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The Biomedical
Engineering Program offers two options for its Bachelor's degree program,
namely, regular and cooperative (coop) students. Both options require the
BME student to successfully complete not less than 155 credit hours with a
cumulative GPA of 2.75 out of 5 or better to qualify for attainment of the Bachelor's
degree. Regular option students are required to complete one summer
training of 10 weeks in the industrial or clinical field, under the
supervision of a faculty member. Cooperative program students undertake
coop work for 26 weeks in lieu of the summer training and 6 credit units of
departmental electives. Students whose GPA is
lower than 2.75 but have otherwise fulfilled all other graduation
requirements must retake enough of the technical courses in which their
grade is lower than C to bring their GPA up to the 2.75 minimum. The typical study period of the BME program
is five years (10 semesters).
The distribution of
155 credit hours is as follows:
Table
1: Regular/ Cooperative Option Program
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Requirements
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Credit Units
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Regular
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Cooperative
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Foundation year
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27
|
27
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University Requirements
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14
|
14
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Faculty Requirements
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37
|
37
|
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Department Requirements
(core excluding training)
|
30
|
30
|
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Biomedical Engineering
Specialization Requirements
|
36
|
36
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Biomedical Engineering
Specialization Electives
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9
|
3
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Summer Training
|
2
|
-
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Coop Work Program
|
-
|
8
|
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Total
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155
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155
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Department
Compulsory Courses
Table
2: ECE Department Compulsory Courses
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Course Title
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English
Code/ No.
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Arabic
Code/ No.
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Contact Hours
|
Cr. Units
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Prerequisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Tr.
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1
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Object-Oriented Computer Programming
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EE 202
|
202 هـ ك
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2
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3
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-
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3
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EE 201
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2
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Engineering Management
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IE 256
|
256 هـ ص
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2
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1
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-
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2
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IE 255
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|
3
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Analytical Methods in Engineering
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EE 300
|
300 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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MATH 207
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4
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Electrical Circuits and Systems
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EE 301
|
301 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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MATH 204,
EE 250
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5
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Electronics I
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EE 311
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311 هـ ك
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3
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3
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-
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4
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EE 250
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6
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Introduction to Communications
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EE 321
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321 هـ ك
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3
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3
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-
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4
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EE 301
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7
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Digital Design I
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EE 360
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360 هـ ك
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3
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2
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-
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4
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EE 250
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8
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Microprocessors and
Microcontrollers
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EE 366
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366 هـ ك
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2
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3
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-
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3
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EE 202,
EE 360
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9
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Summer Training
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EE 390
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390 هـ ك
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-
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-
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400**
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2
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Approval of Department
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10
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Senior Project
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EE 499
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499 هـ ك
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2
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4
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-
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4
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Approval of Department
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Total
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32
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21
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400
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32
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**
400 hours of on-job training distributed over 10 weeks
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Coop students are required to take all of the abovementioned
courses except EE 390 which is replaced by the following course.
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Course Title
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English Code/ #
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Arabic Code/ #
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Units
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CH
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Pre-requisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Tr.
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1
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Coop Work Program
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EE 400
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هـ
ك 400
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-
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-
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1000*
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8
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Approval of Department
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* 1000 hours of on-job training distributed
over 25 weeks
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Table
3: Biomedical Engineering Specialization Courses
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Course Title
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English
Code/ No.
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Arabic
Code/ No.
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Contact Hours
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Cr. Units
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Prerequisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Tr.
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1
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Electromagnetic Fields
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EE 302
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302 هـ ك
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3
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1*
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-
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3
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EE 250,
MATH 207
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2
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Electrical Engineering Technologies
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EE 306
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306 هـ ك
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2
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3
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-
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3
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EE 250,
STAT 110
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3
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Electronics II
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EE 312
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312 هـ ك
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3
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3
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-
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4
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EE 311
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4
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Biology for Biomedical Engineers
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BIO 321
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321 أح
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2
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3
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-
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3
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CHEM 281
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5
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Biomedical Engineering Primer
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EE 370
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370 هـ ك
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3
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3
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-
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4
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EE 306,
BIO 321
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6
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Physiology for Biomedical
Engineers
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EE 372
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372 هـ ك
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2
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2
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-
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3
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BIO 321
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7
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Experimentation and Data Analysis in Health Care
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EE 374
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374 هـ ك
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3
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1*
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-
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3
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BIO 321,
STAT 110
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8
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Biomedical Signals and Systems
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EE 470
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470 هـ ك
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3
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3
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-
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4
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EE 301,
EE 370
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9
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Biomedical Instrumentation
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EE 471
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471 هـ ك
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2
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3
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-
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3
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EE 312, EE
370,
EE 372
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10
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Biomedical Imaging Systems
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EE 472
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472 هـ ك
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3
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1*
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-
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3
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EE 370, EE 302
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11
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Safety, Reliability and Maintenance in Health Care
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EE 474
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474 هـ ك
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3
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1*
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-
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3
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EE 370
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Total
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29
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24
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-
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36
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Biomedical
Engineering Elective Courses
Regular students
select three elective courses (9 credit hours) out of those listed in Table
4. Coop students select one elective
course (3 credit hours) from the same table.
Table 4: Biomedical Engineering Program Elective
Courses
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Course Title
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English Code/ #
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Arabic Code/ #
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Units
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CH
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Pre-requisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Tr.
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1
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Principles of Automatic Control
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EE 331
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331 هـ ك
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3
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2
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-
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4
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EE300,
EE301
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2
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Electromechanical
Energy Conversion I
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EE 341
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341 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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EE 250
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3
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Biochemistry for Biomedical Engineers
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BIOC 370
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370 ك ح
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2
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3
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-
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3
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CHEM
281
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4
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Bio-Fluid
Mechanics
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MEP 392
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392 هـ م ق
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3
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1
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-
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3
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Instructor approval
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5
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Digital Electronics
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EE 411
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411 هـ ك
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3
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3
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-
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4
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EE 311, EE 360
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6
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Introduction
to Rehabilitation Engineering
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EE 473
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473 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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EE 370
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7
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Bimolecular Engineering
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EE 475
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475 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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BIO
321
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8
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Biomedical
Systems Management
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EE 476
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476 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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IE 256, EE 370
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9
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Essentials of Medical Informatics
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EE 477
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477 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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EE
370
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10
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Biosensors
and Biochips
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EE 478
|
478 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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EE 370
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11
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Genetic Engineering and Health Diagnostics
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EE 479
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479 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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EE
370
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12
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Computer
Applications in Biomedical Engineering
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EE 480
|
480 هـ ك
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2
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2
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-
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3
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EE 366
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13
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Special Topics in Electrical Engineering
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EE 490
|
490 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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Approval
of Department
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14
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Special
Topics in Biomedical Engineering
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EE 497
|
497 هـ ك
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3
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1
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-
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3
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EE 370
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15
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Any Course offered by the Department, faculty
or Univ. and approved by the Department
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xx xxx
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2, 3, or 4
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Approval
of Department
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Total credit hours required for graduation is 155
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