Academic Plan

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree ( 161 Credit Hours ) as Follows

University Requirements

Univ. Req.
Univ. Elec.

Students must pass all of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
000011110	COMMUNITY SERVICE	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	-	0	-
010610014	BEGINNING ENGLISH	In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main idea and supporting details; make predictions about a text; answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents; identify parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of unknown words from context; and recognize prefixes and suffixes. In Writing, students learn to write both simple and compound sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization. They write at the sentence and paragraph level using simple present tense, simple past tense, and simple future tense. In Grammar, students review the basic parts of speech and their functions in a sentence, the simple tenses (present, past, and future) and present and past continuous, pronouns, prepositions of time and location, articles, singular and plural nouns, and question formation.	3	-	0	-
010610025	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH	In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main and supporting details; make predictions and answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents, parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of contextual words; recognize prefixes and suffixes, recognize noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, and distinguish between fact and opinion.	3	-	2	010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main idea and supporting details; make predictions about a text; answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents; identify parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of unknown words from context; and recognize prefixes and suffixes. In Writing, students learn to write both simple and compound sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization. They write at the sentence and paragraph level using simple present tense, simple past tense, and simple future tense. In Grammar, students review the basic parts of speech and their functions in a sentence, the simple tenses (present, past, and future) and present and past continuous, pronouns, prepositions of time and location, articles, singular and plural nouns, and question formation.
010610026	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB	The Language Center courses are designed to help students cope with university education in English. The unlock listening and speaking 2 (Intermediate English Lab.) focuses on developing students’ listening, speaking and critical thinking skills. Students watch videos, listen to audios, think critically to be able to speak about different topics using a simplified academic language. The intermediate English lab is meant to prepare students for speaking and listening contexts. Students learn strategies for improving listening comprehension and stimulating critical thinking. The language lab component is specifically designed to improve students’ speaking and listening skills.		2	1	010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main idea and supporting details; make predictions about a text; answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents; identify parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of unknown words from context; and recognize prefixes and suffixes. In Writing, students learn to write both simple and compound sentences with correct punctuation and capitalization. They write at the sentence and paragraph level using simple present tense, simple past tense, and simple future tense. In Grammar, students review the basic parts of speech and their functions in a sentence, the simple tenses (present, past, and future) and present and past continuous, pronouns, prepositions of time and location, articles, singular and plural nouns, and question formation.
010610035	ADVANCED ENGLISH	This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses.	3	-	2	010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main and supporting details; make predictions and answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents, parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of contextual words; recognize prefixes and suffixes, recognize noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, and distinguish between fact and opinion. 010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB The Language Center courses are designed to help students cope with university education in English. The unlock listening and speaking 2 (Intermediate English Lab.) focuses on developing students’ listening, speaking and critical thinking skills. Students watch videos, listen to audios, think critically to be able to speak about different topics using a simplified academic language. The intermediate English lab is meant to prepare students for speaking and listening contexts. Students learn strategies for improving listening comprehension and stimulating critical thinking. The language lab component is specifically designed to improve students’ speaking and listening skills.
010610036	ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB	This course aims at developing students listening and speaking skills. This is to be accomplished through helping them enrich their lexical input so that they can understand English language in its spoken forms as a focus and in its written form too. As a result, they will be able to communicate successfully. The course provides students with a series of listening, speaking, reading, pronunciation and vocabulary exercises that meet Bloom’s learning objectives. Furthermore, it aims at developing their critical thinking skills.		2	1	010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH In Reading, students learn to skim; scan; identify the main and supporting details; make predictions and answer questions about a text; identify signal words, transitions, pronouns, and referents, parts of speech and verb tenses; guess the meaning of contextual words; recognize prefixes and suffixes, recognize noun, adjective, and adverb clauses, and distinguish between fact and opinion. 010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB The Language Center courses are designed to help students cope with university education in English. The unlock listening and speaking 2 (Intermediate English Lab.) focuses on developing students’ listening, speaking and critical thinking skills. Students watch videos, listen to audios, think critically to be able to speak about different topics using a simplified academic language. The intermediate English lab is meant to prepare students for speaking and listening contexts. Students learn strategies for improving listening comprehension and stimulating critical thinking. The language lab component is specifically designed to improve students’ speaking and listening skills.
040111001	ARABIC LANGUAGE	This course aims to teach the students the basics of Arabic language, and the methods of correct writing starting from the word itself till the syntax and expressions, the course focuses in particular on correct practice of the Arabic language in writing and pronouncing.	2	-	2	-
040511011	PALESTINIAN STUDIES	The migration of Arab tribes from Arab Peninsule to Palestine, major political and cultural developments in palestine during cann'anites period, the Assyrian-Egyptian Rivaly in Palestine, Palestinians and Jews, Palestine under Creek and Roman Rule, The Arab Islamic period, political and cultural conditions during Ummayad and Abbasaid period, Islam-crusades colission in pPalestine, Palestine under Ottoman Rule, Rule played by Ahmad Pasha Al-Jazzar and Thaher Al-Omar, Egyptian occupation 1831, European penetration and Zionist settlements, Sykes-Pekot Agreement, Balfour declaration and Britsg mandate, Brotain and Liquidation of Palestine land, Palestinian resistance movement, 1936 Uprising and the scheme of Palestine partition 1937, Partition resolution and 1948 war, Launching of the PLO and the 1967 war, 1987 Uprising, Independence Declaration 1988, Oslo Agreements , Future outlook.	2	-	2	-
040521301	FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS	This course is a basic one for all university students because it tackles the way of conducting research. The students through this course are exposed to the quantitative and qualitative researches and the differences between them. It also covers the meaning of hypothesis and its types, along with research questions and research problems. Through this course the students can come to know more about literature review and how to differentiate between primary and secondary literature.	2	-	2	010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH This is an integrated skills course in which students work on reading, Writing, listening' and speaking. In reading, student learn to distinguish between fact and opinion,determine the author's purpose or point of view, justify answers to comprehension questions,make inferences, read academic texts, recognize grammatical relation ship in atext. In Writing, student learn to write complex sentences and comma splices. In Grammar, the review parts of speech, articles, and phrases and clauses.
110411000	COMPUTER SKILLS	A basic, introductory course in personal computers, it introduces students to basic computer concepts in hardware, software, networking. The course will include a basic computer literacy including computer concepts, fundamental functions and operations of the computer. Topics include identification of hardware components, basic computer operations, and use of some software applications such as windows operating system, a word processing using Microsoft Word, a spreadsheet using Microsoft Excel, and a presentation software using PowerPoint.	2	-	2	-

Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
020311001	INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS	This course will teach student basic elements of the economic system and the basic tools for economic analysis such as Demand & Supply, markets production as will as markets it will also teach students the basic macroeconomics concepts such as GDP economic growth inflation and economic policy.	2	-	2	-
030111101	ISLAMIC CULTURE	This course is an exploration to the culture in general and Islamic culture in particular as well as the development in the Muslim World. The course informational intended to raise the awareness about the sociological aspects, cultural perspective of Islam and various problems in the Muslim World. However, it is also designed to provide a variety of cultural perspectives of the intern Muslim states institutions, the role of religious institutions, women, and the economic institution of the Muslim World. This course is going to develop a ?better understanding ? that student will find in many areas of life, work, and relationships in the Muslim World as well as with other Western countries.	2	-	2	-
030111122	LAW IN OUR LIFE	This course introduces the definitions of the law and its terms, sections, resources, illustrations, and its implementations,along with the current legal system in Palestine, the Palestinian laws, general rights and freedoms in Palestine	2	-	2	-
030111233	ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION	This course aims to raise awareness about corruption and its definition, types, causes, affects, outcomes, and ways of fighting corruption, to be able to fight corruption in the Palestinian society that suffers from wide corruption for different reasons, which will help on knowing the places of corruptions and find solutions for it and enhance integrity values , transparency principles and accountability system in the Palestinian society.	2	-	2	-
030121221	DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS	This course deals with the development of democracy, its applications, models, and its importance to modern societies. As well as an overview of human rights, their evolution, divisions, nature and international protection.	2	-	2	-
040211511	FRENCH LANGUAGE	This course, which introduces the French alphabet and method of writing words, masculine and feminine nouns, singular and plural, also includes sentence level, types of sentences, personal pronouns, verb conjugations, direct and indirect objects. Visual aids such as drawings and pictures are used to advantage. Editing short responses, accepting or turning down offers, giving thanks or apology, brief justifications of answers, are some learning exercises.	2	-	2	-
040211712	GERMAN LANGUAGE	This course teaches words and grammatical structures and rules mostly used in daily communication. The course covers a number of things: greetings, introducing people, naming household things, like food and drinks, ordering a meal, entertaining visitors, managing work, making arrangements for appointments, renting an apartment, buying things, … etc.	2	-	2	-
040213431	TURKISH LANGUAGE		2	-	2	-
040511052	ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I	This course is a continuation of the first course, it focus on the study of the political system in Israel and on the security institution and the decision-making and electoral system and foreign policy of Israel, and an introduction to the Arab party scene in Israel as well as a presentation of the Israeli media organization.	2	-	2	-
040511053	JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY	Existence of Jerusalem, its ancient history, historical monuments and archaeological excavations, administrative situation developments and Architectural expansion, economic and education life, holy buildings, archeologic museums and schools. The strategy of Judaization and the Zionism occupation of the city, the Future and solutions of the political Jerusalem, and its situation with the international division projects.	2	-	2	-
040511061	ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II	This course deals with the historical development of Jews in modern times, the conditions in which they lived in Europe and the Middle East, and the circumstances that led to the emergence of the Zionist movement, its activity and its role in the establishment of Israel and the Israeli society.	2	-	2	040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I This course is a continuation of the first course, it focus on the study of the political system in Israel and on the security institution and the decision-making and electoral system and foreign policy of Israel, and an introduction to the Arab party scene in Israel as well as a presentation of the Israeli media organization.
040511071	DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT	This course covers issues in development studies and options in politics, sociology, international relations, economics and international business including development policy and planning. It aims to familiarize students with theories and findings concerning development and to offer managerial tools to practical problems. It equips students with the ability to create solutions to problems from variety of disciplines, including economics and the functional areas of management, political science, sociology, and geography. This course will cover wide variety of institutional contexts including local and international private business, non-government organizations, central and local governments, international and national regulatory and donor institutions.	2	-	2	-
040511081	HOME GARDENING	This course aims to introduces how to create home gardens and how to coordinate and take care for them	2	-	2	-
040511091	FINE ARTS	This course aims to introduce students to the four main arts (visual arts, music, theater and architecture), focusing on the basic relations between the two arts: the first is to give a number of lectures, works shops, articles that contains international art works addressing the sources, function, materials, style and composition of the work. The second method is to assign an artistic subject to each student at the beginning of the semester for scientific research following an academic method, the student presents his research summary at the end of the semester in the form of a lecture accompanied by a research paper.	2	-	2	-
040511101	CURRENT WORLD ISSUES	The course deals with the changes in the world order since the collapse of the Soviet Union and the impact of these transformations on a range of political issues in the modern world. The most prominent of these are the new world system, the role of the United Nations in issues of peace and war, regional and international civil wars, globalization and terrorism. Weapons of mass destruction, and other current political issues that arise during the course.	2	-	2	-
040511121	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	This course aims to explain the concepts of Physical Education and its major elements . The course contains a practical component that supports the theoretical concepts by relating physical activities with human health and correct shape habits.	2	-	2	-
040511132	ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION	This course covers the concepts of elections and the electoral process, and the concept of political participation: its components, characteristics, levels, and importance. The course also focuses on the system of human rights and civil liberties; Its charters and characteristics. In addition, the course deals with the nature of democracy as a concept and its relationship to a set of values and concepts such as democratic transformation, political upbringing, and the principle of separation of powers. Finally, the course discusses the electoral systems and their impact on the electoral process, the electoral process in Palestine, including the presidential elections, the legislative council, and the local councils.	2	-	2	-
040511133	THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT	This course aims at scrutinize the Palestinian Prisoners movement. Light will be shed on the historical stages the movement went through during in the last sixty years. The course highlights the legality of detaining those prisoners and show the international law’s violation by the Israeli forces and governments. Prisons, interrogation centers, and detention camps are defined and shown in one of the chapters and there illegal geographical places are to be shown during the semester.	2	-	2	-
040511211	ANTHROPOLOGY	This course examines the evolution of population science, its theories, its importance and its relation to other sciences. It also examines population dynamics: mortality, birth and migration. It examines analytically the composition, distribution and problems of population. It also expose to the population science and its relationship in development issues and planning. The course also highlights the population, environmental, cultural, economic and health factors affecting its growth, and focuses on the differences between industrial societies and third world societies, including Arab society.	2	-	2	-
