UAE

The work/internship at AUD Dubai that the student secures is supposed to be related to your field of study and can range from a minimum of 225 hours to 400 hours in 12-16 weeks. These hours are to be completed within 1 academic semester in Fall or Spring. Students can also complete their hours during Internship Term in May-Aug.

Students can secure an internship through the following sources mentioned below-

• AUD's Career Center (audubai.jobteaser.com)
• Personal network
• Through faculty advisor/professors
• Job providing platforms like LinkedIn 

Students can take advantage of AUD Dubai's career services.

Students can choose to pursue an accredited internship or unaccredited internship or non recognised internship by AUD Dubai. Students can become eligible for an accredited internship by completing a minimum of 90 credit hours and have a GPA of 2.0 or higher. Internship must be completed within the UAE. Talk to your Dean/Chair or Career Services for any department specific prequisites.

As per AUD Dubai's LinkedIn students majorly were skilled in the following areas so its recommended to build upon these skills mentioned below-

• Microsoft Office 
• Management 
• Leadership 
• Project Management 
• Communication

The ex students of the AUD Dubai were studying the following subjects before securing top placements-

• Business Administration and Management, General (19.16%)
• Marketing (10.53%)
• Finance, General (9.98%)
• Architecture (4.71%)
• Interior Design (4.35%)

Yes, students from any of the Heriot-Watt UK campus can transfer to its Dubai or Malaysia campus for a semester or longer. This can be done using the Go Global from the UK programme of the university.

Students can request for a transfer in using the MyHWU - Inter-Campus Transfer application on the Student Self Service portal.

Yes AUD Dubai can be considered worth it due to its high ROI (90%+ employment rate) and its high rankings. It secured top position in four key categories in the QS WUR 2026 including  sustainability, employer reputation, international faculty and employment outcomes in Dubai 

Yes both UG and PG students will have to pay an application fees of AED 420 or INR 10k to AUD Dubai. Also there has to be a non refundable deposit to be paid of AED 5,000 or INR 1.2L for UG and AED 2,000 or INR 50k for PG students

1 AED = INR 25

The SOP submitted by AUD Dubai aspirants should include his/her career objectives, special professional and academic interests and other reasons for wanting to pursue chosen programme at American University of Dubai. Also include applicant's special skills, expertise and interests that will contribute towards enriching graduate learning at AUD