

Department of Electronics and Communications
Old Curriculum
Bylaws for Students Enrolled 2014/2015
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 | ENG 100 | English for Academic Purposes | – | 3 |
2 | ENG 101 | Freshman English I | ENG 100 | 3 |
3 | SOC 204 | 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 | ARB 105 | Arabic Composition & Style I | – | 3 |
2 | ARS 101 | Modern Arabic literature | – | 3 |
3 | COM 200 | Desktop Publishing | – | 3 |
4 | ENG 300 | Writing in the Disciplines | – | 3 |
5 | ETH 101 | Professional Ethics | – | 3 |
6 | GEO 101 | Principles of General Geography | – | 3 |
7 | HIS 101 | History of Ancient Egypt | – | 3 |
8 | HIS 102 | History of Islamic Egypt | – | 3 |
9 | HIS 106 | Modern History of Egypt | – | 3 |
10 | MUS 103 | Introduction to Music | – | 3 |
11 | POL 200 | Introduction. To Political Science & Int’l Relations | – | 3 |
12 | PSY 104 | Social Psychology | – | 3 |
13 | SCT 101 | Scientific Thinking | – | 3 |
14 | SOC 102 | Environmental. Awareness | – | 3 |
15 | SOC 103 | Principle of Sociology | – | 3 |
16 | SOC 106 | Contemporary Issues | – | 3 |
17 | THT 101 | Introduction to Theatre | – | 3 |
18 | GER 101 | German I | – | 3 |
19 | MAT 100 | Introduction to Mathematics | – | 3 |
20 | NUT 101 | Principles of Nutrition | – | 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 GEN 111 Engineering Drawing & Production Technology – 3 2 GEN 112 Mathematics I – 3 3 GEN 113 Chemistry – 3 4 GEN 114 Physics I – 3 5 GEN 115 Mechanics I – 3 6 GEN 116 Statistics and Probabilities – 2 7 GEN 117 Engineering Economics – 2 8 GEN 118 Engineering History and Technology – 2 9 GEN 119 Project Management – 2 10 GEN 120 Environmental Impact on Engineering Projects – 2 11 GEN 121 Management and Marketing – 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 GEN 122 Introduction to Construction Engineering – 2 2 GEN 123 Introduction to Mechanical Engineering – 2 3 GEN 124 Introduction to Electrical and Electronics Engineering – 2 4 GEN 125 Introduction to Architecture and Art – 2 5 GEN 126 Introduction to Civil Engineering – 2 6 GEN 127 Contracts and Legislations – 2 7 GEN 128* Basic Mathematics – 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 BSC 125 Engineering Mathematics II GEN 112 3 2 BSC 126 Physics II (Light, Sound & Heat) GEN 114 3 3 BSC 127 Mechanics II (Dynamics) GEN 115 – GEN 112 3 4 BSC 220 Engineering Mathematics III BSC 125 3 5 BSC 225 Ordinary Differential Equations BSC 125 3 6 BSC 320 Advanced Engineering Mathematics BSC 220 3 7 BSC 325 Probability and Statistics II BSC 220 – GEN 116 2 8 CSE 150 Introduction to Computer – 2 9 CSE 250 Structured Programming CSE 150 2 10 CSE 255 Logic Circuits Design – 3 11 CSE 350 Computer Organization CSE 255 3 12 CSE 455 Microprocessors Based Systems CSE 350 3 13 ECE 440 Microwave Engineering GEE 332 3 14 ECE 441 CMOS Digital Circuits Design CSE 255 – GEE 235 3 15 ECE 442 Analog Communications GEE 330 3 16 ECE 443 Digital Signal Processing GEE 330 3 17 ECE 445 Computer Communication Networks GEE 337 3 18 ECE 446 Antennas and Wave Propagation GEE 332 3 19 ECE 447 Digital Communications GEE 337 3 20 ECE 540 Mobile Communications ECE 337 3 21 ECE 541 CMOS Analog VLSI Design GEE 336 3 22 ECE 542 Electronics and VLSI Lab ECE 441 2 23 ECE 545 Information and Coding Theory BSC 325 3 24 ECE 546 Communications and Wave Lab ECE 440 2 25 ECE 580 (A&B) Electronics and Communications Engineering Project 108 Ehrs 6 26 GEE 230 Electric Circuits I GEN 112 3 27 GEE 235 Solid State Devices GEN 114 3 28 GEE 236 Electric Circuits II GEE 230 3 29 GEE 237 Fundamental Tools in EE CSE 150 2 30 GEE 330 Signals and Systems BSC 220 3 31 GEE 331 Electronic Circuits I GEE 230 3 32 GEE 332 Electromagnetic Fields BSC 220 3 33 GEE 336 Electronic Circuits II GEE 331 3 34 GEE 337 Telecommunication Fundamentals GEE 330 3 35 GEE 338 Linear Control Systems BSC 225 3 36 GEE 436 Measurements and Instrumentations GEE 331 3 - Elective Department Courses
12 credit hours equivalent to 4 elective Courses.
Serial No. Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 ECE 560 Nano Electronics Technology ECE 441 3 2 ECE 561 Optical Electronics GEE 230 3 3 ECE 562 Filter Design and Applications GEE 336 3 4 ECE 563 Electric Machines GEE 236 3 5 ECE 565 Radio Frequency Circuit Design GEE 336 3 6 ECE 566 Electronic Systems Design ECE 441 3 7 ECE 567 Microwave Electronics ECE 440 3 8 ECE 568 Industrial Electronics GEE 235 3 9 ECE 569 Selected Topics in Electronics GEE 336 3 10 ECE 570 Telecommunication Systems GEE 337 3 11 ECE 571 Optical Fiber Communications GEE 337 3 12 ECE 572 Radar Theory and Systems ECE 440 3 13 ECE 573 Multimedia Systems ECE 540 – ECE 443 3 14 ECE 574 Microwave Measurements ECE 440 3 15 ECE 575 Cryptography and Information Security GEE 330 3 16 ECE 576 Satellite Communication System ECE 442 3 17 ECE 577 Selected Topics in Communications GEE 337 3