American University of Sharjah

American University Of Sharjah

American University of Sharjah (AUS) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a comprehensive, independent, non-profit, co-educational institution of higher education. Based on an American model of higher education and grounded in the culture of the Gulf region, AUS brings together more than 5,000 students from some 82 countries and a full-time faculty of more than 350.

AUS offers 25 majors and 48 minors at undergraduate level and 13 master’s degrees through the College of Architecture, Art and Design, the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Engineering, and the School of Business and Management.

The university is licensed in the United States by the Department of Education of the State of Delaware and in the UAE by the Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, which recognizes all undergraduate and graduate programs, plus has awarded either accreditation or accreditation-eligible status. It is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education of the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools.

All six of the bachelor's degree programs in the AUS College of Engineering are accredited by ABET. The Bachelor of Architecture program of the College of Architecture, Art and Design is accredited by the US National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), as well as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Executive Master of Business Administration (EMBA) degrees offered by the School of Business and Management are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).