NUS Undergraduate Viewbook 2015-2016 For Flipbook

WHY
NUS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE
UNDERGRADUATE
VIEWBOOK
2015/2016
23
Grade-free Semester:
Top Marks for
Academic Flexibility
08
Where Great Minds
Dont Necessarily
Think Alike
02
10 Good Reasons
to Study at NUS
04
Presidents Message
Contents
09
Making the
Grade for Real
10
The World
as Your Classroom
07
Chapter 01:
Beyond
Boundaries
14
Home to the
Spirit of Inquiry
24
Revised General
Education Curriculum:
Moving with the Times
- 13 Faculties
32
Doubly Prestigious
Degrees
40
NUS Overseas
Colleges: The Year
of Living Diligently
18
Mapping The Future
34
NUS Residential
Programmes
42
Around
the World
13
21
39
16
The Ultimate
Passport
Chapter 02:
Global
Recognition
Chapter 03:
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Chapter 04:
Cultural
Awakenings
01
50
Give Yourself
a Sporting Chance
52
NUS Centre for
Future-ready
Graduates: Of Early
Birds and Worms
56
Admissions
46
Multimedia Hub:
The IT Factor
53
NUS Enablers &
Community Service
Club: Caring beyond
campus
62
Financial Aid
45
49
55
46
University Health Centre:
Body and Mind Care
Chapter 05:
World-Class
Infrastructure
Chapter 06:
Holistic
Environment
58
Courses at a Glance
64
NUS Scholarships
Chapter 07:
Admission
Requirements
At NUS, we prepare you well for the future!

Right from your freshman year, NUS Centre
for Future-ready Graduates will help you
identify your strengths, build on them and set
you on the path to a career of your choice and
aptitude. You will pursue your academic goals
under the tutelage of renowned professors,
in the company of highly talented peers and
mentored by leading industry players.
And while you are at it, spend a year,
a summer or simply a short spell abroad at
one of NUS hundreds of partner universities
around the globe. It will be a cross-cultural
experience rounded off possibly with a
coveted internship at an innovation-driven
enterprise. There is no question you will learn
countless lessons during your NUS journey,
but none more important than how to thrive
in any environment, and to feel at home
anywhere in the world. So that wherever your
future may take you, you will be right in your
element.
NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF
SINGAPORE. IT IS WHERE
YOUR FUTURE TAKES SHAPE.
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10
Good Reasons
to Study at NUS
01
03
We have a history of educating

professionals going back over
An average of
89%
110
YEARS
of NUS graduates offered full-time

permanent employment within
six months after graduation
(Graduate Employment Survey 2013)
02
04
Over 150 Bachelors,

double and joint degree
programmes
Over
150
37,000
students from more
than 100 countries
05
NUS overseas colleges at

leading entrepreneurial hubs
in China, Europe, Israel
and the United States
03
06
08
09
1st
Ranked 1st in Asia and 22nd in the
2014/2015 QS World University
Rankings
07
300
Student exchange with over
top universities in 40 countries
70%
100+
Organisations, societies and

interest groups
3
16
26
Nearly 70% of undergraduates

have overseas exposure
10
Campuses
Faculties and Schools
Research Institutes and Centres
Located in Singapore Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and

Outram provides a broad-based curriculum underscored
by multi-disciplinary courses and cross-faculty enrichment
04
05
Presidents
Message
Greetings from the National University
of Singapore!
NUS IS A LEADING
GLOBAL UNIVERSITY,
WHICH IS WIDELY
RESPECTED AS A
DYNAMIC AND
INNOVATIVE
INSTITUTION AND
A PIONEER OF NEW
APPROACHES IN
EDUCATION, RESEARCH
AND ENTERPRISE.
I am delighted you are considering NUS for

your university education. This viewbook
provides essential information that will
help you explore NUS broad-based,
multi-disciplinary and distinct global-Asian
approach to education.
NUS is a leading global university, which is
widely respected as a dynamic and
innovative institution and a pioneer of new
approaches in education, research and
enterprise. We are distinguished by our
academic rigour, global and experiential
learning opportunities, and vibrant campus
life. Our rich academic offerings and
flexible curriculum offer many learning
pathways which enable our students to
gain knowledge and skills that are essential
in meeting future challenges.
Last year, our university launched the
grade-free first semester system to
encourage students to choose their
courses based on their learning needs and
interests. This will, together with our new
General Education framework, further
broaden our students intellectual base
and sharpen their critical thinking abilities.
The newly formed Centre for Futureready Graduates (CFG) will prepare our
students for their future careers, through
career advising, internships, and career and
leadership development programmes.
We aim to make NUS the most vibrant

university enterprise ecosystem in Asia.
In line with this, we are expanding our
unique NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC)
programme which offers internships with
start-ups in major entrepreneurial hubs
around the world, supplemented by
classes at our partner universities.
Other signature learning opportunities
include the University Scholars
Programme (USP), and joint- and
double-degree programmes with top
universities overseas. Our extensive
Student Exchange Programme (SEP)
provides a myriad of options which will
help our students to be more effective
in cross-cultural settings.
Student life at NUS is extremely vibrant
and exciting. Many students have
described living and learning in our Halls
of residence and UTown Residential
Colleges as life-transforming experiences,
because they provide an energising
environment which stimulates a richer
and more multi-dimensional intellectual
and personal development.
In 2015, NUS will mark its 110th Anniversary
and celebrate Singapores 50th Anniversary.
I warmly invite you to apply to NUS where
a plethora of exciting and transformative
programmes and experiences await
you. Come join us and be a part of a
leading global university centred in Asia,
influencing the future!
Tan Chorh Chuan
President
National University of Singapore
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07
01
Beyond
Boundaries
02
Global
Recognition
Chapter 01: Beyond Boundaries
Asia is where its all happening. And Singapore is Asia in a

nutshell. Welcome to its premier academic institution.
Indeed, like a gift that keeps on giving, an NUS education offers a

wellspring of global connections you will find yourself tapping into for
years to come.
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World-Class
Infrastructure
The opportunity to learn from some of the most distinguished talents

anywhere in tertiary education. To interact with fellow students who
hail from practically every corner of the globe. To intern at Fortune 500
corporations that are regionally headquartered in Singapore. And to
study at NUS renowned partner universities on stints that also include
a much coveted attachment at a cutting-edge company.
04
Cultural
Awakenings
As Singapores flagship university, NUS provides you with an opportunity

quite like no other.
03
Comprehensive
Curriculum
A World of
Opportunities
06
1905 the year that

Singapores oldest
university was founded
1st in Asia
(2014/2015 QS World
University Rankings)
07
Admission
Requirements
110
years
Holistic
Environment
1905
st
08
Where Great Minds

Dont Necessarily
Think Alike
At the core of NUS blueprint for
establishing itself as a world-class university
lies the drive to establish itself as a brain
trust a repository of pedagogic talent
drawn from around the globe. As a result, its
faculty teems with intellectual heavyweights.
And many of these academic superstars are
spearheading NUS world-leading efforts in
several fields of research such as quantum
technology, cancer and translational
medicine, interactive and digital media, and
the environment and water.
More often than not, they undertake
their studies in tandem with industry
which in Singapore includes over
7,000 multinational companies, a good

number of which have their Asia Pacific
headquarters in the Republic. This
symbiosis is only possible because there
exists on both the national and university
levels an exceptionally vibrant enterprise
ecosystem. Collaborations between NUS
research teams and their counterparts
from the R&D departments of various
MNCs have yielded innovative solutions
which can be marketed internationally.
As an NUS student, you will be a part of
this ecosystem. Steeped in an inquisitive
culture, you will be nurtured and inspired
by preeminent thought leaders to think
critically and creatively while working

synergistically with your peers. You will be
involved with hard-nosed research that has
every opportunity to be translated into realworld applications on a wide scale. Whats
more, by the time you graduate, you will be
more than ready to transition seamlessly
into the corporate world by virtue of your
having worked with actual industry players.
It should come as no surprise that fresh
NUS graduates typically have the least
trouble finding gainful employment among
their cohort anywhere.
09
Making the
Grade for Real
The NUS education is a continually
evolving one that seeks to combine the
best practices of leading universities with
innovations befitting the Universitys own
context. It involves students in a process
where they learn there is more to school
than getting good grades, and grow from
talented individuals into excellent team
players and leaders.
Towards that end, and following the
success of its residential colleges in UTown,
NUS has finessed a second residential
programme to accommodate the multifaculty commingling of first-year students.
The Ridge View Residential College
(RVRC) immerses the newcomers in
an intellectually diverse environment,

supplemented with round-the-semester inhouse and off-site activities, to ground their
all-round development before they settle
into their specialisations.
Freshmen looking for direction in their
choice of a major need look no further than
the Centre for Future-ready Graduates
(CFG). This is also your go-to resource for
career counselling, leadership training, and
internship and job placements all through
your stay in NUS.
The more NUS evolves its curriculum,
the more flexibility it offers in response
to the constantly changing marketplace.
Accordingly, the University has launched
the Grade-free Semester for first-year
students on the modular system at eight
faculties and schools Arts and Social
Sciences, Business, Computing, Design
and Environment, Engineering, Music,

