Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Founded 2006
Overview
Based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is a private university that traces its founding to 2006. It functions as a higher-education provider within the United Arab Emirates's higher-education sector.
Programmes at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi cover bachelor's and master's programmes, structured through multiple faculties. The institution administers a broad programme catalogue across its academic units.
Location & Contact
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Academic Details
The figures below cover Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi's academic scale, faculty depth, and recognised standing. Treat the enrolment count as a point-in-time snapshot; trends require multi-year comparison.
Degrees
Below: Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi's degree portfolio by level. Honours versus general degrees differ in academic depth and graduate-school recognition — read entry requirements carefully.
Bachelor's 9 programs
Bachelor's programmes build foundational expertise, preparing graduates for entry-level professional roles and further postgraduate study.
- Cultural Studies
- Economics
- History
- Law
- Literature
- Management
- Philosophy
- Physics
- Sociology
Master's 9 programs
Master's programmes develop advanced specialised expertise, suited to senior industry positions and applied research.
- Art History
- Communication Studies
- Environmental Studies
- International Law
- Law
- Management
- Marketing
- Modern Languages
- Sociology
Faculties & Divisions
Below: Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi's faculties, divisions, and the subject specialisms each is known for. Specialism patterns often shape both teaching style and the research opportunities available to students.
Applied Foreign Languages (Department/Division) 1 subject offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Modern Languages
Common Career Paths
- Translator
- Interpreter
- Language Teacher
Illustrative career directions for this field; specific outcomes depend on programme and student choices.
Archaeology and History of Art (Department/Division) 2 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Ancient Civilizations
- Art History
French as a Foreign Language (Department/Division) 1 subject offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Bilingual and Bicultural Education
French Studies (Department/Division) 2 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- French
- History
Georgraphy and Planning (Department/Division) 2 subjects offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- Regional Studies
- Urban Studies
History (Department/Division) 1 subject offered
Specialisations & Subjects
- History
Programs Offered
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi's programme finder filters by name across all degree levels. Departmental admissions criteria sometimes differ from institutional minimums — verify against the programme page before relying on either.
Bachelor's Degree
32 programmes
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi runs 32 programmes at bachelor's level — undergraduate programmes that usually span three to four years and serve as the standard entry route into a profession or further study.
LICENSE IN FRENCH AND COMPARATIVE LITERATURE ليسانس في الأدب الفرنسي المقارن Linguistics & Language Studies English
LICENSE IN GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING ليسانس في الجغرافيا والتخطيط الحضري Engineering & Technology English
LICENSE IN ARCHEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ART ليسانس في علم الآثار وتاريخ الفن Arts, Design & Architecture English
LICENSE IN HISTORY (CIVILIZATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS) ليسانس في التاريخ (الحضارات والشؤون الدولية) Social & Cultural Studies English
LICENSE IN PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY ليسانس في الفلسفة وعلم الإجتماع Social & Cultural Studies English
LICENSE IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND LANGUAGES ليسانس في اللغات الأجنبية التطبيقية Social & Cultural Studies English
LICENSE IN LAW AND POLITICAL SCIENCES ليسانس في القانون والعلوم السياسية Law English
LICENSE IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT ليسانس في الإقتصاد والإدارة Business & Management English
LICENSE IN ARABIC LANGUAGE , LITERATURE AND CIVILIZATION (L3) ليسانس في اللغة، الأدب والحضارة العربية Islamic & Quranic Studies English
LICENSE IN HISTORY ليسانس في التاريخ Social & Cultural Studies English
LICENSE IN PHYSICS ليسانس في الفيزياء Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
LICENSE IN LAW ليسانس في القانون Law English
LICENSE IN APPLIED FOREIGN LANGUAGES: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND LANGUAGES الليسانس في اللغات الأجنبية التطبيقية: إدارة الأعمال الدولية واللغات Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR OF APPLIED FOREIGN LANGUAGES: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND LANGUAGES بكالوريوس في اللغات الأجنبية التطبيقية : إدارة الأعمال الدولية و اللغات English Language Studies English
BACHELOR OF LITERATURE, PUBLISHING AND MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL بكالوريوس في الأدب و النشر و الإعلام المرئي Communication Studies English
