engineering

experiences. By providing graduates with a combination of
broad-based fundamentals and specialised knowledge, the
Bioengineering programme strives to graduate versatile
engineers who would be best positioned to lead and be an
integral part of the Bioengineering industries in the future.
At the undergraduate level, the Division of
Bioengineering offers a four-year engineering curriculum
leading to a Bachelor of Engineering degree in
Bioengineering. Design-based and research-based
projects are an integral part of the curriculum. They help
to develop the spirit of innovation and inquiry,
integrative skills, and critical thinking skills in the
students. A portion of the curriculum is also set aside
for non engineering modules in areas such as
engineering professionalism and human relations. These
are intended to equip our graduates with the knowledge
to function effectively in tomorrow’s workplace.
Technical electives within the curriculum allow our
students to explore areas of special interest which they
do in their upper years. Students may choose to
specialise in one of the following areas, namely (a)
biomaterials/tissue engineering, (b) biomechanics and
(c) biomedical electronics and imaging. These focus
areas represent technology areas that are of particular
significance to the industry.
Students who major in Bioengineering but do not have
GCE ‘A’ Level Biology and Chemistry or their equivalents
are strongly recommended to read CM1417
Fundamentals of Chemistry and LSM1301 General
Biology in Semesters 1 and 2. This is a programme
requirement but is not necessary for streaming, which is
done at the end of year one.
3.2.1.2 Degree Requirements
Students in the Bachelor of Engineering (Bioengineering)
Programme are required to fulfil the following
requirements to graduate from the programme:
• Complete a minimum of 163 MCs with a CAP ≥ 2.0;
• Pass all modules in accordance with Table 3.2.1a;
• Pass at least four modules of technical electives as
listed in Table 3.2.1b;
• To qualify for an area of focus, a student must
pass at least 16 MCs from the chosen area of
focus as given in Table 3.2.1b;
• Satisfy all other requirements as prescribed by the
Faculty of Engineering or the University.
Table 3.2.1a: Summary of Modular Requirements
and Credits
Modular Requirements MCs
UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS 20
General Education Modules (GEM)
(at least one from Group B: Humanities and 8
Social Sciences)
Singapore Studies (SS) Module 4
Breadth: Modules Outside Student’s Faculty 8
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES 20
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Faculty Requirements: 10
EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing 4
HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations 3
…193…
Modular Requirements MCs
EG2401 Engineering Professionalism 3
EG1471 English
Foundation Requirements: 27
MA1505 Mathematics I 4
MA1506 Mathematics II 4
EG1108 Electrical Engineering 3
EG1109 Statics and Mechanics of Materials 4
PC1431 Physics IE 4
PC1432 Physics IIE 4
CS1101C Programming Methodology 4
Bioengineering Major Requirements
BIE Core Subjects: 48
BN2101 Principles of Bioengineering 4
BN2201 Quantitative Physiology for
Bioengineers
4
BN2202 Introduction to Biotransport 4
BN3201 Introduction to Biomechanics 4
BN3301 Introduction to Biomaterials 4
BN3401 Biomedical Electronics and
Systems
BN3501 Equilibrium and Kinetic
Bioprocesses
CM1121 Basic Organic Chemistry or
CM1501* Organic Chemistry for Engineers
4
EE2009 Signals 4
LSM1401 + Fundamentals of Biochemistry or
LSM1101 + Biochemistry of Biomolecules
4
LSM2103 Cell Biology 4
MA3501 Mathematical Methods in
Engineering
4
BIE Design and Project Modules: 22
BN2203 Introduction to Bioengineering
Design
4
BN3101 Biomedical Engineering Design 6
BN4101R B.Eng. Dissertation (over 2 semesters) 12
BIE Electives:
#
Technical Electives
(from the modules in Table 3.2.1b)
-
4
4
16
Total 163
# For students who have not passed or been exempted from the
Qualifying English Test at the time of admission to the Faculty.
* Students without GCE ‘A’ Level Chemistry or equivalent must read
CM1417 Fundamentals of Chemistry as a prerequisite for CM1121
Basic Organic Chemistry or CM1501 Organic Chemistry for
Engineers.
+ Students without GCE ‘A’ Level Biology or equivalent must read
LSM1301 General Biology as a prerequisite for the Life Sciences
modules.
Table 3.2.1b: Bioengineering Electives groups
according to Area of Focus † *
Biomaterials/Tissue Engineering
BN2001 Independent Study
BN3402 Bio Analytical Methods in Bioengineering
BN4109 Special Topics in Bioengineering
BN4301 Principles of Tissue Engineering
BN4403 Cellular Bioengineering
BN4404 Biomicroelectromechanical Systems –
BioMEMs
GI
FASS
BIZ
SoC
FoD
SDE
FoE
NGS
FoL
YLLSoM
FoS
USP
DUKE-NUS
LKYSPP
YSTCM
TI
Others