Majan University College

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Majan College (University College)
MottoLearn Achieve Inspire
TypePrivate university college
Established1995
Academic affiliations
University of Bedfordshire UK[1]
DeanMaha Kobeil[2]
Students3,500
Location,
Oman
ColoursMaroon
Websitewww.majancollege.edu.om

Majan 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 Computer Science
  • MA International Human Resource Management
Undergraduate Courses[4]
  • BA (Hons) Business Administration (specialist pathways available)
  • BA (Hons) Marketing
  • BA (Hons) E-Business
  • BA (Hons) Accounting
  • BA (Hons) Finance
  • BSc (Hons) Computer and Internet Applications
  • BSc (Hons) Networking
  • BA (Hons) English Language
Foundation Programme

Majan Training Unit

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 Unit’ which is part of the college.[5]

Campus

Majan is currently[when?] 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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 College to get six-storey building - Oman". Muscat Daily. OM-MA. 1 September 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2017.

23°36′57″N 58°32′48″E / 23.615722°N 58.546795°E / 23.615722; 58.546795