Traffic Engineering Concentration Program
Overview / نظرة عامة
This interdisciplinary concentration provides the students with the required knowledge to develop technologies to ground transportation to improve safety, mobility, and efficiency. Students are exposed to topics such as traffic engineering, Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Geographic information systems (GISs), Geometric Design of Highways. The concentration aims to equip students with the skills to manage and run an efficient and safe highway network.
يقدم هذا التخصص للطلاب المعرفة اللازمة لتطوير تقنيات النقل البري بهدف تحسين السلامة والتنقل والكفاءة. يتعرض الطلاب لموضوعات مثل هندسة المرور، أنظمة النقل الذكية (ITS)، أنظمة المعلومات الجغرافية (GIS)، وتصميم الطرق الهندسي. يهدف التخصص إلى تزويد الطلاب بالمهارات اللازمة لإدارة وتشغيل شبكة طرق فعالة وآمنة.
Application for the Concentration Program
Eligibility Criteria
Requirements:
- Minimum GPA of 2.0 is required for all BSc KFUPM students.
- Students with applied major cannot enroll in concentrations.
- Students who completed (79 – 115 hours).
- Students who finished all junior-level courses of the specific majors are eligible to enroll in the concentration after completing the prerequisites.
Timeline:
- Applications open at the end of the first semester of the Junior year ( around November ) till the middle of the following semester ( around February)
- Applications are reviewed at the end of the second semester or early summer.
Hosting Department:
- Civil & Environmental Engineering
For more information about concentration programs, visit the general information page.
To apply for the concentration program, please visit the official application page provided by the university.
Offered To:
| Major | Pre/Co-requisites | Notes |
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| Civil Engineering (CE) | Senior Standing | - |
| Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) | Senior Standing | - |
Courses in the Concentration
| Course | Course Title | Brief Description | Pre-requisites | Instructors | Average GPA | Notes |
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| CE 445 | Introduction to Traffic Engineering and Safety | The course covers Saudi transportation, traffic engineering, highway design, safety, and intersection signalization. | Senior Standing | |||
| CE 481 | Intelligent Transportation System | The course covers ITS fundamentals, traffic management, advanced systems, connected vehicles, and safety. | CE 445 | |||
| CE 482 | Geometric Design of Highways | The course covers street design, intersections, parking facilities, and software applications. | Senior Standing | Dr. Hasan Al-Ahmadi | ||
| CP 414 | Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | The course covers GIS elements, data structures, applications, and case studies in Saudi Arabia and globally. | Senior Standing |
| Semester | Course 1 | Course 2 |
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| First Semester (Fall) | CE 445 | CE 482 |
| Second Semester (Spring) | CE 481 | CP 414 |
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Resources
- For courses’ study materials click here
Instructors
| Photo | Name | Courses | Office Number | Telephone | Office Hours | Department | Specialization | Taqeem Post | Coordinator | |
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| Dr. Hasan Al-Ahmadi | CE 482 | Building 3 Room 206-1 | ahmadi@kfupm.edu.sa | 966-13-860 4269 | - | Civil Engineering | Transportation, Transportation Planning, Traffic Operations and Safety. | Taqeem Post |  Program Coordinator |
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