Prof. Syeda Zarina Hossain
Dean, Faculty of Modern Science
Email: dean_ms@pubdedu.com
Computer Science & Engineering
Department of Computer Science & Engineering is one of the earliest departments of Pacific University which has been playing a very active & vital role in all academic and administrative activities of the university since its establishment in the year 2002. It started its journey with 61 students in Spring 2002 and since then, about 150 students have completed graduation from this department. Graduates of this department are employed in different prestigious institutions and organizations both in home and abroad. Some of them have already completed their postgraduate studies with very bright performance from well reputed national and foreign universities.
The department of CSE now offers four year Bachelor of Computer Science & Engineering degree. This program aim at not only providing modern and practical education in CSE but also preparing the students as well-groomed professionals to meet the demand of national and international ICT sector. The curriculum of B.Sc. in CSE program focuses on i) Theoretical Computer Science ii) Software Engineering and information system design iii) Computer communication and networking iv) Computer hardware system and v) Artificial intelligence. Usually there are three intakes in one year. At present, there are 12 batches of students totaling above 900 are studying here.
A dynamic faculty team comprising of 16 full time members with 10 part time members with very strong academic records are working hard for the advancement of the department. The department has a strong inclination towards research and development. Faculty members of the department are undertaking research projects and publishing research papers in high quality international journals and conferences. In these research endeavors, students are also participating under capable guidance of the faculty members and publishing good quality research papers.
The department has developed its own laboratories which include three computer labs with modern PC and one network lab equipped with 4 Cisco routers with all other network equipment. There is a server center attached to the department which is equipped with 3 powerful HP Proliant server providing network facilities to the labs and offices all over the university campus through cable and Wi-Fi.
The students of the department regularly participate in the national and international programming contests. In ACM ICPC 2013, Dhaka region, two teams of Pacific University students participated and achieved 7th position (University wise ranking) among all public and private universities of Bangladesh. Our team also ranked 6th in IUT inter university programming contest which held on August 2015. The computer club, supervised by senior faculty members, regularly arranges programming & networking workshops and seminars where the students of the department can participate to gather knowledge.
Degree Requirements (B. Sc. in Computer Science and Engineering):
Total course requirements for degree program are as follows(Summary of Courses):
| Types of Courses | No. Of Courses | Credit Hours |
| English Courses | 02 | 06 |
| GED courses | 05 | 15 |
| Basic Science Courses | 02 | 07 |
| Mathematics Courses | 05 | 15 |
| Inter disciplinary Engineering Courses | 06 | 21 |
| Program core courses | 21 | 76 |
| Optional Courses | 02 | 06 |
| Project / Thesis | 03 | 06 |
| Total | 46 | 152 |
Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Importance of Electrical & Electronic Engineering for the development and progress of society, and the need for specialists in this field has become obvious in our daily life. The University acknowledges this importance and has therefore introduced Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering by giving all academic, financial and administrative support to the department.
Academic Activities
Currently the Department offers Bachelor of Science (Engg.) program at undergraduate level and is looking forward to offer Master of Computer Applications (MCA) program at graduate level. Besides, CSE and EEE Department is offering General Education Courses to the students enrolled in other bachelor programs at the University.
Programs Offered
B.Sc in EEE, weekday program (4 years, for S.S.C and H.S.C background students)
B.Sc in EEE, weekend program (3.5 years, for Diploma background students)
Degree Requirements (B. Sc. in Electrical & Electronic Engineering):
Total course requirements for degree program are as follows(Summary of Courses):
| Types of Courses | No. Of Courses | Credit Hours |
| English Courses | 3 | 9 |
| GED courses | 5 | 15 |
| Basic Science Courses | 3 | 9 |
| Mathematics Courses | 5 | 15 |
| Computer Courses | 6 | 18 |
| Inter disciplinary Engineering Courses | 2 | 6 |
| Program core courses | 30 | 55 |
| Major elective courses | 5 | 15 |
| Minor Elective courses | 5 | 15 |
| Total | 64 | 157 |
The aim of B.Sc. (Engg.) degree in Electrical & Electronic Engineering is to enable the student to be a competent computer and IT professional to meet the growing demand at home and abroad. Apart from this they will be trained to promote further research in this field.
