| Course Name | Course Number | Number of Units | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Impact Assessment | 0466400 | Course title: Environmental Impact Assessment Course number: 0466400 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: 0466202 + 0466201 + 0460227 This course will introduce and discuss in detail the National Environmental Policy Act., its implementations and implications. This act, which has been referred to as the “Magna Carta for the environment”, is intended to ensure that balanced decision making occurs regarding the environment. Over a thousand environmental impact assessments are prepared annually. This course will explore the need for environmental impact assessments, the different types of assessments, and the regulatory and technical requirements of preparing and assessment. | |
| Marine Geology | 0460415 | Course title: Marine Geology (Elective) Course number: 0460415 Credits: 2-3-3 Prerequisite: Geo. 201 and Geo. 305 History of marine geology. Bathymetry and tectonic framework of ocean basins. Geophysical structure of the ocean crust. Techniques used in sampling and exploring the sea floor. Volcanicity within the ocean. Petrography of ocean floor rocks. Sediments of the world’s oceans. Chemical, biological and tectonic aspects of marine geology. Laboratory work includes petrographic and chemical examinations of rocks formed in the sea, and the handling and interpretation of geological and geophysical data collected from marine environment. | |
| Petroleum Geology of the Middle East | 0460351 | Course title: Petroleum Geology of the Middle East Course number: 0460351 Credits: 3-0-3 Prerequisite: None Category: Education students only Origin, formation, migration and collection of petroleum. Principles of oil reservoirs and rocks. Fluid flow and oil traps. Exploration, development and production of oil. Regional geology, stratigraphy, and tectonics of the Middle East. Properties of oil fields with examples from Kuwait. Proven oil reserves and future potentials. Oil industries in the Middle East. | |
| Earth Natural Resources (Elective) | 0460227 | Course title: Earth Natural Resources (Elective) Course number: 0460227 Credits: 2-3-3 Prerequisite: Geo. 100 or Geo. 101 Evolving relationship between map and nature. Ecology and ecosystems. Environment as a cause of civilization decline; the ancient world versus the modern world. Geologic resources and energy, minerals and society, resources and reserves, renewable and nonrenewable resources. Mineral exploration, extraction methods and management, energy and fossil fuels. The alternative energy resources. Water resources. Sources of groundwater pollution. Geologic hazards such as volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and floods. Human modification of nature i.e. surfaces changes and engineering, and engineering impacts on water supply. Coastal environments such as dynamics, beach erosion, coastal reclamation and human impacts. Human impacts on soil. | |
| Invertebrate Paleontology | 0460206 | Course title: Invertebrates Paleontology (Compulsory) Course number: 0460206 Credits: 2-3-3 Prerequisite: Geo. 102 (2010 and before); Geo. 201 (post 2010) Nature of fossils. Types of fossilization. Diversity and value of fossils. Systematic study of the main invertebrate groups with emphasis on the morphology of hard parts, their geologic history, as well as their ecology and evolution. | |
| Mineralogy and Crystallography | 0460105 | Course title: Mineralogy and Crystallography Course number: 0460105 Credits: 1-3-2 Prerequisite: Geo. 101 Category: Non-Geology students only Fundamentals of crystallography and mineralogy. Basic concepts of mineral chemistry. Physical properties and identification of minerals. Hand specimen identification. Systematic survey of major rock-forming minerals with emphasis on silicates. Introduction to optical mineralogy and use of the petrographic microscope. | |
| Physical Geology | 0460101 | 3 | Course Title: Physical Geology Course Number: 0460101 Credits: 2-3-3 Prerequisite: None Category: Sciences, engineering and educations students only Introduction to earth sciences. Study of minerals and rocks. Weathering, gents of erosion, deposition and formation of sedimentary rocks. Earth interior and formation of igneous and metamorphic rocks. Rock deformation and accompanied large scale tectonics. Earthquakes, volcanoes and a synthesis of plate tectonics. Natural resources. Geologic time scale. |
| Computer Application in Petroleum Geology | 0 | ||
