Focus Areas
The five focuses stipulated in the syllabus of the BEng in Mechanical Engineering programme for student admitted before 2022-2023:
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.
To download the Application Form for FOCUS, click here.
(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.