Information Science

Al-Madinah Al Munawwarah

Bachelor

College

Genders

Male

Language

Arabic

Study Type

Free

Study Mode

Regular

Study Duration (Years)

Total Units

124

Plan Course Units

110

Department Elective Units

Free Course Units

Program Elective Units

University Elective Units

Saudi Unified Classification

03220102

About the Program

Study Plan

Graduate Attributes

Term 1
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
INFO 113	INFORMATION RESOURCES	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 167	COMPUTER APPLICATIONS	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 111	INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SCIENCE	Plan Course	3	0	3
GS 101	ISLAMIC STUDIES: BELIEF AND WORSHIP	Plan Course	2	0	2
ENGL 101	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS I	Plan Course	2	0	2
INFO 135	INFORMATION INSTITUTIONS	Plan Course	2	0	2
ISLM 335	CONTEMPORARY IDEOLOGICAL MOVEMENTS	Plan Course	2	0	2

Term 2
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
INFO 166	INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 144	INFORMATION ORGANIZATION I	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 122	DOCUMENTS AND ARCHIVES	Plan Course	3	0	3
INFO 168	ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING	Plan Course	3	2	2
ENGL 102	ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS II	Plan Course	2	0	2
GS 104	ISLAMIC STUDIES: ISLAMIC VALUES AND ETHICS	Plan Course	2	0	2

Term 3
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
INFO 267	DATABASES	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 255	INFORMATION SERVICES	Plan Course	3	0	3
INFO 279	INFORMATION ETHICS AND LEGISLATIONS	Plan Course	3	0	3
GS 111	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS I	Plan Course	2	0	2
INFO 221	ELECTRONIC GOVERNMENT	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 243	INFORMATION ORGANIZATION II	Plan Course	3	2	2

Term 4
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
INFO 292	APPLIED STATISTICS	Plan Course	2	2	1
INFO 244	AUTOMATED CATALOGING	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 246	INTEGRATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 258	DIGITAL REFERENCE SERVICES	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 232	DIGITAL LIBRARIES	Plan Course	3	2	2
GS 112	ARABIC LANGUAGE SKILLS II	Plan Course	2	0	2
INFO 1	PROGRAM ELECTIVE COURSE I	Program Elective	2	0	2

Term 5
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
INFO 357	BIBLIOGRAPHIC SERVICES	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 321	ELECTRONIC ARCHIVING	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 343	METADATA	Plan Course	3	2	2
GSE 1	UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE COURSE I	University Elective	2	0	2
INFO 399	RESEARCH METHODS IN INFORMATION SCIENCE	Plan Course	3	0	3
INFO 345	INDEXING AND ABSTRACTING	Plan Course	3	2	2

Term 6
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
GSE 2	UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE COURSE II	University Elective	2	0	2
INFO 346	INFORMATION RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS	Plan Course	3	2	2
INFO 322	MANUSCRIPTS	Plan Course	3	0	3
INFO 2	PROGRAM ELECTIVE COURSE II	Program Elective	2	0	2
INFO 398	USER STUDIES	Plan Course	3	0	3
QRRS 101	THE HOLY QURAN	Plan Course	2	0	2

Term 7
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
INFO 475	INFORMATION SECURITY	Plan Course	3	0	3
INFO 497	GRADUATION PROJECT	Plan Course	3	4	1
FE 1	FREE ELECTIVE COURSE	Free Course	2	0	2
INFO 431	KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT	Plan Course	3	0	3
GSE 3	UNIVERSITY ELECTIVE COURSE III	University Elective	2	0	2
INFO 3	PROGRAM ELECTIVE COURSE III	Program Elective	2	0	2
INFO 443	SEMANTIC WEB	Plan Course	3	2	2

Term 8
Course Code	Course Name	Course Type	Credit Units	Practical Units	Theoretical Units
INFO 492	COOPERATIVE TRAINING	Plan Course	3	6	0

Accreditations

Accreditation	Duration	Type
National Center for Academic Accreditation and Assessment (NCAAA)	2024-10-01 - 2027-12-01	Full accreditation