OFFERING OF AIOU ACADEMIC
PROGRAMMES FOR THE YEAR 2016
(SPRING AND AUTUMN SEMESTERS)
Directorate of Academic Planning & Course Production
Allama Iqbal Open University, H-8, Islamabad
www.aiou.edu.pk
DIRECTORATE OF
ACADEMIC PLANNING & COURSE PRODUCTION
Guidance & Supervision:
Dr. Muhammad Amjad Ali
Incharge
Compilation:
Mrs. Falak Amjad
SG-Course Production Coordinator
Mrs. Nighat Abid
Assistant Director
Title Design:
Design Department
IET
Typing:
Imran Qamar
LDC
Formatting:
Muhammad Hameed Zahid
Word Processor Operator
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PREFACE
The Allama Iqbal Open University intends to offer 133 Academic Programmes from
grassroots level to Doctoral degree in Spring and Autumn semester 2016 under the Distance
Education System and the Formal mode. The Academic Programmes for the year 2016 (Spring
& Autumn semesters) include Programmes offered by all four Faculties i.e. Social Sciences &
Humanities, Sciences, Education, Arabic & Islamic Studies and BUESP. The compilation of
offering scheme of AIOU Academic Programmes for each year is the sole responsibility of the
Directorate of Academic Planning and Course Production.
The Offering of AIOU Academic Programmes for the year 2016 (Spring & Autumn
semesters) will hopefully facilitate all the Academic and Servicing Departments in updating the
prospectus for new Programmes, admission advertisement, the preparation of course
assignments, print/reprint order of books and workshops and tutorial meetings schedule for
each semester i.e. Spring and Autumn 2016. It will also facilitate the Regional Campuses to
provide appropriate information and guidance to prospective students.
(Dr. Muhammad Amjad Ali)
Incharge, Directorate of AP&CP
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ABSTRACT
The Allama Iqbal Open University is offering 133 Educational Programmes from basic
level to Doctorate level. These Programmes are being offered in Spring and Autumn 2016
Semesters. Distribution of Programmes for Spring and Autumn Semesters has been made at
graduate and postgraduate level. However SSC, HSSC and Bachelor Programmes are being
offered in both Semesters. Programmes-wise detail of each faculty is as follows:Sr.
No.
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
09
10
11
12
13
F/o Arabic
F/o Social
F/o
F/o
& Islamic
Sciences & BUESP Total
Education Sciences
Studies
Humanities
PhD (MPhil Based)
03
05
04
05
–
17
MPhil/MS/MSc(Hons)
04
05
10
10
–
29
MA/MSc
02
04
08
17
–
31
PGD
–
02
04
04
–
10
BS 4 Years
–
–
05
–
–
05
Bachelor
02
–
–
05
–
07
Associate Degree
–
01
–
01
–
02
Programme
Teacher Training
Programmes
(ATTC,PTC,
02
07
–
–
–
09
CT, BEd, BEd (Arabic)
and MEd) with four
specializations
HSSC
02
–
–
02
–
04
FSc
–
–
04
–
–
04
SSC
02
–
–
01
–
03
Middle
–
–
–
–
02
02
Certificate Programme
03
–
05
02
–
10
Total
20
24
40
47
02
133
Programmes
It is worth mentioning here that most of the courses of general groups of Secondary
School Certificate, Higher Secondary School Certificate and Bachelor level Programmes are
being offered by the Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities and are treated as one programme
at each level and recorded under the same Faculty.
In addition to the above scheduled programmes, the University is planning to introduce
new Programmes in the near future.
(Dr. Muhammad Amjad Ali)
Incharge, Directorate of AP&CP
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INDEX
Sr. No.
1.
Title
Page No.
Overview of All Academic Programmes
ix
Scheme of Fresh Offering Courses at SSC, HSSC and Bachelor
Level Programmes
1
2.
Secondary School Certificate Programmes
3
2.1
SSC General Group
3
2.2
SSC Dars-e-Nazami Group
4
3.
