NUS Graduate School
Graduate Education
Overview
Why pursue a PhD?
- Enables you to tackle difficult challenges in exciting research areas
- Deepens your knowledge base, and broadens your horizons
- Affords enhanced job prospects in our global knowledge-based economy
Why choose ISEP?
- ISEP: flexible and student-centred.
- All ISEP students have the opportunity to transcend traditional discipline boundaries, and apply their knowledge and skills in novel ways.
- ISEP PhD supervisors have been carefully selected on the basis of strong publication record, commitment to graduate education, and an interest in tackling tough research problems in innovative ways. Our supervisors make ISEP special.
- Students can conduct their research with supervisors from two (or more) different fields. Multiple supervisory combinations, that cross faculties and/or involve individuals working in NUS and in the research institutes, are possible.
- ISEP offers a unique core curriculum with emphasis on cross-disciplinary learning, in combination with elective modules, that can be tailored to/by each student according to one’s interests and needs.
- Students can explore venturing into entirely new fields of study to enhance their critical thinking skills, and design their PhD projects in interesting ways.
- The ISEP research environment is vibrant, intensive, and multi-cultural.
ISEP is looking for students who:
- possess a keen interest in integrative research
- enjoy taking an analytical approach to problems
- seek to deepen their knowledge
- are curious about major issues in related subject areas
- will adhere to the highest ethical standards in research
- appreciate the importance of developing excellent communication skills
- can function well as part of a team
- will serve as role models to future generations of researchers
Degrees Offered
ISEP offers the following full-time graduate degree by research:
- Doctor of Philosophy (in Integrative Sciences and Engineering)
We also offer the following full-time graduate degree programmes:
- NUS PhD-MBA
Students in this unique programme work on a PhD in science, engineering, computing or bio-medicine, and an MBA concurrently.
Successful applicants will be offered a scholarship covering the tuition fees for both the PhD and the MBA. During the PhD candidature, they will also be offered a stipend for living expenses, as well as allowances for books, a computer and conferences, all tax free, for 4 years. Please refer to ISEP Scholarship for information.
In the 1st year, students typically do course work related to their PhD, as well as select two advisers, one of whom should be from ISEP, while the other may be in any NUS department or school. In the 2nd year, students sit for their PhD Qualifying Examination. Students then start their MBA in the 1st semester of the 3rd year of study. They do this as full-time students in the NUS Business School, along with all other full-time MBA students.
From the 2nd semester of the 3rd year onwards, students continue their PhD research full-time and complete course work related to their MBA in a part-time mode.
Upon successful defense of their PhD thesis and the fulfillment of the requirements for the MBA, students are conferred a PhD and an MBA degree. Students may graduate with only a PhD, but not with only an MBA. The PhD-MBA is designed to take students between 4 to 5 years to complete.
Research Programmes and Topics of Research
ISEP encourages trans-disciplinary research across Science, Engineering, Computing and Bio-medicine.
Please visit the following pages for the broad spectrum of research disciplines we cover
- http://www.nus.edu.sg/ngs/research/
- http://www.nus.edu.sg/ngs/choose-a-supervisor/
- search for the particular research area(s), project(s) or supervisor(s) of your interest, or
- click on “Show Results” without entering any search criteria to view the full list of ISEP supervisors from NUS and A*STAR Research Institutes.
In addition, we offer “Data Science” specialisation via our PhD (Data Science) programme. Please visit http://www.nus.edu.sg/ngs/nus-phd-data-science/ for details.
Curriculum Structure & Degree Requirements
Please visit https://ngs.nus.edu.sg/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/NGS-Student-Handbook.pdf for most current information on
- Coursework Requirements, comprising
- Coursework
- Laboratory Rotations
- Diagnostic English Test (DET) for international stuents whose undergraduate degrees are not taught in English
- Teaching Hours
- for Singaporeans and Singapore Permanent Residents
- Graduate Assistantship Programme
- for international students
- Credit Transfers
- Academic Performance Criteria During PhD candidature
- Grading System
- Research Supervision incluing Nomination of Research Supervisor
- Thesis Defence and Thesis Advisory Committee
Financial Assistance and Awards
Students who are offered a place in our School will be offered a scholarship, either through
- ISEP Scholarship (ISEPS)
- A*STAR Graduate Scholarship (AGS)
For information on these scholarships, visit https://ngs.nus.edu.sg/prospective-students/#attractive-scholarship
For university-wide scholarship and financial assistance, visit http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/prospective-students/graduate/scholarshipand http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/prospective-students/graduate/financial-aid-schemes respectively
Other Administrative Information
Contact Information
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Subject |
Contact Email Address |
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Corporate Relation |
ISEPDiscovery@nus.edu.sg |
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Enquiry |
ISEPEnquiry@nus.edu.sg |
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Admission |
ISEPAdmissions@nus.edu.sg |
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Student Communication |
NGSBOX7@nus.edu.sg |
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Alumni Matters |
ISEPAlumni@nus.edu.sg |
Location / Address:
NUS Graduate School - Integrative Sciences and Engineering Programme (ISEP)
University Hall, Tan Chin Tuan Wing Level 04, #04-02
21 Lower Kent Ridge Road, Singapore 119077
Contact Number:
+65 6516 1480