BS History
What BS History covers, careers in research, education, media and CSS, and which universities offer it in Pakistan.
Quick Facts
| Degree Level | BS |
|---|---|
| Discipline | Arts, History |
| Offered By | 25 universities in our directory |
| Typical Duration | 4 Years |
BS History is a four-year undergraduate degree studying the past through evidence — training students in archival research, source criticism and constructing defensible arguments from incomplete and often conflicting material.
What You’ll Study
Coursework covers South Asian and Pakistani history, world and comparative history, historiography and historical method, and thematic fields including colonialism, political and economic history, and social and cultural history. Archival research and source evaluation are the practical core.
Career Scope in Pakistan
Graduates work in education and academia, research institutes and think tanks, journalism and documentary media, museums, archives and heritage management, publishing, and the civil service. History is a well-established route into CSS preparation, overlapping directly with Pakistan Affairs and history options on the syllabus.
The transferable skill is genuinely uncommon and worth naming clearly: assessing conflicting evidence and producing a coherent, defensible account from it. That underpins research, policy analysis and serious journalism. As with other humanities degrees, academic careers require postgraduate study, and employability improves markedly with complementary capability in writing, languages or research methods.
Admission Requirements
Intermediate or an equivalent qualification, plus the admission or aptitude test used by the university concerned. Social science programmes normally weight English proficiency and analytical writing. Check each university’s admissions page for the current cycle.
Where You Can Study This
- 25 universities
- 15 cities
- 24 public
- 1 private
| University | City | Sector | Duration | Fees whole programme |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahauddin Zakariya University | Multan | Public | 2 years | — |
| Bahauddin Zakariya University | Multan | Public | 4 years | — |
| Ghazi University, Dera Ghazi Khan | Dera Ghazi Khan | Public | 4 years | 189,000 (Fall 2025) |
| Government College University, Faisalabad Heritage & Tourism | Faisalabad | Public | 4 Years | 229,500 (Fall 2026-27 prospectus) |
| Government College University, Lahore | Lahore | Public | — | 352,800 (2026) |
| Government College Women University, Faisalabad | Faisalabad | Public | 4 years | 374,200 (2026) |
| Government College Women University, Faisalabad | Faisalabad | Public | 4 years | 287,000 (2026) |
| Hazara University | Mansehra | Public | — | — |
| International Islamic University | Islamabad | Public | 4 Years | — |
| National University of Modern Languages | Islamabad | Public | — | — |
| Quaid-i-Azam University | Islamabad | Public | 4 years | — |
| Thal University, Bhakkar | Bhakkar | Public | 4 years | — |
| Thal University, Bhakkar | Bhakkar | Public | 2 years | — |
| The Women University Pakistan Studies | Multan | Public | 4 Years | 199,300 (Undated fee tables) |
| University of Azad Jammu & Kashmir | Muzaffarabad | Public | 4 Years | 495,480 (2025-29) |
| University of Education | Lahore | Public | — | — |
| University of Gujrat | Gujrat | Public | — | — |
| University of Gwadar | Gawadar | Public | — | — |
| University of Haripur | Haripur | Public | 4 Years | 288,021 (Fall 2026 & Spring 2027) |
| University of Karachi | Karachi | Public | 4 years | — |
| University of Peshawar | Peshawar | Public | 4 years | — |
| University of Sargodha | Sargodha | Public | — | — |
| University of Sindh | Mirpur Khas | Public | 4 years | 189,000 (2026) |
| University of the Punjab | Lahore | Public | — | — |
| Forman Christian College | Lahore | Private | 4 Years | — |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the scope of a History degree in Pakistan?
Education and academia, research institutes and think tanks, journalism and documentary media, museums, archives and heritage management, publishing and the civil service. History also overlaps directly with Pakistan Affairs and history options in the CSS syllabus.
Is History good preparation for CSS?
Yes — it maps onto Pakistan Affairs, history optional subjects and general knowledge, and builds the analytical essay-writing the examination rewards. Dedicated CSS preparation is still required alongside the degree.