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History Bs & Ms CURRICULUM OF HISTORY BS & MS (Revised 2017) HIG HER EDUC ATION COMMISSION HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION ISLAMABAD 1 CURRICULUM DIVISION, HEC Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Chairman, HEC Prof. Dr. Arshad Ali Executive Director, HEC Mr. Muhammad Raza Chohan Director General (Acad) Dr. Muhammad Idrees Director (Curriculum) Syeda Sanober Rizvi Deputy Director (Curri) Mr. Riaz-ul-Haque Assistant Director (Curri) Mr. Muhammad Faisal Khan Assistant Director (Curri) 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Minutes of the meeting 7 2. Bachelor of Science for BS in History 11 3. Scheme of Studies for 4 years of BS Program 11 4. Detail of Courses for BS History 13 5. Scheme of Studies for MS 2-Year in History Program 68 6. Recommendations 74 7. Compulsory subjects (Annexures – A, B, C) 75 Composed by: Mr. Zulfiqar Ali, HEC, Islamabad 3 PREFACE The curriculum, with varying definitions, is said to be a plan of the teaching- learning process that students of an academic programme are required to undergo to achieve some specific objectives. It includes scheme of studies, objectives & learning outcomes, course contents, teaching methodologies and assessment/ evaluation. Since knowledge in all disciplines and fields is expanding at a fast pace and new disciplines are also emerging; it is imperative that curricula be developed and revised accordingly. University Grants Commission (UGC) was designated as the competent authority to develop, review and revise curricula beyond Class-XII vide Section 3, Sub-Section 2 (ii), Act of Parliament No. X of 1976 titled “Supervision of Curricula and Textbooks and Maintenance of Standard of Education”. With the repeal of UGC Act, the same function was assigned to the Higher Education Commission (HEC) under its Ordinance of 2002, Section 10, Sub-Section 1 (v). In compliance with the above provisions, the Curriculum Division of HEC undertakes the revision of curricula regularly through respective National Curriculum Revision Committees (NCRCs) which consist of eminent professors and researchers of relevant fields from public and private sector universities, R&D organizations, councils, industry and civil society by seeking nominations from their organizations. In order to impart quality education which is at par with indigenous needs and international standards, HEC NCRCs have developed unified framework/ templates as guidelines for the development and revision of curricula in the disciplines of Basic Sciences, Applied Sciences, Social Sciences, Agriculture and Engineering. It is hoped that this curriculum document, prepared by the respective NCRC’s, would serve the purpose of meeting our national, social and economic needs, and it would also provide the level of competency specified in Pakistan Qualification Framework to make it compatible with international educational standards. The curriculum is also placed on the website of HEC http://hec.gov.pk/english/services/universities/RevisedCurricula/Pages/default.aspx (Muhammad Raza Chohan) Director General (Academics) 4 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT STAGE-I STAGE-II STAGE-III STAGE-IV CURRI. CURRI. IN FINAL STAGE FOLLOW UP UNDER DRAFT STAGE CONSIDERATI COLLECTION OF EXP NOMINATION APPRAISAL OF PREP. OF QUESTIONNAI ST UNI, R&D, 1 DRAFT BY FINAL CURRI. RE EXP INDUSTRY & COUNCILS CONS. OF FINALIZATION COMMENTS NCRC. OF DRAFT BY NCRC PRINTING OF CURRI. PREP. OF REVIEW DRAFT BY NCRC IMPLE. OF CURRI. Abbreviations Used: ORIENTATION BACK TO NCRC. National Curriculum Revision COURSES BY STAGE-I Committee LI, HEC VCC. Vice Chancellor’s Committee EXP. Experts COL. Colleges UNI. Universities PREP. Preparation REC. Recommendations LI Learning Innovation R&D Research & Development Organization HEC Higher Education Commission CONS: Constitution 5 CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT CYCLE STEP 8 STEP 1 Dissemination Nominations (Website/ from all Hard copies) Stakeholders STEP 7 Selection of Composing/ STEP 2 Relevant Printing Members Curriculum Development Cycle Convening of Final STEP 6 Formulation NCRC of NCRC STEP 3 Preliminary Circulation of Draft for Meeting/ feedback Preparation of (Local/ Foreign) Draft STEP 4 STEP 5 1 6 MINUTES OF THE FINAL MEETING: The final meeting of National Curriculum Revision Committee for History was held at HEC Regional Centre, Peshawar from April 24-26, 2017 to finalize the revision of BS and MS History Curriculum previously revised in 2012. The following members attended the meeting: Sr. Name & Address Status No. 1. Syed Minhaj-ul-Hassan Convener Dean / Professor, Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Department of History, University of Peshawar, Peshawar. 2. Prof. Dr. Naushad Khan, Honorary Member Pro-Vice Chancellor, Islamia College University, Peshawar. 