CURRICULUM STRUCTURE
Computer Science Programs
Comprehensive curriculum designed to provide students with in-depth knowledge and practical skills in Computer Science. Each program follows a structured semester-wise course plan aligned with HEC requirements.
About This Curriculum: The following scheme of studies outlines the complete course structure for Computer Science programs. Each course is assigned credit hours (CH) following the HEC framework. Click on any semester heading to expand/collapse and view detailed course information.
BS Artificial Intelligence
1st Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-101 | Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies | 2+1 |
| CS-102 | Programming Fundamentals | 3+1 |
| CS-103 | Discrete Structures | 3+0 |
| HS-101 | English | 3+0 |
| IS-211 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 |
| MT-101 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry | 3+0 |
2nd Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BS-105 | Applied Physics | 2+1 |
| CS-104 | Object Oriented Programming | 3+1 |
| CS-105 | Digital Logic Design | 2+1 |
| HS-103 | Communication Skills | 3+0 |
| MT-203 | Liner Algebra | 3+0 |
| QT-101 | Translation of the Quran: Beliefs | *1+0 |
3rd Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-201 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3+1 |
| CS-208 | Essentials of Artificial Intelligence | 2+1 |
| CS-304 | Database Systems | 3+1 |
| HS-203 | Community Service | 0+1 (NC) |
| HS-401 | Professional Values and Ethics | 2+0 |
| MT-204 | Multivariable Calculus | 3+0 |
4th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI-301 | Programming for Artificial Intelligence | 2+1 |
| AI-XXX | AI Elective-I | 3+0 |
| CS-203 | Design Analysis and Algorithms | 3+0 |
| CS-207 | Computer Organization & Assembly Language | 2+1 |
| CS-306 | Data Communication and Computer Networks | 3+1 |
| QT-201 | Translation of the Quran: Worships | *1+0 |
5th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI-302 | Knowledge Representation and Reasoning | 2+1 |
| AI-XXX | AI Elective-II | 2+1 |
| CS-303 | Operating Systems | 3+1 |
| CS-410 | Artificial Neural Network | 2+1 |
| CS-428 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 2+1 |
| HS-402 | Economics | 2+0 |
6th Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI-XXX | AI Elective-III | 2+1 |
| CS-204 | Software Engineering | 3+0 |
| CS-411 | Computer Vision | 2+1 |
| EC-444 | Parallel & Distributed Computing | 2+1 |
| HS-102 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| MT-302 | Probability and Statistics | 3+0 |
| QT-301 | Translation of the Quran: Moral Values | *1+0 |
7th Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI-XXX | AI Elective-IV | 2+1 |
| AI-XXX | AI Elective-V | 2+1 |
| CS-499 | Final Year Project-I | 0+3 |
| HS-201 | Technical Report Writing | 3+0 |
| HS-403 | Management and Entrepreneurship | 3+0 |
| HS-404 | Foreign Language | 1+1 |
| ME-407 | Health Safety and Environment | 1+0 |
8th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC-201 | Financial Management | 3+0 |
| AI-XXX | AI Elective-VI | 2+1 |
| AI-XXX | AI Elective-VII | 2+1 |
| CS-317 | Essentials of Information Security | 2+1 |
| CS-499 | Final Year Project-II | 0+3 |
| QT-401 | Translation of the Quran: Dealing and Commandments | *1+0 |
Artificial Intelligence Elective Courses
11 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AI-304 | Swarm Intelligence | 2+1 |
| AI-401 | Speech Processing | 2+1 |
| AI-402 | Reinforcement Learning | 2+1 |
| AI-403 | Advance Statistics | 2+1 |
| AI-404 | Knowledge Based Systems | 2+1 |
| CS-301 | Theory of Automata | 3+0 |
| CS-320 | HCI & Computer Graphics | 2+1 |
| CS-407 | Fundamentals of Data Mining | 2+1 |
| CS-413 | Fuzzy Logic Systems | 2+1 |
| CS-415 | Multi Agent Systems | 2+1 |
| CS-416 | Natural Language Processing | 2+1 |
BS Computer Science
1st Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| IS-211 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 |
| CS-101 | Introduction to Information and Communication Technologies | 2+1 |
