Department of Anthropology | PMAS-Arid Agriculture University Rawalpindi

BS (Anthropology)

Description:

1. Minimum Requirement for Award of BS Anthropology Degree

The duration of the Course for completing the course for the degree of Bachelors of Science (Anthropology) shall normally be eight semesters and maximum 12 semesters

2. Admission and Registration

Minimum Academic Requirement:-
A person holding F.A/F.Sc. or an equivalent certificate from any recognized Institute/College with at least 50% marks excluding Hafiz-e-Quran, or any other marks specified shall be eligible for admission to BS (Anthropology).
Domicile
There will be open merit. All Pakistanis including AJK and GB domiciled are eligible for the degree programme provided that they are meeting the above admission criteria.

3. Admission Authority

The Dean Faculty of Social Sciences in consultation with Chairman of the concerned department shall be responsible for admission to the programme.
AGE: A candidate must not be more than 23 years of age on 1st October of the year of admission.

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester-1
Major Courses
1	ANTH-301	Concepts in Anthropology	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-303	Anthropology of Pakistan	3(3-0)
Minor Courses
3	STAT-301	Basics of Statistics	2(2-0)
4	CS-301	Introduction to Computing	3(3-0)
5	MATH-301	Mathematics-I	3(3-0)
6	ENG-301	Functional English	3(3-0)
7	IS-301	Islamic Studies	2(2-0)
8	SOS-301	Moral Foundations of Education	2(2-0)

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester-2
Major Courses
1	ANTH-302	Physical Anthropology	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-304	Micro Anthropology	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-306	Political Science	3(3-0)
Minor Courses
4	SOC-308	Introduction to Sociology	3(3-0)
5	MATH-302	Mathematics-II	3(3-0)
6	ENG-302	Communication Skills	3(3-0)
7	SSH-302	Pakistan Studies	2(2-0)

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester-3
Major Courses
1	ANTH-401	Social Psychology	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-403	Macro Anthropology	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-405	Archaeology	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-407	International Relations	3(3-0)
5	ANTH-409	Quantitative Research in Social Anthropology	3(2-2)
Minor Courses
6	MGT-411	Introduction to Management	3(3-0)

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester-4
Major Courses
1	ANTH-402	Language and Identity	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-404	Agricultural Anthropology	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-406	Rural Development and Social Morphology	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-408	Human and Cultural Geography	3(3-0)
5	ANTH-410	Political Anthropology	3(3-0)
Minor Courses
6	STAT-402	Introduction to Statistics	3(3-0)

Sr No.	Optional Courses for Semester 3 & 4
1	ANTH-418	Gender and Anthropology	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-411	Social Gerontology	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-412	Introduction to Public Health	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-413	Anthropology of Human Rights	3(3-0)
5	ANTH 414	Community Development and Social Work	3(3-0)
6	ANTH 415	Legal Anthropology	3(3-0)
7	ANTH 416	Anthropology of Food	3(3-0)
8	ANTH 417	Indigenous Knowledge System and Development	3(3-0)

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester-5
Major Courses
1	ANTH-501	Social History	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-503	Applied Anthropology	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-505	Anthropology and Development	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-507	Anthropology and Health	3(3-0)
5	ANTH-511	Theory in Anthropology	3(3-0)
Minor Courses
6	EDU-503	Perspectives of Education in Pakistan	3(3-0)

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester-6
Major Courses
1	ANTH-502	Industrial Anthropology and Globalism	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-504	Qualitative Research Method	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-506	Economic Anthropology	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-508	Anthropology of Religion	3(3-0)
5	ANTH-510	Cultural and Human Ecology	3(3-0)
6	ANTH-520	Seminar I	1(1-0)
Minor Courses
7	MGT-514	Introduction to Project Management	3(3-0)

Sr No.	Optional Courses for Semester 5 & 6
1	ANTH-512	Anthropology of Media and Communication	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-513	Business and Corporate Anthropology	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-514	Anthropology of Potohar	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-515	Virtual and Digital Ethnography	3(3-0)
5	ANTH-516	Law and Constitutional Studies	3(3-0)
6	ANTH-517	Technology, Industry and Social Change	3(3-0)
7	ANTH-518	RSPN and Participatory Development	3(3-0)
8	ANTH-522	Psychological Anthropology	3(3-0)
9	ANTH-523	Anthropology and Migration	3(3-0)
10	ANTH-524	Agrarian Societies and Food Security	3(3-0)
11	ANTH-525	Social Advocacy and Mobilization	3(3-0)

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Semester-7
Major Courses
1	ANTH-601	Development and Tourism	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-603	Scientific Writing	3(1-4)
3	ANTH-605	Urban Anthropology and Architecture	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-607	Population and Demography	3(3-0)
5	ANTH-609	Anthropology and Philosophy	3(3-0)
6	ANTH-611	NGOs and Social Development	3(3-0)
7	ANTH-619	Special Problem	1(1-0)
Semester-8
Major Courses
8	ANTH-699	Thesis	06(0-12)

Sr No.	Optional Courses for Semester 7
1	ANTH 622	Visual and Digital Anthropology	3(3-0)
2	ANTH 623	Social and Public Policy	3(3-0)
3	ANTH 624	Public Administration	3(3-0)
4	ANTH 625	Environmental Anthropology	3(3-0)
5	ANTH 626	Economic Geographies	3(3-0)
6	ANTH 627	Peasant and Agrarian Societies	3(3-0)
7	ANTH 628	Power and Governance	3(3-0)

