Program Overview

Communication Systems Engineering Program

The Communication Systems Engineering program seeks to introduce the latest in the science and technology of communication systems at the educational, practical, and scientific research levels through the application of quality systems and cooperation with specialized bodies locally and internationally.

Program Description

This program graduates engineers with the ability to deal with the latest developments in the fields of communication, optical, and electronic systems to meet the requirements of the market at the moral and professional levels by creating the appropriate conditions for the development of different skills of students and cooperating with specialized industrial and research bodies locally and internationally.

Career Prospects

The program aims at generating a graduate who is well-trained in the modern telecommunication industry as well as having a background in communication systems that enables him to fit easily within a modern telecommunication work environment and be able to identify market needs in this fast-moving segment of business.

Program Concentrations

The program qualifies graduates to work as Electronics and telecommunication engineers. The graduate can be specialized in one of the following three concentrations (fields):

• Circuits and Systems
• Physical and Wave Electronics
• Signals and Communication Systems

Agreements with Another University

The program is in partnership with the University of East London (UEL), United Kingdom for a Bachelor Dual Degree. Students joining this agreement will pay an additional fee, to substitute expenses for the external Quality Audits/Moderation Boards that will take place in Egypt.

Program Objectives

In addition to the competences for all Engineering Programs, the Communication Systems Engineering Program graduate must be able to:

• Estimate and measure the performance of communication and electronic systems under specific input excitation and evaluate its suitability for a specific application.
• Identify needs, plan and manage resources, and gather information for solving a specific communication problem and efficiently document this solution.
• Have the technological abilities to design and implement elements, modules, sub-systems or systems.
• Be familiar with and utilize professional tools for communication system engineering.
• Design, model and analyse electronic, microwave, optical, and communication systems or components for a specific application and identify the tools required to optimize this design.
• Classify and evaluate the applications and market segments to create a specific product including the estimation of the required resources.
• Demonstrate additional abilities related to the field of the concentration within Communication Systems Engineering.

Required Courses

In order to get a Bachelor of Science Degree in this program, and to satisfy the Program Competences, the following set of courses need to be completed:

• University Requirements Courses
• Faculty Requirements Courses
• A list of specific courses including:
  • Differential and Partial Differential Equations
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Complex, Special Functions and Fourier Analysis
  • Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics
  • Thermal and Statistical Physics
  • Electronic Materials
  • Solid State Electronic Devices
  • Electronic Circuits
  • Digital Circuit Design
  • Electrostatics and Magnetostatics
  • Electromagnetic Waves
  • Microwave Engineering
  • Optical Fiber Communications
  • Antenna Engineering and Propagation
  • Signals and Systems
  • Analog Communications
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Digital Communications
  • Communication Networks
  • Information Theory and Coding
  • Graduation Project

Program Study Plan

The program study plan is divided into 10 semesters, with a detailed list of courses for each semester, including:

• Semester 1: Mathematics, Vibration and Waves, Statics, Engineering Drawing, Engineering Chemistry, Computing in Engineering
• Semester 2: Mathematics, Electricity and Magnetism, Dynamics, Projection and Engineering Graphics, Production Engineering, Fundamentals of Engineering
• Semester 3: Differential and Partial Differential Equations, Modern Physics and Quantum Mechanics, Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits, Human Rights, Properties of Electrical Materials, Engineering Economy and Investments
• Semester 4: Numerical Analysis, Complex, Special Functions and Fourier Analysis, Thermal and Statistical Physics, Electronic Materials, Electrostatics and Magnetostatics, Computer Programming
• Semester 5: Solid State Electronic Devices, Electromagnetic Waves, Signals and Systems, Logic Design, Report Writing & Communication skills
• Semester 6: Electronic Circuits, Microwave Engineering, Analog Communications, Digital Signal Processing, Computer Organization
• Semester 7: Electronic Circuits, Optical Fiber Communications, Antenna Engineering and Propagation, Digital Communications, Communication Systems Concentration Elective Courses
• Semester 8: Digital Circuit Design, Communication Networks, Control Engineering, Selected Topics in Contemporary Issues, Communication Systems Concentration Elective Courses
• Semester 9: Information Theory and Coding, Graduation Project, Project Management for Electrical Engineering, Professional Ethics and Legislations, Communication Systems Concentration Elective Courses
• Semester 10: Communication Networks, Graduation Project, ASU Elective Courses, Communication Systems Concentration Elective Courses

Concentration Elective Courses

The program offers various concentration elective courses for each of the three concentrations:

• Circuits and Systems
• Physical and Wave Electronics
• Signals and Communication Systems Each concentration has a list of elective courses that students can choose from to fulfill their concentration requirements.