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Biomedical Engineering Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 167 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
040511052 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 2 - 2 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 040511052
040511071 DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT 2 - 2 -
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 -
040511140 LAW IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511150 ISLAMIC CULTURE 2 - 2 -
040511160 DEMOCRACY AND HUMAN RIGHTS 2 - 2 -
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2 -
040511180 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511190 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 2 - 2 -
040511200 INTRODUCTION TO ECONOMICS 2 - 2 -
040511211 ANTHROPOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511220 ANTI-CORRUPTION CHALLENGES AND SOLUTION 2 - 2 -
040511230 FRENCH LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511240 GERMAN LANGUAGE 2 - 2 -
040511250 ENERGY RESOURCES & USE 2 - 2 -
040511260 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511270 INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY 2 - 2 -
040511280 HUMAN & ENVIRONMENT 2 - 2 -
040511290 HISTORY OF SCIENCE 2 - 2 -
040511311 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 2 - 2 -
040511321 SCIENCE,TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIETY 2 - 2 -
040511400 TURKISH LANGUAGE 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 -

Faculty Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I 3 - 3 -
100111021 GENERAL PHYSICS II 3 - 3 100111010
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I - 2 1 100111010
100411010 CALCULUS I 3 - 3 -
100411020 CALCULUS II 3 - 3 100411010
100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I 3 - 3 100411020
100412350 NUMERICAL METHODS 3 - 3 100412021
100413020 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II 3 - 3 100412021
230311050 ENGINEERING WORKSHOP I - 3 1 -
230311110 ENGINEERING DRAWING - 4 2 -
230312050 ENGINEERING WORKSHOP II - 3 1 230311050
230315170 ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT 3 - 3 -
230711200 STATICS 3 - 3 100111010, 100411010
240111020 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB) - 2 1 240111030
240111030 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++ 3 - 3 -

Specialization Requirements

Students must pass all of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
100211140 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY 3 - 3 -
100211150 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY LAB - 2 1 100211140
200221120 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY 3 - 3 -
200221130 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY LAB - 2 1 200221120
200222110 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY 3 - 3 200221120
200222120 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB - 2 1 200222110
230112120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I 3 - 3 100111021, 100411020
230112210 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II 3 - 3 230112120
230113120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB - 3 1 230112210
230211210 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN 3 - 3 -
230212110 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LAB - 3 1 230211210
230213240 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS 3 - 3 230313110, 230211210
230214160 MICROPROCESSOR LAB - 3 1 230213240
230312240 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS 3 - 3 100412021, 230112120
230312250 INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB LAB - 3 1 240111020
230313110 ELECTRONICS I 3 - 3 230112120
230313120 PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES 3 - 3 230312240
230313210 ELECTRONICS LAB - 3 1 230113120, 230313250
230313250 ELECTRONICS II 3 - 3 230313110, 230112210
230314170 PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION 3 - 3 230313120
230314220 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 3 - 3 230312240, 230312250
230315130 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING LAB - 3 1 230314220
230412120 BIOMECHANICS I 3 - 3 100411020, 100412021
230412150 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 3 - 3 200221120
230413130 MEASURING INSTRUMENTATION 3 - 3 230313250
230413140 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I 3 - 3 200222110, 100211140
230413160 BIOMEDICAL TRANSPORT PROCESS 3 - 3 100413020, 230312240
230413180 INTRODUCTION TO BIOMATERIALS 3 - 3 200222110, 100211140
230413220 BIOMECHANICS I LAB - 3 1 230412120
230414100 INTERNSHIP 18 - 6 -
230414170 BIOMEDICAL TRANSPORT PROCESS LAB - 2 1 230413160
230414200 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS 3 - 3 230312240, 230314220, 230413140
230414220 BIOMEDICAL SENSORS AND MEASUREMENTS 3 - 3 230312240, 230313250
230414240 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND SYSTEMS 3 - 3 230414220
230414250 BIOMATERIALS LAB - 3 1 230413180
230414320 ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION 3 - 3 230213240, 230414240
230414400 SENIOR PROJECT I 2 - 2 -
230415100 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION LAB - 3 1 230414320
230415200 SENIOR PROJECT II 3 - 3 230414400
230415230 BIOMEDICAL SENSORS AND MEASUREMENTS LAB - 3 1 230414220
Students must pass ( 9 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical
230113240 CONTROL SYSTEMS I 3 - 3 100412350, 230312240
230413200 FUNDAMENTAL OF TISSUE ENGINEERING 2 1 3 200222110, 100211140
230414260 MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND DEVICES 3 - 3 230312240, 230413130, 230414240
230414300 APPLIED BIOMECHANICS 3 - 3 230412120
230415280 ADVANCE BIOMATERIALS 3 - 3 200222110, 230413140, 230413180
230415290 BIOMATERIALS AND BIOMECHANICS 3 - 3 230413180
230415310 BIOMEDICAL DEVICES 3 - 3 230414240
230415330 SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIO-MEDICAL 3 - 3 -
230415350 COMPUTER APPLICATION IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING 3 - 3 230414200

