Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Science

Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water & Marine Sciences (LUAWMS) is a public sector university located in Uthal, in Lasbela District, in Balochistan province of Pakistan.

Recognized university
Lasbela University of Agriculture, Water and Marine Sciences is recognized by the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan.

History

 * March 7, 2005 - Inception of the university. The university was chartered through Ordinance No. 1/2005, Government of Balochistan, Pakistan.
 * Mar 30, 2005 - Mr. Shaukat Aziz, former Prime Minister of Pakistan, handed over the premises of Ex Lasbela Textile Mills for the university and announced a grant of Rs.30 million for its expenses.
 * Jun 13, 2005 - Work on building started.
 * Jun 21, 2005 - The Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Jam Muhammad Yousuf announced a matching grant of Rs. 30 million. On same day the vacant parts of LTM buildings were taken over from Pakistan Industrial Development Corporation.
 * Aug 16, 2005 to date - The Chancellor constituted the Senate of LUAWMS that would be the supreme body entrusted with governing the university. Since the establishment of LUAWMS, four Senate meetings have been convened. The Senate meetings were chaired by Chancellor/Governor Balochistan Owais Ahmed Ghani.
 * Nov 30, 2005 - Classes of BS Marine Sciences and DVM were started.
 * Mar 06, 2006 - First admissions were made to BS Agriculture, Economics and English.
 * Classes in the Faculty of Water Sciences started in September 2007.

Faculties

 * Faculty of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
 * Faculty of Agriculture
 * Faculty of Engineering Sciences and Technology
 * Faculty of Marine Sciences
 * Faculty of Management and Social Sciences
 * Faculty of Education
 * Faculty of Languages and Literature

Undergraduate programs

 * Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)
 * BS Marine Science
 * BS Geology
 * BS Environment Science
 * BS Computer Science
 * BS Water Resources Management
 * BS Agriculture
 * BBA / BSBA
 * BS Economics
 * BS Sociology
 * BS International Relations
 * BS Political Science
 * BS Islamic Studies
 * BS English
 * B.Ed (Hons)

Graduate programs

 * MS Marine Biology
 * MS Marine Fisheries
 * MS Economics
 * MS Agriculture
 * MS English (Linguistics)
 * MS Political Science
 * MS Education
 * MS Integrated Water Resource Management

Postgraduate Programs

 * PhD Marine Biology
 * PhD Economics