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Faculty of Business Studies
The Business Department is one of three prominent academic departments at the Gulf College Muscat. It provides specialized sciences in the following disciplines: accounting, finance, business management, business economics, marketing management, and travel and tourism management. All mentioned disciplines grant the Higher Diploma, and Bachelor with Honors Degrees. Modules are taught by (20) academic staff members, who are diversified of various nationalities and scientific ranks. Students of business department have reached in the academic year 2008/2009 (1000) students in both higher diploma level and the level of bachelor with honor.
The department holds more than (8) scientific forums per semester, aiming at contribution to building an academic ideology in students' minds and linking theory with practice in order to provide the Arab and the regional labor markets with qualified graduates, equipped with local knowledge, values and skills of people who can make a positive difference at the workplace. To guarantee this goal being achieved, the department delegates business students in field visits to official institutions in both public and private sectors, so that helps students broaden their skills and give them the chance of finding jobs easily after graduation; not only that, but our experienced staff at the student counseling unit attempt to link students to appropriate jobs before they graduate.
It is worthy to mention that business department pursues and works hard to realize the Gulf College vision in contribution to outline the higher education future and develop the human resources in Oman; its adopted strategy for making this come true includes the following tools:
Improving the competencies of its academic staff members via courses and forums that are conducted twice per semester by specialized experts from Staffordshire (the mother university), in the Gulf College campus; and further more, developing the staff expertise by encouraging and supporting their scientific research, and providing them with needed cooperation for publishing the best selected works.
Attracting new qualified staff members who enjoy diverse skills and expertise.
Renewing and developing the academic programs.
Computerizing the academic modules and programs.
Providing the department with computers and equipment that serve the education process in the best way.
Programs of Bachelor with Honors Degree:
1-Bachelor with Honors in Accounting
2-Bachelor with Honors in Finance
3-Bachelor with Honors in Business Management
4-Bachelor with Honors in Business Economics
5-Bachelor with Honors in Marketing
6-Bachelor with Honors in Travel and Tourism Management
Programs of Higher Diploma Degree:
1-Higher Diploma in Accounting
2-Higher Diploma in Finance
3-Higher Diploma in Business Management
4-Higher Diploma in Business Economics
5-Higher Diploma in Marketing
6-Higher Diploma in Travel and Tourism Management.
Dr. Bilal Al Omari
Deputy Dean / Business Faculty
Business Faculty lecturers
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