University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The Grainger College of Engineering 445 courses 128 total credits
for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering Computer Engineering is a blooming discipline focused on the development of vital computing technologies that range from chips to computers to networks to programming tools and key algorithms. Fundamentally, Computer Engineering addresses the problem of building scalable, trustworthy computing systems and applications, and the faculty's interests span a broad spectrum of issues pertinent to this theme. Computer engineering has taken the lead in revolutionizing many science and engineering disciplines with parallel computing, from chips to clouds to planet-scale critical infrastructures, and has defined new standards of security, privacy, and dependability for systems ranging from small circuits to the electric power grids of many nations. Students need a broad and sound set of mathematical and computing skills and are well-served by a flexible curriculum that enables them to pursue topics of interest among the many subdisciplines in computing. The computer engineering core curriculum focuses on fundamental computer engineering knowledge: circuits, systems, electromagnetics, computer systems, electronics for information processing and communication, and computer science. The rich set of ECE elective courses permits students to concentrate in any sub-discipline of computer engineering including hardware systems; cyberphysical systems; foundations and theory; software and languages; algorithms and mathematical...
| Total Hours | 128 credits |
Orientation and Professional Development
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 100 | Grainger Engineering Orientation Seminar | 1 |
Foundational Mathematics and Science
Computer Engineering Technical Core
From the Departmentally Approved List of Technical Electives (below) to include: at least 1 Electrical Engineering Foundations course, at least 3 Advanced Computing Electives, at least 1 Design Elective.
Agri. Bio Eng. (ABE): all 300 and 400 level courses except 440. Exceptions for seminars and special topics will be reviewed in Advising Office. Biophysics (BIOP): All 400 level courses except seminars and special topics, which may be reviewed in the Advising Office. CHBE 451. CHBE 452. CHBE 456. Chemistry (CHEM): All 200, 300 and 400 level courses except 397, 497, 499, and seminars and special topics, which may be reviewed in the Advising Office. CEE 430. ECE 412. ECE 432. ECE 465. ECE 466. IB 335. IB 427. IB 472. IB 473. Material Science and Engineering (MSE): All 300 and 400 level courses except 304, 460, 461, and seminars/special topics, which may be reviewed by the Advising Office....
Select one course from the following list of Electrical Engineering Foundations Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 310 | Digital Signal Processing | 3 |
| ECE 330 | Power Ckts & Electromechanics | 3 |
| ECE 329 | Fields and Waves I | 3 |
| ECE 340 | Semiconductor Electronics | 3 |
| ECE 461 | Digital Communications | 3 |
| ECE 486 | Control Systems | 4 |
Select three courses from the following list of Advanced Computing Electives
ECE 412.
Select one course from departmentally approved Design Elective list below
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ECE 411 | Computer Organization & Design | 4 |
| ECE 445 | Senior Design Project Lab | 4 |
| ECE 496 | Senior Research Project | 2 |
| ECE 499 | Senior Thesis | 2 |
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