040511311	INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS	The course focuses on international relations that studies the science interaction of knowledge fields, especially its historical development and theoretical concepts that fall within its general scope, and the emergence of theoretical methods such as realism, idealism, legal, behavioral and Marxism, in addition to the factors that impact in the creation of the event in international relations, especially geography, demography, economy and military, as well as ruin, diplomacy and balance of power.	2	-	2	-
040511321	SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY	This course aims to introduce the processes of change in contemporary societies in general, the study of change factors and their impact on social life, and the impact of change on the rest of the cultural and social patterns within the social construction.	2	-	2	-
040511411	POLITICAL SCIENCES	The course deals with the principles of political science, schools, research methods, political analysis, the relationship of political science with other social sciences, the historical development of political thought from Greece to modern times, and the means of practice and political participation of individuals. Through political parties, interest groups and public opinion, as well as the study of the state in terms of its elements and different theories to explain its origin, and study the international system and factors of formation.	2	-	2	-
040511421	CRITICAL THINKING	This course provides students opportunities of analysis, synthesis, prescription, and application of critical thinking, and decision with making within the organization.	2	-	2	-
040511470	MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW	This course aims to equip students with basic knowledge and skills necessary for their successful transition into the clinical arena Students are expected to master common medical terminologies in hebrew used in the care of clients including appropriate medical prescribing skills for health care professionals. At the end of the course, students will be able to comprehend a medical record report in hebrew, communicate among medical professionals and have a high level overview of medical terms in hebrew.	2	-	2	-
040511490	حقوق الانسان والنوع الاجتماعي		2	-	2	-
040511500	السينما الفلسطينية – سرديات بديلة		2	-	2	-
040511511	MODERN ARAB THOUGHT	The course deals with the definition of philosophy and its objectives and visions, where it goes back to the Greek roots of the Arab philosophy and then moves on to the Arab thought before Islam and presents a detailed explanation of the Arab philosophy and its prominent figures such as Al-Farabi, Ebin Rashd, Ebin Khaldun and others.	2	-	2	-
040511521	ARCHEOLOGY	This course introduces archaeology as a science, the origin of civilizations, history of research on Palestine archaeological treasures, role of Western archaeological institutions and schools in crystallization of theoretical and applied methodologies, relationship between archaeology and other sciences. The course also explains the importance of pottery in archaeological studies, types of archaeological sites, ways of discovering archaeological sites, ways of dating ruins, and methods of excavations, the how's of interpreting archaeological evidence, and excavation authority. The course also includes field studies of archeological sites	2	-	2	-
040511611	HEBREW LANGUAGE	Principles and foundations of Hebrew which should enable students to express themselves orally and in writing.	2	-	2	-
040511621	CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS	This course aims to identify the topics of public sociology related to the subject of sociology, its principles and its most important theories and perspectives, As well as the study of social life as a whole and its relationship to the complex patterns of social systems and social groups and culture that it consists of, and finally to identify the patterns of different social organizations in society in addition to the presentation of basic social processes that occur in society.	2	-	2	-
040511990	EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION	Effective communication is the key to professional success, which will eventually lead to winning a job. In this course, students will receive advice on personal communication and learn the principles and methods of communication that will help them express themselves and their ideas clearly, and present them in the best way. Students will also learn what, when and how they can communicate with employers, and how effective communication will affect their admission process anywhere.	2	-	2	-
060411001	NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY	This course will emphasize on providing students with the knowledge of various nutritional aspects, a complete idea about food components and its relationship with the health, nutritional habits, human development, storing and classification of food.This course explains various types of food therapy in different health problems, and prepares specific nutritional diets related to some diseases.	2	-	2	-
060411101	INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY	Study human actions, behavior, its cultures, social behavior, development, and individual differences. The course is informational, intended to raise awareness about the psychology aspects of individuals' lives and various problems that concern people. Psychology offers a unique view of the world we live in as it allows one to see the "invisible" forces that shape and channel our lives as we interact with others in society.	2	-	2	-
060411201	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	Study human society, its cultures, social organizations and institutions. The course is informational intended to raise up the knowledge about the social aspects of individuals' lives and various problems that concern people; however, it is also designed to provide a variety sociological theoritical perspectives as well as to develope a "sociological imagination" that students will find useful in many areas of life, work, and relationships with others. Sociology offers a unique view of the world we live in as it allows ont to see the "invisible" forces that shape and channel our lives as we interact with others in society.	2	-	2	-
060511021	FIRST AID	This course is designed to learn the students the temporary and immediate care given to a person who is injured or suddenly becomes ill. First aid also involves home care if medical assistance is delayed or not available . first aid includes recognizing life-threatening conditions and taking effective action to keep the injured or ill person alive and in the best possible condition until medical treatment can be obtained Finally , the students become an important part of the emergency care team as they properly prepare with the right knowledge and practical skills to render appropriate life-saving care.	2	-	2	-
100111003	INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE		2	-	2	-
100311003	HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT	Environmental Science and Ecosystems, Population Explosion & limited Resources, Environmental Themes : Water pollution & treatments, Environmental Themes :Solid Waste, Environmental Themes: Air Pollution & Control, Environmental Themes: Socio-Economics-Solution, Housing & the Residential Environment, Community Noise, Biodiversity & wild-Life, Toxicology, Pesticides in the Environment, Environmental Impact Assessment, Palestine Environment.	2	-	2	-
100411002	HISTORY OF SCIENCE	In this course, research will be conducted on the following: the history of science and technology and its impact on world civilizations, the definition of science and technology, the logic of scientific discoveries, the basic truth and rules in the growth of scientific knowledge, the deductive method in the face of the inductive method, scientific-technological laws, scientific theories towards a practical theoretical philosophy, and the role of Arabs in building scientific knowledge. This course includes a study of the nature of mathematics, the historical development of some fields in mathematics, and the role of Arabs in developing mathematics.	2	-	2	-
110111002	TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE	The technology in our life course addresses the concepts and principles of technology, and the impact of using technology in the society. The course covers the main factors that contribute to the technology evolution, the concept of information systems and their components, and the functional levels of employees in institutions that use information systems. The course also deals with the concepts of the Internet, information security, multimedia, social networking, and their role in influencing society. The course will also explain the work of the search engines and how to use them. Provide the needed information and criteria for students to choose the appropriate computer or mobile and how to protect his data from malware and viruses.	2	-	2	-

