| College of Computer and Information Sciences

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Leadership and excellence locally and regionally in providing advisory services and smart solutions in the fields of Information Technology.

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Vision

Leadership and excellence locally and regionally in providing advisory services and smart solutions in the fields of Information Technology.

Mission

IT Project Fair

A project exhibition is presented in the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology program each semester.

IT Project Fair 2024

IT Project Fair 2025 (1)

IT Project Fair 2025 (2)

Minor in Artificial Intelligence Program

Introduction:

Executive Master’s in Data Science and Management

Introduction:

The Department of Information Systems is considered one of the main departments of

the College of Computer and Information Sciences since its inception in the year 1404. Since

Department Booklets

Bachelor Program Guide

IT Project Fair

Faculty

Chairperson

Head of the Department

In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful

All praise is due to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and peace and blessings be upon our Prophet Muhammad, his family, and companions.

It is my pleasure to welcome you to the Department of Information Technology at the College of Computer and Information Sciences, King Saud University. The department is committed to preparing qualified national talents who combine academic knowledge with practical skills and contribute to digital transformation and national development.

The department strives to offer distinguished academic programs that keep pace with the rapid developments in information technology, while continuously enhancing curricula, promoting research and innovation, and fostering an academic environment that supports excellence and creativity.

We look forward to continuing the department’s journey toward greater quality and leadership, while strengthening its academic and professional partnerships in alignment with the goals of Saudi Vision 2030.

Praise be to Allah for the successes and achievements of our department, and we ask Him for continued guidance and success. I also extend my sincere appreciation to the department’s faculty, administrative, and technical staff for their dedicated efforts and continued contributions.

Dr. Sharefah bint Ahmed Al-Ghamdi

Chair of the Department of Information Technology

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology – Networks & IoT Engineering Track (NIE)

Level One

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	ENGS 100	English	6	-
2	MATH 101	Differential Calculus	3	-
3	CHEM 101	General Chemistry	4	-
4	ARAB 100	Writing Skills	2	-
5	ENT 101	Entrepreneurship	1	-
Total			16

Level Two

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	ENGS 110	English	6	ENGS 100
2	STAT 101	Introduction to Statistics	3	-
3	CT 101	IT Skills	3	-
4	EPH 101	Fitness and Health Education	1	-
5	CT 101	University Skills	3	-
Total			16

Level Three

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	CSC 111	Computer Programming 1	4	CT 101
2	IT 210	Information Technology Fundamentals	3	-
3	IT 219	Physics for IT	3	-
4	MATH151	Discrete Mathematics	3	Math 101
5	IC 107	Professional Ethics	2	-
Total			15

Level Four

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	CSC 113	Computer Programming 2	4	CSC 111
2	IT 214	User Experience Design	3	CSC111
3	IT 222	Database Principles	3	IT210
4	IT 223	Computer Organization & Architecture	3	Math 151 + IT219
5	MATH106	Integral Calculus	3	Math 101
6	IC 108	Current Issues	2	-
Total			18

Level Five

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	CSC 212	Data Structures	3	CSC 113
2	IT 312	Web Applications Engineering	3	CSC 111
3	IT 324	Information Security	3	-
4	IT 326	Data Mining	3	-
5	IT 328	Network Principles	4	IT219
Total			16

Level Sex

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	IT 381	Wireless & Mobile Computing	3	IT 328
2	IT 329	Advanced Web Technologies	3	IT 328+ IT 312
3	IT 320	Practical Software Engineering	3	IT 214
4	CSC 227	Operating Systems	3	CSC 212
5	Math244	Linear Algebra	3	Math106
Total			16

Level Seven

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	IT 481	Introduction to IoT	3	IT 328
2	IT 423	Introduction to Project Management	3	IT 320
3	IT 426	Artificial Intelligence Systems	3	CSC212 + Math 244
4	IT 479	Practical Training	2	completing at least 90 credit hours
5	IT 496	Project 1	3	IT320, CSC212 + completing at least 90 credit hours
Total			14

Level Eight

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	IT 427	IT Entrepreneurship & Innovation	3	IT 320
2	IT 497	Project 2	3	IT 496
Total			6

Elective Courses

No	Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Previous Requirement
1	IT472	Cybercrime and Digital forensics	3	IT 371
2	IT 473	System Security	3	IT 371
3	IT 474	Network Security	3	IT 324
4	IT 475	Information Assurance Compliance and Audit	3	IT 471
5	IT 476	Selected Topics in Cyber Security	3	IT 371
6	IT 462	Big Data Systems	3	IT 326
7	IT 465	Data Analytics & Visualization.	3	IT362
8	IT 466	Selected Topics in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence	3	IT 362
9	IT 467	Advanced Artificial Intelligence	3	IT426, IT461
10	IT 468	Applied Computer Vision	3	IT 461
11	IT 469	Human Language Technologies	3	IT 461
12	IT 482	Sensor and Ad hoc Networks	3	IT381
13	IT 483	IoT Services & Applications	3	IT481, IT312
14	IT 484	Cloud Computing	3	IT328
15	IT 485	Robotics fundamentals	3	-
16	IT 486	Selected Topics in Networks &IoT	3	IT481

Pre/Co-requisite Graph

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology - Cyber Security Track (CYS)

The program has been approved by the National Cybersecurity Authority under the “Cyber-Education Framework Alignment Decision” for a period of five years, from November 3, 2024 to November 3, 2029.