COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
The Electrical Engineering Department is one of six different departments in the College of Engineering in King Khalid University. The Electrical Engineering Department offers a single major track program “Bachelor in Electrical Engineering". The program approved by the authorized body (by MoE) via. MoHE/9683 on 05/08/1426. The program duration is five years divided into ten levels (semesters). The first and second levels are considered as preparatory year program prior to core academics in the department.
The program was established to satisfy several significant targets like; servicing the industrial community on a scientific basic, transfer electrical engineering knowledge for local population, qualifying students for research in electrical engineering area, and qualifying electrical engineers in Electrical Power and Machines, Communications, Computer and Control areas.
The Department of Electrical Engineering has started offering a post graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science (M.Sc) in Electrical Engineering by thesis in 1439 (approved). The M.Sc. program has been designed to cope with the modern trends and development in Electrical Engineering. The program will offer students two specialization tracks as, (a) Electronics and Communications Engineering and (b) Electrical Machines and Power Systems Engineering. The program will enrich the student's knowledge and understanding of advanced concepts in Electrical Engineering and increase their expertise in the specific fields of interest.