Faculty Requirements

Colg. Req.

Students must pass all of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
100111010	GENERAL PHYSICS I	Topics include vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, dynamics of system of particles, center of mass, conservation of linear momentum, collisions, impulse, rotational kinematics, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, simple harmonic motion.	3	-	3	-
100111021	GENERAL PHYSICS II	Topics include charge and matter, electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, current and resistance, electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field, Ampere's law, Faraday's law of induction, Maxwell's equations; magnetic properties of matter, A.C circuits.	3	-	3	100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I Topics include vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, dynamics of system of particles, center of mass, conservation of linear momentum, collisions, impulse, rotational kinematics, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, simple harmonic motion.
100111051	GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I	This course covers experiments in mechanics including: measurements, vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, Newton's 2nd law, friction, projectiles, collisions, circular motion, the simple pendulum and stress in solids.		2	1	100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I Topics include vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, dynamics of system of particles, center of mass, conservation of linear momentum, collisions, impulse, rotational kinematics, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, simple harmonic motion.
100411010	CALCULUS I	Functions, inverse functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, application of derivatives, indeterminate forms and L’Hopital’s rule, definite integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, indefinite integrals and integration by substitution.	3	-	3	-
100411020	CALCULUS II	Techniques and applications of integration, area under curve, volumes of revolutions, surface area and arc length, series and sequences, convergence tests of infinite series, parametric equations and polar coordinates.	3	-	3	100411010 CALCULUS I Functions, inverse functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, application of derivatives, indeterminate forms and L’Hopital’s rule, definite integrals, the fundamental theorem of calculus, indefinite integrals and integration by substitution.
100412021	ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I	Matrices, eigenvalues eigenvectors, system of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, Cramer’s rule, inverse of a matrix, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, ordinary differential equations with constant coefficient, Laplace transforms, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, surface integrals and Stock’s theorem.	3	-	3	100411020 CALCULUS II Techniques and applications of integration, area under curve, volumes of revolutions, surface area and arc length, series and sequences, convergence tests of infinite series, parametric equations and polar coordinates.
100412350	NUMERICAL METHODS	Computer arithmetic, root-finding numerical methods, fixed-point iteration, polynomial interpolation, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, matrix factorization, iterative methods for systems of linear equations, Euler's method for first-order initial value problems.	3	-	3	100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Matrices, eigenvalues eigenvectors, system of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, Cramer’s rule, inverse of a matrix, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, ordinary differential equations with constant coefficient, Laplace transforms, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, surface integrals and Stock’s theorem.
100413020	ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II	Complex numbers and complex functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, analytic functions, contour integrals, Taylor’s series and Laurent series, residues, and residue integration of real integrals, Fourier series and transform, special functions: gamma, beta, error functions and Bessel functions. Series of functions, convergence, uniform convergence, limit theorems.	3	-	3	100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Matrices, eigenvalues eigenvectors, system of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, Cramer’s rule, inverse of a matrix, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, ordinary differential equations with constant coefficient, Laplace transforms, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, surface integrals and Stock’s theorem.
230315141	ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT	Introduction to project management. Motivation for studying engineering project management. What is a project, the triple constraint, scope, time, and cost goals. Project management context and processes. Project integration management. Project quality management and human resources management. Students should submit final projects in applying all the project management concepts in their final project.	3	-	3	-
230711050	ENGINEERING WORKSHOP I	This workshop intends to give the students basic knowledge and hands-on training in the wood and metal works. Students will perform by their own hands all the practices mentioned below.		3	1	-
230711110	ENGINEERING DRAWING	Orthographic and isometric drawing and sketching using classical hand drawing and computer drafting packages. This includes an introduction to the CAD packages and applications relevant to the electrical engineering.		4	2	-
230711200	STATICS	Introduction, basic definitions of force system, components, resultants, couples, equilibrium, structures (trusses, frames, machines), distributed load (center of area and center of gravity, areas and compound volumes), shear force and bending moment in beams, moment of inertia.	3	-	3	-
230712050	ENGINEERING WORKSHOP II	Through this workshop students will get basic knowledge and hands-on training in two main fields: pc upgrading		3	1	230711050 ENGINEERING WORKSHOP I This workshop intends to give the students basic knowledge and hands-on training in the wood and metal works. Students will perform by their own hands all the practices mentioned below.
240111021	PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB)	This course is a Practical Course which includes the following: Declaring variables, Data types, Control structures, Functions, Arrays, Pointers, Files, and the Skills of running, testing, and debugging the programs.		2	1	240111031 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++ This course introduces the fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging.
240111031	PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++	This course introduces the fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging.	3	-	3	-

