General Studies Electives

Electives Programme

1. Electives Overview

2. Types of Electives

3. Electives Credits

4. List of Electives

5. Big 3 courses

Definition of Electives All courses registered by student which are not listed in the required courses of the student’s major.

This means that no course listed on the schedule of courses for a programme or a major can be considered an elective course for any student enrolled in that particular programme.

• Most electives run in the second semester.

• There are achievement based (counted towards the GPA) and competency based Electives (not counted towards the GPA).

• The required credits for electives is 60 Credits.

Bahrain Polytechnic Programmes

Business Engineering ICT Logistics Visual Design

Web Media

CAP

Elective Courses (60 credits)

480 credits 480 credits 480 credits 480credits 480 credits 480 credits

CAP Electives GS Electives Programmes’ Electives

Types of electives

1. CAP Electives

2. General Studies (GS) Electives

3. Special Project Electives

4. Programmers' Specific Electives

Elective Course Code Credits

ICDL- Word Processing & Spreadsheets GS5806 5

ICDL- Computer and Online Essentials GS5805 5

Coaching Skills GS6902 15

Football and Globalization GS6308 15

Reading the World GS6501 15

Foods that Changed History GS6304 15

Market Yourself GS6203 15

The Music Experience GS6001 15

Thinking Outside the Box GS6205 15

Drama through English Literature GS6501 5

Consumerism and Society GS6903 15

Work Placement GS6202 15

Community Contribution GS6201 10

Voluntary Work with BPSC GS6206 5

Special Projects GS 15-30

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Course Code

Work Placement GS6202

Community Contribution GS6201

Voluntary Work with BPSC GS6206

Pre-approval

Reflection

Faculty Coordinator Recordbook

Graduation audit for elective courses is done

before the graduation of the students where

all electives are calculated to assure students

completed 60 credits of electives.