Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (SYE)

Department of Systems Engineering

 MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Courses for PhD Students (9 Credits) :

Code Course Title Credits
SYE8201 Optimization and Applications 3
SYE8202 Systems Modelling and Analysis 3
SYE8203 Applied Probability and Statistics  3
SYE8204 Process Modelling and Control 3
SYE8206 Semiconductor Manufacturing 3

 

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (4 Credits) :

Code Course Title Credits
SYE8009 Research Methodology 2
SYE8210 Advanced Research Topics 2
SYE8001M Comprehensive Studies * # 2
SYE8002M Research Seminar *  2

* For SYE PhD students under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes only.

Core Courses for MPhil Students :

Nil

Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for MPhil Students (2 Credits) :

Code Course Title Credits
SYE8009 Research Methodology 2

Electives for PhD Students (3 Credits)/MPhil Students (5 Credits) :

Code Course Title Credits
SYE5006 Operations Management 3
SYE5009 Industrial Marketing Management for Engineers 3
SYE6009 Project Management  3
SYE6012 Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship  3
SYE6014 Asset and Maintenance Management  3
SYE6015 Supply Chain Management 3
SYE6021 Systems Engineering & Management 3
SYE6037 Managing Strategic Quality 3
SYE6043 Quality and Reliability Engineering 3
SYE6044 China Engineering Enterprise Management  3
SYE6047 Quality Improvement: Systems and Methodologies 3
SYE6048 Marketing Strategy for Engineers  3
SYE6050 Engineering Economic Analysis  3
SYE6052 Organization Learning  3
SYE6053 Business Process Improvement and Innovation  3
SYE6101 Estimation and Control of Random Dynamic Systems  3
SYE6102 Managerial Decision-making Systems with Artificial Intelligence 3
SYE6104 Theoretical Underpinnings of Decision Making Under Uncertainly  3
SYE6105 Risk and Decision Analysis 3
SYE6108 Energy Conservation and Management 3
SYE8001 Comprehensive Studies  # 3
SYE8007M Advanced Research Topics 3
SYE8011 Statistical Modeling and Design of Experiments 3
SYE8012 Data Mining and Statistical Modeling 3
SYE8101 Special Topics in Quantitative Methodologies  3
SYE8102 Forecasting and Control using Regression, Time Series, and Dynamic Models 3
SYE8103 Advanced Design of Experiments and Taguchi Method  3
SYE8105 Quantitative Methods for Systems Engineering and Engineering Management 3
SYE8106 Special Topics in Stochastic Modeling 1
SYE8107 Special Topics in Computational Optimization 1
SYE8108 Advanced Topics in Information Theory 3
SYE8205 Managerial Economics 3
SYE8206 Semiconductor Manufacturing @ 3

All other SGS approved courses for PhD students.

# Scope of studies and assessment methods to be decided by the Qualifying Panel.
@ Electives for MPhil students. 

updated in June 2024