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Undergraduate
Programs
The study in the
Faculty of Engineering follows a ten-semester system:
·
Concentrating on the courses that
must be completed in scheduled time and on the student’s ability to
understand the courses and interact with his colleagues.
·
Taking into account the aptitude
diversity among students. Students can adjust their pace and complete studies
as per their capacity.
·
Giving the student self-confidence
by selecting courses that suit his interests within the program constraints.
·
Variation of assessment methods,
such as homework, quizzes, major exams, midterm, final test, projects, and
various types of assignments.
·
Maintaining a strong relationship
between students and instructors by appointing an academic advisor upon
admission to an engineering department.
B.Sc.
Degree - A General Outline
Following the introduction of the prep year in King
Abdulaziz University, the Faculty of Engineering was required to readjust its
curriculum to comply with this fundamental modification. The updated curriculum presented in this
Bulletin is the result of this readjustment.
It consists of 155 credit units similar to the previous curriculum in
spite of the additional 14 credit units introduced in the prep year as
follows:
1.
Two additional credit units have been allocated to the four English
language courses (Now 6 credit units, formerly 4 in the previous curriculum)
2.
Twelve additional credit units allocated to the following four new
courses:
|
Course
No
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Course
Title
|
Credit
Units
|
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CPIT 100
|
Computer Skills
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3
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COMM
101
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Communication
Skills
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3
|
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BIO 110
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General
Biology I
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3
|
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STAT 110
|
General
Statistics I
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3
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In order to
qualify for a B.Sc. degree in Engineering, a student must successfully
complete 155 credit units with an overall GPA of 2.75 out of 5 or better
while satisfying the curricular requirements of his program of
specialization. Regular track students are also required to complete one
summer training of 10 weeks in industry under the supervision of a faculty
member. This summer training and 6
credit units of the departmental electives are replaced by the coop training
work program of 25 weeks for coop track students. The typical study period is five years (10
semesters).
Study Plan
Framework
The program of
study for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering is designed to
provide a strong background in Science, Mathematics, Islamic Studies and
Humanities besides the Engineering courses. The main objective of the program
is to develop the professional proficiency of high caliber associated with
personal and cultural maturity of the students consistent with the Islamic
values and the social ethics of the society.
Industrial
training for students is an integral part of the graduation requirements.
This is organized either as a short spell of summer training program with ten
weeks duration (2 credit units) in the regular track or as a single long
spell of training under the co-operative work program of 26 weeks duration (8
credit units) in the coop track (if applicable). The industrial training is
supervised/evaluated jointly by the Faculty members as well as by the
personnel assigned by the industrial organization. The 8 credit units of the coop program
replace the 2 credit units of the summer training and 6 credit units out of
the departmental electives.The 155 credit units
required for the B.Sc. degree in each Engineering Program in regular or coop
track are distributed as indicated in following flowchart and tables
illustrated in the figure.
Study
Plan Framework (Regular Track)
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Requirements
|
Credit
units
|
|
|
|
1. Foundation
year
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27
|
|
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2. University
Requirements
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14
|
|
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3.
Faculty requirements
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Compulsory
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37
|
|
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Elective
|
-
|
|
|
4.
Department requirements
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Compulsory
(Maximum)
|
69
|
|
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Elective
(Minimum)
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6
|
|
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5.
Summer training
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2
|
|
|
TOTAL
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155
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Study
Plan Framework (Cooperative Track)
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Requirements
|
Credit
units
|
|
|
|
1. Foundation
year
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27
|
|
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2.
University requirements
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14
|
|
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3.
Faculty requirements
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Compulsory
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37
|
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Elective
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-
|
|
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4.
Department requirements
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Compulsory
(Maximum)
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69
|
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Elective
(Minimum)
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-
|
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5. Cooperative
training for 6 months
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8
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TOTAL
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155
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University
Requirements
The university requirements consist of the foundation
year science track requirements and the general university requirements in
Arabic language and Islamic studies as indicated in the following tables:
Foundation
Year Requirements
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Course
No
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Course
Title
|
Credit
Hours
|
Prerequisites
|
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1
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CPIT
100
|
Computer Skills
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3
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-
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2
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COMM
101
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Communication
Skills
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3
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-
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3
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ELI
101
|
English
Language I (for Science)
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0
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-
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4
|
ELI
102
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English
Language II (for Science)
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2
|
-
|
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5
|
ELI
103
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English
Language III (for Science)
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2
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-
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6
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ELI
104
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English
Language IV (for Science)
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2
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-
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7
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MATH
110
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Calculus I
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3
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-
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8
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PHYS
110
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General
Physics I
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3
|
-
|
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9
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CHEM
110
|
General
Chemistry I
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3
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-
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10
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BIO
110
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General
Biology (1)
|
3
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-
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11
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STAT
110
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General
Statistics (1)
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3
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-
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Total
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27
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University
Requirements Pertaining to Islamic Studies & Arabic Language
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Course
No
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Course
Title
|
Credit
Hours
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Prerequisites
|
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1
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ISLS
101
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Islamic
Culture (1)
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2
|
---
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2
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ISLS
201
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Islamic
Culture (2)
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2
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ISLS
101
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3
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ISLS
301
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Islamic
Culture (3)
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2
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ISLS
201
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4
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ISLS
401
|
Islamic
Culture (4)
|
2
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ISLS
301
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5
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ARAB
101
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Arabic
Language (1)
|
3
|
---
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6
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ARAB
201
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Arabic
Language (2)
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3
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ARAB
101
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Total
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14
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Faculty
Requirements
Faculty requirements consist of 14 courses of a
total of 37 credit units distributed as shown in the following table.
