Electrical Engineering (EE)
The program has three major tracks, each consisting of six or more courses in each of two closely related areas.
The three tracks together cover the most important areas in modern-day electrical engineering, and should equip a student for a successful and productive career in these fields.
The three tracks are:
- Solid-State Electronics: a) Circuits and Microsystems and b) Solid-State Devices
- Electromagnetics and Optics
- Communications and Signal Processing
A student seeking a degree in electrical engineering must specify one track as a major, take a minimum of three courses in that track for the M.S. degree, and an additional two courses in that track at the 300 level or above for the Ph.D. degree. As seen above, each track encompasses two areas. A student may wish to focus on one of these areas, taking most courses there, but this is not required. Each course typically carries 3 credit hours.
The M.S. degree requirement is 30 credit hours, and the Ph.D. requires a minimum of an additional 6 credit hours of course work and 24 hours of dissertation research. Typically, the duration of the M.S. program is 1.5 years, and the Ph.D. program is 3 years beyond that. More detailed information on degree requirements, including qualifying, candidacy, dissertation and final defense, are described in Section 4.
Contact: ee@kaust.edu.sa
Program Website: http://ee.kaust.edu.sa
The courses in each track are as follows:
Circuits and Microsystems
- EE 201, EE 202, EE 203, EE 204, EE 205
- E 301, EE 302, EE 303, EE 304
- EE 203, EE 204, EE 206, EE 207, EE 208
- EE 305, EE 306. EE 307
- EE 207, EE 221, EE 222, EE 223
- EE 321, EE 322
- EE 208, EE 231, EE232, EE 233
- EE 331, EE 332, EE 333, EE 334
- EE 241, EE 242, EE 243
- EE 341, EE 342, EE 343
- EE 241, EE 251, EE 252, EE 253
- EE 351, EE 352, EE 353