Ajman University
Ajman, United Arab Emirates • Founded 1988
Overview
Established in 1988, the Ajman University is a private higher education institution located in the medium city of Ajman (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants).
This institution also has a branch campus in Fujairah. Officially licensed by the Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates, Ajman University (AU) is a small-sized coeducational Emirati higher education institution.
Ajman University (AU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor's degrees and master's degrees in several areas of study. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.
AU also provides several academic and non-academic facilities and services to students including a library, sports facilities, as well as administrative services.
Location & Contact
Ajman University's campus address and the ways prospective students can reach the institution. For visa queries, contact the international student services office directly rather than central admissions.
Academic Details
Ajman University's academic structure, enrolment numbers, and accreditation context are gathered below. Together they describe how the institution operates beyond the surface-level overview.
Academic Structures
The departmental layout below shows how Ajman University groups subjects, faculties, and teaching units. Subject grouping reflects institutional priorities, research strengths, and historical evolution.
Unit 10 items
- College of Business Administration
- College of Dentistry
- College of Education and Basic Sciences
- College of Engineering
- College of Information Technology
- College of Information, Mass Communication and Humanities
- College of Law
- College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- College of University Requirements and Academic Counseling
- Institute of Environment, Water and Energy
Degrees
Ajman University's academic qualifications, from foundation through to doctoral, are sorted below. The progression mirrors the standard study ladder used in most higher-education systems.
Bachelor's 7 programs
Bachelor's programmes build foundational expertise, preparing graduates for entry-level professional roles and further postgraduate study.
- Architecture
- Biomedical Engineering
- Communication Studies
- Law
- Pharmacy
- Social Work
- Sociology
Master's 7 programs
Master's programmes develop advanced specialised expertise, suited to senior industry positions and applied research.
- Architecture
- Business Administration
- Dentistry
- Environmental Engineering
- Law
- Pharmacy
- Water Science
Faculties & Divisions
All faculties operate under Ministry of Education of the United Arab Emirates.
Business Administration (College) 5 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Accountancy
- Business Administration
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
Common Career Paths
- Business Analyst
- Operations Manager
- Strategy Consultant
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Dentistry (College) 1 subject offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Dentistry
Common Career Paths
- Dentist
- Oral Surgeon
- Dental Researcher
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Education and Basic Sciences (College) 6 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Arabic
- Education
- Educational Technology
- English
- Islamic Studies
- Mathematics
Common Career Paths
- Teacher
- Educational Administrator
- Curriculum Specialist
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Engineering (College) 6 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Biomedical Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Electronic Engineering
- Interior Design
- Structural Architecture
- Telecommunications Engineering
Common Career Paths
- Engineer
- Project Manager
- Technical Consultant
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Information Technology (College) 4 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Information Management
- Information Technology
Common Career Paths
- IT Consultant
- Network Engineer
- Cybersecurity Analyst
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Information, Mass Communication and Humanities (College) 5 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- English
- Information Sciences
- Mass Communication
- Public Relations
- Translation and Interpretation
Common Career Paths
- Journalist
- Public Relations Specialist
- Content Strategist
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Law (College) 1 subject offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Law
Common Career Paths
- Lawyer
- Legal Consultant
- Compliance Officer
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Pharmacy and Health Sciences (College) 2 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Health Sciences
- Pharmacy
Common Career Paths
- Pharmacist
- Clinical Pharmacist
- Pharmaceutical Researcher
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Environment, Water and Energy (Institute) 1 subject offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Water Management
Programs Offered
Ajman University's teaching programmes are listed below — search or scan by level. International student eligibility varies by programme — some require additional language or visa-pathway checks.
Bachelor's Degree
43 programmes
Browse 43 programmes at Ajman University for undergraduate entry. Each combines core theory with the credits needed to progress toward honours or a master's.