Nursing and Science. By de-emphasising
the grades early on in a students
undergraduate studies, NUS aims to
inculcate in its charges an appreciation of
the broader benefits of its transformative
education.
Another change you can look forward to:
starting from Academic Year 2014/2015,
more of each cohort will be able to
graduate with Honours. The Cumulative
Average Point (CAP) cut-off mark for
third-year Arts and Social Sciences,
Business, Science and Nursing students
to qualify for the Honours programme
has been revised. At the same time, all
faculties except Law, Medicine, Dentistry
and Yale-NUS College will assume a new
nomenclature in their degree classification
as well. (Please refer to Chapter Three for
details of these changes.)
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The World as
Your Classroom
NUS occupies three sprawling campuses
in Singapore, but possesses a truly global
footprint in terms of the educational
exposure it provides for its students. The
slate of offshore programmes it rolls out
annually ranges in duration from the
full year offered at six NUS Overseas
Colleges (NOC), to an intensely
immersive experience spread over two
weeks as afforded by the Study Trips for
Engagement and EnRichment (STEER)
platform. In between, you may choose to
trade places for a semester or two with a
counterpart from one of 300 universities
in 40 countries on the Student Exchange
Programme (SEP). Or take off for an
up-close-and-personal examination of
an emerging economy of your choice in
the Universitys International Summer
Programmes (i-SP).
AN NUS EDUCATION
EQUIPS YOU WITH
EVERY POSSIBLE
ADVANTAGE FOR
THE FUTURE
INCLUDING THAT
OF ESTABLISHING
CAREER-ENHANCING
NETWORKS.
As part of NUS commitment to grooming

researchers and entrepreneurs among its
student ranks, the International Research
Attachment Programme (i-RAP) and
the Innovative Local Enterprise Achiever
Development (iLEAD) scheme also
incorporate significant overseas study time
for their participants.
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Network Early
and Often
An NUS education equips you with
every possible advantage for the future
including that of establishing careerenhancing networks. From globally
connected faculty members to the leaders
of tomorrow among your cohort to Fortune
500 industry players, you will discover right
from the outset opportunities aplenty to
engage and interact with present and future
movers and shakers of society.
So if it turns out that who you know is no
less important than what you know to your
success in life, you will be glad to have made
the most of your opportunities at NUS.
950
125
students participated in
international summer
programmes, research
attachments and
internships in
36
countries
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01
Beyond
Boundaries
02
Global
Recognition
Chapter 02: Global Recognition
05
World-Class
Infrastructure
The 2014/15 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings

ranked NUS the top university in Asia and 22nd worldwide,
up two places from the year before. NUS also merited global top-10
mentions for 11 disciplines, including engineering and technology,
arts and humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences and
management. Employers gave NUS high marks as well to go with its
well-earned academic reputation for its unprecedented position in
the annual survey.
04
Cultural
Awakenings
For a good number of years now, NUS has been

steadily climbing up the rankings of universities
worldwide. What began over a century ago as the
finishing school for a nations finest minds is today a
leading global academy by any international measure.
03
Comprehensive
Curriculum
A History
of Excellence
06
22nd in global standing

(2014/2015 QS World
University Rankings)
26
26 university research
institutions and centres
hosted by NUS
Holistic
Environment
22
nd
07
Admission
Requirements
14
A steadfast commitment to quality

defines NUS ascent to its current
status. Whether it is in the selection of
faculty members, the criteria for student
admission or the partnerships it cultivates
in academia and industry, the University
Home to the
Spirit of Inquiry
The worlds greatest universities are
typically seeding grounds for breakthrough
discoveries and inventions. They put
considerable stock in pushing boundaries
and establishing new frontiers of human
knowledge because that is what leaders do.
It is no coincidence that NUS has joined
the ranks of these forward-looking
institutions while steadily gaining
widespread cachet as a premier research
university. So much so that today it
belongs to an exclusive, 10-member
club called the International Alliance of
Research Universities (IARU) alongside
the likes of Oxford, Cambridge and Yale.
Be it the number of internationally
published scientific papers or the
frequency with which its researchers have
been cited by their colleagues worldwide,
NUS leads research organisations in
Singapore in productivity and impact.
This is no mean feat given the Republics
R&D-culture. More importantly,
has long maintained consistently stringent

standards as a cornerstone of its culture.
Another feature distinguishing the
rankings climb is NUS signal and most
opportune focus on Asia as part of its
transformative global education. For any

student wishing to ride the economic
boom making its round of the planets
largest continent, where better to learn
to do so than from the Asian specialists
gathered at NUS?
NUS has come into its own as a hotbed

of pragmatic, translatable research with
far-reaching implications for the
socio-economic development of
Singapore and beyond.
Publications including Thomson Reuters
The Worlds Most Influential Scientific
Minds 2014 report have recognised the
global significance of the work of NUS
researchers in Agricultural Sciences,
Engineering, Environment/Ecology,
Materials Science and Psychiatry/
Psychology. That such distinction has
been achieved beyond the Universitys
staple strengths most notably quantum
technology, cancer and translational
medicine and interactive and digital media
shows a commitment to multidisciplinary
excellence on the research front that
mirrors its pedagogic offering.
In the medical arena, the Universitys
scientists have taken major strides recently
in identifying the causes, the diagnosis or
the treatment of such deadly conditions
as Parkinsons disease, nasopharyngeal
carcinoma, gastric cancer and strokes.
NUS engineers are also credited with
breakthroughs in graphene production,
heat-to-energy conversion technologies
R
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RESEARCH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO NUS

ASPIRATIONS AS AN INSTITUTION.
IT INVOLVES EVERYONE, FROM THE
UNIVERSITYS HIGH-OCTANE FACULTY
TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND,
NATURALLY, ITS STUDENTS.
Several factors account for the Universitys

trailblazing ways. First off, NUS research
infrastructure has few equals anywhere in
the world. It is founded on three marquee
Research Centres of Excellence (RCEs)
together with 26 university-level research
institutes and satellites. In addition to the
advantages of its IARU membership,
NUS enjoys close, frequently collaborative
links with over a dozen other national
research organisations in Singapore. No less
significantly, the Universitys ties with both
the public and the private sectors greatly
facilitate its research teams access to all
manner of resources, such as information,
funding and markets that span the globe.
Research is fundamental to NUS
aspirations as an institution. It involves
everyone, from the Universitys
high-octane faculty to industry partners
and, naturally, its students.
Because if there is one thing NUS
is fully invested in, it is the future
especially yours.
Research
and air pollution control, among other

seminal discoveries with the potential
to improve the lives of millions more
cost-effectively than ever.
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The
Ultimate
Passport
NUS celebrates its 110th anniversary in

2015. It has come a long way from its
roots as a colonial college to take its
place among the worlds leading research
universities. And still, it remains steadfastly
on an upward trajectory by any measure.
It is why an NUS degree opens doors,

because employers as borne out by one
survey after another value NUS graduates.
If your goal in life is to go places, joining NUS
is a great start.
Im proudest of the bronze medal I won in gymnastics at the

2014 Commonwealth Games. And I hope to make the finals
at the 2015 World University Games in Gwangju City in South
Korea. Dentistry is my other passion. Currently, I am based in
mobile clinics that rotate amongst secondary schools in the West
of Singapore to provide comprehensive basic dental care to
students. For these opportunities, Im very grateful to NUS, which
was very supportive of my efforts to juggle sports with my studies.
I would not have been able to do it otherwise.
Hoe Wah Toon
Graduated from NUS in 2014 with a Bachelor of Dental Surgery
Occupation: Dental Officer, School Dental Services,

Health Promotion Board
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IF YOUR GOAL IN LIFE IS

TO GO PLACES, JOINING
NUS IS A GREAT START.
The toughest part about being a magician is challenging the
stereotype of performing magic. People often perceive magic as
an activity that does not have intellectual qualities. However, the
truth is that a lot of thought goes into a magic trick. At NUS, I had
passionate and dedicated teachers who honed my writing skills and
ability to think critically. This has significantly helped me in crafting
proposals for customised performances to enable corporations to
feature their products or services through magic. I also volunteer my
time by performing occasionally for the benefit of the Kwong Wai
Shiu Hospital and the Children Cancer Foundation.
Alexander Yuen Yew Lum
Graduated from NUS in 2012 with a Bachelor of Psychology
Currently pursuing a Master of Social Sciences
(Psychology) in NUS.
Occupation: Magician & Co-founder, Meta Illusions
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Mapping
The
Future
Associate Professor T. C. Chang
exemplifies the quintessential NUS
faculty hire: teacher par excellence,
widely published researcher and
civic-minded role model.
development and the arts and culture

in Singapore. The 47-year-old also
frequently gives talks locally and
regionally to audiences (including policy
makers) in his areas of expertise.
A tourism geographer by training,

Dr Chang has parlayed his keen interest
in places, landscapes and travel into a
career distinguished by his insights into
the regions architectural heritage and
cultural idiosyncrasies in the context of
their appeal to foreign visitors.
No less impressive is Dr Changs record

in his didactic duties. A recipient of
multiple teaching awards including the
NUS Outstanding Educator Award
2006 before he assumed his present
role with FASS in 2008, the veteran
educator could not be more enthusiastic
about what being a moulder of minds
encompasses.
The Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts

and Social Sciences (FASS) has seen
Geography gain increasing currency
as a major amidst the growth in global
concerns with environmental and urban
sustainability. Today, it is the facultys
sixth most popular discipline in terms of
the number of students majoring in it.
Dr Chang has also been a key voice
on various consultancy projects and
committees advising on issues such
as tourism policy planning, urban
Says Dr Chang of his day job, I started

as a tutor at NUS in 1990 and began
lecturing immediately after my Ph.D.
(from McGill University) in 1997. I have
always loved all aspects of education
teaching, lesson preparation and
especially student engagement.
The tireless educator-researcher, makes
it a point to involve his charges in his
investigative undertakings:
Feature
Associate Professor Chang Tou Chuang
I have always had undergraduates work
alongside me in my research projects.
Rather than just select any student,
I always invite those who I know are
willing to learn and have an interest
in the fields I am working on. I have
also encouraged many students to
co-write a short piece from their own
research, to give them a sense of what
publishing entails. Just last year when
I finally published a paper, I sent it to
two students now alumni who had
helped me in the field work and they
were really excited to see their handiwork
in the eventual publication. Of course,
working with my Ph.D. students entails
excellent collaboration, in this case, my
students involving me in their research on
Chinese tourism in Hainan Island and arts
gentrification in Shanghai. I learn from
them as much as they learn from me.
Now that is impactful work, whichever
way you look at it.
In the photo:
Left, Dr T. C. Chang
Right, Leon Gaw - Currently pursuing a Bachelor of
Social Sciences with Honours with a double Minor in
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Geoscience
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I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ALL

