Bachelor of Science Honours in Computer Science Degree

The Bachelor of Science Honours in Computer Science degree programme offered by the Faculty of Computing and Technology is a four-year programme aligned with the recommendations of the Standing Committee on Computing of the University Grants Commission (UGC), and the guidelines stipulated by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE). The student intake for this degree programme is 50 at present.

This programme provides students with solid knowledge on theoretical concepts in the domain of Computer Science. This degree programme also provide the necessary skills and knowledge required to design and implement complex software and hardware systems through supporting hands-on laboratory sessions.

The Bachelor of Science Honours in Computer Science degree programme offered by the Faculty of Computing and Technology (FCT) has a strong focus on practical applications of Computer Science with the view of preparing highly marketable graduates for a wide variety of industrial applications expected by the ever growing high-end IT industry in Sri Lanka.

Incorporation of specialized application areas such as Information Security, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science and Analytics, Database Management, Virtualization and Cloud Computing, Network Management, Wireless and Mobile Communications, Web and Internet Programming, Mobile Application Development, Data Structures and Algorithms, Automata, and Virtual Reality to the curriculum provides ample flexibility for students to specialize in their own areas of interest.

Depending on the student’s interest, a student will be able to follow a standard four year Computer Science degree programme or a special degree from third year on specialization areas such as Cyber Security, Data Science, Artificial Intelligence and Scientific Computing.

Students will get an opportunity to work in the industry for six months through the compulsory internship programme to be completed in the 4th year as partial requirement to obtain the degree. The medium of instructions and examinations is English.

BSc Honours in Computer Science Course Modules - (From Academic Year 2018/2019 onwards)

Year 1 - Semester I

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
CSCI 11014	Mathematics for Computer Science – I	G.C.E. (A/L)	4	Compulsory
CSCI 11023	Fundamentals of Statistics	G.C.E. (A/L)	3	Compulsory
CSCI 11032	Structured Programming – I	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory
CSCI 11042	Fundamentals of Digital Electronics	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory
CSCI 11052	Web Fundamentals	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory
CSCI 11062	Introduction to Database Management Systems	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory
CSCI 11072*	Foundations in Computer Science	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Optional
DELT 13302*	English for Computing and Technology	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory

Year 1 - Semester II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
CSCI 12013	Mathematics for Computer Science – II	CSCI 11014	3	Compulsory
CSCI 12022	Probability Distribution and Applications	CSCI 11023	2	Compulsory
CSCI 12033	Computer Architecture & Design	CSCI 11014	3	Compulsory
CSCI 12042	Structured Programming - II	CSCI 11032	2	Compulsory
CSCI 12052	Fundamentals of Operating Systems	CSCI 11014	2	Compulsory
CSCI 12063	Web Programming	CSCI 11052	3	Compulsory

Year 2 - Semester I

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
CSCI 21013	Statistical Inference	CSCI 12022	3	Compulsory
CSCI 21023	Data Communication and Networks	CSCI 11014, CSCI 11032	3	Compulsory
CSCI 21033	Data Structures and Algorithms	CSCI 12042	3	Compulsory
CSCI 21042	Software Engineering	CSCI 12042	2	Compulsory
CSCI 21052	Object Oriented Programming - I	CSCI 12042	2	Compulsory
CSCI 21062	Advanced Database Management Systems	CSCI 12062	2	Compulsory
CSCI 23072	Group Project	Compulsory units in Year 1	2	Compulsory
DELT 21212*	English for the World	DELT 13302	2	Compulsory
MGMT 21012*	Principles of Management	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory

Year 2 - Semester II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
CSCI 22012	Statistics for Decision Making	CSCI 21013	2	Compulsory
CSCI 22022	Advanced Operating Systems	CSCI 12052	2	Compulsory
CSCI 22032	Object Oriented Analysis and Design	CSCI 21042	2	Compulsory
CSCI 22042	Visual Programming	CSCI 21052	2	Compulsory
CSCI 22052	Introduction to Artificial Intelligence	CSCI 12013	2	Compulsory
CSCI 22062	Introduction to Cyber Security	CSCI 21023	2	Compulsory
CSCI 22072	Mobile Application Development	CSCI 21052, CSCI 12063	2	Optional
CSCI 22082	Object Oriented Programming - II	CSCI 21052	2	Compulsory
MGMT 22012*	Human Resource Management	MGMT 21012	2	Compulsory

