BS Persian – LCWU – Lahore

April 26, 2015

Course Name: BS Persian

Overview:

The history of Persian Department is the history of Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. The Persian Department has a glorious past spanning of nine decades. In 1922 when Lahore College for Women was founded there were only few departments like Chemistry, English, Urdu, Philosophy, Physics, Economics, Political Science and one of these was the Persian Department.

The key factor behind the establishment of the Persian Department in Lahore College for Women was that the Persian language was the only official language of the sub – continent starting from Mahmud Ghaznavi’s period to the Mughal Era. In addition, seventy five percent of Urdu language is derived from Persian language. A great treasure of religious books is in Persian and many others have been translated in Persian language. These books are an authority in religious teachings too. Many rare manuscripts are also available in Persian literature.

The Department of Persian is one of the oldest departments of Lahore College for Women University, Lahore. The importance of this department has justified its existence in university and has contributed to its growth. The department has produced prominent scholars like Dr. Aarfa Sayeda, Ms. Kishwer Naheed and Ms. Shabnam Shakeel who have enhanced its stature and status. Prominent faculty members like Mrs. Q.A Chishti, Syeda Ashraf Bokhari, Mrs. Saeeda Chaudhry, Mrs. Mehboob Abid Ali, Mrs. Nafeesa Athar, Mrs. Saeeda Asif, Dr. Khalida Aftab, Dr. Zamurrad Salman and Mrs. Ra_a Shah have rendered their services in this department in the past.

The Persian Department is actively arranging and participating in various co – curricular activities within university and in other educational and cultural institutions. The co–curricular activities comprised essay writing competitions, poetry recitations, debates, declamation contests and Olympaid on Persian Language and Literature.

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:

STRUCTURE OF SCHEME OF STUDY

Nature of Courses	Numbers of Course	Credits Hours
Compulsory Courses (No choice)	06	16
Compulsory Courses	03	09
Major Courses	18	58
Minor Courses from other discipline	06	18
Foundation Courses	04	15
Basic Courses	02	08
Research Thesis	01	06
Total	40	130

YEAR-I
SEMESTER-I

Course Title	Credit Hours
Language in Use	3(3+0)
Islamic Education / Ethics (For Non-Muslims)	2(2+0)
Arabic Compulsory	3(3+0)
Classical Persian Literature in Iran and Primary Persian Grammar-I	4(4+0)
GROUP I
Al- Quran-I Calligraphy-I (Minor-I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
History of Pakistan Movement (1857-1924) (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
GROUP II
Introduction to Gender Studies- I Calligraphy-I (Minor-I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Introduction of Social Work and Sociological (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
GROUP III
Introduction to Gender Studies- I Calligraphy-I (Minor-I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Urdu Sher-o- Adab- I (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
GROUP IV
Al- Quran-I Calligraphy-I (Minor-I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Introduction to Arabic Language-I (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	18

SEMESTER-II

Course Title	Credit Hours
Academic Reading & Writing	3(3+0)
Pakistan Studies	2(2+0)
Math (Compulsory)	3(3+0)
Modern Persian Literature in Iran-I and Primary Persian Grammar-II	4(4+0)
GROUP I
Al- Quran-II Calligraphy-II (Minor – I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
History of Pakistan Movement (1924-1947) (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
GROUP II
Introduction to Gender Studies- II Calligraphy-II (Minor – I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Basic Methods of Social Work (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
GROUP III
Introduction to Gender Studies- II Calligraphy-II (Minor – I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Urdu Sher-o-Adab-II (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
GROUP IV
Al- Quran-II Calligraphy-II (Minor – I Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Introduction to Arabic Language-II (Minor-II)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	18

YEAR-II
SEMESTER-III

Course Title	Credit Hours
Communication Skills	3(3+0)
Introduction to Computer	3(3+0)
Classical Persian Literature in Sub-Continent-I and Rhetoric-I	4(4+0)
Translation-I	3(3+0)
Introduction to Arabic Literature- I Social Development of Pakistan Introduction to Contemporary Gender Issues Hadith, Fiqh & Islamic History Urdu Sher-o- Adab- III Classical Muslim Thought-I History of Pakistan(1947-1970) Calligraphy-III (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	16

SEMESTER-IV

Course Title	Credit Hours
Advance Academic Reading and Writing	3(3+0)
Classical Persian Literature in Iran-II and Rhetoric-II	4(4+0)
Modern Persian Literature in Iran-II	4(4+0)
Seminar	2
Introduction to Arabic Literature-II Secondary Methods and Fields of Social Work Gender & Socio- Cultural Issues Hadith, Fiqh & Islamic History Urdu Sher-o-Adab-IV Classical Muslim Thought-II History of Pakistan (1971-1999) Calligraphy-IV (Choose Any One)	3(3+0)
Total Credits	16

YEAR-III
SEMESTER-V

Course Title	Credit Hours
Spoken Persian- I	3(3+0)
Mystical Persian Literature in Iran	3(3+0)
Modern Persian Prose in Iran	3(3+0)
Persian Advanced Grammar	3(3+0)
Iranology	3(3+0)
Total Credits	15

SEMESTER-VI

Course Title	Credit Hours
History of Persian Literature in Iran	3(3+0)
Iqbal Studies-I	3(3+0)
Persian Literary Sources (English-Persian)	3(3+0)
Translation-II	3(3+0)
Classical Persian Literature in Sub Continent-II	3(3+0)
Total Credits	15

YEAR-IV
SEMESTER-VII

Course Title	Credit Hours
History of Persian Literature in Sub-Continent	4(4+0)
Mystical Persian Lit in Sub-Continent	4(4+0)
Spoken Persian and Translation	4(4+0)
Modern Persian Poetry In Iran	4(4+0)
Total Credits	16

SEMESTER-VIII

Course Title	Credit Hours
Persian Research Methodology	3(3+0)
Literary Criticism	3(3+0)
Persian Manuscripts Studies	3(3+0)
Iqbal Studies-II	3(3+0)
Thesis	6
Total Credits	18

Total Hours: 18+18+16+16+15+15+16+18=130 CR
** Research Thesis/Internship will be offered in 7^th Semester.