{"id":2679,"date":"2021-03-23T11:53:50","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T03:53:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/?page_id=2679"},"modified":"2025-05-15T03:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T19:12:35","slug":"build-your-own-degree","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/build-your-own-degree\/","title":{"rendered":"Build Your Own Degree"},"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? Why NUS ME?<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13672\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/overview\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13673\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/objectives-outcomes\/\">Objectives &amp; Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13674\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/curriculum\/\">Curriculum Structure<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13675\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/build-your-own-degree\/\">Build Your Own Degree<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-14800\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/curriculum\/#specialisations\">Specialisations<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13677\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/timetables\/\">Timetables<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-13678\"><a 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within your chosen engineering discipline, you may opt to read a\u00a0<b><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/curriculum\/#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>Build Your Own Degree!<br \/>\n<\/b><em>Carve your career path with endless possibilities.<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Check out our alumni video series <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLTtfxmXHPx_iwo5dnbaf4JtJx4ShnUihR\">here<\/a> as they share about the NUS Engineering journey.<\/em>\n<table 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decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Slide1-Copy-6-Copy-122x300.png\" alt=\"Slide1 Copy (6) Copy\" width=\"162\" height=\"400\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"7\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/legend.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"67\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>In the CDE curriculum, you have <b>40 Units<\/b> of space for Unrestricted Electives (UE). This means you will have the flexibility of taking a second major, a minor and specialisation, two minors, or two specialisations within your UE space. These fit well into your degree structure without you having to delay graduation.<\/p>\n<p>Other options of using your UE space include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/undergraduate\/build-your-own-degree\/enhancement-courses\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Enhancement Courses<\/a><\/b>: experiential learning opportunities for innovation and research<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/design-your-own-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Design Your Own Course (DYOC)<\/b><\/a>: 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><b><a href=\"https:\/\/nus.edu.sg\/cfg\/students\/career-ready\/career-catalyst\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Career Catalyst<\/a><\/b>: foundational course to kickstart students&#8217; preparation for internships and their future careers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t<h3>Second Majors, Minors &amp; Specialisations<\/h3>\n<p>Choose from more than 40 <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 80 <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:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/curriculum\/#specialisations\">specialisations<\/a><\/strong> across various Colleges and Schools in NUS.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/05\/wordcloud_poweredbywordart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"745\" height=\"672\" \/><\/p>\n<em>Examples of minors taken by current Engineering students<\/em>\n<p>You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/ModReg\/academic-plan-application-declaration.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">declare or apply for a second major or minor<\/a> no 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>The following are <strong>some options<\/strong> that applicants can indicate <strong>at the point of application to NUS<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<h3>Second Majors<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/idp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Innovation &amp; Design (<\/a><i><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/idp\/\">i<\/a><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/idp\/\">DP<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/idp\/\">)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/second-major-in-computing-design-and-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bba.nus.edu.sg\/academic-programmes\/majors-minors\/non-business-students\/cohort-2017-after\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/isem\/undergraduate\/second-major-in-systems-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Systems Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Minors<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comp.nus.edu.sg\/programmes\/ug\/minorc\/ba-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Business Analytics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/second-major-in-computing-design-and-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Computing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/ece\/undergraduate\/electrical-engineering\/specialisations-and-minor\/data-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Data Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/ecs\/minor-programmes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Economics<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.comp.nus.edu.sg\/programmes\/ug\/minorc\/isc-minor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information Security<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bba.nus.edu.sg\/academic-programmes\/majors-minors\/non-business-students\/cohort-2017-after\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Management<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.math.nus.edu.sg\/ug\/majmin\/minors\/qfmin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Quantitative Finance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/undergraduate\/beng-me\/curriculum\/#specialisations\">Specialisations<\/a> (for ME students only)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Aeronautical Engineering<\/li>\n<li>Energy and Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>Industry 4.0<\/li>\n<li>Oil &amp; Gas Offshore Technology <em>(no longer offered to new students)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Robotics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You may apply for specialisations at the end of the fourth semester.<\/p>\n<p>You may find the list of special programmes, second majors\/minors and specialisations across NUS <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/registrar\/academic-information-policies\/undergraduate-students\/special-programmes\">here<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Menu Admissions Admission Requirements Scholarships &amp; Financial Aid FAQ Overview Videos Programme Brochures BEng (Mechanical Engineering) What is ME? 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