Academic Programs

Following are the programs offered by the Department of Development Studies.

Bachelors of Science in Development Studies(BS (DS)) Development Studies is one of the fast growing disciplines. The graduates of Development Studies have great demand in both public and private organizations working in the development sectors. Development Studies is an emerging discipline and need of the market. The...

PhD in Development Studies(PhD DS) The Department of Development Studies, CIIT Abbottabad offers doctoral research program leading to PhD in the topics related to important development challenges. The department aims to develop close working relationships between students, their supervisors and practitioners’...
MS in Development Studies(MS DS) Keeping in view the future requirements and emerging development needs as a result of the rapid growth of transformative technologies and the growing impacts of globalizations, both opportunities and constraints, to the development process having special emphasis on the...
MS in Conflict, Peace & Development Studies(MS CPD) The program is designed to address the issue of conflict which leads to unfold possibilities of peace and development. The inter-multidisciplinary program provides key insights and strengths from several disciplines in social sciences, humanities and environmental sciences to...