Admission of Ngee Ann Graduates with an Advanced Diploma in Ship and Marine
Technology into NUS BEng (Civil) Programme
Top Ngee Ann graduates with an Advanced Diploma in Ship and Marine Technology may apply for
admission into our BEng (Civil) programme (Offshopre Engineering Specialisation) with module
exemptions of up to 70 modular credits (MCs) out of the minimum required 160 MCs for BEng
(Civil) degree.
Background
Upon the request of the marine industry to upgrade diploma holders, Ngee Ann Polytechnic (in
collaboration with Strathclyde University) mounted an advanced diploma programme on ship and
marine technology. It is a one-year full-time programme. The first batch of students was admitted into
the programme in 1997. As at July 2004, some 109 students have graduated with this advanced
diploma. The programme is accredited by IMarEST and RINA, United Kingdom.
Ngee Ann Polytechnic and Offshore and Marine key industrial players (such as Keppel Offshore &
Marine Ltd) have approached the Department of Civil Engineering (CE) to consider the admission of
Ngee Ann graduates with an advanced diploma in ship and marine technology into the offshore
specialisation programme.
CE Modules and Exemption
The Ngee Ann advanced diploma holders be given 32 MCs exemption in addition to 38 MCs which we
conventionally give to polytechnic diploma holders.
In the table below, we list the modules for the CE programme. Under the section “Exemption”, we
show the number of MCs exempted for normal polytechnic holders in and further exemptions for these
advanced diploma holders. The advanced diploma modules, used for these exemptions, are also
displayed.
Summary of Modular Requirements and Credits
MODULAR REQUIREMENTS
UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
2 x GEM (at least one from Group B:
Humanities and Social
Sciences
1 x Singapore Studies (SS) module
2 x ULR Breadth Modules (outside the
student’s faculty)
2 x GEM / ULR Breadth (outside the student’s
faculty) modules
MCs
Exemption for
normal poly
graduates
8
4 MC only
4
8
4 MC only
Further exemption for
advanced diploma
holders
4 MCs (J30 Marine
Business &
Communication)
8
UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE MODULES
12 MCs
3 x Unrestricted Elective Modules
12
FACULTY REQUIREMENTS
EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing
HR2002 Understanding Human Relations in
4
3
4 MCs
3 MCs
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EG1415 Engineering Professionalism
3
EG1471 English*
YR 1 SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS REQUIREMENTS
8 MCs (J34 and J40
MA1505 Mathematics I
4
Further Engineering
MA1506 Mathematics II
4
Mathematics)
4
MCs
PC1431 Physics IE
4
4 MCs (006374 Marine
PC432 Physics IIE
4
Thermodynamics, 004873
Dynamics)
4 MCs
CS1101C Programming Methodology
4
EG1108 Electrical Engineering
3
3 MCs
EG1109 Statics and Mechanics of Materials
3
CIVIL ENGINEERING MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
CE2112 Soil Mechanics
4
4
MCs
(J32
Marine
CE2134 Hydraulics
4
Hydrodynamics)
CE2144 Water Science and Technology
4
8 MCs (J38 Structures,
CE2155 Structural Analysis I
4
J41 Small craft/yacht and
CE2164 Structural Design and Materials
4
boat design, J42
Resistance and
Propulsion)
CE2183 Construction Project Management
4
CE2184 Infrastructure and the Environment
4
CE2407
Engineering
and
Uncertainty
4
Analyses
4 MCs (005728 Ship
CE2408 Computer Aided Engineering
4
Design and J42 Marine
Machinery and Systems)
CE3101 Integrated Infrastructure Project
4
CE4103 Design Project
4
CE4104 B.Eng. Dissertation
8
LEVEL 3 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
MODULES (see TABLE 1)
HIGHER LEVEL TECHNICAL ELECTIVE
MODULES (see TABLE 2)
Subtotal
38 MCs
32 MCs
Total MCs exempted
70 MCs
*For students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at the time of
admissions to the Faculty, they have to do ES1000 and/or EG1471. This will be decided by Centre for
English Language Communication of NUS.
Technical Elective Modules
TABLE 1 - LEVEL 3 TECHNICAL ELECTIVE MODULES
MCs
Structural and Geotechnical Engineering Modules
CE3115 Geotechnical Engineering
CE3116 Foundation Engineering
CE3155 Structural Analysis II
CE3165 Design of R.C. Structural Systems
4
4
4
4
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CE3166 CE Materials & Structural Steel Systems
TABLE 2 - HIGHER LEVEL TECHNICAL ELECTIVE MODULES
Structural Engineering Modules
CE4257 Linear Finite Element Analysis
CE4258 Structural Stability and Dynamics
CE5509 Advanced Structural Steel Design
CE5510 Advanced Structural Concrete Design
CE5514 Plate and Shell Structures
CE5513 Plastic Analysis of Structures
CE5604 Advanced Concrete Technology
CE5610 Precast and Retrofitting Technology
CE5701a Engineering Fracture Mechanics (ST)
CE5702 Reliability Analysis and Design
CE5703 Analysis & Design of Offshore Structures
CE5708 Offshore Hydrodynamics
4
MCs
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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