GLOBAL STUDIES FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES NUS

GLOBAL STUDIES

FACULTY OF ARTS & SOCIAL SCIENCES

NUS

OVERALL VIEW

HONOURS

100 MCS OF MAJOR MODULES + 16 MCS OF LANGUAGE*

BACHELORS

60 MCS OF MAJOR MODULES + 16 MCS OF LANGUAGE*

* Language requirement is to be fulfilled using non-major modular credits (MC) that are traditionally called ‘unrestricted electives – UE’. Students normally have have 28 MCs of Unrestricted Electives (UE). Because of language, GL students thus have 12 MCs.

University Level Requirements(20 MCs)

Faculty Exposure(12 MCs)

Major Honours (100 MCs)

Level 1-3 – 4MCs each and L4-L5 – 5 MCs each (with the exception of LKY SPP modules which are at 4 MCs)

Unrestricted Electives (UE)(28 MCs)

GEMSocial Sciences

Core: GL1101E

Language

GEM Humanities Core: GL2101 Language

Singapore Studies

Asian Studies

Core: GL2102 Language

Breadth Core: GL2103 Language

Breadth Core: GL3101 UE

Core: GL4101 UE

Core: GL4102 UE

16 MCs in Theme

16 MCs in Region

ELECTIVES WITHIN THE MAJOR

60 MCs must be at L3 and above. Of which at least 40 MCs must be at L4 (includes Core Modules).

An Example of What Goes into an Honours Degree. *Students on different schemes (MTBS/USP/Double Degree/Second Major) will have to check the modular paper for the requirements.

Vani Pillai

I've incorporated this statement as a clause for students who may be on a different track as you advised.

Vani Pillai

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Vani Pillai

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An Example

A student pursuing the

following combination

who plans to do honours:

Global Health &

Environment (GHE)

Southeast Asia (SEA)

German (16 MCs of Language fulfilled

using modular credits from the

Unrestricted Electives)

GL1101E (20 MCs)GL2101GL2102GL2103GL3101

THEME: GHE (16 MCs)L2000 (Sociology)L3000 (Sociology)L3000 (Political Science)L3000 (Geography)

REGION: SEA (16 MCs)L2000 (Geography)L3000 (Political Science)L2000 (Southeast Asian Studies)L3000 (Southeast Asian Studies)

ELECTIVES WITHIN THE MAJOR (8 MCs)

HONOURS (40 MCs)GL4101GL4102L4L4L4L4L4L4

Not more than 50% of

your modules can be

from a single subject.

Good spread of L2 and

L3. Minimum of 20MCs

at L3000.

Minimum of 40MCs

must be at L4000

Tips

Classify modules every semester in the Graduation Academic Planning System so that you are able to track your progress.

Plan, plan, plan – GL involves a lot of planning.

Participate in the Module Preference Exercise to have your major modules pre-allocated to you where possible especially the language module.

Students on LPP need not select language during MPE.

Students intending to go on exchange should be aware of the MC Exchange Ratio of the Partner University.

Students can exercise the S/U option on their language. Do note that those pursuing a minor which requires language would have to be careful about exercising the S/U option.

Know which subjects (PS, HY, GE, NM or etc.) are more prominent in

your Theme or Region and use the Faculty Exposure Requirement to fulfill the exposure modules. In this way you don’t have to worry

about fulfilling the exposure requirement for higher level

modules.

GL Majors are encouraged to read in-depth into their approved

Theme during Honours.

https://myportal.nus.edu.sg/studentportal/fas/ug/graduating-students/gaps.html

https://myportal.nus.edu.sg/studentportal/fas/ug/currentstd/mod-pref-exercise.html

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/prospective/undergrad/exchange_ratio.html

Vani Pillai

Language is preallocated to all majors. It is very difficult for the Centre of Language Studies to screen through those who are on LPP and those who are not. For those on LPP, IRO gives the instruction to CLS to preallocate the language module to them. As such, students on LPP need not select the language module during MPE like other major students.

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