B.Sc.

in Electronics and Communications Engineering 2022

The Electronics and Communications Engineering 2022 B.Sc. Program for Batch
2022 Onwards

Program Components

Course Type CRD

University Requirement (UR) 11
College Requirement (CR) 28
Major Requirement (MR) 67
Major Elective (ME) 12
Major Support Requirement (MSR) 17 MRT
Minor Requirements (Minor) ------ 1%
MR Industrial Training (MRT) 1
Total Credits (CRD) 136

Detailed Study Plan

Year 1 - Semester 1

Course Hours Course Pre Major

Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
MATHS101 Calculus I
3 0 3 CR NO
CHEMY 101 General Chemistry I
3 3 4 CR NO
PHYCS101 General Physics I
3 3 4 MSR NO
CSC103 Computer Programming for Scientists
and Engineers 3 2 3 MSR NO

HRLC107 Human Rights

2 0 2 UR NO
ENGL101 Communication Skills I
3 0 3 CR NO
Total 17 8 19

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 Year 1 - Semester 2

Course Hours Course Pre Major

Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
MATHS102 Calculus II MATHS101
3 0 3 CR NO
PHYCS102 General Physics II
3 3 4 MSR PHYS101 NO
ENGL242 Technical Report Writing
3 0 3 CR ENGL101 NO
ISLM101 Islamic Culture
3 0 3 UR NO
EENG100 Circuit Theory I
3 2 3 MR MATHS101 YES
Total 15 5 16

Year 2 - Semester 3

Course Hours Course Pre Major

Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
MATHS203 Calculus III 3 0 3 MATHS102
CR NO

MATHS205 Differential Equations 3 0 3 MATHS102

CR NO
MENG230 Thermal Sciences 3 1 3 PHYCS102
MSR NO
EENG200 Circuit Theory II 3 2 3 EENG100
MR YES
EENG261 Electronic Devices and Circuits 3 2 3 EENG100
MR YES
Total 15 5 15

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 Year 2 - Semester 4

Course Hours Course Pre Major

Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
STAT275 Statistical Data Analysis for 3 0 3 MATHS101
Engineering CR NO

MATHS342 Linear Algebra and Complex Analysis 3 0 3 MATHS102

Variables MSR NO

EENG207 Numerical Methods and Computer 2 3 3 EENG100,

Applications CSC 103 &
MR YES
MATHS205

EENG251 Digital Systems I 3 2 3 EENG100

MR YES
EENG262 Analog Electronics 3 2 3 EENG261
MR YES
EENG271 Signals and Systems 3 2 3 EENG100,
MR MATHS102 YES

Total 17 9 18

Year 3 - Semester 5
Course Course Hours Course Pre Major
Course Title
Code LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
HIST 122 Modern History of Bahrain and 3 0 3
Citizenship UR NO

EENG382 Control Systems Design 3 2 3 EENG271

MR YES
EENG335 Power Electronics and Machines 3 2 3 EENG271,
MR YES
EENG262
EENG352 Digital Systems II 3 2 3 EENG251
MR YES
EENG370 Communication Systems 3 2 3 EENG 271,
MR YES
STAT275
EENG371 Electromagnetics 3 2 3 MATHS203
MR PHYCS102 YES
Total 18 10 18

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 Year 3 - Semester 6
Course Hours Course Pre Major
Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
ARAB110 Arabic Language Skills 3 0 3 UR NO
MENG303 Engineering Economics 3 1 3 Completion
CR of 70 NO
Credits
EENG353 Microprocessors 3 2 3 EENG251
MR YES

EENG364 Digital Integrated Circuit 3 2 3 EENG262

MR YES
EENG374 Computer Networks 3 2 3 EENG 370
MR YES
EENG375 Microwave and Optical Systems 3 2 3 EENG 370
MR YES
Total 18 9 18

Summer (Training Requirement)

Course Hours Course Pre Major
Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
EENG395 Completion
MR-
Industrial Training 0 3 1 of 85 YES
Training
Credits

Year 4 - Semester 7

Course Hours Course Pre Major

Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
EENG409 Professional Engineering Practice 2 3 3 Completion
of 85
MR YES
Credits

