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The College of Arts and Applied Sciences follows a liberal arts philosophy that stresses a well-rounded general education in arts and sciences. It encourages students to realize their educational goals and potentials by exercising independent judgment and exploring a wide range of academic interests and diverse research skills. The College is committed to cultivating lifelong learning using all possible resources of knowledge, including information and communication
technologies. The College regards research by its faculty members as an essential element in their professional development.
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Thus, it encourages and supports peer-reviewed quality research that leads to refereed publications in order to maintain high standards of education and to attract outstanding faculty members and students. In addition, the College strives to improve the quality of education through continuously monitoring teaching
effectiveness. To achieve excellence in education, the College actively engages its faculty members in a continuous revision process of its academic program curricula to sustain high relevancy to current knowledge and assurance of proper implementation in a world where knowledge keeps continuously changing.
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College Mission
The College of Arts and Applied Sciences (CAAS) is the vibrant core of liberal arts education at Dhofar University aiming at enabling all University students to benefit from sustained independent learning through the general University Requirement courses, and the CAAS majors to reach highest possible scales of learning by creative navigation through the realm of interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in arts and sciences, the development of critical thinking skills, and engagement in the society with focus on preserving the cultural values of the Omani society.
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Functions of the College
The College of Arts and
Applied Sciences has four main functions:
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Offering the required and
elective courses and necessary academic advising to the
students in the six diploma programs, the nine BA/BS
programs, and the post-BA Teaching Diploma programs that
are listed below;
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Offering General
University Requirement and elective courses (about 30
credits for each academic program) to
the students of the College of Commerce and
Business Administration and the College of Engineering ;
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Encouraging faculty
members to conduct research, publish, and participate in
professional activities; and
Offering services to the community in the form of public
lectures, and general academic and cultural activities.
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Departments
There are
five departments in the CAAS:
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Academic Programs
The College
of Arts and Applied Sciences offers 21 academic programs and two
minors all of which are designed according to the National
Qualifications Framework for Higher Education in the Sultanate
of Oman.
College of Arts and Applied Sciences (CAAS)
CAAS offers two minors in Arabic Language and Arabic Literature.
University Requirements
A total of 30 credit hours of course work in Arabic, English, Mathematics,
Social Sciences, and Computer Sciences are required for each of the Bachelor programs. A total of about 24 credit hours of these courses is required for the 2-year diploma programs. Those courses are listed under the Program of Study for each program.
College Requirements
Undergraduate students who are enrolled in any of the academic programs in the College of Arts and Applied Sciences are required to take a minimum of twelve credits in mathematics, natural sciences, social sciences, and elective courses.
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