Bethlehem University Undergraduate Catalog 2021-2022

Faculty of Science - Department of Software Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems

Program Description

Degree Requirements

Program of Study

Paradigm

Intensive English Students
Intermediate English Students
Regular English Students

Intensive English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MATH141	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I	4	Faculty Requirement
CAIS131	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	3	Major Requirement
ENGR101	REMEDIAL ENGLISH I	2	University Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
Credits		13

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CHEM131	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH142	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II	4	Faculty Requirement
CAIS222	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II	3	Major Requirement
ENGR102	REMEDIAL ENGLISH II	2	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		12

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		6

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS131	GENERAL PHYSICS I	3	Faculty Requirement
CAIS231	COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & OPERATION	3	Major Requirement
CAIS233	SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN	3	Major Requirement
ENGL121	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
CMSR101	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	University Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PHYS113	LABORATORY PRACTICE	1	Faculty Requirement
PHYS132	GENERAL PHYSICS II	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH239	MATHEMATICS FOR CAIS STUDENTS	3	Faculty Requirement
CAIS322	ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES	3	Major Requirement
CAIS232	COMPUTER NETWORKS	3	Major Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
BIOL141	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I	4	Faculty Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
Credits		7

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAIS325	DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
CAIS331	OPERATING SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
CAIS234	INTERNET, WEB & TCP/IP	3	Major Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
CAIS421	OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING	3	Major Requirement
CAIS351	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE	3	Major Requirement
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PHIL302	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	3	University Requirement
Credits		3

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
CAIS425	MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
CAIS401	SENIOR PRACTICUM	2	Major Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
Credits		14

Intermediate English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
MATH141	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I	4	Faculty Requirement
CAIS131	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	3	Major Requirement
ENGR102	REMEDIAL ENGLISH II	2	University Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		12

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CHEM131	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH142	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II	4	Faculty Requirement
CAIS222	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II	3	Major Requirement
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ENGL121	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
Credits		6

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS131	GENERAL PHYSICS I	3	Faculty Requirement
CAIS231	COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & OPERATION	3	Major Requirement
CAIS233	SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN	3	Major Requirement
CMSR101	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	University Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS113	LABORATORY PRACTICE	1	Faculty Requirement
PHYS132	GENERAL PHYSICS II	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH239	MATHEMATICS FOR CAIS STUDENTS	3	Faculty Requirement
CAIS322	ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES	3	Major Requirement
CAIS232	COMPUTER NETWORKS	3	Major Requirement
Credits		16

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
BIOL141	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I	4	Faculty Requirement
Credits		4

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAIS325	DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
CAIS331	OPERATING SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
CAIS234	INTERNET, WEB & TCP/IP	3	Major Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAIS421	OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING	3	Major Requirement
CAIS351	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE	3	Major Requirement
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAIS425	MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
CAIS401	SENIOR PRACTICUM	2	Major Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
PHIL302	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Regular English Students

First Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CHEM131	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH141	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I	4	Faculty Requirement
CAIS131	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING I	3	Major Requirement
ENGL120	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
ARAB120	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	3	University Requirement
LIBR101	LIBRARY SKILLS	0	University Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
PHYS131	GENERAL PHYSICS I	3	Faculty Requirement
MATH142	CALCULUS & ANALYTIC GEOMETRY II	4	Faculty Requirement
CAIS222	COMPUTER PROGRAMMING II	3	Major Requirement
ENGL121	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
ARAB121	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Summer

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
BIOL141	PRINCIPLES OF BIOLOGY I	4	Faculty Requirement
Credits		4

Second Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
PHYS113	LABORATORY PRACTICE	1	Faculty Requirement
PHYS132	GENERAL PHYSICS II	3	Faculty Requirement
CAIS231	COMPUTER ORGANIZATION & OPERATION	3	Major Requirement
CAIS233	SYSTEMS ANALYSIS & DESIGN	3	Major Requirement
ENGL213	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS III	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
MATH239	MATHEMATICS FOR CAIS STUDENTS	3	Faculty Requirement
CAIS322	ALGORITHMS & DATA STRUCTURES	3	Major Requirement
CAIS232	COMPUTER NETWORKS	3	Major Requirement
CMSR101	COMMUNITY SERVICE	1	University Requirement
HIST120	MODERN & CONTEMPORARY HISTORY OF PALESTINE	3	University Requirement
Credits		16

Third Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAIS325	DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
CAIS331	OPERATING SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
CAIS234	INTERNET, WEB & TCP/IP	3	Major Requirement
FINEART	ARTI101 or MUSI103 or CINE101	2	University Requirement
Credits		17

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
CAIS421	OBJECT ORIENTED PROGRAMMING	3	Major Requirement
CAIS351	COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE	3	Major Requirement
ECON300	BASIC ECONOMICS	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Fourth Year

Fall

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAIS425	MANAGEMENT OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS	3	Major Requirement
RELSPHI	RELS300 - PHIL303 - ANTH301	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

Spring

Course Code	Course Title	Course Credits	Course Type
ELEC003	Minor	3
CAISGR2	CAIS Major ELective	3
CAIS401	SENIOR PRACTICUM	2	Major Requirement
POLSHUM	POLS300 - HUMR300	3	University Requirement
PSED101	PHYSICAL EDUCATION	1	University Requirement
PHIL302	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	3	University Requirement
Credits		15

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