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M.A. Course Details

DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION

Program of M.A. (Previous & Final)

Paper-wise course scheme for each M.A. subject offered through the Directorate of Distance Education. Select a subject to view its Previous and Final year papers.

Economics (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Micro Economics
  • Paper-2: Public Finance
  • Paper-3: Advanced Economic Statistics
  • Paper-4: Economics of Planning
  • Paper-5: Economics of Agriculture, National Income Analysis & Accounting, Mathematical Economics, Comparative Economics System & Economics of Islam

Economics (Final)

  • Paper-1: Macro Economics
  • Paper-2: International Economics
  • Paper-3: Monetary Economics
  • Paper-4: History of Economics Thought, Eco. of Labour, Econometrics, Development Eco, Management of Eco
  • Paper-5: Essay

Mathematics (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Analysis
  • Paper-2: Algebra
  • Paper-3: Numerical Analysis
  • Paper-4: Applicable Differential Geometry
  • Paper-5: Methods of Mathematical Physics

Mathematics (Final)

  • Paper-1: (Pure) Abstract Algebra, (Applied) Classical Mechanics
  • Paper-2: (Pure) Measure Theory, (Applied) Fluid Dynamics
  • Paper-3: (Pure) Functional Analysis, (Applied) Electromagnetism
  • Paper-4: Mathematical Statistics (Pure & Applied)
  • Paper-5: Algebraic Topology (Pure), Summability Theory (Pure), Quantum Mechanics (Applied), Relativity (Applied), Numerical Analysis (Pure & Applied) & Astronomy (Applied)

International Relations (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Principles of International Relations
  • Paper-2: International Law
  • Paper-3: International Organizations
  • Paper-4: European Diplomacy (1815-1939)
  • Paper-5: Pakistan in World Affairs

International Relations (Final)

  • Paper-1: International Politics Since 1939
  • Paper-2: The Politics of International Economic Relations
  • Paper-3: Far East in 20th Century, Soviet Union Since 1917 & Strategic Studies
  • Paper-4: (a) The Middle East since 1919 (b) Africa in World Affairs (c) Latin America in World Affairs
  • Paper-5: Essay

Political Science (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Political Theory from Plato to Rousseau
  • Paper-2: Islamic Political Theory & Institutions
  • Paper-3: International Law (Including Muslim International Law)
  • Paper-4: Comparative Local Govt., Principles of Public Administration with special reference to Pak, UK, USA & France, Political Sociology, The Political System of Developed Countries, Studies in Political Systems
  • Paper-5: Theory and Practice of Modern Governments

Political Science (Final)

  • Paper-1: Political Theory from Montesquieu to Laski
  • Paper-2: World Politics
  • Paper-3: Government & Politics of Pakistan
  • Paper-4: Plato's Republic & Aristotle's Politics, Texts of Hobbes, Locke & Rousseau etc, Ibn-e-Khaldun's (The Muqaddamah), Hegel, Green & Bosanquet

Persian (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Classical Prose
  • Paper-2: Classical Poetry
  • Paper-3: Sufistic Literature & Arabic Language
  • Paper-4: Special Study of Iqbal
  • Paper-5: History of Persian Literature (Iran & Pak. Hind Sub-Continent)

Persian (Final)

  • Paper-1: Modern Prose
  • Paper-2: Modern Poetry
  • Paper-3: History of Criticism
  • Paper-4: Essay & Translations
  • Paper-5: Paper-V (In lieu of Viva Voce)

Islamic History (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Life and Time of Holy Prophet and the Pious Caliphs
  • Paper-2: History of Umayyad of Damascus and Spain
  • Paper-3: History of the Abbasids of Baghdad
  • Paper-4: Osmani Turks
  • Paper-5: Evolution of the Muslim Community in the Indo-Pak Sub-Continent

Islamic History (Final)

  • Paper-1: Muslim Political Thought and Institutions
  • Paper-2: History of the Development of Muslim Jurisprudence
  • Paper-3: Muslim World since 1919 with special emphasis on Turkey, Egypt, Iran & Indonesia
  • Paper-4: History of Muslim Civilization & Culture, Muslims in Egypt, Muslim Historiography, History & Culture of Central Asia & Aspects of Muslim Art and Architecture
  • Paper-5: Essay

Philosophy (Previous)

  • Paper-1: History of Ancient & Medieval Philosophy
  • Paper-2: History of Modern Philosophy
  • Paper-3: Metaphysics
  • Paper-4: Moral Philosophy
  • Paper-5: History of Persian Literature (Iran & Pak. Hind Sub-Continent)

