[{"ModuleCode":"ACC1002","ModuleTitle":"Financial Accounting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"The course provides an introduction to financial accounting. It examines accounting from an external user's perspective: an external user being an investor or a creditor. Such users would need to understand financial accounting in order to make investing or lending decisions. However, to attain a good understanding, it is also necessary to be familiar with how the information is derived. Therefore, students would learn how to prepare the reports or statements resulting from financial accounting and how to use them for decision-making.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA1002 are not allowed to take ACC1002.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC1002X","ModuleTitle":"Financial Accounting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"The course provides an introduction to financial accounting. It examines accounting from an external user's perspective: an external user being an investor or a creditor. Such users would need to understand financial accounting in order to make investing or lending decisions. However, to attain a good understanding, it is also necessary to be familiar with how the information are derived. Therefore, students would learn how to prepare the reports or statements resulting from financial accounting and how to use them for decision-making.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Students who have passed CS1304 or EC3212 or BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or BZ1002E or BH1002E or FNA1002E or FNA1002X are not allowed to take ACC1002X.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC1006","ModuleTitle":"Accounting Information Systems","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students understand the role of information systems in accounting and other areas of business. In particular, it examines the innovative applications of information systems to streamline business operations and enhance competitive advantage. Students will understand various accounting/business cycles and learn about how information systems are used in different functional areas such as finance/accounting, marketing, operations and supply chain, and HR/management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FNA1002 or ACC1002","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA1006 are not allowed to take ACC1006.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC2002","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Accounting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This course covers major concepts, tools and techniques in managerial accounting. It provides students with an appreciation of how managerial accounting evolves with changes in the business environment and why the usefulness of managerial accounting systems depends on the organisational context. The emphasis is on the use of managerial accounting information for decision-making, planning, and controlling activities. Students are introduced to both traditional and contemporary managerial accounting concepts and techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or FNA1002 or FNA1002X or FNA1002E or ACC1002 or ACC1002X or BH1002E or CS1304 or EC3212 or EG1422 before they are allowed to take ACC2002.","Preclusion":"BH2002 or BZ3102 or BK2001 or FNA2002 or IE4242","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3601","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Accounting and Reporting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the conceptual and theoretical issues underlying the corporate accounting and reporting requirements under the US, International and Singapore Accounting Standards. This allows the students to understand the economic rationales behind the accounting treatment of major financial statement items. It also equips the students with skills in using financial information for decision-making. Topics to be covered include conceptual framework in financial reporting, accounting for foreign currency translation, leasing, preparation of consolidated financial statements, earnings quality management and off-balance sheet financing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA1002 or ACC1002","Preclusion":"BH3111 or BZ3101 or BK3106 or FNA3111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3602","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Planning and Control","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"The course examines various means by which control can be exercised and the types of accounting information that allow for different means of control. Topics to be covered include the nature of control, responsibility centers, economic value added, transfer pricing, strategic planning, budgeting, performance evaluation systems, executive compensation, control for differentiated strategies, control for multinational organisations. Students learn how control is exercised through case analyses, case presentations and in-class discussions. The case approach makes control "come alive" for the students with descriptions of control at various real organisations. The case presentations make the students think critically and strategically. The in-class discussions allow the students to evaluate the pros and cons of different approaches and solutions to control problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2002 or ACC2002","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3112 are not allowed to take ACC3602.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3603","ModuleTitle":"Assurance and Attestation","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the knowledge and understanding of the audit process required by assurance and attestation engagements. It aims to ensure students acquire the necessary attitude, skills, and knowledge for a career in auditing, in the accounting profession or in business management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA1002/ACC1002 and FNA2002 (Students who are not enrolled in the accounting or accounting-specialization program should seek Deans Office permission to read the module)","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3121 are not allowed to take ACC3603.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3604","ModuleTitle":"Corporate and Securities Law","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this course is to develop a solid understanding of the legal framework required in the operations of business entities especially companies. It covers the entire life-span of a business entity, namely from the formation of the entity to its liquidation. It also includes the various legal obligations and implications in operating the business entity. A secondary objective is to introduce the pertinent provisions of securities legislation such as the Securities & Futures Act and the Takeover Code.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3122 or LL4055 are not allowed to take ACC3604.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3605","ModuleTitle":"Taxation","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the basic concepts of income taxation in Singapore. Since a large portion of a business organisation's profits goes towards the payment of income tax, it is absolutely crucial for students to have an understanding of how tax works and how to legally minimize it. This module is relevant to those who wish to work in the fields of accounting, consulting or financial management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA1002/ACC1002 and BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3127 or LL4056 are not allowed to take ACC3605.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Simon Poh Siew Beng"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3606","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Corporate Accounting and Reporting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This course explores in greater depth complex financial reporting topics introduced in ACC1002 Financial Accounting and ACC3601 Corporate Accounting and Reporting, and it also examines issues relating to fair value accounting. The viewpoint is that of the preparer of financial statements. The discussion centres on the financial reporting issues affecting a firm's profitability and risk. This course is for students who expect to become CPAs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA3111 or ACC3601","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3123 are not allowed to take ACC3606.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3611","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance and Ethics","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Corporate governance has been defined to involve "a set of relationships between a company's management, its board, its shareholders and other stakeholders [and that which] provides the structure through which the objectives of the company are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring performance are determined" (OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, 2004). This module covers corporate governance from a multidisciplinary perspective, including law, finance, accounting and economics, and discusses ethical dilemmas and challenges faced by managers and employees and how these can be addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA1002/ACC1002 and BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3124 or LL4065 are not allowed to take ACC3611.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3612","ModuleTitle":"Risk Management and Internal Control","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"To provide students with the ability and competency to exercise judgement and apply techniques in risk management to matters encountered by accounting professionals at the organisational level and to react to current developments or new practices. This module covers risk management frameworks, risk management techniques and basic components of a business continuity plan.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA2004/FIN2004 and BSP1004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3125 are not allowed to take ACC3612.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3613","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Assurance and Attestation","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"To equip students with a good understanding of the theoretical and practical knowledge/techniques for a variety of assurance and attestation work other than the statutory audit. Such work is often more complex and requires advanced methodologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA3121 or ACC3603","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3128 are not allowed to take ACC3613.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3614","ModuleTitle":"Valuation","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with an understanding of the various valuation issues and methodologies available to accountants and managers. It specifically discusses valuation issues pertaining to the enterprise, assets for use, and liabilities. After taking this course, the students should be able to value certain classes of assets and liabilities which are of significant interest and importance to the modern business. Coverage includes fair value and value-in-use concepts, earnings multiple analysis, discounted cash flow analysis and real option analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3126 are not allowed to take ACC3614.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC3615","ModuleTitle":"Accounting Theory","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Accounting theory is a body of rules and theories which governs the practice of financial accounting. Many of the rules and theories are well reasoned economic rationales and tested over time. On the other hand, the state of accounting theory also changes as new accounting and financial transactions are created in the new economy. This module seeks to examine some of the core theories that underpin financial accounting. This is essential to a proper theoretical understanding of the discipline of financial accounting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-6","Prerequisite":"FNA3111/ACC3601 Co-requisite: FNA3123/ACC3606","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3129 are not allowed to take ACC3615.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4611","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Taxation","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a foundation in tax planning. Part 1 discusses tax planning opportunities for the business entity in a local (Singapore) context, by making use of available tax incentives, different business structures, etc. Part 2 covers tax planning in an international business context, and will deal with double tax agreements, choice of foreign investment vehicles, repatriation of income and capital, tax havens, tax arbitrage, etc. Part 3 deals with tax planning for the individual operating across international boundaries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-6","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA4114 are not allowed to take ACC4611.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4612A","ModuleTitle":"SIA: Internal Auditing","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Internal auditing helps the Board of Directors, Audit Committee and Management of an organisation to add value and improve on the organisation’s results and operations. It does this by reviewing and recommending processes for better governance and accountability. This includes giving assurance that polices and procedures are in place to ensure the organisation’s objectives are achieved, risks are managed, controls are complied with, and resources are used efficiently and economically. This module provides students with the knowledge, both theory and practice, of how internal audits are done to achieve these objectives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"ACC3613 Advanced Assurance and Attestation","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4612D","ModuleTitle":"SIA: Advanced Accounting Theory","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to prepare accounting honours students with the necessary knowledge and skills to complete their honour theses. It is also suitable for students with an interest in gaining an understanding of important accounting issues such as earnings management, analyst and management earnings forecasts, voluntary disclosure, and accounting-based valuation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ACC3615 Accounting Theory","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4612E","ModuleTitle":"SIA: Risk Management Technology","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Depending on the expertise available in particular semesters, this module can take on different areas. For example, one stream may be ACC4612(A) Seminars in Accounting: Advanced Issues in Financial Accounting, which will cover topics such as advanced consolidation, pension accounting, extractive industries, agriculture and emerging issues. Another stream may be ACC4612(B) and deal with insolvency and liquidation accounting, plus forensic accounting. Yet a third stream may focus on accounting for non-corporate entities such as partnerships, trusts, estates and charities. A fourth possible stream is methodology and research in accounting. The particular stream offered in a specific semester will be advertised in advance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Depends on the particular stream offered. It is envisaged that completion of one or more ACC3xxx modules will be a pre-requisite in most cases.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4613","ModuleTitle":"Forensic Accounting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"It is designed to broaden the career prospects of the accounting graduates in the realm of forensic accounting. This case-based syllabus includes the investigation and detection of financial crime, fraud, insurance claim, legal dispute, Insolvency, money laundering, serious tax crime, terror financing, corruption, identity theft, market manipulation, hidden assets, etc. Knowledge and skills to be taught in the module include data analytics, common modus operandi of financial crime, loss recovery, admissibility of evidence, interviewing suspects and witnesses, presentation in the court of law, and career opportunities as a forensic accountant.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"ACC3603 Assurance and Attestation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4619","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Accounting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the accounting area. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling an accounting related issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC4629","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Accounting","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the accounting area. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling an accounting related issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"2","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA(Acc) curriculum.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ACC5001","ModuleTitle":"Business Analysis and Valuation","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Analysis of financial statements to determine the fundamentals of a business for investment or managerial decisions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR1101","ModuleTitle":"Design I","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundation module that serves to introduce basic communication techniques, the fundamental principles of design and design methods. Topics ? The module will deal with the subject of human perception in the reading and understanding of design. Issues related to space, form, order will serve as essential design generators. The module will also provide the requisite grounding in visual language, design thinking and graphic communication. Graphic communication will include basic drawing skills and the use of common rendering media for two and three-dimensional representation.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR1102","ModuleTitle":"Design 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will build upon the module AR1101 by focusing on the development of basic design skills as an interface for activities between people, furniture, fittings and the use of space within the built environment. Topics - The module will focus on issues related to the measure of man to serve as essential design generators. The module will also deal with the use of materials and methods for making and constructing. The module will also deal with context. Graphic communication and the use of technical drawings to illustrate design will form part of this module. The module will expand on the development of media in graphic communication.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR1326","ModuleTitle":"Architectural Construction","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"To heighten students' awareness of the concepts and components of building structure and technology. Major topics include the roles of architect in the construction industry, basic principles of structural mechanics, primary and secondary building systems including building foundation, floor and roof framing systems, building components such as walls, stairs, doors and windows, and the fundamentals of timber and masonry constructions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR1327","ModuleTitle":"Structural Principles","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module for architecture students introduces the students to structural principles in architectural design. It covers the effects and properties of structural forces, structural systems and their interfaces with building functions in served and servant spaces. It also examines issues of construction and assemblage, in relation to special building types and building systems","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1-0-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR1721","ModuleTitle":"Climate Responsive Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the principles of environmental responsive architecture, focusing on passive mode and other low energy design strategies for architecture in the various climates. Topics included address the impact of sun, daylight, wind, rain on architectural design. The module enables students to formulate holistic approaches in generating design solutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR1724","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Landscape Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic concepts in landscape design through a series of lectures and site visits. Urban landscape architecture and tropical climatic considerations are emphasised.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-7-0-2-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2101","ModuleTitle":"Design 3","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will emphasize design in response to environment and site. It will enable students to learn to design small-scale buildings within the context of hot humid tropical environments. Topics - The module will deal with issues related to climate, the tropical environment and sustainability as generators of design. It will also focus on design with an understanding of spatial and functional relationships of spaces such as small and big spaces, private and public spaces.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR1101 Design 1 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”; AR1102 Design 2 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”;","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2102","ModuleTitle":"Design 4","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will emphasize the integrative nature of architectural design. Students are to focus on the integration of architectural design with materials, structure and construction. Topics ? The module will deal with appropriate materials, structure and construction for the architectural design intent through the design of a small-scale building. Responses to program, climate and site context of urban fringe sites are also to be considered in the design.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR1101 Design 1 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”; AR1102 Design 2 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2221","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of SEA Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to introduce students to the development of architectural thoughts, ideas and works within the region of Southeast Asia. It will enable students to relate to the culture and traditions of the region to developments in architecture. Topics ? The module will focus on the architectural heritage of Southeast Asia. It surveys the traditions of architecture from the earliest times to the present day. It will introduce ideas and concepts related to the study and production of architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2222","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Western Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to introduce students to the development of architectural thoughts, ideas and works in Europe and the west. It will enable students to understand the development of western architecture and their influence on world architecture. Topics - The module examines the basic knowledge of architectural design and theories that constitute and is constituted by established European historical materials from Greek and Roman architecture to 19th century eclecticism. Although the historical materials centered around architectural thoughts and development, their connections to cultural and social history are also explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2223","ModuleTitle":"Theory Of Urban Design & Planning","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the fundamental principles of urban design and planning. It will enable students to understand and appreciate the issues and process of urban design & planning. The module introduces students to the concepts of urban form, urban function, urban change and how urban spaces are designed through different urban design models. The module will include the study of the western urban development in general and of Singapore. It will examine the driving force behind urban transformation. Important urban design models will be introduced, including the traditional city, medieval city, garden city, modern city and ecological city.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2224","ModuleTitle":"Ideas and Approaches in Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module provides and introduction to some of the basic concepts in and approaches to architecture as a practice and as an academic discipline. It also highlights the nature and historical development of architecture especially with respect to \"vocabulary\" and \"ideas\", and introduces their use in the analysis of the works of architecture. Topics ? The module will (1) imbue the knowledge of architecture as a special category of man-made objects, replete with ideas, social contexts and intellectual processes; (2) introduce architecture through some of its basic concepts such as \"periods\", \"styles\", \"language\", etc.; (3) encourage an active and a critical approach to analyzing the works of architecture; (4) show the relevance of architecture in contemporary and immediate real-life problem sets like sustainability, subjectivity, identity, meanings, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2225","ModuleTitle":"Reading Visual Images","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to ways of looking at and discussing works of art. The focus is chiefly on painting and sculpture; the emphasis is on analyzing the composition or design of art works and in constructing meanings for them. The study of this module enables students to acquire critical skills for interpreting and connecting with works of art. The module encourages students to read art works in relation to a range of interests, intentions and issues; the aim here is to suggest or propose contexts or environments in which art works are made and received. There are three sections. In the first, three (3) topics from Asian art traditions are discussed. The are : 1. Indian sculpture 2. Chinese landscape painting 3. Islamic calligraphy In the second section, ideas and movements from the Renaissance in Italy to the end of the 20th century in Europe, are surveyed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2226","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Modern Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"To develop a basic understanding of the major principles of contemporary architecture and urbanism from mid-nineteen century to the present; To study the making of architectural and urban language as they have been evolved and developed within specific social, political, cultural, technological and economic contexts; and to develop critical perspectives regarding contemporary architectural practice, the design process, and perceptions of the built environment. Major topics to be covered: Arts and Crafts movements, Art Nouveau, Chicago School, modernity, the avant-garde, international style, High tech, Populism, regionalism, critical regionalism, post-modernism, deconstructivism?etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2327","ModuleTitle":"Architecture, Structure and Construction","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Architectural form is a result of its construction, structure and materiality. In a symbiosis of historical understanding of structural theory, construction and engineering architecture emerges. The Module focuses on materials and construction techniques within different environmental and climatic conditions. The rules of structural engineering are used to explain Architectural Forms. The principles of construction in Architecture are explained and the possibilities for sustainable solutions in Design will be explored. Lectures are accompanied with hands-on assignments to explore and explain Structural and Design Logics. It covers in greater depth, important aspects of Architectural Construction and Buildings Structures, whereby it provides basic knowledge on construction and structural systems applicable and necessary for Architectural Design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2521","ModuleTitle":"Digital Modelling and Simulation","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"In architectural practice, digital design has grown in importance and is fundamentally changing the nature of the design process itself. This module will focus on the theoretical foundations of digital modelling and performance simulation. It will enable students to develop a critical understanding of relevant digital tools and techniques, and the role that they can play in the design process. The theoretical understanding will be enhanced by hands-on experimentation with a subset of tools and techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR2723","ModuleTitle":"Strategies for Sustainable Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with topics in ecological and sustainable architecture, focusing on environmental issues as they apply to design. Basic technical knowledge on energy, water, materials, etc are covered in the context of how buildings operate. The module enables students to operationalize the principles when generating design solutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR3101","ModuleTitle":"Design 5","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will emphasize the integrative nature of architectural design. It will enable students to understand how technology should be applied to building design and construction. Topics: The module will focus on projects that require consideration for realism imposed by functional, technical and statutory constraints. Buildings will be of medium complexity set within less intensively developed urban sites. Design projects will demand a holistic awareness of the issues related to the environment, climate, context, technology and building regulations","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR2101 Design 3 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”; AR2102 Design 4 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR3101A","ModuleTitle":"Design 5 (Landscape Architecture Emphasis)","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops basic skills in landscape design and marks the ‘first-time experience’ of architecture students in the field of landscape architectural studio work. It leads the students into urban and suburban contexts, where landscape ‘meets’ city and city ‘eats’ landscape.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-7-0-10-12","Prerequisite":"AR2101 Design 3 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”; AR2102 Design 4 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR3102","ModuleTitle":"Design 6","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the program is to develop a level of competence in design skills and thinking. It involves the integration of technology with the natural environment, and urban context. Students address a generic brief by building upon it with emphasis in Urban, Environment, and/or Technological issues in a given site to demonstrate the acquisition of a level of competence in research, design thinking, operational skills and communication.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR2101 Design 3 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”; AR2102 Design 4 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR3102A","ModuleTitle":"Design 6 (Landscape Architecture Emphasis)","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops basic skills in landscape design and marks the ‘second-time experience’ of architecture students in the field of landscape architectural studio work. It leads the students into central urban contexts, where architecture ‘meets’ landscape architecture and built city ‘defines’ public open space.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-7-0-10-12","Prerequisite":"AR2101 Design 3 Grade 'C' or Grade “S”; AR2102 Design 4 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR3151","ModuleTitle":"Design - ISM","Department":"Architecture","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR3421","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Architectural Practice","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will gain knowledge of how buildings are designed and built in the context of architectural and professional practice and the framework of the construction industry within which it operates","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR3721","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Systems and Construction","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces fundamental building physics (thermal, lighting, acoustics), building materials, and systems to achieve environmental performance-targets and sustainability. Technology integration is emphasized via understanding how materials and systems are related, detailed, and assembled. Students will learn quantitative means to evaluate environmental requirements, and develop familiarity with system strategies and construction details to integrate the various building systems (such as structure, mechanical and electric services, architecture exteriors and interiors). Additionally, codes of practice (such as fire safety) and considerations on sustainable environment will be addressed. The goal is to integrate those technologies in a symbiotic manner to achieve human well-being.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"AR1326, AR1731, AR2326, AR2723","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4001","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Architectural Study 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in History, Theory and in Architecture, Architecture & Urban Heritage and Design Computing.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-2-14","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4002","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Architectural Study 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The course is intended to evaluate the students’ ability to carry out independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students will identify subject in the area of Architecture Theory/History, Architecture & Urban Heritage, Urban Studies and Design Computing.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-2-14","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4101","ModuleTitle":"Design 7","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide the opportunity for students to demonstrate their understanding and ability in integrating technology with architecture. Topics - The module will demand more comprehensive response in developing an appropriate technological response to the particular demands of architecture, climate and context. Students have to demonstrate ability in the design development process and a degree of innovation in integrating technological ideas and components into the architectural project.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR3101 Design 5 Grade 'C'; AR3102 Design 6 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4102","ModuleTitle":"Design 8","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will study the issues and methods involved with the urban community and high-density housing. It will enable students to explore the forms and typologies of housing in high-dense cities and the methods that may be pursued in the design of these building types. Topics - The module examines the design issues connected with the urban context of Asian cities and the development of housing in Singapore, including public housing. It will include site investigation and analysis, urban design considerations and the design of appropriate housing types in response to the urban and social context. New concepts of dwelling in the city will be explored, and students have to demonstrate their ability to integrate urban, social and environmental factors into their housing proposals. Emphasis is also placed on the ability to resolve the relationship of public, community and private spaces in these developments.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR3101 Design 5 Grade 'C'; AR3102 Design 6 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non-architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4103","ModuleTitle":"Architectural & Technology Design 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The studio aims to provide the students with an opportunity to learn design detailing, technological development and resolution of architectural schemes up to a stage where the design information in the project submission may be understood as being equivalent to pre-tender drawings or drawings for construction. The scope of learning comprises of i) Understanding the conceptual intentions of design scheme. ii) Translating aesthetic intention into technological design issues. iii) Identifying separate technical design activities, eg lighting iv) Communicating resolved design solutions as technical specification, architectural/construction drawing.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR3101 Design 1 Grade 'C'; AR3102 Design 2 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4104","ModuleTitle":"Architectural & Technology Design 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module allows the students to employ digital design processes eg. Revit, CFD to simulate building performance impact on building form and configuration as an interactive design process in the development and study of optimal solutions.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"AR3101 Design 5 Grade 'C'; AR3102 Design 6 Grade 'C'","Preclusion":"All non architecture students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4111","ModuleTitle":"Design Futures","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Design Futures are intense special design studio workshops that examine some of (but not limited to) the following topics in line with the four Design sections in the Department’s design curriculum: a) Future of Learning Spaces b) Future of Work Spaces c) Future of Public Spaces d) Future of Residential Environments The primary aim of the module is to provide opportunity for the students to explore in detail, under the careful guidance of a staff's issues, concepts and preliminary proposals connected to one of the themes above.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-0-4-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4142","ModuleTitle":"Research Report","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The B.A. Arch Research Report is a culminating academic exercise in the final year of B.A. Arch study. It is intended to evaluate the students’ ability to carry out independent research under the supervision of a faculty member. Students will identify subject in the area of architecture theory/ history or Urban Design/ study. The report will be forged and realized under the History, Theory and Criticism or Urban Studies Research Teaching Groups.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-2-14","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4222","ModuleTitle":"Asian Architecture and Urban History","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module covers topics in Architecture and Urban History with special focus on Asia, from ancient to classical and modern periods. It is aimed to give students in-depth understanding the development of thoughts and manifestations into architectural and urban forms for a specific time and place in Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4223","ModuleTitle":"Architecture and Urban Heritage","Department":"Architecture","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4322","ModuleTitle":"Design Simulation & Analysis","Department":"Architecture","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4323","ModuleTitle":"Assessment of Sustainable Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an understanding of the fundamentals of performance assessment applied to sustainable design, which encompasses design intentions and performance targets. Quantitative and qualitative assessment methods and surrogate indicators are introduced and the module aims to enhance student’s ability to adapt quantification to inform early design decisions for more sustainable design outcomes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR4951G","ModuleTitle":"Topics In History And Theory Of Architecture - Curating Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide opportunities for students to work collaboratively on school-related publications and events, with the aim of developing critical and curatorial skills in the discourse of architecture. Students are expected to publish books and organise events of academic quality, as their deliverables.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-4-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5011","ModuleTitle":"Research Methodology","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This course examines parameters that are set and/or claimed for undertaking research leading to the writing and presentation of a dissertation for a degree in a university. It begins by sketching a brief history of research and then proceeds to highlight changing definitions, premises and approaches. The principal interest and task of the instructor is to lead & develop discussions of definitions, premises and approaches. In dealing with them, aspects of methods, structure and language will gain focus.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5103","ModuleTitle":"Architectural Design Thesis","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Students are assigned a Thesis supervisor who will assist the student in identifying and developing the Thesis topic. Students spend the early part of the thesis researching the topic and identifying key issues and design agenda. Students will then proceed to formulate an architectural project to explore the Thesis. In the later stages of the studio, each student will develop a comprehensive architectural design solution in response to the issues and brief identified earlier. In this later stage of the Thesis project students are required to develop technological and material responses to the thesis issue(s) developed earlier. The thesis submission comprises of a report, drawings, and models.","ModuleCredit":"24","Workload":"4-4-0-22-40","Preclusion":"non architecture students","History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5104","ModuleTitle":"Final Design Project","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The final Design Project for the M (Arch) with a specialization in Design Technology and Management is the culmination of the technical and design learning predicated on the instrumental value of technical design as a means of to a wider agenda of sustainable building, resource conservation and creating positive environmental impacts. Students are expected to demonstrate research in design technology as a basis for addressing emergent and perceived need in the aesthetic, cultural and social field. The use of design as a form of research applied to building infrastructure or the environment relevant to practical design issues in industry. Students are required to produce drawings and models illustrating technical exploration and resolution with digitally aided or lab based experimentation. Projects will be supervised by tutors of students choice assisted by a panel of technical specialists.","ModuleCredit":"20","Workload":"4-4-0-22-40","Preclusion":"Non Architecture students","History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5121","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics In Technology","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce relevant topics in total building performance, fire management, specification writing and buildability and their application to design management and development. This module is conducted through two intensive one-week workshops. The first workshop starts right after submission of the Dissertation and deals with Total Building Performance and Fire Management relevant to the early design phase of the Final Design Project. The second workshop is conducted in the first week of S2 and deals with Specification Writing and Buildability, issues more relevant for the advanced stage of the Final Design Project. Through this module, students will become aware of the individual requirements of the above topics and codes. Selected examples will be introduced and students learn how these topics can be applied and that their successful consideration does not compromise on the design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-4-0","Preclusion":"Non architecture students","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Saturday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5141","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The dissertation offers the opportunity to conduct independent research and to demonstrate analytical and communication skills by investigating a topic of interest and of relevance to the discipline of architecture. A topic may be chosen from one of the following subject areas: Design Technologies; History Theory & Criticism; Urban Studies. The length of the dissertation shall be no more than 10,000 words.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-4-12","Preclusion":"Non Architecture students","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5142","ModuleTitle":"Technical Dissertation","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The Dissertation is intended to evaluate the students ability to carry out independent research in technical design issues and systems relevant to building and architectural design. The student is expected to identify a significant problem in any of the following areas: detailing for weathering performance, reduction in assembly and construction time and cost, detailing for energy efficiency, material limits and potentials in built application. The study will be based on precedent studies before proposing original solutions to identified problems related to constructional/ engineering performance issues. The dissertation is to include analytical and assembly drawings not exceeding 8000 words. Alternatively, the dissertation may involve technical experimentation (digitally or laboratory) based or involving fieldwork, to verify technical findings.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-4-12","Preclusion":"Non Architecture students","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5221","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Theories","Department":"Architecture","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5312","ModuleTitle":"Typo-Morphology In Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5321","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Architectural Technology","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce building technology in the context of design strategies and as the enabler of architectural design concepts and function. Lectures are organized sequentially to relate in one building. a. operator/user requirements to building requirements b. design strategies to meet building requirements c. the technical resolution of those design strategies Design strategies include: Site planning considerations for major provisions such as substation, basement car parks; Construction processes due to site constraints; Structural strategy and concept in relation to architectural form, space and layout considerations; Mechanical & electrical strategy and concept in relation to architecture and layout.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5322","ModuleTitle":"Renewable Resources and Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module intends to provide students with a general understanding about the interrelationship between natural resources and architecture including building materials and energy sources. The need to shift from present fuel-based energy use and construction practices toward the application of renewable resources strategies is highlighted. Different renewable energy strategies as well as the use of renewable resources and sustainable design practices are going to be discussed both at single-house, building and city scales.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5421","ModuleTitle":"Architectural Practice 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with the knowledge and understanding to enter into architectural practice. It will enable students to understand the roles and responsibilities of the architect in professional practice. Major topics covered are the organisation of the construction industry, office and project management, statutory requirements, cost control and contract administration.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5422","ModuleTitle":"Architectural Practice 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with the knowledge and understanding to enter into architectural practice. It will enable students to understand the legal roles and responsibilities of the architect, the branches of laws applicable to the construction industry, the Singapore Institute of Architects and Public Sector contracts. Major topics covered are the law of contracts, tort, property land law and copyright, duties of architects, the Singapore Institute of Architects and Public Sector form of contracts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Saturday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5467","ModuleTitle":"Domesticity in Architecture, Art & Film","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Despite Modern Architecture’s emphasis on housing, the domestic realm (its interiority, experience and occupancy) is often a neglected area of study since attention is focused on housing as a large-scale urban form. Yet, domestic spaces embed important issues of gender, class, taste, ethnicity, family filial ties ('filiality') and identity. This interdisciplinary module explores the concept of domesticity – how and where we live – by examining its portrayals in architecture, art and film. It gives a broad and critical overview by working through a series of key contemporary architectural, art and film projects drawn from Asia, Europe and the United States.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students in their senior years of study (4th years and above), or those conducting postgraduate research on a related topic, should only apply. This module is open to cross-faculty applicants. Students from Architecture, Geography, Literature, English, dia, Cultural Studies, for example, will find this module applicable. Potential students should be interested in visual culture and architecture, and are keen on reading, watching films and understanding contemporary art. The seminars require students to contribute to reading response assignments. Students should come to class having read the assigned readings/ watch the films/ be familiar with the exhibitions listed.","Preclusion":"For Years 4, 5 and postgraduate students only. This is a humanities-based module with high visual and textual components.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar","Department":"Architecture","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in History and Theory of Architecture 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in History, Theory and Criticism in Architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in History & Theory of Architecture 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in History, Theory and Criticism in Architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951C","ModuleTitle":"Topics in History and Theory of Architecture 3","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in History, Theory and Criticism in Architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951J","ModuleTitle":"Designing Drawing","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This seminar-based module is a general survey of the history, theory and techniques of architectural drawing, focusing on the manually created drawing. This module will present drawing as the primary instrument for intellectual and critical discourse in architecture. It will present a historical and theoretical overview of drawing along with practical reviews of the varying drawing techniques. Based on their understandings of the history, theory, and techniques of drawing, students will explore and propose alternative manifestations of architectural drawing. The coursework will entail weekly textual and graphic assignments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-1-7","Prerequisite":"AR 1121 – Spatial Visual Communication","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951L","ModuleTitle":"Topics in History and Theory of Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide basic knowledge for students to understand design consideration for aging population in healthcare setting, and to gain the skills to conduct post occupancy evaluations in a systematic manner. Through group exercise, students are also able to learn framing appropriate questions for evaluating healthcare settings in a holistic manner.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951N","ModuleTitle":"Traditional Architectural Culture Of China","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"As one of the cultural forms, architecture correlates with politics, economics, science and technology, religion and custom, philosophy, aesthetics, and East-West cultural communication. By employing the methodology of the cultural anthropology, this course will provide a new understanding on the principles of Chinese architecture as a part of ancient Chinese culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"This module will be conducted in Chinese. Participants must be able to understand and converse in Chinese.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5951Z","ModuleTitle":"Topics in History and Theory of Architecture Elective","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in History, Theory and Criticism in Architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Urban Studies 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Studies, including Urban Design and Planning. Examples of topics that may be studied are: Tropical Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Design, Ecourbanism, Urban Design methodologies and practice","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Urban Studies 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Studies, including Urban Design and Planning. Examples of topics that may be studied are: Tropical Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Design, Ecourbanism, Urban Design methodologies and practice","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952C","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Urban Studies 3","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Studies, including Urban Design and Planning. Examples of topics that may be studied are: Tropical Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Design, Ecourbanism, Urban Design methodologies and practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952J","ModuleTitle":"Human Ecology And Built Environment - Space And Health","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The main aim of this module is to widen the capacity for understanding the relationship of men and built environment. Topics like THE - Total Healing Environment, accessibility and inclusive spaces, semantics of space, senses, wayfinding, etc. will be discussed from social, psychological, technical, cultural and environmental perspective. Upon completion, students will be able to understand how space influences users and improve this relation through creative and integrative universal design. Students will engage in creative exercises asking for critical enquiry and innovativeness.Particular attention will be paid to design for ageing population and Universal Design principles and practices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952K","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Urban Studies: Design Thinking and Implementation","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce the students to a framework of design methodology, planning, professional practice and project execution. It addresses the urban form with optimized open spaces for ecological infrastructures and the public social realm for liveable, environmental and smart cities. Real cases, situations and challenges that planners and designer face today and in the future will be starting points of discussion. This multi-disciplinary module addresses the methodology on how to be inspired and how to create a strong design philosophy and to implement this successfully in professional practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952N","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Urban Studies - Shaping Liveable Places","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This course on “SHAPING BLUE/GREEN/SOCIAL FOR LIVEABLE PLACES - Case study on Pulau Ubin, Part I” is imbedded and focusing on a research project on multifunctional liveable places in urban areas. With the megatrends of density and increasing urbanisation, the Blue/Green Places are affected dramatically and are losing space and quality. The loss of biodiversity and the impact of climate change not only have direct impact on the quality of life in cities across the world, recreational activities and mental health are advsersely affected as well. There is an ever-increasing need for new and innovative solutions to combine blue, green and social functions on dense spaces. It will focus on the improvement of greenery and urban water infrastructure and all its benefits on urban liveability. In particular, this study will focus on Pulau Ubin, one of the less developed islands in Singapore. With Singapore’s special anniversary by 2015, this area is significant in terms of recreation and heritage for the broader Singapore region. Therefore, the environmental, social, cultural and economic benefits of a holistic approach will be the topics of this module. The aim is to identify best practices and lessons learned and develop a framework, which can give ideas to city decision makers in general and planners as well as developers and stakeholders in particular. To back up this study, we will explore the current situation through field studies, interviews and analysis of different proposals. Based on this, students will formulate proposals. The module aims to raise the students’ knowledge in strategic thinking on programming, urban landscapes as well in designing and constructing open spaces, greenery and water related projects for their professional practice. According to the multidisciplinary character, it will focus on good governance, participation as well as the practice of Art, Engineering and Architecture. Live hands-on experiments and work with relevant examples in a wide range of situations within the professional practice will be crucial.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952P","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Urban Studies - Community Design and Participatory Planning","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide a comprehensive examination of the theories, methodologies and praxis of community design and participatory planning. Important topics that will be covered include: 1) evolution of the concept of community and its importance as the base of social sustainability; 2) social dimension of sustainability in an urban context; 3) relationship between built environment and community bonding; 4) approaches, principles, methods of community design and participatory planning; and 5) comparative analysis of different contexts and drivers for community design and participatory planning in global and Asian cities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-3-5","Prerequisite":"None, provided candidate satisfy criteria for admission to AR5 level modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5952Z","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Urban Studies 2 Elective","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Studies, including Urban Design and Planning. Examples of topics that may be studied are: Tropical Urban Design, Sustainable Urban Design, Ecourbanism, Urban Design methodologies and practice","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953C","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 3","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953D","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology 4","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Design Technology. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the evolving role of tools, techniques and constructs of thinking, new typologies, systems and processes, relationships of form, fabric and materials, visualisation and validation of performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953J","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology - Solar Decathlon","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This is a studio-based module, where students from different disciplines work in integrated team to synthesize and implement various sub-systems in the solar house, such as PV-LVDC systems, HVAC and adaptive controls, optimizing hot water and radiant heating. The designing and implementation of each system involves a breadth of considerations and tasks including analyses, simulation, optimization and control strategies, as well as responding to overall architecture intents and constraints such as performance, cost, buildability, site and size constraints. The deliverables of this module is working prototypes, and a written report.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953L","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology - Design Space Exploration","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Computational design has grown in importance and is fundamentally changing the nature of the design process in architectural practice. This module focuses on the ability to explore alternative design solutions as a means to inform the design and decision-making process. Without computational means, it is generally infeasible to consider more than a few design alternatives, even if the design solution space is uncountably large. Using techniques such as parametric/associative modelling, rule-based generation and more general algorithmic design generation allows defining and investigating a family or language of designs. Besides investigating one or more such techniques, we will also investigate the main characteristics of the design space and its structure.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953M","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Design Technology- Iterative Virtual Prototyping","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This elective aims to introduce advance performance driven digital design methods and techniques leveraging parametric modelling and design simulation tools. The overall approach, referred to as Iterative Virtual Prototyping (IVP), involves a cyclical design process in which design variants are developed and evaluated using automated computational workflows. A number of design methods based on the IVP approach will be covered. Students will be taught how these methods can be appropriately applied and how they can used to better understand the design scenarios being tackled. Students will also learn a range of digital skills, focusing in particular on parametric and procedural modelling techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5953N","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Design Technology - Rapid Prototyping","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Rapid Prototyping is commonly used as part of design process to allow architects and engineers the ability to explore design alternatives, test theories, and confirm performance prior to starting construction of a new building. The module provides an opportunity to understand tools and techniques of Rapid Prototyping process in architectural designs with Digital Fabrication technologies. It commences with case studies of how prototypes can advance aesthetical, structural and environmental aspects of architectural design, which are followed by workshop based hands-on exercises on actual prototype making at the Design Fabrication Workshop.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5954A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Landscape Architecture 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Landscape Architecture. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: Tropical Urban Landscape Design, Urban Landscape Architecture in Megacities, Sustainable Urban Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture in the Informal City, Landscape Visualisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5954B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Landscape Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Landscape Architecture. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: Tropical Urban Landscape Design, Urban Landscape Architecturein Megacities, Sustainable Urban Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture in the Informal City, Landscape Visualisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5954C","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Landscape Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Urban Landscape Architecture. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: Tropical Urban Landscape Design, Urban Landscape Architecture in Megacities, Sustainable Urban Landscape Architecture, Landscape Architecture in the Informal City, Landscape Visualisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR5954J","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Landscape Architecture: Water In Art, Engineering And Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This Seminar on “WATER IN ART, ENGINEERING and ARCHITECTURE” is focusing on raising students’ knowledge in designing and construction of water related projects for their professional practice. According to the multidisciplinary character of water the focus will be on the practice of Art, Engineering and Architecture. Live experiments with hands-on character and the work with relevant examples in a wide range of situations within the professional practice will be crucial. The module provides an understanding of the possibilities and challenges in the design and planning profession at the water sector.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AR6770","ModuleTitle":"Phd Seminar","Department":"Architecture","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AS2237","ModuleTitle":"The U.S.: From Settlement to Superpower","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to provide students with a basic grounding of American historical and cultural developments from European colonisation to the end of the twentieth century. It will examine both the internal developments in the United States as well as its growing importance in international politics. By offering a range of social, economic, and political perspectives on the American experience, it will equip students with the knowledge for understanding and analysing the dominance of the United States in contemporary world history and culture. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"HY2237","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY2237, GEK2000","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AS3231","ModuleTitle":"American Literature I","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module examines selected texts of 19th century American writing through Reconstruction; it examines typical aspects of American character/imagination, and it trains students to read literary texts closely and to express their understanding of texts both in class discussion and in writing. The module is aimed at undergraduate English majors, but cross-faculty students who enjoy literature are welcome.","CrossModule":"EN3231","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"EN3231","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AS3239","ModuleTitle":"The United States in the Asia-Pacific","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific region from the nineteenth to the twenty?first century. The evolution of political, military and economic ties between the America and three sub?regions of Asia will be explored. The nature of US involvement in the conflicts of the East Asian nations of Japan, China and Korea will form the first part of the module. The involvement of America in the decolonization and nation?building of the Southeast Asian nations will also be examined. Finally, the American influence in the sectarian and power differences in the South Asian nations of India and Pakistan will be addressed. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"HY3239","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY3239","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AS3240","ModuleTitle":"Making America Modern","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"In 1901 only 14% of American homes had a bath and 8% a telephone. The country however was undergoing a process of economic, social, and cultural modernity that laid the basis for it emerging as the pre-eminent power in the world by 1945. This module examines the transformation of America from 1880. Students will study the processes of modernity in America both as economic modernisation and cultural modernism. The module asks students to evaluate the relationship between various aspects of American modernity. The module is for students interested in the culture and society of the USA.","CrossModule":"HY3240","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Any level 1000 or 2000 HY or AS modules","Preclusion":"AS3230, HY3230, HY3240","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AS4219","ModuleTitle":"American Intellectual History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The module is an advanced overview of major approaches and themes in American intellectual history. Students will explore the diversity of American thinkers. The module will focus on the twentieth century and analyses American thinkers in their social contexts. This course provides a diverse and multifarious look at American intellectual history through a study of specific intellectual figures. Students will develop their understanding of the complexity of American intellectual traditions. For students majoring in history and those with an interest in the USA.","CrossModule":"HY4219","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4219","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"AS4232","ModuleTitle":"Topics in American Literature","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module, which is aimed at upper level English Literature majors and cross-faculty students who have some experience with literary analysis, will focus on American literary orientalism in order to continue to examine questions of race, gender, ethnicity and literary form in the (mainly postwar) American imaginary.","CrossModule":"EN4232","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EN4232","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ASP1201","ModuleTitle":"H3 Humanities & Soc Sci Research Prog","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"The H3 Humanities and Social Sciences Research Programme is offered to Junior College students who have exceptional ability and aptitude in Economics, Geography, History, Literature in English, Chinese Language and Literature, and Malay Language and Literature. The student will embark on an independent study and research under the supervision of a NUS academic and will be assessed via an extended essay.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"approximately 120 hours of independent study and research and consultation with a NUS lecturer.","Prerequisite":"Reading the relevant H2 subject.","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5101","ModuleTitle":"Acoustics","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the physics of the generation, propagation and measurement of sound.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"12-12-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5102","ModuleTitle":"Anatomy & Physiology","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the ear and the brain as well as the peripheral balance organ. Students will also be introduced to the peripheral organs involved in normal speech production.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"20-10-0-0-15","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5103","ModuleTitle":"Pathologies of the Auditory System","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students an understanding of the basis of diseases that are commonly affecting the hearing and balance system, and the impact of the different types of pathology (e.g. conductive and sensorineural hearing loss, central auditory processing disorder, peripheral and central vestibular lesion) on the patient’s life.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"12-0-0-6-12","Corequisite":"AUD5102: Anatomy & Physiology","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5104","ModuleTitle":"Perception of Sound & Speech","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of the psychological theory of pitch and loudness perception, the relationship between physically measurable parameters of sound (e.g. frequency, intensity) and the psychological concepts of pitch and loudness, the psychoacoustic methods for determining the detection and discrimination ability of the auditory system, the acoustic features of different speech sounds, binaural hearing and the effect of masking.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"26-0-0-4-15","Corequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustics","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5105","ModuleTitle":"Hearing Devices and Rehabilitation A - Part 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the basic understanding of how hearing aid operates and describes the different style of ear moulds and hearing aids (custom aid, behind-the-ear), as well as the electroacoustic features of hearing aids (such as gain, maximum power output). This module also describes the various outcome measures used for verifying amplification and identify potential sources of error in amplification. Student will have hands-on sessions to practice hearing aids programming, fitting, and verification following the lectures.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"37-0-24-0-29","Prerequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustics AUD5104: Perception of Sound and Speech","Corequisite":"AUD5106: Clinical Audiology","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5106","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Audiology A - Part 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to various methods of diagnostic audiological assessment (objective and subjective tests) and management of adult patients. This module involves lecture and clinical practicum, whereby students will have guided and structured observation of experienced Audiologists assessing hearing impaired patients in the clinic (NUH) and they will get an opportunity to practice on each other in a real clinical environment.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"21-11-45-0-13","Prerequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustics AUD5102: Anatomy & Physiology AUD5103: Pathologies of the Auditory System AUD5104: Perception of Sound and Speech","Corequisite":"AUD5105: Hearing Devices and Rehabilitation Part A; AUD5108: Electrophysiological Assessment A.","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5107","ModuleTitle":"Paediatric Audiology A - Part 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the normal auditory, speech and language, social and physical development of infants and young children. This module also describes the risk factors for hearing loss in children including neonatology, genetics and illnesses, as well as methods of assessing young children’s hearing. This module is delivered through lecture and clinical observation in a real clinical environment (NUH). Students will have guided and structured observation of experienced Audiologists conducting behavioural hearing assessment in young children.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"23-11-45-0-11","Prerequisite":"Pre-requisites: NIL Module 1: Acoustics Module 2: Anatomy and Physiology Module 3: Pathologies of the Auditory System Module 4: Perception of Sound and Speech","Corequisite":"Module 5: Clinical Audiology A (Part 1)","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5108","ModuleTitle":"Electrophysiological Assessment A","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of different type of electrophysiological assessment techniques (e.g. auditory brainstem response, middle and late latency response, P300, mismatch negativity) that can be applied on patients of different ages. Students will also learn about the conduct and pitfalls of these electrophysiological assessment techniques through clinical practicum.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"17-0-4-0-24","Prerequisite":"AUD5102: Anatomy and Physiology AUD5103: Pathologies of the Auditory System","Corequisite":"AUD5106: Clinical Audiology A – Part 1; AUD5107: Paediatric Audiology A – Part 1","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5109","ModuleTitle":"Professional Practice Issues & Community Audiology","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is introduced to help students explore the role of audiologists in counselling and multidisciplinary management of hearing impaired individuals and their family members. Students will also be taught a business concept on running a hearing care centre.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"14-14-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5110","ModuleTitle":"Vestibular Assessment and Management A","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of the background, techniques, interpretation and the usefulness of caloric test, ocular motility, positional and positioning testing on patients with balance disorder. The module involves lecture and clinical practicum with guided and structured observation, whereby students will get an opportunity to observe experienced Audiologist performing caloric and ocular motor tests on patients with balance disorder.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"12-0-39-0-24","Prerequisite":"AUD5102 Anatomy & Physiology AUD5103 Pathologies of the Auditory System","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5111","ModuleTitle":"Hearing Devices & Rehabilitation A - Part 2","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the design principles of various types of implantable devices (e.g. cochlear implant, middle-ear implant). All aspects of the clinical application of these implantable devices including audiological evaluation, medical issues, counselling, programming of devices and outcome measures are covered.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24-8-39-0-19","Prerequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustic AUD5104: Perception of Sound and Speech AUD5105: Hearing Devices & Rehabilitation A - Part 1","Corequisite":"AUD5112 Clinical Audiology A - Part 2","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5112","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Audiology A - Part 2","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This compulsory module is an extension of AUD5106 that introduces students to advance methods of diagnostic audiological assessment (objective and subjective tests) and management of adult patients. This module involves lecture in the morning and clinical practicum in the afternoon, whereby students will need to prepare and discuss session plans for cases to be observed on the day with clinical supervisor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"27-9-44-0-20","Prerequisite":"AUD5101: Acoustic AUD5102: Anatomy & Physiology AUD5103: Pathologies of the Auditory System AUD5104: Perception of Sound and Speech AUD5105: Hearing Devices & Rehabilitation A (Part 1)","Corequisite":"AUD5108: Electrophysiology Assessment A; AUD5111: Hearing Devices & Rehabilitation A (Part 2)","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5113","ModuleTitle":"Paediatric Audiology A - Part 2","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation from AUD5107 that provides an introduction to the normal auditory, speech and language, social and physical development of infants and young children. The focus of this module is on children with hearing impairment. This module is delivered through lecture and clinical practicum takes place in NUH. Students are required to prepare session plans for cases scheduled on the day of observation and discuss them with clinical supervisors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"20-10-44-0-26","Prerequisite":"AUD5101 Acoustics AUD5102 Anatomy and Physiology AUD5103 Pathologies of the Auditory System AUD5104 Perception of Sound and Speech AUD5106 Clinical Audiology A (Part 1) AUD5107 Paediatric Audiology A (Part 1)","Corequisite":"AUD5112 Clinical Audiology A (Part 2); AUD5114 Electrophysiology Assessment A","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5114","ModuleTitle":"Electrophysiological Assessment B","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This subject builds on the knowledge obtained in the Electrophysiological Assessment A subject. Students will have the opportunity to examine the principles and practices associated with advanced auditory evoked potential assessment in the clinic (NUH).","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"12-0-18-0-0","Prerequisite":"AUD5102 Anatomy and Physiology AUD5103 Pathologies of the Auditory System AUD5106 Clinical Audiology A (Part 1) AUD5107 Paediatric Audiology A (Part 1) AUD5108 Electrophysiology Assessment A","Corequisite":"AUD5112 Clinical Audiology A (Part 2); AUD5113 Paediatric Audiology A (Part 2)","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AUD5115","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Design & Statistics","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This compulsory module provides an introduction to research design in the behavioural sciences related to hearing. Topics will include experimental design, basic statistical tools such as parametric and non-parametric tests, correlation and linear regression, and sample size calculation. In this module, students will also learn about research ethics, and identify a research topic and undertake scientific literature search related to the research topic.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"14-0-21-0-18","Prerequisite":"Basic spread sheet skills. Computer access with Excel.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"AY1111","ModuleTitle":"Anatomy","Department":"Anatomy","ModuleCredit":"1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"AY1130","ModuleTitle":"Human Anatomy and Physiology I","Department":"Anatomy","ModuleDescription":"The module encompasses core material on aspects of human anantomy and physiology with reference to relevant clinical examples. Topics for the module include the following human systems: 1. cell, integumentary and musculoskeletal, 2. cardiovascular, 3. Haematology and related immunology 4. Respiratory and 5. endocrine","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-2-0-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BAA6001","ModuleTitle":"Accounting Research Seminars I.","Department":"Accounting","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BAA6002","ModuleTitle":"Accounting Research Seminars II","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of the course is to introduce Ph.D. students to advanced research topics in accounting. The course will focus on selected areas of research in accounting, including but not limited to the following: 1. Information in Accounting Numbers 2. Earnings Response Coefficient (ERC) 3. The Post-Earnings-Announcement Drift 4. Cost of Equity Capital 5. Trading Volume, Non-Directional 6. Trading Volume, Directional 7. Insider Trading 8. Taxation and the Capital Market, Payout Policy 9. Taxation and the Capital Market, Capital Structure 10. Corporate Social Responsibilities Disclosure 11. Accounting Standards and Reporting Quality 12. China Related Topics","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-8","Prerequisite":"BAA6001 Accounting Research Seminars I","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BAA6003A","ModuleTitle":"Seminar on Empirical Capital Markets Research","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to prepare doctoral students with the necessary knowledge and skills to complete their dissertations. Methodological and econometric issues surrounding topics such as earnings management and stock market anomalies would be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"BAA6001 (BAA6002 and BAA6003A could be taken in different order).","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BBP5000","ModuleTitle":"Global Strategic Management","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module is a program initiation for students from diverse disciplines and cultures. It is designed to be a rigorous learning experience characterized by intensive dialogue and networking. The module may cover themes and applications for strategic management in the global arena, with a distinctive Asian orientation. Topics may include issues in business environment such as competition dimensions, and resource and institution determinants. It may also include issues in international strategy such as market and collaborative dynamics, scoping and restructuring, governance and control, innovation and knowledge, and corporate social responsibility. The emphasis will be the state of practice in strategy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BBP6781","ModuleTitle":"Theory of Strategic Management","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This seminar surveys the major theoretical perspectives and issues studied in strategic management research. The course draws upon theoretical perspectives from economics, sociology and organisation theory to supplement more traditional strategy approaches towards understanding firm performance and related issues. An illustrative list of the issues addressed in strategy research includes identifying the profit potential of industries, exploring relationships between firm resources, behaviour and performance, and understanding the managerial and organisational determinants of firm level outcomes. Many of the issues examined, for example, vertical integration, firm diversification, industry structure, and inter-organisational cooperation, are also common themes in other disciplines such as industrial organisation economics, marketing, and organisational and economic sociology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BBP6782B","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Behavioural Strategic Management","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BBP6791","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In International Business","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on research in international business - especially international business strategy and foreign direct investment. The objectives of this course are three-fold: to discuss past and current research in these areas, to aid students when framing and designing research projects in these areas, and to challenge the current state of knowledge in the field and discuss avenues for future research.","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BCP4002","ModuleTitle":"Consulting Practicum","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The job scope of the Consulting Practicum is part of the initial negotiations between the students and the company. Through this, the students learn how to define a job scope, negotiate the resources, and negotiate the timeline and deliverables. The instructor is only involved in confirming the final agreement between the students and the company. It is an interactive process as the students have to make a preliminary survey of the company before finalising the job scope. The project is divided into stages -- planning, research and assessment, and recommendations. It is not the same as an industrial attachment as the students take a strategic approach to dealing with a real company issue - it is a consulting project, pure and simple. It is not an academic exercise as the research is focused on real work issues. Students use their skills learnt in library work and market research.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"Varies depending on individual student with their supervisor","Prerequisite":"All levels 1000 and 2000 foundation modules. Additional prerequisites may be imposed by the supervisor(s) depending on the topics of research.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BDC5101","ModuleTitle":"Deterministic Operations Research Models","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first thread in the quantitative decision making and provides the basic quantitative background for courses in finance, operations management, and supply chain management. Operations research (OR) has been applied extensively in such diverse areas as financial planning, logistics and supply management, public service, health care, manufacturing, telecommunication and military, to name just a few. In this module, deterministic operations research models relevant to business decision making will be covered. The emphasis is on model building, solution methods, and interpretation of results. Topics covered include: linear and non-linear programming, dynamic programming, integer programming, heuristic problem-solving methods and other interesting OR topics. Computer packages for OR modelling may be used.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6111","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Optimization","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover important topics in optimization theory including linear, network, discrete, convex, conic, stochastic and robust. It will focus on methodology, modeling techniques and mathematical insights. This is a core module for PhD students in the Decision Science department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"A basic knowledge of linear algebra","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6112","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide PhD students with a rigorous introduction to stochastic processes. Examples showing how various concepts and techniques in stochastic processes can be adapted to solve real world problems will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6113","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Inventory Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an in-depth study of a variety of production and inventory control planning problems, the development of mathematical models corresponding to these problems, approaches to characterize solutions, and algorithm designs for finding solutions. We will cover deterministic as well as stochastic inventory models. Although many of the topics we will cover are of great interest to managers, our focus will not be on practice but on theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6114","ModuleTitle":"Logistics and Supply Chain","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to expose students to the issues that need to be considered in designing and operating logistics and supply chains. We will start with an introduction including definition of logistics and supply chain management, key supply chain costs and metrics, and fundamental issues and trade-offs in supply chain management. We will then discuss the interactions between stages in a supply chain, double marginalization and contracts for supply chain coordination, strategic alliances and incentive alignment, channels of distribution, coordinating distribution strategies, pricing/promotions. We will also discuss supply chain planning, facility location models, and vehicle routing models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6114A","ModuleTitle":"DS Proseminar I","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to expose students to the issues that need to be considered in designing and operating logistics and supply chains. We will start with an introduction including definition of logistics and supply chain management, key supply chain costs and metrics, and fundamental issues and trade-offs in supply chain management. We will then discuss the interactions between stages in a supply chain, double marginalization and contracts for supply chain coordination, strategic alliances and incentive alignment, channels of distribution, coordinating distribution strategies, pricing/promotions. We will also discuss supply chain planning, facility location models, and vehicle routing models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BDC6248","ModuleTitle":"Seminars In Operations Management I","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced PhD level module on operations management that builds on the foundation courses. Specific content of this module will depend on student and faculty interests. This module will provide an opportunity for students to be exposed to cutting-edge research topics related to stochastic modeling or stochastic optimization that are not otherwise included in the curriculum.","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BFS1001","ModuleTitle":"Personal Development & Career Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module is the School’s flagship program that looks into the personal and professional development of students, and prepares them to be work-world ready. Over 6 weeks, students will understand their own strengths and motivations, explore activities to enrich their student life, and acquire essential career skills including resume writing, interviewing and networking techniques. Upon completion, students will be more equipped to put into practice what they have learnt in their internship and subsequently job application. Completion of an internship is not a requirement for this module.","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BFS2001","ModuleTitle":"Personal Development and Career Management II","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"BFS2001 is the advanced version of the basic career skills module “BFS1001 Personal Development and Career Management”. This module aims to provide more practical career skills and knowledge to prepare second year students in making a successful transition from the university to the workplace. These sessions will involve more interactions with industry practitioners, practical relevance to market needs, real-life examples and interactive elements (for example, role-plays and group discussions).","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-2.5-0-0-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BHD4001","ModuleTitle":"Honours Dissertation","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of the Honours Dissertation is to provide the student with an opportunity to select and study a research problem of importance and present his findings logically and systematically in clear and concise prose. The research topic can be either the study of a business problem involving the use of analytic or predictive models, or a research study using field research techniques or data analysis leading to sound generalisations and deductions, or a scientific analysis of a theoretical problem. The student is expected to demonstrate (a) a good understanding of relevant methodology and literature (b) the significance and relevance of the problem (c) a logical and sound analysis and (d) a clear and effective presentation.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"Varies depending on individual student with their supervisor","Prerequisite":"Varies depending on topics of research","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BIS3001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module in Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module in Business provides the opportunity for student to pursue an in-depth study of a Business topic or issue independently, but under the close supervision and guidance of an instructor. Through such a learning experience, not only will the student gain an indepth knowledge of the topic of interest, the skills acquired through such a process of independent knowledge acquisition will be invaluable for a career in the Business world. The personalized interaction with the instructor will also facilitate mentorship.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"This will vary according to specific topics.","Preclusion":"This will vary according to specific topics.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BIS3001A","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module in Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module in Business provides the opportunity for student to pursue an in-depth study of a Business topic or issue independently, but under the close supervision and guidance of an instructor. Through such a learning experience, not only will the student gain an indepth knowledge of the topic of interest, the skills acquired through such a process of independent knowledge acquisition will be invaluable for a career in the Business world. The personalized interaction with the instructor will also facilitate mentorship.","ModuleCredit":"2","Prerequisite":"This will vary according to specific topics.","Preclusion":"This will vary according to specific topics.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5102","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Science","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - The module introduces the scientific basis for environmental management. It discusses the earth's environmental dimensions of air, water and land, and the interaction between living and non-living components. Earth is considered as a system through which materials are continuously cycled. Impacts caused by natural or human influences affect the state of balance, leading to environmental problems, with human impacts causing more serious consequences to the environment and human society. The module covers the properties of air, water and land, ecosystems, biogeochemical cycles, ecosystem integrity and environmental capacity, pollution pathways and impacts, conservation science, integrated management approaches. The emphasis is to provide a sound understanding of the scientific basis for better environmental decision-making. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program. Research students and students from other graduate programmes in NUS may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module In Biological Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The main purpose of this module is to help graduate students to improve their presentation skills and to participate in scientific seminars/exchanges in a professional manner. The module will be spread over one semester and will be graded ?Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory? on the basis of student presentation and participation. In recent years research in life sciences is gaining importance. It is essential for the graduate students to have a `bigger? picture of this multi-disciplinary research field. This module, is designed as one in which students are select specific research papers published within the last two years in the leading journals in life sciences and present a seminar on this paper including suitable literature search and critical analysis. The research paper will be further discussed with their fellow graduate students and lecturers. This seminar style approach is very conducive to spreading new information and getting graduate students aware of and interested in other associated disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in life sciences","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5201","ModuleTitle":"Structural Biology And Proteomics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The module will focus on recent advances in topics related to structural biology and proteomics. The topics to be discussed will include structure-function relationships, protein-protein interactions, protein folding, protein design and engineering and proteomics. Students will be required to participate actively in the form of presentations/discussion as well as analyses of recent research articles in the area.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students should have completed any two of the following undergraduate courses or their equivalent: Biochemical Techniques; Proteins and Enzymes; Physical Chemistry; and Organic Chemistry.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5202A","ModuleTitle":"Biophysical Methods In Life Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with biological macromolecules and complexes or arrays of macromolecules. The contents deal with conveying the major principles and concepts that are at the heart of the field. These principles and concepts are derived from physics, chemistry, and biology. The various topics to be discussed will cover some of the techniques used in studying structure and function of biological macromolecules, excitable cell membranes and ion channel activities. The emphasis is on a detailed discussion of a few techniques rather than an attempt to describe every known technique.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"For those students who have taken undergraduate courses of organic chemistry, physics and biochemistry","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5203","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Recognition And Interactions","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Molecular recognition forms the basis of cell signaling networks that are used in various organisms to regulate responses to extracellular and intracellular stimuli. This module focuses on recent progress in our understanding of how various signals are integrated and regulated at the molecular level to ensure cell homeostasis. The mechanisms underlying such regulation including the host cell defense will be examined while pathologies related to signaling defect as possible targets of intervention will also be demonstrated using molecular modeling. Students with background in biology and chemistry and interested in protein-ligand interaction and drug designs are recommended to read this module.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Students should have read Biology and Chemistry at undergraduate level","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5204","ModuleTitle":"Current Trends In Biotechnology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Biotechnology is a rapidly growing field encompassing many disciplines and the objective here is to give broad exposure to students to encouraging multi-disciplinary thinking. Four broad areas are identified to allow some flexibility in the choice of contemporary topics. A broad introduction to this module is given under Emerging Disciplines in Biology. Interfacing Biology and Engineering delves into some of these diverse topics in some detail. Biocomputing focuses on the central role of software tools that complement experimental approaches in many applications. Under Entrepreneurship, innovation processes and the characteristics of the various related industry sectors such as Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Healthcare will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Graduate students with a basic degree in Life Sciences related disciplines which include bioengineering, biotechnology, biocomputing, chemical biology and biological sciences","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5207A","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Developmental Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Developmental biology is the study of the process and mechanism of a single cell developing into a complex organism. This module will focus on animal models. We will start with the background knowledge in the first half of the module, followed by selected topics in hot areas in developmental biology, e.g. neural development, angiogenesis and vascular development, endoderm development, endocrine glands, signal transduction, embryonic stem cells etc. These topics will be rotated in different years. Thus this module aims at those students who have missed the developmental biology module in their undergraduate programmes as well as those who are working in this and related fields.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-7-0","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in biology at undergraduate level","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5210","ModuleTitle":"Directed Studies In Biodiversity","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module presents selected topics of recent advancements, both in theory and application, in biodiversity study. It aims to provide a review of the latest concepts and principles developed and published in all aspects of biodiversity. Topics selected will depend on the expertise and specialization of the faculty in charge and vary from year to year. Examples of topics selected for discussion include advances in plate tectonics and biogeography, cladistics and molecular phylogenies, clonal reproduction and biological species concept, species extinction and conservation, and sustainable development/utilization of biodiversity. This module is targeted at life science students who intend to pursue an advanced study of biodiversity of life from molecule to ecosystem.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5216","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Genetics And Genome Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The module is directed toward graduates with basic molecular biology and genetic backgrounds who are interested in conducting genomics-based research. The module will also introduce the unique aspects of different model organisms and approaches to understand their gene function.The module aims to equip the students with the latest knowledge on characterizing and understanding genomes in the broadest sense.Upon completion of the module, the students will be able to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of large scale genomic studies. They will also be able to apply the modern genetic techniques across different model organisms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students must have read advanced undergraduate courses in molecular biology and genetics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5218","ModuleTitle":"Studies In Conservation","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Species are becoming extinct at ay alarming rate (50-100 estimated), while natural habitats are being destroyed ? some scientists estimate an area the size of Taiwan each year is being removed. While the biological challenges facing conservation are immense (from understanding species dynamics, habitat systems, interactions etc.), the study of this discipline is compounded by its multidisciplinary nature. It is becoming increasing obvious that politics, markets forces, economic systems, legal frameworks, management regimes and philosophical concepts have major roles to play. These offer a wealth of opportunities for the detailed study of the discipline at the graduate level.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5220","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Animal Development","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"In recent years, research in life sciences and biomedical research in particular is gaining importance. Hence, it is essential for graduate students to have a good understanding of animal development. This module is designed to provide students with a series of lectures on invertebrate as well as vertebrate development. It also encompasses recent and relevant advances in the field of animal development and differentiation. In addition to the lectures, the students have time for critical discussion sessions with the lecturers, many of whom are pioneers in the topics being covered in the course. Intended for both new and advanced graduate students familiar with basic animal development","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-3-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"A strong foundation in life sciences and molecular biology","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5221","ModuleTitle":"Plant And Microbial Development","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The lectures and subsequent tutorials and/or discussions will introduce the students to key concepts in plant and microbial development. It will then go on to provide in-depth insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying cell fate determination during major developmental events in various systems such as plants, fungi and microbes. The module encompasses special topics such as fungal dimorphism, microbial dormancy, quorum sensing, transfer and intracellular transport of pathogens, pathogenesis, gametogenesis, endosperm development, apomixis and RNA interference. Intended for fresh graduate students familiar with basic knowledge about cell biology and development Objectives: To provide background knowledge as well as cover recent and significant advances in the field of Plant and microbial development To inculcate the importance of Developmental biology in general and stimulate research interest in life sciences To allow first year graduate students to interact with experts in the field of plant, fungal and microbial development To provide a platform for interaction between graduate students interested in the study of developmental biology To complement the module on Advanced animal development","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-3-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in cell biology and development","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5222","ModuleTitle":"Cellular Mechanisms","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"It is increasingly clear that a full appreciation of the chemical and physical properties that govern individual cells is essential for the understanding of development and disease. Emphasis will also be placed on reading primary research publications. This module is designed to expose students to topics such as cell cycle control, cell polarization, membrane trafficking, actin and microtubular cytoskeleton, and cellular mechanisms contributing to disease. A biochemical and Biophysical view of the cell and its functions will be explored. In addition to the lectures, the students have time for critical discussion sessions with the lecturers, many of whom are pioneers in the topics being covered in the course. Intended for fresh or advanced graduate students familiar with basic cell biology","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-3-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"A strong foundation in life sciences and molecular biology","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5223","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Molecular Genetics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The lectures and subsequent tutorials and/or discussions will allow in-depth survey and critical analysis of molecular genetics, beginning with basic principles and extending to modern approaches and special topics. The module will draw on examples from various systems such as Drosophila, C. elegans, yeasts, human, plants and bacteria. The module encompasses advanced treatment of the Central Dogma of molecular biology and covers recent developments in the molecular understanding of genetic information transfer from DNA to RNA to protein, using current examples. Building upon this platform, the module will then proceed to special topics such as Prions, epigenetics, modular signaling cascades, ion channels, membrane dynamics and cellular energetics. It will also provide a broad overview of Protein folding and function. Intended primarily for new graduate students familiar with basic molecular biology and genetics","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-3-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge in molecular biology and genetics","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5227A","ModuleTitle":"Advances in Environmental Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The module is directed towards graduates who have acquired broad background knowledge of biology and are interested in new developments in the field of Environmental Biology. The module will focus on a single important topic, which will be covered in depth. The topic will be chosen each year by the module coordinator, depending on new developments in the field and the availability of guest lecturers, who may include visiting professors and other experts from outside NUS. The major objective is to expose students to some of the latest ideas and techniques, and through this to develop their ability to innovate in their own research areas.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-1-0-0-2","Prerequisite":"Students should have attended advanced undergraduate courses in biology.","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5227B","ModuleTitle":"Advances in Environmental Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Environmental Biology is one of the three major focus areas in our department. For our graduate students to be exposed to new developments that characterize the current state of research on Environmental Biology, this module will identify and invite individual researchers at the forefront of Environmental Biology to highlight some of the most important research and technical advances in their laboratories, especially those that are influencing the development direction of the field. The module will involve up to 5 guest lecturers and concentrate on one particular topic each term. Unlike seminars, the module will allow each of the lecturers to elaborate details of their research in multiple hours of lecture. The module will then use postlecture discussion and mini-review writing for students to integrate these advances into the large picture of Environmental Biology research. As the topic will usually be different from students’ thesis topic, the module provides an opportunity for them to develop knowledge and thinking beyond the major topic of their research.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-1-0-0-2","Prerequisite":"Students should have attended advanced undergraduate courses in biology.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5228","ModuleTitle":"Advances in Cell and Molecular Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The module is directed towards graduates who have acquired background knowledge of cell and molecular biology and are interested in new developments in the field. The module will introduce the unique aspects of different cells and model organisms at molecular levels and approaches to understand their features. The module aims to equip the students with the latest knowledge on characterizing and understanding the functions of cells and molecules in the broadest possible sense. Upon completion of the module, the students will be able to appreciate the critical point of scientific progress in one particular area of cell and molecular biology. They will also be able to appreciate the strengths and weaknesses in applying modern life science techniques in their own research.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-1-0-0-2","Prerequisite":"Students should have attended advanced undergraduate courses in cell and molecular biology.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5230","ModuleTitle":"Invasion Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Invasive alien species are a leading global threat to native biodiversity and ecosystem function. They can also have costly impacts on economies, and affect human health and well-being. This module aims to introduce the field of invasion biology and relevant topical and local issues through lectures, directed reading and discussion, and project work. Selected topics will include invasion pathways, prevention and management of biological invasions, invasive plants, urban invasive species, aquatic invasive species, and climate change and invasive species.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-0-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5231","ModuleTitle":"Writing in the Biological Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The module is directed towards graduates who have acquired background knowledge of scientific writing and are interested in developing the skill further. There are 4 components to this course: (1) Scientific rhetoric: understanding the contextual factors that make communication in science effective (2) Scientific thinking: harmonizing the communicative purposes of writing in science with careful formation of claims and use of evidence (3) Scientific style: revising and editing to maximize effective communication, including use of visual displays of information (4) Scientific presentation: effectively communicating in person using visual and written aids","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5232","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Bioimaging","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Bioimaging is one of the major emerging research areas in biological research due to the wide range of methods available with excellent temporal and spatial resolution. This allows us nowadays to test biological events at the single molecule level. The module aims at introducing the interested student to basics in the field. It will cover the basic physical principles of the diverse bioimaging techniques (electron microscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance, atomic force microscopy and light microscopy) and will cover the basic mathematical needs for a quantitative interpretation of bioimaging data (data evaluation techniques, error treatment).","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-2-1-1-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5232A","ModuleTitle":"Practical Bioimaging A: Electron Microscopy","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Bioimaging is one of the major emerging research areas in biological research due to the wide range of methods available with excellent temporal and spatial resolution. This allows us nowadays to test biological events at the single molecule level. The module aims at introducing the interested student to the practical basis to achieve good images in electron microscopy. Students will perform hands-on experiments on the different microscopes in the Centre of Bioimaging Sciences and will get a basic training to allow them to take images independently.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-1-4-1-2","Prerequisite":"BL5232 Introduction to Bioimaging","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5232B","ModuleTitle":"Practical Bioimaging B: Light Microscopy","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Bioimaging is one of the major emerging research areas in biological research due to the wide range of methods available with excellent temporal and spatial resolution. This allows us nowadays to test biological events at the single molecule level. The module aims at introducing the interested student to the practical basis to achieve good images. Students will perform hands-on experiments on the different microscopes in the Centre of Bioimaging Sciences and will get a basic training to allow them to take images independently.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-1-4-1-2","Prerequisite":"BL5232 Introduction to Bioimaging","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5232C","ModuleTitle":"Practical Bioimaging C: Hands-on Microscopy","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Bioimaging is one of the major emerging research areas in biological research due to the wide range of methods available with excellent temporal and spatial resolution. This allows us nowadays to test biological events at the single molecule level. The module aims at introducing the interested student to the practical basis to achieve good images in microscopy. Students will construct their own microscopes and perform hands-on experiments on the different microscopes in the Centre of Bioimaging Sciences and will get a basic training to allow them to take images independently.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-1-4-1-2","Prerequisite":"BL5232 Introduction to Bioimaging","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5233","ModuleTitle":"Modeling in Environmental Biology with R","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Analysis and modeling of environmental biology data are essential skills in environmental biology in general and ecological research in particular. The range of statistical and modeling techniques necessary to analyze real data and the complexities inherent to natural systems will be covered. The module will provide graduate students with the expertise to perform modeling and statistical inference on environmental biology datasets at a publishable standard. Topics covered include: generalized linear models, generalized additive models, generalized linear mixed-effects models, analysis of communities structure, time series and spatial statistics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-4-0-4","Prerequisite":"An undergraduate course in statistics for biologists covering statistical tests, correlation, ANOVA and regression. An undergraduate course in ecology. For students from NUS: ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences LSM2251 Ecology and Environment","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5234","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Theoretical biology concerns the application of mathematical tools to the solution of biological problems. Theoretical biology has yielded deep insights into the natural world and has found numerous practical applications. A basic familiarity with the history and principles of theoretical biology is becoming essential in fields such as ecology, evolution and epidemiology. This module will provide graduate students with the skills and confidence required to read the theoretical literature and collaborate with theoreticians. Each topic will be focused around a few relevant high-impact papers. Topics include predator-prey models, theories of biodiversity, population genetics, evolutionary game theory, infectious disease models, and forest dynamics models. For each topic, we will learn basic theoretical concepts that relate to the selected papers and discuss the papers’ role in the history of theoretical biology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate background in ecology, evolution or epidemiology. Students from mathematical or quantitative science backgrounds also eligible.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5235","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Optics for Microscopy","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the course is to describe the physical principles at stake in a microscope. The principles of light emission, the notion of coherence, of diffraction, of adsorption, of interferences and of spatial filtering will be presented in the context of imaging of biological samples. The course aims at providing a deeper understanding and physical grounds to the various practical approaches implemented in a microscope. The idea is to follow the imaging path of a light microscope and to introduce physical principles and mathematical simplest formalism to understand the underlying mechanism in the acquisition of biological relevant images.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"BL5232 Introduction to Bioimaging","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BL5236","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electron Microscopy for Life Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Bioimaging is one of the major emerging research areas in biological research. Some of the most interesting biological systems like viruses and certain large molecules are 1 to 100 nm in size, and cannot be studied using optical microscopy methods. To image these biological systems, electron microscopy must be employed. This module aims to introduce students to the basics of electron microscopy and its application in life sciences. Students will learn basic principles of electron optics, and the electron microscopy techniques used in the study of biological systems.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-1-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BLD3001","ModuleTitle":"Business Leadership Case Analysis","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"15-0-0-30-20","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organization","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BLD3002","ModuleTitle":"CEOs as Leaders","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-2.5-2.5","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organization","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BLD3003","ModuleTitle":"Personal Leadership Development","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-2.5-2.5-5","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organization","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BLD3004","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Leadership","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is an independent study module meant to cover any topics that are not covered by any other modules on leadership. The supervisor will provide the details according to the needs of the students and the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organization MNO2007 Leadership and Ethics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5001","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Economics","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide a rigorous foundation in economic theory for analyzing the key managerial decision problems of firms and other economic organisations. The course develops the analytic tools of microeconomic theory for modeling the economic behaviour of economic agents (consumers, firms, asset owners etc.) and the functioning of markets, and shows how these tools can be applied to deal with problems of practical relevance to managers. The course takes a \"modernist\" approach, incorporating recent theoretical developments such as transaction costs theory, markets with asymmetric information, principal-agent models to enhance the student's appreciation of the analytic power and practical applicability of economic theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5002","ModuleTitle":"Analytics For Managers","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course demonstrates how Analytics based on the scientific paradigm of data, models and assumptions produce Business Intelligence that can be used to support managerial decisions. Focus is on the appreciation of a battery of quantitative tools: their scientific concepts, their applications straddling Finance, Marketing, SCM, HR etc. as well as their limitations. Topics include Decision and Risk analyses, Linear and Nonlinear optimization models, Exploratory CRM (i.e. effective extraction and communication of information from data), Statistical Thinking (data variability, margins of error and hypothesis testing), ANOVA (comparison of group averages), Forecasting using Regression and Time Series models. The utility of MS Excel and dedicated add-ins will be demonstrated throughout the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5003","ModuleTitle":"Financial Accounting","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to introduce the basic concepts and principles of both financial and managerial accounting, without being excessively technical and procedural in emphasis. The coverage of topics aims to equip non-accounting managers with a basic understanding of accounting concepts and systems, the limitations of accounting data and financial statements, and the uses of accounting information for decision-making and performance evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5004A","ModuleTitle":"Management & Organization","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5005","ModuleTitle":"Management Accounting","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module covers accounting for management decisionmaking as well as cost accounting in manufacturing firms. Major topics include—job order, process and standard costing; budgeting and variance analysis; break-even analysis and relevant cost analysis; and management accounting in new manufacturing environment.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5003","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5008","ModuleTitle":"Financial Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course is to provide students with the knowledge of financial resource management and the role of financial manager in maximizing the value of the firm. The main topics covered include: basic concepts and principles of financial management; standard techniques of financial analysis and control; financial markets and business environments; valuation and capital budgeting; capital structure and cost of capital; sources of financing and management of current assets and liabilities of the firm.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5009","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course is designed to provide the students an understanding of basic marketing concepts, tools and techniques and their application in the analysis of marketing problems. The focus is on creativity and appreciation of the role of marketing in an enterprise and its relationship with other functions of business. The course deploys a combination of teaching methods, including lectures, cases, exercises, and projects and covers topics such as the marketing concept, analysis of the marketing environment, buyer behavior, segmentation and targeting, development of marketing programmess and the specific elements of the marketing mix of product, pricing, promotion and distribution. Issues in integrating the marketing mix and implementing, evaluating and controlling the market programme are also addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5010A","ModuleTitle":"Managing Operations","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5011","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomics in the Global Economy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the tools and techniques of macro- and international economic thinking as applied to business. It provides a foundation for international management, particularly country risk analysis, finance, and other business disciplines. Specific learning outcomes are understanding of (i) Tracking the macro-economy; (ii) Sources of growth; (iii) Short-term fluctuations -- business cycle; (iv) Government policy; and (v) International trade and finance.”","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Corequisite":"BMA 5001 “Managerial Economics”","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5013","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the work of top management in business organisations. The primary perspective adopted is that of the general manager at the head of a business entitya?