ABOUT A’SHARQIYAH UNIVERSITY

A 'Sharqiyah University (ASU) is a private institution of higher education. Accredited by Oman Authority for Academic Accreditation and Quality Assurance of Education, located in A 'Sharqiyah North Governorate of the Sultanate of Oman. It is located in Ibra, the capital of the Governorate, which is about 150 km from Muscat. ASU consisting of three colleges was established in 2009 by Ministerial Decision (78/2009) issued by the Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation, and Research. In 2025, student enrolment at ASU exceeded 11,400 with students studying in five colleges offering 56 different degrees, 41 of which are at the undergraduate level and 15 at the graduate level. The following shows the degrees offered at ASU per college:

1. College of Engineering: 

Undergraduate degrees at the Bachelor of Engineering level include Energy Engineering, Electronics and Communication Engineering, Civil Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Science in Water Engineering, Construction Management, Quantity Surveying and Commercial Management, Science in Cyber Security, and Artificial Intelligence Engineering.

Graduate degrees at the Master of Science level include a Master of Science in Engineering Management (this degree belongs to George Washington University and is offered at ASU whereby half the courses are taught by GWU faculty and the other half by ASU faculty).

 2. College of Applied and Health Sciences: 

Undergraduate degrees at the BS level include Human Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical Lab Science, Public Health, Veterinary Medicine, Industrial Chemistry, science in Mathematics, sciences in Biology, and Science in Nursing.

 Graduate degrees include a Master of Science in Food Science and Human Nutrition.

 3. College of Business Administration

Undergraduate degrees at the BBA level include Management, Accounting and Finance, Management Information Systems, Internet and IT, Records and Archives Management, Logistics and Supply Chains, Team Entrepreneurship, Data Science Analytics, and Estate Management.

 Graduate degrees include a Master of Business Administration (MBA), Master of Business Administration (Leadership), Master of Records and Archives Management, Master of Science in Accounting, and PhD in Management (Business Administration – Leadership and Governance).

 4. College of Arts and Humanities:

Undergraduate degrees at the Bachelor of Education level include English Language, Arabic Language, and Mathematics, Basic Education Field 1, Basic Education Field 2, Arts in Counseling, Arabic Language and literature, and Physics Education.

 Graduate degrees at the Master of Arts level include MA in Curriculum Development and Teaching Methods, MA in Educational Psychology, and a MA in Arabic Language and Literature.

 5. College of Law:

This college offers a Bachelor of Law, Master of Law in Private Law, Master of Law in Public Law, and Master of Law in Personal Status Law.