Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science
The aim of HBKU's Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering program is to produce globally competitive computer engineering professionals for Qatar, the region, and the wider world.
The program is built on HBKU’s unique model of developing interdisciplinary programs that draw on the expert knowledge of its partner institutions alongside its own faculty. This means that students are able to take courses provided by Texas A&M University at Qatar and Carnegie Mellon University in Qatar in addition to the comprehensive range of course offerings from HBKU.
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Requirements
Minimum hours required to complete program 129 CH
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| CPEG 110 | Principles of computing | 3 |
| CPEG 111 | Introduction to Computer Engineering | 3 |
| CPEG 127 | Concepts of Mathematics | 3 |
| CPEG 151 | Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science | 4 |
| CPEG 152 | Principles of Imperative Computing | 3 |
| CPEG 213 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 4 |
| CPEG 214 | Electrical Circuit Theory | 4 |
| CPEG 217 | Probability Theory and Random Processes | 3 |
| CPEG 300 | Embedded System Design | 3 |
| CPEG 330 | Data Structures | 3 |
| CPEG 344 | Digital Signal Processing | 4 |
| CPEG 410 | Final Year Project I | 4 |
| CPEG 411 | Final Year Project II | 4 |
| CPEG 464 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 3 |
| ECEN 248 | Introduction to Digital Systems Design 1 | 4 |
| ECEN 314 | Signals and Systems 1 | 3 |
| ECEN 325 | Electronics 1 | 4 |
| ECEN 350 | Computer Architecture and Design 1 | 4 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Scientific & Technical Writing 1 | 3 |
| ENGR 216 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II - Mechanics 1 | 2 |
| ENGR 217 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab III - Electricity and Magnetism 1 | 2 |
| ENGR 482 | Ethics & Engineering 1 | 3 |
| MATH 151 | Engineering Mathematics I 1 | 4 |
| MATH 152 | Engineering Mathematics II 1 | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Engineering Mathematics III 1 | 3 |
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations 1 | 3 |
| MATH 311 | Topics in Applied Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 206 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science 1 | 3 |
| PHYS 207 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science 1 | 3 |
| Subtotal | 99 | |
| UCC Electives | ||
| Select six of the following: | 18 | |
| Creative Arts | ||
CRAF 491 | Topics: Jewelry 1 | |
ENGL 212 | Introduction to Drama 1 | |
ENGL 219 | Literature and the Other Arts 1 | |
ENGL 388 | Professional, Scientific and Technical Writing 1 | |
GDES 491 | Rapid Prototyping 1 | |
LANG 216 | Literature of Arabic Speaking 1 | |
MUSC 201 | Music and the Human Experience 1 | |
| Humanities, Social and Political Science | ||
ANTH 201 | Introduction to Anthropology 1 | |
ARTF 115 | Art History Survey 1 | |
COMM 335 | Intercultural Communication 1 | |
COMM 365 | International Communication 1 | |
HIST 105 | History of the U.S. 1 | |
HIST 106 | History of the U.S. 1 | |
| History & Theory of Architecture - Islamic/Arab Civilizations | ||
HIST 225 | Revolutionary America 1 | |
HIST 230 | American Military History 1 | |
HIST 301 | Blacks in the US Since 1877 1 | |
HIST 367 | Disastrous Encounters 1 | |
HUSI 491 | College Topics 1 | |
INST 222 | Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society 1 | |
INTE 242 | Introduction to Science and Technology Studies 1 | |
POLS 206 | American National Government 1 | |
POLS 207 | State and Local Government 1 | |
POLS 242 | Islamism and Politics in Middle East 1 | |
PSYC 211 | Cognitive Psychology 1 | |
PSYC 241 | Social Psychology 1 | |
| Business | ||
BUS 110 | Business Computing 1 | |
BUS 122 | Introduction to Accounting 1 | |
BUS 381 | Marketing I 1 | |
BUS 482 | Pricing Strategy 1 | |
ECON 242 | Principles of Economics 1 | |
| Ethical Finance | ||
| Subtotal | 18 | |
| Engineering Electives | ||
| Select five of the following: | 15 | |
| Introduction to Scientific Visualization | ||
| Computer Networks | ||
| Cybersecurity Fundamentals | ||
| Distributed Systems | ||
CS 487 | Introduction to Computer Security 1 | |
ECEN 420 | Linear Control Systems 1 | |
ECEN 429 | Machine Learning for Signal Processing 1 | |
ECEN 449 | Microprocessor Systems Design 1 | |
ECEN 455 | Digital Communications 1 | |
ECEN 489 | Special Topics 1 | |
MATH 414 | Fourier Series and Wavelets 1 | |
| Information and Communication Technology Accessibility | ||
RO 311 | Introduction to Robotics 1 | |
CS 282 | Artificial Intelligence for Medicine 1 | |
ECEN 446 | Information Theory, Inference and Learning Algorithms 1 | |
ECEN 438 | Power Electronics 1 | |
| Subtotal | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 132 | |
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Courses offered by a partner university.
