In training students, the electrical engineering program emphasizes three aspects. First, subjects in science such as mathematics, physics, and chemistry enable the student to develop the necessary analytical ability and prepare him with a sound scientific foundation. Second, subjects related to humanities and general studies ensure excellent skills and a broader outlook. Third, subjects that cover the main disciplines in electrical engineering (Energy, Control, Communications, Signal Processing, Electromagnetics, Electronics, and Digital Systems) ensure a broad knowledge of electrical engineering. Students can acquire greater depth and specialization through the choice of EE electives. These three aspects are supported with laboratories, summer training and a senior project. Laboratory experience exposes the students to the instrumentation, design, engineering practice, and construction of electrical and electronic devices and circuits. Our laboratories are equipped with state-of –the-art equipment. This is complemented by a summer employment program in which the student undergoes industrial training. Team work and design aspects are further emphasized through the senior project.
The curriculum and the courses in our program undergo continuous evaluation and updating to guarantee that our graduates are at the forefront of knowledge in the field. New courses related to wireless communications, renewable energy, etc., have been introduced to match the rapid growth.
After completing the undergraduate program in electrical engineering, the student is qualified to take up responsible employment or engage in higher studies by enrolling in a graduate program. Numerous work opportunities for electrical engineers exist in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and overseas, where graduates may work in the areas of communications – including telephony, internet services, and point-to-point radio and television, as well as the areas of power engineering, electrical installation, broadcasting, microwave, satellite, and mobile communications. Graduates are also employed by industry for work in information processing, computers, and in systems analysis. Other opportunities exist in industrial electronics, instrumentation, manufacturing technology, and training. Some of the graduates go on to pursue their graduate studies towards the MSc or PhD either at KFUPM or at top universities around the world.
The undergraduate program Bachelor of Science (BS) in “Electrical Engineering” is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (https://www.abet.org).
The undergraduate program of Bachelor of Science (BS) in Electrical Engineering is designed to graduate students who are expected to attain (within a few years) of graduation the following PEOs:
The Electrical Engineering (BS) students by the time of graduation will have the ability to:
Department Electrical Engineering Department
General Studies Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
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English | ENGL 101, 102, 214 | 9 | |||
Islamic & Arabic Studies | IAS 111, 121, 212, xxx | 8 | |||
Global Studies | GS xxx | 3 | |||
Career Essentials | CGS 392 | 1 | |||
Physical Education | PE 101 | 1 | |||
Total | 22 | ||||
Digital/Business Foundation |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Intro. to Programm. in Python & C | ICS 104 | 3 | |||
Introduction to Data Science | ISE 291 | 3 | |||
Intro. to Artificial Intelligence | COE 292 | 3 | |||
Business & Entrepreneurship | BUS 200 | 3 | |||
Total | 12 | ||||
Math & Science Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Math | MATH 101, 102, 201, 208, EE 315 | 17 | |||
Physics | PHYS 101, 102, 305 | 11 | |||
Chemistry | CHEM 101 | 4 | |||
Science Elective | XXX xxx Science Elective | 3 | |||
Total | 35 | ||||
Core Requirements |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Electric Circuits I, II | EE 201, 213, 271 | 6 | |||
Electronics I, II | EE 203, 272, 303 | 7 | |||
Signals and Systems | EE 207 | 3 | |||
Electric Energy Eng. | EE 360 | 3 | |||
Digital Systems Eng. | EE 390 | 3 | |||
Fundamentals of EE Design | EE 311 | 3 | |||
Electromagnetic Waves & Applic. | EE 340 | 3 | |||
Communications Eng. | EE 370 | 3 | |||
Control Eng. | EE 380 | 3 | |||
Senior Design Project | EE 411 | 3 | |||
Digital Logic Design | COE 202 | 3 | |||
Total | 40 | ||||
Electives |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Electrical Engineering Lab Electives | Three EE 3xx Lab Courses and One EE 4xx Lab Course | 4 | |||
Technical Elective | One XE xxx Course | 3 | |||
Electrical Engineering Electives | Four EE 4xx Courses | 12 | |||
Total | 19 | ||||
Summer Training |
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Title | Courses | Credit Hours | |||
Summer Training | EE 399 | 1 | |||
Total | 1 | ||||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
FreshmanSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 17 | ||
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 202 | Digital Logic Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 201 | Electric Circuits I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
SophomoreSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 203 | Electronics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 207 | Signals and Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 213 | Electrical Circuits II | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 271 | Electrical Circuits II Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 272 | Analog and Digital Electronics Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MATH 208 | Introduction to Differential Equations & Linear Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 303 | Electronics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 315 | Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 360 | Electric Energy Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 390 | Digital Systems Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHYS 305 | Electricity and Magnetism I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 3 | 16 | ||
JuniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 311 | Fundamentals of EE Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 340 | Electromagnetic Waves and Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 370 | Communications Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 380 | Control Engineering I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective II | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 5 | 17 | ||
JuniorSummer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 411 | Senior Design Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective III | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX xxx | Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 3 | 15 | ||
SeniorSemester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 412 | Senior Design Project II | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 3 | 15 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 129 |
FreshmanSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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CHEM 101 | Principles of Chemical Science I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 101 | Introduction to Academic Discourse | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS 121 | Language Foundation | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
MATH 101 | Calculus I | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PHYS 101 | General Physics I | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Total | 15 | 6 | 17 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
IAS 111 | Belief and its Consequences | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
ICS 104 | Introduction to Programming in Python and C | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
MATH 102 | Calculus II | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
PE 101 | Health & Physical Education I | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
PHYS 102 | General Physics II | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
ENGL 102 | Introduction to Argument Writing | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 8 | 17 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 34 |
SophomoreSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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COE 202 | Digital Logic Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 201 | Electric Circuits I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ENGL 214 | Academic & Professional Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
ISE 291 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
MATH 201 | Calculus III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
COE 292 | Introduction to Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 203 | Electronics I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 207 | Signals and Systems | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 213 | Electrical Circuits II | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 271 | Electrical Circuits II Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 272 | Analog and Digital Electronics Lab | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
MATH 208 | Introduction to Differential Equations & Linear Algebra | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 6 | 16 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 31 |
JuniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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EE 303 | Electronics II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 315 | Probabilistic Methods in Electrical Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 360 | Electric Energy Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 390 | Digital Systems Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
PHYS 305 | Electricity and Magnetism I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 3 | 16 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
BUS 200 | Business & Entrepreneurship | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 311 | Fundamentals of EE Design | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 340 | Electromagnetic Waves and Applications | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 370 | Communications Engineering | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 380 | Control Engineering I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
CGS 392 | Career Essentials | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective II | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 15 | 5 | 17 | ||
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 34 |
SeniorSemester 1 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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EE 411 | Senior Design Project | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
IAS 212 | Ethics and Governance | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
EE 3xx | Lab Elective III | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective II | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective I | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
GS xxx | GS Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
XXX xxx | Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 14 | 3 | 15 | ||
Semester 2 |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
EE 412 | Senior Design Project II | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective III | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | EE Elective IV | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
IAS xxx | Islamic/Arabic Elective | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
XE xxx | Technical Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
EE 4xx | Lab Elective I | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
Total | 11 | 3 | 15 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 30 |
Summer Semester |
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Course | Title | LT | LB | CR | |
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EE 399 | Summer Training | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
Total Credit Hours: 1 |