VICE CHANCELLORS MESSAGE

Welcome to LUMS!
We are happy that you have joined this dynamic institution which is
renowned for its commitment to the advancement of knowledge, scholarship
and world class education. Since its founding in 1985 LUMS has stood for
excellence, in both undergraduate and graduate education, and has earned
the well deserved reputation of being among the most prestigious institutions
in Pakistan and the region. This reputation is built on the dedication of our
distinguished faculty and their commitment to teaching, research and
scholarship. Moreover, we attract the best and the brightest students from
all regions of Pakistan, and we provide them with a challenging, exciting,
and nurturing learning environment which is tolerant, and which respects
differing points of view and perspectives. Our alumni continue to build up
our reputation after graduating from LUMS due to their outstanding
professional success and their excellent service to society.
LUMS started as a business school, and has grown into a full service
university, where students are offered a well-rounded, holistic educational
experience. The University now consists of the Suleman Dawood School of
Business, the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law, and the
School of Science and Engineering. With emphasis on the core disciplines of
business, sciences and technology, humanities, social sciences and law, we
are capable of addressing complex national problems such as energy,
water, health, and environment from both technological as well as from
business and public policy perspectives.
As at several of the leading universities in the world, LUMS provides its
students a rich and unique campus experience. LUMS has taken the lead by
adopting, for the first time in Pakistan, the nurturing environment of a
residential college system for its students, which builds lifelong friendships
and a sense of community among the students. The system offers multiple
layers of safety nets and opportunities for faculty advising, peer mentoring,
and leadership under the guidance of a faculty college Master.
We recognize the need for emotional and physical health of our students
and offer a variety of indoor and outdoor sports facilities that both male and
female students can enjoy and participate in. We further ensure their
personal development through a broad array of clubs and societies with
interests ranging from social responsibility to music, sports and adventure
among others. Moreover, the campus has twenty-four hour access to a
student-run Emergency Medical Service; another first in the nation!
Through our holistic approach to education we aim to shape the next
generation of leaders in science, business, technology, humanities, social
sciences and law to serve the country with passion and integrity.

Ahmad Jan Durrani, PhD, MBA






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TABLE OF CONTENTS
VICE CHANCELLORS MESSAGE 1
TABLE OF CONTENTS 3
ACADEMIC CALENDAR 7
2009-10 7
Fall 2009 7
Spring 2009 8
Summer 2009 9
GENERAL INFORMATION 10
History of the University 10
The Schools 11
The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) 11
The School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law (SHSSL) 12
The School of Science and Engineering (SSE) 12
Admission of New Students 13
Administrative Offices 14
Admissions & Financial Aid Office 14
Office of the Registrar 14
Office of Student Affairs 14
Centre for Academic Advising 14
The Extracurricular Activities office 15
The Student Counselling Office 15
House Physician 15
Residential Colleges 15
Career Services Office 16
Marketing & External Relations Department 16
National Outreach Programme (NOP) 16
Finance & Accounts 16
Administration & Services 17
Wellness and Recreation 17
LIBRARY AND IST SERVICES 18
The LUMS Library 18
Information Systems and Technology 20
ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND POLICIES 25
Introduction 25
Student Responsibility 25
Undergraduate Degree Programmes 26


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BS 26
BSc (Hons) 26
BA-LL.B 27
Subject areas and course code prefixes 27
Graduation Requirements 29
Degree requirements for all Bachelors students 29
University Core 29
Distribution requirements 29
Graduation requirements for Majors 30
Academic Regulations 31
Academic Calendar 31
Undergraduate programme duration 31
Student Categories 31
Enrolment Status Requirement and Course Load 32
Withdrawals and Leaves 33
Registration of courses 37
Some Specifics of Enrolment 38
Courses Requiring Exceptional Method of Registration 38
Add/Drop Period 39
Pre-Requisites of Courses 40
Cross-listed Courses 40
Repeated Courses 40
Auditing Courses 41
Course Cancellation 42
Waiver for Islamic Studies 42
Transfer Students 42
Credits for Courses Taken at Other Institutions 43
Declaring a Major/Specialization 43
Declaring a Change in Major/Specialization 46
Double Major 46
Course Outline Attestation 46
Reading Material 47
Student Evaluation 47
Grades 47
Calculation of Semester GPA 49
Calculation of CGPA 50
Calculation of SCGPA 51
Missed Quizzes Policy 52
Make-up Examination Policy 53
Academic Standing 55
Academic Warning 55
Probation and Separation 55
Readmission upon Separation 57

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Fees & Financial Aid 59
Financial Aid 59
Policy for Granting Financial Assistance 59
Applications for Financial Aid 60
Financial Aid Decision Process 60
Types of Financial Aid 61
LUMS Scholarships 61
Merit Scholarships 61
Criteria for Merit Scholarships 61
Suleman Dawood Scholarships 62
Honours 62
Semester wise recognition 62
Attendance Policy 64
Graduation 64
Graduation Audit Form 64
Degree Before Convocation (DBC) 65
Security Refund 65
Clearance Policy 65
Disciplinary Procedures 66
Disciplinary Committee 67
Professional Conduct 67
Assignments 69
Unfair Means 69
Plagiarism 70
Penalties 71
Examination Policy 72
Procedure for Handling Grievances 73
Library Usage Policy 73
Lending Rules 74
Computer Lab Usage Policy 75
Hostel LAN Usages 78
Campus Parking Policy 79
ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMME
OUTLINES 80
SULEMAN DAWOOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS 81
The ACF Programme 81
SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES 88
Department of Economics 88
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences 99
Department of Law and Policy 123

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THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING (SSE) 129
Graduation Requirements for All SSE Majors 129
SSE Core Courses 130
Major Core Requirements 130
Major Elective Requirements 130
Free Electives 131
SSE Distribution Courses 131
Structure of SSE Core 131
Department of Biology 133
Department of Physics 140
Department of Chemistry 145
Department of Mathematics 151
Department of Computer Science 163
Department of Engineering & Systems 167
Electrical Engineering 167


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ACADEMIC CALENDAR
2009-10
July 10, 2009 Deadline for Fall Semester - first
payment
(for returning students)
August 16, 2009 Hostel Check in
(New Students)
August 17 - 21, 2009 Orientation Week (New Students)
August 22, 2009 Beginning of Ramzan
(class timings change)
FALL 2009
August 24, 2009 First Day of Classes
August 24 - 31, 2009 Add/Drop Period
(with full fee refund for
withdrawing from all courses)
September 10, 2009 Deadline for Fall Semester -
second payment
September 21 - 25, 2009 Eid-ul-Fitr Holidays
September 30, 2009 Drop from course(s) deadline
September 30, 2009 Drop with Fee Penalty deadline
(last date for 50% Fee Refund of
total Semester Fee for withdrawing
from all courses)
October 16, 2009 Withdraw from course(s) deadline
October 19 - 24, 2009 Mid-term Examinations
November 09, 2009 Iqbal Day Holiday
November 27 - 30, 2009 Eid-ul-Azha Holidays
December 09, 2009 Last Day of Classes

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December 10, 2009 Deadline for Spring Semester -
first payment
December 10 - 12, 2009 Reading & Review Period
TBA Initial Registration for Spring
Semester
December 14 - 19, 2009 Final Examinations
December 15, 2009 Annual Convocation
December 31, 2009 Final Grades Submission Absolute
Deadline
December 21, 2009 -
January 22, 2010
Semester Break
SPRING 2009
January 25, 2010 First Day of Classes
January 25 - February 01,
2010
Add/Drop Period
(with full fee refund for
withdrawing from all courses)
February 5, 2010 Kashmir Day Holiday
February 10, 2010 Drop from course(s) deadline
February 10, 2010 Deadline for Spring Semester -
second payment
February 27, 2010 12
th
Rabi-ul-Awal holiday
March 1
st
, 2010 Drop with Fee Penalty Deadline
(last date for 50% Fee Refund of
total Semester Fee for
withdrawing from all courses)
March 12, 2010 Withdraw from course(s) deadline
March 15 - 20, 2010 Mid-term Examinations
March 22 - 26, 2010 Mid-Semester Break

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May 10, 2010 Last Day of Classes
May 11 - 13, 2010 Reading & Review Period
TBA Initial Registration for Summer
Semester
May 14 - 21, 2010 Final Examinations
May 31, 2010 Final Grades Submission Absolute
Deadline
May 24 - 28, 2010 Semester Break
SUMMER 2009
TBA Payment deadline for Summer
Semester
May 31
st
, 2010 First Day of Classes
June 04, 2010 Add/Drop Period (with full fee
refund)
June 23 - 26, 2010 Mid-term Examinations
July 16, 2010 Last Day of Classes
July 19 - 24, 2010 Final Examinations
August 2
nd
, 2010 Final Grades Submission Absolute
Deadline





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GENERAL INFORMATION
HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY
The Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is a
national university, established by sponsors belonging to the
countrys leading private and public sector corporations. The goal
of the sponsors was to develop an institution, which would provide
rigorous academic and intellectual training and be a feasible
alternative to leading universities abroad.
The National Management Foundation, the sponsoring body of
the University was incorporated in November 1984 and was
granted a charter by the Government of Pakistan for establishing
the University, in March 1985, with the president of Pakistan
being designated the role of the Universitys Chancellor. Through
this charter, the University was given the legal right to establish
degree-granting programmes. The Board of Trustees, the policy-
making body of the University, comprises leading members of the
business community, academia and representatives of the
government. The principal functions of the Board are to set broad
policy guidelines and to review the operations of the University.
The Board of Governors, being the sponsors of LUMS, raises the
necessary funds for the Universitys operation and maintenance.
Many board members are representatives of the business
community and form a crucial link between the University and the
industry.
In 1986 LUMS launched its Business School with a world-class
MBA Programme (recently the School has been renamed to the
Suleman Dawood School of Business). In 1994, LUMS started a
BSc Honours Programme in Economics and Computer Science.
Over subsequent years this evolved to include more
specializations. In 1996, the School of Arts and Sciences was
formed to oversee the Undergraduate programme at LUMS. Later
on, Masters programmes in Economics, Computer Science and
Computer Engineering were also added, followed by the launch of
doctoral programmes in Computer Science, Computer
Engineering and Mathematics. In addition, a Bachelors
programme in Accounting and Finance, a PhD programme in
Management and an Executive MBA programme were added to
the programmes offered by the Suleman Dawood School of
Business. In 2002, a five year, integrated, BA-LL.B degree was
also included to the list of programmes offered by the School of
Arts and Sciences.

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As the programmes and departments expanded, it became
apparent that the scope and diversity of the Programmes offered
by the School demanded more meaningful division and focus.
Hence, in 2006, School of Humanities and Social Sciences was
established (which was later renamed as School of Humanities,
Social Sciences and Law in 2008) that oversees the Social
Sciences, Economics and Law Departments, and the School of
Science and Engineering, launched in 2008, oversees
Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology
and Electrical Engineering.
THE SCHOOLS
THE SULEMAN DAWOOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
(SDSB)
The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) was the first
school to be established at the LUMS in 1986. The need for a
challenging and relevant curriculum suggested the use of case
studies rather than conventional lectures to impart knowledge.
This decision was supported by close collaboration with Harvard
Business School and the University of Western Ontario (UWO),
both of which are pioneers in this teaching philosophy.
At the same time, the commitment towards academic and
professional excellence is supported by a "Visiting Committee",
comprising academics and administrators from world renowned
universities and institutions including Harvard, UWO, IMD,
Cambridge, Stanford, McGill, and the Asian Institute of
Management.
LUMS maintains a close relationship with the business world,
which acts as a source of advice and information. This interaction
not only helps to keep the curriculum relevant to the needs of
business organizations, but also ensures that the students are
exposed to the dynamics of the corporate world.
To acknowledge the generous support received over the years by
the family of the late Mr. Suleman Dawood, a prominent
entrepreneur and business leader of Pakistan, the business
school was recently renamed as the Suleman Dawood School of
Business (SDSB). The School aspires to continue with its focus
on quality education and innovative research under this new
identity and currently offers an MBA, an Executive MBA and a
PhD in Management, in addition to administering the Accounting
& Finance major of the BSc. (Honours) programme.
The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) offers a four-
year BSc (Hons) degree in Accounting and Finance.

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THE SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES, SOCIAL SCIENCES AND
LAW (SHSSL)
The School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Law (SHSSL)
offers an exciting range of courses and programmes for students
and an invigorating research environment for faculty.
The SHSSL comprises of three departments: Humanities & Social
Sciences, Economics, and Law & Policy. It offers four-year BSc
(Hons) degree in the following majors:
Economics
Sociology and Anthropology
Political Science
Humanities
Economics and Mathematics
Politics and Economics
In addition the SHSSL also offers a five-year BA-LLB joint degree
recognized by the Pakistan Bar Council.
THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (SSE)
The School of Science and Engineering (SSE) provides an
integrated education that not only gives the students a sound
training in their professional fields, but also develops their
intellectual breadth, character and physical well-being. Course
work is rigorous and students get the opportunity to participate in
research.
The foundation of the SSE curriculum is a strong science,
mathematics, technology, humanities and social science core that
is required of all majors. This core prepares students for
interdisciplinary modern research by blurring artificial boundaries
between disciplines, helping students recognize and utilize
connections between different branches of sciences and
engineering. The core also exposes them to a variety of subjects
without forcing them to choose a specialization too early.
Students declare their major at the end of the first year and begin
to specialize during the second year. They take more specialized
courses during the third and fourth years and also do independent
research and projects.

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Teaching at the LUMS SSE emphasizes innovation and creativity
rather than memorizing facts. In sciences, students are given
hands-on experience in the labs to encourage the desire for
discovery. In engineering, students are trained to do creative
designing so the graduates are not mere operators but inventors
and builders of new products and technologies. All students learn
in a community of inspiring professors and exceptional peers that
share their passion for science and engineering and contribute to
expanding the frontiers of knowledge.
Research at the LUMS SSE focuses on solving problems of
global as well as local interest. Students get exposure to
research by working with SSEs faculty who are engaged in
cutting edge research. Once students have worked with our
faculty and have learnt the fundamentals of conducting research,
they are well-equipped to pursue their own interests in further
studies and professional careers. Faculty and students at the SSE
are involved in research in a wide variety of areas, including
Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering,
Engineering Systems, Material Science, and Operations
Research as well as in areas at the interfaces of these traditional
disciplines.
The School of Science and Engineering (SSE) offers a four-year
BS degree in the following majors:
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Physics
Mathematics
ADMISSION OF NEW STUDENTS
The University is keen to attract students who are not only
academically competent but also have the potential to contribute
to the learning environment of LUMS. New students are admitted
only once a year i.e. in fall semester. Admission in LUMS is
purely merit based. At the Undergraduate level, students are
admitted to a specific school from the beginning of their
programme. Admission in a specific major/school is based on the
availability of seats.

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ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
LUMS has a team of dedicated staff members who maintain
regular office hours between 8:30 am to 5:00 pm hours on
weekdays when students may approach them with their queries.
ADMISSIONS & FINANCIAL AID OFFICE
The Admissions & Financial Aid Office is responsible for
admissions and financial arrangements.
OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR
The Registrar Office (RO) is responsible for the registration of
students in courses, maintaining academic records and
transcripts, degree progress and graduation audit, in addition to
serving as a clearing house for assigning majors and swapping or
changing them subsequently. The office also manages the
distribution of semester schedules. Other matters such as
additional transcripts, graduation audit forms, clearance
certificates, degrees before convocation, duplicate degrees,
attestation of documents, letters certifying student status and
students/alumni verifications for other institutions/organizations
are also handled by the office of the Registrar.
OFFICE OF STUDENT AFFAIRS
The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) at LUMS is mandated to
address a wide array of aspects of student life on campus. The
OSA is a central place on campus where students can come to
express and get help with any questions, concerns and problems
they are facing, be they academic, non-academic or emotional.
The OSA specifically deals with student needs pertaining to
academic advisement, counselling, campus residence and extra-
curricular activities. One of the core values at the OSA is an
uncompromising commitment to maintaining the complete
confidentiality of all personal information students share in the
advising process.
CENTRE FOR ACADEMIC ADVISING
A self-aware, inspired and informed student body at LUMS will be
capable of making the most of the opportunities for personal and
intellectual development that LUMS offers. The Academic
Advising Centre within the Office of Student Affairs will develop
advising programs that will cater to the LUMS Undergraduate
student bodys academic advising needs.

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THE EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OFFICE
The Extracurricular Activities Office is an integral part of the Office
of Student Affairs that acts as the governing body for all Clubs /
Societies administered by the student representatives of the
clubs. The key to the success of this programme and each club is
student leadership, interest, involvement, broad based
participation and collaboration.
THE STUDENT COUNSELLING OFFICE
The student counsellor works regularly with students for all kinds
of emotional, psychological, familial and academic problems.
Stress management techniques and relaxation methods are
offered to deal with anxiety and stress. Any information discussed
with the counsellor is strictly confidential and does not affect a
students academic record.
HOUSE PHYSICIAN
Students can avail the services of an experienced physician who
is available for medical consultation five hours for five working
days a week. During exam week, the doctor is available over
weekends as well.
RESIDENTIAL COLLEGES
Starting in the Fall Semester of 2009-10, three of LUMS Hostels
will become Residential Colleges. Each residential college will be
an independent student and faculty-led community within the
university. The purpose of this change is to foster community
building in the undergraduate student body at LUMS. One of its
greatest benefits will be to build robust support-nets within each
Residential community that students can turn to in times of
distress. All new incoming freshmen, including day scholars and
students living in these residential colleges, starting from the
Class of 2013, which enters LUMS in the fall of 2009-10, will be
assigned to a Residential College, where they shall build
relationships with other members of their college. These
relationships shall cut across boundaries of schools and classes
at LUMS, creating bonds between people of diverse ages,
backgrounds and academic interests. Each college shall have a
College Master, who is an appointed faculty member who shall,
in collaboration with the students, lead the community life of the
college.

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CAREER SERVICES OFFICE
The Career Services Office facilitates placements and internships
of the graduates of the Masters and BSc programmes as well as
the pursuit of higher studies on part of the latter. This office offers
counselling and placement services and undertakes a wide range
of activities that include company presentations, on-campus job
fairs, workshops on resume writing and interviewing skills, and job
search strategies among others. The objective is to help the
students and the companies in evaluating options and making the
right choice to match their respective needs.
For further information visit the following link:
http://cso.lums.edu.pk
MARKETING & EXTERNAL RELATIONS DEPARTMENT
The Marketing & External Relations Department is responsible for
marketing the universitys programmes and brand management.
For this purpose it arranges Open House sessions, runs
marketing campaigns, etc. Its Resource Development and Alumni
Relations Office links the University with its alumni. This office is
responsible for publishing the Alumni Directory, the annual
Newsletter, organizing reunions, and arranging fund raising
events.
NATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMME (NOP)
LUMS launched its National Outreach Programme (NOP) in 2001
to extend the benefits of world-class education to talented
students all over Pakistan and thereby has become a truly
national university. NOP presently focuses on identifying bright
students with exceptional Matric and FSc results and inducting
them into the LUMS undergraduate programme.
FINANCE & ACCOUNTS
Students deposit their semester dues with the Finance &
Accounts (F&A) Department which also handles the disbursement
of student loans and scholarships, as well as student account
clearances upon graduation.

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ADMINISTRATION & SERVICES
The Administration Office is responsible for providing support to
all the activities of the University in coordination with other
departments. Key responsibilities include maintenance and
security of the buildings and the campus, providing sports
facilities, ensuring efficient functioning of the mail office and the
overall supervision of the Pepsi Dining Centre.
WELLNESS AND RECREATION
The broad mission of this office is to promote competitive and
intra-mural sports among the students, create health awareness
and encourage physical well-being by offering a range of fitness
and recreational activities to the LUMS community. The office
also manages and plans for the upgrade of the current gym and
sports facilities.

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LIBRARY AND IST SERVICES
THE LUMS LIBRARY
The LUMS Library provides excellent services and facilities to
support the academic and research needs of students, faculty and
staff. It provides a full range of services that include book loans,
online information searching, reference services, inter-library loan,
document delivery, photocopying, viewing of audiovisual and
microfilm materials, access to virtual collections & digital
resources, CD-ROM, and online searching.
The library is equipped with state-of-the-art systems and
technologies. It has a collection of over 202,000 books,
pamphlets and documents. It also has 131,000 electronic books,
subscription to 500 print journals, 3200 audios/videos &
CDs/DVDs, 40 CD-ROM databases, campus-wide access to over
35,000 full-text online journals dating back to 1800s, and over
9100 annual reports of about 782 listed companies in Pakistan -
both in print and in electronic formats. The Library also maintains
press clippings from leading national newspapers on 53 broad
subject areas related to Pakistans business and economy, and a
collection of more than 10,250 pamphlets on 75 subjects. The
Library also indexes major Pakistani business & social science
periodicals in the Pakistan Periodicals Index database.
In continuation to the librarys mission to excel in supporting the
academic and scholarly endeavour of its users in their core
instructional and research requirements, the library is
continuously introducing user-focused innovative systems,
services and resources. Among these are virtual library, web-
resources, wireless LAN, CD-ROM server, digital counter,
multimedia applications, online journals and electronic databases.
The library prides itself in its state-of-the-art software, VIRTUA -
an Integrated Library System (ILS). Through its web interface
iPortal, VIRTUA provides free access to its library catalogue and
indexes, secures access to user accounts and campus-wide
access to its full text resources. Patrons can view their library
account and circulation activities through the iPortal. They can
also renew or reserve the circulated items. A Selective
Dissemination of Information (SDI) service is also available
through iPortal that keeps users updated with new additions to the
library collection. With SDI, patrons can save searches
automatically at a set frequency. For maximum convenience,
search results are delivered directly to the user email account.

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LUMS Library has separate sections for the publications of the
World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations,
International Monetary Fund, European Union and the
Government documents. Project reports, Subscription to online
and CD-ROM databases, video and audiotapes, and CDs / DVDs
are the Librarys unique collection. The library has subscription
to the research editions of Business Periodicals on disc, which
carries the full text of 400 along with abstracts and indices of 800
business, economics, management and finance journals. The
library has added electronic resources to provide campus wide
access to more than 30,000 leading international journals
available through growing LUMS E-databases including EBSCO
host, JSTOR, Science Direct, Blackwell Synergy, LexisNexis
Academic, Informa world, Springer Link, Royal Society of
Chemistry, Mary Ann Liebert and African Journals Online (AJOL).
These online journals can be accessed through:
http://library.lums.edu.pk/vl/online_journals.htm

Furthermore the library has access to ACM digital libraries, IEEE
explore, IEEE Computer Society Digital Library, IEEE Member
digital Library, IEEE Signal Processing Electronic Library (SPEL),
ACM SIGMOD Anthology (DVD), International Political Science
Abstracts, OECD, E-brary and Questia digital libraries. Its rare
virtual library provides an interactive interface to full-text electronic
and online journals, more than 118,000 online books,
encyclopaedias, almanacs, digital dissertations and handbooks
which can be accessed through
http://library.lums.edu.pk/vl/vl.htm
The Library also supports research activities through electronic
document delivery services and interlibrary loans and cooperation
arrangements. The library is equipped with two VCRs, a CD/DVD
player, a HiFi audio system, microfilm & microfiche readers, and
cordless headphones. Wireless LAN access is also available in
the library. Patrons can use their laptops/notebooks with built-in
wireless adaptor to avail this service.
The library remains open 8:30 am to midnight Monday through
Friday, 10 am to 10 pm on Saturdays, and 2 pm to 10 pm on
Sundays. During examinations the library remains open round
the clock. Helpdesk services are available at the library from 8:30
am to 8 pm Monday through Friday. The library is closed on
public holidays.
Qualified and dedicated staff is available seven days a week to
provide efficient lending and reference services. Online
databases are accessible from the terminals in the Library and
from the campus-wide network. LUMS Library provides remote
access to its databases through local area network and over the
Internet via the World Wide Web at
http://library.lums.edu.pk

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
Teaching and learning at LUMS is technology-intensive. The
Information Systems and Technology (IST) is responsible for
ensuring the adequacy of academic and administrative computing
facilities at LUMS. The departments mission is to provide
leadership and innovation in information technology planning, to
implement efficient technology infrastructures, to provision and
support effective campus information systems, and to deliver
responsive IT support services.
LUMS offers a rich and diverse computing environment that
effectively meets the productivity requirements of its students,
faculty and staff. Each day, the LUMS community plugs-in to the
campus LAN via 3,000 access points spread across computing
labs, student hostels, faculty residences, and the library. Those
who are off-campus, have secure, web-based access to on-line
course support services such as enrolment, assignments and
grades, message boards, and e-mail.
NETWORK
The campus network is built upon robust and scalable solutions, a
high-speed fibre backbone with Megabit uplinks, and over 60
dedicated high-end servers. Wireless access is available in the
LUMS Library, computing labs, student centre, and the central
courtyard in the Academic Block. Wireless access will also be
available across the entire SSE building once the building is
completed.
Internet access at LUMS is fast and reliable. The Campus
currently consumes a total of 40 Mbps of Internet bandwidth
across its labs, offices, and residences.
COMPUTING LABS
There are six computing labs powering 315 PCs at LUMS. Five
computing labs operate 24/7 and are located on the second floor
of the library building. The sixth lab, E-Lab (x2548) is located on
the first floor of the Student Centre. The general-purpose labs are
equipped with workstations, DVD writers, document scanners and
high-speed laser printers. Students living on-campus also have
the facility to connect their personal computers to the LUMS
network via high-speed connections provided in each dormitory
room. To improve access and availability, e-mail kiosks are
available in different parts of the campus.
SUPPORT
Email: helpdesk@lums.edu.pk
Phone: 042.3572 2670 x4140 / x4149
Web: http://help.lums.edu.pk

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Hours: Monday Friday 8:30 am till 10:00pm
Saturday and Sunday 9:00 am till 6:00 pm
LUMSIST HELP DESK
The LUMS IST Helpdesk is a technical support team that provides
prompt, knowledgeable and courteous desktop computing support
services over the phone, in person, via web and email to LUMS.
The Help Desk aims to resolve all interactions with at least 80%
or above satisfaction. If this is not possible, the inquiry is
escalated to provide alternative referrals or resources. If the
problem or request concerns an unsupported operating system,
hardware, software or service, staff will do their best, given call
volume, to suggest other avenues of support. The help desk
mission is to ensure a positive experience and a speedy
resolution resulting in the efficient use of technology tools for our
academic setting.
EMAIL KIOSKS
Kiosks are placed around LUMS campus for a quick use of email,
assignment submission, and bulletin board access. Students are
requested to log any problem noticed on the kiosks to the
helpdesk.
HARDWARE OR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION
Per class assignment or project, a student may reserve a PC with
custom installation of required software or hardware. At the
request of a faculty member the computing lab may be reserved
for a fixed period of time exclusively for specific group. Lab
reservation hours will be posted by the lab and students are
expected to observe them.
EMAIL CLIENT
Email is based on Exchange 2007. All computing labs have email
access. Email is accessible remotely through the following link or
accessing the LUMS website at:
http://www.lums.edu.pk
Every student is provided with an email account. Students are
strongly advised to check their emails at least three times a day
as communication between most departments and students is
through this channel. At times homework is also assigned by
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VARIOUS SOFTWARE
A list of all the software the IST provides for LUMS PCs available
through the computing centre are: Antivirus Suite, Microsoft Office
XP, 2007 including Visio & Project, MS Visual Studio 2005, MS
Visual Studio .Net, Oracle, SQL, Grader, WinZip, ERP Client
(starting March 2008), Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Photoshop,
Microsoft Project, Visual Studio, Microsoft Publisher, Oracle Client
Configuration, SPSS with AMOS, Stata, TSP, Eviews, Matlab,
Adobe (Photoshop CS3, Acrobat Professional 9, Illustrator),
Scientific Workplace, Mathematica, and Palisade tools.
LUMS is also subscribed to the Microsoft Developer Network
(MSDN). Any software that is available through the MSDN
subscription can be installed per request on the computing lab per
class requirement.
A list of the available software can be viewed from the LUMS
network by connecting to:
\\sus\software
SMART CARDS
All students are issued a Smart Card upon joining LUMS. The
LUMS Smart Card has multiple roles: an ID card, a library card
and the access card for authorized access for our students,
faculty, staff, and alumni authorized access to key university
facilities. These facilities include office blocks, student hostels,
library, computing labs, and the Sports Complex. All students will
be issued a Smart Card and they are required to keep it with them
at all times.
If the card is lost, please contact security control office at x2560
for a replacement. The cost of replacing a card is Rs 1,500/-.
The smart card usage policy document and Frequently Asked
Questions (FAQ) can be found at the following link:
http://portal.lums.edu.pk/GeneralAdminServices/Security/Sha
red%20Documents/Forms/AllItems.aspx
ZAMBEEL
Zambeel, Campus Solution at LUMS, provides students with
course details, course registration, academic history, grading, and
advisement processes. Since Zambeel was launched in 2008,
there will be updates and feature set enhancements
communicated via email to the students. To access the
application, please visit the link https://zambeel.lums.edu.pk
For further information, please visit
http://erp.lums.edu.pk

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LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Sakai, learning management system, provides a convenient
online environment for student-faculty collaboration. Features
include assignment management, course material upload, course
websites, online discussions, as well as the ability to hold online
quizzes and to grade them.
For further information, please visit:
https://lms.lums.edu.pk
VIDEO CONFERENCING FACILITIES
Video conferencing facilities are also available on-campus,
enabling students and faculty to effectively collaborate with
researchers and distinguished scholars across the globe. The
University has conducted more than 175 successful video
conferencing sessions with national and international groups and
individuals during the past three years. Video conferences are
sponsored by faculty members at LUMS and require advance
scheduling. For more details please contact the IST Helpdesk.
LECTURE-CAPTURE
Lecture-capture technology, is increasingly gaining momentum on
campuses worldwide, given its direct impact on teaching and
learning. Using this technology, class lectures are recorded and
placed online as soon as the class completes, providing students
a great resource to refer to while preparing for exams or in case
they skipped a lecture.
IST now offers lecture-capture services in Saeed Saigol, NIB
auditorium, and selected auditoriums in SSE. For further
information, please contact the IST helpdesk, and to view
recorded lectures please visit:
http://panopto.lums.edu.pk
MIT OPEN COURSEWARE
LUMS is now a partner site for Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Open Courseware programme (MIT OCW). MIT
OCW is a large-scale, Web-based publication of the educational
materials from the MIT faculty's courses. This unique initiative
enables the open sharing of the MIT faculty's teaching materials
with educators, enrolled students, and self-learners around the
world. MIT OCW provides users with open access to the syllabi,
lecture notes, course calendars, problem sets and solutions,
exams, reading lists, even a selection of video lectures, from 1550
MIT courses representing 34 departments and all five of MIT's
schools. To access MIT OCW at LUMS, please visit:
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Currently, this site is only accessible from within the campus and
will be expanded to the Internet at a later date.