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
040511170 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 2 - 2
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 3 - 3
040511610 HEBREW LANGUAGE ( for Bagrut Students ) 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
100111620 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100111650 PHYSICS LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1
100211010 GENERAL BIOLOGY I 3 - 3
100211051 GENERAL BIOLOGY LAB I - 2 1
100211100 BIOLOGY FOR DENTAL STUDENTS I 3 - 3
100211300 BIOLOGY LAB FOR DENTAL STUDENTS - 2 1
100211620 BIOLOGY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100211650 BIOLOGY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1
100311010 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I 3 - 3
100311051 GENERAL CHEMISTRY LAB I - 2 1
100311100 CHEMISTRY FOR DENTAL STUDENTS I 3 - 3
100311300 CHEMISTRY LAB FOR DENTAL STUDENTS - 2 1
100311610 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
100311620 CHEMISTRY FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES 2 - 2
100311650 CHEMISTRY LAB FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS - 2 1

Advisory Plan


First Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610025 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH2
010610026 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH LAB1
110411000 COMPUTER SKILLS2
100111010 GENERAL PHYSICS I3
100111051 GENERAL PHYSICS LAB I1
100411010 CALCULUS I3
200221120 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY3
200221130 MEDICAL CHEMISTRY LAB1
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

010610035 ADVANCED ENGLISH2
010610036 ADVANCED ENGLISH LAB1
100111021 GENERAL PHYSICS II3
100411020 CALCULUS II3
240111020 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I (LAB)1
240111030 PROGRAMMING FUNDAMENTALS I C++3
100211140 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY3
100211150 GENERAL AND CELL BIOLOGY LAB1
TOTAL 17

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

100412021 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS I3
230311050 ENGINEERING WORKSHOP I1
230711200 STATICS3
200222110 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY3
200222120 GENERAL BIOCHEMISTRY LAB1
230112120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I3
230211210 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN3
230312250 INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB LAB1
TOTAL 18

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

100413020 ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS II3
230311110 ENGINEERING DRAWING2
230312050 ENGINEERING WORKSHOP II1
230112210 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II3
230113120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB1
230212110 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LAB1
230312240 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS3
230413140 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I3
TOTAL 17

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040511011 PALESTINIAN STUDIES2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
100412350 NUMERICAL METHODS3
230313110 ELECTRONICS I3
230313120 PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES3
230413180 INTRODUCTION TO BIOMATERIALS3
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040111001 ARABIC LANGUAGE2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
230213240 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS3
230313250 ELECTRONICS II3
230412120 BIOMECHANICS I3
230412150 MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING3
230414250 BIOMATERIALS LAB1
TOTAL 17

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

040521301 FUNDAMENTALS OF RESEARCH METHODS2
--------- Univ. Elec.2
230214160 MICROPROCESSOR LAB1
230313210 ELECTRONICS LAB1
230314220 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING3
230413130 MEASURING INSTRUMENTATION3
230413160 BIOMEDICAL TRANSPORT PROCESS3
230413220 BIOMECHANICS I LAB1
TOTAL 16

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

--------- Univ. Elec.2
230314170 PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION3
230315130 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING LAB1
230414170 BIOMEDICAL TRANSPORT PROCESS LAB1
230414200 MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS3
230414220 BIOMEDICAL SENSORS AND MEASUREMENTS3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
TOTAL 16

Summer Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

230414100 INTERNSHIP6
TOTAL 6

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

230315170 ENGINEERING PROJECT MANAGEMENT3
230414240 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION AND SYSTEMS3
230414400 SENIOR PROJECT I2
230415230 BIOMEDICAL SENSORS AND MEASUREMENTS LAB1
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course #

Course Name

Cr. Hrs.

230414320 ADVANCE BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION3
230415100 BIOMEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION LAB1
230415200 SENIOR PROJECT II3
--------- Spec. Elec.3
--------- Free Elective3
TOTAL 13
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