At the undergraduate level, the Department of Materials Science & Engineering offers a four-year engineering curriculum leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Materials Science and Engineering (MSE). This is a professional engineering programme, which prepares students for work as a Materials Engineer in different industries and for further study for postgraduate degrees.
 
This programme consists of many components – University Level Requirements, Unrestrictive Electives, Faculty Requirements and Major Requirements, in order to provide a broad education. The Faculty and Major Requirements are well-balanced in science, general engineering, and materials science and engineering. MSE graduates will have a solid science foundation, basic engineering background and sound knowledge in materials science and engineering. The Department offers two certified specialisations of Polymeric and Biomedical Materials and Nanostructured Materials/Nanotechnology.

3.2.9.2 Degree Requirements

The following are the requirements for the degree of B.Eng. (Materials Science and Engineering):
•         Students in the B.Eng. (Materials Science and Engineering) Programme are required to complete a minimum of 160 MCs with a CAP ≥ 2.0 to graduate from the programme.
•         160 MCs will have to be earned by taking modules in accordance with Table 3.2.9a.
•         Students must pass at least four technical electives from Table 3.2.9b.
•         A student may obtain a specialisation certificate in Polymeric and Biomedical Materials or Nanostructured Materials/Nanotechnology by reading four modules from the respective group (Table 3.2.9b). The certificate will be issued by the Department.
•         Satisfy all other requirements as prescribed by the Faculty of Engineering or the University.
•         A student must also satisfy other additional requirements that may be prescribed by the Faculty of Engineering or the University.

Table 3.2.9a: Summary of MSE Module Requirements and Credits

Modular Requirements	MCs
UNIVERSITY LEVEL Requirements	20
General Education Modules (GEM)  (at least one from Group B: Humanities and Social Sciences)	8
Singapore Studies (SS) Module	4
Breadth: Modules Outside Student’s Faculty	8
Unrestricted Elective MODULES	20
Programme Requirements
Faculty Requirements:	10
EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing	4
HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations	3
EG2401 Engineering Professionalism	3
English*	-
Foundation Requirements:	23
MA1505          Mathematics I	4
MA1506          Mathematics II	4
PC1431 Physics IE**	4
PC1432 Physics IIE**	4
EG1108 Electrical Engineering	3
CS1010E        Programming Methodology	4
Major Requirements
MSE Core Modules***	56
CM1111      Basic Inorganic Chemistry***	4
CM1121     Basic Organic Chemistry or CM1501 Organic Chemistry for Engineers***	4
MLE2101        Introduction to Structure of Materials	4
MLE2102        Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams	4
MLE2103        Phase Transformation and Kinetics	4
MLE2104        Mechanical Properties of Materials	4
MLE2105        Electronic Properties of Materials	4
MLE2106        Metallic Materials and Processing	3
MLE2107        Ceramic Materials and Processing	3
2nd Year Materials Laboratory	-
MLE3101        Materials Characterisation	4
MLE3102        Degradation and Failure of Materials	4
MLE3103         Materials Design and Selection	4
MLE3104        Polymeric and Composite Materials	3
MLE3105        Dielectric and Magnetic Materials	3
BN3301           Introduction to Biomaterials	4
3rd Year Materials Laboratory	-
Elective Modules	15
Projects Modules (Design and Final Year Projects):	16
MLE4101        B.Eng. Dissertation                (over two semesters)	12
MLE4102        Design Project	4
Total	160

*         Students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at the time of admissions to the Faculty will have to read ES1000 and/or ES1102. This will be decided by CELC.
**       Bridging Module: Students without A-Level pass in  Physics must read PC1221 Fundamentals of Physics I and PC1222 Fundamentals of Physics II as a prerequisite for PC1431 and PC1432.
***     Bridging Module: Students without A-level pass in Chemistry must read CM1417 Fundamentals of Chemistry as a prerequisite for CM1111 and CM1121 or CM1501.
****   The relevant departments reserve the right to decide the modules to be offered in any given semester.

