School Programmes

BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

 

The Bachelor of Engineering degree is a four-year programme consisting of 32 courses, eight at the 100-level, eight at 200-level, eight at 300-level and eight at the 400-level plus an industrial attachment and workshop practice component.

There are two different Bachelor of Engineering (BE) programmes: Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) and Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical). Both programmes have the same admission regulations and have prescribed sets of courses plus an industrial attachment and workshop practice component.

 

Special Admission Requirements: To be admitted to a Bachelor of Engineering a person shall:

a) from a Senate-recognised Form 7 or equivalent examination, have passed English, Mathematics and Physics with 60% (or equivalent); or

b) have met the mature student admission criteria.

In addition, evidence of satisfactory performance of practical work may be required.  

• BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS)      New!!!

  Programme Requirements: The Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical and Electronics) programme consists of 32 courses, of which eight are at the 100-level, eight at 200-level, eight at 300-level and eight at the 400-level plus an industrial attachment and workshop practice component.

  Courses:
  Year I: PH102, MM101, UU114, MA111, EE102, MM103,CS102 and MA112;
  Year II: CS211, EE211, EE212, EE222, EE224, EE225, MA211, MA272; plus EE200 (workshop practice and industrial attachment)
  Year III: EE301, EE312, EE313, EE314, EE321, EE323, EE325, EE326;
  Year IV: EE412, EE421, EE422, EE498, EE499, MG411 plus any two of EE401, EE403, EE404, EE414, EE405.

  Click here to see the course schedule

• BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (MECHANICAL)     New!!!

  Programme Requirements:
  The Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) programme consists of 32 courses, of which eight at the 100-level, eight at 200-level, eight at 300-level and eight at the 400-level plus an industrial attachment and workshop practice component.

  Courses:
  Year I: PH102, MM101, UU114, MA111, EE102, MM103, CS102 and MA112;
  Year II: MA211, MA272, MM211, MM212, MM214, MM221, MM222, MM223, MM200 (workshop practice and industrial attachment)
  Year III: MM311, MM312, MM315, MM301, MM321, MM322, MM323, MM324;
  Year IV: MG411, MM412, MM421, MM422, MM498, MM499; plus any two of MM401, MM432, MM434, MM435, MM436, EE404 and ST408.

  Click here to see the course schedule

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE MAJOR DISCIPLINES

• Electrical/Electronic Engineering

  Courses for a Single Major: Not offered as a single major.

  Courses a Double Major (only offered with Computer Science): UU100, UU114, EE102, MM101, MM103, MA161, CS111, CS112, UU200, UU204, EE200 (Compulsory workshop practice and industrial attachment component at 200-level); plus at least three of: EE211, EE212, EE222, EE224, plus at least three of: EE300, EE301, EE312, EE313, EE314, EE321, EE323. Click here to see the course schedule.

• Physics

  Courses for a Single Major: PH101, PH102, CH105 (for non-Chemistry majors), MA111, MA112, UU100, UU114, PH202, PH203, PH204, PH205, UU200, UU204; plus at least four of: PH300, PH301, PH302, PH304, PH306.

  Courses for a Double Major: PH101, PH102, MA112, CH105 (for non-Chemistry majors), UU100, UU114; plus three of: PH202, PH203, PH204, PH205; plus UU200, UU204; plus three of: PH300, PH301, PH302, PH304, PH306.

  Courses for a Minor: PH101, PH102; plus at least one of: PH202, PH203, PH204, PH205; plus at least one of: PH301, PH302, PH304, PH306.

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE – PRESCRIBED PROGRAMMES

• BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
  • Physics Emphasis

    CH105, ES106, MA111, MA112, PH101, PH102, UU100, UU114, ES201, GE205, GS201, PH202, PH205, UU200, UU204; plus any one of: ES203, GE201, GS211, ST231, MS201, MS211; plus GE304, GE306, PH301, PH306; plus any two of: ES300, ES301, GE301, GE302,MS301, MS312.
    
    

POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

• POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ENGINEERING

Courses: SC400; plus three 400-level courses from Mechanical/Electrical Engineering disciplines.

• POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PHYSICS

  Courses: SC400; plus three of: PH407, PH414, PH416, PH402, PH421, or PH422.
  

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMMES

• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING

The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

• MASTER OF SCIENCE IN PHYSICS

  The Masters programme consists of a thesis or two postgraduate courses plus and a Supervised Research Project.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

• USP offers a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in most disciplines taught at postgraduate level at USP. Students interested in progressing from a master's programme to doctoral studies are advised to contact the relevant Faculty Dean. The Admission and Programme Regulations governing the Doctor of Philosophy appear in page 201 of USP Calendar 2012.