3. Prof. Dr. Samina Awan, Attended Chairperson / Professor, Preliminary Department of History, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad. 4. Prof. Dr. Zahida Suleman, Member HoD / Professor, Department of History, Lahore College for Women University, Jail Road, Lahore. 5. Dr. Muhammad Qasim Soomro, Member Professor (Retd), Department of General History, University of Sindh, Allama I.I Kazi Campus, Jamshoro. 6. Prof. Dr. Javed Haider Syed, Member Chairman, Department of History & Pak. Studies, University of Gujrat, Gujrat. 7. Prof. Dr. M. Shafique Secretary Professor, Department of History and Civilization Studies, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan. 8. Dr. Kishwar Sultana Member Associate Professor, Department of History, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad. 7 9. Dr. Mujeeb Ahmed, Member Associate Professor, Department of History & Pak. Studies, International Islamic University, Islamabad. 10. Dr. Muhammad Shoaib Malik Member Assistant Professor, Department of History & Pak. Studies, National University of Modern Languages, Sector H-9, Islamabad. 11. Mr. Abdul Basit Mujahid Member Assistant Professor, Department of History, Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad. 12. Dr. Mohan Devraj Thontya Member Assistant Professor, Department of Humanities, Greenwich University, Karachi. 13. Dr. Muhammad Dilshad Mohabbat Attended Assistant Professor, Preliminary Department of History & Pak. Studies, University of Gujrat, Room # 107-A, Gujrat. 14. Mian Azam Jan Member Deputy Director National Archives of Pakistan, Block-N, Pak Secretariat, Islamabad. 15. Mr. Riaz-ul-Haque, Coordinator Assistant Director (Curriculum), Higher Education Commission, Sector H-9, Islamabad. 2. The meeting started with recitation of verses from the Holy Quran by Mr. Riaz-ul-Haque, Assistant Director, HEC followed by welcome on behalf of the Chairman, Executive Director and the Director General Academics, HEC at Islamabad. Mr. Riaz ul Haque briefed the participants about the aims and objectives of the meeting with a particular focus on Outcome based Education according to Blooms Taxonomy, in order to make the curriculum compatible with international standards, indigenous demands as well as ensuring the uniformity of academic standards within the country. 3. The members of the Committee unanimously retain Prof. Dr. Syed Minhaj-ul-Hassan, Dean Faculty of Arts & Humanities, University of Peshawar, Peshawar and Prof. Dr. M. Shafique, Chairman, Department of History, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan as Convener and Secretary of the NCRC, whereas Prof. Dr. Javed Haider Syed, Chairman, Department of History & Pak. Studies, University of Gujrat, Gujrat, selected as Co-Convener of the meeting. 8 The Convener thanked the participants for their presence for this national cause. The Committee, during the proceedings of the meeting, considered the inputs given by the members of the Committee, and incorporated their suggestions where necessary in the curriculum. 4. After thorough discussion and having three days deliberations, the committee achieved the following objectives:- 1. Finalized the revised draft curriculum in the discipline of History and to bring it at par with international standards. 2. Revised vision, mission, preamble, and rationale of the subject. 3. Revised /develop objectives / learning outcomes, list of contents and assessment criteria (formative & summative) aligned with undergraduate programmes (vertical approach) and other MS programmes (horizontal approach). 4. Incorporate/suggest latest reading materials/references (local & international) against each course. 5. Made recommendations for promotion/development of the discipline, keeping in view the futuristic needs of the society and revival of our values and culture. 6. Finalized the intake criteria for BS/MS programme. 5. The Convener of the NCRC thanked the members for their inputs in finalizing the preliminary draft curriculum of History by keeping in view the requirement of the country and to make it more practical, competitive and effective. 6. Mr. Riaz-ul-Haque, Assistant Director Curriculum HEC thanked the Convener, the Secretary and all the members of the committee for sparing precious time and for their quality contribution towards revising the curriculum in the discipline of History. He also requested Convener of meeting for delivery of final Draft Curriculum within one month time for implementation and circulation in the country. 7. The committee highly appreciated the efforts by the Director Mr. Shafi Ullah Khan and the officials of HEC Regional Centre, Peshawar for making proper arrangements to facilitate the members of committee. 8. The meeting ended with the vote of thanks to and from the chair. Convener Secretary Prof. Dr. Syed Minhaj-ul-Hassan Prof. Dr. M. Shafique Dean, Department of History & Civilization Faculty of Arts & Humanities, Studies University of Peshawar, Peshawar Bahauddin
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