The mission of the Art and Design program is to produce successful graduates employed in the art, design and performance fields in the U.A.E. who will exhibit or perform as independent artists in appropriate professional venues throughout the U.A.E. and the international community;

graduate students with a solid foundation of technical and creative art skills, in addition to design or performance skills, which will enable them to work successfully as leaders in the world of art and design, pursue postgraduate studies and/or establish themselves as committed artists keeping abreast with current developments in the world of art;

serve as an academic center for the arts in the community by tracking the development and growth of the cultural identity of the country through documentation and research, and by providing a nexus of exchange for interested parties through the facilitation of international conferences, exhibitions and lecture series; and,

contribute to the improvement of art education at all levels in the United Arab Emirates