B.Eng.

(Civil Engineering) Degree Requirement

- Cohort 2014/2015
In order to graduate with the B.Eng. (Civil) degree, students are required to:

Complete a minimum of 162 MCs with a CAP 2.0

Pass the modules in accordance with Table A

Pass 3 technical elective modules

Satisfy all other requirements as prescribed by the Faculty or the University.

Subject to the approval of the Department, students may opt to take a relevant module in another
department as one of the four technical electives. The module must be taken on a graded basis.
Students may opt for one of the following programs:
Specialisation in Offshore Engineering
Double Degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts (Economics)
Double Degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Arts (Accountancy)
Double Degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) and Bachelor of Business Administration
Double Degree with either Ecole Polytechnique (X) or Ecole Central Paris (ECP) or Ecole
Nationale Superieure des Minesde Paris (ENSMP) leading to Bachelor of Engineering (Civil),
Diplome dIngenieur and Master of Engineering or Master of Science.
Dual Majors in Civil Engineering and various other disciplines. Please visit the following
websites:
http://bba.nus.edu/tech/htm or http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/ugrad/SP_dm.html .

Table A: Summary of Modular Requirements and Credits

MODULAR REQUIREMENTS
UNIVERSITY LEVEL REQUIREMENTS (ULRs)
PROGRAMME REQUIREMENTS
Faculty Requirements:

MCs
20
10
4
3
3
-

ES2331 Communicating Engineering

HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations
EG2401 Engineering Professionalism
ES1102 English*

Major Requirements:
First Year Engineering and Science Requirements:

12

MA1505 Mathematics I
MA1506 Mathematics II
PC1431 Physics IE

4
4
4

First Year Engineering Modules:

EG1109 Statics and Mechanics of Materials

CE Computing Requirements:

CE2409 Computer Applications in Civil Engineering

Civil Engineering Core Modules:

56
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4

CE2112 Soil Mechanics

CE2134 Hydraulics
CE2155 Structural Mechanics and Materials
CE2183 Construction Project Management
CE2184 Infrastructure and the Environment
CE2407 Engineering and Uncertainty Analyses
ESE3001 Water Quality Engineering
CE3115 Geotechnical Engineering
CE3116 Foundation Engineering
CE3121 Transportation Engineering
CE3132 Water Resources Engineering
CE3155 Structural Analysis
CE3165 Structural Concrete Design
CE3166 Structural Steel Design and System

Electives Modules:

12
4
8

Level 3 Technical Elective Modules

Higher Level Technical Elective Modules

Project Modules

12
4
8

CE4103 Design Project

CE4104 B.Eng. Dissertation

UNRESTRICTED ELECTIVE MODULES

INDUSTRIAL ENGAGEMENT

20
12
TOTAL

162

Students are required to read GEK1549 Critical Thinking and Writing towards the GEM requirement.

**

Students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at admissions have to read
ES1000 and/or ES1102. This will be decided by CELC.

TechnicalElectiveModules

GeotechnicalEngineeringModules(G)
CE4216Geotech.Investigation&AppliedGeology
CE5101SeepageandConsolidationofSoils
CE5104UndergroundSpace
CE5105Anal.&Num.Meth.inFoundationEng.rg
CE5106GroundImprovement
CE5107PileFoundations
CE5108EarthRetainingStructures
CE5881TopicsinGeotechnicalEngineering

EnvironmentalEngineeringModules(E)
ESE3101SolidandHazardousWasteManagement
ESE4401Water&WastewaterEngineering2
ESE4405UrbanWaterEngineering&Management
ESE5205Sludge&SolidWasteManagement
ESE5402IndustrialWaterControl

StructuralEngineeringModules(S)
CE4257LinearFiniteElementAnalysis
CE4258StructuralStabilityandDynamics
CE5509AdvancedStructuralSteelDesign
CE5510AdvancedStructuralConcreteDesign
CE5514PlateandShellStructures
CE5513PlasticAnalysisofStructures
CE5604AdvancedConcreteTechnology
CE5610AssessmentandRetrofitofConcrete
Structures
CE5611PrecastConcreteTechnology
CE5885TopicsinStructuralEngineering
CE5886TopicsinConcreteEngineering

InfrastructureSystemsModules(CandT)
CE4221DesignofLandTransportInfrastructure
CE4282BuildingInformationModelingforProject
Management
CE5204PavementDesignandRehabilitation
CE5205TransportationPlanning
CE5207PavementNetworkManagementSystems
CE5603EngineeringEconomicsandProjectEvaluation
CE5804GlobalInfrastructureProjectManagement
CE5805ConstructionEquipmentandMethods
CE5806ConstructionProjectandSiteControl

InfrastructureSystemsModules(CandT)cont
CE5880TopicsinProjectManagementEngineering
CE5882TopicsinTransportationEngineering
TP5025IntelligentTransportationSystems
TP5026TransportManagement&Policy
TP5027Transport&FreightTerminalManagement
TP5028IntermodalTransportationOperations

Coastal&OffshoreEngineeringModules(H)
CE4231EarthsClimate:Science&Modelling
CE4247TreatmentPlantHydraulics
CE5307WaveHydrodynamicsandPhysical
Oceanography
CE5308CoastalProcesses&SedimentTransport
CE5312RiverMechanics
CE5313GroundwaterHydrology
CE5883TopicsinHydraulic&WaterResources
OT5101ExplorationandProductionofPetroleum
OT5201MarineStaticsandDynamics
OT5202Analysis&DesignofOffshoreStructures
OT5203DesignofFloatingStructures
OT5204Moorings&Risers
OT5205OffshorePipelines
OT5206OffshoreFoundations
OT5207ArcticEngineering
OT5208FatigueandFractureforOffshoreStructures
OT5881TopicsinOffshoreEngineering
OT5882TopicsinSubseaEngineering

