Computer Science

Overview

The program aims to create competencies equipped with scientific foundations, technical skills, as well as ethical and professional values that enable them provide smart, safe and reliable computer solutions to complex technical problems to meet the needs of business systems, and play a leading role in the development of society and its civilized advancement .. The program provides the student with skills to analysis, design, and develop software systems and solutions and effective algorithms and integrate them into the user environment, and to create and adminster artificial intelligence projects, computer networks, web applications and database systems.
The program offers several tracks, including the artificial intelligence track that qualifies its students to develop artificial intelligence techniques and applications, and to develop appropriate solutions for data mining, machine learning, and robotics programming. It also includes a software engineering track that qualifies students to design, implement, and test integrated software projects.

Mission

Developing competitive competencies with scientific foundations, technical skills, ethical values and professional standards to develop smart and reliable computer solutions, produce distinguished scientific research, and contribute to an effective community partnership.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Technical competency

  • Analyze complex digital problems according to technical standards, determine computer-mediated solution requirements, and develop the most appropriate scenarios for their implementation.
  • Design, implement and evaluate computing-based solutions and systems that meet the needs and integrate them into the user’s environment.

Values- and professional-commitment

  • Commitment to professional standards, ethical values, legal regulations and social conventions.
  • Moral courage in bearing professional, legal and social responsibilities in the professional context.

Positive personality

  • Work individually without supervision, and easily integrate in a team to achieve common goals.
  • Effective professional and social communication with others, orally, in writing and electronically, while possessing dialogue and convincing skills.

The Influential character

  • Possess the skills of logical analysis, critical thinking, problem-solving, and information-based decision making.
  • Engage in self and continuous learning, commitment to professional development, and enhance research capability in the field of specialization.
  • Self-confident, proactive, adaptable and capable to commence entrepreneurship.

Career opportunities

Common Computer Science careers include:
• Programming Engineer
• Data Analyst in Intelligent Systems
• Smart applications programmer
• Machine learning developer
• Business Intelligence System Engineer
• Artificial Intelligence Expert
• Robotics Engineer
• Systems Analyst
• Web Developer
• Computer Graphics Engineer
• Software application developer

ADMISSION CRITERIA

  1. The student must have obtained at least 80% in the high school certificate (science track) or its equivalent 
  2. The Certificate Equivalency Letter from the Ministry of Education must be provided in case the student obtained a high school certificate from outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
  3. The student must not be registered in another university or college.
  4. The student must pass the English placement test and any other tests determined by the college as one of the admission requirements.
  5. The student must be medically fit.

STUDY PLAN

Tracks

Artificial Intelligence

Software Engineering

Credit Hours:

132 hours

Study Language:

English

Duration:

4 years

Average fees for 15 credit hours per semester:

24000 SR

Tuition fees:

1600 SR / HOUR

Mode Of Study:

On-campus

Mode Of Learning:

Theoretical and Practical

At Jeddah International College (JIC), we offer you an array of undergraduate and graduate programs to choose from. Our dedicated faculty and staff provide encouragement guidance to enable you to make the right choices.