curriculum of gender studies bs & ms - HEC

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CURRICULUM

OF

GENDER STUDIES

BS & MS

(Revised 2017)

HIGHER EDUCATION COMMISSION

ISLAMABAD - PAKISTAN

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CURRICULUM DIVISION, HEC

Prof. Dr. Mukhtar Ahmed Chairman, HEC

Mr. Muhammad Raza Chohan Director General (Academics)

Dr. Muhammad Idrees Director (Curriculum)

Syeda Sanober Rizvi Deputy Director (Curriculum) Mr. Riaz-ul-Haque Assistant Director (Curriculum) Mr. Muhammad Faisal Khan Assistant Director (Curriculum) 3

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. Introduction 7

2. Rationale 11

3. Standardized Template for Four-Year 13

4. Model Scheme of Stuides for BS 4 Year 16

5. Introduction to Gender Studies 17

6. Women and the Feminist Movements: A Global

Perspective 21

7. Curriculum for MS in Gennder Studies 91

8. Rrecommendations 178

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PREFACE

The curriculum, with varying definitions, is said to be a plan of the teaching-learning process that students of an academic programme are required to undergo. It includes objectives & learning outcomes, course contents, scheme of studies, teaching methodologies and methods of assessment of learning. Since knowledge in all disciplines and fields is expanding at a fast pace and new disciplines are also emerging; it is imperative that curricula be developed and revised accordingly. University Grants Commission (UGC) was designated as the competent authority to develop, review and revise curricula beyond Class-XII vide Section 3, Sub-Section 2 (ii), Act of Parliament No. X of 1976 titled

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