Philosophy (Final)

  • Paper-1: 20th Century Philosophy
  • Paper-2: Logic and Scientific Method
  • Paper-3: Philosophy of Religion, Philosophy of Arts and Literature & Modern Contemporary Islamic Philosophy
  • Paper-4: Philosophy of Plato, Philosophy of Kant & Philosophy of Iqbal
  • Paper-5: Essay

Islamic Studies (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Al Quran wa Tafsir-e-Al-Quran (Sunni & Shia)
  • Paper-2: Hadith wa Usool-e-Hadith wa Tarikh (Sunni & Shia)
  • Paper-3: Al-Fiqah wa Tarikh Al-Fiqah (Sunni & Shia)
  • Paper-4: Musalmanoon ki Tamadduni Tarikh
  • Paper-5: Arabic & Tarikh Dawat-o-Azimat

Islamic Studies (Final)

  • Paper-1: Usool Al Fiqah (Sunni & Shia)
  • Paper-2: Comparative Study of Religion & Islami Iqtisadyat
  • Paper-3: Arabic & Musalmanon ke Maasshrati Adare
  • Paper-4: Special Study of Seerat-Un-Nabi
  • Paper-5: Morality of Muslims and Tasawwuf & Musalmanon ke Falsafyana Afkar

Sindhi (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Prose
  • Paper-2: Poetry (Classical)
  • Paper-3: Folklore
  • Paper-4: Literary History
  • Paper-5: Literary Criticism

Sindhi (Final)

  • Paper-1: Prose
  • Paper-2: Poetry (Modern)
  • Paper-3: History of Language
  • Paper-4: Study of Shah Latif
  • Paper-5: Essay

Urdu (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Urdu Adab ka Moashrati va Siasi va Saqafati Pus Manzar
  • Paper-2: Mutaqaddamin
  • Paper-3: Poetry: Daur-e-Mutawasetin va Mutakhirin va Muaserin
  • Paper-4: Lisaniyat ya Tarikh-e-Zaban va Adab-e-Urdu
  • Paper-5: Essay

Urdu (Final)

  • Paper-1: Usool-e-Tarikh va Tanqeed
  • Paper-2: Biswin Sadi ka Urdu Adab
  • Paper-3: Nasr Daur-e-Mutawasteen va Mutakhrin
  • Paper-4: Khusoosi Mutala: Sir Syed Ahmed Khan
  • Paper-5: Essay

Arabic (Previous)

  • Paper-1: Advanced Arabic Grammar
  • Paper-2: Conversation, Translation & Essay Composition
  • Paper-3: Modern Prose
  • Paper-4: Ancient Poetry from Pagan to Abbasid Era
  • Paper-5: History of Arabic Language & Literature

Arabic (Final)

  • Paper-1: The Holy Quran & Science of Exegesis
  • Paper-2: Al Hadis Nabi & Science of Traditions
  • Paper-3: Spanish & Modern Arabic Poetry
  • Paper-4: Novel, Story, Drama & Literary Prose in Modern Literature
  • Paper-5: Rhetoric

General History (Previous)

  • Paper-1: History of South Asia from Earliest Times to 1000 A.D. (Excluding the Arab conquest of Sindh)
  • Paper-2: History of South Asia (712 to 1526)
  • Paper-3: History of South Asia (1526 to 1761)
  • Paper-4: History of South Asia (1761 to 1947)
  • Paper-5: History of Europe (1789 to 1919)

General History (Final)

  • Paper-1: Gr. A-I Historiography; Gr. B-I-A The Mauryan Age; Gr. B-I-B The Gupta Age; Gr. B-I-C Eco. & Social History of South Asia; Gr. C Paper-I Ancient Greece
  • Paper-2: Gr. A-II-A History of USA (Common with II-A Gr. C); Gr. A-II-B History of European Diplomacy since 1919 (Common with Paper-II B Gr. C); Gr. B-II-A Age of Alauddin Khilji; Gr. B-II-B The Age of Muhammad Bin Tughlaq
  • Paper-3: Gr. A-III-A Middle East since 1919; Gr. A-III-B Far East in 20th Century; Gr. A-III-C French Revolution etc. (Common with Paper-III Gr. C); Gr. B-III Age of Alamgir
  • Paper-4: Gr. A-IV-A History of the Freedom Movement (Common with Paper IV-A of Gr. B); Gr. A-IV-B Constitutional History of Hind Pak. (Common with Paper IV-B Gr. B); Gr. C Paper-IV History of Medieval Europe
  • Paper-5: History of Pakistan since 1947