Study Plan of Physics-Astronomy Bachelor Program
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|
Program Structure
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Required/ Elective
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No. of Courses
|
Credit
Hours
|
Percentage
|
|
Institution Requirements
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Required
|
12
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26
|
20.3%
|
|
Elective
|
2-3
|
6
|
4.7%
|
|
College Requirements
|
Required
|
11
|
26
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20.3%
|
|
Elective
|
|
|
|
|
Program Requirements
|
Required
|
19
|
55
|
43%
|
|
Elective
|
3
|
10
|
7.8%
|
|
Capstone Course/Project
|
Required
|
1
|
3
|
2.3%
|
|
Field Experience/ Internship
|
Required
|
1
|
2
|
1.6%
|
|
Others
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
|
|
128
|
100%
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|
Level
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Course
Code
|
Course Title
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Required
or Elective
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Pre-Requisite
Courses
|
Credit
Hours
|
Type of requirements
(Institution, College or Department)
|
|
Level 1
(PY)†
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MATH 110
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Differentiation and integration (1)
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
College
|
|
PHYS 110
|
General Physics
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
College
|
|
ELIS 101
|
Intensive English (1)
|
Required
|
None
|
0
|
Institution
|
|
ELIS 102
|
Intensive English (2)
|
Required
|
ELIS 101
|
2
|
Institution
|
|
CPIT 100
|
Computer Science
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
Institution
|
|
COMM 101
|
Communication skills
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
Institution
|
|
|
|
|
|
14
|
|
|
Level 2
(PY)†
|
STAT 110
|
General Statistics
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
College
|
|
CHEM 110
|
General Chemistry
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
College
|
|
BIO 110
|
General Biology (1)
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
College
|
|
ELIS 103
|
Intensive English (3)
|
Required
|
ELIS 102
|
2
|
Institution
|
|
ELIS 104
|
Intensive English (4)
|
Required
|
ELIS 103
|
2
|
Institution
|
|
|
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
Level 3
|
MATH 202
|
Calculus 2
|
Required
|
MATH 110
|
3
|
College
|
|
ARAB 101
|
Arabic Language (1)
|
Required
|
None
|
3
|
Institution
|
|
PHYS 202
|
General physics (2)
|
Required
|
PHYS 110
|
4
|
College
|
|
ASTR 201
|
General Astronomy (1)
|
Required
|
None
|
4
|
Program
|
|
ISLS 101
|
Islamic Studies (1)
|
Required
|
None
|
2
|
Institution
|
|
CHEM 200
|
Laboratory Safety
|
Required
|
None
|
1
|
College
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
Level 4
|
ASTR 202
|
General Astronomy (2)
|
Required
|
ASTR 201
|
4
|
Program
|
|
ASTR 211
|
Telescope & Accessories
|
Required
|
ASTR 201, PHYS 101
|
3
|
Program
|
|
MATH 204
|
Ordinary Diff. Equation (1)
|
Required
|
MATH 202
|
3
|
Program
|
|
PHYS 203
|
General physics (3)
|
Required
|
PHYS 110, 202
|
4
|
Program
|
|
PHYS 281
|
Physics Lab.
|
Required
|
None
|
1
|
College
|
|
CHEM 281
|
Chemistry Lab.
|
Required
|
None
|
1
|
College
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
Level 5
|
ASTR 304
|
Computer App. in Astro.
|
Required
|
ASTR 202, PHYS 202
|
3
|
Program
|
|
ASTR 331
|
Spherical Astronomy (1)
|
Required
|
ASTR 202, MATH 202
|
3
|
Program
|
|
ASTR 351
|
Stellar Radiate. Char.
|
Required
|
ASTR 202, PHYS 202
|
3
|
Program
|
|
ASTR 371
|
Physics of Solar System
|
Required
|
ASTR 202
|
2
|
Program
|
|
ASTR 361
|
Radio Astronomy
|
Required
|
ASTR 211, 351
|
2
|
Program
|
|
ISLS 201
|
Islamic Studies (2)
|
Required
|
ISLS 101
|
2
|
Institution
|
|
PHYS 241
|
Modern Physics (1)
|
Required
|
PHYS 102, MATH 202
|
3
|
Program
|
|
|
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
Level 6
|
ASTR 321
|
Variable & Binary Stars
|
Required
|
ASTR 351
|
2
|
Program
|
|
ASTR 392
|
Scientific terminology
|
Required
|
None
|
2
|
Program
|
|
ASTR ***
|
Astro. Elective Course
|
Elective
|
|
3
|
Program
|
|
PHYS 200
|
Laboratory Safety
|
Required
|
None
|
1
|
College
|
|
PHYS 251
|
Methods of Theor. Phys (1)
|
Required
|
MATH 202
|
4
|
Program
|
|
PHYS 252
|
Classical mechanics (1)
|
Required
|
PHYS 102, MATH 202
|
3
|
Program
|
|
ISLS 301
|
Islamic Studies (3)
|
Required
|
ISLS 102
|
2
|
Institution
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
Level 7
|
ARAB 201
|
Arabic Language (2)
|
Required
|
ARAB 101
|
3
|
Institution
|
|
ASTR 390
|
Training course
|
Required
|
None
|
2
|
Field Exper.
|
|
ASTR 422
|
Space Physics
|
Required
|
ASTR 331
|
3
|
Program
|
|
PHYS 331
|
Electricity & Magnetism (1)
|
Required
|
PHYS 202,251
|
3
|
Program
|
|
XXXX ***
|
Free elective
|
Elective
|
|
3+3
2+4
2+2+2
|
Institution
|
|
|
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
Level 8
|
PHYS 352
|
Methods of Theor. Phys (2)
|
Required
|
PHYS 251
|
4
|
Program
|
|
ISLS 401
|
Islamic Studies 4
|
Required
|
ISLS 301
|
2
|
Institution
|
|
PHYS ***
|
Physics Elective
|
Elective
|
|
4
|
Program
|
|
PHYS ***
|
Physics Elective
|
Elective
|
|
3
|
Program
|
|
ASTR 491
|
Graduation Project
|
Required
|
ASTR 304, ASTR 321, ASTR 331, ASTR 371, Department Approval
|
3
|
Capstone Course
|
|
|
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
128
|
|
|