BA/BS in Computer Engineering

Computer engineering is one of the specialty choices inside Southern's engineering degree. It deals with the physical electronics and the code that make everyday devices work. Subjects include microcontrollers, embedded systems that respond in real time, circuit board layout, processor architecture, analog and digital electronics, robotics, programming and operating systems. Students work in labs stocked with programmable logic devices, microcontrollers, equipment for producing circuit boards, oscilloscopes and logic analyzers. The department names several fields where graduates may land, among them mobile computing, embedded design, robotics, large-scale computing systems, microcontroller development and digital logic. Interested applicants begin with the university's general application. Speaking with a faculty adviser afterward is a sensible way to organize coursework and see how this specialty fits alongside the other engineering tracks.