Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities programs in AIOU introduction

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities in AIOU

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities introduction

It is consists of 14 departments offering masters programs in major areas of Social Sciences and Humanities like, Business Administration, Economics, Mass Communication, Sociologies, Urdu, Library & Information Sciences, Historic, Pak Studies and Teaching of English as a foreign Language (TEFL). Additionally, efforts are afoot to plan and launch post-graduate programs in Pakistani Languages and Law. In the fields of business and public administration, Commonwealth-sponsored Master's programs have been launched, specially designed for today's busy executives. These programs were started from spring semester 2002.

In tune with the government’s policy of promoting and strengthening a culture of higher education and research in the country, the AIOU’s Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities has shown a lot of dynamiچsm over the past few years. It has launched MPhil/PhD programes in Iqbaliat, Urdu and Mass Communication and History and English while preparations are being made to launch MPhil Business Administration.   

The Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities also offers several bachelors’ level programmes in such professional areas like Bachelors in Library & Information Sciences (BLIS), BS- Business Administration, BS-Commerce and Mass 

communication, BS English. Tens of thousands of students comprising all demographic groups and, from all over the country enroll, each year, in these bachelor’s level programmes. The Faculty has expanded considerably and its programs have gained a lot of popularity as evidenced by the rapidly increasing enrollment trend over the last decade. During the reporting period, the Faculty has It has given high priority to quality improvement and modification of its programs as per the current challenges of 21st century.

The Faculty proposed to launch Post-Graduate programmes in the disciplines of Political Science and International Relations, Psychology, Public Administration and Social Work.