LICENSE IN SOCIOLOGY ليسانس في علم الاجتماع Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
BACHELOR IN SOCIOLOGY بكالوريوس في علم الاجتماع Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HISTORY OF ART بكالوريوس في تاريخ الفن علم الأثار Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT بكالوريوس في الإقتصاد و الإدارة Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN GEOGRAPHY AND PLANNING بكالوريوس في الجغرافيا والتخطيط Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN HISTORY بكالوريوس في التاريخ Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN LAW بكالوريوس في القانون Law English
BACHELOR IN MODERN FRENCH LANGUAGE: LITERATURE, PUBLISHING AND MEDIA AUDIO VISUAL بكالوريوس في الأدب الفرنسي Communication Studies English
BACHELOR IN PHILOSOPHY AND SOCIOLOGY بكالوريوس في الفلسفة وبكالوريوس في علم الإجتماع Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN PHYSICS بكالوريوس في الفيزياء Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
BACHELOR IN HISTORY OF ART AND ARCHAEOLOGY بكالوريوس في تاريخ الفن وعلم الآثار Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN FRENCH LITERATURE بكالوريوس في الأدب الفرنسي English Language Studies English
BACHELOR IN RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVAL SCIENCE بكالوريوس في إدارة الوثائق وعلوم الأرشيف Social & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN MATHEMATICS البكالوريوس في الرياضيات Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
BACHELOR IN ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT (OFFERED IN ENGLISH) بكالوريوس في الإقتصاد والإدارة (يقدّم باللغة الإنجليزية) Business & Management English
BACHELOR IN HUMANITIES APPLIED TO PUBLIC AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS البكالوريوس في العلوم الإنسانية التطبيقية في الشؤون العامة والثقافية Humanities & Cultural Studies English
BACHELOR IN COASTAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC APPLIED SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGIES (COAST) بكالوريوس في العلوم والتقنيات التطبيقية للسواحل والمحيطات Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
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Master's Degree
38 programmes
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi provides 38 programmes at master's level for graduates who want to specialise further or strengthen their standing for doctoral applications.
MASTER OF MARKETING, MANAGEMENT, COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA ماجستير في التسويق، الإدارة، الإتصالات والإعلام Business & Management English
MASTER OF PUBLISHING, INFORMATION & MULTIMEDIA ماجستير النشر والمعلومات والوسائط المتعددة Islamic & Quranic Studies English
MASTER IN BANKING, FINANCE AND FINTECH ماجستير في المصارف والتمويل والتكنولوجيا المالية Business & Management English
MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ماجستير التجارة الدولية Business & Management English
MASTER OF TEACHING FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ماجستير في تعليم اللغة الفرنسية لغير الناطقين بها English Language Studies English
MASTER OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS LAW ماجستير في قانون التجارة الدولية Law English
MASTER IN HEALTH ECONOMICS ماجستير في إقتصاديات الصحة Business & Management English
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION CDI (ENGINEERS COLLEGE) ماجستير إدارة الأعمال (كلية المهندسين) Business & Management English
MASTER OF ARTS IN GEOGRAPHY, PLANNING AND ENVIRONMENT ماجستير آداب في علم الجغرافيا التخطيط والبيئة Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
MASTER OF ARTS IN SOCIOLOGY ماجستير آداب في علم الاجتماع Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
MASTER IN ENVIRONMENT: DYNAMICS OF TERRITORIES AND SOCIETIES ماجستیر في البیئة: دينامیات الأقالیم والمجتمعات Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT – URBAN INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY ماجستير في التخطيط والتطوير العمراني – الابتكار الحضري والاستدامة Arts, Design & Architecture English
MASTER IN MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND COMMUNICATION ماجستير في التسويق والإعلام والإتصال Communication Studies English
MASTER IN MANAGEMENT OF MUSICAL EVENTS الماجستير في إدارة العروض الموسيقية والفنية Business & Management English
MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, SPACES AND SOVEREIGNTY ماجستير في القانون الدولي، الفضاءات، والسيادة Law English
MASTER IN SOCIAL RESEARCH AND DATA ANALYSIS FOR GLOBAL SOCIETIES الماجستير في البحث الاجتماعي وتحليل البيانات للمجتمعات العالمية Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN BUSINESS AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES ماجستير في إدارة الأعمال واللغات الأجنبية English Language Studies English
MASTER IN URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING ماجستير في التخطيط والتطوير الحضري Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN FRENCH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE ماجستير في اللغة الفرنسية كلغة أجنبية Education & Teaching English
MASTER IN PUBLISHING, INFORMATION AND MULTIMEDIA ماجستير النشر والمعلومات والوسائط المتعددة Communication Studies English
MASTER IN PERFORMING ARTS MANAGEMENT ماجستير في إدارة االعروض الموسيقية والفنية Business & Management English
MASTER IN MARKETING, COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA ماجستير في التسويق والاتصال والإعلام Communication Studies English
MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL LAW, DIPLOMACY AND INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS ماجستير في القانون الدولي، العلاقات الدولية والدبلوماسية Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS AND INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION ماجستير في المعاملات التجارية الدولية والتحكيم الدولي Law English
MASTER IN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND LANGUAGES ماجستير في االلغات الأجنبية والإدارة والتجارة الدولية Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN HISTORY OF ART AND MUSEUM STUDIES ماجستير في تاريخ الفن وعلم المتاحف Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN SOCIAL RESEARCH: CONSULTING, SURVEY AND EVALUATION ماجستیر في علم الاجتماع و البحث العلمي Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN ARTS IN MUSLIM AND ARAB WORLD STUDIES ماجستير الآداب في دراسات العالم العربي والإسلامي Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT LAW ماجستير في قانون التنمية المستدامة Law English
MASTER IN MANAGEMENT OF PERFORMING ARTS AND EVENTS ماجستير في إدارة العروض الفنية والفعاليات Business & Management English
MASTER IN LANGUAGES AND BUSINESS ماجستير في االلغات والإدارة Business & Management English
MASTER IN ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY LAW AND POLICIES ماجستير في قانون الاستدامة البيئية والسياسات Law English
MASTER IN PHYSICS: SPECIALIZATION IN NON-DESTRUCTIVE CHARACTERIZATION WITH APPLICATIONS FOR CULTURAL HERITAGE ماجستير في الفيزياء - تخصص في الإختبارات اللاإتلافية وتطبيقاتها في مجال التراث الثقافي Natural Sciences & Mathematics English
MASTER IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ماجستير في الآثار والتراث الثقافي Arts, Design & Architecture English
MASTER IN RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND ARCHIVAL STUDIES ماجستير في إدارة السجلات والدراسات الأرشيفية Social & Cultural Studies English
MASTER IN SUSTAINABLE ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING AND LAW ماجستير في هندسة وقانون البيئة المستدامة Law English
MASTER IN MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ماجستير في إدارة الابتكار والذكاء الاصطناعي Business & Management English
MASTER IN ARTS AND HERITAGE ماجستير في الفنون والتراث Social & Cultural Studies English
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How to apply to Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Five steps that capture how most applications to Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi flow, from research through submission to follow-up correspondence.
- 1 Research programmes at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
Use the programme finder to browse Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi's 70 active programmes. Filter by keyword or scan by degree level. Read curriculum details on each programme's dedicated page if available.
- 2 Review admissions criteria
Programme-level requirements at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi typically include academic transcripts, language proficiency proof, identity documents, and a personal statement or interview. Confirm specific requirements with the admissions office.
- 3 Gather supporting documents
Prepare academic transcripts, ID/passport copies, language proficiency proof, a personal statement, and reference letters. International candidates may need apostilled or notarised translations — start early to avoid deadline pressure.
- 4 Lodge your application
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi processes applications through www.sorbonne.ae. Create an account, fill out the application form, and submit your documents. Note application deadlines, which vary by intake and programme.
- 5 Confirm receipt and track progress
Confirm receipt of your application with the admissions office and keep an eye on your portal for status changes. Reach the institution by phone at 971026569330. Quick responses to any follow-up requests keep your application moving smoothly through the review process.
Frequently Asked Questions about Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi
A short Q&A covering Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi's essentials — founding, location, scale, ranking, and academic structure.
In what year was Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi established?
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi was founded in 2006 (approximately 20 years ago).
In which city is Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi?
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Is Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi public or private?
It is a private higher-education institution.
What programmes are available at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi?
Programmes at Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi cover bachelor's and master's programmes.
Who recognises Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi?
Yes, Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi is recognised by Council for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of the UAE Ministry of Higher Education.
How do I find Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi online?
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi's official website is www.sorbonne.ae.
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