Academic Unit Requirement for Graduation
Under the Academic Unit System, each course is assigned a certain number of academic units (AU), typically 3 AU. AU is a measure of the student’s work-load associated with both class attendance and preparation. The total number of AU required in the B.Eng. (BIE) programme to qualify for graduation is 138 AU.
Breakdown of AU Requirement for the Programme
Students are to fulfill the specified AU requirement in the B.Eng. (BIE) programme, according to the broad groups of courses in the curriculum structure indicated below.
|
Academic Units (AU)
|
University
Requirement
|
General Education Requirement Core
- Effective Communication (2AU)
- Technical Communication (2AU)
- Professional Communication (2AU)
- Environmental Sustainability (3AU)
- Engineers & Society (3AU)
|
12 |
General Education Requirement Elective (GER-Elective)
- GER-Elective in Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences (3AU)
- GER-Elective in Business & Management (3AU)
- GER-Elective in Science, Technology & Society (3AU)
- GER-Elective in any areas
|
15 |
Unrestricted Elective (UE)
|
11 |
Major Requirement
|
BIE Core
|
91 |
BIE Elective
|
9 |
| Total AU Requirement |
138 |