| Petroleum Geology of the Arabian Gulf | 0 | ||
| Safety, Health and Environment | 0466405 | ||
| Environmental Analytical Chemistry | 0466405 | Course title: Environmental Analytical Chemistry Course number: 0466405 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: 0466201 Environmental analytical chemistry is concerned with the methods used to address the measurements of trace elements and organic compounds in the atmosphere, aquatic and terrestrial environments. A comprehensive introduction to analytical techniques commonly used by those needing to measure quantities of relevance to atmospheric, aquatic and soil environments. Linking the fields of environmental science and analytical chemistry. The course covers titrimetry, gravimetry, separation techniques, atomic and molecular spectrometry, electro-analytic techniques, and thermal methods of analysis and biological indicators. Application discusses speciation, analysis of atmospheric samples, determination of traces of organic compounds and other techniques. The course is taught lectures. There are no practicals. | |
| Principles of Environmental Management | 0466305 | Course title: Principles of Environmental Management Course number: 0466305 Credits: 3 Prerequisite: 0466200 Environmental Management is a study of global resources management and the analysis and control of environmental pollution. This course acquaints the student with the fundamentals of resources management and the physical, chemical and biological analysis of pollutants which contaminate the Earth’s biosphere. Topics covered include global resources, resource management, environmental pollution, and pollution control. | |
| APPLICATIONS OF PROTEOMICS IN BIOCHEMISTRY | 0496450 | 4 | تطبيقات علم البروتيوميات في الكيمياء الحيوية |
| COMPUTER SECURITY DESIGN | 0418493 | 3 | تصميم لامن الكمبيوتر |
| NETWORK SECURITY | 0418435 | 3 | امن الشبكات |
| SECURE PROGRAMMING | 0418348 | 3 | البرمجة الامنة |
| APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY | 0418312 | 3 | التشفير التطبيقي |
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SECURITY | 0418231 | 3 | مقدمة في امن الكمبيوتر |
| FUNDAMENTALS OF LIPIDOMICS | 0496458 | 3 | أساسيات علم الليبيدوميات |
| Thesis | 0497598 | 0 | أطروحة |
| Thesis | 0497597 | 0 | أطروحة |
| PROJECT | 0497593 | 3 | مشروع |
| Biosensers | 0497525 | 3 | أجهزة الاستشعار البيولوجي |
| Forensic Biochemistry | 0497522 | 3 | أدلة جنائية كيمياء حياتيه |
| Research Topics & Seminar II | 0497520 | 1 | موضوعات بحث وسيمنار II |
| Stem Biology & Tissue Engineering | 0497515 | 3 | بيولوجيا الخلية الجذعية وهندسة الأنسجة |
| Biotechnology Commercialization | 0497514 | 2 | تسويق التقنية الحيوية |
| Biotechnology & the Environment | 0497513 | 3 | البيئة والتقنية الحيوية |
| Advanced Techniques in Genomics & Proteomics | 0497511 | 3 | تقنيات متقدمة في الجينوم وعلم البروتينات |
| Research Topics & Seminar I | 0497510 | 1 | موضوعات بحث وسيمنار I |
| Bioinformatics | 0497509 | 3 | المعلوماتية الحياتية |
| Animal Biotechnology | 0497507 | 3 | تقنية حيوية حيوانية |
| biotechnology regulation and commercialization | 0497506 | 3 | القانون والإدارة في لاالتكنولوجيا الحيويه |
| Developmental Genetics & Biology | 0497505 | 3 | الوراثة والبيولوجيا التطورية |
| Biotechnology Law & Regulation | 0497504 | 1 | قوانين وأنظمة التقنية الحيوية |
| Techniques in Biotechnology | 0497503 | 3 | تقنيات في التقنية الحيوية |
| Molecular Biotechnology | 0497501 | 3 | التقنية الحيوية الجزيئية |
| BIOINFORMATICS | 0497495 | 3 | المعلوماتية الحياتية |
| RESEARCH PROJECT | 0497494 | 3 | تطبيقات في البيولوجيا الجزئية |
| TOPICS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY | 0497493 | 1 | مواضيع في البيولوجيا الجزئية |
| FUNDAMENTAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY | 0497490 | 3 | FUNDAMENTAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY |
| INTRO. TO GENOME | 0497485 | 3 | مقدمة عن الجينوم |
| MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LAB | 0497483 | 2 | مختبر بيولوجيا جزئية |
| INTROD. TO GENETIC ENGIN. | 0497482 | 3 | مقدمة فى الهندسه الوراثية |
| RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY | 0497480 | 3 | تقنية الحمض النووي معاد التركيب |
| MOLECULAR EVOLUTION | 0497410 | 3 | التطور الجزيئى |
| Molecular Basis of cancer | 0497405 | 3 | Molecular Basis of cancer |
| MOLECULAR GENETIC OF HUMAN DISEASES | 0497404 | 3 | وراثه جزيئيه لامراض انسان |
| Molecular Endocrinology | 0497403 | 3 | علم الغدد الصماء الجزيئي |
| CELLULAR&MOL.IMMUN.LAB | 0497402 | 1 | مختبر علم المناعه الخلويه والجزيئيه |
