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4.2.1 Degree programmes and requirements
Divisions
Chinese
The Division of Chinese at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) has its roots in Nanyang University, which was established in 1955, as well as the Centre for Chinese Language and Culture (CCLC), which was established in 1994.
In July 2004, the Division of Chinese began to offer the Minor in Chinese and General Electives, which had been offered until then by the CCLC. The Division also launched its graduate programmes, and offered scholarships to full-time M.A. and Ph.D research students. In July 2005, it expanded into a full-fledged Division and started offering the B.A. in Chinese programme.
The Division of Chinese is one of the six divisions of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, which was established as part of NTU’s plan to become a comprehensive university. It is the flagship division in the field of humanities and has full support from the University.
The Division’s mission is to inherit the Chinese traditions, to understand the contemporary world, and to encompass the local and the region.
Curriculum for the Bachelor of Arts in Chinese
The B.A. in Chinese at NTU is a four-year programme. The objectives of the four-year B.A. in Chinese programme are:
- To establish a concrete foundation in the reading of both classical and modern texts. With this foundation, the students will be able to pursue critical study of courses in various specialisations with depth and breadth.
- To prepare students with knowledge in primary areas deemed essential to an undergraduate programme in Chinese by offering general survey courses and study in these areas. Courses in these two groups are called the Chinese Major courses.
- To offer an education that not only specialises in selected areas within the traditional disciplines of Chinese studies or Chinese language and literature but also provides interdisciplinary perspectives and cross-cultural approaches, which are part and parcel of the present age of globalisation and frequent intercultural exchanges. There is a list of Chinese Prescribed Electives in five categories that serve this objective.
NTU already offers an unrivalled choice of Minors. Starting from AY05/06, the Chinese Division also offers qualified students the option to pursue a double major. The second major may be in any of the disciplines offered at the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.
1. The Curriculum
To graduate, students must complete two categories of requirements, totaling at least 145AUs:
- Major Requirements (91AUs)
- General Education Requirements (GER) (54AUs)
(a) Major Requirements 91AUs
The major requirements for a Chinese Major are:
- Chinese Core (38Aus)
- Chinese Electives (45Aus)
- Graduation Project (8Aus)
(b) General Education Requirements
All HSS students will be required to complete seven courses as part of the General Education Requirements
- Two courses from GER – Core (6AUs)
- HW101C The Craft of Writing
- HW111C Mastering Communication
- Five courses from a list of GER – Prescribed Electives (PEs) (15AUs) in the following three areas:
- Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (3AUs)
- Science and Technology (9AUs)
- Business and management
(3AUs)
- GER – Unrestricted Electives (33AUs)
Students may fulfill the remaining 33 AUs from any school. They may make use of unrestricted electives to fulfill the requirements for a second Major, one or two Minor(s), or to read more courses from the Chinese Division.
Students doing the Chinese Major programme are strongly encouraged to take up a Minor programme. They are especially encouraged to take up the Minor in Translation . Upon completion, they will be recognised as having successfully completed a Major in Chinese and a Minor in Translation although the two programmes are offered by the same Division.
2. List of Chinese Major Subjects
Each course (unless stated otherwise) is equivalent to 4AUs.
(a) Chinese Core (compulsory) Courses (38AUs)
- HC101 Introduction to the Study of Literature and Culture (3Aus)
- HC102 Introduction to Chinese Language (3Aus)
- HC201 Literature of Pre-Qin, Han, Wei and Jin
- HC202 Critical Reading and Writing
- HC203 Literature of Tang and Song
- HC204 Literature of Yuan, Ming and Qing
- HC205 General History of China
- HC301 Modern Chinese Literature
- HC302 History of Chinese Thought
- HC303 Southeast Asian Chinese
(b) Chinese Prescribed Electives (45AUs)
* Students are expected to choose 12 courses from the Prescribed Electives (note: Prerequisites are required for some courses). While students are free to select any course from any of the five categories, they are advised to make a more organised selection from one or two categories of specialisation. In general, Category A will serve as the core from which students are advised to choose at least four courses. For the remaining courses, students are advised to choose at least four from any of the categories. Out of the 12 courses, students are also required to choose at least two courses at 100 and/or 200 levels, and at least two courses at 300 and 400 levels respectively.
