Chair Message
Dr. NERMIN ABEDALAZIZ AREF KHASAWNEH
The Department of Sustainable Tourism at the Hashemite University offers a bachelor degree in Tourism Guidance and a master degree in Archaeology of Ancient Arab Civilizations. All the courses offered at the Department are taught in English except the courses of the second European Language. The Department of Sustainable Tourism was honored to receive the Hashemite University award of distinction for the extraordinary achievements of its students and its professional academic staff.
The students of the department are distinguished for their strong personality and their ability to express themselves freely and their unusual knowledge of a broad range topics and subjects related to social and academic life because of their constant interaction and communication with different institutions of the society in Jordan. In addition to this they have a good command of a second European Language French, German, Italian or Spanish.
The academic plan of both programs the BA or MA is comprehensive and focuses on preparing students for the requirements of modern life and for their future job expectations. The Department is also special for its young, enthusiastic and open-minded working staff who are flexible and ready for changes and progress of new way of life.
The multidisciplinary specializations of the working staff produce internationally recognized research in many fields of tourism and heritage. The outstanding collaboration among the different teachers fosters a highly disciplinary research with emphasis of the application of the latest innovations of technology in fields of tourism and heritage. The teachers of the department are participating in either international or national projects or research fields in and outside Jordan. They also published an abundant number of articles in scientifically refereed journals and periodicals in addition to some translations of some significant books in tourism, archaeology or epigraphy.
As a result, the students are prepared very well for professional life and more than 90% percent of the students get a job directly after graduation, some even obtain a career before graduation. The graduate of the departments, who already work in a number of different institutions, in Jordan in either private or state sectors have received a good reputation of being hardworking, dedicated and possess excellent skills of communications.
Enrolling as student in our program therefore will be a wise step into the world of successful and distinguished professions. A career of high prestige and a good amount of money awaits you if you decide to be one of our students.