Department Introduction

The Department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Modern Languages, earlier known as the English Department in the 1960s has flourished side by side with the Engineering Faculties. The Department of Humanities has eleven faculty members. The objective of the courses offered by this department is to offset the uniformity of perception and outlook that results from early specialization in a technical field. It has a diversified teaching program and is a supporting department. It conducts courses in Communication Skills, English Composition and Writing, Technical Writing, Technical Report Writing, Functional English, Spoken English, Industrial and Engineering Economics, Project Management, Consumer Behavior, Marketing, Economics for Planners, Entrepreneurship and Leadership, and other management subjects. Since engineers are responsible members of commercial enterprises and technical organizations of a relatively high caliber, these disciplines help them perform better as professionals and become high achievers in their respective fields.

The importance of communication skills in the contemporary, internet-connected world cannot be over-emphasized. In the global market today, this is one of the most important skills that prospective employers look for.  Communication Skills, therefore, is taught as a subject in all the degree awarding departments, including engineering, city and regional planning, basic sciences, and business and management.  Apart from this, a special course in Spoken English is also conducted as a refresher course for first year students to improve their skills as competent communicators and presenters in business and social environment. Chinese as an international language is also taught to students at UET. International students are taught special courses in Functional English and Urdu. In addition, short courses in Spoken English and IELTS are also offered.