2+0)

 

Civics and community Engagement

2(2+0)

Maj/Pak-St-206

Human Geography of Pakistan

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St.204

Human Rights in Pakistan

3(3+0)

EC/Pak-St-405

Ethnicity in Pakistan

3(3+0)

 

Total

15

YEAR-III 
SEMESTER-V 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Maj/Pak-St-303

Research Methodology

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak.St-301

Constitutional and political Development in Pakistan(1947-1971)

3(3+0)

EC/Pak.St-303

Muslim Political Reformers and their Movements(1857-1947)

3(3+0)

EC/Pak.St-304

Major Theories of Social Sciences

3(3+0)

EC/Pak.St-301

Local Governments in Pakistan(Allied Courses)

3(3+0)

 

Total

15

 SEMESTER-VI 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

EC/Pak.St-402

Civil and military bureaucracy in Pakistan

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-304

Constitutional and political Development in Pakistan (1972-till date)

3(3+0)

EC/Pak.St-302

International and regional organizations

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak.St-302

Foreign policy of Pakistan

3(3+0)

SOC-201

Sociological Theories

3(3+0)

 

Total

15

 YEAR-IV 

SEMESTER-VII  

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Maj/Pak-St-404

Internship / Field Experience

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-402

Interfaith Harmony

3(3+0)

EC/Pak.St-401

Major Political parties and pressure groups in Pakistan

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-401

Fundamentals of Economics

3(3+0)

Maj/Hist-309

Modern Central Asia (Allied Course)

3(3+0)

 

Total

15


SEMESTER-VIII
  

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

 

Capston Project

3(3+0)

EC/Pak.St-403

Public Administration in Pakistan

3(3+0)

EC/Pak-St-404

Public opinion and elections in Pakistan

3(3+0)

Maj/Pak-St-403

Political Economy of Pakistan

3(3+0)

Min/Gds-103

Women Leadership & Development (Allied Course)

3(3+0)

 

Total

15

Scheme of Studies of Minor in Pakistan Studies 

Student may opt any 04 courses minimum (12 Credit hours) from the following table as per availability of resources 

   Group - 1 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

EC/Pak.St-404

Contemporary Issues of Pakistan

03

Min/Pak.St-101

Ideological Foundation of Pakistan-1(1857-1916)

03

Min/Pak.St-201

Society & Culture (Conceptual Framework)

03

EC/Pak.St-403

Interfaith Harmony

03

Group - 2 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Maj/Pak-St-208

Legal System in Pakistan

03

Min/Pak.St-201

Ideological Foundation of Pakistan-1I(1916-1947)

03

Min/Pak.St-202

Society & Culture in Pakistan

03

EC/Pak-St-405

Ethnicity in Pakistan

03

Note: Choose any Two of the following in year (01) & year (02) 

Group - 3 

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Maj/Pak-St-208

Legal System in Pakistan

03

EC/Pak.St-403

Interfaith Harmony

03

EC/Pak-St-405

Ethnicity in Pakistan

03

Students of BS Pakistan Studies may opt one/two of the following Minor as per availability of resource, as per as offering concerned department. 

·         Minor in Education 

·         Minor in International Relations 

·         Minor in Political Science 

·         Minor in History 

·         Minor in Social Work 

·         Minor in Sociology 

·         Minor in Mass Communication 

·         Minor in Gender Studies 

·         Minor in Geography