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ACADEMIC REGULATIONS AND POLICIES
INTRODUCTION
The regulations and policies of LUMS include only those that are
necessary to the proper organization and operation of the
university. LUMS reserves the rights to change the rules
governing admission, tuition, and the granting of degrees, or any
other regulation affecting its students. Such changes shall take
effect whenever the administration deems it necessary.
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITY
The University expects all LUMS students to exercise personal
responsibilities over their actions within campus as well as out of
campus. Their behaviour should reflect a respect of law and for
their contractual obligations, a consideration for the rights of
others, and shared standards of considerate and ethical
behaviour.
Students at LUMS are aided in their academic pursuits by various
individuals and groups including faculty, academic advisors,
programme co-ordinators and staff at the Registrar office and
Students Affairs. However, each student is ultimately responsible
for knowing and complying with all the information, policies,
procedures and deadlines listed in this Handbook. Each student is
responsible for meeting all course, credit and grade point average
requirements for graduation with his or her respective degree.
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UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAMMES
In order to graduate with a bachelors degree a student must
complete the requirements of at least one major. LUMS offers
majors in many fields and students also have the option to choose
more than one major. Students are either directly admitted into
an undergraduate programme (whereby their major is
predetermined) or admitted to a school with an undeclared major.
Students with undeclared majors declare their preferences for a
major within the school they are admitted to at the end of their first
year of study.
LUMS offers the following degree programmes at the
undergraduate level:
BS
The LUMS School of Science and Engineering offers a 4 years
BS programme in the following areas:
Biology
Chemistry
Computer Science
Electrical Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
BSC (HONS)
The LUMS BSc (Hons) programme offered by the SHSSL and the
SDSB is a four year degree, offering various specializations. The
objective of the BSc curriculum is to impart a broad-based
education, which while meeting our national needs, is of an
international standard. The freshman courses concentrate on
building foundation skills in mathematics, language, natural
sciences, humanities and social sciences. These courses prepare
the students for more advanced courses in subsequent years.
Students admitted to the BSc (Hons) programme of the SHSSL
are required to choose their majors at the end of the first year,
whereas students admitted to the Accounting and Finance
programme in the SDSB major in Accounting and Finance from
the very beginning of their programme.
The BSc (Hons) programme is offered at LUMS in the following
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Accounting and Finance
Economics
Economics and Mathematics
Politics and Economics
Sociology/Anthropology
Political Science
Humanities
Mathematics
BA-LL.B
The unique five-year joint BA-LL.B is designed for students
seeking a challenging, rigorous, interdisciplinary exposure to not
just law but its vital related disciplines. Furthermore, while the
focal point will be the Pakistani legal system, the teaching
methodology will encompass a critical, comparative approach in
order to broaden perspective and sharpen analytical skills.
Additionally, the ambit of studies will not just be laws as they exist
and operate but also how policy impacts laws and how law and
policy interplay.
SUBJECT AREAS AND COURSE CODE PREFIXES
The course code prefix indicates the subject area in which a
course is categorized, if not mentioned otherwise. The course
code prefixes used are as follows:


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TABLE: SUBJECT AREAS AND COURSE CODE PREFIX TABLE
SUBJECT AREA CODE PREFIX
ACCT Accounting
ACF Accounting and Finance
ANTH Anthropology
BIO Biology
BUSS Business
CHEM Chemistry
CMPE Computer Engineering
CS Computer Science
DISC Decision Sciences
ECON Economics
EE Electrical Engineering
EMBA EMBA
FINN Finance
GENR General Education
HIST History
LAW Law & Policy
LITR Literature
MATH Mathematics
MECO Managerial Economics
MGMT Management
MKTG Marketing
ORSC Organizational Sciences
PHIL Philosophy
PHY Physics
POL Political Science
PSY Psychology
SOC Sociology
SS Social Sciences

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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL BACHELORS
STUDENTS
Students are responsible for making their study plan to meet all
degree and major requirements. In order to graduate all
undergraduate students must:
Complete at least 130 credit hours (some degrees
require more than 130 credit hours e.g. the degree
requirements for the BA-LLB degree are 162
credits)
Complete the requirements of at least one major
degree programme
Complete all LUMS courses satisfying degree
requirements with a cumulative grade point
average of at least 2.00 or higher
Be a student in good academic and disciplinary
standing and not under any kind of investigation
UNIVERSITY CORE
The University requires all undergraduate students to study
courses that constitute the University Core. For the class
admitted in the academic year 2009-10, all undergraduate
students are required to take the following courses as University
Core:
Writing and Communications [4 Credit Hour]
Islamic Studies [2 Credit Hour]
Pakistan Studies [2 Credit Hour]
DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
In addition to the University core, each student is required to
complete distributional requirements by taking at least seven
courses designated as distribution courses. The distribution
courses are classified into two broad categories:
Out-Group Distribution Courses
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Each student is required to complete at least 3 Out-Group and 4
In-Group distribution courses.
Students must complete their distribution requirements in each
group by taking courses that are designated as distribution
courses at the time of course registration.
The distribution system ensures that students get a broad
education along with training in an academic speciality.
Majors are divided into the following groups: Accounting and
Finance (ACF), Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS),
Economics (ECON), Law and Policy (LAW) and Science and
Engineering (SE). The In-Groups and Out-Groups for each of
these groups are defined as follows:
GROUP IN-GROUP OUT-GROUP
ACF ECON, LAW HSS, SE
HSS ECON, LAW ACF, SE
ECON ACF, HSS LAW, SE
LAW HSS, ECON ACF, SE
SSE - ACF, HSS

The SSE Core requirements adequately cover the University In-
Group requirements
As a general principle students cannot count a single course
towards more than one requirement. Furthermore, Pre-requisites
of introductory courses such as Pre-calculus MATH 100 will not
count towards distribution requirements.
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR MAJORS
The graduation requirements for each major in the BS/BSc
(Honours)/BA-LLB programme are provided in the Chapter on
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ACADEMIC REGULATIONS
All students are subject to the universitys academic policies and
regulations. Students are responsible to make sure that they meet
all degree and university requirements and academic deadlines.
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
The Academic year comprises of two regular semesters, i.e. the
Fall and Spring semesters. Each semester is of fourteen (14)
teaching weeks duration with 5 days per week ensuring 70 days
of academic activity per semester excluding gazetted holidays
and final exams. The Fall semester runs from late August to late
December, while the Spring semester runs from late January to
late May.
The Summer semester is optional and is 8 weeks in duration
including the final exam period.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMME DURATION
The normal duration of the BS and the BSc (Honours)
Programmes is four years. A student can, however, remain
enrolled in either of these programmes for a maximum of six
consecutive calendar years from the date of admission to LUMS
as a fresh candidate.
The BA-LLB Programme is a 5 year joint degree programme with
the first two years common with the BSc (Honours) Programme,
followed by a 3 years LLB programme. A student can remain
enrolled in this programme for a maximum of seven consecutive
calendar years from the date of admission to the programme as a
fresh candidate.
Like other LUMS undergraduate students, transfer students must
graduate within 6 consecutive calendar years of their admission.
This duration will be reduced by one calendar year for every 30
credit hours transferred to LUMS.
STUDENT CATEGORIES
Students need to successfully complete at least 130 credit hours
for the BS/BSc (Hons) in order to graduate and are categorized
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BS/ BSC (HONS) PROGRAMMES
CATEGORY
CREDIT HOURS EARNED

Freshman 0 30
Sophomore 31 60
Junior 61 94
Senior 95 credits or more

For transfer students, the number of credit hours transferred to
LUMS will be counted towards the credit hours completed. This
grand total, i.e. the number of credit hours transferred and those
completed at LUMS will be used for determining their student
category.
BA-LLB PROGRAMME
Students in the BA-LLB programme need to complete 65 credit
hours in their first two years at LUMS. During this time they are
categorized in the same way as other undergraduate students i.e.
freshmen and sophomores, after which they start the three years
Law programme and must accrue at least 30 credit hours each
year:
CATEGORY
CREDIT HOURS EARNED

Freshman 0 30
Sophomore 31 64
1st Year Law 65 - 94
2nd Year Law 95 - 124
3rd Year Law 125 or above
ENROLMENT STATUS REQUIREMENT AND COURSE
LOAD
All undergraduate students (with the exception of students
requiring less than twelve (12) credit hours to graduate) are
required to take at least 12 credit hours in a regular semester to
maintain full time status. However, in extreme cases (physical/
psychological disability), on the recommendation of the Director
Student Affairs, the Registrar may allow a student to take less
than 12 credit hours in one or more semesters. The decision will
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If a student enrols for 15 to 17 semester credit hours each
semester, this will allow him to complete the requirements for
graduation in 8 semesters. Students should plan to take their
courses in a manner that they can graduate in 4 years by taking
courses in regular semester without relying on courses in the
Summer semester. This will prevent a situation in which they
would need to take courses over and above their normal
permissible limits if they intend to graduate with their class.
Students who end up in this situation will not necessarily be given
permission or be granted priority for registering in these courses.
All freshmen, sophomore and juniors are permitted to enrol for 12-
18 semester credit hours in a regular semester. Seniors are
permitted a maximum of 20 credit hours in a regular semester.
Students must secure permission in writing from the Office of the
Registrar if they want to:
Register for more than their permitted quota of
semester credits
Register for below 12 credits
Register concurrently at another university
No student may receive credit for more than his permitted quota
of credits in a semester including courses taken elsewhere,
without this prior written approval.
While there is no minimum enrolment for the Summer semester
students may enrol for up to a maximum of three courses in the
Summer semester.
WITHDRAWALS AND LEAVES
VOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL FROM THE PROGRAMME AND
READMISSION
Students may withdraw voluntarily from the university at any time
during the semester up until the last day of classes. Students
wishing to withdraw must inform their College Master in person
and give a written notification, citing reasons, to the Office of the
Registrar, who notifies other offices of the university as
necessary. A student planning to withdraw from the programme
is strongly encouraged to contact the Senior Manager at Student
Affairs to understand the implications of his/her decision. Students
who fail to give notice of withdrawal should expect to receive
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A student who withdraws from the programme in good academic
standing can apply for readmission by writing to the Head of
Admissions by the 1
st
of July for the Fall semester and the 1
st
of
December for the Spring semester. The Undergraduate
Admissions Committee will take a decision regarding the
readmission and may stipulate conditions on the academic
performance for the students continued stay at LUMS. A student
who withdraws from the programme is also eligible to apply as a
transfer or fresh student.
INVOLUNTARY WITHDRAWAL
The University may insist on a students involuntary withdrawal if,
in the judgment of the Director of Student Affairs, the student:
Poses a threat to the lives or safety of him/herself
or other members of the LUMS community
Has a medical or psychological condition that is
likely to exacerbated by the academic and/or living
environment
Has a medical condition or demonstrates
behaviour that seriously interferes with the
education of the members of the LUMS community
Students should submit written petitions for readmission no later
than 1
st
June for the Fall semester and 1
st
November for the
Spring semester after medical or involuntary withdrawal to the
Head of Admissions. This petition must include documentation of
treatment provided and students must have an interview with the
Director of Student Affairs and Student counsellor. The petition
must also have an academic plan approved by the students
academic advisor.
UNAUTHORIZED WITHDRAWAL
Students who leave the university without prior permission to
withdraw are considered to have resigned and their admission will
stand cancelled. In order to be reconsidered for admission a
student must apply in writing to the Head of Admissions by the 1
st

of July for the fall semester and the 1
st
of December for the Spring
semester. The Undergraduate Admissions Committee will take a
decision regarding the readmission and may stipulate conditions
on the academic performance for the students continued stay at
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SEMESTER OFF
Students may take any semester off by applying to the Registrar
Office on the requisite form prior to the start of classes. In case of
no written intimation till the start of classes, the student will be
treated as if he or she has withdrawn from the programme and his
or her admission will stand cancelled.
Summer Semester is optional; therefore students do not need to
inform the Registrar Office in case they do not want to register for
the Summer semester.
Dropping all courses does not mean that a student has opted for
a semester off. The Registrar Office has to be informed in writing
for the semester off to come into effect.
The probationary status of a student remains the same on
rejoining LUMS after taking a semester off.
Taking a semester off may result in delay in graduation up to a
year or even more.
In the BA-LLB programme, taking a semester off is highly
discouraged. However, if required, in addition to filling out the
requisite form with the Registrar Office the permission of the Head
of Department is also required.
New students are not allowed to take their first semester off.
WITHDRAWING FROM A SEMESTER
A student can apply for withdrawal from a semester, after the
deadline for course withdrawal(s), only on medical grounds or
other serious emergencies. Students should fill out the requisite
form available with the Registrar Office and support it with proper
documentation before submitting it to the Registrar Office for
approval. Proper documentation and/or medical certificates will be
required in such cases, which may be verified by the University. If
the documentation is based on misrepresentation, it will be
treated as a serious disciplinary matter and student can be
separated from the programme. Students withdrawing from a
semester will incur fee penalties as described in the Table below.
Withdrawing from all courses is not equivalent to taking a
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TABLE: Fee Penalties for Withdrawing from a Semester
TIME OF WITHDRAWAL FEE REFUND
REGULAR SEMESTER

First 7 days Full fee refund
Day 15-28 50%
SUMMER SEMESTER
First 4 days Full fee refund

Students enrolled in the LLB programme are not
allowed to withdraw from a semester, however if
required, permission of the Head of the
Department and the Registrar Office will have to be
taken.
Students on probation who are allowed to withdraw
from a semester can resume their studies in the
following semester with their probationary status
unchanged.
New students are not allowed to withdraw from
their first semester.
WITHDRAWING FROM COURSES
After the Add/Drop period (first seven days of the semester)
students are not allowed to add, but may drop course(s) until the
drop from course(s) deadline as defined in the academic
calendar. After the expiry of this deadline, students cannot drop
from course(s) but may withdraw from course(s) till the end of the
seventh week of a regular semester or before the midterm,
whichever is earlier. In the Summer semester students can
withdraw from courses till the end of the third week or before the
midterm, whichever is earlier. Students will have 72 hours after
the submission of the withdrawal request to take back their
withdrawal application, after consultation with the instructor.
Students may not go below the minimum work requirement of 12
credit hours in a semester while dropping from course(s). In case
of withdrawing from a course, this may be reviewed on a case to
case basis.
Students withdrawing from a course will be assigned a W grade in
that course. The W grade will be visible on the students transcript
and will not be removed even if the student successfully
completes the course subsequently. However, for the purpose of
calculation of GPAs, withdrawal from a course will be treated as if
the student did not register for the course. The course will not
contribute towards the credit hours completed or the GPA of the
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REGISTRATION OF COURSES
Each year, the Office of the Registrar publishes the specific
course registration deadlines for the semester of that year.
Students register for courses during the registration period. The
Registrar Office will inform students of courses that are planned to
be offered in the two regular semesters at the start of the
academic year. This list of courses may be revised and students
are advised to check updates which the Registrar Office will
communicate. New students complete their registration during
Orientation week before the beginning of their classes. All
students are required to pay their tuition fee and other dues (as
communicated by the LUMS Accounts and Finance department)
before the start of registration process.
Students are advised to choose courses relevant to their plan of
studies. Each department provides information on core and
elective courses and a recommended sequence in which these
courses may be studied. Where this information in unavailable
students are advised to consult their faculty advisors and develop
a plan of study.
Students should plan to take their courses in a manner that allows
them to graduate in 4 years by taking courses in regular
semesters without relying on courses in the Summer semester.
The Summer semester is an optional semester for students and
regular faculty is not expected to teach in the Summer if they
have fulfilled their annual teaching commitments. Teaching in the
Summer relies mainly on visiting faculty and such arrangements
are confirmed closer to the start of the Summer semester. There
is no guarantee that students will be able to register in courses of
their liking.
Students may first register for courses online through the
Peoplesoft Campus Management System (CMS) Zambeel
(https://zambeel.lums.edu.pk) prior to the commencement of the
semester during the pre-registration phase. This is specified by
the Registrar Office as follows:
For the Fall Semester:
Students are normally informed about the initial registration phase
by the Registrar Office before they leave for the Summer break.
For Other Semesters:
Initial registration for the next semester is done before the end of
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SOME SPECIFICS OF ENROLMENT
Following is the procedure for course enrolment within the initial
registration period:
Students who have declared a major will get
priority for courses in that area with the possible
exception of university distribution courses for
which there is a large demand across all majors as
notified by the Registrar Office. For these courses,
the priority will be senior, junior, sophomore and
freshman without any distinction of area of
specialization.
Courses will be available for registration on a first
come first serve basis. The Departments will
specify what Categories and Majors may enrol in a
particular course.
For the purposes of enrolment, the category of a
student, i.e. freshman, sophomore, junior or senior will
be determined at the initial registration phase
(typically a few weeks before the end of the
previous semester) by taking into account the
number of credit hours that the student has
successfully completed and adding these to those
in which he/she is currently enrolled in.
Students pursuing a double major will be given
priority on the basis of the first major that they have
declared
Students who are lagging behind their cohort for
any reason should not expect any special
treatment in registering for courses.
Enrolment may be capped in some courses.
COURSES REQUIRING EXCEPTIONAL METHOD OF
REGISTRATION
For certain courses, the enrolment procedure may vary from the
normal method of registration. For all such courses, it is the
students responsibility to ensure that all formalities of course
registration are completed within the deadline specified by the
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Independent study of at most 2 credit hours in a
semester may be taken only in case there is no
regular course available to fulfill the unit or area
requirements of a graduating student. Moreover,
students cannot take more than 4 such credit
hours towards the completion of their Bachelors
degree graduation requirements. For this purpose,
the permission of the concerned supervisor and
the relevant Head of Department will be required
prior to registration by the Registrar Office.
ADD/DROP PERIOD
In regular semesters, after the initial registration, students may
add/drop courses in the first seven calendar days of the semester
or as announced by the Registrar Office. In Summer Semester,
the Add/Drop period is typically of a shorter duration.
After the Add/Drop period described above, students are not
allowed to add, but may drop courses without financial penalty
until the drop from course(s) deadline as specified in the
academic calendar. Refer to the fee card for detailed terms and
conditions and information on refunds.
Students in the BA-LLB programme can not drop core LLB
classes.
Students have to take at least 12 credit hours in a regular
semester. Only in extreme cases (physical/ psychological
disability) and on the recommendation of the Director Student
Affairs the Registrar may allow a student to drop course(s) to a
level below 12 credit hours in a regular semester. The decision
will be taken on a case to case basis.
Students must ensure that they have successfully enrolled in the
courses that they intended to register in. It is their responsibility
to drop any other additional courses that they may have
registered for as back up courses. Failing this they might be
added to a course on which they were on the wait list as a
consequence of other students dropping courses during the
Add/Drop period. This is especially relevant for the Summer
semester.
During the first week of the semester, students are advised to
attend classes of all the courses they plan to take in that
semester. If they register late for a course and have missed any
quizzes, homework, etc., they will not be given any compensation
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PRE-REQUISITES OF COURSES
All pre-requisite requirements for a course must be met before
signing up for the course. Having taken a pre-requisite course is
recognized by the registration system as meeting a pre-requisite
requirement. However, students who take courses for which they
have failed the pre-requisites do so at their own risk. If a course
and its pre-requisite course are offered in consecutive semester
and the results of the pre-requisite have not been declared at the
time of registration, students must themselves make a judgment
call regarding their proficiency in taking the subsequent course.
CROSS-LISTED COURSES
Some courses are listed in more than one subject area with
separate course codes for the relevant areas. A student may
register for only one of the listing and the course will be counted
only towards the chosen area for the duration of the programme.
A student may notify a change in the choice of the subject area
and must indicate that on the Graduation Audit Form at the time
of graduation in order to meet a specific requirement. However, it
will always appear with the same course code and subject area
that it was originally enrolled in on the transcript.
REPEATED COURSES
Students may repeat courses previously taken, but the record of
the first attempt (and grade) remains on the transcript and both
grades are included in the term and cumulative grade point
average (CGPA) calculations. Students who receive an F grade in
a core course must repeat that course as a graduation
requirement. Core and elective courses may also be repeated to
improve the grade. However, the grade of both courses shall
count in calculating the CGPA while the course will only count
once towards successfully completed credit hours.
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Students must repeat a core course in the next two
offerings. For instance, if a course is offered in the
Fall semester and is later offered in the Spring
semester and again in the Fall semester of the
next year, then the course must be repeated either
in the Spring semester or in the Fall semester of
the next year. If the student does not repeat the
course in the Spring because the grades were not
available on time or for any other reason, then the
next Fall semester would be the last opportunity to
repeat the course. If the course is capped at the
time of the second offering and the student is
unable to register for the course, he/she must
register an issue online at
helpdeskro@lums.edu.pk with the request to be
given priority for the course. If the second offering
of the course is in the Summer semester then this
would not be treated as a second offering for a
student who is not registered for that semester.
However, if the student is registered for any course
in the Summer semester then the course would be
treated as the second offering.
A student will have a maximum of two attempts to
clear an F grade in a core course. Students unable
to meet this requirement will be separated from the
Programme.
Students who are repeating a core course in the
first offering may be allowed to withdraw from the
course. However, this will be considered as an
attempt and they will have only one more chance
at attempting the course in the next immediate
offering.
All courses will be counted towards the CGPA, and
students do not have the option of replacing
grades for repeated courses.
AUDITING COURSES
Students may audit courses in which they are not enrolled as
regular students. Auditing implies that they are allowed to sit
through classes but may not participate actively in class
discussions. Students may attempt the assignments but no grade
will be given. However, they may not take the midterm and/or final
exams for the course.

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Audited courses do not appear on the transcript. However,
students may request for a certificate from the Registrar Office
indicating that they have audited the course.
Other details are:
In order to audit a course, students must apply to
the Registrar Office on the prescribed form.
Permission will be granted on a first come first
serve basis, depending on the availability of seats.
Certain courses may be closed for auditing on the
request of the instructor.
The course(s) taken for auditing may be over and
above the allowed workload for a semester.
If a student wishes to audit a course beyond his
maximum permissible quota of credit hours,
students will pay 20% of the tuition fee for each
extra credit hour.
There will be no refunds for fees paid for auditing
courses.
Students may audit courses in a semester even if
they have taken the semester off.
Students may take the course as a regular course
after auditing it in a previous semester.
COURSE CANCELLATION
If the enrolment in a course is very low, the respective Dean may
cancel the course for that semester. This decision may be taken
at any time during initial course registration and add/drop period.
WAIVER FOR ISLAMIC STUDIES
Non Muslim students are exempted from taking Islamic Studies
which is a core course for BS/BA/BA-LLB/BSc students. These
students must meet the Head of the Social Sciences department
who will recommend a substitute course. The Course Exemption
Form needs to be filled out in such cases.
TRANSFER STUDENTS
The following policy holds for students transferring from other
recognized institutions to LUMS:

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Of the total graduation requirement of 130 credit
hours, at least 72 credit hours must be completed
at LUMS.
If credit is given for courses taken at other
educational institutions, then credit hours for these
courses are counted towards the graduation
requirement as well as major and/or minor
requirements; maximum credit granted is up to 58
credit hours but the grades obtained in the
completion of these credit hours are not used in
the computation of the GPAs at LUMS.
Like other undergraduate students at LUMS,
transfer students must graduate within 6
consecutive calendar years of their admission. This
duration will be reduced by one calendar year for
every 30 credit hours transferred to LUMS.
Other details and deadlines regarding transfer of credits are
provided in the Transfer Application Form.
CREDITS FOR COURSES TAKEN AT OTHER
INSTITUTIONS
Students taking occasional courses at other institutions may get
credits for these courses transferred to LUMS to be counted
towards their BSc (Honours) degree. To ensure that students get
credit for courses taken at other institutions they must get prior
permission from the Head of the Department and the Registrar
Office. For detailed information, students should get in touch with
the Registrar Office.
Students are required to submit a detailed course outline for all
such courses to the Registrar Office. With the approval of the
Head of Department, the Registrar Office issues a permission
letter to the student, specifying the number of credit hours that
can be transferred, and the minimum grade to be obtained in a
course in order for credits to be accepted as transfer credits.
DECLARING A MAJOR/SPECIALIZATION
Students with undeclared majors i.e. all students except those
admitted to the Law and ACF Programme, declare their
preferences for a major through an online major declaration
application in Zambeel (Course Registration System). Students
declare their preferences after having attempted at least 30 credit
hours at the end of the Spring semester.

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The capping limits for all majors for the BS/BSc (Hons) 2013 class
are provided in the following Table:
MAJOR CAP
ACF 130
Economics 120
Politics and Economics 70
Economics and Mathematics 20
LAW 50
Humanities
120 Political Science
Sociology/Anthropology
Biology
200
Chemistry
Mathematics
Electrical Engineering
Computer Science
Mathematics

The allocation of a major in SHSSL will be based on the students
cumulative grade point average (CGPA) at the end of the Spring
semester of the freshman year and the fulfilment of any other
requirement laid down by the respective departments. The CGPA
is calculated on the basis of number of credit hours attempted,
provided the number of credit hours attempted is 30 or more.
Credit hours completed include courses in which the grade is an
F but do not include courses from which the student has
withdrawn with a letter grade W, WF or WP. If the number of
credit hours completed is less than 30 then every credit hour less
than 30 will be given a numeric equivalent of zero in the
calculation of CGPA in order to ascertain a modified CGPA on the
basis of which a major will be allocated.

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Please note that the students who have taken a semester off or
withdrawn from a semester or have been separated from a
semester will have to declare their major at the end of the
completion of two regular semesters, excluding the Summer
semester. Their CGPA for purposes of declaration of major will be
calculated on the basis of courses taken during the two regular
semesters. Please note that any shortfall of credit hours from 30
credit hours on completion of two regular semesters after
excluding the grades in the Summer semester will be treated in
the same manner as given in the preceding paragraph. Students
in this category may not be able to take courses in the
recommended sequence and consequently their graduation may
be delayed.
Students who fail to declare their preferences by the given
deadline will not have the opportunity to exercise their
preferences later.
In the SSE, freshmen will apply online through Zambeel for a
choice of major. Students whose cumulative GPA at the end of
the freshman year is less than 2.0 in a specific group of subjects
designated by a department or major may, at the discretion of
their department, be refused permission to select that major. The
department vise requirements for SSE majors are:
Biology Major: Maintaining a CGPA of 2.0 or better in Biology
and Chemistry
Chemistry: An average CGPA of 2.0 or better in all subjects and
a pass grade in Chemistry
Computer Science: CGPA of at least 2.0 in MATH 101, MATH
102, PHY 101, PHY 102 and CS 100
Electrical Engineering: Maintaining a CGPA of 2.0 or better in
the following subjects: MATH 101, MATH 102, PHY 101, PHY
102 and CS 100
Physics: Maintaining a CGPA of 2.0 or better in the following
subjects: MATH 101, MATH 102, PHY 101 and PHY 102
Mathematics: An average of B or better in MATH 101 and MATH
102
Once freshmen have selected a major they may be re-assigned
advisors who are better suited to guide them in their subsequent
studies and help them choose a career. The approval of these
advisors must be obtained for registration of courses for the
following year.

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DECLARING A CHANGE IN MAJOR/SPECIALIZATION
The Registrar Office will invite applications for a change in
Major/Specialization every semester. Sophomores may then
apply to change their area of specialization through an online
application. Such students must keep in mind that they will not
get any priority in the course registration process and they may
not be able to finish their graduation requirements in four years.
The decision regarding acceptance in the major/programme will
be finalized by the department on a space availability basis,
students CGPA and the fulfilment of departmental requirements if
applicable.
Students may change Majors even when there is no space
available within each major. This can happen for example when
an Economics major may want to switch to the ACF major and
another student in the ACF major wishes to switch to the
Economics major. The Registrar Office will act as a clearing
house for swaps which shall take place amongst students with the
highest CGPA in each group satisfying requirements as laid down
by respective departments they would like to move to.
Juniors and Seniors may also apply for a change of major in the
seventh week of a regular semester. The decision regarding
acceptance in the major/programme will be finalized by the
department based on the availability of space. The SCGPA is re-
computed if an application for a major change is accepted.
DOUBLE MAJOR
After having declared a major, students may opt for a second
major (space permitting) in their junior/senior year, after due
consultation with their faculty advisors. Students are allowed to do
a double major as long as they fulfill the following requirements:
successful completion of a minimum of 160 credit
hours.
fulfilment of the area requirements for both the
specializations maintaining at least a cumulative
grade point average of 2.00.
Students enrolled in the BS and BA-LLB Programme are not
allowed to opt for a double major.
COURSE OUTLINE ATTESTATION
When transferring to other universities students may require their
course outlines officially attested by the Registrar Office. For this
a Course Outline Attestation Form is available with the Registrar
Office, helpdesk (Ext 2185).

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READING MATERIAL
Reading material for all courses taught in a semester is placed on
Reserve Desk in the Library from where students can check it out
for a 3 hour period.
STUDENT EVALUATION
Students are formally evaluated by the faculty using appropriate
instruments. These may typically include but are not limited to the
following:
Quizzes
Assignments
Projects
Class Participation
Exams
At the beginning of each course, the instructor informs students
about the weights assigned to the above instruments in grading
student performance in the course in writing as part of the course
outline. Any cumulative deviation of more than 5% from the
course outline has to be approved by the Head of the Department
and the respective Dean and properly communicated to all
students in advance of evaluating students on that particular sub-
instrument.
GRADES
Grades are communicated to students on the declaration and
compilation of results of each semester. These grades are also
communicated to the parents, guardians, or sponsors of students.
Students are advised to keep their graded quizzes, homework
and exam papers till the final grade for the course has been
officially announced.
Students may petition for a review of the grade to the instructor of
the course up to two weeks after the grade for that instrument has
been announced. They must, however, bear in mind that the
grade review may result in any one of the following:
No change in the grade
Grade improvement
Grade reduction

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TABLE : NUMERIC GRADE EVALUATION

PERFORMANCE
GRADE
LETTER NUMERIC
EQUIVALENT
Exceptional A+* 4.0
Outstanding A 4.0
Excellent A- 3.7
Very Good B+ 3.3
Good B 3.0
Average B- 2.7
Satisfactory C+ 2.3
Low Pass C 2.0
Marginal Pass C- 1.7
Unsatisfactory D 1.0
Fail F* 0.0
Withdrawn W** -
Withdrawn while Failing WF** -
Withdrawn while Passing WP** -
Incomplete I*** -
Pass

P****

-

No Credit NC****

*A+ and F are absolute grades. The other grades (A-D) are
awarded on the basis of relative performance.
**W, WF and WP have no numeric equivalent and credit hours for
withdrawn courses will not be counted towards the credit hours
taken for the semester.
***I is awarded if a student has completed 90% of the course work
in the semester with the remaining work is to be completed in the
next 4-6 weeks.
****P and NC are assigned only for specific courses. The credit
hours and grades are not used in the computation of the GPA.
However, the credit hours for the course(s) with a P grade are
counted towards the graduation requirement while the credit
hours for NC do not count.
Note: I or RL against a course on the grades-slip or transcript
stands for Pending Result. After the result of the course has been
announced, the semester GPA and CGPA are recomputed and a
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CALCULATION OF SEMESTER GPA
The GPA in a particular semester, i.e. the Semester Grade Point
Average (also called the term GPA) is calculated using the
following method.
The instructor assigns a certain letter grade to a
student in a particular course. The numeric
equivalent of that grade is provided in Table.
The Grade Points for all the courses taken in that
particular semester are calculated and added
together.
The sum is then divided by the total number of
credit hours taken in that semester. The quotient is
the Semester (term) GPA for that semester.
COURSES
TAKEN
LETTER
GRADE
NUMERIC
EQUIVALENT
COURSE
CREDIT
HOURS
GRADE
POINTS
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5
A
B+
F
W
C+
4.0
3.3
0.0
-
2.3
4
4
3
3
4
16.0
13.2
0.0
-
9.2
TOTAL 15 38.4

Consider an illustrative example with hypothetical data for
semester CGPA calculation:
While, semester GPA is calculated using all credit
hours attempted in the semester (15 in the above
example) it is only the successfully completed
credit hours which count towards the graduation
requirements. Note that credit hours for withdrawal
courses will not be counted towards the credit
hours attempted for the semester.
In the above example the student would have
successfully completed 12 credit hours only (i.e.,
excluding the 3 credit hours of the F grade, and 3
credit hours for the W grade

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CALCULATION OF CGPA
The calculation of Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA)
follows the same procedure for all courses taken from the start of
the BSc Programme. An Illustrative example with hypothetical
data for CGPA calculation is worked out:
Semester 1:

COURSES
TAKEN
LETTER
GRADE
NUMERIC
EQUIVALENT
COURSE
CREDIT
HOURS
GRADE
POINTS
Course 1
Course 2
Course 3
Course 4
Course 5
A
B+
C-
W
F
4.0
3.3
1.7
-
0.0
4
4
4
-
3
16.0
13.2
6.8
-
0
TOTAL 15 36



In the above sample the student has a semester
GPA of 2.40 at the end of Semester 1. The
student has attempted 15 course credit hours and
successfully completed 12 credit hours. The
student fails in course 5 in Semester 1.


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SEMESTER 2:

COURSES
TAKEN
LETTER
GRADE
NUMERIC
EQUIVALENT
COURSE
CREDIT
HOURS
GRADE
POINTS
Course 6
Course 7
Course 8
Course 5
A
B-
B+
C+
4.0
2.7
3.3
2.3
3
4
3
4
12.0
10.8
9.9
9.2
TOTAL 14 41.9





Note that the student has repeated course 5 with a C+ grade.
Both the grades are recorded on the transcript and contribute
towards the calculation of the CGPA. However, the course only
counts once towards the successfully completed credit hours and
thus the total credit hours successfully completed are 25 credit
hours.
CALCULATION OF SCGPA
The Specialization CGPA (SCGPA) is calculated using the
following method:
All courses taken with the course code prefix
categorized in the subject area of the major (see
the Table on course code and subject pre-fixes)
are included in the calculation of the SCGPA. This
is with the exception of the Pre-Calculus,
Principles of Economics and Pre-Law courses,
which will not be counted towards the completion
of the MATH, ECON and BA-LLB
major/programme requirements, respectively.
The numeric equivalent is multiplied by the number
of credit hours of that particular course giving the
grade point for that course.

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The grade point, for all courses with course code
prefix of the area of specialization, are calculated
and added together.
The sum is then divided by the total number of
credit hours taken in the area of specialization, with
the course code prefix of that area.
SCGPA is re-computed if an application for a major
change is accepted.
Illustration example for an ECON Major, with hypothetical data for SCGPA
calculation:

COURSES
TAKEN
LETTER
GRADE
NUMERIC
EQUIVALEN
T
COURSE
CREDIT
HOURS
GRADE
POINTS
ECON 212
ECON 345
CS 192
SS 244
A
B+
B
W
4.0
3.3
3.0
-
4
4
4
-
16.0
13.2
12.0
-
TOTAL 8 29.2


MISSED QUIZZES POLICY
For the purposes of this policy, an instrument/sub-instrument of a
course with 10% or less than 10% weight will be considered a
quiz. There will be no make-up quiz for missed quizzes whether
announced or unannounced. However, in genuine cases after
verification, students may be awarded the average score based
on the rest of his/her quizzes (adjusted for the mean and standard
deviation of the missed quiz). It is at the instructors discretion to
impose a further penalty ranging from 0-20%. Students, or
somebody on their behalf, must submit a Missed Quiz Petition
Form to the instructor along with other required documents within
three working days of missing the quiz.

