College of Science
The College of Science is responsible for conducting leading-edge research, and delivering effective, student-focused teaching in fundamental science and humanities disciplines. Our activities include teaching to meet the accreditation requirements of the academic programs offered by the College of Engineering, as well as delivering existing and future BSc, MSc and PhD programs to meet the needs of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the UAE and the GCC region for workforce skills in the STEM disciplines.
College Mission
Our mission is to deliver research-led teaching in fundamental science and humanities disciplines to educate tomorrow's generation of scientists and engineers as human capital for a knowledge economy. We encourage fundamental research in all disciplines, which will inform our curriculum and maintain currency and relevance.
College Vision
Our vision is to lead research excellence in Science and Humanities thus underpinning Khalifa University of Science and Technology's research strategy, a strategy which also maps on to the UAE's key research priorities. We will nurture and develop human capital at all levels, train tomorrow's scientists and engineers to the highest international standards and establish our University as a research-intensive center of educational excellence for the region and the world.
College Undergraduate Degree Programs
The undergraduate degree programs offered by the College of Science are:
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Applied Mathematics, Statistics and Data Science
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Cell and Molecular Biology
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Chemistry
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Earth and Planetary Sciences
- Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Physics
The length of these undergraduate programs ranges between 123 and 125 credits. These credits are divided into 45 credits of University General Education Requirements (GERs), 4 credits of College Requirements and between 74 to 76 credits for specific Major Requirements.
College Undergraduate Minors
Currently, there is one minor offered by the College of Science. Additional minor degrees are planned and will be offered by the College in the near future. The currently available minor degree is:
College Requirements
All the college of Science programs have to complete the following courses. The total required hours for most degrees are 4 credits with the exception of the Earth and Planetary Sciences program where the internship is 4 credits.
SCIE 202 Data Science and AI for Scientists (3 credits)
XXXX 399 Internship / EPSS 397 (1 or 4 credits)