Focus Areas
The five focuses stipulated in the syllabus of the BEng in Mechanical Engineering programme for student admitted in 2021-2022 and thereafter:
A student may choose to claim any of the following five Focuses, provided that he/she must have taken at least FOUR courses under the corresponding Focus.
(I) Robotics, Drones and Control (6 courses available)
MECH3406 Electrical and Electronic Engineering
► MECH3416 Fundamentals of Aeronautical Engineering
► MECH3433 Robotics, Drones and Autonomous Ground Vehicles
► MECH4404 Automatic Control
► MECH4427 Innovative Design and Unmanned Aerial Systems
► MECH4428 Sound and Vibration
(II) Aerospace Engineering (6 courses available)
► MECH3416 Fundamentals of Aeronautical Engineering
► MECH3433 Robotics, Drones and Autonomous Ground Vehicles
► MECH4414 Materials for Engineering Applications
► MECH4415 Applied Stress and Strength Analysis
► MECH4421 Viscous Flow
► MECH4427 Innovative Design and Unmanned Aerial Systems
(III) Intelligent Built Environments (6 courses available)
► MECH3429 Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
► MECH3430 Fire Protection in Buildings
► MECH3431 Utility Services in Buildings
► MECH4409 Energy Conversion Systems
► MECH4423 Building Energy Management and Control Systems
► ELEC4149 Basic Lighting Engineering
(IV) Materials Science and Engineering (6 courses available)
► MECH4411 Heat Transfer
► MECH4414 Materials for Engineering Applications
► MECH4415 Applied Stress and Strength Analysis
► MECH4421 Viscous Flow
► BMED3600 Biomaterials Science and Engineering
► ELEC3347 Electronic Materials and Quantum Physics
(V) Energy and Environmental Engineering (6 courses available)
► MECH3420 Air Pollution Control
► MECH4409 Energy Conversion Systems
► MECH4411 Heat Transfer
► MECH4423 Building Energy Management and Control Systems
► CIME2101 Water and Air Quality: Concepts and Measurement
► CIVL3115 Solids and Hazardous Waste Management
Remarks: In principle, double counting is not permissible. A particular Elective Course shall be counted towards one Focus Area only. A student can claim two or more Focus Areas provided that no course is being counted twice.