Yarmouk University

Yarmouk University
Yarmouk University logo
Established	1976
Type	Public
Endowment	123,000,000 JD
President	Prof. Abdullah Al-Musa[1]
Vice-president	Prof. Hanan Malkawi (scientific research and international relations) Prof. Adnan Atoum (academic affairs) Prof. Ziad Al Kurdi (administrative affairs)[1]
Students	40,100
Undergraduates	31,000
Postgraduates	9,100
Location	Irbid,  Jordan
Campus	Urban 3 square kilometres (740 acres)
Colors	Green and White [a]
Nickname	Al-Yarmouk
Affiliations	IAU, FUIW, UNIMED, AArU
Website	www.yu.edu.jo/en

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.

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:
  • Civil Engineering
  • Computer Engineering
  • Electronic Engineering
  • Power Engineering
  • Telecommunications Engineering
  • systems engineering and medical bioinformatics
• Faculty of Science^[5] Departments:
  • Mathematics
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Biological Sciences
  • Statistics
  • Earth and Environment
• Faculty of Fine arts^[6] Departments:
  • Fine Arts
  • Drama
  • Design
  • Music
• Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences^[7] Departments:
  • Economics
  • Accounting
  • Marketing
  • Finance and Banking
  • Public Administration
  • Business Administration
• Faculty of IT and Computer science^[8] Departments:
  • Computer Sciences
  • Computer Information Systems
  • Management Information Systems
• 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]

Yarmouk University Press

The university publishes several journals that are internationally peer-reviewed journals, they are published in cooperation with the Jordanian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, and other annual and semiannual periodicals:

• Jordan Journal of Chemistry^[27] ISSN 1814 -9111 (LCCN 2006308967)

• Jordan Journal of Physics^[28] (ISSN 1994-7615)

• Jordan Journal of Mathematics and Statistics^[29] (ISSN 2075-7905)
• Jordan Journal of Modern Languages and Literature (ISSN 1994– 6953)

Periodicals published by the university that include dissertations and masters thesis works:

1. Abhath Al-Yarmouk (AYBSE). (ISSN 1023-0149)
2. Abhath Al-Yarmouk (AYHSS). (ISSN 1023-0165)

Media

Yarmouk University has an FM radio station that broadcasts 24/7 at the frequency 105.7 FM. The station Yarmouk FM broadcasts news, music, political, social, and academic programs, and weather forecast.^[30]

Notable alumni

• Emad Abdullah Ayasrah, political analyst and writer
• Emad Hajjaj, cartoonist

References

External links

• Official website

Coordinates: 32°29′N 36°00′E / 32.483°N 36.000°E / 32.483; 36.000

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