Category A: Chinese Literature and Culture
- HC110 Literature in Taiwan and Hong Kong (3AUs)
- HC210 Classical Chinese Fiction
- HC211 Tang Poetry
- HC212 Chinese Folk Literature
- HC213 Critical Approaches to Chinese Literature and Culture
- HC214 Chinese Theatre and Performance
- HC310 Classical Chinese Drama
- HC311 Studies of Selected Poets
- HC312 Creative Writing Workshop
- HC313 Modern Poetry, Modernism and Modernity
- HC314 Cultural Study of Chinese Cinemas
- HC410 Classical Chinese Literary Theory
- HC411 Love and Desire in Late Ming Culture
- HC412 Fictional Narratives in Chinese Fiction
- HC413 Gender and Sexuality in Chinese Literature
- HC414 Special Topics in Chinese Literary and Cultural Studies
- HC415 Special Topics in Classical Chinese Literature
Category B: Chinese History and Thought
- HC230 Pre-Qin Thought
- HC231 Confucian Thought
- HC232 Division and Integration: From the Spring-Autumn/Warring States to Sui, Tang and the Five Dynasties
- HC330 Chinese Buddhism and Daoism
- HC331 Conquering and Conquered Dynasties: From Song to Qing
- HC332 War and Memory in Modern China
- HC430 Modern Chinese Intellectuals and Political Movements
- HC431 Interculturalism in Chinese History
- HC433 Special Topics in Chinese History and Thought
Category C: Modern Chinese Society, Politics and Economy
- HC240 Understanding China
- HC241 Contemporary Chinese Politics and Society
- HC340 China’s Reform and Economic Development
- HC341 City and Culture in Modern China
- HC342 China in Asia
- HC440 Cross-Taiwan Straits Relations
- HC441 China and ASEAN
- HC442 China and Globalisation
- HC443 Special Topics in Modern China
Category D: Linguistics and Chinese Linguistics
- HC150 The Science of Chinese Characters (3AUs)
- HC151 Modern Chinese (3Aus)
- HC250 Chinese Lexicology
- HC252 Language and Society
- HC253 Varieties of Chinese
- HC350 Sound and Prosody in Chinese
- HC352 Chinese Language and Grammatical Theories
- HC450 Chinese Semantics
- HC451 Text, Rhetoric and Style
- HC452 Special Topics in Chinese Linguistics
Category E: Studies of Ethnic-Chinese
- HC160 History of Singapore and Malaysian Chinese (3AUs)
- HC260 Chinese Education in Southeast Asia
- HC261 Chinese Literature in Singapore and Malaysia
- HC360 Chinese Literature in Europe and America
- HC361 Transcultural Singapore Theatre
- HC362 Chinese Overseas and China
- HC363 Critical Study of Singapore Society and Culture
- HC460 Globalisation and Chinese Overseas
- HC461 Chinese Migration
- HC462 Special Topics in the Studies of Ethnic-Chinese
(c) Graduation Project (compulsory) (8AUs)
The Graduate Project, to be performed individually, will have the guidance of a supervisor assigned by the Division of Chinese. The project entails a researched academic paper of not more than 20,000 Chinese characters on a selected topic in one of these five categories:
- Category A: Chinese Literature and Culture
- Category B: Chinese History and Thought
- Category C: Modern Chinese Society, Politics and Economy
- Category D: Linguistics and Chinese Linguistics
- Category E: Studies of Ethnic-Chinese
3. Duration of study
The curriculum is designed as a four -year programme. Well-prepared students can complete the degree in a shorter period by taking more courses during the semester and/or attending special sessions.
4. Admission requirements
Students majoring in Chinese will be admitted directly to the B.A. in Chinese programme. In addition to the general admission requirements set by NTU, students need at least: (1) a good pass in GCE ‘O’ level Chinese or Higher Chinese, or (2) a pass in GCE ‘A’ level H1 Chinese or H2 Chinese, or (3) an equivalent.
Economics
The Division of Economics has its roots in the Division of Applied Economics in the Nanyang Business School that was established in 1993. Economics as a course offering however goes back to the historical days of Nanyang University (1955).
The division is currently supported by a large mix of local and international faculty comprising more than 30 academic staff, many of whom have Ph.D.s from renowned universities from around the world. Moreover, faculty members have also contributed and participated regularly in major international conferences and have served as consultants to prominent international organisations such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank. Faculty members have also locally provided advice and expertise to government ministries such as the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the Ministry of Manpower, the Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources and the Ministry of Health as well as to statutory boards like the Monetary Authority of Singapore, the Economic Development Board, IE Singapore and the Maritime and Port Authority.
Our goals are to: (1) provide a good well-rounded undergraduate education in economics with breadth, depth, rigor and flexibility, (2) provide specialised graduate training in chosen areas, (3) create a thriving research environment among faculty that will establish the Division as the hub of intellectual excellence in various areas of research with a focus on Singapore, ASEAN and Asia in general.
The B.A. Hons in Economics is designed as a four-year programme. To graduate, students are required to complete at least 145AUs.
8 Economics core (compulsory) courses (28AUs)
HE101 Microeconomic Principles
HE102 Macroeconomic Principles
HE103 Basic Mathematics for Economists1
HE104A Introduction to Statistical Theory and Methods2
or HE104B Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference
HE201 Intermediate Microeconomics
HE202 Intermediate Macroeconomics
HE204A Introductory Econometrics
or HE204B Principles of Econometrics
HE312 Political Economy of East Asia
or HE410 The Singapore Economy in a Globalised World3
(previously known as Seminar on the Singapore Economy)
a HE1xx courses are equivalent to 3AUs while HE2xx, HE3xx, HE4xx courses are equivalent to 4AUs.
