BS (Software Engineering)

(08 Semesters / 04 Years)
Course Group	Credit Hours	% age
General Education	19	15 %
University Electives	12	9 %
Mathematics and Science Foundations	12	9 %
Computing-Core	39	30 %
Common Courses	82	63%
Domain SE
Domain SE Core	24	18 %
Domain SE Electives	15	12 %
Domain SE Supporting	9	7 %
Domain Courses	48	37%
TOTAL	130	100%

SEMESTER-1
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC 105	Introduction to Information & Communication Technologies	3 (2+1)	None
CSC 102	Programming Fundamentals	4 (3+1)	None
ENG 102	English Composition & Comprehension	3 (3+0)	None
MATH 101	Calculus & Analytical Geometry	3 (3+0)	None
HUM 103	Pakistan Studies	2 (2+0)	None
PHY 102	Applied Physics	3 (3+0)	None
Total Credit Hours		18 (00+18=18)

SEMESTER-2
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC 103	Object Oriented Programming	4 (3+1)	Programming Fundamentals
ENG 103	Communication & Presentation Skills	3 (3+0)	English Composition & Comprehension
CSC 141	Discrete Structures	3 (3+0)	None
SEN 201	Introduction to Software Engineering	3 (3+0)	None
HUM 102	Islamic Studies	2 (2+0)	None
-	University Elective - I	3	-
Total Credit Hours		18 (18+18=36)

SEMESTER-3
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC 231	Data Structures & Algorithms	4 (3+1)	Object Oriented Programming
SEN 302	Software Requirement Engineering	3 (3+0)	Introduction to Software Engineering
CSC 361	Human-Computer Interaction	3 (3+0)	Introduction to Software Engineering
MATH 211	Linear Algebra	3 (3+0)	None
-	University Elective - II	3	-
Total Credit Hours		16 (36+16=52)

SEMESTER-4
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
CSC 211	Operating Systems	4 (3+1)	Data Structures & Algorithms
CSC 224	Database Systems	4 (3+1)	Data Structures & Algorithms
SEN 312	Software Design & Architecture	3 (2+1)	Software Requirement Engineering
STAT 301	Probability and Statistics	3 (3+0)	None
-	University Elective - III	3	-
Total Credit Hours		17 (52+17=69)

SEMESTER-5
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN 311	Software Construction and Development	3 (2+1)	Software Design & Architecture
CSC 317	Computer Networks	4 (3+1)	None
ENG 105	Technical and Business Writing	3 (3+0)	Communication & Presentation Skills
-	SE Supporting –I	3	-
-	SE Supporting –II	3	-
Total Credit Hours		16 (69+16=85)

SEMESTER-6
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN 322	Software Quality Engineering	3 (3+0)	Introduction to Software Engineering
CSC 315	Information Security	3 (3+0)	None
SEN 464	Professional Practice	3 (3+0)	None
CSC 381	Web Engineering	3 (3+0)	Programming Fundamentals
-	SE Elective – I	3	-
-	SE Supporting - III	3	-
Total Credit Hours		18 (85+18=103)

SEMESTER-7
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN 498	Final Year Project - I	3 (0+3)	None
SEN 432	Software Project Management	3 (3+0)	Introduction to Software Engineering
SEN 411	Software Re-Engineering	3 (3+0)	Software Construction and Development
-	SE Elective -II	3	-
-	SE Elective - III	3	-
Total Credit Hours		15 (103+15=118)

SEMESTER-8
Course Code	Course Title	Credits Hrs	Prerequisite
SEN 499	Final Year Project - II	3 (0+3)	Final Year Project - I
-	SE Elective – IV	3	-
-	SE Elective – V	3	-
-	University Elective - IV	3	-
Total Credit Hours		12 (118+12=130)

Elective Courses

SOFTWARE ENGINEERING ELECTIVE COMPUTING COURSES
Course Title	Credit Hours	Proposed Semester
Software Engineering Economics	3 (2+1)	5-6
Information System Audit	3 (2+1)	7-8
Business Process Engineering	3 (2+1)	5-6
Distributed Computing	3 (2+1)	7-8
Introduction to Soft Computing	3 (2+1)	3-4
Real-time systems	3 (2+1)	5-6
Data Warehousing	3 (2+1)	5-6
Data Mining	3 (2+1)	5-6
Artificial Intelligence	3 (2+1)	5-6
Data Security and Encryption	3 (2+1)	5-6
Secure Software Development	3 (2+1)	7-8
Automata Theory and Formal Languages	3	5-6
Advance Database Management Systems	3 (2+1)	5-6
Introduction to Bioinformatics	3 (2+1)	3-4
Bioinformatics Software Engineering	3 (2+1)	5-6
Web-Engineering	3 (2+1)	5-6
System Analysis and Design	3	-
Event Driven Programming	3 (2+1)	-
Aspect Oriented Software Design	3 (2+1)	-
Agent Based Computing	3 (2+1)	-
Cloud Computing	3 (2+1)	-
Social Networks	3	-
Introduction to Complex Networks	3	-
Functional Programming	3 (2+1)	1-2
Mobile Computing	3 (2+1)	-
Formal Methods	3	5-6
Design Patterns	3	7-8
Software Metrics	3	7-8
Software Testing	3 (2+1)	7-8
Computer Architecture	3	3-4
Visual Programming	3 (2+1)	7-8
System Programming	3 (2+1)	7-8
Digital Image Processing	3 (2+1)	7-8
Design and Analysis of Algorithms	3	5-6
Computer Graphics	3 (2+1)	5-6
Natural Language Processing	3	7-8

ELECTIVE SUPPORTING COURSES
Course Title	Credit Hours	Proposed Semester
Advanced Calculus	3	3-4
Numerical and Symbolic Computing	3	7-8
Stochastic Processes	3	7-8
Bio-Chemistry	3	3-4
Genetics	3	3-4
Digital Electronics	3 (2+1)	3-4
Computational Linear Algebra	3	5-6
Operation Research	3	5-6
Simulation and Modeling	3	5-6

ELECTIVE GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES
Course Title	Credit Hrs	Proposed Semester
English Literature	3	5-6
Economics	3	5-6
Sociology	3	2-6
Psychology	3	2-6
International Relations	3	3-7
Foreign Language (Arabic, French, German etc.)	3	7-8
Principles of Management	3	1-2
Human Resource Management	3	3-4
Marketing	3	5-6
Accounting and Finance	3	5-6

Eligibility Criteria

The minimum requirements for admission in a Bachelor degree program in Software Engineering, is at least 50% or above marks in the Intermediate (HSSC) or equivalence exam with either mathematics as a subject or pre-medical as a discipline.
Students of Intermediate (Pre-Medical) must pass deficiency courses of Mathematics of 6 credit hours within one year of their regular studies.

Assessment

The students are assessed on the basis of assignments, quizzes, projects and presentations, oral and written examinations. The students have to maintain 2.0 CGPA at the end of the degree. The distribution of marks is:

Sessional (Assignments, Quizzes, Projects, and Presentations) = 25%

Midterm Exam = 25%

Final term exam = 50%.

Course Contents

The course contents of the courses of the scheme of study are available online at the website of the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan: https://hec.gov.pk/english/services/universities/RevisedCurricula/Documents/2016-2017/COMPUTER-SCIENCE.pdf

Last updated 03/6/2020