Graduate Programmes

NUS offers a wide range of graduate programmes catering for a variety of interests. These programmes offer excellent opportunities for students to further develop their potential as intellectual leaders for a wide range of career paths.

NUS is home to students and faculty members from many countries. Its faculty members have an international reputation for research excellence in many fields. They have built collaborations in research across national borders and disciplines. Some of these collaborations provide opportunities for students to work towards a PhD degree conferred jointly by NUS and an overseas partner university.

NUS’ programmes are characterized by intellectual rigour and cutting-edge scholarship. They are designed to nurture a passion for inquiry and to provide you with the tools to tackle intellectual challenges with confidence and creativity.

NUS offers graduate programmes through coursework and research. Programmes by coursework are designed for professional development and lead to a Graduate Diploma or a Master’s degree. Programmes by research equip students to work at great depth at the frontiers of knowledge creation. The programmes lead to a Master's or PhD degree.

As a community with a global orientation, NUS welcomes applications from highly qualified students, both local and international. The full list of NUS graduate programmes are given below together with hyperlinks to the individual programme websites.

  Graduate Studies by Research

  Graduate Studies by Coursework