1 Students who have obtained at least a B grade for GCE ‘A’ level C or F Mathematics, or equivalent, may apply for exemption.
2 Sequence B is a pre -requisite for all HE4xx level econometrics courses and HE321 and HE323.
3 HE410 is a core course for Econ YOA 2009 and thereafter.
13 Economics Electives (52AUs)
Category A (Choose at least 4 from this category)
HE205 International Trade
HE206 International Monetary Economics
HE207 Money and Banking
HE208 Public Finance
HE209 Industrial Organisation
HE210 Development Economics
HE211 Labour Economics and Labour Relations
Category B (Choose up to 9 from this category)
HE212 Economic Thought
HE213 Internet Economics
HE220 Survey Methods and Sampling Techniques
HE301 Mathematical Economics
HE302 Game Theory & Applications to Social Sciences
HE303 The Chinese Economy
HE304 Health Economics
HE305 Environmental Economics
HE306 Urban and Transport Economics
HE307 Financial Economics
HE309 Population Economics
HE310 Energy Economics
HE311 Cost-Benefit Analysis
HE320 Applied Econometrics
HE321 Intermediate Econometrics
HE322 Econometric Modeling and Forecasting
HE323 Econometric Analysis of Financial Data
HE401 Advanced Microeconomics
HE402 Advanced Macroeconomics
HE403 Advanced International Finance
HE404 Behavioural Economics
HE405 Growth Theory and Empirics
HE410 The Singapore Economy in a Globalised World
HE 411 Current Topics in Economics
HE420 Econometric Time Series Analysis
HE421 Advanced Econometrics
HE499 Graduation Project
Students are encouraged to group their courses such that they specialise in one of the following specific areas:
- Development and Public Policy, (2) Finance and Business, (3) Quantitative Economics.
John Maynard Keynes once wrote, “The ideas of economists and political philosophers, both when they are right and when they are wrong, are more powerful than is commonly understood. Indeed the world is ruled by little else.” Living in a world that is constantly torn by economic problems, economic ideas can definitely shape and sway people’s minds, and economic inquiries can be truly exciting and rewarding.
English
The division of English currently offers a major and a minor in English literature, both the M.A. and the Ph.D. by research, a minor in Creative Writing, and general elective courses for all NTU students. By contributing to the university at large, and to students who choose English Literature as their major, we provide a significant contribution to the New Undergraduate Experience.
B.A in English Literature
This four-year direct honours Bachelor’s degree in English Literature focuses on traditional areas of English literary studies while also accommodating contemporary innovative approaches to literary study. Significant elements of this B.A. degree include comparative literature, Singapore literature and culture, international Asian literature, contemporary literature, dramatic literature, critical and literary theory, cultural studies, film studies, postmodernism, new literatures in English and gender studies. Furthermore, students are also given the opportunity to specialise in one or more of these areas during the undergraduate education. The direct honours degree includes a final year essay, which will allow students to give expression to their chosen area(s) of literature.
The Division of English encourages innovative thought, scholarly rigour, open expressions, and high levels of interaction and debate between lecturers and students with the aim of developing a thriving and exciting community of ideas and creative pursuits.
All Level -100 subjects are 3 AUs.
All Level -200 to -400 subjects are 4 AUs.
(a)
English Literature Core - compulsory subjects, 18 AUs, 6 100 level core courses
HL101 Introduction to the Study of Literature
HL102 Survey of English Literature I
HL103 Survey of English Literature II
HL105 Singapore Literature & Culture I
HL106 Introduction to American Literature
HL107 Classical Literature
*Level -100 subjects must be completed in the first year
(b) English Literature Electives, 60 AUs, 15 courses
**NB: Students must choose at least THREE subjects from Category A, and at least TWO from Category B. The remaining TEN subjects may be selected from any of the other categories provided at least ONE module from every category is selected.
Category A consists of Period Studies subjects that are aimed at inculcating a sense of continuity across the tradition of English literature while encouraging attentiveness to difference and progression.
Category B is given prominence because it reflects the centrality of Asian Literature and Culture to the BA in English Literature at NTU.