OtherEngineeringModules
GE3238GISDesignandPractice
prereq:GE2215canusetofulfilBreadth/UEM

CE3101IntegratedInfrastructureProject
CE4291SpecialTopicsinCivilEngineering
CE5701SpecialTopicsinCivilEngineering
CE5702CEReliabilityAnalysisandDesign
dependingonthetopicscovered

Proposed Recommended Semester Schedule for Civil Engineering Students

from A-Level & Equivalent for Cohort AY2014/2015
Semester 1

MCs

Semester 2

MCs

MA1505 Mathematics I

MA1506 Mathematics II

PC1431 Physics IE

CE2134 Hydraulics

EG1109 Statics and Mechanics of Material

CE2155 Structural Mechanics and Materials

CE2409 Computer Applns in Civil Engineering

GE/SS/Breadth Module

GEM (GEK1549 Critical Thinking and Writing)

GE/SS/Breadth Module

Sub-total

20

Sub-total

20

** Students who have not passed or been exempted from the Qualifying English Test at admissions have to read ES1000 and/or ES1102.
This will be decided by CELC. Students who are required to read ES1102 have to pass the module before reading GEK1549.

Semester 3

MCs

Semester 4

MCs

CE2112 Soil Mechanics

CE3115 Geotechnical Engineering

CE2183 Construction Project Management

CE3155 Structural Analysis

CE2184 Infrastructure and the Environment

CE3132 Water Resources Engineering

CE2407 Engineering and Uncertainty Analyses

ESE3001 Water Quality Engineering

ES2331 Communicating Engineering (Fac.Req.)

GE/SS/Breadth Module

Sub-total

20

Sub-total

20

Semester 5

MCs

Semester 6

MCs

CE3116 Foundation Engineering

Industrial Engagement (IE)

12

CE3121 Transportation Engineering

Unrestricted Elective Module 1

CE3165 Structural Concrete Design

Unrestricted Elective Module 2

CE3166 Structural Steel Design and System

Technical Elective Module 1

GE/SS/Breadth Module

Sub-total

24

Sub-total

20

Semester 7

MCs

Semester 8

MCs

CE4104 B.Eng.Dissertation

CE4104 B.Eng.Dissertation (Contd)

CE4103 Design Project

Unrestricted Elective Module 4

Technical Elective Module 2

Unrestricted Elective Module 5

Technical Elective Module 3

HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations

Unrestricted Elective Module 3

EG2401 Engineering Professionalism

Sub-total

20

Sub-total

18

Accredited Poly Direct Entry CE Students as of AY2014/2015

Polytechnic graduates who are admitted into B.Eng. (Civil) programme will be eligible for the following exemptions:
EXEMPTED MODULES

Hours/Week
LEC

TUT

Hours
LAB

EXAM

MCs

1 GEM (Group B: Humanities & Social

Sciences)

1 Breadth module (Outside Faculty)

Unrestricted Elective Module 1

Unrestricted Elective Module 2

Unrestricted Elective Module 3

HR2002

Human Capital in Organizations

ES2331

Communication Engineering

CE2409

Computer Applications in Civil Engg. *

EG1109

Statics and Mechanics of Materials *

ES1102

English **

(PC1431)

Physics IE (if passed APC test) *

0.5

(4)

35
(39)

Total

*
**

PRE/
CO-REQ

University Level Requirements

Faculty Requirements
Programme Requirements
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 EG1102. This will be decided by CELC.

Note:
Poly Students admitted from AY2014 onwards are required to read GEK1549 Critical Thinking and Writing that can be read towards the
ULR-GEM A requirement.

Recommended Semester Schedule without Internship

(Cohort AY2014/2015)
Semester 3

Semester 4

MA1301 Introductory Mathematics

(can count towards UEM 4 requirement)

MA1505 Mathematics I

CE2155 Structural Mechanics and Materials

CE2112 Soil Mechanics

CE2184 Infrastructure and the Environment

CE2134 Hydraulics

PC1431 Physics IE @ (upon failure of APC test)

ESE3001 Water Quality Engineering

Breadth module

GEK1549 Critical Thinking and Writing (GEM A)

ES1102 English **

Sub-total

20

Sub-total

20

@ PC1431 is a compulsory module and can be read in any semester if you choose to. Or you can also take PC1221 Fundamental of Physics 1
(cam count towards Breadth) before taking PC1431.
GEK1549 must be read and it can be used to fulfil GEM A.

Semester 5

Semester 6

MA1506 Mathematics II

CE3116 Foundation Engineering

CE2183 Construction Project Management

CE3165 Structural Concrete Design

CE3115 Geotechnical Engineering

CE3166 Structural Steel Design and System

CE3155 Structural Analysis

CE3132 Water Resources Engineering

Singapore Studies

Technical Elective Module 1

Free Elective module

Sub-total

24

Sub-total

20

Semester 7

Semester 8

CE2407 Engineering and Uncertainty Analysis

CE4104 B.Eng. Dissertation (Contd)

CE4103 Design Project

Technical Elective Module 2

CE4104 B.Eng. Dissertation

Technical Elective Module 3

CE3121 Transportation Engineering

EG2401 Engineering Professionalism

Free Elective modules x 2

UEM 5

Sub-total

24

Sub-total

19

CA 100%, work spans over semester 7 & 8

**

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 ES1102. This will be decided by CELC.
For CE4103, it can taken in semester 1 (7) or 2 (8), but please take note of the type and that allocations for semester 2 are limited.

Note:

Polytechnic graduates admitted into BEng programmes with the 6month (12MC) Industrial Attachment requirement,
may take the 3month internship (6MC via EG3602) and/or Free Elective modules in lieu of the 12 MC for the
Industrial Attachment.