Awarded where candidates have met all of the requirements below:

• Successful completion of, or exemption from, all courses listed in Schedule A group of courses.

• Completion of work experience.
• Completion of National Requirements.

The Diploma in Engineering (Instrumentation and Automatic Control) of Engineering program aims to equip prospective students with the necessary skills in design, development, installation, managing and maintaining equipment which is used to monitor and control engineering systems, machinery, and processes. The Diploma qualification is designed and delivered in compliance with the recommendations from the Curriculum Advisory Group (CAG) and other stakeholders such as the Bahrain industry, to provide work-ready engineering technician graduates. The graduates will acquire advanced technical knowledge in their respective fields, specialized practical skills and valuable employability skills that will allow them to provide the drive for the transformation towards a knowledge-based economy in Bahrain.

The program is designed to be delivered over a 2-year period consisting of 4 semesters. Students are expected to take 60 credits on average per semester and thus at the completion of their studies they should have accumulated a total of 240 credits. Within the 240 credits there exist 15 credits of National Requirements courses, 15 credits of Applied Project and 30 credits of English courses and the remaining credits are taken from Core and Specialized Engineering Courses. The diploma shares a common 1st Year with other programs in the Engineering School with courses that lay the foundations of Engineering Technology and provide the students with the required knowledge to succeed in their chosen specialization.

The uniqueness of the Diploma qualifications at Bahrain Polytechnic is the strong commitment of the Institution to deliver these qualifications using student-centred learning and more specifically, the Problem-Based Learning (PBL) Methodology. Using this learning methodology, allows us to provide the required theoretical knowledge, practical skills and employability skills to our graduates and thus achieve our mission of producing enterprising and work-ready graduates for the Bahrain Society and Economy. The PBL methodology is implemented through the design of appropriate assignments that motivate the students to provide a solution to an Engineering design and/or analysis problem. Students are required to complete lab experiments, software practical assignments, design projects, controlled assignments such as theory tests and to provide rational justification for their work through the preparation of technical reports, presentations, and posters. The theoretical knowledge given to the students is provided through a balanced combination of lectures, tutorials, experimental work, project work and one-to-one supervision with Faculty members.

General entry requirements such as secondary school achievements, English and Mathematics are described in the Student Admission Policy A/AB/010. Specific entry requirements for this Programme, beyond those described in the Student Admission Policy are as follows:

Academic

Successful completion of

• AP4203 English 2
• AP4102 Mathematics 2 (Technical)  

or

Passing English and Mathematics selection tests at the required level or equivalent.

Where there are more applicants who meet the programme entry criteria than can be accepted, the following shall be used:

Selection Criteria

• Successful completion of the Foundation Programme at Bahrain Polytechnic and demonstration of a commitment to study.
• Results from programme entry tests.
• Work experience and prior educational achievement.

 

Selection Process

• Applicants may be required to attend an interview.

Selection Criteria

Eg priority to those completed Certificate in Academic Preparation, highest scores in entry testing, etc

Selection Process

When, how, operation of waitlists

Where the number of applicants exceeds the available places the following criteria for selection apply:

• First priority to students who have completed all courses in the common first year of the degree.
• Second priority to those students with highest combined GPAs from EN6000 Electrical Fundamentals and EN6010 Engineering Computing Fundamentals.

Diploma in Engineering (Instrumentation and Automatic Control) is seeking for potential IET, InstMC UK accreditation for satisfying the educational requirements for the professional registration for Engineering Technicians (EngTech).

Attendance requirements are described in the policy Student Attendance A/AB/010.

Complete if attendance requirements differ from policy

The Diploma qualification is a rigorous program that aims to provide solid grounding knowledge and practical skills for the needs industry nationally, regionally, and internationally.  The qualification has multidisciplinary knowledge and skills upon which graduates can build to reflect the wide range of fields and industries that are present locally and regionally.  There is emphasis on measurement systems, Instrumentation & Analyzers, Electronics, field devices and control systems.to suit a wide variety of industries and job roles. Students gain advanced theoretical knowledge and specialist practical skills in the areas aforementioned areas. In addition, students gain computing and programming skills that are contextualized to control and instrumentation. Students are also required to complete a practical based project.

The aim of this programme is to provide students with a comprehensive set of skills for employment as engineering technician. The programme will provide students with:

• theoretical and practical skills to solve engineering problems and design engineering systems in the broad area of measurement systems, instrumentation, automation, and control systems.
• skills necessary for effective communication, analysis, teamwork, documentation and evaluation of systems through the inclusion of courses in English language, mathematics, Engineering Practice, Computing and Electronics.

Aims are the broad intentions and orientation of the course or programme of study, i.e. what the teacher plans to do for the students and how.

This qualification equips graduates with the knowledge and skills required to start their engineering career as mechanical technician engineers or operators. 

This programme prepares students for the following further learning, careers and/or employment opportunities:

• Instrument Maintenance engineering technician.
• Industrial process engineering technician.
• Project Management engineering technician.
• Process control engineering technician.
• Analytical Instrumentation Specialist.
• Power plants instrumentation technicians 
• Control room operator
• Instrument Calibration Specialist.

Graduates from the Diploma in Engineering who wish to continue their studies may apply to any university for admission into their programme according to their admission criteria. The diploma graduates will be accepted in the BEng programs of Bahrain Polytechnic if they complete at least 4 years of professional experience in a relating filed. For an engineering technology diploma holder, it is common practice for a university to accept a student into the 2nd year of a BEng or a BEng degree. 

Empolyability Skills Generic Definition:

Communication	Communicate in ways that contribute to productive and harmonious relationships across employees and customers.
Team work	Work effectively independently and in collaboration with others.
Problem solving	Think critically and respond appropriately to changing needs within a growing and diversifying economy.
Initiative and enterprise	Apply resourcefulness, innovation and strategic thinking to a range of workplace situations.
Planning and organisation	Plan and manage their working lives.
Self management	Demonstrate self discipline and adaptability, and be able to plan and achieve personal and professional goals.
Learning	Understand the need for and engage with continuous learning throughout the lifespan.
Technology	Utilize information technology effectively and ethically in their personal and professional lives.