Curriculum and Programme Structure

The BEng Infrastructure and Project Management (IPM) programme is taught at the College of Design and Engineering (CDE). You can customise and build your own IPM degree based on your preferred breadth and depth for a bespoke educational experience.

The BEng IPM degree aims to equip future graduates with relevant and highly sought after skills providing potential opportunities that will bolster their employability after graduation.

The curriculum structure consists of a Common Curriculum, the Infrastructure and Project Management (IPM) major, and a variety of Unrestricted Electives.

BEng (Infrastructure and Project Management) curriculum for AY2024/25 intake

Table 1: Programme Structure

No Requirements Units
1 Common Curriculum 60
a General Education Pillars (University-wide), 4 Units each
1. Cultures and Connections
2. Critique and Expression (ES2631 Critique and Communication of Thinking and Design)
3. Singapore Studies
4. Digital Literacy (CS1010E Programming Methodology)
5. Data Literacy (GEA1000 Quantitative Reasoning with Data)
6. Communities and Engagement
24
b Common Curriculum Pillars (CDE), 4 Units each

1. Project Management (PF1101 Fundamentals of Project Management)
2. Artificial Intelligence (EE2211 Introduction to Machine Learning)
3. Creating Narratives (CDE2000)
4. Design Thinking (DTK1234)
5. Maker Space (EG1311 Design and Make)
6. Sustainable Futures (EG2501 Liveable Cities)
7. Systems Thinking (IE2141 Systems Thinking and Dynamics)

28
c Integrated Project (PF4101 Dissertation) 8
2 Major Requirements 60
a Essential courses 40
b Common Engineering courses 20
3 Unrestricted Electives 40
Total 160

 

*Courses without number of Units indicated are worth 4 Units

Unrestricted Electives (10 courses)

New BEng-IPM-Unrestricted-Electives

There are various ways you can customise your Unrestricted Elective (UE) space:

  • IPM Electives
  • IPM Specialisations (5 courses / 20 units) (these are being planned)
  • Second Major (10 courses / 40 units)
  • Minor (5 courses / 20 units)

IPM Electives

BEng IPM - Electives

IPM Specialisations

Specialisation in Sustainable Green Buildings

The Specialisation in Sustainable Green Buildings is open only to students from BEng Infrastructure and Project Management.

To be awarded a Specialisation in Sustainable Green Buildings, the student must pass 20 units from the courses listed below:

  • PF3504 Sustainable Energy Management (4 Units)
  • PF4213 Building Energy Analysis and Simulation (4 Units)
  • PF4502 Green Development (4 Units)
  • IPM4101 Dissertation (8 Units)

** For students taking IPM4101, the topic should focus on research topics and/or industry-led topics related to sustainable green buildings. Students are required to email their finalised dissertation topic to the department at IPM@nus.edu.sg for vetting.

For enquiries, please email ipm@nus.edu.sg

Note: While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the curriculum at the time of publication, this curriculum is indicative and subject to further updates where appropriate.