Bachelor of Science in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (B.Sc. DSAI)

2023-2024 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 Intro to Computing & Problem Solving - - 3 2 3

MATH1030

Calculus I

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 INFT1201 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 and Cyber Security INFT2101 - 3 2 3
DSAI2201 Introduction to Data Science & AI INFS1201 - 3 2 3
INFT2201 Introduction to Operating Systems

INFT1201 OR SOFT2301

- 3 2 3
INFS2201 Database Management Systems INFS1101 - 3 2 3
Semester 5 Total: 12 8 12
SEMESTER 6
BUSG2002 Project Management - - 3 3 0
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 2
Year 2 Total: 31 23 24
COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE requisite HOURS/WEEK
PRE-req co-req CR LEC LAB
SEMESTER 7
INFS3102 Object Oriented Programming INFS1201 - 3 2 3
INFS3104 Data Structures & Algorithms

INFS1201 & DACS2101
OR
INFS1201 & INFT2102

- 3 2 3
INFS3201 Web Technologies II INFS2101 - 3 2 3
Global Awareness & 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
DSAI3201 Machine Learning INFS3102
MATH1030
MATH1050
- 3 2 3
DSAI3202 Parallel & Distributed Computing INFS3104 - 3 2 3
DSAI3203 Fundamentals of AI DACS2101 - 3 2 3
DSAI3204 IoT Application Development INFS3201 - 3 2 3
Semester 8 Total: 12 8 12
SEMESTER 9
DSAI3301 Data Analysis & Visualization DSAI2201
MATH1040
- 3 2 3
Global Awareness & 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 5 3
Year 3 Total: 30 22 24

 

COURSE
NUMBER
COURSE TITLE requisite HOURS/WEEK
PRE-req CO-req CR LEC LAB
SEMESTER 10
COMP4101 Practicum Min 80 Credits - 3 1 6
DSAI4101 Applied Deep Learning & Neural Network DSAI3201 - 3 2

3

DSAI4104 Fundamentals of IoT INFT2101 - 3 2 3
Elective: Select 1 of 2          
DSAI4102 Applied Data Mining

DSAI3201

- 3 2 3
DSAI4106 Embedded Systems & IoT INFT2101 - 3 2 3
Semester 10 Total: 12 7 15
SEMESTER 11
COMP4201 Capstone Project COMP4101 - 3 0 6
DSAI4103 Advanced Business Analytics MATH1040
DSAI3301
- 3 2 3
Elective: Select 2 of 4          
DACS4203 IoT & OT Hacking DACS2201
INFS3102
- 3 2 3
DSAI4201 Selected Topics in Data Science DSAI4101 - 3 2 3
DSAI4202 Information Retrieval DSAI3201 - 3 2 3
DSAI4205 Autonomous IoT DSAI3202 - 3 2 3
Semester 11 Total: 12 6 15
SEMESTER 12
COMP4301 Work Placement COMP4201 - 9 0 40
Semester 12 Total: 9 0 40
Year 4 Total: 33 13 70
B.Sc. DSAI Program Total: 126 88 126