Table 3.2.9b: MSE Elective Modules***

POLYMERIC AND BIOMEDICAL MATERIALS
(Four modules from this group are required for the specialisation)
MLE4201       Advanced Materials Characterisation
MLE4202       Selected advanced Topics on Polymers
MLE4203       Polymeric Biomedical Materials
ME4253         Biomaterials Engineering
BN4109          Special topics in Bioengineering
BN4301          Principles of Tissue Engineering
CM4266         Current Topics in Materials Chemistry
PC4268          Biophysical Instrumentation and Biomolecular Electronics

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS & NANOTECHNOLOGY
(Four modules from this group are required for the specialisation)
MLE4201       Advanced Materials Characterisation
MLE4204       Synthesis and Growth of Nanostructures
MLE4205       Theory & Modelling of Material Properties
MLE4206       Current topics on Nanomaterials
MLE4208       Photovoltaic Materials
PC4253          Thin film Technology
CN4223R       Microelectronic Thin Films
EE4414           Magnetic Materials and Devices for Information Storage

OTHER ELECTIVE MODULES
MLE4207       Growth Aspects of Semiconductor
MLE4209       Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
EE4411           Silicon Processing Technology
EE4413           Low-dimensional Electronic Devices
EE4401           Optoelectronics
CN4217R       Processing of Microelectronic Materials
PC4258          Advanced Photonic
CN4203R       Polymer Engineering
CN5251          Membrane Science and Technology
ME4283         Micro-fabrication Process
ME4293         Microelectronics Packing

3.2.9.3 Recommended Semester Schedule

The recommended semester schedules for Direct Entry Materials Science and Engineering students and Common Engineering students are presented in Table 3.2.9c and Table 3.2.9d respectively.

For a Common Engineering Entry student, EG1109 Statics and Mechanics of Materials is counted towards Unrestricted Elective Modules (UEMs). It is recommended, that a Common Engineering Entry student may read 16 MCs from Technical Electives (4 modules of 4 MCs) instead of 15 MCs as required (without reading an extra module).

Table 3.2.9c: Recommended Semester Schedule for Direct Entry MSE Students Modules

Modules	MCs	Modules	MCs
Semester 1		Semester 2
MA1505          Mathematics I	4	MA1506          Mathematics II	4
PC1431*         Physics IE	4	PC1432*         Physics IIE	4
GEM/Breadth/UEM	4	CS1010E        Programming Methodology	4
EG1413           Critical Thinking and Writing	4	EG1108           Electrical Engineering	3
Singapore Studies Module	4	GEM/Breadth	4
ES1102    English for Academic Purposes	-
Sub-total	20	Sub-total	19
Semester 3		Semester 4
CM1121          Basic Organic Chemistry or CM1501*        Organic Chemistry for Engineers	4	CM1111*        Basic Inorganic Chemistry	4
MLE2101        Structure of Materials	4	MLE2103        Phase Transformation and Kinetics	4
MLE2102        Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams	4	MLE2104        Mechanical Properties of Materials	4
GEM/Breadth/UEM	4	MLE2105        Electronic Properties of Materials	4
GEM/Breadth/UEM	4	MLE3101        Materials Characterisation	4
2nd Year MSE Laboratory	-	2nd Year MSE Laboratory	-
Sub-total	20	Sub-total	20
Semester 5		Semester 6
MLE2106        Metallic Materials	3	EG3601           Industrial Attachment / UEMs**	12
MLE2107        Ceramic Materials	3
MLE3102        Degradation and Failure of Materials	4
MLE3103        Materials Design and Selection	4
MLE3104        Polymeric and Composite Materials	3
MLE3105        Dielectric and Magnetic Materials	3
3rd Year MSE Laboratory	-
Sub-total	20	Sub-total	12
Semester 7		Semester 8
MLE4101        B.Eng. Dissertation	6	MLE4101        B.Eng. Dissertation	6
MLE4102        Design Project	4	EG2401           Engineering Professionalism	3
MSE Elective 1	4	MSE Elective 3	4
MSE Elective 2	4	MSE Elective 4	3
HR2002           Human Capital in Organizations	3	GEM/Breadth/UEM	4
BN3301           Introduction to Biomaterials	4	GEM/Breadth/UEM	4
Sub-total	25	Sub-total	24
Total MCs			160

**    Bridging Module:
Students without A-Level pass in Physics must read PC1221 Fundamentals of Physics I and PC1222 Fundamentals of Physics II as a prerequisite for PC1431 and PC1432.

