History Government College University Faisalabad

Overview

The History program from The Government College University Faisalabad aims 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.

Key Facts

The discipline of History was launched by bifurcation of already existing Department of Pakistan Studies and Political Science that was in 2011 renamed as the Department of History and Pakistan Studies. This department was further bifurcated in two independant departments i.e. History and Pakistan studies. As history focuses the actions and deeds of the human beings, therefore, it studies the past societies, cultures and events caused by human beings in particular time and space. 

The Department of History specifically deals with those societies, cultures and events with reference to the temporal and special dimensions. Besides the core subjects of History, Historiography/Philosophy of History and Research Methodology, the department imparts learning and understanding in a wide range of subjects and topics, such as social, cultural, geographical, political, economic and religious contours.