If you wish to expand your career horizons, pursuing BS in Social Change & Development is the right decision! Based on state of the art curriculum, this 4-year BS Social Change & Development (SCD) Program provides students with a wide range of careers prospects both locally and internationally that contribute in social change at varied levels. The SCD Program intends to nurture an inter-disciplinary and comprehensive understanding of the complex problems of development and social change and integrates social sciences disciplines such as anthropology; economics; political science and sociology along with contemporary thematic studies such as Gender and development; community engagement for sustainability and change; and conflict & alternative dispute resolution. This program allows students to solve a range of social change and development problems using a PBL approach by investigating, analyzing and synthesizing complex information with available resources. The SCD Program equips its students with a thorough theoretical understanding together with hands-on and practical training.
BS in Social Change & Development
College of Languages, Literature and Culture, housed within the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, aims to develop students with enhanced skills and elevated intellect in the domain of social sciences.
The college offers a holistic learning environment where students are encouraged to explore concepts in their own way and at their own pace. Active participation and collaborative discussion, promoted through student-centred learning in and outside the classroom, aid in creating a healthy classroom necessary for a fruitful exchange and generation of ideas.
To nurture an inter-disciplinary and comprehensive understanding of the complex problems of development and social change.
BS Social Change & Development cultivates problem and evidence-based learning approach which directs students to practically engage with the issues within our society. This program invites students to become agents of social change and in turn strengthen their community and society by resolving global/local issues.
1) A four year degree based on HEC approved curriculum, focusing on the 21st century skills.
2) A blended learning environment where students can gain and demonstrate knowledge of the latest educational technology 3) A highly qualified and experienced faculty
- Furnished and air-conditioned classrooms with multimedia facility
- A collection of useful resources for lifelong learning
- Civil Services
- SME – associates
- CSR associates at banks/ Multinational firms
- Legal team associates
- Citizen journalism,
- Content developers/Documentary Developers
- Social Media Influencers
- Education and Development sector,
- Researchers at NGOS & INGOS,
- Monitoring & Evaluation
- Teaching and lectureship,
- Mediation counsellor
- Social entrepreneurs
- Competitive state-of-the-art undergraduate program
- Highly qualified faculty
- Academic and Professional Counselling facilities for students
- Conducive learning environment with required Infrastructure and facilities
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| Functional English | Academic Reading and Writing |
| Pakistan Studies | Islamic Studies/Moral Ethics |
| Introduction to Sociology | Quantitative Reasoning I |
| Literature and Society | Introduction to Social Psychology |
| Perspectives on Identity in the Contemporary World | Gender and Social Change |
| Introduction to ICT & Digital Literacy | Individual wellbeing and development |
| 6 Courses = 18 CH | 6 Courses = 18 CH |
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 |
| Technical & Professional Writing | Classical Sociological Theory |
| Development of Social Thoughts | Social Philosophy & Critical Thinking |
| Introduction to Social Change & Development | Population Studies |
| Social Anthropology: Cultural representations, beliefs and practices | Economics and Development |
| Quantitative Reasoning II | Sustainable Development- From MDGs to SDGs: Major learning and implications |
| Project Planning & Management | Internship project (SDGs – Project Practicum) |
| 6 Courses = 18 CH | 6 Courses = 18 CH |
| Semester 5 | Semester 6 |
| Methods of Social Sciences Research | Diversity, Social Justice, Equity and Development |
| Social change and development in Pakistan | Rural & Urban Development: Issues and perspectives |
| Sociology of Human rights | Research thesis and report |
| Elective I | Elective III |
| Elective II | Elective IV |
| 5 Courses = 15 CH | 5 Courses = 15 CH |
| Electives I (Options) | Electives II (Options) |
| 1. Development communication2.International relations
3. NGO management | 1. Media as 4th pillar of state for social change and Development
2. Visual Storytelling: Photography & documentary in advocacy 3. Introduction to Environmental Sociology |
| Electives III (Options) | Electives IV (Options) |
| 1. Introduction to Peace & Conflict Studies
2. Peace leadership in South Asia 3. Alternative dispute resolution | 1. Social statistics
2. Results-based project management 3. Financial management |
| Semester 7 (Project Based Learning on Poverty Issues) | Semester 8 (Project Based Learning on Health/ Education Issues) |
| Philosophy of Development & Psychology of Poverty | Philosophy & Psychology of Human nature and well being |
| Poverty/Development Advocacy through performing arts | Health/Education issues across cultures and ideologies |
| Poverty & women empowerment | Study of social enterprises in health care/Education: Operations and processes |
| Social enterprise incubation | Social enterprise incubation |
| 5 Courses = 15 CH | 5 Courses = 15 CH |
Minimum A-Levels 3 passes/45% marks in Intermediate or equivalent from a recognized institution.
| Tuition (By Course) | 15,000 |
| Admission Fee (One Time) | 5,000 |
| Application Fee (One Time) | 5,000 |
| Examination Fee (By Course) | 2,000 |
| Security Deposit (One Time) | 5,000 |
| Student Fund (Yearly) | 10,000 |