COMSATS University Islamabad
Registrar Office, Principal Seat, Islamabad
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NOTIFICATION

Scheme of Studies of Bachelor of Science in Data Science for Spring 2024

It is Hereby notified that the Academic Council in its 13th Meeting held on June 04, 2012 approved the following Scheme of studies of the Bachelor of Science in Data Science, . with effect from at CIIT system.
1. Minimum Duration: 4 Years
2. Minimum Semesters: 8
2. Maximum Duration: 0 Years
4. Maximum Semesters: 0 
3. No. of Credit Hours in each Semester: . - .
Course WorkMin No. of CoursesMin No. of Credit Hrs
1  General Education Courses
12
30
2  Computing Core Courses
12
40
3  Domain Core Courses
06
18
4  Interdisciplinary/Allied Courses:
05
15
5  Field Experience/Internship:
01
03
6  Capstone Project:
02
06
Total No. of Courses of the Program: .
Total No. of Credit Hours of the Program: .

Note:

Common policies and procedures notified vide No. CUI-Reg/Notif-1794/23/1884,dated August 25, 2023 relating to Undergraduate Degree Programs approved by the Competent Authority and amended from time to time shall be applicable.
    Credit Hours : .




5. Capstone Project
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
1 DSC498 Final Year Project I 2(0, 2) CSC241 ,CSC270 ,CSC291
2 DSC499 Final Year Project II 4(0, 4) CYC498
Application of Information and Communication Technologies (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
3 CSC101 Applications of Information and Communication Technologies 3(2, 1)
Arts and Humanities (any one Course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
4 ADA111 History and Theory of Art and Culture I  2(2, 0)
5 ARC108 Art Appreciation  2(2, 0)
6 ARC351 Calligraphic Arts  2(2, 0)
7 CSC210 Professional Practices 2(2, 0)
8 HUM310 Islamic History  2(2, 0)
B. List of Interdisciplinary Courses (Mandatory courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
9 - *Supporting Elective Courses 3(3, 0)
10 HUM121 Technical and Business Writing 3(3, 0)
11 MTH105 Multivariable Calculus 3(3, 0) MTH104
12 MTH231 Linear Algebra 3(3, 0)
13 MTH262 Statistics and Probability Theory 3(3, 0)
Civics and Community Engagement (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
14 HUM208 Civics and Community Engagement 2(2, 0)
Deficiency Courses (only for Pre-Medical Students) /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
15 MTH091 Pre-Calculus I 3(3, 0)
16 MTH092 Pre-Calculus II 3(3, 0)
Entrepreneurship (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
17 MGT250 Introduction to Entrepreneurship 2(2, 0)
Expository Writing (Mandatory Course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
18 HUM120 Expository Writing 3(3, 0)
Functional English (Mandatory Course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
19 HUM104 Functional English 3(3, 0)
General Education Courses: :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
20 HUM101 Understanding Quran 0(0, 0)
21 HUM117 Pakistan Studies 2(2, 0)
22 HUM141 Seerah of Holy Prophet S.A.W. 0(0, 0)
i. Computing Core (Mandatory courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
23 CSC103 Programming Fundamentals 4(3, 1)
24 CSC211 Data Structures 4(3, 1) CSC103
25 CSC232 Information Security 3(2, 1)
26 CSC241 Object Oriented Programming 4(3, 1) CSC103
27 CSC262 Artificial Intelligence 3(2, 1)
28 CSC270 Database Systems 4(3, 1)
29 CSC275 Computer Networks 3(2, 1)
30 CSC291 Software Engineering 3(3, 0)
31 CSC301 Design and Analysis of Algorithms 3(3, 0) CSC211
32 CSC323 Operating Systems 3(2, 1)
33 CSC325 Computer Organization and Assembly Language 3(2, 1) EEE240
34 EEE240 Fundamentals of Digital Logic Design 3(2, 1)
Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan (Mandatory course) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
35 HUM113 Ideology and Constitution of Pakistan 2(2, 0)
ii. Domain Core (Mandatory courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
36 DSC293 Data Science Fundamentals 3(2, 1)
