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Breakdown of Courses: BS-Library &Information Science (4Years)

Under Graduate Education Policy: Effective from Fall-2025

STRUCTURE

Sr.	Categories	No. of courses	Credit Hours
1.	Disciplinary or Major Courses	26	77
2.	General courses to be chosen from other departments	15	36
3.	Interdisciplinary courses	5	13
4.	Field Experience internship	1	3
5.	Capstone Project	1	3
	Total	45	132

Total numbers of credit hours 132
Duration Minimum: 4 Years Maximum: 6 Years (Further extendable to another year subject to the approval of the university's statutory body following the provisions of HEC Undergraduate Education Policy 2023 V 1.1)
Semester duration 16-18 weeks
Semesters 8
Course load per semester 15-18 Cr hr
Number of courses per semester 4-7
1-2 weeks for examination)
8-9 weeks for summer semesters
(1 week for examination)

　

PROGRAM LAYOUT

Interdisciplinary courses		General Courses to be chosen from other departments		Discipline Specific Foundation Courses
5 courses		15 courses		26courses
13Credit hours		36 Cr. Hours		77 Credit hours
Subject	CH	Subject	CH	Subject	CH
1.LIS-611 Communication Skills for Information Professionals 2. LIS- 612 Project Management 3. LIS- 13 Information Visualization 4. LIS- 14 Knowledge Management 5. LIS- 15 Web Development in Libraries	3(3-0) 　　 3 (3-0) 2(1-1) 3 (3-0) 　 2(2-0)	Arts and Humanities History PSY-508 Theories of Personality (Psychology) PHIL-501 Introduction to Philosophy Creative Writing Education	2	LIS-501 Information, Library & Society	3 (3-0)
		2.Natural Science ENVS-510 Introduction to Environmental Science Physics Chemistry Biology Ecology Geology	3(2-1)	2. LIS-502 Foundation of Libraries & Information Sources	3 (3-0)
		3.Social Science Anthropology Economics SOC-501 Introduction to Sociology Social work Political Science	2(2-0)	3. LIS-503 Management of Library and Information Centers	3 (3-0)
		4.ENG-501 Functional English	3(3-0)	4.LIS-504 Information Sources and Services	3 (3-0)
		5. ENG-502 Expository Writing	3(3-0)	5. LIS-505 Organization of information	3 (3-0)
		6. QR-501 Quantitative Reasoning-i	3(3-0)	6.LIS-506 Online Information Retrieval	3 (3-0)
		7. QR-502 Quantitative Reasoning-ii	3(3-0)	7.LIS-507 Emerging Technologies Application in Information Organization	3 (3-0)
		8. ISL-501 Islamic Studies or Ethics	2(2-0)	8. LIS-508 Information Ethics, Policy and Laws	3 (3-0)
		9. PS-526 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2(2-0)	9. LIS-509 Archives & Records Management	3 (3-0)
		10. CS-501 Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)	3(2-1)	10. LIS-510 Marketing of Library and Information Services	3 (3-0)
		11. ENT-508 Entrepreneurship	2(2-0)	Course codes 600
		12. SOC-502 Civics and Community Engagement	2(2-0)	1. LIS-601 Quantitative Research	3 (3-0)
		13. PS-501 Pakistan Studies	2(2-0)	2. LIS-602 Applied Cataloguing	3 (3-0)
		14. ISL-( ) Understanding Quran -I ISL-()Understanding Quran -II	1(1-0) 1(1-0)	3. LIS-603 Applied Classification	3 (3-0)
		15. Code ? Regional languages Pashto Baravi Balochi Persion	2(2-0)	4. LIS-604 Library Automation Systems	3 (3-0)
				5. LIS-605 Qualitative Research Methods	3 (3-0)
				6. LIS-606 Collection development and management	3 (3-0)
				7. LIS-607 Digital Libraries	3 (3-0)
				8. LIS-608 Application of Information System	3 (3-0)
				9. LIS-609 Information Literacy Instructions	2 (2-0)
				Elective courses
				LIS-616 Media Librarianship LIS-617 Data Base Design & Management LIS-618 Human Resource Management LIS-619 Financial Management LIS-620 Bibliographic Control	3 (3-0) 3 (3-0)
					3 (3-0)

