Faculty
| FACULTIES | BRIEF INTRODUCTION | |
|---|---|---|
| Information Technology | The Faculty of Information Technology was founded at the foundation of Duy Tan University back in 1994. Its programs are considered to be the best in Danang and in Central Vietnam. The job placement ratio of graduates is almost 100% within 6 months of leaving DTU. | |
| Hospitality & Tourism | Situated in the tourist city of Danang, the Faculty of Hospitality & Tourism of Duy Tan has set a goal to become the major provider of employees for the local industry. With a focus on state-of-the-art hospitality and tourism practices, the department has attracted many students over the past seven years and has become the biggest and, since 2009 has become the most influential school of Hospitality & Tourism in Danang, with around 1,500 students in 2011. | |
| Electrical Engineering | Following the heritage and prestige of the Faculty of Information Technology, the Faculty of Electrical Engineering has quickly grown its student enrollment to around 400 in less than 3 years with some new special programs. In addition, the department has received strategic investment and support in the development of its robotics and FPGA laboratories from the Board of Provosts and the DTU Center of Electrical Engineering. | |
| Accountancy | Starting with only 200 students in 1995, the Faculty of Accountancy has now grown to become the biggest faculty at Duy Tan University, with 3,500 students enrolled in 2012. Accounting graduates are especially recognized for their interpersonal skills and international accounting expertise. | |
| Natural Sciences | The Faculty of Natural Sciences is one of the few departments at DTU which does not offer a degree program. The faculty manages general education courses in Mathematics, Physics, Chemistry and Biology for the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy. | |
| Architecture | The DTU architecture program was the “first of a kind” for private institutions in Central Vietnam. It is known for its high-quality education, small class size and a high mentor-to-student ratio. | |
| Political Science | The Faculty of Political Science does not offer a degree program. It focuses on the education of political theory and doctrine as well as the history of political science. Its major mission is to help foster Vietnamese patriotism amongst DTU staff and students. | |
| Environmental Engineering | The Faculty of Environmental Engineering is not as big as the other faculties. However, its staff and students have been actively involved for years in many local and international environmental projects with local authorities and international NGOs from the United States, Holland and Singapore. | |
| Foreign Languages | Founded at the same time as Duy Tan University, the Faculty of Foreign Languages is probably the leading department at DTU. Most instructors are well qualified and are required to have some experience in the countries of the native languages that they teach. | |
| Business Administration | The Faculty of Business Administration was established on August 15th 1995, and is currently the second largest department at Duy Tan University, with over 2,500 students. The faculty is best known for its adoption of modern teaching and training methodologies, such as Project-Based Learning, case studies, digital simulations, ERP-based training and so on. | |
| Humanities and Social Sciences | The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences was established in 2007 to provide “the foundations of humanities” for DTU, as signified in the original academic doctrine of DTU. As well as its focus on Literature, Journalism, International Relations and Tourism, the department also helps teach humanities and social skills through general education courses. | |
| Civil Engineering | Founded in 1997, the Faculty of Civil Engineering has long been a major human resource provider for the local construction industry. DTU civil engineering students are known for their numerous second and third place awards at the National Loa Thanh competition in Danang as well as the thousands of hours they spend doing volunteer and charity work in the city. | |
| Medicine | The DTU Faculty of Medicine was founded in late 2009, offering the first Bachelor degree programs in Nursing in Danang. Together with the Faculty of Pharmacology, these two departments are expected to merge to form the first medical school in Danang, within the next five to seven years. | |
| Pharmacology | The Faculty of Pharmacology is the newest DTU department, established on 15th March, 2012. The Faculty of Pharmacology and the Faculty of Medicine, have formed partnerships with the two of the biggest local hospitals, the Danang General Hospital and the Veterans Hospital No.117 to secure internships and employment opportunities for the Nursing and Pharmacology graduates. | |
| The International School | Since its inception on the 19th January, 2009, the DTU International School has signed a series of agreements with Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and California State University (CSU) for the importation of the latest curricula and teaching methodologies in the fields of Business Administration, Finance and Banking, Hospitality and Tourism, Architecture and Civil Engineering. The DTU International School has enrolled almost 2,000 students, becoming the largest international school in Central Vietnam and the most advanced program in Vietnam. | |
| The Vocational School | The DTU Vocational School originally offered professional high-school diploma programs in as many as 12 different training programs between 2000 and 2011. Over the course of 10 years, the Vocational School graduated 11,000 students to work in various industries in the region. | |
| The Graduate School | The Graduate School of DTU was established in May 2009, initially offering a Master’s program in Business Administration and another in Information Technology. Master of Accountancy and Civil Engineering programs were added in 2010 and 2013. DTU also expects to receive permission from the Ministry of Education and Training to offer Doctoral programs by mid-2013, which will be a major milestone in its development. |
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