Special Programmes

3.5.1 University Scholars Programme

Students may apply to join the University Scholars Programme (http://www.scholars.nus.edu.sg/) prior to enrolment into NUS. Students from the Faculty of Engineering are admitted into the Scholars Programme on the basis of their academic and co-curricular achievements, a written essay, an interview and an engineering aptitude test. University Scholars in Faculty of Engineering take a slightly different combination of modules from that of other students at the Faculty:

•       Eight First Tier modules offered by the Scholars Programme, which include one Critical Thinking and Writing module, three science-based modules and four humanities-based modules (of which one should be Singapore Studies themed); students who choose to read the University Scholars Seminar module will have one less humanities-based module requirement.
•       Advanced Curriculum modules equivalent to 16 MCs from the Faculty of Engineering or other faculties (with prior permission from Faculty of Engineering).
•       Two years’ equivalent of modules in an engineering discipline of the student’s choice.

Engineering USP students may replace up to 48 MCs of modules under the University Level Requirements and Unrestricted Elective Modules as well as the following modules: EG1413 Critical Thinking and Writing, SSAxxxx Singapore Studies, and HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations. First Tier modules may be taken any time within the four years of study, although it is preferable that the students complete them by the fifth or sixth semester. Currently, the Faculty offers one Course based Advanced Module: UEG4001 Broadband Networking and numerous topics at Level-3000 or 4000 that can be taken as Independent Study Modules (ISMs). For ISMs, students are required to work out a contract with the relevant mentors on the study topic. The students can also read the USP Multidisciplinary Seminar modules (UMSs) towards their Advanced Curriculum modules requirements. The Advanced Curriculum modules taken will satisfy the UE requirements.

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3.5.2    NUS Overseas Colleges (in Silicon Valley and Bio Valley USA, Shanghai China, Stockholm Europe and Bangalore India)

In line with Singapore’s need to encourage entrepreneurship, programmes which include up to a one-year internship in a company in Silicon Valley (California), Bio Valley (Philadelphia), Shanghai, Stockholm, or Bangalore are available. These unique opportunities enable students to acquire entrepreneurial skills, soak up the culture of business start-ups, and establish personal networks. During the internships, students will attend some courses at the associated partner University. These include Stanford University, University of Pennsylvania, Fudan University, the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology, and the Indian Institute of Science, IISc. Course credits count towards the students’ NUS degree academic requirements. At the end of the internships, students return to NUS to complete their studies for a Bachelors with a Technopreneurship Minor. It is hoped that these students will promote the entrepreneurial spirit among their NUS colleagues, and that some of them will assist the nation by eventually becoming entrepreneurs, thus helping create an entrepreneurial hub in Singapore.

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3.5.3 NUS/Georgia Tech Special Term Programme

This special term programme offers Stage 2 or Stage 3 students a unique cross-cultural educational experience. The courses conducted under this programme involve participation of faculty members and students from both NUS and Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech). The central theme of the programme is “Logistics and Supply Chain” complemented with a historical coverage of Asia in the modern world. Singapore and China, owing to their excellent logistics infrastructure and standing as international hubs, have been identified as optimal locations to conduct the programme. The 12-week programme is conducted from May to July, of which six weeks will be hosted in Singapore and the remaining six weeks in China. Students participate in several site visits and programme sponsored field trips. Four Georgia Tech modules are offered and the topics are given below:

• ISYE3103 Introduction to Supply Chain Modelling: Logistics
• ISYE3014 Introduction to Supply Chain Modelling: Manufacturing and Warehousing
• ISYE 4803 Economics Decision Analysis
• HTS2062 Asia in the Modern World

Students who read the module HTS2062 will be considered as satisfying one UEM or one Breadth from the University Level Requirements. These modules will be cross listed to the NUS modules. Some of the modules will be completed in Singapore while the others will be completed in China. Students must have taken some equivalent modules in basic statistics, as prerequisites for the three technical modules. Students can read in any of modules offered and will be awarded 4 MCs each if they passed the respective modules. Depending on each engineering department requirement, the MCs earned may be used to satisfy either the programme requirements or the Unrestricted Elective Modules.

