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Minor in Manufacturing Technologies

Background

The Minor in Manufacturing Technologies is mainly for non-manufacturing engineering students especially in business, science, law and humanities. This minor focuses on the learning of knowledge-based manufacturing technologies in manufacturing / engineering services enterprises.


Aim and Intended Learning Objectives (ILOs)

The aim of this minor is to develop adequate academic knowledge and skills in a number of knowledge-based manufacturing technologies that are necessary for graduates to be able to effectively work as a co-worker in the manufacturing / engineering services enterprises. Based on the actual combination of the courses taken, graduates will have attained these objectives:

  • Gain sufficient knowledge and skills in manufacturing technologies involved in a discrete products manufacturing / engineering services enterprises;
  • Effectively implement and utilize software towards the automation and computerization of "process engineering" and "design for manufacture" activities in engineering and servicing industries.

Requirements for the award

  1. At least 15 credit units must be taken from the courses shown in the following table.
  2. Students from other departments should take two required courses MBE2003 (or MBE2040) and MBE2016 in addition to the course requirement mentioned in (1).
  3. An average GPA of 1.7 or above for these courses is required for the award.
  4. For 3-year degree students, a maximum of six credit units can be used to fulfill both the major and minor programme requirements. For 4-year degree students, credits earned to fulfil the minor requirement cannot be used toward meeting the requirement for a major and/or other minor(s) taken by the student.
  5. A student who intends to take the minor should seek approval from his / her home academic unit and the department offering the programme.

Course Code Course Title Credits Remarks
MBE2003 Mechanics 3 Required course for non-MBE students (either MBE2003 or MBE2040 must be completed)*
MBE2016 Engineering Graphics 3 Required course for non-MBE students*
MBE2040 Basic Mechanical Engineering Principles 3 Required course for non-MBE students (either MBE2003 or MBE2040 must be completed)*
MBE3006 Plastics Engineering 3 -
MBE3007 CAD/CAM 3 -
MBE3046 Automation Technology 3 -
MBE3050 Design for Manufacture 3 -
MBE4001 Tool Design 3 -
MBE4002 Computer Aided Process Planning 3 -
MBE4005 Finite Element Analysis 3 -
MBE4011 Industrial Mechatronic Systems 3 -
MBE4015 Intelligent Automation 3 -
MBE4044 Digital Design & Manufacturing 3 -
MBE4048 Advanced Manufacturing Technologies 3 -

* Students from AP and CA departments who have successfully completed similar courses at B2 level or above may get exemption from the requirement. MBE students who use the courses towards their major cannot use them to satisfy the requirement of this minor.


Note: This minor cannot be taken by students of BEng (Hons) in Design & Technology and BEng (Hons) in Manufacturing Systems Engineering.
To be eligible, applicants must have completed at least one semester of study in CityU, gained 15 CUs and achieved a CGPA of 3.0 or above.


Application

Students are required to submit their declaration of minor request through AIMS under Course Registration. Information on the key dates, process and steps for the Declaration of Minors are available in the website of the Academic Regulations and Records Office.


Last modified on 31 December, 2012