Graduate Studies

Graduate Degrees & Administrators at Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health for NUS GSA

Master of Public Health

Administrator Mrs Diane Lai / Ms Louisa Soon
Phone & Fax [65] 6516 6914 / [65] 6516 1243 & [Fax] [65] 6779 1489
E-mail address
Web page http://www.sph.nus.edu.sg/
Application Period
The application period is usually opened from October to January. For more details, please refer here.
Application Form
Please refer here.
Application Requirements
Minimum Requirements for Medically Qualified Applicants
  • MBBS or equivalent.
  • Completed one year of general clinical experience (excluding housemanship *); AND
  • Completed one year of experience in public health, health administration, occupational and environmental health or have entered clinical specialty training; OR
  • Have enrolled in the preventive medicine residency programme

               * Applicable to Singapore-trained doctors only
Minimum Requirements for Non-Medically Qualified Applicants
  • A good Honours degree or equivalent.
  • Two years' experience in a field related to public health, health administration, occupational health or clinical research.
Note: Meeting these minimum requirements does not imply automatic admission into the programme.
English Proficiency for International Applicants
Test scores for the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) must be submitted for all international applicants EXCEPT those whose undergraduate or graduate degrees are from English-medium institutions in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States.

The minimum scores for the respective tests are required:

  • 580 on the TOEFL paper-based test
  • 237 on the TOEFL computer-based test
  • 85 on the TOEFL internet-based test
  • 6.0 on the IELTS test

Note: Scores for the TOEFL and IELTS are valid for 2 years. Please do not submit TOEFL or IELTS scores that are no longer valid.

For more information about the TOEFL or IELTS, and for instructions on registering, please contact the Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ, 08541, U.S.A (for TOEFL) or visit the websites www.toefl.org (for TOEFL) and www.ielts.org (for IELTS).