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Thc Pakistan Study Centre at thc University of Karachi was established under the National Assembly Act No. XXVII 1970. It is an autonomous organization controlled by a Board Of Govenors and an Academic Committee. Thc two senatory bodies under the Act. The Board in which the Vice Chancellor University of Karachi is thc Chairman is responsible for its manegment and administrative task, while the Academic Committe develops its academic programmes. Thc PSC is thus an education;an institution of the Federal Government of Pakistan, under all organized by the University Grants Commission and administered by its Board of Governors. The Vice Chalncellor supervises its functions as a Director.

Full Time Faculty

Professor Dr. S.H.M. Jami M.A. Ph.D. (Luckhnow), Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Dr. Syedi Jamal Ahmed M.A,. M.Phill. (Karachi) Ph.D.
Assistant Professor Sabir M.A. (Karachi).
Assistant Professor Dr. Dureshawar Sayed M.A. (Karachi) M.A. (Sussex) Ph.D. (Edhlburgh) (on leave).
Assistant Professor Dr. Muhammad Ali Siddiqui M.A., Ph.D. (Karachi), (on leave).
Lecturer Anwar Shaheen M.A., M.Phil. (Karachi), M.A. (Sussex).
Lecturer, Navin Haider M.A. (Karachi).
Librarian,Shaukat Jahan M.A. (Karachi).

Part-Time Faculty

Professor Syed Sajid Husain M.A. (Columbia). M.Phil. (Warsaw).
Dr. Hilal Raz.a Naqvi M.A., Ph.D. (Karachi).
Huma Ghauhar M.A. (Karachi)

Academic Programs

M.A. in Pakistan Studies
M.A. in Pakistan Studies is a new academic programme of an uneonventional and innovative charaeter both in its concept and purpose. As a degree course it does not come under commonly defined single-discipline subjects of Humanities and Social Sciences such as Philosophy and Literature or Economics and Sociology. It is mulli-disciplinary programme encompassing all major disciplines in such a way as to integrate various aspects of Pakistan's life and society with an academic approach. The programme offers courses in History, Literatures, Economics, Politics, International Relations, Geography, Sociology, and Religion and Ideology of Pakistan. Particular emphasis is however, given to the literary, cultural and historical aspects of Pakistan which gives the degree its specialized character. Out of twenty courses, twelve are devoted to the history, culture and literatures, and the remaining eight deal with sociology, economics, politics and foreign policy. The last four subjects are divided into two parts. Part one provides the basic knowledge of the subject and part two is devoted to a special study of Pakistan related to that discipline. For example, basic economics is taught in the first semester while the second semester is devoted to the economic development of Pakistan. The course thus provides a comprehensive and integrated knowledge and in-depth understanding of Pakistan in its various aspects. The main objective at such a multi-disciplinary course is to produce scholars, teachers and civil servants well versed in the multi-facet life of Pakistan as well as the genesis of the Pakistan movement and ideology.

Admission

Applications for admission to M.A. classes are accepted in December. Precise dates are announced in the newspapers or can be obtained from the office of the PSC. Not more than 40 students are admitted to M A each year.

Degree Requirements

In order to obtain M.A. degree students have to complete 6 credit hours, i.e., 20 courses.
Each course of 3 lecture hours a week carries 3 credits.
All credit courses are compulsory and there is no optional course. four semesters spread 60 credit hours.

Knowledge of one's own country, its ideology and national aspirations its customs, a ture its literature and languages its history and culture, its literature and languages, and its geopolitical situation social structure and ethical values and its geopolitical situation and economic prospects is a matter of great importance for nation-building its becomes all the more important when a country like Pakistan is composed of people with various sociocultural traditions literatures and languages embedded in their historical heritage developed over long centuries.

Thc objective of the Pakistan Study centre, University of Karachi is thus to promote national; cohesion and cultural collaboration; through an integrated study of all thc aspects mentioned above .Its comprehensive academic programme secks to relate the past of thc people and the land to thc realistics of the present and the challenges of th cultulur. It's inter-disciplinary approach to Humanities and Social Scicnces aims al preparing the students for the service of the nation with a balanced and intelegent view of life and society. It's multidisciplinary teaching and rescarch programme cndcavouls to producc scholars teachers lecturers and civil servants well-versed in thc multi-Eaccied life of thc country as well as thc genesis Of the Pakistan Movement anld Ideology. In short the PSC is geared to geller; necessary knowledge and expertise to provide academic leaadership at the national level with Pakistani mind and spirit.