| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2024-01-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
The program emphasizes a global perspective, innovative mindset, and ethical values. Through a comprehensive curriculum and internships, graduates gain the technical skills and professional development necessary for successful careers in various engineering industries, from electronics to power and telecommunications.
Program Outline
The program emphasizes a global perspective and innovative mindset, preparing students for successful engineering careers. It focuses on excellence in technical areas within electrical engineering, while also placing significant importance on general education, ethical and social responsibility, and lifelong learning.
Objectives:
The program aims to:
- Develop students' ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems using principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- Equip students with the skills to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs while considering public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- Foster ethical and professional responsibility in engineering situations, enabling students to make informed judgments considering the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- Develop students' teamwork skills, enabling them to function effectively in collaborative environments, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- Train students in conducting appropriate experimentation, analyses, and data interpretation, using engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- Encourage students to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, utilizing appropriate learning strategies.
Outline:
Year 1:
Fall:
- MATH 100 Mathematics I (4 credits)
- CHEM 100 General Chemistry (4 credits)
- ENGL 102 English for Academic Writing (3 credits)
- GENE 120 Islamic Culture (3 credits)
- MATH 120 Probability and Statistics (3 credits)
Spring:
- MATH 105 Mathematics II (3 credits)
- CSCI 200 Introduction to Computers and Programming (3 credits)
- COMM 105 Public Speaking (3 credits)
- ARAB 102 Arabic Language (3 credits)
- PHYS 100 Mechanics and Wave Optics (4 credits)
Year 2:
Fall:
- MATH 220 Differential Equations (3 credits)
- EEEN 200 Basic Electrical and Electronics Engineering (4 credits)
- GENE 210 UAE Studies (3 credits)
- PHYS 105 Electromagnetics and Modern Physics (3 credits)
- CIVL 200 Basic Mechanics (3 credits)
Spring:
- EEEN 210 Signals and Systems (3 credits)
- EEEN 215 Digital Design (4 credits)
- EEEN 225 Electrical Machines (4 credits)
- EEEN 205 Circuits & System (4 credits)
- MATH 200 Linear algebra (3 credits)
Summer:
- INTE 200 Internship I (2 credits)
Year 3:
Fall:
- MATH 210 Numerical Methods and Optimization (3 credits)
- EEEN 310 Control Systems (4 credits)
- EEEN 315 Electronics Measurements and Instrumentation (4 credits)
- EEEN 300 Linear Integrated Circuits (4 credits)
- EEEN 320 Electromagnetic Field Theory (3 credits)
Spring:
- EEEN 325 Analog and Digital Communications (4 credits)
- EEEN 330 Power Systems (4 credits)
- EEEN 340 Power Electronics (4 credits)
- EEEN 220 Microprocessors, Microcontrollers & Interfacing (4 credits)
Summer:
- INTE 300 Internship II (2 credits)
Year 4:
Fall:
- EEEN 335 Analog and Digital VLSI Design (3 credits)
- GENE 340 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Sustainability (3 credits)
- EEEN Major Elective 1 (3 credits)
- EEEN Major Elective 2 (3 credits)
- EEEN 400 Data Communication Networks (3 credits)
- ENGR 400 Senior Design Project I (2 credits)
Spring:
- GENE 440 Ethics and Professional Practice (3 credits)
- Open Elective 1 (3 credits)
- EEEN Major Elective 3 (3 credits)
- EEEN Major Elective 4 (3 credits)
- EEEN Major Elective 5 (3 credits)
Careers:
Graduates with a BS Electrical Engineering degree can find work in various sectors, including:
- Electronics
- Automotive
- IT
- Gaming
- Telecom
- Manufacturing
- Power
- Transport
- Utilities
- Construction Specific roles and responsibilities can vary based on the industry and individual career goals. Some potential career paths include:
- Automation Engineer
- Robotics Engineer
- Telecommunication Engineer
- Renewable Energy Engineer
- Oil and Gas Engineer
- Power Plant Maintenance Engineer
- Instrumentation Engineer
- Quality Engineer
- Project Engineer
Other:
The BS Electrical Engineering degree with a concentration in Solar Energy focuses on using concepts and applications of solar energy to identify, formulate, and solve energy problems. Students will also design sustainable solar energy systems to produce solutions that meet environmental and economic needs. The electronics and electrical industry continues to enjoy consistent growth, bringing exciting new technologies in power system transmission, distribution and maintenance, smart grids, FACTS and renewable energy.
Accreditation:
The BS Electrical Engineering degree is accredited by the Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) of UAE’s Ministry of Education. Accreditation is valid until 15th June 2028.