Higher Secondary School Certificate Programmes
5
3.1
HSSC General Group
5
3.2
ICom (Commerce Group)
7
3.3
Higher Secondary Dars-e-Nizami Group
8
4.
Bachelor Programmes
9
4.1
BA General Group
9
4.2
BCom (Commerce Group)
12
4.3
Library and Information Sciences Group (BLIS)
13
4.4
Mass Communication Group
14
4.5
BA Dars-e-Nizami Group
15
A.
Faculty of Arabic & Islamic Studies
19
1.
Course Certificate Programmes
21
2.
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programmes
21
3.
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Programmes
22
4.
Bachelor Programmes
24
5.
Teacher Training Programmes
25
6.
MA Programmes
26
7.
MPhil Programmes
28
8.
PhD Programmes (MPhil Based PhD)
30
B.
Faculty of Education
33
1.
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programme
35
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2.
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Programme
35
3.
Bachelor Programme
35
4.
Associate Degree Programmes
35
5.
Teacher Education Programmes
36
6.
MEd Programmes
38
7.
Postgraduate Diploma & Master Programmes
40
8.
MPhil Programmes
46
9.
PhD Programmes (MPhil Based)
50
C.
Faculty of Sciences
55
1.
Course Certificate Programmes
57
2.
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programme
58
3.
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Programme
59
4.
Bachelor Programme
63
5.
Postgraduate Diploma & Master Programmes
67
6.
MPhil/MS/MSc (Hons) Programmes
73
7.
PhD Programmes (MPhil Based)
80
D.
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
83
1.
Course Certificate Programmes
87
2.
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programme
87
3.
Higher Secondary School Certificate (HSSC) Programmes
87
4.
Bachelor Programmes
88
5.
Postgraduate Diploma & Master Programmes
94
6.
MPhil/MS Programmes
108
7.
PhD Programmes
116
1.
Bureau for University Extension and Special
Programmes/Projects (BUESP)
Short Terms Educational Programmes
2.
Middle Education Programme
E.
119
122
124
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OVERVIEW OF ALL
ACADEMIC PROGRAMMES
IN
SPRING & AUTUMN
SEMESTER 2016
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Sr.
No.
1
1.1
1.
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
2
2.1
2.2
2.3
3
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
4
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Required
Programmes
Credit or
Cr. Hrs
Functional Non Credit/Certificate Courses Programmes
Functional Non Credit Courses
Fresh
Fresh
Non Credit
A. Arabic
B. French Online
Fresh
Fresh
Non Credit
Open Tech Courses
Fresh
Fresh
Non Credit
Technical Courses
Fresh &
Fresh &
Half Credit
Continue Continue
Vocational Course
Fresh
Fresh
Full Credit
Agricultural Courses
Fresh
Fresh
Half Credit
Certificate in Librarianship
Fresh
Fresh
02 Credits
Certificate in Environmental Design
Fresh
Fresh
3/4 Cr.Hrs
Secondary School Certificate Programmes
Fresh &
Fresh &
SSC (General Group)
08 Credits
Continue Continue
Fresh &
Fresh &
SSC (Dars-e-Nizami)
08 Credits
Continue Continue
Fresh &
Fresh &
SSC (Dars-e-Nizami) only Overseas
08 Credits
Continue Continue
Higher Secondary School Certificate Programmes
Fresh &
Fresh &
HSSC (General Group)
08 Credits
Continue Continue
Fresh &
Fresh &
ICom (Commerce Group)
08 Credits
Continue Continue
Fresh &
Fresh &
HSSC (Dars-e-Nizami)
08 Credits
Continue Continue
Fresh &
Fresh &
HSSC (Dars-e-Nizami) only Overseas
08 Credits
Continue Continue
FSc Home Economics
Continue Continue 08 Credits
FSc Family and Community Health
Continue Continue 08 Credits
FSc Pre-Medical
Continue Continue 08 Credits
FSc Pre-Engineering
Continue Continue 08 Credits
Bachelor Programmes
BA (General Group)
Fresh &
Fresh &
08 Credits
Continue Continue
BCom (Commerce Group)
Fresh &
Fresh &
08 Credits
Continue Continue
BBA (Group) (for left over students) Continue Continue 10 Credits
BA (Library & Information Sciences) Fresh &
Fresh &
08 Credits
Continue Continue
BA (Mass Communication)
Fresh &
Fresh &
08 Credits
Continue Continue
Spring
Autumn
Semester Semester
Programme’s
Minimum
Duration
01 Semester
01 Semester
01 Semester
01 Semester
01 Semester
01 Semester
01 Semester
01 Semester
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
Scheme of Fresh Offering Courses at SSC (General and Dars-e-Nizami Groups), HSSC (General, ICom
and Dars-e-Nizami Groups) and Bachelor Level Programmes (BA General, BCom, BLIS, Mass
Communication and Dars-e-Nizami) are reflected at page 1 to14.
