AEng Handbook 1 - Division of Applied Science and Technology ...

3. Programme Structure and Curriculum
Structure of the Programme
The normal pattern of study is to spend two academic years on a full-time basis, starting
in Semester A of Year 1 and finishing at the end of Semester B in Year 2. To be eligible
for the award of Associate of Engineering, students should accumulate at least 63 credit
units with the following distribution:
Credit Units
Discipline-specific Courses 21
Elective Courses 3
Programme-generic Courses 18
General Education (GE) Courses 15
English Language Courses 6
Total: 63
Programme Curriculum
The core courses feature an appropriate combination of (1) Electronics and Electrical
Engineering, (2) Computer and Communications Engineering, (3) Applied Mathematics
and Statistics, and (4) Language and General Education.
During the summer, students might have the chance of taking internship in which
students are placed in a company or organization to gain practical work experience. The
following tables show the courses to be taken within the programme duration.
I. Generic Courses: (18 credit units)
Course Code Course Title Credits
DCO10106 Introduction to Programming 3
DCO10111 Basic Calculus and Linear Algebra 3
DCO10113 Foundation Statistics 3
DCO10303 Understanding the Network-Centric World 3
DCO21111 Discrete Mathematics 3
DCO21119 Ethics in Technology 3
II. Discipline-specific Courses: (21 credit units)
Course Code Course Title Credits
DCO10401 Introduction to Electrical Engineering 3
DCO20105 Data Structures and Algorithms 3
DCO20112 Electronic Devices and Circuits 3
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