Masters of Science in International Relations
Structure of MSIR
| Category | MSc(DS) | |
|---|---|---|
| A | 36 | For Graduates with 4 Years Bachelor degree in I.R or Political Science |
| B | 48 | For Graduates with 4 Year Bachelor degree in relevant fields |
| C | 72 | For Graduates with 2 Year Bachelor degrees |
| Category | Credit Hours | Courses | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | 18 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
| Elective Courses | 54 | 36 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
| Total | 72 | 48 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 12 |
Compulsory Courses
| Code | Course Title | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| IR501 | Theories of International Relations | 3 |
| IR507 | Modern History of International Relations | 3 |
| IR513 | Globalization & World Politics | 3 |
| IR515 | foreign Policy of Pakistan | 3 |
| SS525 | International Law | 3 |
| SS535 | Research Methods & Skills | 3 |
| Total | 18 |
Elective Courses
| Code | Course Title | CrHr |
|---|---|---|
| DS502 | Sustainable Development- Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| DS600 | Disaster Management | 3 |
| DS512 | Urban Development- Issues and Perspectives | 3 |
| DS505 | Politics of Development | 3 |
| DS511 | Rural Development- Issues and Perspectives | 3 |
| DS513 | Globalization- Issues and Perspectives | 3 |
| DS601 | Contemporary International Development | 3 |
| DS602 | Global Environment Issues | 3 |
| DS620 | International Financial Institution & Development | 3 |
| DS614 | Development Assistance & Developing Countries | 3 |
| DS610 | Livelihood Strategies: Rural-Urban Contexts | 3 |
| DS604 | Decentralization, Participation & Development | 3 |
| DS612 | Community Dev. National & Global Perspective | 3 |
| DS606 | Development Practice & Research | 3 |
| DS621 | Democracy and Development | 3 |
| DS521 | Global Governance: Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| DS519 | Development Planning: Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| DS623 | National Develop.: Planning, Process & Institutions | 3 |
| DS625 | Development Project: Planning, Implementation & Mgt | 3 |
| DS626 | National Dev:Policy Formulation, Analysis & Mgt | 3 |
| DS628 | Project Appraisal & Evaluation | 3 |
| DS524 | Culture, Gender & Inequality: Basic Issues | 3 |
| DS629 | Culture, Modernity & Reproductive Health | 3 |
| DS631 | Gender Issues: rural & urban contexts | 3 |
| DS632 | Reproductive health: issues & perspectives | 3 |
| DS634 | W.T.O. & Developing Countries | 3 |
| DS636 | Natural Resource Economics & Development | 3 |
| DS637 | Rural Economy: Agriculture, Migration & Development | 3 |
| DS639 | Globalization and Regional Economic integration | 3 |
| DS537 | National Economic Development: Resources & Planning | 3 |
| IR508 | Conflict & Conflict Resolution | 3 |
| IR602 | Issues in North-South Relations | 3 |
| IR603 | Foreign Policies of Developing Countries | 3 |
| IR604 | World Peace: Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| IR609 | Foreign Policy of Major Powers | 3 |
| SS501 | Social Change & Development Issues | 3 |
| SS600 | Civil Society & Develop.: Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| SS602 | State & Social Development in Developing | 3 |
| SS606 | Contemporary Technology, Politics, & Social Change | 3 |
| SS514 | Political Science-Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| SS516 | Political Theory-Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| SS517 | Comparative Politics -Issues & Perspectives | 3 |
| SS621 | Contemporary Political Ideologies | 3 |
| SS625 | Politics of International Financial Institutions | 3 |
| SS634 | The State & Political Institutions | 3 |
| IR621 | American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| SS638 | Human Rights & Dev: National & Global Perspective | 3 |
| IR502 | Global Issues | 3 |
| IR510 | Foreign Policy Analysis | 3 |
| IR511 | International and Regional Organizations | 3 |
| IR512 | Human Rights and International Relations | 3 |
| IR516 | International Politics of South Asia | 3 |
| IR517 | Government and Politics of Pakistan | 3 |
| IR519 | Politics of Development in Pakistan | 3 |
| IR521 | Government and Politics in South Asia | 3 |
| IR522 | International politics of the Middle East | 3 |
| IR524 | International politics of Central Asia | 3 |
| IR535 | Government and Politics in Central Asia | 3 |
| IR601 | Foreign Policies of Great Powers | 3 |
| IR606 | Islam and International Relations | 3 |
| IR608 | Global Security | 3 |
| DS 525 | Women and Development | 3 |
| IR500 | International Relations: Issues and Perspectives | 3 |
| IR612 | International Politics of South East Asia | 3 |
| IR620 | US and the World: Development Issues | 3 |
| SS 618 | Politics of Developing Countries | 3 |
| SS 633 | Theories of Comparative Politics | 3 |