Bachelor of Architecture

AURAK’s Bachelor of Architecture will teach students the principles of design, construction, and sustainability, as well as the technical skills necessary to bring their creations to life. Our curriculum focuses on studio work, lectures, and hands-on experience, allowing students to gain practical skills in drafting, modeling, and computer-aided design during their time at university.

Graduates of the Bachelor's degree in Architecture program can look forward to numerous career opportunities in various settings, including architecture firms, engineering firms, government agencies, and academic institutions both within the UAE and internationally.

Learning and Teaching Studio Culture Statement

The Architecture Program at the American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) promotes a collaborative, student-centered learning environment that supports active learning, critical thinking, and creative exploration. Through promoting studio culture and collaborative real-life projects. Studio-based teaching methods, including desk critiques, peer reviews, and design juries with faculty and external professionals, promote open dialogue, shared learning, and innovation.

Aligned with AURAK’s values, the program emphasizes ethical responsibility, cultural awareness, sustainability, and the wellbeing of the community and individuals. Student feedback and assessment reviews are regularly used to improve teaching practices and strengthen collaborative learning. Through this learning and teaching culture, students are prepared to work collaboratively and contribute responsibly to the profession and the society.

The Bachelor of Architecture is overseen by the School of Engineering and Computing and is designed to satisfy QF Emirates Level 6 requirements.

Program Mission

Bachelor of Architecture program is focused on sustainability challenges and prepares graduates that are critical-thinkers, problem-solvers and capable of facing professional and global challenges. Equipped with highly refined aesthetic and technical knowledge, capable of respecting professional ethics and work in multidisciplinary teams, graduates can easily integrate into architectural practices for built environment problem solving.

Program Goals

The Bachelor of Architecture Program at AURAK produces graduates who are armed with knowledge and skills as articulated in its student outcomes to become.

• Industrious architects who create healthy and safe spaces of different scales (buildings, cities) responsive to the environment and users.
• Practitioners who value professional ethics and architecture business as influencing the built environment and human wellness.
• Professionals capable of continuous learning to meet the requirements of altering the built environment and comply with regional/ national laws and regulations.
• Designers experienced in evaluating solutions as it relates to building systems design, materials, and technologies against project objectives, cost, and building performance.
• Team leaders capable of making decisions within architectural projects for universal design with minimal environmental impact.
• Active contributors to the local community and the world through an integrative design process with a multidisciplinary team