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Outline for M.Phil. Programme
Semester-I
Compulsory Courses
	1	Research Methodology
	2	Philosophy of History-I
	3	Philosophy of History-II
Course No.		Title
	700	Research Methodology (Compulsory)
	701	Philosophy of History-I (Compulsory)
	702	The Freedom Movement
		This paper will focus on research oriented study of a period, or a personality or an issue of the Freedom Movement, such as: A. The Freedom Movement B. Muslim Struggle for Separate homeland (1921-1939) C. Muslim Struggle for Separate homeland (1939-1947) D. The issues of Provincial Autonomy and All India Muslim League
	703	Muslim History in South Asia
		Purpose of this paper is to focus on the research oriented study of a period, an issue or a personality from the Muslim History in South Asia such as: A. Muslim history in South Asia 712-1206. B. Hindu Muslim Relations during the Muslim Rule.

Semester-II
	704	Philosophy of History-II (Compulsory)
	705	Regional History of Pakistan
		The purpose of this paper is to focus on the research oriented study of a period, an area or an issue from the history of any region of Pakistan as decided by the tutor such as: A. History of Punjab Under the Sikhs. B. History of Multan During Sultanate Period C. History of Multan under Mughals. D. Multan under British Rule (1849-1947)
	706	Muslim Socio-Political Thought
		Muslim Socio-Political Thought of region, on an issue, of a movement or thinker during a specific period as decided by the tutor will be focused with research oriented method such as: A. Muslim Socio-Political thought during the later Mughal. B. History of Muslim Education in India (1860-1920) C. Sir Syed Ahmed Khan and Muslim Separation in India (1860-1898) D. Conflict of Conservatism and Modernity among Indian Muslim.
	707	Analysis of Historiography
		The purpose of this paper is to focus on the research oriented study of historiography in any region, during a period, by any historian or on an issue as decided by the tutor such as: A. Muslim Historiography during the First and Second Century of Hijra. B. British historiography of Muslim India. C. Historiography in Pakistan. D. Elphinstones’s History of India. E. Two Nation theory in Historiography.

Semester-III & IV

i) A student will opt. thesis of 200 marks. The name of the supervisor and topic of the M.Phil thesis shall be preferably decided before the end of the second semester. ii) The time for thesis shall be counted after the declaration of the results of the second semester. iii) Research work shall be completed and thesis be submitted by the end of 4th semester for evaluation on the recommendations of the Supervisor and Convener Board of Studies.