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==Degree Requirements==
  
==Degree Requirements==
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Computer Engineering has the same General Core as [[Electrical Engineering]].
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Computer Engineering has the same General Core as [[Electrical Engineering]], with the exception of the different multivariable calculus requirement and lack of extra lab science.
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! colspan="2" | General Core <ref>https://www.ece.gatech.edu/electrical-engineering-degree-requirements</ref>
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! colspan="2" |General Core<ref name=":0">https://ece.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/documents/BSCmpEDegree_Requirements.pdf</ref>
 
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|Course
  
|Course
 
|Description
  
|Description
 
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|CHEM 1310 OR CHEM 1211K
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|[[CHEM 1310]] (or [[CHEM 1211K]])
 
|General Chemistry
  
|General Chemistry
 
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|[[ENGL 1101]], [[ENGL 1102|1102]]
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|CS 1301
  
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|English Composition I, II
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| Intro to Computing
  
 
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|[[CS 1301]]
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|MATH 1551, 1552, 2551
  
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|Intro to Computing
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|Differential, Integral, Multivariable Calculus
  
 
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|[https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/core-area-c/# 6 credits of Humanities Classes]
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|MATH 1554
  
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|Humanities Requirement
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|Linear Algebra
  
 
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|[[Government/History Requirement|One History/Government Requirement Class]]
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|MATH 2552
  
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|History/Government Requirement
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|Differential Equations
  
 
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|[[Economics Requirement|COE Economics Requirement]]
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|PHYS 2211, 2212
  
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|COE Economics Requirement
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|Introductory Physics I and II
  
 
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|[[Social Science Classes|6 credits of Social Science Classes]]
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|Science Elective
  
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|Social Science Requirement
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|3 hours. <ref>https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/core-area-d/</ref><br />
  
 
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|[[MATH 1551]], [[MATH 1552|1552]]
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|APPH 1040/1050
  
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|Differential & Integral Calculus
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|Wellness
  
 
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|[[MATH 1554]]/[[MATH 1564|1564]] (or [[MATH 1553]] & [[MATH 3406|3406]])
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|ENGL 1101, 1102
  
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|Linear Algebra Requirement
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|English Composition I, II
  
 
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|[[MATH 2550]] or [[MATH 2551]]
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|Humanities Elective
  
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|Intro Multivariable Calculus
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|6 hours. <ref>https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/core-area-c/</ref>
  
 
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|[[MATH 2552]]
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|History/Government Elective
  
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|Differential Equations
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|3 hours. <ref>https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/constitution-history/</ref>
  
 
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|[[PHYS 2211]]/2231, [[PHYS 2212|2212]]/2232
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|Economics Elective
  
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|Intro Physics I, II
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|3 hours. <ref>https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/core-area-e/</ref>
  
 
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|[[APPH 1040]]/1050/1060
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|Social Sciences Elective
  
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|Wellness Requirement
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|6 hours. <ref>https://catalog.gatech.edu/academics/undergraduate/core-curriculum/core-area-e/</ref>
  
 
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! colspan="2" |Major Requirements <ref name=":0" />
 
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! colspan="2" |Major Requirements<ref>https://www.ece.gatech.edu/computer-engineering-degree-requirements</ref>
  
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|Course
  
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|ECE Discovery Studio
  
|ECE Discovery Studio
 
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|[[ECE 2020]]
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|CS 1331
  
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|Fundamentals of Digital System Design
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|Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
  
 
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|[[CS 1331]]||Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
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|CS 1332
  
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|[[CS 1332]]
 
|Data Structures and Algorithms
  
|Data Structures and Algorithms
 
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|CS 2050 or CS 2051
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|[[CS 2050]] or [[CS 2051|2051]]
 
|Introduction to Discrete Math for CS
  
|Introduction to Discrete Math for CS
 
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|[[ECE 2031]]||Digital Design Laboratory
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|ECE 2020
  
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|Fundamentals of Digital System Design
  
 
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|[[ECE 2035]]||Programming for Hardware/Software Systems
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|ECE 2040
  
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|Circuit Analysis
  
 
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|[[ECE 2040]]||Circuit Analysis
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|ECE 2031
  
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|Digital Design Laboratory
  
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|ECE 2035
  
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|Programming HW/SW Systems
  
 
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|ECE 3005
  
|ECE 3005
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|Professional Communication
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|Professional/Technical Communication for ECE
 
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|ECE 3058||Architecture, Concurrency and Energy in Computation
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|ECE 3058
  
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|Architecture, Systems, Concurrency and Energy in Computation
  
 
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|ECE Senior Design Sequence
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|ECE 3000/4000-level Elective
  
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|Single Semester or Back-to-Back Senior Design
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|3 hours.
  