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If a student intends to participate in extracurricular activities that
coincide with a quiz, he/she must seek the approval of the patron
of the relevant society/club who in turn will inform the Director
Student Affairs of the event. The Student Affairs Office will e-mail
all concerned instructors of the event along with an endorsement
of the patron for consideration. Once again, the instructor has the
discretion to award the average grade or impose a further penalty
of 0-20%. Students are advised to seek prior permission from
their instructors for such events.
Average score is not awarded for quizzes that are missed due to
late enrolment in course(s).
MAKE-UP EXAMINATION POLICY
For the purposes of this policy an instrument/sub instrument of a
course with greater than 10% weight will be considered an exam.
Absence from examinations is permissible only in extreme
situations beyond the control of the student. These include
medical cases, death in the immediate family, extracurricular
activities (where the student is officially representing LUMS), visa
cases (for higher studies) and other emergencies.
Request for scheduling a make-up exam must be made by the
student or someone on his/her behalf, on the Make-up Exam
Petition Form which must be submitted to the Student Affairs
Office along with other required documents, either before or within
three working days of the exam. The petition will be processed by
the Student Affairs and the student will be notified of the decision
within a week. A petition may either be accepted or declined.
If the petition is accepted:
A makeup exam will be scheduled within two weeks of the original
exam with a maximum extension of another two weeks. This will
be coordinated by the Student Affairs Office. There will be no
grade reduction on Make up exams. Make-up exam(s) can be
substituted by an average score in consultation between the
instructor and the Registrar.
For cases declined by the Student Affairs Office, the instructor will
be notified. The instructor still has the discretion to take a
makeup exam. The marks will be subject to a mandatory 20%
grade reduction. This makeup exam must be coordinated with the
Student Affairs/Registrar Office within two weeks of the original
exam with a maximum extension of another two weeks.
Private arrangements for make-up examination between a
student and an instructor are not allowed.
Students who miss a scheduled make-up exam will not be given a
second chance.
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MEDICAL CASES
The student must first see the LUMS doctor. If the LUMS doctor
certifies that the students illness is serious enough for him or her
to miss the exam, a makeup exam petition should be filed to the
Student Affairs Office within three days of the exam date. The
LUMS doctor is available on call and can certify cases even when
the student is hospitalized. Exceptions to this would be cases
where the student is out of station and is seriously ill. On return to
the University after recovering from illness the student should
submit complete information on the medical treatment, i.e., copies
of the clinical reports, hospitalization details, etc. to the Registrar
Office. Details regarding the LUMS doctor are available on the
website.
DEATH IN THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY
In the unfortunate event of a death in the immediate family, i.e.,
parents, siblings or grandparents, students should file a makeup
exam petition to the Student Affairs Office within a week of the
demise. The Student Affairs Office may verify the evidence and
will inform the student regarding the decision.
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES
If a student is going to participate in an event which is considered
prestigious by the university, the patrons of the relevant
societies/clubs should try to negotiate a date for the event with the
event organizers that does not conflict with the midterm/final
exam schedule. If the negotiations fail, the patron should inform
the Registrar Office in advance and get prior permission for the
students to participate in the event from the Director Student
Affairs.
VISA CASES
Students, who have applied for a study visa and have been called
for an interview on the date of an exam, will be allowed a makeup
exam without grade reduction. Such students should submit
complete supporting documents to the Director Student Affairs
Office within three days of the interview. Cases for all visas other
than study visas will be declined.
OTHER EMERGENCIES
For other emergencies, the student will apply to the Student
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ACADEMIC STANDING
ACADEMIC WARNING
Academic Warning (rather than probation) will be based on the
Semester GPA and a warning letter will be issued to students if
their GPA in any semester falls below 2.00 regardless of the
CGPA. Similarly, students will continue to be issued a warning
letter if their CGPA falls below 2.50 in any semester. Academic
warning letters indicate that students must seriously focus on their
studies as they run the risk of being put on probation if they do not
improve their academic performance.
PROBATION AND SEPARATION
To remain in good academic standing, students are required to
maintain a minimum CGPA of 2.00. If the CGPA falls below 2.00
at the end of any regular semester, the student will be placed on
academic probation in the next regular semester (Summer not
counting). Please note that if a student has taken any probation
semester off, he/she will be placed on academic probation in the
semester that the student rejoins. Probation is a serious academic
warning condition. While on probation, a students academic
performance is closely monitored by the University. Students who
fail to demonstrate a marked improvement in their academic
performance while on probation are separated from their
respective academic programmes.
The Probation and Separation policy is summarized in the
following sections. In the diagrams, time is indicated by an arrow
from left to right. The labelled boxes represent semesters and the
dotted lines following the boxes represent the conditions at those
instances of time i.e. after the end of a regular semester.
Fall
Semester
Spring
Semester
[Probation]
CGPA < 2.00*
CGPA < 2.00 [Separation]
CGPA 2.00
Good
Academic
Standing

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FOR FRESHMEN CLASS
*In case of freshmen if the CGPA < 2.00 at the end of the Fall
semester, the student will be placed on probation in the Spring
semester.
Conditions for Removal of Academic Probation:
Students on academic probation will progress out of probation
and regain good academic standing in the Fall semester if their
CGPA improves to 2.00 or better at the end of the Spring
semester.
However, if they fail to achieve this target then they will be
separated from the programme with immediate effect.
IN SUBSEQUENT YEARS
In the subsequent years, the probation period can be extended
over maximum of two semesters. To this end, probation GPA
(PGPA) which is the cumulative CGPA since the beginning of
probation will be tracked. The PGPA ascertains the students
performance subsequent to probation and determines whether
students continue to be on probation or are to be separated and
impacts all students on probation equally.
Conditions for Removal of Academic Probation: Students on
academic probation will progress out of probation and regain
good academic standing if their CGPA improves to 2.00 or better
at the end of any regular semester.
CGPA < 2.00
1
st

Probation
semester
Good
Academic
Standing
PGPA 2.50
Separation
2
nd

Probation
semester
Good
Academic
Standing
PGPA < 2.50
CGPA
2.00
PGPA Computed Since the start of
Probation
Separation
CGPA <2.00
Good
Academic
Standing
Probation can continue for a second
semester if CGPA <2.00 & PGPA 2.50
CGPA 2.00
CGPA < 2.00

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Conditions for Separation from Academic Programme:
Students having a PGPA less than 2.50 at the end of first
probation semester will be separated from the programme.
Students who continue to be on probation for two semesters, and
have a CGPA of less than 2.00 will be separated from their
respective academic programmes.
Co-curricular Activities for Students on Probation: Students
who are on probation must fully concentrate on their studies.
While co-curricular activities are an important aspect of a student
learning experience, these activities are secondary in their
importance. Indeed the university encourages all students who
are in good academic standing to pursue such activities.
However, for those who are facing difficulty in their primary
learning objectives, indicated by being on probation, involvement
in co-curricular activities should be limited till the regaining of
good academic standing.
Students on probation cannot serve as office bearers or shoulder
responsibility in any student organization, club, society or extra
curricular activity. It is the students responsibility to inform their
respective organization and resign from this position. In addition,
academic eligibility will be reviewed periodically by the office of
extra curricular activities.
In the same way, students on probation may not take part in extra
curricular activities and events which will result in them missing
graded instruments at LUMS.
Students on probation cannot petition for missing graded
instruments at LUMS on account in participation of co-curricular
activities.
Students on probation who are allowed to withdraw from a
semester can resume their studies with their probationary status
unchanged (Summer semester not counting).
For courses which are spread over two or more consecutive
semesters (e.g. senior projects), grades are finalized at the end of
the course. Students will receive the same finalized grade in
each semester over which the course was spread. Once again if
the students CGPA falls below 2.00 in two consecutive
semesters, the student will be separated from the programme. In
these cases separation from the programme takes place without
the student being placed on probation.
READMISSION UPON SEPARATION
Students separated on academic reason or those who have
withdrawn from the Programme may apply to the Head of the
Department, Admissions and Financial Aid for readmission. The
Undergraduate Admissions Committee has the discretion to
accept or reject applications and also decide whether or not to
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Students can be readmitted only once.
The students separated from the Programme on academic
grounds can apply for readmission within two weeks of the
separation decision. Students separated after the Spring
semester can continue attending classes in the Summer semester
until a decision regarding their readmission is taken. Students
who are readmitted will be given the option to either take the
semester off or drop the course(s) without any penalty. All
courses taken by a student at LUMS will show on the transcript,
even if a student has been readmitted. Credit hours of courses for
which credit is given after readmission are counted towards the
graduation requirements but the grades are not included in the
calculation of GPA.
Students who are separated from LUMS will have to mandatorily
leave LUMS and go home for at least one regular semester
before they can be considered for readmission. Readmission will
be offered only in those cases in which there is clear evidence
that the causes leading to poor academic performance in the past
have been removed.
Readmitted students who are subsequently separated from the
Programme on academic grounds cannot apply as fresh
candidates. They may, however, get admission in another
university, and then apply as transfer students. In addition,
students who are separated on academic grounds and readmitted
will be placed on academic probation for the rest of their stay at
LUMS and will be required to obtain a minimum semester GPA of
2.50 (Summer not counting) in the first semester after their
readmission. Furthermore, they will be required to maintain a
minimum CGPA of 2.00 or above thereafter in order to continue
with the programme. In case their CGPA dips below 2.00
subsequently, they will be separated from the programme without
any warning.
Students separated from the Programme based on disciplinary
action will not be considered for readmission, nor are they would
be eligible to apply as fresh candidates.
In case of readmission the student must finish the BS/BA-
LLB/BSc (Honours) Programme within the maximum allowable
time for their respective programmes i.e. six years or seven years
from the original date of joining LUMS.
Students, who are separated from the Programme on academic
grounds and have not been readmitted, can apply as fresh
candidates only once.
Senior Year Students: In the event that senior year students, i.e.
students who have completed 95 or more credit hours are eligible
for separation, the Academic Review Committee may recommend
continued probation, suspension (mandatory separation for a
fixed number of semesters) or any other conditions on a case by
case basis.

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FEES & FINANCIAL AID
Each student is required to deposit the semester wise dues within
the period specified by the Admissions & Financial Aid
Department on the fee card.
Students will be allowed to register for courses, attend classes,
take exams and receive degrees / Transcripts / Reading Material
only if they have cleared all their dues.
Policies related to fee payment, deadlines, fee refund, late
payment fee and withdrawal are communicated to the students
through the fee card. The academic fees are charged at the start
of each year and are subject to revision for each year of your
course as determined by the University.
FINANCIAL AID
POLICY FOR GRANTING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
The Financial Aid Committee assesses the need of each
applicant. If the applicant qualifies for financial aid, all or some
portion of the assessed need is given as a loan or tuition waiver.
NEED ASSESSMENT
The Financial Aid Committee assesses the financial need of
candidates and determines whether or not the candidates and
their families have adequate resources to finance education at
LUMS. The need is determined on the basis of the statement of
financial resources submitted by the student at the time of
admission and at the end of each academic year thereafter, other
sources of information if required, and interviews of applicants by
the Financial Aid Committee.
Some percentage of Financial Aid cases shall be randomly
selected and will go through the physical verification process. In
the physical verification process, if the committee finds that the
information provided is misleading, the Financial Committee has
the right to repeal the decision.
There will be no financial aid beyond the 130 credit hours required
for graduation in the BS/BSc (Hons) programme and 162 credit
hours for the BA-LLB students required for graduation. Students
who decide to take more than 130 credit hours will have to pay
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APPLICATIONS FOR FINANCIAL AID
FIRST YEAR
Students can apply for financial assistance for the first year at the
time of applying for admission. Application for financial assistance
has no bearing on admission decision. Only those students
whose financial situation changes drastically due to unforeseen
circumstances can apply for financial assistance during the year.
SUBSEQUENT YEARS
Students can apply for financial assistance before the start of the
academic year, when applications are invited for financial aid.
The amount of assistance may vary if there is a significant change
in the need, merit, or availability of funds.
The policy regarding fine for dropping credit hours, after the
deadline, is the same for students who are on any kind of financial
aid.
Only those students whose financial situation changes drastically
due to unforeseen circumstances can apply for financial
assistance during the Programme. The students will have to
provide evidence in case of any change in their financial situation.
Such requests must be addressed to the Head of the Department,
Admissions and Financial Aid and should be submitted at least
two weeks before the start of any semester. Otherwise the
application may not be considered for that semester.
FINANCIAL AID DECISION PROCESS
The Financial Aid Committee takes decisions pertaining to
financial assistance. The decision and its review follow the stages
outlined below:
STAGE 1
The decision for granting financial aid is taken by the Financial
Aid Committee on the basis of need and merit. Financial aid also
depends on availability of University funds.
STAGE 2
Students who want to make an appeal against the decision taken
at the first stage can submit a written application addressed to the
Manager, Admissions & Financial Aid, to be considered by the
Financial Aid Committee. The Committee will review the earlier
decision and may call the candidate for an interview, if required,
before finalizing the decision.
Financial aid can be increased, reduced, or kept the same at the
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TYPES OF FINANCIAL AID
Currently around 25% of the undergraduate student body at
LUMS is on some kind of financial assistance in the following
forms
LUMS SCHOLARSHIPS
These scholarships cover partial expenses of the programme.
The range of the amount of scholarships over the last year has
been between 25% and 100%.
MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
These scholarships cover full tuition fee and are awarded to the
top three students in the LUMS admission evaluation ranking.
Students continue to receive these scholarships in subsequent
years, subject to maintaining a required level of performance. For
the first year, merit is based on the students admission rank. In
subsequent years, academic performance at LUMS is the merit
criterion.
CRITERIA FOR MERIT SCHOLARSHIPS
FIRST YEAR
Merit scholarships which cover full tuition are awarded to the top
three students admitted to the programme as determined by the
LUMS Admission Evaluation ranking. Recipients continue to
receive these scholarships in subsequent years, subject to
fulfilment of the following conditions:
Remaining on the Deans Honour List with CGPA
of 3.60 or above on the basis of results till the end
of Summer Semester each year. If the CGPA falls
below 3.60, the merit scholarship is withdrawn.
Completing number of credit hours as follows:
Successful completion of 32 credit hours in the first
academic year (including the Summer Semester)
Successful completion of 65 credit hours in the
second academic year (including the Summer
Semester)
Successful completion of 97 credit hours in the
third academic year (including the Summer
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Successful completion of 130 credit hours in the
fourth academic year (including Summer
Semester)
SUBSEQUENT YEARS
The top three students in every category on the basis of academic
performance till the end of Summer Semester will receive merit
scholarship.
For students on a merit scholarship, there will be no tuition fee
waiver beyond 130 credit hours (162 credit hours for BA-LLB
students) required for graduation. Students who decide to take
more than 130 credit hours will have to pay the dues for additional
credit hours themselves.
SULEMAN DAWOOD SCHOLARSHIPS
These are full as well as partial scholarships awarded to
deserving Pakistani students on the basis of need and merit.
HONOURS
SEMESTER WISE RECOGNITION
At the end of each semester students who have performed
exceptionally well are placed on the Deans Honour list. The
following criterion has to be met in order to be placed on the
Deans Honour List for that semester.
BS/BSC PROGRAMME
Students who have successfully completed at least 16 credit
hours (or the stipulated workload for structured programmes) and
have achieved a term GPA of 3.60 or above (computed on the
basis of the courses taken in that semester).
BA-LLB PROGRAMME
Students who have fulfilled the semester workload requirements
and have achieved a term GPA of 3.60 or above (computed on
the basis of the courses taken in that semester).
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At the end of the academic year, those students with a CGPA of
3.60 or above and who have successfully completed 32 credit
hours in a year (including Summer Semester) are awarded cash
prizes and make the Deans Honour List. The top two students in
the Deans Honour List for each student category (except
Freshmen) are awarded the first and second prizes that carry
cash awards of Rs 25,000 and Rs 15,000 respectively.
Note: For BA-LLB, the credit hours requirement will be based on
the successful completion of the semester work load
requirements for that whole year and attaining a CGPA of 3.60 or
above.
At Graduation Time
At the time of graduation, superior academic performance is
recognized using the following criteria:
CGPA of 3.60 and above:
Deans List and Graduation with Distinction
CGPA of 3.30 to 3.59:
Graduation with High Merit
CGPA of 3.10 to 3.29:
Graduation with Merit
The student with the best academic record based on CGPA
receives an overall gold medal. The second best student receives
a silver medal. The courses for the calculation of these honours
will include those taken in the Summer Semester. In case there is
a tie in the top positions, decimal will be increased to break the
tie. If the tie is not broken, the student having highest number of
A+ and A grades will be awarded the gold medal.
Students with the best academic performance in the areas of
specialization, based on their SCGPA which must be 3.85 or
more, receive gold medals. In case there is a tie in the top
position, decimal will be increased to break the tie. If the tie is not
broken, the student having highest number of A+ and A grades
will be awarded the Gold Medal. While considering the medals
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
BS/ BSC (HONS) PROGRAMMES
Students are expected to attend all classes to take full advantage
of the learning opportunities and also to avoid missing surprise
quizzes, which will affect their grade in that course. Some
instructors require attendance to be mandatory and have
substantial grade reduction associated with absences as given in
the course outlines.
BA-LLB PROGRAMME (LLB YEARS I, II, AND III)
Classes will be compulsory for all enrolled students. Anyone who
misses up to four classes without a legitimate excuse, either
through prior notification to the teacher or in exceptional cases -
formally communicated ex post facto, will face the penalty of a
reduction of one letter grade from his/her eventual overall letter
grade. Furthermore anyone who is ten minutes late for a class will
be marked absent unless he/she has a legitimate excuse
communicated through prior notification to the teacher or in
exceptional cases, formally communicated ex post facto. The
faculty will have autonomy to penalize or excuse students who
leave half-way through class/during break without a formally
notified legitimate excuse.
GRADUATION
In order to fulfill the graduation requirements students must be in
good academic standing and cannot graduate while on academic
probation.
For probationary conditions for readmitted students, please refer
to the Section on Readmission upon Separation
For details on the calculation of GPAs, see the Section on Grades
GRADUATION AUDIT FORM
In order to assess if all the graduation requirements have been
fulfilled, the Graduation Audit Form (GAF) is provided by the
Registrar Office at the commencement of the final year of the
graduating class. Change in categorization of cross-listed
courses and the reaffirmation of the major(s) as well as courses to
be counted towards their respective areas are also indicated on
the same form. Upon successful completion of degree
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Only those students, who graduate by the Summer Semester of
the academic year and submit their Graduation Audit Form, will
be allowed to participate in the following Annual Convocation. All
students, irrespective of their enrolment year, who are eligible for
graduation in a particular year, will be in competition for
graduation honours.
Students, who are involved in any disciplinary case and have not
fulfilled the penalty, or have outstanding dues, will not be allowed
to participate in the convocation ceremony.
DEGREE BEFORE CONVOCATION (DBC)
Students can order their degrees prior to the convocation, which
will be issued to them on payment by the Registrars office (Ext
8253 and 8254). These degrees will be stamped with Degree
Before Convocation and must be returned before or upon
receiving the regular degree at convocation. All LUMS dues must
be settled before a request is placed for DBC.
SECURITY REFUND
The security refund is applicable within one year from the date of
graduation / withdrawal / separation from the programme. After
one year, the security will be refunded after deduction of
University services charges to the extent of 50% of the net
amount refundable. After two years, no security shall be refunded.
CLEARANCE POLICY
Students are required to get clearance from the University after
withdrawal or separation. Without official clearance, no transcript
will be issued to the student.
UPON GRADUATION
Graduating students are required to return the specified items to
the following departments latest by the deadline announced by
the Registrar Office.
Book Bank: All borrowed books
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All departments send a statement indicating the amount of the
students dues to the Finance & Accounts Department in late
August. In September each student get a statement from the
Finance & Accounts Department indicating the amount of dues to
be paid to LUMS, a cheque for the balance amount due to the
student or a statement indicating that there are no dues against
the student/university. The students get clearance certificates
from the Finance & Accounts Department after clearing all dues
with the University.
The Finance & Accounts Department will then send a statement
to the Registrar Office, indicating status of clearance for all the
students before the Annual Convocation. Only those students
who have cleared their dues with the University will be allowed to
attend the Annual Convocation and to receive degrees.
AFTER WITHDRAWAL OR SEPARATION
Students who withdraw or are separated during the academic
year have to get a clearance certificate from the Registrar Office
and get it signed by various departments within one week of their
withdrawal/separation. The certificate has to be submitted to the
Finance & Accounts Department which will issue the clearance
certificate after all accounts have been settled. In case a student
does not inform the Student Affairs Office in writing or does not
complete the clearance process, the security deposit will not be
refunded.
Information from all departments will be provided to the Finance &
Accounts Department by August 31
st
of each year, which will then
incorporate this information in the final statement for necessary
adjustments.
Defaulters will be dealt with strictly and legal action can be taken
against them by the University.
DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES
If there is a complaint of unprofessional conduct regarding a
student, the Dean of the School can suspend the student
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DISCIPLINARY COMMITTEE
Matters relating to violation of professional norms are referred to
the Disciplinary Committee (DC). When a case is referred to this
committee, it conducts a detailed investigation. After providing a
hearing to the student(s) and reviewing the extent of the
misconduct, the Committee has the authority to take decisions
and impose penalties (including separation from the Programme).
A LUMS Values & Ethics document (for students and members
of LUMS community) is available on LUMS Portal for reference
purposes.
Serious violations, such as cheating, plagiarism, use of unfair
means, and unprofessional conduct may lead to discontinuation
of any financial assistance from LUMS and even separation from
the programme.
In case of disciplinary action, all future financial aid may be
cancelled and students will not be allowed to graduate unless
they return all previously disbursed financial aid along with
accrued interest and penalties for delayed payments, if any.
PETITION
The student(s) against whom a decision has been taken may
petition to the Disciplinary Appeals Committee (DAC) within 3
days for a review of the disciplinary decision.
PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
One of the aims of the programmes at LUMS is the development
of personal and professional ethics among students. Students are
expected to conduct themselves as professionals in all aspects of
their life at LUMS. Fines may be imposed in case of violation of
the norms of the University. Unprofessional behaviour can also
result in dismissal from the programme.
A student dismissed for unprofessional behaviour may not be
considered for readmission.
Professional conduct covers a wide range of activities from
interpersonal behaviour to maintaining and enhancing the
professional values of the University. In case of any doubt about
appropriate behaviour, students must immediately consult their
Class Coordinator/Head of Department of their major, Faculty
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SOME OF THE NORMS OF THE UNIVERSITY
Students are to maintain proper decorum and
etiquette, and adhere to accepted local social
norms while interacting with their peers, faculty
members, guest speakers and the staff at LUMS.
The same sensitivity should be exhibited in their
dress code.
While on campus, students are expected to be
formally dressed for interviews, class
presentations, seminars by guest speakers, and
other academic events.
In public places like Library, Auditoriums,
Computer labs, and the Pepsi Dining Centre,
disruptive behaviour is considered unprofessional.
Students should refrain from being noisy in the
corridors as this disturbs the classes.
Students must not engage in any activity that may
result in damage to the University property.
Students should not indulge in behaviour which
may tarnish the image of LUMS.
Smoking is not allowed indoors. Offenders will be
fined Rs 3,000 and repeated violations can lead to
strict disciplinary action.
Phones in the faculty and staff office areas are not
to be used by students. Phone booths have been
installed in the Academic Block and hostels for use
by students.
Activities, such as eating and drinking, can only be
carried out in designated areas in the Pepsi Dining
Centre and in open areas. Food and drinks, with
the exception of water, are not allowed in
classrooms, discussion rooms, computer labs and
the Library.
Keep the campus clean! Littering on campus is
highly unacceptable.
It is the students responsibility to ensure that the
security, rules, regulations and behavioural norms
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Students should not be late for classes and should
not leave the classroom when the class is in
session except under exceptional circumstances
with the permission of the instructor.
During class, the instructor should not be
interrupted by any of the following:
Late arrivals
Unsolicited comments by students
Disruptive behaviour of students, exchange of
notes and cross talk
Ringing of mobile phones
ASSIGNMENTS
Students should stringently follow the rules and procedures
regarding written assignments, class preparation, projects,
quizzes and examinations for the course.
No discussion is allowed on an assignment unless specified by
the instructor. Any ambiguity regarding the extent of discussion
should be cleared with the concerned instructor.
In order to avoid delays due to network congestion, students
should plan ahead of their submission deadlines of their
assignments.
UNFAIR MEANS
Plagiarism, cheating and using other unfair means constitute
unprofessional conduct.
Unfair means include discussions and exchange of all such class
notes and written material between the current classes and
former students which may subvert the learning process.
Exchanging or passing information to other students over the
network during lab exams is considered cheating.
Any form of unfair means will be immediately reported by the
instructor to the Disciplinary Committee. Penalty enforced could
take the form of separation from the programme.
In case of doubt about any of the above issues, consult the Class
Coordinator/Head of Department of declared major immediately
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PLAGIARISM
WHAT IS PLAGIARISM?
Plagiarism is the use, without acknowledgement, of the
intellectual work of other people, and the act or representing the
ideas or discoveries of another as ones own in written work
submitted for assessment. To copy sentences, phrases or even
striking expressions without acknowledgement of the source
(either by inadequate citation or failure to indicate verbatim
quotations) is plagiarism; to paraphrase without
acknowledgement is likewise plagiarism. Where such copying or
paraphrasing has occurred, the mere mention of the source in the
bibliography shall not be deemed sufficient acknowledgement;
each such instance must be referred specifically to its source.
Verbatim quotations must be in inverted commas, or indented,
and directly acknowledged.
WHAT IS A SOURCE?
Sources are published (print or electronic) primary and secondary
material as well as information and opinions gained directly from
other people.
TYPES OF PLAGIARISM
Plagiarism falls under two broad categories: a) Copying an entire
document, or part of a document as your entire paper; b) Mosaic
plagiarism, that is, mixing the words and ideas of a source with
your own, or mixing the words and ideas of two or more sources
without acknowledgement.
Plagiarism usually takes one of these forms:
Un-cited idea: passing off someone elses idea as
your own.
Un-cited information or data from a source: not
acknowledging the source of any fact, figure,
event, statistical data or information provided.
Verbatim phrase or passage that is not quoted: any
direct quotation that is not in quotation marks or
indented and not referenced at the end of the
quotation.
Misrepresenting evidence: information from a
source that has been changed or taken out of
context to suit your paper/argument.
Dual submission: submitting the same paper or
parts of a paper to more than one
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Abetting plagiarism: knowingly helping another
student to plagiarize by letting him/her copy your
paper.
Selling a paper to a student, or by writing all or part
of a paper for another student.
Commercial tutoring services: making use of the
services of a tutoring school or term paper
company to write papers.
PENALTIES
The instructor is required to immediately report the potential
plagiarism case to the Disciplinary Committee. Penalties range
from a failing grade to separation from the programme.
HOW TO AVOID PLAGIARISM
Do not leave written work until the last day.
Do not rely mainly on a single source for
information or opinion.
Do not borrow another students paper.
Do not write a paper from borrowed notes.
Do not write the paper with another student.
Always back-up your work on diskette and make a
hard copy wherever possible to avoid problems
created by computer failure.
Always keep your notes and drafts until a paper
has been returned.
If you feel confused or panicked about time, or if
you are having personal problems and cannot
concentrate, let your instructor and/or teaching
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Note-taking: When taking notes from a source,
always begin by writing down the full bibliographic
information (author, title, date of publication,
publisher, place of publication, page numbers).
Always distinguish between the authors own
words and your own points. Do not take notes by
carelessly copying and changing a few words.
Take notes in a separate word document. Do not
mention sources in your bibliography that have not
been mentioned in your paper.
EXAMINATION POLICY
Allocation of auditoriums and sometimes, specific seats is done
by the Registrar Office. There is at least one invigilator in each
auditorium and students are required to pay close attention to the
instructions of the invigilator. During an examination, a student
may not leave the auditorium without the permission of the
invigilator. If allowed, only one person can go out of the room at a
time. No question papers and answer books are to be taken out of
the examination room during the examination.
All Students are required to bring their LUMS Student Identity
Card for the exams. The invigilator and/or Instructor reserve the
right to check the ID of the students. Students are not allowed
bring their mobile phones to the exam venue; only those who
adhere to these rules will be allowed to take the exam.
Following are the policies related to the exam time:
Duration of an exam is determined by the instructor
and no extension in the time will be given unless
allowed by him.
Students are not allowed to enter the examination
room if they are late by more than 30 minutes and
no extra time is granted.
Students may not leave the auditorium till 45
minutes of the exam time has elapsed.
In case of natural/medical emergencies, students
may be allowed to leave the examination room
accompanied by one of the invigilators.
Students are required to take examinations as scheduled. For
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PROCEDURE FOR HANDLING GRIEVANCES
In attempting to resolve any student grievance, it is the obligation
of the student to first make a serious effort to resolve the matter
with the individual with whom the grievance originated. For
example, in the case of a grade related grievance the student
should first talk to the faculty member concerned. The course
instructor retains primary responsibility for assigning grades. The
instructors judgment is final unless compelling evidence proves
otherwise. In case of non-resolution at this stage, the proper
channel to follow is first the faculty advisor assigned to the
student, then the Class Coordinator/Head of Department of
declared major, and finally the Dean. It should be kept in mind
that a grade review can also result in a grade reduction.
In the case of any other grievance, the student is advised to get in
touch with the faculty advisor. If the student feels that his/her
concern has not been addressed, he/she may approach the Class
Coordinator/Head of the Department for his/her major. The Dean
may be consulted in case the grievance is not settled at an earlier
stage.
LIBRARY USAGE POLICY
Leave your personal belongings such as
handbags, briefcases, etc., outside the library
entrance, on your own responsibility. The library
disclaims any liability for loss or damage.
Submit any book for inspection, when requested by
the library staff.
Do not write, underline or mark any book. Library
books are carefully examined on return and the
borrower will be held responsible for the damage.
Do not leave books on the table or on the book
trolley after reading. Please do not shelve the
books.
Complete silence should be observed except for
brief and subdued talk with the library staff.
Drinks and eatables are not allowed in the library.
Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the library.
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Do not change configuration of computers or any
other equipment in the library. LUMS IT code of
conduct must be observed while using IT
applications.
LENDING RULES
All registered users are entitled to borrow materials from the
library. Borrowing privileges may differ depending on the
membership category. The borrowing privileges for course
reserve* and general books are:
MEMBERSHIP CATEGORY BORROWING
PRIVILEGES
DAYS
Staff 4 books 14
Teaching Assistants 4 books 14
Corporate Members 4 books 14
Research Associates 8 books 14
Undergraduate Students 8 books 14
Graduate & Postgraduates 12 books 14
Faculty 30 books 90

*Course reserve will be issued for three hours.
Presentation of a valid library card is a must for
any checkout at the circulation desk.
Loan may be renewed for 14 days if another user
has not reserved the desired book. Overdue books
will not be renewed.
Books already checked-out by some other user
can be reserved. You can also request for reserve
the book through iPortal.
Reference material, CD-ROMs, annual reports,
pamphlets, current and bound periodicals, EIP
(industrial research) reports, and newspapers
cannot be checked-out. They can only be
consulted within the library premises.
Photocopying facility is available where copyright
rules permit. Patrons can get photocopying cards
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If you accidentally misplace a book and can't find it
after a thorough search, report this to the
Circulation Desk immediately to avoid overdue
fine.
Mutilation of library material is a matter of
disciplinary action. Books accidentally damaged
should be reported so that suitable assessment
can be made and damages paid.
Library material borrowed by any member is
subject to recall if needed by the library.
Any material not returned or renewed within 60
days of the date due will be considered LOST.
FINES
To encourage timely return of library materials and to provide
optimal sharing of the collections, fines are charged for overdue
items. Borrowers are responsible for returning or renewing items
by the due date. If items are not returned within the due date,
fines become retroactive to the first overdue day at following
rates.
Overdue Books: Rs.10 per book per day.
Lost Books: In case of loss or damage, the student will be
charged three times the current price of the item.
Course Reserve: This material is issued for three hours only. If
the material is not returned within the allocated time, a fine of
Rs.50/- for each extra hour will be charged.
Disciplinary Fine: Rs. 500 on first time violation, Rs. 1000 on
second time violation. If the pattern continues, the case will be
referred to the Disciplinary Committee.
Over due and fine notices will be sent through official email
accounts. All library fines are only paid with the accounts
department. Library account will be blocked if the fine exceeds
Rs. 10,000/-.
COMPUTER LAB USAGE POLICY
LUMS computing facilities are designed to be used in connection
with legitimate, university-related purposes. The following are
considered as general rules of computing lab usages and failure
to abide by these can result in the offenders account being
disabled for a certain period of time, plus a monetary fine or a
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Access to computing labs is only allowed to
students with identification. Lab staff may request
students to produce their LUMS student ID card
and may request to leave the lab otherwise.
IST strives to maintain a quiet, work friendly
environment in its computing labs in order that lab
users can use their time productively and with
minimal distractions.
Computing Labs are a work area, so no food or
drink is allowed in the labs.
Any computer left unattended for 30 minutes is
considered vacant. Please log off before leaving
your workstation.
Workstation is locked for more than 30 minutes,
your PC will log off automatically. Please plan your
activities accordingly.
Students are responsible for ensuring the
confidentiality of access rights under their control.
For instance, release of a password, whether
intentional or inadvertent, invites misuse by others
may be subject to disciplinary action.
Damaging or misusing the lab equipment and
furniture can result in penalties. Careful handling is
emphasized.
Installation of any software without permission of
the IST staff is not allowed.
Playing games, using chatting software or
accessing Internet for non-academic activities on
other than the designated machines is not allowed.
Students should vacate the computers designated
for games for students who are waiting to use the
machines for assignments. Lab support staff
reserves the right to ask the students playing
games to leave the computer if there are other
students waiting to use the computer for
assignments. Students can play games at last row
of computers in Lab1 and from 12 midnight to 8
AM.
Use of computing and communication resources to
support a profit entity (including any personal
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Carrying of shoulder bags in the labs is prohibited.
Areas are designated near labs where students
can leave their bags. However students can bring
small pouches to carry valuables.
Downloading any copyright material (e.g. software,
music, videos, books, photographs, etc) is
prohibited.
FINES WILL BE IMPOSED FOR THE FOLLOWING VIOLATIONS:
Penalty for sending out mass emails can range
from a fine of Rs 5,000 to disciplinary committee
referral.
Allowing a fellow student to use your account will
result in a penalty of Rs 1,500.
The following activities will not be tolerated under
any circumstances and will result in serious
disciplinary action including possible separation
from LUMS:
The use of computing resources to disseminate
obscene, pornographic, or libellous materials, to
threaten or harass others, or otherwise to engage
in activities forbidden by this Code is subject to
disciplinary action. LUMS maintains a
comprehensive log of all user activity performed on
workstations in computing labs. These user logs
can, and are, referred to when an event of misuse
of resources is reported.
Writing objectionable and obscene remarks or
comments on logged-in but unattended computer
terminals.
Tampering with the lab surveillance system.
Email spamming and email wars.
Sniffing passwords and misusing accounts.
Placing or offering any kind of commercial or
indecent services from individual web pages.
Misbehaving with lab support staff and other IST
staff.
In case of the above violations, even first time
offenders will be referred to the Disciplinary
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Note:
Your first help contact is the lab support staff available on-site.
You may also email your concerns to helpdesk@lums.edu.pk.
Students should not leave papers, trash, books or bags on
computer terminals/desks.
HOSTEL LAN USAGES
The campus network is a facility that is to be used responsibly at
all times by all members of the LUMS community. Hosting and
transmitting material which is designed or likely to cause
annoyance, inconvenience or needless anxiety to anyone is
against usage norms, and will lead to action against individuals
and groups involved in such activities.
Internet Browsing from Hostels is monitored and students are
advised to avoid accessing pornographic material or any
objectionable site. In case a student is found browsing through
objectionable site, serious action leading to the termination from
the registered program will be taken.
Password sharing of any server of LUMS will be considered as
violation of the computer usage from the hostel. In case any
attempts or activity is recorded from the login of a student, his/her
account will be disabled along with that of one whose password
was used.
Use of hacking tools and attempts to hack campus equipment will
lead to the disciplinary action including termination of the room
computer node for indefinite period.
Disabling of room node(s) will be made in case the activity falls
under hacking, scanning etc. or the log in shows access to
objectionable sites, or attempts to compromise other internet sites
from the hostel LAN.
Disciplinary action will be taken against the student as per
university rules and regulations.

