13 Master's degrees offered by the university

The Peace and Conflict Studies program of the University of Peshawar aims to attract and develop those groups of students who wish to deepen their understandings of the processes involved in conflicts and are interested in sharpening their knowledge of how to manage conflicts constructively.

The Criminology program of the University of Peshawar offers insight into the way criminal justice policies are framed and implemented. More specifically, criminological education focuses on the way criminal justice components operate and deliver justice.

The primary focus of the Regional Studies programme of the University of Peshawar will be Pakistan and its immediate neighboring countries that include India, China, Afghanistan, Iran, and the Arabian Sea affairs.

The Arabic programme of the University of Peshawar is profoundly proud of having an enlightened faculty and a rich library containing books, reference materials and manuscripts of rarity and a computer lab for Research Students.

The Department of Archaeology was established in 1962. Apart from the Archaeology programme of the University of Peshawar, the Department is engaged in extensive and intensive field oriented research throughout the province.

The vision of the Social Anthropology program of the University of Peshawar is to produce persons equipped with the theoretical knowledge of social conditions as well as practical skills of qualitative and / or quantitative research on various socio-cultural issues of the region.

The International Relations program of the University of Peshawar provides a forward looking and progressive academic environment to students as well as faculty which is engaged in quality research and teaching. The department encourages debate and provides various forums for it. The academic year is filled with an active schedule of Conferences, Workshops and Seminars.

The Department of Sociology was established in 1982. With the grace of Allah Almighty, it has touched the high peak of success in a short time after its inception and now it is included in the list of the distinguished departments of the University. The Department has the honour to offer the Sociology program of the University of Peshawar.

The main objective of the Gender Studies program of the University of Peshawar is to interrogate the power play behind gender roles and expecially by exploring identity formations and political “correctness.".

The Psychology program of the University of Peshawar came into existence in 1964. Professor Dr. Shahabuddin Muhammad Mughni laid down its foundation as its first Professor and Chairman.

The Geography program of the University of Peshawar is committed to the mission of quality teaching and research, in the field of the Physical, Human and Applied Geography, under the major themes of man-environment interaction, natural resource management and conservation, application of Technical Geography i.e. Geomatics and Spatial Analysis of various natural and anthropogenic phenomena.

The Economics program of the University of Peshawar is offered by the Department of Economics, which was established in 1950 and is now a well-reputed teaching, research, and training institute.

The primary focus of the Regional Studies programme of the University of Peshawar is Pakistan and its immediate neighboring countries that include India, China, Afghanistan and Iran as well as the Arabian Sea affairs.