Students must pass all of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
110712230	ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I	Coordinate systems and transformation. Vector algebra and vector calculas. Gradiant, Curl Coulomb's Law, electric field and potential, Electric flux density, and Gauss Law. Conductors and dielectric materials, and boundary value problems. Divergence Theorem, Stocks Theorem. Capacitor and energy density in electrostatic fields. Steady electric current. Biot-Savart Law and magneto static fields. Magnetic flux density. Ampere's Law. Maxwell's Equation in static fields. Magnetic vector potential. Inductance and energy density in magneto static fields. Ferromagnetic material and magnetic circuits.	3	-	3	100111021 GENERAL PHYSICS II Topics include charge and matter, electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, current and resistance, electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field, Ampere's law, Faraday's law of induction, Maxwell's equations; magnetic properties of matter, A.C circuits. 100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Matrices, eigenvalues eigenvectors, system of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, Cramer’s rule, inverse of a matrix, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, ordinary differential equations with constant coefficient, Laplace transforms, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, surface integrals and Stock’s theorem.
110712240	SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS	Classification of signals and systems. Continuous systems: convolution and impulse response, Fourier series and transform, transfer function, power spectral density and autocorrelation. Discrete time systems: convolution and impulse response, discrete time Fourier transform.	3	-	3	100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Matrices, eigenvalues eigenvectors, system of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, Cramer’s rule, inverse of a matrix, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, ordinary differential equations with constant coefficient, Laplace transforms, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, surface integrals and Stock’s theorem. 230912120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I Electrical components: resistors, capacitors, inductors, voltage and current sources. Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws. DC circuit analysis: Nodal voltage, mesh current, superposition, source transformation, Thevenin’s, Norton’s equivalents. Resistive circuits and the equivalent resistance, ??Y, and Y??. RL, RC, and RLC circuit analysis.
110712250	INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB LAB	Overview of MATLAB components, variables, scripts, operations, solving equations, data structures, images and animation, functions, flow control, line plots, image/surface plots, polynomials, Simulink and file ILO.		3	1	240111031 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++ This course introduces the fundamental concepts of procedural programming. Topics include data types, control structures, functions, arrays, pointers, files, and the mechanics of running, testing, and debugging.
110714260	PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION LAB	Amplitude modulation/demodulation. Frequency modulation/demodulation. Sampling, frequency and time division multiplexing. Generation and demodulation of pulse code modulation (PCM). Delta, ASK, PSK, and FSK modulation/demodulation.		3	1	230714170 PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION Analogue modulation techniques: AM, PM, and FM. Digital modulation techniques: ASK, PSK, QPSK, FSK and QAM. Multiplexing techniques: FDM and TDM. Sampling theorem, quantization and pulse code modulation (PCM). Delta modulation. Digital baseband transmission and intersymbol interference. Signal space representation and receiver model. Probability of error for coherent and non-coherent detection. 230913120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB Practical implementation of current and voltage measurements, Ohm's law, KVL, KCL, voltage and current dividers, series and parallel resistive circuits, power in dc circuits, Thevinen's and Norton's equivalents, maximum power transfer, time and frequency response for RL, RC, and RLC circuits. Demonstration of electrical circuit analysis through some software programs such as Multisim.
230112220	ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS	Thermodynamic concept and definitions, pure substances and their properties, work and heat, first law and its applications, second law and its applications, thermodynamic cycles. Concepts of energy and entropy are discussed. Transferring energy from one place or form to another place or form is also discussed.	3	-	3	100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I Topics include vectors, motion in one and two dimensions, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, dynamics of system of particles, center of mass, conservation of linear momentum, collisions, impulse, rotational kinematics, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, simple harmonic motion. 100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I Matrices, eigenvalues eigenvectors, system of linear equations, Gaussian elimination, Cramer’s rule, inverse of a matrix, symmetric and orthogonal matrices, partial differentiation, multiple integrals, ordinary differential equations with constant coefficient, Laplace transforms, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, surface integrals and Stock’s theorem.
230113240	CONTROL SYSTEMS I	Introduction to control theory, representation of control systems (emphases on electrical and mechanical systems), differential equations and transfer function models of linear time invariant systems, block diagram and signal-flow graph representations, first and second order linear systems, stability, the Routh’s stability criteria, feedback control systems, concept of robustness, frequency response and Bode plots.	3	-	3	100412350 NUMERICAL METHODS Computer arithmetic, root-finding numerical methods, fixed-point iteration, polynomial interpolation, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, matrix factorization, iterative methods for systems of linear equations, Euler's method for first-order initial value problems. 110712240 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Classification of signals and systems. Continuous systems: convolution and impulse response, Fourier series and transform, transfer function, power spectral density and autocorrelation. Discrete time systems: convolution and impulse response, discrete time Fourier transform.
230114150	CONTROL SYSTEMS LAB	Practical demonstrations of control actions including the pendulum control experiment, the spring-mass damper control experiment, the pall and plate apparatus control experiment, the magnetic levitation control experiment, and others. Students will be able to test the influence of proportional control action, integral control action, derivative control action and any combination of these actions on the performance of the control systems.		3	1	110712250 INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB LAB Overview of MATLAB components, variables, scripts, operations, solving equations, data structures, images and animation, functions, flow control, line plots, image/surface plots, polynomials, Simulink and file ILO. 230113240 CONTROL SYSTEMS I Introduction to control theory, representation of control systems (emphases on electrical and mechanical systems), differential equations and transfer function models of linear time invariant systems, block diagram and signal-flow graph representations, first and second order linear systems, stability, the Routh’s stability criteria, feedback control systems, concept of robustness, frequency response and Bode plots.
230114220	POWER SYSTEMS II	Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies.	3	-	3	230914110 POWER SYSTEMS I Introduction to sources of Electrical energy and power system components, revision of basic concepts of power calculations, per unit system, per unit calculations applied to power systems, the one line diagram, transmission line parameters, sending and receiving end quantities, reactive compensation, symmetrical 3-phase fault calculations, symmetrical components, unsymmetrical faults calculations, load flow problem definition, iterative solution of the load flow problem including Gauss-Seidel, Newton-Raphson (N-R), decoupled N-R, and fast decoupled N-R methods.
230114230	ELECTRICAL MACHINES LAB	Practical experimentation of transformer magnetic circuits. Testing of single and 3-phase transformers. DC generators. Speed control of DC motors. Testing and operational characteristics of alternators. Testing and operational characteristics of synchronous motors. Testing and operational characteristics of induction motors.		3	1	230914140 ELECTRICAL MACHINES II Synchronous motors: analysis, performance characteristics, application in power factor correction, and starting methods; testing of synchronous machines; three-phase induction motors: classification, analysis, performance characteristics, starting methods, testing, and speed control; single-phase induction motors; special types of motors: stepper motors, universal motors, reluctance motors, and brushless DC motors
230114240	RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS II	Renewable energies other than the photovoltaic and the wind energies will be presented and explained. This will include mainly solar-thermal energy, biomass and biogas energy, Hydrogen and fuel-cells energy, and hydro energy. The technologies used to produce electricity from such renewable sources will be introduces and explained. Other emerging renewable energy sources will be covered in this course.	3	-	3	230914120 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS I Introduction to renewable energy sources; the need for renewable energy and the role it can play; renewable energy in the context of electrical power systems; introduction to energy saving and management concepts; photovoltaic and wind energy systems; theoretical details of how sunlight and wind motion are converted into electricity; the different parts of these systems; boundaries and limitations of photovoltaic power and wind power; types and technologies of wind generators; stand-alone and grid-connected systems; storage systems; system simulation.
230114310	INTERNSHIP	It is of around two months’ duration and not less than 300 contact hours of practical training. The student joins an association or a company that is directly related to his field of study. The academic staff from the department will continuously follow up the training by making regular field visits to training locations.	18	-	6	-
