Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering Requirements

The BSc in Electrical Engineering program offers students a quality education that provides them with the knowledge, techniques and skills that will be needed by the next generation of highly qualified engineers. The program has well-designed core courses to ensure that students gain hands-on and problem-based learning experiences. The program also gives students the opportunity to select technical electives from a large pool of courses in order to specialize in certain areas.

Electrical systems are at the heart of the new industrial revolution and they affect nearly every aspect of our modern daily lives. These systems require professional engineers for their design, development, commissioning and service. The demand for such engineers is growing in the UAE because of the new and growing electrical and electronics industries.

Program Educational Objectives

• Graduates would meet the expectations of Employers and the Society for timely and relevant technical knowledge and competencies, for careers and potential leadership related to their fields.
• Graduates would be able to pursue advanced studies or professional growth through continuous learning and adaptation to technological advancement and the changing needs of their professions.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a BSc in Electrical Engineering degree will attain the following:

(1)	An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
(2)	An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
(3)	An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
(4)	An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
(5)	An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
(6)	An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
(7)	An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Program Facilities

The Electrical Engineering Program laboratories include:

• Analog Electronics Laboratory
• Computer Simulation Laboratory
• Digital & Embedded Systems Laboratory
• Electric Circuits Laboratory
• Electric Machines Laboratory
• Feedback Control Laboratory
• High Voltage Laboratory
• Industrial Automation Laboratory
• Microcontrollers Laboratory
• Measurements and Instrumentation Laboratory
• Computer Networks Laboratory
• Power Systems Laboratory
• Projects Laboratory
• Renewable Energy Laboratory
• Communication Systems Laboratory

Professional Chapters

IEEE Student Chapter

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is the world’s largest professional association for the advancing of technology. The IEEE student chapter aims to prepare students to face challenges of the outside world and equip them with all the sufficient knowledge of their own field as well as being distinguished by their awareness of other fields’ progress and their ability to communicate with others.

IEEE and its members encourage a global community through IEEE's highly cited publications, conferences, technology standards, and professional and educational activities.

The IEEE student section vision is a continuous, successful and productive student branch that holds new and innovative activities in both the scientific and social environments. Its mission is to be the definite article that merges all disciplines and activities into one big integrated multidisciplinary team of innovation and productivity.

The goals of the IEEE student chapter can be summarized as:

• Explain the importance of networking and resources through technical societies.
• Invite several qualified speakers to the campus from various backgrounds to share their experience and knowledge.
• Coordinate with the other student chapters of to conduct workshops, activities and conferences.

Degree Requirements

To be recommended for graduation with a BSc in Electrical Engineering, students must successfully complete the courses in the specified categories as set out below. The categories cover the University General Education Requirements (GER, 48 credits), the College of Engineering Requirements (CER, 18 credits), as well as Electrical Engineering Core (51 credits) and Major (3 credits), Free Electives (3 credits), and Technical Electives requirements (15 credits). The normal length of the program is 138 credits.

Additional Math/Sciences Requirements (12 credits)

To satisfy the College of Engineering Requirements, the BSc in Electrical Engineering requires the following Math courses in addition to the Math/Sciences required in GER: CHEM 115, PHYS 121, PHYS 122, MATH 111, and MATH 112.

Electrical Engineering Core Requirements (51 credits)

Electrical Engineering Major Elective (3 credits)

Students are required to select, in consultation with their advisor, one of four courses for their major elective, which are important in various specialization areas. These four courses are:

Electrical Engineering Technical Electives (15 credits)

Students are required to take a total of 15 credits (five courses) from an approved technical electives list. Technical electives may be at 300-level or 400-level and at most three credits may be undergraduate research. Students can choose any course from the approved list to satisfy both their technical and/or free elective requirements as long as it is not a core requirement course in their program. Additional courses may be approved by the department as technical electives.

Free Electives (3 credits)

Students must complete 3 credits of free electives which are intended to provide students with flexibility to support their career paths and individual interests.

Electrical Engineering Tracks – (Optional)

Electrical Engineering students may select one of four available tracks before selecting their technical electives. The four tracks are:

• Electronics
• Communications
• Power Systems
• Control and Instrumentation

All tracks require students to replace three technical electives (9 credits) with department-approved courses related to the selected track. The following courses are currently approved by the department for each track.

Electronics Track

Communications Track

Power Systems Track

Control and Instrumentation Track