Course Description - Diploma of Garden and Outdoor Engineering

  • 3031113: Calculating Quantities and Specifications [3 Credit Hours]


  • 3151082: Computer Aided Design CAD I [3 Credit Hours]

    The course aims to provide students with basic understanding of the main principles of using AutoCAD program, which qualifies them to draw architectural plans with details, dimensions, axes, furnishing, in addition to practicing how to prototype/print them out using advanced technology.


  • 3151083: Computer Aided Design CAD II [3 Credit Hours]

    This course focuses on different 3D architectural programs (3D AutoCAD &3D MAX).


  • 3031120: Garden Design II [2 Credit Hours]


  • 99991051: Physical Activity [1 Credit Hours]

    The course introduces the basic concepts of physical education, its objectives and its relationship to general education, defining the most important skills and basic principles of some group and individual games.


  • 99991110: Entrepreneurship 1 [1 Credit Hours]

    This course introduces the basic concepts in entrepreneurship and focuses on equipping the students with the ability to write business plans, study their feasibility and start an entrepreneurial project.


  • 3031125: Construction [2 Credit Hours]


  • 3152422: Project Managments [2 Credit Hours]

    This course gives an introduction in the production projects management including: selection, organizing, scheduling, resources, and making an assessment for the project.


  • 3031117: Perspective and Shadows [2 Credit Hours]


  • 99991112: Entrepreneurship 2 [2 Credit Hours]

    This course introduces the main concepts in entrepreneurship and focuses on providing the student with the ability to write business plans, study their feasibility, start an entrepreneurial project.


  • 99992013: Anti-corruption "Challenges and Solutions" [3 Credit Hours]

    This course introduces the concept of corruption, its forms and definition as well as the role of civil society institutions and local bodies in combating corruption.


  • 3152041: Introduction to engineering professions [1 Credit Hours]

    The course deals with the concept of engineering and applied arts, and gives a brief history of the evolution of engineering through the ages, also it refers to the role of engineering in the development of society, as well as to give students an overview of the engineering Careers specializations.


  • 3031119: Garden Design I [2 Credit Hours]


  • 99992011: Arabic & Islamic Thought [3 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to solidify the concept of Islamic culture, and to introduce students to sound cultural and intellectual concepts about the sources of Islam, the Islamic faith and its’ pillars, and the Islamic Shariah, which regulates all aspects of life: social, economic and political. It also clarifies the position of Islam on a number of contemporary intellectual issues, and introduces the most important challenges facing Islam and its’ culture.


  • 3031124: Site Planning [3 Credit Hours]


  • 99992061: English Language [3 Credit Hours]

    This course aims at developing students’ repertoire of the English language main skills as well as sub-skills through providing them with broad varieties of language patterns, grammatical and structural rules, and vocabulary items that can enable them to communicate meaningfully within ordinary and real-life contexts and situations. This course is also oriented towards equipping students with the skills they need to comprehend texts, contexts, and situations that are related to ordinary and real-life topics. Throughout this course, students will be exposed to a wide and various aural inputs in order to broaden and deepen their skills in listening, judgment, and critical thinking. Students of this course are expected to acquire and practice the skills they need to maximize their capabilities to express opinions about ordinary and real life topics both orally and in a written format, which will help in widening the students’ academic horizon.


  • 3031127: Principles of Soil and Irrigation [3 Credit Hours]


  • 3031123: Irrigation and Drainage [3 Credit Hours]


  • 3031115: Ornamental Plants I [3 Credit Hours]


  • 3031122: Field Traning II [2 Credit Hours]


  • 8171106: Design Principles [3 Credit Hours]

    In this course, the student will be taught to recognize different aspects of the design, defines its elements and principles and develops his/her creative design ability and implement it. The student will also develop his/her skills and use different methods in the use of different tools and materials in the design work. The course also includes using color’s effectively to reflect a sense of warmth and /or coldness with color elements of point, line, space, tone, color gradient as well as texture with applications for each of the previous concepts.


  • 99991061: [3 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to enhance and enrich students’ skills with modern concepts of information technology, as well as skills in dealing with computers, digital devices, modern computer applications in practical life, the Internet, information security concepts, and data analysis. The student applies the concepts and skills he acquires using appropriate programs.


  • 3031118: Garden Design Throughout History [2 Credit Hours]


  • 3031126: Graduation Project [2 Credit Hours]


  • 3152222: Lighting and electrical installations [1 Credit Hours]

    provide students with skills in lighting systems ,drawing and and reading elecctrical plans.


  • 3151031: Free hand Drawing & Lettering [2 Credit Hours]

    This course aims to provide the students with basic understanding of different sketching skills and studying the rules of drawings like proportions, shade and shadows, figures, and Arabic and English lettering.


  • 3031121: Field Training I [2 Credit Hours]


  • 3031114: Executive Schemes [2 Credit Hours]


  • 3031116: Ornamental Plants II [3 Credit Hours]


  • 3031111: Space [2 Credit Hours]


  • 99991031: Arabic Language [3 Credit Hours]

    The course aims to develop the students’ cognitive abilities and communication skills in Arabic language by introducing Arabic dictionaries, spelling and grammatical errors, and familiarizing them with ancient and modern Arabic literary models including models from the Holy Qur’an.


  • 3031112: Architectural Drawing [2 Credit Hours]