Key information
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Delivery type
- Full Time
- Degree qualification
- Foundation
- Mode of delivery
- On-Campus
- Duration
- 1 year
- Location
- Dubai
- Start date
- September, January
Our Advanced Degree Entry Programme (ADEP) provides you with a fantastic opportunity to progress to a degree in one semester. With the guidance of our dedicated teachers, this foundation programme will bridge the gap between your school qualifications and the demands of a university.
The ADEP will help you to develop your subject knowledge whilst providing a firm foundation in IT, research and writing skills and academic English as well as allowing you to become familiar with our assessment and examination techniques.
Progression
If you complete the ADEP programme successfully, you will be able to progress directly into the first year of your chosen 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.
If successful in the ADEP, you will be eligible to progress to one of the following programmes in year 1:
Your student experience
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.
Read more about the UAE Federal Accreditation.
Go Global
With Go Global, Heriot-Watt's global student programme, you can carry your studies to new places and experience new cultures, expanding your horizons on the way. You'll discover what it means to be a true global citizen and emerge prepared for wherever your career journey will take you.
Inter-Campus Transfer: Malaysia
Inter-Campus Transfer: United Kingdom
Course content
September Intake - Dubai
Students are assessed through a combination of coursework and exams and must attain a minimum overall grade of C (50%) in each course to ensure guaranteed transfer onto the undergraduate programmes listed under 'Progression'.
Mandatory AY
- Approaches to Learning
- Business Management
- Academic English for Management
Optional AY
- Introduction to Leadership, Motivation and Psychology
- Statistics and Mathematics for Business
January Intake - Dubai
Students are assessed through a combination of coursework and exams and must attain a minimum overall grade of C (50%) in each course to ensure guaranteed transfer onto the undergraduate programmes listed under 'Progression'.
Mandatory AY
- Approaches to Learning
- Business Management
- Academic English for Management
Optional AY
- Introduction to Leadership, Motivation and Psychology
- Statistics and Mathematics for Business
Fees and funding
AED 79,725 per year
- All tuition fees inclusive of VAT.
Entry requirements
We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.
- British GCE/IGCSE Three Bs + Two Cs
- Indian CBSE/CISCE/NIOS – 50% HSSC – 55%
- UAE Tawjihiyya Year 12 - 70%
- US American High School Diploma 70% (No SAT requirement)
- Africa WASSC (WAEC/NECO) Five C4s
- Philippine High School Diploma 75%
- National Curriculum Russian / Kazakhstan (Attestat) Grades of 4
- IB – MYP year 11 Three grades of 5 + Two grades of 4
- IBCP - BTEC Level 3 Subsidiary Diploma Merit + SL grades of 5 or IGCSE grades of B (6)
- BTEC Level 3 Diploma – Merit
- BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma – Pass
All of the above require English as a mandatory subject.
To find out more about the specific entry requirements for your country, please refer to our International Entry Requirements.
To find out more about the entry requirements for this programme, please send an email to dubaienquiries@hw.ac.uk
Why Heriot-Watt
We're the top university in Scotland for graduate outcomes which means that more of our graduates are employed or in postgraduate education than any other institution in the country and we ranked 5th in the UK.
We're also rated number one in the UK for CEO or MD roles, meaning more of our graduates go on to become CEOs or MDs than any other university in the whole of the UK. On top of that, we have beautiful campuses, across the globe, so you'll get a truly international education. Our Edinburgh Campus is home to Oriam, Scotland's National Sports Performance Centre combined with plenty of wellbeing resources, prioritising fitness and mental health for all students. Our Global Research Institutes look at solving real world issues such as climate change and saving our oceans as well as working on the next medical technological breakthrough and the future of AI and robots.
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