Compulsory Courses
All the students enrolled in the M. Sc. are required to take the following courses of three credits each.
| HI 301 |
Ancient Civilizations |
| HI 302 |
Islamic Civilization till 1258 |
| HI 303 |
Europe: From Renaissance to 1914 (Revised) |
| HI 304 |
Modern World 1914-1990. (Revised) |
| HI 305 |
Muslim in South Asia (711-1526) |
| HI 306 |
Muslims in South Asia (1526-1707) |
| HI 307 |
Decline of Muslim Power in South Asia (1707-1857) |
| HI 308 |
Pakistan Movement 1857-1947 |
| HI 309 |
History of Pakistan, 1947-1997. (New) |
| HI 310 |
Research Methodology |
| HI 311 |
Historiography |
| HI 312 |
Intellectual History of Muslims in South Asia. (Revised) |
Optional Courses and Fields of Specialization
The students are required to specialize in any one of the following fields of specialization by taking at least four courses from a particular field.
Pakistan
| HI 313 |
Political Parties in Pakistan. (Revised) |
| HI 314 |
Political Leadership in Pakistan. (New) |
| HI 315 |
Constitutional Development in Pakistan. (New) |
| HI 316 |
Religion and Politics in Pakistan. ( New) |
| HI 317 |
Political Development in Pakistan. (New) |
| HI 318 |
Foreign Policy of Pakistan. |
| HI 319 |
Issues in Foreign Policy of Pakistan. (New) |
| HI 320 |
Social and Economic History of Pakistan. (Revised) |
| HI 321 |
A Seminar on a Selected Problem of Pakistan. |
Islamic History
| HI 322 |
State and Society in Early Islam. |
| HI 323 |
Administrative System of the Umayyads and the Abbasids (661-258) |
| HI 324 |
Intellectual and Scientific Development in the Muslim World (Revised). |
| HI 325 |
Muslims in Spain and Sicily. |
| HI 326 |
History of the Crusades. (New) |
| HI 327 |
History of the Ottomans. (New) |
| HI 328 |
History of the Fatimids. (New) |
| HI 329 |
Islam in the West. (New) |
| HI 330 |
Muslim Political Thought. (Revised) |
| HI 331 |
History of Muslim Philosophy. (New) |
| HI 332 |
Muslim Historiography. (New) |
South Asia (Revised)
| HI 333 |
Ancient India. (Revised) |
| HI 334 |
Development of India Political Thought: From Kautilya to Panikkar. |
| HI 335 |
Emergence of Indian Nationalism: From Ram Mohan Roy to Gandhi. |
| HI 336 |
Political and Constitutional Development in India since 1947. |
| HI 337 |
Religion and Politics in India. (New) |
| HI 338 |
Social and Economic History of India. (Revised) |
| HI 339 |
Foreign Policy of India. |
| HI 340 |
History of Bangladesh. (New) |
| HI 341 |
History of Sri Lanka. (New) |
| HI 342 |
History of Nepal, Bhutan, Sikkim and Maldives. (New) |
| HI 343 |
Religions of South Asia. (New) |
| HI 344 |
Historiography of South Asia. (New) |
Central Asia (New)
| HI 345 |
History of Central Asia. (New) |
| HI 346 |
Islam in Central Asia. (New) |
| HI 347 |
Central Asia and the USSR. (New) |
| HI 348 |
Emergence of Central Asian Republics. (New) |
| HI 349 |
Kazakhstan. (New) |
| HI 350 |
Kyrgyzstan. (New) |
| HI 351 |
Tajikistan. (New) |
| HI 352 |
Turkmenistan. (New) |
| HI 353 |
Uzbekistan. (New) |
| HI 354 |
Azerbaijan. (New) |
| HI 355 |
Afghanistan, (New) |
| HI 356 |
Afghanistan since the Soviet Invasion of 1979. (New) |
Middle East
| HI 357 |
Egypt. |
| HI 358 |
Gulf States (Revised) |
| HI 359 |
Iran. |
| HI 360 |
Iraq (New) |
| HI 361 |
Jordan (New). |
| HI 362 |
Palestine (New) |
| HI 363 |
Saudi Arabia (Revised) |
| HI 364 |
Syria (New) |
| HI 365 |
Turkey |
| HI 366 |
Arab Nationalism (New) |
Africa
| HI 367 |
Central Africa. |
| HI 368 |
East Africa. |
| HI 369 |
North Africa. |
| HI 370 |
South Africa. |
| HI 371 |
West Africa. |
| HI 372 |
Colonialism in Africa. (New) |
| HI 373 |
Islam in Africa. (New) |
| HI 374 |
Africa in the Modem World. (Revised) |
Europe
| HI 375 |
England: (Revised) |
| HI 376 |
France. (Revised) |
| HI 377 |
Germany |
| HI 378 |
Italy (New) |
| HI 379 |
USSR (Revised/New) |
| HI 380 |
Foreign Policy of the USSR |
| HI 381 |
Russia (Revised/New) |
| HI 382 |
Europe since 1914(Revised) |
| HI 383 |
European Colonialism (Revised) |
| HI 384 |
East Europe after the end of Cold War (New) |
| HI 385 |
Intellectual History of Europe. (New) |
China, Japan and Korea
| HI 386 |
Imperial China and the Advent of the Europeans. |
| HI 387 |
Modem China: Sun Yat-Sen to the Socialist Revolution. |
| HI 388 |
The People’s Revolution, 1930-1949. |
| HI 389 |
The People’s Republic of China since 1949. |
| HI 390 |
Modern Japan, 1867-1945. |
| HI 391 |
Japan since the Second World War. |
| HI 392 |
History of Korea (New) |
South-East Asia and Australia
| HI 394 |
Australia and New Zealand |
| HI 395 |
Indonesia. |
| HI 396 |
Indonesia, Malaysia |
| HI 397 |
Philippines |
| HI 398 |
Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar. (Revised) |
| HI 399 |
Vietnam. |
North America
| HI 400 |
United States: From Colonial: America to Colonial to 1914 (Revised) |
| HI 401 |
History of the United Stales since the First World War l (Revised) |
| HI 402 |
American Political System. (Revised) |
| HI 403 |
Social and Economic History of the United State (Revised) |
| HI 404 |
Intellectual History of the United State |
| HI 405 |
Foreign Policy of the United State (Revised) |
| HI 406 |
History of Canada |
| HI 407 |
Problems of Federalism in Canada |
| HI 408 |
Foreign Policy of Canada |
Latin America
| HI 409 |
Argentina |
| HI 410 |
Brazil |
| HI 411 |
Chile |
| HI 412 |
Cuba |
| HI 413 |
Mexico |
| HI 414 |
Venezuela |
| HI 415 |
Colonialism in Latin America |
| HI 416 |
Latin America in the Modern World |
Inter-Group/Department Options
The students have an additional option of taking two courses of three credits each either from part II or from the courses offered in any other Department of Faculty of Social Sciences, with the approval of the Chairman.
A Masters Essay of six credits prepared under the guidance of a member(s) of faculty with the prior approval of the Chairman of the Department.
OR
A comprehensive Viva-Voce examination of six credits to be conducted by a panel of examiners consisting of an External Examiner and the faculty members and Chairman of the Department.
| EN001 |
Proficiency in English Language |
