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OBJECTIVE

Program mission, objectives and outcomes

The department of Anthropology is running its M.Sc in Anthropology at PMAS-AAUR since 1999. Its first admissions were offered in year following i.e. 2000. Since then, the program has contributed towards producing the best and compatible human capital in the discipline. The whole scheme of study was knitted with the aim to produce scholars on Pakistani society as well as culture that are adept in understanding the society with reference to its ancient cultural heritage and at the same time to understand the unique political heritage of the region especially with regards to the Pakistan's movement. This academic discipline is well connected to the cultural uniqueness of the program and also brings it in line with the major cultural traditions and civilizations of the world.

Strategic objectives of the Program of B.S Anthropology

1. The program bridges the gap between major stakeholders i.e. NGOs and INGOs, academic realm and R&D sector.

2. The program is currently planning to initiate orientation sessions at undergraduate level intending career counseling that shall broaden the awareness of the subject's academic and practical significance.

3. To frequently shape new courses as per the developmental needs and academic requirements of the discipline and introducing them in new scheme of studies.

4. Focusing the research over arid areas of Balochistan specifically and Pakistan generally, in line with universities mission, be used as course material for designing new courses in the next scheme of studies or publication material.

Main elements of strategic plan to achieve mission and objectives

1. To initiate Department and built its image as a research center, attracting all the major stakeholders including Government departments, organizations and agencies, international donors, international non-governmental organizations, national level NGOs and other civil society organizations forming a nexus that will lead to the development of a functioning cell for generating solutions for social issues and student's professional grooming.

2. Awareness about the subject's subject matter is necessary to make the communities more responsive in terms of enrollment at all level of educational programs.

3. Inclusion and restructuring new courses as per the global trends introduced in the discipline. The focus shall be now on the applied and socio-cultural aspect that will help the students practically be involved in the professional mainstream.

4 Compiling the demographical ethnographic data attained through the research objectives can serve as an opportunity to highlight the issues of the regions of whole Balochistan through reports and publications which will be later used to shape research projects.