Coursework Programmes

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

Degrees Offered

Coursework programmes involve attendance at formal classes, seminars, laboratories and written examinations. Some programmes also require the candidate to undertake a project or practicum.

The following Masters and Graduate Diploma programmes are available by coursework:

Master of Arts (Applied and Public History)
Master of Arts (Asian and Global History)
Master of Arts (Chinese Culture and Language)
Master of Economics
Master of Psychology (Clinical)
Master of Science (Applied Geographic Information Systems)
Master of Social Sciences (Communication)
Graduate Diploma in Applied and Public History
Graduate Diploma in Asian and Global History
Graduate Diploma in Social Work

For admission requirements and further details, please refer to https://fass.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/graduate/coursework-programmes/admission-requirements-gradcoursework/; and

https://fass.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/graduate/coursework-programmes/programme-requirements-gradcoursework/, respectively.

Curriculum Structure & Degree Requirements

For details on the degree requirements of the programmes, please click the links below:

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Credit & Grade Transfer/Module Exemption

Candidates may apply for credit & grade transfer/module exemption, subject to the approval of the Faculty. Students who would like to request a transfer of credit & grade or seek exemption from taking modules should submit the application(s) within the first semester of study, preferably at the point of admission. Only modules already completed at level 5000 and higher, and relevant to the programme will be considered for possible credit & grade transfer/module exemption. The modules taken must have substantially the same learning objectives, content, and level of sophistication as the corresponding NUS modules from which the student is to be exempted. The modules must have been taken no more than five years before the date of admission. Generally candidates may gain exemption only for NUS level-5000 modules. Level-6000 modules may also be considered on a case-by-case basis. Credit & grade transfer/module exemption is also subject to the following conditions:

	TYPE OF MODULES	EXTENT OF CREDIT TRANSFER/MODULE EXEMPTIONS
1.	Non-NUS modules that have not been credited towards another degree at NUS/elsewhere	Can be considered for exemption of up to 50% of the total coursework requirement
2.	NUS modules that have not been credited towards a degree at NUS/elsewhere	No limit to the transfer of credit & grade for these modules
3.	Non-NUS modules that have been credited towards another degree at NUS/elsewhere	No credit transfer or exemption is allowed
4.	NUS modules that have been credited towards another degree at NUS/elsewhere	No credit transfer or exemption is allowed

Assessment Mode / Examination Rules

Unless otherwise stated, there shall be one examination for each module to be held at the end of the semester. Candidates are expected to be familiar with the Examination Rules. A breach of any of the examination rules will render a candidate liable to disciplinary action.

A copy of these rules is available at: http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/academic-activities/examination.

For admission requirements and further details, please refer to https://fass.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/graduate/coursework-programmes/admission-requirements-gradcoursework/; and

https://fass.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/graduate/coursework-programmes/programme-requirements-gradcoursework/, respectively.