Graduate Studies

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Graduate Studies

• at the
• American University of Sharjah

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More information?

• Office of Graduate Studies Research
• Main Building 268
• Dr. Judith Killen, Director of Graduate Studies
  Research
• jkillen_at_aus.edu Tel [phone]
• Ms. Sophia Halabi, Administrator
• sophia_at_aus.edu Tel [phone]

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Topics.

• Overview of programs of graduate study at AUS
• Why AUS?
• How to apply for admission
• General admission requirements

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6 Programs of Graduate Study

• Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
• Arabic/English Translation Interpreting
• Urban Planning

• Business Administration
• Engineering Systems Management
• Mechatronics

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Some statistics.

• 266 graduate students currently enrolled
• 32 nationalities
• Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
  Canada, Czech Republic, Egypt, France, Greece,
  Hungary India, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Jordan,
  Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Oman, Pakistan,
  Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria,
  Tanzania, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, UK, USA Yemen

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MA TESOL

• Master of Arts in Teaching English to Speakers of
  Other Languages
• College of Arts Sciences
• Dr. Fatima Badry, Program Director
  badry_at_aus.edu Tel [phone]

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MATI

• Master of Arts in English/Arabic/English
  Translation
• College of Arts Sciences
• Dr. Said Faiq, Program Director
• sfaiq_at_aus.edu Tel [phone]

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Urban Planning

• Master of Urban Planning (MUP)
• School of Architecture Design
• Dr. Amer Moustafa, Program Director
• amoustafa_at_aus.edu
• Tel [phone]

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MBA

• Master in Business Administration
• School of Business Management
• Dr. Peter Mitias, Program Director
• pmitias_at_aus.edu Tel [phone]

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ESM

• Master of Science in Engineering Systems
  Management
• School of Engineering
• Dr. Ibrahim Kattan, Program Director
• ialkattan_at_aus.edu
• Tel [phone]

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Mechatronics

• Master of Science in Mechatronics Engineering
• School of Engineering
• Dr. Mohammad-Ameen Jarrah, Program Director
• mjarrah_at_aus.edu
• Tel [phone]

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Why AUS Graduate Studies?

• For the working professional
• International vision and regional applications
• Research experiences
• Multi- interdisciplinary curriculum
• Student achievement post degree

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How to apply

• Office of Admissions
• American University of Sharjah
• PO Box 26666
• Sharjah, UAE
• Tel [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• graduateadmission_at_aus.edu
• www.aud.edu

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Application Deadlines

• Fall Semester July 15
• Spring Semester December 15
• Summer Term May 15

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General Admission Requirements

• 4-year Bachelors degree
• Minimum cumulative GPA 2.75 (on scale of 4.0) and
  3.0 in 300 and 400 courses
• Minimum TOEFL 197 (530)

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