The Aeronautical Engineering Department offers two programs as follows:
1. A five-year Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Engineering (AE) program based on 160 credit hours system. The credit hours are distributed between general university requirements (25 credit hours), faculty requirements (32 credit hours), and department requirements ( 103 credit hours).
The 160 credit hours are distributed as shown in Table (1).
Table (1) Distribution of Credit hours for the Aeronautical Engineering (AE) program
| University Requirements | 16 | 9 | 25 | 15.6% |
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| College Requirements | 32 | - | 32 | 20% |
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| Department Requirements (103 credit hours): |
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| Aeronautical Engineering | 79 | 9 | 88 | 55% |
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| Mechanical Engineering | 10 | - | 10 | 6.25% |
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| Electrical Engineering | 03 | - | 03 | 1.9% |
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| Industrial Engineering | 02 | - | 02 | 1.25% |
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The program curriculum has been
updated to meet the interests of the local and international markets. Based on the year, the Bachelor of Science program curriculums are available in the links below.
Undergraduate curriculum for the B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering (Web-link 2019)
Undergraduate Study Plan for the B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering – (2018-2019)
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AE-B.S.c Study Plan (Arabic) 2018- 2019.pdf
AE-B.S.c Study Plan (English) 2018- 2019.pdf
Undergraduate Study Plan for the B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering – (2016)
AE-B.S.c Study Plan (Arabic) - 2016.pdf
AE-B.S.c Study Plan (English) - 2016.pdf
Undergraduate Study Plan for the B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering – (2013)
Undergraduate Study Plan for the B.Sc. Degree in Aeronautical Engineering – (2009)
2. A four-year Bachelor of Science in Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) program concerns aircraft maintenance and its components, and how to deal with maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting problems in the aircraft on the ground. The Aircraft Maintenance Technology curriculum consists of approximately 8 semesters in 4 years. The curriculum contains topics that help the student maintain, repair, and solve problems encountered by the aircraft. The credit hours are distributed between general university requirements (25 credit hours), faculty requirements (19 credit hours), and department requirements ( 91 credit hours).The 135 credit hours are distributed as shown in Table (2).
Table (2) Distribution of Credit hours for the Aircraft Maintenance Technology (AMT) program
| University Requirements | 16 | 09 | 25 | 18.5% |
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| College Requirements | 19
| - | 19
| 14% |
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| Department Requirements (91 credit hours): |
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| Aircraft Maintenance Technology | 85
| 6
| 91
| 67.5%
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