EENG462 Advanced Electronics 3 2 3 EENG262

MR YES
EENG458 Embedded System Design 3 2 3 EENG353
MR YES
EENG495 Senior Design Project I 0 6 2 Completion
of 90
MR YES
Credits

EENG4XX Elective I 3 2 3
ME YES
EENG4XX Elective II 3 2 3
ME YES
Total 14 17 17

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 Year 4 - Semester 8

Course Hours Course Pre Major

Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA
EENG496 Senior Design Project II 0 6 2 EENG495
MR YES
EENG471 Wireless Communications 3 2 3 EENG370
MR EENG371 YES

EENG479 Digital Signal Processing 3 2 3 EENG271

MR YES
EENG4XX Elective III 3 2 3
ME YES
EENG4XX Elective IV 3 2 3
ME YES
Total 12 14 14

Total 126 80 136

Major Elective Courses

Course Hours Course Pre Major

Course Code Course Title
LEC PRAC CRD Type requisite GPA

EENG417 3 2 3 ME YES
Power Systems EENG335
EENG207 &
EENG450 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence 3 2 3 ME Completion YES
of 85 Credits

EEGN454 3 2 3 ME YES
Advance Logic Design EENG353

EENG456 3 2 3 ME YES
Computer Interfacing EENG352
Programmable Logic Controllers EENG353,
EENG459 3 2 3 ME YES
(PLC) EENG382

EENG463 3 2 3 ME YES
Integrated Circuits and Applications EENG262
VLSI Design Circuits
EENG468 3 2 3 ME YES
EENG364
EENG371 &
EENG470 3 2 3 ME YES
Satellite Communications EENG370
Introduction to Internet of Things
EENG475 3 2 3 ME YES
(IoT) EENG370

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 EENG207 &
EENG487 Nonlinear Control Design 3 2 3 ME YES
EENG382
Biomedical Engineering
EENG488 3 2 3 ME EENG364 YES

EENG489 Robotics & Intelligent Systems 3 2 3 ME YES

EENG382

Major Requirement Courses Descriptions (MR):

Course Code: EENG 100 Course Title: Circuit Theory I

Basic quantities of electricity: Charge, Current, Voltage, Power, Energy and

Resistance. Basic laws of electricity: Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s Laws (KVL & KCL).
Course
Apply circuit theorems: Mesh, Nodal, Superposition, Thevenin’s, Norton’s, and
Description: Maximum Power transfer. Capacitors and inductors in DC circuits. Phasors &
complex numbers for AC circuits. Sinusoidal steady-state analysis. Power in AC
circuits: Complex, Apparent, Real & Reactive Powers and Power Factor.

Course Code: EENG 200 Course Title: Circuit Theory II

3-phase balanced and unbalanced networks. Natural and forced responses of first
Course
and second order RLC networks. Laplace transform and application phase concept.
Description: Analysis of linear time invariant circuits. Frequency response, bandwidth and
quality factor. Transfer function. State equation and Two-port networks.

Course Code: EENG 207 Course Title: Numerical Methods and Computer Applications

Introduction to the Matlab environment. Array and matrix operations, graphing, and
Course symbolic processing using M-file coding and Simulink. Efficient uses of Matlab
Description: help in exploring different Matlab tool-boxes. Numerical solution of linear and
nonlinear simultaneous equations. Numerical differentiation, integration and
solution of ordinary differential equations. Interpolation and curve fitting methods.

Course Code: EENG 251 Course Title: Digital Systems I

Number systems; Basic logic gates; Boolean algebra; Simplification of logic

functions: Karnaugh maps, QuineMcCluskey method, NAND and NOR gates
Course
networks; Multiple output networks; MSI combinational logic circuits:
Description: Multiplexers, Decoders, Adders, Comparators; Tri-State logic; combinational logic
circuits design with programmable logic devices: Memories, PLA, PAL; Flip-Flops;
Design and analysis of counters and registers.

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Course Code: EENG 261 Course Title: Electronic Devices and Circuits

Semiconductor fundamentals: carrier transport and recombination, doped materials,

Course physics and applications of pn junction diode, Zener diode characteristics and
Description: applications, special purpose diodes, fundamentals of BJTs and FETs, DC analysis
of transistors circuits, Transistors as a switch, Transistor as an amplifier, Small
signal equivalent circuits, Biasing techniques, Basic single stage amplifiers.

