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Computer Networks / Minor Information Security Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 134 Credit Hours ) as Follows:

University Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE 1 - 0 -
010610014 BEGINNING ENGLISH 3 - 0 -
010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610014
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610014
010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH 3 - 2 010610025, 010610026
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB - 2 1 010610025, 010610026
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 2 - 2 -
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 2 - 2 010610035
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS 2 - 2 -
  • Beginning English, Intermediate English, and Advanced English can be waived with a (TOEFL) score of 500 or above or depends on the score of the placement test.
  • Student must fulfill community service equivalent to at least 100 hours during their years of study at Arab American University.
Students must pass ( 8 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
010411001 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
020311001 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
030111101 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
030111122 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
030121221 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040211511 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040211712 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040213431 TURKISH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511081 HOME GARDENING 2 - 2 -
040511091 FINE ARTS 2 - 2 -
040511101 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 2 - 2 -
040511121 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 2 - 2 -
040511132 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 2 - 2 -
040511133 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511411 POLITICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2 -
040511421 CRITICAL THINKING 2 - 2 -
040511470 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IN HEBREW 2 - 2 -
040511511 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 2 - 2 -
040511521 ARCHEOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511621 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511990 EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION 2 - 2 -
050411001 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
060411101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
060411201 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
100111003 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
100311003 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
100411002 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
110111002 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3 -
100411020 CALCULUS II 3 - 3 100411010
100412040 MATHEMATICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3 100411020
100413750 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS 3 - 3 100411010
110111030 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB - 2 1 240221010
110411100 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN 3 - 3 -
110412120 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS II LAB - 2 1 240112003
240111011 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (C++) 3 - 3 -
240111021 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB) - 2 1 -
240112003 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS II 3 - 3 240111011
240112031 DATA STRUCTURES 3 - 3 240112003
240114471 INFORMATION TECHNONLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 240313270
240213081 WEB DEVELOPMENT I 3 - 3 240112003
240221010 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 2 - 2 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
110113220 COMPUTER NETWORKS LAB - 2 1 240223041
110412130 DATA STRUCTURE LAB - 2 1 240112031
240112111 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 3 - 3 110411100
240113120 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE 3 - 3 240112031
240113132 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE (LAB) - 2 1 240112031
240113221 INFORMATION SECURITY 3 - 3 240223041
240113291 MOBILE PROGRAMMING 3 - 3 240212011
240113311 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS 3 - 3 240112111
240114130 DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS 3 - 3 240113311
240212011 PRINCIPLES OF OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING 3 - 3 -
240223041 COMPUTER NETWORKS I 3 - 3 110411100
240224040 COMPUTER NETWORKS II 3 - 3 240223041
240313200 WIRELESS NETWORKS 3 - 3 240223041
240313260 NETWORKS PROGRAMMING 3 - 3 240212011, 240223041
240313270 SOFTWARE ANALYSIS AND TESTING 3 - 3 240112031
240313290 NETWORKS SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 240223041
240314120 NETWORK SECURITY LAB - 2 1 240313290
240314151 APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY 3 - 3 240113221
240613320 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION 3 - 3 240113311
240613990 INTERNSHIP 9 - 3 -
240614050 NETWORK FIREWALLS AND INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS 3 - 3 240313290
240614970 SENIOR PROJECT I 1 - 1 -
240614980 SENIOR PROJECT II 3 - 3 240614970
Students must pass ( 12 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
110114080 WEB DEVELOPMENT II 3 - 3 240213081
240114500 SPECIAL TOPIC IN IT 3 - 3 -
240312130 OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE 3 - 3 240221010
240313410 SPECIAL TOPICS I 3 - 3 240223041
240313690 MOBILE HARDWARE FOR SOFTWARE ENGINEERS 3 - 3 240113311
240313810 MULTIMEDIA SECURITY 3 - 3 240113221
240314090 WEB SERVERS ADMINISTRATION 3 - 3 240213081
240314200 WIRELESS NETWORK SECURITY 3 - 3 240313200
240314410 SPECIAL TOPICS II 3 - 3 240113221
240314510 APPLIED INFORMATION ASSURANCE 3 - 3 240113221
240314600 INTELLIGENT NETWORKS AND SYSTEMS 3 - 3 240224040
240314770 ETHICAL HACKING 3 - 3 240313290
240314800 CLOUD COMPUTING 3 - 3 240113311
240614590 SECURE PROTOCOLS 3 - 3 240313290

Free Elective


Each student must pass ( 6 ) credit hours from any courses offered by the university NOT INCLUDING any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Theoretical

