Khalifa University

An ABET-accredited 130-credit degree covering aerodynamics, propulsion, aerospace structures, flight dynamics and control, with aircraft and spacecraft design labs and a two-semester senior design project. Prepares graduates for the aviation, space and defence industries and research.

AED 81,250/yr

An ABET-accredited 130-credit degree in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, reaction engineering and process design, with electives in nanotechnology, polymers, energy and environmental engineering. Prepares graduates for petroleum, petrochemical, energy and process industries.

AED 81,250/yr

An ABET-accredited 130-credit degree spanning structural, geotechnical, environmental, water-resources and transportation engineering, with a two-semester senior design project. Prepares graduates for construction, consultancy and government infrastructure roles.

AED 81,250/yr

An ABET-accredited 130-credit degree covering circuits, electronics, signals and systems, electromagnetics, machines, control, communications and power, with electives in renewables and telecommunications. Prepares graduates for the power, electronics, control and telecom sectors.

AED 81,250/yr

A 129-credit degree (formerly Industrial and Systems Engineering) in optimising systems, operations and supply chains — engineering economics, quality and reliability, simulation, operations and project management. Prepares graduates for project, operations and systems roles across manufacturing, energy, healthcare and logistics.

AED 80,625/yr

An ABET-accredited 130-credit degree covering statics, dynamics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer and design, with a senior design project. Prepares graduates for the energy, oil and gas, aerospace, manufacturing, robotics and defence sectors.

AED 81,250/yr

A 130-credit interdisciplinary degree in energy storage, conversion, systems and efficiency, with concentration options in petroleum/earth science, nuclear energy or renewable energy and a built-in internship. Prepares graduates for the region's energy-transition and clean-energy sectors.

AED 81,250/yr

An ABET-accredited 130-credit degree covering reservoir rock properties, drilling, reservoir engineering and well testing, taught by a department ranked 6th in the world for Petroleum Engineering (QS by subject 2026). Prepares graduates for the oil and gas industry across reservoir, drilling, production and facilities.

AED 81,250/yr

A 125-credit degree in organic, physical, inorganic and analytical chemistry and biochemistry, with track options in Environmental, Materials, Forensic or Medicinal Chemistry and a senior research project. Prepares graduates for R&D, environmental and forensic science, QA/QC and materials science.

AED 78,125/yr

A 124-credit degree covering mechanics, electromagnetism, quantum and computational physics, with focus areas in Engineering Physics, Space Science or Physics Education and senior projects. Prepares graduates for research, medical physics, space and astronomy, education and industry.

AED 77,500/yr

A 125-credit degree covering earth systems, geology, geophysics, remote sensing and planetary sciences, with tracks in Petroleum Geosciences (ABET-ANSAC accredited), Planetary Sciences, or Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences. Prepares graduates for energy, mining, climate science, environmental consulting and the UAE Space Agency.

AED 78,125/yr

An ABET-accredited 130-credit degree bridging hardware and software — digital logic, computer architecture, operating systems, networks, microprocessor and embedded systems — with a two-semester senior design project. Prepares graduates for hardware, software and networking careers in government and industry.

AED 81,250/yr

A 130-credit degree in robotics and AI — motion planning, robot sensing and control, machine learning and robot vision — with a two-semester senior design project. A newer KU programme preparing graduates for robotics, automation and AI careers across industry and society.

AED 81,250/yr

A 130-credit degree in algorithms, data structures, computer systems, operating systems, software engineering and databases, with concentration options in Artificial Intelligence or Cybersecurity and an internship. Prepares graduates for software development, security, AI, cloud and R&D.

AED 81,250/yr

A 123-credit degree in linear algebra, probability, statistics, operations research and numerical analysis, with concentrations in Mathematics of Financial Data and Decisions or Mathematics of Life Sciences and a senior research project. Prepares graduates for data science, machine learning, financial and actuarial mathematics.

AED 76,875/yr

An ABET-accredited 129-credit degree applying engineering to medicine — anatomy and physiological modelling, biomechanics, molecular cell biology, biomedical circuits and signal processing — with an embedded Pre-Med track and a senior design project. Prepares graduates for medical-device development, biomedical research and medical school.

AED 80,625/yr

A 125-credit degree covering genetics, cell and molecular biology, microbiology, immunology, anatomy and physiology and bioinformatics, with a senior research project. A strong feeder to the KU Doctor of Medicine and to careers in life-sciences research, industry and graduate study.

AED 78,125/yr

A 30-credit research master's in advanced aerodynamics, aerospace materials and structures, and flight dynamics and control, with an optional Space Systems and Technology concentration and a thesis.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit master's in applied organic, physical and analytical chemistry, petroleum and process chemistry, corrosion science and polymers and nanomaterials, with a research thesis.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's in advanced reaction engineering, thermodynamics, transport phenomena and mathematical methods, with concentrations in Food Process Engineering or Metallurgical Engineering.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's across structural, geotechnical, transportation, coastal and sustainable civil engineering, with a thesis, preparing graduates for consultancy, government and doctoral study.

