Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (MNE)

Department of Mechanical Engineering

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

Core Courses for PhD Students (9 Credits) for 2022 cohort and after:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MNE8108	Engineering Methods %	3	B
MNE8109	Thermodynamics and Kinetics %	3	A
MNE8110	Sensors for Robotics, AI, and Control Systems %	3	B
MNE8111	Advanced Thermal Fluids %	3	A
MNE8113	Applied Engineering Mechanics %	3	B
MNE8114	Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering	3	B
MNE8122	Advanced Topics in Nonlinear Dynamics, Vibration & Control	3	-

Core Courses for PhD Students (9 Credits) for 2019 cohort and after:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MNE8108	Engineering Methods %	3	B
MNE8109	Thermodynamics and Kinetics %	3	A
MNE8110	Sensors for Robotics, AI, and Control Systems %	3	B
MNE8111	Advanced Thermal Fluids %	3	A
MNE8113	Applied Engineering Mechanics %	3	B
MNE8114	Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering	3	B

Core Courses for MPhil Students for 2019 cohort and after: Nil

Research Methodology and Ethics Course (2 credits) for PhD/MPhil Student for 2019 cohort and after:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MNE8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B / B & A

Electives for PhD Students (3 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MNE8001	Comprehensive Studies # ∆	3	A & B / B & Summer / Summer & A
MNE8101	Special Topics on Advanced Structural Materials	3	-
MNE8102	Kinetics in Nanoscale Materials	3	-
MNE8104	Nano-manufacturing %	3	B
MNE8105	Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: From Metallic to Biomedical/ Biological Materials %	3	A
MNE8106	Electron Microscopy	3	-
MNE8112	CAD/CAM/CAE Integration %	3	B
MNE8116	Computer Controlled Systems	3	-
MNE8117	Micro Systems Technology %	3	A
MNE8118	Advanced Automation Technology	3	A
MNE8119	Sustainable Green Manufacturing	3	-
MNE8120	Microfluidics: From Fundamentals to Applications %	3	A
MNE8121	Advanced Machine Learning and Quantum Computation for Engineering %	3	-
BME8103	Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices %	3	A
BME8122	Biomedical Engineering Design %	3	A
BME8127	Biomedical Instrumentation %	3	A
BME8130	Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment %	3	Summer
BME8131	Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics %	3	B
BME8132	Biomechanics %	3	B

Electives for MPhil Students (5 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MNE8001	Comprehensive Studies # ∆	3	A & B / B & Summer / Summer & A
MNE8101	Special Topics on Advanced Structural Materials	3	-
MNE8102	Kinetics in Nanoscale Materials	3	-
MNE8104	Nano-manufacturing %	3	B
MNE8105	Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: From Metallic to Biomedical/ Biological Materials %	3	A
MNE8106	Electron Microscopy %	3	-
MNE8111	Advanced Thermal Fluids %	3	A
MNE8112	CAD/CAM/CAE Integration %	3	B
MNE8113	Applied Engineering Mechanics %	3	B
MNE8116	Computer Controlled Systems	3	-
MNE8117	Micro Systems Technology %	3	A
MNE8118	Advanced Automation Technology	3	A
MNE8119	Sustainable Green Manufacturing	3	-
MNE8120	Microfluidics: From Fundamentals to Applications %	3	A
MNE8121	Advanced Machine Learning and Quantum Computation for Engineering %	3	-
BME8103	Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices %	3	A
BME8122	Biomedical Engineering Design %	3	A
BME8127	Biomedical Instrumentation %	3	A
BME8130	Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment %	3	Summer
BME8131	Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics %	3	B
BME8132	Biomechanics %	3	B

Core Courses for PhD Students (5 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MBE8009/MNE8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B / B & A
or
MBE8002M/MNE8002M	Research Seminar @	2	-
	and
MBE8010/MNE8010	Advanced Research Topics	3	-
or
MBE8007/MNE8007	Research and Development Case Study *	3	-
or
MBE8007M/MNE8007M	Research and Development Case Study @	3	-

Core Courses for MPhil Students (2 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MBE8009/MNE8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B / B & A

Electives for PhD Students (9 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before only:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MNE8001	Comprehensive Studies # ∆	3	A & B / B & Summer / Summer & A
MNE8101	Special Topics on Advanced Structural Materials	3	-
MNE8102	Kinetics in Nanoscale Materials	3	-
MNE8104	Nano-manufacturing %	3	B
MNE8105	Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: From Metallic to Biomedical/ Biological Materials %	3	A
MNE8106	Electron Microscopy %	3	-
MNE8111	Advanced Thermal Fluids %	3	A
MNE8112	CAD/CAM/CAE Integration %	3	B
MNE8113	Applied Engineering Mechanics %	3	B
MNE8116	Computer Controlled Systems	3	-
MNE8117	Micro Systems Technology %	3	A
MNE8118	Advanced Automation Technology	3	A
MNE8119	Sustainable Green Manufacturing	3	-
MNE8120	Microfluidics: From Fundamentals to Applications %	3	A
MNE8121	Advanced Machine Learning and Quantum Computation for Engineering %	3	-
BME8103	Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices %	3	A
BME8122	Biomedical Engineering Design %	3	A
BME8127	Biomedical Instrumentation %	3	A
BME8130	Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment %	3	Summer
BME8131	Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics %	3	B
BME8132	Biomechanics %	3	B

Electives for MPhil Students (5 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before only:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2024 - 2025 Semester / Term
MNE8001	Comprehensive Studies # ∆	3	A & B / B & Summer / Summer & A
MNE8101	Special Topics on Advanced Structural Materials	3	-
MNE8102	Kinetics in Nanoscale Materials	3	-
MNE8104	Nano-manufacturing %	3	B
MNE8105	Mechanical Behaviour of Materials: From Metallic to Biomedical/ Biological Materials %	3	A
MNE8106	Electron Microscopy	3	-
MNE8111	Advanced Thermal Fluids %	3	A
MNE8112	CAD/CAM/CAE Integration %	3	B
MNE8113	Applied Engineering Mechanics %	3	B
MNE8116	Computer Controlled Systems	3	-
MNE8117	Micro Systems Technology %	3	A
MNE8118	Advanced Automation Technology	3	A
MNE8119	Sustainable Green Manufacturing	3	-
MNE8120	Microfluidics: From Fundamentals to Applications %	3	A
MNE8121	Advanced Machine Learning and Quantum Computation for Engineering %	3	-
BME8103	Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices %	3	A
BME8122	Biomedical Engineering Design %	3	A
BME8127	Biomedical Instrumentation %	3	A
BME8130	Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment %	3	Summer
BME8131	Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics %	3	B
BME8132	Biomechanics %	3	B

* For MNE PhD students under joint PhD programmes.

# Scope of studies and assessment methods to be decided by the Qualifying Panel.

∆ Only for special occasions. Consultation with the course leader of MNE8001 is required before registration.

@ For MNE PhD students under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes only. Courses will be offered outside Hong Kong.

% Open to research students from other local institutions, subject to availability of places and applicants' background in the relevant subject area for students of other institutions