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CAMPUS PARKING POLICY
Vehicles parked inside the University area are done so at the
owner's risk and are required to have LUMS stickers pasted on
the left side of the windscreen. Stickers are available for Rs 10
from the Administration Office [Ext 2531 and 2536]. Overnight
parking is prohibited (except for Campus residents) unless
authorized in advance by the Administration Department. For
overnight parking, an application must be made to the
Administration Department 24 hours in advance giving the
reasons for overnight parking and the location at which the car will
be left parked at night. Drivers are expected to park only where
indicated and to observe traffic signs. Repeated violations of
parking regulations may result in the immediate loss of parking
privilege and violators may be fined or their vehicles may be
towed. Towing is at the drivers risk and expense.
For Traffic Violation, drivers can be fined as noted below:
Over Speeding: Rs. 500/- (Maximum speed limit on campus is 25
km/hr)
Blowing Horns: Rs. 500/-
Wrong Parking in Parking Area: Rs. 500/-
Vehicle Parked without Entry Sticker: Rs. 300/-
Parking in No Parking Area: Rs. 1000/-
The University assumes no responsibility for loss, theft or
damages to vehicles parked in University parking premises.
Owners are expected to lock their vehicles. Further
information may be obtained from the Manager, Administration
Ext: 2544.


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ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND
PROGRAMME OUTLINES

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SULEMAN DAWOOD SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
THE ACF PROGRAMME
The SDSB offers a four year BSc (Hons) programme in Accounting &
Finance which provides students with a basis from which to continue
their studies for a professional degree or to serve as a valuable
foundation for careers in business and management. The graduates
of this major are prepared for careers in auditing, corporate
accounting, management consulting, government, not-for-profit
organizations, and taxation as well as trainee managers in
organizations. The broad-based curriculum equips students with tools
of intelligent analysis, planning, control and decision making.
FACULTY
Ali Khalil Malik, Assistant Professor
Aneel Iqbal, Teaching Fellow
Anwar Khurshid, Professor
Arif Iqbal Rana, Associate Professor
Arif Nazir Butt, Associate Professor
Asad A. Alam, Assistant Professor
Azmat Malik, Associate Professor
Bushra Azhar, Assistant Professor
Dawood Ghaznavi, Associate Professor
Ehsan ul Haque, Associate Professor
Faheem ul Islam, Associate Professor
Farzad Rafi Khan, Assistant Professor
Imran Ali, Professor
Irfan Butt, Assistant Professor
Jamshed H. Khan, Associate Professor, Associate Dean
(External Relations)
Jawaid Abdul Ghani, Professor
Kamran Ali Chatha, Assistant Professor
M. Bashrullah, Visiting Faculty
M. Jamal Arif, Associate Professor
Muhammad Junaid Ashraf, Assistant Professor
Omair Haroon, Teaching Fellow
Shaukat A. Brah, Professor, Dean SDSB
Shazib E. Sheikh, Assistant Professor
Syed Mubashir Ali, Associate Professor, Associate Dean
(Academic Programmes)
Syed Zahoor Hassan, Professor
Zeeshan Ahmed, Assistant Professor

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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Graduation Requirements: 130 Credit Hours

University Core: 8 Credit Hours [3 courses]
University Distribution: 21-28 Credit Hours
[7 courses]

ACF Major Requirements 76 credit hours
ACF Major Core Courses 40 Credit Hours [12 courses]
ACF Major Elective Courses 36 Credit Hours [9 courses]

Free Electives 18-25 Credit Hours
ACF MAJOR CORE COURSES
Following core courses will be counted towards 40 credit hours of ACF major
requirements:

CODE TITLE
ACCT 100 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 130 Principles of Management Accounting
ACCT 220 Corporate Financial Reporting I
ACCT 320 Corporate Financial Reporting II
ACCT 370 Applied Taxation
ACCT 250 Auditing
FINN 100 Principles of Finance
FINN 200 Intermediate Finance
FINN 400 Applied Corporate Finance
MGMT 400 Strategic Business Management
DISC 350 Financial Information Systems
MGMT 260 Business Law
ACF ELECTIVE COURSES:
ACCOUNTING
ACCT 331 Strategic Management Accounting & Control Systems
ACCT 332 Advance Management Accounting
ACCT 411 Applied Financial Analysis
ACCT 412 Advanced Financial Reporting


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FINANCE
FINN 321 Econometrics
FINN 322 Elements Of Financial Forecasting
FINN 323 Applied Time Series Finance
FINN 324 Options, Swaps and Futures
FINN 341 Money, Banking and Financial Institutions
FINN 361 Entrepreneurial Finance
FINN 401 Quantitative Finance
FINN 402 Commercial Banking
FINN 411 International Finance
FINN 421 Analysis Of Financial Time Series
FINN 451 Investments
FINN 452 Investments & Capital Markets
FINN 481 Islamic Banking & Finance
BUSINESS
DISC 231 Operations Management
DISC 331 Project Management
MGMT 141 Principles of Business Management
MKTG 242 Marketing Management
MGMT 441 Introduction to Business Ethics
MGMT 481 Entrepreneurship
ORSC 201 Organizational Behaviour
ORSC 341 Human Resource Management


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SAMPLE CURRICULUM
IMPORTANT: Please note that due to the highly structured nature of the
ACF major, students are required to take the courses in the assigned
sequence. For this purpose, a sample four-year course plan is developed as
follows:
Sample Four Year Programme
Fall C Spring C
F Fr re es sh hm ma an n
Principles of Financial
Accounting
3
Principles of Management
Accounting
3
Principles of
Macroeconomics [in-group]
4 Principles of Finance 3
Calculus I [out-group] 3
Principles of Microeconomics
[in-group]
4
Writing and Communication 4 Calculus II [out-group] 3
Islamic Studies 2 Pakistan Studies 2

S So op ph ho om mo or re e



Corporate Financial
Reporting I
4 Auditing 3
Intermediate Finance 3 Business Law 3
Probability [out-group] 3 Econometrics [in-group] 4
ACF Elective Management 3 [ECON/ LAW] [in-group] 3




J Ju un ni io or r



Corporate Financial
Reporting II
4 Applied Taxation 3
ACF Elective Finance 3
Financial Information
Systems
3
ACF Elective Management 3 ACF Elective Accounting 3
ACF Elective Accounting 3 ACF Elective Finance 3
Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3


S Se en ni io or r



Applied Corporate Finance 3
Strategic Business
Management
3
ACF Elective 4 ACF Elective 4
ACF Elective Management 3 ACF Elective 4
ACF Elective Accounting 3 ACF Senior Project 3
Free Elective 3 Free Elective 3



Bold ACF Core
Underline University Core
Regular University Distribution
Italic Elective

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COURSES
ACCT 100 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (3)
This course will cover the accounting process preceding the preparation and
presentation of financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted
Accounting Principles (GAAP). The main emphasis of this course will be the
study of the accounting cycle and how accounting data impacts business
decisions. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the "why" of
accounting as well as the "how".
ACCT 130 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (3)
Principles of Management Accounting is a foundation level course designed
to begin the preparation for effective financial decision-making at a
managerial level. It begins at the very basic level of understanding how
much things cost. The course then covers the use of cost accounting
information for management decision-making including the role of budgeting
as a management control tool.
ACCT 220 - CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING I (4)
The course builds on your knowledge of corporate theory and techniques to
enable you to record, process, and report financial information. While some
emphasis is placed on analysis, interpretation, and use of accounting data
for investing, credit, and management decisions, the reporting function of
accounting to external users (investors and creditors) will be stressed. The
course will examine asset and income determination, preparation and
interpretation of financial statements, and related disclosure requirements.
ACCT 320 - CORPORATE FINANCIAL REPORTING II (4)
This course is a continuation of Corporate Financial Reporting I (CFR I) and
it covers accounting and reporting for liabilities, investments and equities.
The focus is on developing theoretical understanding as well as practical
application of concepts, principles, rules and standards. The main source
documents will be the International Financial Reporting Standards and
different practical exercises are used as a supplement to add practice to
knowledge.
ACCT 250 - AUDITING (3)
After a successful completion of this course, the student is expected to be
knowledgeable not only in the standards, basic principles and concepts of
auditing; they should also have an understanding of the applications of
those standards, concepts principles and practices in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards and standards applicable to some
specific industries
ACCT 370 - APPLIED TAXATION (3)
This course is designed to understand the operation of the Pakistani tax
system and compute taxable income under various heads for individuals,
partnerships, AOPs and corporations and to enable the students to calculate
the tax liability; including computation of different exemptions and reliefs
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recognize and understand the impact of taxation as a major factor for both
individual and business planning.
FINN 100 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE (4)
This is an introductory course in finance. Broadly speaking, this course is
designed to provide students with a deeper understanding of how firms
finance, invest and manage themselves in the `real world'. This course
explores the first part of Financial Management and introduces the
framework, tools and techniques for making investment decisions.
Specifically it covers Valuation, Capital Budgeting, Modern Portfolio Theory
and Equilibrium Risk-Return Relationship and further finance courses will
add to the knowledge accumulated here.
FINN 200 - INTERMEDIATE FINANCE (3)
This course is the second in the series of required courses for the B.Sc.
Accounting & Finance degree and builds on existing financial and accounting
skills to make informed managerial decisions from a financial perspective.
The course shall focus on corporate financing decisions of the firm. An
assessment of capital structure, debt financing and dividend policies and
their implications will be carried out in depth. Towards the later part of the
course, the class will look at the valuation issues and derivatives, and their
implications on the decision making processes in a firm.
DISC 350 - FINANCIAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS (4)
An in-depth study of the application of information systems knowledge to
the accounting environment. Emphasis is upon developing students' abilities
to understand the processing of accounting data (with an emphasis on the
computer environment) and the controls that are necessary to assure
accuracy and reliability of the data processed by the accounting system.
MGMT 260 - BUSINESS LAW (4)
The course aims to familiarize the students with all the basic statues they
shall be dealing with in actual business environment. Students will also be
given an introduction to Companies Ordinance 1984, which they will do in
more detail in the next courses. Major topics covered will include
Introduction to Pakistans Legal and Judicial System, Contract Law, Law of
Agency and Partnership, Company Law, Joint Ventures and SECP, Securities
Regulation and Corporate Governance. Apart from this, different practical
situations which involve the application of the Ordinance will be discussed in
class to give a practical feel to the course material.
MGMT 400 - STRATEGIC BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3)
The primary objective of the course would be to help develop participants
abilities to think strategically. Content from the Strategic Management
discipline will be utilized to achieve that objective. The course is divided
mainly into analyzing the Industry and Macro-Environment, analyzing the
Internal Resources of the Organization, Business-Level Strategies,
Corporate-Level Strategies and Implementation of Strategic Decisions. By
the end of the course, participants should have a deep understanding of
strategic management and be conversant with the key concepts of this
discipline.

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FINN 400 - APPLIED COOPERATE FINANCE (4)
The objective of this course is to reinforce and expand on financial analysis
and corporate finance/intermediate finance courses. Many of the topics
covered are the same, but the emphasis is different. By using the case-
method methodology the emphasis shifts from learning financial techniques
to applying them to make managerial decisions.

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SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS
Economics is often called the science of choice. The Economics
major helps develop clear and rational problem-solving skills
useful in business, government, and everyday life. Additionally,
the Economics major provides an understanding of economics
institutions and policies today as they have developed over time.
The BSc Honours major is a quantitatively oriented programme
that provides excellent preparation for graduate studies and
careers in economics or business administration.
Economics is often called the science of choice. The Economics
major helps develop clear and rational problem-solving skills
useful in business, government, corporate and non-government
sectors. The major not only provides an understanding of
economics institutions and how they impact segments of the
economy, it also provides students with the skills to solve
problems that confront organizations, governments and citizens.
The major provides rigorous quantitative tools that allow students
to understand the domestic and global economic environment and
analyze its impact. The BSc Honours major is a quantitatively
oriented programme that provides excellent preparation for
graduate studies and careers in economics, business
administration, non-government organizations and the corporate
sector.
FACULTY
Abid A. Burki, Professor
Ali Cheema, Associate Professor, Acting Head of the Department
Anjum Nasim, Professor, Provost
Antonio Marasco, Assistant Professor
Hammad Al-Sabah Siddiqi, Assistant Professor
Hanjoon Michael Jung, Assistant Professor
Ijaz Nabi, Professor, Dean SHSSL
Khalid Mir, Assistant Professor
Lyyla Khalid, Adjunct Faculty
M. Ali Syed, Adjunct Faculty
Muhammad Asim Aftab, Teaching Fellow
Muhammad Farooq Naseer, Assistant Professor
Mushtaq A. Khan, Associate Professor
Nadia Hassan, Teaching Fellow
Nadia Mukhtar, Teaching Fellow
Sana Hussain, Teaching Fellow
Syed M. Turab Hussain, Assistant Professor

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Syed Zahid Ali, Associate Professor
Usman Khan, Teaching Fellow
Yumna Mukhtar, Teaching Fellow

The Department of Economics offers a four year BSc (Honours)
Degree in the area of Economics.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Graduation Requirements: 130 credit hours
University Core: 8 credit hours
University Distribution: 21-28 credit hours
(7 courses)
Economics Major Requirements: 52 credit hours

The remaining credit hours required for graduation can be from any
specialization area.
ECON CORE COURSES
CODE COURSE TITLE
MATH 101 Calculus I
ECON 111 Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 121 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 211 Intermediate Microeconomics
ECON 221 Intermediate Macroeconomics
ECON 231 Statistics and Data Analysis
ECON 330 Econometrics
ECON ELECTIVE COURSES
CODE


COURSE TITLE
ECON 100 Principles of Economics
ECON 233 Introduction to Game Theory
ECON 240 Development Economics
ECON 262 Mathematical Applications in Economics
ECON 303 East Asian Economies
ECON 311 Industrial Organization I
ECON 313 Labour Economics
ECON 321 History of Economic Thought
ECON 333 Empirical Microeconomics
ECON 334 Time Series Econometrics

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ECON 341 Management and Organization of
Pakistans Economy
ECON 343 Agriculture and Food Policy
ECON 345 International Political Economy
ECON 351 International Trade/International

ECON 352 International Finance
ECON 361 Monetary Theory and Policy
ECON 363 Economics of Investment and Finance
ECON 411 Advanced Microeconomics
ECON 412 Industrial Organization II
ECON 414 Applied Microeconomics
ECON 421 Advanced Macroeconomics
ECON 423 Growth Theories
ECON 435 Advanced Game Theory
ECON 436 Advanced Mathematical Economics
ECON 441 Development Economic Theory
ECON 444 Institutional Economics
ECON 445 Agriculture Price and Income Policies
ECON 449 Philosophy and Economics
ECON 454 Trade and Development
ECON 468 Options Swaps and Futures
ECON 469 Advanced Corporate Finance
ECON 472 Public Economics
SPECIFIC COURSES REQUIRED:
ECON 100 is a remedial course offered for students with little
background in economic analysis. It is not a core course and will
not count towards the 52 credit hours Economics major
requirements.
Senior Requirement: Each student must take at least TWO
courses from amongst those listed at the 400 level. Students may
not use a Senior Project or an Independent Study to fulfill this
requirement
COURSES
ECON 100 PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS (4)
The objective of this course is to provide students with a basic introduction
to micro and macro economics. It aims to create an intuitive understanding
of the central principles of the subject without the application of the more
complex tools of economics. The most important purpose of this course is
to help students learn the economists way of thinking.

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ECON 111 PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (4)
The objectives of this course are to introduce students to the basic principles
of microeconomics and develop their ability to apply these principles in
understanding real world problems. The course is divided into three parts.
Part A focuses on the market mechanism and analyses the behavior of
consumers and producers. Topics include demand and supply, consumer
theory, and production theory. Part B includes perfect competition,
monopoly, and imperfect competition. Finally, part C focuses on market
failures and introduces the importance of private property, externalities,
public goods, and open access resources.
ECON 121 PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (4)
This is a course in macroeconomic theory at the introductory level and
examines the aggregate aspects of the economy. The primary goal is to
enhance the understanding of macroeconomic relationships and issues. The
course emphasizes aggregate demand and supply relations, the essentials of
monetary, fiscal, and trade policies and their implications for the economy.
Topics such as macroeconomic goals and measures demand determination,
demand and supply analysis, total national output, employment, the
aggregate price level, and inflation are discussed.
ECON 211 INTERMEDIATE MICROECONOMICS (4)
This course is intended to extend the students understanding of neo-
classical microeconomic theory and to introduce the use of mathematical
and graphical models of economic processes. These models deal with
economic behavior of individual credit hours such as consumers, firms and
markets. Then it turns to the study of how prices are determined in
equilibrium and how resources are allocated both in competitive markets
and markets with imperfect competition. Considerable emphasis is placed
on problem solving and developing students abilities to use analytic
reasoning to understand and apply the basic models of neo-classical
microeconomic theory.
ECON 221 INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS (4)
The purpose of this course is to provide students with a thorough
understanding of core concepts and methods of macroeconomics as a
foundation for subsequent study of macroeconomic topics within the degree
programme. The course is pitched at the intermediate level. The major
areas of focus will be the inputs market, goods market, money market, and
economic growth. The equilibrium IS-LM and AD-AS model will be covered
with some basic applications. It will also involve the study of business
cycles and will offer both the classical and Keynesian points of view. The
relationship between inflation and unemployment will also be covered. The
focus will then shift to a major extension: the role of expectations in the
short as well as the medium run. The second part of the course will cover
exchange rates and macro-economic policies in open economy and the
analysis of monetary and fiscal policies.
ECON 230 STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS (4)
This course will examine the foundations of mathematical statistics:
probability theory, distribution theory, parameter estimation, hypothesis

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testing, simple bivariate regression, introduction to multiple regression and
the properties of OLS estimator under classical linear regression model
assumptions.
ECON 233 INTRODUCTION TO GAME THEORY (4)
This course will introduce students to non-cooperative game theory and
some of its applications in economics. The course will develop theory of
static and dynamic games under perfect and imperfect information. Some
of the refinements of Nash equilibrium will also be studied. Application of
the theory will come from the fields of industrial organization, development,
international trade, public economics, and macroeconomics.
ECON 240 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS (4)
The course is designed to expose students to the current issues in the
debate on development. It addresses the economic problems and policy
concerns of third-world countries. Topics include theories of structural
transformation of economies during the process of economic development,
inequality and poverty, agriculture and rural development, rural markets,
migration, population growth, education, technology, nutrition, and
government policies.
ECON 262 MATHEMATICAL APPLICATIONS IN ECONOMICS (4)
The course is divided into two parts. Part one of the course will attempt to
familiarize students with the basics of matrix algebra and the basic tools of
optimization. Optimization technique is used frequently to solve equilibrium
in microeconomic models used in mainstream neoclassical economics.
Before they embark on the study of these models, the students need to
understand techniques related to finding derivatives and differentials. They
also learn how optimization works under different conditions with a variety
of functions. These tools will facilitate our understanding of comparative
statistics and optimization as used in models of microeconomics and related
fields like industrial organization and development. These models form the
backbone of intermediate level micro and other applied micro fields.
ECON 303 EAST ASIAN ECONOMIES (4)
The key objectives of this course are divided into four categories. First is to
explore the generic characteristics of East Asian economies while
recognizing the diversity of historical and institutional settings across these
economies. Second is to treat government as an integral element of the
economic system, in contrast to the traditional view that regards
government and the market as alternative resource allocation mechanisms.
Third is to explore a new perspective of East Asian development by trying to
understand the role of government in East Asian economic development
through interactions among economic theory, development economics,
political science, and economic history. Fourth is to draw policy lessons
from the East Asian experience for other developing countries.
ECON 311 - INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION I (4)
Purpose of this course is to utilize economic models to investigate and
understand how industry structure and conduct of firms influence economic
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also introduced after studying the traditional approaches like competition,
monopoly and cost. Relevant topics include oligopoly theory, entry barriers,
merger activity, product differentiation, and innovation.
ECON 313 - LABOUR ECONOMICS (4)
This course examines labour supply decisions of workers and the labour
demand decisions of firms. Considerable attention is devoted to policies and
institutions affecting supply and demand. The course is divided into six
modules. The first three modules follow the standard distinction in
economics between households and businesses. In module one and two,
we discuss how the households choose to allocate their time between home
and work. Major questions deal with how the value of individuals time at
home and in the labour market affects their decisions, including choices
about how much formal and informal education and on-the-job training to
acquire. Module three discusses businesses demand for workers. The main
issues relate to how a higher cost of labour affects this demand and how
businesses choose between hiring more workers and having their existing
workers put in longer hours. Modules four through six build directly on the
first two modules by bringing labour supply and labour together in variety of
ways.
ECON 321- HISTORY OF ECONOMIC THOUGHT (4)
The course aims to provide grounding in the analytical apparatus of both
classical economic theory and marginalist theory. It seeks to make the
student aware of the stress placed by classical economists on the mechanics
of growth and its relationship with both changes in the distribution of
income among different classes and technological change. It proceeds to
show how the nature of these questions changed with the emergence of
marginalist thinking with its stress on static allocative equilibrium, an
individual-based notion of distribution and comparative statics.
ECON 330 ECONOMETRICS (4)
This is a continuation of the above course with a focus on multivariate
regression, the underlying econometric theory, and its practice. It
emphasizes on problems that arise from the specification, estimation, and
interpretation of models of economic behavior. Topics include
heteroskedasticity, time series data and serial correlation, two-stage least
squares, qualitative choice models, simultaneous equations models, and
panel data. Emphasis will be on statistical computing and the mechanics of
how to conduct and present empirical research.
ECON 333 EMPIRICAL MICROECONOMICS (4)
This course deals with the analysis of empirical strategies most often used in
microeconomics literature. The empirical strategies discussed include
regression, matching and propensity score matching, IV estimation,
Difference-in-Difference estimation, and Regression discontinuity and
design. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of STATA.
ECON 334 TIME SERIES ECONOMETRICS (4)
This course is designed to familiarize students with problems of inference
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focus at a fairly rigorous level. Students will be expected to have studied
two semesters of econometrics. The course will include econometrics of
ARMA processes, ARCH and GARCH processes, processes with trends and
unit-roots, multi-equation VAR processes, co-integrated processes, and
regime-switching processes.
ECON 341 MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION OF PAKISTANS
ECONOMY (4)
This course looks at the process of economic policy formulation and
implementation in Pakistan. It also includes changing policy perceptions and
strategies at different stages of the countrys economic growth since 1947.
Some key policy issues relating both supply and demand management
presently facing the country will also be covered.
ECON 343 AGRICULTURE AND FOOD POLICY (4)
The course provides an introduction to the major topics and problems
encountered in agricultural development and food policy formulation.
Analytical methods that are used to evaluate agricultural policy will also be
introduced. The course will attempt to cover both classical policy issues as
well as problems of specific interest to Pakistan. Emphasis will be placed on
the usefulness of economic theory, understanding of how farm programs
work, and program consequences in farm output and input markets.
Agricultural policy problems and concerns of special importance to Pakistan
including irrigation management, land redistribution, soil degradation, and
marketing and storage problems will be stressed.
ECON 345 INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ECONOMY (4)
International political economy has been described as "the reciprocal and
dynamic interaction in international relations of the pursuit of power and the
pursuit of wealth." The purpose of this course is to examine interactions
between power & wealth and the state & the market - from a number of
competing perspectives and different levels of analysis. We will focus on the
causes and consequences of international trade and monetary relations, the
role of hegemony in maintaining the stability of international economic
systems, states and markets in transition, the role of multinational
corporations in developing countries, and new issues in IPE including the
environment, and globalization and collective action.
ECON 351 INTERNATIONAL TRADE/INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (4)
This course covers the trade theory and policy segment of international
economics which discusses the gains from trade, models predicting the
pattern of trade, factor flows among nations, the political economy of trade
policy, and trade policies in developing and developed countries. Among the
topics covered are the Ricardian model, the Heckscher-Ohlin model, models
based on economies of scale, imperfect competition and international trade,
international factor movements, and the instruments of trade policy.
ECON 352 INTERNATIONAL FINANCE (4)
This course is a detailed examination of foreign exchange markets,
emphasizing theoretical and empirical issues and their relation to both
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determination, exchange rate regimes, the balance of payments, forward,
future and option markets, and debt crisis of developing countries.
ECON 361 MONETARY THEORY AND POLICY (4)
The objective of this course is to provide the analytical tools used in
discussions of monetary theory and policy. Topics include theories of money
demand and supply, determinants of interest rates, costs of inflation, the
impact of monetary policy on the domestic economy and foreign exchange
markets, and the relationship between monetary policy and federal
government deficits.
ECON 363 ECONOMICS OF INVESTMENT AND FINANCE (4)
The course deals with the questions associated with the issue of
preservation and enhancement of financial wealth. We look at the theory
and practice of investment decisions and learn tools and concepts that will
help in making better investment decisions. A central theme of the course is
the trade off between risk and return and how to evaluate them for the
future. During this course we learn about principle investment theories and
analyze the uses of various financial instruments like stocks, bonds, and
derivative securities. We also look at recent contribution to investment
literature that substantially enhances the traditional approach.
ECON 411 - ADVANCED MICROECONOMICS (4)
This course is intended to provide an introduction to advanced
microeconomic theory in the light of cotemporary thoughts, primarily for
senior level undergraduate and first year graduate students. Attention will
be given to general equilibrium theory and applications, welfare economics,
and the economics of choice under uncertainty. A working knowledge of
undergraduate microeconomic theory at the principles and intermediate
level is required. Abilities to use techniques of mathematical optimization
and the method of comparative statics are necessary.
ECON 412 INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATION II (4)
Although International Organization I is not a prerequisite for this course, it
builds on ECON 311. We take a selected number of advanced topics and
look at them in more detail. The emphasis in this course is on applications
from theory in microeconomics in the areas of non-linear pricing and price
discrimination, product quality issues, and anti-trust and regulation issues.
These issues are not only important in themselves, they use tools from
game and contract theory. They help us understand real-world issues better
and we also gain a deeper appreciation of micro-theories that students have
covered in game theory, industrial organization, and microeconomics
courses.
ECON 414 APPLIED MICROECONOMICS (4)
This course provides students with opportunities to apply their theory and
economic methodology skills to solve current real life problems. Students
will research a problem of economic importance, discuss and dissect the
problem using theoretical models, and use data and empirical methodologies
to test theoretical predictions. Research topics may relate either to business
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ECON 421 ADVANCED MACROECONOMICS (4)
This is a senior level undergraduate course in macroeconomics which would
appeal largely to students who intend to undertake graduate study in
economics. The course has a strong mathematical orientation and makes
considerable use of differential calculus, differential equations, and dynamic
programming techniques. The course looks at different macroeconomic
models at considerable level of rigor to gain insight into issues of economic
growth and economic fluctuations.
ECON 423 GROWTH THEORIES (4)
The aim of this course is twofold: to provide the students with a sound
grounding on the main growth theories including the neoclassical exogenous
and the new endogenous growth theories. The first aim is mainly pursued
over the first half of the course up to the midterm exam. The second aim is
to use what I believe to be the most fertile field in growth - Schumpeterian
growth that analyzes the relationship of growth with several phenomena
such as product market competition, income inequality, financial
development, and environmental sustainability. The second part of the
course is dedicated to achieving this aim.
ECON 435 ADVANCED GAME THEORY (4)
While Econ 233 overviews basic concepts of Game Theory, this course
advances further by introducing incomplete information into games. Games
with incomplete information such as Auctions, Lemons, and Signaling games
describe situations where players do not have full information about other
players. The objective of this course is to give a practical yet rigorous
analysis on players behaviours by constructing new equilibrium concepts
and their refinements for games with incomplete information. Due to the
advanced nature of this course, the emphasis is placed on Game Theory
itself as well as on its application to reality. At the end of the course, with
abilities to analyze and solve complicated games, students are expected to
establish a thorough understanding of the theories and to develop reasoning
skills so as to apply their knowledge into real-life situations.
ECON 436 ADVANCED MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS (4)
This course introduces the basic dynamic programming and some topics in
mathematics related to the dynamic programming. The dynamic
programming studies an optimal sequential decision making over-time and
develops recursive methods for repeated games which have proven useful in
a wide rage of economics such as contract theory, financial economics,
growth theory, and macroeconomics. Moreover, these recursive methods
are essential for graduate study. The topics in mathematics related to the
dynamic programming include basic concepts in topology and analysis such
as vector or metric space, continuity, and Cauchy convergence.
ECON 441 DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC THEORY (4)
The course is premised on the following two assumptions. First is that
economic theory can give us important insights into development. Second is
that a unified approach to the whole subject of development will be more
fruitful than a piecemeal one. We emphasize internal factors to explain
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missing and incomplete markets highlighting weak legal structures.
Informal markets and institutions are studied in detail. Moving from the
macro topics to the micro, we cover economic growth, inequality, poverty,
demographics, informal land, labour, and capital & insurance markets -
especially in agriculture.
ECON 444 INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS (4)
This course gives an understanding of the role of institutions in a society
and their possible contributions to the development effort. Students will
have a better view of analytic frameworks from within economics that can
be used to study institutions. Their knowledge of the neo-classical paradigm
and some of the limitations of the Arrow- Debreu world will also be enriched
through this course.
ECON 445 AGRICULTURE PRICE AND INCOME POLICIES (4)
The objective of this course is to analyze agricultural price and income
policies in developed and developing countries. The course will begin with a
study of how agricultural markets operate and how outputs and prices are
determined under certain and uncertain conditions. We will elicit economic
theory to critically assess the welfare effects of different farm programs with
reference to developed and developing countries. The course will be helpful
in understanding how farm programs work in practice and what are the
likely consequences on farm output and input markets.
ECON 449 PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS (4)
The aim of the course is to understand how is and how ought economics
and ethics be related? Is it a relation of limitation, instrumentality or is
ethics integral to both positive and normative economics? The first part of
the course looks at how moral philosophy has been, is and will continue to
be relevant to economics. We look at rationality before turning to how
moral considerations may play a role in limiting economic transactions or
furthering them. It is also important to understand how markets may affect
moral behaviour. The second part of the course looks at how we assess
actions, outcomes, and institutions focusing on utilitarianism and efficiency
in this regard. The third part of the course examines other relevant moral
considerations or moral theories - equality, fairness and equity, justice,
and rights.
ECON 454 TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT (4)
This course covers some of the key issues facing developing countries in an
open economy environment. The course has been designed to expose
students to the current and historical policy debates underlying these issues.
The focus of the course is on seminal and recent journal articles and book
chapters giving varied perspectives to various aspects of, trade and
development. The major emphasis is on applied research work although
some of the fundamental theoretical underpinnings of certain topics are also
covered. The major topics include economic growth, trade deficit and
development, trade, economic growth and strategies for development,
foreign aid, private foreign direct investment in LDCs, and financial
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ECON 468 OPTIONS SWAPS AND FUTURES (4)
The objective of this course is to explore the core concepts associated with
financial derivatives. These concepts are often disguised behind technical
terms and institutional details. We will take a detailed look at various types
of financial derivatives and explore how they are priced.
ECON 469 ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE (4)
The objective of this course is to illustrate the power of economic way of
thinking in the domain of decisions made by stakeholders in a firm. Why do
firms behave the way they do? Broadly speaking, this question is the
subject matter of corporate finance. Since economics is a study of why
people behave the way they do, corporate finance lends itself naturally to
the economic way of thinking. In the first couple of sessions, essential
game theory needed for corporate finance will be discussed.
ECON 472 PUBLIC ECONOMICS (4)
The objective of this course is to give students an appreciation of the
analytical methods in economics for the study of the public sector and the
role of the state in principle and practice. It will attempt to provide an
understanding of the role of welfare state in a number of policy areas like
the design of social insurance, education, health, and poverty relief.
ECON 490 SENIOR PROJECT (8)
Economics majors will work over two semesters in groups of three to four
on a project that will follow the pattern of a paper in research journals. This
includes defining a problem, motivating the reader by explaining why the
problem is of interest, providing a context to the research by reviewing
literature, setting out an empirically testable model and its assumptions,
identifying data sources, estimating the model, discussing results, and
drawing conclusions.
ECON 493 INDEPENDENT STUDY (1 OR 2)
Depending on the individual study needs, a student may undertake an
independent study of up to two credit hours under close supervision of a
faculty member.


