Master of Science in Civil Engineering

MScPostgraduateEngineering

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About This Programme

Civil Engineering is a vital profession in the development of cities and societies. Civil Engineers are involved in the planning, analysis, design, and problem solving of a variety of projects that directly serve the needs of societies for buildings, bridges, roads, water supply systems, dams, canals, sanitation systems, environmental protection systems, and risk management systems. Civil engineering includes a variety of sub-disciplines, including environmental engineering, geotechnical engineering, structural engineering, transportation engineering, municipal or urban engineering, water resources engineering, materials engineering, coastal engineering, surveying, and construction engineering. To meet the demands of the rapid developments in the field, civil engineers must be up to date in their knowledge, motivated self-educators, and involved in lifelong learning. The Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at the University of Sharjah offers a Master of Science in Civil Engineering (MSCE) Program that prepares graduates to confidently confront current and future challenges in an exciting profession and equip them with advanced knowledge, practical skills, knowledge discovery, and application skills. The MSCE program is officially accredited by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. The Department has well-qualified faculty and lecturers with many years of academic and practical experience both regionally and internationally. The expertise of the academic staff spans the main disciplines of modern civil & environmental engineering. In addition, the department has laboratory facilities that are furnished with state-of-the-art equipment and analytical instruments in support of advanced experimental work for teaching, research, and community service. The laboratories are also staffed with qualified and well-trained laboratory assistants, technicians, and engineers. The MSCE Program offers two broad specialization streams (areas) with optional concentration areas within the streams, as follows: 1. Structural Systems Engineering Stream, with the following concentration areas: a. Structural Engineering. b. Materials & Construction Engineering. c. Geotechnical Engineering. 2. Infrastructure Systems Engineering Stream, with the following concentration areas: a. Environmental Engineering. b. Water Resources Engineering. c. Transportation Engineering. The two specialization streams enhance the interdisciplinary nature of the MSCE Program, which helps students to get advanced knowledge, practical skills, and knowledge discovery and application skills in more than one area of civil engineering specialization. This equips students with the means to confront current and future challenges in an exciting multidisciplinary civil engineering profession, which requires specialized and advanced knowledge, and skills in more than one area in civil engineering. Completing the requirements of a concentration in a particular stream requires completing at least two (2) Courses in the concentration area + completing the Thesis course in the concentration area appropriate to the chosen stream. Students who wish to have a particular concentration area recognized in their transcripts need to make a request in writing to the Department during the final semester of their studies.

Course Highlights

33 credit hours
Taught in English
College of Engineering
Study system: Courses and Theses
Full-time and part-time study
AED 3,200 per credit hour

What You'll Study

The requirements for graduation from the MSCE Program are: • Passing all courses required for graduation in the study plan. • Accumulating a GPA with a minimum of 3.0 on a 4-point scale. • Completing all the other requirements of the study plan. • Spending the minimum period stipulated for the award of the MSc degree and not exceeding the maximum. A student is not eligible to register for the thesis (to be written in English) unless he/she has successfully passed 50% of the courses. With the cooperation of the student supervisor, each candidate is required to publish a minimum of one research paper related to his/her master's thesis in a peer-reviewed journal. Program Structure The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Sharjah has been offering the master’s program since Fall 2004/2005. The MSCE Program is officially accredited by the UAE Ministry of Education. The degree is titled: “Master of Science in Civil Engineering.” The MSCE Program requires the completion of 33 credit hours, which consists of 24 credit hours of coursework in addition to zero credit hours for the Graduate Seminar course and 9 credit hours of thesis. The courses in the curricula are distributed among three sets of requirements, which are: • Major Compulsory Courses (Including thesis and graduate seminar) • General Elective Courses Requirements (courses taken by all students in the program) • Technical Elective Courses Requirements (courses taken by students from a list/basket of courses); and • Major Elective Courses Requirements (courses taken by students from any graduate course offered by the CEE Department or outside the Department.) The minimum degree requirement is 33 credit hours distributed as follows: Graduate Seminar: 0 Thesis: 9 General Elective Courses: 9 Technical Elective Courses: 9 Major Elective Courses: 6 Total: 33

Year 1, Fall semester

9 credit hours

General Elective Course 13 credits
Technical Elective Course 13 credits
Major Elective Course 13 credits

Year 1, Spring semester

9 credit hours

General Elective Course 23 credits
Technical Elective Course 23 credits
Major Elective Course 23 credits