Course Code: EENG 262 Course Title: Analog Electronics

Differential amplifiers, Multistage amplifiers: Cascade, cascade and darlington pair

Course configurations, Basic building blocks of op amp. Ideal op amp characteristics,
Description: positive and negative feedback applications of ideal op amp, Non-ideal op amp,
Frequency response of amplifiers, Feedback concepts and topologies, Filters,
Output stage and power amplifies.

Course Code: EENG 271 Course Title: Signals and Systems

Elementary continuous and discrete-time signals, Signal decomposition and

convolution, sampling theory and Nyquist theorem, Laplace and Z transforms,
Course
Fourier series and integral with applications, Linear Time-Invariant (LTI) systems:
Description: Properties, impulse and frequency responses, Pole-zero description, input-output
difference and differential equations, transient and steady-state time responses to
elementary signals.

Course Code: EENG 335 Course Title: Power Electronics and Machines

Characteristics and brief physics of Power Semiconductor Devices: Power Diodes,

Power MOSFET, IGBT, SCR, GTO, Triac, UJT. Single phase controlled AC-DC
converters, AC-AC voltage controllers. DC-DC Choppers. Buck and Boost
Course
regulators. DC-AC inverters. Magnetic circuits. Transformers: construction and
Description: equivalent circuit. Principles of electromechanical energy conversion, force and
torque produced by single and multi-excited magnetic field systems, production of
rotating magnetic field. Three-phase induction machines. DC Machines.
Synchronous motor.

Course Code: EENG 352 Course Title: Digital Systems II

Finite State Machine: derivation of state graphs and tables, reduction of state tables,
state assignment. Digital system design with: PALs, PLAs, SPLDs, registers,
counters, memories, CPLDs, FPGAs. Digital System Architecture: Data path and
Course
control. Algorithmic state machines. Logic controllers for sequential arithmetic
Description: circuits. Introduction to Hardware Description Languages. VHDL Design Styles
(data flow, behavioral, structural). VHDL Representation of Combinational and
Sequential logic Circuits. Compile, simulate and synthesize sequential logic
circuits. Use of CAD tools in Digital System Design.

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Course Code: EENG 353 Course Title: Microprocessors

Fundamentals of microprocessor: Basic architecture, bus transfer, Flags and

microprocessor arithmetic: Emphasis is placed on 8-bit microprocessors systems
Course later extended to larger microprocessor architectures; Instruction sets and assembly
Description: language programming; Software/Hardware trade-offs, Memory systems and
hierarchy; Memory mapping & decoding; Interfacing I/O devices; I/O data transfer:
handshaking, polling & interrupts, timing & sequencing, DMA; Introduction to
more advanced microprocessor features: Cache, Pipelining, Super-scaling.

Course Code: EENG 364 Course Title: Digital Integrated Circuit

A comprehensive view of digital integrated circuits. Digital logic family; Analysis

Course
of logic gates: TTL, ECL, MOS, CMOS. Design of static & dynamic MOS gates.
Description: Design and performance of simple gate functions. Sequential logic circuits: analysis
& design Registers and clocking schemes. Memory design.

Course Code: EENG 370 Course Title: Communication Systems

Overview of telecommunication systems, review of signals and systems, amplitude

modulation systems, frequency modulation, sampling, Quantization and Pulse
modulation techniques. Introduction to noise in communication systems, Signal-
Course Space representation, Digital modulation techniques (ASK, PSK, FSK, QAM),
Description: Matched filter and optimum receivers, performance analysis and probability of error
(BER), Power /data rate tradeoffs, channel capacity and bandwidth efficiency,
Introduction to error correcting codes.

Course Code: EENG 371 Course Title: Electromagnetics

Review of Vector Analysis; Electrostatic & Magnetostatic Fields: Coulomb's,

Course Gauss’s, Biot-Savart’s, and Ampere’s Laws; Electric and Magnetic Potential;
Description: Boundary Conditions; Electro-Magnetic Forces; Time Varying Fields and Faraday's
Law; Static versus Time-varying Maxwell’s equations; Introduction to
Electromagnetic Wave Propagation and Antennas.

Course Code: EENG 374 Course Title: Computer Networks

Computer network architecture, OSI seven-layer reference model, emphasis on the

data link, network, and transport layers. Transmission media, switching methods,
Course
topologies, multiplexing, routing, and congestion control. Elementary queuing
Description: theory and network protocols. Emerging protocols. Error recovery and reliability.
Applications including electronic mail, virtual terminals, and distributed operating
systems.

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Course Code: EENG 375 Course Title: Microwave and Optical Systems

Microwave impedance and matching; Microwave passive and active devices;

Course
Microwave filters and networks; Introduction to microwave integrated circuits; Ray
Description: theory; Optical fiber wave guides; Types of optical fibre and their transmission
characteristics; Optical connectors, sources, and detectors; Optical fiber systems.

Course Code: EENG 382 Course Title: Control Systems Design

Representation of physical control system elements. Sensitivity, static accuracy, and

transient response. Stability of control systems: Routh criterion, Root locus,
Course Frequency response methods, Nyquist stability criterion. Compensation techniques
Description: and design. Discrete time systems, digital signal processing fundamentals. Z-
Transform. A/D and D/A conversion, zero order hold, stability of digital control
systems, state variable technique, time domain analysis, digital controller design,
Microprocessor, and Microcontrollers control implementation.

Course Code: EENG 395 Course Title: Industrial Training

In this industrial training course, all students must participate in an approved

Course
training program in the relevant industry, developing a multidisciplinary and
Description: teamwork experience. At the completion of 300 hours of supervised training each
student must submit a formal report and oral presentation.

Course Code: EENG 409 Course Title: Professional Engineering Practice

The course is intended to enhance student’s capability to use available resources,

Course like library and internet, to prepare seminars on selected topics in order to develop
Description: skills and apprise them of lifelong learning and contemporary issues. In addition,
the course will teach the students the scope of engineering ethics. Moral reasoning
and resolving ethical dilemmas. Codes of ethics. Environmental ethics.

Course Code: EENG 458 Course Title: Embedded System Design

Introduction to embedded-system applications and platforms. Architecture of

embedded processor/microcontroller. Embedded system memory architecture, High
Course level programming and real time operating systems for embedded systems.
Description: Software and hardware tradeoffs. Input/output interfacing techniques for devices
such as sensors, actuators, Serial communication, data acquisition systems, digital
and analog I/O, timers. Wired and wireless and internet embedded networking. Case
studies of real-world embedded systems using state-of-the art microcontrollers.

Course Code: EENG 462 Course Title: Advanced Electronics

Course Feedback topologies and analysis, Feedback and stability, Analog integrated
circuits, Filters, Sensitivity, Switched capacitor filters, Oscillators, Multivibrators,
Description:
Integrated circuit timers, Wave shaping circuit.

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Course Code: EENG 471 Course Title: Wireless Communications

This course covers the design fundamentals of wireless and cellular communication
systems, including issues of frequency reuse, channel assignments, hand-over
Course techniques. Fading and multipath channels and radio propagation aspects. Speech
Description: coding, channel coding, spread spectrum, and multiple access and diversity
techniques for wireless systems and standards. Analysis and design principles of
antenna for wireless systems including antenna arrays, broadband antennas.
Beamforming Techniques.

Course Code: EENG 479 Course Title: Digital Signal Processing

Course Review of 1D discrete signals & systems; Z, Fourier, and Wavelet Transforms; 1D
Description: FIR and IIR filter design; Introduction to 2D and 3D Signal Processing: Image &
Video Enhancement and Compression.

Course Code: EENG 495 Course Title: Senior Design Project I

The first in a two-part course sequence applying an integrated system design

approach on a team-based project, open-ended problem with realistic constraints.
Course Team effort and both oral and written presentations are a part of the experience.
Description: Important topics are discussed in the meeting with project supervisor including
the design process, design tools, engineering communication, engineering ethics,
and intellectual property. In the end of semester, the project supervisor submit
grade passed on a progress report.

