Bachelor of Architecture

Program Overview

Mission

The mission of the Department of Architecture is to provide the society with graduates qualified for successful professional career in Architecture. The department focuses on teaching students the fundamental theoretical and practical principles of Architecture and their application to solving real-world problems. Consistent with its mission, the Department of Architecture developed a learning program consisting of a number of practical and theoretical courses.

Goals

The main goals of the Architecture curriculum are to produce graduates who are:

• Program Educational Goal PEG_1. To equip students with design abilities from theoretical knowledge and practical skills to meet the requirements of architectural profession.
• Program Educational Goal PEG_2. To equip students with technical skills and their applications to solving design problems.
• Program Educational Goal PEG_3. To equip students with ethical and professional knowledge to meet local needs and adequately compete within the local and international professional environments.

Admission Requirements

Admission to the Architecture program requires a UAE secondary school certificate or its equivalent, with a minimum acceptable grade of 70% Advanced, 75% General or 65% Elite Track. 

Career Opportunities

Because of the multidisciplinary nature of the curriculum, graduates are qualified for employment in a variety of areas. They can work, for example, as designers and construction managers, or join city planning or community agencies and governmental authorities. Alternatively, they can become building contractors. As graduates are trained in problem-solving they are able to adapt to a range of jobs in both the public and private sector.

Graduation Requirements

The Bachelor of Architecture is awarded upon fulfillment of the following:

• Successful completion of all courses in the prescribed curriculum
• Successful completion of four months’ Architectural training
• The Cumulative Grade Point Average CGPA is at least 2.0.

Accreditation 

Bachelor of Architecture program is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the Ministry of Education's Higher Education Affairs Division in the United Arab Emirates.  

The Bachelor of Architecture program is accredited by UNESCO- Union of International Architects (UIA)).  

Tuitions fees

The Bachelor of Architecture program comprises a total of 156 credit hours, with a tuition fee of 1,575 AED per credit hour, amounting to approximately 49140 AED per year.