AED 75,000/yr

A research master's focused on infrastructure security threats, enterprise risk assessment and cyber defence, preparing graduates for security engineering, analysis and research.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's across signal processing, embedded systems, power systems, communications and control, with student-selected electives forming a transcript-noted concentration and a thesis.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit master's in systems optimisation, project management and business analytics, with concentrations in Technology Management, Innovation & Entrepreneurship or Complex Systems Acquisition & Management (and a dual-degree option with Arizona State University).

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit master's in healthcare operations, quality management and health economics and policy, and the KU side of a dual master's with Johns Hopkins Carey Business School.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's (Masdar-legacy) in thermodynamics and kinetics of materials and the electrical, optical and magnetic properties of crystalline materials, with an optional Space Systems and Technology concentration.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's in advanced dynamics, vibrations, thermodynamics, fluid and solid mechanics and sustainable energy, with an optional Space Systems and Technology concentration and a thesis.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit, coursework-heavy master's in radiological physics, radiotherapy, diagnostic imaging and nuclear medicine, preparing graduates for radiation-oncology, imaging and radiation-safety physics.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's in thermal hydraulics, nuclear materials, reactor theory and radiation measurement (open to UAE nationals and sponsored Saudi nationals), preparing graduates for FANR, ENEC and Nawah Energy.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's in advanced well-test analysis, drilling and reservoir engineering and well-performance evaluation, spanning upstream/downstream petroleum, geothermal and CO2 sequestration.

AED 75,000/yr

A 35-credit research-intensive master's (Masdar-legacy) in petroleum geology and geophysics, feeding the PhD in Earth Sciences and careers across the energy sector.

AED 87,500/yr

A 36-credit master's (Masdar-legacy) for architects, planners and civil engineers in the sustainable planning and management of critical infrastructure, with a thesis.

AED 90,000/yr

A research master's (Masdar-legacy) with tracks in Water & Environmental Technologies or Water & Environmental Resources, focused on clean-water access and sustainable development.

AED 75,000/yr

A fully online, part-time 30-credit professional master's in HSE engineering — industrial hygiene, system safety, risk management and ergonomics — for practising engineers and managers.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's in measure theory, real analysis, differential equations and risk and optimisation, with elective focus areas in data science, finance and mathematical biology.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit master's in model estimation, advanced statistical inference, machine learning and generative AI, with concentrations in Computational Systems or Data Analytics.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's in software engineering, AI, algorithm design, distributed systems, networks and operating systems, with an Artificial Intelligence concentration and a thesis.

AED 75,000/yr

A research master's in robot dynamics and control, perception, autonomous navigation and robotic systems, preparing graduates for robotics engineering, AI and research.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit research master's spanning computational bioengineering, biomechanics, regenerative medicine, biomaterials, biosignal processing and bioinformatics, with a thesis.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit master's (one year full-time) in digital-health technologies, data science and generative AI, ethics, and medical signal and image analysis, for academic, clinical, government and industry roles.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit, full-time research master's in advanced cell and molecular biology, experimental techniques and applied multi-omics, for life-sciences and medicine R&D.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit Master of Public Health (one year full-time) in epidemiology, biostatistics, health systems and policy and public-health leadership, with a dissertation.

AED 75,000/yr

A 30-credit part-time master's (open to UAE nationals) in international relations and security, civil security and regional security, with Civil Security and Regional Security tracks.

AED 75,000/yr

A research doctorate (60 credits with a master's, 72 direct from a bachelor's) in aerospace engineering. Fully funded: KU covers tuition and provides a substantial monthly stipend for research students.

A fully funded research doctorate in chemical engineering (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly research stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in civil, infrastructure and environmental engineering (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in electrical and computer engineering (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in engineering systems and management (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in materials science and engineering (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in mechanical engineering (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in nuclear engineering (60/72 credits), open to UAE and sponsored Saudi nationals, with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in petroleum engineering (60/72 credits), taught by a top-10 global department, with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in chemistry (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in physics (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in earth sciences (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in mathematics (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in computer science (60/72 credits) across machine learning, cybersecurity, data systems, software engineering, HCI, HPC and theory, with a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in computer and information engineering (60/72 credits) across computing systems, optimisation and security, and communications and networks.

A fully funded research doctorate in robotics (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in biomedical engineering (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in biomedical sciences (60/72 credits) across precision medicine and AI, age-related and infectious diseases, with a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in molecular life sciences (60/72 credits), with tuition waiver and a monthly stipend.

A fully funded research doctorate in public health and epidemiology (60/72 credits) across biostatistics, health economics, genomics and applied AI in public health.

A four-year graduate-entry Doctor of Medicine — the first of its kind in the UAE — training physicians who integrate technology into clinical practice, modelled on North American LCME-style standards and CAA-accredited.