The B.Eng. (Electrical Engineering) is offered by the Electrical & Computer Engineering (ECE) Department. Electrical Engineering (EE) deals with the innovative and creative applications of electrical sciences, mathematics and other associated disciplines. ECE technologies drive much of today’s development. Nanotechnology and biomedical engineering, interactive and digital media, and distributed computing will see the next wave of major developments. The B.Eng. (Electrical Engineering) curriculum is specially designed to provide its graduates with a headstart in these rapidly advancing fields. It provides the requisite balance of breadth and depth for a professional electrical engineering education. It also seeks to establish a solid foundation for lifelong learning throughout an electrical engineer’s career.

The structure of the Electrical Engineering programme is designed to meet the following programme objectives:
•         To develop knowledge and skills required for a career in Electrical Engineering.
•         To develop understanding of and an ability to apply basic sciences, mathematics, and electrical and information sciences to the practice of Electrical Engineering.
•         To provide an environment that prepares students for diverse careers and life long learning.
•         To enable students to understand the interactions of engineering with societal, business, technical and environmental spheres.
•         To enable students to understand their role in national development in the context of globalisation.

The success of the Electrical Engineering programme is assessed through the following learning outcomes:
•         General Education — intellectual broadening through exposure to information, knowledge and modes of inquiry that are beyond the engineering discipline.
•         Core — an understanding of and an ability to apply the science, the mathematics and the engineering knowledge fundamental to the discipline.
•         Breadth — basic competence in a range of technical areas relevant to Electrical Engineering.
•         Depth— an understanding of and an ability to apply in-depth knowledge of one or more specialisations within Electrical Engineering.
•         Design— an ability to perform engineering design through the process of creative thinking, synthesis and integration of interdisciplinary knowledge.
•         Attitude — a desire and an ability to keep learning throughout life.
•         Communications— an ability to communicate effectively through reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
•         Professional relations— an ability to work with others in professional and social settings.
•         Professional ethics— an ability to recognise and appreciate the importance of ethical standards in professional work.

The EE programme comprises of four components – a strong core in basic sciences, computing and engineering; technical competence through a minimum of breadth and depth modules; general education; and an enhancement programme. The core provides knowledge and skills considered essential for electrical engineers. In addition to core subjects, these also include group projects, a product design and innovations project, and individual research and design projects. A minimum number of breadth modules ensures that each student is exposed to most aspects of the state of art EE areas. In addition, students can achieve depth in one or two areas of their choice. General education modules complement the technical education through a wide array of modules in humanities, social sciences, philosophy and professionalism to make our graduates educated members of the global community.

Students are offered a creative learning environment through special enhancement programmes which include activities like independent study modules, research internships, technopreneurship and student exchange programmes. They help students to achieve skills for lifelong learning and prepare them for the work place of the future.

The B.Eng. (Electrical Engineering) programme is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) of Singapore for students graduating from the programme up to AY2012/13. Accreditation of engineering academic programmes is a key foundation for the practice of engineering at the professional level. Via the accreditation from the EAB, all signatories in the Washington Accord recognise the substantial equivalence of our programmes in satisfying the academic requirements for the practice of engineering at the professional level. This means that our graduates can be accepted for engineering practice in the countries that are part of the Washington Accord. Signatories in the Washington Accord include Canada, USA, UK, Hong Kong, New Zealand, Australia and others.

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3.2.5.2  Degree Requirements

Students in the B.Eng. (Electrical Engineering) programme are required to complete a minimum of 160 MCs with a CAP ≥ 2.0 to graduate.  In the first stage of the programme, students will receive broad-based training which, in addition to establishing a strong foundation in mathematics and computing, will also be immediately exposed to the use of electrical components and equipment in solving fundamental engineering problems in EE. They will also be introduced to the different areas in EE which are driving the technological developments of today.  In the second stage, students will enrol in core modules that focus on fundamental knowledge in EE. These core modules provide the essential foundation for a variety of specialised technical areas in EE. During their senior years of study, students may specialise in certain fields of EE through their selection of 32 MCs of elective modules. Throughout their programme, they are also expected to broaden their views by reading some general education modules, breadth modules offered by other Faculties, Engineering Professionalism, Critical Thinking and Writing and Human Relations. Students are strongly encouraged to take at least one business module from a prescribed list of business modules. The complete programme structure is specified in Table 3.2.5a.

