The Faculty of Commerce was formed in 1981 to meet the challenges of labor market and to improve the society in the field of business as well.

Objectives

The Faculty of Commerce tries hard to:

• Train and develop Palestinian youth in order to provide the labor market with the greatly needed managers, professionals, and business specialists;

• Build strong and positive links with business in community and act as a catalyst for the dissemination of the knowledge and expertise that help enhance effectiveness and productivity;

• Develop students’ skills, personalities and leadership capabilities.

Departments:

There are three departments in the faculty as follows:

- Accounting

- Economics & Political Sciences

- Business Administration

Degree Description:

The Faculty of Commerce awards the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce with a major in one of the following fields:

- Accounting

- Accounting in English

- Economics & Political Sciences

- Economics

- Economics and Applied Statistics

- Business Administration

- Business Administration in English

- Banking & Finance.

Every Program consists of 140 credit hours and can normally be completed in four academic years. However, students can take advantage of the summer courses and complete their studies in a shorter period.

The academic year is divided into two semesters of 16 weeks each. The first two semesters of course work will be common to all students and major concentrations will begin after that.

The course requirements are as follows:

* University course requirements 35 credits

* Faculty core course requirements 42 credits

* Major concentration requirements 62 credits

Admission opens to students coming from General Secondary (Science and Arts) and Commercial Secondary Schools.

Graduates of the Faculty of Commerce will be able to work in all fields, whether with government organizations, public enterprises or private sector.