Advanced Degree Entry (Foundation) Programme in Engineering + Year 1: Engineering
Heriot-Watt University Dubai
Key Information
Campus location
Academic City, United Arab Emirates
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
3 semesters
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
AED 73,500 *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* all tuition fees inclusive of VAT
Introduction
Overview
Our new Advanced Degree Entry Programme (ADEP) in Engineering allows you to fast-track your career by providing you with an opportunity to complete your Degree Entry Programme and first year undergraduate degree programme in Engineering in one academic year. You will spend only one semester in the Degree Entry Programme level and then progress onto an Engineering degree programme.
Accreditation
The Dubai Campus is accredited by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) and fully licensed to teach its degrees in Dubai. All graduates receive a British degree that is accredited by Royal Charter in the UK.
Admissions
Curriculum
Course content
Students study the following subjects:
- Academic English
- Approaches to Learning
- Entry Physics. (Prospective Chemical Engineering students will study Entry Chemistry instead).
- Entry Mathematics
Students are assessed through a combination of coursework and exams and must attain a minimum overall grade of B (60%) in each course to ensure guaranteed transfer onto the undergraduate programmes listed above.
Progression
If you complete the ADEP programme successfully you will be able to go directly into a general Engineering degree programme in January. Thereafter, you will complete the first year of your degree over two semesters and join the second year of your degree in September of that year.
Upon successful completion of this ADEP in Engineering, you will be eligible to progress to one of the following programmes:
- BEng (Hons) Architectural Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Automotive Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering and Energy Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Electrical and Electronic Engineering
- BEng (Hons) Mechanical Engineering
Program Outcome
This programme gives you a fantastic opportunity to transition from high school into university smoothly. It is specifically designed as a foundation programme that will equip you for the demands of a university degree and will help you develop your subject knowledge, soft skills and confidence, as well as become familiar with our assessment and examination techniques.