Bachelor of Professional in Solar Energy Technology
The B.Sc. Professional in Solar Energy Technology program (PSET) is a specialized program in the Faculty of Science and Technology of Al-Quds University. It prepares students to have a specific knowledge base and flexible training in the field.
PSET involves the students in current and future technologies of solar energy to integrate energy related technologies with the economic and financial considerations required to implement them, and to develop leadership and decision-making skills to implement energy systems in the private or public sectors of the local, regional as well as the global market. They will have the necessary training to lead efforts within companies to plan and implement new solar energy generation investments, realize energy efficiency improvements specifically at the system level, and participate in energy and environment.
The curriculum of the program is designed to provide students with the necessary scientific knowledge in solar energy technology and its application through practical skills in the workplace of solar energy, so that new jobs can be opened in the labor market. The program deals with heightening the responsibility through the broad knowledge in solar energy technology, electric power systems, management/finance of solar energy systems, as well as computerized systems for solar energy in industry and research. Also providing the students with the necessary scientific business and economic expertise and knowledge in solar energy technology for being able to conceptualize, design and operate of existing technical/business systems as well as to invent new solutions and techniques.
The program encourages the students to develop plans for the integration of sustainable practices into products, business and marketing plans, environmental policies, and organizational processes as well as to build finance−schemes and marketing strategies for their plans so they can be presented to an organization leader as an executable idea. PSET program will acquire students with the necessary knowledge, self-confidence and practices coupled to an understanding of the process of technological and economical innovation and of the key factors in the strategic and operational management to establish an innovative start-up enterprise.
The students will be trained in this program to supplying the industry, research institutions, colleges and universities, nationally and internationally, with experts of a high level of in-depth knowledge and expertise in a selected range of advanced topics in solar energy. Students in the program will receive a strong interdisciplinary foundation in solar energy analysis, implementation, installation and repairing, investment, management and marketing. Hands on laboratory training on modern instrumentations and techniques available will be included in this program.
- PSET is innovative in nature in order to create and develop the human resources in the solar energy sector.
- PSET aims to create several self-employment opportunities in solar energy and energy efficiency sectors for trained and self-trained human resources in all geographic locations of Palestine, in addition to developing the skills required in solar energy and management field.
- PSET develops proficiencies and skills for becoming a successful scientist, and a professional in the solar energy sector.
- PSET explores the different techniques in renewable energy sector and develops expertise for the innovation the solar energy sector to achieve a competitive workforce and industry.
The B.Sc. Professional in Solar Energy Technology program (PSET) aims at enabling students to promote themselves by acquiring knowledge, skills and training for being able to innovate in the field of solar energy, in addition to their ability to implement the concept of solar energy development for practical business purposes. This is strengthened by additional management and financial qualifications oriented on technical and practical knowledge as well as multidisciplinary abilities in terms of team work, communication and project management. At the end, the PSET graduates are experts with a context sensitive first-class training in the field of Solar Energy Technologies with the ability to plan, design, and maintain solar energy plants and systems.
- A minimum score of 70% in the Tawjihi or equivalent.
- Meeting the university general admission requirments
- Solar Electric Energy Technician: designs, estimates, installs, troubleshoots, repairs and modifies residential and/or commercial solar electric systems.
- Solar Site Assessor: conducts facility energy audit/assessments; is responsible for making recommendations regarding solar energy systems. Prepares cost estimates, energy analysis; is accountable for building long-term customer relationships.
- Solar Sales Representative: provides consultations and assessments to potential customers. Manages the pipeline of contacts and opportunities within an assigned territory and deliver compelling presentations. Acts as the project manager for installation of systems and coordination of closeout.
- Technical manager for companies of solar energy.
- Sales manager for companies of solar energy.
- Developer and researcher for the solar energy.
- Researcher at universities or research centers.
- Establish his/her own solar energy related business.
- Companies for generation and distribution of electric power.
- The ministry of public workers, and the Palestinian energy resources authority.
- Housing and urban cities projects.
- Technical manager at solar and related associations, government, authorities and NGOs.
- Follow- up on academic achievement in the field of renewable energy and other fields.
