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New Curriculum – CSE
Department of Computer Engineering
Curriculum
Activated Fall 2026
The Department of Computer Engineering offers a four-year program (8 semesters) leading to a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. The program allows each student to concentrate more in one of major fields of Computer Engineering.
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- Total Credit Hours = 144 credit hours equivalent to 48 courses.
- University Requirements courses = 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 courses (3 required courses & 1 elective courses).
- 9 credit hours equivalent to 3 required courses.
- 3 credit hours equivalent to 1 elective courses.
- Faculty Requirements courses = 29 credit hours equivalent to 11 courses.
- 23 credit hours equivalent to 8 required courses.
- 6 credit hours equivalent to 3 elective courses.
- Total Credit Hours = 144 credit hours equivalent to 48 courses.
- Department Requirements courses = 103 credit hours equivalent to 33 courses.
- 91 credit hours equivalent to 29 required courses.
- 12 credit hours equivalent to 4 elective courses for concentration field.
University Requirements
12 credit hours equivalent to 4 courses (3 required courses & 1 elective courses)
The core curriculum lays a foundation of general education in the social sciences and humanities and requires that all undergraduate students study the following courses:
| Serial No. | Course Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | Credit Hrs. |
| 1 | ENG100 | English for Academic Purposes | – | 3 |
| 2 | ENG101 | Freshman English I | ENG100 | 3 |
| 3 | CSC101 | Introduction to Computer Science | – | 3 |
Elective University Courses: Students also select one course of the following University Requirement Courses:
| Ser. No | Course Code | Course Name | Pre-requisite | Credit Hrs. |
| 1 | SOC102 | Environmental Awareness | None | 3 |
| 2 | SOC103 | Principle of Sociology | None | 3 |
| 3 | NUT101 | Principles of Nutrition (ALS, ARC, BUS, CSC, ECE & MCM) | None | 3 |
| 4 | GEO101 | Principles of Political Geography | None | 3 |
| 5 | HIS101 | History of Ancient Egypt | None | 3 |
| 6 | HIS102 | History of Islamic Egypt | None | 3 |
| 7 | HIS106 | Modern History of Egypt | None | 3 |
| 8 | MUS103 | Introduction to Music | None | 3 |
| 9 | PSY104 | Social Psychology | None | 3 |
| 10 | COM200 | Desktop Publishing | None | 3 |
| 11 | HOA101 | History of Arts | None | 3 |
| 12 | THT101 | Introduction to Theatre | None | 3 |
| 13 | DPH101 | Introduction to Digital Photography | None | 3 |
| 14 | ART101 | Introduction to Applied Arts | None | 3 |
| 15 | SCT101 | Scientific Thinking | None | 3 |
| 16 | ETH101 | Professional Ethics | None | 3 |
| 17 | ENR101 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | None | 3 |
| 18 | MRK100 | Digital Media Marketing | None | 3 |
| 19 | BUS100 | Business Modelling | None | 3 |
N.B. If a student is directly placed into Freshman I (ENG 101), then the
English for Academic Purposes (ENG 100) course will be replaced by
one of the “University Requirements” courses.
Faculty Requirements Courses
The Faculty requirements include 29 credit hours equivalent to 11 courses
- Required Faculty Courses:
23 credit hours equivalent to 8 required courses
Ser. No Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 SCI011 Basic Mathematics None 3 2 SCI015 Principles of Statistics and Probabilities None 2 3 SCI021 Physics None 3 4 SCI022 Applied Physics in Electronics None 3 5 SCI041 Chemistry None 3 6 SCI152 Solid State Materials and Engineering Applications – Electronics SCI022 3 7 GEN021 Introduction to Computer and Engineering Applications – Electronics None 3 8 GEN031 Engineering Drawing and Production Technology None 3 - Elective Faculty Courses
6 credit hours equivalent to 3 elective courses
The student should select 3 courses from the following:
Ser. No Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 GEN010 Engineering History and Technology None 2 2 GEN011 Engineering Mechanics None 2 3 GEN041 Engineering Design Fundamentals None 2 4 GEN111 Principles of Management and Marketing None 2 5 GEN115 Contracts and Legislations None 2 6 GEN116 The Engineering Profession None 2 7 GEN212 Project Management None 2 8 GEN213 Environmental Impact of Engineering Projects None 2 9 GEN314 Engineering Economics None 2 10 ARC010 Introduction to Construction Engineering None 2 11 ARC070 Introduction to Architecture and Arts None 2
Department Requirements courses
The Department requirements include 103 credit hours equivalent to 33 courses
- Required Department Courses
91 credit hours equivalent to 29 required Courses.
