University College of Mother and Family Sciences  

University College of Mother and Family Sciences in Ajman

University name	University College of Mother and Family Sciences
Director's name	Dr Nizar Al Ani (Director)
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Type of institute	university, Ministry of Higher Education license
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Postal address	PO Box 1999, Ajman, UAE
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Curriculum	UAE
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University fees	25,000 dhs per year (2010-2011)
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University College of Mother and Family Sciences degrees, programs, and courses

• Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Motherhood and Family Sciences (UAE Ministry of Higher Education accredited)

26 September 2010

• According to a report in The National, the University College for Mothering and Family Science, is a new university in Ajman, and is offering a new 4 year degree program in how to be a good mommy ... is the first university in the world to offer a bachelor's degree in the "mothering profession," so now we're not sure what the KT report from 2 years ago was about.
• The university director, Dr Nizar Al Ani, was reported as saying "Motherhood is a profession which needs to be studied. This is specifically important in our society because of the high speed of change: nowadays, how to be a good mother is not merely passed from mother to daughter." It's difficult to tell if Dr Al Ani and the report in The National were just trying to be funny, or expected to be taken seriously. Dr Al Ani is a man by the way so it would be interesting to know where he learnt about the mothering profession.
• Dr Al Ani made it quite clear where he thinks a woman's place is, saying "If a woman can find a balance between her family and job, she might be able to work. But her priority should be the family"
• He also said "On average, there is a minimum of two maids per household in the UAE. This dependency is dangerous, and we need to raise awareness among women on such matters by preparing and educating them. By preparing women with the right tools to create a healthy family, we will overcome such problems." Finding a figure for the number of households in the UAE is not easy but we'd estimate 1-1.5 million. Dr Al Ani therefore seems to think there are 2-3 million maids in the UAE (dangerous ones too), a rather implausible sounding figure given that the population of the UAE is likely to be somewhere between 5-7 million as of September 2010.
• A somewhat different point of view was provided by Dr Rima Sabban, Assistant Professor of Sociology at Zayed University, who said "If I were to provide a critical review of this initiative, I'd say it confines the role of the woman to purely taking care of the house and bringing up children, it also makes the family and its failure her sole responsibility. ... Family is a joint institution and responsibility for it lies with both men and women. If we want to send the right message, we need create a family science discourse that is directed at both the husband and the wife." Quite.
• The mothering degree program covers 3 sections:
  1. Civic, Islamic, and legal rights for women, including in their role as a mother
  2. Courses about how to run a household, including cooking, grooming, home decoration, personal fitness
  3. How to raise children
• Reportedly 25 mothers (or mothers-in-waiting?) have signed up. Course capacity of 120.
• Website and other details not supplied or found. CAA portal still has June 2008 information, along with PO Box 1999, Al Ain as a postal address (but Al Ain is not in Ajman, it's in Abu Dhabi).
• Course on how to be a good daddy not supplied or found either.

10 June 2008

• University College of Mother and Family Sciences (UCMFS?) in Ajman received accreditation from the Commission of Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) in the UAE, reported by the Khaleej Times 09 June 2008.
• UCMFS offers a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Motherhood and Family Sciences.
• No website found. CAA lists contact person as Dr Abdullah Abbas Ahmad, and mobile phone +971-50-6230023
• Fax number from CAA website is +971-3-7611684 but area code 03 is for Al Ain, not Ajman. Correct number for Ajman should be 06-761 1684 but confirmation not found.
• Also called University College for Mothering and Family Science?

Last update 27 September 2010

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