For more details, visit: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/georgiatech

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3.5.4 Double Degree Programmes

3.5.4.1 Double Degree Programme with French Grandes Écoles

In line with the objective of exposing our students to different academic environments and varied cultures, NUS also seeks to send students to non-English speaking universities in Europe. Students returning from these universities will have developed broader intellectual and social perspectives and a greater appreciation of other systems and cultures.

The Double Degree Programme (DDP) with French Grandes Écoles provides students the opportunity to learn from the best of both worlds, immersion in a foreign culture, networking with future industry and government leaders of the host country (as well as Singapore), and proficiency in a third language. Annually, up to 8 NUS students may be admitted to each partner university to experience the best of the French education system in Engineering and Science, when they study for two years at the Grandes Écoles.

Students will have the opportunity to study at the following partner French Grandes Ecoles under the DDP:
•       Ecole Polytechnique (X)
•       Ecole Centrale Paris (ECP)
•       Ecole Supérieure d’Électricite (Supélec)
•       Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (ENSMP)
•       Télécom ParisTech (ENST)

The selection of students for the programme is based on their academic merit and personal qualities. Students will spend the first two years in NUS, followed by two years in their Grande École in France, before returning to NUS to complete their Master’s degree at NUS (see Table 3.5a).

Students will be conferred the Bachelor of Engineering degree with an appropriate class of honours after completing the first two years of undergraduate study in NUS and another two years of study in France. The Master of Engineering degree and the prestigious Diplôme d’Ingénieur will be conferred after completion of the graduate studies in NUS.

For more details, please visit: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/ugrad/SP_ddpfrench.html

Table 3.5a: Double Degree Programme with the French Grandes Écoles

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3.5.4.2 Double Degree Programme in Business Administration and Engineering

Please refer to section R of Part II of this bulletin.

3.5.4.3 Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics

Please refer to section R of Part II of this bulletin.

3.5.4.4 Double Degree Programme in Materials Science and Engineering and Physics

Please refer to section R of Part II of this bulletin.

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3.5.5 Double Major Programmes

3.5.5.1 Double Major in Management (Technology) Programme

The Major in Management (Technology) Programme [Mgt (Tec) Major], a Double (second) Major as part of NUS Special Undergraduate Programmes, is offered to students from Engineering and all other faculties and schools. 

Students may be admitted to the programme in one of the following ways:

•       Application by invited students just after they have been offered admissions to NUS, OR
•       Application by students during their first or second year of study.

Once admitted to the Mgt (Tec) Major, students do not need to maintain any minimum academic performance threshold in order to remain in the programme.

The Minor in Management of Technology (MOT) Programme, which is jointly offered by the NUS Business School and the Faculty of Engineering, is a subset of the Mgt(Tec) Major. Students in the MOT Minor Programme may upgrade to the Mgt (Tec) Major (subject to meeting the admission criteria for the programme).  Conversely, Mgt (Tec) Major students may “downgrade” to the MOT Minor. 

To fulfil the requirements of the Mgt (Tec) Major, students must complete 12 management modules worth 48 MCs in total, of which up to a maximum of 8 MCs may be double counted for other programmes. Of the 12 modules for the Major, at least six modules must be from the School of Business. Details are shown in the table below.

(Engineering Students reading this Major should take MNO1001 Management & Organisation in place of HR2002 Human Capital in Organizations.)

A student who has been awarded the Major in Management (Technology) would not have the Minor in MOT awarded.

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3.5.6    Student Exchange Programme

The Student Exchange Programme (SEP) provides an opportunity for students to study at more than 160 universities in 32 countries. These include premier institutions in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Please refer to:http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/sep/universities.htm for a list of partner universities available to Engineering students. SEP offers students exciting opportunities to get fresh perspectives on the subjects that they study, to experience foreign cultures and to forge friendships across borders. They gain maturity, confidence, independence and an ability to work with people of different cultures. Some students will also get a chance to develop new language skills that may serve them well in future careers.

Students are normally selected for SEP during Year 2 and embark on exchange for a semester during Year 3. Students design their own study plans by selecting modules offered by partner universities and mapping them to equivalent modules offered at NUS. The grades achieved while on SEP are not included in the CAP calculation.

For more information on the Student Exchange Programme, please visit: http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/sep

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