
Focus Areas
The six focuses stipulated in the syllabus of the BEng in Mechanical Engineering programme for student admitted in 2022-2023 and thereafter:
A student may choose to claim any of the following six Focuses according to the rules listed in the application form.

(I) Robotics, Drones and Control (All the following three elective courses)
► MECH3433 Robotics, Drones and Autonomous Ground Vehicles
► MECH4404 Automatic Control
► MECH4427 Innovative Design and Unmanned Aerial Systems
(II) Aerospace Engineering (At least three of the following elective courses)
► 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 (At least three of the following elective courses)
► 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 (At least three of the following elective courses)
► 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) Environmental Engineering (At least three of the following elective courses from 3 different categories)
► Category 1 CIVL3111 Wastewater treatment
► Category 2 CIVL3115 Solids and Hazardous Waste Management
► Category 3 MECH3420 Air Pollution Control
► Category 3 MECH4428 Sound and vibration
► Category 4 MECH4409 Energy Conversion Systems
► Category 4 MECH4423 Building Energy Management and Control Systems
► Category 5 MECH4411 Heat Transfer
(VI) Energy Engineering (All the following three elective courses)
► MECH4409 Energy Conversion Systems
► MECH4411 Heat Transfer
► MECH4423 Building Energy Management and Control Systems
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.