The Program in BS Health and Physical Education is an essential need of Pakistan in the current socio-political scenario. The program will indirectly contribute to promoting tolerance and mutual co-existence in society. Therefore, the government of Pakistan has introduced the program as per National Policy and one compulsory seat of physical education instructor/ teacher has also been created in every school and college.

Allama Iqbal Open University in collaboration with the Pakistan Sports Board had already successful experience of offering the diploma, graduate, and postgraduate programs in Physical Education in 2006, which were accordingly approved by all the Statutory bodies of AIOU. The program provided face-to-face education and intensive practical training at the multifarious sports infrastructure spread over the vast Pakistan sports complex.

STED plans to launch BS Health and Physical Education, initially, the program was approved on blended mode and the scheme of studies was approved by all statuary bodies. Based upon HEC Undergraduate Policy 2023 Scheme of Studies has been revised.

All the modalities related to admission, fee structure, hiring study center (human and physical resources), formative and summative assessment, and certification will be as per the BS policy of AIOU.

OBJECTIVES

In the era of the educational revolution, the main objective of the BS (4-Years) program in Health and Physical Education is to prepare graduates to have a deep knowledge of the subjects as well as the ability to analyze a given situation and draw conclusions. The program aims to produce a broad base of graduates able to face the challenges of the modern world.

The Educational objectives of the program are:

• BS Health and Physical Education is designed to produce graduates with sound knowledge of the theoretical and practical subject matter.
• Along with the knowledge of the subject they would also have a broader view of other disciplines of social as well as physical sciences. It will enable the students to interact with other branches of knowledge and strengthen their understanding of society.
• The graduates are equipped with essential tools and techniques of research. It will enable them to analyze any given situation/ issue and suggest possible solutions.
• The graduates are to be empowered to establish and develop a viable and forceful line between theory/concepts and practice in Physical Education and Sport Sciences.
• The collective efforts behind this course are to create cohesiveness among the institutions and personnel of sports and physical education.
• The similarity among the outlines has been developed to interrelate the discipline in the global perspective creating an environment of healthy competition and equal opportunities for all at national and international levels.