BS in Electronics & Communications Engineering
Program Requirements
Students must complete a total of 133 credits as follows:
Degree Requirements | Credits |
General Education Requirement | 33 |
Core Engineering Requirements | 30 |
Department Compulsory Requirement | 58 |
Technical Electives | 12 |
Total | 133 |
General Education Requirements (33 credit hours)
a. Compulsory Core Courses (24 Credits)
Code | Course Title | Credit |
CSCI 112 | Introduction to Computer Programming | 3 |
CSCI 113 | Introduction to Computer Programming Lab | 1 |
ENGL 101 | Composition | 3 |
ENGL 200 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
MATH 113 | Calculus I | 4 |
MEST 100 | Introduction to Islam in World Culture | 3 |
PHIL 100 | Critical Thinking and Reasoning | 3 |
UNIV 100 | University First-Year Transition | 1 |
UNIV 200 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 3 |
b. General Education Elective Courses (9-10 Credts)
1. Arts and Humanities (3 credits)
Creative and Aesthetic Understanding
ARTT 100 | Introduction to Visual Arts | 3 |
ARAB 110 | Arabic Language and Culture for Native Arabic Speakers I | 3 |
COMM 102 | Reading Image and Film | 3 |
COMM 104 | Photography and Communication | 3 |
ENGL 102 | Public Speaking | 3 |
ENGL 201 | Literature across Cultures | 3 |
Cross-Cultural and Ethical Understanding
HIST 100 | Contemporary Middle Eastern History | 3 |
HIST 101 | Ancient History of the Arabian Peninsula | 3 |
PHIL 101 | Ethics in Today’s World | 3 |
PHIL 102 | World Philosophies | 3 |
2. Social and Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
SOCI 101 | Contemporary Social Issues | 3 |
ECON 103 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
POLI 100 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
POLI 101 | Politics of Scarcity | 3 |
POLI 102 | State and Society in the UAE | 3 |
GEOG 100 | World Regional Geography | 3 |
GEOG 101 | Introduction to Urban Social Geography | 3 |
COMM 101 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Interaction | 3 |
3. Natural Sciences (3 – 4 Credits)
BIOL 100 | Humankind in a Biological World | 3 |
CHEM 100 | Chemistry in Everyday Life | 3 |
CHEM 101 | Chemistry in Everyday Life Lab | 1 |
ENVS 100, 101 | Energy and Environmental Science | 4 |
ENVS 102 | Sustainability and Human-Environment Relations | 3 |
CHEM 211 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
School Requirements (30 Credits)
ENGR 107 | Introduction to Engineering | 2 |
PHYS 110 | University Physics I | 3 |
PHYS 111 | University Physics I Lab | 1 |
MATH 114 | Calculus II | 4 |
MATH 213 | Calculus III | 3 |
MATH 214 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
MATH 203 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
PHYS 220 | University Physics II | 3 |
PHYS 221 | University Physics II Lab | 1 |
STAT 346 | Probability for Engineers | 3 |
ECEN 491 | Engineering Seminar | 1 |
ENGR 390 | Internship | 3 |
Department Requirements are (67 Credit)
a) Compulsory: (58) Credit Hours include the following courses:
b) Technical Electives: (12) Credit Hours selected from the following list of courses:
ECEN 370 | Electronic and Optical Properties of Material | 3 |
ENGR 399 | Undergraduate Research Project | 3 |
ECEN 432 | Nanotechnology Fundamentals & Applications | 3 |
ECEN 430 | Principles of Semiconductor Devices | 3 |
ECEN 435 | Introduction to Optical Electronics | 3 |
ECEN 437 | Power Electronics | 3 |
ECEN 465 | Computer Networking Protocols | 3 |
ECEN 467 | Mobile and Wireless Communications | 3 |
ECEN 466 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
ECEN 472 | Antenna Theory and Design | 3 |
ECEN 473 | Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering | 3 |
ECEN 474 | Advanced Information Theory and Coding | 3 |
ECEN 481 | Concepts of Multimedia Processing and Transmission | 3 |
ECEN 488 | Fundamentals of Satellite Communication | 3 |
ECEN 499 | Special Topics in ECEN | 3 |
Total | 133 Credits |
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- BS in Civil & Infrastructure Engineering
- BS in Computer Engineering
- BS in Computer Science
- BS in Electrical Engineering
- BS in Electronics & Communications Engineering
- BS in Industrial Engineering
- BS in Mechanical Engineering
- BS in Petroleum Engineering
- Master of Science in Engineering Project Management
- BA in Interior Design - (Anticipated for Fall 2020 Implementation Pending Final Approval)
- BS in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science - (Anticipated for Fall 2020 Implementation Pending Final Approval)
- Master in Infrastructure Engineering - (Anticipated for Fall 2020 Implementation Pending Final Approval)
- Master of Sustainable and Renewable Energy - (Anticipated for Fall 2020 Implementation Pending Final Approval)
Program Requirements
The BS in Electronics and Communications Engineering (ECE) requires the completion of 133 credits in the following areas:
Degree Requirements | Credits |
University General Education Requirements | 34 |
School of Engineering Requirements | 30 |
ECE Program Requirements | 69 (57 compulsory and 12 technical electives) |
Total | 133 |
University General Education Requirements (34 credit hours)
University General Education Requirements are (34) credit hours, as follows:
Orientation Courses (14 Credit Hours)
Code | Course Title | Credit |
ARAB 101 | Beginner Level Arabic and Culture for non-Native Learners I | 3* |
ARAB 110 | Arabic Language and Culture for Native Arabic Speakers I | |
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 |
* Either ARAB 101 or ARAB 110
Knowledge Domains (20 Credit Hours)
The knowledge domains are divided into the following three categories: Humanities and Fine Arts, Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Natural Sciences.
