Biomedical Engineering
NEW CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS (from Cohort AY2021/22 onwards) MC
COMMON CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS
see Annex
A
60
Singapore Studies 4
Cultures and Connections 4
Communities and Engagement 4
Critique and Expression 4
Digital Literacy 4
Data Literacy 4
Design Thinking 4
Make
r
Space 4
Systems Thinking 4
A
rtificial Intelligence 4
Sustainable Futures 4
Creating Narratives 4
Project Management 4
Integrated Project 8
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS 60
Engineering Core 20
MA1511 Engineering Calculus 2
CE2407
A
Uncertainty
A
nalysis fo
r
Engineers 2
CE2407B Introduction to Numerical Methods fo
r
Engineers 2
MA1513 Linea
r
lgebra with Differential Equations 2
EG2401
A
Engineering Professionalism
1
2
EG3611
A
Industrial
A
ttachment
2
(o
r
equivalent) 10
Majo
r
Programme 40
BN1111 Biomedical Engineering Principles and Practice I 4
BN2111 Biomedical Engineering Principles and Practice II 4
BN2301 Biochemistry and Biomaterials fo
r
Bioengineers 4
BN2102 Bioengineering Data
A
nalysis 4
BN2201 Quantitative Physiology fo
r
Bioengineers 4
BN2204 Fundamentals o
f
Biomechanics 4
BN2403 Fundamentals o
f
Biosignals and Bioinstrumentation 4
BN3101
A
Biomedical Engineering Design 4
Technical Electives
see
A
nnex B 8
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVES 40
Build You
r
Own Degree
TOTAL 160
1
Students enrolled in the Engineering Scholars Programme will read EG2101 Pathways to Engineering Leadership instead.
2
Engineering students may take up to 20 MCs of credit-bearing internships, of which up to 10 MCs can be used to fulfil the
major internship requirement and the remaining will be counted towards Unrestricted Electives. This limit does not apply to
students enrolled in the co-op degree programme.
Annex A: Catalogue of modules in the Common Curriculum
B.Eng.
Common Curriculum Pillar Basket of Modules
3
Singapore Studies
Students may read any module from the curated list
of modules as approved by the NUS General
Education Committee for this pillar.
Cultures and Connections
Students may read any module from the curated list
of modules as approved by the NUS General
Education Committee for this pillar.
Communities and
Engagement
Students may read any module from the curated list
of modules as approved by the NUS General
Education Committee for this pillar.
Critique and Expression ES2531 Critical Thinking and Writing
Digital Literacy CS1010% Programming Methodology (any variant)
Data Literacy GER1000 Quantitative Reasoning
Design Thinking DTK1234 Design Thinking
Maker Space EG1311 Design and Make
Systems Thinking IE2141 Systems Thinking and Dynamics
Artificial Intelligence EE2211 Introduction to Machine Learning
Sustainable Futures EG2501 Liveable Cities
Creating Narratives To be announced
Project Management PF1101 Fundamentals of Project Management
Integrated Project Complete 8 MC from the following list of modules:
BN4101 B.Eng. Dissertation
XFE4401 Integrated Honours Project
EG4301 DCP Dissertation
4
EG4301A Ideas to Start-up
4
3
The listing of modules is expected to grow and evolve over time, to suit curricular needs.
4
EG4301 is a 12 MC module that forms part of the Innovation and Design Second Major. Students taking this will fulfil the
Integrated Project pillar (8 MCs) and an additional 4 MCs of Unrestricted Electives.
Annex B
List of Technical Elective modules:
BN2001 Independent Study
BN3202 Musculo-Skeletal
Biomechanics
BN3402 Bio-Analytical Methods in
Bioengineering
BN3301 Introduction to
Biomaterials
BN3501 Equilibrium & Kinetic
Bioprocesses
BN4102 Gerontechnology in
Ageing
BN4103 Assistive Technology for
Persons with Disability
BN4109 Special Topics in
Bioengineering
BN4202 Biofluids Dynamics
BN4203 Robotics in Rehabilitation
BN4301 Principles of Tissue
Engineering
BN4402 Electrophysiology
BN4403 Cellular Bioengineering
BN4404
Biomicroelectromechanical
Systems-BioMEMs
BN4406 Biophotonics and
Bioimaging
BN4501 Engineering Biology
BN4601 Intelligent Medical
Robotics
BN4701 Serious Games
for Health
BN5104 Quantitative Physiology
Principles in Bioengineering
BN5201 Advanced Biomaterials
BN5202 Advanced Tissue
Biomechanics
BN5203 Advanced Tissue
Engineering
BN5205 Computational
Biomechanics
BN5207 Medical Imaging Systems
BN5208 Biomedical Quality and
Regulatory Systems
BN5209 Neurosensors and Signal
Processing
BN5210 Biosensors & Biochips
LSM2233 Cell Biology
MB5105 Microfabrication for
Biologists
PC2267 Biophysics I
PC3267 Biophysics II
PC4267 Biophysics III
IE4240 Project Management
ME3162 Manufacturing Processes
MT2001 Experiencing Engineering
Leadership
MT3001 Systems Thinking and
Engineering
MT5001 IP Management
MT5003 Creativity and Innovation
MT5006 Strategic and New
Product Development
MT5007 Management of
Technological Innovation