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, EligibilitypCriteriapforpAdmission
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ii) Otherpsubjectspmentionedpabove 10pMarks
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MeritpFormula:
AcademicpRecord: 100p%
3
BS (5TH SEMESTER) INTERNAT
p p p
IONAL RELATIONS p
(TWO YEARS PROGRAM)
p p
DEPARTMENT OF POLITICAL SCIENCE UNIVERSIT
p p p p
Y OF THE PUNJAB, LAHORE
p p p p
1
, BS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
p p
ProgrammepOverview
ThepBSpInternationalpRelationspProgrammepispdesignedptopaccommodatepBA,pAssociatepDegreepPr
ogrammepandpBSp(Exitpdegreepholder).pThesepstudentspwillpcompleteptheirpremainingptwopyearspofp
BSpInternationalpRelationspdegreepinpthepdepartmentpandpUniversitypofpthepPunjabpwillpIssuep thepde
greepofpInternationalpRelations.
SpecialpFeaturespandpObjectives
ByppursuingpBSpInternationalpRelations,pstudentspwillpgainpapdeeperpunderstandingpofpglobalpissuesp
andpaboutpthepexcitingpandptroublingptimespweplivepin.pQuestionspofpcentralpinterestptopthepprogrampa
re:pWhy,ponptheponephand,pdopstatespgoptopwarpandpwhatpimpactpdoespthisphaveponpthepinternationalps
ystem?pWhy,ponpthepotherphand,pdoptheypoftenpcooperatepandpobeypinternationalplaw?pWhatpispmeant
p byp“governance”pandphowpdopwepexplainpregionalpdevelopmentsplikepthepEuropeanpUnion,porpthepre
-
emergencepofpthepUnitedpNations?pThepmasterpdegreepwillpenablepstudentspaddresspthesepquestionsp
andptopcommunicatepandptranslatepcomplexpideaspeffectivelypandpfluently,pbothpverballypandpinpwriti
ng.
Thispprogrammepwillphelppstudentspdeveloppandpacquirepthepnecessarypskillsptopunderstandpandpcriti
callypevaluatepissuespofpIRpinpcontemporarypworld.pStudentspwillpalsopgetpthepopportunityptopinvesti
gatepthepwidelypdifferentpcharacterpandpcircumstancespofpstates,pexaminingpthepimplicationspofptheph
ighlypunevenpdistributionpofppower,pmoney,pwelfarepandpknowledgepinpthepinternationalpsystempforp
thepforeignppoliciespofpstatesptowardspeachpother,pandpforpthepmaintenancepofpinternationalporder.
CareerpOpportunities
Inprecentpyears,pgraduatespofpIRphavepenteredpcareerspinpthepcivilpservice,pforeignpaffairs,pfinancialpin
stitutionspandpcorporations.
Thepprogrampwillpequippgraduatespwithptransferablepskillsprequiredpforpemploymentpinpinternational
p organizationspandpmedia/pjournalismpacrosspPakistanpandpbeyond.pAdditionally,pthispprogrampopen
spthepdoorptopvariouspotherpgovernmentalpjobspsuchpaspthepInterpServicespIntelligence,pthepIntelligen
cepBureau,pthepFederalpInvestigationpAgency,pthepNationalpAccountabilitypBureaupandpvariouspothe
rpsensitivepgovernmentporganizations.
Somepgraduatespchooseptopgoponptopfurtherptrainingpandptakeppostgraduatepprogramspwithpapviewp top
pursuingpanpacademicpcareerporpjoiningpthinkptankspaspresearchpscholars.
2
, EligibilitypCriteriapforpAdmission
Eligibility:
AssociatepDegree,p(2YearpBSpExit)pwithpInternationalpRelationsporpPoliticalpSciencepaspanpelectivepsu
bject
OR
AssociatepDegree,p(2YearpBSpExit)pwithpanyponepofpthepfollowingpsubjects:
SocialpWork,pJournalism,pSociology,pGenderpStudies,pEconomics,pGeography,pHistory,pPhilos
ophy
AdmissionpCriteria: Basic
AdditionalpMarks:
i) InternationalpRelationsporpPoliticalpSciencepaspanpelectivepsubject 20pMarks
ii) Otherpsubjectspmentionedpabove 10pMarks
iii) Hafiz-e-Quran: 20pMarks
MeritpFormula:
AcademicpRecord: 100p%
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