Department of Home Economics

Scheme of Studies

BS (4-Year) Home Economics
YEAR-1
SEMESTER-I

Course No

Course Title

Credits

CC/Eng-101

Literary Reading and Grammar Syntax

3 (3+0)

CC/Isl-101/CC/Phil-101

Islamic Education/Ethics

2 (2+0)

CC/Stat-101

Introduction to Statistics

3 (3+0)

GC/Chem-101

Chemistry

2 (1+1)

Maj/H.Eco-101

Introduction to Home Economics

2 (2+0)

Maj/H.Eco-102

Introduction to Arts & Design I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-103

Clothing and Consumer Education

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

18

 SEMESTER-II

Course No

Course Title

Credits

CC/Eng-102

Basic Study and Writing Skills

3 (2+0)

CC/PS-101

Pakistan Studies 

2 (2+0)

CC/Math-101

Compulsory Mathematics

3 (3+0)

GC/Phy-103

Physics

2 (1+1)

GC/Psy-104

Psychology

2 (2+0)

Maj/H.Eco-104

Introduction to Arts & Design II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-105

Advanced Clothing

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

18

YEAR-2
SEMESTER-III

Course No

Course Title

Credits

CC/Eng-201

Communication Skills

3 (3+0)

EC/CS-201

Introduction to Computer

3 (2+1)

GC/Bchem-201

Bio-Chemistry

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-201

Life Span Development

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-202

Home Management and Housing I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-203

Fundamentals of Food and Nutrition

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

18

 SEMESTER-IV

Course No

Course Title

Credits

CC/Eng-202

Advance Academic Reading and Writing

3 (3+0)

GC/Econ-202

Fundamentals of Economics

3 (3+0)

GC/ Socio-203

Sociology

2 (2+0)

Maj/H.Eco-204

Family and Community Development

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-205

Home Management and Housing II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-206

Meal Management

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

17

 YEAR-3
SEMESTER-V 

Area of Specialization: Art and Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-301

Home Economics Education, Administration & Supervision

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-301

Applied Art-I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-302

Art Education-I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-303

Essential of Interior Design-I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-304

Commercial Art

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Food and Nutrition

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-301

Home Economics Education, Administration & Supervision

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-301

Food Preservation

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-302

Experimental Foods

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-303

Advanced Nutrition

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-304

Dietetics

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Human Development and Family Studies

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-301

Home Economics Education, Administration & Supervision

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-301

Development from Prenatal to Infancy

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-302

Childhood Care and Development

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-303

Adolescent Development

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-304

Adulthood and Aging

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Interior and Environmental Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-301

Home Economics Education, Administration & Supervision

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-301

Interior Space Planning I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-302

Fundamentals of Interior Architecture I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-303

Designing the Furniture

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-304

Designing the Soft Furnishing

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Textiles and Clothing

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-301

Home Economics Education, Administration & Supervision

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-301

Advanced Textile 

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-302

Pattern Making  

3 (1+2)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-303

Fashion Designing and Illustrations 

3 (1+2)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-304

Textile Chemistry-I

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

YEAR-3
SEMESTER-VI 

Area of Specialization: Art and Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj /H.Eco-302

Methods of Research in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-305

Applied Art-II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-306

Art Education-II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-307

Essential of Interior Design-II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-308

Islamic Art

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Food and Nutrition

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj /H.Eco-302

Methods of Research in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-305

Physiological Aspects of Nutrition

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-306

Nutritional Biochemistry I

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-307

Food Microbiology

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-308

Community Nutrition

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Human Development and Family Studies

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj /H.Eco-302

Methods of Research in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-305

Positive Psychology

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-306

Early Childhood and Guidance

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-307

Theories of Human Development

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-308

Communication in Human and Family Relations

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Interior and Environmental Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj /H.Eco-302

Methods of Research in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-305

Environmental Aesthetics

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-306

Fundamentals of Interior  Architecture II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-307

Interior Design Application (Perspective Drawing)

3 (1+2)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-308

Interior Environment (Physical Aspect)

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

15

Area of Specialization: Textiles and Clothing

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj H.Eco-302

Methods of Research in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-305

Textiles Computer-aided Design 

3 (1+2)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-306

Textile Chemistry-II 

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-307

Textile Testing 

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-308

Textiles Dyeing and Printing 

3 (1+2)

