A five-year professional degree and the first architecture programme outside North America to earn NAAB accreditation. Combines design studios, building technology, history and theory across 159 credits of design and 42 of general education. Leads to professional architectural practice with globally portable credentials.
A studio-based professional degree: eight sequential architectural design studios (6 credits each) build from a shared one-year design foundations program, plus a required summer internship (ARC 397).
Applicants below the English threshold may enter via the Achievement Academy Bridge Program.
The NAAB-accredited degree is the path toward architectural licensure; graduates enter architecture, urban design and related design-practice careers.
NAAB-accredited (first professional program outside North America); UAE CAA-accredited/licensed
Professional exemptions
Award
Bachelor of Architecture
Start Date
August 2026 (Fall; also Spring & Summer intakes)
Typical Offer
85%+ secondary-school average (best years), IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 80; math (final 3 years) and a science subject (by Grade 11) at grade B or equivalent
Duration
5 years
Qualification
Bachelors
Subject Area
Architecture
Campus
Sharjah
Course Type
Professional architecture degree
Study Pattern
Full time
Delivery Format
In person
AED 110,876/yr
Apply online at apply.aus.edu. A non-refundable application fee of AED 400 + 5% VAT applies, and a AED 5,000 seat-reservation deposit confirms your place. AUS offers extensive merit, need-based and athletic scholarships.