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6. College of Commerce and Business Administration

6.1. Introduction
CCBA is one of the three Colleges, which started functioning since the inception of Dhofar
University in 2004. It offers program in the area of business management and caters to the need
of business education for the local community and the country. It is modeled after the American
educational system and its programs are benchmarked with international universities. At present,

CCBA is undergoing accreditation with “Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business”
(AACSB) from America.

6.2. Organizational Structure
CCBA is headed by a Dean overseeing the following Five (5) Departments:

1) Department of Accounting
2) Department of Finance and Economics

3) Department of Management
4) Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship
5) Department of Management Information Systems

6.3. Vision
The College of Commerce and Business Administration at Dhofar University aspires to acquire a
distinguished place among national, regional and international business educational institutions.

6.4. Mission

To provide quality business education with a global perspective in an open learning environment,
fostering research and community outreach and nurturing leaders who are capable of
contributing to Omani society and beyond.

6.5. Academic Programs Offered
The College offers five (5) Diploma, six (6) Bachelor and two (3) Graduate (Master) Programs.
Diploma and Bachelor students may join for the morning (regular) or the evening program (but
not both). The medium of instruction in all programs is English except for Master of Art in
Management and Master of Science in Accounting program wherein it is Arabic.

These programs are:

a) Diploma Programs
1) Business Administration - Accounting

2) Business Administration - Finance
3) Business Administration - Management

4) Business Administration - Marketing
5) Business Administration - Management Information Systems (MIS)

b) Bachelor Programs

1) Business Administration - Accounting

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