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Department of History

 

Introduction

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One of the leading centres for teaching and research in History in Pakistan, the Department of Prof. H.L.O. Garrett Former Principal & Head of the History Department Govt. College LahoreHistory can takes pride in its golden past and a robust present, promising a bright future. A blend of experience and youth, the faculty at the Department is working hard to disseminate knowledge and promote a culture of dedicated original inquiry. We train our students to attain competence with verve. H.L.O. Garrett, Dr. Abdul Hameed and Prof. Razi Wasti from the Department symbolised academic excellence in the past; the legacy is being passionately sustained by succeeding generations of academicians at the Department of History.

 

Prof. Guru Datt Sondhi The 1st Indian Principal of  Govt.College Lahore 1939-45

The following renowned historians and scholars served the Department as Heads at various times since the inception of Pakistan.

 

 

 

 

Prof Mian Namdar Khan

(1947-54)

Prof Dr Abdul Hamid

(1954-65)

Prof M. Amjad Butt

(1965-67, 1982-88, 1989-90)

Dr S. Razi Wasti

(1967-82, 1988-89)

Dr Farhat Mahmud

(1990-96)

Prof Syed Masood Raza Rizvi

(1996-99)

Prof lftikhar Ahmad Ch.

(1999)

Prof Javaid Ahmed Shiekh

(1999-2003)

Dr. Tahir Kamran 2003 –

 

Facilities

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Research

 

For the past several years, the faculty at the Department of History has been engaged in a number of research projects like the Kashmir Dispute and its impact on the Subcontinent, Colonialism, Identity Formation – its Political and Social Implications, Political Theory and Punjab Studies, etc.

 

Research Journal

 

Apart from other publications, “The Historian” is the main research journal of the Department and has become a regular feature providing material for debate and discussion here at GCU. The journal has encouraged young teachers to conduct research in different areas.

 

Seminars, Lectures, Workshops

 

Distinguished historians, political activists and scholars from various disciplines are invited at seminars, extension lectures and workshops. In 2006, the Department organised a Two-Day International Conference, “Punjab and the Raj”, at which reputed scholars from Europe, East and South Asia presented their papers. Recently, the Department organised a one-day “National Conference on the State of Social Sciences in Pakistan” in collaboration with the Higher Education of Pakistan (HEC).

 

Future Prospects

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History has in its fold many specialized branches. It has a lot to offer to youngsters in the realms of education, Journalism, Museology, Historical Research and Professional Writing etc. Furthermore, history still has its relevance along with Anthropology and Economics in non-governmental sectors

 

Academic Programmes

 

The Department of History offers BA (Hons.), MPhil and PhD Degree Programmes.

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Courses

BA (Hons.) History

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Year – 1

Semester – I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 1102

British India (1707-1857)

3

Semester – II

HIS – 1202

Freedom Movement

3

 

Year – 2

Semester – III

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 2102

European History-I (1789-1871)

3

Semester – IV (The Students will study two courses)

HIS – 2202

Medieval Europe

3

HIS – 2203

Social and Intellectual History of Modern Europe

3

HIS – 2204

European History-II (1871-1945)

3

 

Year – 3

Semester – V

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 3101

Key Concepts in Social Sciences

3

HIS – 3102

Research Method

3

HIS – 3103

Medieval India - I

3

HIS – 3104

Introduction to US History

3

HIS – 3105

Political Economy of Pakistan

3

Semester – VI

HIS – 3201

Introduction to Philosophy of History

3

HIS – 3202

Medieval India - II

3

HIS – 3203

Modern History of Afghanistan

3

HIS – 3204

Islamic History

3

HIS – 3205

Modern Asia

3

 

Year – 4 

Semester – VII

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 4101

History of Colonial Punjab

3

HIS – 4102

Discourses of History in the 19th and 20th Centuries

3

HIS – 4103

Social and Cultural History of Medieval India

3

HIS – 4104

International Relations

3

HIS – 4299

Research Project/Internship

3

Semester – VIII

HIS – 4201

New Trends in History

3

HIS – 4202

Emergence of USA as a Global Power

3

HIS – 4203

Pakistan and the Contemporary World

3

HIS – 4204

Early Indian History

3

HIS – 4299

Research Project/Internship

3

 

History as Allied Subject

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Semester – I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 1102

British India 1707-1857

3

Semester – II

HIS – 1202

Freedom Movement

3

 

Semester – III

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 2102

European History-I 1789-1871

3

Semester – IV

HIS – 2204

European History II 1871-1945

3

 

