Postgraduate Programs

Master's and PhD Guide & Course Descriptions Academic Study System

Academic Study System

Program	Duration of Study	Total Units	Unit Details
Master's	Two calendar years, extendable	36 units	24 coursework + 12 thesis
PhD	3 years, extendable	60 units	20-28 coursework + 32-40 dissertation

Admission Requirements and Success Criteria

✓ Admission Requirements

Hold a recognized undergraduate degree that qualifies the applicant for the intended postgraduate program.
Pass the competitive entrance examination.
Successfully pass the personal interview.
Obtain the required proficiency certificates in Arabic, English, and Computer Skills.
Be fully committed to full-time study and, if employed, obtain a No Objection Certificate (NOC) and study leave from the employing institution.
Comply with the regulations and admission guidelines issued annually by the Ministry.

★ Success Criteria

A minimum score of 60% is required to pass each course.
A minimum cumulative average of 70% is required for graduation.
Student assessment is based on continuous assessment and examinations (assessment relies on written exams, oral exams, and scientific research).

Master's Courses

Engineering Specializations

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Refractories Engineering Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Heat Transfer	3	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Fuel and Energy Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Refractories Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Higher Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Technology
2	Advanced Fluid Mechanics	3
3	Advanced Thermodynamics	3
4	Applied Mathematics for Engineers	3
5	English for Academic Purposes	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Heat Exchanger Design	2	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Fuel and Energy Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Refractories Mechanical Engineering Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering Higher Diploma in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Technology
2	Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD)	3
3	Research Methodology	2
4	Hydraulic Machines and Turbines	2
5	Advanced Renewable Energy	3

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Electrical Engineering Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Applied Mathematics for Engineers	3	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Power Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Control and Automation Engineering
2	Artificial Intelligence	3
3	Digital Signal Processing	3
4	Automation Technologies	3
5	English for Academic Purposes (EAP)	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Renewable Energy Systems	3	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Power Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Control and Automation Engineering
2	Selected Topics in Control Systems	2
3	Selected Topics in Communications	3
4	Selected Topics in Power Systems	2
5	Research Methodology	2

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Applied Mathematics for Engineers	3	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Petrochemical Engineering Technologies Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Fuel and Energy Engineering
2	Advanced Fluid Flow	3
3	Reactor Design	3
4	Thermodynamics of Petrochemical Engineering	3
6	English for Academic Purposes	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Mass Transfer	3	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Petrochemical Engineering Technologies Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Fuel and Energy Engineering
2	Advanced Heat Transfer	3
3	Research Methodology	2
4	Elective Course I	2
5	Elective Course II	2

Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Control and Automation Engineering Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Applied Mathematics for Engineers	3	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Control and Automation Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Power Engineering
2	Advanced Control Theory	3
3	Elective Course I	3
4	Elective Course II	3
5	English for Academic Purposes	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Robotic Systems Control	3	Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Control and Automation Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Engineering Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Electrical Power Engineering
2	Optimal Control	3
3	Research Methodology	2
4	Elective Course I	2
5	Elective Course II	2

Administrative Specializations

Master of Science in Business Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Operations and Production Management	3	Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Business Administration Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Operations Management
2	Organization Theory and Organizational Behavior	3
3	Artificial Intelligence Applications in Management Sciences	3
4	Human Resource Management	3
5	English Language	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Strategic Management	3	Bachelor of Business Administration Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Business Administration Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Operations Management
2	Digital Marketing	2
3	Financial Management	3
4	Advanced Statistics	2
5	Research Methodology	2

Master of Science in Accounting Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Cost Accounting	3	Bachelor of Accounting Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Accounting Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Financial and Accounting Technologies
2	Accounting Theory	3
3	International Accounting	3
4	Advanced Financial Accounting	3
5	English Language	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Managerial Accounting	3	Bachelor of Accounting Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Accounting Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Financial and Accounting Technologies
2	Auditing and Control	2
3	Accounting Information Systems	2
4	Financial Analysis	3
5	Research Methodology	2

