Bachelor of Science in Development Studies¶

Minimum Duration¶

No of years: 04
No of Semesters: 08

Core Courses¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisite(s)
1	CSC101	Introduction to Computing	3(2, 1)
2	DEV101	Introduction to Development Studies	3(3, 0)
3	DEV111	Fundamentals of Sociology	3(3, 0)
4	DEV121	Demography and Development	3(3, 0)
5	DEV130	Socio-Economic Development of Pakistan	3(3, 0)
6	DEV141	Introduction to Rural Development	3(3, 0)
7	DEV200	Economics for Development Studies	3(3, 0)
8	DEV214	Pakistan’s Society and Culture	3(3, 0)
9	DEV215	Poverty and Livelihoods	3(3, 0)
10	DEV251	Gender Issues and Development	3(3, 0)
11	DEV261	Development and Human Rights	3(3, 0)
12	DEV271	Introduction to Microfinance	3(3, 0)
13	DEV302	Theories of Underdevelopment	3(3, 0)
14	DEV303	Industrialization and Development	3(3, 0)
15	DEV316	Community Development	3(3, 0)
16	DEV317	Social Policy and Development	3(3, 0)
17	DEV342	Local Government System and Rural Development	3(3, 0)
18	DEV421	Environment and Development	3(3, 0)
19	DEV425	Project Planning and Management	3(3, 0)
20	DEV431	Development Policies and Strategies for Pakistan	3(3, 0)
21	DEV435	Disaster Management	3(3, 0)
22	DEV441	Natural Resource Management	3(3, 0)
23	ECO200	Introduction to Development Economics	3(3, 0)	DEV200
24	HUM100	English Comprehension and Composition	3(3, 0)
25	HUM102	Report Writing Skills	3(3, 0)	HUM100
26	HUM103	Communication Skills	3(3, 0)	HUM100
27	HUM110	Islamic Studies	3(3, 0)
28	HUM111	Pakistan Studies	3(3, 0)
29	HUM114	Ethics	3(3, 0)
30	MGT101	Introduction to Management	3(3, 0)
31	MGT301	Research Tools and Techniques	3(3, 0)	MTH264
32	MGT350	Human Resource Management	3(3, 0)	MGT101
33	MTH100	Mathematics I	3(3, 0)
34	MTH161	Introduction to Statistics	3(3, 0)
35	MTH264	Statistical Inference	3(3, 0)	MTH161

Development Project Planning and Management Specialization¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours
1	DEV436	Development Program and Projects: Monitoring and Evaluation	3(3, 0)
2	DEV471	Essentials of Project Management	3(3, 0)
3	DEV472	Post Disaster Project Management	3(3, 0)
4	DEV473	Planning and Management of Development Projects	3(3, 0)
5	DEV474	Project Teams and Organization	3(3, 0)
6	DEV475	IT in Project Management	3(3, 0)
7	DEV476	Project Finance and Accounting	3(3, 0)
8	DEV478	Project Evaluation and Analysis	3(3, 0)
9	DEV479	Project Appraisal and Investment Analysis	3(3, 0)
10	DEV480	Project performance and Quality Management	3(3, 0)
11	DEV488	Contemporary Issues in project Management	3(3, 0)

Disaster Management Specialization¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours
1	DEV451	GIS for Development Studies	3(3, 0)
2	DEV452	Post Disaster Waste Management	3(3, 0)
3	DEV453	Disaster Preparedness	3(3, 0)
4	DEV454	Disaster Response and Recovery	3(3, 0)
5	DEV455	Health Management and Epidemiologic Surveillance	3(3, 0)
6	DEV456	Disasters and Development	3(3, 0)
7	DEV457	Adaptation to Climate Change and Disasters	3(3, 0)
8	DEV458	Community Based Disaster Risk Reduction	3(3, 0)

Elective Courses¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisite(s)
1	CSC373	Management Information Systems	3(2, 1)	CSC101
2	DEV319	Urban Sociology	3(3, 0)
3	DEV363	Conflict Resolution	3(3, 0)
4	DEV364	Leadership and Social Action Process	3(3, 0)
5	DEV365	Peace Studies	3(3, 0)
6	DEV366	War and Development	3(3, 0)
7	DEV418	Labor Relations and Development	3(3, 0)
9	DEV444	Communication and Development	3(3, 0)
10	DEV446	Globalization and Development	3(3, 0)
11	DEV447	Development Aid and Politics	3(3, 0)
12	DEV448	Science, Technology and Development	3(3, 0)
13	ECO360	Natural Resource Economics	3(3, 0)
14	ECO469	Political Economy and Global Change	3(3, 0)
15	ECO471	Economic Analysis of Project Planning and Management	3(3, 0)
16	ECO485	Government, Markets and Globalization	3(3, 0)
17	GEO261	Basic Climatology	3(3, 0)
18	MGT400	Management Theory and Practice	3(3, 0)
19	MGT550	Crisis and Conflict Management	3(3, 0)
20	MGT551	Human Resource Development	3(3, 0)

Environment and Development Specialization¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours
1	DEV477	Environmental Profile of Pakistan	3(3, 0)
2	ENV204	Introductory Environmental Economics	3(3, 0)
3	ENV351	Environmental Management System	3(3, 0)
4	ENV361	Basic Environmental Impact Assessment	3(3, 0)
5	ENV371	Environment and Health	3(3, 0)
6	ENV420	Social Theory of Environment	3(3, 0)
7	ENV435	Water Resource Management	3(3, 0)
8	ENV474	Poverty and Environment	3(3, 0)

Gender and Development Specialization¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours
1	DEV460	Gender, Environment and Development	3(3, 0)
2	DEV461	Introduction to Women’s and Gender Studies	3(3, 0)
3	DEV462	Gender, Power and Development	3(3, 0)
4	DEV463	Feminist Political Thought	3(3, 0)
5	DEV464	Gender and Media Studies	3(3, 0)
6	DEV465	Women in South Asia	3(3, 0)
7	DEV466	Gender in Islam	3(3, 0)
8	DEV467	Gender and Equality in Theory and Practice	3(3, 0)
9	DEV468	Gender, Culture and Development	3(3, 0)
10	DEV469	Gender and Conflict	3(3, 0)

Language Electives¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisite(s)
1	HUM434	Chinese	3(3, 0)

List of Elective Courses¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours
1	DEV368	Tourism and Cultural Heritage	3(3, 0)
2	DEV369	Social Entrepreneurship	3(3, 0)
3	DEV400	Gender, Science and Technology	3(3, 0)
4	DEV445	Global Poverty and Development	3(3, 0)

List of Humanities Electives¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours
1	HUM202	Creative Thinking and Decision Making	3(3, 0)
2	HUM220	Introduction to Psychology	3(3, 0)
3	HUM221	International Relations	3(3, 0)
4	HUM223	Introduction to Philosophy	3(3, 0)

Project¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours	Pre-requisite(s)
1	DEV449	Research Project	6(0, 6)

Rural Development Specialization¶

#	Code	Title	Credit Hours
1	DEV437	Civil Society and Governance	3(3, 0)
2	DEV438	Non Governmental Organizations and Development	3(3, 0)
3	DEV439	Rural Sociology	3(3, 0)
4	DEV440	Agrarian Reforms and Rural Development	3(3, 0)
5	DEV442	Rural Social Institutions and Change	3(3, 0)
6	DEV443	Social Anthropology	3(3, 0)
7	DEV470	Food Security and Social Protection	3(3, 0)