Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Introduction

The Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS) Lahore College for Women University (LCWU) comprises of eighteen disciplines including Applied Psychology, Economics, Gender & Development Studies, History, Home Economics, International Relations, Mass Communication, Pakistan Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Social Work, Sociology, Statistics, Research Center of Arts & Design, Graphic Design, Interior Design, Textile Design, and Visual Arts. In addition to that, the two Institutes i.e., Institute of Design & Visual Arts, and Ruth Pfau Women Institute for Leadership & Learning are also part of this faculty. The FASS faculty offers BS, MS/MPhil and Ph.D. programs in its diversified disciplines. The main focus of the FASS is to empower learners with professional, technical and manual skills and knowledge, of their chosen fields, through specialized and interdisciplinary approaches. It assists their transformation into successful women entrepreneurship and leadership roles. Being an exclusively women university, LCWU offers an opportunity to female students from all provinces of Pakistan and abroad. The state of the art, student centered and interactive tech-supported teaching approaches and methodologies, are being adopted to develop critical thinking and creativity among students. The faculty of FASS is an amalgamation of foreign and indigenous qualified and highly dedicated team of teachers, involved in research and field-based projects, in order to ensure that the students are well adept with the upgraded skill-set and evolving market needs. The experience at LCWU will enable students to take up role as active citizens, effectively addressing the ever-changing trends of the intricately woven, tech-driven, and dynamically diverse attributes, of our society, and world at large.

Dean’s Message

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences (FASS), Lahore College for Women University offers variety of opportunities to its students, staff and faculty like many other universities of the world. However, the main focus of FASS is to contribute towards women empowerment and economic prosperity by uplifting skills and living standards of women community in Pakistan and around the globe, especially from the deprived areas of Pakistan. The faculty of FASS is an amalgamation of foreign and indigenous qualified and highly dedicated team of teachers, involved in research & innovation and field-based projects, in order to ensure that the students are well adept with the upgraded skill-set and evolving market needs. The FASS faculty comprises of eighteen Departments and two Institutes, providing diverse avenues for knowledge up gradation and skill development through conscientious practices, distinguishing it from other faculties of LCWU and many other universities. This faculty is a dynamic combination of diverse disciplines of unique nature and multitude of talents. Our students are eager to strive for quality education with innovative thoughts to develop sound communication skills and problem-solving approaches in order to face emerging challenges of sustainability in society. We believe in promoting inter-disciplinary, collaborative and social engagement opportunities to empower and nurture overarching competence, and profound impact for society at large. We are determined to prepare our students as responsible citizens endeavoring for better future. We are continuing equipping our Departments and Institutes with ever-evolving modern technological advancements necessary to compete with other leading universities of the world by focusing and implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In FASS, SDGs focal persons have been focusing on No Poverty and Zero Hunger, Quality Education, Gender Equality, Decent work and Economic growth, Reduced Inequalities, and Peace and Justice and Strong Institutions. Dean FASS is fully committed to promote dialogue, harmony and culture of social justice at LCWU and in the society. Good luck for your future endeavor.

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Afzal

DEAN
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Departments

Applied Psychology

International Relations

Political Science

Economics

Mass Communications

Social Work

History

Pakistan Studies

Statistics

Home Economics

Philosophy

Institute of Design & Visual Arts

Research Center of Arts & Design

Textile Design

Graphic Design

Visual Arts

Interior Design

Ruth Pfau Women Institute for Leadership & Learning

The mission of Ruth Pfau Women Institute for Leadership & Learning is to impart goal directed, job oriented and skill-based education to our young females. LCWU educate our students with the motto "Enter to learn, leave to lead". Since the international and multinational job market is approaching close to our doorsteps, we as the citizens of a developing part of the world need to adopt a more realistic, proactive, and gender balanced approach towards the education of the youth. It is the need of the day that our women turn into economically viable units of the society. Ruth Pfau Women Institute for Leadership & Learning has gradually and persistently made concrete moves towards the attainment of our mission. The most significant development has been a three-year partnership, worth one million US dollars, with George Washington University, U.S.A. This partnership has made possible a number of achievements and endeav-ors including faculty and student exchange, curriculum development, training of trainers, collaborative research, scholarly writing, and cultural exposure. WILL is looking forward to developing more linkages with top Universities of the devel-oped countries.

Departments

Gender & Development Studies

Sociology