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Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering 2. Graduates from non-engineering disciplines may be granted conditional admission, pending successful completion
of pre-core courses as determined by the PhD Program Director. Waivers may be granted based on relevant work
Students with a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering recognized by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and experience, professional development, or training.
Scientific Research and related fields are eligible to apply. However, students with undergraduate degrees other than
mechanical engineering may be admitted on conditional basis. Such students will have to take some undergraduate-level 3. Students admitted to the Direct PhD track (from Bachelor’s) must complete 72 credit hours, which include 18
deficiency courses, as determined by the graduate advisor after examination of their undergraduate transcripts. graduate-level credit hours aligned with the thesis topic and 54 PhD-level credit hours, as determined by the Program
Director
Students who lack the expected knowledge for unconditional admission must complete the required prerequisite
undergraduate courses as recommended by the graduate advisor. The expected prerequisite knowledge for the MSME: 4. All admitted students must complete two sequential phases:

Credit • Phase 1 includes coursework, a Written Qualifying Examination (WQE) by the end of the second semester, and a
Course Code Course Title Hours Prerequsite (s) Research Proposal Examination by the end of the fourth semester.

MEC 465 or Numerical & Finite Element Simulations of 3 No Prerequisite • Phase 2 includes additional coursework and dissertation work
equivalent Engineering Problems
Master of Law in Cyberlaw and Artificial Intelligence

Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering Management 1. Unconditional admission: Bachelor of Law is a requirement, over 2.0 overall grade.

1. Applicants must hold either: A bachelor’s degree recognized by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research directly or closely related
• A Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or to the discipline (e.g., sharia and law)
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, along with a research 2. English requirement: Applicants must achieve an IELTS academic score of 6.0 or equivalent on other nationally or
statement (500–1000 words) or evidence of at least two Scopus-indexed publications within the last five years. internationally recognized tests approved by the CAA, such as a TOEFL iBT score of 78-79 or a TOEFL PBT score of 550.
• All degrees must be from accredited institutions recognized by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific 3. Admission of non-law degree holders (conditional admission): Students who lack the required knowledge for
unconditional admission must complete pre-core courses offered at ADU to undergraduate students, as recommended
Research.
by the LL.M. Program Director upon admission to the program. These remedial courses are not counted towards the 30
2. Graduates from non-engineering disciplines may be granted conditional admission, pending successful completion credit hours degree requirements.
of pre-core courses as determined by the PhD Program Director. Waivers may be granted based on relevant work Examples of non-law degrees accepted include bachelor’s degrees in Cybersecurity, AI, Engineering, and Technology
experience, professional development, or training. (e.g., Computer Science, Software Engineering, Telecommunications, Data Science, Robotics, Blockchain, and Information
Systems Engineering), all admitted with conditions.
3. Students admitted to the Direct PhD track (from Bachelor’s) must complete 72 credit hours, which include 18 Applicants without a law degree must complete four pre-core courses in law to build foundational legal knowledge
graduate-level credit hours aligned with the thesis topic and 54 PhD-level credit hours, as determined by the Program before pro- gressing to advanced coursework. These pre-core courses are listed below:
Director

4. All admitted students must complete two sequential phases: Course Code Course Title Credit Prerequisite(s)
Hours
• Phase 1 includes coursework, a Written Qualifying Examination (WQE) by the end of the second semester, and a IRLA-280PC Intellectual Property Law 3 No Prerequisite
Research Proposal Examination by the end of the fourth semester.
PGLA-225PC General Criminal Law 3 No Prerequisite
• Phase 2 includes additional coursework and dissertation work
ECLA-301PC Legal Aspects of E-Commerce 3 No Prerequisite
Doctor of Philosophy in Intelligent Systems Engineering COLA-200PC Commercial Law 3 No Prerequisite

1. Applicants must hold either: 4 Language conditional admission: Applicants may be granted conditional admission if they achieve an IELTS academic
score of 5.5 or equivalent on other nationally or internationally recognized tests approved by the CAA, such as a TOEFL
• A Master’s degree in a relevant engineering or science discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or iBT score of 61 or a TOEFL PBT score of 530. Please note that the unconditional language requirement must be met in
the first
• A Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline with a minimum CGPA of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, along with a research
statement (500–1000 words) or evidence of at least two Scopus-indexed publications within the last five years.
• All degrees must be from accredited institutions recognized by the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific
Research.

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