Faculties and departments are the major bodies responsible for carrying out activities that would lead to achieving goals of higher education and satisfy, the needs of the society by educating specialists in different fields of study, based on the overall development plan of the country.
Duties of the Board of Faculty :
- Providing theoretical and practical education for the students
- Carrying out academic research based on the economic, social and technological needs of the country and within the framework of University plans
- Holding academic seminars and conferences through cooperation with relevant university offices
- Providing facilities for the academic and non-academic activities of the students
- Exchanging professors and students and establishing academic relationships with specialists as well as the academia, on both nation-wide and international scales
- Specifying the need for the employment of academic staff through consulting the departments
- Providing academic and library services
- Reporting to the university the need for employing administrative staff
- Preparing faculty annual budget in cooperation with the University Office for Budget and Planning
- Managing budget allowances and administrative affair
- Preparing the background for executing regulations communicated to the faculty by Vice-Chancellors for Academic and Research Affairs
- Formulating academic and research policies of the faculty on the basis of the overall academic and research strategies of the University
- Assessing and formulating academic programs of the faculty
- Evaluating research proposals received and sending them to the University Research council for further assessment and/or final approval
- Taking steps to coordinate teaching and research activities of the the staff
- Specifying the need for the employment of academic staff and suggesting to the University the candidates whom the departments approve on the basis of checking the candidates' documents and /or asking them to attend an interview
- Evaluating and assessing textbooks and pamphlets suggested by the staff n
- Evaluating and assessing the works of the staff, whether written books, research papers or translations, in order to approve their promotion
- Assessing course curriculums in order to promote the quality of Academic and research activities
- Determining the number of students to be admitted for each department and suggesting it to the University Vice-Chancellor for Academic Affairs
- Deciding on the staff's entitlement to attend conferences or to take a sabbatical leave
Dean of the Faculty
The Dean is appointed by the University Chancellor and can have up to three Vice-Deans for Academic, Research and Administrative Affairs.
Responsibilities
- Supervising and controlling the enforcement of university regulations sent to the faculty through the Chancellor
- Coordinating academic, research, administrative and cultural activities of the faculty
- Convening and supervising Faculty Councils
- Attending University Council meetings
Academic Regulations
- General Courses:
All Baccalaureate students are required to take 10 courses (21 units in all) from the Department of Islamic Studies. They are included in the minimum 10 grade point average required in the major for graduation. The courses are: Physical Training 1 & 2 (half a unit each), Persian Language & Literature (3 units), English (3 units), Islamic Thought 1 & 2 (2 units each), History of Islam (2 units), Islamic Revolution (2 units) Moral Teachings (2 units), Family planning (half a unit).
