Business administration

Business Management Department
The Department of Business Administration started operation in 1991 with the university foundation, as a part of faculty of financial and administrative Sciences to provide undergraduate program leading to the Bachelor Degree. Moreover, it offers postgraduate program leading to Master Degree. These programs are planned to achieve the University’s vision and mission.

Business administration is focusing on preparing a qualified student in the field of business administration, which is capable of keeping abreast of the development of administrative sciences, contributing to raising the overall quality of institutions and projects, and developing the highly qualified human resources required for the needs of the Jordan’s local market, institutions and projects. The department works on finding suitable and qualified capabilities to meet the social and the economic development needs of the labor market requirements. That is achieved through a comprehensive plan of information on organizational behavior, human resource management, management training, commercial law, quantitative methods, information systems and technology, production management and planning and control. This plan is well designed to contribute successfully to the objectives of the department. In addition, the department prepares graduates who are able to extrapolate periodic reports, and examine the trends of improvement in performance, indicators and elements, and take the appropriate decision and responsibility, in addition to follow the path of sound thinking, and the correct scientific methodology in addressing the issues and problems.

The main objectives of the department

To encourage distinguished and honored students to complete their higher education by sending them in missions to complete their higher studies in the field of their specialization in local and foreign universities
Providing students with scientific expertise in line with scientific developments in the field of specialization to better understand business environment
Provide students and with distinctive and practical skills and commensurate with the local and external labor market to enhancing their opportunities at labor market;
Preparing scientific cadres at the level of primary and higher studies in the field of business administration.
Research everything that is new in business management and keep track with the scientific developments in this field.

Students with a high school diploma or its equivalent from outside Jordan can enroll in higher education institutions directly through websites of public and private universities or intermediate community colleges based on their averages. Universities implement the credit hours system, which allows students to choose courses according to their study plan.

Students wishing to enroll in a master's program must hold a bachelor's degree. Furthermore, students who wish to enroll in doctoral programs must hold a master's degree.

In addition, students wishing to enroll in postgraduate programs are required to provide a certificate confirming their English proficiency level in a TOEFL or IELTS exam. They could also demonstrate a certain proficiency level in French or German. Lastly, they could take an English language exam held by the higher education institution they apply in.

In the event that the student fails to prove the required level of English, German or French, or fails the English equivalency exam, they may study a qualifying program in English at the university where they undertake additional six credit hours; he/she must score a minimum grade that varies according to their specialization.

Students can apply for admission to a higher education institution in Jordan through the following:

1. Applying directly to the institution of higher education of their choice. Many higher education institutions in Jordan have online application services or through university service offices; while some institutions accept applications through mail. Each higher education institution determines its own enrollment requirements. Therefore, a prospective student should communicate with the institution they wish to apply to in order to know the specific admission requirements and procedures.
2. Applying directly through the free on-line application
3. Communicate with the Directorate of International Student Affairs at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and apply to any higher education institution