Humanities and Fine Arts (6 credits required)
PHIL 100 | Critical Thinking and Reasoning | 3* |
ENGL 200 | Advanced Composition | |
MEST 100 | Introduction to Islam in World Culture | 3 |
* Either PHIL 100 or ENGL 200
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits required)
UAES 200 | Survey of United Arab Emirates Studies | 3* |
COMM 101 | Interpersonal Communication and Group Interaction | 3 |
ECON 103 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3** |
POLI 100 | Contemporary Global Issues | 3 |
POLI 101 | Politics of Scarcity | 3 |
PSYC 100 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
* UAES 200 is mandatory
** ECON 103 is recommended
Natural Sciences (8 credits required)
MATH 113 | Calculus I | 4* |
CHEM 211 | General Chemistry I | 3 |
CHEM 212 | General Chemistry I Lab | 1 |
The fifth writing intensive course for the BS in Electronics and Communication Engineering is ECEN 434 Linear Electronics Laboratory I.
School of Engineering Requirements (30 credit hours)
ENGR 107 | Introduction to Engineering | 2 |
PHYS 110 | University Physics I | 3 |
PHYS 111 | University Physics I Lab | 1 |
MATH 114 | Calculus II | 4 |
MATH 203 | Linear Algebra | 3 |
MATH 213 | Calculus III | 3 |
MATH 214 | Elementary Differential Equations | 3 |
PHYS 220 | University Physics II | 3 |
PHYS 221 | University Physics II Lab | 1 |
STAT 346 | Probability for Engineers | 3 |
ECEN 491 | Engineering Seminar | 1 |
ENGR 390 | Internship | 3 |
ECE Program Requirements (69 Credit Hours)
Core Courses (57 Credit Hours)
ECEN 220 | Signal and Systems I | 3 |
ECEN 221 | Signal and Systems I Lab | 1 |
ECEN 280 | Electric Circuit Analysis I | 3 |
ECEN 281 | Electric Circuits Analysis I Lab | 1 |
ECEN 282 | Electric Circuit Analysis II | 3 |
ECEN 283 | Electric Circuit Analysis II Lab | 1 |
PHYS 222 | University Physics III | 3 |
PHYS 223 | University Physics III Lab | 1 |
ECEN 305 | Electromagnetic Theory | 3 |
ECEN 320 | Signal and Systems II | 3 |
ECEN 321 | Signal and Systems II Lab | 1 |
ECEN 331 | Digital System Design | 3 |
ECEN 332 | Digital Systems Design Lab | 1 |
ECEN 333 | Linear Electronics I | 3 |
ECEN 334 | Linear Electronics Lab I | 1 |
ECEN 360 | Random Signal and Noise | 3 |
ECEN 431 | Digital Circuit Design | 3 |
ECEN 433 | Linear Electronics II | 3 |
ECEN 434 | Linear Electronics II Lab | 1 |
ECEN 460 | Communication and Information Theory | 3 |
ECEN 461 | Communication Engineering Lab | 1 |
ECEN 462 | Data and Computer Communications | 3 |
ECEN 464 | Digital Communication Systems | 3 |
ECEN 492 | Senior Design Project I | 2 |
ECEN 493 | Senior Design Project II | 4 |
Technical Electives (12 Credit Hours)
ECEN 432 | Nanotechnology Fundamentals & Applications | 3 |
ECEN 435 | Introduction to Optical Electronics | 3 |
ECEN 437 | Power Electronics | 3 |
ECEN 466 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
ECEN 467 | Mobile and Wireless Communications | 3 |
ECEN 472 | Antenna Theory and Design | 3 |
ECEN 473 | Radio Frequency and Microwave Engineering | 3 |
ECEN 474 | Advanced Information Theory and Coding | 3 |
ECEN 481 | Concepts of Multimedia Processing and Transmission | 3 |
ECEN 499 | Special Topics in ECEN | 3 |
ENGR 399 | Undergraduate Research Project | 3 |
Total | 133 Credits |





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