Year 2, Fall semester

9 credit hours

General Elective Course 33 credits
Technical Elective Course 33 credits
0401590Graduate Seminar0 credits
Prerequisite: Grad Standing
Students are required to attend a minimum of eight seminars by faculty members, visitors and fellow students and submit a summary report after every seminar to their corresponding advisor/supervisor. Each student is required to present at least one seminar (after their first semester in the program) on a timely research topic.
0401599Master Thesis3 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 12 credits
The student has to undertake and complete a research topic under the supervision of a faculty member. The thesis work should provide the student with in-depth perceptive of a particular research problem in his chosen field of specialization. It is anticipated that the student be able to carry out his research fairly independently under the direction of his supervisor. The student is required to submit a final thesis documenting his research and defend his work in front of a committee.

Year 2, Spring semester

6 credit hours (programme total: 33)

0401599Master Thesis6 credits
Prerequisite: Completion of at least 12 credits

General Elective Courses (9 credit hours)

Students must take three (3) courses from the following six general elective courses:

0401500Research Design3 credits
Prerequisite: Grad Standing
This is an entry-level course designed to prepare civil engineering graduate students to develop their own research projects and to understand and incorporate the elements of effective research designs. Topics covered include: research design: research process and its elements and research approaches; ethical considerations of research; quantitative and qualitative research methods; academic writing strategies, and other related topics.
0401503Optimization Techniques in Civil Engineering3 credits
Prerequisite: Grad Standing
Fundamental skills and concepts of optimization techniques for modelling performance and optimization of civil engineering systems and services. Topics covered include Linear programming, Integer programming, network optimization, Advanced optimization techniques such as Evolutionary search and heuristics algorithms, Multi-objective optimization, and Emphasis on the application of these techniques to civil engineering.
0401506Applied Engineering Statistics3 credits
Prerequisite: Grad Standing
Moments and expectations of functions of single and multiple random variables. Taylor series expansion for approximating mean and variance of functions. Common probability distributions. Extreme Value Theory. Verification of distribution models. Linear and non-linear multiple regression analysis. Nomographs. Design of experiments and analysis of variance. Computer Simulation.
0401508Finite Element Methods3 credits
Prerequisite: Grad Standing
Theoretical basis of the finite element method. Finite element discretization, formulation of Finite Elements for use in the solution of two-and three-dimensional problems. Plate-bending problems and shell problems. Computer implementations and Applications.
0401509Advanced Numerical Methods3 credits
Prerequisite: Grad Standing
Numerical differentiation and integration, Solution of linear and differential equations related to structural engineering, problems in structural dynamics, Initial value problems. Newmark’s method. Series methods, finite method and energy methods applied to problems in Civil Engineering.
0401564Environmental Impact Assessment and Risk Analysis3 credits
Prerequisite: Grad Standing
Introduction to environmental law - local, regional and international requirements, Environmental planning and policy, Introduction to risk analysis - human and environmental health, Concept of the environment and project impacts, Environmental quality and pollution, Evaluation of alternative project proposals, Framework for environmental impact assessment, Impact assessment and analysis, Practical examples and case studies.

Technical Elective Courses (9 credit hours): Structural and Materials Engineering Courses

Students must select three (3) courses from the following list of technical elective courses. The list of technical elective courses is categorized based on the concentration areas. The student can select any course related to his/her stream in coordination with his/her advisor.

