{"id":160,"date":"2019-02-14T09:09:51","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T09:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/?page_id=160"},"modified":"2026-03-12T11:29:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T03:29:22","slug":"what-is-ece","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/what-is-ece\/","title":{"rendered":"What is ECE?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-undergraduate\"><li id=\"menu-item-13642\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/what-is-ece\/\">What is ECE?<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-19516\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/second-major-in-computing-design-and-engineering\/\">Second Major \/ Minor in Computing (D&amp;E)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-21694\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/minor-in-artificial-intelligence\/\">Minor in Artificial Intelligence (D&amp;E)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13643\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/new-curriculum-structure\/\">New Curriculum Structure<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13653\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/new-curriculum-structure\/build-your-own-degree\/\">Build Your Own Degree<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13644\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/electrical-engineering\/\">Electrical Engineering<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13654\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/electrical-engineering\/ee-curriculum\/\">EE &#8211; 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It is grounded in the principles of sciences and mathematics. ECE is inarguably the driving force behind most modern inventions. Computer technology and the world wide web are two ECE related inventions that have evolved rapidly and revolutionalised our world. ECE is thus a discipline that has plenty to offer in terms of discovery, innovations, and creativity. Be part of it to discover for yourself.<\/p>\n<h3>Why NUS ECE?<\/h3>\n<p>Our BEng (Electrical Engineering) programme is designed to graduate versatile engineers for immediate employment and to prepare them for challenges ahead. Our programmes have strong emphasis on scientific and engineering fundamentals and a high degree of flexibility which can provide a wide diversity of educational experiences. It provides a mix of education, business and research opportunities which is unique in its diversity and richness, allowing the students to plan their individual educational experience in accordance with their career aspirations.<\/p>\nStarting from Academic Year 2021\/2022, EE and CEG will adopt a new <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/new-curriculum-structure\/build-your-own-degree\/\">undergraduate curriculum structure<\/a> that gives students greater choice, breadth and flexibility in charting their learning journeys.\u00a0This Common Curriculum has been jointly developed with industry partners.\n<h3>\n\t\tMeet our Students\/Graduates and Employers\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/vyUigKTMbdU\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-video-thumbnail\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/ETjWY1mQrGI\/maxresdefault.jpg\" alt=\"youtube-video-thumbnail\" \/>\n\t\t<h3>\n\t\tBrochures\n\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/nus-cde\/docs\/cde_9_electrical_web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/EE-Brochure-2026.jpg\" alt=\"EE Brochure 2026\" height=\"480\" width=\"338\" title=\"EE Brochure 2026\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/nus-cde\/docs\/cde_5_computer_web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/CEG-Brochure-2026.jpeg\" alt=\"CEG Brochure 2026\" height=\"480\" width=\"338\" title=\"CEG Brochure 2026\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/nus-cde\/docs\/cde_18_computing_2ndmajor_web\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/Computing-Brochure-2026.jpg\" alt=\"Computing Brochure 2026\" height=\"480\" width=\"338\" title=\"Computing Brochure 2026\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/nus-cde\/docs\/nus_cde_minor_in_artificial_intelligence-_2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/03\/AI-Brochure-2026.jpg\" alt=\"AI Brochure 2026\" height=\"480\" width=\"338\" title=\"AI Brochure 2026\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is ECE? 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