Pathway 1 - Cyber Security
Pathway 2 - Data Science
Pathway 3 - Artificial Intelligence
Pathway 4 - Scientific Computing
Pathway 5 - Standard Pathway

C – Compulsory O – Optional
* – Non GPA Course Units (Credits are not considered in calculating the GPA)

Year 3 - Semester I

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Pathway No.
Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	1	2	3	4	5
CSCI 31014	Mathematics for Computer Science III	CSCI 12013	4	C	C	C	C	C
CSCI 31022	Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition	CSCI 22052	2	O	C	C	C	C
CSCI 31032	Theory of Programming Languages	CSCI 21033	2	O	O	O	O	C
CSCI 31042	Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms	CSCI 21033	2	O	C	O	O	O
CSCI 31052	Project Management	CSCI 21042	2	O	O	O	O	O
CSCI 31062	Semantic Web and Ontological Modeling	CSCI 12063	2		O	O	O	O
CSCI 31072	Python Programming	CSCI 12042	2	O	C	O	O	O
CSCI 31082	Systems and Network Administration	CSCI 21023, CSCI 22022	2	C	O	O	O	O
CSEC 31012	Applied Cryptography	CSCI 12013	2	C				O
CSEC 31022	Data and Systems Security	CSCI 22022, CSCI 21062	2	C				O
AINT 31012	Natural Language Processing	CSCI 22052	2		O	C		O
AINT 31022	Deductive Reasoning and Logic Programming	CSCI 12013	2			C	O	C
SCOM 31013	Numerical Analysis and Scientific Programming	CSCI 12013, CSCI 12042	3				C
SCOM 31022	Scientific Visualization	CSCI 12013, CSCI 12042	2				C
SCOM 31032	Mathematical Modeling	CSCI 12013, CSCI 12042	2				C
DELT 33212*	English for Professional Purposes	DELT 21212	2	C	C	C	C	C
MGMT 31012*	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	MGMT 22012	2	C	C	C	C	C

Year 3 - Semester II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Pathway No.
Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	1	2	3	4	5
CSCI 32012	Theory of Automata	CSCI 12013	2	C	C	C	C	C
CSCI 32022	Human Computer Interaction	CSCI 21042	2	C	C	C	C	C
CSCI 32032	Research Methodology and Scientific Communication	CSCI 22012	2	C	C	C	C	C
CSCI 32042	Social and Professional Issues	CSCI 21042	2	C	C	C	C	C
CSCI 32052	Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing	CSCI 12063	2	C	O	O	C	O
CSCI 32062	Computer Graphics	CSCI 12013	2	O	O	C	C	C
CSCI 32073	Introduction to Game Development	CSCI 21033	2			O	O	O
CSCI 32083	Stochastic Processes	CSCI 21013	2	O	C	O	O	O
CSCI 32092	Data Mining and Warehousing	CSCI 21062	2	O	C	O	O	O
CSEC 32012	Wireless Communications and Networking	CSCI 21023	2	C	O	O	O	O
CSEC 32022	Advanced Computer Communication and Networking	CSCI 21023	2	C			O	O
CSEC 32032	Network Security	CSEC 31022	2	C				O
DSCI 32012	Advanced Database Applications	CSCI 21062	2	O	C	O	O	C
AINT 32012	Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision	CSCI 12013	2			C	O	O
AINT 32022	Complex Systems & Agent Technology	CSCI 22052	2		O	C		O
SCOM 32012	Parallel Computing	CSCI 21023	2	O	O	O	C	O

