• To educate students to excel in advanced mechanical engineering discipline as well as to extend the boundaries of their professional competence to meet the needs of future industrial development.
• To provide opportunities for students to develop leadership and creativity by engaging in interactive learning environments and management studies.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs):

1. ACQUIRE essential concepts and knowledge of advanced mechanical engineering as well as across the boundaries of interdisciplinary disciplines;
2. APPLY specialized knowledge to solve problems that are critical to future growth of industry and business;
3. WORK effectively with people possessing diverse educational and experiential backgrounds in mechanical related disciplines;
4. APPLY interdisciplinary teamwork to develop abilities to meet the increasingly competitive and dynamically changing world market.

Applicants must satisfy the University's General Entrance Requirements and the following programme entrance requirements:

• Hold a degree in engineering or equivalent;
• Applicants must have mechanical engineering or related engineering academic background.

Note: Final year undergraduate students who will acquire the requisite academic qualification before the commencement of the programme may apply for admission.

English Proficiency Requirement

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is not English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

• a TOEFL score of 59 (revised paper-delivered test) or 79 (internet-based test)^@#; or
• an overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)^@; or
• a score of 450 in the College English Test (CET-6); or
• other equivalent qualifications.

Students may obtain the MSc degree either by completing (30 credit units):

• 5 core courses + 5 elective taught courses, or
• 5 core courses + dissertation + 2 elective taught courses

15 credit units of Core Courses + 15 credit units of Elective Courses

Core Courses (15 credit units)

Take all (9 credit units) as below:

• Advanced Automation Technology
• Advanced Thermo-fluid
• Sustainable Green Manufacturing

And select two courses (6 credit units) from below:

• Applied Engineering Mechanics
• Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: From Metallic to Biomedical/ Biological Materials
• Micro Systems Technology

Elective Courses (15 credit units)

• Advanced Micro/Nano Robotics 
• Applied Engineering Mechanics ^#
• Bio-inspired Robots
• Biomedical Instrumentation
• CAD/CAM Integration
• Computer Controlled Systems
• Control Systems and Information Processing
• Dissertation
• Electron Microscopy
• Engineering Methods 
• Industrial Case Study
• Kinetics in Nanoscale Materials
• Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices
• Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: From Metallic to Biomedical/ Biological Materials ^#
• Mechanical Design with Advanced Material & Additive Manufacturing
• Micro Systems Technology ^#
• Nano-manufacturing
• Principles of Nuclear Engineering
• Risk and Reliability Engineering
• Sensors for Robotics, AI, and Control Systems 
• Special Topics on Advanced Structural Materials

^# If not being taken to fulfil the core requirement.

• The programme utilizes a variety of learning modes and methods including the followings:
  • Lectures and Tutorials
  • Co-operative Learning
  • Seminars, Interactive Workshops and Panel Discussions offered by external, as well as by international experts, and active professionals working in the industry
• Students can bring their problems from work to class for team discussions and further analysis, and earn course credits upon obtaining satisfactory results.