 

Total Credits

15

YEAR-4
SEMESTER-VII

Area of Specialization: Art and Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-401

Internship*

4 (4+0)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-401

Art Appreciation-I

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-402

Drawing and Painting

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-401

EC/H.Eco-402

Family Dynamics / 

The Craft of Hand Weaving  

3 (3+0)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-403

Methods of Art Education I

3 (3+0)

 

Total Credits

16

Area of Specialization: Food and Nutrition

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-401

Internship*

4 (4+0)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-401

Nutritional Biochemistry II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-402

Food Technology

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-404

EC/H.Eco-405

Institutional Management /

Counseling and Guidance

3 (2+1)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-401

EC/H.Eco-406

Family Dynamics /

Nutritional Management in Disasters 

3 (3+0)

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

16

Area of Specialization: Human Development and Family Studies

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-401

Internship*

4 (4+0)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-401

Abnormal Psychology

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-402

Elementary Education and Administration

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-405

EC/H.Eco-407

Counseling and Guidance /

Human and Family Ecology

3 (2+1)

   3 (3+0)

EC/H.Eco-401

EC/H.Eco-408

Family Dynamics /

Exceptional Children 

3 (3+0)

3 (3+0)

 

Total Credits

16

Area of Specialization: Interior and Environmental Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-401

Internship*

4 (4+0)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-401

Interior Space Planning II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-402

Interior Design Project I

3 (0+3)

EC/H.Eco-401

EC/H.Eco-409

Family Dynamics /

Environmental Management  

3 (3+0)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-410

Designing Functional Spaces For Special Needs 

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

16

Area of Specialization: Textiles and Clothing

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-401

Internship*

4 (4+0)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-401

Art of Draping 

3 (1+2)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-402

Experimental Textile

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-401

EC/H.Eco-411

Family Dynamics /

Textile and Clothing Industrial Management

3 (3+0)

3 (3+0)

EC/H.Eco-412

Economic, Social and Psychological Aspects of Clothing and Textiles

3 (3+0)

 

Total Credits

16

YEAR-4
SEMESTER-VIII

Area of Specialization: Art and Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-402

Research Project**

6

Maj/H.Eco-AD-403

Art Appreciation-II

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-AD-404

Painting and Print making

3 (1+2)

EC/H.Eco-414

EC/H.Eco-413

Method of Art Education-II/ Small Business Management

3 (2+1)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-415

EC/H.Eco-421

Textile Design & Printing / Consumer and Marketing Strategies

3 (1+2)

 

Total Credits

18

Area of Specialization: Food and Nutrition

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-402

Research Project**

6

Maj/H.Eco-FN-403

Applied Nutrition

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-FN-404

Nutrition Health & Prevention

3 (3+0)

EC/H.Eco-416

EC/H.Eco-413

Sports Nutrition / Small Business Management

3 (3+0)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-417

Food Allergies

3 (3+0)

 

Total Credits

18

Area of Specialization: Human Development and Family Studies

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-402

Research Project**

6

Maj/H.Eco-HD-403

Educational Psychology & Measurement Technique

3 (2+1)

Maj/H.Eco-HD-404

Planning and Managing Human Services Program

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-418

EC/H.Eco-413

Psychological Testing /Small Business Management

3 (2+1)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-419

Day Care Management and Administration

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

18

Area of Specialization: Interior and Environmental Design

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-402

Research Project**

6

Maj/H.Eco-ID-403

Advance Computer Applications for Interior Design

3 (1+2)

Maj/H.Eco-ID-404

Interior Design Project  II

3 (0+3)

EC/H.Eco-420

EC/H.Eco-413

Interior Design Professional Practice Management /Small Business Management

3 (2+1)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-421

Consumer and Marketing Strategies   

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

18

Area of Specialization: Textiles and Clothing

Course Code

Name of Subject

Credits

Maj/H.Eco-402

Research Project**

6

Maj/H.Eco-TC-403

Applied Textile Designing

3 (1+2)

Maj/H.Eco-TC-404

Dress Designing through Draping

3 (1+2)

EC/H.Eco-422

EC/H.Eco-421

Textiles Marketing and Merchandizing / Consumer and Marketing Strategies

3 (3+0)

3 (2+1)

EC/H.Eco-423

EC/H.Eco-413

Fashion and Boutique Management / Small Business Management

3 (2+1)

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

18

*Internship is offered in Semester VI                  
** Project offered in Semester VII
Total Hours:  17+18+18+17+15+15+16+18=135 CR
*Department offers five areas of specialization so long as the required number of students (as per university policy) is fulfilled.

