Curriculum outline, School of Mechanical Engineering, USM

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Manufacturing Engineering with Management

The semester-by-semester course structure for the programme, including course codes, course titles, lecture units, laboratory units and total credit hours.

Years of study: 4
Semesters: 8
Core courses: 37
Elective options: 9

Year 1

28 core credits across two semesters

Semester 1

5 core courses
12 core credits

Year 1, Semester 1 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EMD111/2	Engineering Drawing & CAD	0.6	1.4	2
EML101/2	Engineering Practice	0.5	1.5	2
EMT101/2	Numerical Computing	1	1	2
EBB113/3	Engineering Materials	3	0	3
EUM113/3	Engineering Calculus	3	0	3
Total units		8.1	3.9	12

Semester break

Semester 2

6 core courses
16 core credits

Year 1, Semester 2 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EMC122/3	Electrical Circuits and Applications	3	0	3
EMH102/3	Fluids Mechanics	3	0	3
EMM102/3	Statics	3	0	3
EPD112/2	Computer Aided Conceptual Design	1	1	2
EUM114/3	Advanced Engineering Calculus	3	0	3
EPM142/2	Engineering Economy	2	0	2
Total units		15	1	16

Long semester break (13 weeks)

Year 2

27 core credits across two semesters

Semester 1

5 core courses
14 core credits

Year 2, Semester 1 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EPP201/3	Manufacturing Technology I	3	0	3
EMH211/3	Thermodynamics	3	0	3
EMT211/3	Engineering Probability & Statistics	3	0	3
EMM213/3	Strength of Materials	3	0	3
EPL211/2	Manufacturing Laboratory I	0	2	2
Total units		12	2	14

Semester break

Semester 2

5 core courses
13 core credits

Year 2, Semester 2 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EPM212/3	Metrology & Quality Control	2.8	0.2	3
EPP212/3	Advanced Manufacturing Technology	2.7	0.3	3
EPM232/3	Management in Engineering	2	0	2
EMM252/3	Engineering Dynamics	3	0	3
EPL242/2	Manufacturing Laboratory II	0	2	2
Total units		10.5	2.5	13

Long semester break (13 weeks)

Year 3

32 core credits across two semesters

Semester 1

6 core courses
17 core credits

Year 3, Semester 1 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EMC301/3	Measurement & Instrumentation	3	0	3
EPD311/2	Product Design & Development	0.4	1.6	2
EMC331/3	System Dynamic and Control	2.2	0.8	3
EPM321/3	Manufacturing System	3	0	3
EPP351/3	Advanced Manufacturing Process	2.8	0.2	3
EPM371/3	Project Management	3	0	3
Total units		14.4	2.6	17

Semester break

Semester 2

5 core courses
1 elective option
15 core credits

Year 3, Semester 2 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EMC332/3	Mechatronic	2.5	0.5	3
EPD342/3	Design for Manufacturing and Tooling	1.2	1.8	3
EPM322/3	Industrial Engineering	3	0	3
EPM342/3	Production Management	3	0	3
EPM352/3	Computer Integrated Manufacturing	1.6	1.4	3
Total units (excluding electives)		11.3	3.7	15
Elective courses
EPE432/3	Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing and ManagementElective	3	0	3
Total units (electives)		3	0	3

Long semester break (13 weeks)

After Year 3

Industrial Training

EML451/5 10 weeks

Year 4

16 core credits across two semesters

Semester 1

3 core courses
4 elective options
9 core credits

Year 4, Semester 1 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EPC451/3	Robotic and Smart Factory	2.5	0.5	3
EPD441/4	Manufacturing Engineering Integrated Design	0.6	3.4	4
EPD461/2	Final Year Project I	0.7	1.3	2
Total units (excluding electives)		3.8	5.2	9
Elective courses
EPE441/3	Micro and Nano-Manufacturing EngineeringElective	2.3	0.7	3
EPE451/3	Additive ManufacturingElective	2.5	0.5	3
EPE461/3	Industrial Machine VisionElective	2.4	0.6	3
EPE481/3	Industrial ErgonomicsElective	2.8	0.2	3
Total units (electives)		10	2	12

Semester break

Semester 2

2 core courses
4 elective options
7 core credits

Year 4, Semester 2 courses
Code	Course name	Lecture	Lab	Total
EPD462/4	Final Year Project II	0.8	3.2	4
EPM442/2	Engineers and The World	3	0	3
Total units (excluding electives)		3.8	3.2	7
Elective courses
EPE442/3	Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing TechnologyElective	2.3	0.7	3
EPE422/3	Advanced Composite TechnologyElective	2	0	3
EPE472/3	Artificial Intelligence and Data MiningElective	2.3	0.7	3
EPE492/3	Industrial ExperimentationElective	3	0	3
Total units (electives)		9.6	1.4	12

Long semester break (13 weeks)

University courses

Taken by every student, with separate requirements for local and international students

Local students

8 course entries
15 credits

University courses for local students
Cluster	Code	Course name	Credits	Semester offered
U1	HFF226	Philosophy and Current Challenges	2	Semester 1
U1	SHE102	Malaysian Nation-State Aspiration	2	Semester 1
U1	WAR122	Integrity and Anti-Corruption	2	Semester 2
U2	LKM400	Malay Language IV	2	Semester 1
U2	Prerequisite applies (Bab 3)	English Language Course	2	Refer to Language Centre
U3	WUS101	Core Entrepreneurship	2	Semester 2
U4	Refer to Bab 3.3	Co-Curricular Courses	2	Refer to Co-Curriculum Centre
Options	Student choice	Co-curricular, skill, foreign language or other courses offered by other schools	1	Refer to the offering centre
Total credits			15

International students

7 course entries
15 credits

University courses for international students
Cluster	Code	Course name	Credits	Semester offered
U1	SHE103E	Malaysian Citra 1	2	Semester 1
U1	Prerequisite applies (Bab 3)	Malay Language Course	2	Refer to Language Centre
U1	WAR123E	Integrity and Anti-Corruption	2	Semester 2
U2	Prerequisite applies (Bab 3)	English Language Course	2	Refer to Language Centre
U3	SHE104E	Malaysian Citra 2	2	Semester 2
U4	Refer to Bab 3.3	Co-Curricular Courses	2	Refer to Co-Curriculum Centre
Options	Student choice	Co-curricular, skill, foreign language or other courses offered by other schools	3	Refer to the offering centre
Total credits			15

U1: Appreciation of philosophy, values and history
U2: Mastery of soft skills
U3: Expansion of the knowledge of Malaysia and its history
U4: Practical community management skills such as community service and co-curriculum

For courses without a designated semester, refer to the respective Responsibility Centre or the school offering the course each semester for the latest offering information.

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