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MASTER IN DEVELOPMENTS STUDIES

Program Objectives: There is an acute need to equip the prospective planners and development experts with the knowledge and skill to understand and recognize the development purpose and paradigm shifts that regulated the development strategies in the past and would be needed to address current and future developments issues. Planning is a powerful instrument for change and development. The socio-econimcs, scientific and technological development is the concern of every developing country. But the ultimate aim of these concerns is to eleminate peverty of people and ensure that basic facilities of education., health and social welfare reach the deprived population of the country equality.
The Master's degree program in Development Studies covers almost all these paradigm shifts and takes into consideration the role of both public and private sectors, thereby ensuring an integrated approach to the development perspectives.

Duration           :           02 Years ( 04 Semesters)
Number of Courses:     10 Courses
Credit Hours    :           72 Hours

Entry Requirements: MA/M.Sc or BA/B.Sc 2nd division preperably with Economics & Statistics

Semester-I

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hrs
MDS500	Development Studies: Concepts and Critical issues	03
MDS501	Introduction to Economics	03
MDS502	Principles of Rural Development	03
MDS503	Sociology of Development	03
MDS504	Demographic Trends in Developing Countries	03
MDS505	Computer Application in Development	03

Semester-II

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hrs
MDS525	Poverty Analysis and Sustainable Development	03
MDS526	Gender and Development	03
MDS527	Development Economics	03
MDS528	Environment and Development	03
MDS529	Plan Methods formulation an Implementation	03
MDS530	Project Planning and Management	03

Semester-III

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hrs
MDS600	Development Policies and Strategies in Pakistan	03
MDS601	Micro-Finance for Enterprise Development	03
MDS602	Research Methods and Statistics for Development Studies	03
MDS603	Planning Techniques in Developing Counties	03
MDS604	Elective –I To be chosen from altering	03
MDS605	Elective –II by the University from given list	03

Semester-IV

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hrs
MDS625	Management Theory and Practice	03
MDS626	Natural Resource Management	03
MDS627	Elective –III	03
MDS628	Elective –IV	03
MDS629	Research Project / Thesis on a Topic relate to Development	03

ELECTIVE COURSES

Course No	Course Title	Credit Hrs
MDS630	International Political Economy	03
MDS631	Disaster Management	03
MDS632	Monitoring and Evaluation in Development Projects	03
MDS633	Civil Society and Governance	03
MDS634	Non Governmental Organizations (NGO) and Development	03
MDS635	Rural Sociology	03
MDS636	Agrarian Reforms and Rural Development	03
MDS637	Rural Institutions and Social Change	03
MDS638	Social Anthropology	03
MDS639	Communication and Development	03
MDS640	Human Resources Development	03
MDS641	Globalization and Development	03
MDS642	Basic Environmental Impact Assessment	03
MDS643	Water Resource Management	03
MDS644	Local Government Planning	03
MDS645	Development Issues in Social Sectors	03
MDS646	International Develop Administration	03