Specializations

There are currently four specializations available for Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) students:

  1. Specialization in Community Healthcare and Technology (New!)
  2. Specialization in Tissue Engineering
  3. Specialization in Biomedical Materials
  4. Specialization in Robotics

Please see here for important NUS rules on specializations (including limits on double counting).


 

Specialization in Community Healthcare and Technology (New!)

(Available for students matriculated AY20/21 onwards!)

The Specialization in Community Healthcare and Technology within the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) curriculum at NUS is a multi-disciplinary focus area that aims at providing an in-depth expertise in understanding the needs and developing technological solutions to promote health and improve quality of life for the community with specific focus on the elderly and persons with disability.  For more information, please visit the page of "Biomedical Engineering for Good", or bGood.

Programme structure

In order to be awarded the specialization, students should obtain 20 Units from the following list of courses:

  • BN4102 Gerontechnology in Ageing (4 Units)
  • BN4103 Assistive Technology for Persons with Disability (4 Units)
  • BN4701 Serious Games for Health (4 Units)
  • SPH2402 Health in the Later Years (4 Units)
  • BN2001 Independent Study* (4 Units)
  • EG2605 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP)* (4 Units)
  • BN4101 B.Eng. Dissertation* (8 Units)

* The projects involved in this module must be approved by the BME department to be relevant to community healthcare and technology.

Admission requirements

You may apply in Stage 3 of your studies, subject to places being available. Your selection to and continuation in the specialization is based on overall merit, as well as your aptitude in related foundational courses. Biomedical engineering students interested in this specialization may contact the BME Department office (Ms Loo Shi Yun bieloosy@nus.edu.sg).


 

 

Specialization in Tissue Engineering

(Available for students matriculated AY19/20 onwards!)

The Specialization in Tissue Engineering within the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering) curriculum at NUS is a multi-disciplinary focus area that aims at providing an in-depth expertise on the biological principle and medical applications of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Programme structure

In order to be awarded the specialization, students should obtain 20 Units from the following list of courses:

  • BN4301 Principles of Tissue Engineering (4 Units)
  • BN4403 Cellular Bioengineering (4 Units)
  • BN4302 Organs in a Dish: Organoid Bioengineering (4 Units)
  • BN4303 Tissue Engineering for Designing Food (4 Units)
  • BN4304 Engineering Strategies for Gene and Cell Manufacturing (4 units)
  • BN5203 Advanced Tissue Engineering (4 Units)
  • BN2001 Independent Study* (4 Units)
  • EG2605 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP)* (4 Units)
  • BN4101 B.Eng. Dissertation* (8 Units)

* The projects involved in this module must be approved by the BME department to be relevant to tissue engineering

Admission requirements

You may apply in Stage 3 of your studies, subject to places being available. Your selection to and continuation in the specialization is based on overall merit, as well as your aptitude in related foundational courses. Biomedical engineering students interested in this specialization may contact the BME Department office (Ms Loo Shi Yun bieloosy@nus.edu.sg).

Specialization in Biomedical Materials

(Available from students matriculated AY19/20 onwards!)

The Specialization in Biomedical Materials within the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering or Materials Science and Engineering) curriculum at NUS is a multi-disciplinary focus area that revolves around the property and applications of various types of materials for medical and biological applications for both industrial and research settings.

Programme Structure

In order to be awarded the specialization, students should obtain 20 Units from the following list of courses:

  • MLE3202 Materials for Biointerfaces (4 Units)
  • MLE4203 Polymeric Biomedical Materials (4 Units)
  • MLE4201 Advanced Materials Characterisation (4 Units)
  • BN3301 introduction to Biomaterials (4 Units)
  • BN4404 Bioelectromechanical Systems – Biomems (4 Units)
  • BN5201 Advanced Biomaterials (4 Units)
  • BN2001 Independent Study* (4 Units)
  • EG2605 Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme (UROP)* (4 Units)
  • BN4101 B.Eng. Dissertation* (8 Units) or MLE4101 B.Eng. Dissertation* (8 Units)

* The projects involved in this module must be approved by the student’s home department (either BME or MSE) to be relevant to the topic of the specialization.