 
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|Probability/Statistics Class
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|Senior Design
  
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|CEE 3770 or ISYE 3770 or MATH 3670 or ECE 3077
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|3 hours.
  
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|Free Electives
  
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|Varying hours. Based on selected threads.
  
 
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== Threads ==
  
== Threads ==
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The Computer Engineering bachelor's degree has nine threads to specialize in.
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The Computer Engineering bachelor's degree has nine distinct threads to specialize in.
   
 
Students may select:
  
Students may select:
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* One CompE Thread & One EE Thread
  
* One CompE Thread & One EE Thread
   
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== Thread List ==
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These threads include:
  
   
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/cybersecurity-thread CompE Computing Hardware & Novel Architectures]
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# [https://ece.gatech.edu/distributed-system-software-design CompE Distributed System & Software Design]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/distributed-system-software-design CompE Distributed Systems & Software Design]
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#[https://ece.gatech.edu/cybersecurity-thread CompE Cybersecurity]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/cybersecurity-thread CompE Cybersecuirty]
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#[https://ece.gatech.edu/computing-hardware-emerging-architectures-thread CompE Computer Hardware & Emerging Architectures]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/signal-information-processing-thread EE Signal & Information Processing]
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#[https://www.ece.gatech.edu/signal-information-processing-thread EE Signal & Information Processing]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/telecommunications-thread EE Telecommunication]
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#[https://www.ece.gatech.edu/telecommunications-thread EE Telecommunications]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/robotics-autonomous-systems-thread EE Robotics]
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#[https://www.ece.gatech.edu/robotics-autonomous-systems-thread EE Robotics]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/devices-thread CS Devices]
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#[https://www.ece.gatech.edu/devices-thread CS Devices]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/systems-architecture-thread CS Systems & Architecture]
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#[https://www.ece.gatech.edu/systems-architecture-thread CS Systems & Architecture]
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# [https://www.ece.gatech.edu/information-internetworks-thread CS Information Internetworks]
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#[https://www.ece.gatech.edu/information-internetworks-thread CS Information Internetworks]</onlyinclude>
   
 
==References==
  
==References==
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[[Category:Majors]]
 
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Latest revision as of 23:49, 21 April 2025

Computer Engineering (CompE) is a Bachelors of Science program at Georgia Tech, falling under the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering and within the College of Engineering. The field of computer engineering is centered in digital design, computer architecture, computer networks and internetworking, and computer applications.[1]

Degree Requirements[edit | edit source]

Computer Engineering has the same General Core as Electrical Engineering, with the exception of the different multivariable calculus requirement and lack of extra lab science.

General Core[2]
Course Description
CHEM 1310 (or CHEM 1211K) General Chemistry
ENGL 1101, 1102 English Composition I, II
CS 1301 Intro to Computing
6 credits of Humanities Classes Humanities Requirement
One History/Government Requirement Class History/Government Requirement
COE Economics Requirement COE Economics Requirement
6 credits of Social Science Classes Social Science Requirement
MATH 1551, 1552 Differential & Integral Calculus
MATH 1554/1564 (or MATH 1553 & 3406) Linear Algebra Requirement
MATH 2550 or MATH 2551 Intro Multivariable Calculus
MATH 2552 Differential Equations
PHYS 2211/2231, 2212/2232 Intro Physics I, II
APPH 1040/1050/1060 Wellness Requirement
Major Requirements [2]
Course Description
ECE 1100 ECE Discovery Studio
ECE 2020 Fundamentals of Digital System Design
CS 1331 Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming
CS 1332 Data Structures and Algorithms
CS 2050 or 2051 Introduction to Discrete Math for CS
ECE 2031 Digital Design Laboratory
ECE 2035 Programming for Hardware/Software Systems
ECE 2040 Circuit Analysis
ECE 3005 Professional/Technical Communication for ECE
ECE 3058 Architecture, Concurrency and Energy in Computation
ECE Senior Design Sequence Single Semester or Back-to-Back Senior Design
Probability/Statistics Class CEE 3770 or ISYE 3770 or MATH 3670 or ECE 3077

Threads[edit | edit source]

The Computer Engineering bachelor's degree has nine distinct threads to specialize in.

Students may select:

  • Two CompE Threads
  • One CompE Thread & One CS Thread
  • One CompE Thread & One EE Thread

Thread List[edit | edit source]

  1. CompE Distributed System & Software Design
  2. CompE Cybersecurity
  3. CompE Computer Hardware & Emerging Architectures
  4. EE Signal & Information Processing
  5. EE Telecommunications
  6. EE Robotics
  7. CS Devices
  8. CS Systems & Architecture
  9. CS Information Internetworks

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ https://catalog.gatech.edu/programs/computer-engineering-bs/
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://ece.gatech.edu/sites/default/files/documents/BSCmpEDegree_Requirements.pdf
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