Department of Regional Studies
Academic Programs:
Masters Program (Annual System)
About the Course:
Masters Program (M.A in Regional Studies) (Annual System)
The Department of Regional Studies is offering Master of Arts (2-Year) Programme. The primary focus of the programme is Pakistan and its immediate neighboring countries that include India, China, Afghanistan and Iran as well as the Arabian Sea affairs.
The programme is aimed at conducting study and research on geo-strategic, economic, political, administrative, socio-cultural and religious aspects of the fore mentioned region and identifying ways and means for promoting regional and extra regional cooperation/integration in the wake of developments occurring at regional and global levels. In this context, due importance is also given to the neighboring regions of South, Central and South West Asia / Middle East.
The primary objective of the Masters Programme is to educate and train a corps of experts on regional affairs.
The scheme of study for M.A. Regional Studies is as following:
M.A Regional Studies (Previous)
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Paper No. |
Course Title |
Marks |
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Paper-I |
Geo-Strategic Importance of the Region |
100 |
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Paper-II |
Regional Integration: Models and Approaches |
100 |
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Paper-III |
Regional & International Organizations |
100 |
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Paper-IV |
Introduction to International Politics and Diplomacy |
100 |
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Paper-V |
Research Methodology |
100 |
M.A Regional Studies (Final)
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Paper No. |
Course Title |
Marks |
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Paper-VI |
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in the Region |
100 |
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Paper-VII |
Contemporary Regional Issues |
100 |
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Group – A: South Asia |
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Paper-VIII |
Politics and Strategic Dynamics of South Asia |
100 |
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Paper-IX |
Economic Development in South Asia |
100 |
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Paper-X |
Regional Languages: Hindi, Urdu, Pashto & Persian |
100
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Group – B: Peoples Republic of China |
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Paper-VIII |
Political and Strategic Dynamics of China |
100 |
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Paper-IX |
Economic Development in China |
100 |
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Paper-X |
Regional Languages: Chinese |
100 |
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Group – C: South West Asia/Middle East |
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Paper-VIII |
Politics and Strategic Dynamics of Southwest Asia/Middle East |
100 |
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Paper-IX |
Economic Development in South-west Asia/Middle East |
100 |
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Paper-X |
Regional Languages: Arabic, Turkish, Persian |
100 |
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Viva Voce/Research Project |
Marks:100 |
Note: In the above given scheme of studies, seven courses are compulsory i.e. From Paper-I to Paper-VII. For the remaining three courses, students will be required to opt for an optional group among the three groups: A) South Asia, B) Peoples Republic of China and C) South West Asia/Middle East. Each optional group will consist of three courses including a course of a regional language.
Duration of Programme: 2 Years
Syllabus/Course Outline: [Download]
MS/M.Phil/PhD
About the Course:
M.S/M.Phil/Ph.D Program
The Department of Regional Studies plans to introduce M.S/M.Phil/Ph.D Programme. The primary focus of the programme will be Pakistan and its immediate neighboring countries that include India, China, Afghanistan, Iran, and the Arabian Sea affairs.
The programme will aim at conducting study and research on geo-strategic, economic, political, administrative and socio-cultural and religious aspects of the fore mentioned region and identifying ways and means for forging a meaningful regional cooperation /integration in the backdrop of developments taking place in and around the region. Moreover, due attention will be given to other important countries of the region such as Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates.
The primary objective of the M.S/M.Phil/Ph.D Scheme is to train and develop a corps of experts on regional affairs.
The Department of Regional Study has been allowed to introduce the subject programme Vide. Notification No. 26/A-I/Academics Dated 02.03.2011.