\"the corporation, business, division or planta?\"whose main responsibility is the overall success of his or her organisation. The course concentrates on the skills and actions required of the general manager for the development, communication and implementation of strategic organisational choices in the context of complex business situations. Two related areas comprise the core of the course. The first, strategy formulation, address the goals and objectives of the course, and the means by which these goals and objectives are to be achieved. The second area, strategy implementation, concentrates on how the general manager deploys the organisationa??s resources to implement, control and improve the formulated strategy. In order to capture the pragmatic, action oriented nature of the general managera??s task and the complexity of the environment in which he or she operates, part of the course is taught through the case method. In addition, students will be exposed to a range of practitioner or theoretical readings on the subject.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5003 and BMA5009","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5016A","ModuleTitle":"Leadership In Organizations","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5102","ModuleTitle":"Legal Issues In Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the basics of laws and legal reasoning, particularly in the context of business. Topics covered under this course include the role of law and international organizations in business, sources of international and domestic law, classification of law, dispute resolution, conflicts of law and contract law. Students will be able to understand the legal risks involved when entering into contracts with parties from another jurisdiction and the different ways they can seek redress when the other party defaults.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5104","ModuleTitle":"Global Strategic Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to provide participants with the basic theoretical knowledge, skills, and sensitivities that will help them deal effectively with key management issues and challenges in today's global business environment. We intend to explore the major issues and challenges facing companies with worldwide operations as seen by the managers themselves. The questions addressed include: 1) Why do firm globlize? 2) What are the various demands of operating in a global environment? 3) What are the operating tasks involved in implementing multidimensional global strategies? and 4) What is the nature of the general management challenge involved in managing a complex organization in a rapidly evolving global environment?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5108","ModuleTitle":"Technopreneurship","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course provides a comprehensive overview of the major elements of high technology entrepreneurial activity, including evaluation and planning of a new business, intellectual property protection, financing, team building, product development, marketing and operational management issues, alternative models for revenue and growth, and exit strategies The course is targeted primarily at graduate students with technical backgrounds, particularly those from engineering, science and computing who are interested in commercializing their inventions or technical know-how by starting up their own ventures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5112","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business Environments","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The class goal is to build understanding of strategies that respond to Asia’s business environments—a set of business environments as diverse as there is in the entire world. The first part of the coursefocuses on major components of the business environment. Key components include government policies and institutions, macroeconomic factors such as foreign exchange rates and resource endowments, and the influence of local communities and culture. The second part of the course then explores business responses to contextual features, which themselves form part of the environment for doing business in Asia. Specific business responses examined may vary year to year in keeping with shifting realities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5112A","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Asia Pacific Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5115","ModuleTitle":"Management Of Technological Innovation","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces the foundations of managing technological innovation. The readings and discussion will focus on the concepts and frameworks for analyzing how firms can create, commercialize and capture value from technology-based products and services.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5115A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Management of Technological Innovation","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces the foundations of managing technological innovation. The readings and discussion will focus on the concepts and frameworks for analyzing how firms can create, commercialize and capture value from technology-based products and services.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5119","ModuleTitle":"Family Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5120","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Markets Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5122","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomics and Finance: Perspectives from Asia","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the link between economic growth, financial markets and policy in Asia, from a structural as well as cyclical perspective. The course draws on many analytical tools of macro and international economics covered in BMA5011, which is a pre-requisite. Major topics covered include: (1) The role of financial system and regulation in Asia’s economic development; (2) Asian financial crisis and its legacies; (3) The evolution of Asian exchange rate regimes and real exchange rate adjustment; and (4) Opportunities and policy challenges posed by globalization, regional integration and cross-border transmission of shocks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"BMA5011","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5236","ModuleTitle":"Global Operations Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"As companies go regional and go global, they will face challenges associated with operating in diverse environments with different levels of infrastructure development, geopolitical systems, and business cultures. Especially in the context of Asia, these challenges are twofold: operating in Asia, as well as for Asian companies aspiring to grow regionally and globally. The course will look at an organization’s international strategy, operational planning, and execution. It will also look at look at driving corporate strategy across countries and business divisions. This will be in the context of planning for market entry, global supply chain strategy, and setting up distribution and service networks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-0-0-6-8","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5237","ModuleTitle":"Managing International Value Chains","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Asian based MNE’s face growing challenges regarding the management of their international value chains (IVCs). This course explores how a business can successfully combine and balance key elements in an IVC model (financial, logistical, regulatory and operational) to achieve optimal results. The course will look at how information technology is being harnessed to alter competitive landscapes and manage compliance risks. In both an Asian and global context, students will examine such factors as free trade agreements (FTAs), customs duties, VAT/GST regimes, corporate tax structures, export controls and sanctions, labour and ethical laws. Additionally, the course will explore environmental and social issues impacting IVCs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5271","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Supply Chain Management has been identified in today's corporations as the new competitive edge. What is a Supply Chain? Why is it important to the success of corporations? How do cross functional organizations operate effectively in a supply chain? What are the supply chain successes and challenges in various worldwide corporations and why? These are some of the examples of discussions this course will address to help participants make effective management decisions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5274","ModuleTitle":"Project Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5302","ModuleTitle":"Investment Analysis And Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course is an introduction to portfolio management theory and practice covering aspects of investments and analysis relevant to asset management companies. Most of the core areas covered are in line with the CFA core body of knowledge for investment analysts and portfolio managers. We will focus on the main asset classes ? stocks and bonds and will also be covering derivatives and swaps. Starting from security analysis, sector and market strategies, the course will extend into portfolio management. Though valuation techniques and theories are foundations to any investment analysis, the over-riding factor hinges on market knowledge and experience and the process of translating this knowledge into investment strategies. This course will not only introduce the basic concepts and the nuts and bolts of investments but will also focus on real-time market analysis. Besides covering investment theory, the class will be required to apply the methodology into real life applications and translate these applications into actual portfolio strategies. These assignments will subsequently be channeled into an investment portfolio that the candidate will manage in a team environment. Participants will have to enroll into a stock market stimulation game with emphasis on the implementation of course study materials into market actions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5307","ModuleTitle":"Options And Futures","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help you to understand tha basic characteristics of options, futures and other derivative securities. The issues addressed in this module include the market structure, pricing and hedging using derivative securities. Througout the module, the emphasis is placed on the understanding of concepts rather than on the memorization of formulas. A working knowledge of spreadsheets and internet access, and a basic knowledge of statistics and finance are presumed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5309","ModuleTitle":"Fund Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5313","ModuleTitle":"Private Equity","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Come 2007, banks in many countries will have to start embracing a new approach to risk management. Commonly termed Basel II, it requires banks to move away from unvalidated human judgements to testable and verifiable empirical methods in assessing risk, especially credit risk. Countries that cannot meet with the deadline may have a few years of grace period but would eventually have to adopt this new approach. Basel II prescibes specific definitions and parameters that banks have to use for risk measurement. The module will cover these plus the immense challenges that they pose to banks","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5313A","ModuleTitle":"Valuation and Mergers & Acquisitions","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5313D","ModuleTitle":"Private Equity","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This 4 MC, 3-week intensive course seeks to provide a basic framework of the Private Equity industry, expand on the principles of Private Equity, with a particular focus on leveraged buy outs, and bring to life these principles through a “practitioners guide” to the subject by the illustration of several live case studies, guest CEO speakers, and panel discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5323","ModuleTitle":"Applied Portfolio Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This advanced Seminar in Finance module will serve as a comprehensive real world examination of the quantitative fundamental behavioural and model-based approaches utilised for performing security valuation in the financial industry. Major topics covered include Discounted Cash Flow Valuation, Relative Valuation, Valuing Private Firms, Acquisitions and Value Enhancement Strategies. Lectures will involve frequent interaction with practitioners from the industry hands-on lab projects and real-life examples. Suitable for students interested in a career as a financial analyst (both on the buy-side and sell-side), or as a portfolio manager.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5325","ModuleTitle":"International Finance","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"In this course, the emphasis is placed on the international financial system, international investments, and international financial management, particularly in Asia. It is especially helpful for a student pursuing a career in international banking, global asset management, or international corporate finance. Our course begins with a thorough analysis of the structure and the management of the international monetary system. We will then cover the following topics: the foreign exchange market; exchangerate forecasting; international investments; currency and rate risk management; international capital budgeting; international political risk and corporate governance in Asia; and international banking and liquid asset management. The Global Financial Crisis has changed the global financial landscape tremendously. The course not only provides an understanding of the existing international financial architecture, but the rapidly evolving global institutions and markets.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0-0-2.5-5","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5326","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Finance: China’s Capital Markets","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course on China’s Capital Markets that will examine China’s listed equity, private equity, bond and derivative markets from a development perspective and its convergence towards international standards. The course will use a combination of cases, professional and academic articles to provide an understanding of the concepts, issues and investors involved in China’s capital markets. An underlying theme of this course is how China’s capital markets have developed and improved, despite the grievances and misgivings widely espoused by the investment community.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5327","ModuleTitle":"Family Business & Wealth Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course provids in-depth conceptual and practical knowledge for managing family business and wealth. Family business is commonly thought to be small and unprofessional; and not lasting three generations. There are, however, a number of successful family firms, for example, Hermes, Tata, Toyota, and Ford Motors. This course highlights the challenges uniquely faced by business families and focuses on how to transform the family business to a family enterprise operating professionally; and how to preserve and transfer family business and wealth across generations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5328","ModuleTitle":"Measuring and Improving Social Impact","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on actionable measurement in government, non-profit organizations, social enterprises, philanthropy, and impact investing. \"Actionable\" means that the measurement is used by managers, investors, and other stakeholders in making decisions. The course explores the intersection of three premises that seem to be in some tension with each other. (1) That you can’t manage what you can’t measure, (2) that not everything that counts can be counted, and (3) Campbell’s law that “the more any quantitative social indicator is used for decision making, the more subject it will be to corruption pressures and the more apt it will be to distort and corrupt the social processes it is intended to monitor.\"","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"9.75-0-0-0-22.75","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5330","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Finance: Trading and Investing in Commodities","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"- This module aims to do the following - To provide students with an overview of the commodity markets as an asset class - To introduce key concepts for commodity trading and investing businesses - To provide a framework for assessing risks and opportunities of commodity investing for traders and investors.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-2-1.5","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5331","ModuleTitle":"Applied Investment Valuation","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is a practical workshop where the emphasis is on application of corporate finance fundamentals. The focus is on “learning by doing”. The course will use numerous proprietary and contemporary case studies based on lectures experiences and situations to distill out current market practices. It will prepare students for a career in investment management, investment banking and corporate finance. The module aims to do the following - To provide students with different security valuation approaches and their relative merits - To introduce students to security valuation for different kinds of businesses and for differing stakeholder objectives. - To provide a framework for assessing risks and interpreting the market.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5008","Preclusion":"ync","Corequisite":"tbc","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5404","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurship & Innovation","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course objectives are: 1. To teach and enhance negotiation and conflict resolution skills; 2. To get a good mix of participants from different backgrounds and allow participants to interact and share different perspectives to conflict resolution; 3. To adopt an open and experiential to allow participants to reflect, contribute, and relate their life experiences to participation; 4. To provide a good classroom environment in which participant creativity and spontaneity can be encouraged and fostered. The course draws from the experiential workshops on Negotiation conducted at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and Mediation programs by LEADR in Australia, and also the work on ?difficult conversations? by the Harvard Negotiations Project. The theory of negotiation and conflict resolution will be introduced through short lectures, discussions, and papers. Participants are then expected to apply and demonstrate the acquired knowledge through practice negotiations, mediations, and one-on-one difficult conversations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5405","ModuleTitle":"Managing Change","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5405A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Managing Change","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This 2 MC module will focus on the imperatives for organizational change as well as some key ideas for bringing about organizational changes—including developing a vision and cross-cultural implementation of change. The 2MC module will not address specialized topics such as recipients’ reactions, personal aspects of leading change and managing change in a crisis.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5406","ModuleTitle":"Negotiations and Conflict Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The course objectives are: 1. To teach and enhance negotiation and conflict resolution skills; 2. To get a good mix of participants from different backgrounds and allow participants to interact and share different perspectives to conflict resolution; 3. To adopt an open and experiential to allow participants to reflect, contribute, and relate their life experiences to participation; 4. To provide a good classroom environment in which participant creativity and spontaneity can be encouraged and fostered. The course draws from the experiential workshops on Negotiation conducted at the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School and Mediation programs by LEADR in Australia, and also the work on ?difficult conversations? by the Harvard Negotiations Project. The theory of negotiation and conflict resolution will be introduced through short lectures, discussions, and papers. Participants are then expected to apply and demonstrate the acquired knowledge through practice negotiations, mediations, and one-on-one difficult conversations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5407","ModuleTitle":"Managing Human Capital","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses basic theories, concepts, practices and current issues in the management of huma capital in organizations. Topics include attracting, retaining, motivating and rewarding human capital. It will also discuss the impact of globalization on human capital, global flow and cross-cultural management of human capital","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5420","ModuleTitle":"Leadership in Asia","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Asia occupies a special place in the world economy. Some of the biggest economies are found in Asia. For instance, Japan, China, India and South Korea. Culturally, Asia is very different from Europe or the USA or Middle East. The famous GLOBE studies have clearly shown this to be true and how those differences impact leadership effectiveness not just between Asia and the rest of the world, but also within countries in Asia. Given the fact that many of our MBA graduates may end up working in Asia, it will be very useful for them to understand difference between Asia and the rest of the world, and differences between countries in Asia. This module aims to look at core concepts of leadership from a cross cultural perspective, with a heavy emphasis on leadership in Asia. We will examine the difference between leadership and management, the cultural context of leadership, personal attributes of the leader using the Big Five Personality Profiling, the many ways that leaders can exercise influence over his/her subordinates. We then examine the several major leadership models such as transformational leadership, servant leadership, authentic leadership, change leadership and see how a leadership practicitioner needs to adapt these approaches in order to be effective in different parts of Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5501","ModuleTitle":"Competitive Marketing Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced course in marketing strategy that focuses on competitive strategy analysis and formulation. Students are introduced to both the Art and the Science of \"Strategic Thinking\" in devising competitive strategies. This course aims to: 1. enhance student's ability to think and to act strategically in marketing, 2. provide students some decision heuristics based on Sun Tzu's \"Art of War\" to assist them in making marketing strategy decisions, 3. introduce students to some fundamental Game Theoretic tools and models for analysing and understanding problems involving strategic interactions, and 4. introduce students to some advanced strategy concepts and theories. Students are expected to apply both the Art and Science of strategy learnt to solving marketing problems, through case analyses, critiques, and presentations. There will also be a case research project requirement, which requires students to identify and analyse an actual marketing problem or case, and to make recommendations as to how the problem can be resolved, based on concepts taught in class.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5009","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5504","ModuleTitle":"Global Marketing","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Building on your knowledge of basic marketing principles, we embark on a journey to understand the global impact of marketing. In the module, we will analyze the various environments in which marketing operates in, including economic, legal and political, and cultural environments. Then, we learn about the intricacies of coordinating and conducting cross-cultural marketing research efforts. We will also cover the various modes of foreign market entry. We will also be discussing the marketing mix (product, price, promotion and place) from a global perspective. In summing up the module, we will learn how to lead and organize global marketing activities. To achieve these goals, we will be using a variety of learning tools, including readings, case studies and projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5504A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Global Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Global marketing as an art and a science is an area of increasing importance to corporations, non-profit organizations, institutions and governments the world over. To succeed as a global executive, one must develop a global perspective with a clear global mindset. The essence of marketing is communications. Effective marketing requires having empathy for one’s target audience, or stakeholders from company employees to customers to partners to investors. Global marketing, therefore, requires developing an understanding not only of the various regions and markets in the world but also, an awareness and understanding of the distinctive characteristics of consumers and corporate buyers in different markets. Because of the many components in marketing, doing it on a global scale involves having to work with different levels of economic, educational, infrastructural, legal, political and cultural development. Global marketing adds exponential complexity to the task of marketing.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"BMA5009 Marketing Management","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5506","ModuleTitle":"Product & Brand Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module is about marketing of products. The topics include New Product Development and Marketing, Product Line Decisions, Product Portfolio Management and Brand Management. The objective of this module is to see things from a product manager's perspective and ask what issues he/she might face and analyze them.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5511","ModuleTitle":"Channels And Pricing Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is a course that is meant for two important marketing mix variables, channel management and pricing. In Channel Management, not much attention is usually paid to understanding marketing channels in detail. In fact people used to call channels the `dark continent? of marketing, that is best left to `truckers?. But, is this true? One can make at least four observations: long term commitment of channel related decisions, existence of channel `power play,? market dynamics caused by channel changes, and the impact of internet on channel intermediaries. All these issues are very difficult to comprehend and solve if we do not understand `what channels are for?? Channel management is not just managing the retailers and the trucks and delivery personnel, but it is much larger than that. In Pricing, the one element of marketing strategy that is least understood and hence constantly feared by many managers is pricing. This is because pricing is a very complex issue. On one hand, it is supposed to reflect all the strategic steps the company has taken to bring the product to the consumer and convince him/her to buy it as well. On the other hand, it is supposed to reflect what the consumer would get out of the product by paying that price to acquire it. Will there be a match between the two? Perhaps and perhaps not. This dilemma makes it imperative for a manager needs to understand and analyze various factors in arriving at an appropriate pricing strategy. And, pricing does not operate in vacuum. It has to be married with other elements of the marketing strategy, including the channel management we discuss in this course. Thus, understanding the broader picture of the various elements of pricing, and building a scientific framework on pricing will always be reliable and better in the long run.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"BMA5009","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5524","ModuleTitle":"Applied Market Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5525","ModuleTitle":"Competitive Strategies For Smes And Startups","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"BMA5009","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5531","ModuleTitle":"Sales Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course systemically introduces sales management from process and procedure perspective. It helps students develop a clear sales framework that contains account/channel planning, opportunity evaluation, sales team-building, in-depth relationship-building and sales strategy execution.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5009","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5532","ModuleTitle":"Big Picture Marketing","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The Big Picture is an integrated Framework that helps marketers transform the way they analyze and solve the challenges and opportunities they face in their business. The framework takes the form of a funnel, where each successive set of decisions brings increased focus to the strategy development and implementation planning process. These four steps help the student in answering four critical questions: 1. What is the firm’s overall business objective? 2. What are the primary tenets of the firms’ strategy? 3. What is the firm’s executional plan? 4. How will the firm analyze and integrate results?","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5532A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Big Picture Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This objective of this module is to identify the needs of the consumer followed by the creation of products and services to satisfy the needs.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"BMA5009 Marketing Management","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5533","ModuleTitle":"Marketing in the Digital Age","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Marketing in the Digital Age is a real challenge. Technology is evolving at such a rapid pace that marketers now more than ever must understand the evolution of marketing that technology is driving. Technology in itself is democratizing the brand and putting control in the hands of consumers.This course will provide students with deep insight into this shift, help them become more relevant real world marketing practioners and at the same time, help them understand how to operationalize this in their organizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5009","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5534","ModuleTitle":"Marketing in China","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Marketing in the Chinese market requires an understanding of the Chinese culture, the rapid changes in technology adoption and its impact on buying behavior. Successful marketing in China demands a clear comprehension of the various demographic idiosyncrasies of the Chinese market. Effective marketing entails having empathy for and communicating with the target market. This course will explore the Chinese market environment, study the Chinese consumer and corporate buyer, compare how the Chinese market differs from other markets and examine the various components of marketing, from product development to pricing before evaluating the present and future challenges in marketing in China.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BMA5009","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5801","ModuleTitle":"Management Communication","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"designed to prepare students for effective communication at the workplace. It enables students to develop and demonstrate effective, business oriented communication skills in three important areas: (a) reading; (b) writing; and (c) speaking.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5901","ModuleTitle":"Management Practicum","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Evening","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMA5902","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurship Practicum","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Riding on the NUS Enterprise’s Lean Launchpad program, this module is an elective to provide MBA students opportunities to participate & engage in real-world entrepreneurship, and learn how to commercialize an innovative idea. Since there is no better way to learn than through practice, the students will have to get out of the classroom and talk to potential customers, partners and competitors to experience the uncertainty that comes with commercialising and creating new ventures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5001A","ModuleTitle":"Leadership","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the comparative (East-West) psychological perspectives on management. The psychological perspective addresses such topics as: comparative views on leadership; roles and functions of the chief executive; the role of power, influence and politics; establishing supportive communications; enhancing employee performance through motivation and empowerment; delegating for responsiveness; managing conflict, change and varied stakeholders. The psychological perspective will emphasize experiential learning to enhance leadership skills.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5001B","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Skills","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the comparative (East-West) sociological perspectives on management. The sociological perspective includes coverage of: organization structure and design; organization culture; control and coordination systems; the nature and functioning of small groups in organizations; and organization development and change. The sociological perspective will emphasize understanding of the imperatives of managing complex organizations to enhance managerial skills.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5002A","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the work of a leader for a business entity, the corporation, business, division or plant. The module concentrates on the skills and actions required of the general manager for the development, communication and implementation of strategic organizational choices in the context of complex business situations. Typical topics include: perspectives on the role of firms in society; setting of mission and objectives; the concept of strategy; industry analysis, generic strategies; firm competencies; corporate strategy and diversification; environmental analysis; strategy and structure; culture and other implementation processes; strategic leadership; organizational learning; stakeholder analysis and corporate ethics.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5002B","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues in Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module uses the strategic frameworks to explore specific contemporary issues faced by the general managers in different industries in the different regions of the world. The module will adopt a comparative perspective by first examining the evolution of strategic management practice in the West and in Asia, and then reconciling differences in practices from the viewpoint of an Asian manager.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5003B","ModuleTitle":"Information Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides for an appreciation of the quantitative aspects of business decision-making from the perspective of senior executives as requesters and users of such analyses. The module will familiarize students with tools for arriving at solutions to problems and as means for communicating analyses and decisions within and outside the organization. This is not a course in number-crunching. Focus is on understanding the concepts and how these can be gainfully applied.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5004A","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Economics","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a foundation for the understanding of the economic environment of business. It covers an overview of macroeconomic indicators and their determinants; the functioning of markets; the tools of macroeconomic management (monetary, exchange rate and fiscal policies); and industrial policy, especially the role of technology, externalities, market failures, imperfect competition, and strategic trade policy in influencing national competitiveness.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5004B","ModuleTitle":"Asian Markets and Industries","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a foundation for the understanding of the political environment of business. It presents an overview of the international political system, emphasizing international economic relations as they concern business executives rather than politicians and diplomats. Concepts covered include: the balance of power, national interest, sovereignty, international law, and diplomacy; prospects for world-order transformation; regional cooperation; North-South relations; technology transfer in the world economy; and the globalization of financial markets.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5005A","ModuleTitle":"International Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides for an understanding of cross-border economic activities, especially international trade and foreign direct investment. It examines how culture and politics influence the processes and outcomes of international business, especially the contemporary sociopolitical economy of trade and investment. Other topics include international monetary system, regional economic integration and the strategy and structure of multinational enterprises. The aim is to sensitize the student to a wide array of concepts that, taken together, explain the phenomenon of globalization.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5005B","ModuleTitle":"International Business Law","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to impart an understanding of the law by introducing the fundamental principles of contract, company law and commercial law. Topics covered include: principles relating to the formation of contract; how enforceable contract may be discharged; remedies for breach of enforceable contractual obligations; limited liability and the separate legal personality of corporate entities; duties and liabilities of directors; the law relating to insider trading and judicial management; passing of property and risk; implied conditions pertaining to a contract for the sale of goods; remedies against default in performance.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5006A","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module provides executives with an understanding of marketing concepts, tools and techniques and their application in the analysis of marketing problems. The module covers topics such as the marketing concept; analysis of the marketing environment; buyer behavior; segmentation and targeting; development of marketing programmes and elements of the marketing mix: product, pricing, promotion and distribution. Issues in integrating the marketing mix and implementing, evaluating and controlling the marketing programme in the Asian context constitute a common theme of this module.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5006B","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues in Marketing","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module provides practical and relevant exposures to how the tools and frameworks covered in BMC5006a Marketing Management are operationalized in the real situations. The module focused on how behavioral changes induced by external and global conditions in economy, technology, culture and politics affect marketing.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5007A","ModuleTitle":"Accounting","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module presents an overview of the principles of accounting, with a view to providing executives, who may not possess prior accounting training, with an understanding of accounting concepts. Topics include: the uses and limitations of accounting information for decision making and performance evaluation; the standard techniques of financial control; valuation and capital budgeting; and the management of current assets and liabilities of the firm.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5007B","ModuleTitle":"Financial Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module presents an overview of the principles of financial management, with a view to providing executives, who may not possess prior financial training, with an understanding of financial management concepts. Topics include: knowledge of financial resource management; the role of managers in maximizing the financial value of the firm; the standard techniques of financial analysis; financial markets and the environment in which businesses operate; capital structure and the cost of capital; and the choice of sources of financing.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5008A","ModuleTitle":"Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the responsibilities of senior executives for the effective management and utilization of human resources. The central perspective is the crosscultural management of people within Asian businesses. Topics include: the design and management of personnel systems; planning, employee development and retention, staff appraisal and the design of rewards systems employee relations and collective bargaining; the implications of an aging population for human resources planning and management; and comparative perspectives on HRM; and managing professional employees, whose competencies and specialized knowledge increasingly determine and sustain competitive advantage.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5008B","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues in Human Resouce Managment and Organuzational Behavior","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module will deal with critical HR issues arising from new business challenges of the 21st century, such as anticipated demographic and value changes in the labor force, business diversification and globalization, organizational reorienting and restructuring, and working relationships and corporate cultures in the process of transition.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5009A","ModuleTitle":"Systems & Operations Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Systems and operations management is the management of all internal activities directly related to the creation of goods and/or services through the transformation of inputs into outputs. This transformation process involves designing, planning, controlling, and executing activities. The objects dealt with involve manpower, materials, machines, facilities, and customers. The interaction and interrelationship of all the activities and objects makes the management of operations a challenging task. Managing these activities with a systems perspective is critical to the success of a company.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5009B","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Supply chain management is the management of all external activities related to the creation of goods and/or services. The business competition is no longer competition among firms, it is about competition among supply chains. The interaction and interrelationship of all entities in the supply chain makes the management of supply chain a challenging task. To be competitive in today’s global marketplace, a company must have effective and efficient operations management across and along its supply and demand network.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5010B","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Corporate Governance is to provide a solid understanding of corporate governance from an international perspective, drawing from the perspectives of academics, regulators, practitioners and policy-makers. The module will include an overview of corporate governance and corporate governance mechanisms that help control managerial behaviour, different ownership structures, models and systems of corporate governance internationally, policy responses of different countries to corporate governance concerns, board of directors, board committees, external and internal auditing, executive and director compensation, disclosure and transparency, and communication with investors.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5011A","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues in Business 1","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is the first part of special topics module. The modules offered under this heading will address one or more of a range of important topics and issues in the management of Asian organizations. Examples of modules or topics include: contemporary issues in Asian business, East Asian (Japanese, Korean & Chinese) business and management systems, business-government relations in Asia, managing the China venture, managing in South Asia and managing the Asian multinational corporation.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5011B","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues in Business 2","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is the second part of special topics module. The modules offered under this heading will address one or more of a range of important topics and issues in the management of Asian organizations. Examples of modules or topics include: contemporary issues in Asian business, East Asian (Japanese, Korean & Chinese) business and management systems, business-government relations in Asia, managing the China venture, managing in South Asia and managing the Asian multinational corporation.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMC5012","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Study Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Student under the APEX EMBA program are required to complete an Advanced Study Project as a reflection and final concluding note to the course. The project is required to meet International Professional standards, and is able to contribute significantly and benefit the enterprises, industries, countries and regional economies. The main objective of this project is to enable students to apply knowledge acquired in their course of study to practical situations and problems they faced in their individual company, whereby they are able to conduct thorough research and analysis.","ModuleCredit":"6","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5001","ModuleTitle":"Leadership","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module combines comparative (East - West) sociological and psychological perspectives on management to provide for an understanding of the imperatives of managing complex organisations as well as enhancing leadership and managerial skills. The sociological perspective includes coverage of: organisation structure and design; organisation culture; control and co-ordination systems; the nature and functioning of small groups in organisations; and organisation development and change. The psychological perspective addresses such topics as: comparative views on leadership; roles and functions of the chief executives; the role of power, influence and politics; establishing supportive communications; enhancing employeea??s performance through motivation and empowerment; delegating for responsiveness, managing conflict, change and varied stakeholders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Villanueva, Neille-Ann Aurora"],"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5002","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the work of the general manager at the head of a business entity - the corporation, business, division or plant. The module concentrates on the skills and actions required of the general manager for the development, communication and implementation of strategic organisational choices in the context of complex environmental conditions. The module will adopt a comparative perspective by first examining the evolution of strategic management practice in the West and in Asia, and then reconciling differences in practices from the viewpoint of an Asian manager. Typical topics include: perspectives on the role of firms in society; setting of mission and objectives; the concept of strategy; industry analysis, generic strategies; firm competencies; corporate strategy and diversification; environment analysis; strategy and structure; culture and other implementation processes; strategic leadership; organisational learning; stakeholder analysis and corporate ethics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"50-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5003","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics for Decision Makers","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides for an appreciation of the basic tools of statistical and quantitative methods of business decision-making from the perspectives of senior executives as requesters and users of such analyses. The emphasis is on problem-formulation and model building, providing conceptual input for - and evaluating the output of - the more detailed work carried out by decision analysts. The module will also provide for familiarization with standard computer packages as tools for arriving at solutions to problems as means for communicating analyses and decisions within and outside the organisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Villanueva, Neille-Ann Aurora"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5004","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Economics","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module covers managerial economics theory and applications. It introduces the basic microeconomic theories of marginal analysis and competitive markets. It then develops analysis of market power and imperfect markets, with applications to business management and policy. The techniques provide building blocks for other disciplines, including cost accounting, corporate finance, marketing, and business strategy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5006","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Marketing and Brand Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide executives with an understanding of marketing concepts, tools and techniques and their application in the analysis of marketing problems. The module covers topics such as the marketing concept; analysis of the marketing environment; buyer behaviour; segmentation and targeting; development of marketing programmes and elements of the marketing mix: product, pricing, promotion and distribution. Issues in integrating the marketing mix and implementing, evaluating and controlling the marketing programme in the Asian context constitute a common theme of this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5007","ModuleTitle":"Accounting And Management Of Financial Resources","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module presents an overview of the principles of both accounting and financial management, with a view to providing executives, who may not possess prior accounting or financial training, with an understanding of accounting and financial management concepts. Topics include: the uses and limitations of accounting information for decision making and performance evaluation; knowledge of financial resource management; the role of managers in maximizing the financial value of the firm; the standard techniques of financial analysis and control; financial markets and the environment in which businesses operate; valuation and capital budgeting; capital structure and the cost of capital; the choice of sources of financing; and the management of current assets and liabilities of the firm.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5008","ModuleTitle":"Management & Organization","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the responsibilities of senior executives for the effective management and utilization of human resources. The module will also deal with critical HR issues arising from new business challenges in the 21st century, such as anticipated demographic and value changes in the labour force, business diversification and globalization, organisational reorienting and restructuring and working relationships and corporate cultures in the process of transition. The central perspective is the cross-cultural management of people within Asian businesses. Topics include: the design and management of personnel systems; planning, employee development and retention, staff appraisal and the design of reward systems, employee relations and collective bargaining; the implications of an ageing population for human resources planning and management; comparative perspectives on HRM; and managing professional employees, whose competencies and specialised knowledge increasingly determine and sustain competitive advantage.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5009","ModuleTitle":"Logistics And Operations Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the participants to the functional areas of Operations and Logistics Management. It will cover topics such as Operations Planning and Control, Quality Excellence, Japanese Operations Systems, Theory of Constraints, Operations Research-Based Tools, Operations Strategy and Design, Supply Chain Management, Risk Pooling, Vendor Hubs, Physical Distribution and Transportation, Strategic Warehousing, Logistics Performance and Planning and Third Party Logistics.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5010","ModuleTitle":"Management of Technology and Innovation","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the core concepts and practices of innovation management and entrepreneurship with a specific focus on the challenges and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific context. While the specific choice of topics may vary from one cohort to the next, the module is structured to equip the class participants with a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of technological and business model innovation, the key analytic tools for formulating and implementing innovation strategy, the basic organizational approaches to managing innovation, and the core mindsets and skills of entrepreneurship to discover, evaluate and exploit innovation opportunities for business and social goals. While the module does not assume in-depth knowledge of specific technologies and will use examples and cases covering a diverse range of technological and industry contexts to illustrate the core concepts, it will encourage interactive learning among the class participants through sharing of insights derived from their own respective deep domain knowledge of different technological innovations and business/industry contexts. The module will give special emphasis on challenges and opportunities of innovation and entrepreneurship that are of particular relevance to the Asia-Pacific context, including low-cost disruptive innovation as a competitive strategy, intellectual property (IP) management issues in emerging market contexts, and the entrepreneurial use of social networks in Asian cultures. Besides bringing in experienced innovation managers and entrepreneurs to share their practical experiences with the class, the module will also facilitate knowledge sharing by classmates with start-up entrepreneurial or corporate intrapreneurial experiences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Wong Poh Kam","Douglas Abrams"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5010X","ModuleTitle":"Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the core concepts and practices of innovation management and entrepreneurship with a specific focus on the challenges and opportunities in the Asia-Pacific context. While the specific choice of topics may vary from one cohort to the next, the module is structured to equip the class participants with a fundamental understanding of the dynamics of technological and business model innovation, the key analytic tools for formulating and implementing innovation strategy, the basic organizational approaches to managing innovation, and the core mindsets and skills of entrepreneurship to discover, evaluate and exploit innovation opportunities for business and social goals. While the module does not assume in-depth knowledge of specific technologies and will use examples and cases covering a diverse range of technological and industry contexts to illustrate the core concepts, it will encourage interactive learning among the class participants through sharing of insights derived from their own respective deep domain knowledge of different technological innovations and business/industry contexts. The module will give special emphasis on challenges and opportunities of innovation and entrepreneurship that are of particular relevance to the Asia-Pacific context, including low-cost disruptive innovation as a competitive strategy, intellectual property (IP) management issues in emerging market contexts, and the entrepreneurial use of social networks in Asian cultures. Besides bringing in experienced innovation managers and entrepreneurs to share their practical experiences with the class, the module will also facilitate knowledge sharing by classmates with start-up entrepreneurial or corporate intrapreneurial experiences.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5011","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues In Asian Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Modules offered under this heading will address one or more of a range of important topics and issues in the management of Asian organisations. Examples of modules or topics include: contemporary issues in Asian business, East Asian (Japanese, Korean, Chinese) business and management systems, business-government relations in Asia, managing the China venture, managing in South Asia, managing the Asian multinational corporation systems.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5012","ModuleTitle":"Thinking Creatively And Strategically","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Modules offered under this heading address the concerns and developmental needs of senior executive with responsibility for the overall success of their organisations. Typical topics include: thinking creatively and strategically; global strategic management; managing value-creation through strategy; the strategic management of information technology; managing the organisation-Government interface; managing external relations; and managing inter-firm relations and strategic alliances.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"60-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5014","ModuleTitle":"Legal Issues in Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to impart an understanding of how legal considerations and implications affect the conduct of business across national boundaries. It gives essential exposure to commercial contracts and international sales as the agreed basis of doing business and the vehicle for business planning and dispute resolution, the applicable law and forum for cross-border disputes and the most expedient and cost-effective ways of resolving them. Also included are topical issues in intellectual property and international trade; competition law and market regulations. Throughout the sessions, case studies will be extensively used to highlight real world business problems, their resolution and the commercial lessons that may be learnt.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5015","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomics and International Finance","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the analytical tools of macroeconomics and international finance and applies them extensively to real life case studies, with emphasis on Asia. The course begins with the analysis of business cycle dynamics (how output, employment, interest rate and price are determined) and the role of stabilization policy. It then moves on to the open economy with trade and capital flows. Key issues covered here include the determination of exchange rate in the short- and long-run, how currency risk can be hedged, how economic “shocks” are transmitted internationally and what policy can achieve in response. Additional topics covered include: determinants of economic growth in the long-run with lessons from Asia, rising economic integration in Asia and implications on currency regime, global imbalance and policy adjustments, and perspectives on financial crises.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BME5021","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Corporate Governance (CG) has been defined “as a set of relationships between a company’s management, its board, shareholders, the community at large, as well as other stakeholders, providing the structure through which the objectives for the company are set, and the means of attaining those objectives and monitoring performance are determined” (paraphrasing OECD Principles of Corporate Governance, 2004).The objective of this course is to provide a solid understanding of CG from an international perspective –with focus on Asia – drawing from insights of academia, regulators and practitioners.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMF5001","ModuleTitle":"Financial Management of Family Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course analyzes governance of family firms. This course highlights that family business is an organizational structure of large firms and for a large part are global and surprisingly similar across business environment, nations and cultures. This course investigates the underlying mechanisms that create the uniqueness of family firms. In addition, this course discusses the role of the founding family in the firm and analyses how the family’s various preferences, psychology, family structures, and family affairs affect corporate policy such as CEO succession planning and financial policies, and the outcomes on the firm value. Finally, the course discusses the design of governance structure to constrain the family’s influences over corporate policies as well as govern the family to preserve the firm value.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMF5002","ModuleTitle":"Valuation of Mergers and Acquisitions","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course surveys the financial methods used in mergers and acquisitions, buyouts and corporate restructurings. We will examine the process of evaluating opportunities in the corporate-control market; analyse how deal structure affects both value creation and value division; investigate M&A motivations and tactics; consider M&A valuation of stand-alone firms, merged firm synergies, transaction contingent clauses and the expected impact on share value and earnings accretion/dilution; and assess the valuation and structuring of leveraged buyouts and the recapitalization and restructuring of troubled firms. Major M&A constituents, such as private equity and hedge fund groups are also considered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FIN3101 Corporate Finance","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK5002","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Analytics","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"The digital age has fundamentally altered the manner we collect, process, analyse and disseminate market intelligence. Driven by advances in hardware, software and communications, the very nature of market research is rapidly changing. New techniques are emerging. The increased velocity of information flow enables marketers to respond with much greater speed to changes in the marketplace. Market research is timelier, less expensive, more actionable and more precise ... all of which makes it of far greater importance to marketers. Applied Market Research is primarily designed for marketing professionals to train them to use market knowledge for day-to-day marketing decisions. It will provide good understanding of many prevalent research techniques and their application. The course will be taught in an application-oriented fashion through lectures, class discussions and case studies. Students will acquire critical analysis and decision making abilities to prepare them to tackle the marketing and business issues they are likely to confront in a career in marketing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Any introductory course on Marketing","Preclusion":"MKT4415C Applied Market Research","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK5003","ModuleTitle":"Behavioral Economics","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Behavioral economics is an interdisciplinary field which applies psychological theory and research to economics. Important behavioral economics findings which demonstrate persistent and systematic deviations from the “rationality” assumption in economic decision making will be surveyed. Alternative theoretical accounts departing from the standard rational, self-interested maximization models will be introduced. The implications to business practices will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"An introductory course in microeconomics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK5004","ModuleTitle":"Design Thinking & Business Innovations","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to raise the understanding of the significance of Design Thinking and its innovative applications to businesses. It would provide: a) insights on the cognitive issues of Design Thinking at the personal level; b) a broad review of the practice of Design Thinking at organizational level; c) an experience of the processes and methodologies needed to take a creative idea all the way to market. It does these through a series of lectures, case studies, and intensive design thinking workshops.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Neo Kok Beng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK5005","ModuleTitle":"Competitive Marketing Strategy","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced course in marketing strategy that focuses on competitive strategy analysis and formulation. Students are introduced to both the Art and the Science of “Strategic Thinking” in devising competitive strategies. This course aims to: - Enhance student’s ability to think and to act strategically in marketing and in business. - Introduce students to Principles of Strategy from Sun Zi’s “Art of War” to assist them in making business strategy decisions. - Introduce students to fundamental Game Theoretic tools and models for analysing and understanding problems involving strategic interactions. - Provide students with some advanced strategy concepts and theories to gain a deeper understanding of competitive strategy formulation. Students are expected to apply both the Art and Science of strategy discussed in class to solve marketing and business problems, through case analyses, critiques, and presentations. There will be a case research project requirement, which requires students to identify and analyse an actual problem or case faced by a firm, and to make recommendations as to how the problem can be resolved, based on concepts taught in class.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Principles of Marketing or Marketing Management, or their equivalents.","Preclusion":"BMA5501 Competitive Marketing Strategy MKT4411 Marketing Strategy","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK5006","ModuleTitle":"Consumer Culture Theory","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Consumer Culture Theory (CCT) is a synthesizing framework that examines the sociocultural, experiential, symbolic and ideological aspects of consumption. The tenets of CCT research are aligned with consumer identity projects, marketplace cultures, the sociohistorical patterning of consumption, and mass-mediated marketplace ideologies and consumers’ interpretive strategies. In this course, we will explore the dynamic relationships among consumer actions, the marketplaces and cultural meanings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"MKT3423 Consumer Culture Theory","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6102","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Seminar: Consumer Information Processing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Similar to BMK6101, this seminar will rely on journal articles for our weekly discussions. Building on your knowledge of BMK6101, microeconomics and mathematical statistics, the topics we cover here include forecasting, new product diffusion, product models, product design, advertising and promotion, consumer choice, and sales force management. The deliverable will be a research proposal, which may form the genesis of your dissertation.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6104","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Seminar: Marketing Theory & Research","Department":"Marketing","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6105G","ModuleTitle":"ISM: Examining the role of self-expansion model in prosocial and brand choice behaviour","Department":"Marketing","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6107","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Seminar: Choice Models & Marketing Applications","Department":"Marketing","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6111E","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module is to provide marketing doctoral students with an orientation to current research in the field of marketing. The primary objectives are to provide students with exposure to representative samples of significant research streams, current issues, and research priorities in the marketing field, and to introduce doctoral students to the research interests of the NUS marketing faculty and visiting professors. BMK6111 will be taught over 6½ weeks and not 13 weeks and the total workload will equal to 65 hours (half of a 4MC PhD module).","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6111I","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Strategy and Industrial Organization","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module is to provide marketing doctoral students with an orientation to current research in the field of marketing. The primary objectives are to provide students with exposure to representative samples of significant research streams, current issues, and research priorities in the marketing field, and to introduce doctoral students to the research interests of the NUS marketing faculty and visiting professors. BMK6111 will be taught over 6½ weeks and not 13 weeks and the total workload will equal to 65 hours (half of a 4MC PhD module).","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMK6111J","ModuleTitle":"New Empirical Research on Advertising","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module is to provide marketing doctoral students with an orientation to current research in the field of marketing. The primary objectives are to provide students with exposure to representative samples of significant research streams, current issues, and research priorities in the marketing field, and to introduce doctoral students to the research interests of the NUS marketing faculty and visiting professors. BMK6111 will be taught over 6½ weeks and not 13 weeks and the total workload will equal to 65 hours (half of a 4MC PhD module).","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5001","ModuleTitle":"Leadership and Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"sociological and psychological perspectives on management. The sociological perspective includes coverage of: organization structure and design; organization culture; control and coordination systems; the nature and functioning of small groups in organizations; and organization development and change. The psychological perspective addresses topics such as: comparative views on leadership; roles and functions of the chief executive; the role of power, influence and politics; establishing supportive communications; enhancing employee performance through motivation and empowerment; delegating for esponsiveness; managing conflict, change and varied stakeholders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"8-4-0-16-12","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5002","ModuleTitle":"Asia-Pacific Economic and Business Environment","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The module develops principles of macroeconomics to enable policy makers to govern more effectively in relation to business owners, investors, employees, markets and the regulatory environment in Asia-Pacific context. The module will highlight when and how to apply quantitative and qualitative tools in situations of scarce resources, and competition, and imperfect markets. The second part of this module focuses on economic modernization in Asia with special attention to associated political and social dynamics. Concepts covered include: Modernization, Industrialization and Economic Development, Economic Analysis and Measurement, Trade and Foreign Direct Investment, Demographics, rbanization, Government and Politics. These concepts are taught within a ramework which students apply toward country analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"39-0-0-15-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5003","ModuleTitle":"Business Finance & Growth Economics for Policy Makers","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on business finance and economic performance. It first examines the characteristics and determinants of cyclical macroeconomic behaviour and its relationship with fiscal and monetary policies. It then examines the determinants of long term economic growth, including the determinants for capital accumulation and productivity growth. Next, it will focus on corporate strategic financing and capital markets development in China and other economies. The course explores interplay between business finance, public olices and sustainable long term economic performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5101","ModuleTitle":"Judgment and Decision-Making for Modern Policy Makers","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to help policy makers understand and improve the quality of policy decisions and become a better decision maker. The course will take a systematic view of decision making from both normative and descriptive perspectives. The normative approach may help decision makers to identify, structure, and analyze decision problems in a systematic and logical manner. On the other hand, the descriptive approach has provided insightful understandings of how people deviate from rational decision-making and easily fall into common decision traps. This course will teach students how to think critically about the decisions people make, how to avoid common decision pitfalls, and how to improve decision making skills by offering a comprehensive cross-disciplinary knowledge of decision making and more importantly its real life applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMM5105","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Fundamentals and City Planning","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course exposes the students the key concepts of city planning, real estate market and development process. Recent years have witnessed rapid urbanization in the developing Asia and transitional China and some of its consequences – substantial urban growth, dramatic ups and downs of real estate markets, financial markets as well as regional economies. The government officials and state-owned enterprise (SOE) executives are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities, such as how urban planning theories may help to solve urban problems? How zoning regulation may affect urban land development? How bubbles in real estate market were formed? How do the fundamentals determine equilibrium demand, supply, and prices in the real estate market? How to make prudent real estate development decision?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO5000","ModuleTitle":"Block Seminar","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Block Seminar","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO5002","ModuleTitle":"Business Project","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"Business projects reinforce CEMS partnership with universities and companies in a unique way of concrete content oriented cooperation. While Academic Advisors and company representatives exchange ideas on the project topic, both sides benefit from the intellectual input - for their research or their business processes, respectively. Within the CEMS Curriculum, Business Projects are designed as real life learning experience for students. International student teams solve a company’s real business problem in a consultancylike project, while training for process management, result orientation and team building.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-0-0-15-10","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO5004","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Organizational Behavior","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will cover contemporary topics in the field of organizational behaviour.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6011A","ModuleTitle":"Organizational Behavior Seminar: Work, employee and organizational well-being","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on current issues related to work, employee and organizational well-being. We will discuss the employee-organization relations and examine issues and trends (e.g., advancements in information technology, population changes) that affect work-life linkages, employees’ stress, work performance, antisocial behaviors and organizational functioning.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6012A","ModuleTitle":"Organizational Behavior Seminar: Interpersonal Relations","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course examines interpersonal relations in work and organizational settings—how interpersonal relationships are formed and maintained, the dynamics of trust and distrust and their attendant implications for social processes (e.g., collaboration, knowledge sharing, social supporting, social undermining), and the consequences that follow for employees and organizations.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6013A","ModuleTitle":"Organizational Behavior Seminar: Motivation and Work Behavior","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"Motivation is a core competency of leadership and a central problem that needs to be addressed in management and organizational behaviour. This course examines what motivates employees to engage in performance related work behaviours, such as task performance and organizational misbehaviour. We address, amongst others, personal characteristics related to work motivation (e.g., needs, attitudes, emotions, cognitions), job characteristics related to work motivation (e.g., autonomy, challenge), situational characteristics related to work motivation (e.g., social support, organizational justice, reward and punishment), and the consequences that follow for employee’s work behaviours.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6014A","ModuleTitle":"Organizational Behavior Seminar: Social Capital Theory & Methods","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course applies the social capital theory and methods to understand performance of individuals and teams in organizational settings, and explores how individuals and teams develop their social capital.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMO6017A","ModuleTitle":"Human Resource Management Seminar: Challenges","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"The fast changing technology and economics in the world have put pressure on organizations to adapt their Human Resource (HR) system accordingly. The current module will sample emerging trends in personnel management and try to build practical relevance of Human Resource Management research. We will discuss issues such as different HRIR systems, sustainability, learning organizations, HRM in different types of organizations (government agencies, NGOs, etc.) global human capital management, etc. in the class.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMP5001","ModuleTitle":"Venture Capital","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this module is on the principles and practice of managing a venture capital (VC) firm. This module seeks to help students develop a deep understanding of venture capitalism. It will help students understand how venture capital funds are raised and structured. It will also help students understand the interactions between venture capital firms and the entrepreneurs they finance. Lastly, students will also learn about managing the venture capital firm.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMP5002","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business Environment","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The “Asian Business Environment” course aims to provide students with an understanding of the business/economic environments in Asia. Overview on globalization, economic development and growth, as well as, business strategies on doing business in Asia will be covered. Topics include macroeconomic fundamentals, international trade and investment, public and industrial policies, economic integration and global institutions. The course will also examine how the political, cultural and ethical differences shape the Asian business environment. In depth discussions on region or country specific issues will be conducted through case studies and/or team project. Guest speakers may be arranged for selected topics to provide insights on business strategies in the Asian business environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMS5103","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurial Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the strategic decisions new entrepreneurs take in order to start, finance, and guide their businesses. It will explore strategic frameworks that both successful and unsuccessful entrepreneurs undertake in order to operate in dynamic and uncertain competitive landscapes. A major tenet of this course is that experimentation plays a central role in entrepreneurial strategy and that correct strategic responses are not always clear. But through analysis of case studies and discussions with guest speakers we will understand how successful entrepreneurs execute decisions that maintain their competitive advantages.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMS5403","ModuleTitle":"Global Management Practice","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to introduce students to human behavior in organizational contexts across the globe. The study of organizations involves examining processes at the individual, group and organizational levels. This course will focus on the individual and group level of analysis. As this is a class that focuses on Global Management, it will also emphasize cross-national and cultural differences when appropriate. Both theoretical and applied approaches will be developed. Theory development will be based on class lectures, discussion, and class activities and assigned readings. While the instructor will take a large share of the responsibility for theory development, extensive class participation for the applications part by the students is expected. Hence, the course will feature a substantial amount of class discussion and experiential exercises.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMS5404","ModuleTitle":"Becoming Future Prepared Global Leaders","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"We explore some of the latest discoveries in behavioural science that are applicable to leading ourselves and organizations across the globe. Participants apply the research findings to design new ways of leading organizations that will create a sustainable competitive advantage for the business, as well as well-being for its members. Part of the discovery will be about how our own leadership behaviours might shape members of our team. Thus, the key to changing behaviours, norms, and organizational culture is to change our own behaviours so that others can react to them in desired ways.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMS5702A","ModuleTitle":"Asian Management and Leadership: Learning From Zheng He","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to Asian management and leadership through the 15th century historical character from the Ming dynasty of China, named Admiral Zheng He (aka Cheng Ho). It looks at Zheng He from a management and leadership perspective, exploring his overall leadership style and practices, his human resource management, his supply chain management, and his management of faith practices. In particular, we will consider his practices relating to building collaboration with others in what we refer to as Zheng He’s Art of Collaboration (AoC). We will also compare and contrast Zheng He’s AoC with the classic Sun Zi’s Art of War (AoW), considering especially the values and principles embedded in these, and evaluating as to when companies should adopt the AoW and/or the AoC. The module will also attempt to move beyond Zheng He to explore related issues, such as similarities and differences between the western and Asian approaches to collaboration and leadership, the idea of Collaborative Quotient (CQ) and its measurement, the modern day relevance of Zheng He’s key act of collaboration in his practice of generosity, and also the practice of collaboration as seen in the world of insects, birds and animals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMS5702B","ModuleTitle":"Managing Business Networks","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This is a course in the design, management, and leadership of networks. It will examine a variety of business-related networks. These include entrepreneurial networks of resource providers and alliance partners; networks of communication and coordination within established organizations; supply chain and marketing channel networks; informal networks in and outside organizations that confer influence and advance careers; cross-border networks for doing business globally. Managing in the contemporary global economy is much more about managing networks than hierarchical organizations through fixed chains of command. Both within organizations and between them, the paths to productivity, innovation, and success lie in astute networking. Network management and leadership demand different capabilities from those necessary to run a single firm or division within it. Communication, persuasion, collaboration, negotiation, emotional intelligence, flexibility, trust-building, reciprocity, and responsiveness are all essential. However, good network management requires more than “soft” or interpersonal skills. Given the complexity of business networks today, familiarity with the technical tools of network analysis can be very helpful as well. A highly technical science of networks now exists. Managers should learn how to use that science in analyzing and engineering their networks for superior performance. We will approach the problem of managing networks from two perspectives, “up” and “down.” “Up” refers to your vantage point as an individual actor, crafting your personal network, positioning yourself within it, and leveraging it for professional advantage and success. “Down” is your vantage point as an executive charged with responsibility for the functioning and success of the network as a whole; for example, within a division or functional area or a supply chain or distribution system.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["James Russell Lincoln"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMS5801","ModuleTitle":"Communication and Influencing Skills for Managers","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to develop students, as future managers, in the core competencies to communicate with influence in order to build trust, gain cooperation and support, secure loyalty and commitment, and motivate and inspire positive change in the 21st century workplace that is characterised by constant change and cultural diversity. The module will discuss pertinent management communication principles, concepts and strategies and provide opportunities for their application in hands-on tasks and assignments in an immersive experience within a company simulated environment, where critical high-stakes communication is weaved into more routine day-to-day workplace communication, mimicking the situations managers encounter in real-life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3.5-0-3-3.5","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5001","ModuleTitle":"Leadership & Managerial Skills","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces concepts and principles fundamental to creating and leading effective organizations. Major topics include perception and decision-making, employee motivation and empowerment, group and team processes, strategic organizational design, power and politics, corporate culture, and organizational change and transformation. The course is interactive, with opportunities for class participation throughout. In addition to lecture and assigned readings, the instructional approach incorporates case analyses, video presentations, experiential exercises, and such.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5003","ModuleTitle":"Economic Analysis For Managers","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5006","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Strategy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This intensive marketing module will be taught over 5 days including 1 day for company visits. It is designed for experienced senior executives who not only wish to learn about the conceptual frameworks and analytical tools to better understand customers and markets, but who also value experiential learning opportunities from visits to companies with regional and global operations, dialogue sessions with senior executives from various industries, and networking with key alumni and influential thought leaders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"40-0-0-10-10","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5007","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Finance","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course covers some of the most important topics in Managerial Finance. Emphasis is placed on the optimal allocation of resources for both individuals and corporations. The first part of the course deals mainly with optimal decisions under certainty where resources are allocated over time. The second part of the course deals with how to measure uncertainties and how uncertainties affect the operations and finances of a firm. Factors explaining security returns are investigated as well as the concept of market efficiency. The course cumulates with a discussion on mergers and acquisitions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5008","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Governance, Business Law & Ethics","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Corporate Governance gives an overview of the importance of corporate governance and the mechanisms that help control managerial behavior. Different models and systems of corporate governance internationally are compared and contrasted, and policy responses of different countries to corporate governance concerns are examined. The course will then examine specific corporate governance mechanisms and issues. The Ethics sub-module will enable students to think critically about contemporary ethical issues and dilemmas faced by businesses and their stakeholders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5014","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues In Business","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Modules offered under this heading will address one or more of a range of important topics and issues in the management of organizations. For AY2004/2005, the module covers Services Marketing and Customer Asset Management. Services Marketing focuses on the marketing and managing of services, and complements module BMU5010 Marketing Strategy & Policy. Customer Asset Management focuses on acquiring, serving and retaining customers through managing customer lifetime value, customer segmentation, data mining, and the application of CRM instruments such as loyalty programs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5015","ModuleTitle":"Competitive Strategy & Business Policy","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this course is on how general managers enhance and sustain business performance. It covers analytical and conceptual tools that are aids to the development of judgment. The fundamental focus, however, is not on tools, but on sharpening skills at developing robust judgments in the face of uncertainty and complexity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BMU5017","ModuleTitle":"Management Practicum","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This 2-part module is designed to allow students to employ and enhance concepts learned in the classroom. It will deal with global strategic issues. The practicum may be an individual project or a group project consisting of three to five students. Both an Anderson faculty member and an NUS faculty member will supervise the project to ensure that the students? work meets the academic requirements of the program.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"32-0-0-40-60","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module encourages students to become independent and self-motivated learners, and promote students interest in research-based work. It consists of a series of laboratory-based projects or other academic prescriptions for the students independent study. The academic scope is worked out between the student and the supervising faculty members.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-6-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2102","ModuleTitle":"Bioengineering Data Analysis","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce concepts relevant to the interpretation and statistical analysis of experimental results in the bioengineering field. Theoretical explanations will be followed by hands-on tutorials with relevant computational software. Students will learn how to perform some of the most commonly used statistical analysis of experiments (e.g., z and t tests, ANOVA analysis) as well as to interpret the results of typical bioengineering experiments by building a suitably fitted mathematical model.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1506 Mathematics II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Alberto Corrias","Loh Wei Liem"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2103","ModuleTitle":"Bioengineering Design Workshop","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course is a practical introduction to workshop practice and prototype creation in bioengineering design. Students will be introduced to workshop safety, risk assessment and standard operating procedures. They will get hands on experience with rapid prototyping equipment and techniques, and will learn how to use 3D CAD modeling to convert their design ideas into a realizable form.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Stage 1 & 2 Bioengineering Students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Alberto Corrias","Buist, Martin Lindsay","Mrinal Kanti Musib","Toh Siew Lok-BIE","Yu Haoyong"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2201","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Physiology for Bioengineers","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students interested in bioengineering with a basic foundation in the physiology of the human body. In contrast to traditional physiology, engineering concepts will be used as a basis to explain and quantify physiological function. The goal of this module is to give students an overview of how the body functions from an engineering perspective in preparation for more advanced bioengineering modules. The major topics that will be covered are biotransport systems, bioenergy systems and biocontrol systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-1.5-5","Prerequisite":"BIE Stage 2 standing","Preclusion":"DY103 Physiology, LSM3212 Human Physiology, PY1105 Physiology I, PY1106 Physiology II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2202","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Biotransport","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will present fundamental transport solutions which model the major features of biological flow. The conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in a system will be studied and applied to blood flows in the cardiovascular system. Basic knowledge of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics will also be covered. Bifurcation flow and Hemorheology in macrocirculation and microcirculation will be discussed. Mass transfer will be introduced to the students for applications in drug delivery, dialysis devices and bioreactors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-1.5-5","Prerequisite":"MA1505 Mathematics I and MA1506 Mathematics II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2202S","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Biotransport","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will present fundamental transport solutions which model the major features of biological flow. The conservation of mass, momentum, and energy in a system will be studied and applied to blood flows in the cardiovascular system. Basic knowledge of non-Newtonian fluid mechanics will also be covered. Bifurcation flow and Hemorheology in macrocirculation and microcirculation will be discussed. Basic mass transfer will be introduced to the students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3-4.5","Prerequisite":"BIE Stage 2 standing and Engineering students doing Minor in Bioengineering","Preclusion":"BN2101S","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2203","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Bioengineering Design","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the basic elements for design of medical devices through a hands-on design project performed in teams. Examples of engineering analysis and design are applied to representative topics in bioengineering, such as biomechanics, bioinstrumentation, biomaterials, biotechnology, and related areas. Topics include: identification of the technological needs, design methodology, evaluation of costs and benefits, quality of life and ethical considerations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1-0-4.5-3","Prerequisite":"BIE Stage 2 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN2401","ModuleTitle":"Biosignals Processing","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce signals and systems in both continuous and discrete time domains with examples from biomedical signals processing. The theory is motivated by examples from biomedical signals and systems, such as EEG and ECG. Numerous MATLAB commands for solving a wide range of problems arising in processing physiological signals will be illustrated. Topics will include the introduction to biosignal examples, continuous and discrete signals, linear time invariant discrete and continuous systems, convolution, Fourier series, Fourier transforms, filtering, Laplace transforms. Hands-on experiments on biosignal sampling, frequency analysis, and filtering will be performed using MATLAB.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"MA1506 Mathematics II","Preclusion":"EE2023 Signals and Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN3101","ModuleTitle":"Biomedical Engineering Design","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Preparation of formal engineering reports on a series of engineering analysis and design problems illustrating methodology from various branches of applied mechanics as applied to bioengineering problems. Statistical analysis. A term project and oral presentation are required. Students are exposed to the entire design process: design problem definition, generation of a design specification, documentation, design review process, prototype fabrication, testing and calibration.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3-4.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN3201","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Biomechanics","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce students to the applications of engineering statics and dynamics to perform simple force analysis of the musculoskeletal system; give an appreciation of kinematics and kinetics of human motions; apply the fundamentals of strength of materials, i.e. stress and strain in biological systems, sheer force, bending moment and torsion; introduce biomechanics of soft and hard tissues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"EG1109FC/EG1109/CE1109/CE1109X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN3301","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Biomaterials","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to give students a strong materials science and engineering base to biomaterials engineering. The principles of materials science and engineering with particular attention to topics most relevant to biomedical engineering will be covered. This would include atomic structures, hard treatment, fundamental of corrosion, manufacturing processes and characterisation of materials. The structure-property relationships of metals, ceramics, polymers and composites as well as hard and soft tissues such as bone, teeth, cartilage, ligament, skin, muscle and vasculature will be described. Behaviour of materials in the physiological environment will be focus. The target students are those who have no background in materials science and engineering but would like to study to biomaterials as a subject in bioengineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"[(CM1121 or CM1501) plus (LSM1101 or LSM1401 or MLE1101)] or MLE3104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN3401","ModuleTitle":"Biomedical Electronics & Systems","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module emphasizes the importance of real-time signal processing in medical instrumentation. The main topics covered are: physical principles governing the design and operation of instrumentation systems used in medicine and physiological research, application of modern signal processing techniques in medicine to improve the accuracy and the validity of medical diagnosis, and theory and application of advanced non-invasive imaging techniques used in modern medical diagnostics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"BN2402 Fundamentals of Bioinstrumentation","Preclusion":"Students from the Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN3402","ModuleTitle":"Bio-Analytical Methods In Bioengineering","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the course is to give a theoretical and practical introduction into selected analytical methods for the characterization of biomaterials, tissues, biomolecules and immobilized biological molecules. The methods are focused to obtain: structural, topological (e.g. atomic force microscopy), chemical (e.g. spectrometry) and functional (e.g. surface palsmon resonance and bioassays) information for the characterization of biomolecules, biomaterials, tissues and biomodified materials.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CM1121 or CM1501) and (LSM1101 or LSM1401)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN3501","ModuleTitle":"Equilibrium and Kinetic Bioprocesses","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to impart fundamental concepts of equilibrium thermodynamics and reaction kinetics that may be applied to the study of biological systems. The student is expected to acquire an understanding of the role of thermodynamic reasoning and kinetic analysis in providing a deeper insight into many biochemical and biophysical problems. The topics covered will include thermodynamic functions, chemical potential, chemical reaction and phase equilibria, multicomponent systems, electrochemical potential, solubility, ligand binding equilibria, calorimetry, enzyme kinetics, microbial fermentation, ligand binding kinetics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"MA1506, PC1432, CN2122, ME2134 or BN2202","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4101R","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module consists mainly of a research-based project carried out under the supervision of one or more faculty members. It introduces students to the basic methodology of research in the context of a problem of current research interest. The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"Stage 4 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4201","ModuleTitle":"Tissue Biomechanics","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide an understanding of the relationship between structure and function in tissue biomechanics; introduce quantitative and qualitative assessment of hard and soft tissues in normal and pathological states; inculcate critical and constructive thinking regarding the recent research literature on tissue biomechanics and explore the potential clinical applications. The major topics include mechanical properties of bones, muscles, cartilage, ligaments/tendons, ocular tissues and cardiovascular tissues. Some examples of clinical applications include but are not limited to: tissue growth & remodelling, tendinitis, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, atherosclerosis, aneurysms, glaucoma, myopia, corneal disorders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"BN2204 Fundamentals of Biomechanics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4202","ModuleTitle":"Biofluids Dynamics","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fluid dynamic principles and their application in natural organs. Also studied are their substitutes, particularly the flow consideration in their design. Topics include: whole heart, intra-aortic balloon pump, blood pump, heart valve, blood substitutes, blood vessels, oxygenator, kidney, pancreas, liver. Special student projects involve the design of diagnostic and therapeutic instruments and devices for cardiovascular applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"Either CN2122 or ME2134 or BN2202","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4203","ModuleTitle":"Rehabilitation Engineering","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce students to different medical conditions, which demands rehabilitation engineer?s attention. Conditions include neuromuscular disorders, congenital orthopaedic disorders, traumatic injuries, amputation, osteopathy and anthropathy. The students will learn engineering approaches to managing these conditions. Applying methods and materials to design and manufacture devices suited to individuals, in order to achieve functional recovery. The subject focuses on the latest technologies that we have impacted the field of rehabilitation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"BN3201","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4301","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Tissue Engineering","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide the students with the background to understand and assess the currently applied basic principles of tissue engineering. Student would learn to (1) nurture an appreciation of how tissue engineering will influence health care in the next century, (2) acquire a basic understanding of the central principles of tissue engineering, (3) derive a working knowledge of how engineers can participate in tissue engineering research and commercial applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"BN3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4402","ModuleTitle":"Electrophysiology","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a basic foundation into the electrical biophysics of nerve and muscle; electrical conduction in excitable tissue, with an emphasis on neuroscience; quantitative models for nerve and muscle including the Hodgkin Huxley equations; biopotential mapping, cardiac electrophysiology, and functional electrical stimulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EG1108 or PC1432","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4403","ModuleTitle":"Cellular Bioengineering","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"A multidisciplinary module which describes the processes on a cellular level. It provides the link between molecular level biochemical and biophysical phenomena and the processes on the physiological level, where specifics of tissue and organs become important. Cellular mechanisms of solvent, noncharged solutes and ions transport through ion channels in relationship to bioelectric phenomena and cellular homeostasis will be described. The module explains how do the cells maintain their composition, structure and volume, how do they form membrane potential and how do they communicate and form the contacts in epithelium.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4404","ModuleTitle":"Bioelectromechanical Systems - Biomems","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students are advised to have fundamental knowledge in biochemistry and/or organic chemistry. This module is designed as an elective module to the bioengineering undergraduates. It will provide students with background and basic knowledge of bioMEMs and introduce some useful techniques as well. Students will have a basic understanding of the principles, current state and prospects of bioMEMs using what they have learned. The module will focus on major topics such as microfabrication technologies, micropatterning of biocompatible materials, microengineering of biomolecules, cells and tissues, biochips, biosensors, and the frontiers in bioMEMs","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Stage 3 & 4 Engineering students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN4406","ModuleTitle":"Biophotonics And Bioimaging","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to introduce the principles of light-tissue interactions and frontier topics of biomedical optics and biophotonics techniques on biomedical diagnostics and therapy. The major topics covered are the fundamentals of lasers and optics in biomedicine, tissue optics, biospectroscopy, microscopy and imaging, and the development and applications of advanced biophotonics techniques in tissue diagnosis and treatment, and nanobiotechnology. Students will be able to grasp the important biophotonic concepts and instrumentation that are necessary for developing techniques and devices that use light to probe tissues and cells. The target students are bioengineering undergraduate and graduate major students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"BN2401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5101","ModuleTitle":"Biomedical Engineering Systems","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an indepth study of today’s state-of-art medical devices technologies. The module will undertake an approach that will engage with students latest medical technologies through a system based overview using engineering standards. This module will also introduces some of the major focus of today’s biomedical engineering research systems, like Medical Therapies and Technologies (MTT), Biomechanics & Mobility Research (BMR), and Molecular Engineering & Design. Exposure to these fields will allow students will make use of the knowledge of these systems to help them design and develop novel medical devices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5102","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Instrumentation","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to make student acquire an adequate knowledge related to the design, construction and clinical testing of biomedical electronics and instrumentation for electrophysiological acquisition from the body. The major topics covered include the fundamentals of sensors and instrumentation electronics; biomedical devices, clinical instrumentation and imaging, and biomedical measurements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-3-0-1-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5104","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Physiology Principles In Bioengineering","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on three major systems (cardiovascular, endocrine and nervous system) and quantitatively described from both the cellular (membrane dynamics, ion transport, muscle and nerve, electric conduction and equilibria, wave propagation and intercellular communications, sensory receptors and others) and system physiology perspectives (regulation and control, homeostasis, specific functions of major organs). Problem-based approaches will be adopted for the students to integrate the life sciences and engineering principles to solve bioengineering problems relevant to human physiology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Biomaterials","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Major controversial issues in the application of biomaterials to medical problems will be covered. Fundamental structure-property relationships and issues such as wear and structural integrity will be addressed. Subjects considered include introduction to biomaterials, host-tissue response, blood compatibility, control drug release polymers, bioadhesion, contact lenses, polyurethanes, biodegradation, protein adsorption, corrosion, orthopedic and cardiovascular implants, stress shielding, materials selection in artificial organs and medical device regulation. Format will utilise case studies, special invited lectures, discussion, literature research and problem solving.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Basic materials science and engineering.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5202","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Tissue Biomechanics","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces advanced concepts related to tissue biomechanics. Specifically the course will discuss topics related to the mechanical behavior of soft and hard tissues including anisotropy, viscoelasticity, nonlinearity, heterogeneity, fracture and fatigue, growth and remodeling, with emphasis on the role of microarchitecture; structural properties of bones and implants (composite and asymmetric beam theory) and mechanical function of joints. This module will also introduce students to in vivo quantification and analysis tools that can be used in a clinical setting (e.g. imagebased biomechanics and patient-specific computational modeling). This module will also discuss how to bridge the gap between the clinical and the engineering worlds for the benefit of patients without underestimating current challenges.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5203","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Tissue Engineering","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"We will investigate various tissue engineering approaches for repair and regeneration of tissue structures and functions. In vivo approaches such as drugs, genes, and cell delivery to stimulate and regulate the biological repair and regeneration mechanisms, and in vitro approaches such as the construction of biodegradable scaffolds to build tissues outside bodies before implantation into patients, will be analyzed. A few model systems such as liver, heart, nerves, blood vessels, skin, cartilage and bones will be studied. Original literatures will be critically reviewed, presented, and mini-proposals constructed by students in place of CA.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5205","ModuleTitle":"Computational Biomechanics","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: The objectives of this course are to introduce students to the basic tools of biocomputation and to enable them to use these tools appropriately in the analysis of biomechanical and biological systems. Major topics to be covered: Basic biocomputational tools: finite elements and finite difference methods for steady state and transient problems. Description and modelling of biomechanical systems. Examples of biocomputational analyses in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal and mechanosensory systems. Advances and limitations in computational biomechanics. Target students: Those who are interested in modelling and analysis of complex biomechanical systems in research and application, using engineering computational methods and principles.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Alberto Corrias"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5209","ModuleTitle":"Neurosensors And Signal Processing","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students the electrical and magnetic field of the human brain in relation to the brain activities and methods for sensing the electrical and magnetic field of human brain in relation to brain activities. Major topics include: the electric and magnetic field of the brain in relation to brain activities, sensors for measuring the electric field and magnetic field of the brain in relation to brain activities, digitization of brain activities - neural waves, characterization of neural waves ? neural power map and neural matrix brain activity pattern recognition using neural power map and neural matrix, and applications of brain activity monitoring. The module is designed for students at Master and PhD levels in Engineering, Science and Medicine.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5210","ModuleTitle":"Biosensors And Biochips","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5501","ModuleTitle":"The Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Process","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is jointly offered by the Singapore-Stanford Biodesign Programme, the National University of Singapore and Nanyang Technological University. It leads students through the Biodesign Process, which spans clinical needs finding and analysis; brainstorming and concept implementation; and development of business, regulatory and reimbursement strategies. The course emphasis is on the development of needs-based solutions for real medical problems. Industry veterans will be invited as guest lecturers to share real world perspectives. Students will be expected to put theory into practice by delivering a prototype and business plan.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Graduate students enrolled in Engineering and Business faculties","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN6202","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Human Motion Biomechanics","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to advanced concepts of human motion biomechanics and their applications in clinicial settings, particularly rehabilitation and orthopaedics. At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to analyse and explain clinical biomechanics data, and to execute a human motion biomechanics research study from experimental design to data collection and analysis, and finally manuscript preparation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Graduate student standing","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN6209","ModuleTitle":"Neurotechnology","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces advanced topics in neurotechnology ranging from introductory neuroscience, to advanced neuroengineering principles, and towards innovative solutions for related clinical problems. Major topics include frontiers in neurophysiology, neural recording, neural circuits, telemetry, neural stimulation, analysis of brain activities and neural signals, brain machine interfaces, and neurosurgical systems. These frontiers will enable to graduate students to look in depth at neurotechnology, learn through publications and research, and equip them with the knowledge for further creations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Graduate student standing","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN6401","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Quantitative Fluorescence Microscopy","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on advanced techniques in fluorescence microscopy for quantitative measurements within cells, tissues, or molecular systems. Topics covered include: single molecule fluorescence, superresolution microscopy, resonance energy transfer-based biosensors, cellular traction force measurements, optical and instrumentation issues in advanced fluorescence microscopy, and recent applications of these techniques. The module is designed to emphasize the analytical, physical, and quantitative aspects of fluorescence-based bioimaging and is aimed for graduate students with prior familiarity with microscopy","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Graduate student standing","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BN6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Biomedical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5000","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5101","ModuleTitle":"Total Building Performance and Integration","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide the concept and principles of total building performance and diagnosis, and introduces the methodology for building performance evaluation and rectification. It also considers four systems of integration in buildings – Structures, Envelope, Mechanical and Interior. The module discusses trends in office evolution.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5102","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change and the Built Environment","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The construction industry and activities occurring within the urban environment are a significant contributor of greenhouse gases. Furthermore, the interactions between the urban and rural environments affect the way we can adapt to climate change. This module examines how climate change can affect the future of built environment and how the built environment can be improved in order to mitigate, and adapt itself to, the effects of climate change.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5103","ModuleTitle":"Green Building Integration and Evaluation Studio","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This is a studio-based module that synthesizes the theoretical and practical aspects of building performance and detailed design development, bringing sustainable design concepts and elements to the forefront. The needs for sustainable design and its integration into a holistic performing building will be a key principle of studio learning. Design decision support using simulation tools will be brought to life in studio environment in the realization of holistic sustainable building. Simulation tools will be used for thermal, ventilation, IAQ, lighting and acoustics. Current sustainable building assessment techniques will be applied. Studio will be jointly conducted by academics and leading industry practitioners, particular focus will be given to sustainable building design covering both new build and retrofit of existing building.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-8-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5201","ModuleTitle":"Thermal and Indoor Air Quality Performance","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The thermal performance deals with the building thermal physics and addresses both passive and active design features in different climatic conditions. It also deals with thermal comfort in all types of buildings and climates including adaptive comfort models. The indoor air quality (IAQ) performance examines the relationship between IAQ and occupants’ well-being and health and identifies the types and sources of indoor air pollutants and means of minimizing the problems. The experimental procedures of investigating and analyzing IAQ issues are also introduced. The module also focuses on energy efficient HVAC and air distribution systems in achieving sustainable thermal and IAQ performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5202","ModuleTitle":"Lighting and Acoustics Performance","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The lighting performance deals with visual perception, color classifications, daylight modelling and lighting installation design with specific reference to integration and control of artificial and day lighting, choice of light sources and lighting systems. The acoustic performance deals with community noise rating systems and the propagation of sound in the urban environment. Environment noise monitoring and modelling using professional software such as the CADNA will be introduced. At the building level, the transmission of sound and the acoustical design of room will be discussed. Laboratory and field measurements using acoustical instruments will be used to strengthen students’ understanding and analytical and presentation skills on the subject.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5203","ModuleTitle":"Structural Systems and Spatial Performance","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the building integrity issues and provides a learning experience in structural planning as well as the decision making on the choice of construction techniques and materials. Topics covered include planning of horizontal (such as floor beams and slabs) and vertical (such as structural walls and columns) members of structural systems for buildings; structural systems for large spans and high-rise buildings; concrete and steel technologies; precast concrete technology; and structural appraisal and repair. The spatial performance addresses such issues as circulation efficiency, interior design and layout, way-finding and navigation, flexibility in the adaptation of services needs to layout changes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5204","ModuleTitle":"Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in Buildings","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with Energy Efficient (EE) Technologies and Renewable Energy (RE) Systems for Green Buildings. The focus is on HVAC design optimization and the EE domain includes cogeneration and tri-generation systems, district cooling/heating systems, cleaning technologies and ventilation systems. The RE domain includes photovoltaics, solar-thermal, geothermal, wind and fuel cells.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5205","ModuleTitle":"Sustainable Construction and Maintainability","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the issues of sustainable construction through its treatment of durability of building materials and components and utilises the risk management approach to predict future maintainability. It aims to improve the standard and quality of design, construction and maintenance practices to produce efficient facilities that require minimum maintenance. Major topics covered include technical issues related to maintainability of major components of a facility for wet area, façade, basement, roof and Mechanical & Electrical services. Other topics covered are the implications and selection of materials for high maintainability, diagnostic techniques and maintainability grading system.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BPS5300","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Building Performance and Sustainability","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the opportunity for timely introduction of novel and state-of-the-art ideas and developments in the domain of building performance and sustainability. It is typically designed to allow students to conduct independent studies on special topics in Building Performance and Sustainability under the guidance of a staff member. Students are normally required to submit a 6,000-word report, and the module may include other modes of assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BRP6551","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar 1","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BRP6552","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar 2","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BS5770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BS6770","ModuleTitle":"Phd Seminar","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP1004","ModuleTitle":"Legal Environment Of Business","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course will equip business students with basic legal knowledge relating to commercial transactions so that they will be more aware of potential legal problems which may arise in the course of business and having become aware, to have recourse to such professional legal advice as is necessary in the circumstances. Subjects that meet these requirements include the Singapore Legal System, mediation and arbitration to resolve disputes, the types of various business organisations for businesses to conduct effectively within the law, directors' duties & liabilities, the making of valid business contracts and the rights & obligations of traders in the market place and negligence in the business environment through misstatements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSB2212 or BH1004 or BZ1004 or BK1006 or GEK1009 or GEM1009k or SSD1203 or BSP1004A or BSP1004B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ravi Chandran S/O Thiagaraj","Jack Teo Cheng Chuah","Srinivasan Selvaraj","Srinivasan Selvaraj","Chia Hue Siew","Teo Cheng Chuah Jack"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP1004X","ModuleTitle":"Legal Environment Of Business","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course will equip business students with basic legal knowledge relating to commercial transactions so that they will be more aware of potential legal problems which may arise in the course of business and having become aware, to have recourse to such professional legal advice as is necessary in the circumstances. Subjects that meet these requirements include the Singapore Legal System, mediation and arbitration to resolve disputes, the types of various business organisations for businesses to conduct effectively within the law, directors' duties & liabilities, the making of valid business contracts and the rights & obligations of traders in the market place and negligence in the business environment through misstatements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSB2212 or BH1004 or BZ1004 or BK1006 or GEK1009 or GEM1009k or SSD1203 or BSP1004A or BSP1004B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP1005","ModuleTitle":"Managerial Economics","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the basic working knowledge of contemporary economic thinking, and thus lays the foundation to many areas of their business studies in coming years. We adhere closely to mainstream economics thinking, but pay particular attention to business applications. We take our students through market equilibrium, competition, monopoly, price and non-price business strategies. Our teaching methodology takes a fundamentally problem-solving approach. Models and analytical skills are introduced in order to solve business problems systematically.Information technology and the Internet have made many changes in the way businesses are run, and Managerial Economics has changed significantly with it. We now devote a new portion of this course to discussing how network effects propel the information age, resulting in significant monopoly powers such as Microsoft. Related anti-trust and other cases are also discussed and analysed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-4","Preclusion":"BH1005 or BZ1006 or BK1008 or All Econs major students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP2001","ModuleTitle":"Macro And International Economics","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to introduce business students to the basic principles of macro-economics and international economics. In contrast to micro-economics, macro-economics looks at the behaviour of the economy as a whole; in particular the behavior of aggregate measures such as output, unemployment, inflation, economic growth, and the balance of trade. It also deals with the determination of exchange rates, the operation of monetary and fiscal policy under different exchange rate regimes, and, more broadly, international trends that may influence the overall direction of the world in the next few years.