IAU-012554
https://www.whed.net/institutions/IAU-012554

Singapore

top General Information

Address

Street:21 Lower Kent Ridge Road

City:Singapore

Post Code:119077

WWW:http://www.nus.edu.sg

Institution Funding

Public

History

The National University of Singapore (NUS) started out as a modest medical school with 23 students in 1905, founded by a determined group of businessmen led by Tan Jiak Kim, to serve the needs of the local community. Today, more than 100 years on, as Singapore’s flagship university, NUS continues to be in service of country and society.

Academic Year

Semester 1 (August to End November, Early December)
Semester 2 (January to May)
Special Term (May to August)

Admission Requirements

Singapore-Cambridge General Certificate of Education (GCE) with Advanced ('A') level or equivalent

Language(s)

English

Accrediting Agency

Singapore's Ministry of Education

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Tan Eng Chye

Job title:President


Senior Administrative Officer : Aaron Thean

Job title:Deputy President, Academic Affairs, and Provost


Senior Administrative Officer : Clarence Ti

Job title:Deputy President, Administration

top Divisions

Conservatory : Music

Fields of study:Music, Music Theory and Composition, Opera

More details:Yong Siew Toh Conservatory


Faculty : Arts and Social Sciences

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Chinese, Communication Studies, Economics, English, European Studies, Geography (Human), History, Japanese, Literature, Malay, Media Studies, Multimedia, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Theatre


Faculty : Dentistry

Fields of study:Dental Technology, Dentistry, Oral Pathology, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Radiology, Surgery


Faculty : Engineering

Fields of study:Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Engineering, Engineering Management, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Ethics, Justice Administration, Law, Public Law


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pharmacy, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Public Health, Radiology, Surgery

More details:Yong Loo Lin


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Applied Chemistry, Applied Mathematics, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Food Science, Food Technology, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, Physics, Statistics


Faculty : University Scholars Programme


Faculty : Yale-NUS College

Fields of study:Anthropology, Arts and Humanities, Economics, History, International Studies, Literature, Philosophy, Physics, Psychology


Graduate School : Integrative Sciences and Engineering

Fields of study:Engineering, Natural Sciences


Graduate School : Public Health

Fields of study:Public Health


Graduate School : Public Policy

Fields of study:Administration, Public Administration


School : Business

Fields of study:Accountancy, Business Administration


School : Computing

Fields of study:Business Computing, Communication Studies, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, E-Business/Commerce, Information Technology, Media Studies


School : Design and Environment

Fields of study:Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Industrial Design, Real Estate


School : Duke-NUS Medical School

Fields of study:Medicine


School : Medicine

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Biochemistry, Community Health, Medicine, Microbiology, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Occupational Health, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Pharmacology, Physiology, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Radiology, Surgery

More details:Yong Loo Lin

top Degrees

Bachelor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Applied Mathematics, Architecture, Asian Studies, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Data Processing, Dentistry, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Finance, Food Science, Food Technology, Geography (Human), History, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, International Studies, Japanese, Law, Literature, Malay, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Media Studies, Medicine, Metallurgical Engineering, Modern Languages, Music, Nursing, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Real Estate, Social Work, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Statistics, Theatre


Master's Degree

Fields of study:Anaesthesiology, Anatomy, Applied Chemistry, Applied Physics, Architectural and Environmental Design, Architecture, Asian Studies, Biochemistry, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Business Computing, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Clinical Psychology, Commercial Law, Comparative Law, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Conducting, Dentistry, Design, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, Engineering Drawing and Design, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Environmental Studies, Finance, Geography (Human), Geological Engineering, Health Sciences, History, Hydraulic Engineering, Immunology, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, International Law, Japanese, Law, Leadership, Linguistics, Literature, Malay, Management, Marine Engineering, Maritime Law, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Microbiology, Music Theory and Composition, Musical Instruments, Nursing, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ophthalmology, Orthopaedics, Otorhinolaryngology, Paediatrics, Pathology, Petroleum and Gas Engineering, Pharmacology, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Physiology, Political Sciences, Private Law, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Radiology, Real Estate, Safety Engineering, Social and Preventive Medicine, Social Work, Sociology, Software Engineering, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Surgery, Surveying and Mapping, Town Planning, Transport Management, Water Management


Doctor's Degree

Fields of study:Accountancy, Architecture, Asian Studies, Bioengineering, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Building Technologies, Business Administration, Chemical Engineering, Chinese, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Dental Technology, Dentistry, Economics, Electrical Engineering, Electronics and Automation, Engineering, Engineering Management, English, Environmental Engineering, Finance, Geography (Human), History, Industrial Design, Industrial Engineering, Information Technology, Japanese, Law, Literature, Malay, Management, Marketing, Mass Communication, Materials Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Media Studies, Medicine, Nursing, Oncology, Orthodontics, Periodontics, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Administration, Public Health, Real Estate, Social Work, Sociology, South Asian Studies, Southeast Asian Studies, Statistics

Note

Also Global Undergraduate Programmes in Engineering, Science; Double Major/Degree Undergraduate Porgrammes; Concurrent Bachelor and Master's Degree Programmes; Joint Degree Programmes; Graduate Diplomas: in Social Work, Dentistry, Maritime Law, Epidemiology, Medicine, Dermatology, Gerontology Medicine, Mental Health, Occupational Health, Computer Engineering; Executive MBA in English or Chinese Language); Double Master Programme in Transport Management with GeorgiaTech; Master of Science in Transport Management jointly offered by the Engineering Department of ISE and The Logistics Institute – Asia Pacific. Double MBA Programmes with Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, HEC Paris, Peking University; S3 Asia MBA. Joint Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering with: CentraleSupelec, France; Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, Netherlands; Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India; Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore; Joint Doctor of Philosophy in Natural Sciences with either IITB/IITM/IITK, King’s College, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2018

Full Time Total:2555

Students

Statistics Year:2018

Total:35908

Updated on 21-10-2018