Curriculum Structure

Important Notice

The College of Design and Engineering (CDE) has updated our degree requirements for students joining us from AY2025/2026 onwards. These changes represent an opportunity to update our requirements to remain aligned with the latest accreditation standards set by the Engineering Accreditation Board (EAB).

CDE has amended the current curriculum to include additional graduation requirements (with effect from AY2025/2026) for in-flight Bachelor of Engineering students.

The minimum number of additional technical courses you are required to read is based on your year of matriculation and your normal programme duration (NPD). The NPD for our Bachelor of Engineering degrees is four years for most students. For local polytechnic diploma holders who were awarded advanced placement credits, the NPD is three years. In general, the new requirement represents one additional technical course per year of study remaining. The table below shows the minimum number of additional technical courses required for each group of students. 

Additional graduation requirements (with effect from AY2025/2026) Bachelor of Engineering:

Year of Matriculation  Normal programme duration: Four years  Normal programme duration: Three years 
AY2022/2023  One additional technical course  None (due to graduate) 
AY2023/2024  Two additional technical courses  One additional technical course 
AY2024/2025  Three additional technical courses  Two additional technical courses 

For the following groups of students, you will not be affected by the new curriculum changes: 

  • Bachelor of Engineering: 
    • Cohorts AY2021/22 & earlier
    • Cohort AY2022/2023 who have completed your degree requirements by the end of AY2024/2025
  • Bachelor of Arts (Architecture): All cohorts
  • Bachelor of Landscape Architecture: All cohorts
  • Bachelor of Arts (Industrial Design): All cohorts
  • Bachelor of Science (Project & Facilities Management): All cohorts

 

For any enquiries, please approach your respective departments for assistance.