Year 4 - Semester I/II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Pathway No.
Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	1	2	3	4	5
CSCI 43018	Research Project	All compulsory course units	8	C	C	C	C	C
CSCI 44026	Industrial Training	All compulsory course units	6	C	C	C	C	C
CSCI 44032	Mobile Computing	CSEC 32012	2	O	O	O	O	O
CSCI 44042	Theory of Computability and Complexity	CSCI 32012	2			O	O	O
CSCI 44052	Software Quality and Automation	CSCI 21042	2					O
CSCI 44062	Software Architecture and Design	CSCI 21042	2					O
CSCI 44072	Computer Modelling and Simulation	CSCI 32062	2			O	O	O
CSCI 44082	Emerging Technologies in Computing	All compulsory course units	2	O	O	O	O	O
CSCI 44092	Enterprise Application Development	CSCI 21042	2	O	O	O	O	O
CSCI 44103	Advanced Compilers	CSCI 31032	3				O	O
CSCI 44112	Introduction to Quantum Computing	CSCI 22052	2	O	O	O	O	O
CSEC 44012	Internet of Things	CSCI 21023	2	C	O	O	O	O
CSEC 44022	Information Security Management and Auditing	CSCI 22062	2	C				O
CSEC 44032	Cyber Crime and Forensics	CSCI 22062	2	C	O		O	O
CSEC 44042	Security Analytics	CSEC 31012	2	C
CSEC 44052	Cyber Laws and Standards	CSCI 22062	2	O	O		O	O
CSEC 44062	Ethical Hacking and Vulnerability Analysis	CSEC 31022,CSEC 32032	2	C
CSEC 44072	Secure Software Engineering	CSEC 31022	2	C				O
CSEC 44082	Information & Coding Theory	CSCI 22062	2	O			O
CSEC 44092	Mobile & IOT Security	CSEC 31012	2	O
CSEC 44102	Advanced Cryptography	CSEC 31012	2	O
DSCI 44012	Python for Data Science	CSCI 31072	2		C	O		O
DSCI 44022	Data Visualization	CSCI 32092	2		C
DSCI 44033	Big Data Analytics	CSCI 32092	3		C
DSCI 44042	NoSQL Databases	DSCI 32012	2		O			O
DSCI 44052	Time Series Analysis for Data Science	CSCI 21013	2		C	O	O	O
DSCI 44062	Big data Architecture & Management	CSCI 32052	2		O	O		O
DSCI 44072	Geographical Information Systems	CSCI 31042	2		O
AINT 44012	Artificial Neural Networks	CSCI 31022	2	O	O	C	O	O
AINT 44022	Fuzzy Logic	CSCI 31014	2	O	O	C	O	O
AINT 44032	Deep Learning	CSCI 31022	2		O	C		O
AINT 44042	Machine Translation	AINT 31012	2			C
AINT 44052	Intelligent Autonomous Robotics	CSCI 32022	2			C	O	O
AINT 44062	Computational Cognitive Science	AINT 31022	2			O
AINT 44072	Introduction to Virtual Reality	CSCI 32062	2			O	O	O
SCOM 44012	High Performance Computing	SCOM 32012	2	O	O	O	C	O
SCOM 44022	Advanced Numerical Analysis and Scientific Programming	SCOM 31013	2				C
SCOM 44033	Survey of Materials Simulation Methods	CSCI 12042, CSCI 31014	3				O
SCOM 44043	Finite Element Methods in Scientific Computing	CSCI 12042, CSCI 31014	3				O
SCOM 44052	Finite Element Methods in Scientific Computing	CSCI 32062	2				O

BSc Honours in Computer Science Course Modules - (From Academic Year 2016/2017 to 2017/2018)

Year 1 - Semester I

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
BSCS 11014	Mathematics for Computer Science – I	G.C.E. (A/L)	4	Compulsory
BSCS 11023	Foundations in Computer Science	G.C.E. (A/L)	3	Compulsory
BSCS 11033	Software Engineering	G.C.E. (A/L)	3	Compulsory
BSCS 11042	Social and Professional Issues in Computing	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory
BSCS 11053	Fundamentals of Statistics	G.C.E. (A/L)	3	Compulsory
DELT 13302*	English for Computing and Technology	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Compulsory
MGMT 11022	Principles of Management	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Optional

Year 1 - Semester II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
BSCS 12013	Mathematics for Computer Science – II	BSCS 11014	3	Compulsory
BSCS 12023	Computer Architecture & Design	BSCS 11023	3	Compulsory
BSCS 12033	Introduction to Programming and Program Design	BSCS 11023	3	Compulsory
BSCS 12042	Operating Systems	BSCS 11023	2	Compulsory
BSCS 12052	Probability Distribution and Applications - I	BSCS 11053	2	Compulsory
BSCS 12062	Linear Programming	BSCS 11053	2	Compulsory
MGMT 12022	Communication Skills and Personality Development	G.C.E. (A/L)	2	Optional

