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2010–2012 Undergraduate Catalog

Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Engineering

The Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering gives the students the opportunity to acquire broad engineering skills and knowledge to enable them to design and implement computer and digital systems. The discipline of computer engineering includes topics such as logic design; digital systems design; discrete mathematics; computer organization; embedded systems design requiring assembly programming of microprocessors, high-level programming and interfacing of processors to other circuits; high-level digital design languages (HDL) and Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA’s); Very Large Scale Integrated (VLSI) circuit design; and fundamental electrical engineering, mathematics, and science.

The minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree is 126, at least 39 of which must be at the upper-division level. All candidates for this degree must fulfill the Core Curriculum requirements, the General Engineering requirements, and the Computer Engineering requirements, which are listed below.

Core Curriculum requirements: Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering must fulfill University Core Curriculum requirements in the same manner as other students. The courses listed in the table below satisfy both major requirements and Core Curriculum requirements; however, if these courses are taken to satisfy both requirements, then students may need to take additional courses in order to meet the minimum number of semester credit hours required for this degree. For a complete listing of courses that satisfy the Core Curriculum requirements see pages 5–9 of this catalog.

General Engineering Requirements

All degree-seeking candidates in engineering must complete the following 22 semester credit hours, as well as the Core Curriculum requirements and major requirements:

CHE  1103  General Chemistry I
EGR  2323  Applied Engineering Analysis I
MAT  1214  Calculus I
MAT  1224  Calculus II
PHY  1903, 1911  Engineering Physics I and Laboratory
PHY  1923, 1931  Engineering Physics II and Laboratory

Computer Engineering Degree Requirements

All degree-seeking candidates in Computer Engineering must complete the following semester credit hours, as well as the Core Curriculum requirements and General Engineering requirements:

1. 56 semester credit hours of required courses:
   
   
   1. 47 semester credit hours of electrical and computer engineering courses:
      
      EE   1323  Introduction to Electrical Engineering Profession
      EE   2423  Network Theory
      EE   2511  Logic Design Laboratory
      EE   2513  Logic Design
      EE   3113  Electrical Engineering Laboratory I
      EE   3223  C++ and Data Structures
      EE   3313  Electronic Circuits I
      EE   3323  Electronic Devices
      EE   3423  Signals and Systems I
      EE   3463  Microcomputer Systems I
      EE   3563  Digital Systems Design
      EE   4113  Electrical Engineering Laboratory II
      EE   4243  Computer Organization and Architecture
      EE   4513  Introduction to VLSI Design
      EE   4811  Electrical Engineering Design I
      EE   4813  Electrical Engineering Design II
      EGR  3323  Applied Engineering Analysis II
      
      
   2. 9 semester credit hours of supporting courses:
      
      CS   2073  Computer Programming with Engineering Applications
      CS   2233  Discrete Mathematical Structures
      STA  3533  Probability and Random Processes
      
      
2. 15 semester credit hours of computer engineering elective courses from the following list:
   
   EE  4553  VLSI Testing
   EE  4563  FPGA-Based System Design
   EE  4583  Microcomputer Systems II
   EE  4593  Embedded System Design
   EE  4643  Digital Signal Processing
   EE  4663  Digital Image Processing
   EE  4953  Special Studies in Electrical Engineering (only Computer Engineering related topics will be counted)
   CS  3733  Operating Systems
   CS  3773  Software Engineering
   CS  4353  Unix and Network Security

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