ALHOSN University Catalogue Global Knowledge with Local Vision ...

7. Communicate effectively.
8. Understand the impact of software engineering solutions in a global, economic,
environmental, and societal context.
9. Recognize the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning.
10. Know software contemporary issues.
11. Use the techniques, skills, and modern software engineering tools necessary for
engineering practice.
Admission Requirements
In addition to ALHOSN University general requirements, it is required for admission in the Software
Engineering Program the UAE General Secondary School Certificate or its equivalent as certified by
the U.A.E. Ministry of Education with a minimum overall average of 65%.
The Department has a strong commitment to excellence and its goal is to attract top students based on
its good reputation. The Software Engineering program has explicit admissions and retention policies
consistent with high quality undergraduate studies. In particular, the grades achieved by candidate
students in math and sciences will be critical in granting admission on a competitive basis. In all
cases, a minimum grade of 65 % in math and sciences is strictly required for admission.
Students with math and science grades at 60% level could be accepted on probation for a period of
one year. The students on probation must maintain a minimum of C (2.0) average during the
probation period of one year in order to remove the probation status.
Curriculum
The SWE curriculum requires a minimum total of 129 credit hours. Out of these 129 hours, 24 credit
hours are for courses under the University General Education in which 21 are compulsory and 3 are
electives. The compulsory courses are: FBA 100, FAS 101, FAS 102 or 109, FAS 103, FAS 106,
FAS 108, and FAS 120. The other three hours could be taken from any non-major courses. Thirty three
(33) credit hours are for courses under the Faculty Requirements all of which are compulsory. There
are seventy-two credit hours for courses under the Program Requirements (63 compulsory and 9
Technical electives).
The following table shows the courses according to the semesters they are offered.
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