0401511Advanced Structural Mechanics3 credits
Stress and strain tensor, failure theories, flexure and torsion theories for solid and thin-walled members and energy methods.
0401512Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering3 credits
Dynamic behavior of structural systems of one or more degree of freedom; transient, steady state, and modal responses; nonlinear structural response, distributed-parameter systems; analysis and design of earthquake-resistant structures, including simplified seismic code procedures.
0401513Advanced Behavior & Design of Concrete Structures3 credits
Study of the elastic and inelastic response of reinforced concrete structures in flexure, axial, combined flexure and axial, and shear under monotonic and cyclic loading. Seismic behavior and design of beams, columns, beam-column connections, and shear walls. Introduction to the behavior and design of reinforced concrete elements when subjected to blast loads or when made using new and innovative materials.
0401514Advanced Structural Steel Design3 credits
Analysis and Design of Steel Structures. Hot Rolled and Cold-Formed Steel Sections. Design for Earthquakes. Plastic Design of continuous beams and Frames. Computer implementations and applications.
0401516Performance-Based Design of Structures3 credits
This course is intended to equip students with the latest seismic design tools that are based on targeted performance objectives. The course topics include: Introduction to the principles of Performance-Based Seismic Design; Ground motion characteristics and representations; Nonlinear analysis of structures and Pushover curves; Capacity Spectrum Analysis; The Seismic Rehabilitation Design Process and Objectives; Software for Pushover Analysis.
0401517Repair and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures3 credits
This course covers the mechanisms of degradation of concrete structures, damage and deterioration assessment, maintenance, and repair of concrete structures. The course will introduce the latest techniques of rehabilitation and strengthening of concrete structures. Course topics include deterioration mechanisms and processes, corrosion and corrosion protection, visual and in-situ inspections, health monitoring, evaluation techniques and non-destructive testing, damage identification and assessment, rehabilitation and strengthening techniques, advanced composite materials and materials selection and design.
0401531Advanced Concrete Technology3 credits
Hydration of Portland Cement, Gel formation, Cement paste microstructure, Relationship between pore structure and concrete strength, Curing, concreting in cold and hot weathers, Introduction to fracture mechanics and failure mechanism, Shrinkage and creep of concrete, Quality control, Underwater concreting.
0401532Advanced Materials in Construction3 credits
Properties, Performance, and Applications of advanced construction materials, including Fiber Reinforced Concrete (FRC), Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP) including Glass and Carbon Fiber Reinforced Sheets and Rebars, Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECC), alkali-activated binders (AABs) and Geopolymer Concrete (GPC)
0401519Advanced Topics in Structural Engineering3 credits
Subject matter varies from semester to semester, depending on the interest of the students and the importance of the topic to the region as well as depending on the specialties of the instructor.

Technical Elective Courses (9 credit hours): Geotechnical Engineering Courses

0401551Environmental Geo-technology3 credits
General overview of groundwater contamination systems and regulatory laws, physical & chemical aspects of fine-grained soils, pollutant transport, sorption, diffusion, hydraulic conductivity, and soil-waste interaction. In-depth understanding of remediation techniques and strategies. General overview of waste containment systems, liner types, and leachate collection and removal systems. Understanding the mechanical properties of MSW, landfill stability analysis, and liner behavior.
0401552Advanced Geotechnical Engineering3 credits
Nature and origin of soil; stress within a soil mass; stress-strain behavior; shear strength of cohesionless soil; one-dimensional and two-dimensional flow; theories of compressibility and consolidation; undrained and drained shear strength of cohesive soil; creep in soft soil.
0401553Soil Improvement3 credits
Methods of soil and site improvement including design techniques: dewatering, soil stabilization, compaction, dynamic compaction, chemical treatment, compaction piling, stone columns, geosynthetics, and soil reinforcement.
0401554Soil Dynamics3 credits
Introduction to Soil Dynamics, fundamentals of vibration, wave propagation in elastic medium, Dynamic soil properties and their determination, Foundation Vibration, Design of Shallow and deep Foundation, Earthquake and Ground Vibration, Ground Response Analysis, and Liquefaction of Soil
0401555Rock Mechanics3 credits
The nature of rocks and rock masses as construction, foundation, or engineering materials. Topics covered include: Physical properties of intact rocks; stresses and strains; thermal, hydraulic and mechanical properties of rocks and rock masses; applications of theory of elasticity in rock mechanics; visco-elasticity; rock discontinuities; in situ stresses and stress measurements; rock slope engineering and underground excavations in rock.
0401558Advanced Topics in Geotechnical Engineering3 credits
Subject matter varies from semester to semester, depending on the interest of the students and the importance of the topic to the region as well as depending on the specialties of the instructor.

Technical Elective Courses (9 credit hours): Environmental and Water Resources Engineering Courses