Faculty
of Engineering Compulsory Courses
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Course
No
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Course
Title
|
Credit
Hours
|
Prerequisites
|
|
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1
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MENG
102
|
Engineering
Graphics
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3
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-
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2
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IE
200
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Technical
Communication Skills
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2
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ELI
104
|
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3
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EE
201
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Structured
Computer Programming
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2
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CPIT
100,
MATH
110
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4
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IE
201
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Introduction
to Engineering Design I
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3
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ELI
104,
COMM
101
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5
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IE
202
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Introduction
to Engineering Design II
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2
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IE
200, IE 201
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6
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PHYS
202
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General
Physics II
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4
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PHYS
110,
MATH
110
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7
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MATH
202
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Calculus
II
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3
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MATH
110
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8
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MATH
203
|
Calculus
III
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3
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MATH
110
|
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9
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MATH
204
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Differential
Equations I
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3
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MATH
202
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10
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MATH
205
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Series
and Vector Analysis
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3
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MATH
202,
MATH
203
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11
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EE
251 or
EE
250
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Basic
Electrical Engineering or Basic Electrical Circuits
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4
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PHYS
202
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12
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IE
255
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Engineering
Economy
|
3
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MATH
110
|
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13
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CHEM
281
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General
Chemistry Laboratory
|
1
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CHEM
110
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|
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14
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PHYS
281
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General
Physics Laboratory
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1
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PHYS
110
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Total
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37
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Departmental
Requirements (77 Credit Hours)
Each department
has its own special requirements given in the respective section(s) of this
bulletin. Students can refer to these sections for detailed course requirements.
Guide
Lines for First 4 Semesters Applicable to All Engineering Programs
In addition to the common first foundation year, the
second year of the curriculum covers a large part of the Faculty of
Engineering requirements. Students are
required to complete all courses offered in this year so that they can apply
for specialization during the second semester of second year and join their
departments starting from the third year (fifth semester). The Faculty
Council has developed a plan as a guideline for the first 4 semesters of
study which is outlined in the following tables:
1st
Year (Foundation Year)
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Course
No.
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Course
Title
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Cr.
Hr.
|
Course
No.
|
Course
Title
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Cr.
Hr.
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ELI
101
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English
Language I (For Science)
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0
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ELI
103
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English
Language III (For Science)
|
2
|
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ELI
102
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English
Language II (For Science)
|
2
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ELI
104
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English
Language IV (For Science)
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2
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PHYS
110
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General
Physics I
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3
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CHEM
110
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General
Chemistry I
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3
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MATH
110
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Calculus
I
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3
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STAT
110
|
General
Statistics I
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3
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CPIT
100
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Computer
Skills
|
3
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BIO
110
|
General
Biology I
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3
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|
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COMM
101
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Communication
Skills
|
3
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Total
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11
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Total
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16
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2nd
Year
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Course
No.
|
Course
Title
|
Cr.
Hr.
|
Course
No.
|
Course
Title
|
Cr.
Hr.
|
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ARAB
101
|
Arabic
Language (1)
|
3
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ISLS
101
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Islamic
Culture (1)
|
2
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MENG
102
|
Engineering
Graphics
|
3
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IE
201
|
Introduction
to Engineering Design I
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3
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IE
200
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Technical
Communication Skills
|
2
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PHYS
202
|
General
Physics II
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4
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EE
201
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Structured
Computer Programming
|
2
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MATH
203
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Calculus
III
|
3
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MATH
202
|
Calculus
II
|
3
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IE
255
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Engineering
Economy
|
3
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PHYS
281
|
General
Physics Lab
|
1
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CHEM
281
|
General
Chemistry Lab
|
1
|
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Total
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14
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Total
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16
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Designations of
Departments
Each course is
given 3 numerals preceded by the code of the department offering this course.
The following tables provide a key to these codes and numerals used in the
bulletin.
Codes for
Engineering Departments and Courses
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Department
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Code
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Aeronautical
Engineering
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AE
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Chemical
and Materials Engineering
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ChE
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Civil
Engineering
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CE
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Electrical
and Computer Engineering
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EE
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Industrial
Engineering
|
IE
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Mining
Engineering
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MinE
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Mechanical Engineering
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MENG
& MEP
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Nuclear
Engineering
|
NE
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Department
Codes from other KAU Faculties*
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Department
|
Code
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Accounting
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ACCT
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Arabic
Language
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ARAB
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Biochemistry
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BIOC
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Chemistry
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CHEM
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Economics
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ECON
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English
Language Institute
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ELI
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Environmental
Science
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ENS
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Islamic
Studies
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ISLS
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Mathematics
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MATH
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Medicine
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MED
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Mineral
Resources and Rocks
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EMR
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Physics
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PHYS
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Psychology
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PSY
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* The course
description of courses offered by other faculties for the engineering
students are given in the bulletin under a separate section after the course
description of engineering faculty courses.
Course Numerals
Hundreds Numerals
signify the level of course offering in the program.
First level 100
Second level 200
Third level 300
Fourth level 400
Tens Numerals:
Signify a specific
specialization inside the Department.
Unit Numerals:
Signify the
relative order of the course within a specialization.
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