Category A: Period Studies
HL201 Medieval Literature
HL202 Renaissance
HL203 Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
HL204 Sensibility and Romanticism
HL205 Victorian Literature
HL206 Modernism
HL207 Contemporary Literature
Category B: Asian Literature and Culture
HL208 Singapore Literature and Culture II
HL209 Southeast Asian Literature and Culture
HL210 East Asian Literature
HL211 Representations of Asia
HL212 Asian-American Literature
HL213 British-Asian Literature
HL214 Urban Culture Asia
Category C: Film & Theatre
HL226 Reading Drama
HL237 History of Film
HL301 Film Theory
HL302 Film, Politics and Ethics
HL303 Film & Literature
HL304 World Cinema
HL306 Modern Drama
HL333 Performance and Cultural Industry
HL412 Advanced Studies in Drama
HL414 Advanced Studies in Film
Category D: World Literature
HL222 South Asian Literature
HL232 African Literature
HL307 Postcolonial Literature
HL308 Women and the New Literatures
HL309 World Literature
HL310 European Literature
HL314 Latin American Literature
HL326 Australasian Literature: Colonial to 1945
HL327 Australasian Literature: 1945 to the Present
HL328 Writing the Pacific Rim in the Nineteenth Century
HL334 Irish Literature
Category E: Literary and Cultural Theory
HL224 Approaches to Literature
HL316 Gender and Sexuality Studies
HL405 Literacy and Cultural Theory
HL406 Reading Texts: Advanced Critical Theory
HL408 Postcolonial Studies
HL409 Popular Literature and Culture
HL410 Feminist Studies
Category F: Specific Interest Subjects
HL215 War in Literature and Film
HL216 Literature and Madness
HL217 Directed Study
HL218 Fantasy Fictions
HL219 Children’s Literature
HL220 Creative Writing Workshop
HL221 Literature of Empire
HL225 Readings in Poetry
HL235 The Pragmatics of Rhetoric and Reading: Trivia
HL236 Virgins and Vixens
HL311 Science Fiction: Origins to Parody
HL312 The Discourse of Love
HL313 Postmodernism
HL317 The Rise of the Novel
HL324 Contemporary Women’s Writing
HL325 Photography and Literature
HL329 Arthurian Literature
HL330 Major Author Study: Shakespeare
HL335 Magical Realism
HL402 Major Author Study: Chaucer
HL411 Modern Poetry
HL413 Advanced Study in Literature & Culture
HL415 Advanced Studies in Medieval Literature
HL416 Advanced Studies in Renaissance Literature
HL417 Advanced Studies in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
HL418 Advanced Studies in Romanticism
HL419 Advanced Studies in Victorian Literature
HL420 Advanced Studies in Modernist Literature
HL424 Advanced Studies in Contemporary Literature
HL428 Science and Literature
Category G: American Literature and Culture
HL227 Early American Literature
HL228 Nineteenth-Century American Literature and Culture
HL229 American Modernism
HL230 Post 1945 American Literature and Culture
HL320 Ethnic American Literature
HL422 Advanced Studies in Nineteenth-Century American Literature
HL423 Advanced Studies in Twentieth-Century American Literature
Combination of English Electives
The distribution criteria for the BA in English ensure that students can specialize within a number of the Elective categories in addition to fulfilling their overall requirements.
(c) Academic Essay (8 AUs)
The aim of the written project is to provide training in independent research. Students will choose a topic for the project. With the guidance of a supervisor, they will develop their theoretical and scholarly direction. At the end of this academic exercise the student will have gained experience in developing and applying theoretical strategies, working with a longer narrative and all that this entails, intellectually and linguistically, and they will learn how to develop effective research skills.
Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
The Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies (LMS) is the sixth and newest Division in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. The Division of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies is the first of its kind in Singapore and the region. The study of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies allows students to explore the many interesting facets of language, from the properties of speech sounds to word and sentence structure, from children's language development to communication in bilingual and multilingual societies. It encompasses a very wide range of topics: how a finite inventory of basic linguistic units is deployed to express an infinite variety of meanings, how sentences are processed and decoded, how the bilingual and multilingual mind is structured, how sociological or cultural factors govern the simultaneous use of two or more languages in a community, and how technology impacts upon people's everyday use of language, to mention just a few.
B.A. (Hons) in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies
This four-year direct honours Bachelor’s degree in Linguistics and Multilingual Studies contain s a focus or a component part that addresses questions central to our understanding of language and multilingualism. Students majoring in LMS may organise their studies around the programme’s five areas of concentrations: Psycholinguistics; Sociolinguistics; Computational Linguistics; General Linguistics and Applied English Linguistics. All of these concentrations share a common focus on the application of linguistic knowledge to practical issues related to languages in modern society.
1. The Curriculum
To graduate, students must complete two categories of requirements, totalling at least 146AUs:
- General Education Requirement (GER) (60AUs)
- LMS Major Requirements (86AUs)
(a) General Education Requirement (GER) (60AUs)
The GER consists of 3 sub-areas :
(i) GER - Core (6AUs)
- HW102 The Art of Academic Writing (3AUs)
- HW111 Mastering Communication (3AUs)
(ii) GER - Prescribed Electives (PEs) (15AUs)
Students are required to complete a distribution of GER-PEs consisting of:
- 1 course in Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS) (3AUs)
- 1 course in Business and Management (BM) (3AUs)
- 3 courses in Science, Technology and Society (STS) (9AUs)
(iii) GER - Unrestricted Electives (UEs) (39AUs)
There are no restrictions on the selection of courses to make up unrestricted electives.
