Disciplines Available for Ph.D

Faculty of Arts & Humanities
ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE & ISLAMIC LAW AND STUDIES(Must have certificate for Arabic language ), SOCIOLOGY , INFORMATION SCIENCE

Faculty of Science
BIOLOGY, STATISTICS,  CHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, ASTRONOMICAL SCIENCES 
Faculty of Engineering
CIVIL ENGINEERING, THERMAL ENGINEERING AND DESALINATION, MINING ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AERONAUTIC ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Faculty of Meteorology, Environment Arid Land Agriculture

ARID LAND AGRICULTURE,  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES, METEOROLOGY, HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESSOURCES MANAGEMENT.

Faculty of Marine Science

MARINE BIOLOGY, MARINE PHYSICS, MARINE CHEMISTRY, MARINE GEOLOGY

Faculty of Environmental Design

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING

Faculty of Computing & Information Technology

COMPUTER SCIENCE



Disciplines available for M.Sc

Faculty of Arts & Humanities

ARABIC LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE, ISLAMIC LAW STUDIES, SOCIOLOGY, PSYCHOLOGY, INFORMATION SCIENCE , INGLISH LANGUAGE,HISTORY


Faculty of Economics and Administration
ACCOUNTING, BUSINESS ,PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION, ECONOMICS.


Faculty of Science

BIOLOGY,  CHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY, MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, ASTRONOMICAL SCIENCES 

Faculty of Engineering

THERMAL ENGINEERING AND DESALINATION, MINING ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING, MEDICAL ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL ENGINEERING, AERONAUTIC ENGINEERING, PRODUCTION ENGINEERING & MECHANICAL SYSTEM DESIGN, INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING

Faculty of Meteorology, Environment Arid Land Agriculture

ARID LAND AGRICULTURE,  ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES , HYDROLOGY AND WATER RESSOURCES MANAGEMENT

Faculty of Marine Science

MARINE BIOLOGY, MARINE PHYSICS, MARINE CHEMISTRY, MARINE GEOLOGY

Faculty of Environmental Design

URBAN AND REGIONAL PLANNING, Architecture

Faculty of Computing & Information Technology

COMPUTER SCIENCE, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, INFORMATION SYSTEM

Admission Requirements

1)The Applicant’s age doesn’t exceed (35) years For PhD, and (30) years for Masters.

2)The Applicant must have a university degree from an accredited college or university and should have a degree with “very good” at least.

3)An approved exam in English is required for applicant whose first language is not English. The approved exams and minimum required scores are listed below:

 

Exams

Scores

TOEFL (PBT)

500

TOEFL (CBT)

173

TOEFL (IBT)

61

IELTS

5

 (Please note that exams are valid for 2 years from date of exam)

4) He must have a record of good Conduct and must be medically fit.

5) He must not have been dismissed from any university in the kingdom.

 

 

Scholarship Privileges

A monthly bursary of SR 900
A monthly bursary SR 1000 (a research assistant without summer time ) ,the contact applies for one semester only between the Deanship of Graduate Studies and the student and in case of the two parties' desire to contract for another semester.
A preparation allowance when coming for the first time of SR 1,800.
The candidate would receive the health care.
Providing an accommodation and facilities.
Subsidized meals can be provided for the candidate.
A total sum of SR 4,000 for PhD, and SR 3.000 for masters' allowance for printing the thesis.
An allowance of SR 2,700 for shipping books (when graduated).
Providing the candidate with a two-way ticket annually.
 

Tasks and Duties of Scholarship Student

Graduate scholarship students are expected to fulfill their research obligations to the best of their knowledge, training, and ability; to carry out their responsibilities and perform their duties in accordance with all relevant KAU rules and regulations. They should devote a sufficient amount of time and energy towards achieving their degree.

 

Apply for Admission

International students should submit the online application, for more detailed information, please read the instructions, admission requirements, required documents and transcripts, deadlines and more for your program choices before beginning your application. admission period from 28/10/2018

Required Documents

1.     Curriculum vitae for the applicant.

2.     Statement of purpose must be in English for all programs except in Islamic Studies and Arabic Language.

3.     A copy of graduation certificate (certified from Saudi Embassy).

4.     A copy of transcript (certified from Saudi Embassy).

5.     Recommendation letters should be submitted from two of his former professors.

6.     A copy of a valid passport at least one year.