Computer Engineering BSCE / Computer Engineering MSCE
Major: Computer Engineering
Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering (BSCE) and Master of Science in Computer Engineering
Calendar Type: Quarter
Total Credit Hours: 226.5
Co-op Options: Three Co-ops (Five years)
Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) code: 14.0901
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) code: 15-1132; 15-1133; 15-1143; 17-2031
About the Program
The BS/MS in Computer Engineering is an accelerated degree program that gives academically qualified ECE students the opportunity to receive two diplomas (BS and MS) at the same time in five years, graduating in the same time to earn the bachelor's degree alone. Students can still enjoy the benefits and rewards of the Drexel Co-op experience while gaining research experience by working with research faculty. Typical salaries for students with MS degrees are about 25% higher than those with BS degrees. An additional benefit of pursuing the BS/MS at Drexel's College of Engineering is the possibility of receiving a BS degree in one discipline and a MS degree in the same or related discipline.
Admission Requirements
Students must have a GPA of at least 3.30 and have taken 300/400-level coursework sufficient to demonstrate a readiness to take graduate coursework. Students are encouraged to review ECE course foundations to identify specific undergraduate courses needed to take the corresponding graduate course.
Degree Requirements
General Education/Liberal Studies Requirements | ||
COOP 101 | Career Management and Professional Development * | 1.0 |
CIVC 101 | Introduction to Civic Engagement | 1.0 |
ENGL 101 | Composition and Rhetoric I: Inquiry and Exploratory Research | 3.0 |
or ENGL 111 | English Composition I | |
ENGL 102 | Composition and Rhetoric II: Advanced Research and Evidence-Based Writing | 3.0 |
or ENGL 112 | English Composition II | |
ENGL 103 | Composition and Rhetoric III: Themes and Genres | 3.0 |
or ENGL 113 | English Composition III | |
PHIL 315 | Engineering Ethics | 3.0 |
UNIV E101 | The Drexel Experience | 1.0 |
COM Elective: ** | 3.0 | |
Techniques of Speaking | ||
or COM 310 | Technical Communication | |
General Education Electives ** | 15.0 | |
Foundation Requirements | ||
CHEM 101 | General Chemistry I | 3.5 |
CS 265 | Advanced Programming Tools and Techniques | 3.0 |
CS 260 | Data Structures | 3.0 |
ENGR 111 | Introduction to Engineering Design & Data Analysis | 3.0 |
ENGR 113 | First-Year Engineering Design | 3.0 |
ENGR 131 | Introductory Programming for Engineers | 3.0 |
or ENGR 132 | Programming for Engineers | |
ENGR 231 | Linear Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
ENGR 232 | Dynamic Engineering Systems | 3.0 |
MATH 121 | Calculus I | 4.0 |
MATH 122 | Calculus II | 4.0 |
MATH 200 | Multivariate Calculus | 4.0 |
MATH 221 | Discrete Mathematics | 3.0 |
MATH 291 | Complex and Vector Analysis for Engineers | 4.0 |
PHYS 101 | Fundamentals of Physics I | 4.0 |
PHYS 102 | Fundamentals of Physics II | 4.0 |
PHYS 201 | Fundamentals of Physics III | 4.0 |
Science Elective *** | 3.0 | |
Professional Requirements | ||
ECE 101 | Electrical and Computer Engineering in the Real World | 1.0 |
ECE 105 | Programming for Engineers II | 3.0 |
ECE 200 | Digital Logic Design | 4.0 |
ECE 201 | Foundations of Electric Circuits I | 4.0 |
ECE 301 | Foundations of Electric Circuits II | 4.0 |
ECE 303 | ECE Laboratory | 3.0 |
ECE 361 | Probability and Data Analytics for Engineers | 4.0 |
ECE 491 [WI] | Senior Design Project I † | 3.0 |
ECE 492 [WI] | Senior Design Project II † | 3.0 |
ECE 493 | Senior Design Project III † | 3.0 |
ECEC 201 | Advanced Programming for Engineers | 3.0 |
ECEC 204 | Design with Microcontrollers | 3.0 |
ECEC 355 | Computer Organization & Architecture | 3.0 |
ECES 301 | Signals and Systems I | 4.0 |
CE Core Elective †† | 3.0 | |
ECE Electives †† | 6.0 | |
400+ ECE and/or ECEC Electives | 9.0 | |
Free Electives | 27.0 | |
MASTERS DEGREE COURSES | ||
Graduate CE Courses ††† | 21.0 | |
Graduate Electives ‡ | 15.0 | |
Grad General ECE Courses § | 9.0 | |
Total Credits | 226.5 |
* | Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. COOP 101 registration is determined by the co-op cycle assined and may be scheduled in a different term. Select students may be eligible to take COOP 001 in place of COOP 101. |
** | |
*** | Choose any BIO, PHYS or CHEM course |
† | Students who choose the Master's Thesis instead of Senior Design must replace ECE 491 [WI] , ECE 492 [WI] , ECE 493 credit with an ECE elective course. |
†† | Courses to satisfy these electives will be identified by the ECE department. |
††† | 500+ level course in ECEC |
‡ | 500+ courses in the following areas: AE, BIO, BMES, CHE, CHEM, CIVE, CMGT, CS, ECE, ECEC, ECEE, ECEP, ECET, EGEO, EGMT, ENGR, ENVE, ET, MATE, MATH, MEM, OPR, PHYS, PROJ, PRMT, SYSE |
§ | 500+ level course in ECE, ECEC, ECEE, ECEP, ECES, and/or ECET |
Writing-Intensive Course Requirements
In order to graduate, all students must pass three writing-intensive courses after their freshman year. Two writing-intensive courses must be in a student's major. The third can be in any discipline. Students are advised to take one writing-intensive class each year, beginning with the sophomore year, and to avoid “clustering” these courses near the end of their matriculation. Transfer students need to meet with an academic advisor to review the number of writing-intensive courses required to graduate.
