{"id":16088,"date":"2025-03-05T22:30:21","date_gmt":"2025-03-05T14:30:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/?page_id=16088"},"modified":"2026-04-17T11:02:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T03:02:03","slug":"curriculum-structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-rmi\/curriculum-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\nMenu\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-undergraduate\"><li id=\"menu-item-13683\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/admissions\/\">Admissions<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15989\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/admissions\/\">Admission Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13684\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/scholarships-financial-aid\/\">Scholarships &amp; Financial Aid<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13686\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/faq\/\">FAQ<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16157\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/admissions25-e-open-house\/#ReimaginingTechnology\">Overview Videos<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16133\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/brochures\/\">Programme Brochures<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13671\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/overview\/\">BEng (Mechanical Engineering)<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13670\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/what-is-me\/\">What is ME? 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We emphasise instilling lifelong skills via the following pillars:\n<ol>\n<li>Design Thinking<\/li>\n<li>Maker Space<\/li>\n<li>Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\n<li>Project Management<\/li>\n<li>Data Literacy<\/li>\n<li>Digital Literacy<\/li>\n<li>Critique and Expression<\/li>\n<li>Cultures and Connections<\/li>\n<li>Singapore Studies<\/li>\n<li>Communities and Engagement<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"4\" width=\"1001\">Robotics and Machine Intelligence (RMI) Undergraduate Curriculum Structure<br \/>\n(Cohort AY2025\/2026 onwards)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th width=\"255\"><strong>RMI<br \/>\nMajor Requirements<\/strong><\/th>\n<th colspan=\"2\" width=\"548\"><strong>Common Curriculum Requirements<\/strong><\/th>\n<th width=\"198\"><strong>Unrestricted\u00a0Elective (UE) Courses<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"255\"><strong><b>RMI<\/b> <b>Core<\/b> <b>(20<\/b> <b>units)<\/b><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>MA1511 (2 units)<\/li>\n<li>MA1512 (2 units)<\/li>\n<li>MA1513 (2 units)<\/li>\n<li>CE2407A (2 units)<\/li>\n<li>EG2401A Engineering Professionalism (2 units)<\/li>\n<li>EG3611A Industrial Attachment (10 units)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><b>RMI<\/b> <b>Major<\/b> <b>(60<\/b> <b>units)<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>RB1101 Fundamentals of Robotics I (4 units)<\/li>\n<li>RB2101 Fundamentals of Robotics II (4 units)<\/li>\n<li>Core Courses (28 units)<\/li>\n<li>RMI Technical Electives (16 units)<\/li>\n<li>Integrated Project: FYP RB4101A (8 units)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"283\"><strong>General Education\u00a0(GE) Courses (24 units)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>GEA1000 Quantitative Reasoning with Data<\/li>\n<li>CS1010E Programming Methodology<\/li>\n<li>ES2631 Critique and Communication of Thinking and Design<\/li>\n<li>CDE2501 Sustainable Systems Liveable Cities<\/li>\n<li>Communities &amp; Engagement<\/li>\n<li>Cultures and Connections<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"265\"><strong>Common\u00a0Courses (16 units)<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>EG1311 Design and Make<\/li>\n<li>EE2211 Introduction to Machine Learning<br \/>\n<u>or<br \/>\n<\/u>EE2213 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence<\/li>\n<li>DTK1234 Design Thinking<\/li>\n<li>PF1101A Project Management and Finance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td width=\"198\"><strong>40 units of Unrestricted Elective Courses<\/strong>\n(Any course open to you; may be used to fulfil requirements for specialisations, majors or minors. 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