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"BSP1005 or BH1005 or BZ1006 or BK1008","Preclusion":"(BH2001 or BZ2001 or EC1101 or EC1101E or EC1310 or EC1301 or EC3341 or EC4102 or All Econs major students) and All BBA(Acc) students. EC2102.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP2005","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business Environments","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module builds an understanding of business environments in Asia. The first part of the course focuses on macroeconomic fundamentals, politics, culture, and institutions in Asian countries and regions. The second part of the course explores relationships between national and regional characteristics and business operations. The aspects of business covered in this segment vary from year to year, but typically include business groups, innovation, trade, and foreign direct investment. Topics: PART I Macroeconomic Fundamentals, Institutions, Politics, Corruption, Culture PART II Business Groups, Innovation, Trade, Foreign Direct Investment, Lecturer Discretion","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"BSP2001","Preclusion":"BH2005 or BZ2005","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3001A","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Management","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course is targeted for all final year business students. It is an integrative capstone course designed to give students an overview of different concepts on business policy and strategy. During the course, students will examine the dynamic nature of todays organizations and the rewards and challenges for individuals who are members of those organizations. The course has three specific objectives: (1) Understand strategy theories in practice (using the VRIO - Value-Rarity-Imitatibility-Organization framework), (2) Develop practical skills for the workplace, and (3) Immerse in team culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"All foundation modules","Preclusion":"BSP3001 or BSP3001B or BSP3001C or BSP3001D or BSP3001E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3001B","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Management","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the field of strategic management designed to provide an understanding of the fundamental concepts, critical issues and common practices involved in the management of business organizations. This course will help you understand some of the issues involved in both managing and being managed and equip you to become more effective contributors to organizations that you join. Major topics include industry analysis, strategy formulation at the corporate, business and functional levels, firm diversification, strategic alliances, firm resources, core competencies, and the role of structure, culture, rewards, and control in strategy implementation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"All foundation modules","Preclusion":"BSP3001 or BSP3001A or BSP3001C or BSP3001D or BSP3001E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3001C","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Management","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"As a capstone module in business education, this course presents critical concepts, frameworks and methods for effective managerial decision making. It blends theories and applications in enabling students to formulate and implement strategies at various hierarchical levels, integrating different functions as well as contexts of the corporation. The thrust of the course is both analytical and experiential, and is rooted in modern strategic thought and state-of-the-art in business practice. Case studies, role playing exercises and issues discussions will be incorporated throughout the course. The ultimate aim is to develop a deep, and more importantly, practical, understanding of the determinants of firm performance and drivers of organizational success in the real business world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"All level 1000 and 2000 foundation modules","Preclusion":"BSP3001 or BSP3001A or BSP3001B or BSP3001D or BSP3001E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3513","ModuleTitle":"Family Business","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"has lost its attractiveness in many other parts of the developed world, but continues to be important in most emerging economies. In many ways, the Asian family firm defies the wisdom of strategic management. Its demise continues to be predicted, but does not appear imminent. This course provides students the opportunity to develop deep skills and understanding of the strategy and governance of family firms, and focuses in particular on strategic issues faced by family firms in Asia. Topics include characteristics, strengths and weaknesses of family ownership and management, succession of ownership and leadership, governance of family businesses, and how to grow and sustain the legacy of family business. The knowledge obtained from this course is particularly essential to doing business intelligently with family firms not only in Asia and other emerging economies but also in developed countries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP3516","ModuleTitle":"S'pore & ASEAN: Geoeconomics & Geopolitics of Business","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course is grounded on doing business in open economies with international trade and exchange. This model is applicable to small and open city-state Singapore and enables it to first tap the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) before wider outreaches to billion-plus populated China and India. An ASEAN that is tighter in economic integration is pivotal as China is more aggressively competitive since the 1970s with India awakening as well. This course will focus on ASEAN-plus business opportunities for Singapore-based companies to forge business alliances and ventures to tap natural resources in production and markets for sales and revenue.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"BSP1005 Managerial Economics; and BSP2001 Macro and International Economics","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP4512","ModuleTitle":"Global Strategic Management","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to provide participants with the basic theoretical knowledge, skills, and sensitivities that will help them deal effectively with key management issues and challenges in today's global business environment. We intend to explore the major issues and challenges facing companies with worldwide operations as seen by the managers themselves. The topics addressed include the following: challenges of operating in a global environment, formulation of global strategies and organisational policies (implementation) to achieve the goals set out under the formulation process. Case studies, group projects and presentations will be extensively used to illustrate the concepts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"BSP2001","Preclusion":"BH4512 or BZ4812A or BK4009.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP4513","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics: Theory And Practical Business Application","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course is tailored to introduce students to the science and art of building and using econometric models. It is particularly useful for students doing quantitatively oriented projects. It hopes to prepare future officers, executives and managers for responsibilities in monitoring, analysing and forecasting trends and business development in their respective industries. Students will be refreshed and equipped with some fundamental economic concepts of statistical tools right from the beginning so as to follow the course comfortably. Models such as CAPM, returns to schooling, term structure of interest rates are used to convey the theoretical and practical aspects of this course. Moreover, the course emphasises hands-on learning involving students in tutorial sessions and exercises to formulate models, estimate them with the Window-based econometric software (EVIEWS), and practice analytical interpretation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"BSP1005 or IS3240","Preclusion":"EC3304","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BSP4515","ModuleTitle":"Managing Social Networks in Markets and Organizations","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"Social networks are an essential part of organizations and markets. The module is designed to help students understand social networks and employ network concepts in their works. The course will cover topics about how social networks function and affect organizational effectiveness and market processes. Managers can thus better comprehend their organizations and the environment in which these organizations operate, so that they can make appropriate and timely decisions. The module also covers networks at the individual level. The module will offer scientific-based tools that help students understand the strengths and weaknesses of their personal networks, and how to improve their network building.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management and Organization","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BT1101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Business Analytics","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts and tools needed to understand the emerging role of business analytics in business and non-profit organizations. The module aims to demonstrate to students how to apply basic business analytics tools in a spreadsheet environment, and how to communicate with analytics professionals to effectively use and interpret analytic models and results for making better and more well-informed business decisions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BT2101","ModuleTitle":"IT and Decision Making","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a general introduction to using various IT-driven tools, software and techniques for decision making support. The module will start off by describing the decision-making process in businesses today, including the hierarchy of decision making responsibilities. It will then move on to the cognitive aspects of decision making such as the problem solving, role of logic, and probability. Algorithms and software for multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA) and its varieties, e.g., analytic hierarchy process (AHP), multi-attribute utility theory (MAUT), pair-wise rankings of all possible alternatives will be discussed. Introduction will be provided to intelligent techniques for decision making, e.g., expert systems, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and support vector machines. Examples will be drawn from various industry domains and applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1010 or its equivalents) and IS1112 and (MA1521 or MA1102R)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BT3101","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics Capstone Project","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students are required to complete a real-world business analytics project based on principles taught in previous modules. This project can be viewed as a large-scale practical module. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the objectives of the analytics exercise, applying appropriate analytic methods and techniques, evaluating database designs, modeling strategies and implementation, and monitoring analytics performances. Students will sharpen communication skills through close team interactions, consultations, and formal presentations. Students will also develop a comprehensive understanding of the issues of business analytics such as data privacy and security, legal issues and responsibilities, business/technical communication of the results of data analytics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-0-7-2","Prerequisite":"Completed 64 MCs and ST3131 and IS2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BT3102","ModuleTitle":"Computational Methods for Business Analytics","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Computers are becoming readily accessible, and its use in business analytics is growing more prevalent. This module will introduce students to computational methods, algorithms and techniques used in business fields such as finance, marketing and economics to address complex analytics problems. The course will cover topics and algorithms in areas such as optimization methods, numerical analysis, simulations, monte-carlo methods, graph and flow methods, and computational complexity issues to address business analytics related problems. Students will get the opportunity to learn about these computational methods and issues through hands-on practice assignments, case analysis discussions, and course projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Completed 64 MCs and CS1020 and (MA1521 or MA1102R)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BT5110","ModuleTitle":"Data Management and Warehousing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with practical knowledge and understanding of basic issues and techniques in data management and warehousing with relational database management systems. The module covers data management concepts, conceptual (entity relationship model) and logical design (relational model) and database management (data definition, data manipulation, SQL) with relational database management systems.The module covers data warehousing concepts, data warehousing design and data warehousing with relational database management systems and tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students must be in Master of Science in Business Analytics programme.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BX5101","ModuleTitle":"Business And The Environment","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - The module is premised on a vision of \"sustainable business\", taking the starting point that the relationship between business and the environment will move beyond the legal one of assuring compliance to a fuller integration with business practice. The course explores the interface of environment and business by examining existing and future-oriented programs, structures, and tools of environmental management, drawing from knowledge of environmental management systems and industrial ecology; by applying tools from financial analysis and accounting to environmental decision-making. by investigating ways in which environmental management can create competitive advantage and by analyzing under what circumstances different competitive approaches are likely to be successful. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program. Research students and students from other graduate program in NUS may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6000","ModuleTitle":"Applied Economics","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the practical applications of microeconomic theory needed by students in the PhD program in business. Topics include individual decisionmaking, competitive markets, risk aversion, and the theory of the firm. The course centers on the underlying economic intuition rather complex mathematics. However, this course provides a rigorous analysis of applied economics using basic algebra and calculus tools","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6001","ModuleTitle":"Model Building Workshop I: Static Models","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the development and use of models to study interactive decision-making by individuals and firms. The basic building blocks of model building, including backward induction, mixed and dominant strategies, and strategic equilibria are developed. The roles of asymmetric information, moral hazard, mechanism design, signaling and incentives are also introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Applied Economics or ECA 5001 or BMA 5001 or EC6101","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6003","ModuleTitle":"Applied Econometrics I","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the theoretical and practical concerns in testing real world business data. The basic building blocks of empirical research design and identification are covered. This introductory course centers on how to use observational data to test for causal relationships.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6004","ModuleTitle":"Applied Econometrics II","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course applies econometric theory to connect statistics to business research. The emphasis venters on implementing existing econometric techniques and the ability to understand new empirical procedures. This intermediate course centers on identifying the ideal test procedure for the question of interest including experiments, observational data and simulations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"BZD6003 Applied Econometrics I","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6006","ModuleTitle":"Organization Theory","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The seminar in Organizational Theory provides the students with a broad overview of the field as well as an in-depth look at the current debates and the emerging picture in the field. We will read and discuss classical organizational sociology and the emergent fields such as organizational economics, institutional theory, network theory and organizational ecology. The students will be expected to engage in independent reading, interpretation and debate. During the semester, the students will submit two short papers on topics of their choice, and a final term paper with an integrative theme. This paper should demonstrate a deep understanding of the material, an ability to integrate literature, and independent conceptual development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6008","ModuleTitle":"Cognition and Affect","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module intends to familiarize students with fundamental research on social psychology, and to help students develop skills including generating and conceptualizing ideas, critical thinking, and designing studies. Topics include: Thinking: 1. Perception and attention 2. Learning and memory 3. Automaticity, implicit processes, priming 4. Embodiment 5. Metacognition, fluency, and problem solving Feeling: 6. Emotions and mood, including discrete emotions, affective ambivalence 7. Subjective well-being, stress and strain 8. Affect as information, affective forecasting 9. Perspective taking, empathy, anthropomorphism, dehumanization Understanding: 10. Influence and persuasion 11. Attitude measurement – preference, choice, evaluation, context effects 12. Self and identity, egoism-altruism, prosocial behavior","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6009","ModuleTitle":"Motivation and Interpersonal Processes","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce graduate students to psychological foundations of organizational behaviour and consumer behaviour with a focus on motivation and interpersonal processes. Topics to be covered include goals, motivation, self-regulation, action regulation, construals, heuristics and biases, decision making under uncertainty, self and identity, ethics, fairness, trust, diversity, culture, norms, groups and teams, social exchange, power, status, and hierarchy. The course will introduce students to basic research in social, personality, and cognitive psychology on these topics. Class discussions will focus on applying the ideas from basic research to applied research in organizational behaviour and consumer behaviour.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6010","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In Research Methodology","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the skills involved in understanding, evaluating, conducting and reporting research in the behavioral sciences. Topics addressed include the philosophy of science, theory building in behavioral sciences research, hypotheses development, alternative inquiry methods such as quantitative and qualitative research, and research design among others. The course will address experimental design, survey research, qualitative research methods and emerging streams of research. The course is conducted as a seminar with extensive, readings and preparation. A reasonable knowledge of statistics and a basic knowledge of social science research are necessary for this course. Students are expected to rely on themselves to conduct independent projects as part of the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6011","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Quantitative Research Methods","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"BZD6012","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Methods for Behavioral Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This course is aimed at doctoral students who intend to conduct experimental and quasi-experimental research for the study of individuals’ behavior in business (e.g., marketing, organizational behavior) and related disciplines (e.g., psychology). Topics include factorial designs, repeated (within-subject) and mixed designs, analysis of covariance, and mediation analysis. Importantly, the course examines these designs and analyses from the perspective of an applied behavioral researcher, not from that of a statistician. That is, the course emphasizes the actual use of proper data collection procedures and analyses techniques for rigorous theory testing instead of focusing on statistical theory per se.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CAS5101","ModuleTitle":"Theorizing from Asia","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with a critical understanding of the debates among social scientists in Asia surrounding efforts to generate theories and concepts that not only reflect Asian empirical realities and concerns but are also rooted in Asian philosophical traditions as well as everyday life. The module begins with an overview of the variety of critiques of the social sciences that have emanated from Asia. The rest of the module discusses Asian attempts to develop what has come to be known as indigenous, alternative social sciences or autonomous traditions in the social sciences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CAS6101","ModuleTitle":"Asian Studies in Asia","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"Doing Asian Studies in Asia speaks directly to a call for inter-Asia referencing as a means to decentre Euro-American knowledge foundations in the human sciences. This module examines how interreferencing within Asia can be used as a method to rethink and generate regionally relevant epistemologies which can lay grounds for alternative thinking from and about Asia. The potential of inter-Asia referencing as a method to decentre knowledge production will be explored in the light of interconnections as well as distinctions in the history and politics of disciplinary, theoretical, and methodological practices of doing Asian Studies in both Euro-American and Asian academic settings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CAS6880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Comparative Asian Studies II","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to cover specialized topics in Comparative Asian Studies. The content of this module will vary according to the research interests and availability of the staff who may be a visiting professor. Students will be expected to attend lectures and seminars conducted by the staff. Written assignments and seminar presentations constitute part of the evaluation in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CDM5101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Cancer Biology","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a comprehensive overview of the aberrant cell growth control mechanisms that lead to neoplasia. Following an introduction and a brief history of the major advances in cancer research, the major topics that will be covered include oncogenes, tumor suppressor genes, epigenetics, transcription factors, angiogenesis, metastasis, tumor immunology, cancer stem cells, animal models of cancer, DNA repair mechanisms and regulation of the cell cycle, cell death and cell signaling.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CDM5102","ModuleTitle":"Translational Cancer Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches translational aspects of human cancer research. It will demonstrate how knowledge of the molecular and cellular basis of cancer can be applied for the improved prevention, diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Topics that will be covered include cancer epidemiology (including genetic epidemiology), histopathology, familial cancers, biomarkers for early detection, prognostic biomarkers, predictive biomarkers, techniques in molecular pathology, drug discovery, targeted cancer treatments and pharmacogenetics. Throughout the module, particular emphasis will be placed on translating research in the field of tumor biology into improved outcomes for cancer patients. This will be illustrated using examples from clinical practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"CDM5101 Fundamentals of Cancer Biology","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE1109","ModuleTitle":"Statics And Mechanics Of Materials","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts of statics and mechanics of materials and their applications to engineering problems. At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to draw a free body diagram and identify the unknown reaction forces/moments; solve statically determinate problems involving rigid bodies, pin-jointed frames and cables; solve statically indeterminate axial force member problems using stress-strain law and compatibility equations; determine the shear stress and angle of twist of torsional members; draw the bending moment and shear force diagrams for a loaded beam; and determine the stresses and deflections in beams.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"'A Level Math / H2 Math or equivalent","Preclusion":"EG1109FC, EG1109, EG1109M, CE1109FC, CE1109X","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE1109X","ModuleTitle":"Statics and Mechanics of Materials","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts of statics and mechanics of materials and their applications to engineering problems. At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to draw a free body diagram and identify the unknown reaction forces/moments; solve statically determinate problems involving rigid bodies, pin-jointed frames and cables; solve statically indeterminate axial force member problems using stress-strain law and compatibility equations; determine the shear stress and angle of twist of torsional members; draw the bending moment and shear force diagrams for a loaded beam; and determine the stresses and deflections in beams.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"A Level Math / H2 Math or equivalent","Preclusion":"EG1109, EG1109FC, EG1109M, CE1109, CE1109FC","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE2112","ModuleTitle":"Soil Mechanics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module in soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering. The course teaches students the fundamental engineering geological knowledge and basic soil mechanics, and their impact on geotechnical and foundation engineering design and construction. Students will learn to understand the basic characteristics of soils, fundamental effective stress principle, and mechanical behaviour of soil including the strength, and compressibility & consolidation properties of soil through lectures, tutorial discussions, case studies, and case studies, the course covers the basic soil properties, soil testing, shear strength parameters in drained and undrained conditions, compressibility of granular soil, and the consolidation characteristic of cohesive soils. The course also enables students to acquire the knowledge and practical skills of functioning as an engineer and consultants through the laboratory soil tests and submission of a consultant report arising form the analysis of a given mini-project, conducting appropriate soil tests and the engineering evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"EG1109","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE2134","ModuleTitle":"Hydraulics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the student to basic concepts of fluid mechanics and hydraulics. Starting with fluid properties and fluid statics, the student would understand how these concepts are used for the calculation of hydrostatic forces and the stability of floating bodies. The student is introduced to the concepts of fluid flow, ideal and real fluids and their limitations, laminar and turbulent flows, the concept of the boundary layer and flow resistance, the concept of flow separation and the wake, frictional and form drag and lift on immersed bodies. Dimensional analysis and the concept of similitude will help reinforce the fundamental considerations essential for experiments with fluid phenomena. By the end of the course, the student should understand the concepts of conservation of mass, momentum and energy and how these can be applied to flow measuring devices, to the estimation of frictional losses for flows in pipelines, to pumping systems and other engineering applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"EG1109FC/EG1109/CE1109X","Preclusion":"ME2134 Fluid Mechanics I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE2155","ModuleTitle":"Structural Mechanics and Materials","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with knowledge and skills in structural mechanics, and concrete and steel as structural materials. The topics introduce the fundamentals of material constitutive behaviours and failure models to appreciate the use of materials in structural design. The topics also cover the applications of concrete and steel as structural materials including its properties, design and quality control in practice. The module is compulsory for civil engineering undergraduate students without which he will not be qualified to practise as a professional civil engineer.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-0.5-5","Prerequisite":"EG1109FC/EG1109","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE2183","ModuleTitle":"Construction Project Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"A project has to be managed effectively so that it can be delivered on time, within budget, safely and meeting quality specifications. This course is a first course on project management. It introduces the student to construction planning, contract administration and managing the site. Through a project and employing a project planning software commonly used in the industry, the students will also learn how to plan and schedule a project for construction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1-2-3.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE2184","ModuleTitle":"Infrastructure & The Environment","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Civil infrastructure has significant impact on the natural, social, economic and human environments. Engineers have a significant role to play in proposing and realising technical solutions that are economically feasible and environmentally sustainable. Sustainable infrastructure development must consider all significant project impacts in a holistic way through a methodical impact assessment process. This module introduces the concepts to conceptualize and evaluate proposals for infrastructure development in a holistic and sustainable way.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE2407","ModuleTitle":"Engineering & Uncertainty Analyses","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"his module is designed to equip undergraduate civil engineering students with mathematical and statistical tools for fast and efficient solutions of various practical engineering problems in their further education and in their professional life. A bridge is built from mathematics and statistics to engineering applications based on a reasonable depth in fundamental knowledge. The focus is on numerical solution methods for linear algebraic problems and differential equations as well as on probability theory and statistics. The subjects are discussed and demonstrated in the context of practical civil engineering problems. This allows students to solve problems in many fields and disciplines. Application areas include but are not limited to stability problems, dynamics/vibrations, linear and nonlinear structural analysis, reliability and risk analysis, structural and system analysis under uncertainty, and design of processes and structures under uncertainty.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1505and MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE2409","ModuleTitle":"Computer Applications in Civil Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to give civil engineering students an introduction to computer organization and operation, a knowledge of mathematical problem description and algorithm formulation, a competence in engineering problem solving using computers and equips them with fundamental knowledge and skill in computer-aided engineering graphics. The computer-aided engineering graphics includes the basic concepts in general engineering drawing, with additional focus on the drawings for Civil engineering profession. This includes the structural plan and cross section drawing, structural detailing, etc. The use of CAD software will be emphasized through hands-on sessions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-0-5","Preclusion":"CE2408 Computer Aided Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3101","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Infrastructure Project","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module allows students to integrate their knowledge in various civil engineering disciplines and apply their understanding into creatively developing a large-scale infrastructure project. Organized in the form of a competition, the module requires student teams to work out a master concept plan of a real-world infrastructure project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-3-5","Prerequisite":"CE2 standing or higher","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3102","ModuleTitle":"Socio-economically sustainable developments","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3115","ModuleTitle":"Geotechnical Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module in slope stability and earth retaining structures. The topics covered include slopes and embankments, earth pressure and retaining structures, and deep excavations. Students will learn how to check ultimate limit states using limit equilibrium methods and appreciate that such checks are necessary but not sufficient (serviceability to be discussed in advanced modules). The goal is to teach an assessment of force and/or moment equilibrium for slopes, calculation of active and passive earth pressures, and appreciation of various important design considerations pertaining to deep excavations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2112","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3116","ModuleTitle":"Foundation Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module in foundation engineering. The topics covered include site investigation and interpretation of soil reports, shallow foundations and deep foundations. Students will learn how to use simple foundations to distribute vertical loads from the superstructure to the underlying soil formation without overstressing the soil (more complex loading modes to be discussed in advanced modules). Students are taught the interpretation of site investigation report, derivation of relevant design soil properties, selection of sensible foundation type, and verification of capacity and settlement requirements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2112","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3121","ModuleTitle":"Transportation Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic principles and tools to design, plan, evaluate, analyze, manage and control transportation systems. The aim is to enable students to identify, formulate, examine, and solve transportation engineering problems. The major topics include transportation system, planning and management, geometric design of roads and intersections, structural design of pavement, pavement materials, traffic flow and analysis, and traffic management and control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-0.5-5","Prerequisite":"CE2407 Engineering & Uncertainty Analyses or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3132","ModuleTitle":"Water Resources Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the basic principles of hydrology and water resources, including flow through pressurised pipe systems and free surface flow. In particular the course covers fundamental concepts of hydrological cycle, such as: response of catchment system, river network and reservoir to rainfall; frequency analysis of rainfall or flood, design of ponds, reservoirs, river flow and catchment management, are covered as well. Other topics include flow routing such as kinematic wave, diffusive wave and dynamic wave. Water Resources portion of the module covers pressurised pipe flow calculation principles, hydraulic design of pipelines, use of pumps and turbines, urban hydraulics and water distribution systems. In addition to this, free surface open channel flows are covered. In particular topics of uniform flow, critical depth, gradually varied flow, calculation of surface profiles","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"CE2134","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3155","ModuleTitle":"Structural Analysis","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamentals of structural analysis. Students will learn idealization of structural components, materials, loads and supports, concepts of statical redundancy, determinacy and stability, energy theorems, analysis of trusses, beams and frames. The second part of the module will teach students the methods and principles of advanced structural analysis, with emphasis on matrix methods of linear structural analysis, influence line analysis and approximate lateral load analysis. Students will also familiarize themselves with software for stress and deformation analysis of typical civil engineering structures. The module is compulsory for civil engineering undergraduate students without which he will not be qualified to perform his task as respectable civil engineer.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"EG1109FC/EG1109/CE1109X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3165","ModuleTitle":"Structural Concrete Design","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with knowledge and skills in the design of structural concrete members and systems. The topics cover basic design for action effects as well as the serviceability and ultimate limit state design of real-life structures. The module is compulsory for civil engineering undergraduate students without which he will not be qualified to practise as a professional civil engineer.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"CE2155 Structural Mechanics and Materials","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE3166","ModuleTitle":"Structural Steel Design and System","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to equip undergraduate civil engineering students with sufficient design knowledge and skills on steel structures both for their further education and for their future engineering career. This module provides students with fundamental approaches (based on BS 5950-1:2000) in designing structural steel components and steel buildings. The scope of this module aligns with the fundamental requirement outlined by the Board of Singapore Professional Engineers on the design of steel structures. The students will acquire fundamental knowledge and approaches to perform structural design for steel beams, axially loaded members, connections, portal/industrial buildings, multi-storey frames, and plated structures. This enables the students to conceive a safe and economical structural steel system. The module is targeted at third year civil engineering students and those with a keen interest on steel structural design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"CE2155 Structural Mechanics and Materials","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE4103","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The students are assigned an integrated design project involving various disciplines of civil engineering. The module provides the opportunity for students to work as a team on a civil engineering project integrating the knowledge they have gained from modules they have taken in earlier years. The module will also enhance their interpersonal, communication and leadership skills through group projects, report writing and a few oral presentations","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing [Successful completion of relevant CE 2 and CE 3 modules which will be specified in the each project]","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE4104","ModuleTitle":"B. Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The B. Eng Dissertation is carried out by individual students and offers the opportunity for the student to develop research capabilities. It actively promotes creative thinking and allows independent work on a prescribed research project. Level 4 students undertake the project over two semesters. Each student is expected to spend not less than 9 hours per week on the project chosen from a wide range, covering various civil engineering disciplines. Topics include elements of design and construction, and research and development. Assessment is based on the student’s working attitude, project execution and achievement, an interim report and presentation, dissertation and final oral presentation.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-8-12","Prerequisite":"CE4 Standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE4221","ModuleTitle":"Design of Land Transport Infrastructures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the knowledge in the design of land transport infrastructures in the context of the multimodal nature of modern transportation systems. With a focus on the movement of people and vehicles, the planning and management of land transport infrastructural capacities and operations as well as the design of terminal and link facilities shall be examined. Topics covered include: design of highway infrastructures, bus transit and urban street infrastructural design; design of rail transit infrastructures; and stops, stations and terminal design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CE3121 Transportation Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE4231","ModuleTitle":"Earth's Climate: Science & Modelling","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the basic scientific principles of how the Earth’s climate system. This is done by first introducing and analyzing measurements of the climate system. This will then be followed-up with consideration of the basic physical processes involved. Finally, simple models will be introduced to allow students to explore and understand more deeply. The following topics will be covered: 1. Conservation of energy & radiative forcing 2. Large-scale flows on a rotating sphere 3. Atmospheric thermodynamics 4. Physics and chemistry of greenhouse gases & aerosols 5. Land surface change 6. Coupling Across Scales & non-linearities","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"MA1505 and MA1506, or equivalents","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE4257","ModuleTitle":"Linear Finite Element Analysis","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the fundamentals of finite element principles to enable them to understand the behaviour of various finite elements and to be able to select appropriate elements to solve physical and engineering problems with emphasis on structural and geotechnical engineering applications. It covers weak formulation, element shape function, isoparametric concepts, 1-D, 2-D, 3-D and axisymmetric elements, field problems, modelling and practical considerations, and special topics. The module is targeted at undergraduate and graduate students involved in research or application of the finite element method in civil engineering problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE3155","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE4258","ModuleTitle":"Structural Stability & Dynamics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with basic knowledge of structural stability and dynamics for the analysis of civil engineering structures. The topics covered include general principles of stability and dynamics; buckling of beam, columns and frames; design against local and overall stability. Dynamics analysis will cover single-degree-of-freedom systems, multi-degree-of-freedom systems and continuous systems. Students are taught to deal with general stability and vibration problems of frames including computer applications and numerical formulation. The module of specialized context targets at undergraduate and graduate students in research or engineering practices relating to structural engineering applications","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE3155","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE4282","ModuleTitle":"Building Information Modeling for Project Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Building Information Modeling (BIM) is a revolutionary technology and process that provides an integrated digital database and a variety of modelling tools to remarkably change the way buildings and infrastructure facilities are designed, analyzed, constructed, and managed. BIM is rapidly becoming the industry standard and best practice. This course provides a comprehensive coverage with essential details in several key aspects of project development, such as design, building performance, sustainability, engineering, construction, project delivery, and facilities management. It helps the students start their first integrated BIM project through the hands-on of a project assignment employing industry leading BIM software.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5001","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent project work over two semesters, on a topic in Civil Engineering approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5101","ModuleTitle":"Seepage & Consolidation of Soils","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module in flow through a two-phase medium. The topics that are covered include steady state seepage and basic transient seepage, basic contaminant transport processes, measurement of hydraulic transport parameters, and its applications to dewatering of excavations and seepage through embankments as to their influence on slope stability. Consolidation theory from 1-D to 3-D consolidation analysis, and methods of accelerating consolidation, with application to computing settlements of foundations. Students are taught Darcy's Law, continuity equation, coupling between effective stress and pore pressure, and the solution methods inclusive of FEM modelling. The goals of the module are analysis of seepage problems, analysis of consolidation problems, design methods to accelerate consolidation to solve stability and settlements problems in geotechnical engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5104","ModuleTitle":"Underground Space","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module on analysis and design of underground structures such as tunnels and caverns. The topics covered include cut and cover construction, bored tunneling methods, construction of caverns, New Austrian Tunneling Method, jack tunneling, stability of underground openings, ground movement prediction due to tunnels and caverns, effects of ground movements on buildings and structures, instrumentation and monitoring, stresses on lining, and finite element modeling of underground construction. The creation of underground structures to form subways, underpasses, metro stations and other uses is an increasing requirement in major urban areas world-wide. Students are taught the various methods of construction for creating underground space, and will be able to assess the effect of underground structure on surface structures. Students will appreciate the usefulness and difficulties of finite element method for analysis of underground structures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CE2112, or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5105","ModuleTitle":"Analytical & Numerical Methods In Foundation Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module on analytical and numerical methods in foundation engineering. Topics covered include, soil models, analysis of beams and rafts on elastic foundations, analysis of piles subject to torsion, axial and lateral loads, and analysis of piles subject to dynamic loads. Student will learn how to assess the behaviour of shallow and deep foundations under more complex loading modes. Students gain an understanding of Winkler, Pasternak, and continuum soil models, conversant with analytical methods and numerical methods such as finite difference, Galerkin, energy, and finite element methods, and applications to shallow and deep foundations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE2112 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5106","ModuleTitle":"Ground Improvement","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module on ground improvement techniques as well as its design, construction and monitoring in geotechnical engineering. Topics covered include ground improvement principles and design considerations, techniques of improving granular soils, techniques of improving cohesive soils and peaty soils, field controls and monitoring, field evaluation ? specification, performance evaluation and acceptance criteria, and case study. Student are taught the basic principles of various ground improvement techniques, and how to select the most appropriate ground improvement techniques to be used in specific circumstances. Specific learning objectives include understanding the principles and design of vibro-flotation method, dynamic compaction, dynamic replacement with mixing, vertical drains with preloading, chemical stabilization and grouting, etc. Field construction control and instrumentation as well as monitoring techniques will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2112 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5107","ModuleTitle":"Pile Foundations","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module in deep foundation engineering. Topics covered include bearing capacity and settlement, laterally loaded piles, piles subject to ground movement, piles in difficult ground, foundations for marine structures, construction related problems, pile driving analysis and dynamic testing, and static pile tests. Students will learn how to deal with design and construction issues pertaining to deep foundations under more general and realistic practical situations. Specific learning objectives include performing design calculations for piles and pile groups under more complex loading modes and ground conditions and pile installation and testing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate: CE2112 & CE3116 Graduate students: Background in Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5108","ModuleTitle":"Earth Retaining Structures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module in earth-retaining structures and deep excavations. Topics include earth pressure theories, rigid retaining structures, flexible retaining structures, cellular cofferdams, retaining walls for deep excavations, support systems for deep excavations, and field monitoring. Students are taught to deal with design and construction issues pertaining to a spectrum of earth-retaining systems from low rigid retaining walls to flexible support systems for deep excavations. Students will also learn to apply the methods of limit state, such as BS8002 and Eurocode7, to the design of rigid and flexible retaining walls. Applications of commercial geotechnical FEM softwares are taught to aid in design of deep excavations to limit ground deformations and satisfy SLS requirements. At the end of the course, students are taught the application of advanced earth pressure theories, selection of appropriate retaining structures, and verification of capacity and movement requirements, using limit equilibrium and FEM analysis tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2112 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5111","ModuleTitle":"Underground Construction Design Project","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to integrate the various concepts and components of temporary earth retaining structure, underground construction and major geotechnical works design which have been covered in the other modules into a properly executed geotechnical analysis and design project. As such, the student will be advised to take it only either in the last 2 semester. The requirements of the project will include interpretation of site investigation data, derivation of design parameters, use of computer or finite element software for the wall and ground movement as well as drawdown and implications for adjacent structures, design of wall, strutting and waling systems, and proposal of an appropriate ground instrumentation programme. Student will be given a maximum of 2 semesters to complete their projects. At the end of the projects, students will be required to submit a report of their findings and give an oral presentation, which will be graded.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5112","ModuleTitle":"Structural Support Systems for Excavation","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the various methods of excavation construction and apply the fundamental knowledge of structural mechanics to design a wide range of earth retaining walls and their support systems. The key focus is to develop the capability to design various types of retaining walls, ground anchorage, walers, struts, kingposts, bracing and connection details. It will also cover the design of working platforms which are often required in deep excavations, as well as methods of jointing and splicing to allow incorporation of instrumentation. The course will cover both steel and reinforced concrete retaining walls, such as sheetpile, soldier piles, timber lagging, contiguous bored piles, diaphragm walls and etc. The course enables students to acquire further knowledge on soil-structure interaction and gain practical skills through the lectures, case studies and design projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE5108 Earth-Retaining Structures, with 1st priority to MSc (Geotechnical) and 2nd priority to MSc (CE) specializing in Geotechnical","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5113","ModuleTitle":"Geotechnical Investigation & Monitoring","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students the essential concepts and methodology for the planning, design and implementation of site investigation and ground instrumentation programmes. The module will be broadly divided into two parts. The first part covers various aspects of site investigation such as the planning, design, density of bore holes, sampling technology and disturbance, in-situ and laboratory testing and geophysical methods. The second part covers various aspects of ground instrumentation such as monitoring of ground movement, drawdown, excess pore pressures, strut forces, wall deflection and observational methods. This module enables students to acquire the knowledge and practical skills through the lectures, case studies and projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5203","ModuleTitle":"Traffic Flow & Control","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CE3121 Transportation Engineering, or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5204","ModuleTitle":"Pavement Design & Rehabilitation","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces students to the basic principles and concepts of pavement design and rehabilitation for airfields and roads. Students will learn to understand the major aspects of structural and functional requirements of pavement, including load bearing capacity, material and thickness selection, durability against traffic and environmental loading, drainage and safety needs. Students will also learn the mechanisms of pavement distresses, and techniques and approaches of pavement rehabilitation. The principles of pavement rehabilitation in respect of nondestructive condition evaluation, pavement performance modelling and remaining life prediction will be addressed. The module requires each student to do a term project that involves identification of an aspect of pavement design or rehabilitation that warrants further study and description of the approach and technique of the proposed study. The module enables the students to acquire the knowledge of designing, maintaining and rehabilitating road and airfield pavements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5205","ModuleTitle":"Transportation Planning","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide the student with an intermediate course in the theory and practice of urban transportation planning, programming, and modeling of supply and demand components of transportation systems; to acquaint the student with the state of transportation planning practice as contrasted with analytical models, and familiarize the student with the history and status of transportation planning activities. At the end of this course, the student is expected to understand the \"4-step\" process, harness methodologies and tools used for transportation planning, and be capable of observing, analyzing, modeling, and inferring real-world transportation planning problems through tools learned.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE3121 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5207","ModuleTitle":"Pavement Network Management Systems","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces the basic principles and concepts of management systems for road and airfield pavement network. The major issues addressed include the conflicting objectives and requirements of pavement operations, challenges to developing sound pavement management system, and analytical tools and techniques involved in the development of the system. Students will be introduced to the concept of pavement management, techniques of evaluating different financing and management strategies of pavement operations, methods of pavement conditions and performance data collection, optimal programming of pavement management activities, budget planning and life-cycle cost analysis, and examples of pavement management systems (PMS). The module requires each student to do a term project to analyse a case study of PMS development, identify deficiencies of the system and propose schemes to improve the operational efficiencies of the system.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE3121","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5307","ModuleTitle":"Wave Hydrodynamics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at introducing the student to wave hydrodynamics. It covers the basic concepts of the conservation of mass and momentum to the solution of the small amplitude waves together with its engineering properties such as particle kinematics, pressure fields, energy propagation, shoaling, refraction and diffraction. Some non-linear properties derivable from the linear theory such as mass transport, momentum flux and the radiation stress concept, will also be covered along with an introduction into non-linear waves. The module also introduces the superposition principle and the concept of the wave spectrum. Generation of wind waves in deep water and their statistical properties using crossing and spectral analyses for short term and long term statistics, which will be useful in design wave selection, will be introduced. There will also be an introduction to the theory of long waves, which provides the theoriotical background for tidal waves, tsunamis, and other waves with extremely long periods and wave lengths that are important to the engineer in the design of harbors and in studying estuaries and lagoons. Some special topics will also be covered if possible, such as wave-current interaction, wave generation in wave tank and wave over porus seabed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"CE2134 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5308","ModuleTitle":"Coastal Processes & Sediment Transport","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this module are to provide the basic knowledge on the coastal engineering and to apply the concepts and principles to solve coastal engineering problems such as beach processes and coastal structure protection. Topics include review of wave theory, coastal wave dynamics (wave transformation and propagation, radiation stress theory, wave set-up and set-down, edge waves, and rip currents), oscillatory boundary layers (wave boundary layer, and wave-current interaction), discrete sediment transport (sediment characterization and settling velocity, initiation of motion and entrainment, suspended load, bedload, total load and sediment discharge rating), continuous sediment transport (turbidity, debris flows, and suspension dynamics) and coastal structures (seawall, breakwater, groynes, headlands). This module is strongly recommended to students opting for the offshore engineering specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"CE5307 Wave Hydrodynamics and Physical Oceanography","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5310","ModuleTitle":"Hydroinformatics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Hydroinformatics is concerned with the development and application of mathematical modelling and advanced information technology tools to hydraulics, hydrological and environmental problems of urban, inland and coastal waters. On the technical side, in addition to computational hydraulics, hydroinformatics has a strong interest in the use of techniques originating in data-driven techniques, such as artificial neural networks, support vector machines and evolutionary programming.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5311","ModuleTitle":"Environmental modelling with computers","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with many of the chemical and biochemical fundamentals, as well as the behaviour of environment systems such as the atmosphere, freshwater systems, estuaries, coastal seas and oceans. The inter-linkages between environmental media and the major human and environmental impacts are explained at an introductory level. After this introduction of fundamental processes the course introduces widely used computational environmental modelling concepts, used for impact assessment, in different media such as air, water and soil. Also numerical aspects will be taken into account.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5312","ModuleTitle":"River Mechanics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The student will be introduced to open channel flows covering the conservation of mass, the momentum and energy equations. This is followed with the formulations for steady gradually varied flows with/without lateral inflows/outflows. The student is further introduced to the design of channels for steady gradually varied flows with lateral inflows (side spillways) and lateral outflows (side weirs). The concept of flow controls is also covered. The development of the continuity and momentum equations for unsteady flows is introduced. Flood routing is also covered along with the concepts of the kinematic wave, the diffusive wave and the dynamic wave are covered. The concept of the characteristics and its application to the solution of the simple wave problems associated with sluice gate operations and dam break is also introduced. Sediment transport concepts and the resistance to flow due to bedforms in alluvial channels are also covered with the view of estimating the total sediment transport capacity and the friction factor for composite roughnesses. Design concepts for a stable channel is also introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"CE3132 Water Resources Engineering or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5314","ModuleTitle":"HEWRM Project","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5509","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Structural Steel Design","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with advanced knowledge on the design methodology for steel and composite structures. It also provides a learning experience on the key concepts and engineering concerns of steel-concrete composite frames and tubular structures. The topics covered include steel frame structures, steel-concrete composite systems, tubular structures and joints and long-span structures. Students will learn innovative design by exploring various structural schemes, conducting value engineering study and safety assessment of steel structural systems and their joints. The students are expected to demonstrate their proficiency in structural steel design through term paper projects. The target students include both undergraduate and graduate students who are involved in research or engineering practices related to structural steel.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE3166 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5510","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Structural Concrete Design","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an advanced knowledge on the design methodology for structural concrete. It also provides a learning experience on the key concepts and engineering concerns of concrete structures. The topics include advanced design philosophies and methods such as collapse load methods, limit design method and strut-and-tie method, design of openings in flexural members, seismic design, and design of various structural systems. The students are expected to demonstrate their proficiency in structural concrete design through term paper projects. The target students include both undergraduate and graduate students who are involved in research or engineering practice related to structural concrete.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE3165 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Kiang Hwee"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5513","ModuleTitle":"Plastic Analysis Of Structures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with basic knowledge on the theory of plasticity and their application for analysis and design of civil engineering structures. The topics covered include basic concepts of plasticity; the plastic hinge; tools used in plastic analysis and design; plastic design of beams, portal frames and multi-storey buildings, and computer methods for analysing large scale framework. Students are taught to deal with general inelastic problems of frames including computer applications and numerical formulation. The module of specialized context targets at undergraduate and graduate students in research or engineering practices relating to structural analysis and design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2155 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"CE5885A Topics in Structural Engineering: Advanced Analysis","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5514","ModuleTitle":"Plate & Shell Structures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this specialized module, students are taught fundamentals in plate bending and shell membrane theories including axisymmetric bending of shells of revolution. Topics covered include a brief introduction to the theory of elasticity; fundamentals of plate structures, plate bending theories and plate equations, energy principles, analytical and numerical analyses of plates, axisymmetric plates, orthotropic and laminated plates, vibration of plates, membrane theory for shells of revolution, membrane theory for shells of translations, energy method, axisymmetric bending of shells of revolution and design of reinforced concrete plate and shell structures. The module is intended for undergraduate and graduate students who wish to enhance their understanding in terms of analysis and design of plates and shells used in civil and infrastructure works.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE2155 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"ME5103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5603","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Economics & Project Evaluation","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the analytical methods and techniques to evaluate projects from an economic perspective. The purpose of the evaluation is to enable rational project selection and capital allocation taking into consideration factors like risk, uncertainty, inflation, and foreign exchange.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5604","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Concrete Technology","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with in-depth knowledge on the role of constituent materials of concrete such as cements, mineral admixtures, and chemical admixtures and their interactions that affect properties of fresh and hardened concrete. It also provides students with in-depth knowledge on concrete response to stresses, time-dependent deformations, and durability of concrete exposed to severe environments. The module discusses the basic considerations and design philosophy for performance-based design of concrete mixtures and production of concrete. It also discusses the progress in concrete technology and the latest development on high-strength, high-performance, lightweight, and self compacting concrete. Sustainable development in construction industry and use of recycled aggregates and other recycled materials will be discussed as well. The module is targeted at post-graduate and final year undergraduate students who will gain knowledge from the module to complement their skill in structural design and to prepare them for their career as professional engineers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CE2155, or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5610","ModuleTitle":"Assessment and Retrofit of Concrete Structures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to equip civil engineering students with sufficient knowledge and skills on the durability of concrete structures and the basic principles and concepts of repair and retrofitting. Various factors affecting durability of concrete will be dealt with including non-destructive tests to assess durability. The module also emphasizes the technological and application aspects in the assessment and retrofit of concrete structures including causes of deterioration and various in-situ and non-destructive tests. The module is targeted at MSc civil engineering students and those with a keen interest in durability of concrete, assessment of concrete and retrofitting of concrete structures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE3165 or CE Graduate standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5611","ModuleTitle":"Precast Concrete Technology","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to equip civil engineering students with sufficient design knowledge and skills on precast structural concrete both for their further education and for their future engineering career. This module provides students with fundamental approaches in designing precast concrete components and structures. The students will acquire fundamental knowledge and approaches to section analysis and design, design of connections, floor diaphragm action, precast frame structures and precast components. The module is targeted at MSc civil engineering students and those with a keen interest on precast concrete technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE 3165 or CE4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"CE5610 Precast and Retrofitting Technology (taken in Semester 2, AY2008/09 or earlier)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5804","ModuleTitle":"Global Infrastructure Project Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In today's construction, there is increasing competition from global players with international participation. Due to this competition, a company, for its own survival, will need to venture into construction markets overseas. This course has been repositioned with a new title and content to give in-depth coverage of issues that affect engineering constructors involved in large-scale infrastructure projects in international construction markets. The course goes beyond the basics covered in the first undergraduate course and emphasises the global characteristics of large-scale civil infrastructure projects. Specific topics include international construction markets and project financing, risk management, value management, competitive bidding, integrated construction logistics, computer-integrated scheduling and resource allocation, construction modeling and simulation. Students benefit from the experience of speakers from large international engineering constructor companies involved in the development of such infrastructure projects. This course equips students to successfully manage complex infrastructure projects in international construction markets. They will learn to manage complex construction logistics and value chain from design to construction. The course will also deal with the problems of financing and managing the risk of such large-scale projects. Students will also learn advanced computerised techniques for project planning, modeling and simulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2183 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5806","ModuleTitle":"Construction Project and Site Control","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CE4-standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5881","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Geotechnical Engineering: Soil Dynamics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this course is to introduce fundamental principles of soil dynamics and applications to construction vibrations. Construction activities inevitably introduce vibrations in the ambient environment and the sub-surface geological formations. These are usually experienced as noise and vibrations, and may also take the form of stress waves in soils and rocks which could damage foundation structures. Case studies will used to illustrate construction vibrations issues and applicable mitigation techniques. Students will also be required to undertake and complete a Group Project. Students are free to discuss and agree with the Lecturers on their choice of topic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5883B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Hydraulic & Water Resources – Modelling Climate Change","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the basic mathematical, statistical, physical, and chemical knowledge required to model the Earth’s climate system. Given the complexity of the system, theory of how to approximate equations and make them relevant over temporal and spatial scales is introduced. Through experimentation and hands on learning, students will learn to understand and build models of varying complexity describing the Earth and its Climate System. Finally, students will use and modify these models to perform their own studies on relevant questions. Topics include: Conservation equations; Dynamics; Thermodynamics, physics, chemistry; Radiative Forcing, Response, and Feedbacks; Coupling Across Scales; Non-linearities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"UG: MA1505 and MA1506, or equivalents PG: Knowledge in Linear Algebra and Differential Equations, or Instructor Permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE6001","ModuleTitle":"Operations & Management Of Infrastructure Systems","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The effective operations and management of infrastructure systems involve the understanding of their constraints, and the allocation of scarce resources. These systems can be mathematically modeled so that the best operations and management strategies can be determined. Initially continuous type resources will be modeled and this is extended to deal with discrete type resources. Non-linear constraints and objectives, and dynamic vibrations in the systems will also be considered. The systems covered will include water resource type of problems, transportation networks, and structural systems, among others. Specific topics comprise: characteristics of civil engineering systems, resource allocation in infrastructure systems, transportation network models, dealing with non-linear system behaviour and decision making under uncertainty.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE6002","ModuleTitle":"Analysis Of Civil Engineering Experiments","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate research students in the Department of Civil Engineering. It introduces students the nature of civil engineering experiments and characteristics of data gathered. Fundamental methods to conduct in-laboratory and field experiments to verify civil engineering models will be covered. Included in this module is also the procedure to construct empirical, deterministic and stochastic civil engineering models based on experimental measurements. Examples are drawn from the various fields in civil engineering discipline, including structure, geotechnical, hydraulics, environmental and transportation engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE6003","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Methods In Engineering Mechanics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces the basic principles of engineering mechanics modeling problems and the required numerical tools for analysis and design of engineering problems. Students will learn to understand the fundamental finite element methods, finite difference methods, and boundary element methods. The related topics of numerical methods, such as equation solvers, eigenvalue/vector, numerical integration, solution of nonlinear problem and the convergence and stability problems of different numerical algorithms will be discussed. The course enables students to acquire the knowledge and computational skills through projects and homework assignment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE6006","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Finite Element Analysis","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module extends further the fundamentals and applications of finite element method to solve complex engineering problems. Topics covered include weak formulation and finite element concepts, degenerated beam and plate elements, time-dependent finite element procedure, nonlinear finite element procedures and meshless finite element method. Student should be able to analyse advanced problems in structural and geotechnical disciplines using finite element methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE6101","ModuleTitle":"Geotechnical Constitutive Modeling","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE6102","ModuleTitle":"Geotechnical Analysis","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CE6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CFG1000","ModuleTitle":"StepUp Module (A Career Development Programme)","Department":"Centre For Future-Ready Graduates","ModuleDescription":"With rising competition in the graduate recruitment market, there is an increasing need to help senior and graduating students differentiate themselves when faced with global competition for highly sought-after jobs. The StepUp module gives students the knowledge and skills to step up their career planning and job search strategies. This four-week tutorial module guides them in identifying the careers and jobs that best align with their profiles and interests, and equips them with the essential career skills to market and transit themselves successfully into their first internship or job.","ModuleCredit":"0","Preclusion":"NCC1000 and CFG1001","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CFG1001","ModuleTitle":"HeadStart Module (A Career Development Programme)","Department":"Centre For Future-Ready Graduates","ModuleDescription":"The HeadStart Module is a five-week blended learning module that seeks to increase students' awareness of their strengths and interests and guides them in charting and maximizing their student life in pursuits of various academic programmes and co-curricular activities. Furthermore, it equips students with the knowledge and skills to differentiate and market themselves successfully for scholarships, overseas exchange programmes and internships. To enhance the learning experience for students, there are 2 online tutorials on Coursera and 3 face-to-face classroom sessions of 1.5 hours each. Students are to access the online tutorials and participate actively in the classes to fully reap the benefits of HeadStart.","ModuleCredit":"0","Preclusion":"NCC1001 and CFG1000","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CFG1010","ModuleTitle":"Roots and Wings - Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness 1.0","Department":"Centre For Future-Ready Graduates","ModuleDescription":"The world we live in is becoming increasingly volatile and complex, giving rise to the need for students to learn core behavioral strategies and develop healthy mindsets which will allow them to focus, thrive and respond with agility amidst an environment of rapid change and disruption. This is an e-learning based course which investigates and demystifies the future-ready skills and provides students practical techniques based on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology and leadership, so that they may understand the nature of their mind, learn the science of focus, and maximize their potential in their academic journey, life and career.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"2-0-0-0-2","Preclusion":"CFG1020 Roots and Wings – Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CFG1020","ModuleTitle":"Roots and Wings – Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness 2.0","Department":"Centre For Future-Ready Graduates","ModuleDescription":"The world we live in is changing fast, giving rise to the need for students to learn core behavioral strategies and develop healthy mindsets which will allow them to focus, thrive and respond with agility amidst an environment of rapid change and disruption. This is a highly interactive course based on experiential learning which investigates and demystifies the future-ready skills and provides students practical techniques based on the latest research in neuroscience, psychology and leadership, so that they may understand the nature of their mind, learn the science of focus, and maximize their potential in their academic journey, life and career.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"CFG1010 Roots and Wings – Personal and Interpersonal Effectiveness","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CG1001","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computer Engineering","Department":"Computing & Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an overview of Computer Engineering to the freshmen students. The module introduces the sub-areas, the issues, the impacts, and the challenges of Computer Engineering in transforming the world. The module demonstrates Computer Engineering as a multi-disciplinary field that transcends the traditional boundary of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering. It also gives the students an idea of the possible areas of specializations in their senior years of study.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-2-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CG1108","ModuleTitle":"Electrical Engineering","Department":"Computing & Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course prepares students for computer engineering. It is intended to teach basic circuit principles in electrical engineering. The course covers DC and AC circuit analysis techniques and applications. The circuit principles are enhanced through a series of miniprojects which shall be carried out by students in groups of 2 or 3. In this course, students also learn about the importance of resourcefulness, teamwork, integrity and communications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"H1 Physics or H2 Physics or ‘A’ Level Physics or PC1222 Fundamentals of Physics II","Preclusion":"EG1108/EE1002","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CG2023","ModuleTitle":"Signals and Systems","Department":"Computing & Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a fundamental course in signals and systems, specially developed for computer engineering students. Signals play an important role in carrying information. In particular the idea of frequency domain analysis of signals and systems are important concepts for all computer engineers. The concepts which will be covered include time and frequency domain representations, Fourier transform, spectrum and bandwidth of a signal, frequency response of systems (Bode diagrams), sampling theorem, aliasing, signal reconstruction, and filtering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"MA1506 Mathematics II","Preclusion":"EE2009 Signals, EE2010 Systems and Control and EE2023 Signals and Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CG2271","ModuleTitle":"Real-Time Operating Systems","Department":"Computing & Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Real-time systems must respond quickly to inputs from the environment in order to work effectively and safely, and realtime operating systems (RTOS) are a critical part of such systems. In this course the student is exposed to basic RTOS concepts like tasks, scheduling algorithms, RTOS customisation and concurrent real-time programming. By the end of this course a student will not only understand how an RTOS is built, but will also gain practical hands-on experience in customising RTOSs and in writing real-time programs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Prerequisite":"CS1020/E Data Structures and Algorithms I","Preclusion":"CS2106 Introduction to Operating Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CG3002","ModuleTitle":"Embedded Systems Design Project","Department":"Computing & Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the development of a large system from conceptualisation to its final implementation. It is structured to contain substantial design and development of hardware and software components. This module is the culminating point of a series of modules integrating the theories which students have already learnt in CG1101, CG1102/CG1103, CG2007, CG2271 and CS2103. With this capstone project, students would be able to better appreciate the relevance of the various components in the Computer Engineering curriculum to large scale computer engineering projects.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"1-1-2-10-1","Prerequisite":"EE2024 Programming for Computer Interfaces, CG2271 Real Time Operating Systems and CS2103 Software Engineering","Preclusion":"EE3032 Innovation & Enterprise II EE3208 Embedded Computer Systems Design","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CG3207","ModuleTitle":"Computer Architecture","Department":"Computing & Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches students the basics in the design of the various classes of microprocessors. Contents include design of simple micro-controllers, high performance CPU design using parallel techniques, memory organization and parallel processing systems. Topics also include the development of support tools to enable efficient usage of the developed microprocessor. The course emphasizes practical design and includes a group project for students to design and implement a microprocessor with verification on a FPGA.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"CG2007/ EE2024","Preclusion":"EE3207","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CG4001","ModuleTitle":"B. Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Computing & Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will embark on a project that involves a mix of research, design and development components on a topic of current interest in Computer Engineering. Students learn how to apply knowledge and skills acquired in the classroom to develop innovative ways of solving problems. In the process, students acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The module is normally carried out over two semesters, but may also be structured as a further 6-month extension of an existing 6-month industrial attachment, where the student works on real life projects jointly supervised by NUS faculties and industry experts.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-14-1","Prerequisite":"Level 4 standing","Preclusion":"EE4001 B.Eng. Dissertation CP4101 B.Comp. Dissertation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Chinese Studies","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"An introductory course on some of the central concerns and issues in Chinese literature, history and culture. Students will be familiarized with a variety of literary genres, historical themes, and cultural theories through representative readings from primary and secondary sources. This is an essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies and is also offered to students across the University with an interest in Chinese studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lo Yuet Keung","Yung Sai-Shing"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2121","ModuleTitle":"History of Chinese Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"An essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies/Chinese Language, this course is a general survey of the development of Chinese literature from ancient times to the Qing Dynasty. It is designed to introduce students to the main features of various literary trends, genres and styles, as well as to major writers of various periods and their representative works. The course also caters to students across the University with an interest in classical Chinese literature.","CrossModule":"CL2121","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: (i) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR (ii) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR (iii) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR (iv) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. (v) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2121","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2141","ModuleTitle":"General History of China","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"An essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies, this is a general survey of the socio-political and intellectual developments in China from ancient times to the Opium War (1842). The characteristics of each Chinese imperial dynasty and the relationship between China and other Asian countries will also be examined. The course is also offered to students across the University with an interest in the history of traditional China.","CrossModule":"CL2241","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2241 and CL2141","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2161","ModuleTitle":"Traditional Chinese Taxonomy of Learning","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to depict the development and evolution of traditional Chinese scholarship. Topics covered include (1) Jing ("Classics"): Chinese classic texts; (2) Shi ("Histories"): Traditional historiography; (3) Zi ("Masters"): Miscellaneous genres philosophy, arts and science, among others, and (4) Ji ("Collections"): Literary Collections. Emphasis will be given to how works of different genres and nature made their ways into the so-called “Emperor’s Four Treasuries” (Siku Quanshu), the largest collection of books in Chinese history compiled during the mid-eighteenth century based on the Quadripartite System (sibu) of knowledge classification. This course is designed for students majoring in Chinese Studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CH1101E and either CH2121/CL2121 or CH2141/CL2241","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2162","ModuleTitle":"Reading Classical Chinese Texts","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students are taught how to critically read, appreciate and analyze texts in classical Chinese in their specific historical, literary and philosophical contexts. Translating the original texts into modern Chinese is an integral part of the course. This is a compulsory module for students majoring in Chinese Studies. Readings include representative works of prose and rhyme-prose from the pre-Qin to the Qing period.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CH1101E and either CH2121/CL2121 or CH2141/CL2241","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lam Lap"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2223","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Fiction","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to acquaint students with the historical evolution and characteristics of ancient Chinese fiction. It covers different genres of the fictional narrative tradition, zhiguai, zhiren, Tang chuanqi short tale, huaben colloquial short story and full-length xiaoshuo. The course is open to students across the University with an interest in Chinese literary tradition and particularly in Chinese fiction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2228","ModuleTitle":"Ci Lyric in the Tang-Song Period","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to introduce to students the evolution of ci lyric, the main features of ci aesthetics and criticism, the form and regulations of ci writing, as well as their relationships with popular and elite cultures. Major topics include: pre-Song anonymous popular lyrics found in Dunhuang and those written in the Song; major literati ci writers from Tang to Southern Song; lyrics sung in entertainment quarters and brothels; stylistic and thematic innovations in Northern Song; the distinction between the haofang (heroic and abandon) school and the wanyue (delicate and retrained) school; the evolution of ci criticism since the Five Dynasties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2243","ModuleTitle":"Chinese in Southeast Asia","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at providing students with essential information on the Chinese communities in Southeast Asia and the critical ability to understand/analyse their modern transformations. It begins with the factors leading to the mass migration of Chinese to Southeast Asia in the mid-19th century and the internal structure of Chinese communities in the region. The focus is on their economic, political, cultural activities, identity transformation as well as their contributions towards the region's development since the early 20th century, especially after the end of World War II. The course will also examine the role of ethnic Chinese in the socio-cultural interactions between China and Southeast Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2245","ModuleTitle":"Modern China: Literature, Culture, History","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary introduction to modern China since 1800 from a cultural perspective. Students will become familiar with the major developments and the transformation of Chinese literature, culture, and history in the modern era. In addition to understanding long term trends, essential events, personages, and works are discussed. In the tutorials, students are introduced to practical skills, such as bibliography, use of reference tools and databases, and academic writing. The module is designed for students from the Department of Chinese Studies and interested students from all faculties and departments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) at least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' level (at GCE 'A' level examination); OR 2) at least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' level; OR 3) at least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' level; OR 4) at least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Xu Lanjun"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2252","ModuleTitle":"History of Chinese Philosophy","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is a general survey of the development of Chinese philosophy from the Pre-Qin period to the Qing Dynasty, with emphasis on the major schools of Chinese philosophy such as Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism and Neo-Confucianism. The course is intended for students who are interested in reading Chinese philosophy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lo Yuet Keung"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2273","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Media in Singapore: Theory and Practice","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module takes a critical approach to the study of various Chinese media - newspaper, television, radio and internet, and their roles in contemporary Singapore society. Apart from examining the production and consumption of Chinese media from an academic perspective, a significant portion of the course is devoted to cultivating students' skill in producing news articles for the Chinese media. This module is designed for students who are interested in Chinese media as a social phenomenon and those who intend to pursue a career in related industries upon graduation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) at least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' level (at GCE'A' level examination); OR 2) at least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' level; OR 3) at least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' level; OR 4) at least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2275","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Pop Music in East Asia","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the production and consumption of Chinese pop music in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and the Sinophone worlds in Southeast Asia from the early twentieth century to the present. It uses Mandarin (and dialect) pop music as cases for examining the complex relations between nationalism, regionalism and globalization and their impact on the cultural politics and the processes of identity-construction in the region. Classes will be delivered in both English and Chinese orally, but readings will be mainly in English. Students can choose to complete the assignments in either language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"A Pass in GCE “O” Level Chinese Language “B” syllabus or higher, or equivalent.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ong Chang Woei"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2291","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Tradition (taught in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a general survey of the cultural tradition of China. It is aimed at giving students a deeper understanding of how the Chinese lived and worked in the traditional era, their institutions and their thinking. The "Great tradition" and the "Small tradition" of Chinese society and their relevance to the present will be examined. Topics of discussion will include early Chinese worldview, Chinese religiosity, Chinese symbolism, Chinese names, Chinese festivals and folk customs, etc. Having read this module, students would have a better appreciation of the linkage between Chinese traditions in the past and modern society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH2293","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Chinese Art (taught in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a general introduction to the history of art in China, from its earliest manifestations in the Neolithic-period to the contemporary period. Major art forms to be studied may include ceramics, jade, architecture, painting and calligraphy. The social and cultural contexts of important art works from different periods in Chinese history will also be discussed. The course is intended for all students who are interested in Chinese art and culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"CH2272","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3222","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Drama","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module is divided into four sections: (1) major theatrical forms prior to the Yuan Dynasty; (2) northern drama and its literary contribution; (3) southern drama and its relationship to twentieth century Chinese opera, and (4) vernacular drama from the May Fourth period to the present. The course aims to develop students' skill in analyzing dramatic texts and theatrical performances. It is intended for students who are interested in Chinese literature and theatrical art.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yung Sai-Shing"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3225","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Literature in S'pore & M'sia II","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is an in-depth study of Chinese literature in Singapore and Malaysia from the nineteenth century to the present. Topics selected for discussion include diasporic writings, debate on realism and modernism, the local identity issue, and development of literary organizations. As evidence of study, the works of outstanding writers will also be read closely in class. Students who have taken CH2225 Chinese Literature in Singapore and Malaysia are encouraged to take this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘O’ Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE ‘AO’ Level (at GCE ‘A’ Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE ‘A’ Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘A’ Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE ‘A’ Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE ‘A’ Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE ‘A’ Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3226","ModuleTitle":"Modern Chinese Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"As a comprehensive introduction to modern Chinese literature of the period between 1917 and 1949, this module studies the 1917 Literary Revolution and May-Fourth Movement, the modern literary genres that flourished in the hands of literary giants like Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Yu Dafu, Zhu Ziqing and Zhang Ailing, the important literary organizations and theories, and the debates between the various schools of writers who supported different literary ideas and concepts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3243","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Cultural History","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of readings and research on selected topics concerning the cultural history of China, from the Shang and Zhou periods to late imperial China. Emphasis will be on both urban and rural, elite and popular cultures in Chinese society. The precise topic varies from year to year; representative subjects include religious beliefs, rites and rituals, folklores, customs and symbolism. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in Chinese culture and particularly its historical trends.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE `O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3253","ModuleTitle":"Confucian Thought","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses major topics of Confucian thought in the Pre-Qin, Song/Ming and modern contemporary periods in detail so as to give students a better understanding of the significance and value of the development of Confucianism in these three stages. The course is intended for students who are interested in reading Chinese philosophy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3273","ModuleTitle":"Modern and Contemporary Chinese Popular Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course surveys the development process from classical Chinese novels to contemporary Chinese novels. The course focuses on popular culture and literature from the late Qing Dynasty and tries to show the history of the development of Chinese vernacular fiction. The course includes the novels, films and other popular literature from the late Qing Dynasty. At the same time, the course also emphasises on the method of close-reading of the works, allowing students to be charmed by Chinese modern and contemporary fiction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Students must have obtained: 1. at least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘O’ level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE ‘AO’ level (at GCE ‘A’ level examination); OR 2. at least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE ‘A’ level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘A’ level; OR 3. at least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE ‘A’ level; OR 4. at least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE ‘A’ level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE ‘A’ level. 5. Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3294","ModuleTitle":"Science and Medicine in China (in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the development of Chinese science and medicine from the beginning to the present. It adopts an interdisciplinary approach, drawing on the perspectives of cultural and social history, gender studies, philosophy and religion. The course is designed for students interested in understanding science and medicine in the historical and the cultural context of China. We will read primary texts (in translation) and secondary scholarship. The course is taught in English.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lin Hsueh-Yi"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3296","ModuleTitle":"'China' in the Making (in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the early development of Chinese civilizations from prehistoric times to the Song dynasty (960-1279). Its primary purpose is to show that certain cultural features that we would today identify as Chinese actually emerged from a complex historical situation where different historical trends interacted, negotiated and competed with one another. Various dimensions, including the art of governing, modes of thinking, social and cultural practices and etc. will be explored in light of historical, literary and philosophical writings. The course, taught in English, is open to all students who are interested in traditional Chinese civilisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3297","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Business Enterprises and Management (in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module is jointly offered with NUS Research Institute (NUSRI) in Suzhou, with classes and fieldtrips conducted exclusively in China. The objective is to provide students an in-depth understanding of the different types of enterprises in China, focusing on development and challenges, so as to better equip and prepare students to work in the business setting and adapt to the social environment in China. Topics include geographic and economic landscapes, cultural and social environments in doing business, characteristics, development and challenges of various enterprises such as state-owned, SME, e-commerce, start-up, and MNC in China. It is open to all undergraduates.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"The module will be conducted in English. Students should have basic reading ability and understanding of Chinese. Basic Chinese language courses will be offered to students with no Chinese background.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3550","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Studies Internship (taught in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the Department of Chinese Studies, have relevance to the major, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the Department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-6-4","Prerequisite":"Major in CH/CL with 24 MCs of CH/CL modules.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules in China. (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH3882A","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Temples Across Southeast Asia (taught in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Chinese Temples are important religious and social sites in overseas Chinese communities. The networks that many of these temples forged are also major channels of flow for resources, ideas, and information in Southeast Asia. By studying these temples, students will gain a deeper appreciation of Chinese religious activities, as well as new perspectives in understanding overseas Chinese communities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Classical Phonology","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the nature, characteristics and tradition of Chinese classical phonology. In addition to rhyme books, rhyme tables, and the various categories and elements in them, students will also be expected to understand the application of Chinese phonology in the study of textual criticism, poetics and Chinese dialectology. Three main periods of Chinese in respect to phonology will be covered: Old Chinese, Middle Chinese and Old Mandarin. The course is offered to students in the Department.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"CL3208","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Phua Chiew Pheng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4202","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Semasiology","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with a general knowledge of traditional semasiology (Xunguxue), and to acquaint them with methods and principles of studying meanings of words in classical Chinese as well as paraphrasing classical literature and textual criticism. The course is targeted at students in the Department with a solid background in classical Chinese and Chinese language.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4203","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Dialectology","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the origin, distributions and characteristics of major Chinese dialects. The relationship between modern Mandarin and these dialects will also be discussed. The module also provides students with basic training in dialectal research through field work. Historical comparisons with Middle Chinese will also be discussed. This course is offered to students in the Department.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4204","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Chinese Linguistics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module explores a wide variety of linguistic topics in the Chinese language. It covers historical phonology of Chinese, Chinese scripts, classical and modern sentence structures, the application of current linguistic theories to Chinese, dialectal studies (including topics related to Chinese dialects in Singapore and language planning), etc. For Chinese historical linguistics, this course introduces both the Chinese traditional approach (rime books, rime tables, old texts, phonogram graphs, etc.) and the Western approach (sound change, comparative method, reconstruction). This course is offered to students in the Department.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chew Cheng Hai"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4226","ModuleTitle":"The City in Modern Chinese Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course takes a close look at how the metropolis and urban life figure in twentieth-century Chinese literature and culture. We will examine the literary and visual representations of the city in modern China through close analyses of the novels, short stories, films, and photographs that illuminate Chinese urbanism. The cultural manifestations of such Chinese metropolises as Shanghai and Beijing will be extensively discussed. Also, Hong Kong and Taipei will be included.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Xu Lanjun"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4242","ModuleTitle":"Selected Periods Of Chinese History I","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a detailed study of specific periods, i.e. dynasties in ancient and medieval China. It includes critical analysis of the political, social, cultural and economic aspects of the periods concerned. Selected historical figures will also be appraised. The course is designed for students in the Department, and those with a good understanding of the general history of China are encouraged to take the module.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4243","ModuleTitle":"Selected Periods of Chinese History II","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a detailed study of the Song, Yuan, Ming or Qing dynasty in China. It includes critical analysis of the political, social, cultural, and economic aspects of the periods concerned. Selected historical figures will also be appraised. The course is designed for students in the Department. Students with a good understanding of the general history of China are encouraged to take the module.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL or 28 MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL or 28 MCs in HY or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4246","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Local History","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This research seminar aims to challenge the nationcentered approach of treating China as a coherent unit of historical analysis and provide students with a more complex understanding of Chinese history by focusing on the history of specific localities. We will select a locality each semester for conducting an indepth analysis of its social, economic, and cultural developments in history and will attempt to answer broader historical questions based on the findings.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4251","ModuleTitle":"Modern-Contemporary Chinese Thought","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to explore the significance of modern and contemporary Chinese thought and the intellectual transition occurring in China from the late nineteenth century to the present. It covers topics such as modern Chinese thought (1898-1949), modern Confucianism. The course is intended for students who interested in how Chinese thought had developed in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4261","ModuleTitle":"Prescribed Text: Zhuangzi","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is an in-depth evaluation of one or two prescribed texts not covered under CH2261 and CH3261. Significant chapters of the texts will be selected for intensive reading and close analysis. The course is designed for students who want to extend their knowledge beyond that acquired from CH2261 and CH3261.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4281","ModuleTitle":"Translation Studies","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students are exposed to more issues in translation studies by means of comprehensive translation practice on the basis of a comparative study of model translations of primary genres in Chinese and English. This is to cultivate their stylistic sensitivity and discourse awareness, preparing them for further studies in relevant fields or a possible career as a translator. The course is offered to students in the Department.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: CL3281 and completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: CL3281 and completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is an optional module designed for students of the Department. It presents the methodology of writing an academic thesis of a stipulated length. Students are expected to work independently and meet their supervisors on an agreed schedule, during the semester, to discuss their progress. Upon completion of the thesis, it is submitted for evaluation by the Department.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of CH/CL major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"CH4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in CH or CL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"CH4401, CH4401S","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH4882A","ModuleTitle":"Personalities in Modern Chinese History","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine modern Chinese history through autobiographies and biographies. The aim is to involve students in the debates and issues over official history versus unofficial history, objectivity versus subjectivity, and understanding modern China from different perspectives. Selected personalities will be discussed and examined in historical, social, cultural and political contexts of 20th century-China.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in CH or CL or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Wong Sin Kiong"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5211","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Chinese Pragmatics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced linguistics study of Pragmatics. It is designed to give graduate students an in-depth understanding of current theories in Pragmatics. Students will learn these theories and their applications to the Chinese language. Students will be trained to critically assess these theories with respect to the Chinese language. They are expected to do original research with natural data in preparation for a research paper. The major topics covered are Chinese references and deixis in written and spoken texts, Co-operative Principle with regard to spoken Chinese Speech acts, as well as its applications to Chinese conversations, and critical analysis of the politeness theories on the Chinese language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5211R","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In Chinese Pragmatics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5212","ModuleTitle":"THEORIES IN PHONOLOGY (Taught in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will be exposed to different phonological frameworks (such as Sound Pattern of English and Optimality Theory) and the various phenomena that motivate them. Using this as a stepping stone, this module pursues phonological issues from the perspective of Chinese languages. Students may expect to learn the merits and shortcoming of various theories and their applicability to Chinese languages as well as to other languages. This module seeks to equip students with the ability to develop and evaluate phonological analyses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5212R","ModuleTitle":"Theories In Phonology (Taught In English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will be exposed to different phonological frameworks (such as Sound Pattern of English and Optimality Theory) and the various phenomena that motivate them. Using this as a stepping stone, this module pursues phonological issues from the perspective of Chinese languages. Students may expect to learn the merits and shortcoming of various theories and their applicability to Chinese languages as well as to other languages. This module seeks to equip students with the ability to develop and evaluate phonological analyses.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5222","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Modern Chinese Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module stimulates critical thinking on important issues concerning modern Chinese literature such as the question of modernity, the impact of the May-Fourth Movement, what actually constitutes the so-called realism and romanticism, and the personality and complex reflected in the fiction of Lu Xun, Shen Congwen, Lao She, Qian Zhongshu, etc. The course is designed for graduate students with an interest in modern Chinese literature. This module is taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5222R","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Modern Chinese Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module stimulates critical thinking on important issues concerning modern Chinese literature such as the question of modernity, the impact of the May-Fourth Movement, what actually constitutes the so-called realism and romanticism, and the personality and complex reflected in the fiction of Lu Xun, Shen Congwen, Lao She, Qian Zhongshu, etc. The course is designed for graduate students with an interest in modern Chinese literature. This module is taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5224","ModuleTitle":"Prescribed Texts In Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a comprehensive study of one or two texts in classical and/or modern Chinese literature not covered under CH5223 such as Shjing (Book of Songs), Chuci (The Songs of the South), Zuozhuan, Shiji (The Historical Records), the Book of Zhuang Zi, the Book of Xun Zi, Wenxin diaolong (The Literary Mind and The Carving of Dragons), the poetry of Du Fu and major works of the Chinese novel. Significant chapters of the texts are selected for intensive reading and close analysis. The course is provided for graduate students with an interest in studying Chinese literature at an advanced level. This module will be taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5224R","ModuleTitle":"Prescribed Texts in Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a comprehensive study of one or two texts in classical and/or modern Chinese literature not covered under CH5223 such as Shjing (Book of Songs), Chuci (The Songs of the South), Zuozhuan, Shiji (The Historical Records), the Book of Zhuang Zi, the Book of Xun Zi, Wenxin diaolong (The Literary Mind and The Carving of Dragons), the poetry of Du Fu and major works of the Chinese novel. Significant chapters of the texts are selected for intensive reading and close analysis. The course is provided for graduate students with an interest in studying Chinese literature at an advanced level. This module will be taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5225","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Se Asian Chinese Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to underscore the uniqueness of Chinese literature in Southeast Asian countries such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines and Indonesia. It explores a wide range of topics including the identity problem and its expression, the status of Chinese literature, the strength and weakness of the works of major writers etc, all under the magnifying glass of comparative study. This module will be taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5242","ModuleTitle":"Selected Texts in Chinese Historiography","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines one or two important historiographical works from traditional or contemporary China. Significant chapters of the texts will be selected for intensive reading and close analysis. Contemporary scholarship and sinological writings on the works will also be examined. This course is offered to graduate students with adequate knowledge of the history of China. This module is taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Admission to a graduate programme in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5242R","ModuleTitle":"Selected Texts in Chinese Hist","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines one or two important historiographical works from traditional or contemporary China. Significant chapters of the texts will be selected for intensive reading and close analysis. Contemporary scholarship and sinological writings on the works will also be examined. This course is offered to graduate students with adequate knowledge of the history of China. This module is taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Admission to a graduate programme in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5245","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Early Taoism","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to introduce to students the evolution of early and medieval Taoism, including the use of early Taoist texts (Daodejing and Zhuangzi) within later Taoist religious movements. We will examine the Heavenly Master movement of the 3rd century, the Supreme Clarity revelations of the 4th century, and the Precious Treasure liturgies and scriptures of the 5th century, and Tang ordination texts. This course will focus on reading and interpreting original texts, introduce key concepts and methods for the study of Chinese religions and examine the relationship between Taoist ritual and popular cults.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Completion of an undergraduate degree in Chinese Studies (or permission of the instructor)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5245R","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Early Taoism","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to introduce to students the evolution of early and medieval Taoism, including the use of early Taoist texts (Daodejing and Zhuangzi) within later Taoist religious movements. We will examine the Heavenly Master movement of the 3rd century, the Supreme Clarity revelations of the 4th century, and the Precious Treasure liturgies and scriptures of the 5th century, and Tang ordination texts. This course will focus on reading and interpreting original texts, introduce key concepts and methods for the study of Chinese religions and examine the relationship between Taoist ritual and popular cults.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Completion of an undergraduate degree in Chinese Studies (or permission of the instructor)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Subject to the approval from HOD","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Applied Chinese Linguistics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module applies the knowledge of Chinese language and linguistics to interdisciplinary areas such as language in society, language in communication, language in education, language and psychology, second language acquisition etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH5880R","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Applied Chinese Linguistics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module applies the knowledge of Chinese language and linguistics to interdisciplinary areas such as language in society, language in communication, language in education, language and psychology, second language acquisition etc.