Courses - M.Phil. Political Science - Department of Political Science & International Relations - Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan.

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M.Phil in Political Science

Each course is equivalent to 3 credit hours. All student shall have to pass the four (4) compulsory courses in the first semester. In the second semester they can take any four optional courses given below:-

Compulsory Courses:
Course No.	Title
PS-101	Research Methodology in Social Science
PS-102	Comparative Politics Theory
PS-103	International Relations Theory
PS-104	International Political Economy
Optional Courses
PS-201	Issues in Global Politics
PS-202	Organization Theory and Management
PS-203	Public Policy Governance, and Sustainable Development
PS-204	Western Political Philosophy Selected Thinkers.
PS-205	Modern Islamic Political Philosophy
PS-206	Political Sociology
PS-207	The Muslim World and International Politics Since 1945
PS-208	International Organizations in the Contemporary World
PS-209	Local Government; Theory and Practice
PS-210	Area Study (Middle East, Central Asia, Africa South Asia Etc). The course will be focus on one region only) Covering Domestic Politics of International Relations of Both).

PS-211	An in-depth study of a Country or one or two Inter-Related Issues to be determined by the Chairman (i.e. China, Russia, France, Transnational Muslims Movements, Ethnicity, Federalism, Eco, SAARC, EU, etc).


PS-212	Media and International Politics
PS-213	Representation, Elections and Electoral Process
PS-214	Politics and Society in Pakistan (An Issue-Oriented Course)
PS-215	Issue and Dynamics of Muslim Identity and State Formation in South Asia in the 20th Century
PS-216	Politics of Human Rights.
(In any given semester, the course offering depends on the availability of Instructors)