0401541Fluvial Hydraulics3 credits
Equations of open channel flows. Hydraulics of ephemeral channels flow. Flood routing. Diffusion and dispersion in open channel flow. Bed and suspended sediment transport. Measuring devices. Hydraulic models. Methods of computations.
0401542Mathematical Hydrology3 credits
Classification of hydrologic processes. Analysis of hydrologic data. Modeling of hydrologic data. Simulation and forecasting of hydrologic series. Surface & Ground water interactions. Floods and droughts. Use of computer packages in applications.
0401562Wastewater Treatment and Reuse3 credits
This course covers the conventional and advanced wastewater treatment processes, including nitrogen and phosphorus removal. The theoretical principles of wastewater treatment, especially the biochemical aspects, and their applications in the design and analysis of wastewater and sludge treatment systems are emphasized. Regulations and economics are considered in the analysis and the design. The course emphasizes wastewater reuse especially in arid regions. The topics cover the current professional practice and latest developments in the field.
0401564Environmental Impact Assessment and Risk Analysis3 credits
0401543Water Resources Planning and Management3 credits
This course aims to cover topics including measurement and analysis of hydrologic data, types of hydrological models, application of hydrological models in water resources planning and management, climate change effects on water resources.
0401565Physiochemical Treatment Processes3 credits
The course covers the theories, principles and engineering applications of physical and chemical treatment processes used in water and wastewater treatment. The contents enable students to understand, analyze and apply the theories and principles to plan and design treatment schemes to remove concerned pollutants from waters and wastewaters. Topics include: principles of process engineering, including mass balance, reaction kinetics, and reactor engineering; coagulation and flocculation; gravity separation; filtration; gas transfer and aeration; adsorption; ion exchange; and oxidation-reduction.
0401566Modeling and Simulation of Environmental Engineering Systems3 credits
This course introduces the fundamentals of widely used soft computing methods and artificial intelligence techniques with focus on applications to Environmental processes. The course discusses modeling, design and simulation of engineering systems using fuzzy logic, artificial neural networks, hybrid neuro-fuzzy methods, and evolutionary computing techniques (e.g., genetic algorithms). The course gives hands-on experience on modeling and simulation software.
0401560Assessment and Rehabilitation of Water and Wastewater Systems3 credits
This course covers the theoretical background and practical knowledge of the assessment and rehabilitation of water and wastewater systems. Relevant topics including, system components & hydraulics, pipe failure mechanism, manufacturing & installation defects, and deterioration process are discussed. The course also covers conventional and innovative technologies of condition assessment, inspection, and leak detection. The planning, methods, limitations and cost implications of various rehabilitation, repair and replacement projects are discussed.
0401567Waste-to-Energy and Material Recovery3 credits
This course introduces the fundamentals of waste-to-energy conversion and material recovery. The covered waste-to-energy processes include bioreactor landfills, anaerobic digestion, incineration, gasification, pyrolysis, and other state-of-the-art methods. The potential hazards/uses of byproducts, economics, and social implications of those technologies are discussed. The course covers also various material recovery processes and recycling opportunities & challenges.
0401581GIS and Remote Sensing for Environmental Studies3 credits
Emphasizes on define the features of environmental problems and conduct environmental investigations in geospatial context, integrated utilization of spatial (GIS) data alongside remote sensing technologies and simulation models for better understanding and managing the natural environment. The course will identify the environmental information content of optical multi-spectral, hyper-spectral, thermal and radar remotely sensed data to specify appropriate type of data for use in different environmental investigations.
0401549Advanced Topics in Environmental & Water Resources Engineering3 credits
Subject matter varies from semester to semester, depending on the interest of the students and the importance of the topic to the region as well as depending on the specialties of the instructor.

Technical Elective Courses (9 credit hours): Transportation and Pavement Engineering Courses

0401522Applied Traffic Operations3 credits
The course exposes students to a variety of topics related to the design and operations of traffic facilities, mainly signalized and un-signalized intersections. Topics covered include: intersection control and traffic control devices, operations of un-signalized intersections, analysis of signalized intersections, design of a signal timing plan, and application of traffic analysis and simulation models.
0401523Transportation Planning3 credits
Concepts and methods of transportation planning, including network modeling, travel demand forecasting, and systems evaluation of multi-modal transportation systems.
0401524Intelligent Transportation Systems3 credits
An overview of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) systems and their characteristics, covering the historic developments and the current trends and including the major areas that fall under the ITS main heading. The class is organized into four modules. The first module overviews the definition and evolution of ITS and enabling technologies in surveillance, navigation and communications. The second module discusses the application of these technologies to the traditional functional areas of ITS. The third module covers intelligent vehicles including autonomous, connected, and electric vehicles. The fourth module covers the implementation of ITS, including planning and management, systems integration and standardization, institutional factors, and future trends.
0401530Transportation Facilities Design3 credits
This course provides the basic knowledge necessary for planning, designing, and operation of transportation facilities other than highways and streets. Students are introduced to the design and analysis of various land, air, and water facilities of transportation systems, including guide ways, terminals, and other elements for parking, transit, railroad, airports, and seaports.