Ser. No Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. 1 SCI012 Engineering Calculus SCI011 3 2 SCI115 Discrete Mathematics and Linear Algebra SCI011 3 3 SCI118 Differential Equations for Computer Engineering SCI012 3 4 SCI117 Statistical Analysis SCI015 3 5 EEC117 Electric Circuits SCI011 3 6 EEC130 Signal analysis and Systems SCI012 4 7 CSE236 Digital Signal Processing Basics EEC130 3 8 EEC218 CMOS Digital Circuits CSE131 & SCI152 3 9 EEC219 Electrical Measurements EEC117 3 10 CSE131 Logic Circuits Design None 3 11 CSE235 Linear Control Systems SCI118 & EEC130 3 12 CSE232 Computer Architecture and Organization CSE131 3 13 CSE233 Microprocessors and Embedded Systems CSE232 3 14 CSE111 Data Structure & Algorithms CSE021 3 15 CSE112 Database Management Systems GEN021 3 16 CSE021 Advanced Programming GEN021 3 17 CSE122 Object Oriented Programming CSE021 3 18 CSE215 Operating Systems CSE021, SCI115 & CSE232 3 19 CSE213 Algorithms Analysis & Design CSE111 3 20 CSE318 Theory of Computing & Compiler Design SCI115 3 21 CSE214 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence CSE213 4 22 CSE223 Web Development CSE112 & CSE122 4 23 CSE216 Computer Communication Networks None 3 24 CSE224 Software Engineering CSE223 3 25 CSE317 Cryptography and Information Security SCI015 3 26 CSE319 Distributed Computing CSE215 3 27 CSE325 Mobile Applications Development CSE122 4 28 CSE391 CSE Graduation Project A 70% of credit 2 29 CSE392 CSE Graduation Project B CSE391 4 - Elective Department Courses
12 credit hours equivalent to 4 elective Courses.
The student should select 4 courses of a certain concentration field (area) from the following:
Ser. No Course Code Course Name Pre-requisite Credit Hrs. Artificial Intelligence 1 CSE341 Machine Learning CSE214 3 2 CSE342 Data Mining & Business Intelligence CSE112 3 3 CSE343 Designing Intelligent Agents CSE214 3 4 CSE344 Selected Topics in Data Science None 3 5 CSE345 Selected Topics in Systems and AI CSE214 3 Network Infrastructure and Security 1 CSE351 Advanced Computer Communication Networks CSE216 3 2 CSE352 Network Management CSE216 3 3 CSE353 Network Planning CSE216 3 4 CSE354 Network Security CSE216 & CSE317 3 5 CSE355 Cloud Infrastructure and Services CSE216 3 6 CSE356 Selected Topics in Cybersecurity CSE317 3 7 CSE357 Selected topics in Network Infrastructure CSE216 3 Embedded system and IoT Engineering 1 CSE361 Advanced Embedded System CSE233 3 2 CSE362 Fundamentals of IoT and Cloud Computing CSE233 & CSE216 3 3 CSE363 Bigdata Management CSE112 3 4 CSE364 Introduction to Intelligent Robotic System CSE233 3 5 CSE365 Selected topics in Embedded System CSE233 3 Software Engineering 1 CSE371 Advanced Software Engineering CSE224 3 2 CSE372 Software Testing CSE224 3 3 CSE373 Software Architecture & Design Patterns CSE224 3 4 CSE374 Software Project Management CSE224 3 5 CSE375 Selected Topics in Software Engineering CSE224 3 6 CSE376 Human Computer Interaction CSE325 3
