Diploma in Materials and Design Engineering

Regulations for the Diploma in Materials and Design Engineering

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These regulations are made under paragraphs 1 to 4 of the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees).

In these regulations definitions shall apply as in the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications and in the Interpretation Section of the Academic Rules and Regulations.

Diploma in Materials and Design Engineering (DMDE) (See Note 6)
1.	To be eligible for the award of the Diploma in Materials and Design Engineering, a student shall:
	a)	comply with the Regulations for Admission, Registration and Maintenance of Status; and
	b)	comply with the Regulations for the Award of Sub-degree Qualifications (Sub-degrees); and
	c)	obtain at least 60 credits in courses prescribed by the regulations including at least 20 credits in Middle level courses and no more than 10 credits at Pre-foundation level.
2.	For the Diploma in Materials and Design Engineering, the University has prescribed that a student must:
	a)	obtain 15 credits from courses labelled CE in Table 1; and
	b)	successfully complete all compulsory courses labelled CD in Table 1; and
	c)	successfully complete either
		(i) MECH S213 or
		(ii) MECH S250 and either MECH S254 or MECH S255

Table 1

Course Code	Course Title	Credits	DMDE
Pre-foundation level
EDU L010 ^1,2,3/EDU L080 ^1,2,3	Study Skills	5	CE
ENGL L020 ^1,2,3 /ENGL E070 ^1,2	English for Post-secondary Study	5	CE
MATH L030 ³	Foundations in General Mathematics	5	CE
Foundation level
SCI S111 ^1,2,3 /SCI S121 ^1,2,3,5	A Foundation Course in Physics and Chemistry	10	CD
SCI S123 ^1,2,5	Foundation Physics	5	CD
SCI S124 ^1,2,5	Foundation Chemistry	5	CD
IT S101	Introduction to Information and Communications Technology	10	CE
MGT L162 ³	Managing Quality	5	CE
Middle level
DESN S217 ^2,4	Design Essentials	10	CD
MECH S264 ^2,3,4	Design: Principles and Practice	10	CD
MGT B240	Principles and Practices of Management	5	CD
PHYS S271	Discovering Physics	10	CD
MECH S213 ²	Materials: Engineering and Science	10	—
MECH S250 ^2,3	Materials: Principles and Practice	5	—
MECH S254 ^2,3	Structural Materials	5	—
MECH S255 ³	Manufacturing with Materials	5	—

Notes:

The following is a list of phased out and replacement courses. A student who has previously successfully completed the phased out course will not be permitted to register on the corresponding replacement course.

	Phased out courses		Replacement courses
	EDU L010		EDU L080
	ENGL L020		ENGL E070
	SCI S111/SCI S121		SCI S123 and SCI S124

Courses form excluded combinations with other courses. Only one of the courses of the excluded combinations can count towards an OUHK award. Students should refer to the attached list for details.
Courses no longer available.
Successful completion of MECH S264 is considered as completion of DESN S217.
Successful completion of SCI S121 is considered as completion of SCI S123 and SCI S124.
The programme of Diploma in Materials and Design Engineering will be phased out starting from April 2015. The University will continue to confer the award of the Diploma in Materials and Design Engineering up to June 2018.

October 2016