Department of Electronics and Communications
New Curriculum
Activated 2019
The Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering offers a five-year program (10 semesters) leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering
- Total Credit Hours = 166 credit hours equivalent to 59 courses.
- University Requirements courses = 18 credit hours equivalent to 6 courses (3 required courses & 3 elective courses).
- 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 required courses.
- 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 elective courses.
- Faculty Requirements courses = 31 credit hours equivalent to 13 courses.
- 27 credit hours equivalent to 11 required courses.
- 4 credit hours equivalent to 2 elective courses.
- Department Requirements courses = 117 credit hours equivalent to 40 courses.
- 105 credit hours equivalent to 36 required courses.
- 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 elective courses.
University Requirements
18 credit hours equivalent to 6 courses (3 required courses & 3 elective courses)
The core curriculum lays a foundation of general education in the social sciences and humanities and requires that all undergraduate students study the following courses:
Serial No. | Course Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | Credit Hrs. |
1 | ENG100 | English for Academic Purposes | – | 3 |
2 | ENG101 | Freshman English I | ENG100 | 3 |
3 | SOC204 | Computer Application for Social Sciences | – | 3 |
Students also select 3 of the following University Requirement Courses:
Serial No. | Course Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | Credit Hrs. |
1 | ARS101 | Modern Arabic literature | None | 3 |
2 | COM200 | Desktop Publishing | None | 3 |
3 | ENG300 | Writing Specialized Research | None | 3 |
4 | GEO101 | Principles of Political Geography | None | 3 |
5 | HIS101 | History of Ancient Egypt | None | 3 |
6 | HIS102 | History of Islamic Egypt | None | 3 |
7 | HIS106 | Modern History of Egypt | None | 3 |
8 | MUS103 | Introduction to Music | None | 3 |
9 | PSY104 | Social Psychology | None | 3 |
10 | SOC102 | Environmental. Awareness | None | 3 |
11 | SOC103 | Principle of Sociology | None | 3 |
12 | THT101 | Introduction to Theatre | None | 3 |
13 | NUT101 | Principles of Nutrition (ALS,ARC,BUS,CSC,ECE& MCM) | None | 3 |
14 | ART101 | Introduction to Applied Arts | None | 3 |
15 | HOA101 | History of Arts | None | 3 |
16 | DPH101 | Introduction to Digital Photography | None | 3 |
N.B. If a student is directly placed into Freshman I (ENG 101), then the
English for Academic Purposes (ENG 100) course will be replaced by
one of the “University Requirements” courses.
Faculty Requirements Courses
The Faculty requirements include 31 credit hours equivalent to 13 courses
- Required Faculty Courses:
27 credit hours equivalent to 11 required courses
Serial No. Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 BSC051 Engineering Drawing & Production Technology None 3 2 BSC012 Mathematics (1) None 3 3 BSC031 Physics (1) None 3 4 BSC041 Mechanics (1) None 3 5 BSC161 Chemistry None 3 6 BSC121 Statistics & Probabilities (1) BSC012 2 7 GEN314 Engineering Economics None 2 8 GEN010 Engineering History & Technology None 2 9 GEN212 Project Managements None 2 10 GEN213 Environmental Impact of Engineering Projects None 2 11 GEN111 Management & Marketing None 2 - Elective Faculty Courses
4 credit hours equivalent to 2 elective courses
The student should select 2 courses from the following:
Serial No. Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 ARC010 Introduction to Construction Engineering None 2 2 BSC143 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering None 2 3 ECE111 Introduction to Electrical and Electronics Engineering None 2 4 ARC070 Introduction to Architecture and Art None 2 5 ARC030 Introduction to Civil Engineering None 2 6 GEN115 Contracts and Legislations None 2 7 BSC011 Basic Mathematics None 2 8 GEN116 The Engineering Profession None 2
*For students who need to take more mathematics courses after the aptitude test.
Department Requirements courses
The Department requirements include = 117 credit hours equivalent to 40 courses
- Required Department Courses
105 credit hours equivalent to 36 required Courses.
Serial No. Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 BSC032 Physics (2) BSC031 3 2 BSC042 Mechanics (2) BSC041 3 3 ECE021 Introduction to Computers None 2 4 BSC113 Mathematics (2) BSC012 3 5 ECE112 Electric Circuits I BSC012 3 6 ECE122 Structure Programming ECE021 2 7 BSC114 Engineering Mathematics (3) BSC113 3 8 ECE114 Solid State Devices BSC032 3 9 ECE113 Electric Circuits II ECE112 3 10 ECE123 Logic Circuits Design None 3 11 BSC215 Ordinary Differential Equations BSC113 3 12 ECE215 Signals and Systems BSC114 3 13 ECE216 Electronic Circuits I ECE114 3 14 ECE251 Electromagnetic Fields BSC032 3 15 ECE217 Fundamental Tools in EE ECE021 2 16 ECE224 Computers Organization ECE123 3 17 BSC222 Statistics and Probabilities II BSC114
BSC1212 18 BSC216 Advanced Engineering Mathematics BSC215 3 19 ECE231 Electronic Circuits II ECE216 3 20 ECE218 Telecommunication Fundamentals ECE215 3 21 ECE219 Linear Control Systems BSC215 3 22 ECE352 Microwave Engineering ECE251 3 23 ECE332 CMOS Digital Circuits Design ECE114
ECE1233 24 ECE341 Analog Communications ECE215 3 25 ECE342 Digital Signal Processing ECE215 3 26 ECE333 Measurements and Instrumentation ECE216 3 27 ECE334 CMOS Analog VLSI Design ECE216 3 28 ECE343 Computer Communication Networks (1) ECE218 3 29 ECE325 Microprocessors Based Systems ECE224 3 30 ECE353 Antennas and Wave Propagation ECE251 3 31 ECE344 Digital Communications ECE218 3 32 ECE345 Information and Coding Theory BSC222 3 33 ECE446 Mobile Communications ECE218 3 34 ECE481 Electronics and Communications Engineering Project 108 Ehrs 6 35 ECE447 Communications and Wave Lab ECE352 2 36 ECE435 Electronic and VLSI Lab ECE332 2 - Elective Department Courses
12 credit hours equivalent to 4 elective Courses.
Serial No. Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 ECE426 Multimedia Systems ECE342
ECE4463 2 ECE461 Nano Electronics Technology ECE332 3 3 ECE462 Optical Electronics ECE114 3 4 ECE463 Filter Design and Applications ECE231 3 5 ECE464 Electric Machines ECE113 3 6 ECE465 Radio Frequency Circuit Design ECE231 3 7 ECE466 Electronic Systems Design ECE332 3 8 ECE467 Industrial Electronics ECE114 3 9 ECE468 Selected Topics in Electronics ECE231 3 10 ECE471 Microwave Electronics ECE352 3 11 ECE472 Telecommunication Systems ECE218 3 12 ECE473 Optical Fiber Communications ECE218 3 13 ECE474 Radar Theory and Systems ECE352 3 14 ECE475 Microwave Measurements ECE352 3 15 ECE476 Cryptography and Information Security ECE215 3 16 ECE477 Satellite Communication System ECE341 3 17 ECE478 Selected Topics in Communications ECE218 3 18 ECE479 Computer Communication Networks (2) ECE343 3