Practical
010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
020211000 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
020311000 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 3 - 3
020731001 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS I 3 - 3
020731002 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS 3 - 3
020731010 PROGRAMMING (C++) 3 - 3
020732000 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & BUSINESS APPLICATIONS II 3 - 3
020732010 ADVANCED COMPUTER APPLICATIONS 3 - 3
020732020 INTERNET 3 - 3
020732021 UNDERSTANDING AND USING THE INTERNET 3 - 3
020732030 NETWORKING 3 - 3
020732100 INTRODUCTION TO MIS 3 - 3
020732220 VISUAL PROGRAMMING 3 - 3
020732230 PROGRAMMING WITH VISUAL BASIC 3 - 3
020732240 OBJECT-ORIENTED PRINCIPLES (UML) 3 - 3
020733010 INTRODUCTION TO MIS 3 - 3
020733030 BUSINESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS & NETWORKING 3 - 3
020733100 ADVANCED MIS 3 - 3
020733110 DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS 3 - 3
020733121 FUNDAMENTALS OF DATABASE SYSTEMS 3 - 3
020733200 OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING USING JAVA 3 - 3
020733230 VISUAL PROGRAMMING 3 - 3
020733320 COMPUTER SYSTEMS 3 - 3
020733400 WEB DEVELOPMENT 3 - 3
020733401 WEB PROGRAMMING I 3 - 3
020733600 E-COMMERCE 3 - 3
020733700 ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS 3 - 3
020733730 INFORMATION SECURITY FOUNDATIONS 3 - 3
020733800 SPECIAL TOPICS IN MIS 3 - 3
020734300 CAPSTONE PROJECT 3 - 3
020734301 E-BUSINESS 3 - 3
020734320 SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN 3 - 3
020734400 WEB DEVELOPMENT 3 - 3
020734401 MIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
020734411 MIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT I 3 - 3
020734501 MIS PROJECT MANAGEMENT II 3 - 3
020734700 SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 3 - 3
020734710 CAPSTONE PROJECT 1 3 - 3
020734720 CAPSTONE PROJECT 2 3 - 3
020734800 ADVANCED DATABASE SYSTEMS 3 - 3
020734900 GRADUATION PROJECT 3 - 3
020734970 INTEL ENTREPRENEURSHIP 3 - 3
020734980 GRADUATION PROJECT 3 - 3
020734991 INTERNSHIP IN MIS 9 - 3
030111100 ISLAMIC CULTURE 3 - 3
030111121 LAW IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
030111230 INTEGRITY,TRANSPARENCY, AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN FIGHTING CORRUPTION 3 - 3
030121220 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 3 - 3
040111000 ARABIC LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211510 FRENCH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040211711 GERMAN LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040213430 TURKISH LANGUAGE 3 - 3
040411000 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040411009 NUTRITION & FOOD SECURITY 3 - 3
040511010 PALESTINIAN STUDIES 3 - 3
040511040 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3
040511060 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 3 - 3
040511070 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3
040511080 HOME GARDENING 3 - 3
040511090 FINE ARTS 3 - 3
040511100 CURRENT WORLD ISSUES 3 - 3
040511120 PHYSICAL EDUCATION 3 - 3
040511130 ELECTION AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION 3 - 3
040511131 THE PALESTINIAN PRISONERS MOVEMENT 3 - 3
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2
040511210 ANTHROPOLOGY 3 - 3
040511310 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 3 - 3
040511320 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 3 - 3
040511410 POLITICAL SCIENCES 3 - 3
040511420 CRITICAL THINKING 3 - 3
040511510 MODERN ARAB THOUGHT 3 - 3
040511520 ARCHEOLOGY 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511611 HEBREW LANGUAGE 2 - 2
040511620 CIVIL SOCIETY ORGANIZATIONS 3 - 3
040521300 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS 3 - 3
050411000 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 3 - 3
060411100 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 - 3
060411200 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 3 - 3
060511020 FIRST AID 3 - 3
100111000 ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 3 - 3
100112020 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY 3 - 3
100311000 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 3 - 3
100411000 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 3 - 3
100411050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
100411610 MATHEMATICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
240111002 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3
240111009 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100411010 CALCULUS I3
110111030 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LAB1
240221010 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY2
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH2
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB1
100411020 CALCULUS II3
100413750 DISCRETE MATHEMATICS3
110411100 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN3
240111011 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS (C++)3
240111021 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB)1
TOTAL 16

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100412040 MATHEMATICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY3
110412120 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS II LAB1
240112003 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS II3
240112111 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ORGANIZATION3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
240112031 DATA STRUCTURES3
240213081 WEB DEVELOPMENT I3
110412130 DATA STRUCTURE LAB1
240113311 INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS3
240223041 COMPUTER NETWORKS I3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

110113220 COMPUTER NETWORKS LAB1
240113120 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE3
240113132 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE (LAB)1
240113221 INFORMATION SECURITY3
240212011 PRINCIPLES OF OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING3
240224040 COMPUTER NETWORKS II3
240613320 NETWORK ADMINISTRATION3
TOTAL 17

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

240113291 MOBILE PROGRAMMING3
240313200 WIRELESS NETWORKS3
240313260 NETWORKS PROGRAMMING3
240313270 SOFTWARE ANALYSIS AND TESTING3
240313290 NETWORKS SECURITY AND MANAGEMENT3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 18

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

000011110 COMMUNITY SERVICE0
240613990 INTERNSHIP3
TOTAL 3

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

240114471 INFORMATION TECHNONLOGY PROJECT MANAGEMENT3
240314151 APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY3
240614050 NETWORK FIREWALLS AND INTRUSION DETECTION SYSTEMS3
240614970 SENIOR PROJECT I1
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

240114130 DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS3
240314120 NETWORK SECURITY LAB1
240614980 SENIOR PROJECT II3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 16
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