Program Overview

University of the Punjab

The University of the Punjab offers a BS Information Management program, which is a conversion of the two-year master's program in accordance with HEC recommendations.

Program Overview

The BS Information Management program aims to provide a student-centered, high-quality teaching and learning environment that enriches intellectual, personal, and professional development of students and prepares them as competent IM professionals.

Program Details

• Duration: 4 years
• Teaching System: Semester System
• Session Begins: September/October
• Credit Hours/Years: 130

Seats

• Merit: 48
• Reserve: 02
• Total: 50

Course Outline

The course outline includes a variety of subjects, such as:

• Civics
• Functional English
• Fundamentals of Philosophy
• Foundation of Information Based Organizations
• Islamic Studies
• Human Information Behaviour
• Quran
• Understanding of Holy Quran
• Civis and community Engagement
• Introduction to Psychology
• English-II
• Islamic Studies/Ethics
• Mathematics
• Human Information Behaviour (Foundation-II)
• Sociology
• Personality Development
• English-III
• Introduction to Statistics
• General-V (to be selected from the list of general courses) Logic and Critical Thinking
• General-VI (to be selected from the list of general courses) Web Development
• Management of Libraries and Information Centers (Foundation-III)
• Application of Information and Communication Technologies
• Tarjuma e Quran
• Expository Writing
• Pakistan Studies
• English-IV (Seminar Based Oral Communication Skills)
• General-VII (to be selected from the list of general courses)
• Organization of Information (Foundation-IV)
• Online Information Retrieval (Foundation-V)
• Information Services and Sources (Foundation-VI)
• Managing Collections and Online Access (Foundation-VII)
• Research Methods for Information Professional (Foundation-VIII)
• Applied Classification (Major-I)
• Archives and Records Management (Major-II)
• Marketing of Library and Information Services (Major-III)
• Managing Collection and Online Access
• Quran Translation Course
• Quantitative Research Methods (Foundation-IX)
• Library Automation Systems (Foundation-X)
• Applied Cataloging (Major-IV)
• Information Literacy Instruction (Major-V)
• Application of Information Systems (Major-VI)
• Indexing and Abstracting (Major-VII)
• Library & Information Services in Pakistan (Major-VIII)
• Qualitative Research Methods (Major-IX)
• Elective-I (to be selected from the list of elective courses)
• Elective-II (to be selected from the list of elective courses)
• Quran Translation
• Scientific and Technical Information Sources
• Digital Libraries (Major-X)
• Advance Management & Leadership Skills (Major-XI)
• Knowledge Management (Major-XII)
• Elective-III (to be selected from the list of elective courses)
• Elective-IV (to be selected from the list of elective courses)
• Logic and Critical Thinking
• Cultural and Heritage Studies
• Law
• Literature Studies
• Art Appreciation
• Geography
• Archeology
• Communication Studies
• Professional Ethics
• Gender Studies
• Entrepreneurship
• Project Management
• Database Management
• Web Development
• Human Resource Management
• Introduction to Arabic
• Introduction to French
• Introduction to Spanish
• Introduction to Chinese
• Introduction to German
• Introduction to Italian
• Introduction to Turkish
• Introduction to Persian
• Electronic Resources Management
• Advanced Cataloguing and Classification
• Scientific and Technical Information Sources
• Humanities and Social Sciences Information Sources
• Personal Information and Knowledge Management
• Semantic Web and Linked Data Technologies
• School Library Media Center
• Media Information Management
• Research Data Management
• Information Usability Analysis and Assessment
• Scientometrics
• Information Visualization
• Informatics
• Data Science
• Education

Admission Criteria

• Eligibility Criteria: Twelve years of education with at least second division and the general criteria set by the university
• Additional Credits:
  • Elective subject of library science in Intermediate: 5 Marks
  • F.Sc./I.C.S./ F.A. General Science Group: 10 Marks
• Years of Study Completed: 12 years
• Study Program/Subject: Students from any subject area will be eligible to apply for the program
• Percentage/CGPA: At least second division in Intermediate examination
• Entry Test: USAT Test (Punjab University Entry Test)
• Duration of the Program: 4 Years (8 semesters); Total number of credit hours: 130

Department

The program is offered by the Institute of Information Management.

Faculty

The program is part of the Faculty of Information and Media Studies.