AIOU
ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
SPRING & AUTUMN, 2013
Directorate of Academic Planning & Course Production
Allama Iqbal Open University, Islamabad
DIRECTORATE OF ACADEMIC PLANNING
AND COURSE PRODUCTION
Guidance & Supervision:
Mrs. Arifa Salman
Head of AP&CP
Compilation:
Mrs. Falak Amjad
SG Course Production Coordinator
Muhammad Afzal Tahir
Course Production Coordinator
Title Design:
Mrs. Nasira Aqeel
Designer, IET
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Preface
The Allama Iqbal Open University intends to offer 109 Academic programs from grass
root level to Doctoral degree in Spring and Autumn semesters 2013 under the Distance
Education System and in Formal mode. The Offering of AIOU Academic Programs for the year
2013 (Spring & Autumn semesters) contains semester-wise offering of all programs to be offered
by four Faculties i.e. Social Sciences & Humanities, Sciences, Education and Arabic & Islamic
Studies & BUESP. The compilation of Offering schemes of AIOU Academic Programs for every
year is the sole responsibility of Directorate of Academic Planning and Course Production.
In order to facilitate the students and further strengthening the operational activities, the
University has introduced six General Groups/Cluster at Secondary School level, eight General
Groups/Cluster at Higher Secondary School level and seven General Groups/Cluster at Bachelor
level and three B.A groups i.e. B.A in Library and Information, B.Com and B.A Mass
Communication. In addition to this, the University has also introduced Associate Degree in
Commerce.
The Offering scheme of AIOU Academic Programs for the year 2013 (Spring & Autumn
semesters) will hopefully, facilitate all the Academic and Servicing Departments for updating the
prospectus for new program’s admission advertisement and the preparation of course
assignments, print/reprint order of books and workshops and tutorial meetings schedule for each
semester i.e. Spring and Autumn 2013. It will also enable the Regional Campuses to provide
appropriate information and guidance to prospective students.
Mrs. Arifa Salman
Deputy Director AP & CP
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Abstract
The Allama Iqbal Open University is offering 109 educational programs from basic level
to Doctoral degree. These programs are being offered in Spring and Autumn 2013 semesters.
Distribution of programs for Spring and Autumn semester has been made at graduate and
postgraduate level. However. SSC, HSSC and Bachelor programs are being offered in both
semesters. Programs-wise detail of each faculty is as follows:-
Sr.
No
01
02
03
04
05
06
07
08
F/o
F/o
Arabic &
F/o
Programs
Education
Islamic
Sciences
Studies
MS/M.Phil Based PhD
1
5
2
M.Phil/MS/M.Sc
2
5
9
(Hons)
Master Level
2
4
5
PGD
1
3
BS Four Years
3
Bachelor (Including
1
1
General Group)
Associate
Degree
program
Teacher
Training
Programs {ATTC, PTC
2
7
-
F/o Social
Sciences & BUESP Total
Humanities
4
6
-
12
22
13
3
5
-
24
7
3
7
1
-
1
-
-
9
2
1
2
37
1
6
7
7
2
1
14
109
CT, BEd, BEd. (Arabic),
and
M.Ed.}
with
four specializations
09
10
11
12
HSSC
SSC
Middle
Certificate Programme
Total
1
1
3
13
22
4
3
32
It is worth mentioning here that most of the courses of general groups of Secondary
School and Higher Secondary School and Bachelor level programs are being offered by the
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities and these treated as one program at each level and
recorded under the same Faculty.
In addition to the aforesaid programs, the University is planning to introduce new
programs in the near future.
Mrs. Arifa Salman
Deputy Director AP & CP
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Index
Sr. No.
1.
2.
2.1
2.2
Title
Overview of All Academic PrograM.S
2.3
Cluster/Groups at SSC, HSSC, Bachlor Level
Grouping/Clustering Scheme of Secondary School Certificate
Grouping/Clustering Scheme of Higher Secondary School Certificate
Grouping/Clustering Scheme of Bachelor programs
A.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
B.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
C.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
D.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
E.
1.
Faculty of Arabic & Islamic Studies
Functional/Non Credit &Certificate Courses Programs
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programs
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSSC) Programs
Bachelor Programs
Teachers Training Programs
MA Programs
M.Phil Programs
Ph.D Programs
Faculty of Education
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programs
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSSC) Programs
Bachelor Programs
Teachers Education Programs
MEd Programs
Postgraduate Diploma Programs
MA Programs
M.Phil Programs
Ph.D Programs
Faculty of Sciences
Courses Certificate Programs
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programs
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSSC) Programs
Bachelor Programs
Diploma & Master Programs
M.Phil Programs
Ph.D Programs
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities
Courses Certificate Programs
Secondary School Certificate (SSC) Programs
Higher Secondary Certificate (HSSC) Programs
Bachelor Programs
Post-graduate Diploma & Master Programs
M.Phil Programs
Ph.D Programs
BUESP
Courses Certificate Programs
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OVERVIEW OF ALL
ACADEMIC
PROGRAMS IN
SPRING AND
AUTUMN
SEMESTERS 2013
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Sr.
