Yarmouk University

Yarmouk University
	140px Yarmouk University logo
Type	Public
Established	1976
Endowment	123,000,000 JD
President	Prof. Abdullah Al-Musa
Vice-president	Prof. Hanan Malkawi (scientific research and international relations); Prof. Adnan Atoum (academic affairs); Prof. Ziad Al Kurdi (administrative affairs)
Students	40,100
Undergraduates	31,000
Postgraduates	9,100
Location	Irbid , Irbid Governorate , Jordan ; Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Campus	Urban; 3 square kilometres (740 acres)
Colors	Green and White ;
Nickname	Al-Yarmouk
Affiliations	IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU
Website	www.yu.edu.jo/en

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Yarmouk University (Arabic: جامعة اليرموك‎‎, also abbreviated YU) is a public university in Irbid in northern Jordan. It was established by a Royal Decree in 1976.

The university library

Academics

There are nine colleges in the university that offer graduate and undergraduate degrees:

Faculty of Arts^[2] established in 1976, The Faculty of Arts includes nine academic departments:
- Arabic Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature
- Modern Languages
- Semitic and Eastern Languages
- Translation
- History
- Sociology and Social Work
- Political Sciences
- Geography

These departments offer B.A. programs. In addition to undergraduate programs, the Faculty offers M.A. programs in the Departments of Arabic Language and Literature, English Language and Literature, History, Sociology and Social Work, and Political Sciences. The faculty offers Ph.D. programs in the Department of Arabic Language and Literature and in the Department of History. The number of M.A. and Ph.D. students enrolled in the graduate programs of the faculty is 556 and 164, respectively (2009). The number of the Faculty teaching staff was 118 members, and that of its administrative employees was 28 in 2009.

Faculty of Education ^[3] Departments:
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Administration and Foundations
- Counseling and Ed. Psychology
- Elementary Education
Hijjawi Faculty of Engineering Technology^[4] Departments:
Faculty of Science^[5] Departments:
Faculty of Fine arts^[6] Departments:
- Fine Arts
- Drama
- Design
- Music
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences^[7] Departments:
Faculty of IT and Computer science^[8] Departments:
Faculty of Shari'a and Islamic Studies^[9] Departments:
- Fiqh
- Usul Addin
- Islamic studies
- Islamic Economics&Banking
Faculty of Law^[10] consists of two Sections:
- Private law
- Public law
Faculty of Physical Education^[11] Departments:
- Physical Education
- Sport Science
Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology^[12] Departments:
- Archaeology
- Anthropology
- Epigraphy
- Tourism
- Conservation and Management of Cultural Resources
Faculty of Mass Communication^[13] Departments:
- Public Relations and Advertising
- Journalism
- Radio & Television

Faculty of Medicine

YU's Medical college reopened in the fall semester of 2013.

Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical sciences

This college offers two degrees, 1-Administrative Pharmacist 2-Industrial Pharmacist

Deanships & Centers

Deanship of Student Affairs^[14]
Deanship of Research and Graduate Studies^[15]
The Language Center^[16]
Computer & Information Center^[17]
Faculty Development Center (FDC)^[18]
Queen Rania Center^[19]
Refugees & Displaced Persons & Migration Center^[20]
Center of Theoretical and Applied Physics Center^[21]
Speech and Hearing Center^[22]
The Jordanian Design Center (JDC)^[23]
Academic Entrepreneurship Center of Excellence^[24]
UNESCO Chair for Desert Studies and Desertification Control^[25]
Marine Science Station Center (MSS)^[26]