Study plan

Year 1

Level 1
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)^*	Pre-requisite
COMP 100	Computer Essentials	3(0+0+3)
MATH 101	Calculus-I	3(3+0+1)
ISLM101	Islamic Culture	2(2+0+0)
ENGL101	General English I	5(5+0+0)
PHYS101	General Physics	3(2+1+0)
ARAB 101	Arabic Language	2 (2+0+0)
Total		18

Level 2
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)	Pre-requisite
COMP 111	Computer Programming-I	3(2+1+0)
MATH 102	Calculus-II	3(3+0+1)	MATH 101/P
ARAB 103	Arabic Language-II	2 (2+0+0)
CHEM 101	General Chemistry	4(3+1+0)
ENGL102	General English II	5(5+0+0)	ENGL101/P
ENGL105	English for Computing	3 (2+1+0)	ENGL101/P
Total		20

Year 2

Level 3
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)	Pre-requisite
PHYS 102	General Physics-II	3(2+1+0)	PHYS101/P
COMP 112	Computer Programming-II	3(2+1+0)	COMP 111/P
COMP 221	Computer Organization and Architecture	3(3+0+0)	COMP 112/Co COMP 111 /P
BUSN 201	Introduction to Business	3(3+0+0)
MATH 251	Discrete Mathematics	3(3+0+0)	MATH 102/P
COMM 201	Communication Skills	2 (2+0+0)
Total		17

Level 4
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)	Pre-requisite
COMP 211	Data Structures	3(2+1+0)	COMP 112/P
COMP 212	Computer Algorithms: Analysis and Design	3(3+0+1)	COMP 211/Co COMP 112 / P
COMP 225	Operating Systems	3(3+0+1)	COMP 211/Co COMP 112 /P
COMP 229	Visual Programming	3(2+1+0)	COMP 211/Co COMP 112 / P
STAT 103	Statistical Methods	3(3+0+0)
Total		15

Year 3

Level 5
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)	Pre-requisite
COMP 321	Computer Networks	3(3+0+0)	COMP 211/P
COMP 322	Computer Networks Lab	2 (0+2+0)	COMP 211/P COMP 321/Co
BUSN 301	Marketing Principles	3(3+0+0)	BUSN 201/P
COMP 351	Database System Concepts	3(3+0+1)	COMP 211/P
MATH 301	Calculus III	3(3+0+1)	MATH 102/P
ISLM 103	Economic System in Islam	2 (2+0+0)
Total		16

Level 6
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)	Pre-requisite
COMP 331	Concepts of Programming Languages	3(3+0+0)	COMP 212/P
COMP 341	Software Engineering	3(3+0+0)	COMP 211/P
COMP 342	Software Engineering Lab	2 (0+2+0)	COMP 341/Co COMP 211 / P
COMP 352	Database Systems: Design and Implementation	3(2+1+0)	COMP 351/P
COMP 353	Database Systems: Administration and Management	2 (0+2+0)	COMP 351/P
ISLM 303	Contemporary Jurisprudential Technological Issues	2 (2+0+0)
PSYC 201	Intro to Psychology	3(3+0+0)
Total		18

Year 4

Level 7
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)	Pre-requisite
COMP 423	Distributed Systems	3(3+0+0)	COMP 321/P COMP 225 / P
COMP 470	Computer Graphics	3(2+1+0)	COMP 212/P COMP 211/P
COMP 490	Practical Training	0
COMP 491	Selected Topics in Computer Science	3(3+0+0)	COMP 225/P COMP 321/P COMP 341/P COMP 353 /P
COMP 496	Graduation Project I	3(0+0+3)	COMP 341/P Or COMP 342 /P
MATH 441	Linear Algebra	3(3+0+1)	MATH 301/P
Total		15

Level 8
Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr. (L+P+T)	Pre-requisite
COMP 425	Information Security	3(2+1+0)	COMP 225/P COMP 321/P
COMP 426	Internet Technology and Web Design	4 (2+2+0)	COMP 225/P COMP 321/P COMP 352/P
COMP 444	Software Project Management & Quality Assurance	3(2+1+0)	COMP 341/P
COMP 498	Graduation Project II	4 (0+0+4)	COMP 496/P
ETHC 431	Ethics in Computing	2 (2+0+0)
Total		16

The student starts in the first year by studying preparatory courses that enhances the skills of the students through intense English courses and courses that improve their communication and computer skills. To complete the graduation requirements for a B. C. in Computer Science, the students are required to successfully pass a total of 138 credit hours that are distributed over 8 levels (4 years).

Internship/Practical Training Requirements

Students in the department are required to complete an eight weeks of internship/practical training requirement in an area related to Computer Science/ Information Systems at an accredited training organization.

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