Department of History and Civilization Studies

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Head of Department: Dr Turab-ul-Hassan Sargana

Faculty

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Shafique Bhatt	Professor
Mr. Rehan Iqbal	Assistant Professor
Dr. Turab-ul-Hassan Sargana	Assistant Professor
Dr. Muhammad Yasir Ali	Assistant Professor
Dr. Qaswar Abbas	Assistant Professor

Introduction

The Department of History was established in 1976, a year after the establishment of the University. Initially, the Department started functioning in a rented building in Gulgasht Colony, Multan. In 1980, it was shifted to Languages Block and finally in 1986 to its own building, the History and Political Science Block at the University campus. Department of History started a diploma program in Pakistan Studies which was later on upgraded to a regular MA Pakistan Studies program in 1986. The program of M.Phil. in History is running since spring 1997, while the Ph.D. program was offered from its beginning and the Department enrolled Ph.D. students. A number of scholars have received their Ph.D. degrees from this department and many other scholars are working on their Ph.D. projects at the moment. Regular course work for Ph.D. is also going on. The nomenclature of the Department was changed to “Department of History & Civilization Studies” in 2016. The Department came into existence with a staff of three regular lecturers, one research scholar and one part time teacher. At present, the Department has the services of five regular teachers including four Ph.Ds. and two M.Phil. degree holders.

Programs Offered

The following programs are being offered:

BS History (4-Year) BS Heritage & Tourism (Evening) (4-Year)	Undergraduate Program
Eligibility: Intermediate F.A./F.Sc, D.Com/ICS or an equivalent examination
BS History (5th Semester)	BS (5th Semester) Program
Eligibility: BA/B.Sc./B.Com/ADA/ADP/ADS/BBA/ BCS Merit Determination: The merit will be determined according to the criteria laid down by the University.
M.Phil. Program Semester System	Graduate (MS) Program
Eligibility: 1) A candidate who has done the BS or Masters in History/Pak Studies Philosophy, Sociology/Anthropology, Literature,Political Science & Related, International Relations, Geography, Edcuation Economics, Architecture/Archaeology and qualified in the departmental test (General Test) is eligible for admission in M.Phil. History provided that he/she secured at least 50% marks in MA (annual system) or CGPA 2.5 under the Semester System. 2) For award of M.Phil./M.S./Equivalent degree, candidates will need to complete 30 credit hours, out of which at least 24 credit hours will be for course work and minimum 6 credit hours for research work/thesis.
Ph.D. Program	Graduate (PhD) Program
Eligibility: M.Phil. History with 65% marks or CGPA of 3.0