***  Bridging Module:
Students without A-level pass in Chemistry must read CM1417 Fundamentals of Chemistry as a prerequisite for CM1111 and CM1121 or CM1501.

++    Students are strongly recommended to take EG3601 Industrial Attachment (IA), which is counted towards UEM requirements.
For the students who are not going for IA, please take minimum 12 MCs (e.g. 3 UEMs of 4 MCs each) instead of IA as required.

Table 3.2.9d: Recommended Semester Schedule for Common Engineering Entry MSE Students

Modules	MCs	Modules	MCs
Semester 1		Semester 2
MA1505          Mathematics I	4	MA1506          Mathematics II	4
PC1431*         Physics IE	4	PC1432*         Physics IIE	4
EG1109           Statics and Mechanics of Materials	4	CS1010E        Programming Methodology	4
EG1413           Critical Thinking and Writing	4	EG1108           Electrical Engineering	3
Singapore Study Module	4	GEM/Breadth	4
ES1102    English for Academic Purposes	-
Sub-total	20	Sub-total	19
Semester 3		Semester 4
CM1121          Basic Organic Chemistry or CM1501*        Organic Chemistry for Engineers	4	CM1111*        Basic Inorganic Chemistry	4
MLE2101        Structure of Materials	4	MLE2103        Phase Transformation and Kinetics	4
MLE2102        Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams	4	MLE2104        Mechanical Properties of Materials	4
GEM/Breadth/UEM	4	MLE2105        Electronic Properties of Materials	4
GEM/Breadth/UEM	4	MLE3101        Materials Characterisation	4
2nd Year MSE Laboratory		2nd Year MSE Laboratory	-
Sub-total	20	Sub-total	20
Semester 5		Semester 6
MLE2106        Metallic Materials	3	EG3601           Industrial Attachment / UEMs**	12
MLE2107        Ceramic Materials	3
MLE3102        Degradation and Failure of Materials	4
MLE3103        Materials Design and Selection	4
MLE3104        Polymeric and Composite Materials	3
MLE3105        Dielectric and Magnetic Materials	3
3rd Year MSE Laboratory	-
Sub-total	20	Sub-total	12
Semester 7		Semester 8
MLE4101        B.Eng. Dissertation	6	MLE4101        B.Eng. Dissertation	6
MLE4102        Design Project	4	EG2401           Engineering Professionalism	3
MSE Elective 1	4	MSE Elective 3	4
MSE Elective 2	4	MSE Elective 4	3
HR2002           Human Capital in Organizations	3	GEM/Breadth/UEM	4
BN3301           Introduction to Biomaterials	4	GEM/Breadth/UEM	4
Sub-total	25	Sub-total	24
Total MCs			160

**    Bridging Module:
Students without A-Level pass in Physics must read PC1221 Fundamentals of Physics I and PC1222 Fundamentals of Physics II as a prerequisite for PC1431 and PC1432.

***Bridging Module:
Students without A-Level pass in Chemistry must read CM1417 Fundamentals of Chemistry as a prerequisite for CM1111 and CM1121 or CM1501.

++    Students are strongly recommended to take EG3601 Industrial Attachment (IA), which is counted towards UEM requirements.
For the students who are not going for IA, please take at least 12 MCs (e.g. 3 UEMs of 4 MCs each) instead of IA as required.

3.2.10  Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)