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DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL
SCIENCES
Humanities and Social Science programme at LUMS provides
students with a theoretical framework to examine and develop a
better understanding of complex and interdependent world. The BSc
(Hons) major is designed to develop a sound grounding in the areas
of Sociology/Anthropology, Political Science, and Humanities. It aims
to enhance on students research, analytical, and communication
skills so that they are well-suited to pursue careers in teaching, public
and mental health, counselling, social work, criminal justice, public
policy, journalism, and the non-profit sector.
FACULTY
Ali Ahmad Nobil, Visiting Faculty
Ali Khan, Assistant Professor, Acting Head of the Department
Anita Mir, Assistant Professor
Anne-Christine Habbard, Assistant Professor
Ansa Zafar, Assistant Professor
Aqila Zaman, Visiting Faculty
Asmah Ahmad Hyat, Adjunct Faculty
Ayesha Ibrahim, Adjunct Faculty
Basit Koshul, Associate Professor
Ejaz Akram, Associate Professor
Furrukh Khan, Assistant Professor
Ghazala Irfan, Associate Professor
Imran Rashid, Visiting Faculty
Laila Bushra, Teaching Fellow
Livia Holden, Assistant Professor
Lukas Werth, Visiting Faculty
M. Shabbir Ahsen, Assistant Professor
M. Waseem, Visiting Faculty
Magid Shihade, Assistant Professor
Maha Malik, Visiting Faculty
Miguel Louriero, Teaching Fellow
Naveed Rehan, Teaching Fellow
Noor-i-Hirra Waqas, Adjunct Faculty
Raazia Waseem, Visiting Faculty
Rasul Bakhsh Rais, Professor
Raymond Joseph Hoffmann, Visiting Faculty
Sadaf Ahmad, Assistant Professor
Saeed Ghazi, Assistant Professor
Sana Farid Malik, Adjunct Faculty
Shandana K. Mohmand, Teaching Fellow
Syed Noman-ul-Haq, Visiting Faculty

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Syeda Anjum Ara Alvi, Assistant Professor
Taimur Rehman, Teaching Fellow
Uzma Hussain, Teaching Fellow
Uzma Mazhar, Visiting Faculty
Yasmeen Hameed, Visiting Faculty
Yasser Hashmi, Assistant Professor
Zainab Saeed, Adjunct Faculty
MAJORS
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences offers three
majors:
Sociology/Anthropology
Political Science
Humanities
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Graduation Requirements: 130 credit hours
University Core: 8 Credit Hours (3 courses)
University Distribution: 21-28 Credit Hours (7 courses)
School Requirements: 2 introductory courses in each major
offered by the school
Major Requirements: 52 credit hours
Major Core Courses 16 Credit Hours (4 Courses)
Major Elective Courses 36 Credit Hours (9 Courses)

The University core will consist of three courses:
WRITING AND COMMUNICATION 4 CREDIT HOURS
PAKISTAN STUDIES 2 CREDIT HOURS
ISLAMIC STUDIES 2 CREDIT HOURS
In the first three semesters new students at the Schools of
Humanities, Social Sciences, and Law (SHSSL) must take at least
one, and preferably two, introductory courses in each of the Majors
offered at SHSS. In other words students will take at least one course
in:
Economics
Political Science
Anthropology/Sociology
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A sample curriculum for a student in SHSSL might look like the
following:
SEMESTER 1 FALL

1. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
2. Writing and Communication
3. Principles of Microeconomics
4. Pre-Cal/Calculus I

SEMESTER 2 SPRING


1. Introduction to Political Science
2. Introduction to Historical Studies
3. Pakistan Studies
4. Principles of Macroeconomics
5. Introduction to Philosophy

SEMESTER 3 FALL


1. Introduction to Sociology
2. Islamic Studies
3. Introduction to Western Political Thought
4. Intermediate Microeconomics
5. Introduction to Literature in English

SOCIOLOGY/ANTHROPOLOGY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
A student doing a Major in Sociology and Anthropology is
expected to complete 13 courses in the discipline. Students can
achieve this objective through a combination of core and elective
courses. The 52 credit hours will be spread out as follows:
Core Courses (16 Credit hours - 4 courses)
ANTH 100 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
SOC 100 Introduction to Sociology

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ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

ANTH 320

Qualitative Research Methods
SOC 320 Quantitative Research Methods
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:

ANTH 310

Classical Theory in Cultural Anthropology
SOC 310 Classical Social theory
ELECTIVES (36 CREDIT HOURS 9 COURSES)
In addition to the Core Courses, students will be required to take
nine courses from the following electives list under any of the sub
fields of the discipline. Of these nine courses, students can take
no more than one course at 100 level, and at least four courses at
300 or 400 level. Please note that the electives list may change at
any time and the list below will regularly be updated.
CODE COURSE TITLE
ANTH 220 Anthropological Methods
ANTH 230 Gift of Marcel Mauss: Is Reciprocity a Founding
Principle of Society?
ANTH 231 Environment & Development
ANTH 232 Globalization
ANTH 242 Anthropology of Law
ANTH 250 Gender and Power
ANTH 260 Food and Culture
ANTH 261 Islamic Expressions of Life
ANTH 270 Anthropology of Art
ANTH 280 Ethnography of Pakistan
ANTH 281 Caste in South Asia
ANTH 290 The Hunter-Gatherer Debate
ANTH 360 Anthropology of Religions: Christianity & Islam
ANTH 370 The Photographic Image and Art in Anthropology
ANTH 400 Senior Project
ANTH 410 Structuralism and Afterwards

Note that both methods courses may be taken as well. In that case the
second methods course would be counted as part of the electives

Note that both theory courses may be taken as well. In that case the
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ANTH 430 The Anthropology of Bonded Labour
ANTH 440 Anthropology of the State
ANTH 460 Sufism in South Asia
ANTH 461 Ritual and Belief: Witchcraft, Magic and Religion
ANTH 480 Analytical Aspects of the Ethnography of the
Punjab
SOC 230 Global Cities 1300-2000 A.D
SOC 231 Africa in the World-System
SOC 232 Colonial States in Theory and History
SOC 330 Comparative Sociology of Religious
Fundamentalism
SOC 410 Max Weber
In addition to these electives, courses in other streams may also
qualify as credit courses for Anthropology and Sociology Majors.
ANTHROPOLOGY COURSES
ANTH 100 INTRODUCTION TO CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (4)
This course introduces students to the discipline of anthropology, paying
particular attention to cultural anthropology and the domains covered within
it. By presenting a variety of case studies from different parts of the world
and introducing key anthropological schools of thought and concepts, this
course aims to shed light onto the diversity of cultural systems prevalent in
the world, enabling students to make sense of the behaviour and cultures
of peoples unlike themselves, as well as gain insights into their own
behaviour and society. These case studies will also help facilitate a nuanced
understanding of the concept of culture and cultural change. This means
paying particular attention to the manner in which encounters between
different peoples and cultures - for instance, through the media, migration,
and globalization, are constantly shaping culture, and recognizing that
people actively shape the cultural world they inhabit through their everyday
decisions. It also means engaging with a variety of questions, such as: are
cultures objectives neutral, who has the power to define a particular culture
and how are such meanings contested locally and globally, why do people
conform to a certain culture, what role does culture play in the construction
of identity, and how do peoples identities shape culture?
ANTH 250 GENDER AND POWER (4)
Why do women feel powerful by sporting a particular hairstyle? Can
womens agency in proactively spreading a misogynist and violent discourse
be considered an empowering act for them? What role poetry has played
for women as a means of resisting power structures in their society? This
course attempts to answer these questions, and many more, by exploring
the nexus between gender and power in a variety of thematic clusters that
range from womens body politics, their representation in the media, their
participation in nationalist and religious movements, the multiple strategies
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contexts, and the different frameworks through which they fight for justice.
Students will be provided with case studies from around the world and
relevant theoretical frameworks via their lectures, readings, and films in
order to facilitate an in-depth understanding about the nature of power,
empowerment, resistance, and agency within the context of a variety of
gendered issues.
ANTH 310 CLASSICAL THEORY IN CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY (4)
Contemporary anthropology embraces a dazzling array of theoretical
perspectives, many of which are shared with other disciplines in the
sciences, social sciences and humanities. The purpose of this course is
threefold. First is to introduce students to a cross-section of theoretical
work considered classic within the discipline. Second is to provide a
historical context for understanding the development of anthropology as a
discipline. Third is to provide a basic grounding in the epistemological
problems that lie just beneath the surface of all intellectual work. The
objectives of this course are to develop a basic understanding of scientific
and humanist epistemological perspectives as they apply to anthropology.
Students acquire a working knowledge of the major theoretical perspectives
that have informed social and cultural anthropology from its formation in the
nineteenth century through the 1960s. They also learn how to analyze and
communicate the strengths and weaknesses of a given theoretical approach
in specific contexts.
ANTH 461 RITUAL AND BELIEF (MAGIC, WITCHCRAFT, AND RELIGION)
(4)
Magic, witchcraft and religion - most of us would believe that there is little in
common between these systems of belief. In fact, there is considerable
overlap as well as stark difference. All three emphasize a relationship
between the visible world and the invisible world. The invisible is implied
in people's activities and colours, everything which they do. Among the
features which result from an interaction between the invisible and visible
aspects of experience are sacrifices, praying, casting spells, possession,
soothsaying, oracles, social roles of priests, shamans, diviners, and witch
doctors. All of these features figure prominently in this course. The course
also seeks to explain how rituals and belief in phenomena such as
witchcraft, magic, sacrifice, cannibalism and spirit possession far from being
'irrational' are often both (i) the outcome of social tensions and (ii) can be
used as methods of social control. The course also explores the areas
where the boundaries between witchcraft, magic and religion begin to break
down.
SOCIOLOGY COURSES
SOC 100 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY (4)
This is a survey course that aims to introduce students to the origins of the
discipline of sociology and provide them with a sociological perspective on a
range of socio-political issues. We will focus on three central themes - social
change, social inequality, and social harmony versus conflict. The course
combines selective theoretical texts with case studies to study the
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each of the three processes. The theoretical texts introduce students to the
origins, basic premises, and key concerns of the discipline. The case studies
introduce students to a variety of methodological approaches used in
sociological research and analysis.
SOC 230 GLOBAL CITIES, 1300-2000 AD (4)
In the 1990s, Saskia Sassen popularized the idea of the global city in her
comparative study of London, New York, and Tokyo. Located at the
strategic centers and commanding heights of the contemporary global
economy, these cities represent the cultural, social, and political economy of
globalization at its best and worst. This course aims to take a historicized
view of the global city by extending the temporal scope of study back to the
14th century when different regions of the world established multilateral
networks of trade to form the first world-system. Students will study the
cities that have formed the crucial nodes of the world-system over the
course of the last seven centuries in the Middle East, Western Europe and
most recently, East Asia and North America. In this broad, long-term
survey, our focus is on how the global character of these cities has
patterned their socio-political set-ups and the extent to which the particular
character of each city has contributed to the global culture.
SOC 310 CLASSICAL SOCIAL THEORY (4)
This course provides an introduction to sociological theory by focusing on
the classical works of Emile Durkheim, Karl Marx, and Max Weber. Students
read primary texts and discuss the key theoretical and methodological
themes introduced by each author. The aims are to become familiar with
important perspectives on social structures and social change, and the
enduring influence of each author on subsequent developments in the social
sciences.
THE POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJOR
A student doing a Major in Political Science will be required to complete 13
courses in the discipline. Students can achieve this objective by taking a
combination of compulsory and elective courses. They must take one
prerequisite (4 credit hours), two compulsory courses (8 credit hours), and
ten elective courses (40 credit hours), for a total of 52 credit hours.
The 52 Credit hours will be spread out as follows:
PREREQUISITE COURSE (4 CREDIT HOURS)
POL 101 Introduction to Political Science
Students wanting to major in Political Science must take this course at the
beginning of an academic year.
COMPULSORY COURSES (8 CREDIT HOURS TWO COURSES)
All students opting for a major in Political Science will take the following two
courses, which will not be double-counted:


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POL 111 Introduction to Western Political Thought
POL 320 Comparative Politics
ELECTIVE COURSES (40 CREDIT HOURS 10 COURSES)
In addition to the compulsory courses, students will need to take 10 courses
from the list of electives from any of the following sub-fields of the
discipline. They are required to take no more than one course at the 100
level and at least 3 courses at 300 or 400 levels.

Political Theory
Comparative Politics
International Relations
Political Sociology & Political Anthropology
Political Economy & Public Policy

All courses will be four-credit hours except POL 222 Community Based
Learning (2 credit hours). Please note that this is not an exhaustive list. We
will keep on adding new courses. Students may wish to opt for the Senior
Project, which will count as one 4-credit course.


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POLITICAL THEORY
POL 111 Introduction to Western Political Thought
POL 112 Introduction to Political Philosophy
POL 310 Democratic Theory
POL 311 Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy
POL 312 Islamic Political Philosophy
COMPARATIVE POLITICS
POL 220 American Government & Politics
POL 221 Politics of South Asia
POL 222 Community Based Learning
POL 224 The Modern Middle East: An Interdisciplinary
Approach to the Region
POL 321 Comparative Constitutional Law & Politics
POL 322 Politics of India
POL 323 Politics of the Middle East
POL 328 Politics of Pakistan
POL 420 Media & Politics
POL 421 Theories of Democratic Transition
POL 422 Domestic Politics & Foreign Policy
POL 423 Civil Society & Social Movements
POL 424 Theory & Practice of Non-Violence: Gandhi,
Ghaffar Khan & King
POL 425 Civil Military Relations
POL 428 War & Peace: Studies in Sectarian, Communal
& Ethnic Conflicts
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
POL 130 Introduction to International Politics
POL 131 Introduction to International Relations
POL 230 Theories of International Relations
POL 231 The Politics of International Terrorism
POL 232 Africa in the World System
POL 233 Understanding 9/11: How Some Events
Structure Global Histories
POL 330 International Politics of South Asia
POL 331 Pakistans Foreign Relations
POL 332 Islam & the West
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POL 431 Global Politics of the Environment
POL 432 Foreign Policy of Pakistan
POL 433 Critical Issues in Pakistans Foreign Policy
POLITICAL SOCIOLOGY & POLITICAL ANTHROPOLOGY
POL 240 Colonial States in Theory & History
POL 326 Political Sociology
POL 341 History of Decolonization
POL 440 Anthropology of the State
POL 441 Peasant Societies & their Movements
POLITICAL ECONOMY & PUBLIC POLICY
POL 250 Political Economy of Development &
Underdevelopment
POL 241 Foreign Aid, Governance & Development in
Pakistan
POLITICAL SCIENCE COURSES
POL 100 INTRODUCTION TO POLITICAL SCIENCE (4)
This course introduces students to the basic concepts and notions of political
science in the areas of political theory, comparative politics, and
international relations. It is a survey of the basic concepts which animate
discussion about the nature of society, government, and politics. Students
study politics by exploring how conflicting interests, quest for power, justice,
rights and legitimacy shape the political process.
POL 230 THEORIES OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (4)
This course surveys the major theoretical traditions in the discipline of
international relations with a critical focus on realism, liberalism, Marxism,
critical theory, post-modernism, and different scholarly debates within them.
It also discusses major works in international relations theory and how they
explain the characteristics and components of the international system -
characteristics, structure, actors, and factors of behaviour. The course
devotes sufficient time to addressing international relations theory in relation
to the third-world nations and brings into light new dynamics of security,
nuclear deterrence, interdependence, and change in the world system.
POL 312 ISLAMIC POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (4)
This course investigates major trends in the development of Islamic political
philosophy over the last 14 centuries. It examines Muslim thinkers
perception of concepts such as power, legitimacy, political authority, social
justice, and freedom. The course also analyzes the state and political
institutions inspired by these ideas. A major objective of this course is to
provide students with an appreciation of the nature of political thought in
the Islamic world from its inception under the religious and political
leadership of the Holy Prophet (PBUH), covering elaboration by
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POL 320 COMPARATIVE POLITICS (4)
In this course discusses the state of comparative politics within the discipline
of political science, comparative research methods, and theoretical
approaches used to explain change and stability. To this end, it emphasizes
cultural and institutional explanations (rational choice and historical
institutionalism). The course also deals with the thematic issues of state-
building, transitions to democracy, revolutionary change, politics of nation-
formation, ethnicity, and state-society relations. To enrich our study of
these themes, students will examine empirical examples from both the
developing and developed parts of the world.
POL 328 POLITICS OF PAKISTAN (4)
This course aims to engage in theoretical and empirical literature centering
on politics of Pakistan. It seeks to highlight the two factors of structure and
agency as represented respectively by state apparatuses, political system,
political parties, ideologies, and patterns of leadership. The course focuses
on the overarching influence of the initial stages of state formation, legal
and constitutional development, extra-parliamentary forces led by army, and
ethnic & religio-sectarian identities in Pakistani politics.
POL 332 ISLAM AND THE WEST (4)
This course examines the interaction between Islamic and Western
civilization during the past fourteen centuries. The course first sets the
general geographical and historical background and then discusses Christian
contact with Islam and the development of Christian views about Islam as a
religion. Extensive attention is then paid to the formation of the Islamic
civilization and the influence of Islamic ideas upon the West in the fields of
theology, philosophy, science, arts, and literature. Subsequently, the Wests
encroachment upon and colonization of much of the Islamic world is
discussed, covering the concurrent spread of Western ideas among Muslims.
POL 421 THEORIES OF DEMOCRATIC TRANSITION (4)
This course presents contemporary literature on democratic transition with a
close focus on the third-wave. It starts with an overview of the debate on
social requisites of democracy, background factors, and modernization
theory. They will be critiqued in the light of new theories based on empirical
evidence from Latin America and East European countries. The question of
compatibility between Islam and democracy will also be explored.
POL 423 CIVIL SOCIETY AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS (4)
This course deals with two leading concepts in contemporary political
science and sociology in the form of civil society and social movements. The
course addresses several major themes in this area from theoretical and
comparative perspectives. It looks at the way the civil society approaches to
state and democracy in general. It analyzes how the agenda of
democratization in non-Western societies has been dealt with by
contemporary scholars.
POL 424 THEORY AND PRACTICE OF NONVIOLENCE (4)
This course examines different theoretical strands in the non-violent
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philosophical roots. The course is more than mere abstract theoretical
exploration of non-violence. Several readings and class discussions are
devoted to non-violent struggles of Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King,
and much ignored social movement of Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan in the
North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan.
POL 430 RELIGION AND WORLD POLITICS (4)
This course analyzes the issues that emerge in the interface of political and
religious arena of five major and living religious traditions of the world. Out
of the Western religious traditions, it analyzes the political issues of three
Abrahamic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Among the Eastern
religious traditions, it explores Hinduism and Buddhism. The course also
discusses universal credit hours of analysis which are common to human
politics and normative political theory. Such credit hours of analysis include
the questions of sovereignty, political legitimacy, law, war, diplomacy, and
international relations of different religious traditions. In light of the cardinal
principles of above mentioned religions as well as the political experience of
various religious communities, this course examines the latter. Finally, the
dual transformation of religion and politics of the above religions due to
forces of modernity is also discussed. Rise of religious fundamentalism in
the modern world and its causes are explored in this context.
POL 431 GLOBAL POLITICS OF THE ENVIRONMENT (4)
This course analyzes environmental politics in an international arena. It
examines the policies and tactics of a range of actors including national and
local governments, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations,
corporations, mass movements, and scientists. It also deals with the
philosophical and historical causes of the environmental crisis by examining
the relation between human beings and the natural environment. The
course brings together the fields of politics and the histories of philosophy,
religion, and science to bear upon the major aspects of the environmental
crisis today.
THE HUMANITIES MAJOR
The aim of the Humanities Major is to offer a thorough and solid foundation
in the key subjects of History, Literature and Philosophy. These three
subjects are traditionally considered as the core of all knowledge, as their
object is to develop the faculties of critical enquiry and rational investigation,
as well as the capacity to read, analyze and evaluate texts, stances and
arguments. Their focus is on the education of the mind, to make students
not just technicians, but above all well-rounded human beings and
academics, able to adapt in a world which requires precise conceptual tools
to understand it.
We offer a programme designed to cultivate critical skills and an in-depth
appreciation of historical, literary and philosophical texts, all grounded in
classical and current scholarship. The disciplines within the Humanities
Major reciprocally enrich one another, also providing foundations for strong
interdisciplinary competence.
The Humanities Major will require the completion of 13 courses, as well as
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PRE-REQUISITES
LITR 100 Introduction to Literature in English
PHIL 100 Introduction to Philosophy
HIST 100 Introduction to Historical Studies

The 13 courses counting toward the Major will be distributed as follows:
One Senior Project (four credit hours), in any of the three subjects
(Literature, Philosophy, History)
COMPULSORY (12 CREDIT HOURS 3 COURSES)
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
Logic and Critical Reasoning
Introduction to Political Philosophy
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
The Word and the World
Greek and Shakespearian Tragedy
ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
History and Myth
World Civilizations
ELECTIVES (36 CREDIT HOURS 9 COURSES)
Nine elective courses chosen among the following list, with the following
requirements:
LEVEL REQUIREMENTS:
A maximum of two 100-level courses
A minimum of one, and a maximum of two, 200-
level courses
A minimum of one 300-level course
A minimum of two 400-level courses
STREAM REQUIREMENTS:
A minimum of two, and a maximum of four, courses in each stream.
Courses offered as electives can vary. The list presented here is not
exhaustive. We will keep on adding new courses.

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PHILOSOPHY COURSES:
HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 210 Plato and Aristotle
PHIL 211 Contemporary Philosophy
PHIL 310 Continental Rationalism
PHIL 311 Kants Philosophy
PHIL 312 Analytic Philosophy
PHIL 313 Ontology in the 20th Century: Heidegger,
Sartre, Levinas
PHIL 314 Philosophy of the Mind
PHIL 315 Charles Sanders Pierce and American
Philosophy
PHIL 410 What is Postmodernism?
MORAL AND POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 120 Introduction to Political Philosophy
PHIL 221 Ethics, Values and Society
PHIL 222 Paradoxes of Violence
PHIL 223 Philosophy of Freedom
PHIL 224 Philosophy of Education
PHIL 320 Applied Ethics
PHIL 321 Contemporary Debates in Political Philosophy
LOGIC AND PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE / METAPHYSICS
PHIL 130 Logic & Critical Reasoning
PHIL 230 Elementary Formal Logic
PHIL 330 Advanced Formal Logic
PHIL 331 Philosophy of Science I
PHIL 332 Philosophy of Language
PHIL 333 God and Metaphysics
PHIL 431 Religion and Science
PHIL 432 Mohammed Iqbal & Charles Peirce
ISLAMIC PHILOSOPHY/ARABIC PHILOSOPHY
PHIL 140 Introduction to Islamic Philosophy
PHIL 340 Introduction to Islamic Political Philosophy
PHIL 341 Ibne Khaldun: Topics in Medieval Islamic
Philosophy
PHIL 440 Iqbals Philosophy and Poetry


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Some courses offered by other streams or departments are accepted as
electives in philosophy: Examples from Psychology, Economics, and Law
include (but are not limited to) the following courses:
COGNITION
PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY
PHILOSOPHY AND ECONOMICS
LEGAL ETHICS
LITERATURE COURSES
Literature courses are organized according to the following broad
distinctions:
American Literature
British Literature
Postcolonial Literature
Literatures in Translation
Literature in Regional Languages (at present:
Urdu)
Each field of study further includes five basic categories:

Historical/ Survey courses
Theme-based courses
Genre-based courses
Literary masterpieces/ single-author courses
Literary Theory courses
Language/ Linguistics courses
SURVEY/ HISTORICAL COURSES
The principal objective of a survey course is to capture the flavour of a
distinct literary period. These courses are designed to provide students with
a broad understanding of the distinguishing features of that period. The
unique achievements of the principal canonical (and non-canonical) writers
as well as the distinct ways in which they situate themselves with respect to
the dominant literary trends, thematic preoccupations, and stylistic
innovations are intensively scrutinized. The various contexts in which these
unfold ideological, social, political, and cultural (among others) are
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LITR 210 The Bluest Eye: Themes in African American
Literature
LITR 211 Immortal Characters: The Victorian Novel from
Dickens to Hardy
LITR 212 A History of the English Language
LITR 213 Reading Christian and Islamic Mystical Poetry
LITR 215 20
th
Century American Fiction: The Age of
Modernism
LITR 216 The Romantic Imagination
LITR 217 Pakistani Literature in English
LITR 310 Medieval European Literature
LITR 311 The Drama of Passion: Ibsen to Tennessee
Williams
LITR 410 Vision & Visuality
LITR 411 Literature of the Muslim World
THEME-BASED COURSES
Theme-based courses transcend generic, historical, socio-cultural, and
political boundaries and provide students with the opportunity to explore a
single unifying theme from a range of perspectives.

LITR 220 Literature of Conflict
LITR 221 Imagining Lahore
LITR 222 Writing in Different Genres
GENRE-BASED COURSES
Genre designates a category of literary works that are united by their
adherence to certain shared conventions. The role and contribution of
individual writers to the evolution and development of particular literary
genres, as well as their appropriations, adaptations, modifications/
subversions of general conventions are extensively examined. The theories
that undergird specific genres as well as the contexts in which these theories
are elaborated receive significant attention.

LITR 130 Introduction to Poetry
LITR 230 Fiction Writing
LITR 231 The Lyric Essay
LITR 232 Creative Writing
LITR 233 Gothic Fiction
LITR 330 Contemporary Short Stories
LITR 331 Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy

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LITERARY MASTERPIECES/ SINGLE-AUTHOR COURSES
Courses accommodated under this rubric are devoted to an intense
examination of authors (and literary works) whose stature, influence, scale
and breadth of accomplishment warrant intensive examination and prevent
them from being encapsulated in a traditional survey course.

LITR 340 19th Century European Fiction: Tolstoy and
Dostoevsky
LITR 341 Shakespeare
LITR 342 Gabriel Garcia Marquez and Magic Realism
LITR 343 Discovering Rilke: Poetry & the Lyric Soul
LITERATURE IN REGIONAL LANGUAGES
In order to foster a regionally aware reading practice, LUMS encourages
students to explore literatures in local languages alongside English. At
present, courses are being offered in Urdu Literature.