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6201","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Chinese Linguistics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide students with knowledge of the marked properties of the Chinese language. It is an intensive study of selected topics in Chinese linguistics, such as phonology, grammar, semantics, rhetoric, lexicology, dialectology, etc. Textual criticism, the Chinese script as well as the relationship between literature and linguistics will also be covered. This course will enhance students' ability to analyze Chinese language at various levels, and their general proficiency of the language. Target students may be those graduate students in the Department who have an interest in Chinese linguistics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"\"Graduate Students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department\"","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6202","ModuleTitle":"Universal Principles And Chinese Grammar","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"It is generally believed that the system of grammatical rules in a particular language is derived by the application of universally applicable grammatical principles in interaction with language-particular morphological and lexical properties. From this perspective, this module is designed to explore a set of important phenomena observed in the Chinese grammar and to work out with students on how those phenomena can be derived. Students are expected to acquire the knowledge of the universal grammatical principles and to be able to analyze Chinese grammatical phenomena from the perspective of the so-called `Universal Grammar?. This module will be taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6241","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Chinese History","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module studies selected topics in Chinese history such as Chinese historiography, cultural history of China, Chinese intellectuals and Chinese politics, dynasty history of China, Chinese social and economic history, the traditional Chinese legal system, Chinese political thought, or any selected combination of these topics. Case studies with reference to a selected dynasty will be conducted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6243","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In Se Asian Chinese Studies","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a seminar in Southeast Asian Chinese Studies with particular reference to the Chinese in Colonial Malaya and Singapore. Topics and issues for discussion and analysis include Chinese immigration, Chinese associations and leadership, Chinese education and culture, women's history, nationalism and popular movements, ethnic Chinese and nation-building, triangle relationship among the Colonial government, Chinese consuls and Chinese communities, and theory and methodology in Southeast Asian Chinese studies. This seminar targets at graduate students with general knowledge in Southeast Asian history and/or modern Chinese history. This module will be taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"\"Graduate Students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department\"","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6248","ModuleTitle":"Studies In Sino-S.e. Asian Interactions","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module critically examines patterns and characteristics of socio-cultural interactions between China and Southeast Asia, focusing on the post-1945 era. It aims at providing students with critical capacities to analyse the changing configurations of contemporary Asia and their historical precedents. Topics include cultural exchanges; Chinese new immigrants; transnational networks; the infusions of ideas about modernity and political transformation; literary influence of China and construction of new cultural/political identities; and the role of ethnic Chinese in Sino-S.E. Asian diplomatic and economic relations. Target students are those interested in modern Asia and ethnic Chinese in the region.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6251","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Chinese Philosophy","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This thematic module covers in detail selected topics in Chinese philosophy such as pre-Qin Confucianism, Wei-Jin Taoist philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Neo-Confucianism, Chinese thought over the last three hundred years (1610-1927), or any selected combination of these topics. Special seminars on selected texts such as the Confucian Analects may also be offered. Critical reading and research skills are emphasized. This course is specially tailored for graduate students who are interested in traditional Sinology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6262","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study In Chinese Studies","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This independent-study module requires students to work on a research project related to their field and present their findings in a seminar toward the end of the course. It aims at providing students with critical analytical and writing abilities for topics closely related to the field of dissertations. Choice of topics and plan of study are to be finalized with their supervisors' approval. Regular consultation with supervisors throughout the course is required. Permission by the Department to read this module is necessary.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Subject to the approval from HOD","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6263","ModuleTitle":"Translation: Formal, Cultural, Political","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Translation, as a process of cross-boundary communication, can be explored from many different perspectives: formal, cultural, and political (among others). Major topics to be covered in this module include the misunderstandings of translation, the problems of formal complexity and incompatibility, translating culture, foreignization versus domestication, the politics of translation, translating as a means of generating or solving (international) political problems, translation and ideology, etc. In each semester, a special set of topics will be focused on according to the particular interest and needs of the class of students. This module is taught in Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Graduate students in Chinese Studies, or 120 MCs (or equivalent) and permission of Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ho Chee Lick"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CH6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Subject to the approval from HOD","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yung Sai-Shing"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Chinese Language","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"As an essential module for students majoring in Chinese Language, this module is designed to provide students with a general knowledge of the characteristics of the Chinese language, including its phonological system, morphological and syntactical structures, lexical features as well as its writing system. It also examines the international status of this language, which has been widely used or learned in all parts of the world. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in the Chinese language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Phua Chiew Pheng"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2101","ModuleTitle":"The Chinese Script : History and Issues","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with various aspects of Chinese characters. The historical portion of the course covers the origin of the Chinese characters, the principles of character formation, the evolution of styles over time, analyses of correlations between shapes and meanings, traces of pronunciations of Old Chinese as revealed in phonogram graphs, etc. The contemporary study covers an appraisal of the Simplified Characters, an evaluation of the Chinese characters in terms of frequency studies and neurolinguistic studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2201","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2102","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Phonetics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide students with a systematic knowledge of Chinese phonology. The topics covered are syllable, intonation, the Neutral Tone, the diminutive marker "er", the influence of phonology on lexicon and grammar, etc. The differences and commonalities between Standard Chinese and the various dialects will be discussed whenever pertinent. Students will do 3-4 exercises and an essay about 2500 characters. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in the Chinese language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2202","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Shu Fen"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2103","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Grammar","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide students with a systematic knowledge of Chinese grammar. The course covers various grammatical constructions and markers as well as their functions. This course will enhance the students' ability in analyzing the Chinese language, written and spoken, besides their general proficiency of the language. Students will do 3-4 exercises and an essay of about 2500 characters. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in the Chinese language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CL2203","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2121","ModuleTitle":"History of Chinese Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"An essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies/Chinese Language, this course is a general survey of the development of Chinese literature from ancient times to the Qing Dynasty. It is designed to introduce students to the main features of various literary trends, genres and styles, as well as to major writers of various periods and their representative works. The course also caters to students across the University with an interest in classical Chinese literature.","CrossModule":"CH2121","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CH2121","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2204","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Semantics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to familiarise students with the nature of meaning in languages, the change in the meaning of a word in different contexts as well as through time, and the theory of Chinese semantics. Major topics to be covered include the meanings of Chinese words, changes in meaning, logical relations and semantic relations in the Chinese language. The course is designed for students with some theoretical background in the structure of the Chinese language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yuan Hua-Hung"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2207","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Language and Culture","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module takes students through an exciting journey of discovering Chinese culture through the Chinese language. Instead of seeing language as a tool, students are trained to view language as the container of culture from ancient Chinese to modern Chinese. They will learn cultural heritage from Chinese phrases, understand ancient way of life through the creation of Chinese characters, study Chinese culture through Chinese dialects and borrowing words. They will also learn that Chinese names of places and surnames are all related to Chinese culture and how Chinese kinship terms reflect the culture of family relationships.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2241","ModuleTitle":"General History of China","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"An essential module for students majoring in Chinese Studies, this is a general survey of the socio-political and intellectual developments in China from ancient times to the Opium War (1842). The characteristics of each Chinese imperial dynasty and the relationship between China and other Asian countries will also be examined. The course is also offered to students across the University with an interest in the history of traditional China.","CrossModule":"CH2141","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: (i) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘O’ Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE ‘AO’ Level (at GCE ‘A’ Level examination); OR (ii) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE ‘A’ Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE ‘A’ Level; OR (iii) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE ‘A’ Level; OR (iv) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE ‘A’ Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE ‘A’ Level. (v) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Preclusion":"CH2141 and CL2141","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2260","ModuleTitle":"Selected Readings","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Representative writings of Chinese literature of various periods are selected for intensive reading and close analysis. The objective of this course is to cultivate the students' ability in interpreting and appreciating Chinese literature. Materials are chosen from works in the Pre-Qin period to the present. This course is suitable for students who have basic reading ability of Chinese and who are interested in both modern and classical Chinese literature. It is offered to students across the University.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2280","ModuleTitle":"Basic Translation","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to basics issues in the practice of translation and interpretation (both Chinese-English and English-Chinese). Students are exposed to different forms of writing and are trained to do written translation and consecutive interpretation. The course is conducted in an interactive manner and students are expected to actively participate in class discussion, language games and translation exercises during both lecture and tutorial. The course is practice-oriented and is intended for students who are bilingual (Chinese and English) and have an interest in the practice of translation and interpretation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"1) Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules; AND 2) Grade 'B4' and above in Higher Chinese (HCL) at GCE 'O' Level or Chinese (CL) at GCE 'AO' Level; OR Grade 'C' and above in Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ho Chee Lick"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL2281","ModuleTitle":"Translation and Interpretation","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This class aims to continue to give students practice in translation and interpretation. The course will focus on two areas: linguistic issues (grammar, semantic meaning) which must be dealt with in both oral and written translation, and cultural issues where there is a need for creative approaches to various non-standard forms of language which are found in poetry, cartoons, advertisements, and certain types of interpretation scenarios.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"1) Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules; AND 2) Grade 'B4' and above in Higher Chinese (HCL) at GCE 'O' Level or Chinese (CL) at GCE 'AO' Level; OR Grade 'C' and above in Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3202","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Lexicology","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses the formation, meaning and historical development of Chinese words and idioms. Major topics to be covered include the nature of Chinese wordhood, the differences between Chinese words and Chinese phrases, the nature and characteristics of Chinese idioms, the historical origin of idiomatic expressions and other lexical categories, new words and their standardization, and various semantic relationship among words in Chinese. Preference will be given to students who have already taken CL1101E Introduction to Chinese Language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3203","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Discourse Analysis & Pragmatics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at applying the methodologies of discourse analysis in the study of Chinese discourse. This course discusses how context influences the interpretation of meaning. Essential topics in pragmatics such as speech acts, presuppositions, deixis, conversational maxims, and implicature with special reference to the Chinese language, etc. will be discussed. Preference will be given to students who have taken CL2203/CL2103 Chinese Grammar.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lee Cher Leng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3205","ModuleTitle":"Topics on Chinese Linguistics II","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce students to some selected topics in Chinese linguistics, such as contrastive analysis of Chinese and other languages (mainly English) or between Chinese dialects (at various levels: phonological, morphological, syntactic, lexical, etc.), comparative rhetoric, language variation, standardization, language planning, etc. The above topics are also discussed from historical, social, and cultural perspectives, in addition to a descriptive one, whenever pertinent. Students are expected to carry out extensive fieldwork.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yuan Hua-Hung"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3207","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Sociolinguistics","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the Chinese sociolinguistic issues of the interaction between language and society, language variation, dialects and national standard languages, bilingualism, language contact, language planning, language policy and language education. It aims to educate students with a positive attitude toward language and language variation. The course is designed for students across the University with an interest in language and society, and should be especially important for Singapore students who are living in a multi-cultural and multi-lingual society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must obtain: 1) At least a B4 for (a) Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, or (b) Chinese Language at GCE 'AO' Level (at GCE 'A' Level examination); OR 2) At least a pass for (a) Chinese at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Higher Chinese at GCE 'A' Level; OR 3) At least C grade for Chinese Language (H1CL) at GCE 'A' Level; OR 4) At least a pass for (a) Chinese Language and Literature (H2CLL) at GCE 'A' Level, or (b) Chinese Language and Literature (H3CLL) at GCE 'A' Level. 5) Equivalent qualifications may be accepted.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ho Chee Lick"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3281","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Translation","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module, designed for Level 2nd-4th year students (not necessarily majoring in Chinese Studies), deals with some problems not specified for attention under CL2280 or CL2281, requiring students to translate some literary works into Chinese and English respectively. Topics will include the relationship between contemporary translation theory and practice, the use of more specific semantic and cultural understanding of the text, as well as more complex formation of textual structures in the process of translation. Special attention will be paid to online resources for translators.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CL2280 or CL2281","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3283","ModuleTitle":"Film and Television Subtitling Translation","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module allows students to learn the rules of Chinese and English subtitling and the way to operate subtitling software like Aegisub and VisualSubSync. Audiovisual materials like documentaries, TV programs and movies, will be translated with or without scripts. Through practices, students are expected to familiarise themselves with subtitling and the above-mentioned software. Students will be exposed to different genres of film and television programmes, as well as the varieties of English and Chinese used in the field.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CL2280 or CL2281","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3284","ModuleTitle":"Literary Translation","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce knowledge in translation strategies and literary translation. Students will have the opportunity to translate texts (both Chinese to English and English to Chinese) from fiction, drama and poetry. Being different from translation for technology and business, the concept of beauty, poetics and equivalence will be discussed in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CL2280 or CL2281","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Shu Fen"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3550","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Language Internship","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, which are vetted and approved by the Department of Chinese Studies, have relevance to the major, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the Department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Major in CH/CL with 24 MCs of CH/CL modules.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CL3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1111","ModuleTitle":"Inorganic Chemistry 1","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts of acids and bases, and periodicity and chemistry of most main group elements are covered in this module. Topics include Bronsted and Lewis acids and bases, hard and soft acid- base concept, and group trends and general properties of metals and non-metals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"5-1-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1121","ModuleTitle":"Organic Chemistry 1","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the characteristic properties, methods of preparation, and reactions of alkanes/cycloalkanes, alkenes, alkynes, benzene and other aromatic compounds, alkyl halides; alcohols; ethers; epoxides, phenols, aldehydes and ketones; carboxylic acids and their derivatives; amines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent or CM1417/CM1417X","Preclusion":"CM1501 or CM1503","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1131","ModuleTitle":"Physical Chemistry 1","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Equations of state of ideal and real gases, intermolecular forces; kinetic theory of gases; first law of thermodynamics; enthalpy; thermochemistry; the second law; entropy; Helmholtz and Gibbs functions; the third law; rates of chemical reactions; accounting for the rate laws - reaction mechanisms; effect of temperature on reaction rate; theories of reaction rates.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1191","ModuleTitle":"Experiments in Chemistry 1","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is a module designed for chemistry majors and deals with laboratory experiments on selected topics of basic chemistry principles and theoretical contents primarily selected from the modules CM1111, CM1121 and CM1131.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-5-0-4","Prerequisite":"H2/A-level Chemistry or its equivalent or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Fung Fun Man","Chen Litai, Jeremiah"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1401","ModuleTitle":"Chemistry for Life Sciences","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is a Chemistry module catered for Life Sciences students and deals primarily with the basic principles to understand the structure and reactivity of organic molecules, basic thermodynamics and kinetics, and basic analytical techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-3-0-3","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent or CM1417/CM1417X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Sellou, Linda","Fung Fun Man"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1402","ModuleTitle":"General Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is a chemistry module designed for non-chemistry majors and deals primarily with basic principles of structure and bonding, thermodynamics, kinetics, basic analytical techniques, properties and reactions of organic functional groups and chemistry of main group elements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent or CM1417 /CM1417X","Preclusion":"CM1401 – Chemistry for Life Sciences","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1417","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide an introduction to the fundamental topics and concepts of chemistry. This includes topics like structure of matter, periodicity and the periodic table, chemical Bonding, states of matter, stoichiometry and equilibrium, reaction types, kinetics, organic chemistry, including such topics as functional groups and isomerism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"'O' Level pass in Chemistry or equivalent","Preclusion":"A level or H2 Chemistry or equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Thyagarajan Saradha"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1417X","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide an introduction to the fundamental topics and concepts in chemistry. This includes topics such as structure of matter, periodic table and periodicity, chemical bonding, states of matter, stoichiometry, reaction types, kinetics, equilibrium and introduction to organic chemistry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"’O’ level pass in chemistry or equivalent","Preclusion":"Students with ‘A’ level or H2 Chemistry or equivalent. or CM1417","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-16T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1501","ModuleTitle":"Organic Chemistry for Engineers","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Aliphatic hydrocarbons. Stereochemistry. Alkyl halides. Alcohols. Ethers and epoxides. Aldehydes and ketones. Carboxylic acids and derivatives. Aromatic hydrocarbons. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Amines and diazonium compounds. Macromolecules. Principles of spectroscopy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry, or equivalent or CM1417","Preclusion":"CM1121, CM1503","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1502","ModuleTitle":"General and Physical Chemistry for Engineers","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces some basic principles of general and physical chemistry to engineering students. Topics covered include atomic and molecular structures, spectroscopies and their applications, bonding and interactions in interfaces and materials, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, common molecules and their transformations especially in chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The purpose is to provide engineering students the foundations in important concepts and principles of chemistry, with an emphasis on practical applications in engineering and technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent or CM1417 /CM1417X","Preclusion":"Chemistry majors, CM1502FC or CM1502X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1502X","ModuleTitle":"General and Physical Chemistry for Engineers","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces some basic principles of general and physical chemistry to engineering students. Topics covered include atomic and molecular structures, spectroscopies and their applications, bonding and interactions in interfaces and materials, chemical equilibrium, chemical kinetics, common molecules and their transformations especially in chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The purpose is to provide engineering students the foundations in important concepts and principles of chemistry, with an emphasis on practical applications in engineering and technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-3-0-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level or H2 pass in Chemistry or equivalent or CM1417 /CM1417X","Preclusion":"CM1502, CM1502FC, Chemistry majors","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-17T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM1991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 1000 Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2101","ModuleTitle":"Physical Chemistry 2","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"In this course, the basic ideas and applications of various types of spectroscopy will be taught in a concerted manner, with discussions on some basic applications of these techniques. Topics discussed include microwave spectroscopy, infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, electronic spectroscopy, electron and nuclear spin resonance spectroscopy. The fundamental principles such as energy quantization, rigid rotors and harmonic oscillators are discussed, the techniques and instrumentation are studied, and the practical applications are emphasized.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1131 or CM1401 or by department approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chan Yin Thai"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2111","ModuleTitle":"Inorganic Chemistry 2","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Structure and properties of solids; coordination chemistry: nomenclature, stability constants and isomerism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chui Sin Yin, Stephen","Huynh, Han Vinh"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2121","ModuleTitle":"Organic Chemistry 2","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Functional group transformation; disconnection approach to synthesis; synthesis of polyfunctional organic molecules, stereochemistry and reaction mechanisms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1121 or by department approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2142","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Chemistry 1","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Introduction to data treatment and analysis; discussion on sample treatment and extraction, and sample preparation techniques, separation science, electrochemistry. Topics covered will be selected from: liquid extraction and solid phase extraction, some novel extraction technologies; comparison of traditional and modern extraction procedures; introduction to chromatography, with special emphasis on planar chromatography; introduction to electroanalytical methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM1131 or FST1101 or CM1401 by department approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2191","ModuleTitle":"Experiments in Chemistry 2.","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-5-0-4","Prerequisite":"CM1191 or by department approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ong Yue Ying","Hoang T. Giang"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2192","ModuleTitle":"Experiments in Chemistry 3.","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-5-0-4","Prerequisite":"CM1191 or by department approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Sue Qing Emelyn","Michael Yudistira"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Chemistry I","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CM1111 or CM1121or CM1131; AND Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS In Chemistry II","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CM1111 or CM1121 or CM1131; and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM2992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3201","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Chemical Processes","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to the Chemical Industry and related process industries like the Food Processing and Pharmaceutical Industries, or Petroleum Refining. Process analysis and mass and energy balances of simple and complex systems are covered, including recycle and purge streams. Systems without and with chemical transformations will be treated for batch and steady state flow processes. The concept of unit operations is introduced. Thermal processes (e.g., heat transfer and separation by distillation) will be treated in greater depth. The design of new products and processes is emphasised as an important aspect of the work of an industrial chemist.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"CM1131, CM2101 and MA1421/MA1102R","Preclusion":"CN1111, CM1161, CM2161","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3211","ModuleTitle":"Organometallic Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module features the principles of synthesis, structures and reactivity of organometallic compounds. Significance of synergic d-p back bonding and different modes of p bonding will be illustrated. The course covers the applications of physical and spectroscopic methods in order to provide the scientific bases for the elucidation of p bonding, metal-metal and metal-hydrogen bonds, isomerism, fluxionality, and molecular structures. The different modes of reactions of organometallic compounds and their applications will be explored. The catalytic cycles and the mechanisms of the different homogeneous catalytic processes will be illustrated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3212","ModuleTitle":"Transition Metal Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the chemistry of d-block and f-block metals. An introduction to observed trend in physical and chemical properties of d-block transition metal complexes will be given. A comprehensive discussion on their electronic structures and spectra follows. Magnetic property, ligand substitution and redox reaction of these metal complexes will be illustrated. The f-block metals will be introduced leading to a discussion of the optical spectra of their complexes. Introduction to inorganic supramolecular chemistry, crystal engineering and solid state chemistry will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chan Sau Han"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3221","ModuleTitle":"Organic Synthesis and Spectroscopy","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Strategies in organic synthesis; methods of structural determination in organic chemistry (MS, 13C and advanced 1H NMR spectroscopy).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2121","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Zhao Yu","Ge Shaozhong"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3222","ModuleTitle":"Organic Reaction Mechanisms","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the study of a selected series of organic reactions involving reactive intermediates and/or molecular rearrangements. Emphasis is placed on an understanding of their reaction mechanisms. These will include rearrangement reactions involving carbocations and carbenes as intermediates. Stereoelectronic properties leading to fragmentation reactions will be introduced. Reactions initiated by radicals will be covered. Comprehensive discussions on rules and stereochemical consequences in pericyclic reactions will be given. The synthetic applications of all the above reactions will be illustrated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2121","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3225","ModuleTitle":"Biomolecules","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"An introduction on the four major classes of biomolecules in life: nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and fatty acids will be given. The bioorganic aspects of these molecules, e.g. how proteins behaves, how DNAs are damaged and repaired, how enzymes catalyze chemical transformations, and how drugs are developed, will be discussed. Fundamentals in biochemistry and physical methods for bioorganic chemistry will be introduced. Basic concepts in how to synthesize biologically active compounds in drug discovery through combinatorial chemistry will be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2121","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3231","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Chem & Molecular Thermodynamics","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Duality of matter and the Heisenberg principle; Schrodinger equation of simple systems; postulates of quantum mechanics; symmetry elements and operators; probability; order and disorder; statistical interpretation of entropy and the Boltzmann equation; Boltzmann distribution and the partition function for an ideal gas; thermodynamic functions for ideal gases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3232","ModuleTitle":"Phy Chem of the Solid State & Interfaces","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Solid state chemistry-crystal structures, defects. Elements of interface chemistry;interfaces of liquid-gas, liquid-liquid, solid-gas, and solid-liquid.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3242","ModuleTitle":"Instrumental Analysis II","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Advanced electrochemical methods; gas chromatography and liquid chromatography; other contemporary analytical procedures selected from: use of microwaves, sub- and supercritical fluids in extractions, micro-scale extraction, high-pressure solvent extraction, etc.; thermometric methods; automation of analytical procedures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM2142 or CM2166","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3251","ModuleTitle":"Nanochemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This multidisciplinary module provides an in-depth view of the synthesis, characterisation and application of nanostructures using chemical routes. Necessarily, it will incorporate various concepts from colloidal chemistry, supramolecular chemistry, polymer chemistry and electrochemistry, etc. The application of these concepts in nanoscale synthesis will be emphasized and presented in a cohesive manner. The module also highlights the applications of nanostructures such as quantum dots, nanoparticles, nanorods, nanowires, etc. in the areas of biosensors, bioimaging, LEDs and photonic crystals, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"SP2251","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3252","ModuleTitle":"Polymer Chemistry 1","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Polymer science is the study of plastic materials of everyday life and the development of new materials that meet technological needs. This module covers classification and synthesis of polymers by different polymerization techniques; copolymerization reactions and industrial polymers. Physical properties of polymers both in the solid state and in solution will also be discussed. Knowledge in laboratory techniques in polymerization, determination of molecular weight and stability and spectroscopic studies will be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"CM1131 and CM2121","Preclusion":"CM2264, CM3262, CM3265, CM3266","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3253","ModuleTitle":"Materials Chemistry 1","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Fundamentals of solid state chemistry will first cover the primary and secondary types of bonding in solids followed by lattice energy in ionic solids. Crystalline solids and their crystal structure will be studied. Metals, insulators and semiconductors will be distinguished using the band theory of solids. Defects occur in crystals – point, line and surface – and their effects on properties of solid materials will be explained. Factors affecting crystallization and glass formation, and different components of glasses and their uses will be discussed. Formation of different types of glasses and their applications will be highlighted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"CM1131 and CM2111","Preclusion":"CM2263 and CM3262","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3261","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Environmental terms and concepts; scope of environmental chemistry; the atmosphere, lithosphere and hydrosphere; soil, water and air pollution; chemical toxicology; methods of environmental analysis and monitoring; global environmental problems; natural resources and energy; environmental management; risk assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3241 or CM2142 or CM2166 or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Chemistry I","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Chemistry II","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3291","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Experiments In Organic & Inorganic Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Laboratory work in Inorganic and Organic chemistry. This module is a major requirement for Chemistry students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-2-2","Prerequisite":"CM2111, CM2121 and CM2191","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chui Sin Yin, Stephen","Hoang T. Giang"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3292","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Experiments In Analytical & Physical Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Laboratory work in Analytical and Physical Chemistry. This module is a major requirement for Chemistry students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-2-2","Prerequisite":"CM2101, CM2142 and CM2192","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Claire Anne Taylor","Tan Wee Boon","Xu Hairuo","Lee Hian Kee","Foo Maw Lin","Michael Y Patuwo"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3295","ModuleTitle":"Selected Experiments in Analytical Chem.","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Laboratory work in Analytical Restriction: This module is offered only to students taking Minor in Analytical Chemistry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-2-2","Prerequisite":"CM2142","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3296","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Modelling: Theory & Practice","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Fundamental concepts of molecular modelling; survey of computational methods; molecular mechanics and force fields; empirical and semi-empirical methods; Ab initio theory; basis sets; electron correlation methods; density functional theory; chemical visualization and graphics models; qualitative molecular orbital theory; potential energy surfaces and minimization' molecular dynamics and Monte-Carlo simulations; calculation of molecular properties (IR, UV, NMR and electron density distribution); use of molecular modelling software (Spartan and Gaussian); applications of modelling to chemical problems, modelling biomolecules: conformational analysis, QSAR, docking, ligand design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"CM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3301","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Forensic Science","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers forensic identification, criminalistics, DNA profiling, narcotics and toxicology. Topics on forensic identification and criminalistics includes crime scene investigation, nature of physical evidence, characteristics of evidence, an in-depth study of glass and fibre as sources of evidence in criminalistics investigations. For DNA profiling, this module would focus on screening methods for biological materials, the various instrumentation platforms and the application of forensic DNA in Singapore crime cases. In narcotics, the topics covered include forensic drug analysis and legislation, clandestine drug manufacturing, drug metabolism and analysis of urine for drug abuse. For toxicology, an in-depth study of toxicological analysis will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"GEK1542","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3302","ModuleTitle":"Overseas Exploratory Project (Europe)","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module enable students to explore the education and research activities in chemistry and the operation of chemical industry in Europe through academic visit to various research institutes, chemistry related companies and taking part in different courses in university. The visit and the course work will be 3 weeks. The students are required to attend a pre-visit workshop (to attain basic technical knowledge required to appreciate the visit), to take part in all the organised activities and to organise and attend a post-visit workshop (to share and report on their experience and findings). Furthermore, they are required to submit a report on their accomplishment of the educational objectives of the trip. In this module students are exposed to both team-based learning and self-directed learning. The module is evaluated on “Completed Satisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)” basis on the continual assessment and final report and the student will be evaluated individually.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"5-0-6-6-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Chemistry as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Chemistry major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Chemistry as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Chemistry major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ryan Phillip Anthony Bettens"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM3992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4199A","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce students to the components of independent research e.g. literature review, experimental techniques, data collection and treatment, etc. After completion of this module a student should be able to analyse a specific problem and to design and perform suitable experiments which will lead to its solution.","ModuleCredit":"16","Prerequisite":"At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme. ( Only for students entering NUS in or after 2002 ). Students from Cohort 2012 and onwards should have at least an overall CAP of 3.20, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4199B","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Applied Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The module will immerse students in research methodology. Students will be trained on elaborating a research idea into a sound proposal, and are required to plan and execute the research vigorously. Skills training are emphasized. In scientific/technical writing, developed by writing a formal research proposal, mid-project report and final report. In communications, public speaking at a seminar, group discussion and poster presentation are the focus","ModuleCredit":"16","Prerequisite":"At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme. ( Only for students entering NUS in or after 2002 ). Students from Cohort 2012 and onwards should have at least an overall CAP of 3.20, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4201","ModuleTitle":"Directed Independent Study In Modern Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The student pursuing this module are expected to work under the direction of one of the faculty members of the Department of Chemistry. The students will conduct independent reading, research, discussion, and/or writing under the direction of the faculty member. The course grade is usually based on a written report and two seminars covering the research. The teaching objective of the module is for faculty members with expertise in relevant fields of chemical research to impart knowledge on, provide guidance to and stimulate creative thinking of students with interest in modern chemistry. The students are expected to gain in-depth understanding of the chosen topic through discussions/meetings with the faculty members, his/her own research work, and preparation and presentation of written/oral reports. Each student is assigned at least one adviser from the faculty. The student should meet with his/her adviser at the beginning of the semester. The adviser and student will select a topic for investigation within the advisers area of expertise. For example, the assignment might require the students to read some recent journal articles or chapters in selected books. During subsequent meetings, the student and adviser will discuss the material and related issues. The student will then prepare a brief written report summarizing the background and significance of the problem under consideration, the approaches used to solve the problem, and the results of the investigations reported in the articles or books. The written report is due at the end of the semester. The student will also be required to make two oral presentations (one around the middle of the semester, and another one at the end of the semester) to show his or her understanding of the problem, and what he or she has read.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-0-8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4214","ModuleTitle":"Structural Methods in Inorganic Chem","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the commonly used methods to determine the structure of inorganic and organometallic compounds including symmetry operators, point groups and irreducible representations; Raman or IR active vibrational modes; the principles and theories of single crystal and powder X-ray diffraction techniques; assessment of quality of published crystal structures; NMR as a powerful diagnostic tool to determine structures and fluxional mechanisms. High resolution mass spectrometry, electron paramagnetic resonance and Mossbauer spectroscopy may be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3211 or CM3212","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4215","ModuleTitle":"Bioinorganic Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The students will learn the basic concepts of modern bioinorganic chemistry including the mechanisms of reactions catalyzed by metalloproteins, spectroscopic and electronic properties of metal sites, and kinetics of electron transfer in proteins. This module covers major areas in modern bioinorganic chemistry including synthetic model compounds for metal sites of metalloproteins, basic protein chemistry, biological electron transfer; hydrolytic enzymes, oxygen transporters; oxygen reacting proteins such as monooxygenase, peroxidase, catalase and superoxide dismutase; physical methods in bioinorganic chemistry. The module is directed towards students majoring in chemistry and related disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3211 or CM3212 or CM3268","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yip Hon Kay,John"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4227","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Biology","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overall view on an emerging new discipline that blends chemistry with many fields of biology to unravel the complexities of life at the interface of chemistry and biology. This course illustrates how biological processes are explained in chemical terms. The key objective is to highlight the basic principles of chemical biology to show its important linkages to life sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CM1121 or CM1401 and LSM1101 or LSM1401","Preclusion":"LSM4233","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chng Shu Sin"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4228","ModuleTitle":"Catalysis","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the principles and characteristics of heterogeneous, homogeneous and enzymatic catalysis. Reaction cycles are analysed at the molecular level, and a microkinetic approach is used to describe the processes. Selected industrial processes and commercial devices are discussed to illustrate practical applications of the studied topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"CM2121","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4238","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Physical Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Several topics highlighting physical chemistry principles such as thermodynamics, spectroscopy, kinetics and quantum chemistry will be covered. In photochemistry, kinetics and quantum chemistry are used to illustrate how quantization and energy level interactions lead to different radiative processes and rates of excited and ground state reactions. The use of spectroscopy yields the precise determination of reaction rates. In the chemistry of liquids, thermodynamics will be heavily featured in describing intermolecular potentials in liquids and colloids. In biophysical chemistry, the thermodynamics and kinetics of biomolecules together with spectroscopic techniques used to determine their interactions will also be included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"CM2101","Preclusion":"CM4236 or CM4237","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4241","ModuleTitle":"Trace Analysis","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"At the end of this module, you should be able to identify the major sources of errors in trace analysis, understand the advantages and limitations of sample preparation and detection techniques, and be able to design a suitable method for the analysis of a given sample by taking into account the sample matrix, properties and concentration. Topics discussed include analysis at trace levels: general considerations and principles, sampling, sample preparation and sample pretreatment; selected advanced techniques of extraction and detection, applications in environmental, biomedical, etc. analyses; chemosensors and biosensors. The module is directed towards students majoring in chemistry and related disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3242 or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4242","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Analytical Techniques","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at the principles and applications of advanced analytical techniques. The student will gain familiarity with the fundamental principles, instrumentation aspects as well as analytical applications of modern separation techniques as well as advances in microscopy and mass spectrometry. Topics discussed are selected from capillary electrophoresis and related techniques, hyphenated techniques involving gas chromatography and liquid chromatography, etc., with a focus on qualitative analysis; multidimensional chromatography; current advances in microscopy, mass spectrometry, etc., including applications. The module is directed towards students majoring in chemistry and related disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3242 or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4251","ModuleTitle":"Characterization Techniques in Materials Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Preparation and characterization of materials form crucial and vital aspects of materials research. Highly developed instruments are now available to apply an interdisciplinary study to understand the structure-property relationship. This module provides undergraduates an introduction to modern materials characterization techniques which comprise surface analysis techniques, X-ray diffraction, microscopy, thermal analyses, mechanical tastings and spectroscopies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"CM3252 and CM3253","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4252","ModuleTitle":"Polymer Chemistry 2","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module prepares the students for the polymer related industry. It covers the chemistry of polymer degradation under the influence of heat, oxygen and UV light and ways of retardation. The science and technology of elastomers or rubber like polymeric materials will be discussed and compared to solid plastics. The synthesis, properties and applications of contemporary engineering and specialty polymers and the role of additives in plastics will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"CM3252","Preclusion":"CM4264, CM4265, CM4266, CM4268","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4253","ModuleTitle":"Materials Chemistry 2","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to discuss important contemporary topics in the field of materials chemistry, e.g. nanostructured materials, hybrid composites, and polymeric materials as active components in electronic applications. Self-assembly of monolayers on metal surfaces and semiconductors, and other nanostructures (carbon nanotubes, nanoparticles, grapheme) will be covered. Material synthesis, processability in device matrix and stability will be emphasized, together with structure performance relationship. Formal teaching may be accompanied by presentations and case studies delivered by selected Industry researchers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"CM3253","Preclusion":"CM4266","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4254","ModuleTitle":"Chemistry of Semiconductors","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"An understanding of dimensional dependence of energy levels, Fermi energy, and band gap in crystals form the basis for learning newly developed devices and applications in transistors, solar cells, etc. The principles of device operation and fabrication will be introduced in relation to electrical and structural properties of Silicon, GaAs and the operation of p-n junctions and transistors. Chemistry in the fabrication of integrated circuits from growth of single crystals, photolithography, etching, dielectric deposition to packaging of circuit, and electrochemistry of semiconductors, charge transfer across electrolyte-semiconductor interface, band bending and Mott Schottky analysis will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"CM3232","Preclusion":"CM3263","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4258","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Polymer Science","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module will be focused on some advanced topics which are not covered in basic polymer science. The topics include: (1) new polymerization methods (e.g. controlled radical polymerization, metallocene polymerization and olefin metathesis polymerization); (2) block copolymers and their applications; (3) dendritic macromolecules; (4) naturally occurring polymers and biopolymers; (5) inorganic and organometallic polymers; (6) supramolecular polymers and smart polymers; (7) conducting polymers and their applications","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CM3252","Preclusion":"CM4268","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4269","ModuleTitle":"Sustainable & Green Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The module covers: (i) introduction: origin, current status and future of green chemistry; (ii) concept of sustainability; (iii) environmental fate of chemicals; (iv) metrics for environmental risk evaluation of chemicals; (v) elements of green chemistry; (vi) energy balance in chemical reactions and separation processes; (vii) selectivity and yield improvements in chemical processes via statistical methods; (viii)fundamentals of industrial waste treatment; (ix) environmental consequences of burning fossil fuels for generation of energy; (x) renewable sources of fuels and chemical feedstocks; (xi) energy future beyond carbon; and (xii) advanced green chemistry techniques and process intensification","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CM1121 and CM1131 and (CM2121 or CM2101)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4271","ModuleTitle":"Medicinal Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the module Biomolecules (CM3225) as well as Organic Chemistry (CM 2121). A major focus will be directed towards the identification and chemical optimization of drug molecules. It will be accompanied by presentations and case studies delivered by selected researchers from Pharmaceutical Industry. The following aspects will be covered: 1) The role of the chemist in the drug discovery process 2) Target Selection 3) Selection of chemical starting points via virtual screening techniques 4) Design of compound libraries 5) Translation of ADME-Tox data into new chemical entities 6) Intellectual property for medicinal chemists The module is suited for advanced students majoring in chemistry or applied chemistry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CM2121 and CM3225","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4273","ModuleTitle":"Computational Drug Design","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces modern computational methods used in drug discovery and drug development. It covers topics such as drug design process, structure and ligand based drug design, molecular mechanics methods, homology model, molecular docking, pharmacophore models, quantitative structure-reactivity relationship (QSAR), de novo ligand design, quantum mechanics techniques, cheminformatics, database search tools, and virtual screening. Hands-on experience in using computational software and visualization tools will be provided.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"CM3221 or CM3222","Preclusion":"CM5236","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wong Ming Wah,Richard"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4274","ModuleTitle":"The Art and Methodology in Total Synthesis","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module comprises of a study of the total synthesis of useful functional molecules. Both general and advanced strategies are covered. Concepts of the classical multistep and the greener cascade sequences are explored. The concepts and strategies are illustrated with classical and modern examples.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM3221","Preclusion":"CM4221","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4282","ModuleTitle":"Energy Resources","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module comprises of a physico-chemical study of the energy resources and the environmental and economic implications of their exploitation. Following the history of energy consumption, the current situation is summarized, and the implications of the continuation of the status quo identified. Concepts of fitness for purpose, and environmental and economic sustainability are explored. Key technologies areas cover generation, use efficiency, and storage and transmission. These are illustrated with quantitative case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM1131 and CM1111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM4992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5100","ModuleTitle":"M.sc. Project (For M.sc. Coursework Students Only)","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Students will have a chance to work with the department staff on a project proposed by the staff on a particular area. Part-time student will be allowed more time to complete the project.","ModuleCredit":"8","Prerequisite":"For M.Sc. Coursework students only","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5111","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Inorganic Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover a spectrum of essential topics in inorganic chemistry that will be useful for all entry level graduate students. The topics may be classified under: (i) Physical inorganic chemistry, (ii) Synthetic methodologies, and (iii) Characterisation techniques","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"CM4211 and CM4212 or by permission.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5121","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Organic Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Major topics to be covered: Asymmetric oxidation e.g. asymmetric oxidation, epoxidation of olefins (Sharpless, Jacobsen, Yang-shi, etc), asymmetric osmylation. Asymmetric reductions e.g. asymmetric reduction of carbonyl compounds, asymmetric hydrogenation, etc. Asymmetric C-C bond formation reactions. Metal-mediated organic transformations Protecting groups in organic synthesis. Selected mechanisms in organic synthesis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"By permission","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5131","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Physical Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with advanced core physical chemistry. It is intended for all graduate students studying physical chemistry. The topics covered are: statistical mechanics, electronic structure calculations, statistical thermodynamic data from electronic structure calculations. Transition state theory and chemical dynamics. Computing rate coefficients from electronic structure calculations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"By permission","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5141","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Analytical Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is an analytical chemistry module which addresses the basics in the latest analytical techniques and those which are just emerging. It is aimed at the beginning to middle level M.Sc. student to acquaint and provide them with the background for more advanced and specialised modules on these subjects. Coverage is aimed more at breadth rather than depth but without sacrificing the fundamental rigour.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5161","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chemical Laboratory Safety","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This multidisciplinary module provides a broad coverage on safety-related issues in our laboratories. The main objective of this module is to introduce potential hazards and various safety measures which can be adopted to prevent accidents or personal injuries. Topics such as personal protection, safe handling and disposal of various chemicals, standard operating procedures, risk assessment, emergency measures and first aid practices will be introduced. Legislation and laws pertaining to workplace safety will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module in Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted fromAY2004/2005. The main purpose of this module is to help graduate students to improve their scientific presentation skills and to participate in scientific seminars/exchanges in a professional manner. The module will be spread over 2 Semesters and be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" grade on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Registration as Graduate Student in the Department of Chemistry","Preclusion":"Graduate seminar modules by other departments","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Wong Ming Wah,Richard"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5201","ModuleTitle":"Practical Synthetic And Analytical Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Objectives of Part 1 (Organic): To perform the experiments of basecatalyzed asymmetric Diels-Alder reactions using organocatalysts, and to characterize the products by using proton NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) and HPLC (High-Performance Liquid Chromatography). Most pharmaceutical compounds are chiral. For example, Thalidomide, Epinephrine, Ibuprofen and etc. The catalytical enantioselective Diels-Alder reaction is a powerful method to construct complex molecular structures (ref.: Angew Chem. Int. Ed., 2002, 41, p.1650-1667). HPLC is one method to distinguish the chirality of the organic compounds and proton NMR is a common technique to identify the organic compounds. In this organic section, three synthetic experiments will be performed by the students individually. Demonstrations on the operations of both HPLC and NMR will be given. Objectives of Part 2 (Analytical): To perform analysis on a range of samples using four analytical techniques/instruments: capillary electrophoresis; gas chromatography - mass spectrometry; electrochemistry and the scanning electron microscope (SEM). Electrochemistry: The main objective of the electrochemical study is to investigate the corrosion resistant performances of polymer coatings on Ni wires in chloride containing solution using three different electrochemical methods. Students will learn how to use linear polarization, Tafel plot and alternating current (AC) impedance for corrosion studies. SEM: The SEM will be used in three analysis modes, the secondary electrons (SE), backscattering electrons (BSE) and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDX) to analyse different types of carbon nanotubes. Samples include carbon nanotubes, carbon nanotubes with Pt nanoparticles and carbon nanotubes with different metal deposition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-10-0-0","Prerequisite":"For M.Sc. Coursework students only","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Simon Watts","Ong Yue Ying","Chen Litai, Jeremiah"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5211","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Organometallic Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Principles and applications of organometallic compounds: synthesis, reactivity and structural aspects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM4212 or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5212","ModuleTitle":"Crystal Engineering","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the basic understanding of intermolecular interactions in the context of crystal packing and how to utilize these weak supramolecular interations in the design of new solids with desired physical and chemical properties. Hence this is an interdisciplinary subject which encompasses physics, chemistry, materials and pharmaceuticals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CM4214 or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5224","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Concepts in Drug Discovery","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces several contemporary topics and emerging concepts in medicinal chemistry and the drug discovery process. The latest ideas in lead discovery, lead optimization and assay development will be discussed. Industry case studies will be presented by guest lecturers from the pharmaceutical industry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5225","ModuleTitle":"Asymmetric Catalysis","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the principles and concepts introduced in CM4228. It addresses the major concepts in asymmetric catalysis. To module will introduce students to enantiomeric purity, absolute stereochemistry and resolution. In addition, it will concentrate on chiral pool and chiral auxilaries, chiral reagents and chiral catalysis, substrate control and asymmetric synthesis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"CM4228 Catalysis or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5232","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Chemical Kinetics","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Elementary reactions in the gas phase: rate of a bimolecular reaction, reaction cross section, unimolecular reactions, potential energy surface, transition state theory; reactions in solution: theoretical considerations, reactions between ions, reactions between ions and molecules, linear free energy relationship, fast reactions; catalysis: homogeneous catalysis in the gas phase and in solution, acid-base catalysis, autocatalysis and oscillating reactions, heterogeneous catalysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"By permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5237","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Optical Spectroscopy and Imaging","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide essential knowledge of fundamental photon-molecule interactions and novel laser based techniques that are important for frontier research. Topics include organic photophysics and photochemistry, laser fundamentals, linear and nonlinear optical spectroscopy, time resolved spectroscopy, single molecule spectroscopy, fulorescence and Raman microscopy, femtochemistry, laser reaction control and optical manipulation, laser applications in biochemistry and medicine, optical properties of novel materials and some optoelectronic applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5241","ModuleTitle":"Modern Analytical Techniques","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Sample preparation, including miniaturised procedures of extraction; advanced coupled chromatography/mass spectrometry; advanced mass spectrometric techniques. Capillary electrophoresis: different modes of capillary electrophoresis, injection techniques, detection techniques and column technology. Scanning probe microscopy: scanning tunneling microscopy, atomic force microscopy, scanning electrochemical microscopy and scanning near-field optical microscopy. Determination of crystal and molecular structures by single crystal x-ray diffraction techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CM4242 or by permission","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5244","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Environmental Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is an elective analytical chemistry module which aims to give students a working knowledge of environmental chemistry in the industrial and regulatory environment, including specific knowledge of modern topics concerning air, water and land pollutions. After reading this module, students will have an understanding of analytical methods employed for analyses of different types of environmental samples, knowledge on proper environmental sampling methodologies and adapt existing procedures and regulations in environmental problem-solving.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5245","ModuleTitle":"Bioanalyticalchemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is an elective analytical module which addresses the basics in the latest bioanalytical techniques and thise which are just emerging. It is aimed at students who are interested in the applications of modern analytical techniques for bioanalytical research and development. The module will acquaint students with background knowledge of advanced and specialized bioanalytical techniques, with elaboration on the materials aspects employed in these techniques. Coverage is aimed more at breadth rather than depth but without sacrificing the fundamental rigors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5262","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Materials Chemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to discuss important contemporary topics in the field of Materials Chemistry, e.g. nanostructured materials, hybrid composites, macromolecular materials, biocomposites, biocompatible materials, fibrous materials, etc. These are materials that we encounter in day-to-day life. The chemistry of their formation, stability as well as the relationship between their structures and properties will be emphasized. After taking this module, students should have a good fundamental knowledge and understanding of how to design and to fabricate useful devices such as LEDs, optical switches, modulators, and dispersion compensators.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"By permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CM5268","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Organic Materials","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the module Advanced Polymer Science (CM 4268). A major focus will be directed towards the preparation and application of advanced polymers and biopolymers. It will be accompanied by presentations and case studies delivered by selected Industry researchers. The following aspects will be covered: (i) Liquid Crystals; (ii) Photovoltaics Materials; (iii) Organic Electronics & Devices; (iv) Nanostructured Surfaces; (v) Sensors; (vi) Nanoparticles and Quantum Dots; (vii) Biomimetic and Intelligent Materials; (viii) Tissue Engineering. The module is suited for final year students majoring in chemistry, applied chemistry and related disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For Applied Chemistry Students: Polymer Chemistry II (CM3221), Advanced Polymer Science (CM4268). For Chemistry students: Organic Reaction Mechanisms (CM3221).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN1111","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Principles","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a basic concept of chemical engineering processes and related problem-solving methods. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of chemical engineering process analysis. The module begins with an overview of the chemical process industry and a discussion of several significant examples. Details of steady state material and energy balance, including recycles, phase change and reaction, form the core substance of the course. Other topics include simultaneous mass and energy balances and unsteady state balances. All concepts and principles are amply illustrated with relevant process examples. This module is targeted at level one engineering or science students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"H2 Mathematics, H2 Chemistry and H2 Physics (or PC1221 Fundamentals of Physics I) or equivalent","Preclusion":"CM1161, CN1111FC","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN1111E","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Principles","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Preclusion":"TC1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN1111X","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Principles","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a basic concept of chemical engineering processes and related problem-solving methods. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the principles of chemical engineering process analysis. The module begins with an overview of the chemical process industry and a discussion of several significant examples. Details of steady state material and energy balance, including recycles, phase change and reaction, form the core substance of the course. Other topics include simultaneous mass and energy balances and unsteady state balances. All concepts and principles are amply illustrated with relevant process examples. This module is targeted at level one engineering or science students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"H2 Mathematics, H2 Chemistry and H2 Physics (or PC1221 Fundamentals of Physics I) or equivalent","Preclusion":"CN1111, CN1111FC","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-16T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2108","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory I","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students learn practical experience with laboratory-scale experiments as well as team work and technical communication through report writing and oral examination. The experiments are related to chemical engineering thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat & mass transfer, particle technology and bioanalytics. Also, students learn the use of safety equipment, safe procedures for handling biological and hazardous waste, assembly and disassembly of equipment, fault diagnosis, understanding and operation of thermocouples and flow meters, instrumental analysis, data logging and processing, operation of process plant items, error analysis and data validation. This module is targeted at level 2 chemical engineering students, who will do experiments in six sessions of five hours each, during the semester.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-2.5-0-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN2121, CN2122, LSM1401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Saturday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2116","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Kinetics & Reactor Design","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module begins with a revision of chemical kinetics and thermodynamics emphasizing on the different definitions of reaction rates, rate expressions, and simple and complex reactions. The design equations for ideal reactors are then introduced followed by the general methods of analysis of rate data. Reactor sequencing, yield versus productivity considerations in multiple reactions, and nonisothermal operations round up the first half of the course. More advanced topics such as residence time distributions in reactors, kinetics of catalytic reactions and catalyst deactivation, coupling of chemical reactions with transport processes, form the bulk of the second half of the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-5.5-3","Prerequisite":"CN1111/CN1111FC/CN1111X","Corequisite":"CN2125","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2116E","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Kinetics And Reactor Design","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"TC1101/ CN1111E","Preclusion":"TC2106","Corequisite":"TC2115/ CN2125E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2121","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an understanding of the basic laws and concepts of thermodynamics for applying to analyze chemical engineering problems. The basic definition, applications and limitations of chemical engineering thermodynamics are first introduced followed by a review of basic laws, properties and concepts of thermodynamics. The application of basic concepts of energy conversion is extended to refrigeration and liquefaction processes. The development and discussion of thermodynamic property relations for systems of constant and variable compositions are covered in detail. The developed property relationships together with the basic laws are then applied to the analysis of the various equilibrium problems in chemical engineering such as vapour-liquid, vapour-liquid-liquid, liquid-liquid, solid-liquid and chemical reaction equilibria. This module is targeted at level 2 chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0.5-6.5","Prerequisite":"CN1111FC/CN1111/CN1111X, CM1502","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2121E","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CN1111E","Preclusion":"TC2111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Loh, Kai-Chee"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2122","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module considers the classification of fluids and their properties, followed by the analysis of static fluid. The integral and differential forms of the fundamental equations ? Continuity, Momentum and Energy equations are then studied. The concept of momentum transfer by the shear stress is introduced in this course. Dimensional analysis and model theory are studied. The concept about boundary layer theory, flow with pressure gradient, viscous flow and turbulence are also described. Practical aspect involves the consideration of flows in closed conduits. At the end of the course, basic concepts regarding fluid machinery are also covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA1505, MA1506","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2122E","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"TC1402/TC2401","Preclusion":"TC2112","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2125","ModuleTitle":"Heat & Mass Transfer","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course considers three modes of heat transfer, namely, conduction, convection, and radiation. For heat conduction, both steady and unsteady states are examined. These are followed by analyses for convective heat transfer and heat transfer with phase change, and subsequently radiative heat transfer. Heat exchangers and their design are discussed. Steady and unsteady-state molecular diffusion is studied, while convective mass transfer is analyzed using exact and approximate integral analysis. Finally, analogies between mass, heat and momentum transfer are discussed leading to the concept of transport phenomena.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2.5-6","Prerequisite":"CN2122","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN2125E","ModuleTitle":"Heat And Mass Transfer","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"TC2112/ CN2122E","Preclusion":"TC2115","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3108","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory II","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the second laboratory experience to students, in chemical engineering processes and biologics manufacturing. Teamwork, technical communication skills, oral presentation and problem solving skills are further emphasised. The experiments covered are related to chemical kinetics and reactors, heat and mass transfer, particle technology, and biologics manufacturing. The importance of safety continues to be emphasised through rigorous implementation of proper operational and waste disposal procedures. The practical experience in fault diagnosis, instrumental analysis, data logging and processing, error analysis and data validation, and operation of process units gained in CN2108 are reinforced and extended further.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-6","Prerequisite":"CN2108, CN2116, CN2125, CN3124","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Saturday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3109","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Process Laboratory III","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides practical experience to students in process dynamics and control, mass transfer and separation processes. It also strengthens teamwork, technical writing and oral presentation skills, and problem solving skills of students. The importance of safety continues to be emphasised through rigorous implementation of proper operational and waste disposal procedures. The practical experience in fault diagnosis, instrumental analysis, data logging and processing, error analysis and data validation, and operation of process units gained in CN2108 and CN3108 are reinforced and extended further. Students do four experiments (each in two 4-hour sessions) during the semester.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-2.5-0-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN3121, CN3132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3121","ModuleTitle":"Process Dynamics & Control","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the full complement of fundamental principles with clear application to heat exchangers, reactors, separation processes and storage systems. It incorporates introductory concepts, dynamic modeling, feedback control concepts and design methods, control hardware, and advanced control strategies including feed-forward, cascade and model-based control. SIMULINK will be introduced and used to simulate and examine the effectiveness of various control strategies. The module also incorporates case studies that prepare the students to design control systems for a realistic sized plant. This module is targeted at chemical engineering students who already have a basic knowledge of chemical engineering processes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1505, MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3121E","ModuleTitle":"Process Dynamics & Control","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"TC2421","Preclusion":"TC3111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3124","ModuleTitle":"Fluid-Solid Systems","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the basic concepts for physical processes: filtration, sedimentation, centrifugation, fluidisation and crystallisation. Particulate solids are characterised in terms of size, size distribution, measurement and analysis and processing. The concepts of fluid flowand particle settling, as well as particle size are used for design and operation of some important fluid-particle separation methods. The principle of fluidisation and its applications to reactors and pneumatic transport of solids are also included.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-0-1-3.5","Corequisite":"CN2122","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3124E","ModuleTitle":"Particle Technology","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"TC2112/ CN2122E","Preclusion":"TC3114","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3132","ModuleTitle":"Separation Processes","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, equilibrium stage and rate-based design concepts in separation processes are introduced. Starting from simple single stage, binary separation, the theoretical treatment is extended to multi-component, multi-stage processes. After brief introduction to inter-phase mass transfer, basic concepts in rate-based design for the more important separation processes such as absorption and distillation are illustrated. The rate-based design concept is then extended to operations involving simultaneous heat and mass transfer such as in cooling tower and dryer. The process design principles are illustrated with distillation, absorption, extraction, adsorption, cooling tower and drying processes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-7.5","Prerequisite":"CN1111FC/CN1111/CN1111X, CN2125","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3132E","ModuleTitle":"Separation Processes","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"CN1111E & CN2121E & CN2125E","Preclusion":"TC2113","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3135","ModuleTitle":"Process Safety, Health and Environment","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamental concepts and methods for the design and operation of safe plants. The students will gain a thorough understanding of chemical process hazards, their identification, their potential effects on safety, health, and the environment, and methods of assessment and control. Emphasis is placed on the integrated management of safety, health, and environmental sustainability.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-0-2-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN2121 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics CN2122 Fluid Mechanics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3135E","ModuleTitle":"Process Safety, Health and Environment","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamental concepts and methods for the design and operation of safe plants. The students will gain a thorough understanding of chemical process hazards, their identification, their potential effects on safety, health, and the environment, and methods of assessment and control. Emphasis is placed on the integrated management of safety, health, and environmental sustainability.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-0-2-2.5","Prerequisite":"CN2121E & CN2122E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3421","ModuleTitle":"Process Modeling And Numerical Simulation","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces model formulation for various chemical and environmental processes and numerical techniques in solving the associated algebraic and differential equations. Students also learn data sampling and analysis, hypothesis testing and experimental design essential for today?s chemical and environmental engineers. This course covers the formulation of process models and necessary numerical techniques for solving the model equations arising in thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, reaction engineering, transport phenomena, and process systems engineering. The numerical techniques include methods for solving systems of linear and non-linear algebraic equations and systems of linear and non-linear ordinary and partial differential equations. Direct and iterative techniques, numerical differentiation and integration, error propagation, convergence and stability analysis are taught, followed by basic concepts of probability, discrete and continuous random variables, expected values, joint probability distributions, and independence. Hypothesis testing, least square regression, experimental design and sensitivity analysis are also introduced. This module is targeted at level 3 chemical and environmental engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MA1505 and MA1506 and CN1111/CN1111FC/CN1111X","Corequisite":"CN2116","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yang Kun-Lin"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN3421E","ModuleTitle":"Process Modeling & Numerical Simulation","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4118E","ModuleTitle":"B.Tech. Dissertation","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"10","Prerequisite":"TC1401 & TC1422 & CN1111E & TC1402/ TC2401 & TC2421 & CN2121E & CN2122E & CN2116E & CN2125E & CN3124E & CN3421E & CN3121E & CN3132E & CN4111E/CN3135E","Preclusion":"TC4118","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4118R","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The project aims to provide students with training for scientific or technical research. The module involves an assignment of a research project, equipment training and safety education. Students need to spend at least one full day per week on the project under the guidance of the project supervisor and co-supervisor. A thesis is required at the end of the semester, including literature survey, materials and method, results and discussion, and suggestions for further study. A poster presentation is also required. This module is targeted at all level 4 chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-1-14-0-9","Prerequisite":"CN3108 and at least 4 of the 5 core modules: CN3121, CN3124, CN3132, CN3135 and CN3421, or approved by the Head of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4122","ModuleTitle":"Process Synthesis and Simulation","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamentals and methods of of process synthesis and simulation, which are required for design of chemical processes/plants. Students learn a heuristic method for process development, simulation strategies, main steps in process design and rigorous process simulation using a commercial simulator through both lectures and many hands-on exercises. They will also learn detailed mechanical design of process equipment, cost estimation and profitability analysis of chemical processes.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-2-0-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"CN2116 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design CN2121 Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics CN3124 Particle Technology CN3132 Separation Processes","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4122E","ModuleTitle":"Process Synthesis and Simulation","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamentals and methods of of process synthesis and simulation, which are required for design of chemical processes/plants. Students learn a heuristic method for process development, simulation strategies, main steps in process design and rigorous process simulation using a commercial simulator through both lectures and many hands-on exercises. They will also learn detailed mechanical design of process equipment, cost estimation and profitability analysis of chemical processes.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-2-0-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"CN2116E Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design CN2121E Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics CN3124E Particle Technology CN3132E Separation Processes","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4123","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this capstone design project, students execute a group project to design a chemical production facility. They solve a practical design problem in the same way as might be expected in an industrial situation. Students develop and evaluate process flowsheet alternatives via rigorous simulation, perform preliminary sizing, analyze safety and hazards, and estimate costs and profitability. Further, they learn how to solve open-ended problems by making critical design decisions with sound scientific justification and giving due consideration to cost and safety. Project coordinators act as facilitators, and students work almost independently on the project and exercise their creativity.","ModuleCredit":"7","Workload":"1-1-0-10.5-5","Prerequisite":"CN3135 Process Safety, Health and Environment CN3421 Process Modelling & Numerical Simulation CN4122 Process Synthesis and Simulation EG2401 Engineering Professionalism","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4123E","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"In this capstone design project, students execute a group project to design a chemical production facility. They solve a practical design problem in the same way as might be expected in an industrial situation. Students develop and evaluate process flowsheet alternatives via rigorous simulation, perform preliminary sizing, analyze safety and hazards, and estimate costs and profitability. Further, they learn how to solve open-ended problems by making critical design decisions with sound scientific justification and giving due consideration to cost and safety. Project coordinators act as facilitators, and students work almost independently on the project and exercise their creativity.","ModuleCredit":"7","Workload":"1-1-0-10.5-5","Prerequisite":"CN3135E Process Safety, Health and Environment CN3421E Process Modelling & Numerical Simulation CN4122E Process Synthesis and Simulation TG2415 Ethics in Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4201R","ModuleTitle":"Petroleum Refining","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a working knowledge of a refinery set-up, major processes and treatment units and off-site requirements. It starts with the origin and characterisation of crude oil and the quality of refinery products. The course then focuses on crude and vacuum distillation, catalytic reformer, visbreaker and hydrocracker. Other areas covered are product treatment, sour water treatment and sulphur recovery units. Off-site facilities including storage, utilities and energy requirements are discussed. Finally, the integration of various units and material balances, including product blending considerations are discussed. The course includes a refinery visit with a briefing on safety aspects and a tour of process units and control rooms. This module is targeted at senior chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"CN2116 and CN3132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4203R","ModuleTitle":"Polymer Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces students to the principles of producing a polymer product starting from polymer synthesis to the final engineering design and production. It starts with an introduction to polymer chemistry of various synthesis methods and strategies. This is followed by the analysis and characterization of polymers using the physics of polymers. Finally, techniques for producing or synthesizing polymers will be learnt. The various processing methods such as extrusion, njection modelling, blow molding and film blowing for polymers so produced are discussed. Detailed mathematical analyses of some process operations based on momentum, heat and mass transfer approaches are carried out.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4205E","ModuleTitle":"Pinch Analysis and Process Integration","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a working knowledge of selected techniques and software in pinch analysis and process integration as well as their application to chemical processes. The first part of the module covers pinch analysis for heat integration, including data extraction and energy targeting, heat exchanger network design, integration of utilities, heat and power systems, and distillation columns. Application of pinch analysis to maximization of water re-use is also discussed. Another topic is data reconciliation and gross error detection, and their applications. This module is targeted at senior chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CN2125E Heat and Mass Transfer, CN3421E Process Modelling and Numerical Simulation.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4205R","ModuleTitle":"Pinch Analysis and Process Integration","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a working knowledge of selected techniques and software in pinch analysis and process integration as well as their application to chemical processes. The first part of the module covers pinch analysis for heat integration, including data extraction and energy targeting, heat exchanger network design, integration of utilities, heat and power systems, and distillation columns. Application of pinch analysis to maximization of water re-use is also discussed. Another topic is data reconciliation and gross error detection, and their applications. This module is targeted at senior chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"CN2125 Heat and Mass Transfer, CN3421 Process Modelling and Numerical Simulation.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4208E","ModuleTitle":"Biochemical Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"TC2106 / CN2116E & TC2112 / CN2122E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4210E","ModuleTitle":"Membrane Science And Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"TC4210","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4211E","ModuleTitle":"Petrochemicals & Processing Technology","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4211R","ModuleTitle":"Petrochemicals and Processing Technology","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course provides an overview of the petrochemical industry, with a focus on the Singapore industry. The following processes are discussed: Refining, Steam Reforming, Steam Cracking, Ammonia and Methanol production, Polymerisation processes, Important heterogeneous and homogeneous catalytic processes. To provide an in-dept understanding, fundamental aspects of the processes, i.e. catalysis, kinetics, thermodynamics and reactor design will be highlighted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CN2121, CN2116","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4215E","ModuleTitle":"Food Technology And Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4215R","ModuleTitle":"Food Technology and Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the necessary background for food processing in the context of chemical engineering operations. The module combines food science and engineering operations as an integrated food-engineering course. It starts with food science topics such as food chemistry, microbiology and nutrition. It then focuses on the applications of various chemical engineering operations (refrigeration, freezing, evaporation, drying, thermal sterilisation) to food processing. The course also covers other relevant topics such as food rheology and packaging of food products. This module is targeted at level 4 chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"CN2125, CN3132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4216E","ModuleTitle":"Electronic Materials Science","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4216R","ModuleTitle":"Electronic Materials Science","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a fundamental knowledge of electronic materials produced or processed in various industries. It imparts a basic understanding in electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of electronic materials in relation to their importance in the optoelectronic/semiconductor industry and their technological applications such as wafer devices, solid-state fuel cells, lithium secondary batteries, light-emitting diodes and solid-state lasers. In particular, semi-conductors, electronic ceramics, conducting polymers and optical and magnetic materials will be introduced. This module is targeted at level 4 engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Liu Bin"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4223R","ModuleTitle":"Microelectronic Thin Films","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a working knowledge of thin film technology as this is applicable in the microelectronics industry. The emphasis is on the role of chemical and engineering science in materials processing. The module commences with an introduction to basic concepts in the kinetic theory of gases, thin film formation, vacuum technology and surface preparation. The next section covers a variety of thin film deposition techniques – physical as well as chemical. Thin film processing and patterning is the next subject of discussion. In particular, process operations relevant to semi-conductor device manufacture are covered. Diagnostics and characterisation of thin films is also presented with a view to familiarise students in state-of-the-art methodologies. The last part is devoted to an intensive study of thin film phenomena from a materials perspective. This module is targeted at level 4 chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or EE2004 or EE3431C (MICROELECTRONICS MATERIALS AND DEVICES)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4227E","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Process Control","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"TC3111/ CN3121E","Preclusion":"TC4227","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4227R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Process Control","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The first topic discusses the effect of model/plant mismatch on the closed-loop system, followed by the robust controller design method with the aim to maintain stability or/and achieve performance in the presence of the modelling error. As most chemical processes are multivariable in nature, the design issues related to multi-loop (or decentralised) and decoupling controllers are discussed in the next topic. For digital computer control topic, in many ways, the materials taught parallel those covered in CN3121. The last topic focuses on a powerful and modern control technique called as model predictive control that has received wide-spread use in the refining and chemical process industries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"CN3121","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4233R","ModuleTitle":"Good Manufacturing Practices in Pharmaceutical Industry","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course covers important topics pertaining to regulatory and quality issues associated with pharmaceutical production. The two main components of the module are: regulatory aspects of pharmaceutical manufacture and analytical techniques for quality control. The concept of good manufacturing practices (GMP) and its components including standard operating procedures, documentation, validation, organization and personnel, premises, equipment, production and quality control are covered in the first half of the module. The second part of the module introduces the students to the various analytical techniques employed in pharmaceutical industry to assess drug’s quality.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"LSM1401 Fundamentals of Biochemistry CN2108 Chemical Engineering Laboratory I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4238R","ModuleTitle":"Chemical & Biochemical Process Modeling","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, the students will consolidate their accumulated knowledge of fundamental modelling principles and analytical/numerical solution techniques by applying them to a wide variety of large-scale, steady as well as dynamic, chemical, physicochemical, and biochemical systems of industrial importance. The module will emphasise the full range of modelling and simulation techniques including first-principle model development, model analysis and validation, and model prediction and applications. The students will demonstrate their acquired skills by solving one or more sufficiently complex problems of their own choice in a term project to gain hands-on experience.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-6-1","Prerequisite":"CN1111/CN1111FC/CN1111X","Corequisite":"CN3421","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4240E","ModuleTitle":"Unit Operations and Processes for Effluent Treatment","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"TC4213","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4240R","ModuleTitle":"Unit Operations and Processes for Effluent Treatment","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a working knowledge of unit operations and processes for the control of industrial effluent from the chemical process industries. The module begins with an overview of the characteristics of effluent from the chemical plant operations, and its impact on the environment. Concepts on environmental sustainability and green processing particularly pertinent to the chemical industry will be covered, including techniques for waste minimisation and pollution prevention. Finally, applications of processes (physical, chemical and biological) for the treatment of effluent from plant facilities will be presented. Case studies from various industries will also be presented. This module is targeted at level 4 chemical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1-0-1.5-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1401, CN2116, CN3124","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4242E","ModuleTitle":"Optimization of Chemical Processes","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the basic theories, methods and software for formulating and solving optimization problems relevant to chemical processes. They will study various methods of linear, nonlinear and mixed-integer linear programming, which would enable them to select and use appropriate algorithm and/or software for solving a given problem. They will also execute the various steps in optimization by solving selected practical problems via various case studies as well as a term project. This is for undergraduate students who wish to learn optimization methodology to solve real-life problems in research and chemical industry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-4-2.5","Prerequisite":"TC2421 Mathematics for Chemical Engineers CN3421E Process Modelling & Numerical Simulation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4246E","ModuleTitle":"Chemical And Bio-Catalysis","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"TC4220","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4246R","ModuleTitle":"Chemical and Bio Catalysis","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the concepts of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis with increasing complexities, starting from those involving polymeric phases, enzyme pockets, up to those involving zeolite cages and complex oxide surfaces. To achieve these, students will learn catalytic cycles, catalyst structures, catalytic material synthesis and characterisation methods, reaction mechanisms, kinetics, transport phenomena (such as diffusion, mass transfer and heat transfer), and reaction engineering. Many reactions and catalysts of industrial importance will be emphasised throughout the module to illustrate these principles. The students will then learn how to apply their accumulated knowledge of these principles to the design of novel catalysts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1-0-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"CN2116","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4247R","ModuleTitle":"Enzyme Technology","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will start with general introduction about enzyme, enzymatic transformation, and enzymatic process. It will be followed by various components in the development of an enzymatic process: enzyme classes and enzymatic reactions; enzyme discovery and high-throughput screening and detection methods; enzyme purification, characterisation, structure, function, and selectivity; protein engineering; cell engineering; biotransformation with isolated enzymes and microbial cells; reaction engineering; enzyme in organic solvent, two-liquid phase system, and enzyme stabilisation; cofactor regeneration; and product recovery. Finally, the students will learn process economics and industrial examples on the enzymatic production of fine chemicals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"CN2116, LSM1401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4248","ModuleTitle":"Sustainable Process Development","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, the concepts of sustainability and sustainable development and their engineering and social relevance in the development of chemical processes and products are introduced. The principles of green chemistry are presented. Clean energy and energy sustainability issues are objectively analyzed. This is followed by a detailed discussion on the developments in scientific methodologies for sustainable engineering design of processes. Concepts of product stewardship and product design are also introduced. The methodologies and concepts are enumerated with relevant case studies. The students demonstrate their understanding through continual assessment tests, and written reports and oral presentations on open-ended projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CN2116 and CN3132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4249","ModuleTitle":"Engg. Design in Molecular Biotechnology","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, basic principles of molecular biotechnology will be introduced. Design process based on engineering principles will also be introduced. Subsequently the module will apply the concepts and tools of molecular biotechnology to design useful methods and processes in biotechnology. Representative examples of molecular biotechnology applications such as molecular diagnostics, therapeutics, and their impact on human health will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"LSM1401, CN2108 and CN3108","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN4250","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Product Design","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Many chemical companies are moving towards higher value-added specialty chemical products from commodities. This module prepares students with the expertise of (higher-value-added) chemical product design for such companies. It covers the basic methodology with illustrative examples from many areas such as active ingredients and personal-care products. The module involves active-learning lectures and student teaching (with feedback from the lecturer and peers) so that students will gain competence of thinking divergently and critically, and confidently solving open-ended problems through group discussion.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1-0-3.5-3","Prerequisite":"CN2116 Chemical Kinetics and Reactor Design CN3132 Separation Processes CN3135 Process Safety, Health and Environment","Corequisite":"EG2401 Engineering Professionalism","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5010","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Methods In Chemical & Environmental Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is targeted at postgraduate students, who are interested in process modeling and simulation for various chemical and environmental engineering processes. The course covers both analytical and numerical techniques in solving the associated algebraic as well as differential equations. Analytical methods such as eigenvalue-eigenvector and Green's function method, and numerical methods such as finite difference, collocation and finite element methods are discussed. All fundamental concepts are introduced with applications related to chemical and environmental engineering using modern software tools. Some background knowledge in analytical methods and numerical analysis from undergraduate modules will be beneficial.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5020","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Reaction Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to train the students in the fundamentals of reaction engineering and their application to the design and analysis of reactor. The concepts and theory in reaction kinetics are applied to reactor design of single phase reaction system. These are extended to multiphase reaction systems, incorporating the effects of physical rate processes and the interfacial equilibrium leading to the formulation of procedure for the design performance and stability analysis of reactors. This postgraduate module is targeted at students with interests in reaction systems. Background in chemical kinetics and transport phenomena will be beneficial.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5030","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective is to give students the fundamentals of thermodynamics at an advanced level, so that they can apply them to the analysis of complex processes and equipment design in chemical engineering. The module will begin by reviewing the basic laws of thermodynamics, the basic thermodynamic variables, basic thermodynamic properties and relations, and other concepts. This is to be followed by the fundamentals of equilibrium thermodynamics, thermodynamics of the real gas mixture and the real solution systems, criteria of equilibrium and stability; molecular thermodynamics; thermodynamics of aqueous electrolyte and polymer-solutions; and an introduction to statistical thermodynamics. These concepts are then applied to the analysis chemical engineering processes. This is targeted at students who have a basic degree in science and engineering and are pursuing a higher degree in chemical engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5040","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Transport Phenomena","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Its objective is to introduce to the students the concept and theory of fluid mechanics, and heat and mass transfer at advanced level. This module starts with derivation of three conservation equations for momentum, energy and mass, and introduction of constitutive equations that relate fluxes to material properties and driving forces. Application and simplification of these basic equations for various cases is then followed. Various classical methods are learned to solve different problems. It is targeted at students who have interested in the three transports. Some background in engineering mathematics, fluid mechanics, and heat and mass transfer is beneficial.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5050","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Separation Processes","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective is to introduce the concept and theory of diffusion, and their application in the design and analysis of industrially important advanced separation processes. The module starts with a review of basic diffusion concepts and calculations followed by the impact of flow dynamics on diffusional mass transfer. These concepts are then applied to the understanding and design of absorption with chemical reaction, adsorption, and membrane separation processes. This is a postgraduate module targeted at students who are interested in design and/or operation of diffusional separation processes. Some background in equilibrium thermodynamics and principles of diffusion will be beneficial.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5111","ModuleTitle":"Optimization Of Chemical Processes","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the fundamentals, methods and software for formulating and solving optimization problems of relevance to chemical engineering. They will study various methods of linear/nonlinear and unconstrained/constrained programming, which would enable them to select and use appropriate solution algorithm and/or software for solving a given problem. They will also execute the various steps in optimization and demonstrate their acquired knowledge by solving a sufficiently complex practical problem of their own choice in a term project. This is for graduate students who wish to learn optimization","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5161","ModuleTitle":"Polymer Processing Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Polymer Production, polymerization kinetics, methods of bulk, solution, dispersion, suspension and emulsion polymerization; design of polymerization reactors; analysis of polymer processing operations, extrusion, film blowing, wire-coating, injection molding, blow moulding, thermoforming, calendering and mixing; polymer rheology, the kinematics of deformation and flow, viscometry and rheometry, constitutive equations based on continuum/rational mechanics and on molecular theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Preclusion":"CN4203","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5162","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Polymeric Materials","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Survey of functional polymers. Polymer applications in photoresists, e-beam resists, printed wiring as encapsulants in polymer blends and polymer membranes. Electroactive polymers. Polymers in optoelectronics. Surface modified and functionalized polymers. Miscibility in polymer blends. Membrane science. Membrane making and membrane characterization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5172","ModuleTitle":"Biochemical Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to familiarize students with the upstream section of a bioprocess for the manufacture of a biological product. The module starts with the drug discovery process and natural products research. Growth and product kinetics are reviewed through a cursory treatment. This is followed by introduction to rDNA and hybridoma technology for biopharmaceuticals production. Detailed treatment of fermenter design including operating strategies, and transport phenomena with respect to agitation and aeration follows. Considerations for mammalian cell cultivation are discussed as well as media sterilization and process monitoring of a bioprocess. These concepts are finally applied to a lab project. This module is targeted at graduate students who are interested in biopharmaceuticals production.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Preclusion":"CN4208","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Loh, Kai-Chee"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5173","ModuleTitle":"Downstream Processing Of Biochemical & Pharmaceutical Products","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to familiarize students with the downstream section of a bioprocess for the production of biochemical and pharmaceutical products. The module first discusses drug requirements for different applications, and an overview of the downstream processes involved in obtaining an acceptable product quality. The general characteristics and fundamental principles of unit operations encountered in each of the major section of a downstream train are then discussed in detail: removal of insolubles, product isolation, high resolution techniques and product polishing. The current state of the research in some unit operations is also highlighted. The concepts covered are finally applied to a lab project. This module is targeted at graduate students who are interested in biopharmaceuticals production.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CN3132","Preclusion":"CN4231","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5191","ModuleTitle":"Project Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a step-by-step description and illustration of a project’s lifecycle in the chemical industry. Beginning with an overview of the chemical process industry (CPI) and project terminology, the module will discuss in detail the organization of projects, team composition and roles of various personnel, planning and scheduling of activities, project management tools, and plant operations. It will involve guest speakers from various industries and real-life cases studies. This module is targeted at students with a potential career interest in engineering and construction field.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"CN4225","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5192","ModuleTitle":"Future Fuel Options: Prospects and Technologies","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fuel options for mankind beyond coal, conventional natural gas and petroleum. It is a multidisciplinary course integrating cutting edge technologies for the utilization of future fossil fuels (such as shale gas, coal bed methane and methane hydrates), biofuels and hydrogen fuel. Students will learn various types of alternative fuels, their advantages, significance, current practise, production strategies, and challenges ahead. A term project along with several real and literature case studies from key areas will be used to illustrate and reinforce the learning. This module is meant for graduate students having chemical engineering background.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5193","ModuleTitle":"Instrumental Methods Of Analysis","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5222","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceuticals & Fine Chemicals","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide an overview of the chemical reaction engineering aspects of pharmaceutical and fine chemical synthesis. Special focus is on controlling the chemo-, regio-, and stereo-selectivity. As preliminaries, a number of relevant chemical aspects and analytical methods are introduced. Homogeneous, heterogeneous, and enzyme catalysis are emphasised for the syntheses of many important pharmaceuticals and fine chemicals. This naturally leads to a host of important environmental issues and green chemical technologies. Important unit operations in pharmaceutical and fine chemical productions are also included in this module. This module is for both PG and UG students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"CN4232","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5251","ModuleTitle":"Membrane Science & Technology","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with a broad spectrum of knowledge in fundamentals of membrane science and engineering, as well as in membrane applications for chemical, environmental and biomedical engineering. The module starts with the introduction of various membranes and their applications. We then teach the general theory of membrane transport for pressure, concentration and electric field driven separation and purification processes. The basic principles of membrane fabrication for symmetric, asymmetric and composite membranes will be studied. Other focuses will be given to membrane fouling, liquid membranes, and facilitated transport in order to broaden students' knowledge in membrane usage and functional membranes. In order to inspire student interests in membrane applications for life science, the module will also include membranes for controlled release devices, biomimetic and biological membranes for life science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5555","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Engineering Project","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module involves supervised project over two semesters, on a topic approved by the Department. The project work should relate to one of the sub-areas of chemical engineering: chemical engineering sciences, chemical and biological systems engineering, environmentally benign processing and sustainability, biomolecular and biomedical sciences, and nanostructured and functionalized materials/devices.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-7-3","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN6020","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Reaction Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of the module is to provide graduate students with a strong foundation in the engineering of chemical reactions and reactors. The module will cover a variety of topics, including molecular basis of chemical phenomena, theories to estimate kinetic rate coefficients, complex gas phase kinetics, heterogeneous catalysis, analysis of reactors for single and multi-phase chemical reactions, and multi-scale coupling of transport phenomena with chemical reactions. A semester-long multi-scale reactor design project will help consolidate and reinforce the material taught in classes. Strong links to current research in several fields will be established, with an emphasis on the generality of the underlying conceptual foundation and its utility in the research pursued by the enrolled students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN6162","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Polymeric Materials","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Survey of functional polymers. Polymer applications in photoresists, e-beam resists, printed wiring as encapsulants in polymer blends and polymer membranes. Electroactive polymers. Polymers in optoelectronics. Surface modified and functionalized polymers. Miscibility in polymer blends. Membrane science. Membrane making and membrane characterization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Preclusion":"CN5162","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN6163","ModuleTitle":"Inorganic Nanomaterials for Sustainability","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module begins with an introduction of how chemical engineering principles contribute to nanomaterials-driven sustainability. Following that is in-depth discourses on the fundamental concepts in the chemistry and physics of inorganic nanomaterials. Then, design of functional inorganic nanomaterials is introduced followed by the systematic discussion on synthesis, characterization, functionalization, properties and applications. Applications of these concepts would be realized in diverse, current and important sustainability topics such as inorganic nanomaterials for renewable energy generation and storage, green catalysis for fine chemicals, applications in environment and human health, and public concerns of inorganic nanomaterials exposure.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CN5020 Advanced Reaction Engineering, or CN5030 Advanced Chem Eng Thermodynamics, or equivalent, or Lecturers' Permission. This module is designed for Ph.D. and M.Eng. students.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN6251","ModuleTitle":"Membrane Science & Technology","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with a broad spectrum of knowledge in fundamentals of membrane science and engineering, as well as in membrane applications for chemical, environmental and biomedical engineering. The module starts with the introduction of various membranes and their applications. We then teach the general theory of membrane transport for pressure, concentration and electric field driven separation and purification processes. The basic principles of membrane fabrication for symmetric, asymmetric and composite membranes will be studied. Other focuses will be given to membrane fouling, liquid membranes, and facilitated transport in order to broaden students? knowledge in membrane usage and functional membranes. In order to inspire student interests in membrane applications for life science, the module will also include membranes for controlled release devices, biomimetic and biological membranes for life science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"CN5251","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CN6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5102","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Epidemiology","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the tools for describing the occurrence of disease, evaluating the cause of disease, and monitoring interventions to prevent or treat disease. Through didactic sessions, discussions and workshops, students learn how to measure health and its determinants, and acquire basic skills in the interpretation and design of observational and interventional studies. Practitioner-led seminars provide examples of the application of epidemiology to needs assessment, disease prevention and to health policy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5103","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5104","ModuleTitle":"Health Policy And Systems","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"What is health policy? What is a health system? This module will explore health policy, its formulation, implementation, and its relation to the health system. The module will also describe various aspects of a health system, as well as explaining the roles of the government and the individual in influencing health and healthcare policy. Numerous case studies (local and international) will be studied in detail to increase participants’ appreciation of the topics such as basic health economics, policy evaluation, and health system performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5201","ModuleTitle":"Control Of Communicable Diseases","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on communicable diseases of public health concern in Singapore and internationally. This course will help students understand prevention, surveillance and control of communicable diseases in industrialised and developing countries. Vector-borne diseases (in particular dengue and malaria), food and water borne diseases, sexually transmitted diseases, airborne diseases and zoonosis will be covered. A special emphasis will be placed on the control of HIV/AIDS (and other STIs), Tuberculosis, dengue and malaria. Tropical diseases targeted for elimination, tropical diseases currently lacking adequate control measures and infectious diseases of poverty and poor hygiene will be discussed. Vector control will be illustrated, including a visit to the Environmental Health Institute. Vaccine preventable diseases both in routine programmes as well as in outbreak situations will be discussed. Outbreak investigations will be simulated and pandemic preparedness outlined. Students will read, critically appraise and discuss the application of current control strategies. They will identify a relevant infectious disease of public health concern and prepare a proposal for a public health intervention. This course will help students prepare for work in communicable diseases in local and international governmental and non-governmental organisations.