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Beaconhouse National University 2016-17 1 2 Beaconhouse National University | Prospectus 2016-2017 BEACONHOUSE NATIONAL UNIVERSITY PROSPECTUS 2016-17 3 VC MESSAGE I am delighted to welcome you to It’s one degree, with a million possibilities explore your academic prospects at the for those aspiring to pursue it at BNU. Beaconhouse National University. I hope the information provided in this Given the need for quality research in prospectus will help and enable you in Pakistan, BNU has framed its programs to making an informed decision on your incorporate a strong research component academic and professional pursuits and that reinforces curriculum content while professional, economic opportunities that ensuring consistency and symmetry with will flow from these accomplishments. global dynamics. It is this orientation that has led to the BNU brand gaining As the premier liberal arts university of increased visibility in national and Pakistan BNU does not limit itself to a international research and in its policy niche and promotes quality education advisory role, with its faculty and students across a broad range of contemporary contributing to reputed journals and to disciplines, including visual arts and the policy debates in the country. design, architecture, liberal studies with majors from social sciences, media and Since its inception in 2003 BNU has been film studies, applied psychology, banking showing regular incremental progress. & finance and Information Technology, With more than two thousand graduates, and teacher education. With its state- a dynamic and didactic orientation, of-the art facilities, a purpose-built the path looks even more promising. I campus, a highly qualified faculty and encourage you to consider BNU as an a progressive curriculum, BNU offers institution that you find intellectually you a great opportunity to invest in stimulating and attractively rewarding your future through acquisition of skills when you scan your potential future and intellectual capabilities to scale new endeavors. heights in future career. For a very long time, parents and BNU Welcome to the exciting world of BNU! aspirants have been demanding a Business degree program. I am glad to inform you that from this year BNU will be opening its portals to the first batch of Business Shahid Hafiz Kardar graduates at the undergrad levels in our Vice Chancellor unique and specialized BBA Programs. 4 Beaconhouse National University | Prospectus 2016-2017 CONTENTS Contents Page Vice Chancellor’s Message 4 Board of Directos 7 Board of Governors 7 Academic Calendar 2016-17 8 Beaconhouse Introduction 10 National University Admission Criteria 14 Academic Regulations 17 Facilities 21 CONTACTS Friends of BNU 23 www.bnu.edu.pk The Schools of BNU FOR GENERAL ENQUIRIES Marriam Dawood School of Visual Arts 25 and Design (MDSVAD) Ph: 042-35975705-08, 042-38100156 Razia Hassan School of Architecture 45 ext. 777 & 484 (RHSA) Email: [email protected] School of Media and Mass Communica- 53 BeaconhouseNationalUniversity tion (SMC) @BNULahore Seeta Majeed School of Liberal Arts and 65 #BNULAHORE Social Sciences (SMSLASS) School of Computer and Information 77 Technology (SCIT) TAROGIL CAMPUS School of Education (SE) 85 13-Km Off Raiwind Road, Lahore. Institute of Psychology (IP) 95 Contents 5 6 Beaconhouse National University | Prospectus 2016-2017 Board of Directors (BOD) Beaconhouse National University Foundation 1. Mrs. Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri, Chairperson BNUF 2. Mr. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri 3. Mr. Kasim Mahmud Kasuri 4. Dr. Parvez Hassan 5. Mr. Mueen Afzal 6. Mr. Shahid Malik Board of Governors (BOG) Beaconhouse National University 1. Mrs. Nasreen Mahmud Kasuri, Chairperson BNUF 2. Mr. Shahid H. Kardar, Vice Chancellor 3. Mr. Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri 4. Mr. Kasim Mahmud Kasuri 5. Dr. Parvez Hassan 6. Mr. Mueen Afzal 7. Mr. Shahid Malik 8. Prof. Dr. Hassan Amir Shah, Vice Chancellor, GC University, Lahore. 9. Dr. Shahid Amjad Chaudhry, Rector, Lahore School of Economics, Lahore. 10. Secretary Higher Education, Government of Punjab, Lahore. BOD and BOG 7 Academic Calendar 2016-17 Fall Semester 2016 Undergraduate & Postgraduate Programmes Admissions Early Admission Application Deadline Thursday, July 21st, 2016 Admission Test Tuesday, July 26th, 2016 Interview/Portfolio Thursday, July 28th, 2016 and Friday, July 29th ,2016 Display of Merit Lists Monday, August 1st, 2016 Payment of Dues Friday, August 5th, 2016 Regular Admissions Application Deadline Thursday, August 25th, 2016 Tests Tuesday, August 30th, 2016 Interview/Portfolio Thursday, September 1st, 2016 and Friday, September 2nd, 2016 Display of Merit Lists Monday, September 5th, 2016 Payment of Dues Friday, September 9th, 2016 Classes Schedule