Table 3.2.5a: Summary of EE Modular Requirements and Credits

*         For students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at the time of admissions to the Faculty.
+                   EE students are strongly encouraged to take at least one business module from a prescribed list of business modules.

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To specialise in different areas, students need to choose elective modules from the outer core in Table 3.2.5b as well as a number of areas of concentrations in Table 3.2.5c as follows: Bioelectronic Systems, Communications & Networks, Integrated Circuits & Embedded Systems, Control, Intelligent Systems & Robotics, Signal Processing and New Media, Microelectronics Technologies & Devices,  Microwave and RF, Power and Energy Systems, Engineering Science andInformation Processing. The elective modules in each concentration are categorised as breadth or depth elective modules. A breadth elective module enables students to achieve a broad understanding of concepts in the particular concentration. A depth elective module is a higher level module that provides greater depth and coverage in the particular concentration.

The outer core modules are organised in 8 areas of concentrations in Table 3.2.5b. Students need to read three modules from a minimum of three areas of concentrations of outer core modules to achieve exposure to various facets of ECE.   To achieve depth, students need to read a minimum of four depth electives. EE students also need to read one elective which can be chosen from the breadth or depth elective of any concentration. At least one technical elective from the eight electives must be from the list of Design modules given in Table 3.2.5d. All eight technical electives must add up to at least 32 MCs. EE students should read at least 20 MCs of technical elective modules offered by the ECE Department (i.e., those with EExxxx module codes). By specific choice of electives, EE students will be able to specialise in a variety of areas. The list of specialisation tracks is given in Table 3.2.5e. 

Table 3.2.5b: List of Outer Core Modules in the Various Concentrations

Table 3.2.5c: List of Electives in the Various Concentrations

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Table 3.2.5d: List of Design modules

Table 3.2.5e: Possible Specialisation Tracks in Electrical Engineering

3.2.5.3 Recommended Semester Schedule

The recommended semester schedule for EE students with / without Industrial Attachment (IA) is presented in Table 3.2.5 e and Table 3.2.5f.

Table 3.2.5e: Recommended Semester Schedule for EE students without Industrial Attachment

Table 3.2.5f: Recommended Semester Schedule for EE students with Industrial Attachment

*          These ULR modules (GEM, SS, ULR Breadth) and UEMs can be read in any semester.

3.2.6    Bachelor of Engineering (Engineering Science)

3.2.6.1  Overview

The Engineering Science Programme (ESP) is a joint initiative by the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Science. This multidisciplinary undergraduate programme aims to combine strong scientific fundamentals with emerging frontiers in engineering. 

The engineering science students will read a set of core engineering science modules in the first two years that will provide a strong background in the fundamentals in engineering, science, materials mathematics and computing.   A portion of the curriculum is set aside for non-engineering modules in areas such as engineering professionalism and human relations.  These are intended to equip our graduates with the knowledge to function effectively in tomorrow’s workplace.  Students will undergo a 12-week research internship during the vacation period following the second or third year of their studies.  In the final two years, the curriculum is flexible so that students can pursue interests in any one of the following areas of specialisation: (1) Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, (2) Computational Engineering Science (3) Bioimaging and Optics, and (4) Energy Systems. These courses are specially designed to reduce the common barriers to multidisciplinary work and bring out creative qualities. Graduates will be conferred a B.Eng. (Engineering Science) degree.

In summary, the four year undergraduate ESP will produce graduates who are better prepared to solve new problems, develop innovative designs, integrate systems and work at the interfaces of disciplines.

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3.2.6.2  Degree Requirements

The following are the requirements for the degree of B.Eng. (Engineering Science):

• Complete a minimum of 160 MCs with a CAP ≥ 2.0;

• Pass all modules in accordance with Table 3.2.6a;

• Satisfy all requirements as prescribed by the Faculty of Engineering or the University. 

