Academic Study Plan Cohort entering 2013-2014
Core and Elective
Requirements
Information Technology- Networks and Communication Systems (IT-NWCS)
University Requirements
General Education Courses that are mandatory by PNU University in all
colleges (8 Courses = 18 Credit Hours) and distributed as follows:
No.
|
Course Title
|
Code/No
|
Contact hours
|
CR
|
Prerequisite
|
LT
|
LB / TR*
|
PR
|
1
|
Islamic Culture (1)
|
ISLS 101M
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
Islamic Culture (2)
|
ISLS 202M
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
ISLS 101M
|
3
|
Islamic Culture (3)
|
ISLS 303M
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
ISLS 101M
|
4
|
Islamic Culture (4)
|
ISLS 404M
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
ISLS 101M
|
5
|
Arabic Composition
|
ARAB 101M
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
Language Skills
|
ARAB 202M
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
7
|
English Language(1)
|
ENGL 101M
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
8
|
English Language(2)
|
ENGL 202M
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
ENGL 101M
|
Total
|
18 Credit hours
|
College Requirements
Core College courses that are shared between the college departments (11
Courses = 34 Credit Hours) and distributed as follows:
No.
|
Course Title
|
Code/No
|
Contact hours
|
CR
|
Prerequisite
|
LT
|
LB / TR*
|
PR
|
1
|
Calculus
|
MaSc 101M
|
2
|
2*
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
2
|
Data Structures
|
CS 212D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
CS 110D
|
3
|
Programming Language (1)
|
CS 110D
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
4
|
Programming Language (2)
|
CS 111D
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
CS 110D
|
5
|
Computer Networks Fundamentals
|
NET 221D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
CS 340D
|
6
|
General Statistics
|
MaSc 161M
|
2
|
2*
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
7
|
Database Fundamentals
|
IS 220D
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
CS 212D
|
8
|
Professional Ethics
|
CS 180D
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
-
|
9
|
Project Management
|
IS 350D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
CS 212D
|
10
|
Discrete Structures
|
CS 100D
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
11
|
Operating Systems
|
CS 340D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
CS 212D
|
Total
|
34
Credit hours
|
Departmental Requirements
1.
Core
Departmental
Courses
Core Departmental Courses are 20 Courses = 61 Credit hours and handed out
as follows:
No.
|
Course Title
|
Code/No
|
Contact hours
|
CR
|
Prerequisite
|
LT
|
LB / TR*
|
PR
|
1
|
Calculus (II)
|
MaSc 103M
|
3
|
2*
|
-
|
4
|
MaSc 101M
|
2
|
General Physics (1)
|
PHY 101M
|
2
|
2*
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
3
|
Fundamentals of Electromagnetism
|
PHY 202M
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
PHY 101M
|
4
|
Principles of Information and Technology Systems
|
NET 201D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
CS 110D
|
5
|
Communications and Networks Fundamentals
|
NET 222D
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
PHY 202M
|
6
|
Information Security
|
NET 311D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
NET 221D
|
7
|
Networks Protocols
|
NET 323D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 221D
|
8
|
Networks Security Protocols
|
NET 412D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 323D
|
9
|
Networks Management and Analysis
|
NET 324D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 323D
|
10
|
Advanced Networks Services
|
NET 431D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
NET 332D
|
11
|
Wireless Networks and Mobile Communications Systems
|
NET 332D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
NET 323D
|
12
|
Networks Programming and Applications
|
NET 341D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 323D
|
13
|
Algorithms Design and Analysis
|
CS 220D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
CS 100D
+
CS 212D
|
14
|
Digital Logic Design
|
CS 105D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
15
|
Computer Organization
|
CS 206D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
CS 105D
|
16
|
Human- Computer Interaction
|
CS 351D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
CS 212D
|
17
|
Graduation Project (1)
(Capstone 1)
|
NET 437D
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
The student must pass at least 90 credits
IS 350D
|
18
|
Graduation Project (2)
(Capstone 2)
|
NET 438D
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
2
|
NET 437D
|
19
|
Internship
|
NET 439D
|
2
|
-
|
6
|
4
|
The student must pass at least 90 credits
|
20
|
Theory of Probability
|
MaSc 367M
|
2
|
2*
|
-
|
3
|
MaSc 103M
+
MaSc 161M
|
Total
|
61
Credit hours
|
2.
Elective Departmental Courses
The student can choose three of the following courses = nine credit hours
No.
|
Course Title
|
Code/No
|
Contact hours
|
CR
|
Prerequisite
|
LT
|
LB / TR*
|
PR
|
1
|
Networks Operating Systems
|
NET 351D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 221D
|
2
|
Real Time and Embedded Systems
|
NET 352D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
CS 340D
|
3
|
Parallel Architectures
|
NET 353D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
CS 340D
+
CS 206D
|
4
|
Selected Topics (1)
|
NET 302D
|
1
|
2
|
-
|
2
|
-
|
5
|
Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation in IT
|
NET 461D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 201D
|
6
|
Networks Design and Implementation
|
NET 433D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 323D
|
7
|
Internet Architecture
|
NET 434D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 323D
|
8
|
Selected Topics (2)
|
NET 403D
|
3
|
2
|
-
|
4
|
-
|
9
|
Wireless Sensor Networks
|
NET 435D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 222D
|
10
|
Satellite Communication
|
NET 425D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
NET 222D
|
11
|
Optical Networks
|
NET 436D
|
3
|
1*
|
-
|
3
|
NET 222D
|
21
|
Selected Topics (3)
|
NET 426D
|
3
|
1
|
-
|
3
|
NET 222D
|
Free Courses
The student chooses a set of courses = 8 credit hours of study courses from
the departments of the other colleges of the PNU University.
Abbreviations
:
LT = Theoretical
LB/TR* = Laboratory / Tutorial*
PR = Practice
