Program Overview

Physics of Renewable Energy and Environment Program

Overview

The program aims to graduate highly qualified individuals with skills and knowledge in renewable energy physics and environmental studies, capable of competing in the labor market and providing high-efficiency community services in energy sustainability and environmental preservation.

Program Objectives

The program aims to:

1. Enable students to solve problems, conduct, and analyze research related to renewable energy and environmental physics.
2. Enable students to keep pace with the rapid development in this field through engagement in continuous learning activities, professional development, and community services.
3. Identify local and international energy issues and provide constructive solutions within a community context.
4. Contribute to enhancing community awareness of the importance of using alternative renewable energy.

Career Opportunities

Graduates of this program can work in:

• Companies operating in the field of renewable energy.
• Government institutions such as the Ministry of Energy, the Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture, and the Saudi Authority for Industrial Cities and Technology Zones (MODON), which work on developing and implementing policies and projects related to renewable energy and environmental preservation.
• Research centers and universities.
• Environmental consulting firms.
• The construction sector, especially companies focused on developing green and sustainable buildings using renewable energy technologies.
• Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and international institutions.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to the program, applicants must:

1. Have a secondary school certificate or its equivalent from within or outside the Kingdom (Scientific Track), with a minimum weighted percentage of 70%, calculated as follows:

• High school: 30%
• General Aptitude Test: 30%
• Achievement Test: 40%

2. Not have exceeded five years since obtaining their secondary school certificate or its equivalent, although the university may make exceptions for convincing reasons.
3. Be of good conduct.
4. Successfully pass any test or personal interview deemed necessary by the University Council.
5. Be medically fit.
6. Obtain approval from their reference to study if they work in any governmental or private entity.
7. Meet any other conditions determined by the University Council and announced at the time of application.
8. Not have been dismissed from another university for disciplinary or educational reasons. If it becomes clear after their acceptance that they had previously been dismissed, their acceptance will be considered cancelled from the date of their acceptance.
9. A student who has been dismissed from the university for educational reasons may be accepted into some programs that do not award a bachelor's degree, according to what is decided by the University Council or its delegate, and it is not permitted in the transitional program.
10. Holders of a bachelor's degree or its equivalent may not be accepted to obtain another bachelor's degree, although the university director may make an exception to this rule.
11. A student registered for another university degree or lower, whether in the same university or another, may not be accepted.

Program Details

• Credit Hours: 140
• Study Duration: 4 Years
• Language: English Language
• Fees: Free
• Study Mode: Regular Education
• Study Period: Morning Period
• Study Degree: Bachelor
• Admission Status: Available