M.Sc (Anthropology)

Description:

1. Minimum Requirement for Award of M.Sc Anthropology Degree

The duration of the Course for completing the course for the degree of M.Sc. (Anthropology) shall normally be four semesters and maximum six semesters

2. Admission and Registration

As per the university's requirement the potential candidate intending for admission must have passed the Bachelor's degree examination in aggregate with at least 50% marks from a recognized institution, in a field of study relating to the subject he/she desires to take up. Students who have done B. A, B. Sc, B.Com, B. Sc Home Economics are eligible to apply.
The nominees of different departments/ organizations with minimum of 2nd division or its equivalent in Bachelor.
Admission in the Morning programme is on all Punjab, and Islamabad Capital Territory basis.
Finally, the admission to the evening program is open on all Pakistan basis.

Sr No.	Course Code.	Course Title	Credit Hours
Core Courses
1	ANTH-701	Introduction to Anthropology	3(3-0)
2	ANTH-702	Physical Anthropology	3(3-0)
3	ANTH-703	Socio-Cultural Anthropology	3(3-0)
4	ANTH-704	Anthropological Theory	3(3-0)
5	ANTH-705	Linguistic Anthropology	3(3-0)
6	ANTH-706	Archaeological Anthropology	3(3-0)
7	ANTH-707	Ethnographic Research Methods	3(2-2)
8	ANTH-719	Special Problem	1(1-0)
9	ANTH-720	Seminar	1(1-0)
10	ANTH-799	Thesis	10(0-20)
Optional Courses
11	ANTH-708	Human Variation and Genetics	3(3-0)
12	ANTH-709	Urban Societies	3(3-0)
13	ANTH-710	Perspectives on Development	3(3-0)
14	ANTH-712	Rituals and Supernatural Beliefs	3(3-0)
15	ANTH-713	Political Process and Governance	3(3-0)
16	ANTH-714	Sex, Gender and Kinship	3(3-0)
17	ANTH-715	Emergence of State and Culture	3(3-0)
18	ANTH-716	Environment, Technology and Society	3(3-0)
19	ANTH-717	Human Ecology	3(3-0)
20	ANTH-718	Modernity and Post Modernity	3(3-0)
21	ANTH-721	Past Societies	3(3-0)
22	ANTH-722	Culture and Medical Practices	3(3-0)
23	ANTH-723	Human Development	3(3-0)
24	ANTH-724	Anthropology of Family and Kinship	3(3-0)
25	ANTH-725	South Asian Society	3(3-0)
26	ANTH-726	Applied Anthropology	3(3-0)
27	ANTH-727	Global Cultural Transformation	3(3-0)
28	ANTH-728	Anthropology of Pakistan	3(3-0)

Additional from other Departments

1.	STAT-700	Elements of Statistics and Biometry	3(3-0)
2.	STAT-701	Experimental Statistics	3(3-0)
3.	MATH-701	Computer Application in Statistics	4(2-4)
4.	MATH-708	Computer Applications Software	4(2-4)
5.	2 Optional Courses from other Departments

M.Phil (Anthropology)

Description:

1. Minimum Requirement for Award of M.Phil Anthropology Degree

The duration of the Course for completing the course for the degree of M.Phil (Anthropology) shall normally be four semesters and maximum six semesters.

2. Admission and Registration

As per the university's requirement the potential candidate intending for admission must have passed the Master's degree examination in aggregate with at least 50% marks or a CGPA of 2.5 from a recognized institution.
Students who have done Masters in Anthropology, Economics, Psychology, Behavioral Sciences, Political Science, Social Work, Development Studies, Archaeology, Asian Studies, Gender Studies and Geography are eligible to apply.

S. #	Code Course	Course Title	Credit Hours
	CORE COURSES
1	ANTH 731	Theoretical Debates in Anthropology	3(3-0)
2	ANTH 732	Social Theory	3(3-0)
3	ANTH 733	Methodological Issues in Anthropology	3(2-2)
4	ANTH 734	Methods in Anthropological Research	3(2-2)
5	ANTH-719	Special Problem	1(1-0)
6	ANTH 720	Seminar I	1(1-0)
7	ANTH 720	Seminar II	1(1-0)
8	ANTH 799	Thesis	10(0-20)
	OPTIONAL COURSES
9	ANTH 735	Agrarian Societies & Culture	3(3-0)
10	ANTH 736	Indigenous Knowledge System	3(3-0)
11	ANTH 737	Issues in Rural Development Policy	3(3-0)
12	ANTH 738	Cultural Geography & Human Ecology	3(3-0)
13	ANTH 739	Ethnology of Pakistan	3(3-0)
14	ANTH 740	Historical Anthropology & Cultural History	3(3-0)
15	ANTH 741	Paradigms of Development	3(3-0)
16	ANTH 742	Political Process and Human Rights	3(3-0)
17	ANTH 743	Cross-Cultural Analysis	3(3-0)
18	ANTH 744	Development Practices	3(3-0)
19	ANTH 745	Social Gerontology	3(3-0)
20	ANTH 746	Modernity, Medicine and Health	3(3-0)

Additional from other Departments

1.	STAT-702	Bio-Statistical Analysis	3(3-0)
2.	Optional Courses from other Departments

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