Students can:
- Complete a Minor in another discipline ;
- Earn AUs under an International Exchange programme ;
- Earn AUs under the optional Professional Attachment programme offered under HSS ;
- Enrol in a ny course offered by any School as long as the pre-requisites are satisfied.
(b) Major Requirements (86AUs)
The Major Requirements for a Linguistics and Multilingual Studies major consists of 3 components:
- Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Core courses (30 AUs)
- Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Prescribed Electives (48 AUs)
- Graduation Project (FYP) (8 AUs) – compulsory
2. Requirements for the Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Major
(a) Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Core (Compulsory) Courses
HG101 Fundamentals of Linguistics (A): Mind and Meaning (3AUs)
HG102 Fundamentals of Linguistics (B): Structure and System (3AUs)
HG201 Morphology and Syntax
HG202 Semantics and Pragmatics
HG203 Phonetics and Phonology
HG205 Research Methodology
HG210 Bilingualism and Multilingualism
HG220 Language in Society
HG499 Graduation Project (8 AUs)
HG101 and HG102 must be completed in the first year. Students are strongly advised to complete all the LMS core courses by the end of their second year.
(b) Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Electives
Students must choose 12 electives (48 AUs) from the wide range of Linguistics and Multilingual Studies prescribed electives. At least 5 of the 12 electives must be from level-300 or level-400 courses. These courses are offered in five concentrations. These are:
Language, Mind and Multilingualism Concentration
HG211 Psycholinguistics
HG212 Cognitive Linguistics
HG213 Child Language
HG214 Second Language Acquisition
HG310 Language Disorders
HG311 Language and the Brain
HG312 Deaf Culture and Sign Language
Multilingual Societies and Multiculturalism Concentration
HG221 Intercultural Communication
HG222 Sociolinguistics of a Region
HG223 Language and Gender
HG320 Language Planning and Policy
HG321 Language Change
HG323 Anthropological Linguistics
HG420 Languages in Contact
HG422 Forensic Linguistics
Applied English Linguistics Concentration
HG231 The History of English
HG232 Globalisation and World Englishes
HG233 Language Structure and Verbal Art
HG234 Structure of Modern English
HG330 Discourse and Conversation
General Linguistics Concentration
HG240 Language Evolution
HG340 Phonological Theory
HG341 Syntactic Theory
HG342 Contrastive Linguistics
HG345 Field Methods: Structure of a Language
HG346 Language Universals and Language Types
Language and Technology Concentration
HG250 Language and Technology
HG251 Language and the Computer
HG252 Language and the Internet
HG350 Machine Translation
HG351 Corpus Linguistics
HG453 Grammar Engineering
HG 460X* Special Topics
Undergraduates in their 3rd or 4th year are encouraged to take a seminar course. This will be offered in the first semester of every year and may include topics such as Grammaticalisation, Language and Media, Experimental Phonetics, Language and Identity, etc. Topics will also depend on the academic staff's areas of expertise. Students who choose this course are expected to have completed all the core courses for the major.
*The suffix X means that students can take the course more than once, provided that the suffix for the same course code is different.
Note:
- The Division recommends students to take an average of 3 LMS courses every semester.
- We strongly encourage students to complete their Core Courses (200-level courses) first before attempting the prescribed electives (300- and 400-level courses);
Students should avoid delaying the reading of Core Courses and take them as soon as they are offered, as these may constitute prerequisites for some courses offered in subsequent semesters. A failure to clear the Core Courses as early as possible will impose restrictions on the choice of courses that can be read in later years.
(c) Graduation Project/Essay (8AUs)
The objective of HG499 Graduation Project is to provide students with independent research work under the guidance of a supervisor. They are expected to read widely to develop an in-depth understanding of a topic, and then identify research objectives, isolate new research questions, collect and analyse information or data and write up their findings as a research report. The graduation project integrates linguistic knowledge and analytical skills that the students have acquired throughout their degree programme.
Psychology
The Division of Psychology offers undergraduate and graduate degrees in psychology. Balanced between scientific and professional emphasizes, the Division offers a comprehensive integrated curriculum for the undergraduate programme. The graduate programme currently consists of the M.A. and Ph.D. degree by Research. The division has active research in various areas including Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Neuroscience, Cultural Processes, Developmental Psychology, Evolutionary Psychology, Personality & Motive Assessment, Psychometrics and Social Cognition.
Undergraduate Programme
Major in Psychology
All courses are 4AUs unless otherwise stated.
Psychology Core – compulsory courses (34AUs)
HP101 Introduction to Psychology (3AUs)
HP102 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (3AUs)
HP200 Research Design and Data Analysis in Psychology
HP201 Biological Psychology
HP202 Developmental Psychology
HP203 Social Psychology
HP204 Personality and Individual Differences
HP206 Cognitive Psychology
HP207 Abnormal Psychology
Psychology Prescribed Electives (44AUs)
Students must choose 11 courses from the following Level-300 to 400 courses.
