About AUD
The American University in Dubai is a private organization of higher learning established in 1995. AUD's enrollment in 2014-2015 reached at the peak of 2,700 students. In Spring 2015, more than one hundred nationalities were part of the AUD undergraduate student body. AUD offers both undergrad and graduate degrees and Certificates in Middle Eastern Studies and Professional Teaching. Regardless of courses in their picked program, college undergraduates in all majors must take an educational module in Arts and Sciences such as Islamic Art and Architecture. Some of the accreditations of the AUD include the IAA accreditation (International Advertising Association); the UAE Ministry of Education (Higher Education Affairs); the accreditation board for Engineering and Technology; and the National Association of Schools of Art and Design.
Our Courses
Statistics for Business Decision Making
This course provides an understanding of management science techniques, in particular, optimization techniques, simulation, decision analysis under risk and uncertainty, regression analysis, and forecasting. All are illustrated through the use of computer-based applications.
Economics for Management
The course will focus on economics rationale and analytics for managerial decision-making. For competitive advantage, it is important to understand the incentives that people face and how they are likely to respond when constraints change. Topics of the course include opportunity cost, supply and demand, the model of perfect competition, monopolies, oligopolies and game theory.
Business strategy
Contemporary, economics-based models and theories of firms and markets are used to analyze a wide range of strategic real-world scenarios. Students will learn how to identify and choose a superior competitive position (i.e., gain a competitive advantage) and how to create an organizational context to make the chosen strategy work.
Leading in Organizations
This course is a rigorous, intensive introduction to the applied fields of organizational behavior and human resource management. The course considers micro-organizational issues such as leadership, communication, teamwork and employee attitudes. In addition, issues of organizational structure, design and culture, as well as operating in intercultural environments are presented
Financial Accounting
This course focuses on the nature and structure of accounting information that is generated by the business firm. The main emphasis is not on the process through which accounting information is generated, but on how this information can be used in decision making by business managers.
Operations and Supply Chain Management
Efficient management of the operations and supply chain of an organization are critically important for its success. Therefore, this course prepares students to design and manage the operations and supply chain activities of a firm with a view towards creating competitive advantage and superior returns.
Marketing Management
This course introduces fundamental concepts of marketing relevant to managers in different work positions, contexts and types of organizations. Students will be introduced to key marketing concepts and how to apply these concepts to resolve real-life marketing problems
Managerial Finance
This course introduces the basic principles of Finance. The course focuses on decision situations which corporate managers face and covers tools and techniques for applying theory to practice. Topics covered in the course include valuation with the emphasis on the manner in which value is determined in the capital markets.
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
This is an experiential learning course that covers the main elements of envisioning, initiating and operating a new business entity or an innovation project in an existing organization. The course presents innovation and entrepreneurship frameworks and concepts and includes workshops and applied techniques in those fields.
Business and Data Analytics
Business analytics describes the practices and tools to analyze organization-related data and facts for gaining insights on business performance. This course equips business professionals with the skills to lead and actively participate in business analytics initiatives within their corporations.
Corporate Governance and Corporate Social Responsibility
This course covers the governance processes, customs, policies, laws and institutions that affect the way a corporation is directed or controlled. The course also examines corporate social responsibility (CSR) which includes the relationships among the various stakeholders in the organization and their goals and interests.​
Management Simulation
Interactive simulations are effective tools to teach many multiple concepts in a limited period through experiential learning. The Management Simulation provides a learning experience that pulls together the fundamental concepts that students have learned throughout the EMBA curriculum. These include the essentials of financial accounting, the principles of marketing, finance and operations management.
Consumer Behavior
Consumer insights are the foundation of all business. Impactful business leaders appreciate the importance of consumer insights. Many strategic decisions, such as introducing a new product, repositioning an existing product, or deciding whether to extend an existing brand or to introduce a new brand, are pivoted on consumer insights.
International Trade
This course introduces basic concepts and tools from trade theories and applies them to current macroeconomics events. It helps the students become informed observers of international trade issues that are most frequently reported by and discussed in the media.
Competition in Global Markets
Multinationals from developing economies have expanded aggressively on a global scale. How are they able to succeed internationally? How are they changing the competitive environment? These are some of the questions that will be addressed in this course.
Global Business study
The course global business study aims at providing students a comprehensive economic, business and cultural overview of various regions around the world. Instead of a traditional class setting for most of the course, the students will learn experientially by being immersed in a project in a company agreed upon with the course supervisor.