NTU Education – School of Materials Science & Engineering
Bachelor of Engineering (Materials Engineering)
ACADEMIC UNIT (AU) REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION
Year 1 Intake (Common Engineering stream) (AY2014-15 onwards)
GER
Materials Engineering
Programme
Year of
Study
Admission to Year 1
Core
Core
Electives
Electives
Core
BM
LA
STS
Unrestricted
Electives
Total AU
1
22
-
4
3
3
-
6
38
2
26
-
1
-
-
3
6
36
3
24
-
4
-
-
-
-
28
4
17
12
3
-
-
-
3
35
All Years
137
Description of Abbreviation
BM – Business & Management
LA – Liberal Arts
STS – Science, Technology & Society
As of 12 Oct 2015
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NTU Education – School of Materials Science & Engineering
YEAR 1 Materials Engineering Programme (Common Engineering)
Course Code and Title
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 1
Type
( i.e. Core/Core elective/
GER core/ GER elective/
Unrestricted Elective)
No of Hours Per Week
Lec
HW0001 English Proficiency
FE1008 Computing
FE1073 Introduction to Engineering
Practices
GC0001 Introduction to Sustainability:
Multidisciplinary Approaches and
Solutions
HW0188 Engineering Communication I
MH1810 Mathematics I
PH1011 Physics**
GER 1
Unrestricted Elective 1
TOTAL
Tut
Lab
2
Total
AU
2
0
Core
2
0
2
3
3
Core
0
0
3
3
1
GER Core
0
1
0
1
1
GER Core
Core
Core
GER Elective (BM)
Unrestricted Elective
0
2
2
2
2
10
2
1
1
1
1
9
0
0
0
0
0
5
2
3
3
3
3
23
2
3
3
3
3
19
GER Core
0
1
0
1
1
Core
Core
Core
Core
GER Elective (LA)
Unrestricted Elective
2
2
2
2
2
2
12
1
1
1
1
1
1
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
19
3
3
3
3
3
3
19
Pre-requisite /
Co-Requisite^ / Remarks
For students who failed
Qualifying English Test
HW0001^
**Students without H2 Level Physics will take PH1012 Physics A (4AU)
YEAR 1 SEMESTER 2
ML0001 Absolute Basics for Career
Course
MS1012 Materials Physics
MS1014 Materials Chemistry II
MS1015 Materials Science
MS1016 Thermodynamics of Materials
GER 2
Unrestricted Elective 2
TOTAL
MS1015^
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NTU Education – School of Materials Science & Engineering
YEAR 2 Materials Engineering Programme (Common Engineering)
Course Code and Title
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 1
Type
( i.e. Core/Core elective/
GER core/ GER elective/
Unrestricted Elective)
No of Hours Per Week
Lec
Tut
Lab
Total
AU
Pre-requisite /
Co-Requisite^ / Remarks
HY0001 Ethics and Moral Reasoning
GER Core
0
1
0
1
1
MS1013 Materials Chemistry I
MH2811 Mathematics II
MS2016 Phase Transformation and
Kinetics
MS2014 Materials Structure and Defects
MS2082 Laboratory IIB
Unrestricted Elective 3
TOTAL
Core
Core
2
2
1
1
0
0
3
3
3
3
MH1810^
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS1016^
Core
Core
Unrestricted Elective
2
0
2
10
1
0
1
6
0
3
0
3
3
3
3
19
3
1
3
17
MS1015^
Core
2
1
0
3
3
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS1014^
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS1012^
Core
2
1
0
3
3
Core
GER Elective (STS)
Unrestricted Elective
0
2
2
12
0
1
1
6
3
0
0
3
3
3
3
21
1
3
3
19
YEAR 2 SEMESTER 2
MS2012 Introduction to Manufacturing
Processes
MS2013 Polymers and Composites
MS2018 Electronic & Magnetic
Properties of Materials
MS2015 Mechanical Behaviour of
Materials
MS2081 Laboratory IIA
GER 3
Unrestricted Elective 4
TOTAL
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NTU Education – School of Materials Science & Engineering
YEAR 3 Materials Engineering Programme (Common Engineering)
Course Code and Title
YEAR 3 SEMESTER 1
HW0288 Engineering Communication II
MS3011 Metallic & Ceramic Materials
Type
( i.e. Core/Core elective/
GER core/ GER elective/
Unrestricted Elective)
No of Hours Per Week
Pre-requisite /
Co-Requisite^ / Remarks
Lec
Tut
Lab
Total
AU
GER Core
1
1
0
2
2
HW0188
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS2016^
Core
2
1
0
3
3
Core
2
1
0
3
3
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS3015 Materials Aspects in Design
Core
2
0
3
5
3
MS3081 Laboratory III
TOTAL
Core
0
11
0
5
3
6
3
22
1
18
40
40
8
MS3012 Micro/Nanoelectronic Materials
Processing
MS3013 Environmental Effects on
Materials
MS3014 Analysis of Materials
MS2013^, MS3011^
MS1015, MS2013^,
MS3011^
YEAR 3 SEMESTER 2
MS3089 Professional Internship (PI)
Core
ML0002 Career Power Up!