HP305 Applied Statistical Methods for Psychological Research
HP307 Psychological Adjustment and Mental Health
HP308 Psychology in the Workplace
HP309 Cultural Psychology
HP310 Positive Psychology
HP311 Evolutionary Psychology
HP312A Human Memory
HP313A The Social Psychology of Human Communication
HP314A Issues and Concerns in Adolescence
HP314B Personnel Psychology
HP314C Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
HP320 Learning and Behavioural Analysis
HP324 Human Motivation
HP326 Cognitive Development
HP327 Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology
HP328 Psychological Testing
HP329 Psychology in the Asian Context
HP330 Clinical Community Psychology
HP340 Engineering Psychology
HP348 Managing Organisational Behavior
Laboratory Modules
HP402 Laboratory in Developmental Psychology
HP403 Laboratory in Social Psychology
HP404 Laboratory in Personality & Individual Differences
HP405 Laboratory in Cultural Psychology
HP406A Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology
HP406B Laboratory in Human Factors
HP409A Laboratory in Selected Topics: Data Analysis using ANOVA
HP409B Applied Multivariate Methods for Psychological Research
Students are required to take at least one laboratory module.
Professional Exposure Modules
HP411 Clinical Psychology
HP415 Trauma Psychology, Crisis Intervention & Management
HP416 The Forensic Psychology of Crime, Terrorism and Disasters
Seminars
HP429A: Interpersonal Relations and Family Studies
HP429B: Primate Psychology
HP429C: Cognitive Neuroplasticity
HP429D:Technology and Social Behaviour
HP429E: Neuropsychology
Graduation Project
HP499 Graduation Project (8AUs)
To be eligible to register for the Graduation Project, the student must be a psychology major. The student must also have completed at least four semesters of study, have accumulated 110 AUs (including at least 66 AUs from Psychology Core Subjects and Prescribed Electives), and be in the final two semesters of their coursework.
HP200 will be taken in sequence with HP102.
Year 1 students will take HP200 in Semester 2 only after passing HP102 in Semester 1.
GER (PEs)
HP801 Mind Over Stress
HP802 Working in the 21st Century
HP803 Are you OK? Mental Health in Singapore
HP804 Coping with Culture Transition
HP805 Introduction to Human Resource Management
HP806 Psychology of Crisis Stress Management
HP807 Psychology of Career Development
Curriculum for Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Psychology
The B.A. in Psychology (Hons) is a four-year programme for undergraduates interested in a major in Psychology in NTU. It has been offered from July 2005 onwards. Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour. Its roots lie in the humanities, social sciences, as well as natural sciences. It is indeed a hybrid of sciences, and covers a wide spectrum of topics that ranges from the human nervous system to complex social cultural systems of contemporary societies. This rigorous training in Psychology is conducted in conjunction with a series of broadening courses in social sciences, humanities and business. The B.A. (Hons) in Psychology at NTU is designed with both depth and breadth in mind to facilitate the student’s development into an intelligent global citizen.
To graduate, students must complete two categories of requirements, totaling at least 146AUs:
(1) Major Requirements (86AUs)
Psychology Core (34AUs)
Psychology Electives (44AUs)
Graduation Project (8AUs)
(2) General Education Requirement (GER) (60AUs)
The GER consists of three sub-areas:
(i) GER – Core (6AUs)
Writing Skills (3AUs)
Communication Skills (3AUs)
(ii) GER – Prescribed Electives (PEs) (15AUs)
Arts, Humanities and Social Science 3AUs
Business and Management 3AUs
Science, Technology and Society 9AUs
(iii) GER – Unrestricted Electives 39Aus
Minor in Psychology
To successfully complete a minor in Psychology, students need to read and pass five Psychology courses. These courses include HP101, HP102, at least one Foundation course, and at least one Elective. The available courses are listed below.
Compulsory courses
HP101 Introduction to Psychology
HP102 Fundamentals of Social Science Research
Foundation courses (Pick at least one from this list)
HP200 Research Design and Data Analysis in Psychology
HP201 Biological Psychology
HP202 Developmental Psychology
HP203 Social Psychology
HP204 Personality and Individual Differences
HP206 Cognitive Psychology
HP207 Abnormal Psychology
Electives (Pick at least one from this list)
HP305 Applied Statistical Methods for Psychological Research
HP307 Psychological Adjustment and Mental Health
HP308 Psychology in the Workplace
HP309 Cultural Psychology
HP310 Positive Psychology
HP311 Evolutionary Psychology
HP312A Human Memory
HP 313A The Social Psychology of Human Communication
HP314A Issues and Concerns in Adolescence
HP314B Personnel Psychology
HP314C Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
HP320 Learning and Behavioural Analysis
HP324 Human Motivation
HP326 Cognitive Development
HP327 Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology
HP328 Psychological Testing
HP329 Psychology in the Asian context
HP330 Clinical Community Psychology
HP340 Engineering Psychology
HP348 Managing Organisational Behavior
Minor Requirements
For students who read HP101 in the calendar year of 2004:
Prerequisites to minor in Psychology:
- An GCE ‘O’ level pass in Additional Mathematics or an GCE ‘AO’ level pass in Mathematics at GCE ‘A’ level (for entry to HP102).
