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The Department offers BS 4 year degree programs during morning hours. Students are required to clear 52 courses with 140 credit hours in 8 semesters, in order to get a degree BS in Library and Information Science. The basic information about each Semester along with outlines given below:

 

BS four years Program

   
First Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
300.1 C English 2 Arts & Humanities (G. Edu)
300.1 (I.S) Islamic Studies OR Ethics (Non-Muslim) 2 Compulsory (G.Edu)
300.1 (Civ/Com) Civics and Community Engagement 2 Compulsory (G.Edu)
300.1 (N.Sc.) Everyday Science, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Earth Science or Biology 3 Compulsory (G.Edu)
301 Interdisciplinary -1  3 Interdisciplinary
301 Interdisciplinary -II 3 Interdisciplinary
301 Knowledge & Information Environment (Major) 3 Major 1
    18  
       
       
Second Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
300.2 (P.S) Ideology & Consititution of Pakistan 2 Compulsory (G. Edu)
300.2(F. Eng) Functional English 2 Compulsory (G. Edu)
300.2(Entr) Entrepreneurship 2 Compulsory (G. Edu)
300.2 (Soc. Sc) Intro to Soc. Sc. Anthropology, Urdu, Economics, History, Grograpy or Psychology 2 Social Scineces (G. Edu)
302 Interdisciplinary-1 3 Interdisciplinary
302 Interdisciplinary-II 3 Interdisciplinary
312 Use of Books and Libraries 3 Major-2
    18  
       
       
Third Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
400.1 (Q.Reas) Quantitative Reasoning 3 Compulsory (G. Edu)
400.1 (E.Writ) Expository Writing 3 Compulsory (G. Edu)
401 Interdisciplinary-1 3 Interdisciplinary
401 Interdisciplinary-II 3 Interdisciplinary
411 Introduction to Library and Information Science 3 Major-3
421 Library and Society 3 Major-4
    18  
       
       
Fourth Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
400.2 (Q.Reas) Quantitative Reasoning 3 Compulsory (G. Edu)
400.2 (ICT) Application of Inf. & Comm. Technology 3 Compulsory (G. Edu)
402 Interdisciplinary-1 3 Interdisciplinary
402 Interdisciplinary-II 3 Interdisciplinary
412 Information Technology in Libraries 3 Major-5
422 History of Books and Libraries 3 Major-6
    18  
       
       
Fifth Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
511 Bibliographies and Bibliographic Control 3 Major-7
521 Collection Development and Management 3 Major-8
531 Introduction to Classification 3 Major-9
541 Introduction to Cataloguing 3 Major-10
551 Administration and Management of Libraries and Inforamton Centers 3 Major-11
561 Communication Skills and Professional Library Correspondence 3 Major-12
500.1 Field Experience / Internship 0 + 3 Compulsory (G. Edu)
    18  
       
       
Sixth Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
512 Reference and Information Sources and Services 3 Major-13
522 Library Operations and Emerging Technology 3 Major-14
532 Applied Classification 3 Major-15
542 Applied Cataloguing 3 Major-16
552 Indexing and Abstracting 3 Major-17
562 Marketing of Library and Information Services 3 Major-18
500.2 Capstone Project 3 Compulsory (G. Edu)
    18  
       
       
Seventh Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
611 Comparative Classification 3 Major-19
621 Digital Libraries 3 Major-20
631 System Analysis and Design in Libraries 3 Major-21
641.1 Public Library, Library Legislation and Systems 3 Major-22
641.2 Children Librarianship, School Library Media Centers   Major-22
641.3 Special Librarianship   Major-22
651 Research Methodology 3 Major-23
661 Planning of Library and Inforamtion Centers 3 Major-24
    18  
       
       
Eight Semester (18 Credit Hours)
Course Code Subject Cr. Hrs.   Type
612.1 Information Sources and Literature of Humanities and Social Sciences 3 Major-25
612.2 Information Sources and Literature of Science and Technology 3 Major-25
612.3 Information Sources and Literature of Islam and Pakistan 3 Major-25
622 Cataloguing of Special Material 3 Major-26
632 Information Storage, Processing and Retreival  3 Major-27
642.1 Archive Management and Preservation   Major-28
642.2 Academic Libtarianship 3 Major-28
662.3 Medical Libtaries and Librarianship   Major-28
652 Knowledge Management    Major-29
662 Comparative and Inernational Librarianship / Thesis 3 Major-30
    18  
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MPhil Program

MPhil First Year

1st Semester (click here for outline)

Course ID Course Name Credits
711 Quantitative Research Methods 3
721 Research Writing skills 3
731 User Studies 3
741 Advanced Referencing & Plagiarism 3
Second Semester (Click here for Outlines)
Course ID Course Name Credits
712 Qualitative Research Methods 3
722 Research Seminar 3
732 Metrics Studies 3
742 Information Ethics 3
MPhil Second Year

Thesis / Research Work (6 Credit Hours)

OR

1st Semester

Course ID Course Name Credits
811 Development of Library and Information Science In Pakistan (In lieu of Thesis) 3
Second Semester
Course ID Course Name Credits
812 Information Literacy (In lieu of Thesis) 3

PhD Program

PhD First Year (click here for outline)

1st Semester

Course ID Course Name Credits
811 Thesis / Dissertation: Guidelines 3
821 LIS Curriculum Development 3
831 Computer Applications in Research 3
Second Semester
Course ID Course Name Credits
812 Advance Information Retrieval System 3
822 Digital Information Management 3
832 Independent Study 3
 

 

 

Third and Subsequent Semesters

 Research Proposal and Thesis (6 Credit Hours)

 

 

 

 






 
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