ASPECTS OF EDUCATION
TEACHING, LESSON
PREPARATION AND ESPECIALLY
STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.
READING
GEOGRAPHY HELPS
ME UNDERSTAND
EARTH, OUR HOME.
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21
01
Beyond
Boundaries
02
05
World-Class
Infrastructure
The University offers a distinctive brand of education whose dynamism

manifests itself in countless ways. New curricular permutations emerge
each year to reflect fast-changing technologies and inevitable shifts
in the global socio-economic landscape such as the increasing power
of the Asian consumer. Specialists are groomed to possess a breadth
of knowledge that transcends their field of expertise. Students with
exceptional learning capacities or who wish to pursue a combination
of subjects beyond the ordinary find ample accommodation in NUS
extensive provisions outside of its single-degree programmes.
04
Cultural
Awakenings
The NUS broad-based curriculum with its

multidisciplinary programmes imparts global
perspectives, with a focus on Asia. It is designed to turn
out graduates capable of thriving anywhere in the world.
03
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Nurturing
Global Citizens
Global
Recognition
Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum
This is one educational institution that looks out for its students best
interests in every possible way.
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1,849
Holistic
Environment
1,849 international students

travelled to NUS to study in
Academic Year 2013/2014
1,966
1,966 NUS students went on

exchange programmes overseas
in Academic Year 2013/2014
07
Admission
Requirements
22
A Higher Degree
of Recognition
Getting students future-ready in this
globalised age requires a curriculum that
breeds adaptability. Your NUS education
will consist of lessons and opportunities
that not only train you in the specific
skills for a particular job, but also equip
you with the qualities demanded of the
highest levels in any profession.
Such qualities include critical thinking,
intellectual depth and nimbleness,
initiative, cross-cultural empathy,
effective communication skills and the
ability to work with and lead teams.
Beyond the core syllabus of your chosen
discipline, your curriculum will also
encompass programmes and courses
that help develop these traits.
Beginning from Year One, inter-faculty
collaboration among your multinational
cohort will be par for the course.
This will facilitate the expansion of your
intellectual breadth, multidisciplinary
mindset and cultural savviness. Add
NUS wide spectrum of international
programmes to the mix and chances are,
you will emerge a graduate so adaptable
you will rarely find yourself anything but a
master of your environment.
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Grade-free Semester:
Top Marks
for Academic
Flexibility
Some 6,700 first-year students from the
2014/2015 cohort onwards can expect
a liberating start to their NUS careers
with the introduction of the Grade-free
Semester programme.
The new initiative aims to steer the freshly
matriculated towards courses that more
closely match their abilities or interests
rather than subjects that might earn
them better grades. Under the scheme,
students on the modular system at eight
faculties and schools Arts and Social
Sciences, Business, Computing, Design
and Environment, Engineering, Music,
Nursing and Science enjoy considerable
leeway with their first-semester modules.
They have a choice of not including their

grades or having them count towards
their individual Cumulative Average Point
(CAP).
The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
has had its own version of the grade-free
system in place for some time now, while
the Faculty of Law will be introducing
a similar plan for its non-modular
curriculum next academic year.
Short though the Grade-free Semester
experience may be, it gives a foretaste
of the academic flexibility that is a key
feature of the NUS education.
SHORT THOUGH THE

GRADE-FREE SEMESTER
EXPERIENCE MAY BE,
IT GIVES A FORETASTE
OF THE ACADEMIC
FLEXIBILITY THAT IS A
KEY FEATURE OF THE
NUS EDUCATION.
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Revised General Education Curriculum:
Moving with
the Times
NUS annual upward leaps in the
worldwide university ranking lists underline
the dynamism with which the University is
run. The effectiveness of its administration
hinges to a large degree on an enduring
ability to strike a balance between stability
and change. Stability to help keep students
on an even keel, and change because, more
than ever, it will be the only constant they can
expect to face in the working world.
The working world of the next decade

or so certainly figured strongly in
the composition of the new General
Education Curriculum, which takes effect
from Academic Year 2015/2016.
The revised curriculum places additional
emphasis on individual all-round
development for incoming cohorts.
It introduces a range of modules for these
key subjects that students will have to

read: Human Cultures and Endeavours,
Quantitative Reasoning, Thinking and
Expression and Singapore Studies.
This latest curriculum exercise represents
another step forward the university
is taking to broaden the minds of our
students to position them well for
the future.
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Faculty of Arts &

Social Sciences
www.fas.nus.edu.sg
FASS reflects much of what makes

NUS a world-class academy. One of the
Universitys largest and oldest faculties,
it offers the most wide-ranging choice
of disciplines in the humanities, social
sciences and Asian studies in the region.
Its curricula facilitate specialisation in
one of 20 available majors with crossdisciplinary exposure to ensure students of
a well-rounded education. Many of NUS
overseas programmes are tailor-made for
the facultys fields of study. At the same
time, FASS Centre for Language Studies
draws aspiring polyglots the world over,
thanks to its extensive offering of Asian
and European languages taught by highly
credentialled linguistic mavens.
NUS Business School

bschool.nus.edu.sg
The NUS Business School certainly lives

up to the expectations of a feeder school
to one of the worlds top financial and
commercial hubs. Further capitalising on
Singapores East-meets-West location, its
globally oriented studies carry a unique
infusion of Asian perspectives provided
by leading experts in the field. Budding
entrepreneurs seeking to navigate the new
economy, especially in an ascendant Asia,
have an exhaustive choice in the Schools
broad portfolio of BBA, MBA, Executive
MBA, MSc and PhD programmes.
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School of Computing
www.comp.nus.edu.sg
With faculty members who not only

produce diverse, innovative, awardwinning research, but are also committed,
engaging and inspiring teachers, NUS
Computing is currently one of the best
computing schools in the world. The
excellent education and training students
experience here, coupled with the reach
and demand for computing talent in
all fields and industries, make NUS
Computing graduates highly soughtafter. Leadership qualities, innovation
and entrepreneurialism are also valued
and supported with mentorship, funding,
special programmes, as well as NUS
Computings very own start-up incubator,
The Furnace, which offers infrastructure
and management support to bring original
ideas to commercial fruition.
Faculty of Dentistry
www.dentistry.nus.edu.sg
The Bachelor in Dental Surgery (BDS) is

a four-year undergraduate programme.
Upon successful completion of the
programme, graduates are eligible
for immediate registration with the
Singapore Dental Council to practise
dentistry. Undergraduates in the Faculty
are exposed to a diverse range of
educational and learning opportunities
as well as community outreach projects
to broaden their on-campus experiences.
Also, through the Alumni Mentorship
Scheme, the undergraduates are assigned
alumni mentors who journey with them
through the duration of the programme
by means of regular interaction and
sharing of experiences. The Faculty offers
its undergraduates an integrated, multidisciplinary and experiential learning
approach which aims to nurture practiceready dental surgeons upon graduation.
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School of Design
& Environment
www.sde.nus.edu.sg
SDE graduates have contributed to

the modernisation of Singapores
landscape and built environment for
over half a century. With an emphasis
on environmental sustainability,
SDE features technologically advanced
digital design studios, rapid prototyping
facilities, digital space labs, modelling
workshops and a state-of-the-art field
environmental chamber to equip students
for increasingly sophisticated solutions.
SDE has consistently won international and
local awards and strategic research grants.
Our innovative endeavours are backed by
research centres with a focus in architecture,
total building performance, construction
management, sustainable Asian cities and
industrial infrastructure systems.
Faculty of Engineering
www.eng.nus.edu.sg
The Faculty of Engineeringhas about

10,000 students enrolled in its 10 branches
of study. Heavy emphasis is placed on
research, overseas attachments and field
trips. Selective internships with industry
also contribute to the nurturing of
future-ready engineering graduates. The
Faculty has two special programmes - the
Global Engineering Programme (GEP)
and the Design-Centric Programme
(DCP).GEP allows the cream of each
cohort to earn a Bachelor from NUS and a
graduate degree from a partner university
within just four years. By providing a
platform for learning that brings together
engineering,function and lifestyle, DCP
enables students to address real-life
problems by designing holistic solutions to
meet the needs of users.
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Faculty of Law
law.nus.edu.sg
One of the top law schools in Asia and

the world, the Faculty is defined by a
close-knit culture where students have
regular and open conversations with
their professors and tutors. In addition
to intellectually rigorous legal subjects,
skills courses such as Legal Analysis and
Writing and Research are incorporated
to equip students with the practical skills
they will need for legal practice. Notably,
students can opt to specialise in Corporate
Law, Intellectual Property, Litigation,
Criminal Law, World Trade Law, Asian
Law, Shipping Law or International &
Comparative Law or do any of these
while on overseas student exchange.
Yong Loo Lin School

of Medicine
medicine.nus.edu.sg
Established in 1905, the NUS Yong Loo

Lin School of Medicine is one of the
leading medical educational institutions
in Asia. The School offers one of the
finest undergraduate medical programs
in the Asia Pacific Region, covering a full
spectrum of medical specialties with 16
departments in the basic sciences and
clinical specialties, providing students with
an excellent grounding in the medical
sciences. Emphasis is also placed on the
inculcation and development of empathy,
in pursuit of the Schools age-old vision of
producing compassionate and innovative
medical professionals who place the
interests of their patients foremost. Its
clinical faculty also consults with the
National University Hospital, which serves
as the primary training facility for its
students.
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Alice Lee Centre for

Nursing Studies
medicine.nus.edu.sg/nursing
The formation in 2005 of the Centre as

the nursing arm of NUS Yong Loo Lin
School of Medicine acknowledged the
importance of the role nurses play in the
healthcare system. To date, it remains
the only institution in Singapore to offer
nursing degree programmes all the way
to doctoral levels. These programmes
serve not only to raise nursing standards
overall but also to broaden the skillsets of
members of the profession so that their
career opportunities now range from
basic caregiver to policymaker in the
medical industry.
Yong Siew Toh