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5202","ModuleTitle":"Environmental and Occupational Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Rapid urbanization has resulted in an increasingly built environment with new dynamic interactions between the natural (biosphere) and man-made (technosphere). This in turn leads to emerging health concerns peculiar to an urbanized built environment. Events in the natural environment continue to be of public health importance, especially climate change as evidenced by extreme weather events. In addition, the workplace environment is of special concern as most adults spend the greater proportion of their waking hours there. This module will introduce students to important issues in environmental and occupational health and equip them with basic skills in identifying and mitigating environmental risk factors, both in the general and workplace environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5203","ModuleTitle":"Lifestyle And Behavior In Health And Disease","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of social and behavioural theories that are commonly used to understand health behaviour and to guide the development of interventions designed to prevent, reduce or eliminate major public health problems. It provides students with the principles and skills to address factors influencing behaviour and behaviour change at the individual, interpersonal, organizational, community and policy levels. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to apply theories and models of behavioural change to inform the design of health promotion interventions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5204","ModuleTitle":"Health Economics And Financing","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the economic and financing aspects of the production, distribution, and organization of health care services and delivery. This includes the structure of health care delivery and insurance markets, demand for and supply of health services, pricing of services, cost of care, financing mechanisms, and their impact on the relevant markets. A special emphasis will be given to market failures and the role of government in the market for health services. Through text book readings and discussions of seminal articles and more recent empirical applications in health economics, students will learn the economic way of thinking. They will be given the opportunity to showcase these skills through a series of research papers written throughout the semester that will culminate with a final manuscript that provides an in-depth analysis of a critical health issue.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5205","ModuleTitle":"Management Of Healthcare Organizations","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This practitioner-led module which is targeted at participants with basic background in management (either through academic study or practice) equips participants with management skills needed for managing healthcare organisations. Teaching will be through lectures, group activities and panel discussions and there will be significant emphasis on the case study method. Participants will be expected to actively share their experiences and learn collectively. Topics covered will include leadership in the healthcare setting, strategy and planning for healthcare, human resource management and development, communications, marketing and branding, finance, operations, information and quality management (including accreditation, use of score cards and benchmarking).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5206","ModuleTitle":"Medical And Humanitarian Emergencies","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module provides training in the minimum internationally accepted and recognized standards for disaster responses and other humanitarian crises. Its design and content enable the participants to better prepare and manage critical life-saving issues in a national, regional, or broader international context and from a public health standpoint. The course equips the participant with the basic knowledge and skills needed to plan and manage the overall crisis, paying particular attention to the most vulnerable populations. Topics include the history and development of Sphere Project standards, international humanitarian law, disaster planning, response and recovery, health services issues, which include the control of communicable and non-communicable diseases, information and surveillance standards, nutrition, water and sanitation needs, psychosocial needs, security issues, and shelter. The participant will be exposed to the broad spectrum of crises issues and cross trained to understand how all life-saving sectors are interrelated and bear upon the success or failure of each sector.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5208","ModuleTitle":"Measuring And Managing Quality Of Care","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the concepts and techniques used to measure and improve the quality of healthcare. It will address current concerns with patient safety and medical errors, and explore systemic approaches to harm reduction. Participants will understand the methodologies and instruments for the measurement of quality in healthcare, including clinical outcome indicators, healthcare professionals’ performance measurement and patient satisfaction surveys. Strategies for managing quality, including the tools for continuous quality improvement in healthcare organizations, will be presented.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5209","ModuleTitle":"Control Of Non-Communicable Diseases","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"In this module, the public health approach to non-communicable disease control will be illustrated using a matrix, which integrates epidemiological parameters (i.e. risk factors, prevention, surveillance) with the main non-communicable diseases (i.e. cardiovascular disease, cancer, mental illness, chronic respiratory disease, diabetes mellitus, Alzheimer’s disease and congenital and childhood diseases). In addition, current issues, such as genetics and ethics, will be highlighted in relation to control of non-communicable diseases. The students will read, critically appraise and discuss the application of some relevant epidemiological studies. Finally, they will perform a literature search to identify an important and relevant public health concern and prepare a proposal for a public health intervention.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5210","ModuleTitle":"Practicum","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CO5102 and CO5103","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5214","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Health Services Research","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will enable public health and clinical researchers to critically evaluate the health outcomes and cost-effectiveness of interventions and healthcare programmes. It will provide a foundation for collecting, analyzing and interpreting data that influences decision-making and resource allocation at both institutional and national level. The course will integrate elements of epidemiology, statistics, health economics, and incorporate a diverse range of important subjects including survey methods, decision analysis, and cost effectiveness analysis. Students will also be taught to design their own studies in health services research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CO5102 Principles of Epidemiology and CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5215","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Epidemiology I","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module covers advanced methods for the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of epidemiologic studies. The main focus is on analytical studies that aim to identify risk factors for diseases particularly case-control and cohort studies. Topics include causal inference, study design, methods of handling confounding and identifying effect modification, measurement error and information bias, selection bias, lifestyle and molecular epidemiology, and meta-analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CO5102 and CO5103","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5218","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Quantitative Methods I","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"In this module, the principles of statistical modelling will be introduced, and statistical models such as multiple linear regression, logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards model will be applied to a variety of practical medical problems. Methods for analyzing repeated measures data, assessment of model fit, statistical handling of confounding and statistical evaluation of effect modification will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"A minimum grade of ‘B-‘ obtained in CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods and working knowledge of STATA.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5219","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Epidemiologic Methods","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the basic concepts learnt in core epidemiology and biostatistics modules, with specific applications to study designs used in patient-care settings. The main objective of the course is to provide skills and tools that can be applied to a variety of research designs. Individual sessions will focus on evaluating validity and bias in clinical observational studies, selecting and evaluating instruments to measure patient outcomes, and methods used for risk adjustment. Prognostic studies and diagnostic testing will also be discussed. Students will critique journal articles and use practical exercises to explore threats to validity and the use of conceptual and analytic models in clinical studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CO5102 Principles of Epidemiology CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5220","ModuleTitle":"Design, Conduct And Analysis Of Clinical Trials","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"In this module, issues in clinical trials, including blinding randomisation, sample size, power, ethical, regulatory, and quality-of-life issues will be addressed. Interim and sequential analyses, analysis of multiple treatments and endpoints, stratification and subgroup analyses, as well as meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials will also be discussed. Although particular emphasis is given to the evaluation of treatment in Phase III clinical trials, early phase trials studies will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Prerequisite":"CO5102 Principles of Epidemiology CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5221","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Global Health Issues","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5222","ModuleTitle":"Program Evaluation","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of monitoring and evaluation (M&E). Emphasizing the project lifecycle, the course will focus primarily on the basic purposes and scope of M&E. Utilizing case studies, students will develop essential components of an M&E plan as well as offer critiques of different evaluation plans. Students will make informal presentations of their group work during the last 30 minutes of most class periods.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223A","ModuleTitle":"Epidemiology And Disease Control","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223B","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223C","ModuleTitle":"Environmental / Occupational Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223D","ModuleTitle":"Health Policy and Systems","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223E","ModuleTitle":"Health Services Research","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223F","ModuleTitle":"Health Promotion","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5223G","ModuleTitle":"Global Health Programs: Planning And Evaluation","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5226","ModuleTitle":"Public Health Communication","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the design, implementation, and evaluation of communication programmes designed to change or reinforce health behaviour. Emphasis will be on the step-by-step process of (1) formative research and analysis (including use of conceptual frameworks, audience research, and assessment of the media, policy and service environment), (2) theory-based and evidence-based strategic design, (3) message development, pretesting, and materials production, (4) implementation and monitoring, and (5) theory-based evaluation and dissemination of findings. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to develop a work plan for a health communication project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-2-0-5","Prerequisite":"Students must pass the MPH core module CO5203-“ Lifestyle and Behaviour in Health and Disease”","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5229","ModuleTitle":"Nutrition and Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Nutrition is linked to many health outcomes ranging from food intolerance to coronary heart disease. This module provides a basic knowledge of human nutrition, how it relates to health, and how it is affected by nutrition policies. This course will provide an overview of the three macronutrients (carbohydrates; lipids; proteins) and selected micronutrients and explain their digestion, function in the body, and examples of effects on health. Concepts of energy metabolism, energy balance and obesity will be presented. Consequences of nutrition policies related to dietary recommendations, dietary supplements, food fortification, and food labeling will also be discussed. As part of the course, students will assess and evaluate their energy and nutrient intakes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5230","ModuleTitle":"Public Health and Aging","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"In this module, an overview of the aging population and its increasing relevance for public health planning and policy, both in Singapore and internationally. Major topics include demographgy of ageing, normal (physiological and biological) and abnormal (physical and mental) ageing, prevention of ageing-related diseases and compression of morbidity, health and social services and policies for older persons, and medico-legal and ethical issues of care for the older persons. Students will learn how to apply their knowledge to critically appraise health and social programmes and policies for older persons and apply medico-legal and ethical principles in the care for older persons.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5231","ModuleTitle":"Field Practice","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module allows student to apply theories and concepts taught in various modules to a project within a public health organization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-7-3","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed at least 20 MCs of modules within the MPH programme.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5232","ModuleTitle":"Collection, Management & Analysis of Quantitative Data","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to management and data analysis of quantitative surveys in public health research, with strong emphasis on acquiring hands-on experience for handling public health data with the STATA software. It will cover essential concepts such as sampling and design of questionnaires as well as practical components such as data storage, management, and basic statistical analysis of the questionnaire data.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5233","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Methods in Public Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Qualitative methods in Public Health will familiarize students with the range of related data collection and analytic methods, as well as ethical considerations and ways to best communicate this approach. Students will learn practical techniques to improve the quality of data collection, including: In depth interviews, focus groups and observational methods. We will also explore lesser-known approaches such as using photo voice or how to ‘walk through spaces’. Emphasis will be given to data management and transparency in analyses, the best ways of doing these, using practical policy relevant methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5234","ModuleTitle":"Developing Health Proposals Using DME Skills & Tools","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Two of the most important skills that public health practitioners need to develop are program design and proposal writing. These two skills are inseparably linked: they are two sides of the same coin. A poorly designed project or program will have very little chance of successfully competing for funds, while an innovative, wellconceived project will never get funded unless it gets written into a good proposal. A good program design in a good proposal can lead to better implementation and management, and sets the stage for good monitoring and evaluation. In turn, a project executed well has better chances for re-funding and expansion by donors. This skills building design, monitoring and evaluation (DME) course is designed to introduce the potential proposal writer to the working environment that he will eventually confront repeatedly. It requires living through the process of applying good principles of program/project design in developing a proposal. Remarks: It is recommended that students have completed CO5102 Principles of Epidemiology and CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods prior to reading this module","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5235","ModuleTitle":"Information Technology in Healthcare","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn about use of Information Techonology in Singapore healthcare. They will gain knowledge and skills on managing IT projects in their workplace, learn about key considerations for IT project success, and be able to conduct a basic evaluation of healthcare IT products.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5236","ModuleTitle":"Economic Methods in Health Technology Assessment","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide an applied introduction to Health Technology Assessment (HTA) research in order to enable students to begin conducting their own research and/or to understand research conducted by others. Health econometrics, cost-effectiveness and economic evaluation in healthcare, and conjoint analysis will be covered. Examples of economic analyses that have been used in all stages of HTA research, starting with quantifying economic burden of illness studies, to cost-effectiveness of particular health technologies, to budget impact and pricing will be included. Prior knowledge of basic statistics is recommended.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5237","ModuleTitle":"Healthcare Analytics","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover major topics in healthcare analytics, including clinical related analytics (diseases, medication, laboratory test, etc.) and healthcare operations related analytics (resource planning/scheduling, care process analytics and improvement, admission and readmission, etc.). Students will learn the insights of these different healthcare analytics areas, and how to select the right analytics techniques for these healthcare analytics problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5304","ModuleTitle":"Occupational Health Practice","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5305","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Hygiene","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an overview and scope of industrial hygiene, in particular the practical aspects of recognition, identification and control of chemical, physical and biological agents at the workplace. The health effects of exposure to these agents and their biological monitoring would also be discussed and the process of risk assessment would also be covered. Workplace evaluations will also be conducted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5306","ModuleTitle":"Public Health Toxicology","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental principles of toxicology and demonstrates its relationship to public health practice. Emphasis will be on environmental and occupational hazards and the underlying molecular mechanisms. Examples and case studies will be presented to illustrate the basic concepts and health effects of exposure to toxins and toxicants commonly encountered. Detailed discussions will be conducted on the toxicity of some important heavy metals, industrial solvents, pesticides and carcinogenic compounds.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5307","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Occupational Medicine","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5312","ModuleTitle":"Occupational Ergonomics","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5317","ModuleTitle":"Workplace Assessment","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880A","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Epidemiology and Disease Control.","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health. Specific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880B","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Quantitative Methods","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health. Specific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880C","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Environmental / Occupational Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health. Specific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880D","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Health Policy and Systems","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health. Specific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"CO5224, PP5111","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880E","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Health Services Research","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health. Specific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880F","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Health Promotion","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health. Specific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CO5880G","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Global Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an opportunity for students to learn about current and emerging topics in one of seven key areas in public health: (a) Epidemiology and Disease Control, (b) Quantitative Methods, (c) Environmental / Occupational Health, (d) Health Policy and Systems, (e) Health Services Research, (f) Health Promotion and (g) Global Health. Specific topics will be selected and offered according to learning needs and relevance, and will be taught by faculty members or visiting experts. Modules on topics within the relevant specializations [(c) and (g)] may be considered as fulfillment of requirements for that specialization.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP2201","ModuleTitle":"Journey of the Innovator","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"Innovators practice the art of persuading people to accept changes in how they live—in work, leisure and social interaction. This module’s object is to introduce students to digital innovation, and to encourage them to embark on a personal journey of creativity and challenge. Inspirational innovators will be invited to present topics related to digital innovation, such as successful innovative projects of start-up teams and advanced development teams, innovative approaches such as Design Thinking, and opportunities for innovation, the vibrant intersection of energising technology trends and new markets. This module will be graded as “Completed Satisfactory” or “Completed Unsatisfactory” (CS/CU).","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-3-1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Francis Yeoh","Peter Rowan Kellock","Lai Kok Fung"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3101A","ModuleTitle":"Global Open Source Project","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"This module is a part of an experimental global software engineering education initiative spearheaded by Stanford/Facebook. It is offered as part of the CP3101 Topics in Computing series. Student teams will be associated with a select group of open source software projects. These projects are characterized by being active in both development and utilization as well as being open to new and relatively inexperienced committers. They are also projects that are deemed to be relevant in today's software ecosystem. We also believe there is value in seeding awareness of how to contribute to open source projects like these among future technology leaders. Ideally there will also be some value from the development work student teams contribute back to the project as well.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"CS2103 or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3106","ModuleTitle":"Independent Project","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"[(CS2102 or CS2102S) and CS2105 and read (CS3214 or CS3215)] or IS3102 or IS4102 or CS3201 or CS3281 or CS4201 or CS4203","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3108A","ModuleTitle":"Independent Work","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0","Preclusion":"CS3108A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3108B","ModuleTitle":"Independent Work","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Preclusion":"CS3108B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3109","ModuleTitle":"Overseas Exploratory Project","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-2.5-2.5","Preclusion":"CS3109","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3200","ModuleTitle":"Internship","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The IT industry and related businesses are developing rapidly for which students need to have an opportunity to expose themselves to the latest industry developments. This internship module requires students to work in a company for a period of three months. Their progress on projects will be monitored during attachment, and their performance will be graded as “Completed Satisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)” at the end of the attachment, based on the final project report. During the attachment, students are not expected to take other modules offered by the university.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"Students can only take this module after completing 70 MCs. Student Selection process will be enforced","Corequisite":"Students can only take this module after completing 70","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lee Wee Sun","Tan Soon Huat, Gary","Wang Ye","Nur Arifah Binte Mukaral","Chiew Mahn Ling, Adele"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3201","ModuleTitle":"Industry Seminar","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The information technology (IT) industry is in an everchanging state of evolvement and innovation. This module aims to acquaint students with the latest Information Technology (IT) innovation, practices, and developments. Prominent leaders and practitioners in the IT industry will be invited to impart their knowledge and insights into the latest IT trends and developments from various industry arenas such as the finance, healthcare, consulting, manufacturing, and entertainment industries. Students' performance will be graded as \"Completed Satisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)\" at the end of the module based on the coursework.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Students can only take this module after completing 70 MCs","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Anand Ramchand"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3202","ModuleTitle":"Internship II","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The IT industry and related businesses are developing rapidly for which students need to have an opportunity to expose themselves to the latest industry developments. This internship module requires students to work in a company for a period of three months. Their progress on projects will be monitored during attachment, and their performance will be graded as “Completed Satisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)” at the end of the attachment, based on the final project report. This is the second three month internship for the School of Computing students. With two internships, the student will be able to experience work in two distinct types of organizations, such as a start-up and a MNC, or in two different industries.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"CP3200 Internship","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3208","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Research in Computing I","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The module (together with CP3209) is part of the UROP (Computing) project. The objective of this module and the UROP (Computing) project in general, is to provide an opportunity for talented students to undertake a substantial research project under the supervision of faculty members of the School of Computing. Through this research collaboration, the student will get to experience at first hand the challenges and exhilaration of research, discovery and invention. This module should be followed by CS3209 to complete the UROP (Computing) project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"SoC students who have passed at least 60 MCs and with approval from respective department.","Preclusion":"CS3208","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3209","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Research in Computing II","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CS2309","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP3880","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Technology Attachment Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleCredit":"12","Prerequisite":"(IS2101 Business and Technical Communication or CS2101 Effective Communication for Computing Professionals or their equivalents) and (CS2103/CS2103T Software Engineering or IS2103 Enterprise Systems Development Concepts or IS2150 E-Business Design and Implementation or BT2101 IT and Decision Making)","Preclusion":"EG3601","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lee Wee Sun","Tan Soon Huat, Gary","Wang Ye","Nur Arifah Binte Mukaral","Chiew Mahn Ling, Adele"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP4101","ModuleTitle":"B.Comp. Dissertation","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"Attain at least 70% of the MC requirement for the respective degree","Preclusion":"CS4101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP5010","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Paper","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The graduate research paper presentation is for evaluating the ability of the student to undertake a critical review of an existing research area. The student is expected to have necessary background and show competence in embarking on the PhD research. Students are expected to identify a promising research area. The paper should be self-contained and provide a good overview of the research problems, initial exploration of the research area, and insight to the research problems, with preliminary study and proposals on the outstanding research issues. It should contain more findings than a survery paper.","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP5101","ModuleTitle":"MComp Dissertation","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The dissertation option gives individual students the opportunity for independent study and research in the area of their selected specialization. This will be carried out under the supervision of an academic staff, and the selection of the topic/area will be done in consultation with the supervisor in the area of expertise.","ModuleCredit":"16","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP5102","ModuleTitle":"MComp Information Security Project","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The exploratory project option gives individual students the opportunity for independent study and research in the area of their selected specialization. This will be carried out under the supervision of an academic staff, in possible cosupervision with a mentor from the industry or government agency. The selection of the topic/area will be done in consultation with the supervisor and the external mentor. All projects will be vetted by School of Computing Postgraduate Office.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-12-8","Prerequisite":"Students must be in Master of Computing programme, Infocomm Security specialisation","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CP6010","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminar","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"A PhD candidate will be required to give a Doctoral Seminar within 12 months after passing his/her PhD Thesis Proposal. The seminar, which should include any research findings or work from published papers.","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and foremost introductory course to computing. It is also the first part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing, which also includes CS1020 and CS2010. Topics covered include problem solving by computing, writing pseudo-codes, basic problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs (variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and structures, simple file processing, and basic recursion. This module is appropriate for SoC students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010E, CS1010FC, CS1010S, CS1101, CS1101C, CS1101S. Engineering and Science students who require this module for their majors/minors are not allowed to read it as ULR-Breadth.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Hsu, Wynne","Huang Zhiyong"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010E","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and foremost introductory course to computing and the first part of a three-part series on programming and problem solving by computing, which includes CS1020 and CS2010. Topics include problem solving by computing, writing pseudo-codes, problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs (variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and structures, simple file processing, and basic recursion. This module is appropriate for FoE students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010, CS1010FC, CS1010S, CS1101, CS1101C, CS1101S","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010J","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and foremost introductory course to computing. It is also the first part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing, which also includes CS1020E and CS2010. Topics covered include problem solving by computing, writing pseudo-codes, basic problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs (variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and structures, simple file processing, and basic recursion. This module is appropriate for B.Comp.(IS) and B.Comp.(EC) students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Preclusion":"CS1010 and its equivalents","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010R","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010, CS1010E, CS1101, CS1101C, CZ1102, IT1002, Engineering students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010S","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and foremost introductory course to computing and is equivalent to CS1010 and CS1010E Programming Methodology. Topics covered include problem solving by computing, writing pseudo-codes, basic problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs (variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and structures, simple file processing, and basic recursion. This module is appropriate for FoS students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010, CS1010E, CS1010FC, CS1101, CS1101C, CS1101S","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1010X","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts of problem solving by computing and programming using an imperative programming language. It is the first and foremost introductory course to computing and is equivalent to CS1010, CS1010S and CS1010E Programming Methodology. The module will be taught using the Python programming language and topics covered include problem solving by computing, writing pseudo-codes, basic problem formulation and problem solving, program development, coding, testing and debugging, fundamental programming constructs (variables, types, expressions, assignments, functions, control structures, etc.), fundamental data structures: arrays, strings and structures, simple file processing, and basic recursion.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Preclusion":"CS1010 or its equivalent, CS1010FC","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1020","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms I","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing. It continues the introduction that begins in CS1010, and emphasises objectoriented programming with application to simple data structures. Topics include object-oriented problem modeling with objects, classes and methods, object-oriented problem formulation and solving, data structure implementation strageties, abstraction and encapsulation of data structures, object-oriented programming constructs, APIs and class libraries, exception handling, lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables and their algorithmic design, sorting and searching methods, recursive algorithms, and Big-O notation. This module is appropriate for SoC and FoS students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1010 Programming Methodology","Preclusion":"CG1102, CG1103, CS1020E, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Sun Teck","Tan Tuck Choy","Adi Yoga Sidi Prabawa"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1020E","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms I","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing. It continues the introduction that begins in CS1010, and emphasises objectoriented programming with application to simple data structures. Topics include object-oriented problem modeling with objects, classes and methods, object-oriented problem formulation and solving, data structure implementation strageties, abstraction and encapsulation of data structures, object-oriented programming constructs, APIs and class libraries, exception handling, lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables and their algorithmic design, sorting and searching methods, recursive algorithms, and Big-O notation. This module is appropriate for FoE students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1010E or its equivalent","Preclusion":"CG1102, CG1103, CS1020, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Sun Teck"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1101S","ModuleTitle":"Programming Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concepts of programming from a functional perspective, and is perceived as the first and foremost introductory course to computing. It is the first of a two part series on introductory programming, which also includes CS1102S. This series is characterized by the use of a minimalist syntax of functional languages that enables an emphasis on fundamental programming issues. Topics covered include: overview of programming languages and compilation process, procedural abstraction, recursion, data abstraction, algorithmic strategies, higher-order functions, state mutation, evaluation strategies, debugging and testing. Module activities include lectures, recitation, tutorial and laboratory exercises.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"No programming or computer science experience is required. A-level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics MA1301 or MA1301FC or MA1301X","Preclusion":"CG1101, CS1010, CS1010E, CS1010FC, CS1010S, CS1010X, CS1101, CS1101C, Engineering students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1231","ModuleTitle":"Discrete Structures","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces mathematical tools required in the study of computer science. Topics include: (1) Logic and proof techniques: propositions, conditionals, quantifications. (2) Relations and Functions: Equivalence relations and partitions. Partially ordered sets. Well-Ordering Principle. Function equality. Boolean/identity/inverse functions. Bijection. (3) Mathematical formulation of data models (linear model, trees, graphs). (4) Counting and Combinatoric: Pigeonhole Principle. Inclusion-Exclusion Principle. Number of relations on a set, number of injections from one finite set to another, Diagonalisation proof: An infinite countable set has an uncountable power set; Algorithmic proof: An infinite set has a countably infinite subset. Subsets of countable sets are countable.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics or MA1301 or MA1301FC or MA1301X","Preclusion":"MA1100","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS1231R","ModuleTitle":"Discrete Structures","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"MA1100","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2010","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms II","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the third part of a three-part series on introductory programming and problem solving by computing. It continues the introduction in CS1010 and CS1020, and emphasises object-oriented programming with application to complex data structures. Topics covered include trees, binary search trees, order property, prefix/infix/postfix expressions, heaps, priority queues, graphs and their algorithmic design, recursive algorithms, problem formulation and problem solving with applications of complex data structures, data structure design principles and implementation strategies, and algorithm analysis. Advanced data structures such as B-trees and AVL trees are also covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or CS1020E or CG1103 Data Structures and Algorithms I","Preclusion":"CG1102, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Steven Halim"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2010R","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms II","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"CG1102, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S, CS2020","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2020","ModuleTitle":"Data Structures and Algorithms Accelerated","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is an accelerated version that combines CS1020 and CS2010. It continues the introduction in CS1010, and emphasises object-oriented programming with application to data structures. Topics covered include object-oriented problem modeling with concepts of objects, classes and methods, object-oriented problem formulation and problem solving, data structure design principles and implementation strageties, abstraction and encapsulation of data structures, object-oriented programming constructs, use of APIs and class libraries, exception handling, lists, linked lists, stacks, queues, hash tables, trees, graphs, and their algorithmic design, various forms of sorting and searching methods, recursive algorithms, and algorithm analysis.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-2-2-4-3","Prerequisite":"Obtain a grade of at least A- in either CS1010 or CS1101S or CS1010S or CS1010FC or their equivalents","Preclusion":"CG1102, CG1103, CS1020, CS1020E, CS2010, CS1102, CS1102C, CS1102S","Corequisite":"Obtain a grade of at least A- in either CS1010 or CS1101S Programming Methodology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2100","ModuleTitle":"Computer Organisation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to familiarise students with the fundamentals of computing devices. Through this module students will understand the basics of data representation, and how the various parts of a computer work, separately and with each other. This allows students to understand the issues in computing devices, and how these issues affect the implementation of solutions. Topics covered include data representation systems, combinational and sequential circuit design techniques, assembly language, processor execution cycles, pipelining, memory hierarchy and input/output systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-3-2","Prerequisite":"CS1010 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"CS1104 or Students from Department of ECE","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2100R","ModuleTitle":"Computer Organisation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"CS1104 or Students from Department of ECE","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2101","ModuleTitle":"Effective Communication for Computing Professionals","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with the skills needed to communicate technical information to technical and nontechnical audiences, and to create comprehensible software documentation. A student-centric approach will be adopted to encourage independent and collaborative learning while engaging students in team-based projects. Students will learn interpersonal and intercultural communication skills as well as hone their oral and written communication skills. Assessment modes include a variety of oral and written communication tasks such as reports, software guides, oral presentations, software demonstrations and project blogs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Students have to complete ES1000 and/or ES1102 (if required to take the module/s) before reading this module.","Preclusion":"CS2103 Software Engineering, IS2101 Business Technical Communication or its equivalent, ES2002, ES2007S, ES2007D, CG1413, EG1413 and ES1601.","Corequisite":"Students have to read CS2103T Software Engineering at the same time as this module.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2102","ModuleTitle":"Database Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary for the understanding and practice of design and implementation of database applications and of the management of data with relational database management systems. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of design with entity-relationship model, theory of functional dependencies and normalisation by decomposition in second, third and Boyce-Codd normal forms. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of programming with SQL data definition and manipulation sublanguages, relational tuple calculus, relational domain calculus and relational algebra.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1.5-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"CS2102S, IT2002","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2102R","ModuleTitle":"Database Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts and techniques necessary for the understanding and practice of design and implementation of database applications and of the management of data with relational database management systems. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of design with entity-relationship model, theory of functional dependencies and normalisation by decomposition in second, third and Boyce-Codd normal forms. The module covers practical and theoretical aspects of programming with SQL data definition and manipulation sublanguages, relational tuple calculus, relational domain calculus and relational algebra.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"1-0-0-1-0.5","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"CS2102S, IT2002","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2103","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the necessary conceptual and analytical tools for systematic and rigorous development of software systems. It covers four main areas of software development, namely object-oriented system analysis, object-oriented system modelling and design, implementation, and testing, with emphasis on system modelling and design and implementation of software modules that work cooperatively to fulfill the requirements of the system. Tools and techniques for software development, such as Unified Modelling Language (UML), program specification, and testing methods, will be taught. Major software engineering issues such as modularisation criteria, program correctness, and software quality will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent)","Preclusion":"Science students majoring in Computational Finance, are not allowed to read it as CFM/Breadth. EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2103R","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2103T","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the necessary conceptual and analytical tools for systematic and rigorous development of software systems. It covers four main areas of software development, namely object-oriented system analysis, object-oriented system modelling and design, implementation, and testing, with emphasis on system modelling and design and implementation of software modules that work cooperatively to fulfill the requirements of the system. Tools and techniques for software development, such as Unified Modelling Language (UML), program specification, and testing methods, will be taught. Major software engineering issues such as modularisation criteria, program correctness, and software quality will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"For SoC students only. CS1020 or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"CS2103 Software Engineering, IS2101 Business Technical Communication or its equivalent.","Corequisite":"Students have to read CS2101 Effective Communication for Computing Professionals at the same time as this module","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2104","ModuleTitle":"Programming Language Concepts","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concepts that serve as a basis for hundreds of programming languages. It aims to provide the students with a basic understanding and appreciation of the various essential programming-languages constructs, programming paradigms, evaluation criteria and language implementation issues. The module covers concepts from imperative, object-oriented, functional, logic, constraints, and concurrent programming. These concepts are illustrated by examples from varieties of languages such as Pascal, C, Java, Smalltalk, Scheme, Haskell, Prolog. The module also introduces various implementation issues, such as pseudo-code interpretation, static and dynamic semantics, abstract machine, type inferencing, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2104R","ModuleTitle":"Programming Language Concepts","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2105","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computer Networks","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a broad introduction to computer networks and network application programming. It covers the main concepts, the fundamental principles, and the high-level workings of important protocols in each of the Internet protocol layer. Topics include the Web and Web applications, DNS services, socket programming, reliable protocols, transport and network layer protocols, secure communication, LAN, and data communication. Practical assignments and handson exercises expose students to network application programming and various networking tools and utilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or equivalent","Preclusion":"IT2001, EE3204/E, EE4210. CEG, CPE and EEE students are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Leong Wai Kay"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2105R","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computer Networks","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2106","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Operating Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basic concepts in operating systems and links it with contemporary operating systems (eg. Unix/Linux and Windows). It focuses on OS structuring and architecture, processes, memory management, concurrency and file systems. Topics include kernel architecture, system calls, interrupts, models of processes, process abstraction and services, scheduling, review of physical memory and memory management hardware, kernel memory management, virtual memory and paging, caches, working set, deadlock, mutual exclusion, synchronisation mechanisms, data and metadata in file systems, directories and structure, file system abstraction and operations, OS protection mechanisms, and user authentication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"CS2100 or EE2007 or EE2024","Preclusion":"CG2271 or EE4214. CEG students are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2106R","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Operating Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"CG2271 or EE4214. CEG students are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2107","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Information Security","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as an introductory module on information security. It illustrates the fundamentals of how systems fail due to malicious activities and how they can be protected. The module also places emphasis on the practices of secure programming and implementation. Topics covered include classical/historical ciphers, introduction to modern ciphers and cryptosystems, ethical, legal and organisational aspects, classic examples of direct attacks on computer systems such as input validation vulnerability, examples of other forms of attack such as social engineering/phishing attacks, and the practice of secure programming.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1010 or its equivalence","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2108","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Media Computing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to (i) the fundamental principles, theory, algorithms, and data structures behind digital representation, compression, synchronization, and processing of image, audio, and video data types, and (ii) challenges and issues in developing media-rich applications, such as media streaming and media retrieval. Students will be exposed to the workings of common media file format and common manipulation techniques on media data. After taking the module, students should be confident enough in developing media applications and make appropriate trade-off and design decisions when dealing in media data in their software.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalents.","Preclusion":"CS3246","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2220","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computational Biology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to develop flexible and logical problem solving skills, understanding of main bioinformatics problems, and appreciation of main techniques and approaches to bioinformatics. Through case studies and hands-on exercises, the student will (i) master the basic tools and approaches for analysis of DNA sequences, protein sequences, gene expression profiles, etc. (ii) understand important problems and applications of computational biology, including identifying functional features in DNA and protein sequences, predicting protein function, and deriving diagnostic models from gene expression profiles, (iii) be confident to propose new solutions to both existing and emerging problems in computational biology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1020 Data Structures and Algorithms I or its equivalent. LSM1101 Biochemistry of Biomolecules or LSM1102 Molecular Genetics are highly recommended.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Limsoon Wong"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2220R","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computational Biology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS2309","ModuleTitle":"CS Research Methodology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"CS2305S","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3103","ModuleTitle":"Computer Networks Practice","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an opportunity for the students to learn commonly-used network protocols in greater technical depth with their implementation details than a basic networking course. Students will perform hands-on experiments in configuring and interconnecting LANs using networking devices/technologies (e.g., routers, switches, SDN switches, and hubs), networking protocols (e.g., DHCP, DNS, RIP, OSPF, ICMP, TCP, UDP, wireless LAN, VLAN protocols, SIP, SSL, IPSec-VPN) and networking tools (e.g, tcpdump, netstat, ping, traceroute). Students will learn higher-layer network protocols and develop network applications (client/server, P2P) via socket programming.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"CS2105 Introduction to Computer Networks or EE3204/E Computer Communication Networks I","Preclusion":"EE4210 Computer Communication Networks II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3201","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Project I","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the first part of a two-part series on the practice of software engineering in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). These two modules together provide the students with hands-on experience in working in project groups through a complete SDLC to develop a well-designed, welltested, large-scaled software system. This first part focuses on applying best software engineering practices on the analysis and design of software system. The students will practice analysis of user’s needs, formulation of computing requirements to meet the user’s needs, modeling and design of the computer systems according to the requirements, and evaluation of the design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"CS2103 Software Engineering or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"CS3215","Corequisite":"CS3202 Software Engineering Project II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3202","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Project II","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a two-part series on the practice of software engineering in Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC). These two modules together provide the students with hands-on experience in working in project groups through a complete SDLC to develop a well-tested, large-scaled software system. This second part focuses on applying best software engineering practices on the implementation and testing of the software system. The students will practice efficient implementation of software components, system integration, software version control, and rigorous testing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"CS2103 Software Engineering or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"CS3215 Software Engineering Project","Corequisite":"CS3201 Software Engineering Project I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3210","ModuleTitle":"Parallel Computing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the field of parallel computing with hands-on parallel programming experience on real parallel machines. The module is divided into four parts: parallel computation models and parallelism, parallel architectures, parallel algorithm design and programming, and new parallel computing models. Topics includes: theory of parallelism and models; shared-memory architectures; distributed-memory architectures; data parallel architectures; interconnection networks, topologies and basic of communication operations; principles of parallel algorithm design; performance and scalability of parallel programs, overview of new parallel computing models such as grid, cloud, GPGPU.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2100 Computer Organisation or CG2007 Microprocessor Systems or EE2024 Programming for Computer Interfaces","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3211","ModuleTitle":"Parallel and Concurrent Programming","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"A concurrent system consists of a set of processes that executes simultaneously and that may collaborate by communicating and synchronising with one another. Examples of concurrent systems are parallel programs that describe sets of collaborating processes. This module introduces the design, development and debugging of parallel programs. It will build on the concurrency concepts gained from the Operating Systems module. It covers concepts and modelling tools for specifying and reasoning (about the properties of) concurrent systems and parallel programs. It also covers principles of performance analysis, asynchronous and asynchronous parallel programming, and engineering concurrent systems and parallel programs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS2106 or CG2271","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3216","ModuleTitle":"Software Development on Evolving Platforms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is a follow-up of CS3217 on the practice of software engineering on modern application platforms such as mobile devices, the Web and cloud systems. Students will work in small project teams to develop well-tested, production-quality software. This module focuses on the design and rapid iterative development of real-world applications. Students will analyse user needs, design and develop applications that meet user needs, and address user feedback of the applications. Students will also learn rapid development using APIs, Open Source tools and other modern tools, and deployment of the applications in the Web or cloud system.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"CS2103/CS2103T or with special approval from instructor. Students will submit personal statements to apply for a place in the course instead of bidding through the CORS system.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3217","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering on Modern Application Platforms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the practice of software engineering on modern application platforms such as mobile devices, the Web and cloud systems. Students will work in small project teams to develop well-tested, production-quality software. This module focuses on building core software engineering skills and competencies in programming modern application platforms. It also trains students to work well in project teams. Students will be assessed on both their individual programming competencies and their software enginnering skills in final team project.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-1-0-9-2","Prerequisite":"CS2103 or with special approval from instructor. Students will submit personal statements to apply for a place in the course instead of bidding through the CORS system.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3218","ModuleTitle":"Multimodal Processing in Mobile Platforms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"Modern mobile platforms such as smart phones and tablets are equipped with an increasing number of sensing modalities. In addition to traditional components such as keyboards and touch screens, they are also equipped with cameras, microphones, inertial sensor, and GPS receivers. With these modalities all packed into a single platform, it is important to empower application developers with basic knowledge and practical skills in dealing with these modalities. This module introduces the students to basic theories, concept and practical skills needed in input, processing and output of multimodal data on mobile platforms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"(MA1521 Calculus for Computing or MA1505 Mathematics I or MA1102R Calculus) and (MA1101R Linear Algebra I or MA1506 Mathematics II) and CS2108 Introduction to Media Computing.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3219","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Principles and Patterns","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth, hands-on experience in key aspects of software engineering that accompany the development of software. Based on proven principles and best practices, this module focuses on software architectural design from the perspective of the software process. It covers techniques for requirement elicitation and specification that provide sound base for architectural design. The module covers design decision exploration as well as patterns that explicate principles and best practices in replicable form.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2103/T","Preclusion":"CS3213 Software Systems Design","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3223","ModuleTitle":"Database Systems Implementation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth study of the concepts and implementation issues related to database management systems. It first covers the physical implementation of relational data model, which includes storage management, access methods, query processing, and optimisation. Then it covers issues and techniques dealing with multi-user application environments, namely, transactions, concurrency control and recovery. The third part covers object-database systems that are useful extension of relational databases to deal with complex data types. The last part covers database technologies required for modern decision support systems, including data warehousing, data mining and knowledge discovery and on-line analytical processing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (CS2102 or CS2102S)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3223R","ModuleTitle":"Database Systems Implementation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3225","ModuleTitle":"Combinatorial Methods in Bioinformatics","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"After the complete sequencing of a number of genomes, we are in the stage to understand the mystery of our body, that is, we need to understand the information encoded in the genome and its relationship with RNA and protein. This aim of this module is to cover algorithms related to this stage. In the module, we will cover the algorithms related to genome annotation, motif identification, proteomics, population genetics, microarray, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (CS2220 or LSM2104)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3226","ModuleTitle":"Web Programming and Applications","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to software development on the Web platforms. Students will be exposed to important computer science concepts, including networking, databases, computer security, user interface design, programming languages, and software engineering. These concepts will be tied together through hands-on practice in building a Web-based application using the current Web development technology. At the end of the module, students are expected to be able to design and develop a Web application, to appreciate the underlying technology needed to build a Web application, and to develop a fundamental understanding of related computer science concepts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"CP3101B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3230","ModuleTitle":"Design and Analysis of Algorithms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces different techniques of designing and analysing algorithms. Students will learn about the framework for algorithm analysis, for example, lower bound arguments, average case analysis, and the theory of NP-completeness. In addition, students are exposed to various algorithm design paradigms. The module serves two purposes: to improve the students' ability to design algorithms in different areas, and to prepare students for the study of more advanced algorithms. The module covers lower and upper bounds, recurrences, basic algorithm paradigms (such as prune-and-search, dynamic programming, branch-and-bound, graph traversal, and randomised approaches), amortized analysis, NP-completeness, and some selected advanced topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100)","Preclusion":"EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lee Wee Sun"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3230R","ModuleTitle":"Design and Analysis of Algorithms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read host module. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3233","ModuleTitle":"Competitive Programming","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to prepare students in competitive problem solving. It covers techniques for attacking and solving challenging computational problems. Fundamental algorithmic solving techniques covered include divide and conquer, greedy, dynamic programming, backtracking and branch and bound. Domain specific techniques like number theory, computational geometry, string processing and graph theoretic will also be covered. Advanced AI search techniques like iterative deepening, A* and heuristic search will be included. The module also covers algorithmic and programming language toolkits used in problem solving supported by the solution of representative or well-known problems in the various algorithmic paradigms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"At least grade 'A-' in (CS2010 or its equivalent) or special permission.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3233R","ModuleTitle":"Competitive Programming","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to prepare students in competitive problem solving. It covers techniques for attacking and solving challenging computational problems. Fundamental algorithmic solving techniques covered include divide and conquer, greedy, dynamic programming, backtracking and branch and bound. Domain specific techniques like number theory, computational geometry, string processing and graph theoretic will also be covered. Advanced AI search techniques like iterative deepening, A* and heuristic search will be included. The module also covers algorithmic and programming language toolkits used in problem solving supported by the solution of representative or well-known problems in the various algorithmic paradigms.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3234","ModuleTitle":"Logic and Formal Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the deductive and algorithmic aspects of both classical and non-classical logics. It introduces logic as a means for specifying, verifying and reasoning about computer programs. It emphasises, in contrast to other similar logic courses, on how logic can be used to represent computational problems, how these representations can be proven correct and how they can be executed on a computer. Topics covered include classical logic theories, logic programming, modal logic, and an introduction to non-standard logics. Treatments of predicate calculus and temporal logic are fully covered with emphasis on their specification, verification, deductive and algorithmic aspects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1231 or MA1100; Programming experience is preferred.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3234R","ModuleTitle":"Logic and Formal Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3235","ModuleTitle":"Computer Security","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a broad understanding of computer security with some indepth discussions on selected topics in system and network security. This module covers the following topics: intrusion detection, DNS security, electronic mail security, authentication, access control, buffer overflow, memory and stack protection, selected topics in application security, for instance, web security, and well-known attacks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2105 Introduction to Computer Networks or EE3204 Computer Communications and Networks I) and (CS2106 Introduction to Operating Systems or CG2271 Realtime Operating Systems) and CS2107 Introduction to Information & System Security.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3240","ModuleTitle":"Interaction Design","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended for students in computing and related disciplines whose work focuses on human-computer interaction issues in the design of computer systems. The course stresses the importance of user-centred design and usability in the development of computer applications and systems. Students will be taken through the analysis, design, development, and evaluation of human-computer interaction methods for computer systems. They will acquire hands-on design skills through laboratory exercises and assignments. The course also covers HCI design principles and emphasizes the importance of contextual, organisational, and social factors in system design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"SOC students: CS1020 or its equivalent; Other students:NM2217 or NM3209 or the prerequisites for SoC students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3241","ModuleTitle":"Computer Graphics","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches some graphics hardware devices, reviews the mathematics related to the understanding, and discusses the fundamental areas of computer graphics. After completing the course, students are expected to understand the basic computer graphics terminology and concepts, and to be able to design and implement simple 2D and 3D interactive computer graphics related programs. As an enrichment part of the course, students are introduced the state-of-the-art development in computer graphics by viewing interesting video clips and experimenting with demo program made available in the course web.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or its equivalent","Preclusion":"EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3241R","ModuleTitle":"Computer Graphics","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches some graphics hardware devices, reviews the mathematics related to the understanding, and discusses the fundamental areas of computer graphics. After completing the course, students are expected to understand the basic computer graphics terminology and concepts, and to be able to design and implement simple 2D and 3D interactive computer graphics related programs. As an enrichment part of the course, students are introduced the state-of-the-art development in computer graphics by viewing interesting video clips and experimenting with demo program made available in the course web.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3242","ModuleTitle":"3D Modeling and Animation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide fundamental concepts in 3D modeling and animation. It also serves as a bridge to advanced media modules. After taking this module, students should be able to use these concepts to easily build or work with digital models, manipulate the models by means of computer deformation and animation, and use lighting and rendering techniques to create appealing scenes. Topics include coordinate spaces, transforms, 3D model representations, hierarchical structures, deformation, procedural modelling, particle systems, character animation, shading networks, lighting, and scripting concepts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS3241, PC1221, MA1521and MA1101R","Preclusion":"CS4342","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3243","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Artificial Intelligence","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces the basic concepts in search and knowledge representation as well as to a number of sub-areas of artificial intelligence. It focuses on covering the essential concepts in AI. The module covers Turing test, blind search, iterative deepening, production systems, heuristic search, A* algorithm, minimax and alpha-beta procedures, predicate and first-order logic, resolution refutation, non-monotonic reasoning, assumption-based truth maintenance systems, inheritance hierarchies, the frame problem, certainly factors, Bayes' rule, frames and semantic nets, planning, learning, natural language, vision, and expert systems and LISP.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (CS1231 or MA1100).","Preclusion":"EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3243R","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Artificial Intelligence","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"EEE and CPE students can only take this module as a technical elective to satisfy the program requirements or UEM but not CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3244","ModuleTitle":"Machine Learning","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic concepts and algorithms in machine learning and neural networks. The main reason for studying computational learning is to make better use of powerful computers to learn knowledge (or regularities) from the raw data. The ultimate objective is to build self-learning systems to relieve human from some of already-too-many programming tasks. At the end of the course, students are expected to be familiar with the theories and paradigms of computational learning, and capable of implementing basic learning systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 or its equivalent) and (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2132 or ST2334)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3244R","ModuleTitle":"Machine Learning","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3245","ModuleTitle":"Information Retrieval","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses the basic concepts and methods of information retrieval including capturing, representing, storing, organizing, and retrieving unstructured or loosely structured information. The most well-known aspect of information retrieval is document retrieval: the process of indexing and retrieving text documents. However, the field of information retrieval includes almost any type of unstructured or semi-structured data, including newswire stories, transcribed speech, email, blogs, images, or video. Therefore, information retrieval is a critical aspect of Web search engines. This module also serves as the foundation for subsequent modules on the understanding, processing and retrieval of particular web media.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"CS2010 Data Structures and Algorithms II or its equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3246R","ModuleTitle":"Hypermedia and World Wide Web","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Preclusion":"CS4341 Multimedia Technologies","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3247","ModuleTitle":"Game Development","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce techniques for electronic game design and programming. This module covers a range of important topics including 3D maths, game physics, game AI, sound, as well as user interface for computer games. Furthermore, it will give an overview of computer game design to the students. Through laboratory programming exercises, the students will have hands-on programming experience with popular game engines and will develop basic games using those engines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS3241 and PC1221","Preclusion":"CS4213","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3249","ModuleTitle":"User Interface Development","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at providing students with technical skills and hands-on experience of user interface development. It focuses on the design and implementation of user interfaces in general, including graphical user interface. It covers essential topics including user interface models, psychology of humans and computers, user interface style, layout guidelines, GUI programming with widget toolkits, interaction models, event handling, multithreading, interacting with multimedia hardware, usability testing. Selected advanced topics such as geometric transformation, and 3D user interfaces, multiple-user interaction and real-time interaction are also covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS2103 or CS2103T Software Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3281","ModuleTitle":"Thematic Systems Project I","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the first part of a two-part series on the development of large-scaled computer systems to solve real-world problems under specific themes such as healthcare, security and surveillance, tourism, etc. Students with complementary technical expertise will form project teams to work on real-world projects under the supervision of CS professors and industrial partners. This first part focuses on the analysis of the real-world problems, formulation of the computing requirements of the desired solution that meets the user’s needs, design of the computer systems according to the requirements, and evaluation of the design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"CS2103 and have passed at least one primary module in a CS focus area. Student selection process will be enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3281R","ModuleTitle":"Thematic Systems Project I","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3282","ModuleTitle":"Thematic Systems Project II","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a two-part series on the development of large-scaled computer systems to solve real-world problems under specific themes such as healthcare, security and surveillance, tourism, etc. Students with complementary technical expertise will form project teams to work on real-world projects under the supervision of CS professors and industrial partners. This second part focuses on the development of algorithms required for the systems, implementation and testing of the algorithms and the systems, and evaluation of the systems according to the users’ requirements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"CS3281 and have passed at least two primary modules in a CS focus area. Student selection process will be enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3282R","ModuleTitle":"Thematic Systems Project II","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3283","ModuleTitle":"Media Technology Project I","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the first part of a two-part series on the development of media technology systems such as interactive systems, games, retrieval systems, multimedia computing applications, etc. Students will form project teams to work on media technology projects. This first part focuses on the analysis of the user’s needs, formulation of the computing requirements of the desired solution that meets the user’s needs, design of the systems according to the requirements, implementation of first-cut prototype for evaluation purpose, and evaluation of the design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"SoC students: (CS2103 or CS2103T) and (CS3218 or CS3240 or CS3241 or CS3242 or CS3245 or CS3246 or CS3247 or CS3249 or module approved by Department of Computer Science); Other students: NM3216 or NM3221 or NM3226 or NM3227 or NM3231 or the prerequisites for SoC students","Preclusion":"CS4201, CS4202, CS4203, CS4204.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ooi Wei Tsang"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS3284","ModuleTitle":"Media Technology Project II","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is the second part of a two-part series on the development of media technology systems such as interactive systems, games, retrieval systems, multimedia computing applications, etc. Students will form project teams to work on media technology projects. This second part focuses on the development of algorithms required for the systems, implementation and testing of the algorithms and the systems, and evaluation of the systems according to the users’ requirements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"CS3283 Media Technology Project I","Preclusion":"CS4201, CS4202, CS4203, CS4204.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4211","ModuleTitle":"Formal Methods for Software Engineering","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"Before software can be designed, its requirements must be well understood. This in turns requires a thorough understanding of the application domain. In developing domain descriptions and requirement specifications, we need to acquire and analyse domain knowledge and system requirements, transform them into domain and requirement models, and validate these models together with domain and requirement stakeholders. Once the domain and requirement descriptions are clear, a software design can be constructed to capture software architecture and components. This course will cover the principles and techniques of these three major phases of software engineering: Domain Engineering, Requirements Engineering and Software Design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2103 Software Engineering.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4212","ModuleTitle":"Compiler Design","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce the principal ideas behind program compilation, and discusses various techniques for program parsing, program analysis, program optimisation, and run-time organisation required for program execution. Topics covered include regular expressions, context-free grammars, lexical analysis, syntax analysis; different algorithms for parsing codes, such as top-down parsing, bottom-up parsing; translation to abstract syntax using modern parser generator technology, intermediate representation, semantics analysis, type system, un-optimised code generation, code optimisation, data-flow analysis, instruction scheduling.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS2104 Programming Language","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4215","ModuleTitle":"Programming Language Implementation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the students with theoretical knowledge and practical skill in the implementation of programming languages. It discusses implementation aspects of fundamental programming paradigms (imperative, functional and object-oriented), and of basic programming language concepts such as binding, scope, parameter-passing mechanisms and types. It introduces the language processing techniques of interpretation and compilation and virtual machines. The lectures are accompanied by lab sessions which will focus on language processing tools, and take the student through a sequence of programming language implementations. This modules also covers automatic memory management, dynamic linking and just-in-time compilation, as features of modern execution systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"(CS2010 Data Structures and Algorithms II or its equivalent) and CS2104 Programming Language Concepts","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4215R","ModuleTitle":"Programming Language Implementation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4218","ModuleTitle":"Software Testing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the concepts and practice of software testing including unit testing, integration testing, and regression testing. Various testing coverage criteria will be discussed. Debugging methods for finding the root-cause of errors in failing test cases will also be investigated. The use of testing and analysis for performance prediction, performance clustering and performance debugging will be studied. Students will acquire crucial skills on testing and debugging through hands-on assignments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"CS3219 Software Engineering Principles and Patterns.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4220","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Discovery Methods in Bioinformatics","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The advent of high throughput technologies (e.g, DNA chips, microarray, etc), biologists are being overloaded with lots of information (e.g., gene expression data). To be able to make sense out of these data, there is a need to have a systematic way to analyse them. This course is introduced to provide students with knowledge of techniques that can be used to analyse biological data to enable them to discover new knowledge. At the end of the course, students will be able to identify the relevant techniques for different biological data to uncover new information. Topics include: Clustering analysis, classification, association rule mining; support vector machines; Hidden Markov Models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"CS2220 or LSM2104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4220R","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Discovery Methods in Bioinformatics","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4221","ModuleTitle":"Database Applications Design and Tuning","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the design and performance tuning of database applications. The syllabus focusses on relational database applications implemented with relational database management systems. Topics covered include normalisation theory (functional, multi-valued and join dependency, normal forms, decomposition and synthesis methods), entityrelationship approach and SQL tuning (performance evaluation, execution plan verification, indexing, de-normalization, code level and transactions tuning). The syllabus optionally includes selected topics in the technologies, design and performance tuning of non-relational database applications (for instance, network and hierarchical models and nested relational model for an historical perspective, as well as XML and NoSQL systems for a modern perspective).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3223","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4222","ModuleTitle":"Wireless Networking","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide solid foundation for students in the area of wireless networks and introduces students to the emerging area of cyber-physical-system/Internet-of-Things. The module will cover wireless networking across all layers of the networking stack including physical, link, MAC, routing and application layers. Different network technologies with different characteristic will also be covered, including cellular networks, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and ZigBee. Some key concepts that cut across all layers and network types are mobility management, energy efficiency, and integration of sensing and communications. The module emphasizes on exposing students to practical network system issues through building software prototypes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"(CS2105 Introduction to Computer Networks or EE3204/E Computer Communication Networks I) and (ST2334 Probability and Statistics or ST2131 Probability)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4223","ModuleTitle":"Multi-core Architectures","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The world of parallel computer architecture has gone through a significant transformation in the recent years from high-end supercomputers used only for scientific applications to the multi-cores (multiple processing cores on a single chip) that are ubiquitous in mainstream computing systems including desktops, servers, and embedded systems. In the context of this exciting development, the aim of this module is to examine the design issues that are critical to modern parallel architectures. Topics include instruction-level parallelism through static and dynamic scheduling, shared memory, message-passing, and data parallel computer architectures, cache coherence protocols, hardware synchronization primitives, and memory consistency models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS2106 Operating Systems or CG2271 Realtime Operating Systems) and (CS3210 Parallel Computing or CS3220 Computer Architecture or CG3207 Computer Architecture).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4223R","ModuleTitle":"Multi-core Architectures","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The world of parallel computer architecture has gone through a significant transformation in the recent years from high-end supercomputers used only for scientific applications to the multi-cores (multiple processing cores on a single chip) that are ubiquitous in mainstream computing systems including desktops, servers, and embedded systems. In the context of this exciting development, the aim of this module is to examine the design issues that are critical to modern parallel architectures. Topics include instruction-level parallelism through static and dynamic scheduling, shared memory, message-passing, and data parallel computer architectures, cache coherence protocols, hardware synchronization primitives, and memory consistency models.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4224","ModuleTitle":"Distributed Databases","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the management of data in a distributed environment. It covers the fundamental principles of distributed data management and includes distribution design, data integration, distributed query processing and optimization, distributed transaction management, and replication. It will also look at how these techniques can be adapted to support database management in emerging technologies (e.g., parallel systems, peer-to-peer systems, cloud computing).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3223","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4225","ModuleTitle":"Massive Data Processing Techniques in Data Science","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"Data science incorporates varying elements and builds on techniques and theories from many fields, including statistics, data engineering, data mining, visualization, data warehousing, and high performance computing with the goal of extracting meaning from data and creating data products. Data science seeks to use all available and relevant data to effectively tell a story that can be easily understood by non-practitioners. In this module, students will learn various massive data processing techniques that are used in data science with emphasis on the algorithmic and mathematical properties of these techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3223 Database Systems Implementation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4226","ModuleTitle":"Internet Architecture","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to focus on advanced networking concepts pertaining to the modern Internet architecture and applications. It covers a range of topics including network performance (throughput, delay, Little’s Law and M/M/1 queuing formula), and resource allocation and buffer management (max-min fair, round-robin and RED), intra- and inter-domain routing (RIP, OSPF and BGP), congestion control and modern variations of TCP (AIMD and Cubic TCP), peer-to-peer applications and content delivery networks (BitTorrent, Skype, Akamai), and data center networking and management (SDN and OpenFlow).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(CS2105 Introduction to Computer Networks or EE3204 Computer Communication Networks I) and (ST2334 Probability & Statistics or ST2131 Probability)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4231","ModuleTitle":"Parallel and Distributed Algorithms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine some fundamental issues in parallel programming and distributed computing, and the relationships between the two. Parallel programming: mutual exclusion, semaphores, consistency, wait-free synchronization. Distributed computing: time, global state, snapshots, message ordering. Relationships: consensus, fault-tolerance, transactions, self-stabilization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3230 Design and Analysis of Algorithms or CS3210 Parallel Computing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4232","ModuleTitle":"Theory of Computation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with a theoretical understanding of what can be computed, and an introduction to the theory of complexity. It aims to introduce (1) some standard formal models of computation so as to develop an understanding of what can or cannot be computed by various computing devices; (2) some reasoning techniques commonly used in computer science; these include model equivalence, non-determinism, digitalisation, simulation and reduction; and (3) the mathematical formulation of objects in computer science so as to study their properties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"CS1231 or CS1231S or any level-2 MA module","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Stephan, Frank Christian"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4232R","ModuleTitle":"Theory of Computation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4234","ModuleTitle":"Optimisation Algorithms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module covers common algorithmic techniques for solving optimisation problems, and introduces students to approaches for finding good-enough solutions to NP-hard problems. Topics covered include linear and integer programming, network flow algorithms, local search heuristics, approximation algorithms, and randomized algorithms. Through analysis and application of the techniques to a variety of canonical problems, students develop confidence to (i) appropriately model a given optimisation problem, (ii) apply appropriate algorithmic techniques to solve the problem, (iii) analyse the properties of the problem and candidate algorithms, such as time and space complexity, convergence, approximability, and optimality bound.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MA1101R Linear Algebra I and CS3230 Design and Analysis of Algorithms","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4236","ModuleTitle":"Cryptography Theory and Practice","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce the foundation, principles and concepts behind cryptology and the design of secure communication systems. The emphasis is on the formulation and techniques of various cryptographic primitives, and on the secure usage of such primitives to achieve the goals of confidentially, integrity, and authenticity in both theoretical settings and practical scenarios. Basic topics include pseudorandom functions, symmetric key encryption, public key encryption, message authentication codes, hash functions, digital signatures, key exchange and PKI. Selected topics may include: secret sharing, TCP/IP security, Kerberos, SSL, trusted computing, side-channel attacks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2107 Introduction to Information & System Security and CS3230 Design and Analysis of Algorithm.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4238","ModuleTitle":"Computer Security Practice","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This is a practice security module with emphasis on hands-on experiences of computer security. The objective of this module is to connect computer security knowledge to practical skills, including common attacks and protection mechanisms, system administration, and development of secured software. Topics covered include network security, operating system security, and application security, such as DNS attacks, memory-error exploits, and web application attacks. Students will learn through lab-based exercises and assignments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3235 Computer Security","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4239","ModuleTitle":"Software Security","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"Software engineering processes need to include security considerations in the modern world. This module familiarizes students to security issues in different stages of the software life-cycle. At the end of the module, the students are expected to understand secure programming practices, be able to analyse and check for impact of malicious inputs in programs, and employ specific testing techniques which can help detect software vulnerabilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CS3235 Computer Security and (CS2103T Software Engineering or CS2103 Software Engineering)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4242","ModuleTitle":"Social Media Computing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The emergence of WWW, smart mobile devices and social networks has revolutionised the way we communicate, create, disseminate, and consume information. This has ushered in a new era of communications that involves complex information exchanges and user relationships. This module aims to provide students with a good understanding of the social network phenomena and computational skills for analysing the complex social relation networks between users, the contents they shared, and the ways contents and events are perceived and propagated through the social networks. The analysis will provide better understanding of the concerns and interests of users, and uncover live and emerging events that will affect the community.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2108 Introduction to Media Computing and CS3245 Information Retrieval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4243","ModuleTitle":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"In this module, various methods for computers to understand and interpret the contents of images are investigated. The objective is to expose the students to the basic concepts underlying various computer vision techniques and the application of current techniques for problem solving. Topics covered include morphological operations, convolution and cross correlation, edge and corner detection, colour, texture, motion, image registration and mosaicking, 3D vision, camera calibration and 3D reconstruction, eigenface and pattern recognition. Laboratory exercises and projects are included for the students to solve practical problems using computer vision and image processing software packages.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent), (MA1101R or MA1506), (MA1102R or MA1505C or MA1505 or MA1521), and (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ng Teck Khim"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4243R","ModuleTitle":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4244","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge-Based Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This is a module that contains both the theory and practice of building knowledge-based systems. The aim of this module is to prepare students so that they can design and build knowledge-based systems to solve real-world problems. The module starts with motivations, background and history of knowledge-based system development. The main content has five parts: rule-based programming language, uncertainty management, knowledge-based systems design, development and life cycle, efficiency in rule-based language and knowledge-based systems design examples.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3243","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4246","ModuleTitle":"AI Planning and Decision Making","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the major concepts and paradigms in planning and decision making in complex environments. It examines issues, challenges, and techniques in problem representation, goal or objective specification, response selection, and action consequence for a wide range of strategic and tactical planning and decision making situations. Topics covered include deterministic and non-deterministic planning, practical planning and acting under resource constraints and uncertainy, expected utility and rational decision making, decision networks, Markov decision processes, elementary game theory, and multi-agent planning and decision making.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(MA2216 Probability or ST2131 Probability or ST2334 Probability and Statistics) and CS3243 Foundations of Artificial Intelligence","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4246R","ModuleTitle":"AI Planning and Decision Making","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4247","ModuleTitle":"Graphics Rendering Techniques","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a general treatment of real-time and offline rendering techniques in 3D computer graphics. Specific topics include the raster graphics pipeline, viewing and transformation, real-time mapping techniques, real-time shadow algorithms, local reflection models, global illumination, distributed ray tracing, photon mapping, radiosity, volume rendering, image-based rendering and modelling, and strategies for anti-aliasing and photo-realism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3241","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4248","ModuleTitle":"Natural Language Processing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with computer processing of human languages, emphasizing a corpus-based empirical approach. The topics covered include: 1. Linguistic essentials. 2. Basic techniques and algorithms: Hidden Markov model, Viterbi algorithm, supervised learning algorithms. 3. Words: part-of-speech tagging. 4. Syntax: noun phrase chunking, named entity tagging, parsing (top down, bottom up, probabilistic). 5. Semantics: word sense disambiguation. 6. Pragmatics: discourse, co-reference resolution. 7. Applications: text categorisation, text summarisation, language identification, information extraction, question answering, machine translation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS3243 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence or CS3245 Information Retrieval) and (ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences, or ST2131 Probability, or ST2334 Probability and Statistics)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4248R","ModuleTitle":"Natural Language Processing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This 1-MC module adds a research component to the host module, enabling students to acquire more in-depth understanding of the research issues pertaining to the subject matter.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"0-0-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"Co-read with host module in current semester or pass host module in previous semester. Student selection process is enforced.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4249","ModuleTitle":"Phenomena and Theories of Human-Computer Interaction","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the underlying science of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and its application to user interface design. It surveys a wide range of psychological theories beginning with organizational behaviour approaches, understanding of work and workflow within organizations, and moving on to understanding human psychological architecture and processing constraints. It demonstrates via a combination of scientific theory understanding and engineering modelling the solutions of design problems facing a user interface designer. It also covers new design methods and techniques available and the new conceptual mechanisms used in HCI such as the metaphors for describing user interaction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3240 or NM2213 or NM2216","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4340","ModuleTitle":"Digital Special Effects","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at teaching multimedia techniques for creating digital specia effects video. It allows the students to explore their creativity while extending their skills in multimedia technologies. Topics covered include elements of special effects, camera work, storyline and storyboard, digital compositing, matchmoving, video effects, CG effects, 2D/3D morphing, realistic rendering, sound effects, case studies. The students are required to analyse and critique special effects in movies. The module culminates in a short video project that demonstrates the students’ creativity and innovation in using various techniques to create a captivating and stunning digital special effects video.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-5-2","Prerequisite":"CS3343 and (CS4243 or CS4247 or CS4342)","Preclusion":"CS5245 (old code).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4345","ModuleTitle":"General-Purpose Computation on GPU","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"With the advancements in the technology of graphics processing units (GPUs), many computations can be performed faster on the GPUs than the CPUs. They are also programmable, making them useful for not just computer graphics processing but also general-purpose computations. Therefore, they are a natural choice as high-speed coprocessors to the CPUs in various applications. This module introduces the architecture of GPU, program writing on GPU using high-level language such as Cg, and the use of GPU in applications including computer graphics, games, scientific computation, and image processing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3241","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS4350","ModuleTitle":"Game Development Project","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this project-based module is to provide an opportunity for the students to work in a group to design and develop a game following the main stages of game development process. The module will focus on the design of core dynamic, game mechanics, strategy, progression, balancing, game levels, interface and technical features including 3D graphics, animation, AI, physics, and networking. In addition, software engineering principles will be practised in developing the game software.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS3247. Priority is given to students who have not completed game development projects in CS3283 +CS3284 Media Technology Project I/II.","Preclusion":"CS4203, CS4204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5201","ModuleTitle":"Foundation in Theoretical CS","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to test the students on basic concepts in theoretical computer science. In particular, the students will be tested on the following areas. A. Design and Analysis of Algorithms B. Theory of Computation C. Programming Languages D. Logic and Formal Systems The respective undergraduate modules: CS3230, CS3231, CS3212, CS3234","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5202","ModuleTitle":"Foundation in Computer Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to test the students on basic concepts in computer systems. In particular, the students will be tested on the following topics. A. Advanced Operating Systems B. Computer Networks II C. Database Management Systems D. Computer Architecture The respective undergraduate modules: CS3221, CS3103, CS3223, CS3220","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5214","ModuleTitle":"Design of Optimising Compilers","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The performance gap between optimised and unoptimised code continues to widen as modern processors evolve. Notably, the emerging explicitly parallel instruction computing (EPIC) processors are significantly dependent on a range of aggressive program optimisations to yield performance. This module provides an in-depth study of code optimisation techniques used in compilers for state-of-the-art processors. Topics covered include structure of an optimising compiler, the program dependence graph, front end optimisations, instruction scheduling, register allocation, compiling for EPIC processors including predicated execution and software pipelining with hardware support, loop optimisations, dataflow analysis and optimisation, optimisations for the memory hierarchy, and automatic parallelisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3212 or CS4212","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5218","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Program Analysis","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"Program analysis are static (compile-time) techniques for computing approximate and yet reliable information about the dynamic behaviour of programs. This module lays the foundation for study of program analysis. It covers the essential mathematics upon which program analyses are built, and provides an overview of different approaches to program analysis. Topics include: Partially ordered sets, induction and co-induction, data flow analysis, constraint based analysis, abstract interpretation, and type and effect systems. Students with interest in programming-language design and compiler design will find this module beneficial.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS4212 Compiler Design or CS4215 Programming Language Implementation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Computer Architecture","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce the state-of-the-art architectural advances underlying the current generation of computing systems. A review of pipelined processor design and hierarchical memory design is followed by advanced topics including exploitation of instruction-level parallelism through dynamic instruction scheduling and speculation, exploiting thread-level parallelism through multiprocessors, and optimizations for memory and storage subsystems. Throughout the module, particular emphasis will be placed on cost-performance-power-reliability trade-offs in designing the different architectural components.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3220 Computer Architecture or CS4223 Multi-core Architecture","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5223","ModuleTitle":"Distributed Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The topic of Distributed Systems is now garnering increasing importance, especially with the advancement in technology of the Internet and WWW. The aim of this module is to provide students with basic concepts and principles of distributed operating systems, interprocess communications, distributed file systems, shared data, and the middleware approach. The module is taught in seminar style, and several case studies are included, e.g. CORBA. Topics: Introduction - Characteristics of Distributed Systems; Process Management Communication in Distributed Systems; Distributed Synchronisation; Distributed Real-time Systems; File Systems; Naming Security; Fault Tolerant Distributed Systems; Distributed Simulation; WWW as an application of Distributed System.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3211 Parallel and Concurrent Programming","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5224","ModuleTitle":"Cloud Computing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an overview of the design, management and application of cloud computing. The topics include managing virtualization, cloud computing environments, cloud design patterns and use cases, data centre architectures and technologies, cloud services fulfillment and assurance, orchestration and automation of cloud resources, cloud capacity management, cloud economics, case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5226","ModuleTitle":"Database Tuning","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with the performance related database administration issues. The topics include: an overview of query optimisation techniques, physical data base design, system configuration, buffer management, performance analysis and tuning techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3223","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5228","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces fundamental principles behind data mining and efficient techniques for mining large databases. It provides an overview of the algorithmic aspect of data mining: its efficiency (high-dimensional database indexing, OLAP, data reduction, compression techniques) and effectiveness (machine learning involving greedy search, branch and bound, stochastic search, parameter optimisation). Efficient techniques covered include association rules mining (Apriori algorithm, correlation search, constrained association rule discovery), classifier induction (decision trees, RainForest, SLIQ; Support vector machine; Naive Bayesian; classification based on association / visualisation), cluster analysis (k-means, k-mediods, DBSCAN, OPTICS, DENCLUE, STING, CLUSEQ, ROCK etc), and outliers/deviants detection (LOF, Distance-based outlier etc).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2102 Database Systems and (ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences or ST2131 Probability or ST2334 Probability and Statistics) and CS3243 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5229","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Computer Networks","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This course covers advanced fundamental principles of computer networks and techniques for networking. The goal of this course is to teach these fundamentals/techniques that will remain important and relevant regardless of the hot topics in networks and networking. Briefly, the topics include advanced network architecture and design principles, protocol mechanisms, implementation principles and software engineering practices, network algorithmic, network simulation techniques and tools, performance analysis and measurement, and protocol specification/verification techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"CS4226 Internet Architecture or EE4210 Computer Communications Networks II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5230","ModuleTitle":"Computational Complexity","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to study the various measures of difficulty of problem solving in computing, and to introduce some techniques in theoretical computer science such as non-determinism, digitalisation, simulation, padding, reduction, randomisation and interaction. Topics covered include: space and time complexity - the classes P, NP, co-NP, PSPACE, EXP, etc.; tape compression; linear speedup; polynomial reduction; Cook's theorem; Savitch's theorem; translation lemma; Gap theorem; NP-completeness and NP-hard problems; probabilistic complexity classes; approximation algorithms; and interactive protocols.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS4232 Theory of Computation","Preclusion":"CS4230","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5231","ModuleTitle":"Systems Security","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fundamental notions and requirements in computer system security and the mechanisms that provide security in various systems and applications. It aims to teach students the security perspective of popular computer systems, such as desktop systems, mobile systems, and web-based systems. Its topics include software security, operating system security, mobile security, web security, trusted platforms, and auditing and forensic analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3235 Computer Security","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5232","ModuleTitle":"Formal Specification and Design Techniques","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The primary role of the formal specification is to provide a precise and unambiguous description of a computer system. A formal specification allows the system designer to verify important properties and detect design error before system development begins. The objective of this course is to study various formal specification and design techniques for modelling (1) object-oriented systems, (2) real-time distributed systems, and (3) concurrent reactive systems. The course will focus on the state-based notations Z/Object-Z, event-based notation CSP/Timed-CSP. Graphical modelling notations, such as StateChart and UML (Unified Modelling Language) will also be addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1231 Discrete Structures or MA1100 Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics) and CS2103 Software Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5233","ModuleTitle":"Simulation and Modelling Techniques","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with a working knowledge of applying simulation techniques to model, simulate and study complex systems. It covers techniques in simulation model design, model execution, and model analysis. Students will have hands-on experience using a simulation package. The module will also introduce concepts of parallel and distributed simulation, and high level architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences or ST2131 Probability or ST2334 Probability and Statistics) and CS4231 Parallel and Distributed Algorithms.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5240","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations in MultiMedia","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The module lays the theoretical foundation for graduate students to do research in multimedia: images, videos, audio, speech, graphics and text documents. The module covers the main theoretical issues common to various multimedia research. These issues provide a general framework within which specific techniques in particular research areas can be understood. Topics include: vector and signal representations of multimedia, spatial and frequency analyses, models and parameter estimation methods. Examples will be drawn from different types of media. Upon completion, students will be well-grounded to pursue further research in computer vision, graphics, natural language processing, audio analysis and multimedia applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent) and (MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521) and (MA1101R or MA1506) and (ST1232 or ST2131 or ST2334)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5248","ModuleTitle":"Systems Support for Continuous Media","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is targeted at computer science graduate students and covers the major aspects of building streaming media applications -- from coding to transmission to playback. Issues such as transport protocols, control protocols, caching, buffering, synchronisation and adaptations will be examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS2106 Introduction to Operating Systems and CS4226 Internet Architecture","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5321","ModuleTitle":"Network Security","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce students to the various issues that arise in securing the networks, and study the state-of-the-art techniques for addressing these challenges. A number of most damaging attacks on computer systems involve the exploitation of network infrastructure. This module provides an in-depth study of network attack techniques and methods to defend against them. Topics include basic concepts in network security; firewalls and virtual private networks; network intrusion detection; denial of service (DoS); traffic analysis; secure routing protocols; protocol scrubbing; and advanced topics such as wireless network security.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS3235 Computer Security","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5331","ModuleTitle":"Web Security","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to prepare graduate students for understanding the security of the latest web platform and its interplay with operating systems and the cloud infrastructure. The topics covered include the design of web browsers and web applications, vulnerabilities in web applications and web browsers, design of web scanners, authentication in web-based platforms, security policies and enforcement mechanisms. This module also covers security topics on the interface between the web platform and the backend systems, such as the underlying database systems and cloud infrastructure.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3235 Computer Security","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5340","ModuleTitle":"Uncertainty Modelling in AI","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The module covers modelling methods that are suitable for reasoning with uncertainty. The main focus will be on probabilistic models including Bayesian networks and Markov networks. Topics include representing conditional independence, building graphical models, inference using graphical models and learning from data. Selected applications in various domains such as speech, vision, natural language processing, medical informatics, bioinformatics, data mining and others will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences or ST2131 Probability or ST2334 Probability and Statistics) and CS3243 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5342","ModuleTitle":"Multimedia Computing and Applications","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS4341 or CS3246","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5344","ModuleTitle":"Big-Data Analytics Technology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module analysis of data which can not fit in main memory and application of such analysis to web applications. The topics covered include: map-reduce as a tool for creating parallel algorithms that operate on very large amount of data, similarity search, data-streaming processing, search engine techonology, clustering of very large, high-dimensional datasets.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"BT5110 (Data Management and Warehousing) or database related modules; programming experience (with data structures and algorithms) is required","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS5345","ModuleTitle":"Social and Digital Media Analytics","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"There is a proliferation of social and digital media content data today generated by both consumers and firms. This module aims to introduce concepts, methods and tools for social and digital media analytics, and in the application and management of such analytics efforts in industry sectors such as telecommunications and consumer retail. Topics covered include network data in social and digital media, formal methods for social network analysis, analytics and visualization tools, population and structural models for network dynamics, and various industry case studies on social and digital media analytics. Instructional methods will include lectures, case analyses, assignments and projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6101","ModuleTitle":"Exploration of Computer Science Research","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces CS graduate students to various research areas in Computer Science. Study groups are organised for major research areas. Each study group provides a forum for students to read, present and discuss research papers, and acquire the basic research skills for literature review and critical comparison of existing work. Students will also gain a first experience in technical presentation and writing. This module will be graded as “Completed Satisfactory” or “Completed Unsatisfactory” (CS/CU).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-1-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6202","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Programming Languages","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses the contemporary concepts in the design and implementation of major programming languages and systems. It aims to provide students with advanced technical knowledge in evaluating, designing, and implementing an efficient and expressive programming language/system. Topics are selected from a group of contemporary issues that has substantial impact in the development of programming languages/systems, either in terms of performance efficiency or programming expressivity. These include, but not restricted to, computational models, program semantics, concurrency theory, garbage collection techniques, program analysis, type inference, program calculation and transformation, run-time profiling, implementation models, meta-programming.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"3211 or CS3212 or CS4212","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6203","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Database Systems","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the topics in data base management systems with current research and industrial interests and importance. Examples of topics include multimedia data management, object-oriented database technology, data warehousing and data mining, integration of heterogeneous and legacy systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3223","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6204","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Networking","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This graduate level course covers a broad range of the latest developments in computer networking and telecommunications in terms of new techniques and technologies, trends, open research issues and some related new principles and approaches in networking. Selected topics covered via class lectures and assigned readings include developments in the past three years. