BS Computer Engineering

The Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering degree program at the University of Maryland is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Electrical, Computer, Communications, Telecommunication(s) and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The computer engineering major combines the strengths of both the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Department of Computer Science to prepare students for careers in the computer industry. The program encompasses the study of hardware, software, and systems questions that arise in the design, development, and application of computers and embedded systems. Specifically, computer engineering students will have a knowledge of hardware systems (electrical networks, electronics, and VLSI); a knowledge of software systems (algorithms, data structures, and operating systems); and a knowledge of how these two domains interact (digital logic, signal and system theory, computer architecture and performance analysis). Computer Engineering students will learn about everything that goes into digital and computing systems, from solid state physics to CMOS VLSI design, to computer architecture to programming, and from operating systems to compiler and language theory. Courses offered by this department may be found under the following acronym: ENEE and CMSC.