| CS-102 | Programming Fundamentals | 3+1 |
| CS-103 | Discrete Structures | 3+0 |
| HS-101 | English | 3+0 |
| MT-101 | Calculus and Analytic Geometry | 3+0 |
2nd Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BS-105 | Applied Physics | 2+1 |
| CS-104 | Object Oriented Programming | 3+1 |
| EC-121 | Digital Logic Design | 3+1 |
| HS-102 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| HS-401 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| MT-203 | Linear Algebra | 3+0 |
| QT-101 | Translation of the Quran: Beliefs | 1+0(NC) |
3rd Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-201 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3+1 |
| CS-204 | Software Engineering | 3+0 |
| HS-201 | Technical Report Writing | 3+0 |
| HS-203 | Community Service | 0+1 (NC) |
| HS-402 | Economics | 2+0 |
| HS-403 | Management and Entrepreneurship | 3+0 |
| MT-103 | Differential Equations | 3+0 |
4th Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-203 | Design & Analysis of Algorithms | 3+0 |
| CS-206 | Computer Organization and Assembly Language | 3+1 |
| HS-103 | Communication Skills | 3+0 |
| HS-302 | International Relations | 3+0 |
| HS-404 | Foreign Language | 1+1 |
| MT-204 | Multivariable Calculus | 3+0 |
| QT-201 | Translation of the Quran: Worships | 1+0(NC) |
5th Semester
5 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-301 | Theory of Automata | 3+0 |
| CS-303 | Operating Systems | 3+1 |
| CS-304 | Database Systems | 3+1 |
| CS-XXX | Computer Science Elective – I | 2+1 |
| MT-302 | Probability and Statistics | 3+0 |
6th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-302 | Artificial Intelligence | 3+1 |
| CS-306 | Data Communication and Computer Networks | 3+1 |
| CS-308 | Software Quality Assurance | 3+0 |
| CS-XXX | Computer Science Elective – II | 2+1 |
| EC-444 | Parallel and Distributed Computing | 2+1 |
| QT-301 | Translation of the Quran: Moral Values | 1+0(NC) |
7th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-401 | Compiler Construction | 2+1 |
| CS-408 | Human Computer Interaction | 2+1 |
| CS-499 | Final Year Project | 0+3 |
| CS-XXX | Computer Science Elective – III | 2+1 |
| CS-XXX | Computer Science Elective – IV | 3+0 |
| ME-407 | Health Safety and Environment | 1+0 |
8th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-402 | Information Security | 3+0 |
| CS-405 | Numerical Computing | 2+1 |
| CS-499 | Final Year Project | 0+3 |
| CS-XXX | Computer Science Elective – V | 3+0 |
| CS-XXX | Computer Science Elective – VI | 3+0 |
| QT-401 | Translation of the Quran: Dealing and Commandments | 1+0(NC) |
List of Stream Electives (Artificial Intelligence)
12 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-305 | Computer Graphics | 2+1 |
| CS-407 | Fundamentals of Data Mining | 3+0 |
| CS-410 | Artificial Neural Networks | 2+1 |
| CS-412 | Expert Systems | 3+0 |
| CS-413 | Fuzzy Logic Systems | 2+1 |
| CS-414 | Computational Intelligence | 3+0 |
| CS-415 | Multi Agent Systems | 3+0 |
| CS-416 | Natural Language Processing | 3+0 |
| CS-417 | Game Development | 3+0 |
| CS-419 | Introduction to Optimization Techniques | 3+0 |
| CS-428 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 2+1 |
| CS-433 | Deep Learning and Applications | 2+1 |
List of Stream Electives (Computing)
12 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-305 | Computer Graphics | 2+1 |
| CS-309 | Web Design and Development | 2+1 |
| CS-310 | Distributed Computing | 3+0 |
| CS-312 | Web Engineering | 2+1 |
| CS-313 | Formal Methods in Software Engineering | 3+0 |
| CS-314 | Social Computing | 3+0 |
| CS-403 | Mobile Application & Development | 3+0 |
| CS-406 | Digital Image Processing | 2+1 |
| CS-407 | Fundamentals of Data Mining | 3+0 |
| CS-418 | Logical Paradigm of Computing | 3+0 |
| CS-419 | Introduction to Optimization Techniques | 3+0 |
| CS-428 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 2+1 |
List of Stream Electives (Data Science)
12 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-305 | Computer Graphics | 2+1 |
| CS-310 | Distributed Computing | 3+0 |
| CS-311 | Data Warehousing | 3+0 |
