Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence
About This Programme
AURAK's Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence teaches the fundamentals of AI together with machine learning, computer vision, robotics and natural language processing. Students apply the material through two internships and research projects, and finish with a two-part senior design project.
Course Highlights
- Machine learning, deep learning, computer vision, NLP, robotics and reinforcement learning in the core
- Two internships and a two-part senior design project
- 128 credit hours over four years
- Taught in the School of Engineering and Computing, which hosts the Advanced Technology and Artificial Intelligence Center (ATAI)
What You'll Study
AURAK publishes this as a sample study plan; the actual sequence a student follows depends on placement, transfer credit and course availability. Where AURAK's own plan totals fewer credit hours than the degree's published credit count, the published count is authoritative.
Freshman Year
- CSCI 104 - Introduction to Computing3 credits
- ENGL 101 - Composition3 credits
- MATH 113 - Calculus I3 credits
- CSCI 114 - Applied Computational Thinking3 credits
- CSCI 116 - Applied Computational Thinking Lab1 credit
- UNIV 100 - University First-Year Transition1 credit
- CSCI 112 - Introduction to Computer Programming3 credits
- CSCI 113 - Introduction to Computer Programming Lab1 credit
- MATH 114 - Calculus II3 credits
- PHYS 110 - University Physics I3 credits
- PHYS 111 - University Physics I Lab1 credit
Writing-intensive requirement - students take one of the following:
- PHIL 100 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning3 credits
- ENGL 200 - Advanced Composition3 credits
- MEST 100 - Introduction to Islam in World Culture (Writing Intensive)3 credits
Sophomore Year
- CSCI 211 - Object-Oriented Programming3 credits
- CSCI 212 - Object-Oriented Programming Lab1 credit
- GEN ED - Humanities and Fine Arts Elective3 credits
- MATH 225 - Discrete Mathematics3 credits
- ENVS 102 - Sustainability and Human-Environment Relations3 credits
- GEN ED - Social and Behavioral Science3 credits
- CSCI 215 - Data Structures and Algorithms3 credits
- UNIV 200 - Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (Writing Intensive)3 credits
- ENGR 200 - Engineering Statistics3 credits
- ENGL 202 - English for Workplace Communication3 credits
- MATH 203 - Linear Algebra3 credits
- CSAI 390 - Internship I3 credits
Junior Year
- CSAI 350 - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence3 credits
- CSCI 416 - Human Computer Interaction3 credits
- CSCI 313 - Operating System & Networking3 credits
- CSCI 326 - Database Systems3 credits
- UAES 200 - Survey of United Arab Emirates Studies3 credits
- CSAI 489 - Reinforcement Learning3 credits
- CSAI 450 - Machine Learning3 credits
- CSAI 451 - Machine Learning Lab1 credit
- CSAI 487 - Introduction to Robotics3 credits
- CSAI 488 - Knowledge Representation3 credits
- Technical Elective I3 credits
- CSAI 391 - Internship II3 credits
Senior Year
- CSAI 481 - Computer Vision3 credits
- CENG 411 - Software Engineering3 credits
- CSCI 492 - Senior Design Project I2 credits
- CSAI 490 - Professional Software Practice2 credits
- Technical Elective II3 credits
- Technical Elective III3 credits
- CSCI 493 - Senior Design Project II4 credits
- CSAI 452 - Natural Language Processing3 credits
- CSAI 485 - Introduction to Deep Learning3 credits
- Technical Elective IV3 credits
- Technical Elective V3 credits
Entry Requirements
Applications are made online. AURAK's admissions application deadline for Fall 2026 is 30 August 2026 and for Spring 2027 is 3 January 2027.
Careers
AURAK lists AI engineer, AI researcher, computer vision engineer, data scientist, machine learning engineer and robotics engineer as destinations for this degree.
Accreditation & Professional Recognition
Accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation of the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. AURAK is also institutionally accredited by SACSCOC (US) and QAA (UK).
Programme Details
Award
Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence
Start Date
Fall (August/September) and Spring (January), with an optional Summer (June) start
Typical Offer
Applicants must achieve 80% or higher in Mathematics and Physics at high school, or pass the Accuplacer test in those subjects.
Duration
4 years
Qualification
BS
Subject Area
Artificial Intelligence
Tuition Fee
AED 63,290/yr
Applications are made online through AURAK. Fees shown exclude the separate non-tuition charges: an AED 400 application fee (AED 500 for graduate programmes), an AED 4,000 seat reservation fee credited against first-semester tuition, and per-semester technology, service and medical fees.