Majan University College in

Muscat Muscat ( ar, مَسْقَط, ) is the capital and most populated city in Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is s ...

Oman Oman ( ; ar, عُمَان ' ), officially the Sultanate of Oman ( ar, سلْطنةُ عُمان ), is an Arabian country located in southwestern Asia. It is situated on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula, and spans the mouth of t ...

, is located on a single campus in

Darsait Darsait is a residential locality in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman. It is known for its wide array of residences ranging from small studio apartments to single-family villas. Darsait has a population around 150 to 200 thousand. It ...

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

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, United Kingdom, since 1998 and offers the majority of their undergraduate, postgraduate and executive degree programmes through it.

Courses

;Masters Courses * MBA * MSc in Computer Science * MA in International Human Resource Management * MA in Applied Linguistics ;Undergraduate Courses * 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.

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.

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