Iqra University, Islamabad Campus

Master of Science in International Relations

Structure of MSIR

Category A

Students who have done their Master's Degree (16 years education) in Development Studies or International Relations related areas from any recognized university will be required to take 36 CrHr to complete their MSDS/MSIR degree. Students with unrelated Master's Degree (16 years education) will be required to take additional courses as deficiency.

Category B

BA/BSc Degree (14 years of education) students in this category will require minimum 72 CrHr to complete their MSDS/MSIR degree from Iqra University.

Compulsory Courses
Code	Title	CrHr
DS 531	Introduction to Statistics	3
DS 500	Development Studies Issues & Perspectives	3
IR 500	International Relations Issues & Perspectives	3
IR 507	International Political Economy	3
IR 507	Modern History of International Relations	3
HMT 401	Research Methods & Skills	3
	Total	18

Elective Courses
Code	Course Title
DS502	Sustainable Development- Issues & Perspectives
DS600	Disaster Management
DS512	Urban Development- Issues and Perspectives
DS505	Politics of Development
DS511	Rural Development- Issues and Perspectives
DS513	Globalization- Issues and Perspectives
DS601	Contemporary International Development
DS602	Global Environment Issues
DS620	International Financial Institution & Development
DS614	Development Assistance & Developing Countries
DS610	Livelihood Strategies: Rural-Urban Contexts
DS604	Decentralization, Participation & Development
DS612	Community Dev. National & Global Perspective
DS606	Development Practice & Research
DS621	Democracy and Development
DS521	Global Governance: Issues & Perspectives
DS519	Development Planning: Issues & Perspectives
DS623	National Develop.: Planning, Process & Institutions
DS625	Development Project: Planning, Implementation & Mgt
DS626	National Dev:Policy Formulation, Analysis & Mgt
DS628	Project Appraisal & Evaluation
DS524	Culture, Gender & Inequality: Basic Issues
DS629	Culture, Modernity & Reproductive Health
DS631	Gender Issues: rural & urban contexts
DS632	Reproductive health: issues & perspectives
DS634	W.T.O. & Developing Countries
DS636	Natural Resource Economics & Development
DS637	Rural Economy: Agriculture, Migration & Development
DS639	Globalization and Regional Economic integration
DS537	National Economic Development: Resources & Planning
IR508	Conflict & Conflict Resolution
IR602	Issues in North-South Relations
IR603	Foreign Policies of Developing Countries
IR604	World Peace: Issues & Perspectives
IR609	Foreign Policy of Major Powers
SS501	Social Change & Development Issues
SS600	Civil Society & Develop.: Issues & Perspectives
SS602	State & Social Development in Developing
SS606	Countries Technology, Politics, & Social Change
SS607	Medical Anthropology
SS514	Political Science-Issues & Perspectives
SS516	Political Theory-Issues & Perspectives
SS517	Comparative Politics -Issues & Perspectives
SS621	Contemporary Political Ideologies
SS625	Politics of International Financial Institutions
SS634	The State & Political Institutions
IR515	Foreign Policy of Pakistan
IR621	American Foreign Policy
SS525	International Law
SS638	Human Rights & Dev: National & Global Perspective