Course Code: EENG 496 Course Title: Senior Design Project II

Completion of the team designed functional working model, submission of final

Course
written report of the design project are essential requirements for the completion of
Description: the course then conduct oral presentation in front of examination committee for
grade evaluation.

Major Elective Courses Descriptions (ME):

Course Code: EENG 417 Course Title: Power Systems

Power generation, types of prime movers. Parallel operation of synchronous

Course machines. Active and reactive power control in synchronous generators.
Description: Transmission line parameters, short, medium and long line representation; voltage
drop calculations; reactive power compensation. Cables for interior wiring and
power transmission. Fuses, Contactors and Circuit breakers. Tariffs.

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Course Code: EENG 450 Course Title: Introduction to Artificial Intelligence

Historical overview of AI; Data Science Basis; Fuzzy sets, and decisions-based
Course
Systems; Learning systems and Neural Network classes; Genetics, and evolutionary
Description: programming; Supervised learning; Deep learning paradigm and topologies; AI
Driven Clustering techniques; Current trends in Artificial Intelligence applications.

Course Code: EENG 454 Course Title: Advance Logic Design

Advanced topics in digital logic design, methodologies, and applications; design of

complex high-speed digital circuits and systems; use of modern EDA tools in the
design, simulation, synthesis and implementation; application of a hardware
Course description language such as Verilog or VHDL to model digital systems at Behavior
Description: and RTL level; field programmable gate arrays (FPGA) as a vehicle to understand
complete design-flow of an integrated circuit; advanced methods of logic
minimization and state machine design; design and implementation of digital
system building blocks such as arithmetic circuits, data paths, microprocessors, I/O
modules, UARTs, frequency generators, memories etc.

Course Code: EENG 456 Course Title: Computer Interfacing

Personal computer (PC) architecture; bus standards; Interrupts; direct memory

access, and I/O capabilities; designing interface ports; serial and parallel I/O ports;
Course
UART; A/D and D/A converters; Design, implementation, and debugging of
Description: computer interfacing circuits; computer peripherals; device drivers and
development tools; cases studies such as data acquisition systems; computer
controlled motors, and interfacing to robots.

Course Code: EENG 459 Course Title: Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Introduction to relays, contactors, latches, switches, sensors, valves, and actuators;

Course PLC components, installation, and wiring; Introduction to PLC programming; PLC
input/output systems; PID and fuzzy controller implementation; PLC safety
Description:
requirements, and emergency shutdown; Introduction to Industrial Networking;
Introduction to Human Machine Interface (HMI) and SCADA systems.

Course Code: EENG 463 Course Title: Integrated Circuits and Applications

Timer IC applications: Monostable, astable operation, Voltage-to-frequency

Course
conversion, Voltage-to-period conversion, Frequency-to-voltage conversion OTA’s
Description: and CFB op amps, PLL: Analog multipliers, dividers, exponent and logarithmic
amplifiers, Modulation and demodulation.

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Course Code: EENG 468 Course Title: VLSI Circuits Design

Historical perspective of VLSI design, MOS transistors: Theory of operation,

Course
device modeling, secondary effect models, Scaling properties and design trade-off,
Description: Analysis and design of MOS analog and Digital integrated Circuits, VLSI circuits
using BJTs, new trends in VLSI circuit design.

Course Code: EENG 470 Course Title: Satellite Communications

Introduction. Orbital aspects and spacecraft’s. Antenna systems for satellites.

Performance and design parameters. Down and up links design. Modulation and
Course
Multiplexing techniques for satellite links. Multiple access, encoding and error
Description: correction. Influence of earth path on satcom. Earth station technology. Satellite TV
network distribution. (direct broadcasting frequencies, receivers) Typical examples
(INMARSAT, INTELSAT, ARABSAT, GPS).

Course Code: EENG 475 Course Title: Introduction to Internet of Things (IoT)

Introduction to Internet of Things: Concept and Applications to smart grid, city,

Course
home, and industrial automation; IoT Architecture; Sensors & Actuators; Edge /
Description: Fog / Cloud computing; IoT Networking and Connectivity Technologies; IoT
Protocols; IoT data analytics; IoT Design and Prototyping project.

