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All engineering undergraduates can opt to study a Minor Programme to gain skills and knowledge beyond their major disciplines. The faculty offers a list of minor programs but there are many programmes offered by other faculties as well (see below).

List of Minor Programmes  |  General Rules  |

List of Minor Programmes

An 'open' minor means you can declare your intention to do a particular minor via the Centralised Online Registration System (CORS) without any prior approval from the Host Faculty. For open minors, you will bid for the modules under 'Breadth <U9>' category. In order for administrators to track that you are doing an open minor, do remember to declare the minor via CORS and convert the module(s) from Breadth <U9> to Double Count Minor & Breadth <MB>, Double Count Minor & UEM <MU> or Minor <17>, based on your preference via Online Degree Requirement Check (DRC). This is a crucial step when you are filing for graduation.

 A 'restricted' minor requires students to apply through the Host faculty before they can declare doing the minor and bid modules under 'Minor <17>' category.

Minor Programmes Type Host Faculty/School
Minor in Analytical Chemistry Open Faculty of Science
Minor in Bioengineering Restricted Faculty of Engineering
Minor in Management Programme
(formerly known as Minor in Business)
Restricted School of Business
Minor in China Studies Open Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Minor in Computer Science
(not open to EEE and CPE students)

Restricted School of Computing
Minor in Cultural Studies Open Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Minor in Economics Open Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Minor in English Studies Open Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Minor in Financial Mathematics Open Faculty of Science
Minor in Gender Studies Open Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

Minor in Information Systems

Restricted School of Computing
Minor in Management of Technology Restricted Faculty of Engineering and School of Business

Minor in Engineering Materials /
Minor in Materials Science and Engineering

Restricted Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Science
Minor in Mathematics Open Faculty of Science
Minor in Optical & Semiconductor Technology Open Faculty of Science
Minor in Physics Open Faculty of Science
Minor in Real Estate Restricted School of Design and Environment
Minor in Religious Studies Open Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Minor in Statistics Open Faculty of Science
Minor in Technopreneurship Open School of Business
Minor in Urban Studies Open School of Design and Environment
Minor in Project Management Programme Restricted School of Design and Environment
Minor in Science, Technology, and Society Open Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences

You may get more information on each minor programme by contacting the host faculty/school.

 General Rules

  1. All minor programs will have six modules, and students are required to read all six. The grades of all six modules will be graded* and counted towards the CAP, which will in turn count towards the honors classification. * with the exception of some TR modules which is by default S/U.

  2. Engineering students are advised to read no more than one minor programme to ensure a more manageable workload.

  3. The minor program will only be reflected in the student's academic transcript and not in the main degree scroll.

  4. The modular credits (MC) requirements for a Minor Program should not be less than 24MCs. Where there exists a substantially equivalence in the modules, departments may grant double-counting of MCs from the major requirements (up to a maximum of 8 MCs) towards the MC requirements in the Minor Program. A student may use up to 12 MCs to satisfy the Unrestricted Elective Modules and another 16 MCs from the Breadth component of the University Level Requirements. If a student is unable to double count the minor modules towards his Breadth or UEM, he/she will take them on top of the 160 MCs graduation requirement.

  5. For students from AY2007/08 cohort onwards, the modular credits (MC) requirements for a Minor Program should not be less than 24MCs. Where there exists a substantially equivalence in the modules, departments may grant double-counting of MCs from the major requirements (up to a maximum of 8 MCs) towards the MC requirements in the Minor Program. A student may use up to 20 MCs to satisfy the Unrestricted Elective Modules and another 8 MCs from the Breadth component of the University Level Requirements. If a student is unable to double count the minor modules towards his Breadth or UEM, he/she will take them on top of the 160 MCs graduation requirement.


    Illustration:

    Student is taking the Minor in Business. He should maximize his double counting by doing the 3GEM/1SS/3Breadth/3UEM combination.

    Minor Module Double Count to:
    MNO1001 Management and Organisation ULR Breadth
    FNA1002 Financial Accounting ULR Breadth
    BSP2001 Macro and International Economics ULR Breadth
    FNA2004 Finance UEM
    FNA3101 Corporate Finance UEM
    MKT3402 Consumer Behaviour UEM

    Note: If any of the minor modules exists in the SARTOR list of modules, they can be used to fulfill the SARTOR requirement.

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