- There is no minimum grade cut-off if you choose to minor in psychology.
- Requirements for successfully completing a minor in psychology are:
- Read and pass HP101 and HP102
- Read and pass any other three from the list of psychology elective courses offe
Prerequisites to minor in Psychology: (For students who read HP101 from 2005 (calendar year) onwards)
- An GCE ‘O’ level pass in Additional Mathematics or an GCE ‘AO’ level pass in Mathematics at GCE ‘A’ level (for entry to HP102).
- Minimum grade cut-off to minor in Psychology:
Sociology
Sociology is the broadest of all social science disciplines: all spheres of social life – the cultural, the economic, and the political – are open to sociological inquiry. Sociologists strive to understand, for example, how norms and values shape peoples’ lives; how people organise themselves to forge collective action; how power works in a political system and in everyday life; and how social inequalities are maintained or how social equity is achieved. Sociologists also study past and foreign societies and engage in cross-cultural comparison, deepening our understanding of human diversity.
In practicing Sociology, we – and our students – learn to analyse the social conditions that make a significant impact on human lives. In understanding the causes and consequences of social change, we confront difficult issues affecting different people in different ways. These may include strategic issues concerning the effectiveness of how organisations are run or how policies are made and implemented. But they may also include moral issues concerning human wellbeing, social justice, and the quality of life.
By combining theoretical knowledge with empirical investigation, sociology is an eminently practical discipline. In cultivating an awareness of the social implications of personal choices, organisational decisions and public policies, sociology develops the ability to think through complex issues and to move beyond conventional wisdom – and this ability is essential in many organisations and vocations today.
Majors
Each course (unless stated otherwise) is equivalent to 4AUs.
(A) Sociology Core – compulsory courses (35AUs)
HS101 Person and Society (3AUs)
HS201 Classical Social Theory
HS202 Doing Social Research
HS203 Economy and Society
HS204 Culture, Self and Identity
HS205 Organisations and Organisational Change
HS301 Contemporary Social Theory
HS302 Understanding Social Statistics and either ONE of the following:
HS401 Research Practicum I: Qualitative Social Research or
HS402 Research Practicum II: Quantitative Social Research
(B) Sociology Prescribed Electives (46AUs)
Students must choose 12 Sociology Electives from the following courses. At least 5 of the 12 Electives must be 300-level or higher.
Economy, Technology and Social Change
HS207 Understanding Globalisation
HS208 Social Class and Inequality
HS209 Sociology of the Life Course
HS219 Science, Technology and Society
HS222 Social Demography
HS223 Environmental Sociology
HS304 Cities and Urban Life
HS305 Sociology of Migration
HS306 Sociology of Risk and Crisis
HS315 Development and Social Change
Culture, Identity and Social Relations
HS211 Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations
HS212 Sociology of Language
HS217 Social Psychology
HS218 Media and Society
HS221 Sociology of Food
HS227 Popular Culture and Consumption
HS307 Religion and Society
HS308 Sociology of Emotions
HS316 Societies in Comparative Perspective
HS317 Sociology of Tourism Politics
Politics, Social Institutions and Collective Behaviour
HS214 The Changing Family
HS215 Education and Society
HS226 Deviance and Society
HS311 Power, Politics and the State
HS313 Social Movements
HS314 Health, Medicine and Society
HS318 Sociology of Gender
HS319 Sexuality and Society
Contemporary Social Transformations
HS102 Singapore Society in Transition (3AUs)
HS103 Social Problems in a Global Context (3AUs)
HS350 Society and Culture in Southeast Asia
HS351 Contemporary Chinese Societies
HS352 Comparative Asian Societies
Selected Topics in Sociology
HS390 Special Topics in Current Sociology
HS391 Selected Topics in Applied Sociology
HS490X Honours Seminars
(C) Graduation Project (8AUs)
The aim of HS499 Graduation Project is to provide training in independent scholarly work. With the guidance of a supervisor, each student will identify a research problem, formulate research questions, develop a theoretical framework and design a methodological approach. By the completion of the project the student will have gained experience in theoretical reasoning, empirical research (especially the collection, interpretation and analysis of data), and the writing and presentation of research findings.
Students have the flexibility to opt out for graduation project and replace with two 400-level courses.
Students must read graduation project to obtain a 1st or 2nd class upper honours.
MINORS
Students taking up sociology as a minor are encouraged to read subjects which complement their interests and open up new intellectual horizons. A minor in sociology requires reading five subjects, including one required subject (HS101 Person and Society) and four Electives.
Students are required to achieve a "C" grade or better in HS101 Person and Society to continue in the Sociology Minor. Students are also required to maintain a GPA of "C for their Sociology subjects to graduate with a Minor in Sociology.