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to understand the latest issues and proposed solutions in networking, and acquire the skills and methodology for identifying research problems. This course will help prepare students towards a research career in networking.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"CS5229 or Permission from lecturer.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Modelling & Simulation","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to provide students with the ability to model, simulate and analyse complex systems in a reasonable time. This course is divided into three parts and covers advanced techniques in simulation model design, model execution, and model analysis. A selection of model design techniques such as conceptual models, declarative models, functional models, constraint models, and multi-models will be discussed. Model execution techniques include discussion of serial and parallel discrete-event simulation algorithms. For model analysis, topics include input-output analysis, variance reduction techniques and experimental design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3232 or CS4237","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lee Hwee Kuan"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6210","ModuleTitle":"The Art of Computer Science Research","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide the meta-skills for research in computer science. How does one discover great research problems? What are the good strategies for solving research problems? How does one write papers or give presentations with great impact? Students will seek answers to these questions by critically examining and assessing successful and less successful examples of research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS3230 Design and Analysis of Algorithms","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6213","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Distributed Computing","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"CS3211 or CS4231","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lubomir Bic"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6220","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Data Mining","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"With the rapid advances of computer and internet technologies, a large amount of data accumulates. Discovering knowledge from the data will give us a competitive advantage. The process of knowledge discovery involves pre-processing the data, mining or discovering patterns from the data, and post-processing the discovered patterns. In this course, we will review and examine the present techniques and the theories behind them and explore new and improved techniques for real world knowledge discovery applications. The course is designed to encourage active discussion, creative thinking, and hands-on project development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS5228","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Computational Biology","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This lecture/seminar-based module introduces some biological investigations enabled by the latest experimental technologies in biology. We focus on the role of computing in helping biologists with these investigations. Students are expected to attend lectures, give seminars, and do projects. The seminars require the students to read papers related to the selected biological investigations, the enabling experimental technologies, and associated computational solutions. For the projects, students need to develop some methods/algorithms, integrate existing tools, or enhance existing tools with new functions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"CS2220","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6234","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Algorithms","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at graduate students who are doing or intend to do advanced research in algorithms design and analysis in all areas of computer science. The module covers advanced material on combinatorial and graph algorithms with emphasis on efficient algorithms, and explores their use in a variety of application areas. Topics covered include, but are not restricted to, linear programming, graph matching and network flows, approximation algorithms, randomized algorithms, online algorithms, local search algorithms, algorithms for large datasets. The module will be a seminar-based module that will expose students to current research in these areas.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"CS5234","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6241","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Computer Graphics","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to familiarise graduate students with the ongoing research works in interactive 3D graphics. Topics covered may include: interactive technologies, graphics data structures (shape representation), image-based modelling and rendering, creation of artistic artifacts, viewing large models, and interactive modelling.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6242","ModuleTitle":"Digital Libraries","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is targeted to graduate students of computer science and information systems wishing to understand the issues in building, using and maintaining large volumes of knowledge in digital libraries. Fundamentals of modern information retrieval is assumed. The course will focus on how such information retrieval technology operationalises traditional information finding skills of the librarian/cataloger/archivist, organised around 5S framework for digital library education. Areas within digital libraries that will be covered include collection development, knowledge organisation, DL architecture, user behavior, services, preservation, management and evaluation and DL education and research. Students will round out their knowledge with case studies of how different disciplines (e.g. music, arts, medicine and law) impose different search, usability and maintenance requirements on the digital library.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS3245 and CS3246 or their equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6244","ModuleTitle":"Robot Motion Planning & Control","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"An array of new robots with amazing capabilities appeared in the last decade, e.g., self-driving cars, humanoids, and robot vacuum cleaners. They will gradually, but surely, transform our ways of life in the near future. This course presents the key algorithmic ideas and implementation techniques that enable autonomous robot planning and control. It covers the geometric, probabilistic, and dynamic models and the associated methods commonly used in robotics. Application to related fields, such as computer animation and computation biology, will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or its equivalent) and (MA1101R or MA1506)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6281","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Computer Science II","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"For the upcoming AY, we propose to mount CS6281 on the topic of “User Generated Content Analyses using Automated Discourse Processing” with the following description: This module will examine the automated analyses of textual user generated content -- e.g., social media, student essays and scientific documents -- using state-of-the-art natural language processing tools and frameworks for discourse understand. In particular, we will focus on applications and analyses that emphasize the effects of dialogue and discourse processing: inclusive of argument mining, helpfulness prediction, automated summarization, revision analysis, discourse parsing, error correction/detection, corpus creation, social media. We will also investigate educational applications in detail, inclusive of peer review, automatic grading, and learning analytics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-5-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CS6282","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Computer Science III","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"Topics will be of an advanced computer science nature and will be selected by the Department. Refer to the course web-site for detail.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Variable, depend on the choice of topics or departmental approval.","Preclusion":"Variable, depend on the choice of topics or departmental approval.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CSA6101","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Studies Theory And Analysis","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundational module aimed at providing a common conceptual ground for all the candidates in the PhD programme in Cultural Studies in Asia. It examines the works of various theorists from which Cultural Studies draw its concepts and analytic frameworks. It examines how these concepts and frameworks are utilized in the analysis of particular cultural practices and interventions in contemporary societies. Students gain additional depth as they work through the concepts and frameworks in the research papers for this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CSA6102","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Studies In Asia","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"The module is a multidisciplinary academic study of the bible and Christianity, open to all interested in these themes. Major topics will include (i) interpretative approaches to biblical texts, (ii) history of the collection of the bible, (iii) biblical authority, (iv) Christianity’s basic moral code and beliefs, and (v) popular issues (Gnostic Christianity). The course assumes no prior knowledge of Christianity and will count toward the Religious Studies minor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CSA6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all PhD candidates in Cultural Studies in Asia programme. It is a forum for candidates to engage each other in critical discussion of their dissertation and other research projects. Each candidate is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation from each is expected. The module will be graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory' on the basis of a candidate's presentation and participation in discussions throughout the semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CSA6880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Cultural Studies in Asia","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"This module is to be taught by an eminent visiting scholar in Cultural Studies in Asia, appointed as a visiting teaching fellow for one semester. The content of module will therefore vary according to the specialized interests of the visiting teaching fellow.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CZ5225","ModuleTitle":"Modeling And Simulation In Biology","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is meant for entering graduate students who want to do computational biology but without the undergraduate module. This syllabus is similar to CZ4225 but the workload is higher. Proteins: sequence =>structure =>function. Protein structural organizations and families. Basic modeling and simulation techniques. Protein structural modeling: homology modeling, threading, ab initio methods. Cell as a complex machine: Genetic and protein circuits (pathways). Deveolpment of a mathematical model of pathways. Computer simulation of pathways.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"CZ5226","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Bioinformatics","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is meant for entering graduate students who want to do bioinformatics but without the undergraduate background. The syllabus is similar to CZ4226 but the workload is higher. Overview of bioinformatics and its role in biology. Protein sequence analysis algorithms. Sequence comparison and scoring functions: PAM, BLOSUM, Motifs. Prediction of Protein function and Protein-Protein Binding. Protein Structural prediction methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DE4201","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Sustainable Cities","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This elective module provides a seminar-style platform for senior undergraduate students in the School of Design and Environment to examine the concept, design, development and management of sustainable cities. The main focus is integration, and topics include the concepts of sustainable cities, frameworks for designing, developing and managing sustainable cities, city dynamics, institutional design, socio-spatial issues, energy, infrastructure management, and urban trends.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DE5106","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Management And Assessment","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module is an introduction to the systems and approaches used to meet the challenges of natural resource protection and conservation and the contributions that can be made to the sustainability development agenda. It provides an insight into the prediction of development impacts using assessment procedures designed to meet mandatory legal requirements. The course will include assessment methodologies used in predicting impacts and in the design of mitigation measures, and monitoring and audit processes. It will compare environmental management and assessment systems used in practice through case study research. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program. Research students and students from other graduate programmes in NUS may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DE5107","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Planning","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - The module will introduce students to the multi-disciplinary nature of environmental planning, by exploring the basic principles of sustainable development and the physical planning instruments that can be employed to achieve it. The course will include an introduction to urban and regional planning theory as the framework for the discussion of environmental planning procedures. The decision environment involving the policy framework and resources, the use of strategic, sectoral, master and local plans, regulatory instruments, economic measures, participatory processes and public investment projects will be covered. Processes of identifying desired developments and intensities, site selection, planning, design and construction management, mitigation and augmentation of environmental impacts would be discussed. The course will include a master planning project, that will demonstrate the technical, decision-making and plan formulation, site planning and design procedures involved. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program. Research students and students from graduate programs in architecture and urban design may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DE5108","ModuleTitle":"Study Report","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - Candidates are required to investigate a relevant topic of their choice in the field of environmental management. Targeted Students- For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-5-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DE5109","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - Candidates are required to investigate a relevant topic of their choice in the field of environmental management. The study should include a literature review, application of appropriate research methodology and is expected to produce relevant findings for advancement of the understanding and management of the environment. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-0-0-10-15","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5101","ModuleTitle":"Urban Analysis Workshop","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-4-0-1-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5101A","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Methods for Urban Planning","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Planners deal with a myriad of issues and have to work with various planning processes to deal with them. From an expert driven blueprint to the bottom-up public engagement, there is a constant flow of data that directly and indirectly aid them in their work. This module aims to furnish students with the appropriate tools to use when dealing with qualitative data. Some of them include field study, survey and interview, questionnaire design and site inspections, which will be applicable to urban planning analyses. Students will appreciate the discourse on quantitative versus qualitative data and the central ideas in qualitative research - appropriateness of methods and theories; perspectives of the participants and their diversity; reflexivity of the researcher and the research; variety of approaches; and methods in qualitative research. The course emphasizes on “hands on” with actual field work forming the bulk of the learning process and provides the opportunity for students to learn to collect, analyze and present qualitative data relating to planning and urban issues. This would encourage a better appreciation of the social issues in the urban context.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"Must be taken together with DEP5101 Urban Analysis Workshop","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5102","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning History & Theory","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a thorough understanding of the urban planning modes and their historical and socioeconomical contexts. It covers zoning, planning modules and plan-making processes. Zoning as the most fundamental tool managing city development and urban life will be elaborated. Topics of the nature and characteristics of urban planning models such as the Utopian City, the Garden City, the City Beautiful, Neighbourhood Unit, and New Town movement, will be covered. The processes of plan-making will be discussed in the context of Singapore and other Asian countries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5103","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning Studio","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-4-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"UP5101 Urban Analysis Workshop OR UD5622 Methods of Urban Design & Urban Analysis","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5103A","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods for Urban Planning","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Working with quantitative data is common in the planning profession. This module provides planning students with an introduction to the quantitative methods and techniques used in planning practice and urban research. It will prepare students to conduct basic statistical analysis of data themselves as well as to critically review analyses prepared by others. The emphasis is on how to develop sound arguments and research design, such that students appreciate both the power and limitation of quantitative analysis in planning discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-4-3","Prerequisite":"Must be taken together with DEP5103 Urban Planning Studio","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5104","ModuleTitle":"Urban and Regional Economics","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Li Qiang"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5105","ModuleTitle":"Urban Infrastructure and Mobility Systems","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5106","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Urban Planning Studio","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-2-8","Prerequisite":"UP5101 Urban Analysis Workshop OR UD5622 Methods of Urban Design & Urban Analysis","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DEP5107","ModuleTitle":"Professional Planning Report","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-8-8","Prerequisite":"Any 5000 Research Methods module","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DI5100","ModuleTitle":"Dental Implantology","Department":"Dentistry","ModuleDescription":"The Graduate Diploma in Dental Implantology is aimed at provided a sound scientific grounding and clinical training in implant dentistry. This course is designed mainly for practising general dental practitioners who are interested in the field of dental Implantology. This course will be a part-time course to cater to the needs of dental practitioners who will usually only be able to emabark in part-time programmes.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"2-0.4-12-5-4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DI5200","ModuleTitle":"Advanced General Dentistry","Department":"Dentistry","ModuleDescription":"The Gradute Diploma in Advanced General Dentistry is a two-year part-time programme. The programme will be conducted through lectures, seminars, literature reviews, pre-clinical and clinical skills training. Candidates will attend some didactic sessions of the existing specialty programmes. Students will be expected to carry out their clinical requirements in NUS under supervision. All clinical work will be tracked through clinical log book.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"60-20-0-5-15","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC1007","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics - Models & Decisions","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Globalization is forcing firms to make smarter and timelier decisions to stay competitive. Increased accountability also requires Managers to rely less on their intuition and more on “System 2 thinking” i.e. facts and scientifically-tested methods to gain insights in complex business problems and thereby substantiate the decision-making process. Many managerial decisions, regardless of the functional orientation, are increasingly being based on analysis using quantitative models and tools such as Decision Analysis, Simulation Modelling and Mathematical Optimization. The use of these business analytics for modelling and decisions represents the future of best practices for tomorrow’s success companies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC1007X","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics - Models & Decisions","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Globalization is forcing firms to make smarter and timelier decisions to stay competitive. Increased accountability also requires Managers to rely less on their intuition and more on “System 2 thinking” i.e. facts and scientifically-tested methods to gain insights in complex business problems and thereby substantiate the decision-making process. Many managerial decisions, regardless of the functional orientation, are increasingly being based on analysis using quantitative models and tools such as Decision Analysis, Simulation Modelling and Mathematical Optimization. The use of these business analytics for modelling and decisions represents the future of best practices for tomorrow’s success companies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC2006","ModuleTitle":"Operations Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"All manufacturing and service organisations have an operations function that is primarily responsible for the production and delivery of their products and services. The operations function therefore not only affects final product quality but also impacts customer service and the overall competitiveness of the organisation. The objective of this course is to introduce and highlight the strategic importance of operations, and the fundamental principles and concepts of effective operations management. Students will examine how operations decisions in areas such as quality, process design, capacity and inventory can be managed, controlled and improved. Operations in both manufacturing and service organisations will be addressed.(Although no prerequisite is stated, this module assumes prior knowledge of basic probability concepts like expected value, variance, normal distribution, and Poisson distribution. Students should ensure that they are adequately prepared for this module.)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006 or IE3120. All Industrial & Systems (ISE) students","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC2008","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics - Data & Decisions","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Business decisions are often made under uncertainty. In the modern business environment, technological advances facilitate the collection of huge amounts of data which can potentially improve the decision making process. Successful businesses make use of Business Analytics and Business Intelligence, which are fundamentally based on quantitative statistical methods, to identify patterns and trends in their data which eventually lead to insightful projections and realistic predictions. This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts of statistical inference such as confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, as well as to statistical tools useful in business analysis, such as regression analysis and time series analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"ST1131/ST1131A Introduction to Statistics, ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences and ST2334 Probability and Statistics.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3201","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This course considers the operation of a supply chain from a managerial perspective, serving two main objectives: to provide tools for design, analysis, management and performance improvement of supply chains, and to introduce and discuss recent influential innovations in supply chain management such as B2B portals. Students will be taught to appreciate the need to balance between responsiveness and efficiency in the four major components of the chain: Inventory, Transportation, Facilities, and Information. These four components will be introduced to the students through suitable mathematical and behavioural models. It is recommended that students have some understanding of the Internet and e-business.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3201 or BZ3402 or BK3505 or IE4220 or CS5262. All Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) students","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3202","ModuleTitle":"Purchasing And Materials Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this course is to get students interested in and acquainted with the fundamental concepts, models and instruments in purchasing and materials management. Key areas like buying supplies, logistics, contracts, stock and inventory control, distribution and warehouse management will be covered. Some insights into the current developments and biggest problem areas in this field are provided. A combination of informative and interactive lectures and application-oriented case assignments will be used for the pedagogy and considerable attention is devoted to the discussion of practical / managerial issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3202 or BZ3414 or BK3206","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3203","ModuleTitle":"Service Operations Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide a comprehensive and systematic coverage of managing operations in service or service-oriented organisations such as banks, hospitals, airlines, retail outlets, restaurants and consultant agencies. Specifically, students will focus on the problems and analysis relating to the design, planning, control and improvements of service operations. Topics covered include service strategy, system design, location and layout of service systems, resource allocation, workshift scheduling, vehicular scheduling and routing, and service quality. This course is essential for students wishing to work in service or service-oriented environments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3203 or BZ3404 or BK3501","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3214","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Optimisation","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theory, algorithms, and applications of optimisation. Optimisation methodologies include linear programming, integer programming, network optimisation, dynamic programming, and nonlinear programming. Problem formulation and interpretation of solutions will be emphasized. Throughout the course, references will be made wherever appropriate, to business applications, such as portfolio selection, options pricing, and vehicle routing. Students who are interested in computer and quantitative approaches in business will learn many useful techniques in large business system management from this course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"DSC1007 or [(MA1101R or MA1311) and (MA1521 or MA1102R)]","Preclusion":"IE2110","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3215","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Models In Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to management science models that characterise random phenomena in real world applications, particularly in the field of finance and operations management. We start with elementary probabilistic models and illustrate their applications in inventory management and financial engineering. We then construct discrete Markov chain models and demonstrate their applications in managing queues and for evaluating the performance measures of queueing systems. When analytical models are inadequate for studying real world random phenomena, simulation might be a feasible approach. We will discuss several well-known methods to simulate randomness.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"DSC1007 or ST2131","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3216","ModuleTitle":"Forecasting For Managerial Decisions","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Managerial success rests strategically on the ability to forecast the demand for the goods and services that a firm provides. Demand forecasting drives the effective planning of the supply chain: personnel requirements, capital investment, production schedules, logistics etc.This module surveys forecasting techniques and their applications. These encompass traditional qualitative (e.g. front line intelligence, Delphi method) and quantitative techniques (e.g. regression, time series) as well as emerging techniques based on neural networks. Concepts such as trends, seasonality and business cycles will be discussed. Their value in improving forecasts will be illustrated. The module makes extensive use of software including MS Excel and dedicated forecasting packages.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"ST1131A/ST1131/ST1232/MA2216/ST2131/ST2334/EE2003/ME2491","Preclusion":"BH3216 or BZ3405 or BK3509 or BK3519. All Industrial & Systems Engineering (ISE) students","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3218","ModuleTitle":"Physical Distribution Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students to learn about the strategic importance of good distribution planning and operations. A strategic framework of physical distribution design is presented to help build critical managerial skills for decision making in the management of physical distribution and transportation of goods and services. The course emphasizes the application of quantitative and analytical techniques to physical distribution system design (facility location, vehicle routing and fleet planning) and transportation management in Asia. Some programming knowledge of Visual Basic is assumed. Where available, Asian cases will used to highlight and educate the reader on unique business operations in this region.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 or BH2006 or BZ2003 or BK2006","Preclusion":"BH3218 or BZ3401 or BK3504","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3222M","ModuleTitle":"TIOSCM: Business Practicum","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Student should have completed all levels 1000 and 2000 foundation modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3224","ModuleTitle":"Dynamic Pricing & Revenue Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Dynamic Pricing and Revenue Management is the state-of-art tool to improve the operational management of the demand for goods or services to more effectively align it with the supply and extract the maximum value. The course is designed to provide you: (1) a bundle of multidisciplinary knowledge and tactical tools that are readily applicable to real life business applications to deliver price recommendations; (2) conceptual frameworks that synthesize strategic principles, underlying logics, and high-level managerial insights needed by general managers and management consultants.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC1007 or IE2110 or DSC3214","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3226","ModuleTitle":"Sustainable Operations Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to study how a company can use its operations to improve environmental performance and contribute to business success at the same time.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 Operations Management","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3229","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Mgt","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based research and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC3239","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Mgt","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4211C","ModuleTitle":"SIOSCM: Operations Strategy","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The course will present a strategic perspective of the operations function in any business. As a part of the course, the student will develop an appreciation of the fact that operations management is closely linked to competitive success of a firm. After taking the course the student should be in position to analyze the key role of operations in the entire corporate strategy framework and formulate a consistent operations strategy. The focus will be on the analysis of business operations and the design of appropriate processes that ensure the most effective and efficient utilization of resources. During the sessions we will constantly juxtaposition operations concepts with the elements\\basic inputs from finance, economics and strategy so as to appreciate the impact of operations on the overall business strategy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4211G","ModuleTitle":"SIOSCM: Service Design","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Service design is a process that seeks to understand ways to develop the environments and programs that lead to a high level of service quality. Often times, the success of a business is dependent on the quality of service that is provided to its customers. This is most evident in businesses where there is a blurry line between product and service. When the ultimate product is service, the quality of this service is the main element that can predict the success and profitability of the company.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 Operations Management","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4213","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Tools for Consulting","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Business analysts / consultants hold strategic positions within the knowledge-based firm. They support the Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance and HR departments in refining their processes, making them more efficient, profitable and customer-centric. A 2006 Money magazine survey ranks the business analyst position among the top jobs with regards to salary, advancement prospects, satisfaction and stress level. The objective of this capstone course is to prepare participants for the work environment and the diverse challenges faced by business analysts and consultants. Through the pedagogical medium of cases, participants will polish their skills in analytics and the written and oral communications of their results to a Management audience. The course will cover topics such as Decision & Risk Analysis, Optimization, Simulation, Data Mining and Forecasting. Participants will gain extensive experience in analytical software such as Precision Tree, Solver and Evolutionary Solver, @Risk and StatTools. Cases will highlight timely problems e.g. cash flow / revenue management, supply chain optimization, reverse auctions, staff right-sizing, outsourcing, benchmarking, CRM (e.g. customer segmentation, clustering), seasonal demand forecasting etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"DSC1007 or IE2110 or DSC3214","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4215","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Visualization & Actionable Intelligence","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Successful supply chain analytics projects require: A business problem, validated data, visualization for initial insights, and statistical analysis for predictive insights. Students will glean insights from real world data, answer strategic business questions, create an Information Strategy for Supply Chain, Visualize and monetize Big Data. Real data sets from supply chain, retail, and social media will be placed in cloud technology like Google or Amazon. The students will use state-of-the-art tools to create amazing visualizations including SAP Lumira, Qlikview,Tableau, SVG, NetNode, and others. Practically, students will also learn about types of data available in a typical corporation, how this data maybe collected, shortcomings, bureaucratic / company's cultural issues. In this era of entrepreneurship we will also look at how startups/NGOs can visualize supply chain opportunities to attract and serve customers. To round out the course we will review the ethical and legal considerations of acquiring and using certain types of data. At the end they will develop the next generation of business analytics using cross-industry data mashups. The skills learned will be usable in other industries and the core concepts are technology agnostic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-1-4-2","Prerequisite":"DSC2006 Operations Management","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4216","ModuleTitle":"Business-driven Technology","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The information age has brought with it a host of new technologies - and an overabundance of choices. Businesses are faced with myriad ways of identifying, developing or acquiring and deploying technologies. Organisations of different sizes in different clusters will have different technology needs at various stages of their growth. Different types of technology bring about different types of organizational change, and managers should tailor their own roles accordingly. Technology for organisational productivity and technology to enable the organisation to create new revenue streams need to be differentiated and tackled with different methodologies. Categorizing technologies in this manner can help leaders determine which technologies and when to invest in and how they can assist organizations in making the most of them.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4219","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Mgt","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC4229","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Mgt","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5101","ModuleTitle":"Analytics in Managerial Economics","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"We analyze price formation and economic performance in imperfectly competitive markets by using optimization, statistical and stochastic methods. Strategic interactions between the participants in these markets are emphasized and a theoretical framework is laid out. Theoretical models are analyzed with industry examples and datasets.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5102","ModuleTitle":"Business Analytics Capstone Project","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an opportunity for teams of students to work with organizations throughout the world to identify important organizational issues, engage in data collection and analysis, and recommend insightful solutions. Through action-based learning that spans over one year, it aims to develop personal capabilities, professional competencies, and academic knowledge in a real business setting.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"1-0-0-7-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5103","ModuleTitle":"Statistics","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5121","ModuleTitle":"Hands-on with Business Analytics (Supply Chain & Finance)","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This course bridges the divide between technical skills and business know-how. Students will engage in a series of business case study discussions, guided group projects, and a final semester project. Applications will cover areas such as real time analytics in supply chain, cross dock selection, inventory flow design, credit scoring, portfolio selection, risk management, asset pricing and implementation of banking regulation. Students practice using real-world tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5211A","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Coordination and Risk Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to expose students to the techniques for the design, control and operation of a robust and efficient supply chain. We will focus on two of the important topics in supply chain management: supply chain coordination and supply chain risk management. Our objective is to provide our students further understanding on these two selected topics by discussing a variety of related issues and modeling/analysis tools. We will not only introduce the students a variety of recent developments and business insights in these two topics but also teach the students how to conduct analysis to gain these insights.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Knowledge in Operations Management and Supply Chain Management Knowledge of Calculus and Probability","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5211B","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Tools for Consulting","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Business analysts and consultants hold strategic positions within the knowledge-oriented firm. They play a major role in making the Supply Chain, Marketing, Finance and HR departments more efficient, customer-centric and profitable. The course prepares participants for the work environment and the diverse challenges faced by business analysts and consultants. Specifically, they will develop analytical models and gain experience with software used in the industry to garner insights into contemporaneous managerial challenges such as optimization of resources, pricing, business expansion decisions, risk management etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-6-1","Prerequisite":"Any introductory course in Statistics.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DSC5211C","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Risk Management","Department":"Decision Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to provide an introduction to the probability and statistical methods used by financial institutions and supply chain managers to model market, credit and operational risk. Topics addressed include loss distributions, multivariate models, dependence and copulas, extreme value theory, risk measures, risk aggregation, risk allocation and supply chain risk management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"DSC5211A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5701","ModuleTitle":"Large Scale Systems Engineering","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-5-4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5702","ModuleTitle":"C3 Systems","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"C3 SYSTEMS","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5703","ModuleTitle":"Operations Research","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"Operations Research (OR) originated from World War II as a response to the need for effective, efficient, and optimal operation of weapon systems and the deployment of military forces at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels. Since then, OR has evolved into a full-scale scientific discipline that is practiced widely by analysts and decision makers in industry, government, and the military. The purpose of this module is to educate the participants, including military personnel, in the fundamental theory and practice of operations research for the understanding, structuring, and improvement of decision making, leading to improved performance of complex defense and non-defense operations and systems. Topics covered include linear & non-linear programming, queuing theory, simulation, decision analysis and multiple attribute decision making, with emphasis on the development and manipulation of mathematical and computer models of complex organizational and operational systems. Examples will be drawn from the areas of resource allocation, logistics, force composition, human resources, operational planning & scheduling, weapon systems selection, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5704","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Logistics Support","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5705","ModuleTitle":"Guided Weapons","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Quek Tong Boon","Leng S B,Gerard","Wee Liang Boon","GEOFFREY TAN"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5709","ModuleTitle":"Sensor Technology And Systems","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"SENSOR TECHNOLOGY AND SYSTEMS","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5715","ModuleTitle":"Information Assurance","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5726","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Systems Engineering and Architecting","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introductory module providing an overview of the topic and a flavour of the details which should be more fully explored in depth through other modules. It explains systems architecting, engineering, lifecycles, associated activities, products, applications, processes, models, methods and strategies. The module is intensive and challenges the students to think creatively.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-5-4","Preclusion":"IE5402 Systems Engineering and Architecture SyE5001 Systems Engineering and Architecture SDM5001 Systems architecture SDM 5002 Systems Engineering DTS5716 Systems Approach to Engineering Management","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5727","ModuleTitle":"Operational Test and Evaluation","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) enables validation of the as-designed, built, and verified system’s satisfaction of the users’ operational needs. This module answers these questions: What is OT&E? Why is OT&E needed? What is its objective? When is OT&E performed during the system development phase? How is OT&E carried out? Who is responsible for performing OT&E? What is the system developer’s role in OT&E? Where is OT&E carried out? What are OT&E best practices? The module illuminates the OT&E fundamentals and methods with examples and case studies. Topics include: - Role Test & Evaluation (T&E) in System Acquisitionand Development - Interrelationships & Integration of Developmental T&E (DT&E) and OT&E - System Operational Effectiveness and Suitability - Fundamentals of OT&E - Life Fire Test and Evaluation - OT&E Methods and Tools - OT&E Examples - OT&E Best Practices - OT&E Case Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"Background in systems engineering and statistics is desired.","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Thomas V. Huynh"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DTS5730","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar in Defence Technology and Systems","Department":"Temasek Defence Systems Institute","ModuleDescription":"This graduate-level module is designed to provide opportunities for the student to: - Attend seminars on defence and security-related topics delivered by external speakers - Choose a topic pertaining to defence technology and systems - Select and critically read research publications on the chosen topic - Organize and present a presentation on the chosen topic to his fellow students and interested faculty","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1.5-0-2.5-2.5","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DY5190","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar module","Department":"Dentistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to promote a strong research culture among the research students of the Faculty of Dentistry as well as improving their communication skills through presentations and conference attendance. It is spread over the candidature of the students and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"DY5310","ModuleTitle":"Endodontics","Department":"Division Of Graduate Dental Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Endodontic Residency Training Programme comprises of didactic, clinical and research components. Clinical training incorporating state-of-the-art technologies is corroborated with advanced didactic instruction in the principles of Endodontics and the basis for biomedical sciences. An array of features includes laboratory practical, seminars, lectures,literature reviews, multidisciplinary diagnostic and treatment planning sessions as well as undergraduate teaching. There may also be an opportunity for a 3-4 weeks attachment at Baylor College of Dentistry in USA for increased educational exposures. Research is an integral part of the program and the resident is required to engage in a clinical or basic science research project. The resident is encouraged to attend conferences (both local and international) and present their research findings, conduct table-clinics, etc. at such meetings. The main research interest of the Endodontic Residency Training Program is in the understan","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Lectures: 450 hours, Clinics: 3150 hours, Seminars/Tutorial: 450 hours,Technique/Practical: 450 hou","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DY5320","ModuleTitle":"Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery","Department":"Division Of Graduate Dental Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery programme is a three-year programme, incorporating an applied basic science component to be taken in the first year. Students with a Primary MDS or its equivalent are exempted from the Basic Science course and Examination. The Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery residency programme will enable the resident to: ? Acquire the widest theoretical knowledge to be competent in the foundation for the practice of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery; ? Acquire the foundation and practical experience in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery to be competent to enter into higher specialty training; ? Effectively interface with other specialties and disciplines in patients requiring interdisciplinary management, especially in head and neck conditions, orthognathic surgery, cleft lip and palate management; ? Acquire the experience to carry out research projects, to critically evaluate scientific publications and to communicate clinical and research papers in journals and conference","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Lectures: 450 hours, Clinics: 3150 hours, Seminars/Tutorial: 450 hours,Technique/Practical: 450 hou","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DY5330","ModuleTitle":"Orthodontics","Department":"Division Of Graduate Dental Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Orthodontic Residency Training Programme is accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh to enable candidates who successfully complete the course to sit for the Membership in Orthodontics (MOrthRCS Edinburgh). This enables the acquisition, by assessment, of the Fellowship of the College of Surgeons (FDSRCS Edinburgh) after 5 further years of clinical practice as a specialist. The curriculum follows the recommended content by the Erasmus Committee which has been accepted by the European Commissioners in Brussels as satisfying the requirements for specialist practice in Europe.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"Lectures: 450 hours, Clinics: 3150 hours, Seminars/Tutorial: 450 hours,Technique/Practical: 450 hou","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DY5340","ModuleTitle":"Periodontology","Department":"Division Of Graduate Dental Studies","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DY5350","ModuleTitle":"Prosthodontics","Department":"Division Of Graduate Dental Studies","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"DY5360","ModuleTitle":"Paediatric Dentistry","Department":"Division Of Graduate Dental Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Paediatric Dentistry programme is a three-year programme, incorporating an applied basic science component to be taken in the first year. Students with a Primary MDS or its equivalent are exempted from the Basic Sciences course and Examination. The Paediatry Dentistry residency programme will enable the resident to: - Acquire the widest theoretical knowledge to be competent in the foundation for the practice of Paediatric Dentistry; - Acquire the foundation and practical experience in Paediatric Dentistry to be competent to enter into higher specialty training; - Be proficient , competent and ethical in all aspects of dentistry for children and adolescents from birth to 18 years of age; - Acquire the experience to carry out research projects, to champion and advance paediatric dentistry efforts.","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5001","ModuleTitle":"Big Data Engineering for Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course equips students with the in-depth data engineering and data analytics skills that are required to engineer big data solutions to solve real world business problems. The first half of the course delivers in-depth knowledge of the engineering aspects involved in the storage, processing and visualization of big data sets. It examines state-of-the-art distributed architectures and platforms (both cloud hosted and traditional) and their programming frameworks and libraries. The second half of the course focuses on the data analytics techniques, technologies and tools that combine with these architectures and frameworks to solve real world big data problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-5-1","Prerequisite":"There are no hard prerequisites in terms of existing courses, but it would be desirable for students to have some of familiarity with distributed computing, business intelligence and business analytics.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5101","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Business Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this course is to introduce the student to different Statistical Analysis and Business Analytic techniques. Students will learn basic descriptive statistics and modelling techniques. Further, they will learn when to use each and how to interpret the results. Students will also learn how to predict future business trends using simple statistical methods like moving averages, exponential smoothing and linear regression. Some key statistical analyses include hypothesis testing, correlation analysis, control groups versus test groups. Students will appreciate the value of Business Analytics through being introduced to segmentation analytics, decision trees, logistic regression and neural networks.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-10-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5102","ModuleTitle":"Data Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces key data analytic algorithms and techniques used in data–rich business analytics projects. It covers comprehensive analytic techniques including basic statistical and quantitative analysis, querying and reporting techniques, and extensive data mining techniques. It is designed with a practical focus of applying these techniques to answer business questions. Participants will learn the skills to successfully implement analytic solutions using various data analytic techniques, and develop a critical awareness of a wide range of commercial and open source business intelligence/analytics tools through the lectures and workshops.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-10-5","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5103","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop understanding of how the results of data driven modelling can assist businesses to reduce their marketing costs and increase their return on investments. Predictive Modelling techniques such as Churn Models, Response Models, Uplift Response Models, Churn Uplift Models, and Risk Models will be covered in this course. Based on business objectives, students will learn when to use specific modelling techniques and how to interpret the results. Case studies are used to illustrate how the advanced modelling techniques can reduce marketing costs and thereby increase the return on investment for the business.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-10-5","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics EB5002 Data Analytics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5104","ModuleTitle":"Decision Making and Optimization","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills to optimize business problems with large number of constraints and variables. Techniques, including linear programming, the transportation model, network models, goal programming, non-linear programming, and inventory models will enable students to address a wide range of applications in healthcare, logistics, defence, transportation, logistics, and economics. Students will learn how to formulate a model for the business problem, by identifying the decision variables, objective function and constraints. They will then learn how to validate their model, determine the optimal solution perform sensitivity analysis, and interpret the results, and make recommendations for decision making.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-10-5","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5105","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Business Analytics Project","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The Enterprise Business Analytics project is designed to be a building block for students to consolidate and put into practice the skills, tools and techniques they have acquired during the Masters programme. This hands-on experience will give students the opportunity to analyze the business needs of a functional area in their organization and suggest and apply Business Analytics techniques to provide business insights and identifiable benefits. The project may take the form of a typical consulting engagement or alternatively, it may involve the experimental application and validation of a Business Analytics technology such as text mining, neural networks etc.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics EB5002 Data Analytics EB5003 Advanced Analytics","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5106","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Business Analytics Overseas Practicum","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The Enterprise Business Analytics Overseas Practicum is designed to allow students to experience entrepreneurial enterprises, such as high technology start-up companies, in rapidly developing economies, such as Israel and China, and contribute to those companies by playing a significant role in using data for competitive advantage and in solving complex business problems. The practicum allows students to apply their knowledge in a real world context, demonstrating their mastery of a range of Enterprise Business Analytics skills, such as problem formulation, problem modeling, data cleansing and preparation, model construction, verification and validation. This module is conducted in collaboration with the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC).","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0.0-0.0-0.0-30.0-0.0","Prerequisite":"Before commencing the Enterprise Business Analytics Overseas Practicum, the students must successfully complete the four MTech EBAC core courses: EB5101 Foundations of Business Analytics EB5102 Data Analytics EB5103 Advanced Analytics EB5104 Decision Making and Optimization In addition, they must demonstrate in the electives they have taken and/or in their work experience that they have the technical background for the project being offered by NOC.","Preclusion":"Students that select EB5105 Enterprise Business Analytics Project cannot also select the Enterprise Business Analytics Overseas Practicum and vice versa.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5201","ModuleTitle":"Campaign Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to teach students how to build a successful, repeatable campaign development process. Using helpful practical techniques students will learn how to put marketing activities and offers together to ensure a truly relevant integrated marketing communications plan that works. Students will also learn how to measure campaign results and automatically feed that intelligence back into the system to fine tune future campaigns.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5202","ModuleTitle":"Web Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces Web analytics techniques that are suitable for developing Web-based intelligent systems, optimizing website design and improving customer experience. In this course, participants will be exposed to the key concepts, techniques and practices of Web analytics. It provides an overview of three major types of Web analytics/mining tasks, i.e., usage mining, content mining and structure mining. It also illustrates various ecommerce and business intelligence applications using techniques such as user preference tracking, user profiling and personalization.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5203","ModuleTitle":"Customer Relationship Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Customer Relationship Management (CRM) is a business strategy to reduce cost and increase profitability through a better understanding of customers gained from insights into customer data. This course introduces Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) and data mining techniques to derive insights into the behaviour and value of your customers. Participants will learn how to make quicker and better business decisions using customer profiling and targeting, profitability analysis, customer-personalization, event-monitoring, what-if scenarios, and predictive modelling. This course will incorporate industry best practices and latest trends and feature workshops using CRM software to enhance learning and practice.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5204","ModuleTitle":"New Media and Sentiment Mining","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The prevalence of social media has enabled normal users to openly voice their opinions and share their experiences about various products or services. These have provided businesses with additional channels to monitor and manage their reputation, increase customer engagement, and discover new opportunities. This course introduces the concepts and techniques for opinion extraction from unstructured text and the classification of sentiment polarity. Participants will learn how to find textual sources containing expressions of opinion/sentiment, and use computerised tools to perform various sentiment analysis tasks.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5205","ModuleTitle":"Analytics for Pharmaceutical Professionals","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to teach students how to make better use of data in analyzing physicians, patients and treatments and thereby improving the decision making of the organization. A wide variety of analytical techniques and methods will covered, such as Recall Testing, Awareness, Trial and Usage (ATU), Patient Diary Studies (PDS), Key Opinion Leader (KOL), Perceptual Mapping, Segmentation, Profiling, Conjoint Analysis, Omnibus Studies and Quality of Life. Based on specific organization objectives, students will learn when to use specific methods, how to conduct the study and interpret the results.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5206","ModuleTitle":"Analytics for Logistics Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Effective logistics and supply chain management requires strategic, quantitative and tactical techniques that can be harnessed through data analytics and intelligent methods. This course introduces data analytics from the perspective of a decision support system (DSS) with emphasis on integration of information, inventory, transportation and location of material, capital and human resources. Through a series of workshops, simulations and case studies, the course provides a tool-kit that is built on forecasting, networking and warehousing algorithms that contribute towards optimized decision making vis-à-vis cost control, operations and stakeholder relationship management.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EB5207","ModuleTitle":"Analytics for Tourism and Hospitality","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to gain insights into how analytic tools are transforming the conventions and practices of the tourism and hospitality industries to increase product and service differentiation. Using predictive analytics, participants will learn how to identify new selling opportunities, enhance product and service offerings, create better pricing models, and improving overall customer satisfaction and loyalty. Some key analyses include customer behaviour, campaign effectiveness, customer profitability, basket analysis, demand forecasting and churn models. Students will be lead through the various stages of analysis starting from preparation of raw data, exploratory data analysis, analytical modelling to results interpretation.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"EB5001 Foundations of Business Analytics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Economic Analysis","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to some of the basic concepts, methods, and models in economics to equip the students to think economically. These tools will enable students to understand current economic issues and appreciate economics in their everyday lives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Preclusion":"EC1301, BH1005/BSP1005, USE2301. All BBA, BAC, BBA(Hons) and BAC(Hons) students are not allowed to take EC1101E.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC1301","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to teach the basic principles of economics to undergraduates from non-economic majors. It introduces students to elementary microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and provides them with an economic framework to understand the workings of individual markets, the aggregate economy, as well as international trade and finance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Preclusion":"EC1101E, BH1005/BSP1005, USE2301. All BBA, BAC, BBA(Hons) and BAC(Hons) students are not allowed to take EC1301.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Georgiou, Georgios","Chung Wee-Wee, Connie"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC2101","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Analysis I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course is for students who have studied the principles of economics and will take them through to the next level in their study of microeconomics. Our approach stresses the relevance and application of microeconomic theory in both managerial and public policy decision making. A combination of tables, figures, and simple mathematics will be used to provide the grounding in the key principles of microeconomics for further study in the economics programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EC1101E or EC1301 or USE2301 or BSP1005/BH1005","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC2102","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomic Analysis I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course develops the analytical tools to understand basic questions on short-run macroeconomic fluctuations, and shows how these tools can be applied to real world situations. In the process of developing these tools, we will discuss the determinants of consumption and investment. Next we turn to different business cycle theories. Specifically, we study the Keynesian, New Keynesian, Neo Classical and Real Business Cycle models, and examine their different assumptions and policy prescriptions for macroeconomic stabilization. IS-LM and AD-AS frameworks are employed in studying some or all of these paradigms. Finally, we evaluate the predictions of these models against business cycle facts. We will also briefly review national income accounting and discuss some measurement issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC1101E or EC1301 or USE2301 or BSP1005 or BH2001","Preclusion":"BSP2001","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC2104","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to enable students to integrate relevant basic mathematical knowhow with economic analysis. The main objective is to develop in the students the process skills for formulating and solving economic problems mathematically. Topics include equilibrium analysis, understanding and use of matrix algebra and differential and integral calculus in formulating and solving economic problems, comparative-static analysis, and selected optimization problems in economics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"EC3311, ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301 OR MA1301FC OR MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chua Yeow Hwee"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC2303","ModuleTitle":"Foundations for Econometrics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory statistics course for economists. No prior background in statistics is needed as the course is intended to provide a rigorous statistical foundation for students who intend to study econometrics. The module begins with ways of summarizing economic data, including the use of frequency distributions and measures of central tendency and dispersion. This is followed by an initiation into the concepts of classical probability, paving the way for the important topics of random variables and probability distributions. Next, the core ideas of classical statistical inference are introduced - including sampling distributions, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing and analysis of variance. Finally, correlation and regression analyses will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"All ST and SA modules, DSC1007 or DSC1007X, MA2216","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Beam, Emily Allison"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC2374","ModuleTitle":"Economy of Modern China I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The rise of the Chinese economy has profound impact on the world and our region. In this module, students will learn to appreciate the basic structure of China's economy by exploring its historical origins, cultural backgrounds, geographical features, and institutional evolutions. The module aims to help students develop capability of comprehending changes of economic and business environment in China and their likely implications on Southeast Asian economies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC1101E or EC1301 or BSP1005 or USE2301","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3101","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Analysis II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of the foundation module on microeconomics. It is designed to equip students with the standard tools and techniques to analyze microeconomic issues and to prepare them to access higher level modules that utilize microeconomic analysis. The module begins with a review of several foundation topics on consumer and producer theory covered in the prerequisite course, i.e. EC2101. It then moves on to discuss the general equilibrium model, whereby consumers and producers are put together in a general equilibrium framework. After that, it covers choice over time, i.e. inter-temporal choice and choices over different states of the world, i.e. choices under uncertainty. It then continues with game theory. This topic will be discussed extensively. Coverage will include various solution concepts for one-shot games and sequential move games. Applications of the theory on the issues of oligopolistic competition, entry and entry prevention, and network economics will receive a great deal of attention. Finally, the module ends with the asymmetric information, i.e. moral hazard and adverse selection and its application on the internal organisation of the firm. Throughout the course, empirical observations and real-life cases pertaining to the issues discussed in this module are presented.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Timothy Wong Chong Ji"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3102","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomic Analysis II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course follows up on Macroeconomics I (EC2102). We review consumption and investment theories, and study the determinants of money demand and supply. Aggregate Supply functions under differing assumptions regarding labour-market clearing and price expectations (rational or adaptive) are derived next, and combined with the Aggregate Demand function to study policy and other effects. We next examine the expectations-augmented Phillips Curve, and simple inflation-unemployment dynamics. We also study further policy issues (time inconsistency, Ricardian Equivalence, profit-sharing), open-economy macroeconomics (the Mundell-Fleming model), and simple growth theory (the Solow model and the AK endogenous growth model).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2102, EC2101, AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Vu Thanh Hai"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3303","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This is a basic econometrics module that requires a background in statistical analysis similar to EC2303 Foundations for Econometrics. This module is aimed at providing a user-friendly introduction to basic econometric techniques and commercial software packages such as Eviews and Excel to carry out simple regression analyses. The major topics covered include a review of probability distributions and statistical inference, rudiments of matrix algebra, classical linear regression model with two or more variables, estimation and hypothesis testing, and violation of classical assumptions and some remedial measures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"(EC1101E or EC1301 or BSP1005) and (EC2303 or DSC1007 or DSC1007X or any ST or SA module or MA2216)","Preclusion":"ST3131","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Seah Kah Cheng, Kelvin"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3304","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module builds upon the background provided in EC3303 Econometrics I and provides an application oriented coverage to a number of topics. The module begin with a review of the multiple regression model and moves on to topics such as autoregressive distributed lag models, micro-econometrics, panel regressions, and limited dependent variable regressions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(EC3303 OR ST3131) AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3305","ModuleTitle":"Programming Tools for Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on teaching programming tools and econometric software for economics. The aim is for students to master basic programming skills and to know how to use broadly used econometrics software. It will be a \"hands-on\" module during which students will learn to explore, modify, manage, and analyze data. They will also learn how to learn by themselves skills that will not be covered in class. At the end of the course, students will be able to produce a given analysis starting from any type of raw data. Applications will cover several fields of applied economics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I EC2104 Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis EC3303 Econometrics I","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3312","ModuleTitle":"Game Theory & Applications to Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students in economics and other social sciences to game theory, a theory of interactive decision making. This module provides students with the basic solution concepts for different types of non-cooperative games, including static and dynamic games under complete and incomplete information. The basic solution concepts that this module covers are Nash equilibrium, subgame perfect equilibrium, Bayesian equilibrium, and perfect Bayesian equilibrium. This module emphasizes the applications of game theory to economics, such as duopolies, auctions, and bargaining.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101, EC3101, (EC2303, MA2216, ANY SA MODULE, ANY ST MODULE, OR THEIR EQUIVALENT), AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Preclusion":"MA4264","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wang Peng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3314","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The module continues from EC2104. Topics include more advanced mathematical tools and techniques for economic analysis such as static optimization and comparative statics, dynamic systems and dynamic optimization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(EC2104 or MA1101R or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1506 or MA1507 or MA1508) and (EC2101 and EC2102)","Preclusion":"EC3311, B.Eng. degree students, and students who major in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Quah Kim Ho, John"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3322","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Organisation I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course considers the behaviour of firms in a market economy. It has two parts. One - the basic theory part - considers how firms behave under different market structures. The other part is policy-oriented. It applies tools from the basic theory part to everyday problems and scenarios and tries to assess market efficiency and effects of possible intervention by the government or regulatory agencies. The two parts proceed simultaneously. Real-life problems or scenarios are introduced and while discussing them the required theory is developed. Students must be able to take derivatives and solve optimization problems and think critically in a logical manner.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3332","ModuleTitle":"Money and Banking I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the economic analysis of the following: (1) the structure and role of financial institutions, (2) tools and conduct of monetary policy, including monetary theory. Topics include the role of money, debt and equity; financial institutions and markets; regulation; financial crises; interest rates; commercial bank operations; the money supply process; theories of money demand; conduct of monetary policy and its role in different macroeconomic frameworks: international role of money; monetary policy in Singapore. As financial activities and events affect our everyday lives, this course should be of interest to a wide variety of students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2102 AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["ecssmk"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3333","ModuleTitle":"Financial Economics I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to introduce students to certain areas of financial economics. It attempts to develop a theoretical foundation for choice under uncertainty, portfolio analysis and equilibrium asset pricing models. A considerable portion of the course will also be devoted to the fixed-income securities and derivative securities. Since this is an economics course in a liberal arts and sciences setting, we will emphasize economic concepts whenever possible, and spend time on the intellectual and economic development of investment analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 AND (EC2102 OR BSP2001) AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Preclusion":"FNA3102/FIN3102/BH2004/FNA2004/FIN2004/FIN2004X","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3342","ModuleTitle":"International Trade I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"International trade is about how nations interact through trade of goods and services. This module focuses on the real transactions across borders (i.e., those transactions that involve a physical movement of goods or a tangible commitment of economic resources), such as the pattern of trade, gains from trade, and trade volume.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 and EC2102","Preclusion":"EC3341","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ma Lin"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3343","ModuleTitle":"International Finance I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the theory and practice of international macroeconomics and finance. The objective of this module is to give students a theoretical framework to think about a wide variety of current issues in international finance: current account deficit, global imbalances, exchange rate determination, monetary policy in an open economy setting, and global financial crisis in 2008.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 and EC2102","Preclusion":"EC3341","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Liu Zhengning"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3351","ModuleTitle":"Public Finance","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an introduction to the economic analysis of the government sector using microeconomic tools. Principles and policies concerning both taxation and expenditure are covered. In particular, the effects of various fiscal arrangements on efficiency in resource allocation and on equity are analysed. The focus is on developing analytical tools to evaluate public policy proposals, particularly as they relate to Singapore's budgetary process.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3353","ModuleTitle":"Health Economics I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Can economic analysis contribute to solving the problem of how to design a national health care system, which efficiently responds to consumers' desire for good health? What are the efficient ways of financing healthcare? This module examines these questions through the use of tools of microeconomic analysis and analyzes the behavior of consumers, producers and insurers in the healthcare market. The issue of how healthcare is financed will be examined from the perspective of economic efficiency and equity. The course will also relate the theories developed to current policy issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3361","ModuleTitle":"Labour Economics I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module employs the analytical tools of economics to provide a better understanding of the workings and outcomes of labour markets. It applies economic theory to analyze and predict the behaviour of and relationship between labour market participants; to understand the causes of important labour market trends and developments; and to discuss and evaluate policies affecting labour services. Major topics covered include the theory of individual labour supply, labour demand, economics of education, training and migration, trade unions and collective bargaining, economics of personnel, pay determination and productivity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2101, (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421), AND EC3303","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jessica Pan"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3371","ModuleTitle":"Development Economics I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the economics of developing countries. The first three lectures will focus on principles and concepts of development. The second part of the module will provide an overview of theories of development. The third part will examine development strategies and policies designed to address issues of growth and development and will, in this instance, focus on the development experiences of selected Asia-Pacific economies. This segment of the module will provide students with an appreciation of the development problems, possibilities and prospects in these regional economies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"\"EC2101, (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421), AND EC3303\"","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Elisabetta Gentile"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3373","ModuleTitle":"Asean Economies","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses the economic development experiences of the ASEAN economies in post-war years with emphasis on the role of ASEAN economic cooperation. Major topics covered include agricultural and rural development, industrialisation, international trade, resource transfers, development of local capital, ASEAN's international economic relations and future prospects for ASEAN growth and economic cooperation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101","Preclusion":"EC3375, EC3376, EU3214","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Shrestha, Omkal Lal"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3375","ModuleTitle":"Economy and Business of Japan and Korea","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module examines economic miracles of Japan and Korea and their central business organizations, keiretsu and chaebols, that brought the success. It then analyzes how they responded to the challenges of the transition from catching-up economies to mature economies, and how their business organizations functioned in the transition process.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EC2101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3376","ModuleTitle":"Economics Of European Integration","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"“European Economic Integration” covers the historical origins, contemporary developments, institutions and the major economic and other policy areas of the European Union: The Single Market, Monetary Union, customs union, sectoral policies (competition, regional development, agriculture, environment, research, social policy, transportation, energy, industry, trade etc), her future enlargement and cooperation in internal security/immigration and external security and foreign policy. The tutorials focus on individual economic and political country profiles of the EU’s current and future member states. The objective is to give students a sound background to evaluate the EU’s and her member states current and future economic and political situation and to study the evolution and the problems of regional integration in using the world’s most advanced model case. As the course is interdisciplinary in nature (covering economics, politics, contemporary history and law), interested students from other faculties are encouraged to attend. Basic economic literacy and some knowledge of European history and politics are a definite plus.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2101 and EC2102","Preclusion":"EC3373, EC3375, EU3214","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Elisabetta Gentile"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3377","ModuleTitle":"Global Economic History","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we use economic theory and quantitative methods to understand why some countries grew rich while others did not. Since the operation of an economy cannot be devoid of its institutional context, special attention will be paid to the political economy of development. Besides the economics literature, we will also read selected works by historians, political scientists, and sociologists to gain a more comprehensive understanding of development issues in Asia, Africa, and the West in recent centuries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I and EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3378","ModuleTitle":"Emerging India in Asia's Economic Integration","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"India is one of Asia’s most important economies and amongst the largest in the world. However, India’s, and South Asia’s trade/investment integration with the rest of Asia remains limited. With business-friendly government firmly in power in India, the module will focus on applied aspects of the macroeconomic fundamentals, and growth strategies in India and South Asian economies, and their cross-border thematic issues with policy relevance (e.g. demographic dividend, overcoming poverty, income inequality, knowledge economy, R&D/innovation, environmental challenges, governance issues, etc). The module will also deal with the ongoing and planned intra-regional, and interregional cooperation measures (eg. SAARC, SAFTA, SASEC, ASEAN, RCEP, GMS, BRICS’ NDB, etc).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2102","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3381","ModuleTitle":"Urban Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with a general knowledge on various aspects of urban economics. It uses microeconomic analysis to explain why cities exits, where they develop, how they grow, and how different activities are arranged within cities. Models of firm, industrial and household location decisions will form the basis in analysing urban land use patterns and trends. Other topics covered include housing markets, the role of the government in the urban economy, and urban transportation. The module is for students with strong microeconomic background and with interest in urban economics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101 AND (EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3383","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The economic causes of environmental and resource problems are a major theme of the module. Economic theory is applied to environmental questions associated with resource exploitation; the problem of externalities and their management through various economic institutions, economic incentives and other instruments and policies. Means of analysing the economic implications of environmental policy are also discussed as well as the valuation of environmental quality, assessment of environmental damages, and tools needed for the evaluation of projects such as cost-benefit analysis, and environmental impact assessments. Selected topics on international environmental issues will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC2101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Salvo, Alberto E Brugarolas"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3386","ModuleTitle":"Port Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The rapid process of globalisation over the last decade with intensive international trade, foreign investment and manufacturing outsourcing and the booming resources sector, has had pervasive effects on the way ports are built and operated, from providing simple ship shelter and warehouse services to much more complex, multimodal terminal services, from monopoly to competition, and from state/government-owned to local private corporations. Port Economics explores fundamental issues related to port operation and management from the economic perspective, including but not limited to port planning and development, competition, tariff design, performance monitoring, policies and regulations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3394","ModuleTitle":"Economics and Psychology","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses how findings and insights from psychology can be incorporated formally and rigorously into economics to improve its descriptive and predictive powers. It will also discuss the implications for policymakers. The module does not require any background in psychology but it does assume that the students have had rigorous training in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"EC2101 Microeconomic AnalysisI EC2102 Macroeconomic AnalysisI and EC3303 Econometrics I","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3395","ModuleTitle":"Economics and Ethics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we examine the interaction between economics and ethics along several dimensions. We uncover the ethical underpinnings of economics as commonly taught and practiced in its selection of topics, measurements and principles. We examine how incorporating ethical motivations in individual decision-making enriches economic models and explains important features in modern economies. We also look at how economics influences the value systems of participants in the economic system. Current issues in which economic considerations appear to be in conflict with ethics will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2101, EC2102, EC3101, EC3102","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chan Kok Hoe"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3396","ModuleTitle":"Economic Analysis of Law I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"In this module and its sequel, economic concepts are applied to explain and clarify legal issues. The first of a sequence of two modules, this module focuses on areas in private law as well as the economics of crime and punishment. Students will be able to use economics to analyse the effects of legal rules, to explain why some legal rules are adopted and not others, and to evaluate the efficiency of legal rules. Major topics to be covered are an introduction to the economic framework that underlies much of the substance and procedures of the law, and the core areas of the common law, such as property, contract, tort and crime.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC2102/BSP2001, EC3101 AND [(EC2104 OR ANY MA MODULE THAT IS NOT MA1301 OR MA1301FC OR MA1301X OR MA1311 OR MA1312 OR MA1421) OR EC3311]","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4103","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Economy: Practice and Policy","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"A compulsory honours module that covers the application of macro and micro economics to address practical real world economic questions facing Singapore. It makes use of a wide range of advanced economic tools and approaches, and shows how to apply these to practical issues.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 110MCs including 60MCs in EC, with minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4301","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Analysis III","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to provide students with a sound understanding of modern microeconomic theory. The first half of the course introduces the fundamental tools of microeconomic analysis. It covers consumer theory, firm theory, and general equilibrium. The second half consists of introduction to a number of topics which signify the recent development in microeconomics. These topics include decisions under uncertainty and asymmetric information, and non-cooperative game theory and its applications.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track . Min avg grade point for EC3101 and EC3102 together of 4.00. Note: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4301/EC4101 and EC4302/EC4102 but have: 1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101 and EC3102, and; 2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.50, then student may submit an appeal for the prerequisite waiver using CORS. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Min avg grade point for EC3101 and EC3102 together of 4.00. Note: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4301/EC4101 and EC4302/EC4102 but have: 1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101 and EC3102, and; 2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.50, then student may submit an appeal for the prerequisite waiver using CORS.","Preclusion":"EC4101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yi-Chun Chen"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4302","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomic Analysis III","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into two sections; long- and short- run macro-economic analysis. In the first section, we shall discuss various theories of economic growth using inter-temporal optimization models, which include neo-classical growth models and overlapping-generations models. In the second section, we shall add stochastic elements to the standard neo-classical growth model and use it to study business cycles. Our focus will be to highlight the similarities and differences between the Real Business Cycle and New-Keynesian Models. This course is suitable for students intending to pursue graduate studies or quantitative research (in ministries, statutory boards, etc.) in Economics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track . Min avg grade point for EC3101 and EC3102 together of 4.00. Note: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4301/EC4101 and EC4302/EC4102 but have: 1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101 and EC3102, and; 2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.50, then student may submit an appeal for the prerequisite waiver using CORS. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Min avg grade point for EC3101 and EC3102 together of 4.00. Note: If student do not have the current pre-requisites for EC4301/EC4101 and EC4302/EC4102 but have: 1. passed at least 14 EC modules (or 56MCs) (inclusive of EC3101 and EC3102, and; 2. obtained an SJAP (avg grade of all EC modules) of at least 3.50, then student may submit an appeal for the prerequisite waiver using CORS.","Preclusion":"EC4102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Aamir Rafique Hashmi"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4303","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics III","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at consolidating what was covered in Econometrics I and II and provide a reasonable training in econometric theory and sound empirical analyses. In addition the module will cover non-linear models, time series econometrics (including cointegration and error correction models), simultaneous equations models and more on other topics such as microeconometrics. The module will be highly useful for honours theses that deal with applied problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3304. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3304","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4304","ModuleTitle":"Economic and Financial Forecasting","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module studies techniques for forecasting, evaluating forecast performance and associated uncertainty, and comparing and combining forecasts that are tailored to the typical characteristics of economic and financial data. The emphasis is put on application of these techniques to forecasting real world data using a popular software package such as Stata or EViews.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3303 and EC3304. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3303 and EC3304","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4305","ModuleTitle":"Applied Econometrics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers applied econometrics topics that are useful for policy. The aim is to introduce statistical methods to measure the causal impact of policy and provide firm foundations under which policy evaluation is valid. Fields for which the methods can apply includes economics of education, labour economics and development economics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3304 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3304","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4306","ModuleTitle":"Applied Microeconomic Analysis","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The module covers selected topics including economics of asymmetric information, auction and mechanism design, and matching and market design. The module will focus on delivering the economic insights and minimize the use of mathematical tools. Emphasis will be placed on main applications such as design of efficient and revenue-maximizing auctions, design of stable school choice mechanisms, and design of efficient and optimal contracts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101","Preclusion":"EC4101 and EC4301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4307","ModuleTitle":"Issues in Macroeconomics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module draws on the tools of macro-economic analysis developed in EC2102 and EC3102. It applies the tools to understand the classic and contemporary macroeconomic problems and policies The first half of the semester will be devoted to a quick review of important tools of Macroeconomic analysis. The second half will employ the tools to analyse significant historical as well as contemporary macroeconomic events.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3102 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Aamir Rafique Hashmi"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4313","ModuleTitle":"Search Theory and Applications","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course studies models that depart from the standard Walrasian environment through the introduction of search and matching frictions, with applications to labour, goods, marriage and money markets. By introducing frictions, we can use our models to think more deeply about issues like wage/price dispersion, unemployment compensation, whether sellers should post prices or conduct auctions, or even why money is held.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3102 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4324","ModuleTitle":"Economics of Competition Policy","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module studies antitrust and competition policy: the economic analysis of firms acting \"anticompetitively\" and how competition authorities might respond to their actions. It draws on the study of industrial organization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and (EC3312 or EC3322). Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and (EC3312 or EC3322).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4331","ModuleTitle":"Monetary Economics and Policy","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course exposes students to tools and concepts used at central banks. The course introduces the New Keynesian Model (NKM) and its recent extensions, familiarizes students with monetary policy analysis using this framework, and discusses empirical evidence and puzzles. Open economy aspects will be highlighted whenever suitable. The theoretical concepts will be applied to historical episodes in monetary policy-making using material issued by central banks, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) or the Bank for International Settlement (BIS).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3102 and EC3332 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3102 and EC3332","Corequisite":"EC4102 or EC4302","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Bodenstein Martin Rudolf"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4332","ModuleTitle":"Money and Banking II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Topics include recent developments in monetary theory and policies, rational expectations, demand for money-econometric analysis and empirical studies, the role of money in general equilibrium, a framework for the determination of money supply, issues in monetary policy such as money neutrality, rules versus discretion, policy credibility, exchange rate determination, monetary policy co-ordination, theories of interest rate determination and structure, credit rationing, issues in bank management, financial markets and instruments, bank regulations, internationalization of banking, and monetary policy and foreign exchange management in Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3332. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3332.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Park Jungjae"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4333","ModuleTitle":"Financial Economics II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an in-depth analysis of the theories and models that are essential to the understanding of financial decision making. The course covers topics on decision making under certainty and uncertainty, no-arbitrage pricing theory, mean-variance portfolio selection theory, capital asset pricing model, efficient market hypothesis, mathematics of derivative securities, pricing theory and applications of contingent claims such as standard options, mortgage-backed securities and interest-rate instruments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and (EC3333 or FNA3102/FIN3102 or FNA2004/FIN2004/FIN2004X). Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and (EC3333 or FNA3102/FIN3102 or FNA2004/FIN2004/FIN2004X).","Preclusion":"MA3245 and MA4269","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tsui Ka Cheng"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4334","ModuleTitle":"Financial Market Microstructure","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Market microstructure studies how trading takes place in financial markets. The module will cover theoretical models and the associated empirical analysis employing game theory and econometric theory. We first analyse the movement of security prices by time series models. Second, we investigate various trading strategies adopted by market participants. We then examine three main types of theoretical models of trading: inventory models, sequential trading models, and strategic trading models. Finally, we study how trading rules and institutional details may lead to different trading processes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3304, and EC3333 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3304, and EC3333","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chiu Yu Ko"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4341","ModuleTitle":"International Economics II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course applies some of the 'core' theory from the pure theory of trade and international finance to some topics of interest in the international arena. Topics might include: the gains from trade revisited, endogenous growth and trade policy, the 'new' protectionism, multinational corporations and the transfer of technology, the 'new' regionalism, reforming the international financial architecture, predicting exchange rates movements, coping with international capital flows, the prospects for monetary integration in Asia, international money, the euro, and the internationalisation of the Singapore dollar, the international debt problem.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3341. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and (EC3341 or EC3342 or EC3343).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Davin Chor"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4342","ModuleTitle":"International Trade II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course applies some of the 'core' theory from the pure theory of trade and international finance to some topics of interest in the international arena. Topics might include: the gains from trade revisited, endogenous growth and trade policy, the 'new' protectionism, multinational corporations and the transfer of technology, the 'new' regionalism, reforming the international financial architecture, predicting exchange rates movements, coping with international capital flows, the prospects for monetary integration in Asia, international money, the euro, and the internationalisation of the Singapore dollar, the international debt problem.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3341. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and (EC3341 or EC3342).","Preclusion":"EC4341","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4343","ModuleTitle":"International Finance II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The International Monetary System is the worldwide framework that facilitates cross-border flows of financial capital to finance investment and trade. Today’s system traces its roots to the late 19th century. Before World War I, major currencies were tied to gold, implying a system of fixed exchange rates without room for independent monetary policy. Today no major currency is tied to gold, and monetary policy is independent. Employing the tools presented in International Finance I, the course discusses how the system has operated throughout time and why it changed. The discussions are embedded in the economic context of the times.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3341. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and (EC3341 or EC3343).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4351","ModuleTitle":"Public Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in depth analysis of the latest development in public sector economics. The macroeconomic consequences of the microeconomic impacts of taxation, expenditures and financing schemes are analyzed. It also covers contemporary topics such as fiscal policy and ageing, social security and intergenerational transfers. Students are also exposed to research methodologies and empirical studies involving computable general equilibrium modelling and generational accounting. Students taking this module are expected to have some basic knowledge of public finance.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5.","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Bag, Parimal"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4361","ModuleTitle":"Labour Economics II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides advanced analyses of labour economics and industrial relations topics. Labour economics topics include the study of orthodox and contemporary wage theories, theories of discrimination, economics of migration, manpower policy, and recent developments in labour market theories such as job search theory, implicit contracts, efficiency wage and insider-outside models. On industrial relations, the role of various labour market institutions, important labour laws and current labour and industrial relations issues will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3361. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3361.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ham, John Christopher"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4362","ModuleTitle":"Immigration Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module studies global and regional factors that influence international migration and its impact on welfare and development outcomes of individuals and communities in source as well as destination countries.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and (EC3351 or EC3361 or EC3371) Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and (EC3351 or EC3361 or EC3371)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4363","ModuleTitle":"Applied Population Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide a foundation in applied population economics in both developed and developing countries, with a focus on macro-demographic patterns and transitions, marriage and fertility, and household formation and bargaining. In addition to learning underlying models of economic decision-making, students will use Stata to conduct economic analysis of demographic trends, and they will write an original research paper that applies some of the principles covered to a topic of their choosing.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-2-1-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3361 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3361","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Beam, Emily Allison"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4371","ModuleTitle":"Development Economics II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an in-depth analysis of some important theories and issues concerning economic growth and development in developing countries. Important theories and/or models relating to various issues concerning development will be examined. The course will also discuss policy issues relating to such areas as agricultural development, income distribution, industrialisation, trade, and foreign investment. The course is of interest to students interested in development theories and their application to finding solutions to policy problems in developing countries.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303 and EC3371. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3371.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4372","ModuleTitle":"Technology and Innovation","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with comprehensive understanding of the nexus between technology, innovation and economy. It deals with major theories of 'technology economics' and attempts to synthesise them with historical and comparative perspective. An emphasis is placed on methodology due to the interdisciplinary characteristics of the subject. Some questions to be explored include: (1) major characteristics of technological change, (2) impacts of technical changes on the economy, (3) competitive strategies of firms and nations in coping with technological changes, (4) globalisation of production and R&D networks, (5) comparison of national innovation systems of East Asian countries, (6) Singapore's future in technological development.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4387","ModuleTitle":"Housing Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to how housing markets function. While theoretical motivations will be provided, the focus of the module will be on the empirical analysis of important issues in housing and urban economics. The empirical techniques taught in this module will be applicable to all other areas of economics that model micro behaviour.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3304 Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3304","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4394","ModuleTitle":"Behavioural Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to Behavioural Economics, a relatively new field of economics. It is based on the belief that economists should aspire to making assumptions about humans that are as realistic as possible. Specifically, it tries to incorporate into economics the insights of other social sciences, especially psychology and sociology. In this course, we will be looking at models with precisely formulated assumptions and thinking about the careful empirical testing of both the assumptions and the conclusions. The course will be weighted more towards the empirical parts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and (EC3303 or ST3131). Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and (EC3303 or ST3131).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Roy Chen"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4396","ModuleTitle":"Economic Analysis of Law II","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This is the second module in a sequence of two modules in the Economic Analysis of Law. In this module, the students are introduced to the efficiency issues in common law; the economics of public law, such as competition and regulatory policies; the economics of constitutional law and public choice, such as the theory of the state, democracy and social welfare, rent seeking and legislation, and cost-benefit analysis; and some other topics, such as family law, environmental law, and discrimination law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3396. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3396.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Georgiou, Georgios"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4398","ModuleTitle":"Economics of Inequality","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses inequality within a country, across countries, and across generations. We will study mechanisms of inequality such as discrimination and segregation. We will also investigate the role of institutions in creating and perpetuating inequality. Finally, we will examine social mobility.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-4.75-4.75","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Students should either have taken or currently taking EC3304 in the same semester. Cohort 2012 and after: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Students should either have taken or currently taking EC3304 in the same semester.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"For this module, students are required to write a scholarly report of not more than 40 typed pages (including bibliography and appendices) on current economic issues, or on theory or methodology in economics based on their research.Please register EC4401 manually with the Department. Please refer to http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/ for more information on the EC major requirement.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50, (2) Passed EC4301/EC4101 or EC4302/EC4102. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"EC4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"New pre-requisite: Cohort 2011 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, with 60 MCs in EC that include EC4101 or EC4102, and with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs with 60 MCs in EC and with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"EC4401 or EC4401S","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC4880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to cover selected topics in economics. The topics covered will be dependent on the interest and specialities of regular or visiting staff in the Department.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3102. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3102.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Zhang Jie"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5101","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Theory","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to provide students with a sound understanding of modern microeconomic theory. Microeconomic theory is concerned with the behaviour of individual economic agents such as individual people, households, firms and single industries. The course presents a rigorous treatment of the principles governing individual behaviour and an introduction to general equilibrium analysis. Other topics that will be covered include game theory, information economics, and welfare economics. Knowledge of basic mathematics is necessary. This includes equations, coordinate geometry, functions of several variables, real analysis, calculus, and vector algebra.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5102","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomic Theory","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide modern macroeconomic models which are essential in the study of economics at the graduate level. Three main parts of the course are growth theory, business cycle models, and the investigations of certain components in the aggregate demand. Topics under each part are wide-ranging: the Solow model, the infinite horizon model, overlapping generations model, and endogenous growth models are covered for the growth part. The business cycle models deal with real business cycles, the Lucas model, and New Keynesian models. Finally, consumption, consumption-based asset pricing models and investment are studied for the aggregate demand components.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Zhang Jie"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5103","ModuleTitle":"Econometric Modelling And Applications I","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory level core module for graduate students. Students are required to have a background knowledge in econometrics at least at the level of EC3304 Econometrics II. Students who do not have this background will be advised to take EC3304 first as an additional module which will not be counted towards CAP. The broad topics covered include mathematical and statistical pre-requisites (matrix algebra and statistical inference), standard regression analysis (OLS, GLS, IV, ML, SUR techniques), and applications oriented topics on cointegration, panel data, and limited dependent variable models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5253/EC5304/ECA5103","Preclusion":"EC5154","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Abeysinghe,Tilak"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5104","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The main purpose of this module is to provide students with a systematic exposition of certain advanced mathematical techniques and to relate them to the various types of economic theories and analyses in such a way that the mutual relevance of the two disciplines is clearly brought out. Basically, the module is divided into 5 major parts: (a) static analysis, (b) comparative static analysis, (c) dynamic analysis, (d) optimization problems and mathematical programming, and (e) welfare economics. The mathematical tools appropriate for each are then introduced in due order within the economic framework of each topic. The module is expected to provide students with a clear understanding of the numerous existing economic models, including models of the market, of the firm, and of the consumer, national income models, input-output models, and models of economic growth.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5210 and EC5311","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5104R","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Mathematical Economics","ModuleCredit":"5","Preclusion":"EC5210, EC5311","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5314","ModuleTitle":"Time Series Analysis","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this course is to provide a rigorous training in univariate and multivariate time series analysis. Univariate techniques are mainly used for forecasting and multivariate techniques are used for both forecasting and policy analyses. Starting with simple ARMA and GARCH models the course moves on to more advanced topics involving non-stationary multivariate processes. Students will learn to use Monte Carlo techniques as well as a lot of practical applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5154/EC5103","Preclusion":"EC5214","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5314R","ModuleTitle":"Time Series Analysis","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this course is to provide a rigorous training in univariate and multivariate time series analysis. Univariate techniques are mainly used for forecasting and multivariate techniques are used for both forecasting and policy analyses. Starting with simple ARMA and GARCH models the course moves on to more advanced topics involving non-stationary multivariate processes. Students will learn to use Monte Carlo techniques as well as a lot of practical applications.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5154/EC5103","Preclusion":"EC5214","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5322","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Organisation","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to make in-depth analysis and understand various theoretical issues of modern industrial organisation. The approach of this course is game theoretic. In the beginning, basic concepts of non-cooperative game theory are reviewed in detail. This lays the foundation to study various applications of game theoretic models in the field of industrial organisation. The course is aimed for Masters' students and researchers in Economics interested in the area of Industrial Organisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5215, EC5268","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5322R","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Organisation","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Industrial Organisation","ModuleCredit":"5","Preclusion":"EC5215, EC5268","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5332","ModuleTitle":"Money & Banking","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"EC5332 is a first year graduate course on money, banking and financial markets. Topics covered include central banking and monetary policy, prudential supervision, financial markets and stochastic processes, the banking industry in South-East Asia, the role of price expectations, and modern theories of money, inflation, interest rates and the exchange rate. An important part of the course is the discussion of selected academic articles, with emphasis placed on the motivation and techniques underlying the theoretical and empirical work.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5208","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5332R","ModuleTitle":"Money & Banking","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Money & Banking","ModuleCredit":"5","Preclusion":"EC5208","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5342","ModuleTitle":"International Trade","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course surveys and studies the various theories of international trade and applies them to the analysis of current trade problems. The topics covered include theories explaining trade patterns, the effect of trade on national welfare and welfare of groups within a country, trade policy, international economic integration and so on. The target group of students are those who had background in economics and would like to have more in-depth knowledge of trade theories and current trade problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate major in Economics","Preclusion":"EC5265, IZ5202. Students who have already taken (or concurrently taking) courses in International Economics at the graduate level should not take this course, since there may be considerable overlapping of material.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Davin Chor"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5352","ModuleTitle":"Public Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module applies economic principles to analyse budgetary policies and programmes of the public sectors. Topics covered include the following:the economic role of the state; the privatisation phenomenon; theory and practice of tax reform; effects of taxes and expenditure on work effort, saving, investment and risk taking; the role of fiscal incentives in economic management; financing of social security, health care and education and; international aspects of taxation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5267,EC5209/EC5351/ECA5351","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5361","ModuleTitle":"Labour Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Labour economics is a major area in economics and its importance to the Singapore economy need not be overemphasized. It is one of the largest and essential fields in economics. It studies the decision of everyday life, especially how people earn a living. It helps students to construct logical, internally consistent arguments concerning economic variables, and apply constructed models into real world. The module is offered in all U.S. top economics department. We would be able to fill the gap by offering the module to our graduate students. These courses cater to both coursework students and masters and PhD students who want do their research in labor related topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jessica Pan"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5386","ModuleTitle":"Issues in Port Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The rapid process of globalisation over the last decade has had pervasive effects on global shipping and logistics. This could not occur without creating profound impact on the way ports are developed, operated and managed, from providing simple ship shelters and warehouse services to much more complex multimodal terminal services, from monopoly to competition, and from state government-owned to local private corporations. Port Economics taught at graduate level tudies key topics in port management in depth and provides students with analytical and quantitative analysis tools that are essential to research and making decisions related to port operation, management and policy formulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Basic level mathematics, economics, and statistics. Previous work experience and knowledge of the maritime transport industry, specially ports and shipping.","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5386R","ModuleTitle":"Issues in Port Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The rapid process of globalisation over the last decade has had pervasive effects on global shipping and logistics. This could not occur without creating profound impact on the way ports are developed, operated and managed, from providing simple ship shelters and warehouse services to much more complex multimodal terminal services, from monopoly to competition, and from state government-owned to local private corporations. Port Economics taught at graduate level tudies key topics in port management in depth and provides students with analytical and quantitative analysis tools that are essential to research and making decisions related to port operation, management and policy formulation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Basic level mathematics, economics, and statistics. Previous work experience and knowledge of the maritime transport industry, specially ports and shipping.