230115110	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL POWER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB	Students will have practical training on using special software programs that are used to simulate the actual Electrical Power Systems and the Renewable Energy System. Some of these software programs are MATLAB and SIMULINK, PSpice, Homer Energy, PVSYST, Sketchup. Any other emerging software programs will be introduces to students.		3	1	230114240 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS II Renewable energies other than the photovoltaic and the wind energies will be presented and explained. This will include mainly solar-thermal energy, biomass and biogas energy, Hydrogen and fuel-cells energy, and hydro energy. The technologies used to produce electricity from such renewable sources will be introduces and explained. Other emerging renewable energy sources will be covered in this course. 230913130 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND SAFETY Introduction to electrical design in buildings, electrical loads and their types, electrical illuminations, single phase and three phase conductors, alarm systems, safety systems, safety measures and procedures, control and protection systems, earthing systems, design and drawing of electrical installation systems using software packages.
230115120	SENIOR PROJECT I	Each group of students (not more than three) takes an independent project under the supervision of a faculty member. Senior Project I represents the first phase of the graduation project.	2	-	2	040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS This course is a basic one for all university students because it tackles the way of conducting research. The students through this course are exposed to the quantitative and qualitative researches and the differences between them. It also covers the meaning of hypothesis and its types, along with research questions and research problems. Through this course the students can come to know more about literature review and how to differentiate between primary and secondary literature.
230115130	HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING	Learning high voltage principles and phenomenon’s in HV field. Generation of HV testing for equipment and HV devices by DC and AC current. Impulse generation. Breakdown in solid. Breakdown in liquid and Breakdown in gases. HV measurements. Partial discharges. HV bushings.	3	-	3	230114220 POWER SYSTEMS II Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies.
230115150	SMART GRIDS AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION	Conventional electrical grids, low penetration of renewable energies into conventional grids, high penetrations and implications on control systems, the concept of distributed power generation, hybrid power systems, smart grids and the load flow calculation with distributed generation.	3	-	3	230114240 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS II Renewable energies other than the photovoltaic and the wind energies will be presented and explained. This will include mainly solar-thermal energy, biomass and biogas energy, Hydrogen and fuel-cells energy, and hydro energy. The technologies used to produce electricity from such renewable sources will be introduces and explained. Other emerging renewable energy sources will be covered in this course.
230115160	RENEWABLE ENERGIES LAB	Practical investigation of some renewable energy systems; Photovoltaic system assembling; solar radiation measurement and analysis; I-V curve investigations and analysis; Wind system assembling; wind speed measurements and using data acquisition system; wind power analysis; Fuel cell system investigation and power analysis; Hydroelectric power system investigation and analysis.		3	1	230114240 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS II Renewable energies other than the photovoltaic and the wind energies will be presented and explained. This will include mainly solar-thermal energy, biomass and biogas energy, Hydrogen and fuel-cells energy, and hydro energy. The technologies used to produce electricity from such renewable sources will be introduces and explained. Other emerging renewable energy sources will be covered in this course.
230115210	POWER SYSTEMS LAB	Practical experimentation of voltage distribution over a string of suspension insulators. I-t fuse characteristic. Measurement of symmetrical components in unbalanced systems. Investigation of power flow relations at the ends of transmission lines. Earthling of power system neutral. Network analyzer. Comparison of the characteristics of static and electromechanical relays. Characteristics of time lag O/C relays. Differential relays. Directional relays. Load flow.		3	1	230114220 POWER SYSTEMS II Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies.
230115220	SENIOR PROJECT II	This project completes and implements the work undertaken in Senior Project I. After full implementation of the graduation project’s goals, the student must prepare a comprehensive report about the entire graduation project and present it in front of an audience from the academic staff, the students, and the outsiders. A private examination of and discussion with the students by a committee will take place after that.	3	-	3	230115120 SENIOR PROJECT I Each group of students (not more than three) takes an independent project under the supervision of a faculty member. Senior Project I represents the first phase of the graduation project.
230115240	ENERGY CONVERSION AND GENERATION	This course aims to teach the students the following subjects: Types of generating stations. Thermal generating stations, hydropower stations, nuclear and diesel generating stations. Electrical parts of power stations, switch gears transformers, synchronous condensers and generators, auxiliary power requirements of stations. Protection in power stations and substations. Economic factors of power stations and substations.	3	-	3	230112220 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS Thermodynamic concept and definitions, pure substances and their properties, work and heat, first law and its applications, second law and its applications, thermodynamic cycles. Concepts of energy and entropy are discussed. Transferring energy from one place or form to another place or form is also discussed. 230114220 POWER SYSTEMS II Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies.
230713110	ELECTRONICS I	Semiconductor material and p-n junction, semiconductors, doped semiconductor, forward and reversed bias p-n junction, V-I characteristics, diode DC signal model, diode applications: rectification, regulation, clipper, clamper, voltage multipliers, bipolar junction transistor: biasing and stability, dc and ac load lines, H-parameters, H- model, power amplifiers, and PSPICE applications.	3	-	3	230912120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I Electrical components: resistors, capacitors, inductors, voltage and current sources. Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws. DC circuit analysis: Nodal voltage, mesh current, superposition, source transformation, Thevenin’s, Norton’s equivalents. Resistive circuits and the equivalent resistance, ??Y, and Y??. RL, RC, and RLC circuit analysis.
230713120	PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES	Meaning of probability, probability space, conditional probability, combined experiments, Bernoulli trials Bernoulli’s theorem. The concept of random variable (RV), distribution and density functions, specific RVs (Uniform, Normal, Rayleigh, Chi, etc…), conditional distributions, asymptotic approximation for binomial RV. Functions of RVs, distribution, mean and variance, correlation and covariance, and introduction to stochastic random processes, WSS and Ergodic RP, correlation properties and PSDs.	3	-	3	110712240 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS Classification of signals and systems. Continuous systems: convolution and impulse response, Fourier series and transform, transfer function, power spectral density and autocorrelation. Discrete time systems: convolution and impulse response, discrete time Fourier transform.
230713210	ELECTRONICS LAB	Diode characteristics, small and large signal diode circuits, rectification, filters and regulations, clippers,		3	1	230713250 ELECTRONICS II Field effect transistor: JFET, MOSFETS, design of CB, CE and CC amplifiers, design of FET amplifiers, CS, 230913120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB Practical implementation of current and voltage measurements, Ohm's law, KVL, KCL, voltage and current dividers, series and parallel resistive circuits, power in dc circuits, Thevinen's and Norton's equivalents, maximum power transfer, time and frequency response for RL, RC, and RLC circuits. Demonstration of electrical circuit analysis through some software programs such as Multisim.
230713250	ELECTRONICS II	Field effect transistor: JFET, MOSFETS, design of CB, CE and CC amplifiers, design of FET amplifiers, CS,	3	-	3	230713110 ELECTRONICS I Semiconductor material and p-n junction, semiconductors, doped semiconductor, forward and reversed bias p-n junction, V-I characteristics, diode DC signal model, diode applications: rectification, regulation, clipper, clamper, voltage multipliers, bipolar junction transistor: biasing and stability, dc and ac load lines, H-parameters, H- model, power amplifiers, and PSPICE applications. 230912210 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, AC Power Circuit Analysis, Poly-phase Circuits and power calculations, Magnetically Coupled Circuits, Complex Frequency and the Laplace Transform, Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain, Frequency Response, and Two-Port Networks.
230714170	PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION	Analogue modulation techniques: AM, PM, and FM. Digital modulation techniques: ASK, PSK, QPSK, FSK and QAM. Multiplexing techniques: FDM and TDM. Sampling theorem, quantization and pulse code modulation (PCM). Delta modulation. Digital baseband transmission and intersymbol interference. Signal space representation and receiver model. Probability of error for coherent and non-coherent detection.	3	-	3	230713120 PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES Meaning of probability, probability space, conditional probability, combined experiments, Bernoulli trials Bernoulli’s theorem. The concept of random variable (RV), distribution and density functions, specific RVs (Uniform, Normal, Rayleigh, Chi, etc…), conditional distributions, asymptotic approximation for binomial RV. Functions of RVs, distribution, mean and variance, correlation and covariance, and introduction to stochastic random processes, WSS and Ergodic RP, correlation properties and PSDs.