GER Core
0
1
0
0
1
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
GER Core
0
1
0
0
1
0
2
40
40
10
TOTAL
Year 3 Standing and 4
semesters minimum
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NTU Education – School of Materials Science & Engineering
YEAR 4 Materials Engineering Programme (Common Engineering)
Course Code and Title
YEAR 4 SEMESTER 1
Type
( i.e. Core/Core elective/
GER core/ GER elective/
Unrestricted Elective)
No of Hours Per Week
Lec
Tut
Lab
Total
AU
MS4013 Biomaterials
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS4014 Nanomaterials: Fundamentals
and Applications
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS4089 Project
Core
8
8
4
Major Prescribed Elective 1
Major Prescribed Elective 2
Unrestricted Elective 5
TOTAL
Core Elective
Core Elective
Unrestricted Elective
2
2
2
10
1
1
1
5
0
0
0
8
3
3
3
23
3
3
3
19
YEAR 4 SEMESTER 2
MS4012 Quality Control
Core
2
1
0
3
3
MS0002 Engineers & Society
GER Core
3
0
0
3
3
MS4089 Project
Core
8
8
4
Major Prescribed Elective 3
Major Prescribed Elective 4
TOTAL
Core Elective
Core Elective
0
0
8
3
3
20
3
3
16
2
2
9
1
1
3
Pre-requisite /
Co-Requisite^ / Remarks
MS2013, MS3011^
MS3089 PI
MS3089 PI
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NTU Education – School of Materials Science & Engineering
MSE Specialisation Areas
Students can choose to specialise in any of the 4 Specialisation topics below. The Core courses are offered in both semesters while the Major
PE/UE courses are offered in respective semesters.
Generally, students have the opportunity to take any of the Major PE courses in an academic year in accordance to the semester the
respective Major PEs are offered.
The four specialisation areas and the respective courses available for each specialisation are listed as below:
Specialisation Area 1: Medical Materials
•
•
•
•
•
•
MS3014 : Analysis of Materials#
MS4013 : Biomaterials
MS4610 : Advanced Biomaterials
MS4611 : Biomedical Devices
MS4612 : Drug Delivery & Tissue Engineering
MS4621 : Polymer Science
Core
Core
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Specialisation Area 2: Industrial Material Engineering
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
MS3012 : Micro/Nanoelectronic Materials Processing
MS3013 : Environmental Effects on Materials
MS4603 : Microelectronic Process Integration
MS4601 : Principles of Semiconductor Devices
MS4630 : Photovoltaics Devices and Energy Storage
MS4631 : Corrosion Engineering
MS4620 : Polymer Technology
MS4622 : Composite Materials#
Core
Core
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Specialisation Area 3: Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
•
•
•
MS3014 : Analysis of Materials#
Core
MS4014 : Nanomaterials: Fundamentals & applications# Core
MS4650 : Functional Nanostructured Materials
Major PE/UE
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NTU Education – School of Materials Science & Engineering
•
•
•
MS4640 : Advanced Analysis of Materials
MS4622 : Composite Materials#
MS4651 : Thin Film Technology
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Major PE/UE
Specialisation Area 4: Innovation and Intellectual Property
•
•
•
•
•
MS3015 : Materials Aspects in Design
Core
MS4014 : Nanomaterials: Fundamentals & Applications# Core
Or GCXXX*: Entrepreneurship an Innovation
GER Core
MS4660 : Fundamentals of Intellectual Property in
Materials Science and Engineering
Major PE/UE
MS4661 : Application of Patents & Designs in
Materials Related Industry
Major PE/UE
MS4662 : Appreciating IP in Research & Development Major PE/UE
Note:
* This GER-Core will only be applicable for Year 1 students admitted in AY2014 and after, and Year 2 direct entry students admitted in AY2015
and after.
#
MS3014, MS4014 and MS4622 can only be counted once in the desired respective specialisation a student chooses.
Please visit the School’s website for more information on the MSE Specialisation Areas.
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