MPhil History

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Year – 1

Semester – I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 7101

Philosophy of History

3

HIS – 7102

Research Methodology

3

HIS – 7103

19th Century India and Colonial Interception

3

HIS – 7104

Transformation of Europe from Medieval to Modern Age

3

Semester – II (The Students will Study 4 Courses)

HIS – 7201

International Political Economy with Specific Reference to Pakistan

3

HIS – 7202

Agrarian System under Mughals (1526-1707)AD

3

HIS – 7203

Government and Politics in America

3

HIS – 7204

Domestic and Foreign Policy of USA since Second World War

3

HIS – 7205

Specialized Study of World Civilizations

3

HIS – 7206

Movement in the Modern Historical Discourse

3

HIS – 7207

Foreign Policy of Pakistan in the Post Cold War Era

3

HIS – 7208

State and Society History of Muslims in India 1206-1707

3

HIS – 7209

Cultural and Social History of Muslims in India (1206-1707) AD

 

HIS – 7210

International Relations

3

HIS – 7211

History of Feminism

 

HIS – 7212

Religious Pluralism

3

HIS – 7213

Economic History of India under British Colonial Rule

3

HIS – 7214

Colonial Punjab

3

HIS – 7215

History of Knowledge

3

HIS – 7216

Research Methodology and Writing Skills

3

 

Year – 2

Semester – III & IV

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 7499

Thesis

12

 

PhD History

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Semester – I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 8101

History as a Discourse

3

HIS – 8102

State and Society in Pakistan

3

HIS – 8103

Economic History of India Under British Colonial Rule

3

Semester – II

HIS – 8104

Topical Seminar

3

HIS – 8105

Inquiry Seminar

3

HIS – 8106

Two (02) Research Papers

6

HIS – 8107

History and Theory

3

 

Allied Subjects

Course Code

Course Title

Credit Hours

HIS – 8204

History of Mythical Thought

3

HIS – 8305

History of Colonial Punjab

3

HIS – 8406

Pakistan Foreign Policy Imperatives

3

 

Faculty

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Name

Designation

Area of Interest

Dr. Farhat Mahmood, PhD

Senior Visiting Professor/In-charge History Deptt.

 

Dr. Tahir Kamran, PhD (PU) (on long leave)

Assistant Professor

Philosophy of History, History of the Punjab, Colonial Institutions

Muhammad Ibrahim, MA (PU)

Assistant Professor

History of the Punjab

Tahir Mahmood, MPhil (QAU) (on study leave)

Assistant Professor

Research Methodology, International Politics, Political and Cultural History of Shahpur

Farzana Arshad, MPhil (GCUL)

Lecturer

History of Civilisation, Colonial Travelogues, Pakistan Studies

Tahir Jamil, MPhil (QAU) (on study leave)

Lecturer

Research Methodology, International Politics, American Politics with particular reference to the Abortion issue

Irfan Waheed Usmani, MPhil (GCUL)

Lecturer

Colonialism in South Asia, Philosophy of History, Kashmir Issue

Hussain Ahmad Khan, MPhil (PU)

(on study leave)

Lecturer

Cultural Colonialism in South Asia, Politics of South Punjab

Naila Pervaiz, MA (GCUL)

Lecturer

European History, Medieval and Colonial India

Ahtasham Jan Butt, MA (GCUL)

Lecturer

 

Khuram Aziz, MA (GCUL)

Lecturer

 

Saeed Ahmed Butt, MA (GCUL)

Lecturer

 

Visiting Faculty

 

 

Journals & Publications

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For the last several years faculty of the History Department is engaged in research projects of variegated nature like Kashmir issue and its multifarious impact on the subcontinent, colonial identity formation and its political and social implications, Political Theory and the Punjab Studies. The Historian the research journal of History has become a regular feature that has positively contributed in encouraging the young teachers to write and publish.

Khaldunia is a bi-annual research magazine compiled and edited by the under-graduate students of History Department, GC University Lahore.

Courtesy: GCU Photographic Club

Please click on the cover image to view the "Table of Contents" of Khaldunia Vol.1, No.1, January-June, 2008.

Apart from research activities, distinguished historians, political activists, scholars from various disciplines are invited in seminars, extension lectures and workshops. In 2006, the department had organized a Two-Day International Conference, "Punjab and the Raj" in which reputed scholars from Europe, East and South Asia presented their papers. Few papers read in the conference are published in the Journal of Punjab Studies.

 

 


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