| CS-406 | Digital Image Processing | 2+1 |
| CS-411 | Computer Vision | 3+0 |
| CS-428 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 2+1 |
| CS-429 | Introduction to Data Science | 2+1 |
| CS-430 | Data Science and Engineering | 3+0 |
| CS-431 | Big Data Programming | 2+1 |
| CS-432 | Introduction to Big Data Mining | 3+0 |
| CS-433 | Deep Learning and Applications | 2+1 |
| CS-434 | Data Visualization | 2+1 |
List of Stream Electives (Information Security)
12 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-310 | Distributed Computing | 3+0 |
| CS-404 | Data and Network Security | 3+0 |
| CS-406 | Digital Image Processing | 2+1 |
| CS-419 | Introduction to Optimization Techniques | 3+0 |
| CS-420 | System Loss Prevention Methodologies | 3+0 |
| CS-421 | Security Threats and Risk Assessment | 3+0 |
| CS-422 | Information System Forensics and Investigation | 2+1 |
| CS-423 | Network & Distributed Systems Security | 3+0 |
| CS-424 | Introduction to Cryptography | 2+1 |
| CS-425 | Wireless Network Security | 2+1 |
| CS-426 | Computer Security | 2+1 |
| CS-427 | Cyber Forensic Analysis | 3+0 |
BS Cyber Security
1st Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-101 | Introduction to Information & Communication Technologies | 2+1 |
| CS-102 | Programming Fundamentals | 3+1 |
| CS-103 | Discrete Structures | 3+0 |
| HS-101 | English | 3+0 |
| HS-102 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| MT-101 | Calculus & Analytical Geometry | 3+0 |
| QT-101 | Translation of the Quran: Beliefs | *1+0 |
2nd Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BS-105 | Applied Physics | 2+1 |
| CS-104 | Object Oriented Programming | 3+1 |
| CS-105 | Digital Logic Design | 2+1 |
| HS-103 | Communication Skills | 3+0 |
| IS-211 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 |
| MT-204 | Multivariable Calculus | 3+0 |
3rd Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-201 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3+1 |
| CS-207 | Computer Organization & Assembly Language | 2+1 |
| HS-201 | Technical Report Writing | 3+0 |
| HS-203 | Community Service | 0+1 (NC) |
| MT-203 | Linear Algebra | 3+0 |
| QT-201 | Translation of the Quran: Worships | *1+0 |
| SC-201 | Introduction to Cyber Security | 2+1 |
4th Semester
5 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-204 | Software Engineering | 3+0 |
| CS-303 | Operating Systems | 3+1 |
| MT-302 | Probability and Statistics | 3+0 |
| SC-202 | Digital Forensics | 2+1 |
| SC-203 | Information Assurance | 2+1 |
5th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-203 | Design Analysis and Algorithm | 3+0 |
| CS-304 | Database Systems | 3+1 |
| CS-306 | Data Communication and Computer Networks | 3+1 |
| CS-317 | Essentials of Information Security | 2+1 |
| QT-301 | Translation of the Quran: Moral Values | *1+0 |
| SC-XXX | Cyber Security Elective-I | 3+0 |
6th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-208 | Essentials of Artificial Intelligence | 2+1 |
| HS-401 | Professional Values and Ethics | 2+0 |
| HS-403 | Management & Entrepreneurship | 3+0 |
| SC-301 | Networks Security | 2+1 |
| SC-XXX | Cyber Security Elective-II | 2+1 |
| SC-XXX | Cyber Security Elective-III | 2+1 |
7th Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-499 | Final Year Project-I | 0+3 |
| EC-444 | Parallel & Distributed Computing | 2+1 |
| ME-407 | Health Safety and Environment | 1+0 |
| QT-401 | Translation of the Quran: Dealing and Commandments | *1+0 |
| SC-401 | Secure Software Design and Development | 2+1 |
| SC-XXX | Cyber Security Elective-IV | 2+1 |
| SC-XXX | Cyber Security Elective-V | 2+1 |
8th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC-201 | Financial Management | 3+0 |
| CS-499 | Final Year Project-II | 0+3 |
| HS-402 | Economics | 2+0 |
| HS-404 | Foreign Language | 1+1 |
| SC-XXX | Cyber Security Elective-VI | 2+1 |
| SC-XXX | Cyber Security Elective-VII | 2+1 |
Cyber Security Elective Courses
13 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-301 | Theory of Automata | 3+0 |
| CS-320 | HCI & Computer Graphics | 2+1 |