Conservatory of Music
music.nus.edu.sg
Described as nothing short of a miracle,

the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music
has been a focal point for musical activity,
artistic development and research, both
for Singapore and the Asia-Pacific region.
Taught and mentored by well-established
artist faculty, YSTCM currently has
220 full-time music students representing
22 countries. The Conservatory currently
offers a full-time Bachelor of Music
(Honours) Degree programme focusing
on performance, composition and
recording arts, a Young Artist Programme
for teenagers and a Master of Music
Degree programme. In addition to a
range of professional engagements within
the Conservatory and in Singapore,
YSTCM students frequently participate
in masterclasses and festivals across Asia,
Europe and America.
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Faculty of Science
www.science.nus.edu.sg
Since its inception in 1929, the Faculty

of Science has provided quality science
education to generations of students.
Its flexible curriculum is constantly
enhanced to meet the changing needs of
industry and the economy. As a researchintensive faculty, it offers a wide range of
majors, specialisations, minors and other
programme options, combining depth
and rigour with breadth and scope. In
addition to the latest scientific knowledge,
students acquire transferable skill sets
beyond their majors through a host of
learning opportunities, including study
abroad programmes, cross-faculty and
interdisciplinary modules, research projects
and internships. Graduates of the Faculty
enjoy successful careers not only in
science and technology, but also in other
fields such as management, finance and
administration.
Pharmacy
www.pharmacy.nus.edu.sg
The Department of Pharmacy at
NUS provides a world-class learning
environment that is vibrant and nurturing.
Pharmacy students are exposed to a
programme that integrates biomedical,
pharmaceutical and clinical sciences
to help them achieve the required
competency for practice and foundation
in research. They are also introduced
to experiential learning at hospitals,
community pharmacies, as well as
pharmaceutical companies. The broadbased curriculum prepares graduates as
future-ready professionals for both the
pharmaceutical and healthcare industries.
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University Scholars
Programme
www.usp.nus.edu.sg
The USP is a multidisciplinary, partially

residential, academic programme for
NUS undergraduates. It takes in 180
students each year, with these students
being enrolled in Arts & Social Sciences,
Business, Computing, Design &
Environment, Engineering, Science or
Law. The USP offers a complete and
distinctive education. Its interdisciplinary
curriculum fosters different perspectives
and approaches towards the study
of a major, and encourages curiosity,
articulacy, critical rigour and thinking. Its
community is built upon strong friendship
and mentorship, intellectual energy
and variety, and personal development,
all enhanced by a two-year residency
in Cinnamon College (USP). Lastly,
its diverse opportunities take students
far beyond the classroom, adding
tremendous value to their undergraduate
experience.
For a full list of the

programmes available at
each faculty or school,
please refer to Chapter
Seven.
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Doubly
Prestigious Degrees
Accentuating NUS transformative global education are programmes that facilitate the pursuit of more than a single degree at a
time. Students inclined to put in the extra effort may choose to do a Concurrent, Double or Joint Degree offered either solely by the
University or in collaboration with several of its distinguished partner universities from around the world.
CDP
Concurrent Degree
Programmes
Concurrent Degree Programmes (CDPs)

allow you to pursue your Bachelors and
Masters degrees, either from the same
or two different faculties, concurrently.
Your curriculum is structured such
that some of your Bachelors degree
requirements will count towards your
Masters degree so that it will take you
four and a half years to graduate with
both degrees instead of the five and
a half to six years they would need if
pursued separately.
DDP
Double Degree
Programmes
Double Degree Programmes (DDPs)

allow you to graduate with a degree
each in two separate disciplines from
the same faculty/school or two different
faculties/schools within NUS. Some of
your modules may be double-counted
towards the requirements of both degrees,
enabling you to earn the two qualifications
earlier than if you were to pursue them
one after the other. In general, a double
Honours will take you about five years to
complete, while an Honours plus general
degree combination four and a half years.
Candidates have a choice of the following CDPs at NUS:

Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours / Bachelor of Business
Administration (Accountancy) with Honours and Master in Public Policy
Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours / Bachelor of Business
Administration (Accountancy) with Honours and Master of Science (Management)
Bachelor of Computing (Information Systems) with Honours & Master of Science
(Management)
Bachelor of Engineering [any discipline except Engineering Science] and
Master of Science (Management)
Bachelor of Laws and Master in Public Policy
Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) / Bachelor of Arts (Architecture) and
Master of Urban Planning
NUS also jointly offers CDPs with these partners:
Brown University, USA
Carnegie Mellon University, USA
Kings College London, UK
New York University, USA
Georgia Institute of Technology (Concurrent Double Master Programme)
You may pair any two disciplines for your DDP outside of a short list of prohibited
combinations. First, check out these options specially designed by the various NUS faculties:
Business Administration / Business Administration (Accountancy) and Communications
& New Media
Business Administration / Business Administration (Accountancy) and Computer
Science / Information Systems
Business Administration / Business Administration (Accountancy) and Engineering
Business Administration / Business Administration (Accountancy) and Law
Computer Science and Mathematics / Applied Mathematics
Economics and Business
Economics and Law
Engineering and Economics
Materials Science & Engineering and Physics
Law and Life Sciences
NUS also jointly runs DDPs with these top colleges:
Premier French Grandes Ecoles, France
Waseda University, Japan
New York University, USA
University of Waterloo, Canada
Global Alliance in Management Education (Double Masters Degree Programme)
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JDP
Joint Degree
Programmes
Joint Degree Programmes (JDPs)

combine the rigorous strengths of NUS
and its partner universitys curricula while
affording you an intensive international
experience over the course of your study.
You will be able to earn within four years
a degree with Honours that carries the
prestige of two outstanding universities.
NUS runs its JDPs with these world-class institutions:

Australian National University, Australia
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, USA
For more information, please visit nus.edu.sg/registrar
NUS Special Programmes:

In Pursuit of Co-Curricular Excellence
The Universitys global network of alliances
also serves as a reliable source of special
programmes round the year. Each of
these platforms is purposed to grow the
participants communication and leadership
skills, multicultural awareness as well as their

understanding of the key issues of the day.
Workshops that bring together regional
undergraduates, such as the annual ASEAN
Student Leaders Forum and ASEAN Youth
Cultural Forum, as well as gatherings of

students from the exclusive International
Alliance of Research Universities (IARU)
typify the healthy exchanges of ideas
encouraged by NUS Special Programmes.
Serving Your Interest with Honours

Currently, about 60% of third-year Arts
and Social Sciences, Business, Science and
Nursing students meet at least the cut-off
mark of a Cumulative Average Point
(CAP) of 3.5 to get on the Honours track.
Since the quality of students drawn to NUS
keeps rising year after year, the University
has deemed it only fair to enable 10 15%

more of the four faculties intake to earn a
coveted Honours degree that will better
serve them in the ever more knowledgebased economy. As a result, the cut-off
point has been revised to a 3.2 CAP starting
from Academic Year 2014/15.
Also with the globalised labour market

in mind, all NUS faculties except Law,
Medicine, Dentistry and Yale-NUS College
have adopted for their degree classification
a nomenclature similar to that used by
major US colleges.
Current Honours Degree Classification
Revised Honours Degree Classification
Criteria
First Class Honours
Honours ( Highest Distinction)
CAP 4.50 and above
Second Class (Upper) Honours
Honours (Distinction)
CAP 4.00 4.49
Second Class (Lower) Honours
Honours (Merit)
CAP 3.50 3.99
Third Class Honours
Honours
CAP 3.00 3.49
Pass
Pass
CAP 2.00 2.99
Bachelors Degree Classification
Criteria
Pass with Merit
CAP 3.00 and above
Pass
CAP 2.00 2.99
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NUS
Residential
Programmes
The Universitys traditional halls

of residence have lately been
complemented by a pair of
innovatively crafted programmes
for freshmen living on campus.
Ridge View Residential College
Getting You
Future-ready Right
Out of the Gate
To keep pace with the constantly changing
marketplace, the NUS education is
always evolving. A recent addition to
the Universitys offering is Ridge View
Residential College (RVRC).
Designed to orientate the newly
matriculated to the immense possibilities
awaiting them throughout their NUS
journey, RVRC houses Year One students
from five faculties and schools
Arts & Social Sciences, Computing,

Design & Environment, Engineering
and Science. With the key theme of
sustainability as an anchor, the College
not only aims to ease these students into
the intellectual rigours of university life
during their first year at the University,
but also prepares them for their future
career via seminars, corporate site visits
and mentorship schemes involving senior
executives in the industry.
RVRCs interdisciplinary approach to its

living-learning programme presents the
students with the valuable experience of
working with their peers from the other
four faculties and schools. It dovetails with
the Universitys commitment to broaden
its students horizons throughout their time
at NUS.
rvrc.nus.edu.sg
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IT IS MY HOPE THAT BY THE

TIME THEY MOVE INTO
THE SUBSEQUENT YEARS,
THE RVRC ALUMNI WILL
HAVE GROWN OUT OF
THEIR COMFORT ZONE TO
BREAK BARRIERS BEYOND
THEIR EXPECTATIONS.

(RVRC) is dedicated to creating a
holistic and nurturing environment
that will help undergraduates newly
matriculated into NUS navigate
their way in the critical first year on
campus. The College offers a truly
interdisciplinary and experiential
approach to learning, reinforcing key
concepts such as sustainability and work
place readiness. The RVRC students
also receive support from peer mentors
who are specially selected senior
undergraduates who live in the College.
My vision is for our RVRC students
to have the boldness and tenacity to
explore and achieve amazing things that
will serve as a launch pad to their future
success. It is my hope that by the time
they move into the subsequent years,
the RVRC alumni will have grown out
of their comfort zone to break barriers
beyond their expectations.
Professor Adekunle Adeyeye
Master
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UTown College Programme:
Establishing a New
School of Thought
Currently offered in the College of Alice
& Peter Tan and Tembusu College, the
University Town College Programme
(UTCP) spans multiple disciplines.
This unique experiment, born of a study
of the worlds leading residential colleges,
debuted in 2011 and is set to be expanded
to Residential College 4 as well.
Its five-module curriculum, to be read

over four semesters, incorporates a Junior
Seminar and two Senior Seminars in
addition to a pair of Ideas and Exposition
modules. The latter courses seek to
develop effective communicators for
the workplace of the future.
Class sizes are kept small to encourage

individual development, close-knit
collaboration and an open exchange of
ideas. Outside the classroom, informal
talks delivered by distinguished guests
as well as a smorgasbord of social and
sporting activities round off UTowns
seminal curriculum.
utown.nus.edu.sg/programmes/universitytown-residential-programme-utrp
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01
Beyond
Boundaries
02
Individuals otherwise known as NUS future-ready graduates.
05
World-Class
Infrastructure
NUS numerous overseas programmes are a study in diversity.