LITR 150 An Introduction to Urdu Literature
LITR 250 Modernists in Urdu Poetry: A Study of Three
Major Poets
LITR 251 Stride with the Story
LITR 252 Appreciation of Urdu Poetry
LITR 253 Women Writers in Urdu Literature
LITR 350 Metaphysical World of Classics Urdu Poetry
LITERARY THEORY
LITR 360 Literary Theory: Plato to Postmodernism
HISTORY COURSES:
INTRODUCTORY
HIST 100 Introduction to Historical Studies
HIST 101 World Civilizations
HIST 102 History and Myth
HIST 200 History, Theory & Historiography
ARCHAEOLOGY AND ART HISTORY
HIST 210 History of Islamic Art and Architecture
HIST 211 Art of Ancient Cultures
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HIST 311 Introduction to Mughal Art & Architecture
HIST 410 Archaeology of South Asia
HIST 411 History of European Art and Architecture
HISTORICAL PERIODS AND REGIONS
HIST 220 The Ancient Near East
HIST 221 The Crusades
HIST 222 History of Colonial Expansion
HIST 223 The Modern Middle East: An Interdisciplinary
Approach to the Study of the Region
HIST 224 Understanding 9/11: How Some Events
Structure Global Histories
HIST 225 Introduction to Classical Civilizations
HIST 226 A Short History of Europes Long Twentieth
Century
HIST 320 Indus Valley Civilizations
HIST 321 Traditional India to the 17
th
Century
HIST 323 The European Middle Ages
HIST 324 Al-Andalus
HIST 325 North Africa from Augustine to the Almoravids
HIST 326 History of Decolonization and Revolutions
HIST 327 Intellectual & Cultural History of Muslim Spain
HIST 328 Classical Civilizations: Greece and Rome
HIST 420 Renaissance and Enlightenment Europe
HIST 421 The Americas: Pre-history to the Age of
Discovery
HIST 422 Colonial and Postcolonial America

HISTORY OF IDEAS
HIST 230 Mediterranean Civilization
HIST 231 History of Intolerance: Europe and its Others
HIST 232 History of Religious Ideas: The Eastern
Traditions
HIST 233 History of Religious Ideas: The Book Traditions
HIST 330 European Ideas and Institutions
HIST 430 The Shaping of Modernity
HIST 431 Post modernity
HIST 432 Topics in the Study of War and Peace
HIST 433 A History of Scientific Thought

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HIST 434 A History of the Social Sciences
HIST 435 Constitutionalism
PHILOSOPHY COURSES
PHIL 100 INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY (4)
This course will study philosophical questions and issues raised from the
classical Greek period to modern and contemporary times although not in a
chronological order. The course is divided into six modules: module I will
deal with the philosophic method, module II with Muslim philosophy, module
III with philosophy in the Subcontinent, module IV with metaphysics,
module V with normative ethics, and module VI with epistemology.
PHIL 130 LOGIC AND CRITICAL REASONING (4)
This course has been designed to introduce students to methods and
techniques used to evaluate arguments. It assumes no prior knowledge of
either philosophy or mathematics. The course covers topics in informal
logic, deduction (both Aristotelian and modern), and induction and its
relationship to scientific reasoning.
PHIL 221 ETHICS, VALUES, AND SOCIETY (4)
This course comprises primary readings from the Anglo-American and
continental ethical traditions. The underlying assumption is that there is no
substitute for original source materials. It will take on a direct-problem
approach. Module I will deal with values in society - alternative perspectives
in moral philosophy shall be highlighted. Module II shall deal with meta-
ethics and the problem of justification. Module III shall consist entirely of
student projects related to the contingency of the Pakistani situation.
PHIL 222 PARADOXES OF VIOLENCE (4)
The course will centre on the paradox of violence. While all available
evidence shows a natural reluctance on the part of individuals to inflict
violence upon their fellow human beings, violence nonetheless appears to be
readily used to satisfy social and political goals. Students will explore the
origin of violence and examine the relationship between violence and
freedom. They will examine the notion of identity violence attempts not
as destroying a body but at annihilating or humiliating an identity, which is
often perceived, rightly or wrongly, as threatening ones own. The
possibility of symbolic and mental violence will also be discussed. This will
lead us to the production of discourses to justify violence. On a different
scale and with a different aim, the production of narratives of violence will
also be explored: why do we need to (in some form or other, bear witness
to violence, can the narration of violence be understood as helping the
process of reconstructing a destroyed identity? We will also examine the
notion of war as being the paradigmatic manifestation of political violence.
Under what conditions, if any, can the violence of war be legitimate? What
is the specificity of the new forms of violence witnessed in recent wars
(crimes against humanity and genocide)? What is the specificity of the
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PHIL 223 PHILOSOPHY OF FREEDOM (4)
This course will explore the fundamental concept of freedom from a
philosophical perspective. Besides the metaphysical concept, students will
broaden the discussion to encompass the social and political concept of
freedom through the various conceptualizations of human rights. What is
positive and negative freedom? Students will also explore the transition
from liberalism to libertarianism and the subtle changes in the concept of
freedom as it implies.
PHIL 224 PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION (4)
Education in the classroom is bound to be a disaster without prior reflection
on theories of knowledge and education. Thus, the definition, nature, and
scope of epistemological and academic essentials need to be de-lineated.
There is also the need to differentiate education from indoctrination. This
course aims to address these key issues and provides a systematic
introduction to major questions of education. The two major paradigms of
educational theory (perennialism and progressivism) will be considered.
LITERATURE COURSES
LITR 100 INTRODUCTION TO LITERATURE IN ENGLISH (4)
This is an introductory course for the study of literature. It will begin by
raising very basic and exciting questions: What constitutes literature? Why
should people study it? What has been the role of literature in the past and
what is its function today? What is the nature of literary criticism and what
effect does it have on our understanding of literature? This course is
designed for those students who want to learn how to decipher,
comprehend, discuss, evaluate, and enjoy international literary texts at an
intellectually challenging level. It will offer training in the close reading,
analysis, and interpretation of literature within a comparative context.
Students will explore the lure of myth and history, the catalysts and
consequences of inter-cultural contact, and the relationships between race,
gender, and canon formation. The course will cover all the while reading
works of literature from a variety of time periods and geographical areas.
LITR 130 INTRODUCTION TO POETRY (4)
This is an introduction to poetry in which students will be assailed and
assaulted by poems that will come at them from all directions. The poems
are drawn from a wide range of cultures, civilizations, and time periods.
While a significant amount of time will be devoted to canonical poets, some
emphasis will be given on periods, authors, dead and living, men and
women, non-canonical figures, and the 1611 King James version of the Bible
springs to mind - that aspires to the condition of poetry but is not officially
recognized and labeled as such. We will commence the journey by assaying
a definition of the object of our inquiry (a foolhardy enterprise) and attempt
to determine the distinctive features and distinguishing characteristics of
literary language in general and poetry in particular. Particular attention will
be devoted to examining form (the formal properties manifested in the
poem) and exploring its relation to content. Prominent among the subjects
that will engage our attention are word order, word choice, figures of
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poetic forms. Some of the commonest themes that have engaged the
attention of poets like love, death, loss, suffering, and the ravages of time
will be scrutinized from a range of poetic perspectives. The course will
conclude with an attempt to negotiate and critique longer and more complex
poems. Reading strategies that will be employed include formal approaches
(new critical and formalist), reader response, and poststructuralist
approaches.
LITR 330 CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES (4)
This course is designed to give students a chance to read contemporary
short fiction written by a range of writers from different ethnic, social and
cultural backgrounds. What might have influenced these contemporary
artists culturally, historically, and personally? Students will be exploring
connections between the authors life and concerns and his/her subject
matter. Some contemporary short stories use traditional single voice linear
narrative and others expand or ignore traditional boundaries of time, plot,
narration and subject. Students will be encouraged to pay close attention to
themes, structure, and narrative styles used by these writers.
LITR 331 GREEK & SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY (4)
This four unit course attempts to provide students with an in-depth
understanding and insight into the nature and characteristics of the genre of
tragedy in general and Greek and Shakespearean Tragedy in particular. This
course will equip students with the critical framework necessary to assess
the dramatic achievements and the distinguishing characteristics of the
three Greek dramatists Aeschylus, Sophocles, and Euripides and
Shakespeare. Students should emerge from this course with an enhanced
ability to identify, contrast, and critique the dominant and distinguishing
features of Greek and Shakespearean tragedy.
LITR 340 19TH CENTURY EUROPEAN FICTION: TOLSTOY AND
DOSTOEVSKY (4)
This course scrutinizes the distinctive characteristics of 19th century Russian
fiction through an intensive investigation of the critically acclaimed
masterpieces of two of the greatest novelists of the Western literary
tradition - Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) and Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821-1881).
Dostoevsky is frequently likened to Shakespeare while Tolstoys epic vision
invites comparisons to Homer. This course will attempt to examine the basis
of these critical reputations. It will assess the nature and scale of their
achievement through an intensive scrutiny and comparison of the
techniques, ideas, ideologies, themes, motifs, and weltanschauung manifest
in four of their exemplary works - notes from Underground, Crime and
Punishment, The Brothers Karamazov (Dostoevsky), and Anna Karenina
(Tolstoy). These novels will be scrutinized through the analytic framework
of a number of critical theories including Russian formalism, psychoanalysis,
deconstruction, dialogism, and Marxism.
LITR 360 LITERARY THEORY: PLATO TO POSTMODERNISM (4)
This course, a requirement for students intending to specialize in Literature,
seeks to acquaint students with the principles of Western literary theory.
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of English studies as an academic discipline will be among the broader and
more intractable questions that will engage our attention. Students will
commence their investigations by closely scrutinizing several foundational
texts of classical literary theory like Platos Republic, Aristotles Poetics,
Horaces Ars Poetica, and Longinuss on the Sublime. Renaissance literary
theory and its negotiations with and appropriations of classical literary
theory will also receive some attention as will Immanuel Kants theory of
aesthetics and its impingement on English Romantic theory. Significantly
greater attention will be devoted to twentieth century and contemporary
literary theories including Russian Formalism, New Criticism, Hermeneutics,
Structuralism and Semiotics, Deconstruction, Psychoanalytic Criticism,
Reader Response Criticism, Marxism, New Historicism, Feminism,
Postcolonialism, and Postmodernism. Particular attention will be devoted to
what is distinctive about each of these theories, their philosophical
underpinnings, and the ways in which they facilitate and impede literary
understanding.
HISTORY COURSES
HIST 101 WORLD CIVILIZATIONS (4)
This course is conceived as an extensive historical survey aimed at providing
both a foundation and a framework for making conceptual sense of
contemporary world cultures. Moving in a structured manner, it promises to
supply the data that would fill the historical vacuum in which much of the
dominant social discourse is often conducted; in this sense, the course has a
remedial function too. It is a reading-intensive course which, while
addressing major issues and events of political history, places a fundamental
emphasis on the history of ideas, cultural expressions, and social
institutionsin other words, on the history of civilizations. Among the
civilizations to be studied, attention is to be focused largely on the
civilizations of Europe, Near and Middle East including Iran, and South Asia.
HIST 102 HISTORY & MYTH (4)
This course examines the way in which human beings have reflected upon
and created the stories of their past, focusing especially on the Near
Eastern, classical, and late ancient/Mediterranean periods in the history of
civilization. It is a mark of cultures to move from an epic or grand view of
the past, which is not always distinct from religious practice and national
mythologies, to more critical assessments or demythologized accounts of
events, outcomes, and persons.
The range of this course is roughly from 2150 BCE (before the common
era) to 1284 CE (common era)/683 ah. Within that range we will examine
key texts, ideas, artifacts and images in order to better understand parallels
and differences in the way the past has been imagined and recorded.
HIST 211 INTRODUCTION TO THE ART OF ANCIENT CULTURES (4)
This survey course of Prehistoric and Ancient art will start with three
sessions explaining terminology used in the study of Art History. The course
will acquaint the students with major monuments and works of art and
discuss their underlying religious and social implications. Slide identification
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understanding of the stylistic features of important monuments, paintings,
sculptures and artifacts of each civilization.
HIST 311 INTRODUCTION TO MUGHAL ART & ARCHITECTURE (4)
This survey course is designed to familiarize the students with salient
features of Mughal art and architecture. For architecture, the focus will be
on aspects that remained constant throughout the Mughal era as well as the
ornamental changes that gradually took place during the reigns of the four
great emperors; Akbar, Jahangir, Shahjahan and Aurangzeb. The peculiar
influence of each Mughal emperor on miniature painting will be traced for a
better understanding of the stylistic changes that took place from Akbar to
Aurangzeb. Mughal artifacts will also be studied to appreciate the overall
design harmony that prevailed during the most creative period in the history
of the Indian subcontinent.
HIST 200 HISTORY, THEORY & HISTORIOGRAPHY (4)
This course provides an in-depth, critical introduction to the theoretical,
conceptual and epistemological foundations of the academic discipline of
History. Throughout the course students are invited to consider the
philosophical and political questions surrounding the adoption of differing
approaches to History, historiography and theory.
It underlines the deeply contested and political terrain upon which these
debates take place, and students are encouraged to think about their
significance in relation to the contemporary world.
PSYCHOLOGY COURSES
PSY 100 HUMAN BEHAVIOUR (4)
This course provides an overview of Psychology discipline. It is divided into
the traditional topics of Psychology such as development, emotions,
learning, personality, psychopathology, and social psychology. For each of
these areas, key concepts, particular methods, and major findings are
reviewed and critically examined. This is a core course for students
planning to take further courses in the psychology area. It is also a general
interest course introducing those ideas from psychology that any educated
person can be expected to understand.
PSY 200 LEARNING & ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOUR (4)
In this course, the major theories, methods, and phenomena related to
associative learning are reviewed. Emphasis is given on general theory of
psychology under the name of behaviourism, the principles, and theories of
associative learning still relevant to understanding behavioural change. The
course covers historical findings, their critiques, and current work leading up
to the cognitive approach to learning.
PSY 201 COGNITION (4)
Can the mind be considered an information processing device and mental
activity a form of computation? This course explores the basic principles of
cognitive psychology. Currently the dominant paradigm in psychology, this
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various psychological domains. The course uses seminal readings for
exploring key issues in cognitive psychology.
PSY 210 PERCEPTION (4)
The brain lies inside a skull that blocks light, sounds, smells, touch, and the
information that they convey about the world. Information from these
sources that is captured by specialized organs, like eyes and ears, is carried
to the brain. Parts of the brain are dedicated to processing data from
various sense organs. All these stages of sensation and perception of the
world are explored in the course.
PSY 220 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (4)
Psychological illness can take a variety of forms. Phenomena such as
depression, schizophrenia, and phobia pose a challenge for any account of
human functioning. These topics explore a variety of theoretical approaches
to the categorization and explanation of human abnormality. Disorders of
thought, emotion, and behaviour are explored along with disorders that
make their appearance in different stages of life.
PSY 300 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (4)
Humans do not exist in isolation. A great deal of human emotions,
thoughts, and behaviours take place in the actual or imagined presence of
others. This course takes a cognitive approach to social psychology and
explores phenomena such as attitudes, group behaviour, prejudice, and
aggression. A theoretical stepping-stone to the disciplines of anthropology
and sociology are also discussed, suggesting answer to what governs
individuals thoughts and behaviours when they are part of a group.
PSY 301 HUMAN MEMORY (4)
Many aspects of human functioning including personality, reasoning, and
language assume the presence of a short term or permanent memory
system. This cognitive psychology course explores methods that allow the
examination of the multiple memory systems that underlie human
performance in a variety of tasks.
PSY 302 PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE (4)
Every human being under all but the most extraordinary circumstances
learns his first language without explicit teaching. The language produced
and understood by a five year old is so complex that no computer as yet
produced can match this performance. This course explains the
mechanisms behind human language and links them to the ideas of
universal grammar from linguistics.
PSY 320 PERSONALITY THEORIES (4)
Each human being is unique and different. Yet, it is a common observation
that people form common types are stable across situations and time.
Personality theories explore the causes and patterns of human differences
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PSY 410 EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY (4)
Linking cognitive psychology to evolutionary theory, this course explores the
idea that the brain is not a general purpose computation device but a Swiss
army knife of specialized modules. Each of these modules is the result of
evolutionary challenges faced by human being during the course of
evolution. Using dramatic theoretical reinterpretation of psychology, this
course explores human mental abilities and characteristic disabilities linking
them with ideas from ecological evolution.
DEPARTMENT OF LAW AND POLICY
The Law and Policy department combines the richness of universitys
liberal arts education with a solid professional programme in law. Its
pedagogical approach to law and policy is analytical, critical and
comparative, and high premium is placed on faculty research and
policy output. In the space of four years the law faculty has attracted
graduates from UC Berkeley, Harvard, Oxford, Michigan, British
Columbia and the London School of Economics. The department is in
the process of developing academic and exchange linkages with
several universities in the region. With the induction of more faculty
members and the launch of an LLM, the Law and Policy department
will evolve into a School of Law & Policy in few years.
FACULTY
Abdul Rahman Mustafa, Visiting Faculty
Ali Mohsin Qazilbash, Assistant Professor, Head of the Department
Asad Farooq, Assistant Professor
Osama Siddique, Associate Professor
Sadaf Aziz, Assistant Professor
Sikander Ahmed Shah, Assistant Professor

Department of Law & Policy offers a five year BA-LLB Degree in
the area of Law & Policy.
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Graduation Requirements: 162 Credit Hours
University Core: 8 Credit Hours (3 courses)
University Distribution: 21-28 Credit Hours
(7 courses)
LLB Major Requirements: 97 Credit Hours

The remaining credit hours required for graduation could be from any
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BA (PRE-LAW)
Students must complete a total of 65 Credit hours in the first two
years of the programme in order to be eligible for entering the LLB
track.
LLB COURSES SYLLABUS:
The Law and Policy faculty envisions the ability to offer a range of
advanced electives sufficient to enable students to pursue an area of
sub-disciplinary specialization. The following is a list of courses that
count towards the 100 credit hours of the LLB programme
requirement:
COURSE
CODE
COURSE TITLE
LAW 210 Concept of Law
LAW 220 Contract
LAW 222 Torts
LAW 223 Commercial Law
LAW 224 Property Law
LAW 230 Constitution (Comparative) Law
LAW 240 Criminal Law
LAW 260 Islamic Jurisprudence
LAW 310 Jurisprudence
LAW 320 Equity, Specific Relief & Trusts
LAW 322 Labour Law
LAW 331 Constitution & Administrative Law
LAW 352 Public International Law
LAW 353 Human Rights
LAW 360 Muslim Personal Law
LAW 380 Legal Writing and Research Methods
LAW 470 Evidence
LAW 471 Civil Procedure
LAW 472 Criminal Procedure
LAW 481a Legal Practice
LAW 481b Legal Practice
LAW 482 Moot Court
IMPORTANT: Please note that due to the highly structured nature of
the LLB Programme, students are required to take the courses in the
assigned sequence. For this purpose, a sample three-year course
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Sample Curriculum: LAW

FALL SEMESTER
1st Year
Contracts 4
Criminal Law 4
Torts 3
Concept of Law 3
SPRING SEMESTER
Constitution (Comparative) 4
Commercial Law 4
Islamic Jurisprudence 4
Property Law 4
2nd Year
FALL SEMESTER
Jurisprudence 4
Public International Law 4
Muslim Personal Law 3
Constitution & Administrative Law 4
SPRING SEMESTER
Equity, Specific Relief & Trusts 3
Human Rights 4
Labour Law 3
LAW Elective 4
Elective 4
Legal Writing and Research Methods 2
3rd Year
FALL SEMESTER
Civil Procedure 4
Evidence 4
LAW Elective 4
LAW Elective 4
Legal Practice
2
SPRING SEMESTER
Criminal Procedure 4
Elective 4
Elective 4
Moot Court 3
Legal Practice 2

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LAW COURSES
LAW 101 - INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL REASONING (3)
This course aims to develop the cognitive, critical reasoning, analytical and
legal discourse skills of students by utilizing the Socratic mode of dialogue.
The students will acquire the following skills: gathering the relevant facts,
issue spotting, the application of the law to the facts and advocacy. Case
law method of teaching, with a focus on adversarial process, will transform
the students to think like lawyers. In addition, the course will familiarize the
students to landmark cases.
LAW 102 - THE PAKISTAN LEGAL SYSTEM (3)
The course is an introduction to the basics of the Pakistani Legal System. It
assumes that ordinary citizens are generally little acquainted with the
system of law that governs them and will therefore attempt to provide that
acquaintance. It is expected that by the end of the course students will have
a clear basic idea of the legal system of Pakistan enabling them to broadly
understand the whole business of rights, duties, and administration of law
and justice and also the every day socio-political debates that often seem to
hinge on legal and constitutional questions.
LAW 210 - CONCEPT OF LAW (3)
Concept of Law aims at introducing the law as a social institution to law
students. Its primary aim would be to introduce law students to major
debates in various fields of law, and how the academic discourse has tried to
tackle them. It touches upon various branches of law, and the relationship
of it to related disciplines such as philosophy, logic, economics etc. It tries to
understand the role law plays in modern lives in various forms: i.e. Public
International Law at International Level and Constitutional Law at National
Level. It also covers basic Constitution Law, Public International Law,
concepts of Jurisprudence like Positivism and Natural Law. Furthermore, it
shall impart the critical way of reflecting upon pressing problems of legal
nature to students.
LAW 220 - CONTRACTS (4)
This course will commence by examining the definition of a contract and the
basic requirements of the bargaining process i.e. offer, acceptance,
revocation, consideration and promissory estoppels. The course will
subsequently highlight which agreements can/cannot be classified as
contracts and who has the capacity to contract (Void and Voidability).
Therefore, issues relating to status (minors and persons of unsound mind)
and free consent (duress, coercion, undue influence, misrepresentation and
mistake) will be elaborated upon. The course will then move on to the topic
of performance and conditions, which will be followed by a discussion of
what constitutes a contractual breach and what kinds of remedies
(contractual and equitable) are available. In this regard an in-depth analysis
of the various measures of damages such as expectation, reliance,
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LAW 222 - TORTS (3)
This course attempts to familiarize students with the law of torts in common
law jurisdictions. The starting point is the Law of Torts as it has developed
and continues to evolve in the UK. Using the English jurisdiction as the
backdrop, comparative study and analysis is undertaken within each theme
to explore the state of the Law of Torts as it exists today in both India and
Pakistan. The objective of this course is, therefore, not only to survey and
examine the elements and critical issues surrounding each tort, but also to
analyze the inadequacies and the incomprehension that plagues this canon
of law in the Pakistani legal milieu.
LAW 223 - COMMERCIAL LAW (4)
This course is designed to provide you with an understanding of the rules,
principles and polices underlying the Companies Ordinance, negotiable
instrument, sale of goods and formation and functioning of a partnership,
and the principles of agency.
LAW 224 - PROPERTY LAW (4)
This course is a study of the subject and regime of property law in Pakistan.
It aims at developing a deeper understanding of the concepts of ownership
and property and consequently an effective means of understanding the
entire mechanism and philosophy of law.
LAW 230 - CONSTITUTION (COMPARATIVE) LAW (4)
This course will introduce students to the ideological and political
underpinnings of the evolution of constitutionalism in Pakistan in order to try
and understand our current predicament. This will entail an examination of
the colonial laws that formed the early constitutional and governance
framework of the country, as well as the most significant cases in Pakistans
constitutional history.
LAW 240 - CRIMINAL LAW (4)
This course is designed to introduce students to the general principles of
criminal liability.
LAW 260 - ISLAMIC JURISPRUDENCE (4)
This course looks at the origins and development of legal theory and legal
interpretation in Islam. It explores the fundamental concepts employed in
Islamic jurisprudence and also examines the non-legal factors which
influenced legal theory. Alongside a review of the historical evolution of this
subject, the course is also designed to create an understanding of key
concepts in Islamic legal theory and their influence in classical and modern
Muslim societies.
LAW 360 - MUSLIM PERSONAL LAW (3)
This course engages in an in-depth analysis at the law governing the
institutions of marriage, divorce, guardianship, inheritance, testamentary
dispositions of wealth, waqf and gifts in Islamic law as applied in classical
and modern times. It also explores the ways in which Islamic law on these
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since the mid 19
th
century and subjects the process of law reform to a
sustained comparison with classical Islamic law.
LAW 331 - CONSTITUTION & ADMINISTRATION LAW (4)
This course will introduce students to the philosophy, structure and
substance of the Pakistani Constitution. Further it shall examine the doctrinal
foundations and the jurisprudence of Pakistans superior courts while
conducting judicial review of executive action focusing primarily on the
exercise of the so-called writ jurisdiction by the High Courts under Article
199 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973.
LAW 353 - HUMAN RIGHTS (4)
This course is to familiarize the students with the various systems that can
be used as forums for pursuing claims pertaining to human rights. The
course will cover global, regional and national mechanisms to identify
human rights abuses. The course is structured to teach the prospective
human rights lawyer how different avenues can be pursued.
LAW 471 CIVIL PROCEDURE (4)
This course is designed to introduce students to foundational concepts and
structure of the Law of Civil Procedure in Pakistan. The study of procedural
law is not just important for being better equipped for practicing law but
even more significantly because procedural justice is a cardinal,
internationally recognized and highly developed component of justice. This
course will not only introduce the students in detail to the various aspects,
facets and implications of the Civil Procedural law in Pakistan but will not
only analyze and discuss the policy choices behind these laws but also
compare the policy behind, and nature of, the Pakistani Civil Procedural law
with other relevant international jurisdictions.
(LAW 481A AND 481B) - LEGAL PRACTICE (4)
This is a clinical course designed to introduce students to basic writing skills
that form an integral part of a lawyers vocational training and skill set,
namely, (i) opinion writing, (ii) drafting of pleadings, (iii) conveyancing, and
(iv) drafting of transactional documents.
LAW 482 - MOOT COURT (3)
The purpose of the Moot Court is to expose the LUMS Law Students to
rudimentary lawyering skills, such as legal research, drafting, case
preparation, and advocacy, through a structured programme of classes and
exercises which draw upon and add to the basic knowledge provided in the
first year of the LL.B. The Moot Court aims to develop students potential in
written and oral advocacy by providing them with the opportunity to critique
each other in a positive and meaningful manner, and to work as individuals
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THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
(SSE)
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR ALL SSE
MAJORS
Graduation Requirements: 130 Credit Hours
University Core 8 Credit Hours (3 courses)
University Distribution 20 Credit Hours
SSE Core: 40 Credit hours

Major Requirements: Min 50 credit hours
Max 62 credit hours

Core Required Courses 30 48 credit hours
Major Electives 09 24 credit hours

Free Electives 10 20 credit hours

The number of Core and Elective Credit Hours required by each
Major are:
Biology 53 Credit Hours
Chemistry 56 Credit Hours
Computer Science 57 Credit Hours
Electrical Engineering 58 Credit Hours
Mathematics 55 Credit Hours
Physics 50 Credit Hours
UNIVERSITY CORE AND DISTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS
The University core requirements are of 8 credit hours while the
distribution requirements entail taking 3 courses outside the SSE.
UNIVERSITY CORE COURSES
Writing and Communications (4 credit hours)
Islamic Studies (2 credit hours)
Pakistan Studies (2 credit hours)

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UNIVERSITY DISTRIBUTION COURSES
INSIDE GROUP/AREA COURSES:
The SSE Core courses adequately meets the requirement of
taking four courses outside your major but within your group/area
(SSE).
OUTSIDE GROUP COURSES:
Any three courses from: Economics, Accounting and Finance,
Social Science, and/or Law.
SSE CORE COURSES
The SSE core courses are of 40 credits divided into the following:
Mathematics 15 Credit Hours
Physics 14 Credit Hours
Chemistry 04 Credit Hours
Biology 04 Credit Hours
Computing 03 Credit Hours
MAJOR CORE REQUIREMENTS
For each SSE major these are:
Biology 40 Credit Hours
Chemistry 47 Credit Hours
Computer Science 45 Credit Hours
Electrical Engineering 41 Credit Hours
Mathematics 33 Credit Hours
Physics 35 Credit Hours
MAJOR ELECTIVE REQUIREMENTS
Each major is required to offer a set of elective courses from a
given set of streams. A student is allowed to take a minimum of 9
credits from this category, but not exceeding 24 credits. For each
SSE major these are proposed as:
Mathematics 22 Credit Hours
Physics 15 Credit Hours
Chemistry 09 Credit Hours
Biology 13 Credit Hours
Computer Science 12 Credit Hours
Electrical Engineering 17 Credit Hours

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FREE ELECTIVES
Apart from some required and elective courses from their
respective majors of choice, students can take free elective
courses from other majors within SSE. Again these courses are
limited to a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 20 credits. For each
major these are divided into:
Biology 17 Credit Hours
Chemistry 14 Credit Hours
Computer Science 13 Credit Hours
Electrical Engineering 12 Credit Hours
Mathematics 15 Credit Hours
Physics 20 Credit Hours
SSE DISTRIBUTION COURSES
SSE service courses are those courses that are offered by SSE
faculty to the rest of the university students. A number of courses
are defined in this category and may change in due course as and
when need arises.
STRUCTURE OF SSE CORE
The major-wise structure of the SSE Curriculum is summarized:
MAJOR-WISE CREDITS HOUR DISTRIBUTION

Subjects Univ.
Req.
SSE
Req.
Major Requirements
50 62 CHs
Major
Core
Major
Elect.
Free
Elect.
Total
CHs CHs CHs CHs CHs CHs
30-48 9-24 8-20 130
Biology 20 40 40 13 17 130
Chemistry 20 40 47 9 14 130
CS 20 40 45 12 13 130
EE 20 40 41 17 12 130
Math 20 40 33 22 15 130
Physics 20 40 35 15 20 130



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FRESHMAN YEAR
COURSE CREDITS
FALL SEMESTER
1 Math 1 Calculus 1 (Single Variable Calculus) 3
2 Physics 1 Mechanics 3
3 Principles of Chemistry 3
4 Experimental Physics Lab 2
5 Writing Course [Univ. Core] 4


15

SPRING SEMESTER

1 Math 2 Calculus 2 (Multi-Variable Calculus) 3
2 Physics 2 Electricity and Magnetism 3
3 Modern Biology 3
4 Biology Lab 1
5 Computational Problem Solving 3
6 Pakistan Studies & Islamic Studies [Univ. Core] 2 + 2
7 Experimental Chemistry Lab 1 1
18
SOPHOMORE YEAR
COURSE CREDITS
FALL SEMESTER
1 Math 3 (Intro to Differential Equations) 3
2 Physics 3 (Modern Physics) 3
3 University Distribution 4
10

SPRING SEMESTER

1 Math 4 (Linear Algebra - I) 3
2 Physics 4 Heat and Thermodynamics 3
3 University Distribution 4
10



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JUNIOR AND SENIOR YEAR
Course Credits
Fall Semester
1 Probability 3
2 University Distribution 4
7

All courses, other than the Humanities/Social Science/etc courses
needed to meet the University-wide core requirements (average 1 per
semester), are determined by the major.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
Recent advances in Biology have brought the subject to the forefront
of contemporary sciences and have integrated it with numerous
disciplines, including Chemistry, Physics, Electrical Engineering and
Computer Science. This has led to the emergence of new areas of
study and research such as Bioinformatics, Biophysics and Synthetic
Biology, all of which are in the realm of the Biology programme
developed at LUMS SSE.
The undergraduate programme in Biology at SSE provides
fundamental knowledge, and exposes students to cutting edge theory
and practice in biological sciences. Successful completion of the
introductory Biology sequence prepares students for advanced
studies in a range of biological sub-disciplines, including
Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Cell Biology, Physiology, Ecology
and Evolutionary Biology and Genetics. All the courses are defined in
credit hours. The student load for each credit hour of a taught course
is defined as one hour of class room teaching accompanied by a two
hour of out of class work, where as for one credit hour of lab work a
student is expected to spend three hours in lab.
FACULTY
Fatima Khwaja, Visiting Faculty
Fridoon Jawad Ahmad, Associate Professor
Hamid Zaman, Associate Professor
Muhammad Tariq, Associate Professor
Shahid Khan, Professor
Usman Qazi, Visiting Faculty
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Biology major offers following streams:
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Genetics
Pharmacology & Toxicology
Food Science and Technology
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Environmental Sciences
BIOLOGY COURSES IN SSE CORE:
COURSE CREDITS
1
Biology 3
2
Biology Laboratory 1

TOTAL 4
BIOLOGY CORE COURSES:

COURSE CREDITS
1 Organic Chemistry 3
2 Genetics 3
3 Physiology 2
4 Biochemistry 3
5 Physical Chemistry I 3
6 Organic Lab. I 1
7 Developmental Biology 3
8 Cell Biology 3
9 Computational Biology* 3
10 Virology & Microbiology+ 3
11 Junior Biology Laboratory 2
12 Human Pathobiology# 3
13 Systems Biology~ 3
14 Environmental Sciences 3
15 Plant sciences 2
16 Senior Project-I 3
17 Senior Project-II 3
TOTAL 40 (+)