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Economics in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"N/A-N/A-N/A-N/A-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6101","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Microeconomic Theory","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"As an essential module for economics PhD students, this module aims to equip them with the tools of modern microeconomic theory and prepare them to be independent researchers. As a subsequent module following EC5101, this module focuses on general equilibrium and welfare theory, game theory, and information economics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Macroeconomic Theory","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course builds on EC5102 Macroeconomic Theory, and stresses the use of dynamic programming in the study of macroeconomic problems. The emphasis will be placed on building and analyzing models and analyzing existence, optimality and dynamic properties of equilibria. The theory of dynamic programming will be developed in some detail and be applied to macroeconomic issues such as economic growth (including multi-sector models and endogenous growth), economic fluctuations, recursive competitive equilibrium, search and matching models, design of optimal monetary and fiscal policies, neo-Keynesian models, and advanced topics in consumption, investment and asset pricing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6103","ModuleTitle":"Econometric Modelling And Applications Ii","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module for PhD students. It is aimed at providing a good training in econometric theory and applications. It covers some topics already covered in EC5103 but at a more theoretical level. Asymptotic theory, ML and GMM estimation, extremum estimators, non-linear models, simultaneous equations models are among the topics covered under this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"EC5154/EC5103","Preclusion":"EC6154","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6104","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Mathematical Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers a number of advanced mathematical techniques that are frequently used for solving dynamic optimisation problems in economics. Topics include calculus of variations, dynamic programming and optimal control theory. The emphasis would be placed on both mathematics and applications in economics. This module would carry four modular credits.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Preclusion":"EC6210 and EC6311","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6313","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Econometrics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to train students in advanced econometric applications in various areas. This is a reading-intensive course; students are required to read a large volume of journal articles in the relevant areas and analyse them. Students can make requests to cover topics that are of interest to them. This is an ideal setting for Ph.D. students to try out their thesis research topics. Topics such as Bayesian econometrics, panel regression with unit-root time series, and macroeconometric modelling for forecasting and policy analyses are likely to be covered under this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"EC5154/EC5103","Preclusion":"EC6204","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6316","ModuleTitle":"Contract Theory and Applications","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to modern economic principles, techniques and applications of contract theory in organizations and markets. Authorities want to design incentives such that interacting players, both internal and external, take decisions that further the organization's goals. In the marketplace competition from rivals often determine an organization’s internal incentives. Most of the interactions take place under asymmetric information environment about the players' actions and types. A prior, basic knowledge of game theory will be assumed for this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5101 Microeconomic Theory and EC5104 Mathematical Economics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6322","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Industrial Organisation","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to make in-depth analysis and understand various theoretical issues of modern industrial organisation. This course will also provide a platform for research students interested to work in the area of industrial organisation. The courses are directed to develop the analytical skills of the students so that they can handle the deeper issues in their future independent research career. The approach of this course will be game theoretic. In the beginning, basic concepts of non-cooperative game theory will be reviewed in detail. This will lay the foundation to study various applications of game theoretic models in the field of industrial organisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Preclusion":"EC6215, EC6268","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6361","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Labour Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the course is to acquaint students with modern topics, modelling strategies, econometric methods, and empirical work in the field of labour economics. Students are also encouraged to extend the course material to develop their independent research interests that could potentially lead to their Ph.D. thesis topics. This module will provide a solid empirical and theoretical grounding in many areas of labour economics, and prepare students to write a dissertation in the field.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"EC5361 or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters or more and will be graded "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EC6884","ModuleTitle":"Behavioral and Experimental Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Behavioral economics stresses the need to incorporate psychological considerations into economic thinking. Experimental economics, including lab and field experiments, builds on the premise that theoretical implications are subject to testing in controlled laboratory settings. There is a natural synergy between them and neuoroimaging and genetics leading to the development of neuroeconomics. This course covers the growing literature in behavioral and experimental economics, including neuroeconomics, and study individual differences in economic behaviour beyond those explicable by culture and socialization towards a deeper understanding of business and market behavior.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5101","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide students with a sound understanding of modern microeconomic theory. It will cover the aspects of microeconomic theory that are required to analyse contemporary economics issues and to create new models to explain the behaviour of individuals, firms, and markets, and to evaluate economic policies. The topics will include consumer and producer theories, analysis of risk and uncertainty, game theory and its applications in economics, general equilibrium, market failure and welfare economics. The course considers the problem of incomplete and asymmetric information in market interactions, including the issues of moral hazard, adverse selection, and signaling. The impact of government policies on economic activities will also be examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"EC5151, EC5101A","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5102","ModuleTitle":"Macroeconomics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This subject covers topics in modern Macroeconomic Theory and Policy at the advanced level. The emphasis will be laid on recent advances in the theories about long-term growth and short-term business cycle, and in the related empirical and policy debates. The growth theory includes neoclassical growth models (particularly the Ramsey and overlapping-generations models), and various endogenous growth models with knowledge spillovers, human capital and R&D investment. We also consider income distribution, convergence, income ranking, and population ageing in the growth models. The business cycle theory includes the real-business cycle model and various New Keynesian models. The policy issues include national debt, social security, and monetary policies. It helps students understand the frontier debates in macroeconomics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5152, EC5102A","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5103","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative & Computing Methods","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This is an applications-oriented introductory level module for students who do not have a sufficient training in econometrics. Students who have already completed modules at this level can opt for higher level econometric modules. Students will be provided with hands-on training in computer software such as SAS, EViews and Excel. The module covers probability distributions and statistical inference, matrix algebra, simple and multiple linear regression models, diagnostic testing, dummy variable regressions, time series econometrics including cointegration and error correction models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5253, EC5304","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5313","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Econometrics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to cover topics that are not covered under ECA5103 Quantitative and Computing Methods. Topics such as Bayesian econometrics, microeconometrics, panel regressions, limited dependent variable models, simultaneous equations models and marcoeconometric modelling for forecasting and policy analyese are likely to be covered under this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"ECA5253/ECA5304/ECA5103","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5315","ModuleTitle":"Financial Econometrics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide students with vigorous training in applied financial econometrics. It covers topics on characteristics of macroeconomic and financial data; basic concepts of linear and non-linear time series models: stationary time series models, ARMA models; stochastic volatility models; GARCH models and diagnostic tests; value at risk analysis; and multivariate conditional time-varying models. Students are expected to do several computer based projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5274/EC5333/ECA5333","Preclusion":"EC5261, EC5315","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5325","ModuleTitle":"Project & Policy Evaluation","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module emphasizes applied cost-benefit analysis. The module examines the theoretically correct approaches in the key areas and then focuses on the methods and practices in the application of cost-benefit analysis. Topics include investment criteria in the public sector, risk and uncertainty, valuing and identifying costs and benefits, shadow pricing, and the social rate of discount. In addition, students are expected to use cost-benefit analysis in a number of actual case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5264, EC5216/EC5324","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5333","ModuleTitle":"Financial Markets & Portfolio Management","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module is to offer a broad overview of financial assets traded in the money, options, and stock markets. It includes valuation of bonds and securities, analysis of options and futures contracts, asset pricing models and some applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5274/EC5333. In addition, candidates who have passed EC4209/EC4333 or its equivalent may, with the approval of the Head of the Department, be exempted to read module EC5274/ECA5333. For these candidates, the requirements of EC5274/ECA5333 as a prerequisite for other modules will then be waived.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5334","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Finance","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a theoretical and practical treatment of corporate financial theory for students who have completed an introductory course in financial economics. Topics covered in this course will include: an overview of financial management; comparisons of financial and real investment; capital budgeting and valuing real assets and real options; risk and return of assets; capital structure and dividend policy, and mergers and acquisitions; applications of portfolio management techniques in corporate finance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EC5274/EC5333/ECA5333","Preclusion":"EC5269/EC5334","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5335","ModuleTitle":"Derivative Securities","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an in-depth analysis of the theories and models that are essential to the understanding of contingent claims. The course covers topics on mathematics of financial derivatives, stochastic models of securities price movements, Black-Scholes analysis and risk-neutral valuation, analytical and numerical procedures for various option-embedded products. Students taking this module are expected to have some basic knowledge of options and futures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-4","Preclusion":"EC5260","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5341","ModuleTitle":"International Trade & Finance","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module develops the analytical tools required for understanding various issues that arise in the international economy. It is divided broadly into two sections, the first focusing on the real side of the economy while the second introduces money, covering upon economy macroeconomics. The emphasis in this module is to teach the workhorse models of the discipline, with reference to the empirical data, so that the student will have the ability to apply the tools to conduct research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5211/EC5341","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5351","ModuleTitle":"Public Finance","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of the module is to gain appreciation of how economic theory can be used to analyse both the individual components of the fiscal system, such as effects of various taxes and expenditures, as well as the size and the behaviour of the government sector itself. The module encompasses the traditional, public choice and supply side approaches. While the main focus is on partial equilibrium analysis, wherever feasible or relevant, e.g. in incidence analysis, a general equilibrium approach is also included. The theory of social choice is also discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5209/EC5351","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5371","ModuleTitle":"Economic Growth And Development","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This graduate module on economic growth and development is organised into three parts. Part 1 will survey alternative theories and approaches to economic growth and development. Part 2 will focus on development problems and strategies planning to poverty and income distribution, unemployment and rural-urban migration, agriculture, industry, trade and foreign resources. Part 3 will offer analysis of the development experiences of selected countries in ASEAN and East Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5262, EC5263, IZ5201, EC5371","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Teofilo C Daquila"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5373","ModuleTitle":"The Singapore Economy","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth study of Singapore's economic structure and development strategies in the context of a changing global and regional economic environment. It examines the various policy options available based on economic principles and theories. Thereby the course provides an opportunity for the application of theoretical concepts to the analysis of the Singapore Economy. A basic knowledge of micro and macro economics and applied economics such as development, public finance and monetary economics are very useful.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5205, EC5255, EC5373","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5374","ModuleTitle":"The Modern Chinese Economy","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with a basic understanding of the contemporary Chinese economic system and an analytical framework for the study of the modern Chinese economy. Through lecturing and class discussions on the literature, the students will develop the ability to comprehend the major theoretical and policy issues in China's economic development and transformation. They will also attain confidence in applying theoretical-quantitative approaches to the analysis of these issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ECA5101/EC5101A/EC5151 or EC5101 or EC4101/EC4151 or EC5102 or ECA5103/EC5304/EC5253 or EC4152/EC4102","Preclusion":"EC5271, EC5374","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5375","ModuleTitle":"Economic Growth in East Asia","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to enhance understanding of economic growth by analysing the experience of East Asian countries. By looking at both common and specific factors across the countries and related theoretical issues, it attempts to provide students with both analytical and realistic view on development process. The major topics include catching-up debate, comparisons of Asian models, the role of the state, industrial and trade policy, foreign direct investment, globalisation, and the Asian financial crisis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EC5266, IZ5212","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5381","ModuleTitle":"Urban Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an overview of key urban economic theories, including increasing return and spatial equilibrium, urban transportation and urban forms, housing choices and residential externalities, and urban growth and public finance. These theories are then applied to the analysis of urban challenges, such as urbanization, land-use efficiency, housing affordability, and sustainable urban development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Economics in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Heads and/or Graduate Coordinators approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5881","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Economic Policy","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to introduce students to the application of economic theory to public policy. The emphasis will place on economic analysis of public policy. Topics include market failures and government intervention, intellectual property right protection, taxation, income distribution, education, public goods, social security and health care.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5882","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Applied Macroeconomics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module applies the tools of macroeconomic analysis to analyze issues related to the determination of output, unemployment and inflation in the economy. It utilizes various economic frameworks and models for understanding macroeconomic developments and events. The module examines the applications of macroeconomic theory to policy in analysing the causes of macroeconomic events and their consequences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ECA5884","ModuleTitle":"Applied Behavioural Economics","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an introduction to the field of behavioural economics. In the first part of the course, we will familiarize students with specific empirical problems of the standard model in economics, which assumes that individuals are fully rational, act consistently over time, and are strictly selfish. We will show how departures from these assumptions can be modelled and integrated into economics analysis. In the second part, we will show how this approach can be put to use. We will study how policy interventions can be made more effective, for example in resource conservation, retirement savings, and human-resource practices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"ECA5101 Microeconomics ECA5103 Quantitative & Computing Methods","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE1001","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Technologies in Electrical Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary issues, emerging technologies and new frontiers in electrical engineering. It serves to demonstrate to students how the EE curriculum is designed to address these aspects via a top-down approach. The module consists of 5 distinct parts of approximately 6 hour lectures and integrated with some self-learning activities. Each part focuses on each of the following areas / topics: • Communications and Networking • Control and Energy Systems • Micro / nanoelectronics • Multimedia Signal Processing • Grand challenges for engineering – the role of EE The lectures will be conducted by a group of faculty members who are experts in the respective areas. Although the lectures are meant to focus on contemporary issues and emerging technologies, an appropriate level of historical perspective will be used to demonstrate how each subfield has evolved from the traditional areas of EE so that students can see both the connections between different areas and the driving force behind the rapid development and expansion of EE in the last few decades. Prior to this series of lectures focusing on specific areas, a detailed introduction of the EE curriculum will also be given in the first lecture. The philosophy underpinning the curriculum and its strength and constraints will be highlighted. The module will conclude with student presentations on a topic in an area of their interest. Students are assessed through assignments, reports and presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Math, and A-level Physics","Preclusion":"EE1001FC/EE1001X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE1001E","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Technologies in Electrical Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary issues, emerging technologies and new frontiers in electrical engineering. It serves to demonstrate to students how the EE curriculum is designed to address these aspects via a top-down approach. The module consists of 5 distinct parts of approximately 6 hour lectures and integrated with some self-learning activities. Each part focuses on each of the following areas / topics: • Communications and Networking • Control and Energy Systems • Micro / nanoelectronics • Multimedia Signal Processing • Grand challenges for engineering – the role of EE The lectures will be conducted by a group of faculty members who are experts in the respective areas. Although the lectures are meant to focus on contemporary issues and emerging technologies, an appropriate level of historical perspective will be used to demonstrate how each subfield has evolved from the traditional areas of EE so that students can see both the connections between different areas and the driving force behind the rapid development and expansion of EE in the last few decades. Prior to this series of lectures focusing on specific areas, a detailed introduction of the EE curriculum will also be given in the first lecture. The philosophy underpinning the curriculum and its strength and constraints will be highlighted. The module will conclude with student presentations on a topic in an area of their interest. Students are assessed through assignments, reports and presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Prahlad Vadakkepat"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE1001X","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Technologies in Electrical Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary issues, emerging technologies and new frontiers in electrical engineering. It serves to demonstrate to students how the EE curriculum is designed to address these aspects via a top-down approach. The module consists of 5 distinct parts of approximately 4 hour lectures and integrated with some self-learning activities. Each part focuses on each of the following areas / topics: • Communications and Networking • Power and Energy Systems • Micro / nanoelectronics • Control & Robotics • Grand challenges for engineering – the role of EE The lectures will be conducted by a group of faculty members who are experts in the respective areas. Although the lectures are meant to focus on contemporary issues and emerging technologies, an appropriate level of historical perspective will be used to demonstrate how each subfield has evolved from the traditional areas of EE so that students can see both the connections between different areas and the driving force behind the rapid development and expansion of EE in the last few decades. Prior to this series of lectures focusing on specific areas, a detailed introduction of the EE curriculum will also be given in the first lecture. The philosophy underpinning the curriculum and its strength and constraints will be highlighted. The module will conclude with student presentations on a topic in an area of their interest. Students are assessed through assignments, reports and presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Math, and A-level Physics","Preclusion":"EE1001, EE1001FC","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE1002","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Circuits and Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course which introduces students to some electrical and magnetic components which are the building blocks for electrical engineering. Such components include resistors, capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, op amps and transformers. Students will work in groups in the lab to design simple circuits and systems using these components. In the process, students learn about physical quantities of voltage and currents, circuit principles, power and energy, and operations of the diode, transistors, op amps and transformers. Some of the circuits will be integrated into a bigger system (e.g. an autonomous vehicle), culminating in a competition for all students. In this module, students also learn soft-skills such as the importance of resourcefulness, teamwork, time-management, project presentation, integrity and effective communications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Physics","Preclusion":"EG1108/CG1108 Electrical Engineering","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE1003","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Signals and Communications","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the important area of signal processing and communications which are two major areas in electrical engineering. daily lives. It uses an open-ended project approach, and students are guided through the various parts of the project to build the different component modules which can finally be integrated into a complete communication system. It exposes students to the concepts of signals, spectra, sampling, digitization, coding, transmission and reception over physical channels, receiver noise, symbol detection and message reconstruction. Both the systems and the physics aspects of communication are covered. Students will be assessed through assignments, laboratory reports and a final project report with oral presentation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-3-2-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Math, and A-level Physics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2011","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Electromagnetics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Electromagnetic (EM) and transmission line theory is essential in all disciplines of electrical and computer engineering. EM theory is the fundamental basis for understanding transmission lines and electrical energy transmission. To understand and solve EM and transmission line problems encountered in electrical and computer engineering, rigorous analytical methods are required. At the end of this module, in addition to being able to solve EM and transmission line problems, the student will be able to design transmission line circuits, design electrical elements with lumped behaviour, and mitigate EM interference. To enhance understanding, case studies and computer visualisation tools will be used. Topics covered: Static electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell's equations. Electromagnetic waves: plane-wave propagation, behaviour at interface between media, shielding, electromagnetic compatability. Transmission lines. Impedance matching. Radiation. Case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"MA1505 and MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Guo Yong Xin"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2011E","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Electromagnetics","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Electromagnetic (EM) and transmission line theory is essential in all disciplines of electrical and computer engineering. EM theory is the fundamental basis for understanding transmission lines and electrical energy transmission. To understand and solve EM and transmission line problems encountered in electrical and computer engineering, rigorous analytical methods are required. At the end of this module, in addition to being able to solve EM and transmission line problems, the student will be able to design transmission line circuits, design electrical elements with lumped behaviour, and mitigate EM interference. To enhance understanding, case studies and computer visualisation tools will be used. Topics covered: Static electric and magnetic fields. Maxwell's equations. Electromagnetic waves: plane-wave propagation, behaviour at interface between media, shielding, electromagnetic compatability. Transmission lines. Impedance matching. Radiation. Case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.0-0.5-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"TE2002","Corequisite":"TE2003","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2012","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Methods In ECE","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module exposes students to the mathematical foundational concepts that are necessary in the field of electrical engineering such as electrical circuit analysis, signal processing, communications, computer networks, information processing, energy and control systems. The topics include the following: probability, applied statistics – parameter estimation, applied statistics – hypothesis testing, and random processes with a strong emphasis on the applicability of these concepts to various electrical and computer engineering systems. It provides the required mathematical foundation for the analyses of applications involving integrated circuits, communication, control systems, signal processing, and new media.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1505 and MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2020","ModuleTitle":"Digital Fundamentals","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course that introduces fundamental digital logic, digital circuits, and programmable devices. The course also provides an overview of computer systems. This course provides students with an understanding of the building blocks of modern digital systems and methods of designing, simulating and realizing such systems. The emphasis of this module is on understanding the fundamentals of digital design across different levels of abstraction using hardware description languages.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-2-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE1002 or CG1108 or EG1108","Corequisite":"CS1010E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2020E","ModuleTitle":"Digital Fundamentals","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course that introduces fundamental digital logic, digital circuits, and programmable devices. The course also provides an overview of computer systems. This course provides students with an understanding of the building blocks of modern digital systems and methods of designing, simulating and realizing such systems. The emphasis of this module is on understanding the fundamentals of digital design across different levels of abstraction using hardware description languages.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-2-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE1002 or equivalent","Corequisite":"TE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2021","ModuleTitle":"Devices and Circuits","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the students’ knowledge on electronic devices and their use in the design of circuits. The physical principles behind the operation of these devices, their operation and usage in electronic circuits to achieve important functions will be the back bone of this module. The topics covered include basic semiconductor physics, drift and diffusion of carriers, pn diode, diode circuits, Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), and Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOSFET), design of single stage amplifiers using BJTs and MOSFETs, CMOS inverter, multistage amplifiers, current source and sink. Students will be assessed through assignments, test and a final examination.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"EE1002/EG1108 /CG1108","Preclusion":"EE2004 and EE2005","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2021E","ModuleTitle":"Devices and Circuits","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the students’ knowledge on electronic devices and their use in the design of circuits. The physical principles behind the operation of these devices, their operation and usage in electronic circuits to achieve important functions will be the back bone of this module. The topics covered include basic semiconductor physics, drift and diffusion of carriers, pn diode, diode circuits, Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT), and Metal Oxide Semiconductor (MOSFET), design of single stage amplifiers using BJTs and MOSFETs, CMOS inverter, multistage amplifiers, current source and sink. Students will be assessed through assignments, test and a final examination.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Preclusion":"EE2004E and EE2005E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2023","ModuleTitle":"Signals and Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a fundamental course in signals and systems. Signals in electrical engineering play an important role in carrying information. Signals going through a system is an inevitable process. It allows engineers to understand the system. Thus in this course the relationship between signals and systems will be taught. The concepts which are important include time and frequency domain representations, Fourier and Laplace transforms, spectrum of a signal, frequency response of systems (Bode diagrams), sampling theorem, linear time invariant systems, convolution, transfer functions, stability of feedback systems, modulation and filters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1506 Mathematics II","Preclusion":"EE2009 Signals, EE2010 Systems & Control","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2023E","ModuleTitle":"Signals and Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This is a fundamental course in signals and systems. Signals in electrical engineering play an important role in carrying information. Signals going through a system is an inevitable process. It allows engineers to understand the system. Thus in this course the relationship between signals and systems will be taught. The concepts which are important include time and frequency domain representations, Fourier and Laplace transforms, spectrum of a signal, frequency response of systems (Bode diagrams), sampling theorem, linear time invariant systems, convolution, transfer functions, stability of feedback systems, modulation and filters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"TG1401","Preclusion":"EE2009E and EE2010E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2024","ModuleTitle":"Programming for Computer Interfaces","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the experience of programming devices and computer interfaces. The course builds upon the C language programming skills the students have learnt in the previous semester and teaches them how to utilize programming to build simple digital systems. The course culminates in an open-ended project in which students will have the opportunity to design and build a digital system of their choice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-2-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE2020 and CS1010E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2024E","ModuleTitle":"Programming for Computer Interfaces","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the experience of programming devices and computer interfaces. The course builds upon the C language programming skills the students have learnt in the previous semester and teaches them how to utilize programming to build simple digital systems. The course culminates in an open-ended project in which students will have the opportunity to design and build a digital system of their choice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-2-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE2020 and CS1010E","Preclusion":"EE2007E","Corequisite":"TE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2025","ModuleTitle":"Power Electronics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Power electronics is an enabling technology used widely in electric power processing unit. It is an integral part of all electronic equipment from household appliances through information technology to transportation systems. This module provides basic working principles and their design for generic power electronic converter circuits. After going through this module students should be able to analyze, evaluate and carry out basic design of power electronic circuits for a large variety of applications. The topics covered are: Power semiconductor devices and terminal characteristics. Switching circuits design and protection circuits. AC-DC converters, DC-DC converters and DC-AC converters: basic analysis and performance evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1.5-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE1002 Introduction to Circuits and Systems (or EG1108 Electrical Engineering or CG1108 Electrical Engineering)","Preclusion":"EE3501C Power Electronics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2031","ModuleTitle":"Circuit and Systems Design Lab","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module emphasizes on the practical aspects related to modules EE2021 Device and Circuits and EE2022 Electrical Energy Systems. It also provides students with an integrated perspective about the two modules. Students will first learn about the device characterizations, such as diode, LED, solar cell, transistor, operational amplifiers, etc. They will then proceed to build interesting circuits blocks involving the devices learnt earlier. With these accumulated knowledge on device and circuit blocks, students will move on to system projects that require the integration of knowledge across different fields, such as devices, circuits and portable electrical energy systems.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1.5-1.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2021 Devices and Circuits","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Heng Chun Huat","Sangit Sasidhar","Loke Yuan Ren","Chim Wai Kin","Chua Dingjuan"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2031E","ModuleTitle":"Circuit and Systems Design Lab","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module emphasizes on the practical aspects related to modules EE2021E Device and Circuits. It also provides students with an integrated perspective in experiments. Students will first learn about the device characterizations, such as diode, LED, solar cell, transistor, operational amplifiers, etc. They will then proceed to build interesting circuits blocks, involving the devices learnt earlier. With these accumulated knowledge on device and circuit blocks, students will move on to system projects that require the integration of knowledge cross different fields, such as devices and circuits.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1.5-1.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2021E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2032","ModuleTitle":"Signals & Communications Design Lab","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This lab module introduces students to the practical aspects of designing a communication system. This module builds on the concepts learnt in EE2011 Engineering Electromagnetism and EE2023 Signals and Systems. Students will start the experiments with the Frequency Modulation (FM) technique in conjunction with a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). This is followed by experiments with FM demodulation techniques, simplex communication and duplex communication. Then students will learn about the reflection coefficient and plot it in the Smith Chart. Subsequently an antenna is designed and the building blocks of the communication system are characterized. Finally the complete communication system is assembled and measured.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1.5-1.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2011 Engineering Electromagnetism and EE2023 Signals and Systems.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE2032E","ModuleTitle":"Signals & Communications Design Lab","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This lab module introduces students to the practical aspects of designing a communication system. This module builds on the concepts learnt in EE2011E Engineering Electromagnetics and EE2023E Signals and Systems. Students will start the experiments with the Frequency Modulation (FM) technique in conjunction with a voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). This is followed by experiments with FM demodulation techniques, simplex communication and duplex communication. Then students will learn about the reflection coefficient and plot it in the Smith Chart. Subsequently an antenna is designed and the building blocks of the communication system are characterized. Finally the complete communication system is assembled and measured.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1.5-1.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2011E and EE2023E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3030A","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Frugal Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Frugal engineering is a philosophical approach to product design which addresses the needs of customers with very low purchasing power. In essence, it is about designing a product which meets the needs of customers who cannot afford products with “bells and whistles” features. Frugal engineering involves rethinking entire production and maintainance processes. It is not only a challenging mindset to inculcate in young budding engineers, but it is also a rich training ground to foster critical thinking skills which are pertinent to conceptualizing products that maximizes the value to customers. The objectives of this module is to expose students to frugal engineering through a field trip to the rural communities in the region to observe first-hand the way of life in such communities and to develop ideas of products which will bring benefit to a large segment of this community. Students will also engage with industries with a frugal engineering focus.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"10-0-0-90-0","Prerequisite":"At least level 2 standing","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3030B","ModuleTitle":"Living Lab in the Communities","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is about placing students in an active environment or community (Living Lab), providing them with opportunities to conceptualize products or services which will later be designed and developed in the ECE laboratories. The Living Labs (LL) may be rehabilitation centres in hospitals, orphanages, block of HDB flats, hawker centres, etc where good opportunities abound for technology to play a role in overall improvements of such places. Students in this module will spend 3 weeks conducting field work, observing and engaging users in the LL, with the objective of conceptualizing products/services which will benefit a large segment of the users. Students will be encouraged to realize their ideas in the other project modules in the curriculum.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-65-0","Prerequisite":"At least level 2 standing","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3031","ModuleTitle":"Innovation & Enterprise I","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an engineering module that focuses on the conceptualization, design and development of technology oriented new products. It integrates innovation, product planning, marketing, design and manufacturing functions of a company. This module gives students an opportunity to conceptualize and design a product which they will eventually prototype in another module (Innovation & Enterprise II). Thus it is designed for electrical engineering students to experience an integrated learning of innovation and enterprise pertaining to new product development where technology plays a central role. The major topics include innovation, opportunity management, identification of customers’ needs, product specification, design, planning, testing, manufacturing, and commercialization. Intellectual property and its relationship with all facets of new technology product design are also covered. Guest speakers from relevant industries will be invited to present practical aspects of innovation and new product development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"TR3001 New Product Development EE3001 Project MT4003 Engineering Product Development","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Hari Krishna Garg"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3031E","ModuleTitle":"Innovation & Enterprise I","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This is an engineering module that focuses on the conceptualization, design and development of technology oriented new products. It integrates innovation, product planning, marketing, design and manufacturing functions of a company. This module gives students an opportunity to conceptualize and design a product which they will eventually be able to prototype. Thus it is designed for electrical engineering students to experience an integrated learning of innovation and enterprise pertaining to new product development where technology plays a central role. The major topics include innovation, opportunity management, identification of customers’ needs, product specification, design, planning, testing, manufacturing, and commercialization. Intellectual property and its relationship with all facets of new technology product design are also covered. Guest speakers from relevant industries will be invited to present practical aspects of innovation and new product development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Level 3 standing","Preclusion":"TM4209, EE3001E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3032","ModuleTitle":"Innovation & Enterprise II","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will work in a team project to design and build an electronic system which includes both digital and analog circuits and therefore requires both hardware and software design. The functionalities of the electronic system are determined by the students themselves. They will go through the steps of conceptual system design, detailed technical design, bread-board prototyping, printed circuit board implementation, system integration, testing & debugging and demonstration of the final working model. The project work will be continuously documented by each student in an individual project design portfolio.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-3-3-9","Prerequisite":"EE2024 Programming for Computer Interfaces","Preclusion":"EE2001 Project CG3002 Embedded Systems Design Project","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3104C","ModuleTitle":"Intro to RF and Microwave Sys & Circuits","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Wireless communication and sensing systems play an ever increasing role in society. This module introduces the RF and microwave hardware systems and circuits. The applications include: GSM/CDMA, RFID, UWB, WLAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Radar and remote sensing","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"EE2011","Preclusion":"EE3104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3104E","ModuleTitle":"Intro to RF and Microwave Sys & Circuits","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Wireless communication and sensing systems play an ever increasing role in society. This module introduces the RF and microwave hardware systems and circuits. The applications include: GSM/CDMA, RFID, UWB, WLAN, Bluetooth, Zigbee, Radar and remote sensing","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"EE2011E","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3131C","ModuleTitle":"Communication Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Introductory overview of analog and digital communications. Advantages of digital over analog communications in the presence of noise. Analog and digital modulation techniques. Source coding and waveform quantization techniques. Channel noise and channel coding for error protection. Multiplexing and multiple access. Basics of wireless communications. Applications of wireless systems. Radio wave propagation and multipath fading. Transmitter and receiver antennas. Free-space and fiber optical communication systems. Optical transmitters, optical receivers, and optical channels. Introduction to data communications. Packet switching, line coding, framing, and error detection.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"EE2023 Signals & Systems","Preclusion":"EE3103 Communications","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3131E","ModuleTitle":"Communication Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Introductory overview of analog and digital communications. Advantages of digital over analog communications in the presence of noise. Analog and digital modulation techniques. Source coding and waveform quantization techniques. Channel noise and channel coding for error protection. Multiplexing and multiple access. Basics of wireless communications. Applications of wireless systems. Radio wave propagation and multipath fading. Transmitter and receiver antennas. Free-space and fiber optical communication systems. Optical transmitters, optical receivers, and optical channels. Introduction to data communications. Packet switching, line coding, framing, and error detection.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"(EE2009E and EE2010E) or EE2023E","Preclusion":"EE3103E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3204","ModuleTitle":"Computer Communication Networks I","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth treatment of fundamental topics of network design based on the Internet protocol stack model. It is aimed at making students understand how networks work through understanding of the underlying principles of sound network design. This course covers topics including network requirements, architecture, protocol stack models, Ethernet Token Ring, Wireless, and FDDI networks, bridges, switching and routing in IP and ATM networks, and internetworking. Apart from learning the concepts in networks, the students will gain expertise in analyzing and designing networking protocols through mini-projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-1.0-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Co-Req: EE2023","Preclusion":"CS2105","Corequisite":"EE2023","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3204E","ModuleTitle":"Computer Communications Networks I","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth treatment of fundamental topics of network design based on the Internet protocol stack model. It is aimed at making students understand how networks work through understanding of the underlying principles of sound network design. This course covers topics including network requirements, architecture, protocol stack models, Ethernet Token Ring, Wireless, and FDDI networks, bridges, switching and routing in IP and ATM networks, and internetworking. Apart from learning the concepts in networks, the students will gain expertise in analyzing and designing networking protocols through mini-projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE2009E","Preclusion":"CS2105 and CS3103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3206","ModuleTitle":"Intro To Comp Vision & Image Processing","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to introduce students to the fundamental concepts underlying digital image processing and techniques for manipulating and analysing image data. This course will provide students with a good foundation in computer vision and image processing, which is important for those intending to proceed to biomedical engineering, intelligent systems and multimedia signal processing. The following topics are taught: elements of a vision system, image acquisition, 2-D discrete Fourier transform, image enhancement techniques, theoretical basis and techniques for image compression, segmentation methods including edge detection, feature extraction including texture measurement, and object recognition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1-0.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"EE2023","Preclusion":"CS4243","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3207E","ModuleTitle":"Computer Architecture","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches students the basics in the design of the various classes of microprocessors. Contents include design of simple micro-controllers, high performance CPU design using parallel techniques, memory organization and parallel processing systems. Topics also include the development of support tools to enable efficient usage of the developed microprocessor. The course emphasizes practical design and students are expected to be able to synthesize microprocessors at the gate level at the end of this course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.75-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE2007E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3208E","ModuleTitle":"Embedded Computer Systems Design","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the design of embedded systems covering four key areas, namely, specifications and requirement determination, architectural design, software development and hardware development. The unified system design approach emphasizes hardware software co-design in the final synthesis of the application. Students will be brought through a design cycle in a realistic project. Topics covered include: System specification and requirement analysis; Object relationship and system structure; Quantifying behaviour; Targeting architecture: hardware/software partitioning; Resource estimation; Programmable platforms; Developing application software and targeting RTOS; Hardware design and implementation; System integration and debugging techniques; Design to meet regulatory standards.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"EE2007E or EE2024E","Preclusion":"TE3202","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3302","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover sensors, instrumentation and control systems commonly used in the industry. The sensor and instrumentation part includes topics such as signal processing and conversion, transducers and actuators, instrumentation amplifiers, non-linear amplifiers, issues pertaining to grounds, shields and power supplies. The control portion covers the evolution and types of control systems, centralized control, direct digital control (DDC), distributed control systems (DCS), fieldbuses, PID control: tuning methods and refinements, auto-tuning principles and implementation, available industrial PID controllers and their operation. It will include other common control systems such as feed-forward, cascade, ratio, selective, split range, time-delay compensation, sequence control and PLC.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-0.5-2-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE3331C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3302E","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Control Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover sensors, instrumentation and control systems commonly used in the industry. The sensor and instrumentation part includes topics such as signal processing and conversion, transducers and actuators, instrumentation amplifiers, non-linear amplifiers, issues pertaining to grounds, shields and power supplies. The control portion covers the evolution and types of control systems, centralized control, direct digital control (DDC), distributed control systems (DCS), fieldbuses, PID control: tuning methods and refinements, auto-tuning principles and implementation, available industrial PID controllers and their operation. It will include other common control systems such as feed-forward, cascade, ratio, selective, split range, time-delay compensation, sequence control and PLC.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2010E or EE3331E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3304","ModuleTitle":"Digital Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with system theory, analysis tools and design methods in discrete-time domain. It is the first course in control and automation that systematically introduces the basic concepts and principles in sampling, Z-transform, zero-order-hold, discrete equivalence and the relations to discrete-time control design. It further examines the design issues for digital PID, PID auto-tuning, phase compensator, and the model predictive control, including the performance criteria, pole-placement, as well as numerous illustrative application examples.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-1.5-5.0","Prerequisite":"EE2010 EE3331C Feedback Control Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3331C","ModuleTitle":"Feedback Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Feedback systems are ubiquitous in both the natural and engineered world. They are essential for maintaining our environment, enabling our transportation and communications systems; and are critical elements in our aerospace and industrial systems. For the most part, feedback control systems function accurately and reliably in the background. This course aims at introducing the magic of feedback, and tools for analysing and designing control systems. The fundamental knowledge of feedback and the related area of control systems are useful to students with diverse interests. Topics covered include feedback principles, time and frequency analysis of control systems, and simple controller design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-4-1.5","Prerequisite":"EE2023 Signals and Systems","Preclusion":"EE2010 Systems & Control","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3331E","ModuleTitle":"Feedback Control Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Feedback systems are ubiquitous in both the natural and engineered world. They are essential for maintaining our environment, enabling our transportation and communications systems; and are critical elements in our aerospace and industrial systems. For the most part, feedback control systems function accurately and reliably in the background. This course aims at introducing the magic of feedback, and tools for analysing and designing control systems. The fundamental knowledge of feedback and the related area of control systems are useful to students with diverse interests. Topics covered include feedback principles, time and frequency analysis of control systems, and simple controller design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-4-1.5","Prerequisite":"EE2023E","Preclusion":"EE2010E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3407","ModuleTitle":"Analog Electronics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the basic concepts in electronics which students learnt in EE2021. This will enable students to design complex electronic circuits and systems for processing analog signals. Topics covered: Passive filters, poles and zeros; Transistor amplifiers, Negative feedback amplifiers; Oscillators; Mixers, modulators and demodulators for communication systems; Instrumentation amplifiers, CMRR; DC power supply design: Linear and switching regulators, current limiting; Power amplifiers: Output stage, efficiency and distortion; Active filters; Interconnections: propagation of signal and energy in transmission lines; and introduction of design techniques for integrated circuits (IC).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.5-0.5-1.5-5","Prerequisite":"EE2021","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3407E","ModuleTitle":"Analog Electronics","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with essential concepts in electronics to enable them to understand and design complex electronics circuits and systems for processing analog signals.Topics covered: Techniques for implementing specific amplifier frequency response involving poles and time constants; Negative feedback amplifiers; Oscillators: RC, LC and crystal-controlled oscillators; Power amplifiers: Output stage, efficiency and distortion; DC power supply design: Linear and switching regulators, current limiting; Mixer, modulators and demodulators for communication systems; Active filters; Instrumentation amplifiers, CMRR; Applications of current mirror circuits.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2005E or EE2021E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3408C","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Analog Design","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on integration of analog circuits on silicon using CMOS technology. The topics covered include processing and modeling background, basic circuits, reference circuit design, single stage amplifiers, operational amplifiers, noise issues and advanced design methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-3.5-3.0","Prerequisite":"EE2005 Electronics or EE2021 Devices and Circuits","Preclusion":"EE3408","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3408E","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Analog Design","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on integration of analog circuits on silicon using CMOS technology. The topics covered include processing and modeling background, basic circuits, reference circuit design, single stage amplifiers, operational amplifiers, noise issues and advanced design methods","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0.5-0.5-3.5-3","Prerequisite":"EE2005E or EE2021E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3431C","ModuleTitle":"Microelectronics Materials and Devices","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Electronic devices are the building blocks of electronic systems, and an understanding of device technology is essential for the electrical engineer. This module discusses the physical foundations with emphasis on topics that are necessary for the understanding of the operation of electronic devices. Device concepts are then introduced, and the operational principles of key semiconductor devices are explained, showing how their terminal characteristics are obtained. Additional issues such as dielectric materials used in isolation for devices as well as contacts between metal and semiconductor regions are also included. Topics covered include: structure of solids; dielectric materials; physics of semiconductors; metalsemiconductors contacts; PN junction, bipolar transistors, and field-effect transistors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Preclusion":"EE3406, EE2004, PC3235","Corequisite":"PC2232 and EE2021","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3431E","ModuleTitle":"Microelectronics Materials and Devices","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Electronic devices are the building blocks of electronic systems, and an understanding of device technology is essential for the electrical engineer. This module discusses the physical foundations with emphasis on topics that are necessary for the understanding of the operation of electronic devices. Device concepts are then introduced, and the operational principles of key semiconductor devices are explained, showing how their terminal characteristics are obtained. Additional issues such as dielectric materials used in isolation for devices as well as contacts between metal and semiconductor regions are also included. Topics covered include: structure of solids; dielectric materials; physics of semiconductors; metalsemiconductors contacts; PN junction, bipolar transistors, and field-effect transistors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Preclusion":"EE3406E, EE2004E","Corequisite":"EE2021E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3501E","ModuleTitle":"Power Electronics","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Power electronics forms an integral part of all electronics equipment from household appliances through information technology to transportation systems. This module develops the working knowledge, the foundation theory for generic power electronic circuits and the principles of their design. At the end of this module the student should be able to analyze and evaluate and carry out basic design of power electronics system for a large spectrum of applications. The topics covered are: Power semiconductor switches and characteristics. AC-to-DC converters and their performance. DC-to-DC converters: analysis and performance. DC-to-AC converters; analysis and performance. Switching circuits design and protection.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2005E or EE2021E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3505C","ModuleTitle":"Electrical Energy Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module covers generation, transmission and distribution of electric energy in large-scale modern power system. Upon completion of this course, students will be able to model, analyze, and predict the performance of three-phase systems, transformers, and transmission and distribution networks. The topics covered are: three-phase systems; real, reactive and apparent power. rotating magnetic field; synchronous and asynchronous machines; transformers; single line representation of three-phase systems; per unit notation; electricity transmission networks; high voltage cables; distribution systems; Singapore electricity network; power quality; harmonics; and environmental considerations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"EE1002 Introduction to Circuits and Systems / EG1108 Electrical Engineering / CG1108 Electrical Engineering","Preclusion":"EE2022 Electrical Energy Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3701","ModuleTitle":"Digital Media Technologies","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a broad view of the state-of-the-art in digital media technologies. The major topics covered are: business & market environment, film production technologies, TV technology, audio production, mobile media technologies, human-computer interaction and user interface design, virtual reality, mixed reality, and tangible media.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"CS1010FC/CS1010E/CG1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE3731C","ModuleTitle":"Signal Processing Methods","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to signal processing methods. It is aimed at preparing students for high-level technical electives and graduate modules in signal processing and new media. The topics covered include: digital filtering, multirate digital signal processing, introduction to wavelet transform, probability and random signals, stochastic processes, singular value decomposition, principle component analysis and multimedia applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"(EE2012 or ST2334) and EE2023","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yeo Boon Thye Thomas"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4001","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will do a research project over two semesters on a topic of current interest in Electrical and Computer Engineering. Students learn how to apply skills acquired in the classroom and also think of innovative ways of solving problems. Apart from intrinsic rewards such as the pleasure of problem solving, students are able to acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The objective of this module is to teach skills, such as questioning, forming hypotheses and gathering evidence. Students learn to work in a research environment.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"Level 4 Standing","Preclusion":"CG4001","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4101","ModuleTitle":"RF Communications","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Radio and microwave systems are used for information transmission. This module therefore introduces the student to a broad range of enabling knowledge and skills commonly employed by RF and microwave engineers to specify, analyse and design radio and microwave transmission systems. Topics covered: Time-varying EM fields: guided waves, evanescent modes and plane-wave propagation. Radiation: radiation mechanism, magnetic vector potential, current distribution on a thin wire, Hertzian dipole, Half-wave dipole & monopole. RF Antennas: parameters, aperture antennas and arrays. RF Amplification: stability, gain and small-signal narrowband design. RF Generation: conditions for oscillation, oscillator design and dielectric resonators. RF Receivers: receiver and mixer parameters. RF Systems: system gain and noise figure, satellite and terrestrial systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE3104C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4101E","ModuleTitle":"Radio-Frequency (RF) Communications","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Radio and microwave systems are used for information transmission. This module therefore introduces the student to a broad range of enabling knowledge and skills commonly employed by RF and microwave engineers to specify, analyse and design radio and microwave transmission systems. Topics covered: Time-varying EM fields: guided waves, evanescent modes and plane-wave propagation. Radiation: radiation mechanism, magnetic vector potential, current distribution on a thin wire, Hertzian dipole, Half-wave dipole & monopole. RF Antennas: parameters, aperture antennas and arrays. RF Amplification: stability, gain and small-signal narrowband design. RF Generation: conditions for oscillation, oscillator design and dielectric resonators. RF Receivers: receiver and mixer parameters. RF Systems: system gain and noise figure, satellite and terrestrial systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE2011E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Guo Yong Xin"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4104","ModuleTitle":"Microwave Circuits & Devices","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Microwave amplifiers, oscillators, mixer and detectors, and electronic switches are basic components of microwave systems. The performance of these components is critical to system performance. This module therefore teaches the design of these components to satisfy performance specifications. Topics covered: Amplifiers: theory, LNA and multistage design; Oscillator theory: nonlinear negative resistance, startup, stability, power generation; Gunn and IMPATT diode oscillators; Design of planar passive components and their application; PIN diode switch and phase shifter analysis and design; Mixers and detectors: theory, mixer and detector diodes, diode detectors and mixers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4.0","Prerequisite":"EE3104C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4112","ModuleTitle":"HF Techniques","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Radio and microwave systems rely on efficient transmission and distribution of electromagnetic (EM) energy. Radio and microwave systems need to be immune from external EM interference and need to ensure that they do not cause interference of their own. To achieve these requirements, microwave and radio engineers need to be able to specify and design wave-guiding systems, shielding and antennas. Topics covered: Guided waves: guiding elements and cavities. Scattering parameters. Directional couplers and hybrids. Circulators and isolators. Antenna parameters. Wire antennas. Electromagnetic interference and shielding.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.0-1.0-1.5-1.5-3.0","Prerequisite":"EE3104C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4112E","ModuleTitle":"High Frequency (HF) Techniques","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Radio and microwave systems rely on efficient transmission and distribution of electromagnetic (EM) energy. Radio and microwave systems need to be immune from external EM interference and need to ensure that they do not cause interference of their own. To achieve these requirements, microwave and radio engineers need to be able to specify and design wave-guiding systems, shielding and antennas. Topics covered: Guided waves: guiding elements and cavities. Scattering parameters. Directional couplers and hybrids. Circulators and isolators. Antenna parameters. Wire antennas. Electromagnetic interference and shielding.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"EE2011E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4113","ModuleTitle":"Digital Communications & Coding","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course begins with a review of mathematical preliminaries such as random processes and signal space concepts. It covers the design of modulation and demodulation schemes for digital communications over an additive white Gaussian noise channel. Emphasis will be placed on error rate performance for various digital signaling techniques and on error control coding techniques for reliable communications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"EE2012/ST2334 & EE3131C","Preclusion":"EE4102 or EE4103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4113E","ModuleTitle":"Digital Communications & Coding","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4131","ModuleTitle":"Random Signals","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to serve as a first course in stochastic signal analysis-and-processing for senior and graduate engineering students. It aims to bridge the gap between the elements of probability theory, as taught in early undergraduate level modules, and the basic concepts needed in contemporary signal processing applications. Topics include: general concepts and classification of random variables and stochastic processes; transformation of random variables; effects of linear time-invariant filtering on the autocorrelation function and power spectrum of a stochastic process; Gaussian, chi and chi-square statistics; random binary signals, random walk process, Wiener-Lévy process; Poisson and related processes; random telegraph signals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE2012 Analytical Methods in ECE or ST2334 Probability and Statistics and EE2023 Signals and Systems","Preclusion":"EE5306 Random Signals Analysis and EE5137R Stochastic Processes","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4210","ModuleTitle":"Computer Communication Networks II","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This advanced networking module aims to equip students with the basics and theories of Internet-related technologies, which are necessary for computer/network engineers. The topics that will be covered include Internet architecture, Internet applications and their protocols (HTTP, FTP, DNS, Email, P2P, BitTorrent, etc.), wireless and mobile networks, mobility management, multimedia networking, and network security.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3.0-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE3204 or CS2105","Preclusion":"CS3103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4210E","ModuleTitle":"Computer Communications Networks II","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"The course will enable students to know the basics and theories of Internet-related tenchologies which offer the background knowledge & skills required for computer or network engineers. Contents covered include Internet Architecture & client/server applications, Client & Server Computing, Internetworking concepts & Architectural Model, Transport protocols: UDP/TCP, TCP/IP socket programming, Routing protocols, Domain Name System, Mobile IP, and Next Generation IP.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3.0-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE3204E or CS2105","Preclusion":"CS3103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4212","ModuleTitle":"Computer Vision","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to introduce the students to the problems and solutions of modern computer vision, with the main emphasis on recovering properties of the 3D world from image and video sequence. After this module, students are expected to be able to understand and compute the basic geometric and photometric properties of the 3D world (such as point depth and surface orientation), and to apply various methods for video manipulation such as segmentation, matting, and composition. Main topics covered include: Singular value decomposition, projective geometry, Marr's paradigm, calibration problems, correspondence and flow, epipolar geometry, motion estimation, reflectance models, shape from shading, photometric stereo, color processing, texture analysis and synthesis, advanced segmentation, matting and composition techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE3206 or EE3731C","Preclusion":"CS4243","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4214","ModuleTitle":"Real-Time Embedded Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this module are to present the theoretical foundations of real-time systems and to discuss the practical aspects of their implementation. It describes the characteristics of a real-time computing system and students are taught how to design a real-time embedded system using structured data flow methodology. Concepts of time-critical I/O and real-time deadlines are emphasized, as are the important aspects of real-time operating systems, scheduling and the practical implementation of embedded systems and firmware. Other topics covered include deadlock management and process communications. Various case studies on industrial real-time systems will be exhibited to give students a real-world feel for such systems. Students will undertake a mini project involving a real-time embedded system. Topics covered: Introduction to real-time and embedded systems; Time critical I/O handling; Real-time embedded software design; Concurrent programming; Real-time operating systems; Scheduling and time-critical processing; Deadlock management; Process communications; Case studies of real-time embedded systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"CG2007/EE2024","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4214E","ModuleTitle":"Real-Time Embedded Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this module are to present the theoretical foundations of real-time systems and to discuss the practical aspects of their implementation. It describes the characteristics of a real-time computing system and students are taught how to design a real-time embedded system using structured data flow methodology. Concepts of time-critical I/O and real-time deadlines are emphasized, as are the important aspects of real-time operating systems, scheduling and the practical implementation of embedded systems and firmware. Other topics covered include deadlock management and process communications. Various case studies on industrial real-time systems will be exhibited to give students a real-world feel for such systems. Students will undertake a mini project involving a real-time embedded system. Topics covered: Introduction to real-time and embedded systems; Time critical I/O handling; Real-time embedded software design; Concurrent programming; Real-time operating systems; Scheduling and time-critical processing; Deadlock management; Process communications; Case studies of real-time embedded systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-3","Prerequisite":"TE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4218","ModuleTitle":"Embedded Hardware System Design","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to enable students to understand and be able to practise the principles of designing complex embedded systems. After completing this module, students must be able to translate system specifications into executable computation models using a high level specification language and map these formal specifications into a register-transfer level hardware description language (HDL) that can be implemented on an FPGA. Main topics covered include: Methodology for designing embedded systems; specification and modelling of systems; architectures of embedded systems; mapping specifications into architectures; rapid prototyping on FPGA platforms. Students are required to implement an embedded system by going though the complete design flow with state-of-the-art Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2020","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4302","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the foundation for a more advanced level control systems course. Topics include system description, controllability, observability, selection of pole locations for good design, observer design, full-order and reduced-order observers, combined control law and observer. It is also a first course in nonlinear systems and control. Topics include non-linearities in control systems, use of root-locus in analysis of non-linear systems, describing function and its use in analysis and design of control systems, non-linear ordinary differential equations, singular points, and phase-plane analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-0.5-2.5-4.0","Prerequisite":"EE3331C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4305","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Fuzzy / Neural Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental knowledge, theories and applications of fuzzy logic and neural networks. It examines the principles of fuzzy sets and fuzzy logic, which leads to fuzzy inference and control. It also gives students an understanding of the structures and learning process of a neural network. Topics covered include: fuzzy set theory, fuzzy systems and control, basic concepts of neural networks, single-layer and multilayer perceptrons, self-organizing maps and neural network training.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2023","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Kay Chen","Prahlad Vadakkepat"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4305E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Fuzzy/Neural Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4306","ModuleTitle":"Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module distributed autonomous robotic systems will cover topics such as multi-agent systems, multiple robotic systems and computational intelligence. The tools presented include genetic algorithms, simulated annealing, soft computing and multi-objective optimisation. Some applications to pattern recognition, function mapping, sensor fusion, obstacle avoidance and learning in robotic systems are also presented.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-0-0-5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE3331C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4307","ModuleTitle":"Control Systems Design And Simulation","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This 100% CA module introduces students to the various stages in the design cycle of a closed-loop control system, namely modeling, identification, simulation, controller design and implementation. Students will appreciate the concepts of models and model structures, the ways to obtain them and their applications. Two modeling approaches will be covered; physical modeling which includes the principles and phases ofmodeling using basic physical relationships, and identification approaches covering both non-parametric and parametric identification. Practical issues in modeling, including instrument calibration, model structure selection, data collection configuration, selection of test signals and model validation will also be duly covered. Via project work, students will consolidate the topics covered in class with hands-on experience in modeling, simulating and controlling real systems. They will be equipped with useful practical skills at the end of this course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-0-0-5-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE3331C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4401","ModuleTitle":"Optoelectronics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Optoelectronics is the study of the interaction of light/radiation with the electronic properties of matter, which are mainly but not exclusively semiconductor-based. This module is designed with a mix of theory and application, emphasizing both the fundamental principles underlying device operation and the relevant technology in the photonics industry. At the end of the module, the student will be equipped with the basic physics of light production, emission and modulation, in semiconductors, electro-optic crystals and liquid crystal substances, and their application in display components and devices, and optical communications. Experiments on optical heterodyning, liquid crystal modulation and characteristics of semiconductor lasers and LEDs are included for practical hands-on experience. Topics covered include basic photometry and radiometry; bandgap engineering in III-V and II-VI compound semiconductors, exciton, isoelectronic traps; LED, semiconductor laser, photodetectors, optical modulators, liquid crystals, display technologies, and recent advances e.g. nanophotonics, organic LEDs and quantum well detectors. Topics covered: Basic photometry and radiometry. Bandgap engineering in III-V and II-VI compound semiconductors. Exciton, isoelectronic traps. LED, semiconductor laser and photodetector device structure and operational characteristics. Optical modulators. Liquid crystal displays. Nanophotonics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.75-2.0-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE3431C or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4408","ModuleTitle":"Silicon Device Reliability","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of the general failure mechanisms in integrated circuits and three MOS technology specific reliability mechanisms (i.e., CMOS latchup, gate oxide reliability and hot carrier reliability). A brief introduction on the failure analysis methodology will also be covered. At the end of this module, students will gain a basic understanding of the various failure/reliability issues in silicon devices. Topics covered: Introduction to IC Failure Analysis. General failure mechanisms in integrated circuits: Bonding, packaging and metallization failures. Electrical stress failures: electromigration and ESD/EOS. Technology specific reliability mechanisms: CMOS latchup, gate oxide reliability and hot-carrier reliability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"EE2021","Corequisite":"EE4411 or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4408E","ModuleTitle":"Silicon Device Reliability","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of the general failure mechanisms in integrated circuits and three MOS technology specific reliability mechanisms (i.e., CMOS latchup, gate oxide reliability and hot carrier reliability). A brief introduction on the failure analysis methodology will also be covered. At the end of this module, students will gain a basic understanding of the various failure/reliability issues in silicon devices. Topics covered: Introduction to IC Failure Analysis. General failure mechanisms in integrated circuits: Bonding, packaging and metallization failures. Electrical stress failures: electromigration and ESD/EOS. Technology specific reliability mechanisms: CMOS latchup, gate oxide reliability and hot-carrier reliability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-0-6","Prerequisite":"EE2004E, EE4411E (Co)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4411","ModuleTitle":"Silicon Processing Technology","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the major process technologies used in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices. Each lecture topic covers important scientific aspects of silicon wafer processing steps. Simulations and laboratory experiments provide hands-on experience on basic operation and fabrication of MOS devices. Topics include: crystal growth and wafer preparation, epitaxy, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, lithography, plasma technology, etching, deposition, and metallization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"EE2021","Preclusion":"PC3242","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4411E","ModuleTitle":"Silicon Processing Technology","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the major process technologies used in the fabrication of integrated circuits and other microelectronic devices. Each lecture topic covers important scientific aspects of silicon wafer processing steps. Simulations and laboratory experiments provide hands-on experience on basic operation and fabrication of MOS devices. Topics include: crystal growth and wafer preparation, epitaxy, oxidation, diffusion, ion implantation, lithography, plasma technology, etching, deposition, and metallization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-1-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2004E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4412","ModuleTitle":"Technology & Modelling Of Si Transistors","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the operation, modeling and fabrication of silicon bipolar and MOS transistors, the understanding of which is essential for the integrated circuit engineer. At the end of this module, students will gain a good understanding of the issues regarding the design and fabrication of modern silicon transistors as their dimensions continue to shrink. They will be exposed to the basic techniques of modeling, simulation and technology of these devices. Topics covered: MOS Capacitor: C-V characteristics, physical models; MOSFETs: long and short channel devices, threshold voltage, subthreshold behaviour, device scaling, short-channel effects, gate, drain and dielectric engineering; Bipolar transistors: structures and operations, high current effects, emitter, base and collector engineering; Polyemitter and Si-Ge heterojunction transistors; CMOS, bipolar and BiCMOS technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4.0","Prerequisite":"EE2021","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Samudra,G S"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4412E","ModuleTitle":"Technology And Modelling Of Silicon Transistors","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the operation, modeling and fabrication of silicon bipolar and MOS transistors, the understanding of which is essential for the integrated circuit engineer. At the end of this module, students will gain a good understanding of the issues regarding the design and fabrication of modern silicon transistors as their dimensions continue to shrink. They will be exposed to the basic techniques of modeling, simulation and technology of these devices. Topics covered: MOS Capacitor: C-V characteristics, physical models; MOSFETs: long and short channel devices, threshold voltage, subthreshold behaviour, device scaling, short-channel effects, gate, drain and dielectric engineering; Bipolar transistors: structures and operations, high current effects, emitter, base and collector engineering; Polyemitter and Si-Ge heterojunction transistors; CMOS, bipolar and BiCMOS technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"EE2004E","Preclusion":"TE3405","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Samudra,G S"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4415","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Digital Design","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the design of integrated circuits. It covers basic concepts including integrated circuits fabrication technology, CMOS and nMOS design, inverter design, aspect ratios of pull-up and pull-down transistors, switching characteristics of CMOS and nMOS inverters, latch-up, stick diagram, design rules, mask layout, sub-systems design, ASIC challenges and issues, ASIC design flow, Verilog hardware design language basics, and logic synthesis. Each student will do a design exercise using the EDA tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-0.5-0.5-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE2020","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4415E","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Digital Design","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the design of integrated circuits. It covers basic concepts including integrated circuits fabrication technology, CMOS and nMOS design, inverter design, aspect ratios of pull-up and pull-down transistors, switching characteristics of CMOS and nMOS inverters, latch-up, stick diagram, design rules, mask layout, sub-systems design, ASIC challenges and issues, ASIC design flow, Verilog hardware design language basics, and logic synthesis. Each student will do a design exercise using the EDA tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE2006E or EE2020E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4431","ModuleTitle":"Nano-Device Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"As devices scale down, quantum effects become important when their size reaches the nanometer regime (typically 100 nanometers or less). Devices with nanometer features, i.e., nano-devices, exhibit properties different from conventional bulk devices. The making of nanodevices, e.g., single electron transistor, carbon nanotube/ graphene transistor, spintronic devices, quantum well/dot laser, has been made possible by the emergence of the nano-processing and characterization tools. This module aims to provide an introductory coverage on the concepts and principles that form the basis for understanding an interdisciplinary field with an emphasis on electrical engineering. Topics covered include nano-lithography, nano-layering, nano-characterization, and nano-devices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-4-0-3","Prerequisite":"Either EE3431C Microelectronics Materials & Devices or EE3406 Microelectronics Materials","Preclusion":"EE4413 Low Dimensional Electronic Devices","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4432","ModuleTitle":"Devices for Electric Energy Generation","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the theory, operating principles, and basic function of (i) photovoltaic, thermoelectric, and fuel cell-based electric energy generation devices and (ii) electric energy storage systems. Major topics covered are the photovoltaic (PV) effect, solar cells (silicon wafer cells, thin-film cells, organic cells), PV modules, the thermoelectric effect, thermoelectric devices, fuel cells (proton exchange membrane cells, high-temperature cells), pumped hydroelectric energy, compressed air energy, flywheels, rechargeable batteries (lead-acid, lithium ion, etc), electrolytic hydrogen, and supercapacitors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-0-7","Prerequisite":"EE2021 Devices and circuits","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4433","ModuleTitle":"Nanometer Scale Information Storage","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Information storage is indispensable for every computerized system. Currently there are three major types of information storage technologies, i.e., magnetic data storage, optical disks, and solid-state memories. Although the operation principles are different, the common driving force for all these surface-based information storage technologies in the last few decades was the reduction of bit size so as to make it possible to store more data on a specific surface area. As a result, all these data storage devices are now operating in the nanometer regime. This module adopts a model-based approach to introduce information storage through focusing on the basic principles of various types of data storage systems and the associated roles of nanotechnology in each field. Emphasis will be on materials, devices and technologies that have made it possible to maintain a remarkable growth rate in storage density in the last decades and emerging technologies for tackling challenges ahead. Topics covered include solid state memory, optical disks, magnetic recording, and emerging technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PC2232 and EE3431C/EE3406","Preclusion":"EE5202, EE4414","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4434","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Circuit Technology, Design and Testing","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the industry practice on the technology, design, layout and testing of digital and memory integrated circuits (IC). Students will be introduced to the different types of devices which are manufactured in a foundry. Students will learn about the ideas of design for testability through lectures, hands on exposure to different testing and debugging tools and industrial visits. Specific topics include wafer technology and devices, digital logic and memory design and layout, fundamentals of digital and static random access memory (SRAM) testing, design for testability, fault isolation and electrical characterization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"EE2020 Digital Fundamentals EE2021 Devices and Circuits","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4501","ModuleTitle":"Power System Management And Protection","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Modelling of power systes: bus admittance and bus impedance matrices, network building algorithms. Load flow studies: problem formulation, computer solution techniques; economic load dispatch. Energy market restructuring. Fault analysis: symmetrical components, sequence impedance networks, symmetrical and unsymmetrical faults. Protection: components, differential, and earth fault protection systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.0-1.0-0.5-1.5-4.0","Prerequisite":"EE3505C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4502","ModuleTitle":"Electric Drives & Control","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Motion control in industrial, commercial and transportation systems is carried out using electric drives. This module provides students with the working knowledge of various components of an electrical drive system and their control for efficient energy conversion. Students would be taught the basic principle of operation of variable speed DC and AC Drive systems. After completion of this module, students are expected to select and size electrical drives for any given application and should be able to perform design of different drive components. The topics covered are: Characteristics and sizing of power semiconductor controlled electric drives; DC motor drives: speed and torque control; Induction motor drives: voltage control and variable frequency control; Drives application examples.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0.5-1-1-3.5","Prerequisite":"EE2025","Corequisite":"EE3505C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4505","ModuleTitle":"Power Semiconductor Devices & ICs","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module provides a state-of-the-art overview of devices, development and basic understanding of the physics of power semiconductors. The module covers: Carrier physics in power devices: mobility, resistivity, life-time, high-level injection; Breakdown voltage and junction termination: avalanche breakdown, punch-through breakdown; Power devices: power MOSFET for synchronous rectifiers, power diode and recovery phenomena, power transistor and quasi-saturation effects, gate turn-off thyristor, MOS-controlled bipolar device; Smart power ICs: evolution, high-voltage power MOSFETs in integrated circuits, technological limitations in power ICs, protection techniques in power ICs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.25-4.25-3","Prerequisite":"EE2021 or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4509","ModuleTitle":"Silicon Micro Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an introductory view of the microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) in various application areas, and also the knowledge on micromachining technology for making the physical sensors and actuators. Key topics are: MEMS design and process cycles, bulk and surface micromachining technology, structural deposition and etching, inertial, thermal sensors, actuators, micro-motors and micro-pumps, structural consideration and integration issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.25-4.25-3","Prerequisite":"EE2021 or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-17T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4511","ModuleTitle":"Sustainable Energy Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the students with a good overview of sustainable electric energy systems for promoting the advancement and use of economically and environmentally sustainable electrical energy systems. The module will cover distributed generation and sustainable energy sources, and strategies for supply and demand side management for efficient resource utilisation. Issues related to environmental impact of electrical energy generation will be discussed. Models of power distribution systems with embedded generation and microgrids will be introduced. The module will also cover system integration issues in both short-term and long-term operation, and economic issues of distributed resources.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"EE2022","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4603","ModuleTitle":"Biomedical Imaging Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to present an overview of biomedical imaging systems. The course will examine various imaging modalities including X-ray, ultrasound, nuclear, and MRI. How these images are formed and what types of information they provide will be presented. Image analysis techniques will also be discussed. Specific analysis techniques will include the analysis of cardiac ultrasound, mammography, and MRI functional imagery.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE2023/BN2401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4604","ModuleTitle":"Biological Perception in Digital Media","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we introduce the anatomy and physiology of the visual and auditory systems as well as their psychophysical characterizations. In addition, we study computational models that not only serve to provide insights into the functional organization of biological systems, but also to generate predictions for new experiments. These models are used increasingly in digital media coding and compression. They are also the basis for new generations of machines that are more aware of their environment, better adapted to the user and more intuitive to interact with. Major topics include the perception of objects, color, and motion, 3D vision, visual attention, and hearing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE3731C/EE3206","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE4605","ModuleTitle":"Bio-Instrumentation & Signal Analysis","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the fundamentals of medical instrumentation systems, and bio-signal processing. The physiology of bio-signals, including how they are generated, recorded/collected and are used clinically, will be presented. The purpose of the signal processing methods ranges from noise and artifact reduction to extraction of clinically significant features. The course gives each participant the opportunity to study the performance of a method on real bio-signals. The major topics covered in this module are: Basic concepts of biomedical instrumentation, Cardiovascular system and measurements, Respiratory system and measurements, Neuro-physiological measurements, Signal conditioning and various analysis (linear and nonlinear) techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"EE3731C","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module I","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"EE5003","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5002","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module Ii","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"EE5003","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5003","ModuleTitle":"Electrical Engineering Project","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","Preclusion":"EE5001","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5101R","ModuleTitle":"Linear Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"linear system theory is the core of modern control appropaches, such as optimal, robust, adaptive and multi-variable control. This module develops a solid understanding of the fundamentals of linear systems analysis and design using the state space approach. Topics covered include state space representation of systems; solution of state equations; stability analysis using Lyapunov methods; controllability and observability; linear state feedback design; asymptotic observer and compensator design, decoupling and servo control. This module is a must for higher degree students in control engineering, robotics or servo engineering. It is also very useful for those who are interested in signal processing and computer engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"MCH5201, ME5401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5102","ModuleTitle":"Multivariable Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers both classical topics and current techniques in multivariable control system design. It gives students a good understanding of the differences between single loop and multi-loop systems, in terms of both analysis and synthesis. The topics covered include: Principles of single- and multi-loop feedback designs; poles, zeros and stability of multivariable feedback systems; performance and robustness of multivariable feedback systems; control system design using LQR technique, LQG/LTR method, H2 and H-infinity control, and computer aided design software.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE6102 Multivariable Control Systems (Advanced)","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5103R","ModuleTitle":"Computer Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce the basic concepts and design methods of computer/microprocessor based control schemes. Techniques for discrete-time control realization will also be discussed. After attending the course, the students will acquire the basic skills on designing simple controllers for real time systems, know how to analyze the system responses and evaluate the controller performance. The topics covered are: discrete system analysis; pole-placement design, basic predictive control, digital PID controllers; implementation issues (sampling theorem, aliasing, discretization errors) and real-time realization using system control software such as Matlab and Labview.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5104","ModuleTitle":"Adaptive Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to introduce the basic concepts and design methods of adaptive control. The concepts underlying adaptive control schemes, such as Lyapunov-based direct adaptive control scheme, self-tuning regulator and model reference adaptive control, will be studied in detail. Least squares estimate and the issues related to parameter adaptation will also be introduced. To provide an understanding of an alternative to \"adaptation\", the concept and basic design of variable structure control will be discussed. Case studies of various engineering control problems will be used throughout the course to provide insights and useful design guideline.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-2.5","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE6104 Adaptive Control Systems (Advanced)","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5106R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Robotics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the course is for students to develop an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of robotics at an advanced level. It is targeted towards graduate students interested in robotics research and development. The focus is on in-depth treatments and wider coverage of advanced topics on (a) kinematics, (b) trajectory planning, (c) dynamics, and (d) control system design. At the end of this module, the student should have a good understanding of all the related topics of advanced robotics, and be able to derive the kinematics and dynamics of a given robot, plan appropriate path, and design advanced control systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-5","Preclusion":"MCH5209, ME5402","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5107","ModuleTitle":"Optimal Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with an understanding of basic concepts and principles of system optimality with applications to control and state estimation. Mathematical background materials, such as matrix properties and operations, dynamic system models and solutions and random variables will first be discussed, followed by major topics including notions of optimality, selection of cost functions, optimal state estimation, basic optimal control and model predictive control. Issues on the design and implementation of actual control systems will be addressed through a design project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE5105 Optimal Control Systems EE6107 Optimal Control Systems (Advanced)","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5108","ModuleTitle":"Instrumentation And Sensors","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a specialised module targeted to the engineering students. It teaches the students practical design and analytical skills in instrumentation and sensing. This module covers Generalised Measurement System, Interface Electronics and Signal Processing, Noise and Interference in Measurements, and Data Transmission Techniques. As far as sensors are concerned, Motion (displacement, velocity and acceleration), Force & Tactile, Temperature, Pressure/ Flow, Machine Vision & Applications, and Optical Sensors will be discussed. Recent Advances in sensors such as smart sensors and microsensors will be highlighted. Several industrial cases involving advanced sensing and sensory control will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Preclusion":"MCH5206","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5109","ModuleTitle":"Applications Of Mechatronics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module targeted to engineering students of any disciplines. It covers wide-range of topics in mechatronics such as mechatronics design principles, instrumentation and interface, actuators & mechanical loading analysis, and control systems. Several case studies of applications of mechatronics in manufacturing systems are discussed in details. Hands-on sessions are conducted respectively on actuators and control systems. Advanced concepts, future trends, and state-of-the-art development in mechatronics are presented. At the end of the module, students are expected to be able to design and implement useful mechatronic systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-1.5-5","Preclusion":"MCH5002","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5110","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Automation and Control","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module offers students timely and updated coverage of a wide range of topics relevant to automation and control engineering tapping on the latest and diverse range of developments in the repertoire of the control group, such as the delivery of a measured collation of automation and control system designs applied to real problems of a diverse nature and which are not easily and directly available from standard literature.The nature of the module allows the flexibility for recent topics, problems and solutions to be shared with the students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Preclusion":"EE6110 Special Topics in Automation and Control (Advanced)","Corequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R Linear Systems (cross-listedwith ME5401) OR EE5103 / EE5103R Computer Control Systems (cross-listed with ME5403) OR EE4302 Advanced Control Systems","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5132","ModuleTitle":"Wireless and Sensor Networks","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to expose students to the principles of wireless and sensor networks, as well as to some recent advances in these areas. The first part of the module provides the concepts and operational details of cellular networks, wireless local area networks (WLAN), multi-hop and ad hoc wireless networks, and covers aspects such as medium access control, routing and transport protocols. The second part covers the fast emerging field of wireless sensor networks that enables visibility into physical processes in a convenient manner. Pertinent issues such as energy management and distributed information processing will be covered. The distinguishing feature about this module is the engineering emphasis on the coupled relationship between wireless and sensor network protocols and the underlying physical layer and energy considerations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE3204 Computer Communication Networks I OR EE4210 Computer Communication Networks II","Preclusion":"EE5406 Wireless Network Protocols EE5913 Distributed Wireless Sensor Networks","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5133","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Signal Processing Techniques","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to give a balanced treatment on the use of statistical signal processing and estimation theory techniques for engineering applications in communications, filtering and array processing. While having theoretical rigor, the module will also emphasize the realizability and implementation of algorithms based on prediction, estimation, spectral analysis and optimum processing on existing digital processing systems. The module will include hands-on design sessions where some processing algorithms will be designed, implemented and evaluated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE4131 Random Signals, or EE5306 Random Signal Analysis, or EE5137R Stochastic Processes","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5134","ModuleTitle":"Optical Communications and Networks","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a comprehensive treatment of topics on optical communications and optical networking. The first part covers the topics on the physical layer of optical communications. It covers the basic constituents of optical communication systems including optical fibers, optical transmitters/receivers, wavelength multiplexers/demultiplexers, optical switches, optical amplifiers, and wavelength converters; and transmission system engineering such as dispersion management and Q-factor analysis. The second part covers the topics on optical networking. It discusses network switch architectures, design, algorithms, and protocols related to wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) circuit switching, optical burst switching, optical packet switching, and optical access networks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EE5912 and EE6134","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5135","ModuleTitle":"Digital Communications","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Probability theory, stochastic processes and vector spaces. Application of statistical decision theory to optimum receiver design for Gaussian channels. Error performance analysis of digital modulation systems. Analysis and design of coded systems. Soft decoding and hard decoding. Communication via fading channels – channel models, receiver design and error performance analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"EE5137R Stochastic Processes OR EE5306 Random Signal Analysis","Preclusion":"EE5305 Digital Communication EE6135 Digital Communications (Advanced)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5137R","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to serve as an advanced course in stochastic processes for research students specializing in communications and networks as well as other research areas that deal intensively with stochastic signal analysis and processing. Topics include: concepts and classification of stochastic processes; special processes (binary transmission, telegraph, random walk, Wiener-Levy, Poisson); transmission of stochastic processes through systems; stochastic integrals and ergodicity; bandlimited processes; Gaussian processes; Markov processes; Markov chains; counting processes. These topics will be treated with sufficient mathematical rigour so that students will learn various statistical concepts and their inter-relationships in the way of a connected theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EE5306 Random Signals Analysis","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5138R","ModuleTitle":"Optimization for Communication Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module exposes students to a variety of modelling and techniques involving optimization problem formulations in communications signal processing and networks. The topics include linear and nonlinear programming formulations, constrained and unconstrained optimization techniques, network flow models and algorithms, and convex optimization techniques. The module also helps in the understanding of the problem formulation approaches for a wide variety of applications using the methods and techniques taught in the earlier part of the course. It is intended for students to gain knowledge and use of optimization techniques pertaining to the applications in communications & signal processing and networks (wired and wireless) domains.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Mathematical background of an undergraduate course in ECE","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5139R","ModuleTitle":"Information Theory for Communication Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide an appreciation of the important contributions made by Claude Shannon to communications, including the fundamental limits of data compression, channel capacity, and the source-channel separation principle. Students will obtain an understanding of the concept of “a bit of information” in Shannon’s sense. Coding, modulation and demodulation will be briefly covered, but all at the most basic level of trying to transfer a bit of information reliably from sender to receiver. Topics are as follows: introduction to communications, including standardized interfaces and layering, communication system blocks, source-channel separation principle; coding for discrete sources; channels, modulation and demodulation of binary signals; coding and Shannon capacity; Gaussian channels.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"knowledge of probability and statistics at the level of the undergraduate module EE2012 Analytical Methods in Electrical & Computer Engineering","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5201","ModuleTitle":"Magnetic Recording Technology","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course gives an overview of magnetic storage systems and trends in magnetic recording technology. The following areas will be covered: background on reading and reproducing process; nature of distortions and different noise mechanisms; techniques used in read/write performance characterization; role of channel components in improving the reliability of readback data; basics of partial response channels and Viterbi detection; basics of error correction and modulation coding; front end signal processing circuitry; elements of synchronization and timing recovery; types of interfaces and overview of the disk controller. Some topics are treated in greater details to familiarize students with the theoretical background as well as implementation issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems OR EE5103 / EE5103R / ME5403 Computer Control Systems","Preclusion":"EE5206 Recording Electronics EE6201 Magnetic Recording Technology (Advanced)","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5303R","ModuleTitle":"Microwave Electronics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"With emphasis on fundamentals, this module develops analysis methods that are used to understand the operation and design of solid-state microwave electronic circuits commonly used in microwave systems. Methods for simulating nonlinear microwave circuits and processing of circuit parameters will be discussed. Major topics include: Linear circuit parameter conversion. Analysis of nonlinear microwave circuits. Lossy match, lossy feedback, distributed and power amplifiers. Oscillator theory; diode and transistor oscillators. Frequency multiplication, division and synthesis. Microwave frequency conversion, mixer analysis, single-ended and balanced mixers, diode and transistor mixers, image rejection, mixer noise.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Guo Yong Xin"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5308R","ModuleTitle":"Antenna Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with fundamental concepts, principles and theory for the analysis, design and measurement of antennas such as wire, aperture and microstrip and slot antennas. Students will learn fundamental concepts behind antenna theory and design, the latest methodologies employed for antenna analysis and measurement, and most importantly, how a desired antenna system can be efficiently designed from initial specifications by means of simple practical engineering procedures and CAD tools. This specialised module is recommended for graduate students specialising in microwave/RF theory and techniques. This module is supplementary for the general area of communication systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5310","ModuleTitle":"Communication Networking Fundamentals","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the fundamental principles and concepts of computer communication networks. The course covers four main layers of the network protocol stack: link, network, transport and application. The fundamental design principles of each layer are presented. Issues related to the performance of each layer are explored in detail. The course uses case studies to expose students to real-world networking protocols and presents the design principles that motivated the development of these protocols. The course also includes an examination of the security aspects of each layer.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Basic probability at the level of EE2012 and basic networking concepts at the level of EE3204 and EE4210","Preclusion":"EE6310 Communication Networking Fundamentals (Advanced)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5401","ModuleTitle":"Cellular Mobile Communications","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the techniques required for cellular mobile communication system design and performance analysis. It provides students with an understanding of the fundamental principles and concepts encountered in cellular mobile communications. In particular, students will learn about mobile radio channel modelling, modulation techniques, cellular system concepts, equalisation, diversity and channel coding, speech coding, and multiple access techniques. Practical standards such as GSM, IS-95 and IMT2000 will be used as illustration examples. On completion of the module, students should be able to describe and analyse narrowband and wideband mobile radio propagation channels, understand the requirements and operation of mobile radio systems, and appreciate the design issues of TDMA and CDMA cellular systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"EE4102 (Applicable to undergraduate students only)","Preclusion":"TD5113A","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5431R","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the theory and fundamental aspects of nanoscale electronics. The module is designed to equip students with the basic knowledge of the fundamentals and theoretical methods required for understanding quantum electronic behaviour in current and future nanoelectronic applications. The module will cover the basic aspects of quantum theory which are relevant for electronic transport and dynamics, such as quantum operators, time-dependent quantum theory, spin dynamics and carrier statistics. The latter part of the module will cover the basic topics of solid state theory relevant for nanoelectronics, such as bandstructure, electronic transport in solids, and phonons.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PC2232 or equivalent, EE3431C or equivalent","Preclusion":"EE5508","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5432R","ModuleTitle":"Microelectronic Processes & Characterization","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module for postgraduate research students on basic microelectronic processes and characterization techniques. The fabrication processes discussed are those which the students are likely to encounter in their research work. The characterization techniques covered are essentially the measurement methods related to the particular fabrication process discussed. Topics to be covered include processing and characterization techniques related to dopant introduction, thin film, pattern transfer and selective layer removal. An integration case study on how the processing techniques covered can be used to fabricate one or two contemporary devices, and how such structures are characterized, will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE4411 or equivalent","Preclusion":"EE5514, EE5515, EE5434 EE5516, EE6503, EE6504","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5433R","ModuleTitle":"Functional Devices","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to expose the students with a wide range of functional devices and to equip the students with capability of analyzing new emerging devices. Various devices making use of electrical, optical, and magnetic properties of different materials will be covered. For each kind of device, a brief history, background knowledge, device structure and characteristics, as well as device applications and outlook will be included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE3431C or equivalent","Corequisite":"EE5431R or EE5508","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5434","ModuleTitle":"CMOS Processes and Integration","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide the crucial understanding of semiconductor processes and integration technologies that are extensively used to fabricate modern electronic devices. This module covers important aspects of CMOS front-end and back-end processes and integration. The students will develop indepth understanding of integrating the unit process steps to design a device that meets electrical performance specification. The topics covered include Oxidation, Isolation, Gate Module Technology, Diffusion, Ion Implantation, Shallow Junction Technology, Plasma etching process, Thin film deposition, Al/Cu interconnects, Lithography, and CMOS Integration.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"EE3431C or equivalent","Preclusion":"EE5515, EE5516, EE5432R","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5439","ModuleTitle":"Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course presents the fundamentals of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS), culminating in advanced concepts and applications. Major topics covered include electrostatic actuation and capacitive sensing, piezoelectric actuation and sensing, thermal actuation and sensing, optical MEMS devices and nanophotonics, CMOS MEMS devices, inertial sensors, RF MEMS devices, resonators and clocking, NEMS sensors, energy harvesters, and packaging technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE4411 Silicon Processing Technology or CN4217 Processing of Microelectronic Materials or equivalent.","Preclusion":"EE6439 Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (M/NEMS) (Advanced) EE5520 Micro/Nanoelectromechanical Systems (M/NEMS)","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5502","ModuleTitle":"Mos Devices","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) has been the main technology used in ULSI system. This module presents the full complement of fundamental CMOS device physics with its applications. It incorporates introductory concepts, MOS capacitor, long channel MOSFETs, short channel MOSFETs, MOS IC and technology, and MOS IC applications. This module is targeted at electrical engineering students who already have a basic knowledge of semiconductor device physics and technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Samudra,G S"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5507R","ModuleTitle":"Analog Integrated Circuits Design","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth coverage of the analysis and design of analog integrated circuits. The topics taught in this module include single transistor amplifiers, current sources and mirrors, current and voltage references, operational amplifiers, feedback theory and stability, noise analysis, oscillators, S/H circuits and comparators. This module is targeted at those electrical engineering students who have interests in IC design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE3408 or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5508","ModuleTitle":"Semiconductor Fundamentals","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides background knowledge of physics of electrical and optical properties of bulk and low dimensional semiconductor materials. The topics covered are as follows: Quantum mechanics: Schrodinger equation, particle in a box, tunneling effect, harmonic oscillator, time- independent perturbation theory. Solid state physics: crystal lattices, band theory, lattice vibration, the Fermi-Dirac distribution function and Fermi level, donor and acceptor states and carrier concentrations. Electrical properties of semiconductors, drift, diffusion, generation, recombination, trapping and tunneling. Optical properties of semiconductors, optical constants, optical absorption, radiative transition and luminescence, exciton effect, etc. Ternary and quaternary compound semiconductors, heterostructures, quantum wells and superlattices, quantum effect devices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(Undergraduate physics and mathematics AND Electronics materials courses) OR EE2004: Semiconductor Devices OR EE3406: Microelectronic Materials OR EE3431C: Microelectronics Materials & Devices","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5517","ModuleTitle":"Optical Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"At the end of this module, the students will gain knowledge of optics and laser basics, and the technologies based on optical and laser engineering. Topics will cover optics and laser basics, semiconductor laser technology, optical system layout and design, optical diagnostics, optical precision engineering, and optical nanofabrication technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE3431C or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5518R","ModuleTitle":"Vlsi Digital Circuit Design","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module guides the students with the design aspects of digital integrated circuits. It covers concepts of basic digital CMOS building blocks, combinational and sequential logic circuits, dynamic logic circuits, interconnect, timing and power issue of the digital integrated circuits. Low-power design and design verification are also covered in this module. The concepts are implemented and enhanced through assignments and several projects that involve practical design and use of design tools. This module provides the students with a solid background on analysis and design of the custom digital integrated circuits. Maximum class size 50.