BS Arabic – LCWU – Lahore

April 25, 2015

Course Name: BS Arabic

Overview:

Arabic is the chosen language of Allah as well as the mother tongue of more than 250 million people around the world. Arabic language is exceptionally rich and truly an international language as it is on the list of United Nations languages for communication.

The Department of Arabic is one of the oldest departments in LCWU. It was established in 1950 by Mrs. Jamila Anwar.Other heads of Arabic department include Dr. Miss Kaniz Fatima Yousaf, Miss Syeda Karamat, Dr. Miss Zakia Abdul Hakim, Miss A. H. Salahuddin, Mrs. Kishwar Zaman and Dr. Mrs. Khadija Sarfraz.

The department has been teaching Arabic as minor / compulsory subject to F.A. and BS students of LCWU. Furthermore, by the grace of Almighty Allah the Department has started BS 4 year degree program in Arabic.

Number of Semesters: 8

Requirements

F.A/F.Sc./A-Level and equivalent students in relevant subjects with more than 60% marks and A-level students with high grades only are eligible to apply for BS programs.
The candidates who have not studied Mathematics at intermediate level are not eligible to apply for the Mathematics, Physics, Statistics and BBA.
The student must have studied the major subject at intermediate level (in which she is seeking admission).
The subjects like International Relations, Mass Communication, Social Work, Gender Studies, not offered at inter level are opened for all students.
Only I.Com qualified students are eligible to apply for B.Com.
The students who wish to study English Literature, Fine Arts and Design & Visual Arts will have to qualify an aptitude test.
The students are not allowed to change their major subjects unless they have applied for multiple programs. They can change minor subjects within seven working days after commencement of regular classes. No application for the change of subjects will be entertained after the notified due date.
Aptitude test (English ,Math and General Knowledge)

Supplementary cases are not eligible to apply

Course Duration: 4 Years

How to apply:

The candidates can obtain admission forms along with prospectus from the university office on the dates notified.
They are directed to attach the attested photocopies of the following documents with the form:

a. Matriculation Certificate / Equivalent

b. Intermediate Certificate / Equivalent

c. Provisional / Character Certificate from the Head of the Institution last attended.

d. Domicile Certificate.

e. CNIC/Form B. of the candidate

f. Monthly Income Certificate of Father / Guardian.

g. Migration Certificate (Other Board / University).

h. Three attested passport size photographs.

i. CNIC/Form B. of the candidate’s Father / Guardian.

In case of Foreign Candidate:

a. Attested photocopy of Foreign Passport.

b. Forwarding letter from the concerned embassy and Higher Education department, Govt. of the Punjab, Lahore.

The declaration at the back of the form must be signed by the candidate as well as by the parent.
The candidate must not be above 22 years of age on the last date of the receipt of form.
All the selected candidates are required to bring the original documents, one set of attested photo copies of these documents and four photographs at the time of depositing university dues.
After payment of dues, the candidate will go to the teacher on duty and get her Roll No. and section written at the back of her fee receipt which once allotted cannot be changed.
The selected candidates will be admitted provisionally and the Verification Committee of the University will make final admission after the verification of the documents. If at any stage after the admission it comes to the knowledge of the authorities that the documents presented by the candidate are fake or there is a misstatement or clerical error in the documents, her admission will be cancelled.
Migration is not allowed.

Curriculum:

YEAR-1
SEMESTER-I

Course Title	Credits
Language in use	3(3+0)
Islamic Education/Ethics (For Non-Muslim)	2(2+0)
Basic Arabic	3(3+0)
Introduction to Arabic language-I	3(3+0)
Al. Quran-I Introduction to Gender & Development Studies-I History of Pakistan Movement (1857-1924) Elements of Psychology-I Physical Geography-I Ideological Foundation of Pakistan (1857-1920) Introduction to Political Science Minor – I (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Persian Literature and Grammer-I Jadeed Punjabi Adab Urdu Shair-o-Adab-I Literature as Minor Subject French Language Minor – II (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	17

SEMESTER-II

Course Title	Credits
Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
Pakistan Studies	2(2+0)
Mathematics	2(2+0)
Introduction to Arabic Language-II	3(3+0)
Al. Quran-I Introduction to Gender Studies-II History of Pakistan Movement (1924-1947) Elements of Psychology-II Physical Geography-II Ideological Foundation of Pakistan (1921-1947) Fundamentals of Political Science Minor – I (Choose Any One)	3(3+0) 3(3+0)
Persian Literature and Grammer-II Punjabi Adab-II Urdu Shair-o-Adab-II English as a Minor Subject-II French Language Minor – II (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	16

YEAR-2
SEMESTER-III

Course Title	Credits
Communication Skills	3(3+0)
Computer Application	4(2+2)
Applied Arabic Grammar-I	3(3+0)
Introduction to Arabic literature-I	3(3+0)
Hadith, Fiqh and Islamic History Contemporary Gender Issues History of Pakistan 1947-1969 Psychology of Adjustment Human Geography Concept of Society and Culture Comparative Constitutions: Developed Persian Literature and Rhetoric-I Jadeed Punjabi Adab Urdu Shair-o-Adab-I English as Minor Subject-III French Language Minor – I (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	16

SEMESTER-IV

Course Title	Credits
Advance Academic Reading and Writing	3(3+0)
Islamic history	3(3+0)
Applied Arabic Grammar-II	3(3+0)
Introduction to Arabic Literature-II	3(3+0)
Hadith, Fiqh & Islamic History Gender & Socio-Cultural Issues History of Pakistan 1969-1997 Psychology Minor Geography of Pakistan Pakistani Society and Culture Comparative Constitutions: Developing-II Persian Literature and Rhetoric-II Jadeed Punjabi Adab Urdu Shair-o-Adab-II English as Minor Subject-IV French Language Minor – I (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	15

YEAR-3
SEMESTER-V

Course Title	Credits
Functional Arabic	3(3+0)
Study of Arab World and Its Culture	3(3+0)
Quranic Literature	3(3+0)
History of Arabic Language	3(3+0)
Classical Prose	3(3+0)
Classical Arabic Poetry	3(3+0)
Total Credits	18

SEMESTER-VI

Course Title	Credits
Modern Arabic Poetry	3(3+0)
Hadith Literature	3(3+0)
Composition, Dictation, Viva	3(3+0)
Modern Arabic Prose	4(4+0)
Translation	4(4+0)
Total Credits	17

YEAR-4
SEMESTER-VII

Course Title	Credits
Rhetoric and Prosody	3(3+0)
Research Methodology	4(4+0)
Arab Media	3(3+0)
Literary Criticism Translation (Choose Any One)	4(4+0)
Comparative Literature Islamic Literature (Choose Any One)	4(4+0)
Total Credits	18

SEMESTER-VIII

Course Title	Credits
Introduction to Linguistics Drama and Essays in Arabic (Choose Any One)	4(4+0)
Arabic Literature in Sub-Continent Arabic Literature in Spain (Choose Any One)	4(4+0)
Seminar	1
Research Thesis**	6
Total Credits	15

Total Hours: 17+16+16+15+18+17+18+15=132 CR

** Research/Internship will be offered in 7^th Semester