Vision   The Tourism Department at the College of Arts and Social Sciences aims to be one of the well-known and leading Tourism and hospitality management programs in the Gulf region by the year 2015.
	Mission   The mission of the Tourism Department is committed to academic excellence through the creation and dissemination of knowledge in the tourism business. It also seeks to provide Oman and the GCC with graduates who have the knowledge, skills and behavior required to achieve successful engagement in the tourism career. It also prepares its graduates to engage in long-life learning and capable of carrying out tourism and hospitality management with competence.
	Objectives   1. Provide a high standard education suitable for individuals seeking employment as professionals in the tourism, hospitality, and tourist-guiding career.   2. Provide the Omani and GCC tourist market with the professional human resources required in all field of tourism industry.   3. Produce graduates capable of communicating and working effectively in a multidisciplinary environment after graduation.   4. Evaluate current cultural, economic, and social issues affecting the tourism and travel industry.   5. Participate in both local and regional community service by providing general lectures, consultation, and training programs.