STUDYING IN DUBAI
Studying at Birmingham’s Dubai campus will offer new and exciting challenges where students are part of an academic elite, learning from world-leading experts.
OUR LEVELS OF STUDY EXPLAINED
FOUNDATION PROGRAMMES
Foundation programmes are designed for academically able students from countries whose school or degree qualifications are not recognised in the UK system for direct entry to an undergraduate degree programme.
Upon successful completion of our integrated foundation pathways, students can progress on to a wide range of our undergraduate programmes.
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
A degree with honours is usually taken over three years and Bachelor degree classifications are: First class (1st) excellent (4.0 GPA); upper second class (2:1) very good (3.3–3.7 GPA); lower second class (2:2) good (2.7–3.0 GPA); third class (3rd) and satisfactory (2.3 GPA).
Awards offered in Dubai: Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Engineering (BEng).
POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES
Our postgraduate degrees are taken over one year for full-time programmes or two years for part-time programmes, which includes the completion of a project or dissertation. Masters degree classifications are Distinction (70+% or 4.0 GPA), Merit (60–69% or 3.3–3.9 GPA) and Pass (49–59% or 2.7–3.2 GPA).
Awards offered in Dubai: Master of Arts (MA), Master of Engineering (MEng), Master of Science (MSc) and Master of Laws (LLM).