Table 3.2.6a: Summary of Modular Requirements and Credits

*          For students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at the time of admission to the Faculty.

#        SM2/SM3 students, NUS High School students, and JC students who have read and passed MA1101R Linear Algebra I, prior to joining ESP are allowed to map MA1101R to MA1508. As core/essential modules must be taken on a graded basis, MA1101R taken prior to admission/transfer into ESP must also be graded.

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At the end of second year, students opt for one of the four specialisations.  There are 10 specialisation modules.  Five of these modules will be core modules to the specialisation (Table 3.2.6b). For the other five electives, beyond the core electives requirement, two must come from within the chosen specialisation, while the other three electives can come from any other specialisation basket (Table 3.2.6b and Table 3.2.6c).

Table 3.2.6b: Core Modules for Specialisations

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Table 3.2.6c: ESP Electives for Specialisations

Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Specialisation
BN5101         Engineering Principles in Medicine I
BN5205         Computational Biomechanics
CM3231         Quantum Chemistry and Molecular Thermodynamics
CM3232         Physical Chemistry of the Solid State and Interfaces
CM4235         Physical Chemistry of Macromolecules
CM5223         Topics in Supramolecular Chemistry
EE3407          Analog Electronics
EE3408          Integrated Analog Design
EE4401          Optoelectronics
EE4414          Magnetic Materials & Devices for Information Storage
ESP3206        Continuum Mechanics
ESP4302        Nanophotonics
ME4284         Micro Sensors and Micro Actuators
PC3233          Atomic and Molecular Physics I
PC3236          Computational Methods in Physics
PC3241          Solid State Devices
PC4240          Solid State Physics II
PC4253          Thin Film Technology
PC5205          Topics in Surface Physics
PC5212          Physics of Nanostructures

Computational Engineering Science Specialisation
BN5101         Engineering Principles in Medicine I
BN5205         Computational Biomechanics
CE4258          Structural Stability & Dynamics
CM3296         Molecular Modelling: Theory & Practice
CN3421         Process Modelling and Numerical Simulation
EE3407          Analog Electronics
MA3229        Introduction to Geometric Modelling
MA4230        Matrix Computation
MA4255        Numerical Partial Differential Equations
MA5233        Computational Mathematics
ME3291         Numerical Methods in Engineering
ME4211         Applied Mechanics
ME4233         Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics
MLE5210       Modelling and Simulation of Materials
PC3236          Computational Methods in Physics

Photonics and Optics Specialisation
BN5101         Engineering Principles in Medicine I
BN5205         Computational Biomechanics
CS3216          Software Development on Evolving Platforms
EE3101          Digital Signal Processing
EE3206          Introduction to Computer Vision and Image Processing
EE3407          Analog Electronics
EE3601          Bio-Instrumentation & Signal Analysis
EE4212          Computer Vision
EE4213          Image Processing
EE4305          Introduction to Fuzzy/Neural Systems
EE4401          Optoelectronics
EE4604          Biological Perception in Digital Media
ESP3206        Continuum Mechanics
ESP4301        Charged Particle Optics
PC3243          Photonics

Energy Systems Specialisation
BN5101         Engineering Principles in Medicine I
BN5205         Computational Biomechanics
CM3232         Physical Chemistry of the Solid State and Interfaces
CN3124         Particle Technology
EE3407          Analog Electronics
EE3501          Power Electronics
EE4501          Power System Management and Protection
EE4510          Solar Photovoltaic Energy Systems
EE4511          Sustainable Energy Systems
EE4512          Renewable Energy Systems Capstone Design
ESP3206        Continuum Mechanics
ESP5402        Nanomaterials for Energy Systems
ME4223         Thermal Environmental Engineering
ME4225         Industrial Heat Transfer
ME4284         Micro Sensors and Micro Actuators
ME5207         Solar Energy Systems
PC3241          Solid State Devices

PC4253    Thin Film Technology