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Introduction
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One
of the leading centres for teaching and research in History in Pakistan,
the Department of
 History
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.
The following
renowned historians and scholars served the Department as Heads at
various times since the inception of Pakistan.
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Prof Mian Namdar Khan |
(1947-54) |
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Prof Dr Abdul Hamid |
(1954-65) |
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Prof M. Amjad Butt |
(1965-67, 1982-88, 1989-90) |
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Dr S. Razi Wasti |
(1967-82, 1988-89) |
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Dr Farhat Mahmud |
(1990-96) |
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Prof Syed Masood Raza Rizvi |
(1996-99) |
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Prof lftikhar Ahmad Ch. |
(1999) |
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Prof Javaid Ahmed Shiekh |
(1999-2003) |
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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 |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 1101
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Ancient India
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3 |
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Semester II |
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HIS 1201
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Ancient Europe
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3 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 2101 |
State and Society
in Medieval India |
3 |
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Semester IV |
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HIS 2101 |
History of South
Asian Art |
3 |
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HIS 2202 |
Medieval Europe
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3 |
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Year 3 |
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Semester V |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 3101
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Early Colonialism
in South Asia |
3 |
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HIS 3102 |
Revolutionary
Europe |
3 |
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HIS 3103 |
Key Concepts in
Social Sciences |
3 |
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HIS 3104 |
History of USA
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3 |
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HIS 3105 |
Historical Method
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3 |
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Semester VI |
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HIS 3201 |
Colonialism in
South Asia (1857 1947) |
3 |
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HIS 3202 |
History of Modern
Europe |
3 |
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HIS 3203 |
Social and
Intellectual History of Europe (Renaissance to 18th
Century) |
3 |
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HIS 3204 |
Introduction to
Philosophy of History |
3 |
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HIS 3205 |
Theories of
International Relations |
3 |
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Year 4
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Semester VII |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 4101 |
History of the
Modern World since WW2 |
3 |
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HIS 4102 |
Intellectual History of Modern Europe |
3 |
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HIS 4103 |
Islam and the West
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3 |
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HIS 4104 |
History of
Colonial Punjab |
3 |
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HIS 4105 |
19th and 20th Centuries
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3 |
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HIS 4299 |
Research
Project/Internship |
3 |
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Semester VIII |
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HIS 4201 |
Political Economy
of Pakistan |
3 |
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HIS 4202 |
New Trends in
History |
3 |
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HIS 4203 |
Socio Religious
History of Modern South Asia |
3 |
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HIS 4204
HIS 4205 |
USA
as a Global Power
OR
Challenges in the 20th Century |
3 |
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HIS 4299 |
Research
Project/Internship |
3 |
History as Allied Subject
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Year 1 |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 1101
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Ancient India
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3 |
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Semester II |
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HIS 1201
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Revolutionary
Europe
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3 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester III |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 2101 |
Key Concepts in Social Sciences |
3 |
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Semester IV |
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HIS 2103 |
Social and Intellectual History of
Modern Europe |
3 |
MPhil
History
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Year 1 |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 7101 |
Philosophy of
History |
3 |
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HIS 7102 |
Research
Methodology |
3 |
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HIS 7103 |
19th
Century India and Colonial Interception |
3 |
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HIS 7104 |
Transformation of
Europe from Medieval to Modern |
3 |
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Semester II |
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HIS 7201 |
International
Political Economy |
3 |
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HIS 7202 |
Mughals Agrarian System |
3 |
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HIS 7203 |
Politics in America |
3 |
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HIS 7204 |
USA's Domestic and Foreign Policy |
3 |
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HIS 7205 |
World Civilisations |
3 |
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HIS 7206 |
Movement in the
Modern History |
3 |
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HIS 7207 |
Foreign Policy of
Pakistan in the Post Cold War Era
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3 |
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HIS 7208 |
State and Society
and History of Muslims in India 1206 1707 AD |
3 |
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HIS 7209 |
Cultural and
Social History of Muslims in India 1206-1707 AD
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HIS 7210 |
International
Relations |
3 |
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HIS 7211 |
History of
Feminism |
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HIS 7212 |
Religious
Pluralism |
3 |
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HIS 7213 |
Economic History
of India under British Colonial Rule |
3 |
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HIS 7214 |
Colonial Punjab |
3 |
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HIS 7215 |
History of Knowledge |
3 |
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HIS 7216 |
Research Methadology |
3 |
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Year 2 |
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Semester III & IV |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 7499 |
Thesis |
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Semester I |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 8101 |
History as a
Discourse |
3 |
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HIS 8102 |
State and Society
in Pakistan |
3 |
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HIS 8103 |
Economic History
of India Under British Colonial
Rule |
3 |
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Semester II |
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HIS 8104 |
Topical Seminar
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3 |
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HIS 8105 |
Inquiry Seminar
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3 |
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HIS 8106 |
Two (02) Research
Papers |
6 |
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HIS 8107 |
History and Theory
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3 |
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Allied Subjects |
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Course Code |
Course Title |
Credit Hours |
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HIS 8204 |
History of Mythical Thought |
3 |
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HIS 8305 |
History of Colonial Punjab |
3 |
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HIS 8406 |
Pakistan Foreign Policy
Imperatives |
3 |
Faculty
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Name |
Designation |
Area of Interest |
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Dr. Tahir Kamran,
PhD (PU) |
Chairperson |
Philosophy of
History, History of the Punjab, Colonial Institutions |
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Muhammad Ibrahim,
MA (PU) |
Assistant
Professor |
History of the Punjab |
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Tahir Mahmood,
MPhil (QAU) |
Assistant
Professor |
Research
Methodology, International Politics, Political and Cultural
History of Shahpur |
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Farzana Arshad,
MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
History of
Civilisation, Colonial Travelogues, Pakistan Studies |
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Tahir Jamil, MPhil
(QAU) (on study leave) |
Lecturer |
Research
Methodology, International Politics, American Politics with
particular reference to the Abortion issue |
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Irfan Waheed
Usmani, MPhil (GCUL) |
Lecturer |
Colonialism in
South Asia, Philosophy of History, Kashmir Issue
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Hussain Ahmad Khan,
MPhil (PU)
(On leave) |
Lecturer |
Cultural
Colonialism in South Asia, Politics of South Punjab |
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Naila Pervaiz, MA
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
European History,
Medieval and Colonial India |
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Ahtasham Jan Butt, MA
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
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Khuram Aziz, MA
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
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Saeed Ahmed Butt, MA
(GCUL) |
Lecturer |
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Visiting
Faculty |
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Dr. Farhat Mahmood,
PhD (Laval) |
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.
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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