Existing Students New Students Orientation Day - Monday, September 19th, 2016 Commencement of Classes Monday, September 5th 2016 Tuesday, September 20th ,2016 Deadline for add/drop course Monday, September 19th, 2016 Friday, September 30th, 2016 Deadline for W grade Friday, October 28th, 2016 Friday, November 11th, 2016 Last day of Classes Friday, December 16th, 2016 Friday, December 30th, 2016 Examination Monday, December 19th, 2016 - Friday, Decem- Monday, January 2nd, 2017 - Friday, January 6th, ber 23rd, 2016 2017 Semester Break Saturday, December 24th, 2016 - Sunday, January Saturday, January 7th, 2017 - Sunday, January 29th, 2017 29th, 2017 Announcement of Result Monday, January 16th, 2017 Monday, January 16th, 2017 8 Beaconhouse National University | Prospectus 2016-2017 Spring Semester 2017 Undergraduate & Postgraduate Programmes Admissions Application Deadline Thursday, January 12th, 2017 Tests Tuesday, January 17th, 2017 Interviews Thursday, January 19th, 2017 Display of Merit Lists Monday, January 23rd, 2017 Payment of Dues Friday, January 28th, 2017 Classes Schedule Existing and New Students Orientation Day Monday, January 30th, 2017 Commencement of Classes Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 Deadline for add/drop course Friday, February 11th, 2017 Deadline for W grade Friday, March 24th 2017 Mid Semester /Spring Break Saturday, March 25th, 2017 - Sunday, April 2nd, 2017 Last day of Classes Friday, May 12th, 2017 Examination Monday, May 15th, 2017 - Friday, May 19th, 2017 Semester & Summer Break Saturday, May 20th, 2017 - Sunday, September 17th, 2017 Announcement of Result Monday, May 29th, 2017 Short Course(s)/Workshop(s) Short courses/workshops may be offered by different Schools/Departments during the summer break Holidays Eid ul Fitar* Thursday, July 7th, 2016 – Friday, July 8th, 2016 Independence Day Sunday, August 14th, 2016 Eid ul Azha* Sunday, September 11th, 2016- Monday, September 12th, 2016 Ashura Muharram* Tuesday, October 11th, 2016- Wednesday, October 12th, 2016 Iqbal Day Wednesday, November 9th, 2016 Eid Milad-un-Nabi* Tuesday, December 13th, 2016 Quaid’s Birthday Day & Christmas Sunday, December 25th, 2016 Kashmir Day Sunday, February 5th, 2017 Pakistan Day Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 Labour Day Monday, May 1st, 2017 *Subject to the appearance of moon Academic Calendar 2016-2017 9 INTRODUCTION Chartered by the Government of Punjab, opportunities and challenges. Resultantly, a memorable one. Beaconhouse National University (BNU) they graduate as highly professional, is Pakistan’s first Liberal Arts University, mature, innovative, entrepreneurial and Over the years, Liberal Arts education established in 2003 with the aspiration employable practitioners. has assumed a vital role. An armchair of disseminating quality education philosopher once said, “When the only with modern, rational, course content We aspire to present our students the tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see while ensuring that the history and academic and personal development every problem as a nail.” All knowledge is culture of Pakistani society are valued. prospects that will equip them to respond one, a unified wholeness, and every field Our distinctive learning experience to the intellectual, social and personal of study is but a piece or an angle or a and research in diverse areas where the challenges that they will encounter way of partitioning this knowledge. Thus, essential focus of the programmes offered throughout their life and career. Keeping to see how one’s chosen area fits into the has been determined by the type of the in view the current volatile situation in whole, to see the context of one’s study, work force identified for the future the country, the liberal arts education we at BNU believe, liberal education is economic, business, academic, cultural provided by the University helps Pakistani not merely desirable, but necessary. and technological advancement of the youth to be emancipated in their world country encourages students to become views thus helping to combat the menace BNU aims to shape and form the future independent learners. of extremism in all its forms. It is also of its students with its unparalleled set of essential to develop and nurture their learning resources. The diverse body of The growing challenge of providing professional abilities, enhance their knowledge that a student gains at BNU, quality education in today’s era has led acumen and expertise, so as to enable together with the tools of examination to the cut- throat competition of various them to make a valuable contribution and analysis that one learns to use, will educational institutions for furnishing to the community and at national and enable him to develop specialist skills, students with cutting edge knowledge international levels. deepen his understanding, gain