University Compulsory requirements (18 credit hours)
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prerequisite |
Credit Hours |
Course name |
Course No. |
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practical |
theoretical |
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2 |
2 |
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Arabic language skills |
0400101 |
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2 |
2 |
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English language skills 1 |
0400108 |
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2 |
2 |
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English language skills 2 |
0400109 |
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2 |
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2 |
History of Jerusalem |
0400120 |
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2 |
2 |
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Environment and nature of Palestine |
0400121 |
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2 |
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2 |
Islamic culture |
0400122 |
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3 |
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3 |
Islamic and world civilizations |
0400123 |
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3 |
3 |
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Critical thinking |
0400124 |
1. University Elective requirements (6 credit hours)
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prerequisite |
Credit Hours |
Course name |
Course No. |
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total |
practical |
theoretical |
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2 |
2 |
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Finance |
0321122 |
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2 |
2 |
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Proposal writing |
0321121 |
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2 |
2 |
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Entrepreneurship |
0321120 |
2. Compulsory Faculty courses (18 credit hours)
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prerequisit |
Credit Hours |
Course name |
Course No. |
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total |
practical |
theoretical |
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3 |
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3 |
Introduction to environmental sciences |
0305101 |
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4 |
1 |
3 |
Introduction to physics |
0302101 |
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4 |
1 |
3 |
Introduction to computer science |
0303101 |
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4 |
1 |
3 |
Introduction to chemistry |
0304101 |
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3 |
– |
3 |
Calculus |
0306101 |
3. Compulsory major courses (66 credit hours)
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prerequisite |
Credit Hours |
Course name |
Course No. |
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total |
practical |
theoretical |
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– |
3 |
– |
3 |
Soft skills |
0700209 |
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0302101 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Electricity |
0321102 |
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0302111 |
1 |
1 |
– |
Electricity lab. |
0321112 |
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0321102 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Solar Energy |
0321201 |
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– |
2 |
2 |
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Workshop |
0321211 |
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0302111 |
2 |
2 |
– |
Mechanical and electrical drawing |
0321215 |
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0321102 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Technology of solar cells |
0321221 |
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0321102 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Thermodynamics and heat transfer |
0321241 |
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– |
3 |
– |
3 |
Energy and environment |
0321242 |
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0321102 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Electric circuits |
0321251 |
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0321251 |
3 |
– |
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Power Electronics |
0321253 |
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0321112 |
1 |
1 |
– |
Power electronics lab |
0321254 |
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0321201 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Solar energy systems |
0321302 |
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0321322 |
2 |
2 |
– |
Inverters programing and implementation |
0321313 |
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0321201 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Solar energy policies and marketing |
0321321 |
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0303101 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
Modeling and simulation |
0321322 |
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0321321 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Solar energy project management |
0321323 |
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0321241 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Energy conversion and storage |
0321343 |
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– |
3 |
– |
3 |
Power system distribution |
0321345 |
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– |
2 |
2 |
– |
Three-phase connection |
0321360 |
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0321221 |
3 |
3 |
– |
Planning, sizing and estimation of quantities of solar system |
0321361 |
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0321361 |
3 |
3 |
– |
Design, operation and installation of solar energy systems |
0321362 |
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0321361 |
3 |
3 |
– |
Maintaining, diagnosing and repairing solar energy systems |
0321463 |
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– |
2 |
2 |
– |
Solar business and technical sale |
0321464 |
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Advisor consent |
1 |
1 |
– |
Senior project 1 |
0321390 |
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0321390 |
2 |
2 |
– |
Senior project 2 |
0321491 |
4. Elective major courses (12 credit hours), the student must successfully complete at least 12 credit hours from the following list of courses:
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prerequisit |
Credit hours |
Course name |
Course No. |
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Total |
Practical |
theoretical |
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– |
3 |
– |
3 |
Experts case studies |
0321231 |
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0321233 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Solar energy finance |
0321233 |
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0321201 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Solar thermal energy systems |
0321333 |
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0321201 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Solar energy efficiency |
0321235 |
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0321201 |
– |
– |
3 |
Passive solar building |
0321337 |
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– |
3 |
– |
3 |
Electronic material and devices |
0321339 |
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0321201 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Special topics |
0321431 |
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0321201 |
3 |
– |
3 |
Optical properties of matter |
0321433 |
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