THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY IN CAIRO

Electrical Engineering Department

Electronics and Communications Engineering Specialization5-year Plan
YEAR 1 FALL 2020 PLAN
SEMESTER 1 CR. SEMESTER 2 CR.
ENGR 101/1001 Introduction to Engineering 1 CHEM 105/1005 General Chemistry I 3
ENGR 115/1005 Descriptive Geometry & Engineering Drawing 2 CHEM 115L/1015 General Chemistry Laboratory 1
PHYS 111/1011 Classical Mechanics, Sound and Heat 3 PHYS 112/1021 Electricity and Magnetism 3
PHYS 123/1012 General Physics Laboratory I 1 PHYS 124/1022 General Physics Laboratory II 1
RHET 110/1010 Freshman Writing 3 MACT 132/1122 Calculus II 3
CORE 110/1010 Freshman Seminar 3 CSCE 106/1001 Fundamentals of Computer Science 3
SCI 120/1020 Scientific Thinking 3 RHET 120/1020 Research Writing 3
LALT 1020 Libraries & Learning Technologies 0
TOTAL CREDITS 16 TOTAL CREDITS 17
YEAR II
SEMESTER 3 CR. SEMESTER 4 CR.
ECNG 1501 Exploring Electrical Engineering 1 ECNG 210/2101 Digital Logic Design 3
ECNG 1502 Programming for Electrical Engineering 3 ECNG 218L/2108 Digital Logic Design Lab 1
XXX XXX Pathways 2: Cultural Explorations 3 ECNG 216/2106 Circuit Analysis II 3
ENGR 212/2102 Eng. Mechanics I (Statics) 3 ECNG 219L/2109 Circuit Analysis Lab 1
ECNG 215/2105 Circuit Analysis I 3 MACT 233/2141 Differential Equations 3
MACT 231/2123 Calculus III 3 PHIL 220/2100 Philosophic Thinking 3
ENGR 214/2104 Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics) 3

TOTAL CREDITS 16 TOTAL CREDITS 17

YEAR III
SEMESTER 5 CR. SEMESTER 6 CR.
ENGR 313/3202 Engineering Analysis & Computation I 3 ECNG 316/3106 Electronics II: Analog Circuits 3
ECNG 315/3105 Electronics 1: Basic Electronic Devices & Circuits 3 ECNG 319L/3109 Electronics Lab 1
ECNG 320/3201 Signals and Systems 3 ECNG 321/3202 Automatic Control 3
PHYS/ 316/3023
MACT 317/3224 Probability and Statistics 3 Electromagnetic Theory I 3
ECNG 341/3401
PHYS 214/2221 Waves and Optics 3 XXX XXXX Arab World Studies I 3
MACT 232/2124 Calculus IV 3 XXX XXXX Humanities / Social Sciences (Secondary Level) 3

TOTAL CREDITS 18 TOTAL CREDITS 16

YEAR IV
SEMESTER 7 CR. SEMESTER 8 CR.
XXX XXXX Arab World Studies II 3 ECNG 421/4302 Fundamentals of Communications II 3
ECNG 360/3601 Power and Machines I 3 ECNG 318/3108 VLSI Design 3
ECNG 3503 Microcontroller System Design. 3 ECNG 4504 Embedded Systems for Wireless Comm 3
ECNG 3509 Microcontroller System Design Lab 1 XXX XXXX Global Studies 3
ECNG 442/4402 Electromagnetic Waves 3 XXX XXXX General Elective 3
ECNG 420/4301 Fundamentals of Communications I 3
ECNG 439L/4314 Communications Lab 1
TOTAL CREDITS 17 TOTAL CREDITS 15
YEAR V
SEMESTER 9 CR. SEMESTER 10 CR.
ENGR 364/3322 Fundamentals of Thermofluids 3 ECNG 491/4981 Senior Project II (Capstone Level I) 2
ECNG 490/4980 Senior Project 1 (Capstone Level I) 1 ECNG 4XXX Elective 3 Concentration 3
ECNG 4XXX Elective 1 Concentration 3 ECNG 4XXX Elective 4 Concentration 3
ECNG 4XXX Elective 2 Concentration 3 ENGR 345/3222 Engineering Economy 3
ECNG 432/4306 Computer Communication Networks 3 XXX XXXX Capstone Core II 3
ECNG 000/3801 Technological Innovation and Product Develpoment 2 ECNG 497/4950 Industrial Internship * 1
TOTAL CREDITS 15 TOTAL CREDITS 15
Core Curriculum P.T.O 162
* ECNG 497/4950 The 8 weeks of internships needed to register
in ECNG 497/4950 Indsutrial Internship
MUST occur AFTER 100 earned credit hours.