Categories
General Education is designed to add breadth to students’ intellectual experience and ensure that all students in undergraduate programs attain knowledge and competency equivalent to completing one or more tertiary-level courses in the areas of i) English, Arabic or other languages; ii) the humanities or arts; iii) the natural sciences; iv) information technology or mathematics; v) the social or behavioural sciences; vi) Islamic studies, history, or culture; and vii) UAE studies.
Through General Education courses, students develop the necessary intellectual, practical, and academic skills through integrated educational experiences in scientific, quantitative, and critical reasoning through use of technology to access, evaluate, organize, and communicate information. Students strengthen abilities in communication, innovation, and critical reflection in order to enhance self-directed learning and establish life-long learning that extends beyond Rabdan Academy to the workplace environment.
For the two-year, Associate / Diploma level qualification, students complete 18 course credits according to the following table. Note that categories in humanities, arts, and social or behavioural sciences are fulfilled by appropriately mapped program courses.
| Category | Credit |
| English, Arabic or other languages | 6 |
| Humanities or arts | |
| Natural sciences | 3 |
| Information technology or mathematics | 3 |
| Social or behavioural sciences | |
| Islamic studies, history, or culture | 3 |
| UAE studies | 3 |
For the four-year, Bachelor of Science level qualification, students complete 36 course credits according to the following table.
| Category | Credit |
| English, Arabic or other languages | 12 |
| Humanities or arts | 3 |
| Natural sciences | 6 |
| Information technology or mathematics | 6 |
| Social or behavioural sciences | 3 |
| Islamic studies, history, or culture | 3 |
| UAE studies | 3 |
For details about the courses, please download the Academy
Catalogue.