Details & Semester Outlines for BS Political Science

1st Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	English-I	Pol-301	3(3-0)
2	Islamic Studies/ Iqma	Pol-302	2(2-0)
3	Introduction to Political Science	Pol-303	3(3-0)
4	Mathematics	Pol-304	3(3-0)
5	Introduction to History	Pol-305	3(3-0)
6	Introduction to International Relations	Pol-306	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			17

2nd Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	English-II	Pol-311	3(3-0)
2	Pakistan Studies	Pol-312	2(2-0)
3	Introduction to Comparative Politics	Pol-313	3(3-0)
4	Introduction to Statistics	Pol-314	3(3-0)
5	Principles of Sociology	Pol-315	3(3-0)
6	Everyday Science	Pol-316	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			17

3rd Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	English-III	Pol-401	3(3-0)
2	Introduction to Basics in Computer	Pol-402	3(3-0)
3	Political Systems of Developed Countries	Pol-403	3(3-0)
4	Sociology of Environment	Pol-404	3(3-0)
5	Gender Studies	Pol-405	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			15

4th Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	English-IV	Pol-411	3(3-0)
2	Political Systems of Developing Countries	Pol-412	3(3-0)
3	Pakistan Movement	Pol-413	3(3-0)
4	Introduction to Economics	Pol-414	3(3-0)
5	Introduction to Philosophy	Pol-415	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			15

5th Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	Western Political Philosophy-I	Pol-501	3(3-0)
2	Muslim Political Philosophy-I	Pol-502	3(3-0)
3	Comparative and Developmental Politics-I	Pol-503	3(3-0)
4	Diplomacy	Pol-504	3(3-0)
5	Public Administration	Pol-505	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			15

6th Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	Western Political Philosophy-II	Pol-511	3(3-0)
2	Muslim Political Philosophy-II	Pol-512	3(3-0)
3	Comparative and Developmental Politics-II	Pol-513	3(3-0)
4	History of International Relations	Pol-514	3(3-0)
5	Introduction to Local Government	Pol-515	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			15

7th Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	Research Methodology	Pol-601	4(4-0)
2	Ideology and dynamics of Pakistan’s Politics	Pol-602	3(3-0)
3	Foreign Policy Analysis	Pol-603	3(3-0)
4	Conflict and Conflict Resolution	Pol-604	3(3-0)
5	Foreign Policies of UK, USA and Russia	Pol-605	3(3-0)
6	Regional Studies: South Asia	Pol-606	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			19

8th Semester

S.#	COURSES	CODES	CREDIT HOURS
1	Constitutional development and Pakistan’s Politics	Pol-611	3(3-0)
2	Political Economy of Pakistan	Pol-612	3(3-0)
3	International Organizations	Pol-613	3(3-0)
4	Foreign Policy of Pakistan	Pol-614	3(3-0)
5	Research Report (can be offered in lieu of any optional course: 3 credit hours)	Pol-615	3(3-0)
6	Regional Studies: Middle East	Pol-616	3(3-0)
Total Credit Hours			18

List of Major Courses

Foreign Policies of Pakistan and India: A comparative Analysis
Public opinion and Political Parties
Governance in Pakistan: Problems, Issues and Strategies
Public Administration in Pakistan
Civil-Military Relations in Pakistan
Local Government in Pakistan
Politics of federation in Pakistan

List of Additional General and Elective Courses

Introduction to Micro-Economics
Introduction to Macro-Economics
Human Rights, Philosophy and History
Community Organization & Development
Developmental Economics
Environmental Sciences
Everyday Science
Feminist Theories
Feminist Movements
Gender and Development
Historical and Contemporary Psychology
History of Civilizations
International Finance
Introduction to Basics in Computer
Introduction to Geography
Introduction to Gender Studies
Introduction to Law
Introduction to Social Work
Introduction to Journalism
Introduction to History
Introduction to Philosophy
Labour Welfare and Industrial Relations
Language (any of the national / regional languages other than that
of the candidate’s mother tongue
Learning, Cognition and Motivation
Logic / Philosophy
Principles of Sociology
Social Institutions and Social Systems of Pakistani Society
Sociology of Environment
Strategic Studies

List of Additional Elective Courses

International Affairs

International Law – l
International Law – ll
International Organizations
Regional Organizations
Globalization and its impact on interstate relations

Pakistan Affairs

Constitutional Development in Pakistan since 1947
Political Parties and Elections in Pakistan
Civil Service of Pakistan / Bureaucracy in Pakistan
Pakistan in Regional Affairs
Pakistan in World Affairs
NGOs in Pakistan
Judiciary in Pakistan
Politics of governance
Women empowerment
Political sociology
Geopolitical and geostrategic studies
Mass media and politics in Pakistan
Human Rights and Democracy in the World

Public Administration

Public Policy Analysis
Issues in Public Finance
Personnel Administration
Issues in Central – Provincial Relations

Public Administration

Political Systems of China and Malaysia
Political Systems of Russian Federation and European Union
Contemporary Theories of Comparative Governments
Political Systems of South-East Asia (Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia)
Comparative Political Systems of the Middle East (Egypt, Iraq, UAE and Israel)
South-Asian Political Systems (India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka)
Political Systems of Europe (Germany, Switzerland and Albania)
Contemporary politics of Central Asia
Politics of South Asia