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General Education Courses

University Requirements

The purpose of the University Requirements is to develop students’ knowledge, skills, habits and capabilities that they will use throughout their lives, to enable them to make well-informed choices that lead to productive lives and responsible participation in society.

Students' General Intended Learning outcome

Demonstrate effective use of oral and written communication skills in both Arabic and English Language
Develop critical, creative and constructive thinking.
Develop academic competencies and professional skil
Identify, locate and evaluate the validity of information resou
Understand the collaboration process required for effective teamwor
Develop a sense of commitment to lifelong learning.
Identify their rights and responsibilities toward the society.
Recognize the importance of contributing to their community.
Acquire a basic of knowledge in many areas including arts, music, sports, IT and social science
Understand and appreciate human cultural, intellectual and artistic ideas and works
Understand the social and environmental factors which influence human behaviour

List of University Requirement's Courses

General Education Courses

A.Remedial Requirements (0 credit hours):

Students must sit for placement tests in English, Arabic, and Computer. Students who fail any of these tests are required to take the corresponding remedial course 0900099,0900097, or 0900096, respectively.

B.University Compulsory Course Requirements: 16 Credit hours

Course No	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
900103	Swimming	1
900120	Arabic Communication Skills (1)	3	0900097*
900130	English Communication Skills (1)	3	900099*
900131	English Communication Skills (2)	3	900130
900111	Military Science	3	--
900119	Life Skills	1	--
900122	Entrepreneurship and Innovation	1	--
900123	Leadership and social responsibility	1	--

C. University Elective Course Requirements: 9 Credit hours

1. Humanities: 3 Credit hours

Course No	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
900113	Interpersonal and Intercultural Communication	3	--
900117	Civic Awareness	3	--
900140	Appreciation of Art	3	--
900141	Appreciation of Music	3	--
900124	Human Rights	3	--
900102	Sports	3	--
900118	Cultural Development	3	--

2. Science, Technology, Agriculture and Health: 3 Credit hours

Course No	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
900114	Civilization and Thought	3	--
900115	Social Ethics**	3	--
900150	Introduction to Economics***	3	--
900106	General Statistics	3	--
900133	Research Methodology	3	--

3. Social and Economic Sciences: 3 Credit hours

Course No	Course Name	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
900116	Bio-Ethics	3	--
900172	Development and Environment	3	--
900171	Science and Society	3	-
900180	Computer Skills*	3	090096*
900190	Digital Culture	3	--
900185	Astronomy	3	--

* Or passing the placement test.

**Compulsory for Business and Finance Students.

***Not for Business and Finance

Additional General Education Courses /Faculty & Department requirements

Course Name/Number

Faculty/Major

903101 Calculus 1- (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Biology and Biotechnology

Computer Science

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Architecture

903101 Calculus 2 – (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Computer Science

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

904101 Physics 1- (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Biology and Biotechnology

Computer Science

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Architecture

904110 General Physics lab1 (1 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Biology and Biotechnology

904102 Physics 2- (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Computer Science

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

104100 Engineering Workshop (1 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

902101 General Chemistry 1 (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Medical Laboratories

Nutrition and Dietetics

Pharmacy

902107 General Chemistry lab 1 (1 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Medical Laboratories

Biology and Biotechnology

Pharmacy

304150 Analytical Chemistry (2 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Pharmacy

301232 Biochemistry (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Pharmacy

903104 Mathematics and Biostatistics (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Pharmacy

903281 Probability and statistics (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Civil Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Biology and Biotechnology

Computer Science

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

303111 Fundamentals of Nutrition – (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Nutrition and Dietetics

Medical Laboratories

201101 General Biology 1 – (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Nutrition and Dietetics

Medical Laboratories

Biology and Biotechnology

Pharmacy

201107 General biology lab 1(1 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Nutrition and Dietetics

Medical Laboratories

Biology and Biotechnology

903231 Statistics for Health Science - (2 cr. hrs)

Compulsory for:

Nutrition and Dietetics

Medical Laboratories

904103 Physics for Health Sciences - (3 cr. hrs)

Compulsory for:

Medical Laboratories

401121 Programing Fundamentals (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Computer Science

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

903103 Mathematics for business (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

501101 Principles of accounting (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

502101 Principles of management (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

503101 Principles of finance (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

504101 Principles of marketing (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

505101 Principles of risk management Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

500101 Microeconomics (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

500102 Macroeconomics (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

903182 Statistics for business (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Accounting

Business Administration

Banking and Finance

Marketing

Risk Management

Human Resources Management

500301 International Economics (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Banking and Finance

608112 History of Art and Architecture (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Architecture

Interior Design

Design and Visual Communication

608130 Free-Hand drawing (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Architecture

Interior Design

Design and Visual Communication

607234 Workshop (2 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Architecture

Interior Design

Design and Visual Communication

607219 Design Research and Creative Thinking (2 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Architecture

Interior Design

Design and Visual Communication

608218 Introduction to History of Modern Art (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Design and Visual Communication

608216 Scriptwriting, Storyboarding and Narrative (2 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Design and Visual Communication

607222 History of Islamic Interior Design (2 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Interior Design

607223 History of Modern Interior Design (2 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for:

Interior Design

702005 Italian /European language 1 (3 Cr. Hrs.)

Compulsory for: