Introduction

Education department is one of the pioneer departments of the university established in 1988 when it was the post graduate college. With the growing needs of rapidly changing world and continuous expansion of knowledge within developing countries, education has become even more essential as a tool to attain certain standards of the quality of human life as well as to maintain the pace of development. Education department at Jinnah University for Women enables its students to draw on a wide range of intellectual resources, theoretical perspectives and academic disciplines, to provide an understanding of education and the context in which it takes place. Here students study the foundation discipline of Education, History, Philosophy, Psychology and Sociology and can appreciate their contribution to our understanding of educational policy and the process and practice of education. The main focus of the department is to prepare human capital in the field of education as teachers, educators, educational leaders and researchers. Innovative methods and techniques of teaching and learning in the area of education have made this department parallel with that of the international standards. Education department of JUW has been playing a leading role in preparing a competitive, knowledgeable and skilled force of teachers and teacher educators who are willing to accept the challenges of present time in the field of education within and outside the country. The department provides opportunities for the enhancement of knowledge and new dimension of specializations to both the student and the faculty members. In this regard beside BS program, B.Ed(Hons)/ADE, B.Ed(1.5 &2.5) and M.Phil/PhD programs have been offered by the department. The department believes in providing high quality education through committed, devoted and skilled faculty and tries to produce professionals having clear vision of future and desire to contribute in the progress of our country.

Education is an important discipline in social sciences. Therefore, graduated students of Education department have ample opportunities in the competitive job market. Educational Management and Administration, Career Counseling, Schools, Colleges, Teacher training institutes, Human Resources Development centers, Professional Institutes, Dept of Health Education, Research industry and NGO based organization are the possible fields for the graduated students in Education.