Department of Electrical Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering

The computer engineering degree provides the educational background for engineers to pursue a career in the integrated hardware and software design development cycle for a variety of industries.  Computer engineering is an academic discipline that blends electrical and electronic engineering with computer science.  Computer engineers build systems with embedded programmable devices such as microprocessor as well as general purpose programmable logic components (such as FPGA – field programmable gate arrays).  Systems requiring computer control include a wide variety from medical (for example CAT – Computer Aided Tomography systems) to automotive (adaptive cruise control as well as completely autonomous vehicles).  Computer engineers require competency in both hardware as well as software to facilitate designing, programming, and construction of these computer based systems.  The computer engineering curriculum at Arkansas Tech provides a solid background in a full spectrum of the knowledge and skills required to become a highly successful computer engineer.

It is highly recommended that all freshmen engineering students starting fall 2017 purchase laptop computers. Laptop computer specifications are at: https://www.atu.edu/engineering/specifications.php.

For a detailed policy regarding transfer credit for the Electrical Engineering programs, please see the Department of Electrical Engineering page. 

The following curriculum represents the program of study and a suggested sequence for the Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree. The student should be aware that not all courses are offered each semester and the ordering of courses is subject to change. In order to minimize scheduling difficulties, each student should schedule a special session with their advisor at the beginning of their junior year to plan the remaining coursework.

Curriculum

Program: Bachelor of Science Computer Engineering
Major: Computer Engineering

The matrix below is a sample plan for all coursework required for this major.

•  Freshman

  Fall		Spring
  ENGL 1013 Composition I1	3	ENGL 1023 Composition II1	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	COMS 2104 Foundations of Computer Programming I	4
  MATH 2914 Calculus I	4	MATH 2924 Calculus II	4
  CHEM 2124 General Chemistry I	4	ELEG 2130 Digital Logic Design Lab	0
  ELEG 1011 Introduction to Electrical Engineering	1	ELEG 2134 Digital Logic Design	4
  TECH 1001 Orientation to the University	1
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Sophomore
   

  Fall		Spring
  PHYS 2114 General Physics I	4	PHYS 2124 General Physics II	4
  COMS 2203 Foundations of Computer Programming II	3	MATH 2934 Calculus III	4
  MATH 3243 Differential Equations I	3	MATH/ELEG 3173 Math Methods for Engineers	3
  ELEG 2103 Electric Circuits I	3	ELEG 2111 Electric Circuits Laboratory	1
  ELEG 3133 Microprocessor Systems Design	3	ELEG 2113 Electric Circuits II	3
  Total Hours	16	Total Hours	15

•  Junior

  Fall		Spring
  Social Sciences1	3	COMS 2213 Data Structures	3
  Fine Arts & Humanities1	3	COMS 2223 Computer Organization and Programming	3
  COMS 2903 Discrete Structures for Technical Majors	3	ELEG 3123 Signals and Systems	3
  ELEG/MCEG 3003 Engineering Modeling and Design	3	ELEG 3143 Electromagnetics	3
  ELEG 3103 Electronics I	3	ELEG 4103 Electronics II	3
  		ELEG/MCEG 4202 Engineering Design	2
  Total Hours	15	Total Hours	17

•  Senior

  Fall		Spring
  ELEG 4113 Digital Signal Processing	3	U.S. History/Government1	3
  ELEG 4133 Advanced Digital Design	3	COMS 3703 Operating Systems	3
  ELEG 4143 Communication Systems I	3	ELEG 4122 Electrical Systems Lab	2
  ELEG 4191 Electrical Design Project I	1	ELEG 4192 Electrical Design Project II	2
  ELEG 4303 Control Systems	3	Electrical Engineering Elective2	3
  Total Hours	13	Total Hours	13

¹See appropriate alternatives or substitutions in "General Education Requirements".
²Engineering Elective must be a 3000 or 4000 level Electrical Engineering course.