
Introduction/Description
The Associate Degree in Arts program is a regular 2-year degree program in which students are offered with a combination of any two of areas from the available electives: Business, Journalism, Psychology, Computer Science and Education. After successful completion of two-year Associate Degree student has an option to continue 4-Year BS Commerce/ BS Psychology/ BS Mass Communication or BS Computer Science by taking remaining credit hours in at least 4-semesters.
Note: Candidates holding Associate Degree in Arts can continue towards 4-year BS Commerce/ BS Psychology/ BS Mass Communication or BS Computer Science degree program. Or the student can apply for new admission towards any BS 4-Year degree program (Subject to admission eligibility with exemption/transfer of relevant qualified courses) as per policy.
Program Objectives
The objectives of the Associate Degree in Arts program are:
-
To provide students a broad base and academic foundation of multidisciplinary programs;
-
To give students comprehensive knowledge in Arts subjects that is fairly sufficient to expose to different disciplines;
-
To reflect a general understanding of the concepts and principles of selected areas of the study thus providing students an opportunity to decide the specialization fields for making professional choices;
Admission Eligibility Criteria
Intermediate (equivalent to 12 years of education) with at least 45% marks.
|
|||||||||
Semester No. 1 | |||||||||
Course Code | Title | Type | Pre Requisite | Credit Hours | Specialization | ||||
CS001 | VU-Computer Proficiency License | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
ENG101 | English Comprehension | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
MGT211 | Introduction To Business | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
SOC101 | Introduction to Sociology | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
PAK301 | Pakistan Studies | Required | 2 (Theory:2, Practical:0) | ||||||
ETH201 | Ethics (for Non-Muslims) | Elective | 1 (Theory:1, Practical:0) | ||||||
ISL201 | Islamic Studies | Elective | 1 (Theory:1, Practical:0) | ||||||
Semester No. 2 | |||||||||
Course Code | Title | Type | Pre Requisite | Credit Hours | Specialization | ||||
CS101 | Introduction to Computing | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
ECO401 | Economics | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
ENG201 | Business and Technical English Writing | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
MGT111 | Introduction to Public Administration | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
PSY101 | Introduction to Psychology | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
Semester No. 3 | |||||||||
Course Code | Title | Type | Pre Requisite | Credit Hours | Specialization | ||||
ENG301 | Business Communication | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
URD101 | Urdu | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
CS201 | Introduction to Programming | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Computer Science | |||||
CS304 | Object Oriented Programming | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Computer Science | |||||
EDU201 | Learning Theories | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Education | |||||
EDU301 | General Methods of Teaching | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Education | |||||
MCM101 | Introduction to Mass Communication | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Journalism | |||||
MCM310 | Journalistic Writing | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Journalism | |||||
MGT101 | Financial Accounting | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Business | |||||
MGT301 | Principles of Marketing | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Business | |||||
PSY403 | Social Psychology | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Psychology | |||||
PSY502 | History & Systems of Psychology | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Psychology | |||||
Semester No. 4 | |||||||||
Course Code | Title | Type | Pre Requisite | Credit Hours | Specialization | ||||
ENG401 | Introduction to Literature: Short Story and Poetry | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
MCM301 | Communication skills | Required | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | ||||||
CS403 | Database Management Systems | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Computer Science | |||||
CS507 | Information Systems | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Computer Science | |||||
EDU305 | Classroom Management | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Education | |||||
EDU405 | Classroom Assessment | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Education | |||||
MCM311 | Reporting and Sub-Editing | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Journalism | |||||
MCM401 | Fundamentals of Public Relations | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Journalism | |||||
MGT503 | Principles of Management | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Business | |||||
MTH302 | Business Mathematics & Statistics | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Business | |||||
PSY401 | Clinical Psychology | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Psychology | |||||
PSY512 | Gender Issues in Psychology | Elective | 3 (Theory:3, Practical:0) | Psychology | |||||