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Program Description
The Electronics and Communications Engineering Program is where electronics, microwave and photonics, and communication engineering merge together to prepare the Electronics and Communications Engineer of the future.
Career Prospects
Students who earn their ECE BSc degree gain a profound understanding of Electronics and Communications Engineering built on a thorough background of physical science, mathematics and technology. Coursework prepares students for careers in government agencies, all local and international industries – from photonic and electronic integrated circuit design, to traditional ICT companies -- or for future study in graduate schools.
Program Objectives
The program qualifies graduates to work as Electronics and Communications Engineers. The graduate can be specialized in one of the following three concentrations:
- Electronics
- Microwave and Photonics
- Communication Engineering
The student must select four technical elective courses for a total of 12 credit hours. The program concentration is achieved by 15 credit hours; 9 credit hours of technical elective courses and 6 credit hours of the graduation project, all related to the specific concentration.
- Electronics: Graduates are more specialized in the design of electronic systems. Graduates demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design and build electronic circuits and systems.
- Microwave and Photonics: Graduates are more specialized in the design of photonic and microwave systems. Graduates demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design and build photonic and microwave components and systems.
- Communication Engineering: Graduates are more specialized in the design of communication engineering systems. Graduates demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design and build communication engineering systems and networks.
Program Advantages
In addition to the competences for all Engineering Programs (A-Level) and the competencies for the Electrical Engineering Discipline (B-Level), the Electronics and Communications Program graduate must be able to (C-Level):
- * C1: Understand the underlying physical phenomena and limitations of the performance of components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
- * C2: Demonstrate the ability to model and analyse components and systems in Electronics and Communication Engineering and identify the software tools required to optimize their performance.
- * C3: Design and compare between alternative components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
- * C4: Demonstrate the knowledge about measurement equipment and demonstrate the ability to use them to characterize components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
- * C5: Demonstrate the knowledge about state of the art of components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
- * C6: Demonstrate additional abilities related to the field of the concentration within Electronics and Communications Engineering as listed below.
| Concentration | Graduate attributes |
| Electronics | 6a. Demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design and build electronic circuits and systems. |
| Microwave and Photonics | 6b. Demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design, and build photonic and microwave components and systems. |
| Communication Engineering | 6c. Demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design, and build communication engineering systems and networks. |
Required Courses
In order to get a Bachelor of Science Degree in this program, and to satisfy the Program Competences, the following set of courses need to be completed.
Table 22 List of Electronics and Communications Engineering Program Requirements courses.
| Code | Course Title | Credits and SWL | Contact Hours | |||||
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | ||
| University Requirements Courses | 14 | 21 | 525 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 22 | |
| Faculty Requirements Courses | 42 | 92 | 2300 | 36 | 25 | 14 | 75 | |
| General Electrical Engineering Requirements Courses | 60 | 104 | 2600 | 48 | 31 | 13 | 92 | |
| PHM212 | Complex, Special Functions and Numerical Analysis | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE311s | Advanced Semiconductor Devices | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ECE312s | Analog Circuits (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE313s | Analog Circuits (2) | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE314s | VLSI Design | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE331s | Electromagnetic Waves | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE332s | Waveguides | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE431s | Optoelectronics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE432s | Antenna Engineering and propagation | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| ECE433s | Microwave Circuits and Systems | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE351s | Analog and Digital Communication Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE353s | Wireless Communication Networks | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| ECE451s | Digital Signal Processing Basics | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (2) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (3) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (4) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| ECE491s | Graduation Project (1) | 3 | 7 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| ECE492s | Graduation Project (2) | 3 | 8 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
| Total | 170 | 320 | 8000 | 134 | 95 | 48 | 277 | |
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective | ||||||||
| Electronics Concentration Elective | ||||||||
| ECE411s | Integrated Circuits Technology | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE412s | Analog Integrated Circuit Design | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE413s | ASIC Design and Automation | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE414s | RF Circuit Design | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE415s | Electronic Instrumentation | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE416s | MEMS Design | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE417s | Low Power Digital Design | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE418s | Selected Topics in Electronics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Microwave And Photonics Concentration Elective | ||||||||
| ECE434s | Optical Communication Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE435s | Fundamentals of Photonics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE436s | Micro Photonic Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE437s | Selected Topics in Electromagnetics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Communications Concentration Elective | ||||||||
| ECE452s | Information Theory and Coding | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE453s | Modern Communication Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE454s | Satellite Communication Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE455s | Selected Topics in Communication Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE456s | Selected Topics in Signal Processing | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| ECE457s | Selected Topics in Telecommunication Networks | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 170 | 320 | 8000 | 134 | 95 | 48 | 277 | |
| Code | Course Title | Credits and SWL | Contact Hours | Prerequisites | |||||
| CH | ECTS | SWL | Lec | Tut | Lab | TT | |||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||
| PHM012 | Mathematics (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| PHM021 | Vibration and Waves | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| PHM031 | Statics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| MDP011s | Engineering Drawing | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| PHM041 | Engineering Chemistry | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| CSE031s | Computing in Engineering | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 30 | 750 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 28 | ||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||
| PHM013 | Mathematics (2) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ( PHM012 ) |
| PHM022 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| PHM032 | Dynamics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( PHM031 ) |
| CEP011s | Projection and Engineering Graphics | 3 | 6 | 150 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| MDP081s | Production Engineering | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| ENG011s | Fundamentals of Engineering | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | 30 | 750 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 29 | ||
| Semester 3 | |||||||||
| PHM111 | Probability and Statistics | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( PHM013 ) |
| EPM112s | Electromagnetic Fields | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ( PHM013 OR PHM013s ) AND ( PHM022 OR PHM022s) |
| PHM121 | Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ( PHM013 ) AND ( PHM022 ) |
| EPM111s | Electrical Circuits (1) | 4 | 7 | 175 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | ( PHM022 OR PHM022s ) |
| CSE111s | Logic Design | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| ASU112s | Report Writing & Communication skills | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 18 | 30 | 750 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 28 | ||
| Semester 4 | |||||||||
| PHM122 | Physics of Semiconductors and Dielectrics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( PHM121 ) |
| PHM113 | Differential and Partial Differential Equations | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ( PHM013 ) |
| MEP112s | Thermal Power Engineering | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( PHM041 OR PHM041s OR PHM_041 OR PHM_041s ) AND ( PHM022 OR PHM022s) |
| EPM113s | Electrical Measurements | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( EPM111 OR EPM114 ) |
| EPM119s | Engineering Economy and Investments | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| CSE131s | Computer Programming | 3 | 6 | 150 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Total | 17 | 30 | 750 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 26 | ||
| Semester 5 | |||||||||
| EPM211s | Properties of Electrical Materials | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ( PHM022 OR PHM022s ) |
| ECE211s | Electronics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ( PHM122 OR PHM122s ) |
| ECE251s | Signals and Systems Fundamentals | 4 | 6 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ( PHM111 OR PHM111s ) AND ( PHM113 OR PHM113s ) |
| CSE271s | System Dynamics and Control Components | 4 | 6 | 150 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| CSE212s | Computer Organization | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( CSE111 ) AND ( CSE131 ) |
| Asu Elective Course | |||||||||
| Total | 16 | 27 | 675 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 24 | ||
| Semester 6 | |||||||||
| PHM212 | Complex, Special Functions and Numerical Analysis | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( PHM113 ) |
| EPM213s | Energy and Renewable Energy | 3 | 6 | 150 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | ( EPM112 ) |
| ECE252s | Fundamentals of Communication Systems | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( ECE251 ) |
| ECE212s | Digital Circuits | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( CSE111 ) |
| CSE211s | Introduction to Embedded Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ( CSE131 ) |
| ASU111s | Human Rights | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 17 | 30 | 750 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 26 | ||
| Semester 7 | |||||||||
| ECE311s | Advanced Semiconductor Devices | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ( ECE211 ) |
| ECE312s | Analog Circuits (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( ECE211 ) |
| ECE331s | Electromagnetic Waves | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( PHM212 OR PHM212s OR PHM213 OR PHM213s) AND ( EPM112 ) AND ( ECE131 ) |
| ECE351s | Analog and Digital Communication Systems | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( ECE252 ) |
| ECE352s | Telecommunication Networks | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ( ECE252 ) |
| CSE371s | Control Engineering | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ( ECE251 OR ECE253 ) |
| Total | 17 | 30 | 750 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 25 | ||
| Semester 8 | |||||||||
| ECE313s | Analog Circuits (2) | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( ECE312 ) |
| ECE314s | VLSI Design | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( ECE212 ) |
| ECE332s | Waveguides | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( ECE331 ) |
| ECE353s | Wireless Communication Networks | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( ECE351 ) |
| ASU114s | Selected Topics in Contemporary Issues | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| EPM411s | Project Management for Electrical Engineering | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | 30 | 750 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 25 | ||
| Semester 9 | |||||||||
| ECE431s | Optoelectronics | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( ECE311 ) AND ( ECE332 ) |
| ECE432s | Antenna Engineering and propagation | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ( ECE332 OR ECE333 ) AND ( ) |
| ECE451s | Digital Signal Processing Basics | 2 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ( ECE251 ) |
| ECE491s | Graduation Project (1) | 3 | 7 | 175 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | |
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (1) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Total | 16 | 30 | 750 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 27 | ||
| Semester 10 | |||||||||
| ECE433s | Microwave Circuits and Systems | 3 | 6 | 150 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | ( ECE332 ) |
| ECE492s | Graduation Project (2) | 3 | 8 | 200 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | ( ECE491 ) |
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (3) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Electronics And Communications Concentration Elective Course (4) | 3 | 5 | 125 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | ||
| Asu Elective B Course | 2 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| ASU113s | Professional Ethics and Legislations | 3 | 4 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| Total | 17 | 30 | 750 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 26 | ||