Prospects in industry, commerce and the public sector are excellent. The growth in network services on computers in the office and home, and on mobile handheld devices, has increased the demand for experts who can design, implement and manage systems combining rich computational, communication and multimedia facilities for non-specialist users.

After completion of their studies, students can change their study visa to work visa to extend their stay in Dubai.

Our entry criteria are listed below. However, please note that the final decision remains at the discretion of the course director after evaluating scores of individual relevant subjects.

Students who are eligible to be admitted directly into second year can choose to join the first year, where available.

First year entry

• GCE A-Level CCC (or AABB at AS-Level)
• CBSE 65%.
• American High School Diploma + SAT 1s - 1000
• Tawjihiyya 80%
• International Baccalaureate 24 points.
• BTEC Level 3 Ext Diploma MMM
• Foundation year Successful completion of Heriot-Watt University Degree Entry Programme (Engineering) with a BBBB.
• FBISE grade 12 or equivalent – 70%
• Curriculum Russian/Kazakhstan (Attestat) with minimum grade of 5 + IELTS 6.0
• EmSAT minimum 1400 English, 1300 Maths, 1100 Physics, 1100 Chemistry
• Compulsory subject to include English.

Second year entry

• GCE A-Levels BBC.
• International Baccalaureate 27 points.
• CBSE Overall 85%
• American High School 70% + 3 AP at grade 4 OR Minimum 3 SAT 2’s 500 each
• Higher National Diploma (HND) PPP
• BTEC Level 3 Ext Diploma DDD
• FBISE grade 12 or equivalent 85%
• Transfer students from other universities may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Compulsory subjects to include Computer Science and English.