Talk by Dr. Markus Markert on scope of International Relations
The Fall’ 22 session of DSU’s BS (International Relations) program started with an informative guest lecture presented by Dr. Marcus Markert, who is an astute Professor of International Relations from Germany. Dr. Marcus Markert has earned his D.Phil and MPhil degrees in International Relations from Oxford University. He comprehensively discussed the multi-dimensional nature of IR, its scope and career opportunities for students pursing a degree in IR. In his talk, Dr. Marcus meticulously gauged all important aspects of changing global trends of politics and foreign policy making and its significance in the context of Pakistan. Dr. Samreen Bari (Assistant Professor and Program Manager -IR) welcomed the distinguished foreign scholar, whereas, the thank you note was presented by Mr. Naqi Azam, Senior Advisor to Vice Chancellor DSU. The session was attended by Dr Saba Sahar ( Director Research, Center for Strategic Studies Sind (CISSS), DSU’s faculty members and DSU’s students in a large number.
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| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | English-I: Prose, Reading, Comprehension and Grammar | HUI005 | 3 |
| Pakistan Studies | HU2101 | 2 | |
| Basic Mathematics | BS1304 | 3 | |
| Introduction to IR | IR1303 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Political Science | IR1302 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Geography | IR1008 | 3 | |
| total 17 | |||
| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| II | English – II: Exploring Creative Writing | HU1010 | 3 |
| Islamic Studies / Ethics | HU1203 | 2 | |
| Introduction to Statistics | BS1404 | 3 | |
| Computer Skills for Social Sciences Research | IR1402 | 3 | |
| Approaches & Theories of IR | IR1306 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Nation State System | 3 | ||
| total 17 | |||
| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| III | English- III: Public Speaking & Presentation Skills | EN2303 | 3 |
| Geo Political Structures of the World | IR2203 | 3 | |
| IR: 1648 – 1945 | IR2303 | 3 | |
| Research Methodology | IR2405 | 3 | |
| General Science | BS1004 | 3 | |
| Sociology | HU1401 | 3 | |
| total 18 | |||
| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| IV | IR since 1945 | IR2304 | 3 |
| Introduction to International Law | IR2102 | 3 | |
| Foreign Policy Analysis | IR2309 | 3 | |
| Globalization and IR | IR2307 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Economics | MS1406 | 3 | |
| State & Its Institutions in Pakistan | IR2007 | 3 | |
| total 18 | |||
| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| V | Foreign Policy of Pakistan | IR3310 | 3 |
| Strategic Studies | IR3204 | 3 | |
| Regional & International Organizations | IR3311 | 3 | |
| Critical Thinking & Analysis in IR | IR3205 | 3 | |
| Introduction to International Security | IR3205 | 3 | |
| Politics of International Economy | IR3312 | 3 | |
| total 18 | |||
| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| VI | Diplomacy: Theory & Practice | IR3206 | 3 |
| Conflict Management & Resolution | IR3212 | 3 | |
| International Politics of Human Rights | IR3315 | 3 | |
| Constitutional Development of Pakistan | IR3102 | 3 | |
| Nuclear Studies | IR3207 | 3 | |
| Media, Politics and Policy Making | IR3312 | 3 | |
| total 18 | |||
| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| VII | Research Methods and Term Paper Writing | EN-4108 | 3 |
| Introduction to Applied Linguistics (Elective I) | EN-4109 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Stylistics | EN-4110 | 3 | |
| Literary Theory and Practice | EN-4015 | 3 | |
| Pakistani Literature in English (Elective II) | EN-4016 | 3 | |
| total 15 | |||
| Semester | Course Title | Course Code | Credit Hours |
| VIII | Introduction to Translation Studies Elective III | EN-4111 | 3 |
| American Literature (Elective III) | EN-4017 | 3 | |
| Postcolonial Literature | EN-4018 | 3 | |
| Introduction to Cognitive Linguistics | EN-4112 | 3 | |
| Discourse Analysis | EN-4113 | 3 | |
| total 15 | |||
| total credit hours 136 |