For course descriptions see respective institution's catalog.
Texas A&M University Qatar*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ECEN 248 | Introduction to Digital Systems Design | 4 |
| ECEN 314 | Signals and Systems | 3 |
| ECEN 325 | Electronics | 4 |
| ECEN 350 | Computer Architecture and Design | 4 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Scientific & Technical Writing | 3 |
| ENGR 216 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II - Mechanics | 2 |
| ENGR 217 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab III - Electricity and Magnetism | 2 |
| ENGR 482 | Ethics & Engineering | 3 |
| MATH 151 | Engineering Mathematics I | 4 |
| MATH 152 | Engineering Mathematics II | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Engineering Mathematics III | 3 |
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| MATH 311 | Topics in Applied Mathematics | 3 |
| PHYS 206 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science | 3 |
| PHYS 207 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science | 3 |
| ENGL 219 | Literature & the Other Arts | 3 |
| MUSC 201 | Music and the Human Experience | 3 |
| ANTH 201 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| COMM 335 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 365 | International Communication | 3 |
| HIST 105 | History of the U.S. | 3 |
| HIST 106 | History of the U.S. | 3 |
| HIST 230 | American Military History | 3 |
| INST 222 | Foundations of Education in a Multicultural Society | 3 |
| POLS 206 | American National Government | 3 |
| POLS 207 | State and Local Government | 3 |
| ECEN 420 | Linear Control Systems | 3 |
| ECEN 449 | Microprocessor Systems Design | 3 |
| ECEN 455 | Digital Communications | 4 |
| ECEN 489 | Special Topics | 3 |
| MATH 414 | Fourier Series and Wavelets | 3 |
Virginia Commonwealth University Qatar*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CRAF 491 | Topics: Jewelry | 3 |
| GDES 491 | Rapid Prototyping | 3 |
| ARTF 115 | Art History Survey | 3 |
| HUSI 491 | College Topics | 3 |
Northwestern University Qatar*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ENGL 212 | Introduction to Drama | 4 |
| INTE 242 | Introduction to Science and Technology Studies | 4 |
Carnegie Mellon University Qatar*
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| LANG 216 | Literature of Arabic Speaking | 3 |
| HIST 367 | Disastrous Encounters | 3 |
| PSYC 211 | Cognitive Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 241 | Social Psychology | 3 |
| BUS 110 | Business Computing | 3 |
| BUS 122 | Introduction to Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 381 | Marketing I | 3 |
| BUS 482 | Pricing Strategy | 3 |
| CS 487 | Introduction to Computer Security | 4 |
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For course descriptions see respective institution's catalog.
Study Plan
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Hours | |
| CPEG 110 | Principles of computing | 3 |
| MATH 151 | Engineering Mathematics I 1 | 4 |
| CPEG 111 | Introduction to Computer Engineering | 3 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric 1 | 3 |
| UCC | Univ. Core Elective | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CPEG 127 | Concepts of Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH 152 | Engineering Mathematics II 1 | 4 |
| ENGR 216 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II - Mechanics 1 | 2 |
| PHYS 206 | Newtonian Mechanics for Engineering and Science 1 | 3 |
| UCC | Univ. Core Elective | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CPEG 151 | Fundamentals of Programming and Computer Science | 4 |
| MATH 251 | Engineering Mathematics III 1 | 3 |
| ECEN 248 | Introduction to Digital Systems Design 1 | 4 |
| PHYS 207 | Electricity and Magnetism for Engineering and Science 1 | 3 |
| ENGR 217 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab III - Electricity and Magnetism 1 | 2 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CPEG 152 | Principles of Imperative Computing | 3 |
| MATH 311 | Topics in Applied Mathematics 1 | 3 |
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations 1 | 3 |
| CPEG 214 | Electrical Circuit Theory | 4 |
| UCC | Univ. Core Elective | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CPEG 213 | Introduction to Computer Systems | 4 |
| CPEG 217 | Probability Theory and Random Processes | 3 |
| ECEN 325 | Electronics 1 | 4 |
| ECEN 314 | Signals and Systems 1 | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Scientific & Technical Writing (Communication Elective) 1 | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CPEG 300 | Embedded System Design | 3 |
| CPEG 344 | Digital Signal Processing | 4 |
| ECEN 350 | Computer Architecture and Design 1 | 4 |
| CPEG 330 | Data Structures | 3 |
| UCC | Univ. Core Elective | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| CPEG 410 | Final Year Project I | 4 |
| ENGR 482 | Ethics & Engineering 1 | 3 |
| Area Elective | 3 | |
| Area Elective | 3 | |
| Area Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| CPEG 411 | Final Year Project II | 4 |
| Area Elective | 3 | |
| Area Elective | 3 | |
| UCC | Univ. Core Elective | 3 |
| UCC | Univ. Core Elective | 3 |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Total Hours | 129 | |
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