Computer Engineering, Bachelor of Science
Department website: https://www.atu.edu/engineering/electrical
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. The Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering program is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org under the commission's General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and similarly named engineering programs. Graduates are eligible to practice and become licensed professional engineers.
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 Electrical Engineering Programs 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.