University of Birmingham Dubai

The BSc Accounting and Finance at the University of Birmingham Dubai is a three-year degree that builds expertise in financial reporting, financial analysis and decision-making, preparing students for careers in accounting and finance in the global economy. Core modules run alongside employability events and advanced courses aimed at managerial roles in the field. The programme pairs the University of Birmingham's academic standards with Dubai's business environment. Its curriculum is aligned with UAE Ministry of Education guidelines and combines employability activities, advanced management courses and specialist electives, with an emphasis on practical skills and research.

The BSc Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science at the University of Birmingham Dubai is a three-year degree that prepares students for technology careers as AI reshapes the world, with routes into roles from app development to robotics engineering and into sectors such as technology, finance and healthcare. It offers the same curriculum and teaching as the University's computer science programmes in the UK, giving a grounding in computer science fundamentals with optional modules for specialising. Students combine computing and scientific skills, learning the fundamentals before moving into specialist AI topics: algorithms, intelligent robotics, programming and machine learning. Teaching takes place on a technology-enhanced campus, jointly by Dubai-based and UK academics, with the chance to work alongside students at the Birmingham campus.

The BEng Civil Engineering at the University of Birmingham Dubai is a three-year degree that prepares students for careers designing and building infrastructure such as bridges, road links and buildings, and protecting communities from the effects of climate change through adaptive, resilient engineering. It lays the foundations for tackling global environmental and social challenges through theoretical study and practical projects. The first year is spent at the technology-enhanced campus in Dubai, and the second and third years at the University's Birmingham campus in the UK. Students work alongside those from other engineering disciplines, graduating with interdisciplinary experience for roles in fields from construction and infrastructure to energy and climate resilience.

The BSc Biomedical Sciences at the University of Birmingham Dubai is a three-year degree in how the human body works and what goes wrong in disease, from the major body systems down to the cellular and molecular level. It builds a strong foundation in the subject alongside an understanding of the ethical and social questions around medical science, and core research skills such as data analysis and interpretation. The course follows the same curriculum as the UK campus, with teaching in person and live online from top experts, in facilities designed for collaboration and interdisciplinary learning. Students personalise the degree through optional modules, and academically excellent students may be able to transfer to the MBChB Medicine and Surgery programme in the UK after the first year.

The Bachelor of Commercial Law (BCL) at the University of Birmingham Dubai is a three-year law degree focused on the rules, principles and concepts of the core branches of English and UAE law, with a particular emphasis on commercial transactions. It examines legal issues that cross international jurisdictions and move between common and civil law, placing core English law in a wider international and commercial context. English law underpins many contracts and transactions around the world, including in the UAE. The programme concentrates on the areas of English, UAE and international law most relevant to commercial legal practice in the UAE and the GCC, and builds professional and practice-based skills through pro bono work, mooting and work experience.

The BA Digital Media and Communications at the University of Birmingham Dubai is a three-year, full-time degree in how people communicate on- and offline and how media and digital technologies are used in different cultures and contexts. It balances classroom study with practical, hands-on creative learning, taught through lectures, seminars and workshops. The programme covers project leadership, globalised media and cross-cultural awareness, so that graduates can carry their expertise across sectors and countries, and builds skills in research, professional communication, media and content creation. Students develop professional practice alongside academic study, including a placement with a local partner organisation in the heritage, social enterprise or creative arts sector, drawing on the growing media, cultural and creative industries of Dubai and Abu Dhabi.