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN COMMUNICATION & TRANSLATION بكالوريوس الآداب في الاتصال والترجمة Communication Studies English
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURE بكالوريوس في العمارة Arts, Design & Architecture English
BACHELOR OF DENTAL SURGERY بكالوريوس في جراحة الأسنان Health Sciences English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING بكالوريوس العلوم في هندسة المعدات الطبية Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MARKETING بكالوريوس العلوم في التسويق Business & Management English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER ENGINEERING بكالوريوس العلوم في هندسة الحاسوب Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MANAGEMENT بكالوريوس العلوم في الإدارة Business & Management English
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION- TEACHING ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE بكالوريوس التربية في تدريس اللغة الإنجليزية كلغة أجنبية Education & Teaching English
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION - TEACHER TRAINING IN MATHEMATICS & SCIENCE بكالوريوس التربية- تدريب المعلم في الرياضيات والعلوم Education & Teaching English
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION- TEACHER TRAINING IN ARABIC LANGUAGE & ISLAMIC STUDIES بكالوريوس التربية في تدريب المعلم في اللغة العربية و الدراسات الإسلامية Education & Teaching English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING بكالوريوس العلوم في الهندسة الكهربائية Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN FINANCE بكالوريوس العلوم في التمويل Business & Management English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ACCOUNTING بكالوريوس العلوم في المحاسبة Business & Management English
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND TRANSLATION بكالوريوس الآداب في اللغة الإنجليزية و الترجمة English Language Studies English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN COMPUTER SCIENCE بكالوريوس العلوم في علوم الحاسوب Computer Science & IT English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MULTIMEDIA & WEB DEVELOPMENT بكالوريوس العلوم في الوسائط المتعددة وتطوير صفحات الإنترنت Communication Studies English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY بكالوريوس العلوم في تكنولوجيا المعلومات Computer Science & IT English
BACHELOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION بكالوریوس الإعلام Communication Studies English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING بكالوريوس العلوم في التمريض Health Sciences English
BACHELOR OF EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY بكالوريوس تقنيات التعليم Education & Teaching English
BACHELOR OF INTERIOR DESIGN بكالوريوس التصميم الداخلي Arts, Design & Architecture English
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY AND SOCIAL WORK بكالوريوس الآداب في علم الاجتماع والخدمة الاجتماعية Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN ARABIC LANGUAGE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES بكالوريوس التربية في إعداد معلم في اللغة العربية والدراسات الإسلامية Education & Teaching English
BACHELOR OF EDUCATION IN TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE بكالوريوس التربية في إعداد معلم في الرياضيات والعلوم Education & Teaching English
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN MASS COMMUNICATION AND PUBLIC RELATIONS بكالوريوس الآداب في الإعلام والعلاقات العامة Communication Studies English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING- BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING بكالوريوس الهندسة الكهربائية هندسة طبية Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY- TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE البكالوريوس في أساليب وتقنيات التعليم-إعداد معلم مادة في الرياضيات والعلوم Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
BACHELOR IN EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY- TEACHER TRAINING PROGRAM IN ARABIC LANGUAGE AND ISLAMIC STUDIES البكالوريوس في أساليب وتقنيات التعليم-إعداد معلم مادة في اللغة العربية والدراسات الإسلامية Islamic & Quranic Studies English
BACHELOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE البكالوريوس في علوم الحاسب الآلي Computer Science & IT English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUILDING ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT بكالوريوس العلوم في هندسة البناء وإدارة الإنشاءات Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY بكالوريوس الآداب في علم النفس Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING بكالوريوس العلوم في الهندسة المعمارية Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DATA ANALYTICS بكالوريوس العلوم في تحليل البيانات Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING بكالوريوس العلوم في الهندسة الميكانيكية Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CIVIL ENGINEERING بكالوريوس العلوم في الهندسة المدنية Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING بكالوريوس في الهندسة المعمارية Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE بكالوريوس العلوم في الذكاء الاصطناعي Computer Science & IT English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INTERNATIONAL HOSPI-TALITY MANAGEMENT بكالوريوس العلوم في إدارة الضيافة الدولية Business & Management English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN CYBERSECURITY بكالوريوس العلوم في الأمن السيبراني Computer Science & IT English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE OF ALLIED DENTAL SCIENCES بكالوريوس العلوم في علوم طب الأسنان المساندة Health Sciences English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PHYSIOTHERAPY بكالوريوس العلوم في العلاج الطبيعي Health Sciences English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL AND SYSTEMS ENGINEERING بكالوريوس العلوم في الهندسة الصناعية وهندسة النظم Engineering & Technology English
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN DENTAL TECHNOLOGY بكالوريوس العلوم في تكنولوجيا طب الاسنان Health Sciences English
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Master's Degree
25 programmes
At postgraduate taught level, Ajman University runs 25 programmes. These master's degrees suit applicants ready to concentrate on a narrower field than their bachelor's covered.
