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… Don’t Necessarily Think Alike 02 10 Good Reasons to Study at NUS 04 President’s 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.

02

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

6

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

President’s 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 Singapore’s 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

06

07

01 Beyond Boundaries

02 Global Recognition

Chapter 01: Beyond Boundaries

Asia is where it’s 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.

05 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 Singapore’s flagship university, NUS provides you with an opportunity quite like no other.

03 Comprehensive Curriculum

A World of Opportunities

06

1905 the year that Singapore’s oldest university was founded

1st in Asia (2014/2015 QS World University Rankings)

07 Admission Requirements

110 years

1

Holistic Environment

1905

st

08

Chapter 01: Beyond Boundaries

Where Great Minds… Don’t 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. What’s 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 University’s 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 student’s 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.)

10

Chapter 01: Beyond Boundaries

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 University’s 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.

11

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

12

13

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 nation’s 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

Chapter 02: Global Recognition

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 world’s 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 Republic’s 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 planet’s 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 World’s 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 University’s 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 University’s scientists have taken major strides recently in identifying the causes, the diagnosis or the treatment of such deadly conditions as Parkinson’s disease, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, gastric cancer and strokes. NUS engineers are also credited with breakthroughs in graphene production, heat-to-energy conversion technologies

R 15

RESEARCH IS FUNDAMENTAL TO NUS’ ASPIRATIONS AS AN INSTITUTION. IT INVOLVES EVERYONE, FROM THE UNIVERSITY’S HIGH-OCTANE FACULTY TO INDUSTRY PARTNERS AND, NATURALLY, ITS STUDENTS.

Several factors account for the University’s 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 University’s 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 University’s 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.

16

Chapter 02: Global Recognition

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 world’s 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.

“I’m 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, I’m 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

17

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

18

Chapter 02: Global Recognition

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 region’s architectural heritage and cultural idiosyncrasies in the context of their appeal to foreign visitors.

No less impressive is Dr Chang’s 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 faculty’s 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

19

I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED ALL ASPECTS OF EDUCATION – TEACHING, LESSON PREPARATION AND ESPECIALLY STUDENT ENGAGEMENT.

READING GEOGRAPHY HELPS ME UNDERSTAND EARTH, OUR HOME.

20

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.

06

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

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

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.

23

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.

24

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

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.

25

Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences www.fas.nus.edu.sg

FASS reflects much of what makes NUS a world-class academy. One of the University’s 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 faculty’s 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 world’s top financial and commercial hubs. Further capitalising on Singapore’s 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 School’s broad portfolio of BBA, MBA, Executive MBA, MSc and PhD programmes.

26

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

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 Computing’s 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.

27

School of Design & Environment www.sde.nus.edu.sg

SDE graduates have contributed to the modernisation of Singapore’s 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 Engineering has 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.

28

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

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 School’s 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.

29

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.

30

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

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.

31

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.

32

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

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 Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, either from the same or two different faculties, concurrently. Your curriculum is structured such that some of your Bachelor’s degree requirements will count towards your Master’s 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 • King’s 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)

33

JDP

Joint Degree Programmes

Joint Degree Programmes (JDPs) combine the rigorous strengths of NUS’ and its partner university’s 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 University’s 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

Bachelor’s Degree Classification

Criteria

Pass with Merit

CAP 3.00 and above

Pass

CAP 2.00 – 2.99

34

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

NUS Residential Programmes

The University’s 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 University’s 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.

RVRC’s 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 University’s commitment to broaden its students’ horizons throughout their time at NUS. rvrc.nus.edu.sg

35

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.

“Ridge View Residential College (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 Ridge View Residential College

36

Chapter 03: Comprehensive Curriculum

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 world’s 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 UTown’s seminal curriculum. utown.nus.edu.sg/programmes/universitytown-residential-programme-utrp

37

38

39

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

40

Chapter 04: Cultural Awakenings

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 America’s financial and media capital

• Work in China’s political and hi-tech hub and study at Tsinghua University

• Work in China’s 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 America’s innovation “habitat” and study at Stanford University

04

SHANGHAI

NUS College in Silicon Valley, California

03

BEIJING

01

41

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.

What’s 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 Bachelor’s degree. overseas.nus.edu.sg

05

06

NUS College in Stockholm

NUS College in Israel

• Work in Europe’s No.1 IT nation and study at KTH, Royal Institute of Technology

• Experience the dynamic start-up culture that defines Israel • Uncover Israel’s 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

42

Chapter 04: Cultural Awakenings

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 I’ve 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 company’s 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 what’s more to come! Marilyn Chew Project & Facilities Management, NOC New York 03

43

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 University’s 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

44

45

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 UTown’s Education Resource Centre

3

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 University’s 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

46

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

47

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 UTown’s 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, UTown’s 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. UTown’s 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

48

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

50

Chapter 06: Holistic Environment

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

51

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 University’s 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 javelin’s 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 one’s 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 event’s beneficiary.

52

Chapter 06: Holistic Environment

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 CFG’s 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

53

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 group’s 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.

54

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

56

Chapter 07: Admission Requirements

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.

57

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

58

Chapter 07: Admission Requirements

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: [email protected]

Mochtar Riady Building BIZ 1 2-7, 15 Kent Ridge Drive, Singapore 119245 Tel: +65 6516 5917 Email: [email protected]

Computing 1 13 Computing Drive, Singapore 117417 Tel: +65 6516 2727 Fax: +65 6779 4580 Email: [email protected]

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

59

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: [email protected]

4 Architecture Drive SDE-03-01, Singapore 117566 Fax: +65 6777 3953 Email: [email protected]

Block EA #03-15, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore 117575 Tel: +65 6516 8852/7181 Fax: +65 6779 5594 Email: [email protected]

• 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.

60

Chapter 07: Admission Requirements

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: [email protected]

Medicine: 1E Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119228 Tel: +65 6772 3737 Email: [email protected]

Block S16, #02-06, 6 Science Drive 2, Singapore 117546 Tel: +65 6516 8471 Fax: +65 6777 0607 Email: [email protected]

Nursing: Level 2, Clinical Research Centre, Block MD11, 10 Medical Drive, Singapore 117597 Tel: +65 6516 3320 Fax: +65 6778 5743 Email: [email protected]

DDP Within NUS • Business Administration/Business Administration (Accountancy) & Communications and New Media • Business Administration/Business Administration (Accountancy) and Computer Science/Information Systems • Business Administration/Business Administration (Accountancy) & Engineering • Business Administration/Business Administration (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 Diplôme d’Ingénieur from French Grande École (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 • Bachelor’s and Master of Science (Management) Concurrent Degrees (NUS) and the Master in International Management (MIM) (Global Alliance in Management Education (CEMS))

61

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 Bachelor’s 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, King’s 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, King’s College London (KCL) • Bachelor of Laws from NUS and Master of Laws from New York University Law School

62

Chapter 07: Admission Requirements

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

63

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 admission offers and by mid-July

After acceptance of admission offers and by 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.

64

Chapter 07: Admission Requirements

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 students who have applied for 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 students who have applied for 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 Singapore’s 50th year of independence in 2015. As the Nation’s 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 Financial Aid: +65 6516 2870 Fax: +65 6774 4021 nus.edu.sg/financialaid Photographs in this viewbook were contributed by various departments, faculties and schools. All information contained is correct at the time of printing in December 2014. Updates, if any, will be posted on our website.