{"id":546,"date":"2019-03-05T14:18:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T06:18:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/?page_id=546"},"modified":"2026-01-05T12:13:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T04:13:10","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-undergraduate\"><li id=\"menu-item-13898\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/what-is-bme\/\">Degree Programmes<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13897\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/what-is-bme\/\">What is BME?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13899\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/\">BEng (BME)<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13940\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/overview\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13904\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/objectives-outcomes\/\">Objectives &amp; Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13905\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13906\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/build-your-own-degree\/\">Build Your Own Degree<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13907\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/timetable\/\">Timetable<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13909\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/modules\/\">Courses<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13908\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/projects\/\">Projects<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13910\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/internships\/\">Internships<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13911\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/specializations\/\">Specialisations<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13913\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/minor-in-biomedical-engineering\/\">Minor in Biomedical Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13912\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/study-abroad\/\">Study Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13902\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/admissions\/\">Admissions<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13894\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/scholarship-financial-aid\/\">Scholarship &amp; Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13901\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13895\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/student-support\/\">Student Support<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13900\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/student-support\/\">Student Support<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h2>\n\t\tCurriculum\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h3>Degree Requirements (Cohorts 2025\/2026 onwards)<\/h3>\n<p>The curriculum structure in the figure below will be relevant to cohorts matriculating 2025\/2026 onwards. \u00a0Students will read a total of 160 Units (or the equivalent of 40 courses), as shown in the following schema:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/02\/Curriculum-Stack_Cropped-192x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"261\" height=\"408\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul data-editing-info=\"{&quot;applyListStyleFromLevel&quot;:true}\">\n<li>\nThe\u00a0<u><a id=\"LPlnk\" title=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate\/curriculum-structure\/\" href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate\/curriculum-structure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"3\">Common Curriculum<\/a><\/u>\u00a0is jointly developed with industry partners who sit on the task force. It seeks to integrate knowledge and skillsets relevant to the professional training offered by both schools and to equip students with essential 21st century competencies.\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/12\/BME-requirements-and-schedules-2025-2026-onward-1.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to view detailed degree requirements, list of technical electives and recommended schedules.<\/li>\n<li>\n<u><a id=\"LPlnk653195\" title=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/modules\/\" href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/modules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"4\">Click here<\/a><\/u>\u00a0for more information on our elective courses.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3>Degree Requirements (Cohorts 2021\/2022 to 2024\/2025)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2026\/01\/BME_Degree-Requirements-2021-2022-to-2024-2025.pdf\">Click here<\/a> to view detailed degree requirements and list of technical electives [UPDATED AUGUST 2025]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programme\/beng-bme\/modules\/\">Click here<\/a> for more information on our courses.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/06\/BME-Recommended-Schedule-UPDATED-JUNE-2025-1.pdf\">Click here <\/a>\u00a0to download recommended schedule for Direct entry AY2021\/2022 onwards for A level and Poly Students [UPDATED JUNE 2025]<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240318190115\/https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/news\/engineering-education-reimagined\/\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to find out more on our reimagined approach to engineering education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Degree Requirements (Cohorts 2020\/2021 and before)<\/h3>\n<p>The NUS undergraduate curriculum ensures broad-based learning combined with depth of specialisation, and comprises 3 components: University Level Requirements (ULR), Programme Requirements and Unrestricted Elective Courses (UECs). Workload is measured in terms of Units,\u00a0 where each unit is the equivalent of 2.5 hours of work per week (including assignments and self-study) &#8211; most courses are typically 4 Units.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\"><strong>Summary of the BEng curriculum for students matriculated in AY2019\/2020<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><strong>University Level Requirements (ULR)<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Programme Requirements<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/th>\n<th rowspan=\"2\"><strong>Unrestricted Elective Courses<\/strong>\n<p><strong>(UECs)<\/strong><\/p>\n<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Faculty Requirements<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>BME Major Requirements<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\">5 General Education Courses\n(GECs)<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"6\">Critical Thinking and Writing (4Units)\nEngineering Professionalism (2Units)<\/td>\n<td>Foundation Courses<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"6\">Any course open to you; may be used to fulfil requirements for pathways, specialisations, majors or minors<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Core Courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Technical Electives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pathway Electives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Internship*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Design and Project Courses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20 Units<\/td>\n<td>6 Units<\/td>\n<td>102 Units<\/td>\n<td>32 Units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"4\"><strong>Minimum required for graduation: 160 Units<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>*<em>IA is optional if you are a polytechnic graduate admitted directly to Year 2.\u00a0<\/em><em>IA is also optional if you are in a special programme (i.e double-degree, concurrent degree) &#8211; the Units for IA can be utilised as UECs<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Curricula for students matriculated earlier:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/Graduation-Requirements-for-Cohort-2021.pdf\">AY2020\/2021<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/Graduation-Requirements-for-Cohort-1920.pdf\">AY2019\/2020<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/Graduation-Requirements-for-Cohort-1819.pdf\">AY2018\/2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2020\/07\/Graduation-Requirements-for-Cohort-1718.pdf\">AY2017\/2018<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2019\/03\/Graduation-Requirements-for-Cohort-1617.pdf\">AY2016\/2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Please make sure you do not exceed the limit of 60 Units of level 1000 courses.<\/strong> Read the details of these courses <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/undergraduate\/degree-programmes\/beng-bme\/modules\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Technical Electives list<\/h3>\n<h3>(applicable to cohorts AY2020\/2021 and before)<\/h3>\n<p><b>AY2020\/2021 and before &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2024\/05\/List-of-Technical-Electives-Cohort-1617-Onwards-2-Jan-2024.pdf\">Click here<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Degree Programmes What is BME? BEng (BME) Overview Objectives &amp; Outcomes Curriculum Build Your Own Degree Timetable Courses Projects Internships Specialisations Minor in Biomedical Engineering Study Abroad Admissions Scholarship &amp; Financial Aid FAQ Student Support Student Support Curriculum Degree Requirements (Cohorts 2025\/2026 onwards) The curriculum structure in the figure below will be relevant to cohorts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":20,"featured_media":0,"parent":538,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-546","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/546","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/20"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15994,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/546\/revisions\/15994"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/538"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/bme\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}