*/~ Students will be required to take either Computational Biology
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+/# Students will be required to take either Virology &
Microbiology or Human Pathobiology
+ two sets of courses have options
BIOLOGY MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES
COURSE CREDITS
1 Population Biology
2
2 Immunology
2
3 Bioengineering
2
4 Nutrition
2
5
Physical Biochemisrty 3
6
Neuroscience 3
7
Topics in Systems & Computational
Biology
3
8
Nanobiology 3
9
Seminar course 1
10
Pharmacology & Toxicology 3
11 Epidemiology & Biostatistics
3
12 Structural Biology
3
13 Neuroscience II
3
14 Epigenetics & Evolution
3
15
Comparative Anatomy 3
16
Food Science and Technology 3
17
Seminar Course 1
BIOLOGY COURSES
BIOLOGY
Organized into six modules (1) Genetics (2) Biochemistry (3) Cell Biology (4)
Developmental Biology (5) Ecology (6) Mathematical Biology. Modules will
develop from preceding modules; the systems being studied increasing in
complexity from single molecules (haemoglobin) to ecosystems (salt marsh).
As far as possible ideas will be developed from first principles and
quantitative analysis encouraged.
FRESHMEN BIOLOGY LABORATORY
This introductory biology laboratory course will introduce students to
experimental techniques in microbiology, biochemistry, molecular cell
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understanding of the design of the experiments and data analysis and
interpretation in order to prepare the students for future research projects.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
This course will be an introduction to organic chemical structures,
nomenclature, bonding, chemical reactivity and stereochemistry. These
concepts would then be used to study the chemistry of hydrocarbons, alkyl
halides, alcohols, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids (with emphasis on
amino acids) and aromatic compounds and ultimately relating these
concepts to biomolecules.
GENETICS
This course will focus on principles of genetics with major emphasis on
epigenetic mechanisms involved in gene regulation and development. The
basic principles of genetics will be described with an application to the study
of biological functions at the level of molecules, cells and multicellular
organisms. Specific topics will include structure and function of genes,
chromosome dynamics and genomes, gene regulation, use of
genetic/epigenetic methods to analyze the protein function and inherited
diseases. In addition, biological variation resulting from recombination,
mutation and selection will also be discussed. Students will also set up
genetic crosses to analyze effects of different mutations and resultant
phenotypes.
PHYSIOLOGY
Development of the principles of physiology from processes that have
evolved from single cells and developed into integrated control processes of
cell and organ systems. Focus areas: cell physiology, intercellular
communication and coordination, homeostasis and the regulation of
physiological systems, and integration of physiological systems.
BIOCHEMISTRY
Nucleic acids chemistry and structure. Metabolic pathways and enzymes.
Vitamins and co-factors. Protein-protein interactions in signal transduction
circuits. Feedback and control. Photobiology and spectroscopy.
Macromolecular assemblies and small viruses.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I
Thermodynamics, chemical equilibria and kinetics. This is a foundation level
course which builds on the introductory course experience. It provides
breadth and lays the groundwork for further in-depth course work.
ORGANIC LAB. I
An introductory organic chemistry course to learn and practice basic
laboratory skills such as distillation, crystallization, filtration, separation
techniques and proceeding towards the synthesis and characterization of
simple organic compounds.
DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY
This course will teach how a fertilized egg develops into a complex organism
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series will focus on our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms
that regulate eukaryotic development. Vertebrate and invertebrate models
will be discussed with major emphasis on Drosophila melanogaster. Specific
topics include formation of early body plan, cell fate determination,
organogenesis, cellular memory, stem cells and nuclear reprogramming,
cloning and issues in human development and diseases. The practical
training will cover molecular methods used in developmental genetics using
Drosophila melanogaster.
CELL BIOLOGY
This course is designed to give students a detailed perception of how cellular
machinery works at the molecular level. The students will learn about the
mechanisms that govern the cell response to both external and internal
signals.
COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
This course will cover sequence alignments, phylogeny, motif recognition,
structure prediction (homology modeling, protein threading), maximum
parsimony, Hidden Markov models, neural network algorithms, Perl
programming basics. It will introduce 3D in silico simulation of cell
architecture, metabolic network analysis, stochastic and molecular dynamics.
VIROLOGY & MICROBIOLOGY
This course acquaints students with microorganisms and their activities.
Topics include microbial cell structure and function, metabolism, microbial
genetics, and the role of microorganisms in disease, immunity. Furthermore
biology of viruses, virus-host relationships and the molecular mechanisms of
viral gene expression and regulation will be covered.
JUNIOR BIOLOGY LABORATORY
This biology laboratory based course will cover problem based training of
students where students will learn how molecular biology, biochemistry and
genetics can be efficiently used to dissect gene function. Students will
design and carry out experiments to address specific questions about genes
involved in the regulation of transcriptional regulation, cellular development,
cell fate determination and cell death etc.
HUMAN PATHOBIOLOGY
The course focuses on the basic cellular and molecular mechanisms some of
the more prevalent of human diseases. Some of diseases that will be
discussed in this course are as follows, inflammation, diseases of immunity,
neoplasia, infectious diseases and aging.
SYSTEMS BIOLOGY
The course will focus will on quantitative studies of cellular and
developmental systems in biology. It will examine the architecture of specific
genetic circuits controlling microbial behaviors and multicellular development
in model organisms. The course will approach most topics from both
experimental and theoretical/computational perspectives. Specific topics
include chemotaxis, multistability and differentiation, biological oscillations,
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properties such as robustness. The course will also consider the organization
of transcriptional and protein-protein interaction networks at the genomic
scale.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
The course will cover scientific principals, concepts and methodologies
required to understand the interrelationships of natural world to identify and
analyze environmental problems both natural and human-made.
Furthermore this course will allow students to evaluate the relative risks
associated with the above mentioned problems, and to examine alternative
solutions for resolving or preventing them.
PLANT SCIENCES
This is an introductory course designed to introduce students to the basic
plant taxonomy, anatomy, physiology. Additionally this course will also
discuss plant responses to environmental challenges.
POPULATION BIOLOGY
Population biology course focuses on processes influencing population size
and structure such as reproduction, survival, migration, and regulation of
population growth. Population biology has been used to establish
sustainable harvest levels, recover populations, and evaluate project
impacts.
IMMUNOLOGY
This course designed to familiarize students with cellular, molecular and
biochemical aspects of the development of the immune system and the
immune response. The course focuses on the development of the immune
system and the function of its major components.
BIOENGINEERING
This class provides an introduction to materials used in biomedical
application with focus on tissue engineering and drug delivery. The course
covers: Materials selection, surface chemistry and physics of selected
materials; surface characterization methods; modification of biomaterials
surfaces and cell material interactions
NUTRITION
Introduction, the physiology of taste, digestion and absorption, starches and
cereals, carbohydrate nutrition, diabetes and dental health, pastry, quick
breads, fiber and alcohol, yeast breads, water, fruits and vegetable,
phytochemicals, protein nutrition, cheese, eggs, vegetarian diet, food
allergies, minerals, supplements and what FDA approves, meat and meat ID,
gelatin, fats and oils, emulsions, energy balance, obesity, solutions, sugars
and syrups, nutrition and coronary heart disease, nutrition and cancer,
frozen desserts, nutrition, fitness and performance, nutrition in pregnancy
and lactation, nutrition and the lifestyle, food safety.
PHYSICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Enzyme mechanisms and energetics; transient-state kinetic analysis with
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transfer, depolarization lifetimes), analytical ultracentrifugation, hydrogen-
deuterium exchange} and numerical methods. Reading and presentation of
research literature will be a compulsory part of this advanced course.
NEUROSCIENCE I MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE
Ion channel structure and function, the action potential and electrical
recordings. Synaptic transmission and excitation-contraction coupling.
Neurotransmitters structure, pharmacology (extracellular reception and
intracellular signaling cascades). Gap junctions and chemical communication.
Visual, auditory and olfactory receptors.
TOPICS IN SYSTEMS & COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY
Students will research a selected topic under the guidance of a faculty
member. The research will involve literature search, critique, presentation
and a short study to address gaps in current knowledge either by analysis of
available databases or algorithm development. Evaluations will be based on
seminar presentations and a final project report.
NANOBIOLOGY
This multidisciplinary course is designed for students who are interested to
work at the interface of nanoscale chemistry and biological systems to
synthesize and explore the applications of nanomaterials in biotechnology. It
introduces basic and advanced concepts in nanomaterials (metal
nanoparticles, quantum dots and carbon nanostructures) synthesis,
characterization, properties and applications with specific reference to
disease diagnostics and treatment, gene manipulation, environment and
drug delivery etc. The major objective of this course is to enable students of
different backgrounds (chemistry, biology, physics and engineering) to
communicate with each other and enable them to design research projects
of multidisciplinary nature.
PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY
This course covers pharmacodynamics and toxicity of diagnostic and
therapeutic agents. Principles of drug absorption, distribution,
biotransformation and elimination. Consideration is given to antimicrobials,
cancer chemotherapeutics, autonomic pharmacology, and
neuropharmacology agents.
EPIDEMIOLOGY & BIOSTATISTICS
Data types, basic probability concepts, survey sampling, parametric and
non-parametric inference, analysis of contingency tables, statistical models,
experimental design, generalized linear models and survival data analysis.
STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY
Principles underlying current techniques for probing structures of
macromolecules, including static and dynamic light scattering, X-ray
crystallography, NMR spectroscopy, electron and light microscopy, atomic
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NEUROSCIENCE II DEVELOPMENTAL AND ORGANISMAL NEUROSCIENCE
Evolutionary origins of excitability; neuronal cell differentiation and plasticity;
neuro-genetics in model systems (worms, flies and zebrafish);
neuroanatomy of the brain; information processing in the central nervous
system.
EPIGENETICS & EVOLUTION
This advance undergraduate elective course will describe genotype-
phenotype relationship with major emphasis on contribution of epigenetics
as a decisive factor in genotype-phenotype correlation and how epigenetics
may contribute to biological diversity, phenotypic variation and the process
of evolution. Potential link between macro/micro environment, epigenetics
and process of development will be explored to explain not only the process
of evolution but also disease like cancer. This course will also include
seminar presentations by students based on research articles and review
literature given to them.
COMPARATIVE ANATOMY
This course will examine the similarities of anatomy and phylogenetic
relationships of major vertebrate groups. Specifically phylogeny, ontogeny
(development) and morphology in groups ranging from protochordates to
highly derived vertebrates will be compared. Special emphasis will be paid
to the structure of anatomical features, emphasizing how anatomy relates to
function (including comparisons of specialized features in organisms adapted
to different conditions).
FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Introduction, food chemistry, food analysis, food biochemistry, food laws,
nutrition labeling and food regulation, food processing theory and methods,
mixing and forming, separation and concentration of food components,
microbiology, fermentation and enzyme technology, irradiation,
pasteurization and heat sterilization, evaporation and distillation, baking and
roasting, frying, chilling, packaging, freezing, coating, food handling and
safety, food contamination and toxicology, food engineering principles,
biotechnology, sensory evaluation, food business management and
marketing.
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
Physics continues to address problems on the frontiers of human
knowledge from fundamental particles and string theory to
condensed matter Physics and Superconductivity, to optics and
lasers, to cosmology and the shape of the universe as a whole. The
answers to these problems have the potential to profoundly change
our understanding of the universe as well as how we live in the future
and are within the scope of the Physics programme at the SSE. The
undergraduate programme in Physics provides foundational
education in the areas of Classical Mechanics, Electromagnetism,
Quantum Mechanics, Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics, Solid
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addition, the programme gives students exposure to modern
experimental techniques through project oriented laboratory courses.
It will give students an opportunity to contribute in cutting edge
research. The undergraduate Physics programme prepares students
for professional careers in industry and research institutes, as well as
provides the solid foundation necessary for further study in graduate
schools leading to careers in research and/or teaching. Faculty at
the LUMS SSE is active in the following research areas: Spin Physics,
NMR, String Theory, Particle Physics, and Supergravity.
FACULTY
Amer Iqbal, Associate Professor
Asad Naqvi, Associate Professor, Head of the Department
Faheem Hussain, Professor
Irfanullah Chaudhry, Visiting Faculty
Mohammad Sabieh Anwar, Assistant Professor
Tasneem Zehra Husain, Assistant Professor
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
The Physics Major requirements include foundational courses in
Mechanics, Electromagnetism, Quantum Physics and Statistical
Physics. In addition, we expect students to take courses in two of
the following streams:
Atomic and Laser Physics
Condensed Matter Physics
Particle and Nuclear Physics
Astrophysics and Plasma Physics
PHYSICS COURSES IN SSE CORE

COURSE CREDITS
1 Physics 1 Mechanics 3
2 Experimental Physics Lab 2
3 Physics 2 - Electricity and Magnetism 3
4 Physics 3 - Modern Physics 3
5 Physics 4 - Heat and Thermodynamics 3

TOTAL 14



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PHYSICS CORE COURSES

COURSE CREDITS
1 Waves and Optics 2
2 Quantum Mechanics 1 3
3 Mathematical Methods in Physics and
Engineering - 1
3
4 Quantum Mechanics 2 3
5 Statistical Mechanics 3
6 Experimental Physics 2 3
7 Atomic, Molecular and Laser Physics
(*)
3
8 Mechanics 3
9 Condensed Matter Physics (*) 3
10 Electromagnetic Theory 3
11 Astrophysics (*) 3
12 Senior Project-I 3
13 Particle and Nuclear Physics (*) 3
14 Senior Project-II 3

TOTAL 35 (*)

(*) Students will only be required to take two courses out of
Atomic, Molecular and Laser Physics, Condensed Matter
Physics, Astrophysics, Particle and Nuclear Physics.
PHYSICS MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES

COURSE CREDITS
1
Mathematical Methods for Physics and
Engineering II
3
2 Experimental Physics III 3
3 Advanced Quantum Mechanics 3
4 General Relativity and Cosmology 3
PHYSICS COURSES
MECHANICS
Introduces the principles of classical mechanics. Straight-line kinematics;
motion in a plane; relative inertial frames and relative velocity; forces;
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forces, potential energy and conservation of energy; conservation of
momentum, center of mass and the center of mass frame of reference; rigid
bodies and rotational dynamics; conservation of angular momentum; central
force motions; fluid mechanics.
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 1
This is an inter-disciplinary core laboratory that will expose students to the
experimental culture through a set of carefully selected experiments from
different branches of physics. The experiments will train students in
computational programming, error analysis, concepts of accuracy and
precision, measurement units and dimensions. Students will learn how to
analyze, store, process and display data with special emphasis on curve
fitting, plotting and regression. Students will be exposed to safety, kinds and
types of materials and important test and measurement apparatus, technical
report writing, mathematical modelling of natural phenomena and design of
simple experiments to test hypotheses. Furthermore, they learn about the
correlation between equations, text and illustrations. All experiments will be
supervised and guided.
ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM
Introduction to electromagnetism and electrostatics: electric charge,
Coulomb's law, Electric Field; Gausss law; Electrostatic Potential;
Capacitors; conductors and dielectrics. Electrostatic energy. Electric currents,
and electric circuits; Kirchoff laws; Magnetic fields, Biot-Savart law and
Ampere's law. Magnetic materials. Time-varying fields and Faraday's law of
induction; Displacement Current and Maxwell's equations; Electromagnetic
Waves; Poynting Vector.
WAVES AND OPTICS
Mechanical oscillations and waves; simple harmonic motion, principle of
superposition, damped and forced vibrations and resonance; coupled
oscillations, and normal modes; vibrations of continuous systems; reflection
and refraction; phase and group velocity. Optics; wave solutions to
Maxwell's equations; polarization; Snell's Law, interference, Huygens's
principle, Fraunhofer diffraction, and gratings.
MODERN PHYSICS
Experimental basis of quantum physics: photoelectric effect, Compton
scattering, photons, Franck-Hertz experiment, the Bohr atom, deBroglie
waves, and wave-particle duality. Schroedinger's equation, wave functions,
wave packets, probability amplitudes, stationary states, the Heisenberg
uncertainty principle. Solutions to Schroedinger's equation in one dimension:
transmission and reflection at a barrier, barrier penetration, potential wells,
the simple harmonic oscillator. Schroedinger's equation in three dimensions:
central potentials and introduction to hydrogenic systems.
HEAT AND THERMODYNAMICS
Introduction to Thermodynamic concepts, conservation of energy and the
first law of thermodynamics. Reversibility, Entropy, heat engines and the
second law. Concepts of macroscopic variables and thermodynamic
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microcanonical and canonical ensembles. Numerous examples illustrating a
wide variety of physical phenomena such as magnetism, polyatomic gases,
thermal radiation, electrons in solids, and noise in electronic devices.
QUANTUM MECHANICS 1
Formal sturcture of quantum mechanics: states, operators, representations,
and the Dirac notation. Elements of measurement theory. Harmonic
oscillator: operator algebra, states. Quantum mechanics in three-
dimensions: central potentials and the radial equation, bound and scattering
states. Angular momentum: operators, algebra of commutators, eigenvalues
and eigenstates, spherical harmonics. Spin: Stern-Gerlach devices and
measurements, nuclear magnetic resonance, spin and statistics. Addition of
angular momentum: Clebsch-Gordan series and coefficients, spin systems,
and allotropic forms of hydrogen.
QUANTUM MECHANICS 2
Continuation of Quantum Physics 2. Time-independent approximation
methods: degenerate and nondegenerate perturbation theory, variational
method, Born-Oppenheimer approximation, applications to atomic and
molecular systems. The structure of one- and two-electron atoms: overview,
spin-orbit and relativistic corrections, fine structure, variational
approximation, screening, Zeeman and Stark effects. Charged particles in a
magnetic field: Landau levels and integer quantum hall effect. Scattering:
general principles, partial waves, review of one-dimension, low-energy
approximations, resonance, Born approximation. Time-dependent
perturbation theory.
STATISTICAL MECHANICS
Review of Probability distributions for classical and quantum systems.
Microcanonical, canonical, and grand canonical partition-functions and
associated thermodynamic potentials. Conditions of thermodynamic
equilibrium for homogenous and heterogenous systems. Applications: non-
interacting Bose and Fermi gases; magnetic systems, polymer solutions;
phase and reaction equilibria, critical phenomena. Fluctuations, correlation
functions and susceptibilities, and Kubo formulae.
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 2
This experimental lab based course in which the students will be expected to
design and perform advanced physics experiments. These experiments will
test the students' understanding of basic physics and will revolve around the
themes of atomic physics, lasers, fluid mechanics, heat and
thermodynamics, nuclear physics, medical physics, condensed matter
physics, computation and simulation, microscopy and spectroscopy, optics
and quantum optics, wave phenomena, low temperature physics, materials
science climatology and atmospheric physics. The students are expected to
write and submit technical reports of the experiments. Students will be
exposed to sophisticated physical instruments.
EXPERIMENTAL PHYSICS 3
In this advanced physics lab, students will be allowed to choose research
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both fundamental and applied. The course will be supervised by various
Faculty members and will involve focused research. Emphasis will be on the
creation and design of new experimental setups and their subsequent
employment to test a physical principle, demonstrate a natural occurrence,
measure a property or to achieve an engineering task. Research reports will
be submitted at the end of the project.
CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS
Structure and properties of materials from classical and quantum mechanical
perspectives. Topics covered include crystal structure and lattices; crystal
imperfections; diffusion; atomic vibrations; thermal properties of materials;
electronic properties of materials with discussions of Fermi-Dirac statistics,
the band theory, Fermi surface and Brillouin zone; description of
semiconductors; dielectric and magnetic properties of materials Introduction
to superconductivity and superfluidity; semi-solid and amorphous materials;
surface physics and experimental techniques to probe materials such as X-
ray and electron diffraction, surface probe microscopy.
ATOMIC AND LASER PHYSICS
Electronic structure of one-electron atoms and their interaction with
electromagnetic radiation and external electric and magnetic fields; fine and
hyperfine structure, Zeeman, Lamb and Stark shifts. Building up of atoms to
construct molecules, their electronic, rotational and vibrational structure and
the role of electron and nuclear spin. Different kinds of atomic and
molecular spectroscopy with emphasis on experimental techiques. Lasers,
their mechanics, kinds and properties. Introduction to Bose-Einsten
condensation; atom optics and atomic clocks; magnetic resonance; ion traps
and optical cavities.
CLASSICAL MECHANICS 2
Formal introduction to framework of classical mechanics, generalized
coordinates, Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formulations, canonical
transformations, and Poisson brackets. Euler-Lagrange equations, Hamilton's
equations of motion used to describe central force motion, scattering,
perturbation theory and Noether's theroem.
ELECTROMAGNETISM 2
Electrostatics, magnetostatics; electromagnetic properties of matter. Time-
dependent electromagnetic fields and Maxwell's equations. Maxwells
Equations in Matter. Electromagnetic waves, emission, absorption, and
scattering of radiation. Relativistic electrodynamics and mechanics.
MATHEMATICAL METHODS FOR PHYSICS I
Complex Analysis. Integral transforms. Ordinary and partial differential
equations with applications to physical problems. Perturbation theory.
DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY
Chemistry, a vigorous, fast developing central science, lies at the
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the worlds economy. It plays a major role in the development of
materials with superior properties ranging from consumer and
industrial products such as pesticides for agriculture, novel
pharmaceuticals to fight disease and nonmaterial possessing unique
chemical and physical properties. It has now begun to impact biology
and engineering materials science, helping in the design and
synthesis of new materials for electronics, optics, catalysis and
biotechnology. Chemistry programme emphasizes the commercial
and industrial applications of Chemistry in addition to emphasizing
basic research at the interface of various other disciplines.
The Chemistry programme at LUMS SSE is designed to give
students a grasp of the basic principles of Chemistry through a
course of study that includes fundamental concepts of Chemistry,
modern synthetic and analytical techniques, materials science with
specific reference to nanomaterials and their applications. This
theoretical background is further augmented through a carefully
designed course of laboratory experiments in chemical procedures
and techniques that covers the basic concepts and experimental
techniques that serve as a stepping stone to research in chemistry.
LUMS undergraduates at SSE are encouraged to participate in
research projects under the supervision of faculty experienced in
organic and inorganic synthesis, nanomaterials with applications in
biotechnology, catalysis and nanoelectronics. Interdisciplinary
research is especially encouraged. We recognize that Chemistry, as
a central science, must leverage its natural connection with its sister
sciences of Biology and Physics, and that in most, if not all cases,
complete solutions to problems emerge only when Chemistry works
in tandem with them. In addition the Chemistry programme will allow
students to expand their horizons in the areas of Environmental
Chemistry, Biochemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Catalysis,
Molecular Engineering and Materials Science. We expect that this
exposure will allow students to experience and appreciate chemical
issues important to society as well as prepare them for graduate work
in Chemistry. Universitys overall objective is to graduate individuals
who will have received a broad and scholarly outlook to problem-
solving, whether they work as chemists, as biochemists, as
consultants or as academic scientists.
The LUMS SSE chemistry faculty is active in the following areas of
research: Nanotechnology, Catalysis, Organic, and Inorganic
synthesis, and synthesis of multifunctional metal oxides with
electronic and magnetic properties.
FACULTY
Falak Sher, Assistant Professor
Ghayoor Abbas Chotana, Visiting Faculty
Hamid Zaman, Associate Professor
Irshad Hussain, Assistant Professor
Khalid Aziz, Professor
Khalid Rasheed, Visiting Faculty

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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Chemistry major offers following streams:
Physical Chemistry
Organic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
CHEMISTRY COURSES IN SSE CORE


COURSE CREDITS
1 Principles of Chemistry 3
2 Experimental Chemistry Lab 1
TOTAL 4
CHEMISTRY CORE COURSES
COURSE CREDITS
1 Organic Chemistry 3
2 Genetics 3
3 Physiology 2
4 Biochemistry 3
5 Physical Chemistry I 3
6 Organic Lab. I 1
7 Inorganic Chemistry I 3
8 Analytical Chemistry 3
9 Inorganic Chem. Lab. I 1
10 Physical Chem. Lab. I 1
11 Spectroscopic Techniques 3
12 Organic Chemistry II 3
13 Inorganic Chemistry II 3
14 Physical Chemistry II 3
15 Organic Lab. II 1
16 Inorganic Lab. II 1
17 Organic/Inorganic/
Physical Chemistry III
3
18 Research Project I for physical, organic
and inorganic majors (3)
3
19 Physical Chem. Lab. II (1) 1

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20 Research Project II for physical, organic
and inorganic majors (3)
3
TOTAL 47
CHEMISTRY ELECTIVE COURSES
COURSE CREDITS
1 Green chemistry 3
2 Atmospheric chemistry & climate
change
3
3 Chemistry of Nanomaterials 3
4 Nanobiotechnology 3
5 Colloid science 3
6 Electronic and magnetic materials 3
7 Materials chemistry 3
8 Soild electrolytes 3
9 Electronic structures in the condensed
state
3
10 Organometallic chemistry 3
11 Bio-organic chemistry 3
12 Organic and Inorganic polymers 3
13 Computer simulations /molecular
dynamics
3
14 Group Theory & Elements of Symmetry 3
15 Biological Chemistry II 3
16 Physical Inorganic Chemistry 3
17 Crystal structure analysis 3
18 Chemistry of Biomolecules and Natural
Product Pathways
3
19 Protein Folding & Human Disease 3
20 Enzymes: Structure & Function 3
21 Bioinorganic Chemistry 3
22 Organometallic Chemistry 3
23 Inorganic Ring Chemistry 3
24 Modern diffraction techniques 3
25 Reactive Intermediates 3
26 Liquids and Solutions 3
27 Introductory Organic Chemistry 1


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NOTE: Electives courses can be offered if there is sufficient interest
and that a minimum number of students register for the course to
be offered.
CHEMISTRY COURSES
PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY
This is an introductory course providing a common background for students
with a wide range of high school experiences. It also serves as a foundation
course for students who will go on to major in chemistry. This introduction
ensures that students understand basic chemical concepts such as
stoichiometry, states of matter, atomic structure and bonding,
thermodynamics, equilibria and kinetics.
INTRODUCTORY ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
This short course is designed for engineering and science students to
develop and strengthen a few basic concepts to correlate structure and
reactivity of simple organic molecules. Major topics would include various
theories to predict structure of organic compounds, their nomenclature,
conformations and configurations, the role of resonance, hypercojugation
and inductive effects on their reactivity and brief discussion about UV-visible
and IR spectroscopy. Various topics to highlight the importance of organic
chemistry in other disciplines may also be discussed.
CHEMISTRY LAB
This is designed to be a semester long lab that exposes students to basic
laboratory skills such as safe lab practices, keeping a lab notebook, use of
electronic balances, volumetric glassware, preparation of solutions, chemical
measurements using pH and conductivity meters and spectrophotometers.
Emphasis is placed on data analysis and report writing.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY I
Thermodynamics, chemical equilibria and kinetics. This is a foundation level
course which builds on the introductory course experience. It provides
breadth and lays the groundwork for further in-depth course work.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I
Basic organic chemistry. This includes a description of major classes of
organic compounds, their structures, and reactivities. Emphasis will be
placed on correlating reactivity and function.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY I:
Will include the electronic structures of the elements and how this impacts
their properties and positions in the periodic table. Bonding theories will be
discussed as well as how symmetry can be used to analyze bonding in a
variety of molecules from all branches of chemistry.
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
This is an extension of organic I that treats the reactions of various
functional groups mechanistically and introduces UV-visible and IR
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ORGANIC LAB. I:
This introductory organic lab. Will involve synthetic and analytical
procedures to introduce students to basic laboratory instrumentation and
processes.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY II
This will introduce the fundamental ideas of Quantum Mechanics,
Schrodinger wave equation and its application to hydrogen atom, helium
atom, hydrogen molecule and diatomic molecules. In the second part we will
show how the thermodynamic properties of a macroscopic sample of matter
can be expressed in terms of the energy levels of individual molecules and
the interactions between them.
INORGANIC CHEMISTRY II
Coordination/complexes of transition metals and the related chemistry of
organometallics, an area that has contributed to catalyst science and
remains of central importance to both academic and industrial research.
Brief introduction to bioinorganic chemistry.
ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
An integrated view of chemical, biological methods and instrumental
techniques that provides a theoretical basis of solving real chemical
problems.
INORGANIC CHEM. LAB. I
The goal is to give students experience with a range of techniques used in
the synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds (coordination,
organometallic, main group compounds).
PHYSICAL CHEM. LAB. I
Determination of heats of combustion, enthalpies of reaction, phase
changes, thermal conductivity and viscosity of gases.
BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY I
Structure of DNA double helix, hydrogen bonding, van der Waals
interactions, the hydrophobic effect, the role of proteins as structural units,
and as catalysts and receptors. Also discussed will be basic principles of
metabolism and various metabolic pathways.
ORGANIC LAB. II
Multistep syntheses including isolation and purification of products.
Deducing structures using spectroscopic and computational data.
INORGANIC LAB. II
Students use synthetic methods making use of dry boxes, Schlenk tubes,
high temperature furnace/heated tube, vacuum lines, high pressure
autoclaves and electrochemical apparatus.
ORGANIC/INORGANIC/PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY III
Advanced Organic chemistry will include treatment of reaction
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based on frontier orbitals, structures of transition states, calculation of
activation energies and a modern treatment of synthetic strategies
such as retrosynthetic analyses.
Inorganic chemistry will explore the chemistry of s and p block
elements. The chemistry of Lanthanides and Actinides will be
discussed, highlighting their differences to transition metal chemistry.
Physical chemistry will include molecular spectrcoscopy dealing with
rotational spectra of molecules and determination of bond lengths.
Also discussed will be vibrational spectroscopy using harmonic and
Morse oscillator models. Electron spectroscopy of atoms and simple
molecules will be introduced.
SPECTROSCOPIC TECHNIQUES
Basic techniques for organic structure determinations will be discussed. This
will include UV-VIS and IR spectroscopy. Basic principles and applications of
1-D & 2-D proton and C13 NMR spectroscopy to organic structure
determination . Fundamentals of mass spectroscopy to structure
determination will also be discussed.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LAB II
First order kinetic relaxation study using laser, enzyme kinetics and analysis
of vibrational spectra of simple molecules and conjugated polyene dyes.
RESEARCH PROJECT FOR ORGANIC, INORGANIC AND PHYSICAL
CHEMISTRY MAJORS
Semester long research projects. Exceptional students might undertake year
long projects reported as a thesis for graduation with honors.
DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS
Mathematics is the rigorous study of structure and relationship. As
such, it is fundamental to all of the sciences and engineering as well
as being an intellectually challenging and fulfilling field of science in
its own right. It trains students in analytical thinking and courses are
offered with application to the natural and social sciences. Math
majors from LUMS have gone on to work in industry in various
multinationals as well as pursuing higher studies in mathematics,
economics, and financial engineering.
FACULTY
Adnan Khan, Visiting Faculty
Aslam Butt, Visiting Faculty
Faqir M. Bhatti, Associate Professor
Hanif Mian, Visiting Faculty
Ismat Beg, Professor
Kamran Rashid, Visiting Faculty
M. Showkat Rahim, Visiting Faculty
Masood H. Shah, Assistant Professor

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Muhammad Ahsan, Teaching Fellow
Mujahid Abbas, Assistant Professor
Shamim Arif, Visiting Faculty
Sultan Sial, Associate Professor, Head of the Department
Zaeem Jafri, Associate Professor
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Math major offers following streams:
Real, Complex & Functional Analysis
Differential Equations & Boundary Value Problems
Algebra
Probability & Statistics
Tools & Applications of Mathematics
Number Theory, Discrete & Concrete Mathematics
Mathematical Physics
MATHEMATICS COURSES IN SSE CORE
CODE COURSE CREDITS
MATH 101 Calculus I 3
MATH 102 Calculus II 3
MATH 210 Introduction to Differential
Equations
3
MATH 220 Linear Algebra I 3
MATH 230 Probability 3
TOTAL 15
MATHEMATICS CORE COURSES
CODE COURSE CREDITS
MATH 201 Set Theory 3
MATH 202 Advanced Calculus 3
MATH 222 Linear Algebra II 3
MATH 300 Complex Variables 4
MATH 301 Real Analysis I 4
MATH 302 Topology 3
MATH 310 Ordinary Differential Equations 3

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MATH 320 Algebra I 4
MATH 344 Numerical Analysis 3
MATH 491 Senior Project I 3
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MATHEMATICS COURSES
MATH 101 CALCULUS I (3):
The first of a two course sequence that develops a fundamental tool used in
all sciences and engineering. Topics include functions, limits, continuity,
derivatives, implicit differentiation, rate problems, maxima and minima,
elementary transcendental functions, Riemann Sums and the definite
integral, techniques of integration, area and volumes of revolution, polar
coordinated, and parametric equations.
Prerequisites: One year each of high school algebra I, algebra II, geometry, pre-
calculus or equivalent.
MATH 102 CALCULUS II (3)
Second of a two course sequence. Topics include infinite sequences and
series, vector functions and curves in space, analytic geometry in three
dimensions, vectors, functions of several variables, and partial derivatives,
multiple integrals, and theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes.
Prerequisites: MATH 101.
MATH 201 SET THEORY (3)
This course introduces the language of abstract mathematics. Topics
include axioms of set theory, development of natural and real number
systems, axiom of choice, Zorn's lemma, well-ordering, the Schrder-
Bernstein theorem, cardinal numbers, ordinal numbers, transfinite induction,
and cardinal and ordinal arithmetic. This course is proof-based.
Prerequisites: MATH 101.
MATH 202 ADVANCED CALCULUS (3)
A high-level calculus course that deals with vector valued functions. Topics
include differentiation of one-variable vector functions, arc length, line
integral, differentiable functions (from Rn to Rm), Chain rule, Parametric
representation of surface in space, explicit/implicit representation, normals
to surfaces given parametrically, normals to surface given explicitly, plane
polar co-ordinates, spherical polar co-ordinates, cylinderical polar co-
ordinates, linear transformation & matrices, continuity of transformations,
properties of differentiable transformations, inverse function theorem,
implicit function theorem.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 210 INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (3)
Differential equations are equations with derivatives in them. They are
commonly used to model laplace transformations real world system. Topics
include first-order differential equations, modeling, second order linear
equations, damped motion in mechanical and electrical systems, power
series solution, eigen values and eigen vectors, system of first order linear
equations, stability and qualitative properties of nonlinear autonomous
systems in the plane, fourier series, separation of variables and partial
differential equations.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.

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MATH 220 LINEAR ALGEBRA I (3)
This is an elementary linear algebra course meant to establish working
knowledge of systems of linear equations, matrix algebra, determinants,
complex numbers, eigen values, diagonalization, and applications.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 222 LINEAR ALGEBRA II (3)
A second linear algebra course for math majors that extends the theoretical
foundations of the subject. Topics include vector spaces, linear
independence, bases, dimension, linear transformations, matrices, change of
bases, linear functionals, system of linear equations, eigen values and eign
vectors, diagonalization, inner products, orthonormalization and QR
factorization, quadratic forms, and Jordan Canonical form and applications.
Prerequisites: MATH 221.
MATH 230 PROBABILITY (4)
Probability is a course that draws conclusions about the likelihood of
potential events and the underlying mechanics of complex systems. Topics
include counting, basic axioms, independence, conditional probability,
random variables, moments, discrete and continuous distributions, jointly
distributed random variables, conditional expectation, limit theorems, and
simulation of random variables.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 231 STATISTICS (4)
Basic probability concepts, types of studies, data and variables, numerical
and graphical presentation of data, measures of location and variation,
correlation and regression analysis, survey sampling concepts, inferential
statistics, confidence interval and hypothesis testing for mean, proportion,
variance, correlation and regression, odds ratio and relative risk and
inference about them, The Chi-Square tests.
Prerequisites: MATH 230.
MATH 264 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS I (3)
First of a two-part calculus-based course covers freshmen physics sequence,
mechanics, gravitation, oscillations, and thermodynamics.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 265 FOUNDATIONS OF PHYSICS II (3)
A second calculus-based course that covers basics freshmen physics,
electricity, magnetism, and wave motion.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 301 REAL ANALYSIS I (3)
This course is a first introduction to design calculus in a rigorous manner
with proper proofs. Topics include real number system, sequences and
series, limit of functions, continuous and uniform continuous functions,
monotone functions, differentiable function, and Taylors theorem.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.