Admission requirements

You may apply in Stage 3 of your studies, subject to places being available. Your selection to and continuation in the specialization is based on overall merit, as well as your aptitude in related foundational courses. Biomedical engineering students interested in this specialization may contact the BME Department office (Ms Loo Shi Yun bieloosy@nus.edu.sg).

Specialization in Robotics

(Available from AY19/20 onwards!)

The Robotics Specialization within the Bachelor of Engineering (Biomedical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering) curriculum at NUS is a multi-disciplinary study drawing expertise from various engineering departments. The specialization allows students to take a hands-on approach to learning, through small projects in the courses and a final year project on robotics. Students will need to design and construct robotic systems or their components. As with all engineering design and implementation, students will need to communicate their design to their peers so that different components can work together or in a bigger system.  With the knowledge and experience in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence, graduates from this program will be ready to contribute to the high-tech industries that Singapore is nurturing.

Programme Structure

You spend the first two years building a solid foundation in engineering. Specialisation starts from Stage 3, when you read related technical electives as shown below. In Stage 4, you select a final-year-project (FYP) that is related to robotics.

Students taking the Robotics specialisation must complete 20 Units as follows:

(1) Complete THREE courses from the list below AND a robotics-relevant Final Year Project

OR

(2) Complete FIVE courses from the list below

BN4203 Robotics in Rehabilitation
EE3305/ME3243 Robotic System Design
EE4305 Fuzzy/Neural Systems for intelligent robotics
EE4308 Autonomous Robot Systems
EE4309 Robot Perception
EE4705 Human-Robot Interaction
ME4242 Soft Robotics
ME4245 Robot Mechanics and Control
ME5406 Deep Learning for Robotics
 MLE4228 Materials for Robotics Sensing and Actuation
 BN5211 Medical Robotics

1 Only Stage 4 students with CAP > 3.5 are allowed to read level 5000 courses.

To guide students in choosing the elective courses in a focused manner, the elective courses are arranged in three tracks. Students are encouraged to choose their three elective courses within the same track. However, students are allowed to mix-and-match the electives outside these tracks after seeking advice from the faculty members in the specialisation (for example, department coordinator and final year project supervisor).

Track 1:
Smart Mechanism Design
Track 2:
Robot Intelligence
Track 3:
Collaborative Systems
Robot Mechanics and Control Autonomous Robot Systems Robot Perception
Medical Robotics Fuzzy/Neural Systems for intelligent robotics Human-Robot Interaction
Soft Robotics Robot Perception Soft Robotics
Robot Mechanics and Control Robotics in Rehabilitation
Deep Learning for Robotics Deep Learning for Robotics

Careers

You will receive a separate certificate of specialisation, in addition to your BEng degree scroll.

The target industries are wide spread since robotics is applicable to many industries with a focus on developing and/or using robotics to improve the productivity and efficiency of their processes. These include manufacturing, healthcare, and service industries, as well as advanced engineering sectors. The related occupations include technology development, engineering support and maintenance, new product design and process development.

Robotics has been identified as a key enabling technology for the four strategic thrusts in the RIE 2020 plan: Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, Health and Biomedical Sciences, Urban Solutions and Sustainability, and Services and Digital Economy. Furthermore, the government has established the National Robotics Program Office to help develop and steer the robotics ecosystem in Singapore.

Admission Requirements

Robotics is a multi-disciplinary field. Although various disciplines touch on various aspects of robotics, there is no integrated programme that brings together a hands-on and experiential learning of robotics for the students. This programme targets engineering students from various discipline and focuses on practical applications and technological implementations of robotics.  These students would have the basic knowledge given that they have completed their core courses in their respective department in the first two years. The specialisation will appeal to those students who have an interest in Robotics.

You may apply for admission at the point of entry into the NUS BEng programme in Biomedical Engineering. You may also apply later in Stage 3 of your studies, subject to places being available. Your selection to and continuation in the specialisation is based on overall merit, as well as your aptitude in related foundational courses.

You can contact Assoc/Prof Raye Yeow (rayeow@nus.edu.sg) to indicate your interest for admission to the robotics specialization.