Majan University College
Former name
Majan College (University College)
MottoTogether we transform lives.
TypeUniversity College\Private University College
Established1995
AccreditationOman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education
Academic affiliations
University of Bedfordshire UK[1]
DeanMaha Kobeil[2]
Address
Way No. 2621, Building No. 1986, P.O Box: 710, P.C: 112
,
Muscat
,
Oman
CampusUrban
LanguageEnglish
ColoursMagenta and Black
Websitewww.majancollege.edu.om

Majan University College in Muscat, Oman, is located on a single campus in Darsait which is home to a multi-cultural academic community with more than a hundred multi-ethnic staff from various countries and a student population of over 3,500. Majan is an accredited College to the University of Bedfordshire, UK and operates under the supervision of the Ministry of Higher Education, Oman. It offers undergraduate programmes in Business Administration with 7 pathways, Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Internet & Computer Applications, Networking and English Language delivered in both full time and part time mode.

History

Majan was established in 1995 as the first private College in Oman, going on to develop a suite of degrees and master's degrees and cementing its reputation as a leading higher education provider. More recently, in December 2017, Majan achieved full institutional accreditation from the Oman Academic Accreditation Authority (OAAA) – the first higher education institution in the country to do so.

Academic affiliation

Majan University College has been affiliated with the University of Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, since 1998 and offers the majority of their undergraduate, postgraduate and executive degree programmes through it.[1]

Courses

Masters Courses[3]
  • MBA
  • MSc in Computer Science
  • MA in International Human Resource Management
  • MA in Applied Linguistics
Undergraduate Courses[4]
  • BA (Hons) Business Administration (specialist pathways available)
  • BA (Hons) Marketing
  • BA (Hons) Accounting
  • BA (Hons) Islamic Banking and Finance
  • BA (Hons) Finance
  • BSc (Hons) Computer and Internet Applications
  • BSc (Hons) Networking
  • BA (Hons) English Language
Foundation Programme

Majan Training Institute

The college also runs short courses in the areas of Accounting, Finance, Information Technology, Marketing, English Language and Leadership. These courses are run by ‘Majan Training Institute’ which is part of the college.[5]

Campus

Majan is currently expanding its campus in Darsait to include a new five-storey building which will house equipped classrooms, laboratories, an auditorium with the capacity to accommodate 500 people and a cafeteria. The construction of the project was due to be finished in 2016.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "International Partners". beds.ac.uk. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  2. ↑ "Majan Senior Staff". Archived from the original on 24 April 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Postgraduate Programmes". Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Undergraduate Programmes". Archived from the original on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2016.
  5. ↑ "Courses - Majan University College". Majancollege.edu.om. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Majan University College to get six-storey building - Oman". Muscat Daily. OM-MA. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

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