| SC-204 | Hardware Security | 2+1 |
| SC-205 | Malware Analysis | 2+1 |
| SC-206 | Wireless and Mobile Security | 2+1 |
| SC-207 | Basic Electronics | 2+1 |
| SC-208 | Vulnerability Assessment & Reverse Engineering | 2+1 |
| SC-304 | Penetration Testing | 2+1 |
| SC-402 | Computer Architecture | 2+1 |
| SC-403 | Advance Digital Logic Design | 2+1 |
| SC-404 | Embedded Systems | 2+1 |
| SC-405 | Cyber Law & Cyber Crime | 2+1 |
| SC-406 | Control System Security | 2+1 |
BS Software Engineering
1st Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BS-105 | Applied Physics | 2+1 |
| CS-101 | Introduction to Information & Communication Technologies | 2+1 |
| CS-102 | Programming Fundamentals | 3+1 |
| HS-101 | English | 3+0 |
| HS-102 | Pakistan Studies | 2+0 |
| MT-101 | Calculus and Analytical Geometry | 3+0 |
| QT-101 | Translation of the Quran: Beliefs | 1+0 (NC) |
2nd Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-103 | Communication Skills | 3+0 |
| CS-103 | Discrete Structures | 3+0 |
| CS-104 | Object Oriented Programming | 3+1 |
| CS-105 | Digital Logic Design | 2+1 |
| IS-211 | Islamic Studies | 2+0 |
| MT-203 | Linear Algebra | 3+0 |
3rd Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-201 | Data Structures and Algorithms | 3+1 |
| CS-207 | Computer Organization & Assembly Language | 2+1 |
| CS-208 | Essentials of Artificial Intelligence | 2+1 |
| HS-201 | Technical Report Writing | 3+0 |
| HS-203 | Community Service | 0+1 (NC) |
| MT-204 | Multivariable Calculus | 3+0 |
| QT-201 | Translation of the Quran: Worships | 1+0 (NC) |
4th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-204 | Software Engineering | 3+0 |
| CS-303 | Operating Systems | 3+1 |
| HS-401 | Professional Values & Ethics | 2+0 |
| MT-302 | Probability and Statistics | 3+0 |
| SE-305 | Software Construction and Development | 2+1 |
| SE-307 | Foundations of Software Quality Engineering | 2+1 |
5th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACC-201 | Financial Management | 3+0 |
| CS-304 | Database systems | 3+1 |
| QT-301 | Translation of the Quran: Moral Values | 1+0 (NC) |
| SE-202 | Software Design & Architecture | 2+1 |
| XXX | SE Elective I | 3+0 |
| XXX | SE Elective II | 2+1 |
6th Semester
6 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-306 | Data Communication and Computer Networks | 3+1 |
| HS-403 | Management and Entrepreneurship | 3+0 |
| HS-404 | Foreign Language | 1+1 |
| XXX | SE Elective III | 2+1 |
| XXX | SE Elective IV | 2+1 |
| XXX | SE Elective V | 2+1 |
7th Semester
7 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-203 | Design Analysis of Algorithms | 3+0 |
| CS-499 | Final Year Project - I | 0+3 |
| EC-444 | Parallel & Distributed Computing | 2+1 |
| ME-407 | Health Safety and Environment | 1+0 |
| ME-407 | Translation of the Quran: Dealing and Commandments | 1+0 (NC) |
| SE-308 | Essentials of Software Requirements Engineering | 2+1 |
| XXX | SE Elective VI | 2+1 |
8th Semester
5 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-317 | Essentials of Information Security | 2+1 |
| CS-499 | Final Year Project - II | 0+3 |
| HS-402 | Economics | 2+0 |
| SE-309 | Software Planning and Project Management | 2+1 |
| XXX | SE Elective VII | 2+1 |
Software Engineering Elective Courses
17 Courses
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| CS-301 | Theory of Automata | 3+0 |
| CS-309 | Web Design & Development | 2+1 |
| CS-313 | Formal Methods in Software Engineering | 3+0 |
| CS-318 | Advanced Database Management System | 2+1 |
| CS-320 | HCI & Computer Graphics | 2+1 |
| CS-403 | Mobile Application Development | 2+1 |
| CS-416 | Natural Language Processing | 3+0 |
| CS-417 | Game Development | 2+1 |
| CS-428 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 2+1 |
| CS-429 | Introduction to Data Sciences | 2+1 |
| SE-402 | Software Re-Engineering | 3+0 |
| SE-403 | Agent Based Software Engineering | 3+0 |
| SE-405 | Cloud Computing | 3+0 |
| SE-407 | Global Software Development | 3+0 |
| SE-412 | Semantic Web | 3+0 |
| SE-415 | System Programming | 3+0 |
| SE-416 | Visual Programming | 2+1 |