37 DSC300 Statistical Methods in Data Science 3(3, 0) MTH262
38 DSC306 Data Mining 3(2, 1)
39 DSC327 Data Visualization Techniques 3(2, 1)
40 DSC354 Data Warehousing and Business Intelligence 3(2, 1) CSC270
41 DSC415 Big Data Analytics 3(2, 1) DSC306
iii. Domain Elective (any Seven courses from the following list)
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
42 AIC354 Machine Learning Fundamentals 3(2, 1)
43 AIC365 Natural Language Processing 3(2, 1)
44 AIC378 Speech Processing 3(2, 1)
45 AIC380 Artificial Neural Networks and Deep Learning 3(2, 1) CSC262
46 CSC303 Mobile Application Development 3(2, 1) CSC241
47 CSC316 Advance Database Systems 3(2, 1) CSC270
48 CSC335 Game Design 3(3, 0)
49 CSC336 Web Technologies 3(2, 1) CSC241
50 CSC337 Advanced Web Technologies 3(2, 1) CSC336
51 CSC353 Computer Graphics 3(2, 1)
52 CSC365 HCI and Computer Graphics 3(2, 1)
53 CSC412 Advanced Programming 3(2, 1) CSC241
54 CSC417 E-Commerce and Digital Marketing 3(2, 1)
55 CSC418 DevOps for Cloud Computing 3(2, 1)
56 CSC471 Distributed Database Systems 3(3, 0) CSC270
57 CSC495 Game Development 3(2, 1) CSC241
58 CSC496 Game Engine Development 3(2, 1) CSC495
59 DSC350 *Topics in Data Science I 3(3, 0)
60 DSC373 Social Network Modelling and Analytics 3(3, 0)
61 DSC403 Social Media Mining 3(3, 0)
62 DSC406 Business Process Analysis 3(3, 0)
63 DSC407 Platform and Architecture for Data Science 3(3, 0)
64 DSC408 Privacy Preservation 3(3, 0)
65 DSC410 Cloud Computing 3(3, 0)
66 DSC412 Text Mining 3(3, 0)
67 DSC421 Deep Reinforcement Learning 3(3, 0)
68 DSC425 Time Series Analysis and Prediction 3(3, 0)
69 DSC429 Exploratory Data Analysis and Visualization 3(3, 0)
70 DSC434 Graph Analytics for Big Data 3(3, 0)
71 DSC483 *Topics in Data Science II 3(3, 0)
Internship (Mandatory courses) /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
72 DSC395 Field Experience/Internship 3(0, 3)
Islamic Studies (Mandatory course) /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
73 HUM112 Islamic Studies 2(2, 0)
74 HUM116 Ethics 2(2, 0)
List of Supporting Elective Courses (Any one course for Supporting Elective Courses) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
75 ECO484 Project Planning and Monitoring 3(3, 0)
76 HUM220 Introduction to Psychology 3(3, 0)
77 HUM221 International Relations 3(3, 0)
78 HUM430 French 3(3, 0)
79 HUM431 German 3(3, 0)
80 HUM432 Arabic 3(3, 0)
81 HUM434 Chinese 3(3, 0)
82 MGT131 Financial Accounting 3(3, 0)
83 MGT210 Fundamentals of Marketing 3(3, 0)
84 MGT350 Human Resource Management 3(3, 0)
85 MGT513 New Product Development 3(3, 0)
Natural Sciences (Minimum 2 Credit Hours) /
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
86 BIO100 Fundamentals of Biology 3(2, 1)
87 BIO310 Introduction to Bioinformatics 3(2, 1)
88 BIO321 Fundamentals of Genetics 3(2, 1)
89 CHM100 Introduction to Chemistry 3(2, 1)
90 PHY124 Applied Physics 3(2, 1)
Quantitative Reasoning (any two courses from the following list)) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
91 CSC102 Discrete Structures 3(3, 0)
92 MTH103 Exploring Quantitative Skills 3(3, 0)
93 MTH104 Calculus and Analytic Geometry 3(3, 0)
94 MTH114 Tools for Quantitative Reasoning 3(3, 0)
Social Sciences (any one course from the following list) :
Course CodeCourse TitleCredit HoursCo-requisite(s)Prerequisite (s)
95 HUM122 Fundamentals of Psychology 2(2, 0)
96 HUM130 Fundamentals of Sociology 2(2, 0)
97 HUM131 Anthropology 2(2, 0)
98 HUM209 Fundamentals of Political Science 2(2, 0)
99 HUM222 Fundamentals of International Relations 2(2, 0)


Note:

Note: 1. Non-Muslim students can opt for HUM114 Ethics 3(3, 0) course in lieu of HUM110 Islamic Studies, if they intend to. 2. Final Year Project -I must be graded independently. 3. Deficiency Courses (Non-Credit). Students with Pre-Medical background at Intermediate level have to pass deficiency courses i.e., of MTH091 (Pre-Calculus I) and MTH092 (Pre-Calculus II)
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