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Sr.
No.
4.6
Programmes
BA (Dars-e-Nizami)
4.7 BA(Dars-e-Nizami) for Overseas
Spring
Autumn
Semester Semester
Required Programme’s
Credit or
Minimum
Cr. Hrs
Duration
Fresh &
Fresh &
08 Credits 04 Semesters
Continue Continue
Fresh &
Fresh &
08 Credits 04 Semesters
Continue Continue
Fresh
Continue 132 Cr. Hrs 08 Semesters
4.8 BS (4 Years) Chemistry
BS (4 Years) Microbiology) old
4.9
Continue Continue 133 Cr. Hrs
scheme
BS (4 Years) Microbiology Revised
4.10
Fresh
Continue 130 Cr. Hrs
New Scheme
4.11 BS (CS)
Continue
Fresh
140 Cr. Hrs
BS (4 Years) Environmental Science
4.12
Fresh
Continue 132 Cr. Hrs
(New Programme)
5
Associate Degree Programmes
5.1 Associate Degree in Education
Continue
Fresh
72 Credits
(2 Years)
5.2 Associate Degree in Commerce
(Hotel, Tourism, Hospital, Banking
Fresh &
Fresh &
& Finance, Accounting & Finance,
66 Cr. Hrs
Continue Continue
HRM, IT, and Marketing
Management)
6
Teacher Training/Education Programmes
6.1 Arabic Teacher Training Course
Fresh
One Credit
6.2 PTC
Continue
Fresh
05 Credits
6.3 C.T
Fresh
Continue 05 Credits
6.4 BEd Arabic
Continue
Fresh
06 Credits
6.5 BEd General
Continue
Fresh
06 Credits
7
Postgraduate Diploma Programmes
7.1 PGD EPM
Fresh
Continue 30 Cr. Hrs
PGD in Early Childhood Education
7.2
Fresh
Continue 30 Cr. Hrs
(ECE) (New Programme)
7.3 PGD in CS Through Online Mode
Fresh
Continue 39 Cr. Hrs
7.4 PGD Dietetics for Dieticians
Continue Continue 31 Cr. Hrs
7.5 PGD in Nutrition for Physicians
Continue Continue 31 Cr. Hrs
7.6 PGD Environmental Design
Continue Continue 30 Cr. Hrs
7.7 Diploma in TEFL
Fresh
Continue 30 Cr. Hrs
7.8 PGD Human Resource Management Continue
Fresh
30 Cr. Hrs
7.9 PGD Mass Communication
Fresh
Continue 30 Cr. Hrs
7.10 PGD Gender & Women Studies
Continue
Fresh
30 Cr. Hrs
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08 Semesters
08 Semesters
04 Semesters
08 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
01 Semester
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
Sr.
No.
