2024-2025 Study Plan:
| COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | requisite | HOURS/WEEK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-req | CO-req | CR | LEC | LAB | ||
| SEMESTER 1 | ||||||
| COMM1010 | English Communication I | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| INFS1101 | Introduction to Computing & Problem Solving | - | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| MATH1030 | Calculus l | MATH1020 OR AMPII Score of 85% | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Effective & Experiential Learning Elective: Select 1 of 2 | ||||||
| EFFL1001 | Effective Learning | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| EFFL1002 | Applied & Experiential Learning | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Semester 1 Total: | 12 | 11 | 3 | |||
| SEMESTER 2 | ||||||
| COMM1020 | English Communication II | COMM1010 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| INFS1201 | Computer Programming | INFS1101 | - | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| INFT1201 | Computer Hardware | - | - | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| MATH1040 | Statistics | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Semester 2 Total: | 14 | 12 | 7 | |||
| SEMESTER 3 | ||||||
| INFS1301 | Computing Ethics & Society | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Elective: Select 1 of 2 | ||||||
| SCIE1001 | Science & Its Applications | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SCIE1002 | Science & the Environment | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Semester 3 Total: | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Year 1 Total: | 32 | 29 | 10 | |||
| COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | requisite | HOURS/WEEK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-req | CO-req | CR | LEC | LAB | ||
| SEMESTER 4 | ||||||
| DACS2101 | Discrete Structures | INFS1101 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFS2101 | Web Technologies I | INFS1201 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFT2101 | Networking I | INFS1201 OR Min 16 Credits | - | 4 | 3 | 3 |
| MATH1050 | Linear Algebra | - | - | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| Semester 4 Total: | 13 | 10 | 10 | |||
| SEMESTER 5 | ||||||
| DACS2201 | Introduction to Data & Cyber Security | INFT2101 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DSAI2201 | Introduction to Data Science & AI | INFS1201 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFS2201 | Database Management Systems | INFS1201 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFS3102 | Object Oriented Programming | INFS1201 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Semester 5 Total: | 12 | 8 | 12 | |||
| SEMESTER 6 | ||||||
| SOFT2301 | Software Project Management | Min 50 Credits | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Social Sciences, Humanities, & the Arts Elective: Select 1 of 6 | ||||||
| SSHA1001 | Islamic & Arab Civilization | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SSHA1002 | Introduction to Sociology | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SSHA1003 | Introductory Psychology | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SSHA1004 | Ethical Reasoning | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SSHA1005 | Law & Society | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| SSHA1006 | Introduction to the Arts | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Semester 6 Total: | 6 | 5 | 3 | |||
| Year 2 Total: | 31 | 23 | 25 | |||
| COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | requisite | HOURS/WEEK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-req | co-req | CR | LEC | LAB | ||
| SEMESTER 7 | ||||||
| DACS3101 | Applied Cryptography | DACS2101 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFT3101 | Networking II | INFT2101 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFT2201 | Introduction to Operating Systems | INFS1201 & (INFT1201 OR SOFT2301) | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Global Awareness and Regional Challenges Elective: Select 1 of 4 | ||||||
| ECON1001 | Global Economic Concepts | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| GARC1001 | Qatar History & Society | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| GARC2001 | Human Development in Qatar | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| GARC2002 | Globalization & Environment | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Semester 7 Total: | 12 | 9 | 9 | |||
| SEMESTER 8 | ||||||
| DACS3201 | Network Security | INFT3101 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS3202 | Cyber Security Analytics & Visualization | DSAI2201 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS3203 | Secure Software Development | INFS3102 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFS3201 | Web Technologies II | INFS2101 INFS2201 INFS3102 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Semester 8 Total: | 12 | 8 | 12 | |||
| SEMESTER 9 | ||||||
| DACS3301 | Privacy in the Digital Era | DACS2201 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Global Awareness and Regional Challenges Elective: Select 1 of 4 | ||||||
| ECON1001 | Global Economic Concepts | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| GARC1001 | Qatar History & Society | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| GARC2001 | Human Development in Qatar | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| GARC2002 | Globalization & Environment | - | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Semester 9 Total: | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Year 3 Total: | 30 | 23 | 21 | |||
| COURSE NUMBER | COURSE TITLE | requisite | HOURS/WEEK | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRE-req | CO-req | CR | LEC | LAB | ||
| SEMESTER 10 | ||||||
| COMP4101 | Practicum | Min 80 Credits | - | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| DACS4101 | Security Engineering Principles | DACS3101 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS4103 | Scripting for Cyber Security | INFS3102 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Elective: Select 1 of 3 | ||||||
| DACS4102 | Web Security | INFS3201 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS4105 | Cyber Physical Architectures & Protocols | INFT3101 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS4210 | Cyber Security Policies, Strategies & Procedures | DACS3301 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Semester 10 Total: | 12 | 8 | 12 | |||
| SEMESTER 11 | ||||||
| COMP4201 | Capstone Project | COMP4101 | - | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| DACS4206 | Security Monitoring & Incident Response | DACS3202 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Elective: Select 2 of 6 | ||||||
| DACS4202 | Penetration Testing | DACS3203 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS4203 | IoT & OT Hacking | DACS2201 INFS3102 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS4204 | Cloud Security | DACS3201 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS4205 | Digital Forensics | DACS3203 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| DACS4208 | Industrial Control Systems Security | DACS4105 | - | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| INFT4208 | Governance & Management of IT | INFT3101 | - | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Semester 11 Total: | 12 | 7 | 15 | |||
| SEMESTER 12 | ||||||
| COMP4301 | Work Placement | COMP4201 | - | 9 | 360 Total HRs | |
| Semester 12 Total: | 9 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Year 4 Total: | 33 | 15 | 27 | |||
| B.Sc. DC Program Total: | 126 | 90 | 83 | |||