Overview

The mission of the History program at Government College University Faisalabad is to make the discipline of history an excellent part of social sciences for the students by inculcating a curiosity for raising and sorting out solutions to questions about the complex past of humankind.

Thus, enabling them to become productive parts of the society. The department instills the students with a passion for in-depth knowledge and skills to understand phenomenon of the human experiences by a comparative study of the past and present societies cultures and Civilizations.

Features

The goal and objective of the faculty of the Department of History is to create a conducive environment for the students to polish their skills and become experts in carrying out quality research in the discipline of History.

The horizon and spectrum of the discipline of history is very broad and it encompasses various periods, epochs and events. It covers the histories of geographies, topographies, areas, regions, continents, wars, religions, governments, elections, constitutional developments, economies, movements, personalities, concepts, languages, literature, cultures, civilizations, writings, medicines, food, arts and paintings. Being multi-disciplinary in nature, history is connected with all other social sciences as they deal with the actions and deeds of human beings within the society and has come out from the lap of history itself. History shares concepts and ideas with these various disciplines and in return borrows from them.

Keeping in view, the faculty of the Department of History intends to teach the subject from that broader perspective. Besides, the Department aims at, the promotion of factual and interpretive history, curiosity to find the truth, generalization, objectivity, unbiased and unprejudiced approach, and curiosity to find the truth.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

History of Islam

Muslims in South Asia

History of Ancient Civilizations

Advanced Methods of Historical Research

History of Afghanistan

Muslims in South Asia

History of Abbasids

Muslim Struggle for Independence in India

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-18 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

66 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Faisalabad, Pakistan

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The candidates must have passed MA/MSc or BS 4-years (minimum 130 credit hours) or equivalent degree in the relevant field from HEC recognized institution with at least 50%marks (Under Annual System) or 2.50 CGPA (Under Semester System) for admission to MS/MPhil programs.

The MPhil candidate have to clear University admission test (60% qualifying marks) or GRE/HAT General or equivalent conducted by HEC with 50% qualifying marks.

The respective Dean/Incharge Faculty will supervise the test and interview as part of admission process.
Candidates working in the Government/Semi Government or Private Institutions shall have to submit “No Objection Certificate” from the concerned organization.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

79600 PKR / year

≈ 79600 PKR / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

79600 PKR / year

≈ 79600 PKR / year

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