Programmes
Spring
Autumn
Semester Semester
8
MEd Programmes
8.1 MEd Science Education
Fresh
Continue
8.2 MEd Secondary Teacher Education
Fresh
Continue
MEd Distance & Non-Formal
8.3
Fresh
Continue
Education
8.4 MEd Special Education
Fresh
Continue
9
MA & MSc Programmes
9.1 MA Arabic
Continue
Fresh
MA Islamic Studies with four
Specializations
a. Quran & Tafseer
9.2 b. Hadith & Seerah
Continue
Fresh
c. Islamic Law & Jurisprudence
d. Islamic Thoughts, History and
Culture
9.3 MA EPM
Fresh
Continue
MA Distance & Non-Formal
9.4
Fresh
Continue
Education
9.5 MA Secondary Teacher Education
Fresh
Continue
9.6 MA Special Education
Fresh
Continue
MSc Community Health and
9.7
Continue Continue
Nutrition
9.8 MSc Environmental Design
Continue Continue
9.9 MSc Forestry Extension
Fresh
Continue
9.10 MSc Physics
Fresh
Continue
9.11 MSc Chemistry
Fresh
Continue
9.12 MSc Mathematics
Fresh
Continue
Fresh &
Fresh &
9.13 MSc Statistics
Continue Continue
9.14 MSc Microbiology
Fresh
Continue
9.15 MA TEFL
Fresh
Continue
Master of Library and Information
9.16
Fresh
Continue
Sciences
9.17 MA Urdu
Continue
Fresh
9.18 MA History
Fresh
Continue
MA History (New Revised Scheme
9.19
Continue Continue
for leftover students)
MBA (Old Scheme)
9.20
Continue Continue
(for leftover students only)
MBA (Old Scheme) (Banking &
9.21
Continue Continue
Finance)(for leftover students only)
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Required Programme’s
Credit or
Minimum
Cr. Hrs
Duration
36 Cr. Hrs 03 Semesters
36 Cr. Hrs 03 Semesters
36 Cr. Hrs 03 Semesters
36 Cr. Hrs 03 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
64 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
64 Cr. Hrs
60 Cr. Hrs
60 Cr. Hrs
64 Cr. Hrs
68 Cr. Hrs
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
68 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
60 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
Sr.
No.
Programmes
MBA (IT) (Old Scheme)
(for leftover students only)
CoL MBA/MPA Programme for
9.23
Executive
9.22
9.24 MCom (Accounting and Finance)
Spring
Autumn
Semester Semester
Required Programme’s
Credit or
Minimum
Cr. Hrs
Duration
Continue
Continue
72 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh
90 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
63 Cr.Hrs 04 Semesters
9.25 MSc Economics
60 Cr.Hrs
MSc Mass Communication
9.26
Continue Continue 60 Cr.Hrs
(Old Scheme)
MSc Mass Communication
9.27
Fresh
Continue 60 Cr.Hrs
(Revised New Scheme)
9.28 MSc Television Production
Fresh
Continue 60 Cr.Hrs
9.29 MSc Sociology
Fresh
Continue 60 Cr.Hrs
9.30 MSc Pakistan Studies
Continue
Fresh
60 Cr.Hrs
9.31 MSc Gender & Women Studies
Continue
Fresh
60 Cr.Hrs
10
MPhil/MS/MSc (Hons) Programmes
10.1 MPhil Islamic Studies (General)
Continue
Fresh
36 Cr. Hrs
MPhil Islamic Studies Specialization
10.2
Continue
Fresh
36 Cr. Hrs
in Quran & Tafseer
10.3 MPhil Arabic
Continue
Fresh
36 Cr. Hrs
10.4 LLM/MS Shari’ah
Continue
Fresh
36 Cr. Hrs
MPhil Distance & Non-Formal
10.5
Fresh
Continue 36 Cr. Hrs
Education
10.6 MPhil Secondary Teacher Education
Fresh
Continue 36 Cr. Hrs
10.7 MPhil EPM
Fresh
Continue
10.8 MPhil Special Education
10.9 MPhil Science Education
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
10.10 MS (Computer Science)
Fresh
Continue
10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
MS Environmental Design
Fresh
MS Community Health and Nutrition Continue
MSc (Hons) Rural Development
Fresh
MSc (Hons) Livestock Management
Fresh
10.15 MSc (Hons) Agricultural Extension
Fresh
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Continue
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Continue
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
Minimum 4
Semesters &
36 Cr. Hrs
maximum 10
semesters
36 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
36 Cr. Hrs 04 Semesters
24 Cr.Hrs
Course Work
04 Semesters
+ 12 Research
Thesis
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
24 Cr.Hrs
Course Work
04 Semesters
+ 12 Research
Thesis
Sr.