They underscore the transformative and global nature of the education
offered by the University. Encompassing both hemispheres of the earth,
these expeditions of varying lengths expose participants to a wide range
of economic realities and challenges. Students experience firsthand the
academic demands and corporate cultures driving the most advanced
countries as well as the workings of emerging economies with arguably
the most attractive career prospects for enterprising individuals.
04
Cultural
Awakenings
Beyond-the-classroom lessons are a hallmark of the NUS

experience. Opportunities abound for its students to travel
abroad and witness in the flesh how other cultures live,
work and play.
03
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Going Places
with NUS
Global
Recognition
Chapter 04: Cultural Awakenings
06
Over 1,800 students

exchange placements
per year
15
15 NUS Overseas
Alumni Chapters
Holistic
Environment
1,800
07
Admission
Requirements
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East, Meet West.

And Vice Versa.
Studying at NUS literally opens up a whole

new world for you.
As soon as you enter its portals, you will
find yourself in the midst of an academic
version of the United Nations with some
100 nationalities represented among
its faculty and student population.
The world also comes to NUS via
Internationalisation@Home
an initiative which sees the University
host programmes run in partnership with
Ivy League-level academies. The current
mainstays of Internationalisation@Home
include the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical
School, the Yale-NUS College, a jointdegree programme between the Peabody
Institute of Baltimore, USA and NUS
NUS Overseas Colleges
The Year of
Living Diligently
This programme has birthed some of the most successful start-ups in Singapore in recent years.
It allows you to pack even more equity into your NUS education with up to 12 months of
academic-cum-work experience in one of six vibrant college-enterprise twinning hubs worldwide.
02
Focus on technical
start-ups in Silicon
Valley
NUS College in
New York
NUS College in
Beijing
NUS College in
Shanghai
Work in Americas
financial and media
capital
Work in Chinas
political and hi-tech
hub and study at
Tsinghua University
Work in Chinas
commercial hub
and study at Fudan
University
Focus on Chinabased technology

start-ups
Focus on Chinarelated businesses
Focus on the arts

and unleashing your
creativity
NEW YORK
CALIFORNIA
Work in Americas
innovation habitat
and study at
Stanford University
04
SHANGHAI
NUS College in
Silicon Valley,
California
03
BEIJING
01
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Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music,

as well as The Logistics Institute
Asia Pacific established in collaboration
with the Georgia Institute of Technology.
to a variety of foreign settings. By their

graduation, nearly 70% of students will
have spent some time abroad on at least
one of these arrangements.
Whats more, NUS has paired up with

dozens of elite universities in the United
States, Europe, Asia and Australasia to
extend your cross-cultural immersion
NUS slate of overseas programmes runs

the gamut from year-long assignments to
stints lasting no more than a few weeks.
On average, about 30% of all participants
If selected for the NOC

programme, you will receive
a scholarship to cover the
additional costs incurred in the
year abroad. Your participation
will further earn you a
Technopreneurship Minor with
your Bachelors degree.
overseas.nus.edu.sg
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06
NUS College in
Stockholm
NUS College in
Israel
Work in Europes
No.1 IT nation and
study at KTH,
Royal Institute of
Technology
Experience the
dynamic start-up
culture that defines
Israel
Uncover Israels
heritage of
innovation and
entrepreneurship
Focus on mobile
technology/IT with a
European perspective
ISRAEL
STOCKHOLM
This multi-faceted programme

to date spans six leading
entrepreneurial/academic hubs
in the United States, China,
Sweden and Israel. It combines
study at renowned universities
(e.g., Stanford University) with
an internship in a dynamic
enterprise (e.g., a Silicon Valley
start-up) for up to a year.
go off for more than six months.

Whatever their duration, however,
each of these expeditions has been
carefully crafted to present you with
an opportunity to turn your comfort
zone into a borderless one.
It is exciting to be in Silicon Valley, the epicentre for tech-related

innovations. At the startup where I worked, the code I wrote was
pushed quickly to the users and was even featured on the front
page of Hacker News and FastCompany. It was exciting to see
that my work had a measurable impact.
Lee Dong Wei,
School Of Computing, Year 4
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Around
the
World
02
03
01
As a political science student, the notion

of capitalism in a country like China was
very refreshing. Being able to witness the
environmental impact of industrialisation
in Guilin and the commercialisation in
Wuhan helped me to appreciate what
I have learnt in textbooks.
This programme is a rare opportunity

for me to put what Ive learnt at NUS
which is mainly theory, into practice.
Conducting research at Oxford brings it
to a whole new level. I also have a passion
in chemical engineering, so I hope to
build my passion through the programme.
Seow Siew Hwee

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences,
NUS Wuhan University Winter
Programme @Wuhan University
Sharad Kumar
Chemical Engineering
Pioneer batch of students to embark
on the International Research
Attachment Programme (i-RAP)
at the Department of Engineering
Science at the University of Oxford.
(2nd from left in the picture)
(left in the picture)
01
02
Working in a start-up company is truly

eye-opening because I get to be involved
in many different aspects of the business.
I have the opportunity to design subway
advertisements, conduct blind tasting
of the companys products, skype calls
with business partners and merchandise
shortlisting. The opportunity to initiate
projects are endless. The learning curve
of this program is steep and I get to step
out of my comfort zone on a daily basis
to explore new things. This further affirms
my initial decision to join NOC and I am
excited for whats more to come!
Marilyn Chew
Project & Facilities Management,
NOC New York
03
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Student
Exchange
Programme:
Cultural
two-way
street
NUS alliance with premier universities

across the world yields abundant
possibilities for a dynamic, year-round
Student Exchange Programme (SEP).
You may choose to spend a semester or
two at one of 300 universities in over
40 countries and earn credits that will
count towards your degree. In return, your

peers from those same universities who
choose to come to NUS as part of SEP will
add to, and benefit from, the Universitys
multicultural experience. Every year,
NUS welcomes more than 1,800 foreign
exchange students at its three campuses.
nus.edu.sg/iro/sep/out
300
universities
40
countries
Study Trips for Engagement
and EnRichment:
1,800
On the roads less

travelled
Launched in 2010, the Study Trips for

Engagement and EnRichment (STEER)
scheme takes you on learning tours
of rapidly evolving regions. STEER
combines classroom-based tutorials with
eye-opening site visits. To date, it has
sent students to Brazil, China, India,
the Middle East, Myanmar and Vietnam.
nus.edu.sg/iro/opps/steer
foreign exchange
students every year
International
Summer
Programmes:
A season to
remember
Generally held from May to

July annually, the International
Summer Programmes (i-SP)
tend to cover non-traditional
destinations in East Asia,
Europe and Latin America.
Explore and experience in
person cultures and lifestyles
that one usually only reads

about in books or witnesses
in documentaries. These
expeditions are designed to
be short yet impactful on your
development as a global citizen
of the 21st century.
nus.edu.sg/iro/opps/summer/
nam
Viet
Middle East
Brazil
International Research
Attachment Programmes:
India
innovative Local Enterprise

Achiever Development:
Championing the
entrepreneurial spirit
Insofar as entrepreneurs can be made
rather than just born, NUS is helping to
make them by the dozens every year with
the Innovative Local Enterprise Achiever
Development (iLEAD) Programme.
This visionary scheme places students
at local start-up companies so they may
gather practical insights into the challenges
of creating equity virtually from scratch.
The seven-month internship, which also
entails several hours of lessons per week
back on campus, culminates in a two-week
Breaking new ground

the world over
Overseas Study Mission. Packed with

company visits and networking sessions,
the trip serves as a primer on foreign startup cultures. Not only do participants get to
work towards a Technopreneurship minor,
but they also stand to reap a future-load
of benefits as members of iLEAD Alumni
upon their completion of the programme.
overseas.nus.edu.sg/programmes/shortprogrammes/ilead
The International Research Attachment

Programme (i-RAP) leverages NUS
standing as a top-tier research university to
the max. If selected for this exceptionally
prestigious student exchange programme,
you will spend a summer under the
mentorship of world-class researchers.
Regardless of your field of study, you can
be sure of being matched to a college
within NUS vast network of premier
partner universities that can help lay the
groundwork for your career as a researcher
extraordinaire.
nus.edu.sg/iro/opps/irap
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01
Beyond
Boundaries
02
Far from looking its age, 110-year-old NUS has the physical goods to go with
its resolutely future-focused agenda.
NUS three campuses are self-contained hubs where students and faculty
have easy access to every modern convenience, a vast range of recreational
amenities, proper healthcare, seven libraries in all, and laboratories at each
of its schools that are fully equipped to keep you abreast of the latest
technologies and trends.
24/7 facilities in
UTowns Education
Resource Centre
3 campuses in Singapore
with a total size of
1,238,700 sq m
06
Holistic
Environment
24/7
05
World-Class
Infrastructure
Clean architectural lines define the spacious edifices that house the study,
resource and residential facilities on the Universitys sprawling grounds. Its
well-designed buildings prefigure the infrastructure of an institution on the
cutting edge of scientific and engineering research.
04
Cultural
Awakenings
Every nook and cranny of the three NUS campus locations

has been built with its students in mind, and every provision
made so that they lack for nothing in their pursuit of
excellence.
03
Comprehensive
Curriculum
State of the Art