230811210	DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN	Introduction to digital systems, Number Systems and its arithmetic operations, complement, binary codes, Boolean Algebra, Binary logic gates, Simplification of a Boolean function, Karnaugh maps, Combinatorial and sequential circuit analysis and design. Registers and counters.	3	-	3	-
230812110	DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LAB	Digital gates, simplification of Boolean functions, decoders, code converters, multiplexes, design, address and subtractors, arithmetic logic unit, design problem, sequential circuit design, counters, clock controller, 4- bit binary counter sequential detector, shift registers, "Add and Shift" binary multiplier, lamp PING-PONG game, small project.		3	1	230811210 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN Introduction to digital systems, Number Systems and its arithmetic operations, complement, binary codes, Boolean Algebra, Binary logic gates, Simplification of a Boolean function, Karnaugh maps, Combinatorial and sequential circuit analysis and design. Registers and counters.
230912120	ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I	Electrical components: resistors, capacitors, inductors, voltage and current sources. Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws. DC circuit analysis: Nodal voltage, mesh current, superposition, source transformation, Thevenin’s, Norton’s equivalents. Resistive circuits and the equivalent resistance, ??Y, and Y??. RL, RC, and RLC circuit analysis.	3	-	3	100111021 GENERAL PHYSICS II Topics include charge and matter, electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, current and resistance, electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field, Ampere's law, Faraday's law of induction, Maxwell's equations; magnetic properties of matter, A.C circuits. 100411020 CALCULUS II Techniques and applications of integration, area under curve, volumes of revolutions, surface area and arc length, series and sequences, convergence tests of infinite series, parametric equations and polar coordinates.
230912210	ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II	Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, AC Power Circuit Analysis, Poly-phase Circuits and power calculations, Magnetically Coupled Circuits, Complex Frequency and the Laplace Transform, Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain, Frequency Response, and Two-Port Networks.	3	-	3	230912120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I Electrical components: resistors, capacitors, inductors, voltage and current sources. Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s voltage and current laws. DC circuit analysis: Nodal voltage, mesh current, superposition, source transformation, Thevenin’s, Norton’s equivalents. Resistive circuits and the equivalent resistance, ??Y, and Y??. RL, RC, and RLC circuit analysis.
230913120	ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB	Practical implementation of current and voltage measurements, Ohm's law, KVL, KCL, voltage and current dividers, series and parallel resistive circuits, power in dc circuits, Thevinen's and Norton's equivalents, maximum power transfer, time and frequency response for RL, RC, and RLC circuits. Demonstration of electrical circuit analysis through some software programs such as Multisim.		3	1	230912210 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, AC Power Circuit Analysis, Poly-phase Circuits and power calculations, Magnetically Coupled Circuits, Complex Frequency and the Laplace Transform, Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain, Frequency Response, and Two-Port Networks.
230913130	ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND SAFETY	Introduction to electrical design in buildings, electrical loads and their types, electrical illuminations, single phase and three phase conductors, alarm systems, safety systems, safety measures and procedures, control and protection systems, earthing systems, design and drawing of electrical installation systems using software packages.	3	-	3	230912210 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, AC Power Circuit Analysis, Poly-phase Circuits and power calculations, Magnetically Coupled Circuits, Complex Frequency and the Laplace Transform, Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain, Frequency Response, and Two-Port Networks.
230913210	ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND SAFETY LAB	Practical demonstrations of electrical installations in domestic and industrial setups, study and practical installation of protection and safety systems for electrical installations inside and outside buildings is a way similar to real life installations.		3	1	230913130 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND SAFETY Introduction to electrical design in buildings, electrical loads and their types, electrical illuminations, single phase and three phase conductors, alarm systems, safety systems, safety measures and procedures, control and protection systems, earthing systems, design and drawing of electrical installation systems using software packages.
230913260	ELECTRICAL MACHINES I	Magnetic circuits; single-phase transformers: principles, analysis and performance characteristics; three-phase transformers: construction, connections and groups; single-phase and three-phase transformer testing; electromechanical energy conversion; basic principles of DC mechanics; principles and classification of DC generators; DC motors: analysis, performance characteristics, starting and speed control; DC machines testing; rotating field; synchronous generators: classification, analysis, performance characteristics, synchronization process and parallel operation.	3	-	3	110712230 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I Coordinate systems and transformation. Vector algebra and vector calculas. Gradiant, Curl Coulomb's Law, electric field and potential, Electric flux density, and Gauss Law. Conductors and dielectric materials, and boundary value problems. Divergence Theorem, Stocks Theorem. Capacitor and energy density in electrostatic fields. Steady electric current. Biot-Savart Law and magneto static fields. Magnetic flux density. Ampere's Law. Maxwell's Equation in static fields. Magnetic vector potential. Inductance and energy density in magneto static fields. Ferromagnetic material and magnetic circuits. 230912210 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis, AC Power Circuit Analysis, Poly-phase Circuits and power calculations, Magnetically Coupled Circuits, Complex Frequency and the Laplace Transform, Circuit Analysis in the s-Domain, Frequency Response, and Two-Port Networks.
230914110	POWER SYSTEMS I	Introduction to sources of Electrical energy and power system components, revision of basic concepts of power calculations, per unit system, per unit calculations applied to power systems, the one line diagram, transmission line parameters, sending and receiving end quantities, reactive compensation, symmetrical 3-phase fault calculations, symmetrical components, unsymmetrical faults calculations, load flow problem definition, iterative solution of the load flow problem including Gauss-Seidel, Newton-Raphson (N-R), decoupled N-R, and fast decoupled N-R methods.	3	-	3	100412350 NUMERICAL METHODS Computer arithmetic, root-finding numerical methods, fixed-point iteration, polynomial interpolation, numerical differentiation, numerical integration, matrix factorization, iterative methods for systems of linear equations, Euler's method for first-order initial value problems. 230713250 ELECTRONICS II Field effect transistor: JFET, MOSFETS, design of CB, CE and CC amplifiers, design of FET amplifiers, CS,
230914120	RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS I	Introduction to renewable energy sources; the need for renewable energy and the role it can play; renewable energy in the context of electrical power systems; introduction to energy saving and management concepts; photovoltaic and wind energy systems; theoretical details of how sunlight and wind motion are converted into electricity; the different parts of these systems; boundaries and limitations of photovoltaic power and wind power; types and technologies of wind generators; stand-alone and grid-connected systems; storage systems; system simulation.	3	-	3	230711200 STATICS Introduction, basic definitions of force system, components, resultants, couples, equilibrium, structures (trusses, frames, machines), distributed load (center of area and center of gravity, areas and compound volumes), shear force and bending moment in beams, moment of inertia. 230713250 ELECTRONICS II Field effect transistor: JFET, MOSFETS, design of CB, CE and CC amplifiers, design of FET amplifiers, CS,
230914130	POWER ELECTRONICS	Principles of power electronic devices, thyristors and their operation, power diodes, triacs and transistors. Switching characteristics. Principles of power electronic circuits (converters) that convert between different types of voltage: AC-AC converters including frequency changing converters (cycloconverters), AC-DC converters, DC-AC converters (inverters), and DC-DC converters (choppers), applications to control of either power systems or AC and DC machines.	3	-	3	230713250 ELECTRONICS II Field effect transistor: JFET, MOSFETS, design of CB, CE and CC amplifiers, design of FET amplifiers, CS,
230914140	ELECTRICAL MACHINES II	Synchronous motors: analysis, performance characteristics, application in power factor correction, and starting methods; testing of synchronous machines; three-phase induction motors: classification, analysis, performance characteristics, starting methods, testing, and speed control; single-phase induction motors; special types of motors: stepper motors, universal motors, reluctance motors, and brushless DC motors	3	-	3	230913260 ELECTRICAL MACHINES I Magnetic circuits; single-phase transformers: principles, analysis and performance characteristics; three-phase transformers: construction, connections and groups; single-phase and three-phase transformer testing; electromechanical energy conversion; basic principles of DC mechanics; principles and classification of DC generators; DC motors: analysis, performance characteristics, starting and speed control; DC machines testing; rotating field; synchronous generators: classification, analysis, performance characteristics, synchronization process and parallel operation.

