{"id":4193,"date":"2021-05-29T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/?page_id=4193"},"modified":"2025-10-09T10:11:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T02:11:41","slug":"build-own-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/build-own-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Own Degree"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-undergraduate-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-13668\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/overview\/\">BEng<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13670\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/what-is-ise\/\">What is ISE?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13671\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13672\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/courses-in-industrial-systems-engineering-specialisations\/\">Areas of Specialisations<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13673\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/build-own-degree\/\">Build Your Own Degree<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13677\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/timetables\/\">Timetables<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13675\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/courses\/\">Courses<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13674\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/projects\/\">Projects<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-24696\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate\/engineering-internships\/\">Internships<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13679\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/study-abroad\/\">Study Abroad<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13680\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/programme-educational-objectives-and-student-learning-outcomes\/\">Objectives and Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li 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allow students to explore greater breadth or depth in any subject and at any level.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish to go deeper within your chosen engineering discipline, you may opt to read a\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/specialisations\">specialisation<\/a><\/b><b>.\u00a0<\/b>If you prefer instead to broaden your knowledge and skills in a complementary or contrasting area, consider taking a\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/minor-programmes\">minor<\/a><\/b>\u00a0or\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/double-major-programmes\">second major<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<b><br \/>\n<\/b><b>Carve your career path with endless possibilities.<\/b>\n<p><b>Check out our Alumni video series\u00a0<\/b><b><a 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This means you will have the flexibility of taking a second major, a minor and specialisation, two minors, or two specialisations with your UE. These fit well into your degree structure without you having to delay graduation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Other options of using your UE space include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate\/build-your-own-degree\/enhancement-modules\/\">Enhancement Courses<\/a><\/strong><strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>experiential learning opportunities for innovation and research within CDE<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/design-your-own-module\">Design Your Own Course (DYOC):<\/a> <\/strong>students may choose what they want to learn, how they wish to learn, and from whom they wish to learn, for up to 8 units<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/cfg\/students\/career-ready\/career-catalyst\">Career Catalyst<\/a><\/strong>: foundational course to kickstart students&#8217; preparation for internships and their future careers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h4><em>Flexible and efficient use of course units: An example<\/em><\/h4>\n\t<p><em>Assume you want to pursue a minor in Data Engineering (DE) and Specialisation in Analytics and Decision Intelligence (ADI):\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><\/em><em><\/em><em>You can read <b>IE4213 Learning from Data <\/b>to fulfil a required elective in the ADI Specialisation, and also count it towards a core course requirement in the DE minor.\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em><\/em><em><\/em><em>You can read <b>IE4210 Operations Research II<\/b> and <b>IE4215 Machine Learning for Industrial Engineering<\/b> to fulfil two technical electives in the ISE major, and count them towards two elective requirements in the ADI Specialisation.\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>You can read <b>IE4211 Modelling &amp; Analytics<\/b> to fulfil an ISE major technical elective requirement, and count it towards a DE minor elective requirement.\n<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Furthermore, for all ISE students, <b>IE1111R Industrial &amp; Systems Engineering Principles &amp; Practice I<\/b> is double-counted to fulfil the common curriculum requirements of Data Literacy.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>In conclusion, you have freed up five courses&#8217; worth of credits, which you can use to pursue other electives or even another minor or Specialisation!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Direct Admission Second Majors, Minors &amp;\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Specialisations<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Choose from more than 35\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/double-major-programmes\"><strong>second majors<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and 50\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/minor-programmes\">minors<\/a>\u00a0\/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/specialisations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">specialisations<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0across nine different Faculties and Schools in NUS.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/05\/wordcloud_poweredbywordart-002.png\" alt=\"Wordcloud Poweredbywordart (002)\" height=\"672\" width=\"745\" title=\"Wordcloud Poweredbywordart (002)\" \/>\n\t<p>You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/ModReg\/academic-plan-application-declaration.html\">declare or apply for a second major or minor<\/a>\u00a0no later than the fifth semester of your study. Application for a specialisation usually takes place at the end of your fourth semester.<\/p>\n<p>For the following combinations, applicants can indicate at the point of application to NUS.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/double-major-programmes\">Second Majors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Learn more so you can do more. Complementary second majors include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/second-major-in-computing-design-and-engineering\/\">Computing (D&amp;E)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/double-major-programmes\/\">Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/idp\/\">Innovation &amp; Design (<em>i<\/em>DP)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bba.nus.edu.sg\/academic-programmes\/majors-minors\/non-business-students\/cohort-2017-after\/\">Management<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\/minor-programmes\">Minors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Broaden your knowledge and opportunities with useful minors, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comp.nus.edu.sg\/programmes\/ug\/minorc\/minor-in-ai\/\">Artificial Intelligence<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/second-major-in-computing-design-and-engineering\/\">Computing (D&amp;E)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/electrical-engineering\/specialisations-and-minor\/data-engineering\/\">Data Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/minor-programmes\/\">Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comp.nus.edu.sg\/programmes\/ug\/minorc\/isc-minor\/\">Information\u00a0Security<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bba.nus.edu.sg\/academic-programmes\/majors-minors\/non-business-students\/cohort-2017-after\/\">Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sph.nus.edu.sg\/education\/ph-minor\/\">Public Health<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.math.nus.edu.sg\/ug\/majmin\/minors\/qfmin\/\">Quantitative Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/beng\/courses-in-industrial-systems-engineering-specialisations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Specialisations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Specialisations delve deep into a specific area within engineering. Our areas of specialisations are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Analytics\u00a0and Decision Intelligence<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Supply Chain Analytics<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Sustainability Analytics<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may find the list of special programmes, second majors\/minors and specialisations across NUS\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BEng What is ISE? 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