Facilities
Global
Recognition
Chapter 05: World-Class Infrastructure
07
Admission
Requirements
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Chapter 05: World-Class Infrastructure
University
Health Centre:
Body
and
Mind
Care
Multimedia
Hub:
The
IT
Factor
If technology is not already your friend,

you will find yourself fully in its embrace
before long at NUS. Naturally, there is
not a single square inch on campus where
you will not enjoy quick-fire access to the
Internet. As a university committed to
getting its students future-ready,
NUS employs technology extensively
to secure their ease in any digital
environment.
The Multimedia Hub, located at the
academically avant-garde University
Town (UTown), exemplifies NUS all-in
approach to turning out technologically
savvy graduates. Its state-of-the-art
resources include an experimental theatre
with HD mobile cameras and AV editing
Welcome to University Town! You might find yourself among the 15,000 students
visiting UTown each week
Located at the Kent Ridge Campus,

the University Health Centre is dedicated
to caring for the overall wellbeing of
NUS students and staff. It consists of
Health Service, a full-service clinic with
comprehensive diagnostic and X-ray
capabilities; a Wellness Division that
promotes healthy lifestyles through a
myriad of activities: and a Counselling
and Psychological Services arm to nip
any stress-related problems in the bud.
University Health Centre
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workstations, among other IT equipment

that helps simulate a professional
setting for aspiring multimedia content
producers.
Forging a future-friendly environment
UTown at the Kent Ridge Campus is
serving as a model for NUS subsequent
developments in many ways, not least in
how it was assembled with the utmost
regard for its carbon footprint.
Green features dominate UTowns
operating systems throughout its
premises. They include strikingly effective
energy and water saving measures; a
centralised district cooling plant to reduce
the impact of exhaust heat; concerted
waste management and recycling

strategies; and the conscientious
cultivation of an ecologically biodiverse
habitat. Additionally, UTowns ubiquitous
lush greenery and the hardscape materials
that went into the construction of the site,
such as the green roofs on its buildings,
play a significant role as well to minimise
the Urban Heat Island effect.
NUS also employs multiple ways and
means to co-opt students and staff into
its earth-friendly efforts. Its Office of
Environmental Sustainability, for instance,
runs an educational web portal and
year-round programmes to help them
understand and track greenhouse gas
reduction targets. Sheltered and shaded
UTown has created a lively, intellectual, social, cultural living

and studying environment for the entire NUS community
walkways linking all main buildings

encourage walking as the best mode of
transport around the campus.
UTowns unwavering commitment to
the environment has been nationally
recognised with multiple awards a pair
each of Green Mark Platinums and Green
Mark Golds, and a Green Mark Gold Plus
from the Building and Construction
Authority of Singapore.
NUS aims to produce graduates who will
maintain a socially responsible lifestyle
well beyond their university days,
and does so in the best possible way:
leading by example.
Mochtar Riady Building - NUS Business School
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49
01
Beyond
Boundaries
02
At NUS, you will have at your disposal abundant support and resources
for more than just academic curriculum. Because the University is
profoundly committed to the development of your all-round excellence:
a healthy body, an engaged mind and a socially responsible sensibility,
for a start.
More than $6 million raised by

students through the annual
NUSSU Rag & Flag since 2000
100
Over 100 organisations,

societies and interest groups
06
Holistic
Environment
6 mil
05
World-Class
Infrastructure
Every NUS student is regarded as an individual in their own right, and

the University accommodates their recreational pursuits accordingly.
Between the staggering variety of sports facilities sited across the three
NUS campuses and a diverse year-round calendar of co-curricular activities
planned with a multicultural population in mind, few student interests remain
uncatered for.
04
Cultural
Awakenings
NUS offers the full spectrum of an enriching campus life,

paying particular attention to sporting activities and the
arts while also imbuing it with the cultural diversity of its
faculty and student population.
03
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Cultivating Future
Ready Graduates
Global
Recognition
Chapter 06: Holistic Environment
07
Admission
Requirements
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Give Yourself
a Sporting
Chance
Being at NUS provides you with

opportunities galore to expand your
recreational repertoire by acquiring new
skills and polishing existing ones. You
will have year-round access to some 50
indoor and outdoor sports facilities that
cater for most types of individual and
team activities. Aside from multiples
of those facilities serving traditionally
popular sports swimming pools, tennis
and squash courts and soccer fields, for
instance NUS athletic compendium also
includes an archery range, a rock climbing
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The
Future
Resides
Here
Living on NUS campus is an enriching
experience. Between the intellectual
stimulation of the classroom and your
cosy nest at one of the Universitys
residential halls and colleges, an intriguing
array of diversions beckons. The NUS
Centre For the Arts (CFA) runs a yearround programme that ensures constant
nourishment for the soul even without your
venturing into the city. Besides overseeing
the development of 23 undergraduate
and alumni groups in genres that span the
artistic spectrum from music to film-making
and production, CFA also stages worldclass performances, exhibitions, conferences
and other activities to cater for the same
diverse range of interests among NUS
students. At the same time, most sports
facilities are little more than a javelins throw
from your living quarters. And after an
invigorating workout, an international menu
of cuisines mere metres away will leave you
spoilt for choice.
gym, a dance studio and a strength and

conditioning lab.
Think globally, contribute locally
The training of future-ready graduates
involves their learning to find ways to
make themselves useful in any setting.
NUS scores of programmes that leverage
its partnerships with virtually every other
premier college in the world will prepare
you handsomely for the increasingly
globalised marketplace. To help you sort
through your options, the University
holds an annual International Exchange

Day packed with a series of talks, panel
discussions and faculty booths. The
event also enlists past participants of
international programmes to share their
experiences and answer your questions.
A willingness to serve ones community
is very much part of the future-readiness
envisioned for NUS graduates as well. To
that end, several outreach programmes are
conducted every semester for students to
lend a hand in one way or another to the
underprivileged. Indeed, one of the most

anticipated events of the NUS calendar
each year is Rag & Flag. The two-part
project comprises a Flag Day that entails
thousands of students taking to the streets
to elicit donations for a designated charity,
and a Rag Day featuring a procession
of mobile displays and equally colourful
dance troupes. The 2014 edition of Rag
Day also inaugurated a fun fair, with
games and assorted activities for paying
participants that raised more funds for the
events beneficiary.
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NUS Centre for

Future-ready
Graduates:
Of
Early
Birds
and
Worms
When faced with an endless array of

possibilities upon your entry into NUS,
you will find in the Centre for Futureready Graduates (CFG) a welcome
friend.
CFG provides clarity and direction so
that you can start charting your career
course from Year One and make the most
of the relevant options available to you. It
dispenses personalised assistance ranging
from matching career opportunities with
your skills, to internship and ultimately job
placements at the appropriate junctures
of your NUS stint.
Agility is CFGs calling card. The Centre
offers a constantly expanding and
evolving menu of career preparation
programmes and leadership development
courses from year to year, to keep
students in tune and on track with the
marketplace.
With CFG behind you, it is never too
early to prepare for the future, if only
because it leaves you with sufficient time
to change your mind if you ever find it
necessary to do so.
nus.edu.sg/osa/ncc
Help is always
at hand
For various reasons, transitioning to

university life can be a challenge, but one
that no NUS student need ever face alone.
The University has in place institutional
as well as peer-initiated mechanisms for
responding and lending a hand to those in
any kind of distress.
The Office of Student Affairs (OSA) is the
primary go-to resource to help you navigate
successfully the bumps of tertiary education
ranging from campus residential issues to
integration with the social and cultural fabric
of NUS. In addition to operating the Student
Service Centre round the year, OSA also
runs a full calendar of such activities as
student enrichment, empowerment and
leadership training camps.
Students with disabilities, too, are well
served by OSA. It works closely with
the various faculties and schools,
the Office of Campus Amenities and
the Office of Facilities Management to
maintain a learning environment that fully
accommodates the particular needs of
those students so as to help them fulfil their
academic potential.
nus.edu.sg/osa
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Supplementing the efforts of the above

network is NUS Enablers, a student-led
initiative founded in 2011 with the objective
of providing support and raising awareness
for the plight of their peers with special
needs. The club works closely with OSA
to keep up an inclusive NUS environment
for all by particularly accommodating those
with mobility issues. Among the most visible
fruits of its labours are the wheelchairfriendly routes it undertook to map out
around the entire campus.
Numbering some 30 students and led by
a staff advisor, NUS Enablers regularly
organise events to promote disability
awareness and etiquette. A mainstay
of their calendar, Wheelathon, features
Amazing Race-style activities around
campus grounds that involve able-bodied
students in wheelchairs to heighten their
empathy with the physically disadvantaged
among them. The groups efforts to date
have been recognised with an NUS
Student Achievements Award Merit Trophy
(Community Service Category).
NUS Enablers
& Community
Service Club:
Caring
beyond
campus
Volunteerism is alive and well at NUS.