Course Code: EENG 487 Course Title: Nonlinear Control Design

Analysis and design of nonlinear systems. Phase plane construction: the isocline
Lienard's methods, classification of singularities. Variable structure control.
Course Stability definitions. Lyapunov's second methods; Popov stability criterion.
Description: Analysis of stability for passive systems. The describing functions. Optimal control
and state estimation. Conservative and Lagrangian systems. Kalman-Bucy
algorithm and prediction. Sliding mode control synthesis.

Course Code: EENG 488 Course Title: Biomedical Engineering

Introduction to Biomedical Engineering; Transducer Principles; Cardiovascular

system measurement: Electrocardiogram, Phonocardiogram, blood flow, blood
Course pressure; measurements in the respiratory and nervous systems: Pneumatography,
Description: Plethysmography, and Electroencephalograms; Biomedical signal processing
techniques; patient-care equipment: pacemaker, defibrillator, and breathing assistive
systems; practical diagnostic and therapeutic applications.

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Course Code: EENG 489 Course Title: Robotics & Intelligent Systems

Introduction to robotics; Spatial description and transformations; Forward and

Inverse kinematics; The Jacobian, velocity, and spatial motion; Manipulators
trajectories, dynamics, and control: linear and non-linear; Navigation and
Course localisation of mobile Robots; Intelligent robotic systems, Computational
Description: intelligence (CI) techniques, neural networks, fuzzy logic systems, genetic
programming and optimization, simulated annealing, and learning techniques;
Optimization techniques and biometric methods; Foraging: prey model from
behavioural ecology, autonomous robot applications, multi-agent system; Intelligent
sensors, and machine vision; Examples of modern applications.

Major Support Requirement Courses Descriptions (MSR):

Course Code: PHYCS 101 Course Title: General Physics I

Course Units and measurements; brief review of vectors; Newton’s laws of motion;
projectile motion; work and energy; impulse and momentum; rotational dynamics;
Description:
equilibrium of a rigid body; periodic motion.

Course Code: PHYCS 102 Course Title: General Physics II

Electric charges and fields; Coulomb’s and Gauss’s laws; electric potential;
Course
capacitors and dielectrics; direct current circuits; Kirchoff’s rules; magnetic field
Description: and flux; ampere’s law; induced emf; Lenz’s law; mutual and self inductance; AC
circuits; RLC circuit.

MATHS 342 Course Title: Linear Algebra and Complex Analysis Variables
Course Code:

Course System of linear equations, Matrices, Determinants, Vector spaces, Subspaces,

Linear independence, Linear transformations, Complex numbers, Analytical
Description:
functions, Cauchy Integral theorem and formula, Residues, contour integration.

Course Code: MENG 230 Course Title: Thermal Sciences

Basic concepts of thermodynamic, properties of pure substances, phase equilibrium,

properties tables. The ideal gas equation of state. The First Law of thermodynamics:
Course
heat, work applications to closed and open systems. The Second Law of
Description: Thermodynamics: the concept of entropy. Power cycles. Introduction to heat
transfer, modes of heat transfer: conduction, convection and radiation. Heat
exchangers.

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 Computer Programming for Scientists and
Course Code: CSC 103 Course Title:
Engineers

Introduction to computers, their uses, development, components, hardware, and

Course software. Internal representation and numbering systems. Algorithmic problem-
Description: solving principles. Introduction to a modern programming language (e.g. C++).
Input/output, conditional statements, iteration, files, strings, functions and arrays.
Lab assignments to practice programming.

College Requirement Courses Descriptions (CR):

Course Code: MATHS 101 Course Title: Calculus I

Algebra. Functions and graphs. Trigonometry. Conic sections. Limits and

Course continuity. Derivatives and integrals. Applications of derivatives which include
Description: mean value theorem, extreme of functions and optimization. Definite integrals and
the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.

Course Code: CHEMY 101 Course Title: General Chemistry I

Significant figures, chemical formulas and equations; mass relations, limiting

Course reactions and theoretical yield; Physical behavior of gases; electronic structure,
Description: periodic table, covalent bonding; Lewis structures, Molecular structures,
hybridization; molecular orbital’s, solutions; colligative properties. Related
practical work.

