Mogadishu University is non-profit, non-sectarian and non-state institution of higher education.

Semester System:

MU operates on a semester system based on credit hours. Duration of the BA and BSc programs are four years (eight semesters). Summer courses are conducted by the Center for Community Services Continuing Education. Although the Center focuses mainly on strengthening languages and general requirement subjects, it also conducts short training programs in the fields of management, Islamic law, peace promotion and community development issues.

Bilingualism:

Bilingualism is compulsory for all students of MU in order to prepare them to meet multitude challenges of the job market requirements. Therefore, students of different faculties have to pass additional 12 credit hours of Arabic or English language depending on their language of instruction in order to qualify for graduation.

Medium of Instruction:

Official languages of MU are Arabic and English. Therefore, medium of instructions of the university is either Arabic or English in the different programs and courses. English is the main medium of instruction for the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences, Faculty of Computer and Information technology, Faculty of Nursing and Science departments of the faculty of Education. Arabic is the main medium of instruction for Faculty of Shari'a and Law, Faculty of Arts, Arts department of the faculty of Education and Faculty of Political Science and Journalism.