3.2.10.1  Overview

The undergraduate mechanical engineering curriculum has evolved over the years to meet the challenges of technological development and industry. It emphasises the fundamentals of the engineering sciences as well as applications relevant to the prevailing industries. The students undergo a rigorous course of training in science and mathematics in their first year with the Faculty. In the four semesters following that, the students are given a strong foundation in all the principal areas of mechanical engineering sciences, namely: Applied Mechanics, Control, Electrical Engineering, Fluids Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials and Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer. Engineers exercise their creativity through the innovative products that they design. Design is hence an integral part of the mechanical engineering curriculum. In addition to the teaching of mechanical design principles, students are also taught computer-aided design and analysis (CAD/CAM) with the aid of state-of-the-art computer software and hardware. In the fifth and sixth semesters, students are given a design-and-build project on a group basis. The project provides learning opportunities for the students in integrative skills, and develops innovation, teamwork and communication skills. From the sixth semester onwards, the students are offered a wide-range of technical electives. They may choose a combination of elective modules to suit their individual interests or they may apply to the Department to enrol in one of the following specialisations:
•         Aeronautical Engineering
•         Automotive Engineering
•         Biomechanical Engineering
•         Energy and Thermal Process Engineering
•         Materials Engineering in Design
•         Mechatronics
•         Micro Systems Technology
•         Offshore Oil & Gas Technology
•         Precision Engineering
•         Product Design

Enrolment in a specialisation is subject to approval of the Head of Department. The students are also required to undertake a research-based project leading to a B.Eng. Dissertation in the last two semesters. The project enhances the capacity of the students for critical thinking and self-motivated learning, and trains them in research methodology. The independent study elective modules provide further opportunities for interested students to be engaged on project and research-based work.

The curriculum also features an enhanced breadth component comprising Breadth modules, General Education Modules (GEMs) and Unrestricted Elective Modules (UEMs). These are intended to broaden the outlook of the students and develop broad-based skills that complement the professional training of the programme. At the same time, they also afford students greater scope and flexibility to tailor their learning to suit their individual needs for depth and breadth, and even to pursue their personal interest beyond the confines of their chosen major.

In addition to the aforementioned specialisations, which may be read as part of the B.Eng. programme, students may also apply to read a minor in conjunction with the main degree. This will require the students to offer additional modules as stipulated by the requirements of the minor programme. The available minor programmes are listed in the relevant sections of this bulletin.

The Mechanical Engineering programme at NUS prepares its graduates well for challenging and rewarding careers in all phases of productive industrial activity extending from research to design, development and manufacturing. Our graduates are much sought after in a broad spectrum of industry covering:
•         General Manufacturing
•         Advanced Materials
•         Aerospace
•         Automation and Control
•         Defence
•         Precision Engineering
•         Semiconductor Manufacturing and Testing
•         Thermal and Power Engineering
•         Design, Testing and Consulting services

The B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) degree is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB) in Singapore and is recognised by the signatories of the Washington Accord (http://www.washingtonaccord.org/). The B.Eng. (Mechanical Engineering) degree is also internationally recognised for admission to graduate studies in all the major universities around the world.

3.2.10.2  Degree Requirements

Students in the Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) programme are required to satisfy the following requirements to graduate from the course:
•         Complete a minimum of 161 MCs with a CAP ≥ 2.0.
•         Pass the modules in accordance with Table 3.2.10a.
•         Pass at least 20 MCs equivalent of technical elective modules as listed in Table 3.2.10b. Students may, subject to approval of the Head of Department, offer up to two ME5-Level technical modules in lieu of two of the technical electives
•         Subject to approval of the Head of Department, students may enrol in one of the following specialisations when they have completed a minimum of 100 MCs of the programme requirements:

• Aeronautical Engineering
• Automotive Engineering
• Biomechanical Engineering
• Energy and Thermal Process Engineering
• Materials Engineering in Design
• Mechatronics
• Micro Systems Technology
• Offshore Oil & Gas Technology
• Precision Engineering
• Product Design
  
  

•         To qualify for a specialisation, a student must pass at least three modules from the chosen area of specialisation as given in Table 3.2.10c and the Specialisation Study module ME4105. Students in a specialisation programme are required to do their final-year dissertation (12 MCs) in an area related to the specialisation. For updated information on Specialisation programmes, please refer to http://www.me.nus.edu.sg/student_under_mec_spec.php

 Students should not read more than 60 MCs of Level-1000 modules towards their degree requirements.