Department of Architecture
The Department of Architecture started its brave journey on 3rd February, 2007 in Pacific University, Sylhet. The department offers five years undergraduate program leading to Bachelor of Architecture (B.ARCH) degree. At the very beginning there was a single batch to start with. At present five batches are performing their architectural studies in the department and the first batch has completed their graduation successfully. Currently there are ten faculty members conducting the classes with high efficiency and care. The architectural learning process is also adorned with direct lecture and supervisions of many visiting faculties and professional of the field. The teachers are always keen to give proper guidance and monitoring the students to ensure their academic excellence specially aspects regarding design works which are the prime elements in the process of learning architecture. To enhance the quality to flourish creativity, the department gives focus on idea based projects along with the practical examples. The students are provided with five large design studio rooms with other facilities. Besides, the other requirements needed for better learning are provided by the department with the direct participation of the University. The department has successfully arranged several open exhibitions with the student projects which are well appreciated by the spectators. It is very much pleasant to inform that the students of the department are now taking part in different architectural competitions and on December, 2011 a group of students of 4th semester were awarded with honorable mention prize in a design competition entitled Dwelling unit in 2062 organized by Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
Department of Civil Engineering
The Department of Civil Engineering is the first department in this field in Sylhet among all private universities. It was established in 2008. The department offers four year undergraduate program leading to B.Sc. in Civil Engineering degree. At present we have six batches and 200 students. The Department offers 60 undergraduate courses to the respective students. There are 9 full time faculty members dedicated in teaching the students of this department as well as the students of other departments of PU. We also employ highly experienced teachers and professional experts from other Universities, Colleges and Firms. We care for our students and our teachers are highly professionals. Most of our teachers have foreign degrees. Department offices, lecture halls and most of the labs are housed in the School of Engineering floor of the campus.
Civil Engineering Career Overview
Civil engineers are involved in monitoring and guiding as well as devising and designing the building of roads, girders, bridges, airports, harbours, tunnels, dams, water & sewage systems, buildings and other structures. Civil engineering is one of the oldest disciplines of engineering and contains a variety of specialties like structural, water related, environmental, transportation and geo-technical engineering. Civil engineers are responsible for planning and designing a project, constructing the project to the required scale, and maintenance of the product. Civil engineers require not only a high standard of engineering knowledge but also supervisory and administrative skills. Administrative or supervisory jobs are held by many civil engineers while others work in devising, composing, constructing, researching and teaching jobs. The period through 2015 is projected to hold growth and potential for civil engineers. Due to the growth of population and the need for better infrastructural as well as planning, civil engineers will be required to build and design larger and safer buildings, complexes, transport facilities, as well as more durable water supply, sewage and pollution control mechanisms. Controlling environmental pollution, managing traffic congestion, improving road safety, and disaster management will be a big challenge. Repairing existing roads, dams and other public conveniences will also be a major work allotment.
Prospective Students
We offer four year undergraduate program leading to B.Sc. in Civil Engineering degree. The undergraduate curriculum at this department is based on Course System. The total academic calendar is segmented in to four years and twelve semesters, where three semesters make a year.
Services (RTCG)
We are planning to develop testing and consultancy services. The services will be provided by Research Testing and Consultancy Group (RTCG), Sylhet. These consultancies will be run under four divisional supervision. They are: Environmental Engineering, Structural Engineering, Geotechnical Engineering, and Transportation Engineering. A number of testing of different construction materials will be carried out here under the above divisional supervision. We have well-equipped laboratories, facilities and expertise for detailed testing, analysis for better engineering solutions.
aterial that will be tested here are: Aggregate, Bricks, Bitumen, Cement, Cement Concrete, Gauges, R.C.C Pipes, Steel, Soil, Geotextile, Rubber/Plustic/PVC materials, Water ( Drinking water, Agriculture use, Pollution Study, Miscellaneous parameters), Environment Quality of soil.
Department of Public Health
Introduction to MPH Programme:
The social, economic and cultural dimensions of health and population are a major focus of both governments and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Bangladesh and in other developing countries. It is now increasingly being recognized that there is a need for professionals who are well trained in the multi-faceted complex interactions of social, economic and cultural factors affecting health and population, such as plateauing fertility rates, inadequate health services coverage, the ongoing epidemiological transition from infectious to chronic diseases, and emerging public health issues such as HIV-AIDS Malnutrition, Disaster, Environment Health problem and Arsenic contamination of water supplies. There is however a critical shortage of such professionals in these countries. This increased demand for such personnel comes at a time where funding for this kind of education abroad (United States, Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Asia) is extremely limited and will continue to be so in the future. Thus there exists a window of opportunity for in-country training of high quality at the master’s level in Public Health, which focuses on social economic and cultural dimensions of health and population.
Pacific University is pleased to offer the following post-graduate program leading to the Master of Public Health (M.P.H.). This program will create facilities in higher study for Doctors, Nurses and Non medical health professionals. Highly qualified teachers having PhD, M Phil and MPH degree from renowned universities from home and abroad.