LIS-621 Preservation & Conservation of Library Material

LIS-622 Serial Management

LIS-623 Information Sources on Islam and Pakistan

LIS-624 Information Sources on Business & Industry

LIS-625 Information Sources on Health Sciences

LIS-626 Information Sources on Humanities and Social Sciences

LIS-627 Information Sources on Science & Technology

LIS-628 Information Sources on Law

LIS-629 Library and information Services in Pakistan

LIS-630 Bibliography: theory and practice

LIS-631 Information Seeking Behavior

LIS-632 Indexing and Abstracting

LIS-633 Introduction to Publishing and Book Trade

3 (3-0)

Field Experience /Internship		Capstone Project
1 course		1 course
3Credit hours		3 Credit Hours
Subject	Cr. Hr	Subject	Cr. hr
LIS-635.Internship	3	LIS-634 Capstone Project	3

SCHEME OF STUDIES BS 4 YEARS

Semester I

S/NO	Course code	Name of Subject		Credits		CATEGORY
1	QR-501	Quantitative Reasoning-I		3		General Education
2	ENG-501	Functional English		3		General Education
3	CS-501	Applications of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)		3		General Education
4	LIS-502	Foundation of Libraries & Information Sources		3		Major
5	LIS-501	Information, Library & Society		3		Major
6	ISL-	Understanding Quran -I		1		General Education
Total				16
			Semester II
S/NO	Course code		Name of Subject		Credits	CATEGORY
1	QR-502		Quantitative Reasoning-II		3	General Education
2	SOC-501		Introduction to Sociology		2	General Education
3	ENG-502		Expository Writing		3	General Education
4	ENVS-510		Introduction to Environmental Science		3	General Education
5	LIS-503		Management of Library and Information Centers		3	Major
6	LIS-504		Information sources and services		3	Major
7	ISL-		Understanding Quran -II		1	General Education
Total					18

Semester III

S/NO	Course code	Name of Subject			Credits	CATEGORY
1	PSY-508	Theories of Personality (Psychology)			2	General Education
2	ISL-501	Islamic Studies or Ethics			2	General Education
3	PS-501	Pakistan Studies			2	General Education
4	LIS- 505	Organization of information			3	Major
5	LIS-506	Online Information Retrieval			3	Major
6	LIS-507	Emerging Technologies Application in Information Organization			3	Major
7	L Code ?	Languages			2	General Education
TOTAL					17
			Semester. IV
S/NO	Course code		Name of Subject	Credits		CATEGORY
1	SOC-502		Civics and Community Engagement	2		General Education
2	PS-526		Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan	2		General Education
3	ENT-508		Entrepreneurship	2		General Education
4	LIS-508		Information Ethics, Policy and Laws	3		Major
5	LIS-509		Archives & Records Management	3		Major
6	LIS-510		Marketing of Library and Information Services	3		Major
Total				15

Semester V

S/NO	Course code	Name of Subject	Credits	CATEGORY
1	LIS-611	Communication Skills for Information Professionals	3	Interdisciplinary
2	LIS-612	Project Management	3	Interdisciplinary
3	LIS-601	Quantitative Research	3	Major
4	LIS-602	Applied Cataloguing	3	Major
5	LIS-603	Applied Classification	3	Major
Total			15

Semester VI

S/NO	Course code	Name of Subject	Credits	CATEGORY
1	LIS-622	Serial Management 1	3	Major
2	LIS-604	Library Automation Systems	3	Major
3	LIS-605	Qualitative Research Methods	3	Major
4	LIS-606	Collection development and management	3	Major
5	LIS-618	Human Resource Management 2	3	Major
Total			15

Semester VII

S/NO	Course code	Name of Subject	Credits	CATEGORY
1	LIS-613	Information Visualization	2 (1-1)	Interdisciplinary
2	LIS-614	knowledge Management	3	Interdisciplinary
3	LIS-629	Library and information Services in Pakistan 3	3	Major
4	LIS-607	Digital Libraries	3	Major
5	LIS-630	Bibliography: Theory and Practice 4	3	Major
6	LIS- 608	Application of Information System	3	Major
Total			17
Semester. VIII
S/NO	Course code	Name of Subject	Credits	CATEGORY
1	LIS-631	Information Seeking Behavior 5	3	Major
2	LIS-632	Indexing and Abstracting 6	3	Major
3	LIS-609	Information Literacy Instructions	2	Major
4	LIS-633	Introduction to Publishing and Book Trade 7	3	Major
	LIS-634	Capstone	3	Capstone
5	LIS-615	Web Development in Libraries	2	Interdisciplinary
			16
TOTAL			132