Nowhere is this more evident than at
the Community Service Club (CSC),
a 4,000-strong group that makes time
throughout the year for an extensive
range of social causes.
CSC operates under the auspices of
the National University of Singapore
Students Union and is also one of
four members of the NUS Volunteer
Network (NVN). Since its formation in
2002, the club has grown rapidly over
the years in terms of its membership
and portfolio. Its efforts are chiefly
focused on promoting volunteerism
among the student population and the
awareness of beneficiaries ranging from
the very young to the aged and from the
physically disabled to the intellectually
challenged. It also works with external
partners on a constant stream of projects
to raise funds for these beneficiaries.
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55
01
Beyond
Boundaries
02
NUS is a university where you will have everything going for you.
Internationally renowned faculty check. World-class facilities check.
Universally recognised, even preferred, degree qualifications check.
Because success is infectious that way.
05
World-Class
Infrastructure
At NUS, you will be pursuing your scholarly goals alongside your peers
whose drive will help you push one another to greater heights by making the
most of your opportunities at NUS.
04
Cultural
Awakenings
NUS aims to attract the best and brightest minds from

Singapore and all over the world. It provides various forms
of financial aid to ensure that no deserving applicant is
denied a quality education for monetary reasons.
03
Comprehensive
Curriculum
Join the
NUS Family
Global
Recognition
Chapter 07: Admission Requirements
06
More than 30,000

undergraduate applications
received
2,000 modules offered

each semester
Holistic
Environment
30,000 2,000
07
Admission
Requirements
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Admissions
Admission Criteria
Undergraduate admission to NUS is based on academic merit

and open competition among all eligible applicants. In addition
to fulfilling admission requirements for the applicant category,
you should also ensure that you fulfil the subject prerequisites
for the courses which you wish to be considered. The admission
criteria and cut-off points vary from year to year depending on the
competitiveness of the applicant cohort.
Application
Timeline
To apply to NUS, start by identifying

your applicant category. Once you have
identified the correct category, follow
the admissions information provided on
our website and we will guide you step
by step from admissions requirements to
submitting your application.
High School
Graduates
Qualification
Singapore
Cambridge A
Level
NUS High School

Diploma
International
Baccalaureate
Diploma
Additional
Qualification
on top of the
SingaporeCambridge A
Level/Local
Polytechnic
Diploma
Applicable
All Nationalities
All Nationalities
All Nationalities
Singapore Citizens
and PR
Application Period
and Closing Date
Application opens
3 working days
after the release
of the SingaporeCambridge GCE
A-Level results
and closes 1 April.
Application opens
mid-November
and closes
31 December.
Application opens
mid-October and
closes 21 February.
Application opens
1 February and
closes 21 February.
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Local
Polytechnic
Graduates
International High School

Graduates
Transfer
Applicants
Graduate
Applicants
Graduates
applying to an
undergraduate
degree
Graduates
applying to an
undergraduate
degree
Singapore Citizens
and PR
Non-Singapore
Citizens/PR
Application opens
1 February and
closes 21 February.
Application opens
mid-October.
Closing dates
vary on the type
of qualifications
presented.
Local
Polytechnic
Diploma
All International
High School
Qualification
All International
High School
Qualification
Graduates or
Undergraduates
from local
or overseas
universities
seeking transfer
or re-admission
All Nationalities
Singapore Citizens
and PR
Non-Singapore
Citizens/PR
All Nationalities
Application opens
1 February and
closes 21 February.
Application opens
mid-October.
Closing dates
vary on the type
of qualifications
presented.
Application opens
1 February and
closes 21 February.
Application opens
1 February and
closes 21 February.
For more information, please visit nus.edu.sg/admission
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Courses at a Glance
Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences
NUS Business School
School of Computing
Arts and Social Sciences (Majors

Chinese Language, Chinese Studies,
Communications and New Media,
Economics, English Language,
English Literature, European Studies,
Geography, Global Studies, History,
Japanese Studies, Malay Studies,
Philosophy, Political Science,
Psychology, Social Work, Sociology,
South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian
Studies, Theatre Studies)*
Environmental Studies (Joint degree
with the Faculty of Science) with
specialisation in Environmental
Geography
Business Administration
Business Administration
(Accountancy)
Business Analytics
Computational Biology
Computer Engineering
(Joint Degree with the Faculty
of Engineering)
Computer Science
Information Systems
The Shaw Foundation Building

Block AS7, Level 5 5 Arts Link,
Singapore 117570
Tel: +65 6516 6133
Fax: +65 6777 0751
Email: fashelp@nus.edu.sg
Mochtar Riady Building

BIZ 1 2-7, 15 Kent Ridge Drive,
Singapore 119245
Tel: +65 6516 5917
Email: bba@nus.edu.sg
Computing 1
13 Computing Drive, Singapore 117417
Tel: +65 6516 2727
Fax: +65 6779 4580
Email: socug@comp.nus.edu.sg
Discretionary Admissions/Exceptional Talents

NUS sets aside up to 10% of university
places for consideration of exceptional
candidates for admission. For such
candidates, the University will consider
other factors besides academic grades.
The following are some samples of
exceptional achievements that may be

taken into consideration:
Medal winner at the International
Olympiads (Biology, Chemistry,
Informatics, Mathematics and Physics)
Represented Singapore in performing
arts or sports
Active participation in community

service and volunteer programmes
Work experience relevant to the course
applied for
Key leadership positions in community
organisations, sports and athletic clubs,
etc
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Faculty of Dentistry
School of Design & Environment
Faculty of Engineering
Dentistry
Architecture
Industrial Design
Project & Facilities Management
Real Estate
Biomedical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering (Joint Degree
with the School of Computing)
Electrical Engineering
Engineering
Engineering Science
Environmental Engineering
Industrial & Systems Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
(Aeronautical Engrg Specialisation)
Specialisation: Global Engineering
Programme (to be offered with one
of the above Engineering courses)
Specialisation: Design-Centric
Programme (to be offered with one
of the above Engineering courses)
11 Lower Kent Ridge Road,

Singapore 119083
Tel: +65 6772 4989
Fax: +65 6778 5742
Email: denbox2@nus.edu.sg
4 Architecture Drive SDE-03-01,

Singapore 117566
Fax: +65 6777 3953
Email: sdebox14@nus.edu.sg
Block EA #03-15, 9 Engineering Drive 1,

Singapore 117575
Tel: +65 6516 8852/7181
Fax: +65 6779 5594
Email: eng-outreach@nus.edu.sg
Special awards/honours achievements

If you wish to be considered under this
scheme, please provide details under the
Discretionary Admissions/Exceptional
Talents section of the online application
form. Applicants who have indicated

information under Activities 1 to 3 of
this section are strongly encouraged to
provide an elaboration of these activities
at the essay section.
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Courses at a Glance
Faculty of Law
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine
Faculty of Science
Law (LLB and GLB)
Medicine
Nursing
Science (Majors Applied

Mathematics (with specialisation in
Mathematical Modelling and Data
Analytics), Applied Mathematics
(with specialisation in Operations
Research and Financial Mathematics),
Chemistry, Chemistry (with
specialisation in Materials Chemistry),
Eu Tong Sen Building 469G,

Bukit Timah Road, Singapore 259776
Tel: +65 6516 1305
Fax: +65 6779 0979
Email: lawUGadm@nus.edu.sg
Medicine: 1E Kent Ridge Road,

Singapore 119228
Tel: +65 6772 3737
Email: medbox12@nus.edu.sg
Block S16, #02-06, 6 Science Drive 2,

Singapore 117546
Tel: +65 6516 8471
Fax: +65 6777 0607
Email: askscience@nus.edu.sg
Nursing: Level 2, Clinical Research Centre,

Block MD11, 10 Medical Drive,
Singapore 117597
Tel: +65 6516 3320
Fax: +65 6778 5743
Email: nurleee@nus.edu.sg
DDP Within NUS

Business Administration/Business Administration
(Accountancy) & Communications and New Media
(Accountancy) and Computer Science/Information Systems
(Accountancy) & Engineering
(Accountancy) & Law
Computer Science and Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
Economics & Business
Economics & Law
Engineering & Economics
Law & Life Sciences
Materials Science and Engineering & Physics
DDP with Overseas Partner

Universities
Bachelor/Master of Engineering or Bachelor/Master of Science
or Bachelor/Master of Computing from NUS and Diplme
dIngnieur from French Grande cole (the equivalent of Masters
in France)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours)/ Bachelor of Science (Honours)
from NUS and Bachelor of Arts in International Liberal Studies
from Waseda University (for students in the University Scholars
Programme)
Bachelor of Laws from NUS and J.D. from New York University
Law School
Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) from NUS and
Bachelor of Mathematics Actuarial Science (Honours) from
University of Waterloo
Bachelors and Master of Science (Management) Concurrent
Degrees (NUS) and the Master in International Management
(MIM) (Global Alliance in Management Education (CEMS))
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Chemistry (with specialisation in

Medicinal Chemistry), Chemistry
(with specialisation in Environment
and Energy), Computational Biology1,
Food Science and Technology,
Life Sciences, Life Sciences (with
specialisation in Biomedical Science),
Life Sciences (with specialisation in
Environmental Biology), Life Sciences

(with specialisation in Molecular
& Cell Biology), Mathematics,
Physics, Physics (with specialisation
in Astrophysics), Physics (with
specialisation in Nanophysics),
Quantitative Finance, Statistics,
Statistics (with specialisation
in Biostatistics), Statistics (with

specialisation in Finance and Business
Statistics)*
Pharmacy1
Environmental Studies (jointly
hosted with Faculty of Arts and
Social Sciences) with specialisation in
Environmental Biology1
* Application is through the course choice Arts & Social Sciences / Science, students will opt for their majors after they have been admitted to NUS.
1 With the exceptions of Computational Biology, Pharmacy and Bachelor of Environmental Studies, students in other majors have the option to exit after
3 years with a Bachelors degree.
Note: Separate application is required for USP and Music.
CDP Within NUS

Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours/Bachelor
of Business Administration (Accountancy) with Honours &
Master in Public Policy
Bachelor of Business Administration with Honours/Bachelor
of Business Administration (Accountancy) with Honours &
Master of Science (Management)
Bachelor of Computing with Honours & Master of Science
(Management)
Bachelor of Engineering {any discipline except Engineering
Science} and Master of Science (Management)
Bachelor of Laws & Master in Public Policy
Bachelor of Science (Real Estate) / Bachelor of Arts
(Architecture) & Master of Urban Planning
CDP with Overseas Partner

Universities
Bachelor of Science (Computational Biology) (Honours)
from NUS and Scientiae Magister in Computer Science
(Computational Biology) from Brown University
Bachelor of Computing (Computational Biology) (Honours)
from NUS and Scientiae Magister in Computer Science
(Computational Biology) from Brown University
Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) (Honours) from
NUS and Scientiae Magister in Computer Science from Brown
University
Bachelor of Computing (Computer Science) from NUS and
Master of Entertainment Technology from Carnegie Mellon
University
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Life Sciences from NUS and
Master of Research (M.Res.) in Biophysics from Faculty of Life
Sciences & Medicine, Kings College London (KCL)
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Chemistry/Life Sciences from
NUS and Master of Science in Forensic Science/Analytical
Toxicology, from Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, Kings
College London (KCL)
Bachelor of Laws from NUS and Master of Laws from New York
University Law School
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Financial
Aid
1. Tuition Fee and MOE Tuition Grant