Master of Science in Information Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Programming	3	Bachelor of Information Technology Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Information Management and Technology Bachelor of Information Technology Technologies
2	Computer Networks	3
3	Advanced Mathematics	2
4	Management Information Systems	2
5	Cloud Computing	2
6	English Language	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Artificial Intelligence	2	Bachelor of Information Technology Bachelor of Engineering Technology in Information Management and Technology Bachelor of Information Technology Technologies
2	Advanced Statistics	2
3	Decision Support Systems	2
4	E-Marketing (Electronic Marketing)	2
5	Information Security	2
6	Research Methodology	2

Medical Specializations

Master of Science in Pathological Analysis Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Clinical Biochemistry	3	Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technologies Bachelor of Pathological Analysis Technologies Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences Bachelor of Medicine and General Surgery
2	Advanced Molecular Biology	2
3	Advanced Hematology	2
4	Advanced Immunology	3
5	Advanced Biostatistics	2
6	English Language	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Microbiology (Bacteriology)	3	Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technologies Bachelor of Pathological Analysis Technologies Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences Bachelor of Medicine and General Surgery
2	Advanced Parasitology	3
3	Advanced Virology and Mycology	2
4	Advanced Hematology	2
5	Research Methodology	2

Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Technologies / Medical Microbiology▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Microbiology (Bacteriology)	3	Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technologies Bachelor of Pathological Analysis Technologies Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences
2	Advanced Biochemistry	2
3	Advanced Molecular Biology	2
4	Advanced Immunology	3
5	Microbial Physiology	2
6	English Language	Eligible

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Parasitology	3	Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Technologies Bachelor of Pathological Analysis Technologies Bachelor of Medical Laboratory Sciences
2	Advanced Virology and Mycology	3
3	Advanced Clinical Chemistry	3
4	Advanced Biostatistics	2
5	Research Methodology	1

Doctoral Programs

Engineering Specializations

PhD in Refractories Engineering Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Engineering Mathematics	3	Master of Science in Refractories Engineering Technologies Master of Science in Refractories Engineering Technologies Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering / Thermal Engineering Master of Science in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Master of Science in Fuel and Energy Engineering
2	Statistical Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory	3
3	Selected Topics in Advanced Fluid Flow	3
4	Elective Course / Minor	3
5	Engineering Research Methodology	3
6	English for Academic Purposes	1

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Convective Heat Transfer / Fundamentals	3	Master of Science in Refractories Engineering Technologies Master of Science in Refractories Engineering Technologies Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering / Thermal Engineering Master of Science in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering Master of Science in Fuel and Energy Engineering
2	Multiphase Flow	3
3	Elective Course I	3
4	Elective Course II	3
5	English Language	1

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Electrical Engineering Technologies▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Advanced Applied Mathematics	3	Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Technologies Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Master of Science in Communications Engineering Master of Science in Electrical Power Engineering Master of Science in Electronics Engineering Master of Science in Computer and Control Engineering
2	Optimization in Power Systems	3
3	Advanced Communication Technologies	3
4	Artificial Intelligence Technologies	3
5	English for Academic Purposes	2

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Smart Grids	3	Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Technologies Master of Science in Electrical Engineering Master of Science in Communications Engineering Master of Science in Electrical Power Engineering Master of Science in Electronics Engineering Master of Science in Computer and Control Engineering
2	Advanced Industrial Control Systems	3
3	Selected Topics I	3
4	Selected Topics II	3
5	Research Methodology	2

Medical Specializations

PhD in Pathological Analysis Technologies ▼

First Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Immunology	2	Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Technologies Master of Science in Pathological Analysis Technologies
2	Molecular Biology	2
3	Pathology	2
4	Biochemistry	2
5	Helminthology	2
6	Computer Applications and Biostatistics	2
7	English Language	2

Second Semester

No.	Course Title	Credit Units	Eligible Academic Backgrounds
1	Clinical Immunology	3	Master of Science in Medical Laboratory Technologies Master of Science in Pathological Analysis Technologies
2	Advanced Histology	3
3	Molecular Biology	3
4	Advanced Parasitology	3
5	Seminars	Eligible
6	Elective Course I	1
7	Elective Course II	1

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