Bachelor of Architecture

Overview

A five-year professional architecture degree accredited on the US model, taught in a studio culture with roughly a hundred nationalities in the cohort. Portfolio weighs heavily in admission.

Tuition & fees

Tuition

AED 98,000 / year

Sample data — not verified

Estimated living cost

€1,000 / month

Indicative estimate for Sharjah, not a university figure.

Admission requirements

• Secondary school certificate with a strong mathematics record
• SAT or equivalent standardised test score
• Portfolio and design aptitude assessment
• English language certification

Sample data — not verified · AUS College of Architecture, Art and Design — entry requirements

Language requirements

Language: English

• IELTS 6.5
• TOEFL iBT 80

Application deadline

Sample data — not verified · AUS College of Architecture, Art and Design — application dates

Program structure

1. 1Years 1–2: design foundations, history and building technology
2. 2Year 3: structures, environmental systems and urban design studio
3. 3Year 4: professional practice and elective studios
4. 4Year 5: comprehensive design thesis

Scholarships

• AUS Merit Scholarship

  20–100% of tuition, renewable on GPA

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About the university

A private, American-curriculum university with one of the most internationally mixed student bodies anywhere — roughly a hundred nationalities on a campus of six thousand. Strong in architecture, engineering and business.

Founded

1997

Students

6,000

International students

80%

Living in Sharjah

A purpose-built residential campus in Sharjah’s University City, half an hour from central Dubai and considerably cheaper to live in.

Application steps

1. 1Apply directly on the university portal; branch campuses of foreign universities use their own separate systems.
2. 2Submit transcripts, a certificate attested by the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and an English language test result.
3. 3Sit any program-specific admission test or interview.
4. 4Accept the offer and pay the tuition deposit.
5. 5The university sponsors your student residence visa — you complete a medical test and Emirates ID registration on arrival.

Official sources

• AUS College of Architecture, Art and Design — feesSample data — not verified
• AUS College of Architecture, Art and Design — application datesSample data — not verified
• AUS College of Architecture, Art and Design — entry requirementsSample data — not verified