CSS Syllabus (Optional Subjects)

International Relations (200 marks):

Paper 1:
1. Introduction
2. Theories and Approaches
3. International Political Security
4. Strategic Approach to IR
5. International Political Economy
6. International Political Community
7. Approaches to Peace
8. International Political Institutions
Paper 2:
1. IR between two Wars
2. Cold War
3. Post-Cold War
4. International and Regional Organizations
5. Foreign Policy of Selected Countries
6. South Asia
7. Weapons of Mass Destruction
8. Contemporary Issues
Physics (200 marks):
Paper 1:
1. Mechanics
2. Fluid Mechanics
3. Waves and Oscillations, Optics
4. Heat and Thermodynamics
Paper 2:
1. Electricity and Magnetism
2. Modern and Quantum Physics
3. Solid State Physics
4. Nuclear Physics
Applied Mathematics (100 marks):
1. Vector Calculus
2. Statics
3. Dynamics
4. Ordinary Differential Equations
5. Fourier Series and Partial Differential Equations
6. Numerical Methods
Pure Mathematics (100 marks):
1. Modern Algebra
2. Calculus and Analytic Geometry
3. Complex Variables
History of USA (100 marks):
1. Introduction
2. USA as a British colony
3. USA as an independent country
4. Expansion of USA
5. Constitution of USA
6. Civil War between North and East
7. Industrialization
8. Role in the two World Wars
9. Post-1945 scenario
10. Role in patronizing IOs
11. Role in Cold War and emergence as superpower
12. International Concerns of USA
13. The War on Terror
14. Global Perceptions of the USA
15. Progressive Era
16. The Great Depression and the New Deal
17. Civil Rights Movement
18. Role in International Conflicts
19. US Presidential Election
20. The US Congress
21. Separation of Powers: Checks and Balances
Environmental Science (100 marks):
1. History of Environmental Thought
2. Sustainable Development Issues
3. Interdisciplinary nature of Environmental Science
4. Environmental Pollution
 5. Climate Change
6. Environmental Governance
7. Global Initiatives
8. Environmental Assessment and Management
Philosophy (100 marks):
1. Introduction
2. Philosophical Methods
3. Epistemology
4. Ontology
5. Ethics
6. Muslim Thinkers
7. Contemporary Philosophical Movements