Program Description

The Electronics and Communications Engineering Program is where electronics, microwave and photonics, and communication engineering merge together to prepare the Electronics and Communications Engineer of the future.

Career Prospects

Students who earn their ECE BSc degree gain a profound understanding of Electronics and Communications Engineering built on a thorough background of physical science, mathematics and technology. Coursework prepares students for careers in government agencies, all local and international industries – from photonic and electronic integrated circuit design, to traditional ICT companies -- or for future study in graduate schools.

Program Concentrations

The program qualifies graduates to work as Electronics and Communications Engineers. The graduate can be specialized in one of the following three concentrations:

1. Electronics
2. Microwave and Photonics
3. Communication Engineering

The student must select four technical elective courses for a total of 12 credit hours. The program concentration is achieved by 15 credit hours; 9 credit hours of technical elective courses and 6 credit hours of the graduation project, all related to the specific concentration.

1. Electronics: Graduates are more specialized in the design of electronic systems. Graduates demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design and build electronic circuits and systems.
2. Microwave and Photonics: Graduates are more specialized in the design of photonic and microwave systems. Graduates demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design and build photonic and microwave components and systems.
3. Communication Engineering: Graduates are more specialized in the design of communication engineering systems. Graduates demonstrate additional abilities to model, analyse, design and build communication engineering systems and networks.

Agreements with another University

The program is not yet partnered with another university.

Program Competences

In addition to the competences for all Engineering Programs (A-Level) and the competencies for the Electrical Engineering Discipline (B-Level), the Electronics and Communications Program graduate must be able to (C-Level):

• C1: Understand the underlying physical phenomena and limitations of the performance of components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
• C2: Demonstrate the ability to model and analyse components and systems in Electronics and Communication Engineering and identify the software tools required to optimize their performance.
• C3: Design and compare between alternative components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
• C4: Demonstrate the knowledge about measurement equipment and demonstrate the ability to use them to characterize components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
• C5: Demonstrate the knowledge about state of the art of components and systems in Electronics and Communications Engineering.
• C6: Demonstrate additional abilities related to the field of the concentration within Electronics and Communications Engineering as listed below.

Required Courses

In order to get a Bachelor of Science Degree in this program, and to satisfy the Program Competences, the following set of courses need to be completed.

Table 22 List of Electronics and Communications Engineering Program Requirements courses.