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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 1975-76. Initially, the
department had three programs: Electrical Power and Machines Engineering,
Electronics and Communications Engineering, and Computer and Controls
Engineering. In 1982, the 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).
In 2012, Electrical Engineering
(Computer) BS degree program was offered to the female students as well, as the
Faculty of Engineering - female section was established in 2011. Both male
and female sections are dedicating to the same mission and implementing the
same policies and strategies.
In 2002, all programs were evaluated for the
first time by EAC of ABET based on the Engineering Conventional Criteria and
was recognized to be “Substantially Equivalent” to ABET-accredited
engineering programs. In 2008, all programs underwent an EAC of ABET general
review visit that resulted in the accreditation of all programs. In 2015, the programs
had the last EAC of ABET general review visit that resulted again in the
accreditation of the program.
Objectives
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Within a few years after
graduation, the graduates of the Electrical Engineering (Power and
Machines) program are expected to attain the following program educational
objectives:
1. Career: Graduates will successfully engage in careers in
the areas of electric power engineering 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.
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Electrical
and Computer Engineering (Power and Machines) 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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