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Mechatronics Engineering Curriculum

Total Credit Hours Required to Finish the Degree
( 169 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, 010610036
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

040511051 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES I 3 - 3 -
040511053 JERUSALEM: CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 2 - 2 -
040511061 ISRAELI & ZIONISM STUDIES II 2 - 2 -
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 -

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

230112120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS I 3 - 3 100111021, 100411020
230112210 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS II 3 - 3 230112120
230112220 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS 3 - 3 100111010, 100412021
230113120 ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS LAB - 3 1 230112210
230113240 CONTROL SYSTEMS I 3 - 3 100412350, 230312260
230113260 ELECTRICAL MACHINES I 3 - 3 230112210, 230312230
230114130 POWER ELECTRONICS 3 - 3 230313250
230114140 ELECTRICAL MACHINES II 3 - 3 230113260
230114150 CONTROL SYSTEMS LAB - 3 1 230312270, 230113240
230114230 ELECTRICAL MACHINES LAB - 3 1 230114140
230211210 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN 3 - 3 -
230212110 DIGITAL LOGIC DESIGN LAB - 3 1 230211210
230213240 MICROPROCESSOR SYSTEMS & APPLICATIONS 3 - 3 230211210
230312230 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I 3 - 3 100111021, 100412021
230312260 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS 3 - 3 100412021, 230112120
230312270 INTRODUCTION TO MATLAB LAB - 3 1 240111030
230313110 ELECTRONICS I 3 - 3 230112120
230313120 PROBABILITY AND RANDOM VARIABLES 3 - 3 230312260
230313210 ELECTRONICS LAB - 3 1 230113120, 230313250
230313250 ELECTRONICS II 3 - 3 230313110, 230112210
230314220 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING 3 - 3 230312260, 230312270
230315130 DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING LAB - 3 1 230314220
230512010 STRENGTH OF MATERIALS 3 - 3 230711200
230512020 ENGINEERING MATERIALS 3 - 3 230512010
230513010 FLUID MECHANICS AND MACHINERY 3 - 3 230112220
230513020 THERMO-FLUID LAB - 3 1 230513010
230513030 SENSORS AND INSTRUMENTATIONS 3 - 3 230313250, 230113240
230513060 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DRAWING - 3 1 230311110
230513070 COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING LAB - 3 1 230513060
230514010 MECHATRONICS I 3 3 1 230113240, 230512020
230514030 APPLIED DYNAMICS AND APPLICATIONS 3 - 3 230512020
230514040 APPLIED DYNAMICS AND APPLICATIONS LAB - 3 1 230513020, 230514030
230514060 MECHATRONICS LAB I - 3 1 230514010
230514070 MECHATRONICS II 3 - 3 230514010, 230514060
230514240 INTERNSHIP 18 - 6 -
230515010 MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY 2 - 2 230512020
230515020 ROBOTICS 3 - 3 230213240, 230113240
230515040 MECHATRONICS LAB II - 3 1 230513070, 230514060
230515500 SENIOR PROJECT I 2 - 2 -
230515560 SENIOR PROJECT II 3 - 3 230515500
230712200 DYNAMICS 3 - 3 230711200
Students must pass ( 9 ) credit hours from any of the following courses:

Course #

Course Name

Weekly Hours

Cr.

Hrs.

Prerequisite

Theoretical

Practical

230215670 COMPUTER VISION & IMAGE PROCESSING 3 - 3 230314220
230314170 PRINCIPLES OF TELECOMUNIACTION 3 - 3 230313120
230515070 BIOMECHATRONICS 3 - 3 230514070
230515080 MONITORING AND EVALUATION OF MECHATRONICS SYSTEMS 3 - 3 230514070
230515090 COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN AND CNC MASHINING 3 - 3 230512020, 230513070
230515100 ADVANCED MECHATRONIC SYSTEMS 3 - 3 230514070

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

010111610 PHYSICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
010111710 PHYSICS FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
010411000 HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION 3 - 3
010411050 JERUSALEM:CIVILIZATION AND HISTORY 3 - 3
010610022 INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH 3 2 2
010911050 BUSINESS MATHEMATICS 3 - 3
010911610 MATHEMATICS FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS 3 - 3
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
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
110111001 TECHNOLOGY IN OUR LIFE 3 - 3
110111012 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY 3 - 3
110113040 COMPUTER NETWORKS I 3 - 3
110113120 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE 3 - 3
110113130 INTRODUCTION TO DATABASE LAB 2 - 1
110411001 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3
110411009 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTERS 3 - 3
110412110 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER ORGANIZATION 3 - 3
110413020 ALGORITHMS AND PROGRAMMING TECHNIQUES 3 - 3
110413170 INTRODUCTION TO SOFTWARE ENGINEERING 3 - 3
110414020 COMPUTER GRAPHICS 3 - 3