Required subject
HS101 Person and Society (3 AUs)
Electives
HS102 Singapore Society in Transition (3 AUs)
HS103 Social Problems in a Global Context (3 AUs)
HS101 is a pre-requisite for the following 200-level electives (4 AUs' each):
HS201 Classical Social Theory
HS202 Doing Social Research
HS203 Economy and Society
HS204 Culture, Self and Identity
HS205 Organisations and Organisational Change
HS207 Understanding Globalisation
HS208 Social Class and Inequality
HS209 Sociology of the Life Course
HS211 Ethnicity and Ethnic Relations
HS212 Sociology of Language
HS214 The Changing Family
HS215 Education and Society
HS217 Social Psychology
HS218 Media and Society
HS219 Science, Technology and Society
HS220 Population and the Environment
HS221 Sociology of Food
HS222 Population and Society
HS223 Environmental Society
HS226 Deviance Society
HS227 Popular Culture and Consumption
For the following 300-level electives, the pre-requisites are any two 200-level Sociology core courses (HS201, HS202, HS203, HS204 and HS205) unless a waiver is permitted by the Division.
For HS301 and HS302, however, note the more specific pre-requisites.
HS301 Contemporary Social Theory
(Pre-requisite: HS201 and any one of the other 200-level core courses)
HS302 Understanding Social Statistics
(Pre-requisite: HS202 and any one of the other 200-level core courses)
HS304 Cities and Urban Life
HS305 Sociology of Migration
HS306 Sociology of Risk and Crisis
HS307 Religion and Society
HS308 Sociology of Emotions
HS311 Power, Politics and the State
HS312 Gender and Sexuality
HS313 Social Movements
HS314 Health, Medicine and Society
HS315 Development and Social Change
HS316 Societies in Comparative Perspective
HS317 Sociology of Tourism
HS350 Social Change in Southeast Asia
HS351 Contemporary Chinese Societies
HS352 Comparative Asian Societies
Second Major
The School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) offers Second Major programmes to students enrolled in HSS. Students who qualify will have the option of pursuing a second major within HSS (Chinese, Economics, English Literature, Psychology or Sociology) or a second major in Communication Studies offered by the School of Communication and Information.
The Second Major programme will allow HSS students to take advantage of the synergies between two disciplines – for example, English Literature and Communication Studies; Psychology and Sociology; or Economics and Business. It is an excellent programme for students who can cope with the rigour. Students can go beyond their narrow specialisation and acquire the depth and breadth of a multi-disciplinary education. Graduates with such training are becoming increasingly attractive to employers.
Second Major students will graduate with a BA.Hons degree in their First Major. The Second Major will be shown on the final transcript.
Currriculum for Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Sociology
The B.A. (Hons) in Sociology is a four-year degree programme for undergraduates interested in pursuing a Major in Sociology. It has been offered since AY05/06. The curriculum aims to provide an intellectually stimulating and rigorous experience for students. It offers students both breadth of exposure and depth of engagement and emphasises both theoretical reasoning and empirical analysis. Students graduate not just with a body of knowledge and skills but also the ‘sociological imagination’ that will enable them to make the critical and creative difference in the workplace and in society.
Core courses provide students with a firm grounding in social theory and research methodology and introduce them to basic substantive areas. In addition, choosing from a wide range of electives, students can deepen their interests in courses related to three thematic categories: (i) Economy, Technology and Social Change, (ii) Culture, Identity and Social Relations, (iii) Politics, Social Institutions and Collective Behaviour. In this way, students also develop a holistic and comparative understanding of the interconnections among fundamental spheres of human life.
Students are also encouraged to choose courses from category (iv), which focuses on Contemporary Social Transformations, and category (v), which offers special topics not covered in the other categories. The Graduation Project is the capstone of the Major curriculum, offering students the opportunity to conduct in-depth and independent sociological inquiry.
To graduate, students must complete two categories of requirements, totalling at least 146 Academic Units (AUs):
(a) Major Requirements (89AUs)
(b) General Education Requirement (GER) (57AUs)
(a) Major Requirements (89AUs)
The Major Requirements consist of three sub-areas:
- Sociology Core (35AUs)
- Sociology Electives (46AUs)
- Graduation Project (8AUs)
(b) General Education Requirement (GER) (57AUs)
The GER consists of three sub-areas:
(1) GER - Core (6AUs)
HW101 The Craft of Writing (3AUs)
HW111 Mastering Communication (3AUs)
(2) GER – Prescribed Electives (PEs) 15AUs
- Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (3AUs)
- Business and Management (3AUs)
- Science, Technology and Society (9AUs)
(3) GER – Unrestricted Electives (UEs) (36AUs)
There is no restriction on the selection of courses to make up unrestricted electives. Students may choose any course offered by any School as long as the prerequisite is satisfied. Students are also encouraged to take up a Minor in another discipline which they can use to fulfill the requirements for Unrestricted Electives.
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