Development Studies
Dean: Dr. Muhammad Iqbal
HOD: Dr. Feriyal Amal Aslam
1. Dr. Junaid Alam Memon
2 Dr. Muhammad Jehangir Khan
3. Dr. G. M. Arif
4. Dr. Idrees Khawaja
5. Dr. Rehana Siddiqui
Visiting Faculty:
Programme Length
The length of the programme is 24 months.
Students are expected to complete eight
courses in a combination of four elective
courses and four core courses, besides writing a
dissertation. Each of the core courses has been
assigned four credit hours while the elective
course has been assigned three credit hours thus
making a total of 24 credit hours of coursework.
The list of the elective courses is subject to
change and will be regularly updated.
Programme Length
Core Courses
§ Development History, Theory, and Policy
§ Research Methods
§ Anthropology and Development
§ Development Economics
Elective Courses
§ Socio-economic perspectives on Conflict
and Development
§ Environmental Problems, Politics and
Development
§ Gender and Development
§ Poverty/ Population and Development
§ Governance
§ Political Economy of Development
Core Courses
§ Development History, Theory, and Policy
§ Research Methods
§ Anthropology and Development
§ Development Economics
Elective Courses
§ Socio-economic perspectives on Conflict
and Development
§ Environmental Problems, Politics and
Development
§ Gender and Development
§ Poverty/ Population and Development
§ Governance
§ Political Economy of Development
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§ Development Management
§ Econometrics for Development Studies
§ Financial inclusion, poverty alleviation and
Eligibility
The programme is intended for students with a
good first degree (Masters and/or four years
BA/BSc) in any development related
discipline, preferably the social Sciences.
Preference will be given to the applicants with
some experience as development practitioners
and to those who can demonstrate a genuine
interest in the discipline.
Faculty
Students will be taught by a faculty with
doctorates from the world's leading universities.
Career Options
Managing Globalisation
Additional weekly seminars will be scheduled
over the course of the first two semesters with
mandatory attendance. These seminars will be
delivered by eminent social scientists to enable
the students to gain insights into many of the
development challenges, and allow them to
choose the topics of their thesis.
The programme is intended for students with a
good first degree (Masters and/or four years
BA/B.Sc) in any development related
discipline, preferably the social Sciences.
Preference will be given to the applicants with
some experience as development practitioners
and to those who can demonstrate a genuine
interest in the discipline.
Students will be taught by a faculty with
doctorates from the world's leading universities.
Theoretical insights on the multidisciplinary
nature of development discourse coupled with
enhanced analytical skills will allow the
graduates to follow multiple career paths. They
are expected to serve the national and
international development agencies or pursue
their d