Introduction:
BSCS program at QU impart to the students necessary knowledge, skills and understanding to design, develop and manage computer infrastructures, networks, and software. Our BSCS program is a four year program and involves coursework that focuses on principles, applications, methods and theories that enable Information and Computing Technologies. Advance courses focus on teamwork through team projects that emphasize industrial applications and best practices. General education courses further enriche student’s educational experience by providing him useful perspective on cultural, political, scientific and economic issues. At Department of CS, QU, students are exposed to mandatory supervised internship, laboratory studies and a senior thesis to fulfill practical experience requirements. Our program blends theory and applications of subject area to prepare students for myriad of computer science careers in industry, government, and academia.
Specialization
Student Outcomes
The program must enable students to attain, by the time of graduation:
Career Opportunity:
Computer science graduates get employment as members of ICT teams, software engineers, systems analysts, researchers, data analysts, and scientific or application programmers. Their employers include internet based commerce and software based hi-tech industries, insurance, banks and financial institutions, computer and electronics manufacturers, communications industry, biomedical industry, defense industry, academia, research institutes, health service providers and engineering firms. However, software and IT companies are the major employers of computer science graduates. They offer the best packages to the young graduates, which are unmatched with other branches of science.
Objective:
Graduates of the undergraduate program in Computer Science are expected to attain the following objectives within a few years of graduation:
Admission Criteria:
The university is more than willing to have students who not only wish to excel academically but are also keen to contribute to the nation-building process. Needless to say that we consider applications based only on merit. This way, we ensure students’ onward movement based on their passion to learn and to advance with grace and dignity into the future. Following certificate holders are qualified to get admissions, provide they have scored 2nd Division/50 % marks in their respective certificate:
Scheme of Study:
Semester 1
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | English Composition and Comprehension | 3(3+0) |
2 | University Elective-1 | 3(3+0) |
3 | Programming Fundamentals | 4(3+1) |
4 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry | 3(3+0) |
5 | Introduction to Computing | 3(2+1) |
6 | Islamic Studies | 2(2+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 18 |
Semester 2
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | Applied Physics | 3(3+0) |
2 | Technical and Business Writing | 3(3+0) |
3 | Probability & Statistics | 3(3+0) |
4 | Pakistan Studies | 2(2+0) |
5 | Object Oriented Programming | 4(3+1) |
6 | Discrete Structures | 3(3+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 18 |
Semester 3
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | Communication and Presentation Skills | 3(3+0) |
2 | University Elective-2 | 3(3+0) |
3 | Digital Logic Design | 4(3+1) |
4 | Data Structure and Algorithms | 4(3+1) |
5 | CS Supporting-1 | 3(3+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 17 |
Semester 4
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | Information Security | 3(3+0) |
2 | Software Engineering | 3(3+0) |
3 | Linear Algebra | 3(3+0) |
4 | Computer Networks | 4(3+1) |
5 | Database Systems | 4(3+1) |
6 | Social Service (University Elective 3) | 1(1+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 18 |
Semester 5
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | Computer Organization & Assembly Language | 4(3+1) |
2 | CS Supporting-2 | 3(3+0) |
3 | Design & Analysis of Algorithm | 3(3+0) |
4 | Artificial Intelligence | 4(3+1) |
5 | CS Elective-1 | 3(3+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 17 |
Semester 6
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | Operating Systems | 4(3+1) |
2 | Foreign Language (University Elective-4) | 2(2+0) |
3 | University Elective-5 | 3(3+0) |
4 | CS Elective-2 | 3(3+0) |
5 | CS Elective-3 | 3(3+0) |
6 | CS Elective-4 | 3(3+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 18 |
Semester 7
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | Final Year Project Part-I | 3(0+3) |
2 | Theory of Automata | 3(3+0) |
3 | CS Supporting-3 | 3(3+0) |
4 | Parallel & Distributed Computing | 3(3+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 12 |
Semester 8
Serial # | Course Name | Credit Hours |
1 | Final Year Project Part-II | 3(0+3) |
2 | Compiler Construction | 3(3+0) |
3 | CS Elective-5 | 3(3+0) |
4 | Professional Practices | 3(3+0) |
Semester Subtotal | 12 |
Total Credit Hours = 18+18+17+18+17+18+12+12 = 130
Fee per Semester:
Head | Amount |
Admission Fee | Rs. 15,000/- (One time & non-refundable) |
Security | Rs. 5,000/- (One time & refundable) |
Miscellaneous | Rs. 2,000/semester |
Semester Tuition Fee | Rs. 88,000/semester |
Application Processing Fee | Rs. 1000 |