MS Home Economics in the specialization of  Textiles and Clothing

 Structure of M.S. Program 

  • The Master in Home Economics is of 2-years duration, spread over 4 regular semesters, and consisting of 36 credit hours.
  • The M.S. degree would require successful completion of a minimum of 8 courses (3 credit hours each). However, a student must complete 24 compulsory credit hours in Home Economics.
  • A dissertation of 12 hours credit based on research must be completed at the end of 4th semester.

Layout for M.S. (2-Years, 4-Semesters Program) 

Course Code

Course Title

Credit hrs.

Core Courses

HE-501

 

Advanced Research Methods in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

HE-508

 

Statistics and Computer Application in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

HE-502

 

Technical and Functional Textiles

3 (3+0)

 

HE-509

 

Fiber-Reinforced Composites

3 (3+0)

 

Elective Courses

HE-503

Sustainable Textile

3 (2+1)

HE-504

Quality control and certification in textiles

3 (3+0)

HE-505

Draping through Sustainable Designing/

3 (1+2)

HE-506

 

Textile Surface Design through Fabric Manipulation

3 (2+1)

 

HE-507

Advancements in Textile Finishes

3 (3+0)

HE-510

Textile in Architecture

3 (2+1)

HE-511

Textile in Interior

3 (2+1)

HE-512

Nonwoven Fabrics

3 (3+0)

HE-513

Medical  and Health care Textiles

3 (3+0)

HE-514

Fashion Forecasting and Marketing

3 (3+0)

YEAR-1

SEMESTER-I

Course No

Course Title

Credits

HE-501

 

Advanced Research Methods in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

HE-502

 

Technical  and Functional Textiles

3 (3+0)

 

HE-503

Sustainable Textiles/

3 (2+1)

HE-504

Quality control and certification in textiles

 

3 (3+0)

HE-505

 

Draping through Sustainable Designing/

3 (1+2)

 

HE-506

 

Textile Surface Design through Fabric Manipulation /

3 (2+1)

 

HE-507

 

Advancements in Textile Finishing

3 (3+0)

 

Total Credits

12

SEMESTER-II

Course No

Course Title

Credits

HE-508

 

Statistics and Computer Application in Home Economics

3 (3+0)

HE-509

 

Fiber-Reinforced Composites

3 (3+0)

 

HE-510

Textile in Architecture/

3 (2+1)

HE-511

 

Textile in Interior

3 (2+1)

 

HE-512

Nonwoven Fabrics/

3 (3+0)

HE-513

Medical  and Health care Textiles/

3 (3+0)

HE-514

 

Fashion Forecasting and Marketing

3 (3+0)

 

 

Total Credits

12

YEAR-2

SEMESTER-III & lV

Course No

Course Title

Credits

HE-515

Research Work

12(12+0)

 

Total Credits

12

 

Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition Science and Practices 

Eligibility Criteria

  • Candidates with 16 years of education (BS or M.Sc. in Home Economics) with Food and Nutrition specialization or equivalent degree are eligible to apply for this program
  • The candidates must have obtained 5/ 4.00 CGPA in semester system or 50% marks in annual system
  • All other requirements as per University policy( Please see University admission criteria for PGD)

Duration of Program

1 year

Total Credit Hours

24 

SCHEME OF STUDY

Post Graduate Diploma in Nutrition Science and Practices SEMESTER-I

Course Code

Course Title

Credit hrs.

HE/D-101

Functional Aspects of Nutrients

3 (2+1)

HE/D-102

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals

3 (3+0)

HE/D-103

Therapeutic Nutrition

3 (2+1)

HE/D-104

Nutrition Assessment and Counseling

3 (2+1)

 

Total Credits

12

SEMESTER-II

Course No

Course Title

Credits

HE/D-105

Endocrinology and Metabolism

3 (3+0)

HE/D-106

Nutrition throughout Life Cycle

3(2+1)

HE/D-107

Food Hygiene and Safety

3 (2+1)

HE/D-108

Public Health

3(3+0)

 

Total Credits

12