Students must pass ( 9 ) credit hours from any of the following courses

Course Number	Course Name	Weekly Hours		Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
Course Number	Course Name	Theoretical	Practical	Cr. Hrs.	Prerequisite
110714430	MICROPROCESSORS & MICROCONTROLLERS	Microprocessor and Microcontroller Systems, memory, I/O peripherals, interfacing devices, bus architecture, Intel MP architecture, busses, registers, and internal structure, Intel MP programming, instruction sets, and assembly language, programming techniques, loops, indexing, time delays. Parallel I/O and interfacing applications, Serial I/O and data, Software-controlled asynchronous I/O, and hardware-controlled serial I/O. Students will learn assembly language and how assembly language programs running on microprocessors are used to solve problems that require interactions between a computer and the physical world. Applications on real microprocessors and microcontrollers will be performed	3	-	3	230713110 ELECTRONICS I Semiconductor material and p-n junction, semiconductors, doped semiconductor, forward and reversed bias p-n junction, V-I characteristics, diode DC signal model, diode applications: rectification, regulation, clipper, clamper, voltage multipliers, bipolar junction transistor: biasing and stability, dc and ac load lines, H-parameters, H- model, power amplifiers, and PSPICE applications. 230811210 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN Introduction to digital systems, Number Systems and its arithmetic operations, complement, binary codes, Boolean Algebra, Binary logic gates, Simplification of a Boolean function, Karnaugh maps, Combinatorial and sequential circuit analysis and design. Registers and counters.
230113420	THERMAL ENERGY AND HEAT TRANSFER	This course is intended to develop the fundamental principles and laws of heat transfer and to explore the implications of these principles for system behavior; to formulate the models necessary to study, analyze and design heat transfer systems through the application of these principles; to develop the problem-solving skills essential to good engineering practice of heat transfer in real-world applications.	3	-	3	230112220 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS Thermodynamic concept and definitions, pure substances and their properties, work and heat, first law and its applications, second law and its applications, thermodynamic cycles. Concepts of energy and entropy are discussed. Transferring energy from one place or form to another place or form is also discussed.
230113440	MATERIAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING	This engineering course presents a broad multidisciplinary approach to understanding and manipulating the mechanical, electrical, optical and magnetic properties of materials. This course will provide key information about fundamental characteristics of a variety of materials including metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials. The course content is particularly designed to fit electrical engineering with renewable energy program by concentrating on the characteristics of materials used in fabricating PV cells, wind turbine blades and other renewable energy systems major elements.	3	-	3	100111021 GENERAL PHYSICS II Topics include charge and matter, electric field, Gauss's law, electric potential, capacitors and dielectrics, current and resistance, electromotive force and circuits, the magnetic field, Ampere's law, Faraday's law of induction, Maxwell's equations; magnetic properties of matter, A.C circuits.
230114180	PROGRAMMABLE LOGIC CONTROLLERS		3	-	3	230113240 CONTROL SYSTEMS I Introduction to control theory, representation of control systems (emphases on electrical and mechanical systems), differential equations and transfer function models of linear time invariant systems, block diagram and signal-flow graph representations, first and second order linear systems, stability, the Routh’s stability criteria, feedback control systems, concept of robustness, frequency response and Bode plots. 230811210 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN Introduction to digital systems, Number Systems and its arithmetic operations, complement, binary codes, Boolean Algebra, Binary logic gates, Simplification of a Boolean function, Karnaugh maps, Combinatorial and sequential circuit analysis and design. Registers and counters.
230114450	ENERGY AND THE ENVIRONMENT	This course will provide students with a detailed introduction to the impacts of conventional and renewable energy production and consumption on the natural environment, health, economics and their related management structures. Students will also be exposed to new transportation technologies, main causes of air pollution, impacts of international commerce, sustainable manufacturing and industrial ecology basics, green buildings, energy management and sustainable food production.	3	-	3	230914120 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS I Introduction to renewable energy sources; the need for renewable energy and the role it can play; renewable energy in the context of electrical power systems; introduction to energy saving and management concepts; photovoltaic and wind energy systems; theoretical details of how sunlight and wind motion are converted into electricity; the different parts of these systems; boundaries and limitations of photovoltaic power and wind power; types and technologies of wind generators; stand-alone and grid-connected systems; storage systems; system simulation.
230114490	CONTROL SYSTEMS II	Continuation of Control Systems, Control systems design, controller mode selection, control loop tuning, data acquisition systems, distributed control systems, supervisory control, data transmission, networks, analysis and specification of complete control systems.	3	-	3	230113240 CONTROL SYSTEMS I Introduction to control theory, representation of control systems (emphases on electrical and mechanical systems), differential equations and transfer function models of linear time invariant systems, block diagram and signal-flow graph representations, first and second order linear systems, stability, the Routh’s stability criteria, feedback control systems, concept of robustness, frequency response and Bode plots.
230115430	SELECTED TOPICS IN POWER SYSTEMS AND MACHINES	Modern topics in electrical power systems or electrical machines to keep the student up-to-date in the areas of power generation (their policies and economics), energy sources, distribution systems and special machines.	3	-	3	230114220 POWER SYSTEMS II Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies. 230914140 ELECTRICAL MACHINES II Synchronous motors: analysis, performance characteristics, application in power factor correction, and starting methods; testing of synchronous machines; three-phase induction motors: classification, analysis, performance characteristics, starting methods, testing, and speed control; single-phase induction motors; special types of motors: stepper motors, universal motors, reluctance motors, and brushless DC motors
230115440	ENERGY CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY	Students will be introduced to the technical and nontechnical sources of energy losses and energy misuses. The concepts of energy efficiency, energy saving, and energy management will be explained. Means and methods for conserving energy and for improving efficiency will be introduced. Cost calculations of energy conservation and improving efficiency will be done and energy auditing will be done as well.	3	-	3	230114220 POWER SYSTEMS II Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies. 230913130 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND SAFETY Introduction to electrical design in buildings, electrical loads and their types, electrical illuminations, single phase and three phase conductors, alarm systems, safety systems, safety measures and procedures, control and protection systems, earthing systems, design and drawing of electrical installation systems using software packages.
230115460	HYBRID ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS	This course focuses on the design of electric power systems with different types of electric power generators such as diesel generators, wind turbines, PV systems, and others. Different topologies of such hybrid electric power systems will be considered based on the availability of the natural renewable energy resources. Energy storage elements will be included, as well. System analysis and performance estimation will be performed. Appropriate simulation programs are going to be applied.	3	-	3	230114240 RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS II Renewable energies other than the photovoltaic and the wind energies will be presented and explained. This will include mainly solar-thermal energy, biomass and biogas energy, Hydrogen and fuel-cells energy, and hydro energy. The technologies used to produce electricity from such renewable sources will be introduces and explained. Other emerging renewable energy sources will be covered in this course.
230115470	POWER SYSTEM RELIABILITY	Introduction to the main electrical power subsystems: Generation, Transmission and distribution. Basic probability theory and distribution. Network modeling and evaluation of systems. Reliability analysis of: Generation: Generating capacity, techniques, indices, interconnected systems, operating reserve; Transmission: Network configuration and indices; Composite systems; Distribution: Radial, parallel and meshed networks.	3	-	3	230114220 POWER SYSTEMS II Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies.
230115480	POWER SYSTEM PROTECTION	Review of basic principles and fault calculations. Electromechanical/solid state/numerical relays. Current and voltage transformers: steady state and transient performance. Transformer protection. Generator protection. Motor protection. Busbar protection. Fuses: mechanism of interruption of overcurrent & short circuit currents. Maintenance & testing of relays.	3	-	3	230114220 POWER SYSTEMS II Power system protection, layout of substations, requirements and elements of protection systems and relays, directional and non-directional over current and earth fault feeder protection, differential protection as applied to feeders, principles of distance protection, economic operation of power systems, the transmission loss equation, an interpretation of transformation “C”, classical economic dispatch, automatic generation control, unit commitment. Power system stability: rotor dynamics and the swing equation, the power angle equation, synchronizing power coefficient, equal-area criterion of stability, introduction to multi-machine stability studies.

Advisory Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
010610014	BEGINNING ENGLISH	0
110411000	COMPUTER SKILLS	2
100111010	GENERAL PHYSICS I	3
100111051	GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I	1
100411010	CALCULUS I	3
240111021	PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB)	1
240111031	PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++	3
	Total	13

First Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
010610025	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH	2
010610026	INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB	1
040111001	ARABIC LANGUAGE	2
-	Univ. Elec.	2
100111021	GENERAL PHYSICS II	3
100411020	CALCULUS II	3
230711110	ENGINEERING DRAWING	2
110712250	INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB LAB	1
	Total	16

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
010610035	ADVANCED ENGLISH	2
010610036	ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB	1
040511011	PALESTINIAN STUDIES	2
-	Univ. Elec.	2
100412021	ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I	3
230711050	ENGINEERING WORKSHOP I	1
230811210	DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN	3
230912120	ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I	3
	Total	17

Second Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
100413020	ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II	3
230711200	STATICS	3
230712050	ENGINEERING WORKSHOP II	1
110712230	ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I	3
230112220	ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS	3
230812110	DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LAB	1
230912210	ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II	3
	Total	17

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
100412350	NUMERICAL METHODS	3
110712240	SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS	3
230713110	ELECTRONICS I	3
230913120	ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB	1
230913130	ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND SAFETY	3
-	Free Elective	3
	Total	16

Third Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
040521301	FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS	2
-	Univ. Elec.	2
230113240	CONTROL SYSTEMS I	3
230713120	PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES	3
230713250	ELECTRONICS II	3
230913210	ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS AND SAFETY LAB	1
230913260	ELECTRICAL MACHINES I	3
	Total	17

Third Year

Summer Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
000011110	COMMUNITY SERVICE	0
	Total	0

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
230114150	CONTROL SYSTEMS LAB	1
230713210	ELECTRONICS LAB	1
230714170	PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION	3
230914110	POWER SYSTEMS I	3
230914120	RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS I	3
230914130	POWER ELECTRONICS	3
230914140	ELECTRICAL MACHINES II	3
	Total	17

Fourth Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
230315141	ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT	3
110714260	PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION LAB	1
230114220	POWER SYSTEMS II	3
230114230	ELECTRICAL MACHINES LAB	1
230114240	RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS II	3
-	Spec. Elec.	3
-	Free Elective	3
	Total	17

Fourth Year

Summer Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
230114310	INTERNSHIP	6
	Total	6

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
230115110	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS FOR ELECTRICAL POWER AND RENEWABLE ENERGY LAB	1
230115120	SENIOR PROJECT I	2
230115130	HIGH VOLTAGE ENGINEERING	3
230115150	SMART GRIDS AND DISTRIBUTED GENERATION	3
230115160	RENEWABLE ENERGIES LAB	1
-	Spec. Elec.	3
	Total	13

Fifth Year

Spring Semester

Course Number	Course Name	Cr. Hrs.
-	Univ. Elec.	2
230115210	POWER SYSTEMS LAB	1
230115220	SENIOR PROJECT II	3
230115240	ENERGY CONVERSION AND GENERATION	3
-	Spec. Elec.	3
	Total	12

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