Education Fields in Pakistan: Social Sciences

The field of Social Sciences covers the subjects which examine and explain human beings. This includes a variety of ways, from understanding how minds work, to how societies as a whole function. The field helps to explain how society works, exploring everything from the triggers of economic growth and causes of unemployment to what makes people happy. The field is separate from the natural sciences, which cover topics such as physics, biology, and chemistry, as social science examines the relationships between individuals and societies, as well as the development and operation of societies, rather than studying the physical world. The major social sciences fields are Anthropology, Archaeology, Economics, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Politics, Psychology and Sociology. These disciplines rely heavily on interpretation and qualitative research methodologies.

Following fields and degrees fall in the area of Social Sciences. Duration of all degrees is 4 years (8 Semesters) in which two semesters are taught in a year.