A "WI" next to a course in this catalog may indicate that this course can fulfill a writing-intensive requirement. For the most up-to-date list of writing-intensive courses being offered, students should check the Writing Intensive Course List at the University Writing Program. Students scheduling their courses can also conduct a search for courses with the attribute "WI" to bring up a list of all writing-intensive courses available that term.
Sample Plan of Study
First Year | |||||||
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Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CHEM 101 | 3.5 | CIVC 101 or COOP 101* | 1.0 | COOP 101 or CIVC 101* | 1.0 | VACATION | |
ECE 101 | 1.0 | ECE 200 | 4.0 | ECE 105 | 3.0 | ||
ENGL 101 | 3.0 | ENGR 131 or 132 | 3.0 | ENGL 102 | 3.0 | ||
ENGR 111 | 3.0 | MATH 122 | 4.0 | ENGR 113 | 3.0 | ||
MATH 121 | 4.0 | PHYS 101 | 4.0 | MATH 200 | 4.0 | ||
UNIV 101 | 1.0 | PHYS 102 | 4.0 | ||||
15.5 | 16 | 18 | 0 | ||||
Second Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECE 201 | 4.0 | CS 265 | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
ECEC 201 | 3.0 | ECEC 204 | 3.0 | ||||
ENGL 103 or 113 | 3.0 | ENGR 232 | 3.0 | ||||
ENGR 231 | 3.0 | PHYS 201 | 4.0 | ||||
MATH 221 | 3.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | Communications Elective** | 3.0 | ||||
19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Third Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
CS 260 | 3.0 | ECE 361 | 4.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
ECE 301 | 4.0 | PHIL 315 | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||
ECEC 355 | 3.0 | (UG) Science Elective† | 3.0 | ||||
ECES 301 | 4.0 | (UG) CE Core Elective†† | 3.0 | ||||
(UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | ||||
(GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||||
20 | 19 | 3 | 0 | ||||
Fourth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | Summer | Credits |
ECE 303 | 3.0 | (UG) ECE Elective†† | 3.0 | COOP EXPERIENCE | COOP EXPERIENCE | ||
MATH 291 | 4.0 | (UG) Free Electives | 6.0 | (GR) Graduate CE Course††† | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 |
(UG) ECE Elective†† | 3.0 | (UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | ||||
(UF) Free Elective | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate CE Courses††† | 6.0 | ||||
(GR) Graduate CE Courses††† | 6.0 | ||||||
19 | 18 | 3 | 3 | ||||
Fifth Year | |||||||
Fall | Credits | Winter | Credits | Spring | Credits | ||
ECE 491‡ | 3.0 | ECE 492‡ | 3.0 | ECE 493‡ | 3.0 | ||
(UG) ECE Elective (400+ level)§ | 3.0 | (UG) ECE Elective (400+ level)§ | 3.0 | (UG) ECE Elective (400+ level)§ | 3.0 | ||
(UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | (UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | (UG) General Education Elective** | 3.0 | ||
(UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | (UG) Free Elective | 3.0 | ||
(GR) Graduate CE Course††† | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate CE Course††† | 3.0 | (GR) Graduate Elective*** | 3.0 | ||
(GR) Grad General ECE Course¶ | 3.0 | (GR) Grad General ECE Course¶ | 3.0 | (GR) Grad General ECE Course¶ | 3.0 | ||
18 | 18 | 18 | |||||
Total Credits 226.5 |
* | Co-op cycles may vary. Students are assigned a co-op cycle (fall/winter, spring/summer, summer-only) based on their co-op program (4-year, 5-year) and major. |
** | |
*** | 500+ courses in the following areas: AE, BIO, BMES, CHE, CHEM, CIVE, CMGT, CS, ECE, ECEC, ECEE, ECEP, ECET, EGEO, EGMT, ENGR, ENVE, ET, MATE, MATH, MEM, OPR, PHYS, PROJ, PRMT, SYSE |
† | Any BIO, PHYS or CHEM course |
†† | Courses to satisfy these electives will be identified by the ECE department |
††† | 500+ level course in ECEC |
‡ | Students who choose the Master's Thesis instead of Senior Design must replace ECE 491-493 credits with an ECE elective course |
§ | 400 level courses in ECE and/or ECEC |
¶ | 500+ level course in ECEC, ECEE, ECEP, ECES, and/or ECET |