Year 2 - Semester I

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
BSCS 21013	Data Communication and Networks	BSCS 11023	3	Compulsory
BSCS 21023	Data Structures and Algorithms	BSCS 12033	3	Compulsory
BSCS 21033	Database Management Systems	BSCS 11023, BSCS 12013	3	Compulsory
BSCS 21043	Visual Programming	BSCS 12033	3	Compulsory
BSCS 21053	Probability Distributions and Applications - II	BSCS 12052	3	Compulsory
BSCS 21062	Statistics for Decision Making	BSCS 12052	2	Optional
DELT 21212*	English for the World	DELT 13302	2	Compulsory
MGMT 21012	Human Resource Management	MGMT 11012	2	Optional

Year 2 - Semester II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Compulsory/ Optional
BSCS 22013	Object-Oriented Programming	BSCS 12033	3	Compulsory
BSCS 22023	Web and Internet Technologies	BSCS 21013	3	Compulsory
BSCS 22033	Software Quality Assurance	BSCS 11033	3	Compulsory
BSCS 22042	Foundations of Artificial Intelligence	BSCS 11023	2	Compulsory
BSCS 22052	Object-Oriented Analysis and Design	BSCS 11033	2	Compulsory
BSCS 22062	Group Project	Compulsory units in Year 1 and Year 2 Semester I	2	Compulsory
MGMT 22022	Marketing Management	MGMT 11012	2	Optional

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Pathway No.
Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	1	2	3	4	5
BSCS 31014	Mathematics for Computer Science III	BSCS 12013	4	C	C	C	C	C
BSCS 31022	Cyber Security Principles	BSCS 21013	2	C	C	C	C	C
BSCS 31032	Machine Learning and Pattern Recognition	BSCS 22042	2	O	C	C	C	C
BSCS 31042	Theory of Programming Languages	BSCS 21023	2	O	O	O	O	C
BSCS 31052	Systems and Network Administration	BSCS 21013, BSCS 12042	2	C	O	O	O	O
BSCS 31062	Advanced Data Structures and Algorithms	BSCS 21023	2	O	C	O	O	O
BSCS 31072	Project Management	BSCS 11033	2	O	O	O	O	O
BSCS 31082	Semantic Web and Ontological Modeling	BSCS 22023	2		O	O	O	O
BSCS 31092	Python Programming	BSCS 12033	2	O	C	O	O	O
CSEC 31012	Applied Cryptography	BSCS 12013	2	C				O
CSEC 31022	Data and Systems Security	BSCS 21033, BSCS 12042	2	C				O
AINT 31012	Natural Language Processing	BSCS 22042	2		O	C		O
AINT 31022	Deductive Reasoning and Logic Programming	BSCS 12013	2			C	O	C
SCOM 31013	Numerical Analysis and Scientific Programming	BSCS 12013, BSCS 12033	3				C
SCOM 31022	Scientific Visualization	BSCS 12013, BSCS 12033	2				C
SCOM 31032	Mathematical Modeling	BSCS 12013, BSCS 12033	2				C
DELT 33212*	English for Professional Purposes	DELT 21212	2	C	C	C	C	C

Year 3 - Semester II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Pathway No.
Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	1	2	3	4	5
BSCS 32012	Theory of Automata	BSCS 12013	2	C	C	C	C	C
BSCS 32022	Human Computer Interaction	BSCS 22033	2	C	C	C	C	C
BSCS 32032	Research Methodology and Scientific Communication	BSCS 11042	2	C	C	C	C	C
BSCS 32042	Distributed Systems & Cloud Computing	BSCS 22023	2	C	O	O	C	O
BSCS 32052	Computer Graphics	BSCS 12013	2	O	O	C	C	C
BSCS 32063	Stochastic Processes	BSCS 21053	2	O	C	O	O	O
BSCS 32072	Data Mining and Warehousing	BSCS 21033	2	O	C	O	O	O
BSCS 32083	Introduction to Game Development	BSCS 21023	2			O	O	O
CSEC 32012	Wireless Communications and Networking	BSCS 21013	2	C	O	O	O	O
CSEC 32022	Advanced Computer Communication and Networking	BSCS 21013	2	C			O	O
CSEC 32032	Network Security	CSEC 31022	2	C				O
DSCI 32013	Advanced Database Systems with Application	BSCS 21033	2	O	C	O	O	C
AINT 32012	Digital Image Processing and Computer Vision	BSCS 12013	2			C	O	O
AINT 32022	Complex Systems & Agent Technology	BSCS 22042	2		O	C		O
SCOM 32012	Parallel Computing	BSCS 21013	2	O	O	O	C	O

