Bachelor of Science (Social Sciences) Program
Details & Semester Outline for BSSS
SZABIST Hyderabad Campus offers a four year (eight semesters) BS (Social Sciences) degree program with majors in Psychology, Sindh Studies, Sociology, Economics and International Relations. The BSSS program consists of 46 courses, a Research Project with a total of 142 credit hours and an internship of 6-weeks is needed to graduate. The maximum time limit to complete the BSSS degree is six years.
NOTE: Full time academic load is six courses. All students are required to register for full load in the first semester. All courses may not be necessarily offered every year. Alternate courses may be substituted as and when needed.
First Year |
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| SS 1117 Computer and Web Skills SS 1116 English for General Purposes SS 1105 Microeconomics SS 1115 Community Services SS 1201 Introduction to Social Sciences SS 1112 Pakistan Studies |
SS 2306 Psychology SS 1205 Macroeconomics SS 2307 Sociology SS 1155 Introduction to Political Science SS 2412 International Relations SS 1212 Islamic Studies OR SS 1213 Humanities* (For non-Muslim students) |
Second Year |
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SS 2314 Study of Anthropology SS 2316 English for Academic Purposes SS 2313 Introduction to Social Psychology SS 2318 Mathematics and Statistics SS 2413 Philosophy SS 2319 Introduction to Indus Civilization |
SS 2406 Gender Studies SS 2418 Statistical Inferences SS 2414 Introduction to Organizational Psychology SS 3503 Development Studies SS 1209 Social Policy SS 1xxx Elective |
Third Year |
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SS 2312 Culture, Art and Society SS 3512 Foreign Language-I SS 3606 Political Economy SS 4xxx Major-I SS 4xxx Major-II SS 4xxx Major-III |
SS 3504 Research Methods SS 3605 International Law and Human Rights SS 3612 Foreign Language-II SS 4xxx Major-IV SS 4xxx Major-V SS 4xxx Major-VI |
Fourth Year |
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| SS 2411 Environmental Studies SS 4707 Introduction to Health Psychology SS 4709 Research Project-I SS 4xxx Major-VII SS 4xxx Major-VIII SS 4xxx Major-IX |
SS 4804 Public Policy SS 4809 Research Project-II SS 2405 Enlightenment SS 4xxx Major-X SS 4xxx Major-XI SS 4xxx Major-XII |
Electives |
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SS 1154 Literature SS 1165 Human Geography SS 1157 Comparative Religion SS 1254 World History SS 1262 Mass Media SS 1163 Development and Politics SS 1263 Culture and Media in Sindh SS 1164 History of Ideas SS 4075 Sindh Studies SS 1264 Introduction to Philanthropy |
Majors |
Psychology |
SS 4111 Abnormal Psychology SS 4112 Developmental Psychology SS 4134 Cognitive Psychology SS 4135 Educational Psychology SS 4234 Psychodynamics SS 4268 History of Psychology SS 4167 Child Psychology SS 4156 Clinical Psychology SS 4114 Personality Theories SS 4255 Counseling and Psychotherapy SS 4211 Psychological Testing SS 4236 Positive Psychology SS 4168 Experimental Psychology SS 4267 Forensic Psychology SS 4262 Physiological Psychology SS 4113 Environmental Psychology SS 4297 Community Psychology |
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| Sindh Studies |
SS 4188 Geography and Geology of Sindh SS 4287 History and Politics of Sindh SS 4288 Irrigation System of Sindh SS 4185 Agriculture in Sindh SS 4285 Archaeology of Sindh SS 4186 Anthropology and Culture of Sindh SS 4286 Art and Architecture in Sindh SS 4187 Ethnomusicology of Sindh SS 4289 Sindh’s Economy and Commerce SS 4292 Survey of Sindhi Literature SS 4189 Philosophy of Sindh SS 4192 Sindh’s Sociology-I: Education and Language Policy SS 4193 Sindh’s Sociology-II: Social Structures and Development SS 4194 Sindh’s Sociology-III: Health, Gender, and Feminism SS 4293 The Sindhi Diaspora SS 4291 Sindh’s Geopolitical Exigencies SS 4191 Sindh’s Botanical and Zoological Heritage |
Sociology |
SS 4269 Civil Society SS 4271 Peace Movements SS 4138 Corporate Social Responsibility SS 4141 Mass, Media and Society SS 4237 Post-Colonial State and Social Development SS 4238 Social Entrepreneurship SS 4239 Social Justice SS 4241 Sociology of Education SS 4242 The Sociology of Poverty SS 4196 Social Theories-I SS 4296 Social Theories-II SS 4171 Class, Caste, and Ethnicity in South Asia SS 4172 Political Sociology SS 4272 Social Change in Pakistan SS 4169 Citizenship SS 4273 Urbanization SS 4295 Criminology SS 4197 The Sociology of Religion SS 4198 Sociology of Health |
Economics |
SS 4139 Gender and Development SS 4147 Development and Planning SS 4181 Capabilities and Human Development SS 4281 Fiscal and Monetary Economics SS 4261 Mathematical Economics SS 4183 Industrial Economics SS 4284 Trade Economics SS 4128 Agriculture Economics SS 4182 Game Theory SS 4283 Labor Economics SS 4282 Economics Growth SS 4184 Poverty and Inequality SS 4228 History of Economic Thoughts SS 4249 Pakistan Economy SS 4251 Sustainable Development SS 4155 Basic Econometrics |
International Relations |
SS 4275 Foreign Policy and International Politics SS 4274 Diplomacy, Conflict Resolution and Confidence Building Measures SS 4219 Peace Research SS 4222 Strategic Studies SS 4176 Globalization and Global Governance SS 4277 Modern Ideologies SS 4174 Central and West Asian Studies SS 4175 European Studies SS 4177 Middle Eastern Studies SS 4179 Politics of Terrorism SS 4178 Muslim World SS 4276 International Institutions SS 4278 Political Geography SS 4119 Arms Control and Disarmament SS 4279 US and International Politics |