Table 3.2.10a:  Summary of ME Modular Requirements and Credits [For student intakes from AY2011/12 onwards]

MODULAR REQUIREMENTS	MCs
University Level Requirements	20
General Education Modules (GEM)  (at least one from Group B: Humanities and Social Sciences)	8
Singapore Studies (SS) Module	4
Breadth: Modules Outside Student’s Faculty	8
Unrestricted Elective MODULES**	20
Programme Requirements
Faculty Requirements	10
EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing	4
HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations	3
EG2401 Engineering Professionalism	3
English*	-
Foundation Requirements	23
MA1505          Mathematics I	4
MA1506          Mathematics II	4
EG1108 Electrical Engineering	3
EG1109 Statics and Mechanics of Materials	4
PC1431 Physics IE	4
CS1010E        Programming Methodology	4
Mechanical Engineering Major Requirements
ME Core Subjects:	41
ME2113          Mechanics of Materials I	3
ME2114          Mechanics of Materials II	3
ME2121          Engineering Thermodynamics	3
ME2134          Fluid Mechanics I	4
ME2135          Fluid Mechanics II	4
ME2142          Feedback Control Systems	4
ME2143          Sensors and Actuators	4
ME2151          Principles of Mechanical Engineering Materials	4
ME3112          Mechanics of Machines	4
ME3122          Heat Transfer	4
ME3162          Manufacturing Processes	4
ME Design and Project Modules:	27
ME2101          Fundamentals of Mechanical Design	4
ME2103          Engineering Visualisation and Modelling	3
ME3101          Mechanical Systems Design I	4
ME3102          Mechanical Systems Design II	4
ME4101          B.Eng. Dissertation                (Over 2 semesters)	12
ME Electives:
Technical Electives (from Table 3.2.10b)	20
Total	161

*         Students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at the time of admission to the Faculty will have to read ES1000 and/or ES1102. This will be decided by CELC.

Table 3.2.10b: ME Technical Electives Modules

Applied Mechanics
ME3211         Mechanics of Solids
ME4211         Applied Mechanics
ME4212         Aircraft Structures
ME4213         Vibration Theory and Applications
ME4214         Vehicle Dynamics

Control and Mechatronics
ME3241         Microprocessor Applications
ME3242         Industrial Automation
ME4241         Aircraft Performance, Stability and Control
ME4245         Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and Control
ME4246         Linear Systems
ME5405◊        Machine Vision
EE4305           Introduction to Fuzzy/Neural Systems

Fluid Mechanics
ME3232         Compressible Flow
ME3233         Unsteady Flow in Fluid Systems
ME4231         Aerodynamics and Propulsion
ME4233         Computational Methods in Fluid Mechanics
ME4234         Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics

Manufacturing
ME3261         Computer aided Design and Manufacturing
ME3263         Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
ME4261         Tool Engineering
ME4262         Automation in Manufacturing
ME4263         Fundamentals of Product Development
ME4264         Automobile Design and Engineering
ME4265         Automotive Body and Chassis Engineering

Materials Science
ME3251         Materials for Engineers
ME4251         Thermal Engineering of Materials
ME4253         Biomaterials Engineering
ME4254         Materials in Engineering Design
ME4255         Materials Failure

Micro Systems Technology
ME3281         Microsystems Design and Applications
ME4283         Micro fabrication Processes
ME4284         Micro Sensors and Micro Actuators
ME4285         Modelling and Simulation in MST

Thermodynamics
ME3221         Energy Conversion Processes
ME4223         Thermal Environmental Engineering
ME4225         Industrial Heat Transfer
ME4226         Energy and Thermal Systems Analysis
ME4227         Internal Combustion Engine

Multidisciplinary
ME3291         Numerical Methods in Engineering
ME4291         Finite Elements Analysis
ME4293         Microelectronics Packaging
MA3501         Mathematical Methods in Engineering

Others
ME3000         Independent Study 1
ME3001         Independent Study 2
ME4105         Specialisation Study Module
ME4106         Special Topics

Table 3.2.10c: Technical Electives Modules for ME Specialisations

Aeronautical Engineering
ME3232         Compressible Flow
ME3233         Unsteady Flow in Fluid Systems
ME4212         Aircraft Structures
ME4231         Aerodynamics and Propulsion
ME4233         Computational Methods in Fluids Mechanics
ME4234         Experimental Methods in Fluid Mechanics
ME4241         Aircraft Performance, Stability and Control
ME4291         Finite Element Analysis