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MATH 300 COMPLEX VARIABLES (4)
This course prepares students with diversified background to study topics on
complex variables which help them in different applications. Topics include
analytic functions, contour integration, residue calculus, and conformal
mapping.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 308 THEORY OF COMPLEX ANALYSIS (4)
This course covers analyticity of complex functions and their differentiation
& integration. Topics include algebra and geometry of complex numbers,
complex functions and linear mappings, limits and continuity of complex
valued functions, differentiable and analytic functions, power series
functions & convergence of series, complex functions, complex integrals,
Cauchy-Goursat theorem, Cauchys integral formula, Laurent series
representation, residue theorem, trigonometric integrals, and improper
integrals.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 302 TOPOLOGY (3):
Topology is the branch of topology which studies properties of topological
spaces and structures defined on them. Topics include metric spaces,
topological spaces, continuity and homeomorphisms, product spaces,
introduction to separation axioms, introduction to compactness, and
introduction to connectedness.
Prerequisites: MATH 301.
MATH 310 ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS (3)
It is a relation that contains functions of only one independent variable and
one or more of its derivatives with respect to that variable. Topics include
modeling with linear equations, population dynamics, Lipschitz continuity,
existence and uniqueness, first-order difference equations and equilibrium
solutions, order reduction of a second order homogeneous equation,
mechanical and electrical vibrations, solution of 3rd and higher order linear
equations with constant coefficients, variation of parameters, series
solutions near regular singular point (Frobenius method), Bessel, Legendre
and Hermite equations, Laplace transform with application to initial-value
and boundary-value problems, competing species, predator-prey equations,
Liapunovs second method, numerical solutions by Euler, Taylor and Runge-
Kutta methods, and local truncation errors.
Prerequisites: MATH 210.
MATH 311 NUMERICAL SOLUTIONS OF ORDINARY DIFFERENTIAL
EQUATIONS (NSODES) (3)
This course is meant to discuss various numerical techniques for solving
initial and boundary-value problems of ODEs. Topics include round-off
errors, normalization of variables, methods of Euler and Taylor, Lipschitz
continuity and uniqueness, local and global truncation errors, derivation and
use of Ruge-Kutta methods, variable-step RK methods, multi-step methods
like Adams-Bashforth and Moulton, predictor-corrector techniques,
difference equations, stability, stiff differential equations, linear & non-linear
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Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 320 ALGEBRA I (4)
This is a first course in fundamental mathematical structures. Topics include
sets induction, some number theory, binary operations, groups, subgroups,
cyclic groups and generators, symmetric groups, co-sets langrage theorem,
normal subgroups, factor groups, homomorphisms, isomorphism theorems,
Cayleys theorem, direct products and finite Abelian groups, and Sylow
theorems.
Prerequisites: MATH 201.
MATH 324 ALGEBRA II (3)
This is a second algebra course, continuation of Math 321. Topics include
ring theory, ideal, polynomials, homomorphism, field theory, unique
factorization domains, euclidean domains, extension of fields, and
construction with straight edge and compass.
Prerequisites: MATH 320.
MATH 331 BIOSTATISTICS (4)
This course covers introduction to biostatistics, review of basic statistical and
probability concepts, use of probability distributions in biological sciences,
inference about mean and proportions, analysis of simple and stratified
contingency table, measures of association in contingency cables, use of
statistical models in biological sciences, classical regression, logistic, Probit,
Tobit, Poisson and negative binomial models, single factor and multi-factor
experiments and their use in biostatistics, repeated measure designs, and
the survival analysis.
Prerequisites: MATH 231.
MATH 341 OPERATIONS RESEARCH I (4)
This course is basically meant for optimizing linear functions with various
types of linear constraints and physical applications. Topics include
graphical solutions, simplex algorithm, Big M method and two phase
methods, use of computer to solve LP models (LINDO, MS Excel), post-
optimality analysis, duality, interior point algorithm, the transportation,
trasshipment and assignment problems, Hungarian method, goal
programming, network models, minimum spanning tree, shortest path,
maximum flow problems, minimum cost flow problem, upper bound
technique, network simplex method, project management, critical path
method, program evaluation and review technique, activity crashing, and
cost time trade-off analysis.
Prerequisites: MATH 220.
MATH 343 OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUES (3)
It is a mathematical discipline that concerns the finding of maxima & minima
of a real function subject to constraint. Topics include positive definite
matrices, convexity of regions and functions, quadratic function and Hessian
matrix, uniqueness of minimum, single search techniques such as bracketing
method, quadratic and cubic interpolation, Fibonacci search, golden-section,
gradient/conjugate-gradient methods of Newton, steepest descent,
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of simplex by Hooke and Jeeves, constrained minimization by Lagrange
multipliers, handling of various types of constraints, use of slack variables,
Kuhn-Tucker conditions, methods of feasible directions by Zoutendijk and
Rosen, penalty-function approach to constrained optimization, interior and
exterior penalty functions, equality, inequality and mixed constraints, Boxs
simplex method, introduction to Calculus of variations, derivation of Eulers
equation with fixed and moving boundaries, functionals dependent on
higher-order derivatives and on functions of several independent variables,
direct variational methods of Ritz and Galerkin with applications.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 344 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (3)
This is a basic course at undergraduate level to familiarize students with
various aspects of numerical analysis. Topics include fixed and floating point
arithmetic, real roots of non-linear equations (single variable) by iterative
methods, types of roots of a system of nonlinear equations (in 2 and 3
variables), decomposition of matrices, band-matrices, systems of linear
algebraic equations, curve fitting, calculus of finite differences, interpolation
based on equally and non-equally spaced data, numerical differentiation
(total and partial) based on 1
st,
2
nd
and 4
th
order errors, numerical
integration in single and several variables with error analysis, eigen-values
of a matrix and Girschgorins theorem, dominant eigen-values by power and
inverse-power methods, deflation techniques for symmetric and non-
symmetric matrices.
Prerequisites: MATH 220.
MATH 342 MATHEMATICAL BIOLOGY (4)
The course will introduce students to developing mathematical models in
biology and techniques used to study models like populations dynamics,
epidemic modeling, tumor modeling, population genetics, biological motion,
and reaction kinetics.
Prerequisites: MATH (210 & 220).
MATH 351 THEORY OF NUMBERS (4)
This course includes topics like mathematical induction, divisibility,
representation of integers, primes, greatest common divisor, Euclidean
algorithm, congruences, Chinese remainder theorem, Fermats and Wilson
theorems, Eulers function, perfect numbers, primitive roots, quadratic
residues, quadratic reciprocity law, nonlinear diophantine equalions, and
sums of squares.
Prerequisites: MATH 201.
MATH 355 COMBINATORICS (3)
Combinatorics is a science of counting. Topics include permutation and
combination, injection, bijection and pigeonhole principles, arrangements
and selection with repetitions Pascal formula, binomial coefficients, binomial
identities, multinomial coefficients and multinomial theorem, different type
of generating functions, partition of integers, durfee squares, inclusion-
exclusion principle, derangements, rook polynomials, linear & non-linear
recurrence relations, Catalan numbers & basic concept of Young tableaux,
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correspondence, matrix ball construction, applications of RSK
correspondence, and Hook length formula.
Prerequisites: MATH 252.
MATH 365 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I (3):
This is the first full course in electromagnetism. Topics include electrostatic
field and magnetostatics such as involving Laplace's and Poisson's
equations, vector potential, Faraday's laws of induction, Maxwell's equations,
waves in vacuum and dielectric media, and guided waves.
Prerequisites: MATH 102.
MATH 401 FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS (3):
This course is concerned with the study of vector spaces and operators
acting upon them. Topics include Banach spaces and bounded linear
operators, Hahn-Banach extension and separation, dual spaces, bounded
inverse theorems, uniform boundedness principle, applications, and compact
operators.
Prerequisites: MATH 301.
MATH 403 REAL ANALYSIS II (3)
This course continues the rigorous formulation of calculus. Topics include
Riemann integrable functions, fundamental theorems, approximate
integration, generalized Riemann integral, point wise and uniform
convergence, interchange of limits, infinite series, and the real line topology.
Prerequisites: MATH 301.
MATH 405 INTRODUCTION TO ALGEBRAIC TOPOLOGY (3)
This course reviews the important topics from the pointset topology. Topics
include homotopy, homotopy type and retractions, paths, the fundamental
group, fundamental group of the circle, and covering spaces.
Prerequisites: MATH (302 & 220).
MATH 412 PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS AND BOUNDARY
VALUE PROBLEMS (PDES) (4)
This is a fundamental course on PDEs which explains to solve boundary
value problems in daily life. Topics include normalization of variables,
modeling of heat, wave and Laplace equations in one, two and three
dimensions in cartesian, polar, cylindrical and spherical coordinates,
classification of second-order linear partial differential equations, canonical
forms, method of D-operators, separation of variables, DAlemberts solution,
Sturm Louville problem, Bessel and Legendre functions and their properties,
Bessel Fourier and Legendre Fourier series, double and triple Fourier series,
curvilinear coordinates, solution of diffusion, wave and Laplace equations in
one, two and three dimensions with various types of boundaries and
conditions, use of Laplace transform, and fourier integral to solve BVPs.
Prerequisites: MATH 210.
MATH 436 ADVANCED STATISTICAL ANALYSIS (4)
Review of basic concepts, estimation of the sample size, hypothesis testing
for mean, proportion and variance for single and multiple samples,
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regression, logistic regression and log-linear models, designed experiments
including repeated measures, meta analysis, multivariate analysis including
principle components, factor analysis, canonical correlations, cluster
analysis, discriminant analysis, and multivariate ANOVA.
Prerequisites: MATH 231
MATH 432 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES (4)
This course is an introduction to stochastic processes. As such it assumes
only knowledge of calculus and elementary probability. This course quickly
reviews basic probability theory and then deals with stochastic processes.
Topics include review of basic probability, finite Markov chains, branching
processes, renewal theory, Markov processes, and Brownian motion.
Prerequisites: MATH 230.
MATH 441 MATHEMATICAL MODELLING WITH APPLICATIONS (3)
Topics include mathematical formulation of models in finance, physical,
biological & behavioral sciences, dimensional analysis, scaling, linear and
non linear systems of differential equations, qualitative methods,
introduction to regular and singular perturbation theory, stochastic models in
continuous time, first order partial differential equations and traffic flow, and
elementary fluid mechanics.
Prerequisites: MATH (210 & 220).
MATH 442 INTRODUCTION TO NON-LINEAR DYNAMICS (4)
This course emphasizes qualitative methods for studying differential
equations and their applications in physical and biological sciences. One
dimensional flows, two dimensional flows, existence and uniqueness results,
linearization and phase plane analysis, bifurcation theory, limit cycles, higher
dimensional systems and chaos, and one-dimensional maps.
Prerequisites: MATH (210 & 220).
MATH 445 OPERATIONS RESEARCH II (4)
A second operations research course that reviews OR 1, integer
programming, binary integer programming, mixed integer programming,
introduction to meta heuristics, tabu search, simulated annealing, genetic
algorithm, game theory, prisoners dilemma, decision analysis, simulation,
Monte Carlo simulation models, Queuing theory, data envelopment analysis,
inventory management, dynamic programming, and forecasting.
Prerequisites: MATH (341 & 230).
MATH 443 METHODS OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS (4)
This course introduces students to some basic tools used in applied
mathematics. Applications from various fields shall be used to illustrate their
use. Topics will be chosen from linear vector spaces, eigen-values and
eigen-vectors in discrete systems, eigen-values and eigen-vectors in
continuous systems including Sturm-Liouville theory, orthogonal expansions
and Fourier series, Greens functions, integral equations, calculus of
variations, asymptotic expansions, regular theory, and singular perturbation
theory.
Prerequisites: MATH (210 & 220).

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MATH 451 GRAPH THEORY (4)
This course is concerned with the study of graphs & mathematical
structures. Topics include simple graphs, sub-graphs, paths and connection,
cycles, trails, vertex degrees, counting graphs, graph cards, adjacency and
incidence matrices of graphs, trees, cut edges and bonds, spanning trees
and enumeration, diagraphs, directed graphs, directed paths, directed
cycles, applications of directed graphs, connectivity and cuts, network flow
problems, coloring of graphs, vertex colorings and upper bounds, structures
of k-chromatic graphs, brooks theorem, chromatic polynomials, independent
sets, Ramsays theorem, Turans theorem, Schurs theorem, plane and
planar graphs, dual graphs, Eulers formula, characterization of planar
graphs, parameters of planarity, line graphs and edge colorings, hamiltonian
cycles, planarity, coloring, eigen-values of graphs, regular graphs, and
honeycomb graphs using He-matrix.
Prerequisites: MATH 220.
MATH 452 NUMBER THEORY II (3)
This is a branch of number theory that was instrumental in the growth of
modern abstract algebra. Its contents include some algebraic background,
rings and fields, field extensions, algebraic numbers, rings of integers,
quadratic and cyclotomic fields, factorization into irreducible, ideals class-
group and class numbers, and number theoretic applications.
Prerequisites: MATH 320.
MATH 461 RELATIVITY (4)
Something inspiring about space-time. Topics include physical
considerations, Lorentz transformations, electrodynamics, space-time around
a star, parallel transport and isometry of tangent bundles, Riemannian
curvature, gravitational radiation, fluid dynamics, and a perfect fluid.
Prerequisites: MATH (102, 210 & 220).
MATH 465 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II (3)
A second course on electromagnetism. Topics include electromagnetic wave
propagation in a vacuum, dielectrics, conductors, ionized gases, reflection,
refraction, polarization at the plane boundary between two media,
waveguide and transmission line propagation, dipole and quadruple
radiation fields, antenna systems, electromagnetic mass, radiation pressure,
tensor notation, and transformation of the electromagnetic fields.
Prerequisites: MATH 365.
MATH 463 CLASSICAL MECHANICS (3)
It is used for describing the motion of macroscopic objects from projectiles
to parts of machinery. Topics include introduction to Lagrangian and
Hamiltonian mechanics (Poisson brackets, tensors and dyadics), rigid body
rotations (introductory fluid mechanics coupled systems and normal
coordinates), and relativistic dynamics.
Prerequisites: MATH (102 & 220).
MATH 491 SENIOR PROJECT I (3)
Consists of a written report on some approved topic or topics in the field of
mathematics, together with a short lecture on the report.

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MATH 541 ADVANCED NUMERICAL ANALYSIS (3)
It is the study of various advanced techniques to solve problems of
continuous mathematics. Topics include solution of non-linear equations,
numerical solutions of non-linear systems of equations, interpolation, Pades
approximants, approximation theory, and numerical linear algebra.
Prerequisites: MATH (102 & 220).
DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
The undergraduate Computer Science Programme, founded in 1994,
is the oldest undergraduate programme at LUMS. The department
offers both undergraduate and graduate programmes in Computer
Science and Computer Engineering. The curriculum is aligned with
international guidelines provided by the IEEE/ACM and provides
students with a solid theoretical foundation and problem solving skills
while integrating hands-on software development experience. The
differentiating aspect of the computer science undergraduate
programme at LUMS is the exposure of seniors to cutting edge
research through a wide spectrum of elective courses offered in a
number of research streams. This is possible through the availability
of research active faculty who provide the necessary impetus towards
excellence in teaching and research. Students are also given the
opportunity to take courses from other disciplines to enhance their
breath.
The computer science undergraduate programme objectives are
designed to meet the demands of the global information technology
industry as well as prepare the students for graduate studies.
The areas of research within the department include: Data Mining,
Knowledge Management, Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, Software
Engineering, Emerging World Technologies, Theoretical Computer
Science, Networks and Communications, Embedded Systems, Digital
Signal and Image Processing, Multimedia Systems and Computer
Vision. For further details see:
http://cs.lums.edu.pk
FACULTY
Ahmed Murad Akhter, Adjunct Faculty
Arif Zaman, Professor
Ashraf Iqbal, Professor
Asim Karim, Associate Professor
Atif Alvi, Visiting Faculty
Hamid Abdul Basit, Assistant Professor
M. Farid Zaffar, Visiting Faculty
Mian M. Awais, Associate Professor
Nabil Mustafa, Assistant Professor
Naveed Arshad, Assistant Professor
Shafay Shamail, Associate Professor

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Shahab Baqai, Associate Professor, HoD, Joint appointment in EE
Syed Aun Abbas, Visiting Faculty
Umar Saif, Assistant Professor
Umair Javed, Adjunct Faculty
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Computer Science major offers the following streams:
Systems and Software
Theory and Math
AI, Vision and Multimedia
COMPUTER SCIENCE CURRICULUM
COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES IN SSE CORE:

COURSE CREDITS
1 CS 100 - Computational Problem Solving 3
COMPUTER SCIENCE CORE COURSES

COURSE CREDITS
1 CS 200 - Introduction to Programming 4
2 CS 210 - Discrete Mathematics 4
3 CS 202 - Data Structures 4
4 CS 220 - Digital Logic Circuits 4
5 CS 310 - Algorithms 4
6 CS 320 - Computer Organization 4
7 CS 370 - Operating Systems 4
8 CS 315 - Theory of Automata 3
9 CS 360 - Software Engineering 4
10 CS 340 - Databases 4
11 CS 491 - Senior Project I 3
12 CS 492 - Senior Project II 3
TOTAL 45

SAMPLE FOUR YEAR PROGRAMME
Fall C Spring C
F Fr re es sh hm ma an n

Math 1 Calculus 1 3 Math 2 - Calculus 2 3
Phy 1 Mechanics
3
Phy 2 Electricity &
Magnetism
3
Principles of Chemistry 3 Bio Modern Biology 3
Experimental Physics Lab 2 Bio Freshmen Bio Lab 1
Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 Experimental Chemistry Lab I 1
Writing and Communication
4
CS Computational Problem
Solving
3

Pakistan Studies and Islamic
Studies
2+2

S So op ph ho om mo or re e
CS210 Discrete Mathematics 4 CS 202 Data Structures 4
CS200 Intro to Programming 4 EE220 Digital Logic Circuits 4
Math 3 Intro to Differential
Equations
3
Math 4 - Linear Algebra I
3
Phy 3 - Modern Physics
3
Phy 4 - Heat and
Thermodynamics
3
Univ Distr 2 Univ Distr 4

J Ju un ni io or r
CS 320 Computer
Organization
4
CS 315 Theory of Automata
4
CS 310 Algorithms 4 CS 360 Software Engineering 4
CS 370 Operating Systems 4 CS 340 Databases 3
Math 5 - Probability 3 CS Elective 300+ level 4
Univ Distr 4 Free Elective 4

S Se en ni io or r
CS 491 Senior Project I 3 CS 492 Senior Project II 3
CS Elective 300+ level 4 CS Elective 300+ level 4
CS Elective 300+ level 4 CS Elective 300+ level 4
CS Elective 300+ level 3 CS Elective 300+ level 3
Free Elective 4 Free Elective 4


Regular SSE Core
Underline University Core/Distr
Bold CS Core
Italic Electives

COMPUTER SCIENCE COURSES
CS 100 COMPUTATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING (3)
This course introduces students to the use of computers in modelling and
solving real-world scientific problems. The course will be practical in nature,
containing several lab assignments and a project, involving mechanics
simulations, optimization problems and Monte Carlo simulations. Concepts of
time and space complexity of algorithms, error propagation and estimation
will be introduced.
CS 200 INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING (4)
Introduction to the principles of computation, problem solving methods, and
algorithm development on a computer using a high-level language such as
C++. Development of good programming style and basic skills of designing,
coding, debugging, and documenting programs. Topics include functions,
arrays, strings, structures, recursion, file I/O, pointers, introduction to linked
lists, object-oriented programming and generics.
CS 202 DATA STRUCTURES (4)
Provides a rigorous analysis of the design, implementation, and properties of
data structures. Topics include order notation and time-space analysis and
tradeoffs in a list, tree and graph algorithms, and hashing. Surveys library
implementations of basic data structures in a high-level language. Advanced
data structure implementations are studied in detail. Illustrates the
importance of choosing appropriate data structures when solving a problem
by programming projects in a high-level language.
CS 210 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS (4)
Covers foundational material for computer science that is often assumed in
advanced courses. Topics include set theory, Boolean algebra, functions and
relations, graphs, propositional and predicate calculus, proofs, mathematical
induction, recurrence relations, comb0inatorics, discrete probability. Focuses
on examples based on diverse applications of computer science.
CS 220 DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITS (4)
MOSFET as a switch, MOSFET logic gates, Propagation delay models,
Number systems, Boolean algebra, combinational logic, sequential logic,
counters and shift registers, buses, memory and storage, adders,
multiplexers, ALUs, ROM, microcode based control, hardwired control.
Integrated laboratory exercises.
CS 310 ALGORITHMS (4)
Algorithm design techniques (divide and conquer, dynamic programming,
greedy) and analysis techniques (big O notation, recurrence), sorting
(merge sort, heapsort, and quicksort), searching (B-trees, AVL trees or red
black trees, hashing), basic graph algorithms (depth-first and breadth-first
search, minimum spanning trees, shortest paths), NP-completeness.

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CS 315 THEORY OF AUTOMATA (3)
The course introduces some fundamental concepts in automata theory and
formal languages including grammar, finite automaton, regular expression,
formal language, pushdown automaton, and Turing machine. Not only do
they form basic models of computation, they are also the foundation of
many branches of computer science, e.g. compilers, software engineering,
concurrent systems, etc. The properties of these models will be studied and
various rigorous techniques for analyzing and comparing them will be
discussed, by using both formalism and examples.
CS 320 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION (4)
Basic operations of computer hardware; high level instruction break down;
arithmetic and logic operations; procedures; instructions for making
decisions; understanding performance; basic processor design; data path
and control; pipelining; memory hierarchy; cache and virtual memory;
storage, networks and other peripherals. Integrated laboratory exercises.
CS 340 DATABASES (4)
Design and use of database management systems. Basic data models,
logical and physical data structures, comparisons of models, logical data
design, and database issues. Issues such as data independence, integrity,
privacy, security, and role of database administrator.
CS 360 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING (4)
Examines in detail the software development process: topics include
software life-cycle models; architectural and design approaches; various
techniques for systematic software testing; coding and documentation
strategies; project management; customer relations; the social, ethical, and
legal aspects of computing; and the impact of economic, environmental,
safety, manufacturability, and sustainability factors on design. Students in
this course participate in a real-world project from conception to
implementation.
CS 370 OPERATING SYSTEMS (4)
Fundamental overview of operating systems. Operating systems structures,
processes, process synchronization, deadlocks, CPU scheduling, and memory
management.
DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING & SYSTEMS
At current this department houses the Electrical Engineering
programme and offers 4 years BS Programme in Electrical
Engineering.
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Electrical Engineering offers students the opportunity to study and
research in a wide variety of subjects including Communications,
Control, Microelectronics, Quantum Electronics, Power Electronics,

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Solid state Materials, Modern optics, Photonics, Nano scale systems,
Electromechanical systems, Electromagnetics and Signal processing.
The undergraduate programme in SSE Electrical Engineering faculty
is involved in the following areas of research: Semi conductor
Optoelectronics, Quantum optics, CMOS Analog and RF IC design.
FACULTY
Abubakr Muhammad, Assistant Professor
Asad Abidi, Professor
Farhan Rana, Associate Professor
Jahangir Ikram, Associate Professor, Joint appointment in CS
Khurram Afridi, Associate Professor
Nadeem A. Khan, Associate Professor, Joint appointment in CS
Shahid Masud, Associate Professor, Joint appointment in CS
Sohaib A Khan, Assistant Professor, Joint appointment in CS
Tariq Jadoon, Associate Professor, Joint appointment in CS
Zartash Uzmi, Associate Professor, Joint appointment in CS
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Electrical Engineering major offers following streams:
Communications Signals and Systems
Electronics & Embedded Systems
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING CORE COURSES

CODE COURSE CREDITS
EE 200 Workshop Technology 1
EE 210 Signals and Systems 4
EE 220 Digital Logic Circuits 4
EE 240 Circuits and Electronics 3
EE 241 Introductory Electronics Lab 2
EE 320 Computer Organization 4
EE 330 Electromagnetic Fields & Waves 4
EE 340 Devices & Electronics 4
EE 380 Communication systems 3
EE 491 Senior Project 3
Presentations Skills 1
Ethics 1

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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR ELECTIVE COURSES:
The Electrical Engineering programme has been divided into two
streams based on faculty strengths and identification of prominent
areas within electrical engineering.
Communications, Signals and Systems
Electronics and Embedded Systems
Code
Course Credits

COMMUNICATIONS, SIGNALS AND
SYSTEMS

EE 361 Feedback Control Systems
4
EE 471 Computer Networks
3
EE 481 Analog and Digital Communications
3
EE 411 Digital Signal Processing
3
EE 482 Stochastic Processes
3
EE 412 Multimedia Systems
3

ELECTRONICS AND EMBEDDED
SYSTEMS
EE 321 Microprocessors and Interfacing
3
EE 421 Digital Systems Design
3
EE 441 Analog Microelectronics
3
EE 541 Power Electronics
3

Students opting for EE major will be advised to choose one of the
streams to gain expertise in an important area of electrical
engineering. However, by approval of the school, the student can
graduate in electrical engineering without concentrating in one of the
specified streams by meeting the requisite conditions.

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SAMPLE FOUR YEAR PROGRAMME
Fall C Spring C
F Fr re es sh hm ma an n
Math 1 Calculus I 3 Math 2 Calculus II 3
Phy 1 Mechanics 3 Phy2 Electricity & Magnetism 3
Principles of Chemistry 3 Biology 3
Experimental Physics Lab 2 Bio Freshmen Bio Lab 1
Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 Experimental Chemistry Lab I 1
Writing and Communication 4
CS Computational Problem
Solving
3

Pakistan Studies and Islamic
Studies
2+2

S So op ph ho om mo or re e
EE240 Circuits and
Electronics
3 EE210 Signals and Systems
4
CS200 Intro to Programming 4 EE220 Digital Logic Circuits 4
Math 3 Intro to Differential
Equations
3 Math 4 Linear Algebra - I
3
Phy3 Modern Physics 3
Phy 4 Heat and
Thermodynamics
3
EE241 Introductory
Electronics Lab
2
EE 200 Workshop
Technology
1
Univ Dist 2 Univ Dist 4




J Ju un ni io or r
EE320 Comp. Organization 4 EE3xx (Stream elective) 3
EE330 EM Fields & Waves 4 EE3xx (From other streams) 3
EE340 Devices & Electronics 4 EE380 Comm Systems 3
Math Probability 3 Free SSE elective 3
Univ Dist 4 Free elective 4

S Se en ni io or r



EE491 Senior Project 3 EE492 Senior Project 3
EE4xx (Stream elective) 3 EE4xx (Stream elective) 3
EE4xx (Stream elective) 3 EE4xx (Stream elective) 3
EE4xx (From any stream) 3 EE4xx (Stream elective) 3
Free elective 3 Free elective 3
Presentation Skills 1 Ethics 1




Regular SSE Core
Underline University Core/Distr
Bold EE Core
Italic Electives

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING COURSES
EE 200 WORKSHOP TECHNOLOGY (1)
The course aims to provide practical training in workshop practice to
students in engineering and natural sciences. The course imparts practical
training in the modern techniques of production and fabrication through
exercises in handling modern tools and plants.
EE 210 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS (4)
This course introduces mathematical modelling techniques used in the study
of signals and systems. Topics include sinusoids and periodic signals,
spectrum of signals, sampling, frequency response, convolution and filtering,
Fourier, Laplace and Z-transforms, state space models, finite state
machines. Integrated MATLAB based laboratory exercises.
EE 220 DIGITAL LOGIC CIRCUITS (4)
MOSFET as a switch, MOSFET logic gates, Propagation delay models,
Number systems, Boolean algebra, combinational logic, sequential logic,
counters and shift registers, buses, memory and storage, adders,
multiplexers, ALUs, ROM, microcode based control, hardwired control.
Integrated laboratory exercises.
EE 240 CIRCUITS AND ELECTRONICS (3)
The course provides an introduction to circuit analysis and electronics.
Topics covered include: lumped parameter models; resistive networks;
complex impedence; Kirchhoffs laws; loop and superposition analysis;
Thevenin and Norton equivalents; transient and steady-state sinusoidal
response of first and second order circuits; transformers; op-amps, diodes,
simple amplifiers; digital abstraction. Examples will introduce students to
electronic systems ranging from radios to power supplies.
EE 241 INTRODUCTORY ELECTRONICS LABORATORY (2)
A lab course to introduce electric circuits, electrical measurements and
electronic devices. Topics include generating and measuring electrical
signals; building and analyzing simple circuits using transformers, OP-Amps,
diodes, MOSFETS; concepts of amplification, filtering and modulation.
Includes a term project on constructing a complete electronic system.
EE 320 COMPUTER ORGANIZATION (4)
Basic operations of computer hardware; high level instruction break down;
arithmetic and logic operations; procedures; instructions for making
decisions; understanding performance; basic processor design; data path
and control; pipelining; memory hierarchy; cache and virtual memory;
storage, networks and other peripherals. Integrated laboratory exercises.
EE 321 MICROPROCESSORS AND INTERFACING (3)
This course will deal with the practical concepts related to the use of
microcomputers in industrial applications. Emphasis will be on the use of
microcomputers to sense real world quantities (such as temperature, force,

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light, etc.), to rapidly analyze the data, to display the results, and to use the
results to perform a control function.
EE 330 ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS AND WAVES (4)
Review of static electric and magnetic fields; Maxwells equations; wave
propagation; transmission lines; wave guides; microwave networks;
antennas and radiation; electromechanical systems. Integrated laboratory
exercises.
EE 340 DEVICES AND ELECTRONICS (4)
To give students a basic understanding of how semiconductor devices work
and how they are used in analog and digital integrated circuits. Topics
include structure and operation of fundamental electronic devices; MOS
amplifiers; Biasing; Gain; Frequency response; Intro to Multistage amplifiers;
BJT operation and amplifiers. Integrated laboratory exercises.
EE 361 FEEDBACK CONTROL SYSTEMS (4)
The objective of this course is to teach the fundamentals of control systems
theory. Topics include: Introduction to feedback and control; mathematical
models of physical systems; feedback control system characteristics;
performance of feedback systems; Lyapunov and asymptotic stability; root
locus method; frequency response methods; PID controllers; introduction to
robustness & optimality; digital control and real-time systems. Integrated
laboratory exercises.
EE 380 COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS (3)
Review of analog and digital signals; Fourier series; and transform; signal
distortion and signal-to-noise ratio; baseband and passband communication;
analog modulation (AM, FM, SSB); Nyquists sampling theorem; PCM; digital
modulation (FSK, PSK, QPSK modems); signal compression and channel
capacity; pulse shaping; equalization; communication errors; error correcting
codes; channel multiplexing (FDM, CDM, TDM); case studies of
contemporary communication systems.
EE 411 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (3)
This course aims at building the necessary background and foundation in
Digital Signal Processing. Basic DSP concepts covering sampling and
aliasing, magnitude and phase response, Z-transforms and Fourier
transforms are discussed. Advanced topics include design techniques for
digital filters, multirate systems and Fast Fourier Transforms.
EE 412 MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS (3)
This course provides the student with basic concepts and techniques used in
multimedia systems. Topics include: Introduction to multimedia systems its
components and applications, media formats and media fundamentals,
digital signal processing of audio, images, and video data in multimedia
systems. Introduction is also given regarding compression and
communication of multimedia. This course is designed to give a broad
overview of multimedia systems and its basics. Assignments and home
works will be geared towards this goal.

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EE 421 DIGITAL SYSTEMS DESIGN (3)
This course explains how to go about designing complex, high-speed digital
systems. Use of modern EDA tools in the design, simulation and
implementation is explored. A hardware description language such as
Verilog or VHDL is taught to model digital systems at Behavior and RTL
level. The field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) are used in the laboratory
exercises as a vehicle to understand complete design-flow. Advanced
methods of logic minimization and state-machine design are studied. BIST
and Scan techniques for testing of digital systems are also discussed.
EE 441 ANALOG MICROELECTRONICS (3)
Biasing in integrated circuits, amplifiers with active loads, Cascode
configuration, transistor pairings, current mirrors, differential and multistage
amplifiers, feedback and stability in amplifiers, frequency compensation,
operational amplifiers, data converters, analog signal processing circuits.
EE 471 COMPUTER NETWORKS (3)
This course is intended to provide students the background knowledge
necessary to participate and influence on-going developments in the field of
computer networking. Topics include: network & traffic models, physical
layer, data link layer, local area networks and medium access control, and
network and transport layers.
EE 482 STOCHASTIC PROCESSES (3)
Review of random variables and distributions; random vectors; random
processes; correlations; spectral densities; Markov chains & processes;
processing of random signals; signal estimation & detection; stochastic
differential equations; Weiner and Kalman filters; information and entropy;
Monte-Carlo methods.
EE 541 POWER ELECTRONICS (3)
This course provides the foundations necessary for the analysis and design
of electronic energy conversion circuits, such as used in power supplies,
lighting ballasts, motion control and electrical propulsion. The topics covered
include: modelling, analysis and control of switching circuits; hard and soft-
switching power electronic converters, including rectifiers, inverters, dc-dc
converters and ac-ac converters; magnetic components; power
semiconductor devices; thermal management; and EMI filters.