MASTER OF LAW IN PRIVATE LAW ماجستير القانون في القانون الخاص Law English
MASTER OF ARCHITECTURE AND URBAN STUDIES ماجستير العمارة والدراسات الحضرية Arts, Design & Architecture English
MASTER OF LAW IN PUBLIC LAW ماجستير القانون في القانون العام Law English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN GROUND WATER ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT ماجستير العلوم في هندسة وإدارة المياه الجوفية Engineering & Technology English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CLINICAL PHARMACY ماجستير العلوم في الصيدلة السريرية Health Sciences English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN RESTORATIVE DENTISTRY ماجستير العلوم في طب الأسنان الترميمي Health Sciences English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION SYSTEMS ماجستير العلوم في نظم المعلومات Computer Science & IT English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN URBAN DESIGN ماجستير العلوم في التصميم الحضري Arts, Design & Architecture English
MASTER OF ARTS IN ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE ماجستير الآداب في اللغة العربية وآدابها Islamic & Quranic Studies English
DOCTOR OF MEDICINE دكتور في الطب Health Sciences English
MASTER OF PUBLIC RELATIONS AND CORPORATE COMMUNICATION ماجستير العلاقات العامة والاتصال المؤسسي Communication Studies English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY ماجستير العلوم في طب أسنان الأطفال Health Sciences English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENDODONTICS ماجستير العلوم في علاج الجذور ولب الأسنان Health Sciences English
MASTER OF DIGITAL SOCIOLOGY ماجستير علم الاجتماع الرقمي Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ANALYTICS ماجستير العلوم في تحليل الأعمال Business & Management English
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY (POST-BACHELOR) دكتور في الصيدلة (ما بعد البكالوريوس) Health Sciences English
DOCTOR OF PHARMACY دكتور في الصيدلة Health Sciences English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY ماجستير العلوم في جراحة الفم والوجه والفكين Health Sciences English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ORTHODONTICS ماجستير العلوم في تقويم الأسنان Health Sciences English
MASTER OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY IN PROSTHODONTICS ماجستير طب الأسنان الإكلينيكي في الاستعاضات السنية Health Sciences English
MASTER OF ARTS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY ماجستير الآداب في علم النفس الإكلينيكي Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN DIGITAL MEDIA ماجستير في الاعلام الرقمي Communication Studies English
MASTER OF EDUCATION IN INNOVATIVE TEACHING AND LEARNING ماجستير التربية في التعليم والتعلم المبتكر Education & Teaching English
MASTER IN FAMILY JUSTICE LEGISLATION ماجستير تشريعات العدالة الأسرية Law English
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT ماجستير العلوم في إدارة الهندسة والابتكار Engineering & Technology English
No programmes match your filter in this level.
Doctorate
4 programmes
Browse 4 programmes of research-degree study at Ajman University. Each culminates in a thesis defended before examiners as an original scholarly contribution.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN LAW دكتوراة الفلسفة في القانون Law English
DOCTOR OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION دكتوراه في إدارة الأعمال Business & Management English
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE دكتوراه الفلسفة في الذكاء الاصطناعي Computer Science & IT English
DOCTORATE OF CLINICAL DENTISTRY IN PROSTHODONTICS دكتوراه طب الأسنان الكلينيكي في تركيبات الأسنان Health Sciences English
No programmes match your filter in this level.
Associate, Certificate & Other Qualifications
7 programmes
Ajman University lists 7 programmes outside the standard bachelor-to-doctorate ladder — vocational and pathway awards that often carry credit toward a later full degree.
DIPLOMA IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY دبلوم تكنولوجيا المعلومات Computer Science & IT English
PROFESSIONAL POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN TEACHING دبلوم الدراسات العليا المهني في التدريس Education & Teaching English
DIPLOMA IN DENTAL HYGIENE دبلوم صحة الأسنان Health Sciences English
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL ARBITRATION دبلوم الدراسات العلیا في التحكیم التجاري الدولي Law English
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN LEGAL STUDIES الدبلوم المشارك في الدراسات القانونیة Law English
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN DIGITAL MEDIA PRODUCTION AND DESIGN دبلوم مشارك في إنتاج وتصميم الإعلام الرقمي Communication Studies English
ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN MARKETING دبلوم مشارك في التسويق Business & Management English
No programmes match your filter in this level.
How to apply to Ajman University
What applying to Ajman University typically involves — research, eligibility check, document prep, submission, and follow-up.
- 1 Browse the programme catalogue
Begin by reviewing the programmes section above. Ajman University offers 79 programmes grouped by qualification level. Decide on a target tier (bachelor's, master's, or doctoral) before narrowing by subject.
- 2 Check eligibility for your chosen programme
Each programme at Ajman University has its own entry requirements — academic minimums, language proficiency, supporting documents, and sometimes interviews or portfolios. Check the programme-specific page or contact admissions to confirm eligibility.
- 3 Get your documents ready
Most applications require certified academic records, identification documents, language test certificates (IELTS, TOEFL, or equivalent for English-medium programmes), CV/résumé, and a statement of purpose. Allow extra time for document authentication.
- 4 Apply through the official channel
Apply directly via Ajman University's online portal at www.ajman.ac.ae. Complete the application form, upload supporting documents, and pay any application fee. Confirmation emails typically arrive within a few business days.
- 5 Reach out and track your application
After submitting, confirm receipt with the admissions office and track your application status through the portal. Reach the institution by phone at +971 (6) 746 6666. Set reminders for any interview requests, additional document submissions, or admission decision deadlines.
Frequently Asked Questions about Ajman University
Below are the key facts most prospective students ask about Ajman University, drawn directly from institutional records.
In what year was Ajman University established?
Ajman University was founded in 1988 (approximately 38 years ago).
In which city is Ajman University?
Ajman University is based in Ajman, United Arab Emirates.
What is Ajman University's control type?
Ajman University is a private institution.
How many students study at Ajman University?
Ajman University has approximately 5,000-5,999 students.
What degrees does Ajman University offer?
Ajman University offers bachelor's and master's programmes.
How is Ajman University organised academically?
The institution comprises 10 academic units.
Is Ajman University accredited?
The institution holds recognition from Council for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the UAE Ministry of Higher Education.
What is Ajman University's official website?
The institution's website is www.ajman.ac.ae.
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Members of Federation of the Universities of the Islamic World (FUIW)
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