Facilities

DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENT

The Department of Economics is one of the largest Departments of the faculty of Arts, University of Karachi.
The Department has the entire necessary infrastructure. It currently has four big size Lecture Halls, two normal size class rooms, a computer laboratory with thirteen PC’s and a seminar library and ample space for offices of faculty members and secretarial staff. In addition the Department also has its own public address system, over-head projector, cyclostyling machine and an electric generating set.



THE SEMIANR LIBRARY

The Department is an ideal place for study and research. The Department has its own library which has a good collection of books and periodicals related to Economics and Transport. For materials not found in the library, full use is made of inter-library loan facilities and links are established with other major libraries in the city, including the main library and the research library of A.E.R.C. of the University of Karachi. The Department’s Library facilitates the students with the availability of the course material as well as reference literature that they shall need during the course.



THE COMPUTER LAB

To ensure that the student are well equipped with necessary computer training, the Departemnt has established a standard computer lab. The various courses of MTM &MA(ECONOMICS AND FINANCE) have been structured to include into their contents computer application so that the students shall go through essential training in this area. We believe that such extensive training in computer application would enhance analytical and applied skills of the students.


STUDENT EXTRA-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

For the development of healthy mind and body, extra curricular activities are also organized. Good opportunities for sports like cricket, football, hockey do exit. Inter Department tournaments are arranged each year in these sports during student week. The department also arrange study tours and visit to the Financial Instituions. These visit supplement the theoretical knowledge.

The students at the Departemnt enjoy great accessibility to the administration and the faculty, students know each other personally. Faculty members and students interact with each other outside the class in an informal manner and teacher are usually well aware of the characteristics of all students, besides their academic achivement.
This easy accessibility to senior faculty members plus the rich extra curricular life helps in the personalilty development of the students and they become much more confident, matured and dynamic.