The Government of Singapore provides a
substantial tuition fee subsidy in the form
of a tuition grant, which is administered by
MOE and offered to all admitted students.
The tuition grant subsidises approximately
60% to 80% of the total tuition fee. Students
who opt to apply for the tuition grant need
to pay only subsidised fees.
While there is no repayment required for
the tuition grant, non-Singapore citizens
in receipt of the grant will be required to
undertake a service bond by working for any
Singapore-registered company for three
years (four to six years for Medical and
Dental students) upon completion of their
undergraduate degrees, so as to discharge
some of their obligations to the Singapore
public for the high subsidy of their university
education.
nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/fees.html
NUS partners the Singapore Ministry of Education (MOE) and external

organisations to provide a range of financial aid schemes for needy
undergraduates in NUS. For NUS-administered financial aid schemes,
applicants will be assessed based on indicators such as the assessed
financial neediness of their family and any other mitigating factors.
Financial Aid Timeline
Activity
Applicable to
Date
Apply for NUS-administered

Financial Aid
Submit supporting documents

to the Office of Financial Aid
Offer and acceptance of

Financial Aid (Acceptance
Guide available at nus.edu.sg/
financialaid)
Apply for Tuition Fee Loan
All interested needy

undergraduate students,
including prospective
students who have applied for
admission to NUS
All financial aid applicants
All eligible financial aid

applicants
All interested undergraduate

students, except international
students who are not in
receipt of the MOE Tuition
Grant
15 October to 1 April
(prospective students)
or 1 February to 1 April
(existing students)
Within 2 weeks of online

application date
For more information, please visit nus.edu.sg/financialaid
March to June
After acceptance of
admission offers and by
mid-July
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2. Financial Aid from External

Organisations
There are four main externally-administered
financial aid schemes which can help cover
up to 100% of the subsidised* tuition fee.
Except for the MENDAKI Tertiary Tuition
Fee Subsidy, the other three schemes are
needs-blind, i.e. applicants do not need to
be financially needy.
Tuition Fee Loan (TFL)**
CPF Education Scheme (CES)
Post-Secondary Education Account
(PSEA)
MENDAKI Tertiary Tuition Fee Subsidy
(TTFS)
* Tuition fee payable after acceptance of MOE Tuition Grant.
** The quantum of the schemes is based on Singapore
Citizens tuition fee rate.
3. Financial Aid from NUS

NUS-administered financial aid schemes
are provided to financially needy students
in addition to the financial aid schemes
mentioned in item 2. Only one application
is required via the NUS Financial Aid
application system for students to be
considered for all the following schemes:
NUS Study Loan
NUS/Faculty Bursary
MOE Bursary
CDC/CCC Bursary
Residential Programme Bursaries/UTown
Bursaries/Hall Bursaries
NUS Student Assistance Loan
Work-Study Assistance
Financial Needs Calculator

The Financial Needs Calculator allows
prospective and existing students to
estimate their annual financial needs for the
pursuit of a tertiary education in NUS.
nus.edu.sg/oam/financialaid/financialneeds-calculator.html
Estimated Living Expenses
We estimate that full-time undergraduate
students studying in NUS will incur about
$6,000 of living expenses and $4,000
of accommodation expenses per year.
The costs have been derived based on
a conservative estimate of expenses
required for a reasonably comfortable
lifestyle. The actual amount can be higher
or lower depending on individual students
expenditure and lifestyle.
nus.edu.sg/oam/financialaid/financialtuition-fees.html
Apply for CPF Education

Scheme
Apply for MENDAKI Tertiary

Tuition Fee Subsidy
Sign NUS Study Loan and/

or Student Assistance Loan
agreement(s)
Receive financial aid funds*
All interested undergraduate

students, except those who
are not in receipt of the MOE
Tuition Grant
All interested Singaporean

Malay students
All recipients under the

respective schemes
All financial aid recipients
July to September
September (before
GIRO deduction)
After acceptance of
mid-July
After acceptance of
end-July
* Note that disbursement of funds depends on satisfactory compliance of pre-conditions and documentary requirements. The date of disbursement may also vary
depending on compliance to the terms and conditions of the various financial aid schemes. All fees due to the University will be deducted from all approved
financial aid funds prior to crediting.
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NUS
Scholarships
01
Eligibility
Applicants for the NUS Scholarships/NUS
Sports Scholarship/NUS Performing &
Visual Arts Scholarship must:
Be Singapore Citizens;
Have strong leadership qualities and
potential;
Have a good co-curricular activities
record; and
Possess Singapore-Cambridge GCE
A Level, diploma from a polytechnic
in Singapore or equivalent high
school qualifications (e.g. International
Baccalaureate, NUS High School
Diploma).
02
Application
Interested students should apply for the
NUS Scholarships, NUS Sports Scholarship
and NUS Performing & Visual Arts
Scholarship at
https://myaces.nus.edu.sg/uasonline2/
scholarships/Login.do.
Other Scholarships
There are other attractive scholarships
available to applicants applying for
undergraduate admissions. Applicants will
be selected based on academic merits and
co-curricular achievements.
nus.edu.sg/oam/scholarships/
01
LKY-STEP Award Open to Singapore

Citizens and Permanent Residents with a
diploma from a Polytechnic in Singapore
University Engineering Scholarship
Open to Singapore Citizens and
Permanent Residents with a diploma
from a Polytechnic in Singapore
ASEAN Undergraduate Scholarship*
Open to citizens of ASEAN countries
(excluding Singapore)
Science & Technology Undergraduate
Scholarship* Open to citizens of Asian
countries (excluding Singapore)
* All eligible students who apply for undergraduate
admission to NUS will be considered for the scholarship.
Separate scholarship applications are not required.
02
Lai Wei Xuan
Khoo Zi-Yu
Scholarship
NUS Global Merit Scholarship
Scholarship
NUS Undergraduate (Merit) Scholarship
Course
Life Sciences
Course
Chemical Engineering & Economics
Year of Study
1
Year of Study
2
I knew I wanted to further my studies after

my undergraduate degree to become a
researcher. NUS has a global outlook and
deep connections with universities and
professors worldwide, and naturally is the
best path for me. I am very grateful to be
awarded the scholarship and to be a part
of the University Scholars Programme
(USP), as I am able to experience
residential learning without any financial
burdens. It is a great experience to be
among your peers who have so much
intellectual potential.
I have always wanted to study in NUS

because of the opportunity to study
multiple subjects at the same time.
Currently, I am doing a double degree in
Chemical Engineering and Economics
as I am passionate about both subjects.
Additionally, I am also a student of the
University Scholars Programme (USP),
which further increases the variety of
modules available. In NUS, the teaching is
very industry relevant. There is a very strong
focus on applying what we have learnt to
real world situations.
Scholarship
Application
Period
NUS Scholarships, NUS Sports
Scholarship and NUS Performing
& Visual Arts Scholarship
Prospective Singapore Citizen
admission to NUS
Application: 1 February to 1 April
Interview: 1 April to 31 May
ASEAN Undergraduate
Scholarship and Science &
Technology Undergraduate
Scholarship
Eligible prospective international
admission to NUS (no separate
scholarship application is required)
Application: Based on Admission

application timeline
Interview: 1 January to 30 June
LKY-STEP Award and University

Engineering Scholarship
Eligible prospective students who
have applied for admission to NUS
Application: 1 to 31 May
Interview: 1 to 30 June
NUS celebrates 110 years of dedicated

service to the Nation, together with
Singapores 50th year of independence
in 2015. As the Nations first higher
education institution, the University
has nurtured generations of leaders for
the country and Asia.
OFFICE OF ADMISSIONS
National University of Singapore
University Town (Stephen Riady Centre)
2 College Avenue West, #01-03
Singapore 138607
nus.edu.sg/admission
Undergraduation Admissions: +65 6516 1010
Fax: +65 6778 7570
www.askadmissions.nus.edu.sg
OFFICE OF FINANCIAL AID
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WHY

NUS IS THE RIGHT CHOICE

At NUS, we prepare you well for the future!

We have a history of educating

of NUS graduates offered full-time

Over 150 Bachelors,

NUS overseas colleges at

top universities in 40 countries

Organisations, societies and

Nearly 70% of undergraduates

Faculties and Schools

Research Institutes and Centres

Located in Singapore Kent Ridge, Bukit Timah and

I am delighted you are considering NUS for

We aim to make NUS the most vibrant

Chapter 01: Beyond Boundaries

Asia is where its all happening. And Singapore is Asia in a

Indeed, like a gift that keeps on giving, an NUS education offers a

The opportunity to learn from some of the most distinguished talents

As Singapores flagship university, NUS provides you with an opportunity

1905 the year that

Chapter 01: Beyond Boundaries

Where Great Minds

7,000 multinational companies, a good

critically and creatively while working

an intellectually diverse environment,

and Environment, Engineering, Music,

Chapter 01: Beyond Boundaries

As part of NUS commitment to grooming

Chapter 02: Global Recognition

The 2014/15 Quacquarelli Symonds World University Rankings

For a good number of years now, NUS has been

22nd in global standing

Chapter 02: Global Recognition

A steadfast commitment to quality

has long maintained consistently stringent

transformative global education. For any

NUS has come into its own as a hotbed

RESEARCH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO NUS

Several factors account for the Universitys

and air pollution control, among other

Chapter 02: Global Recognition

NUS celebrates its 110th anniversary in

It is why an NUS degree opens doors,

Im proudest of the bronze medal I won in gymnastics at the

IF YOUR GOAL IN LIFE IS

Chapter 02: Global Recognition

development and the arts and culture

A tourism geographer by training,

No less impressive is Dr Changs record

The Vice Dean of the Faculty of Arts

Says Dr Chang of his day job, I started

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ALL

The University offers a distinctive brand of education whose dynamism

The NUS broad-based curriculum with its

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

1,849 international students

1,966 NUS students went on

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

They have a choice of not including their

SHORT THOUGH THE

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

Revised General Education Curriculum: