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Introduction
The Department of Electrical Engineering at King Abdulaziz
University (KAU) was established simultaneously with the establishment of the
Faculty of Engineering in 1974. The academic activities in the Department
started in the academic year 1975-1976. Initially, the Department had three
programs: Electrical Power and Machines Engineering, Electronics and
Communications Engineering, and Computer and Control Engineering. In the year
1982, Biomedical Engineering Program was established. The Department was,
later, renamed as the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
in 1985. Currently, the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
supports four Bachelor of Science (BS) degree programs: Electrical
Engineering (Power and Machines) (PME), Electrical Engineering (Electronics
and Communications) (E&CE), Electrical Engineering (Computer) (CoE), and
Electrical Engineering (Biomedical) (BME).
The Electrical Engineering (Biomedical) (BME) Program has been
revised several times to account for the dynamic growth in the fields of
Electric Power Engineering. In fall 2010, a revised curriculum was
implemented to cope with the new policy of the King Abdulaziz University
(KAU) requiring the students to complete a foundation year within the
university before applying to the different university faculties.
Objectives
Within a
few years after graduation, the graduates of the Electrical and Computer
Engineering (Biomedical) program are expected to attain the following program
educational objectives:
1. Career: Graduates will successfully
engage in careers in the areas of biomedical engineering and electronic
instrumentation to serve the needs of industry and academia in both the
private and public sectors in Saudi Arabia.
2. Professional Development: Graduates will
engage in active, continuous and lifelong professional development, seek
learning and training opportunities including graduate studies, adapt to the
rapid changes in work environment, and attain professional positions in their
business, career, and community.
3. Social Responsibility: Graduates will
contribute to the welfare of society and the development of the profession
through responsible practice of engineering
Electrical
and Computer Engineering (Biomedical) Programs
Undergraduate
program
The
undergraduate degree program is designed to study a minimum of 155 credit
hours in a number of areas, as follows:
Career
Opportunities
Students
graduating from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering possess
skills that make them technically competent and competitive in fast changing
industrial environments. Therefore, a significant percentage of the graduates
join a variety of entities in the Kingdom both in the private and public
sectors. On the other hand, a considerable number of graduates work as
engineers or researchers, or join governmental organizations. Also, many
engineers pursue higher education in the kingdom and abroad. There is a high
demand for the graduates of the Department of Electrical and Computer
Engineering.
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