{"id":3386,"date":"2021-11-19T19:41:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-19T11:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/?page_id=3386"},"modified":"2026-01-02T15:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T07:44:53","slug":"research-degrees","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/research-degrees\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Degrees (MEng \/ PhD \/ EngD)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-graduate\"><li id=\"menu-item-13728\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/overview\/\">Overview<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13730\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/research-degrees\/\">Research Degrees (MEng \/ PhD \/ EngD)<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13731\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/msc-me\/\">Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13732\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/msc-robotics\/\">Master of Science (MSc) in Robotics<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15018\"><a href=\"#\">Graduate Certificates<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15015\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/gc-me\/\">Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15017\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/gc-robot-design\/\">Graduate Certificate in Robot Design<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-15016\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/gc-robotics-science\/\">Graduate Certificate in Robotics Science and Engineering<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-13733\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/graduate\/311-educational-framework-with-chinese-partner-universities\/\">3+1+1 Educational Framework<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h2>\n\t\tResearch Degrees (MEng \/ PhD \/ EngD)\n\t<\/h2>\n\t<h3>Admissions<\/h3>\nFor information on application periods, admission requirements and more:\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/graduate\/graduate-programmes-by-research\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tClick here to apply for Graduate Research Programmes\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t<h3>Coursework Component<\/h3>\nOur research-based degree programmes incorporate a coursework component as part of the academic requirements. MEng and PhD students are required to read at least 4 and 6 graduate-level courses, respectively.\n<p>Table below shows a summary of the requirements for the various programmes:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Programme<\/th>\n<th>Minimum Units<\/th>\n<th>ME specific requirements<\/th>\n<th>Minimum GPA<\/th>\n<th>S\/U Option<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Master of Engineering (MEng)<\/td>\n<td>16 Units<br \/>\n(4 courses)<\/td>\n<td>At least TWO ME-coded courses Level 5000 and\/or ME-coded level 6000 (8 MCs)<\/td>\n<td>3.0<br \/>\n(average grade of B-)<\/td>\n<td>4 Units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)<\/td>\n<td>24 Units + 4 Units<br \/>\n(6 courses + NG5001)<\/td>\n<td>At least TWO ME-coded courses (8 MCs); and<br \/>\nAt least TWO level 6000 courses (8 MCs)<\/td>\n<td>3.5<br \/>\n(average grade of B)<\/td>\n<td>12 Units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Doctor of Engineering (EngD)<\/td>\n<td>32 Units+ 4 Units<br \/>\n(8 courses + NG5001)<\/td>\n<td>50% must be courses on Management of Technology\/Business\/Industrial Engineering courses; and<br \/>\nAt least TWO ME-coded courses (8 MCs); and<br \/>\nAt least TWO level 6000 courses (8 MCs)<\/td>\n<td>3.5<br \/>\n(average grade of B)<\/td>\n<td>12 Units<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\t<h3>Timetables<\/h3>\n<p>Courses (except English) are usually taught on weekday evenings from 6-9 pm<em>.<\/em>\u00a0Exams may be held during working hours on weekdays.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\"><strong>Academic Year 2025\/2026<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th><strong>Semester 1<\/strong><\/th>\n<th><strong>Semester 2<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/08\/CTT_MSc-ME_T2510_7Aug25.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Class timetable<\/a><\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2025\/12\/MSc-ME-T2520_16122025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Class timetable<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"https:\/\/myportal.nus.edu.sg\/studentportal\/academics\/all\/examination-directory.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exam timetable<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/celc\/programmes\/graduateprogrammes.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">English courses timetable<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Students may use\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nusmods.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NUSMODS<\/a>\u00a0to search for module descriptions and timetable offered by other faculties\/departments.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>*Some links may require login \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/webvpn.nus.edu.sg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VPN<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\t<h3 aria-hidden=\"true\">S\/U Courses Requirements (for research students):<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Option to S\/U courses, with effect from Semester 2 AY2016\/2017: Students (PhD\/MEng) can only S\/U courses they took that semester.<\/li>\n<li>S\/U up to\u00a0<strong><em>4 Units per semester<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0(subject to student&#8217;s balance availability).<\/li>\n<li>MEng &#8211; up to 4 Units can be S\/U<\/li>\n<li>PhD &#8211; excluding <em>ME5666<\/em>, up to 8 Units can be S\/U; with <em>ME5666<\/em>, up to 4 Units can be S\/U.<br \/>\n<em>i.e. If PhD student takes ME5666, can S\/U one ME5000 course; if PhD student is not taking ME5666, can SU two ME5000 courses.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>S\/U allowed:\n<ul>\n<li>All ME5000 courses (including OT5102, OT5301, OT5302, OT5303, OT5304 and OT5305).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>S\/U not allowed:\n<ul>\n<li>All ME6000 courses.<\/li>\n<li>All non-ME5000 and non-ME6000 courses (i.e. <em>all cross-faculties and cross-departments courses).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Supervisor&#8217;s approval is\u00a0<strong><u>first<\/u><\/strong> required before a student is allowed to S\/U courses.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>English Courses<\/h3>\n<p>Students must obtain a Grade C and above in the Graduate English Courses if they do not qualify for waiver of English Language requirement. The results for the Diagnostic English Test (DET) will determine the entry level of English course to be admitted (Basic or intermediate).<\/p>\n<p>All PhD and EngD students must take NG5001 and achieve a minimum C grade.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Code<\/th>\n<th>Title &amp; Short Description<\/th>\n<th>Semester Offered*<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>ES5000<\/td>\n<td>Graduate English Course (Basic Level)<\/td>\n<td>1,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>ES5001A<\/td>\n<td>Graduate English Course (Intermediate Level)<\/td>\n<td>1,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NG5001<\/td>\n<td>Academic Communication for Graduate Researcher<\/td>\n<td>1,2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><em>* This is a guide only and is subject to change without notice. For the latest updates, check the\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nus.edu.sg\/celc\/programmes\/graduatemodreg.html\">CELC timetable<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\t<h3>M.Eng\/Ph.D Students Travel Leave and Claims<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nusu.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/r\/sites\/ME-PG\/Shared%20Documents\/Student%20Travel%20Leave%20Application%20Form_ME%20Dept.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Student Travel Leave Application Form<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Research Degrees (MEng \/ PhD \/ EngD) Master of Science (MSc) in Mechanical Engineering Master of Science (MSc) in Robotics Graduate Certificates Graduate Certificate in Mechanical Engineering Graduate Certificate in Robot Design Graduate Certificate in Robotics Science and Engineering 3+1+1 Educational Framework Research Degrees (MEng \/ PhD \/ EngD) Admissions For information on application [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":0,"parent":543,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3386","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3386","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/35"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3386"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3386\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16675,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3386\/revisions\/16675"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/543"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3386"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}