No.
Required Programme’s
Credit or
Minimum
Cr. Hrs
Duration
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
24 Cr.Hrs
Course Work
04 Semesters
+ 12 Research
Thesis
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
-do04 Semesters
Spring
Autumn
Semester Semester
Programmes
10.16 MPhil Statistics
10.17 MPhil Mathematics
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
10.18 MPhil Physics
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
-do-
04 Semesters
Fresh
Continue
-do-
03 Semesters
Continue
Fresh
10.19
10.20
10.21
10.22
10.23
10.24
MPhil Chemistry
MPhil Iqbal Studies
MPhil Urdu
MPhil History
MPhil Mass Communication
MPhil Economics
MPhil Pakistani Languages &
10.25
Literature
10.26 MS Management Sciences
MBA Rural Management
10.27
(Duration 3 ½ Years)
10.28
Master of Business Administration
(Duration 3 ½ Years)
Continue
Fresh
10.29
Master of Business Administration
(Duration 2 ½ Years)
Continue
Fresh
11
96 Cr.Hrs 07 Semesters
96 Cr.Hrs
(in IT
07 Semesters
Cr.Hrs 100)
66 Cr.Hrs
(in IT
05 Semesters
Cr.Hrs 67)
PhD Programmes (MPhil Based)
11.1 PhD Islamic Studies (General)
PhD Islamic Studies Specialization
in Quran & Tafseer
11.3 PhD Shari’ah
11.2
18 Cr.Hrs
Course work
04 Semesters
+ 24 Research
Thesis
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
-do-
04 Semesters
Continue
Fresh
-do-
04 Semesters
Minimum 6
Semesters &
maximum 10
semester
-do-do-do-do06 Semesters
06 Semesters
11.4
PhD Distance & Non-Formal
Education
Fresh
Continue
-do-
11.5
11.6
11.7
11.8
11.9
11.10
PhD Secondary Teacher Education
PhD EPM
PhD Special Education
PhD Science Education
PhD Computer Science
PhD Agricultural Extension
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
-do-do-do-do-do-do-
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Sr.
No.
Programmes
11.11 PhD Chemistry
Fresh &
Continue
11.12 PhD Physics
11.13 PhD Iqbal Studies
PhD Pakistani Languages &
11.14
Literature
11.15 PhD Urdu
Fresh
Continue
11.16 PhD Mass Communication
11.17 PhD History (New Programme)
12
Required Programme’s
Credit or
Minimum
Cr. Hrs
Duration
18 Cr.Hrs
Fresh & Course work
06 Semesters
Continue + 24 Research
Thesis
Continue
-do06 Semesters
Fresh
-do06 Semesters
Spring
Autumn
Semester Semester
Continue
Fresh
-do-
06 Semesters
Continue
Fresh
-do-
06 Semesters
Continue
Fresh
-do-
06 Semesters
Fresh
Continue
-do-
06 Semesters
Bureau for University Extension and Special Programmes/Projects (BUESP)
12.1 Short Term Educational Programmes (STEPS)
Throughout
a. Management Sciences
the year
Throughout
b. Social Sciences
the year
Throughout
c. Community Education
the year
Throughout
d. Hotel Services
the year
12.2 Middle Education Programme
Middle Education Programme
Throughout
a. Offered Under “Gir l Power
the year
Programme” in Kharian
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Throughout
the year
Throughout
the year
Throughout
the year
Throughout
the year
Throughout
the year
Non Credit
3 Months
Non Credit
3 Months
Non Credit
3 Months
Non Credit
3 Months
Half/Full
2 Years
7 Semesters