No.
Spring
Semester
Program
1
Required
Credit or
Cr. Hrs
Program’s
Minimum
Duration
Functional Non Credit/ Certificate Courses Programs
1.1
Functional Non Credit Courses
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
Open Tech Programme
Professional Certificate Courses
Vocational Course
Agricultural Courses
Functional/Non Credit
Certificate in Librarianship
Certificate of Environmental
Design Programme
1.8
Autumn
Semester
2
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Non Credit
One semester
Non Credit
Non Credit
Full Credit
Half Credit
Non Credit
02 Credits
One Semester
One Semester
One Semester
One Semester
One Semester
One Semester
Fresh
Fresh
18 Cr.Hrs
01 Semester
Secondary School Programs
2.1
SSC (General Group)
2.2
SSC ( Dars-e-Nizami)
3
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
Higher Secondary School Programs
3.1
HSSC (General Group)
3.2
HSSC (Dars-e-Nizami)
3.3
3.4
F.Sc Home Economics
F.Sc Family and Community
Health
3.5
F.Sc Pre-Medical
3.6
F.Sc Pre-Engineering
3.7
I.Com
4
Fresh &
Continue
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh & Continue
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters *
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
08 Credits
04 Semesters
10 Credits
132 Cr.Hrs
133 Cr.Hrs
140 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
08 Semesters
08 Semesters
08 Semesters
Bachelor Programs
4.1
B.Com
4.2
B.A (Library & Information
Sciences)
4.3
B.A(Mass Communication)
4.4
B.A (General Group)
4.5
B.A (Dars-e-Nizami)
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
B.Sc Vision Sciences
B.S (4 Year) Chemistry
B.S (4 Year) Microbiology
B.S (CS)
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
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Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Fresh
4.10
BBA
4.11
Associate Degree in Commerce
5
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
Training
7.2
7.3
7.4
10 Credits
04 Semesters
66 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
Fresh
-
One Credit
One Semester
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
05 Credits
05
36 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
03 Semesters
03 Semesters
Postgraduate Diploma Programs
PGD EPM
PGD in CS Through Online
Mode
PGD Dietetics for Dieticians
PGD in Nutrition for Physicians
PGD Environmental Design
PGD Mass Communication
PGD Gender & Women Studies
CYP Postgraduate Diploma
Diploma TEFL
7
7.1
No New
Admission
Fresh &
Continue
Teacher Training Programs
Arabic
Teacher
Course
P.T.C
C.T
B.Ed Arabic
B.Ed General
6
6.1
No New
Admission
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh
Continue
30 Cr. Hrs
02 semesters
Fresh
Continue
39 Cr.Hrs
02 Semesters
Continue
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Continue
31 Cr.Hrs
31 Cr.Hrs
30 Cr.Hrs
30 Cr.Hrs
30 Cr.Hrs
42 Cr.Hrs
30 Cr.Hrs
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
02 Semesters
03 Semesters
02 Semesters
M.Ed Programs
M. Ed Science Education
M. Ed Secondary Teacher
Education
M .Ed Distance, Non formal &
Continuing Education
M .Ed Special Education
Fresh
Continue
36 Cr.Hrs
03 semesters
Fresh
Continue
36 Cr.Hrs
03 semesters
Fresh
Continue
36 Cr.Hrs
03 semesters
Fresh
Continue
36 Cr.Hrs
03 semesters
M.A & M.Sc Programs
8
04 Semesters
8.1
M.A Arabic
Continue
Fresh
60 Cr.Hrs
8.2
M.A Islamic Studies
Continue
Fresh
60 Cr.Hrs
8.3
8.4
M.A DNFE
M.A EPM
M.A
Secondary
Teacher
Education
M.A Special Education
M.A Urdu
M.A History (New Programme)
M.Sc Community Health and
Nutrition
M.Sc Environmental Design
M.Sc Forestry Extension
M.Sc Physics
M.Sc Chemistry
M.Sc Mathematics
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
60 Cr.Hrs
60 Cr. Hrs
04 semesters
04 semesters
Fresh
Continue
60 Cr. Hrs
04 semesters
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
60 Cr. Hrs
60 Cr.Hrs
60 Cr.Hrs
04 semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
Continue
Continue
64 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
64 Cr.Hrs
60 Cr.Hrs
59 Cr.Hrs
64 Cr.Hrs
68 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
8.5
8.6
8.7
8.8
8.9
8.10
8.11
8.12
8.13
8.14
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04 Semesters
8.15
8.16
8.17
8.18
8.19
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Fresh
68 Cr.Hrs
60 Cr.Hrs
60 Cr.Hrs
60 Cr.Hrs
60 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
8.20
M.Sc Statistics
M.Sc Economics
M.Sc Mass Communication
M.Sc Sociology
M.Sc Pakistan Studies