Year 4 - Semester I/II

Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	Pathway No.
Course Code	Title	Pre - Requisites	Credits	1	2	3	4	5
BSCS 43018	Research Project	All compulsory course units up to Level 3	8	C	C	C	C	C
BSCS 44026	Industrial Training	All compulsory course units up to Level 3	6	C	C	C	C	C
BSCS 44032	Mobile Computing	CSEC 32012	2	O	O	O	O	O
BSCS 44042	Theory of Computability and Complexity	BSCS 32012	2			O	O	O
BSCS 44052	Introduction to Quantum Computing	BSCS 22042	2	O	O	O	O	O
BSCS 44062	Software Quality and Automation	BSCS 22033	2					O
BSCS 44072	Software Architecture and Design	BSCS 22033	2					O
BSCS 44082	Computer Modelling and Simulation	BSCS 32052	2			O	O	O
BSCS 44092	Emerging Technologies in Computing	All compulsory course units up to Level 3	2	O	O	O	O	O
CSEC 44012	Internet of Things	BSCS 21013	2	C	O	O	O	O
CSEC 44022	Information Security Management and Auditing	BSCS 31022	2	C				O
CSEC 44032	Cyber Crime and Forensics	BSCS 31022	2	C	O		O	O
CSEC 44042	Security Analytics	CSEC 31012	2	C
CSEC 44052	Cyber Laws and Standards	BSCS 31022	2	O	O		O	O
CSEC 44062	Ethical Hacking and Vulnerability Analysis	CSEC 31022,CSEC 32032	2	C
CSEC 44072	Secure Software Engineering	CSEC 31022	2	C				O
CSEC 44082	Information & Coding Theory	BSCS 31022	2	O			O
CSEC 44092	Mobile & IOT Security	CSEC 31012	2	O
CSEC 44102	Advanced Cryptography	CSEC 31012	2	O
DSCI 44012	Python for Data Science	BSCS 31092	2		C	O		O
DSCI 44022	Data Visualization	BSCS 32072	2		C
DSCI 44033	Big Data Analytics	BSCS 32072	3		C
DSCI 44042	NoSQL Databases	DSCI 32013	2		O			O
DSCI 44052	Time Series Analysis for Data Science	BSCS 21053	2		C	O	O	O
DSCI 44062	Big data Architecture & Management	BSCS 32042	2		O	O		O
DSCI 44072	Geographical Information Systems	BSCS 31062	2		O
AINT 44012	Artificial Neural Networks	BSCS 31032	2	O	O	C	O	O
AINT 44022	Fuzzy Logic	BSCS 31014	2	O	O	C	O	O
AINT 44032	Deep Learning	BSCS 31032	2		O	C		O
AINT 44042	Machine Translation	AINT 31012	2			C
AINT 44052	Intelligent Autonomous Robotics	BSCS 32022	2			C	O	O
AINT 44062	Computational Cognitive Science	AINT 31022	2			O
AINT 44072	Introduction to Virtual Reality	BSCS 32052	2			O	O	O
SCOM 44012	High Performance Computing	SCOM 32012	2	O	O	O	C	O
SCOM 44022	Advanced Numerical Analysis and Scientific Programming	SCOM 31013	2				C
SCOM 44033	Survey of Materials Simulation Methods	BSCS 12033, BSCS 31014	3				O
SCOM 44043	Finite Element Methods in Scientific Computing	BSCS 12033, BSCS 31014	3				O
SCOM 44052	Graphics Processing Unit Programming	BSCS 32052	2				O

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