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John Paul the Great Catholic University prepares students professionally and spiritually for careers in the diverse, yet complementary fields of media, business, and technology. It provides an academically rigorous, yet practical environment for students called to impact culture for Christ.
Computer engineering as an academic field encompasses the broad areas of computer science (CS) and electrical engineering (EE). Computer engineering is a discipline that embodies the science and technology of design, construction, implementation, and maintenance of software and hardware components of modern computing systems and computer-controlled equipment.
Students explore computer systems from design through implementation. Computing systems are components of a wide range of products such as fuel injection systems in vehicles, medical devices such as x-ray machines, communication devices such as cell phones, and household devices such as alarm systems and washing machines. Designing computing systems  and computing components of products, developing and testing their prototypes, and implementing them to market are examples of what computer engineers would do.
Industry-experienced faculty bring a unique blend of entrepreneurial spirit underpinned by a serious focus on forming student-led businesses to thrive within the increasingly competitive global marketplace.
The BS degree in Technology, with an emphasis in Computer Engineering prepares students for careers in the design of computer-based systems to address highly specialized and specific application needs.
Computer engineers work in most industries, including the computer, aerospace, telecommunications, power production, manufacturing, defense, and electronics industries. They design high-tech devices ranging from tiny microelectronic integrated-circuit chips, to powerful systems that utilize those chips and efficient telecommunication systems that interconnect those systems. Applications include consumer electronics (CD and DVD players, televisions, stereos, microwaves, gaming devices) and advanced microprocessors, peripheral equipment, systems for portable, desktop and client/server computing, and communications devices (cellular phones, pagers, personal digital assistants). It also includes distributed computing environments (local and wide area networks, wireless networks, internets, intranets), and embedded computer systems (such as aircraft, spacecraft, and automobile control systems in which computers are embedded to perform various functions). A wide array of complex technological systems, such as power generation and distribution systems and modern processing and manufacturing plants, rely on computer systems developed and designed by computer engineers.
Source: Computer Engineering 2004;
Curriculum Guidelines for Undergraduate Degree Programs in Computer Engineering;
A Report in the Computing Curricula Series by Joint Task Force on Computer Engineering Curricula of the IEEE Computer Society and the Association for Computing
Machinery, December 12 2004.
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