Bachelor of Science in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science
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Program Requirements
The BS in Artificial Intelligence requires the completion of 127 credits in the following areas:
Degree Requirements | Credits |
University General Education Requirements | 33 |
School of Engineering Requirements | 24 |
Artificial Intelligence Program Requirements | 70 (61 compulsory & 9 technical electives) |
Total | 127 |
University General Education Requirements (33 credit hours)
University General Education Requirements are (33) credit hours, as follows:
a. Orientation Courses (14) credit hours required
Code | Course Title | Credit |
ARAB 101 OR ARAB 110 |
Beginner Level Arabic and Culture for non-Native Learners I
or Arabic Language and Culture for Native Arabic Speakers I |
3 |
ENGL 101 | Composition | 3 |
CSCI 112 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 3 |
CSCI 113 | Introduction to Computer Programming Lab | 1 |
UNIV 100 | University First-Year Transition | 1 |
UNIV 200 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
b. Knowledge Domains: Divided into the following three categories: Humanities and Fine Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Natural Sciences.
1. Humanities and Fine Arts (6 credits minimum)
PHIL 100 OR ENGL 200 |
Critical Thinking and Reasoning
or Advanced Composition |
3 |
MEST 100 | Introduction to Islam in World Culture | 3 |
2. Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits required)
UAES 200 | Survey of United Arab Emirates Studies | 3* |
PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
ECON 103 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
POLI 100 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
POLI 101 | Politics of Scarcity | 3 |
GEOG 100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
COMM 101 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Interaction | 3 |
* UAES 200 is mandatory
3. Natural Sciences (7 credits required)
MATH 113 | Calculus I | 4* |
BIOL 100 | Humankind in a Biological World | 3 |
CHEM 100/101 | Chemistry in Everyday Life | 3 |
CHEM 211/212 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
ENVS 102 | Sustainability and Human-Environment Relations | 3 |
* MATH 113 is mandatory
School of Engineering Requirements (24 credit hours)
PHYS 110 | University Physics I | 3 |
PHYS 111 | University Physics I Lab | 1 |
MATH 114 | Calculus II | 4 |
MATH 213 | Calculus III | 3 |
PHYS 220 | University Physics II | 3 |
PHYS 221 | University Physics II Lab | 1 |
MATH 203 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
STAT 346 | Probability for Engineers | 3 |
ENGR 390 | Internship | 3 |
Artificial Intelligence and Data Science Program Requirements (70 credit hours)
a. Core Courses (61 credit hours)
MATH 225 | Discrete Mathematics | 3 |
CSCI 104 | Introduction to Computing | 3 |
CSCI 211 | Object-Oriented Programming | 3 |
CSCI 215 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3 |
CSCI 232 | Computer Organization | 3 |
CSCI 315 | Design and Analysis of Algorithms | 3 |
CSCI 326 | Database Systems | 3 |
CSCI 312 | Operating System Fundamentals | 3 |
CSAI 350 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
CSAI 351 | Data Science | 3 |
ECEN 331 | Digital System Design | 3 |
ECEN 332 | Digital Systems Design Lab | 1 |
CENG 411 | Software Engineering | 3 |
CSCI 415 | Introduction to Parallel Programming | 3 |
CSAI 450 | Machine Learning | 3 |
CSAI 451 | Machine Learning Lab | 1 |
CSCI 462 | Data Communications and Computer Networks | 3 |
CSAI 452 | Natural Language Processing | 3 |
CSAI 453 | Data Visualization | 3 |
CSAI 490 | Professional Software Practice | 2 |
CSCI 492 | Senior Design Project I | 2 |
CSCI 493 | Senior Design Project II | 4 |
b. Technical Electives (9 credit hours minimum)
CSCI 450 | Information Security and Privacy | 3 |
CSAI 480 | Big Data | 3 |
CSAI 481 | Computer Vision | 3 |
CSAI 482 | Data Mining | 3 |
CSAI 483 | Information Retrieval | 3 |
CSAI 484 | Internet of Things System | 3 |
CSAI 485 | Introduction to Deep Learning | 3 |
CSCI 416 | Human Computer Interaction | 3 |
CENG 431 | Embedded Systems Design | 3 |
CENG 432 | Embedded Systems Design Lab | 1 |
CSAI 486 | Special Topics in Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
CSAI 487 | Introduction to Robotics | 3 |
ENGR 399 | Undergraduate Research Project | 3 |
Total | 127 Credits |





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