Second Major in Innovation & Design: Cohorts AY2019/2020 and AY2020/2021
The Innovation & Design Programme is offered as the Second Major in Innovation & Design for students in Cohorts AY2019/2020 and AY2020/2021. It comprise of a series of project-based modules that run throughout a student’s candidature. Students are expected to develop their knowledge, skills, and abilities in innovation and design in a cumulative manner through these modules. The learning journey begins with lower-level modules that introduce students to basic concepts in innovation and design, and culminates in a major design project and a final year project where students are expected to apply their design knowledge and skills to develop solutions to real problems. Students will also take a number of Innovation & Enterprise electives to widen their knowledge about topics in design, business, and entrepreneurship.
The requirements of the Second Major in Innovation & Design are as follows:
| Modules | Remarks |
|---|---|
Group A – complete ONE of the following:
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Default is EG2201A. Module is formerly known as Introduction to Design Thinking.
EG2310 is meant for students who intend to work on projects in complex engineering systems. Counted as UEM. May be exempted for poly-intake students with relevant qualifications. |
Group B – complete ONE of the following:
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Default is EG2301. Module is formerly known known as Case Studies in Innovation.
EG2311 is meant for students who intend to work on satellite-related projects. EG2606B is reserved for students in special competition projects only. Counted as UEM. |
| Group C – complete 8 MCs from the basket of Innovation & Enterprise electives. | Generally counted as UEM.
Some modules may be double-counted between Second Major and primary major for students from Business and Life Sciences. 4 MCs may be exempted for poly-intake students with relevant qualifications. |
| Â EG3301R DCP Project (12 MCs) | For students in Engineering disciplines, either one will replace design project or final year project module in the primary major (i.e. double-counted between Second Major and primary major) while the other is counted as UEM.
For students in non-Engineering disciplines, EG3301R is counted as UEM. EG4301/EG4301A could replace the final year project module in the primary major (i.e. double-counted between Second Major and primary major) or vice-versa. |
| EG4301 DCP Dissertation (12 MCs) or EG4301A Ideas to Start-up (12 MCs) |
To fulfil their compulsory internship requirement, Engineering students in this Second Major may complete EG3612 Vacation Internship Programme (6 MCs) in lieu of EG3611A Industrial Attachment (10 MCs) or EG3611 Industrial Attachment (12 MCs). The vacation internship should be completed during the summer break between Semesters 4 and 5. However, poly-intake students are exempted from the internship requirement. They may take other modules to satisfy the 6 MCs.
Students who missed the Group A and Group B modules Semester 2 and Semester 3 respectively may clear these modules in a later semester.
Students who participate in the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC) programmes may map some of their NOC modules to the Second Major. Students may also enrol in a specialisation or a minor on top of their primary major and the Second Major in Innovation & Design. However, those who do so may need to graduate with additional modules above and beyond the minimum 160 MCs needed for graduation.
Click on the links below for more details about the requirements, recommended semester schedules, and timelines for various Engineering and non-Engineering primary majors with the Second Major in Innovation & Design.
NOTE: Watch this space for updates as the recommended schedules may be revised from time to time.