M.Sc
Gender & Women
Studies
Continue
Fresh
60 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
8.21
MBA (3 ½ Years)
Continue
Fresh
8.22
MBA (2 ½ Years)
Continue
Fresh
8.23
Master
of
Business
Administration
(Through Distance Education)
Continue
Continue
60 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
MBA ( Banking & Finance)
Continue
Continue
60 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
8.25
MBA (IT)
Continue
Continue
72 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
8.26
CoL MBA/MPA Programme
for Executive
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
90 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
Fresh
Continue
60 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
Fresh &
Continue
Fresh &
Continue
63 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
8.24
8.27
Masters of Library
Information Sciences
and
8.28
M.Com
Finance)
and
(Accounting
9
M.Sc
(Hons)
Development
9.2
M.Sc
(Hons)
Management
9.3
M.Sc
(Hons)
Extension
Rural
Livestock
Agricultural
10.5
10.6
10.7
10.8
10.9
10.10
05 Semesters
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
24 Cr. Hrs
24 Research
Work
24 Cr. Hrs
24 Research
Work
24 Cr. Hrs
24 Research
Work
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
M.Phil Programs
10
10.4
07 Semesters
M.Sc Hon Programs
9.1
10.1
10.2
10.3
96 Cr.Hrs
(in IT
Cr.Hrs 100)
66 Cr.Hrs
(in IT
Cr.Hrs 67)
M.Phil Arabic
M.Phil Islamic Studies
M.Phil DNFE
M.Phil Secondary Teacher
Education
M.Phil EPM
M.Phil Special Education
M.Phil Science Education
M.Phil Statistics
M.Phil Physics
M.Phil Chemistry
Continue
Continue
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
48 Cr.Hrs
48 Cr.Hrs
30 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
03 Semesters
Fresh
Continue
30 Cr.Hrs
03 Semesters
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Continue
Fresh
30 Cr.Hrs
30 Cr.Hrs
30 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
03 Semesters
03 Semesters
03 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
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10.11
10.12
10.13
10.14
10.15
10.16
10.17
10.18
10.19
10.20
M.Phil Food & Nutrition (For
Dropout Students Only)
M.Phil Iqbal Studies
M.Phil Urdu
M.Phil Mass Communication
M.Phil Economics
M.Phil Pakistani Languages &
Literature
M.S. Management Sciences
MS (Computer Science)
MS Environmental Design
(New Programme)
MS Community Health and
Nutrition Programme
No New
Admission
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
No New
Admission
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
36 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
36 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
04 Semesters
Continue
36 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
Fresh
Fresh
Continue
Continue
36 Cr.Hrs
36 Cr.Hrs
03 Semesters
04 Semesters
Fresh
Continue
36 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
Continue
Fresh
36 Cr.Hrs
04 Semesters
Ph.D Programs
11
11.1
Ph.D Islamic Studies
11.2
Continue
Fresh
M.Phil Based Ph.D DNF& CE
Fresh
Continue
11.3
M.Phil Based Ph.D Secondary
Teacher Education
Fresh
Continue
11.4
M.Phil Based Ph.D EPM
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
11.6
M.Phil Based Ph.D Special
Education
M.Phil Based Ph.D Science
Education
11.7
M.Phil Based Ph.D Computer
Science
Continue
Continue
11.8
M.Phil Based Ph.D Statistics
Continue
Continue
11.9
M.Phil Based Ph.D Agricultural
Extension
Fresh
Continue
11.5
11.10
M.Phil Based Ph.D Chemistry
Continue
Fresh
11.11
M.Phil
Studies
Continue
Fresh
11.12
M.Phil Based Ph.D Pakistani
Languages & Literature
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
Continue
Fresh
11.13
11.14
Based
Ph.D
Iqbal
M.Phil Based Ph.D Urdu
M.Phil Based Ph.D Mass
Communication
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18 Cr.Hrs +
04 Semesters
Research Thesis
18 Cr. Hrs + 10 semesters (Maximum
Research Thesis
time period)
18 Cr. Hrs + 10 semesters (Maximum
Research Thesis
time period)
18 Cr. Hrs + 10 semesters (Maximum
Research Thesis
time period)
18 Cr. Hrs + 10 semesters (Maximum
Research Thesis
time period)
18 Cr. Hrs + 10 semesters (Maximum
Research Thesis
time period)
18 Cr.Hrs + 24
Research &
06 Semesters
Thesis
20 Cr.Hrs +
Research Work
06 Semesters
& Thesis
20 Cr.Hrs +
Research Work
06 Semesters
& Thesis
20 Cr.Hrs +
Research Work
06 Semesters
& Thesis
18 Cr.Hrs
Course Work
06 Semesters
+ Thesis
18 Cr.Hrs
Course Work
06 Semesters
+ Thesis
-do06 Semesters
-do-
06 Semesters