Build Your Own Degree

Craft Your
Learning Journey

At CDE, you can craft your own degree based on how broad, deep or integrated you want your education to be. Your 40-module makeup will consist of a Common Curriculum, a major of your choice, and a wide range of Unrestricted Electives.

The Unrestricted Electives space gives you the flexibility to choose if you would like to deepen your expertise in your major, take a second major, minors, specialisations, general electives or a combination of them depending on your aptitude and interests.

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Common Curriculum

The Common Curriculum consists of 14 carefully curated pillars with the Integrated Project being equivalent to two courses.

Choose courses from each of the 14 pillars listed below under the Common Curriculum.

common curriculum modules

Major Requirements

Choose 14 courses from your selected major, from the following programmes:

Architecture
Biomedical
Engineering
Chemical
Engineering
Civil
Engineering
Computer
Engineering
Electrical
Engineering
Engineering
Science
Environmental
Engineering
Industrial
Design
Industrial &
Systems
Engineering
Infrastructure
& Project
Management
Landscape Architecture
Materials
Science &
Engineering
Mechanical
Engineering

Unrestricted Electives

Choose 10 modules to fulfill your Unrestricted Elective Space. Over 3,800 Unrestricted Electives across NUS are available to you. Click on each of the headers to explore.

An opportunity for you to broaden your knowledge and competencies.
Experiential learning opportunities for innovation and research within CDE.
Embark in a course of study in an additional area outside of your Major.
Focus on a particular area within your chosen discipline.
You can choose what you want to learn, how you wish to learn and from whom you wish to learn, for up to two courses.
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Career-Centric Pathways

Our flexible curriculum prepares you to pursue diverse career opportunities in the future. Here are some interesting examples:

Career-centric pathways