- Bachelor of Arts in Economics

- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Economics

BE AN
EXPERT.
AUS economics alum Yousef Shrouf is an advisor on
business mergers and acquisitions, helping clients At AUS I enjoyed the
make strategic business decisions based on solid complete student experience.
In the classroom, the
market and financial analysis.
economics professors were
Recognized by the International Honors Society and exceptional, teaching me
a member of various AUS sports teams, Yousef made exactly what I needed to
the most of his AUS experience. know to start a successful
career. And outside of the
After graduation, he started working with global
classroom, I had many
consulting firm Deloitte in Dubai. Now a manager,
opportunities to explore Yousef Shrouf
Yousef uses his economics expertise to advise and
other interests and feel part Manager—Transaction Services
inform the strategic direction of UAE businesses— of the wider AUS community. Deloitte, Dubai

and he also leads the company’s sports program.

Become a #proud_AUSer like Yousef.
 Course information
AUS offers two separate qualifications in the field of
economics, both of which give students an in-depth
understanding of how consumers, business managers,
members of society and government agents make
decisions.
• Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Prepares you for jobs in policy institutes, the Central
Bank and public sector organizations, or for graduate
studies in economics, finance and public policy
(master’s and/or PhD)
• Bachelor of Business Administration in Economics
Gives you the analytical tools to become a successful
manager of investment firms, banks, stock exchanges or
not-for-profit organizations
With a degree in economics from AUS you will:
• learn how to understand the economic forces that
shape the modern world
• engage in relevant and timely research
• gain industry experience through projects and
professional internships

Where will this take me?

A degree in economics could lead to a career as a business
and market analyst, risk manager, business consultant,
careers policy advisor or economic forecaster.
Our graduates enjoy career success with prominent
organizations including Deloitte, Loreal, Unilever,
employers Emirates Airline and more.
Graduates of our program have been accepted into
master’s and PhD programs at University of Cambridge,
graduate Columbia University and Oxford University, among other
studies prestigious universities.

Why SBA?
• QS World University Subject Rankings has named AUS the best
in the Middle East for business and management studies.
DID YOU
KNOW?
• QS has named AUS the UAE’s top private university.
• QS has named AUS as a top 50 under 50 years university.
• QS has ranked AUS among the top 10 universities in the
Arab world for the past 5 years.

• Times Higher Education has named AUS as having a higher • Our economics programs have
percentage of international students than any other
ranked university in the world. been endorsed by Nobel Laureates
Dr. Peter Diamond and Dr. Thomas

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Sargent.
• Bloomberg has granted AUS Experiential Learning Partner
status. AUS is the first university in the region and one of only • Through SBA’s student internship
35 universities worldwide to receive this prestigious accolade. program, economics students
have interned at some of the
region’s leading corporations,
• 86 percent of SBA faculty hold professorial ranks, having including KPMG, PwC and Boston
earned their PhDs from AACSB-accredited, predominantly North
American universities. Consulting Group, as well as the
• SBA’s student to faculty ratio is 15:1. Central Bank of the UAE.

• SBA is home to the region’s first interactive trading floor, a

replica of the trading firms of Wall Street or the Dubai Financial
District.
• SBA maintains strong connections with the business world
through professional seminars, real-world projects and
research, and a global network of successful AUS alumni.

Find out more. Connect with us. APPLY NOW

economics@aus.edu
www.aus.edu/sba
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