BS Data Science

Intelligence for a Better Tomorrow

Overview Program Structure Admission Criteria

Semester 1

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
	CC141	Discrete Structures	3
	MA107	Calculus and Analytical Geometry	3
	CC120	Application of Information & Communication Technologies	2
	CC120L	Application of Information & Communication Technologies Lab	1
	EN110	English I	3
	NS125	Applied Physics	2
	NS125L	Applied Physics Lab	1
	POL121	Pakistan: Ideology, Constitution, and Society	2
		Semester Total	17

Semester 2

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
	ISL112	Islamic Thought and Perspectives	2
EN110	EN123	English II	3
MA107	MA108	Multivariable Calculus (DS Supporting 1)	3
	CC111	Programming Fundamentals	3
	CC111L	Programming Fundamentals Lab	1
	CC121	Digital Logic Design	2
	CC121L	Digital Logic Design Lab	1
		Univ. Elective 1	2
		Semester Total	17

Semester 3

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
CC111, CC111L	CC112	Object Oriented Programming	3
CC111, CC111L	CC112L	Object Oriented Programming Lab	1
MA107	MA210	Linear Algebra (DS Supporting 2)	3
	SS103	Civics and Community Engagement	2
CC121, CC121L	CC222	Computer Organization and Assembly Language	2
CC121, CC121L	CC222L	Computer Organization and Assembly Language Lab	1
	DS291L	Probability and Statistics (DS Supporting 3)	3
		Univ. Elective 2	3
		Semester Total	18

Semester 4

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
CC112, CC112L	CC213	Data Structures	3
CC112, CC112L	CC213L	Data Structures Lab	1
	CC230	Database Systems	3
	CC230L	Database Systems Lab	1
		Think AI	2
	HU201	Professional Practices	2
CC213, CC213L	CC371	Artificial Intelligence	3
MA150	DS291	Introduction to Data Science	2
MA150	DS291L	Introduction to Data Science Lab	1
		Semester Total	18

Semester 5

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
	CC323	Operating Systems	3
	CC323L	Operating Systems Lab	1
		Technical Elective 1	3
	SD100	English Immersion	0
	CC281	Software Engineering	3
DS291, DS291L	DS393	Data Mining	2
DS291, DS291L	DS393L	Data Mining Lab	1
CC213, CC213L	CC342	Analysis of Algorithms	3
	CC251	Computer Networks	2
	CC251L	Computer Networks Lab	1
		Semester Total	19

Semester 6

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
		Technical Elective 2	3
	CC361	Information Security	3
MA150	DS392	Advanced Statistics	3
		Fahm-e-Quran I	1
		Technical Elective 3	3
EN107	EN220	Technical & Business Writing - DS Supporting 4	3
DS393, DS393L	DS395	Data Warehousing & Business Intelligence	3
		Semester Total	19

Semester 7

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
		Technical Elective 4	3
CC323, CC323L	CC425	Parallel & Distributed Computing	3
		Technical Elective 5	3
DS395	DS494	Data Visualization	2
DS395	DS494L	Data Visualization Lab	1
	CC491	Final Year Project – I	2
		Pakistan Studies	2
Faheem-e-Quran I		Fahm-e-Quran II	1
		Semester Total	17

Semester 8

Prerequisite	Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
	MG365	Innovation and Entrepreneurship	2
		Technical Elective 6	3
		Technical Elective 7	3
CC491	CC492	Final Year Project - II	4
		Semester Total	12
		Total Credit Hours	137

*COOP means FYP undertaken in the industry.

List of Technical Electives

Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
AI372	Machine Learning	2+1
IT461	Blockchain Technology and Application	3
DS 391	Big Data Analytics	3
AI473	Artificial Neural Networks & Deep Learning	2+1
CS324	Human Computer Interaction	3
AI394	Generative AI	3
DS492	Topics in Data Science	3
AI377	Introduction to Robotics	2+1
AI374	Knowledge Representation & Reasoning	3
AI391	Natural Language Processing	3
SE489	Software Verification and Validation	3
CS393	Mobile Application Development	2+1
IT291	Web Technologies	2+1
IT352	Internet of Things	3
CY361	Cyber Security	2+1
SE492	Open-Source Software Development	2+1

University Elective 1 - Arts and Humanities (3 Credit Hours) - Minimum One Course

Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
SD221	Life and Learning	3
SD222	Foreign Language	3
SD223	Logical Reasoning	3

University Elective 2 - Social Sciences (3 Credit Hours) - Minimum One Course

Course Code	Course Title	Cr. Hr.
HWB101	Health and Wellbeing	3
SOC102	Understanding Society and Sociocultural Dynamics	3
PSY110	Psychology of Mind and Behavior	3
ECO202	Economics	3
MK210	Principles of Marketing	3
MG120	Principles of Management	3