Course Code: ENGL 101 Course Title: Communication Skills I

This course focuses on reading skills and strategies and language development. The
reading section concentrates on high-interest contemporary topics and encourages
Course
students to increase speed and efficiency. The writing component, integrated to the
Description: reading materials, reviews grammatical structures, develops language accuracy and
Introduces paragraph writing. Students are required to upgrade their grammar,
reading, and listening skills on the internet.

Course Code: MATHS 102 Course Title: Calculus II

Applications of definite integrals, including areas, volumes and surface areas of

Course
solids of revolution, arc length and centroids. Transcendental functions,
Description: indeterminate form and L’Hopital’s Rule. Techniques of integration and improper
integrals. Infinite series, power series. Maclaurin and Taylor Theorem.

Course Code: ENGL 242 Course Title: Technical Report Writing

Technical Report Writing prepares students to design and compose effective

Course
technical documents, with particular emphasis on technical reports and oral
Description: presentations. The lecture hour is dedicated to theories, techniques and
presentations. The tutorial hour is assigned to discuss the written reports feedbacks.

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Course Code: MATHS 203 Course Title: Calculus III

Course Parametric equations and polar coordinates. Vectors and surfaces. Limits,
Description: derivatives, and integrals of vector-valued functions. Partial differentiation.
Multiple and line integrals and their applications. Green’s and Stokes’ Theorems.

Course Code: MATHS 205 Course Title: Differential Equations

Differential equations of first order and their solution. Separable and exact
Course equations. Equations convertible to separable type. Higher order linear equations
Description: with constant coefficients (homogeneous and non-homogeneous). Power series
method for second order linear equations. Variation of parameters. Laplace
transform technique. Applications of differential equations.

Course Code: STAT 275 Course Title: Statistical Data Analysis for Engineering

Introduction to statistical methods for data analysis and interpretation. Statistical

concepts, probability distributions, descriptive statistics and data visualization,
Course
confidence intervals, significance tests, Analysis of Variance (ANOVA), linear and
Description: nonlinear regression analysis. Principles of design of experiments, full factorial and
fractional designs, statistical quality control. Tools: spreadsheet software (e.g.
Microsoft® Excel) and programming environment (e.g. MATLAB®).

Course Code: MENG 303 Course Title: Engineering Economics

Fundamentals of engineering economy. Time value of money. Present worth

Course
analysis. Annual worth analysis. Rate of return analysis. Replacement and retention
Description: analysis. Capital rationing. Breakeven analysis. and Payback period analysis. Cost
estimation and indirect cost allocation. Depreciation methods.

University Requirements Courses Descriptions (UR):

Course Code: HRLC 107 Course Title: Human Rights

This course deals with the principles of human rights in terms of the definition of
human rights, scope, sources with a focus on the International Bill of Human
Course Rights; The Charter of the United Nations; Universal Declaration of Human Rights;
Description: The International Covenant on Economics, Social and Culture rights; Convention
against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment;
Mechanics and the Constitutional Protection of Rights and Public Freedoms in
Kingdom of Bahrain.

Course Code: ISLM 101 Course Title: Islamic Culture

Course An introduction to the general outline and principles of Islamic culture, its general
Description: characteristics, its relationships with other cultures, general principles of Islam in
beliefs, worship, legislation and ethics.

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Course Code: HIST 122 Course Title: Modern History of Bahrain and Citizenship

Spatial identity of Bahrain: Brief history of Bahrain until the 18th century; the
historical roots of the formation of the national identity of Bahrain since the 18th
Course century; the modern state and evolution of constitutional life in Bahrain; the Arabic
Description: and Islamic dimensions of the identity of Bahrain; the core values of Bahrain’s
society and citizenship rights (legal, political, civil and economic); duties;
responsibilities and community participation; economic change and development in
Bahrain; Bahrain’s Gulf, Arab and international relations.

Course Code: ARAB 110 Course Title: Arabic Language Skills

Course This course focuses on basic Arabic skills including form, function, and meaning. It
Description: also helps the student to appreciate and understand structures and approach them
from a critical point of view, through various genres in literature.

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