The Proposed scheme of the study for M.S/M.Phil/Ph.D Regional Studies is given below:
The Proposed Courses:
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hrs |
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Major Courses |
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RS 701 |
Advanced Research Methodology |
04 |
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RS 702 |
State and Society of the Region |
04 |
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RS 703 |
Economic Development in the Region |
04 |
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RS 801 |
Theory and Practice of Regional and International Politics |
04 |
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RS 704 |
Foreign Policy Analysis with focus on the Region |
04 |
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RS 705 |
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in the Region |
04 |
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RS 802 |
Regional Integration: Models and Approaches |
04 |
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RS 706 |
Geostrategic Importance of the Region in Contemporary World Affairs |
04 |
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RS 707 |
Contemporary Socio-Economic Issues of the Region |
04 |
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RS 803 |
International Political Economy in Regional Perspective |
04 |
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RS 708 |
International Law and Regional Issues |
04 |
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RS 804 |
Democracy, Governance and Human Rights in the Region |
04 |
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RS 709 |
Dimensions of Modern Strategy |
04 |
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RS 710 |
Diplomacy in Regional Perspective |
04 |
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RS 805 |
Comparative Politics in Regional Perspective |
04 |
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RS 806 |
Policies of Major Powers Towards the Region |
04 |
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Specialization Courses |
04 |
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Group – A: |
South Asia |
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RS 711 |
Foreign Policy Analysis of South Asian States |
04 |
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RS 807 |
Economic Development in South Asia |
04 |
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RS 808 |
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in South Asia |
04 |
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RS 712 |
Contemporary Issues in South Asia |
04 |
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Group – B: |
Central Asia |
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RS 713 |
Foreign Policy Analysis of Central Asian States |
04 |
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RS 809 |
Economic Development in Central Asia |
04 |
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RS 810 |
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in Central Asia |
04 |
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RS 714 |
Contemporary Issues in Central Asia |
04 |
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Group – C: |
South West Asia (The Middle East) |
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RS 715 |
Foreign Policy Analysis of the Middle Eastern States |
04 |
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RS 811 |
Economic Development in the Middle East |
04 |
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RS 812 |
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in the Middle East |
04 |
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RS 716 |
Contemporary Issues in the Middle East |
04 |
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Group – D: |
The Peoples Republic of China (PRC) |
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RS 717 |
Foreign Policy Analysis of China |
04 |
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RS 813 |
Economic Development in China |
04 |
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RS 814 |
Conflict Resolution and Peace Building in China |
04 |
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RS 718 |
Contemporary Issues in China |
04 |
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Related Courses |
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RS 501 |
Religion and Politics in the Region |
03 |
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RS 502 |
Economic Integration in the Region |
03 |
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RS 503 |
Forecasting in Regional Politics |
03 |
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RS 504 |
Political Economy of the Region |
03 |
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RS 505 |
Contemporary Challenges in the Region |
03 |
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RS 506 |
International Politics in the Middle East |
03 |
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RS 507 |
Afghanistan in International and Regional Politics |
03 |
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RS 508 |
Politics of Insurgency and Terrorism |
03 |
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RS 509 |
Environmental Economics and Politics |
03 |
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RS 510 |
International and Regional Organizations |
03 |
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RS 511 |
Borderlands Politics in Regional Perspectives |
03 |
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RS 512 |
International Politics of Water Resources in South Asia |
03 |
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RS 513 |
Security Studies in Regional Perspective |
03 |
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Regional Languages |
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RS 514 |
Arabic |
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RS 515 |
Chinese |
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RS 516 |
Hindi |
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RS 517 |
Pashto |
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RS 518 |
Persian |
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RS 519 |
Turkic |
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RS 520 |
Urdu (for Foreign Scholars) |
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Dissertation |
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Dissertation |
09 |
The programme will be run according to the semester’s Rules and Regulations of the University of Peshawar. It has been tried to maintain a thematic, logical and organizational order in the course distribution among the semesters based on the general to specific approach. Besides major courses, there are some specialization courses, related courses and course on regional languages aimed at developing deeper understanding of the region.
Admission Criteria
The admission and selection criteria for the MPhil/PhD programme will be as per existing rules of the University of Peshawar. The Department may, however, conduct an admission test for the final selection of candidates with the approval of the competent authority. The students having sixteen (16) years education in the following disciplines will be eligible to apply.
- Business Administration
- Defense and Strategic Studies
- Defense and Diplomatic Studies
- Economics / Commerce
- Education
- Gender Studies
- History
- International Relations
- Journalism
- Law
- Pakistan Studies
- Peace and Conflict Studies
- Political Science
- Public Administration
- Social Work
- Social Anthropology
- Sociology