Major Elective Courses (6 credit hours)

The student must complete two (2) major elective courses. Courses in this category are selected by the student in coordination with the supervisor from any (or combination) of the following: • Any graduate master level course(s) offered by the department. • Up to two graduate master-level courses from outside the department subject to department approval (i.e., department approval based on recommendation of advisor and graduate studies committee). The page also describes these department courses, which are not in its General or Technical Elective lists:

0401526Highway Safety Analysis
Understanding the evaluation and analysis of highway safety and risk related to human factors, design and regulation of the road and street network, and how this network is applied by different user groups. Also understand the crash data collection, database management, safety improvement programs, as well as development of statistical models, before-after treatment study and identification of the factors contributing to the crash occurrence.
0401527Advanced Pavement Analysis and Design
Stress, strain, deflection calculations; back-calculation of layer moduli; characterization of pavement layer materials; mechanistic-empirical pavement design procedures; long-lasting pavement design; advanced pavement design computational tools and design software.
0401529Advanced Topics in Transportation Engineering
Subject matter varies from semester to semester, depending on the interest of the students and the importance of the topic to the region as well as depending on the specialties of the instructor.
0401533Cost Analysis for Construction Projects
This course helps the student understand the construction cost estimating process and the detailed analysis to be performed in relation to the construction life cycle. It presents the latest techniques and principles used in estimating, cost control, cash flow management and cost control. It also covers uncertainty in estimating and contingency analysis.
0401534Management of Construction Projects
This course covers the scheduling and management aspects of construction projects. Topics include Introduction to construction management processes; Project estimating; Uncertainty in project scheduling and contingency analysis; Project planning and scope management; CPM/ PDM - critical path method; Crashing and time cost tradeoff; Resource allocation and management; Risk assessment and management; Line of balance (LOB); Program evaluation and review technique (PERT); Quality and safety management; Innovative practices and techniques to manage construction projects including digital twins, 3D printing, cybersecurity, and BIM; Presentations of research projects.
0401535Infrastructure Planning
The course covers the following topics: Introduction to infrastructure planning and management; Role of governments in financing infrastructure projects; The fundamental characteristics of infrastructure projects, plans and programs, challenges and trends in the theories and practice of infrastructure planning and management ; Procurement of infrastructure projects through Public Private Partnership route-Types of PPP models, Contractual structure of PPP projects, Value for money evaluation, Lifecycle of PPP projects, PPP procurement process; Various financing models and risks involved in the infrastructure financing models and limitations on each models; International, national and regional policies and legislative frameworks, plus market contexts that surround mega infrastructure development, Appreciation of the diversity of stakeholders’ agendas and their interrelationships; Risk management of infrastructure projects-Risk associated with various infrastructure projects, Risk identification techniques, Risk allocation frameworks, Risk mitigation strategies; Planning Aids, Economic Analysis, Comparisons of Infrastructure Alternatives, Environmental and Social Impact Assessments; State of the art planning and monitoring methods; Review and comparison of regional planning and monitoring methods; Case studies.
0401536Construction Law and Contracts
General overview of construction contracts and their administration with special emphasis on construction projects. Covers construction direct and indirect cost, construction contracts, construction claims and disputes, issue resolution systems. Discusses the following professional subjects related to the construction industry: analysis of specific issues concerning contracts, subcontracting, and construction bonds and surety. Covers strategies for avoiding litigations, dispute resolution techniques, delay analysis methods, and delays cost estimating and assessment of indirect impacts. Includes actual case studies for analysis.
0401537Information Technology Applications in Construction Projects
The course covers the information technology applications in the construction industry. Topics include Introduction information management in construction projects; IT applications in project time cost quality risk integration communication management; E tender and e business in construction projects; Virtual reality applications in construction projects; Document management systems; Web based information management in construction projects; Technology adoption models (e.g., VDC, and BIM); Case studies; Other relevant modern technological applications (e.g., 3D printing and drones)
0401538Advanced Topics in Construction and Materials
Subject matter varies from semester to semester, depending on the interest of the students and the importance of the topic to the region as well as depending on the specialties of the instructor.
0401539Construction Methods and Equipment
Factors affecting selection of equipment and methods Technical and economic; Construction engineering fundamentals; Analysis of production outputs and costs; Methods and equipment for Earthmoving, Lifting and erection, Material transport, Pile driving, Dewatering; Concrete construction batching, mixing, transport, placement, finishing, formwork, scaffolding; Steel construction fabrication and erection.
0401573Bituminous Materials and Mixtures
Physical and chemical properties of bituminous materials; desirable aggregate characteristics; asphalt mix design for pavements; fundamental mechanics for elastic and inelastic materials; advanced characterizations of bituminous mixtures and data analyses; production and applications of bituminous mixtures.
0401574Pavement Evaluation, Rehabilitation, and Maintenance
Pavement distresses; non-destructive evaluation of pavement structural condition; pavement maintenance and pavement rehabilitation techniques; selection of materials used in pavement maintenance and rehabilitation strategies; evaluating suitability of pavement maintenance and pavement rehabilitation strategies based on existing structural condition, use of recycled pavement materials in pavement reconstruction techniques, life cycle coasting of maintenance and rehabilitations activities.
0401575Advanced Pavement Laboratory
The ability to conduct and analyze routine and advanced characterization tests of asphalt and asphalt concrete mix such as short term aging RTFO, long term aging PAV, rotational viscosity of asphalt, rheological properties of asphalt using dynamic shear rheometer, multiple stress creep and recovery test MSCR of asphalt, dynamic modulus test, triaxial repeated load permanent deformation (flow number) test, uniaxial fatigue test, indirect tensile strength test, semi-circle bending test, moisture damage test, and etc. In addition, students will learn how to manufacture and instrument test specimens for all covered test methods.
0401582GIS for Transportation
This course introduces students to GIS fundamentals, data, and applications that have been developed for the field of transportation. Examples of topics covered in the course include: importance and history of GIS-T; linear network concepts and topology; linear referencing systems and dynamic segmentation; GIS-T data models and data management; network analysis and minimum path routing; applications covering the various modes of transportation; current directions, cross-cutting issues and evolving technologies.
0401589Independent Studies in Civil Engineering
The student is expected to carry out an independent study on a current issue in a selected area of Civil Engineering. This study is to be supervised by a faculty member and requires the approval of the department. The student is required to produce a formal report, which will be evaluated by his instructor.