Automotive Engineering
ME3251         Materials for Engineers
ME3261         Computer aided Design and Manufacturing
ME3263         Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
ME4227         Internal Combusion Engine
ME4254         Materials in Engineering Design
ME4255         Materials Failure
ME4262         Automation in Manufacturing

Biomechanical Engineering
ME4245         Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and Control
ME4253         Biomaterials Engineering
ME4284         Micro sensors and Micro actuators
ME5405◊        Machine Vision
BN4201†        Musculoskeletal Biomechanics (Prerequisites will be waived)
BN4202†        Biofluid Dynamics
BN4301†        Principles of Tissue Engineering
                         (Prerequisite: BN3301. This will be waived if students have taken ME4253 Biomaterials Engineering)
BN4403†        Cellular Bioengineering (Prerequisites LSM2103)
BN4404†        Biomicroelectromechanical Systems – BioMEMS

Energy and Thermal Process Engineering
ME3221         Energy Conversion Processes
ME4223         Thermal Environmental Engineering
ME4225         Industrial Heat Transfer
ME4226         Energy and Thermal Systems Analysis
ME4231         Aerodynamics and Propulsion

Materials Engineering In Design
ME3251         Materials for Engineers
ME4251         Thermal Engineering of Materials
ME4253         Biomaterials Engineering
ME4254         Materials in Engineering Design (Required module)
ME4255         Materials Failure
ME5502◊        Engineering Plastics and Composite Materials
CN4217R†          Processing of Electronic   Materials
MST5002†◊  Materials Characterisation

Mechatronics
ME3241         Microprocessor Applications
ME3242         Industrial Automation
ME4245         Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and Control
ME4246         Linear Systems
ME5405◊        Machine Vision
EE4305†          Introduction to Fuzzy/Neural Systems

Micro Systems Technology
ME3281         Microsystems Design and Applications
ME4283         Micro fabrication Processes
ME4284         Micro sensors and Micro actuators
ME4285         Modelling and Simulation in MST
ME4291         Finite Element Analysis
ME4293         Microelectronics Packaging
CN4216R†      Electronic Materials Science (Prerequisites ME2151)
CN4217R†      Processing of Microelectronic Materials (Prerequisites ME2151)

Offshore Oil and Gas Technology
ME3211         Mechanics of Solids
ME3232         Compressible Flow
ME3233         Unsteady Flow in Fluid Systems
ME4213         Vibration Theory and Applications
ME4245         Robot Kinematics, Dynamics and Control
ME4254         Materials in Engineering Design
ME4261         Tool Engineering
ME5506◊        Corrosion of Materials
ESE5901†◊      Environmental Technology
GE3880A†      Topics in Petroleum Geoscience (Required module)
OT5102†◊       Oil and Gas Technology
OT5301†◊       Subsea Systems Engineering

Precision Engineering
ME3261         Computer aided Design and Manufacturing
ME3263         Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
ME4261         Tool Engineering
ME4262         Automation in Manufacturing
ME4283         Micro fabrication Processes

Product Design
One (1) module from:
ME3261         Computer aided Design and Manufacturing
ME3263         Design for Manufacturing and Assembly
ME4254         Materials in Engineering Design
Two (2) modules from:
IE5002†           Applied Engineering Statistics
IE5208†           Systems Approach to Project Management
IE5301†           Human Factors in Engineering and Design
ME5610†◊      Product Development
ME5611†◊            Sustainable Product Design & Manufacturing
ME5612†◊      Computer Aided Product Development

†                   Subject to acceptance by the offering department.
◊          Stage 4 status and a CAP of more than 3.5 are needed in order to read Level-5000 modules.

If students withdraw from the specialisation, non ME modules (e.g. CN4216R, CN4217R, etc.) done to satisfy the specialisation requirement CANNOT be used to fulfil the ME Technical Elective requirement. Students may use these modules to fulfil the Unrestricted Elective Modules (UEMs) only (mapping the modules to any other modules required for graduation is not allowed). Students must take approved Technical Elective modules (refer to Table 3.2.10b) to replace the non-ME modules if they fail to fulfil the ME Technical Elective requirement upon withdrawal from the specialisation.