Entry Requirements

Academic: Admission Requirements: To be admitted to the MSCE Program, candidates should fulfill the following requirements: • Must hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent from a recognized university with a CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00 or above. • Students with a GPA of 2.50 to 2.99 may be admitted conditionally provided that they register for 6-9 credit hours in the first semester of their study and obtain an average grade of "B". Otherwise, they will be expelled from the program. • The undergraduate degree must be obtained in a major that qualifies the student to study the master's program, particularly from the Civil and Environmental Engineering program. Students holding degrees in other majors may be admitted, subject to the conditional approval of the department graduate committee and remedial undergraduate-level courses • Students in programs taught in English must obtain 550 on the TOEFL exam or 6 on IELTS. • Applicants shall satisfy all the other admission requirements stipulated by the College of Graduate Studies and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Admission requirements for master programs: • The student must hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent from a recognized university with a CGPA of 3.00 out of 4.00. • Students with a CGPA between 2.5 and 2.99 may be admitted conditionally. • The degree must be in a major that qualifies the student to study the master's program. • Students must meet the English language proficiency requirement. • Attachment of ‘no objection of study certificate’ from the authorities responsible for national service for male Emirati students (ages from 18 to 30 years old). • Attachment of a letter of study approval from the Kuwait Embassy Cultural Office for Kuwaiti students only. • Attachment of People of Determination card (if applicable). • In case the student works in a certain place, please attach a letter from the employer stating that the student is working for this agency. • For individuals with foreign qualifications, it is necessary to provide a Certificate of Equivalency.

English: For programs taught in English, a score of 550 in TOEFL (ITP) (or its equivalence), or 6 in IELTS must be obtained. Native English speakers are exempt from the English proficiency requirement if the language of instruction for their undergraduate studies was English. Additionally, students who graduated from academic institutions where English is used as the primary medium of instruction for bachelor’s studies are also exempt. Equivalent scores (EmSAT / paper-based TOEFL ITP / IELTS academic): 950-1075 / 450 / 4.5; 1100-1225 / 500 / 5.0; 1250-1375 / 530 / 5.5; 1400-1525 / 550 / 6.0. The paper-based TOEFL ITP is offered only by the University of Sharjah, AMIDEAST Dubai, and Abu Dhabi head offices. The UoS reserves the right to require students to attend an interview in the Languages Institute. Students may be required to take a further in-house test to ensure their scores are consistent with their English Language proficiency.