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5701","ModuleTitle":"High Voltage Testing And Switchgear","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the phenomena and mechanisms of breakdown of gases, liquids and solids as used in electrical insulating materials. Methods of generating high voltages, measurements and testing of electrical apparatus and systems are included. The principles of circuit interruption and switchgear types will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5702R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Power System Analysis","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module forms one of the three core modules for the students specializing in Power and Energy area. It provides the necessary fundamentals in power systems analysis. Current advancement in power systems is also discussed through case studies in a seminar style. Various topics to be covered are: Advanced power flow analysis; Power flow equation and solution techniques; Optimal power flow; Economic dispatch; Introduction to power system state estimation; Least square state estimation and Introduction to power system controls and stability analysis. This module acts as a pre-requisite for graduate students to pursue other advanced level courses in Power Systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"EE5702","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5703R","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Drives","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module forms one of the foundation modules for all students who want to specialise in Electric Energy System Engineering. The aim of the module is to introduce the various components of Electric Drives. The role of electric drives in modern industrial automation will be emphasised. The importance of using Adjustable Speed Drives for energy conservation would also be highlighted. Various types of electric drives such as AC, DC, SRM and special drives such as PMSM drives will be introduced and their steady-state as well as transient performances will be discussed. This module has direct industrial relevance and would be useful not only to electrical but also to mechanical engineering students working in the areas of automation and mechatronics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate knowledge in Electric Drives, e.g. EE4502","Preclusion":"EE5703","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5704","ModuleTitle":"High-Frequency Power Converters","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the student to the design of high frequency (switching frequency >200 kHz) high efficiency power electronic converters for AC-DC and DC-DC energy conversion using PWM and resonant energy conversion techniques and their significance in modern power electronic industries. This module will make the student aware of the fundamental considerations needed to design advanced high frequency power electronic converters in an industrial environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"EE5711R Modelling and Control of Power Electronic Converters","Preclusion":"EE6704 High-Frequency Power Converters (Advanced)","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5711R","ModuleTitle":"Modelling and Control of Power Electronic Converters","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module forms one of the three core modules for the students specializing in Power and Energy area of research. The aim of the module is to introduce the importance of Power Electronics as an enabling technology and their role in efficient electrical energy conversion from one form to another. Power electronics is considered as an integral part of all electronic-equipment starting from consumer electronic products to office automation equipment and leading to large transportation systems, utility applications and distributed renewable energy generation. In this module students will be introduced to the basic principles of operation of switched power converters and the concept of efficient control and regulation of electric energy flow will be addressed. The topics that will be covered are: Power semiconductor switches and their characteristics; AC-to-DC converters and their applications; DC-to-DC converters: analysis and performance; DC-to-AC converters: analysis and performance. Specific power electronic applications to various large scale systems will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"EE5711","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5731R","ModuleTitle":"Visual Computing","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Computer vision involves complex information processing tasks, making sense of visual signals and retrieving information from them. The aim of this module is to provide a comprehensive introduction of various advanced topics in computer vision. This course covers: radiometry, texture, feature matching, segmentation, and image/video editing. It will focus on both the principles of these vision problems and their associated mathematical and computational tools. By the end of this module, students are expected to be able to identify important and current vision problems, read and understand research papers in the area, and lead discussions on related topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Proficiency in C/C++ or Matlab, Linear algebra, EE3206 Introduction to Computer Vision and Image Processing (or other equivalent modules)","Preclusion":"EE6904 Advanced Topics in Computer Vision","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5801","ModuleTitle":"Electromagnetic Compatibility","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce the fundamental concepts, theories and practices in electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). The module covers topics from the basics of EMC to radiated and conducted emission and susceptibility, cross-talk, shielding and advanced topics of system level design for EMC. Different test and measurement techniques will also be covered. Computational modelling techniques for analysing and reducing EMC problems will be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-1-5.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5831R","ModuleTitle":"Electromagnetic Wave Theory","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches basic theories and applications of electromagnetic waves. Topics include: Fundamentals include quasi-static and dynamic solutions to Maxwell's equations, plane-wave propagation and scattering, guiding structure and cavity, behavior at interface between media, Green's functions, and method of moment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5902R","ModuleTitle":"Multiprocessor Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the design and analysis of high performance computer architectures with respect to several aspects of the multiple computer systems. Issues such as scalability, architectural issues, parallelism, performance metrics, and programming, are considered. The main intent of this course is to stay tuned with the current technology trend and to meet the requirements of the modern computer industry. The syllabus has the following four distinct major topics - Theory of Parallelism, Hardware Technology Overview, Scalable Architectures for High Performance Systems, Parallel Programming Concepts. This course serves as a strong foundation to those who wish to set their career (research and/or employment) in the domain of computer architectures, parallel and distributed processing, and software engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"EE3204 or EE3207 (Applicable to undergraduate students only)","Preclusion":"TD5180A","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5903","ModuleTitle":"Real-Time Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The focus in this module is to present the theoretical foundations of real-time system theory. It presents techniques, based on optimization and queuing theory, to schedule a set of tasks such that they meet hard real-time requirements. It also describes the characteristics of a real time computing system. Students are taught how a real-time embedded system can be designed using structured data flow methodology. Concepts of real time operating systems are covered as are the practical implementation of embedded systems and firmware. Deadlock management and process communications are treated at an advanced level. Case studies on real time scheduling and their implementation are presented to give students a better understanding of the subject.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.25-0-1.75-5","Preclusion":"EE4214 (Applicable to undergraduate students only). MCH5205, TD5103 (Applicable to graduate students only).","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5904R","ModuleTitle":"Neural Networks","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module students will learn various neural network models and develop all the essential background needed to apply these models to solve practical pattern recognition and regression problems. The main topics that will be covered are: single and multilayer perceptrons, support vector machines, radial basis function networks, Kohonen networks, principal component analysis, and recurrent networks. There is a compulsory computer project for this module. This module is intended for graduate students and engineers interested in learning about neural networks and using them to solve real world problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5907R","ModuleTitle":"Pattern Recognition","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Pattern recognition deals with automated classification, identification, and/or characterizations of signals/data from various sources. The main objectives of this graduate module are to equip students with knowledge of common statistical pattern recognition (PR) algorithms and techniques. Course will contain project-based work involving use of PR algorithms. Upon completion of this module, students will be able to analyze a given pattern recognition problem, and determine which standard technique is applicable, or be able to modify existing algorithms to engineer new algorithms to solve the problem. Topics covered include: Decision theory, Parameter estimation, Density estimation, Non-parametric techniques, Supervised learning, Dimensionality reduction, Linear discriminant functions, Clustering, Unsupervised learning, Feature extraction and Applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.75-0-0-2-5.25","Prerequisite":"EE2012 and CS1101C (Applicable to undergraduate students only)","Preclusion":"TD5133","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yeo Boon Thye Thomas"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6102","ModuleTitle":"Multivariable Control Systems (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The aim is to develop an in-depth understanding of the fundamental concepts in the analysis and design of multivariable feedback control systems. It is tailored for students who are pursuing research in the field of advanced control systems. The topics covered include: Principles of single- and multi-loop feedback designs; poles, zeros and stability of multivariable feedback systems; performance and robustness of multivariable feedback systems; control system design using LQR technique, LQG/LTR method, H2 and H-infinity control, and computer aided design software. Students taking this module will need to complete a self-study project on an advanced topic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE5102 Multivariable Control Systems","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6104","ModuleTitle":"Adaptive Control Systems (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to provide an in-depth coverage of adaptive control concepts and design methods. It is tailored for students who are pursuing research in the field of advanced control systems. Topics covered include Lyapunov-based direct adaptive control scheme, self-tuning regulator, model reference adaptive control, variable structure control and least squares estimation. Case studies of various engineering control problems will be used to provide insights and useful design guideline. In addition, students are expected to complete a self-study project that will expose them to the most recent advances in adaptive control theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4.5-3","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R / ME5401 Linear Systems","Preclusion":"EE5104 Adaptive Control Systems","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6107","ModuleTitle":"Optimal Control Systems (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts and principles of system optimality with applications to control and state estimation will be taught in the module. Major topics covered are optimality, selection of cost functions, linear quadratic Gaussian controllers, Kalman filter, and model predictive control. The recent development in optimal system and control has brought in new topics and methods, which are covered in this module, including inverse optimality, linear matrix inequality, numerical optimal algorithms, randomized optimization algorithms, nonlinear H8","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R Linear Systems (Cross-listed ME5401) OR EE5103 / EE5103R Computer Controls Systems (Crosslisted ME5403)","Preclusion":"EE5107 Optimal Control Systems, EE5105 Optimal Control Systems (old code for EE5107)","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6110","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Automation and Control (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module offers students timely and updated coverage of a wide range of topics relevant to automation and control engineering tapping on the latest and diverse range of developments in the repertoire of the control group. It is only open to research students. The topics covered will be formulated to contain unsolved problems and issues. These will be of a sufficient size and nature to induce excitement in independent projects for students to explore. Students can choose the problems that are aligned with their thesis topics to complement their research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Preclusion":"EE5110 Special Topics in Automation and Control","Corequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R Linear Systems (cross-listed with ME5401) OR EE5103 / EE5103R Computer Control Systems (crosslisted with ME5403)","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6131","ModuleTitle":"Wireless Communications (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course covers various basic and selected advanced topics in wireless communication. It begins with an overview of current wireless systems and standards, followed by a mathematical characterization of the wireless channel. It then examines the fundamental capacity limits of wireless channels and the characteristics of the capacity-achieving transmission strategies. This part is followed by practical digital modulation techniques and their performance under wireless channel impairments, including diversity techniques to compensate for flat-fading, multicarrier modulation to combat frequency-selective fading, and multiple antenna space-time communications. The course concludes with a discussion of various practical multiple access schemes in wireless cellular systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5137R Stochastic Processes OR EE5306 Random Signal Analysis","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6135","ModuleTitle":"Digital Communications (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Probability theory, stochastic processes and vector spaces. Application of statistical decision theory to optimum receiver design for Gaussian channels. Error performance analysis of digital modulation systems. Analysis and design of coded systems. Soft decoding and hard decoding. Communication via fading channels – channel models, receiver design and error performance analysis. Communication theory. Efficient signaling for message sequences. R0-parameters and Channel capacity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5137R Stochastic Processes OR EE5306 Random Signal Analysis","Preclusion":"EE5305. EE5135","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6136","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Optical Communications","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an in-depth understanding of modern optical communication systems. To this end, it covers major system impairments of optical communication systems and how optical communication systems have evolved to cope with them and increase the capacity in a cost-effective manner. This module includes state-of-the-art technologies such as optical modulation formats, fiber nonlinearities, and optical signal processing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE5306 Random Signals Analysis OR EE5137R Stochastic Processes","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6201","ModuleTitle":"Magnetic Recording Technology (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course gives an overview of magnetic storage systems and trends in magnetic recording technology. The following areas will be covered: background on reading and reproducing process; nature of distortions and different noise mechanisms; techniques used in read/write performance characterization; role of channel components in improving the reliability of readback data; basics of partial response channels and Viterbi detection; basics of error correction and modulation coding; front end signal processing circuitry; elements of synchronization and timing recovery; types of interfaces and overview of the disk controller. Some advanced topics and recent trends are treated in greater details to familiarize students with the theoretical background as well as implementation issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"EE5101 / EE5101R Linear Systems (cross-listed ME5401) OR EE5103 / EE5103R Computer Control Systems (crosslisted ME5403)","Preclusion":"EE5201 Magnetic Recording Technology","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6310","ModuleTitle":"Communication Networking Fundamentals (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an in-depth treatment of the fundamental principles and concepts of computer communication networks. The course divides the discussion in terms of fours layers: link, network, transport and application. For each layer, the course first presents the fundamental design principles and an in-depth analysis of factors that affect the overall system performance. Next, the course uses these design principles to describe the design of state-of-theart as well as real-world protocols for each layer. The course also includes an examination of the security aspects of each layer. Issues on the design and implementation of actual protocols will be addressed through a design project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Basic probability at the level of EE2012 and basic networking concepts at the level of EE3204 and EE4210","Preclusion":"EE5310 Communication Networking Fundamentals","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6435","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Concepts in Nanoelectronics","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on advanced solid-state physics and quantum transport in nano-scale devices. This module is designed for students to learn the latest developments in nanoelectronics and devices. Major topics include the advanced theory of electronic structures of novel materials, quantum transport theory, and their applications to novel nanoelectronic devices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE5431R","Preclusion":"EE5209 and EE5521","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6436","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Characterization of Materials and Devices","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an elective module for postgraduate research students on advanced characterization techniques applied to advanced and emerging research materials and devices. The emphasis of this course is on advanced measurement and characterization principles, instrumentation, data acquisition, models for data analysis, and data interpretation applied to characterization problems encountered in the research and development of advanced and emerging research materials and devices. The characterization methods covered are advanced application modes or techniques of the basic characterization methods discussed in the EE5432R module and new techniques which are not discussed in the aforementioned core module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE5432R Microelectronic Processes & Characterization","Preclusion":"EE6503 Characterization of Materials & Devices","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6437","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Semiconductor Devices","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the latest developments in nanoscale complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) device and processing technology. Future technological trends will also be discussed. Major topics include CMOS transistor scaling and limitations, novel materials and processes, advanced nanoscale transistor structures, strain and band structure engineering for transistor performance enhancement, emerging devices, and technology convergence and future trends.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE5431R Fundamentals of Nanoelectronics.","Preclusion":"EE6505 CMOS Nanotechnology","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6438","ModuleTitle":"Magnetic materials and devices","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the basic concepts of magnetism, magnetic materials and devices and related applications in data storage from the electrical engineering perspective. As this module is intended to help students who are doing research in relevant areas to master both theoretical knowledge and practical techniques in areas of magnetism and magnetic materials, a significant portion of this module will be devoted to the coverage of various types of characterization techniques of magnetic materials. Apart from attending lectures, students will also have to do a presentation on selected topics relevant to contents covered in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5431R and EE5433R","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6439","ModuleTitle":"Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course presents the fundamentals of Microelectromechanical Systems (MEMS) Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS), culminating in advanced concepts and applications. Major topics covered include electrostatic actuation and capacitive sensing, piezoelectric actuation and sensing, thermal actuation and sensing, optical MEMS devices and nanophotonics, CMOS MEMS devices, inertial sensors, RF MEMS devices, resonators and clocking, NEMS sensors, energy harvesters, and packaging technology. Intended for research students, the module includes a project involving the design of MEMS/NEMS devices through detailed modelling and simulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE4411 Silicon Processing Technology or CN4217 Processing of Microelectronic Materials or equivalent.","Preclusion":"EE5439 Micro/Nano Electromechanical Systems (M/NEMS) EE5520 Micro/Nanoelectromechanical Systems (M/NEMS)","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6531","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Smart Grid Technologies","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts and structures of micro-grid, smart grid, and vehicular technologies will be taught in this module. Advanced power electronics systems and their control for these emerging technologies will be explored. Major topics to be covered are: power converters for smart grid, electric and fuel cell vehicles, battery management system, Intelligent multi-agent control and cyber security of smart grid, system level issues, and recent development in such emerging technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5711 / EE5711R Modelling and Control of Power Electronic Converters, OR EE5702 / EE5702R Advanced Power System Analysis.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6704","ModuleTitle":"High-Frequency Power Converters (Advanced)","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module deals extensively with the design of high frequency (switching frequency >200 kHz) high efficiency power electronic converters for AC-DC, DC-DC and DCAC using PWM and resonant energy conversion techniques. This module will make the student aware of the fundamental considerations needed to design power electronic converters in an industrial environment and conforming to different industrial standards especially in terms of EMI/Efficiency/Line harmonics (AC-DC).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"EE5711R Modelling and Control of Power Electronic Converters","Preclusion":"EE5704 High-Frequency Power Converters","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6733","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics on Vision and Machine Learning","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to give graduate students a comprehensive understanding of topics at the confluence of computer vision, computer graphics, machine learning and image processing. This module will expose students to the most recent research and highlight the foundations and trends in these fields. We will discuss selected papers on most recent research problems, with topics covering lighting, geometry, image processing, medical image analysis, recognition and machine learning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE5907 / EE5907R Pattern Recognition AND EE5731R Advanced Visual Computing.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6831","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Electromagnetic Theory and Applications","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the advanced theorems in electromagnetism and their applications in both microwave- and optics-related problems. Topics include: diffraction of electromagnetic waves; dyadic Green’s functions in (i) Cartesian, (ii) cylindrical, and (iii) spherical configurations; Huygens' principle; kDB analysis for anisotropic and bi-anisotropic materials to design polarization converter; reflection and transmission of negative-index material; advanced scattering theory for radially anisotropic cylindrical and spherical particles; the application of advanced scattering theory in invisibility cloak design; transformation optics method and space deformation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EE5831R Electromagnetic Wave Theory","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6833","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Microwave and Antenna Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers selected topics in advanced microwave and antenna engineering problems. Topics include: advanced filter designs; system in package; transistor small signal modelling and large signal modelling; RF wireless power and energy harvesting; antenna bandwidth enhancement and miniaturization techniques; antennas in package; wearable and implantable antennas; etc. Selected papers on most recent research progress will be discussed. Case studies will be examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE5303/EE5303R Microwave Electronics or EE5308/EE5308R Antenna Engineering","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6901","ModuleTitle":"3d Vision","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to understand three-dimensional shape/space processing in human or machines. The course will examine 3D vision from various perspectives, including its computational, perceptual, and physiological aspects. It will cover both theoretical analysis as well as practical implementation of solutions to problems encountered in shape recovery and navigation. Emphasis will be placed on fundamental mathematical issues in 3D vision, with the aim of training postgraduate research students for indepth vision research. Students should take up this module only if the course helps them in their R&D efforts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.75-0.25-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EE5731R Visual Computing","Preclusion":"TD5130 3D Vision","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6990","ModuleTitle":"Research Attachment","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Module is for PhD students. Students are required to undertake two research attachments each with 2 MC on an S/U grading basis. By having two research attachments, a student will not be confined to just one research area. Students will have the flexibility to be attached to two different supervisors or labs and be exposed to different research areas or topics, before deciding on their research interests. A faculty member can supervise the same student for two research attachments. Research attachments can also be conducted during the holidays. All research attachments have to be completed in the first year. Students are required to write a report including literature survey and make oral presentation to the supervisor. Grading is on S/U by the supervisor. Explanation should be provided by the supervisor if an “Unsatisfactory” grade is awarded.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"ECE PhD student","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EE6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG1108","ModuleTitle":"Electrical Engineering","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic concepts in electrical and computer engineering in an integrated manner. It motivates the understanding of basic concepts in the context of practical engineering applications. The main part of the course gives the students a very strong foundation in DC and AC circuit analysis. The rest of the course gives the students a good flavor of what electrical engineering is all about. This is done using simple application examples that demonstrate the importance of AC and DC analysis. The topics covered are: Kirchhoff's Current and Voltage Laws, Ohm's Law. Resistive networks. Ideal and real sources. AC Circuits: phasors, impedance, power, power factor, resonance. Energy storage elements: capacitors and inductors. Introduction to circuit concepts including diodes, operational amplifiers, transformers, DC machines and logic gates using applications.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.75-0.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"H1 Physics or H2 Physics or A Level Physics or PC1222 Fundamentals of Physics II","Preclusion":"CG1108/EE1002","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG1109","ModuleTitle":"Statics And Mechanics Of Materials","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts of statics and mechanics of materials and their applications to engineering problems. At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to draw a free body diagram and identify the unknown reaction forces/moments; solve statically determinate problems involving rigid bodies, pin-jointed frames and cables; solve statically indeterminate axial force member problems using stress-strain law and compatibility equations; determine the shear stress and angle of twist of torsional members; draw the bending moment and shear force diagrams for a loaded beam; and determine the stresses and deflections in beams.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"'A Level Math / H2 Math or equivalent","Preclusion":"EG1109FC, CE1109X","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG1109M","ModuleTitle":"Statics and Mechanics of Materials","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts of Statics and Mechanics of Materials and their applications to engineering problems. At the end of this course, students are expected to be able to: draw a free body diagram and identify the unknown reaction forces/moments; solve statically determinate problems involving rigid bodies, pin-jointed frames and cables; solve statically indeterminate axial force member problems using a simple stress-strain relationship and compatibility equations; determine the shear stress and angle of twist of torsional members; draw bending moment and shear force diagrams for a transversely-loaded beam; determine the stresses and deflections in transversely-loaded beams.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2.5-4","Prerequisite":"A Level Math / H2 Math or equivalent","Preclusion":"EG1109FC, CE1109, CE1109X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG1310","ModuleTitle":"Exploratory Satellite Design","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This design module introduces students to the complexities involved in engineering a system with flight control, power management, signal processing and communications capabilities. It gives students the first exposure on the issues that are typically faced by engineers when they design and build a system which can be deployed into space. Issues such as flight dynamics, environmental disturbances, command and control will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-3-2-3","Prerequisite":"EG1108 Electrical Engineering or EE1002 Introduction to Circuits and Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG1603","ModuleTitle":"TIP - Product & Business Plan Competition","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"EG1603 is a hands-on, competitive, experiential learning module that is ideal for students to gain insight, confidence, and basic capabilities about the theoretical and practical aspects of technopreneurship. The course is setup as a competition to emulate the competitive nature of industry and intensify the learning. Student teams will participate in several boot camps at the start of the module and receive advice from mentors throughout. The intention is to develop a (technical) solution for a specified problem and a viable business model to be combined into a business plan that is presented to judges at the end of the module.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2201A","ModuleTitle":"Design Thinking in Grand Engineering Challenges - Part 1","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to the fundamentals of design thinking. Design thinking is a series of processes which develops abilities to observe and listen, think and question critically, collaborate effectively and prototype to innovate creatively in an interdisciplinary environment. These are important skills for engineering students who are interested and passionate about design. Students will be taught in a studio setting and will be expected to spend much time practicing what is learnt.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.0-4-3.5-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2201B","ModuleTitle":"Design Thinking in Grand Engineering Challenges - Part 2","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"The module develops upon students’ previous exposure to the design thinking methodology and continues to foster the fundamentals of design thinking. The desired skills from design thinking, i.e. abilities to observe and listen, think and question, and collaborate, are further enforced through prototyping and testing. Students will be taught in studio and workshop setting and will be expected to spend much time practicing and applying what is learnt.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"EG2201A (Design Thinking in Grand Engineering Challenges – Part 1)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2202","ModuleTitle":"From Design Thinking to Engineering Design","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module begins with an introduction to the engineering design process in the context of design thinking, followed by its application into the conceptual solutions that the students have formulated in the prerequisite module. It bridges the design thinking process taught in the prerequisite module into the engineering design process, equipping the students with understanding and knowledge of translating conceptual solutions from users’ needs to realizable solutions through engineering design. Students will be taught in a studio and a workshop setting, and are expected to actively practice what they have learnt and to present their work professionally.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.0-0.0-4.0-5.0-0.0","Prerequisite":"EG2201B (Design Thinking in Grand Engineering Challenges – Part 2)","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2301","ModuleTitle":"Case Studies in Engineering","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module will expose students to the broader considerations which are necessary for the design of complex engineering systems. Students will be taught through a number of case studies which demonstrate due deliberations to sustainability, entrepreneurship, project risk management, intellectual property, and user oriented design. For example, one case study involves the work of a non-governmental organisation which is helping to develop a rural community in Cambodia. The issues considered include the concern for the sustainability of the livelihood of the inhabitants in the community as well as the environment. Other case studies are presented to demonstrate the success behind a start-up company, the importance of good project management in the design of a complex engineering system, and the need for user-centric designs. Each case has a unique set of learning outcomes. At the end of the module, students will be tasked to build their own case study around a project of their interest. Non-engineering students are welcomed to participate in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2302","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Design in Topical Engineering Challenges","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the engineering design process in complex multi-disciplinary projects that have been formulated within predefined topical engineering challenges. This module is centred on learning-by-doing and on students working together in groups in a multi-disciplinary environment to propose feasible engineering solutions for their problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.0-0.0-4.0-5.0-0.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2311","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Space Systems","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an overview and basic knowledge of space systems. The topics covered include satellite classification, space environment, various subsystems that are the fundamental building blocks of a space system. In addition, typical satellite mission payloads and general ground and launch segments will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"H2 Physics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2312","ModuleTitle":"Radar Theory and Techniques","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces basic radar theory and techniques. The objective is to provide a good understanding of radar principles, supported by weekly MATLAB sessions in which key concepts are worked out into computational examples. Groups of students also work together to develop the signal processing of an actual Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave (FMCW) radar. At the end of the module students will have a good understanding of radar principles as well as the ability to implement several functions in MATLAB.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Prerequisite":"MA1505 and MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2401","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Professionalism","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to alert and sensitise students on the kinds of situations that may arise in his professional career and teaches students to improve his/her skills in appreciating and dealing with the moral challenges posed by such situations. Students will acquire skills in dealing with ethical issues, learn about the 'codes of ethics' set by professional bodies and intellectual property rights and protection.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-0-0-4.5-7.5","Prerequisite":"ES1501A, ES1501B, ES1501C, EG1413/ES1531 and Year 2 status","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2603","ModuleTitle":"TIP - Product & Business Plan Development","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"EG2603 is a hands-on, competitive, experiential learning program that is ideal for students to gain insight, confidence, and basic capabilities about the theoretical and practical aspects of technopreneurship. The course is setup as a competition to emulate the competitive nature of industry and intensify the learning as a continuation from EG1603. Selected teams from “EG1603 TIP - Product & Business Plan Competition”, supported by mentors, will build prototypes and validate business models in this module. The focus will be on prototyping the solutions and devising commercialization strategies which will be presented to judges at a final event.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2604","ModuleTitle":"Innovation Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2605","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2606A","ModuleTitle":"Independent Work","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG2606B","ModuleTitle":"Independent Work","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG3301","ModuleTitle":"DCC Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the implementation and realization of an engineering design concept. It provides an avenue for students to experience an integrated design process where technology plays a central role. Students will go through thorough design steps from reviewing the conceptual system design, breaking down the system design into component design, prototyping at various stages of design, fabrication, and validating the design intents.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-0-1.5-9-2","Prerequisite":"Year 3","Preclusion":"ESP3902: Major Design Project 1 (4 MC) ESP3903: Major Design Project 2 (4 MC) BN2203: Introduction to Bioengineering Design (4 MC) BN3101: Biomedical Engineering Design (6 MC) CG3002: Embedded Systems Design Project (6 MC) EE3001: Project (4 MC) EE3031: Innovation & Enterprise I (4 MC) EE3032: Innovation & Enterprise II (6 MC) IE3100R: Systems Design Project (8 MC) ME3101: Mechanical Systems Design I (4 MC) ME3102: Mechanical Systems Design II (4 MC) ESE4501: Design Project (4 MC) MLE3103: Materials Design and Selection (4 MC) MLE4102: Design Project (4 MC)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Evening","Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG3301R","ModuleTitle":"DCP Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the implementation and realization of an engineering design concept. It provides an avenue for students to experience an integrated design process where technology plays a central role. Students will go through thorough design steps from reviewing the conceptual system design, breaking down the system design into component design, prototyping at various stages of design, fabrication, and validating the design intents.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0.5-0-1.5-10-3","Prerequisite":"Stage 2 standing.","Preclusion":"ESP3902: Major Design Project 1 (4 MC) ESP3903: Major Design Project 2 (4 MC) BN2203: Introduction to Bioengineering Design (4 MC) BN3101: Biomedical Engineering Design (6 MC) CG3002: Embedded Systems Design Project (6 MC) EE3001: Project (4 MC) EE3031: Innovation & Enterprise I (4 MC) EE3032: Innovation & Enterprise II (6 MC) IE3100M: Systems Design Project (12 MC) ME3101: Mechanical Systems Design I (4 MC) ME3102: Mechanical Systems Design II (4 MC) ESE4501: Design Project (4 MC) MLE3103: Materials Design and Selection (4 MC) MLE4102: Design Project (4 MC) EG3301: DCC Project (10MC)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Evening","Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG3601","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Attachment Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"12","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG3602","ModuleTitle":"Vacation Internship Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG3611","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Attachment","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This internship module is for students who are admitted into the B.Eng. degree requiring a compulsory 24-week internship. The type of internship varies according to the programmes. Internships integrate knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skill development in a professional setting. It enables students to learn about the latest developments in the industries and to interact with engineers and other professionals as they join projects or tasks that help to develop or enhance their skills whilst contributing to the organization. Students can apply for the approved internships publicised by the faculty or seek approval for self-sourced internships.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-36-4","Prerequisite":"Students should be of or are expected to be at least Stage 3 in standing. Student should complete CFG career coaching modules (to be finalized) prior to start of internship.","Preclusion":"EG3601 Industrial Attachment Programme EG3602 Vacation Internship Programme EG3612 Vacation Internship Programme","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG3612","ModuleTitle":"Vacation Internship Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This internship module is for students who are admitted into the B.Eng. degree requiring a compulsory 12-week internship. The type of internship varies according to the programmes. Internships integrate knowledge and theory learned in the classroom with practical application and skill development in a professional setting. It enables students to learn about the latest developments in the industries and to interact with engineers and other professionals as they join projects or tasks that help to develop or enhance their skills whilst contributing to the organization. Students can apply for approved internships publicised by the faculty or seek approval for self-sourced internships.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-36-4","Prerequisite":"Students should have completed at least Stage 2 of studies. Student should have completed CFG career coaching modules (to be finalized) prior to start of internship.","Preclusion":"EG3601 Industrial Attachment Programme EG3602 Vacation Internship Programme EG3611 Industrial Attachment","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG4301","ModuleTitle":"DCP B.Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will conduct and continue a multiyear project over 2 semesters to deliver an integrated engineering solution to self-defined challenging problems. Students will implement knowledge and skills that they have gained throughout their study in their earlier years.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-3-9-3","Prerequisite":"Year 4","Preclusion":"ESP4901: Research Project (12 MC) BN4101R: B.Eng. Dissertation (12 MC) CN4118R: B.Eng. Dissertation (10 MC) CG4001: B.Eng. Dissertation (12 MC) EE4001: B.Eng. Dissertation (12 MC) IE4100: B.Eng. Dissertation (12 MC) ME4101: B.Eng. Dissertation (12 MC) CE4104: B.Eng. Dissertation (8 MC) ESE4502: B.Eng. Dissertation (12 MC) MLE4101: B.Eng. Dissertation (12 MC)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Evening","Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Evening","Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EG5911","ModuleTitle":"Research Methodology & Ethics","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides engineering research students with the background knowledge on how to conduct research, based on best practices. Issues on good international ethical practices, technical writing skills and skills in scientific presentations will also be taught to the students. The mode of teaching will be based on integrated classroom lectures combined with interactive small group tutorials. Guest speakers will be invited to share their experiences so as to motivate the students. Students will be assessed though group assignment involving technical writing and oral presentation, in addition to taking an online quiz.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-2-2-2-0-1","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL1101E","ModuleTitle":"The Nature of Language","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This introductory overview of linguistics aims at equipping students with a solid foundation in the object, methods and goals of the science of spoken language, the prime tool of human communication. Through a principled analysis of patterns of sound, form and meaning at the levels of word, sentence and text, students will gain insight into what it means to say that language is a rule-governed system and an organic whole. The results of this exploration will be useful to those interested in the relationship between language and mind, society and culture.","CrossModule":"GEK1011","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"GEK1011","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL2101","ModuleTitle":"Structure of Sentences and Meanings","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores language structure, in particular, patterns of sentence structure (syntax) and of meaning (semantics) in English. Concepts to be discussed include: grammatical categories, grammatical functions, semantic relations, and their hierarchical composition in sentences; various other syntactic and semantic notions; and the relationship between grammar and meaning. A key feature of the module is its emphasis on the evidence and argumentation that bears upon the representation of structure and principles of grammar that we postulate. The module is obligatory for EL Majors, and provides the foundation for the study of advanced modules in syntax and semantics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"EL2201","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL2102","ModuleTitle":"The Sound System of English","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to phonetics, which is concerned with how speech sounds are made. We will learn about the human speech apparatus in detail, and the mechanisms that are involved in speech sound production. The focus is on the sound inventory of English. We will develop a set of rules which tell us how sounds are combined into syllables and syllables into even larger units, such as feet. We will learn some of the common sound changes and ways to analyze such changes. The module teaches basic conceptual tools that will allow students to analyze the sound system of English.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"EL2202","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL2111","ModuleTitle":"Historical Variation in English","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce how language change can take place orthographically, phonologically, grammatically and lexically. These changes do not take place at random but can be usefully accounted for by considering the socio-cultural contexts of use. The major topics covered include the history of English in Britain, English in North America and the New Englishes including Singaporean English. This module is suitable for students intending to read English Language as a major, as well as other interested students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"EL2211","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL2151","ModuleTitle":"Social Variation in English","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module considers how variation in language use relates to broader variation in the daily experiences of individuals and groups. Students examine how language constructs cultural abstractions such as social class, gender, and power relations and how these abstractions play out in language varieties and shape their defining characteristics. The module should appeal to students who wish to explore the interaction of language and society by drawing on linguistics, sociology, anthropology, and psychology, and to understand the practical implications of language variation for language policy and language education in multilingual societies such as Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Preclusion":"EL2251","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3201","ModuleTitle":"Morphology and Syntax","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Building on the knowledge of English morphology and syntax developed at levels 1000 and 2000, this module aims to give students a deeper understanding of the morphological and syntactic structure of English, in relation to crosslinguistic patterns. With an emphasis on evidence and argumentation, the module will help students understand the interconnectedness of the analyses of apparently unrelated phenomena, and develop a sense of the organic unity of language structure. This module will provide a crucial foundation for the further study of morphology and syntax, and their applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL2101 or EL2201","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yosuke Sato"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3202","ModuleTitle":"Phonetics and Phonology","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we study the sound pattern of English, with an eye on developing a deeper understanding of the phonological phenomena in English in relation to crosslinguistic patterns. We investigate the segmental properties - phonemes and their distribution and alternation; as well as suprasegmental properties - how segments are organized into syllables, syllables into feet, and feet into words. As part of the phonetic bases for phonological patterns, we study the speech organs, the description and classification of speech sounds, and other aspects of articulatory phonetics relevant for phonological patterns.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL2102 or EL2202","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3203","ModuleTitle":"Semantics and Pragmatics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the key concepts in semantics and pragmatics. In order to test the usefulness of these concepts, students will learn to apply them to the analysis of data. The major topics covered may include some or all of the following: sense; reference; mental representation; word meaning and lexical relations, event and participant types; conceptual structure; deixis; entailment and presupposition; the role of context in interpretation; conventional and conversational implicatures; direct and indirect speech acts; and politeness.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wee Hock Ann, Lionel"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3206","ModuleTitle":"Psycholinguistics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The ability to use language is a uniquely human one, so effortless that it is easy to forget the very complex psychological processes underlying its use. Psycholinguistics is the study of these processes. More specifically, it investigates the processes that take place in our minds when we use language as well as how these processes develop in children. Our knowledge about these processes in healthy individuals is also informed by studying language impairment, for example in patients who have sustained brain damage, or in children with atypical language development. In this module, we will be covering these three broad areas.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3208","ModuleTitle":"Bilingualism","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the cognitive underpinnings and social consequences of bilingualism and multilingualism. Students will become familiar with multiple approaches to the study of bilingualism and investigate major questions such as how children acquire multiple languages, how those languages are stored in the brain, and how bilinguals use language in socially meaningful ways. Topics covered include bilingual acquisition, cognitive consequences of bilingualism, language mixing, and bilingual education.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3209","ModuleTitle":"Language, Culture, and Mind","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"It is generally assumed that language, culture, and our way of thinking are related. The relation, which is often called the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis or linguistic relativity, has been the subject of serious philosophical, anthropological and scientific inquiry. Taking advantage of the extensive bilingualism in Singapore, this module selects a few salient grammatical features and critically examines them within the broader cultural and/or cognitive contexts. Topics to be discussed include pluralisation, classifier, tense and aspect, kinship, polysemy, metaphor and bilingual acquisition. Issues related to translation will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011. Exposure to some linguistics is helpful but not essential.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3211","ModuleTitle":"Language in Contact","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the phenomenon of language contact. We will explore sociolinguistic conditions of language contact, and how these conditions lead to contact-induced linguistic change. The study of contact languages is a study of how new forms of language emerge from contact ecologies. The main focus of the module is on the linguistic properties of contact languages, such as Chinese Pidgin English and Singapore Colloquial English, and on the theoretical issues of language emergence.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3212","ModuleTitle":"Field Methods in Linguistics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module develops practical skills in linguistic fieldwork. The centrepiece of the module is the investigation of an unfamiliar language through structured interviews with native speakers. Students will elicit, record, transcribe, and organize linguistic data. Together we will gain a basic understanding of aspects of the grammar of the language. Students will also develop original hypotheses regarding the language’s structure, test these hypotheses, and share their findings through written reports. Ethical issues that arise in conducting linguistic fieldwork will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"(i) EL1101E/GEK1011, (ii) EL2201 or EL2101, and (iii) EL2202 or EL2102","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3254","ModuleTitle":"Media, Discourse and Society","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to encourage a critical understanding of the significant role the media play in shaping our beliefs, values, and identities in contemporary social life. Topics covered: key social, cultural and political issues pertaining to texts and practices of specific types of media. These issues will be approached from an interdisciplinary perspective that brings together media, cultural, and discourse studies. Target students: those with a keen interest in the media, and who are open to interdisciplinary study.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3258","ModuleTitle":"The Sociolinguistics of Humour: Jokes and Comedies","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This course is about understanding language through the vehicle of humour. It is often the case that people assume the meanings of jokes, cartoons, and comedies based on their knowledge. This course will introduce students to understanding the various types of humour through sociolinguistics and cognitive science approaches. By looking at different examples, this course highlights the fact that ‘getting’ humour actually takes quite sophisticated yet tacit linguistic knowledge in speakers’ grammatical and communicative routines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011, and EL2251 or EL2151","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL3880F","ModuleTitle":"Foundations in Applied Linguistics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some key topics in the field of applied linguistics (Second Language Learning and Teaching). Topics covered may include description of language and language use, the four language skills (reading, writing, speaking, and listening), and individual differences in language learning (age, noticing, language learning strategies, language learning styles, motivation, and self-efficacy) and how such differences influence language performance and learning. Students will reflect on implications of selected theories and research findings for second language learning and teaching.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or GEK1011","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Syntax","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module has two broad aims. The first is to familiarize students with the core theoretical ideas shared by current syntactic frameworks, and to provide a sense of what it takes to pursue theoretically informed research in syntax that involves a technical framework of representations and principles. The second aim is to develop in students the abilities and thinking habits required for theoretical research in syntax. The acquaintance with linguistic theory and the practice in the linguist's modes of thinking developed in the module will help students engage in meaningful research in syntax.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, and EL3201, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, and EL3201, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4203","ModuleTitle":"Semantics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to develop a concrete, compositional mapping between the syntactic structure of linguistic expressions and their interpreted meanings, based primarily on the study of English data. Emphasis will be placed on precise, formal descriptions of meanings as truth conditions and their computation. The contribution of the conversational context will also be discussed. Basic knowledge of English syntactic structure will be assumed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL and EL3201, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL and EL3201, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4216","ModuleTitle":"Lexicology and Lexicography","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"With special reference to English in multilingual and multicultural settings, this module introduces students to the study of words from both lexicological (theory) and lexicographical (practice) perspectives. It aims to equip participants with a critical awareness of the notion of the word and its attendant sources of evidence, the organisation of the mental lexicon, and the publication of words in the form of printed, on-line and standalone electronic dictionaries.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4221","ModuleTitle":"Narrative Structures","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to some essential literary-critical and linguistic concepts in the study of narrative. One of its central themes will be the relationship between system and structure in narrative, and how this can be derived from a similar relationship in linguistics. Students will be analysing the narrative content of written, oral and cinematographic texts during the semester.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including (i) EL1101E and (ii)28 MCs in EL or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including (i) EL1101E and (ii)28 MCs in EL or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4252","ModuleTitle":"Interactional Discourse","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on how the phenomenon of discourse might be analysed and will consider how a number of frameworks can be used in a complementary fashion to give a fuller description of discourse. These include the frameworks of register and genre; speech-act theory; co-operation; face and politeness; exchange structure and conversation analysis. This module is appropriate for students reading or intending to read English Language honours.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Peter K W Tan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4253","ModuleTitle":"Language, Gender, and Text","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This is a module on feminist thought and gender research scholarship. Using select texts, students will be introduced to the language and gender literature, and then guided through textual critique from a feminist viewpoint. In this way, this module introduces students to some key feminist linguistic issues and what it means to read from a feminist viewpoint. This module is suitable for students with a keen interest in feminism and gender issues.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4254","ModuleTitle":"Language, Ideology and Power","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the interrelations between language, ideology and power within contemporary society. It examines key concepts and ideas investigated by a range of scholars working within a critical perspective. Topics covered include: the structuring influence of language on worldviews; the construal of particular realities through patterned linguistic choices; the inclusion/exclusion, privileging/marginalizing of different social groups through language policies and practices affecting the use (or disuse) of particular language varieties. Target students: those with an active interest in the social and political aspects of language use, willing to articulate their own positions amid lively and complex debate.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4255","ModuleTitle":"English as a World Language","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the consequences of the spread of English as a world language. Key topics covered include: the rise of linguistic instrumentalism; the marginalization of other languages and their speakers/cultures; the question of how various Englishes should be ideologically positioned and the relationship between language and modernity. Target students: Those who are willing to critically engage in a debate on what it means to be a 'world language' as well those who are interested in gaining a deeper appreciation of the impact of English on the world and vice versa.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The Honours Thesis is usually done in the final semester of a student's pursuing an Honours degree. Students intending to read this module are expected to consult prospective supervisors the semester before they read this module and provide a research proposal. A wide range of topics is acceptable provided it highlights a language issue.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-1-0-12-24.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2012 and before: Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of EL major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2013 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EL major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50, or with recommendation by the programme committee. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP prerequisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"EL4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"EL4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL4880B","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Second Language Writing","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores current research in second language writing and encompasses the investigation of both processes and products of writing. The module will draw on theories principally developed from first language research. The topics addressed will include theories in writing, composing processes (planning, transcribing, and revising), methodology of writing research (concurrent think-aloud and retrospection), written text features (textual and grammatical), assessment of writing (holistic and analytical rubrics), and characteristics of writers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EL5880B, EL5880BR","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5101","ModuleTitle":"Grammatical Analysis","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to ground graduate students in a solid conceptual, analytical, and empirical foundation for doing research in syntax and semantics. It examines a range of core empirical phenomena that have been important in the development of modern linguistic theory and that remain central to current linguistic frameworks (e.g. passive, infinitival constructions, relative clauses, wh-constructions, binding, etc.). Core theoretical notions to be covered include: phrase structure, grammatical relations, subcategorization, and lexical entries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5101R","ModuleTitle":"Grammatical Analysis","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to ground graduate students in a solid conceptual, analytical, and empirical foundation for doing research in syntax and semantics. It examines a range of core empirical phenomena that have been important in the development of modern linguistic theory and that remain central to current linguistic frameworks (e.g. passive, infinitival constructions, relative clauses, wh-constructions, binding, etc.). Core theoretical notions to be covered include: phrase structure, grammatical relations, subcategorization, and lexical entries.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5102","ModuleTitle":"Phonetics and Phonology","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the foundational knowledge of the sound pattern of human language. Major topics include how speech sounds are made and transmitted, and how they pattern, drawing data primarily from English and other familiar languages. Students will learn the conceptual tools and technical skills in the analysis of speech data.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5102R","ModuleTitle":"Phonetics and Phonology","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the foundational knowledge of the sound pattern of human language. Major topics include how speech sounds are made and transmitted, and how they pattern, drawing data primarily from English and other familiar languages. Students will learn the conceptual tools and technical skills in the analysis of speech data.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5103","ModuleTitle":"Language in Society","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys major approaches and current issues relevant to the study of language in society. It aims to familiarize students with a range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks they may refer to in addressing sociolinguistic questions across a variety of sites and to provide general principles that they may consider when engaged in the study of language in social context. For this purpose, it will critically discuss classical and contemporary research to explore the historical background, prevailing assumptions, methodological perspectives, and analytic strengths of different approaches to language in society, and consider recent developments in the field.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"EL5250","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Park, Joseph Sung-Yul"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5103R","ModuleTitle":"Language in Society","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys major approaches and current issues relevant to the study of language in society. It aims to familiarize students with a range of theoretical and conceptual frameworks they may refer to in addressing sociolinguistic questions across a variety of sites and to provide general principles that they may consider when engaged in the study of language in social context. For this purpose, it will critically discuss classical and contemporary research to explore the historical background, prevailing assumptions, methodological perspectives, and analytic strengths of different approaches to language in society, and consider recent developments in the field.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"EL5250","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5202","ModuleTitle":"The Grammar Of Modern English","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the systematic analysis of the grammar of modern standard English. We will examine common topics in the phonology, morphology and syntax of the English language. The effect of language contact on English will also be discussed. The module is descriptive in nature. Through examining the grammar of English, students will be exposed to important analytical concepts in corpus and theoretical linguistics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5202R","ModuleTitle":"The Grammar Of Modern English","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the systematic analysis of the grammar of modern standard English. We will examine common topics in the phonology, morphology and syntax of the English language. The effect of language contact on English will also be discussed. The module is descriptive in nature. Through examining the grammar of English, students will be exposed to important analytical concepts in corpus and theoretical linguistics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5203","ModuleTitle":"Sociophonetics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will familiarize students with the tools and methodologies of phonetic analysis and how these may be employed in the investigation of the relationship of language and society. The module will focus on acoustic analysis with additional units on articulatory and auditory phonetics, and cover both segmental features (vowels, consonants) and suprasegmental features (intonation, rhythm, voice quality). Students will collaborate on a group research project related to speech in Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5203R","ModuleTitle":"Sociophonetics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will familiarize students with the tools and methodologies of phonetic analysis and how these may be employed in the investigation of the relationship of language and society. The module will focus on acoustic analysis with additional units on articulatory and auditory phonetics, and cover both segmental features (vowels, consonants) and suprasegmental features (intonation, rhythm, voice quality). Students will collaborate on a group research project related to speech in Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5216","ModuleTitle":"Computers, Corpora & The World Wide Web","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module takes an empirical approach to linguistic investigation: it bases claims on adequate electronic language datasets known as corpora. Such corpora may either be stand-alone or drawn from the World Wide Web, the dynamic mega-corpus. With special reference to English, relevant topics will be introduced to suit particular needs and may include the relation between corpora and lexicography, culture studies, translation, language teaching and computer-mediated communication. Participants will also receive hands-on training with stand-alone linguistic programmes and those found on the World Wide Web. This module does not assume any expert computing knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5216R","ModuleTitle":"Computers, Corpora & The World Wide Web","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module takes an empirical approach to linguistic investigation: it bases claims on adequate electronic language datasets known as corpora. Such corpora may either be stand-alone or drawn from the World Wide Web, the dynamic mega-corpus. With special reference to English, relevant topics will be introduced to suit particular needs and may include the relation between corpora and lexicography, culture studies, translation, language teaching and computer-mediated communication. Participants will also receive hands-on training with stand-alone linguistic programmes and those found on the World Wide Web. This module does not assume any expert computing knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5251","ModuleTitle":"Approaches To Discourse","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore approaches to analyzing both written and spoken discourses. Students will learn the analytical tools used to describe features of both modes of discourses. They will be encouraged to explore current research in discourse analysis. There may be a specific focus on particular kinds of discourse (classroom, computer-mediated, media, legal, political, etc.), depending on the expertise and interest of the lecturer. Students will be encouraged to collect and analyse their own data for the assignment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5251R","ModuleTitle":"Approaches To Discourse","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore approaches to analyzing both written and spoken discourses. Students will learn the analytical tools used to describe features of both modes of discourses. They will be encouraged to explore current research in discourse analysis. There may be a specific focus on particular kinds of discourse (classroom, computer-mediated, media, legal, political, etc.), depending on the expertise and interest of the lecturer. Students will be encouraged to collect and analyse their own data for the assignment.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5253","ModuleTitle":"Textual Construction Of Knowledge","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to cultivate an understanding both of the relationship between discourse and ideology and of the textual construction of knowledge. Students will be exposed to a critical deconstruction of different kinds of socio-political discourses (including discourses about gender and race, etc.) with specific attention to ideological positionings, and the role ideology plays in the knowledge construction process. Through this module, students will acquire critical skills in reading texts and come to appreciate the different kinds of textual and ideological strategies used in the formation of knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5253R","ModuleTitle":"Textual Construction of Knowledge","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to cultivate an understanding both of the relationship between discourse and ideology and of the textual construction of knowledge. Students will be exposed to a critical deconstruction of different kinds of socio-political discourses (including discourses about gender and race, etc.) with specific attention to ideological positionings, and the role ideology plays in the knowledge construction process. Through this module, students will acquire critical skills in reading texts and come to appreciate the different kinds of textual and ideological strategies used in the formation of knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5255","ModuleTitle":"Second Language Writing","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores current research in second language writing and encompasses the investigation of both processes and products of writing. The module will examine theories in writing (including L1 theories) and the role theories and models plays in second language writing research. The topics addressed will include the cognitive processes in writing, the distribution of processes on writing performance, individual differences in writing (for examples, self-efficacy beliefs, motivation, and strategies), the methodology and tools researchers use to investigate the processes in writing, and the assessment of written texts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"EL5880B","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5255R","ModuleTitle":"Second Language Writing","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores current research in second language writing and encompasses the investigation of both processes and products of writing. The module will examine theories in writing (including L1 theories) and the role theories and models plays in second language writing research. The topics addressed will include the cognitive processes in writing, the distribution of processes on writing performance, individual differences in writing (for examples, self-efficacy beliefs, motivation, and strategies), the methodology and tools researchers use to investigate the processes in writing, and the assessment of written texts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department.","Preclusion":"EL5880B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in English Language in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Language Study in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instruction","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/05. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yosuke Sato"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL6880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Grammatical Theory","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This advanced seminar provides graduate students with sustained and critical engagement with recent debates in grammatical theory. Students are expected to identify for themselves key issues in grammatical theory (e.g the architecture of a theory of grammar, the analysis of specific grammatical phenomena, the epiphenomenality of constructions), situate these issues in relation to wider debates about nature of grammar, and propose lines of inquiry that might contribute to the debates. The seminar is especially useful for students who are considering pursuing research in grammatical anaylsis/theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL6881","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Language And Cognition","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL6882","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Language And Society","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This advanced seminar is especially useful for students who are considering pursuing research in the social aspects of language, including the politics of language and linguistic anthropology. Students are expected to identify for themselves key issues pertaining to the relationship between language and society. Among the possible topics discussed are: critical comparisons between autonomous and socially-oriented views of language; differences between variationist sociolinguistics and more critically-informed approaches; the relationship between linguistic structure, language ideology and power.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EL6884","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Applied Linguistics","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This advanced seminar provides graduate students with opportunities to undertake and report applied linguistic research in areas of negotiated choice, to develop a situated understanding of applied linguistics as a theoretically informed professional field of enquiry, and to generate spoken and written outcomes that reach, or closely approximate to, internationally publishable standards. Topics may range from critical re-theorising of applied linguistics itself to suitably informed investigations relating to language in action and communicative practices, in such domains as speech therapy, classroom language learning, teaching and assessment, translation, business, legal services, news reporting and broadcasting, and other social and workplace settings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EM1001","ModuleTitle":"Foundation English Course 1","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EM1002","ModuleTitle":"Foundation English Course 2","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EM1201","ModuleTitle":"English for Academic Purposes (Music) 1","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleCredit":"0","Prerequisite":"Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music Programme from AY2009/10 onwards. Students who score Band C in the YSTCM English Placement Test or students who have passed Foundation English Course 2 are required to read this module.","Preclusion":"AR1000, BE1000, ID1000, ET1000 / NK1001 / EA1101 / EG1471 / ES1301 /ES1101 / ES1102 and EM1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EM1202","ModuleTitle":"English for Academic Purposes (Music) 2","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleCredit":"0","Prerequisite":"Open only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Music programme from AY2009/10 onwards. Students who score Band B in the YSTCM English Placement Test or students who have passed English for Academic Purposes (Music) 1 are required to read this module.","Preclusion":"AR1000, BE1000, ID1000, ET1000 / NK1001 / EA1101 / EG1471 / ES1301 /ES1101 / ES1102 and EM1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN1101E","ModuleTitle":"An Introduction to Literary Studies","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Human beings are 'tale-telling animals'. We all tell stories, and we all listen to them, read them and watch them. This module looks at the ways in which people tell stories, the kinds of stories they tell, and the meanings those stories generate. It focuses, in particular, upon the telling, and gives special attention to questions concerned with that. Texts include a novel, a play, films, short stories, poems and oral tales.","CrossModule":"GEK1000","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Exempted from or passed the NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"GEK1000","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN2201","ModuleTitle":"Backgrounds to Western Literature and Culture","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The Greek and Roman classics and the Bible are recognized as having exerted profound influence on the development of Western literature, art and culture. Familiarity with the classical and Judeo-Christian traditions helps tremendously in enabling appreciation of this literature, art and culture. This module introduces students to important works from these two traditions such as Homer’s Odyssey, Plato’s Republic, Aristotle’s Poetics, Virgil’s Aeneid and the Bible. Through close readings, students become acquainted with the worldview, ideas and key motifs in these works. Attention will also be on how these texts have influenced the development of the Western literary tradition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"EN1101E or GEK1000","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN2202","ModuleTitle":"Critical Reading","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Critical reading is the essential skill of literary studies. It involves close attention to individual words and phrases, to figures of speech, to the structures of sentences and texts, to literary form and genre, and to historical context. It gives attention to the implicit connotations of language, as well as to its explicit denotations. This module sets out to inculcate in students the skills of critical reading and help them pay attention to and evaluate textual detail. It will be organised as a series of seminars in which students develop and practice skills by reading short texts and extracts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(1) EN1101E or GEK1000, and (2) EN majors","Preclusion":"EN3274 Critical Reading","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN2203","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Film Studies","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the critical terms and methods required for reading and writing about films, performances, advertising, and other related cultural texts. It seeks to develop skills in the close reading of such texts, and in writing considered critical responses to them.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"EN2113","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN2204","ModuleTitle":"Reading the Horror Film","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Genre consideration is important to film studies. It enables us to assess the ways in which a director works with or deviates from conventional audience expectations, to consider how a particular film is distinctive from other films whose generic features it reiterates, etc. This module focuses on the “horror genre” to introduce students to the significance of genre analysis in film studies. Invoking this specific genre, students analyze (a) the relationship between film and popular culture; (b) academic debates around the production, meaning, experience, and consumption of “texts”; and (c) film’s commentary on issues of identity, ideology, gender, and sexuality.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN2271","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Playwriting","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to introduce the techniques and genres of contemporary playwriting in order to equip students with the skills and resources needed to write for the stage. Students' weekly writing exercises will be critiqued by their peers and will culminate in the writing (and rewriting) of their own one-act plays. Students will also analyse one or more contemporary plays each week from a practitioner's perspective. Techniques discussed will include creating characters, dialogue, and theatrical action. Genres examined will include the historical play, the political play, the farce, the play of ideas, and the comedy of manners.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"EL1101E or EN1101E or TS1101E or GEK1011 or GEK1000 or GEM1003. This module is selective, and enrolment is by application.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3222","ModuleTitle":"The Eighteenth Century","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the emergence of the novel, at its experiments with form, and at its characteristic modes of representation. It concentrates, in particular, on such matters as the restrictions and opportunities of the genre: on the practicalities of sustaining a long fiction in prose; how different writers meet the various challenges of plot, episode, characterisation and style; and on the emergence of a distinct sense of the individual.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3223","ModuleTitle":"Nineteenth Century Literature & Culture","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module will cover selected poetic and prose writings from the Victorian period, an age that witnessed the nineteenth century's most historically important developments. Students will be directed to study literary and other cultural works with the historical context in mind.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Friedman, Dustin Edward"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3224","ModuleTitle":"The Twentieth Century","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Drawing from all three genres of fiction, drama and poetry, this module presents a survey of the literature of Britain in the 20th-century. We explore the writing of this century through two of its most important literary paradigms, namely the literary modernism of the early decades and the postmodern era following WWII. Students will encounter a century characterized by extensive aesthetic innovation, active political engagement and the acute registering of social change. Subjects covered include modernism, postmodernism and issues of art, language and representation. Writers we study include T. S. Eliot, James Joyce, Harold Pinter, Jeanette Winterson and Virginia Woolf.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gilbert Yeoh"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3225","ModuleTitle":"Late Medieval Literature and Culture","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the literature and culture of late medieval England, with particular attention to Chaucer, the Gawain Poet, Kempe, Langland and Malory. Major topics include: the emergence of 'modern' individualism; the imagining of history and the nation; the construction of gender; and the relation of religious and secular cultures. The module is intended for advanced undergraduate English majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3229","ModuleTitle":"Shakespeare in His Time and Ours","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Shakespeare occupies an iconic position in English literature and acquaintance with his plays is expected of the informed reader. This module offers an introduction to a representative range of Shakespeare's works. It approaches them through genre and the informing background of English Renaissance history, culture, and politics. By the end of the module, students will have a good understanding of the major themes of Shakespeare’s plays and the milieu within which he wrote and performed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3231","ModuleTitle":"American Literature I","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module examines selected texts of 19th century American writing through Reconstruction; it examines typical aspects of American character/imagination, and it trains students to read literary texts closely and to express their understanding of texts both in class discussion and in writing. The module is aimed at undergraduate English majors, but cross-faculty students who enjoy literature are welcome.","CrossModule":"AS3231","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Preclusion":"AS3231","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3241","ModuleTitle":"Literature and Psychoanalysis","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Since its articulation at the turn of the twentieth century, psychoanalysis has claimed a privileged relation to literature. Many of its foundational concepts sprang from Freud's life-long engagement with literature. The 'application' of psychoanalytic concepts to the interpretation of literary works will therefore be an important part of our approach. In applying theory to texts, we will identify and explore the plural and contradictory desires that make up literary discourse in particular, and the production of meaning, generally, just as our selections of literary works will help to exemplify key concepts in the psychoanalytic tradition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3242","ModuleTitle":"History of Film","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introductory survey of the history of the motion picture from its invention up to the present. We will look at the way that the medium has developed as an art and a business. In addition, we will examine a number of different film movements around the world as well as key filmmakers and genres. Lectures and readings will consider film's relationship to society as well as to other cultural forms. This course aims to provide students with a critical perspective on the complex forces that have shaped the motion picture's evolutionary phases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: EN2203 or EN2204","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3245","ModuleTitle":"Feminism: Text & Theory","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce students to central concepts in feminism, and apply these to the analysis of literary texts, to arrive at an understanding of gender dichotomies that influence the writing and reading of texts. A range of feminist texts, from Virginia Woolf, Simone De Beauvoir, Kate Millett etc, to contemporary feminist critics, will be explored. These theoretical concepts will be used to analyse texts from different genres including short stories, plays, novels, visual texts etc. Students will be expected to engage with feminism as both an ideology and a literary tool of analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000, or a minimum of 12 MCs of EL modules. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, or (ii) a minimum of 12 MCs of EL modules, AND (iii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3249","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Visual Culture: Art, Film and Media","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an introduction to the study of art, film and media culture. It explores the changing role of visual media across the centuries, from pre-modern societies through to today’s digital, networked cultures. How have technological and economic changes generated new visual media? How have these media in turn shaped social and economic life? A range of case studies will be drawn from art history, film, popular culture and online media. What are the differences between art, film and other visual culture, and are these differences still relevant in the ‘convergent’ world of digital media culture?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3263","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Literature in Context","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Using selected Singapore texts from a variety of different genres, this module aims to enable students to explore the historical roots and contemporary relevance of literary production in Singapore. Beginning with colonial writing, the module moves through considerations of national and postcolonial literatures to the contemporary concerns. Given Singapore's history, the notion of a "Singapore" text will be used creatively in order to reflect upon the growth of Singaporean identity and culture, and literary texts from other countries in the region may be used for comparative purposes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000, or GCE ‘A’ Level Literature or equivalent. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, or GCE ‘A’ Level Literature or equivalent, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3264","ModuleTitle":"In Other Wor(l)ds: Post -colonial Theory & Literature","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an intensive introduction to key topics in post-colonial theory through an overview of representative literary and theoretical texts. The syllabus demonstrates the vexed significance of the “post” in post-colonial cultural traditions. In tracing how decolonization remains bound up with older, colonial forms of knowledge/power, we approach post-coloniality as an aftermath. Through a range of writerly forms and cultural media, we identify the post-colonial in the question of “tradition” and its centrality to “non-Western” modernity; in inscriptions of race/ethnicity/sexuality into Third World humanism; as the mourning for a vanishing past; as aesthetic resistance to homogenizing processes of modernization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Roy, Tania"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3265","ModuleTitle":"South Asian Literatures in English","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the conceptual study of texts by leading writers from South Asia from countries as diverse as Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The course will encourage students to study these texts a) as reflections of the varied and rich cultural heritages that have given rise to them. b)as reflective of issues such as conflicts of colonialism; the complications of modernisms, such as cosmopolitanism and diaspora; c) as exploring issues relating to globalisation and its effects on diverse cultures and peoples. The course will also, where relevant, explore issues relating to cultural, gendered, racialized identitities. Students will be exposed to a range of relevant theoretical perspectives, which will help them in the analysis of these texts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: (i) EN1101E or GEK1000, AND (ii) EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3271","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Playwriting","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"In this module students will write (and rewrite!) two fulllength plays of no less than 60 minutes in length. These will be critiqued intensively by their classmates and by the instructor. Students are at liberty to pick their own topics and genres. Specific historical or critical readings and dramatic texts will be assigned based on individual students interests (e.g. musical theatre, Theatre of the Oppressed). This is a demanding creative writing module requiring self-direction and artistic independence.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"EN2271 or permission of instructor.","Preclusion":"TS4212","Corequisite":"So long as students have fulfilled EN1101E/GEK1000, they may take this EN level-3000 module in the same semester as they are taking EN2201 or EN2202 or EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Faith Ng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.50.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN3880A","ModuleTitle":"History of Non-Western Film","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an overview of the history of non-Western films. It explores how these films have responded to the social, economic, political, and cultural transformations in non-Western worlds such as Asia, Latin America, and Africa from the postcolonial era up to the present. Students will have opportunities to understand key non-Western film movements and filmmakers, as well as concepts, issues, and approaches relevant to non-Western cinemas. This module will give students a clear sense of the historical significance of non-Western films overlooked by the Anglo-Eurocentric film historiography. All the films will be screened in original languages with English subtitles.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: EN1101E or GEK1000. Cohort 2012 onwards: EN2203 or EN2204.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4223","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the Nineteenth Century","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an in-depth examination of a specific topic related to nineteenth-century British literature and culture. Students will practise critical reading and writing skills by studying nineteenth-century texts in their historical context. This module may focus on one of the following topics: imperialism; labour and industrialisation; gender, sexuality, and desire; race and geopolitics; art and aesthetics; media and print culture; science and religion; or related terms and issues.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4224","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the Twentieth Century","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The course provides students with knowledge of modernist texts, which they will analyse for their aesthetic, political and ideological strategies. Students will examine modernism as both a reaction to and a constituent part of modernity and will produce informed critical arguments about the historical, economic and technological developments that constitute modernity. Lectures will examine relationships that existed between literature and other cultural forms, like painting, architecture, music, and contemporary intellectual movements such as existential philosophy and psychoanalytic theory. The module is targeted at students interested in modern literature, art and thought, with at least 28 MCs in literature.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN or 28 MCs of EU/LA [French/German]/ recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN or 28 MCs of EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN or 28 MCs of EU/LA [French/German/Spanish]/ recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4232","ModuleTitle":"Topics in American Literature","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module, which is aimed at upper level English Literature majors and cross-faculty students who have some experience with literary analysis, will focus on American literary orientalism in order to continue to examine questions of race, gender, ethnicity and literary form in the (mainly postwar) American imaginary.","CrossModule":"AS4232","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"AS4232","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4234","ModuleTitle":"Pynchon and the Poetics of Information","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the poetics of information in post-industrial society. At its core lies the oeuvre of Thomas Pynchon, whose novels will be read as a critical meta-narrative of the informational turn in Western society since the 1960s. Besides obvious technological effects and the accelerated exchange it enables, how has the new, informational paradigm affected our psychology, everyday life and work; our understandings of place and community, of history and culture? Rather than placing Pynchon within a literary canon, seminars will be thematic studies, drawing on a wide range of critical theory, cultural history, and critiques of globalisation and technology.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4241","ModuleTitle":"Utopias and Dystopias","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the s/ f sub-genre of utopias and dystopias in fictional literature. It will address the following questions: What is the appeal of imaginative utopias and dystopias? What is the relation of these fictions to the world of contemporary reality? To alternative ways of conceiving life, experience, or reality? To traditional history? To alternative futures? To projections of, and apprehensions about human society? How does the imaginative construction of dystopias, in particular, address the constantly changing relation of science and technology to human life as we know it, to the human individual, to human society, and to the many institutions and notions, from gender and sexuality to race, family, nation, religion and species through which the relation of the individual to the group is mediated in time and place? Dystopian and Utopian fiction will be studied as imaginative constructions of extrapolations from current technology and science, or as possible worlds with alternative selves, life-forms, ecosystems, or histories.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4242","ModuleTitle":"Modern Critical Theory","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module trains students in the reading and analysis of influential texts in critical theory, as the basis for examining the production and historical grounds of textual meaning. This survey course provides a comprehensive understanding of major critical theories of the twentieth century: post-structuralism and discourse-analysis, psychoanalysis, twentieth-century Marxism, and post-colonial studies. Close readings of Foucault, Lacan and Adorno in particular, will equip students to engage in wide-ranging and sometimes complex debates about critical approaches to the study of cultural meaning, its production and interpretation. The module targets students with interests in critical questions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4247","ModuleTitle":"Film Theory","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of film theories as they have been developed from the early days of cinema up to the present. The module aims to enable students to understand key theoretical concepts and approaches, as well as to give students a clear sense of how certain theoretical perspectives are compared to others. Students will also be able to consider how film theories have been elaborated in dialogue with critical theory paradigms such as phenomenology, existentialism, psychoanalysis, semiotics, feminism, postcolonialism, poststructuralism, and postmodernism.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4248","ModuleTitle":"Disclosure, Discovery and Detec/xtive Fiction","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to function as a survey of detective fiction as a genre with a transhistorical framework, spanning work from the 1860s to the present. Topics covered will include: the historical conditions influencing the rise of detective fiction as a genre; the epistemological and sociological issues which inform our readings and our own desire as readers to uncover the mysterious; how the detective figure relates to the literary critic and the philosopher; the division between public/private spheres; the formal and thematic shifts in the genre and its pre-modern, modern and postmodern manifestations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4264","ModuleTitle":"Modern Poetry","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will look at the work of modern poets (Modernism and after) focussing mainly on their poetry, but, where relevant, on their critical essays and work in other genres (e.g. drama) which adds to an understanding of their poetic work. The major topics covered will include: the modern condition, the relation to history and myth, modern poetics, the urban and natural worlds and war. Other topics may be considered, depending on the selection of poets in any particular academic year.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ang Wan-Ling Susan"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4271","ModuleTitle":"Research Workshop","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"As part of the preparation for writing research papers or Honours Theses, this module aims to help students understand the interpretative strategies, modes of argumentation, criteria for evaluating claims, analyses and theories, as well as expectations and conventions governing research in diverse areas of literary studies. The major topics will include research areas and questions; research claims; interpretative methods; evidence and argumentation; critical evaluation of academic argument; and rhetorical conventions and strategies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: For EN and TS students - Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN or 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. For EU students - Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EL, EN or TS modules, or a combination from the three (Literary and/or linguistic modules from other departments may also contribute towards the 28 MCs total at the module chair's discretion), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: For EN and TS students - Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN or 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. For EU students - Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EL, EN or TS modules, or a combination from the three (Literary and/or linguistic modules from other departments may also contribute towards the 28 MCs total at the module chair's discretion), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EL4200","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The Honours Thesis is usually done in the final semester of a student's pursuing an Honours degree.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-1-0-12-24.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2012 and before: Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of EN major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2013 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EN major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50, or with recommendation by the programme committee. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP prerequisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"EN4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"EN4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4880A","ModuleTitle":"Usurpation and Authority, 1558-1674","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the twinned ideas of usurpation and transgression in English Renaissance literature, analyzing the attempt to cross boundaries that define the norm in the polity and in moral, religious, and sexual spheres. We will look at how hierarchies established by religion, government, and custom seek to maintain and to justify the status quo. We will ask how literary texts register awareness of, and enter into dialogue with, these hierarchies. Different genres such as the play, the love lyric, the devotional lyric, and the epic will be invoked for our analysis of the cultural preoccupation with usurpation and transgression.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lim Swee Huat, Walter"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN4880C","ModuleTitle":"The Short Story as a Global Form","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Short stories are often read but are critically neglected, seen as apprentice work by literary historians for the larger achievement of the novel. This module considers the short story as a uniquely mobile modern genre, circulated globally through magazine and newspaper publication and translation. Students will explore the formal and contextual elements of stories from a variety of historical moments and geographical locations, and the manner in which they engage with the political and social transformations that constitute global modernity.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5241","ModuleTitle":"Literature And New Worlds: 1590-1750","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"From early modern England up into the eighteenth century, English literature registers distinctively a deep fascination with worlds both old and new: Egypt, Africa, China, and India are some examples. In reading critically how different authors in this historical timeline represent old and new worlds in their literary production, this module seeks to analyze the formation of cultural perceptions relating to such topics as (a) the emergence of a colonial and imperial consciousness; (b) the apprehension of cultural difference; (c) the crystallization of national identity. It offers opportunity for considering the engagements of literature with certain momentous social, historical, and political realities, such as the slave trade and the activities of the British East India Company.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5241R","ModuleTitle":"Literature and New Worlds: 1590-1750","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"From early modern England up into the eighteenth century, English literature registers distinctively a deep fascination with worlds both old and new: Egypt, Africa, China, and India are some examples. In reading critically how different authors in this historical timeline represent old and new worlds in their literary production, this module seeks to analyze the formation of cultural perceptions relating to such topics as (a) the emergence of a colonial and imperial consciousness; (b) the apprehension of cultural difference; (c) the crystallization of national identity. It offers opportunity for considering the engagements of literature with certain momentous social, historical, and political realities, such as the slave trade and the activities of the British East India Company","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5242","ModuleTitle":"Women Novelists","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to invite students to reflect on and analyse texts by great women novelists. Topics covered include the choice of genre, the relation between narrative structure and psychological experience and their political implications, the nature of the dilemmas at the heart of each text, and the problems of defining and responding to what is specific to women’s writing. For MA-level students with an interest in women’s writing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5242R","ModuleTitle":"Women Novelists","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to invite students to reflect on and analyse texts by great women novelists. Topics covered include the choice of genre, the relation between narrative structure and psychological experience and their political implications, the nature of the dilemmas at the heart of each text, and the problems of defining and responding to what is specific to women’s writing. For MA-level students with an interest in women’s writing.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5244","ModuleTitle":"Shakespeare And Literary Theory","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module approaches Shakespeares plays by considering not only genre and theme, but also their relationship to the development of literary history, including critical theory. The Shakespearean corpus has led to a multitude of critical possibilities, such that the text has lent support for materialism or deconstruction, for patriarchy or feminism, for the secure clichs of the so-called Elizabethan world picture or for their subversion and dissolution. Given the open-endedness of these critical possibilities, what does engaging with Shakespeare reveal about the relationship between text and context, between literary production and particular historical conditions, and the very making of meaning itself?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lim Swee Huat, Walter"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5244R","ModuleTitle":"Shakespeare And Literary Theory","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module approaches Shakespeares plays by considering not only genre and theme, but also their relationship to the development of literary history, including critical theory. The Shakespearean corpus has led to a multitude of critical possibilities, such that the text has lent support for materialism or deconstruction, for patriarchy or feminism, for the secure clichs of the so-called Elizabethan world picture or for their subversion and dissolution. Given the open-endedness of these critical possibilities, what does engaging with Shakespeare reveal about the relationship between text and context, between literary production and particular historical conditions, and the very making of meaning itself?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5247","ModuleTitle":"Victorian Literature: History, Politics, Culture","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module will examine Victorian literature with an emphasis on its historical, political, and cultural context. Topics addressed may include significant literary genres and movements (e.g. The Industrial Novel, Aestheticism and Decadence), major authors (e.g. George Eliot, Oscar Wilde), or broader thematic explorations of the diverse literary productions of nineteenth-century Britain (e.g. Gender and Sexuality in the Nineteenth Century, Imperialism and Victorian Writing). This module will also familiarize students with contemporary critical approaches to the study of Victorian literature and culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5247R","ModuleTitle":"Victorian Literature: History, Politics, Culture","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module will examine Victorian literature with an emphasis on its historical, political, and cultural context. Topics addressed may include significant literary genres and movements (e.g. The Industrial Novel, Aestheticism and Decadence), major authors (e.g. George Eliot, Oscar Wilde), or broader thematic explorations of the diverse literary productions of nineteenth-century Britain (e.g. Gender and Sexuality in the Nineteenth Century, Imperialism and Victorian Writing). This module will also familiarise students with contemporary critical approaches to the study of Victorian literature and culture.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5252","ModuleTitle":"Movies, Spectatorship And Subjectivity","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This course involves a critical interrogation of key theoretical approaches addressing the study of film spectatorship and the ways in which subjectivity is constructed. This module adopts a specialised emphasis on that tradition of film theory associated with a psychoanalytical-textual-apparatus model and offers graduate students an opportunity to engage in in-depth explorations of the key problems and issues associated with this branch of film theory. In examining the highly complex interaction between spectator and text, students will also gain a greater understanding of the ways in which issues such as gender, identity, and ideology intersect with the cinematic/visual text.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5252R","ModuleTitle":"Movies, Spectatorship and Subjectivity","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5253","ModuleTitle":"Writing in the Aftermath","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module addresses issues of historical trauma and cultural memory; through a focus on how such memory is manifested in aesthetic (primarily literary) representation. The module assumes a dual approach to the study of selected texts, requiring attention to the topic of violence and memory on the one hand; and the ethics and politics of representation on the other. Literary texts will illuminate problems of narrative agency, responsibility and testimony in the aftermath of a violent past. The conceptual framework of discussions derive from Maurice Blanchot and his influence on post-structuralism, and from contemporary uses of psychoanalysis by literary theorists.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5253R","ModuleTitle":"Writing in the Aftermath","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module addresses issues of historical trauma and cultural memory; through a focus on how such memory is manifested in aesthetic (primarily literary) representation. The module assumes a dual approach to the study of selected texts, requiring attention to the topic of violence and memory on the one hand; and the ethics and politics of representation on the other. Literary texts will illuminate problems of narrative agency, responsibility and testimony in the aftermath of a violent past. The conceptual framework of discussions derive from Maurice Blanchot and his influence on post-structuralism, and from contemporary uses of psychoanalysis by literary theorists.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in English Literature in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. The Head’s and/or Graduate Coordinator’s approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval. Remark: (1) Word limit: 5,000 – 6,000 words. (2) Workload: Minimum 10 hours per week. The precise breakdown of contact hours, assignment and preparation is to be worked out between the lecturer and the student, subject to Departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student in the university or with the approval of the Department.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5880A","ModuleTitle":"Literature and the Environment","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the shifting perceptions of the natural world found in a variety of English literary works. Through the study of key literary texts, the evolution of ideas about nature will be traced from the 17th century’s age of scientific discovery to the 21st century’s idea of environmental crisis. A key element of the model will be the use of ecocritical ideas and concepts as a way to approach and understand connections between literature and the environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Raglon, Rebecca"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5880AR","ModuleTitle":"Literature and the Environment","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the shifting perceptions of the natural world found in a variety of English literary works. Through the study of key literary texts, the evolution of ideas about nature will be traced from the 17th century's age of scientific discovery to the 21st century's idea of environmental crisis. A key element of the model will be the use of ecocritical ideas and concepts as a way to approach and understand connections between literature and the environment.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate student with the university or with the approval of the department.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5883","ModuleTitle":"Screen Culture In Southeast Asia","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This interdisciplinary module will acquaint students with various theoretical approaches to the moving image, and equip them to write critically about contemporary screen cultures of Southeast Asia. Readings will be from media theory, art history and critical theory, as much as film studies. The module encourages students to think beyond the conventions of cinema studies (national cinema, genre, etc), the rationale being that as screen culture spreads beyond industrial cinema, so too should theory and criticism. Films studied will privilege independent and experimental work, video/media art, animation and web-based video, emphasising the diversification of moving image practices with video and digital media.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN5883R","ModuleTitle":"Screen Culture In Southeast Asia","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This interdisciplinary module will acquaint students with various theoretical approaches to the moving image, and equip them to write critically about contemporary screen cultures of Southeast Asia. Readings will be from media theory, art history and critical theory, as much as film studies. The module encourages students to think beyond the conventions of cinema studies (national cinema, genre, etc), the rationale being that as screen culture spreads beyond industrial cinema, so too should theory and criticism. Films studied will privilege independent and experimental work, video/media art, animation and web-based video, emphasising the diversification of moving image practices with video and digital media.","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN6102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Critical Reading","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced graduate class in critical reading. In it students develop three main areas of competence: 1) knowledge of different critical traditions; 2) awareness of the various problems of reading and interpretation; and 3) close reading of texts informed by the knowledge of (1) and the awareness of (2). In keeping with the advanced nature of the module, much of the responsibility for the direction of the work falls upon the students. Students will explore the texts of a few key thinkers and learn to understand some of the basic principles of critical theory. They will learn to apply specific reading strategies to selected texts and to raise questions about the reading process and its contexts. The emphasis throughout is on the development of students' critical awareness of positions, strategies and possibilities of interpretation. The module is a core course for research students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in English Literature in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and Ph.D. students admitted from AY2004/ 05. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded “Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory” on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Gilbert Yeoh"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN6880","ModuleTitle":"Topics in the New Literatures","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module trains students in select key texts in the new literatures and their social contexts. It locates those literatures in the cultural histories of nationalism, postcolonialism, modernization, intertextuality and related topics. The module is intended for graduate students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN6881","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Literary History","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EN6882","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics In Cultural Studies","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module is to be taught by an eminent visiting scholar in Cultural Studies in Asia, appointed as a visiting teaching fellow for one semester. The content of module will therefore vary according to the specialized interests of the visiting teaching fellow. A candidate in the programme will only be permitted to elect one selected topic module during the course work component of their studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV1101","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Studies: An Interdisciplinary Overview","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"Using a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective, this module provides a historical and epistemological overview of environmental studies. Environmental studies underscore the long tradition in both eastern and western thought and philosophies of human-nature relationships. This module highlights the importance of demography, society, culture, and religion as important variables in understanding the complex equations of environmental processes, changes, adaptations and impacts. The module hopes to bring together current environmental and climate change issues as well as challenges; interrogate the options available in various ways: nature conservation, technological fixes, shifting consumption patterns, alternative energies, environmental education, changing public civic behavior, economic management policies and legal enforcements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-4-0","Prerequisite":"For students in the Environmental Studies Programme.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Taylor, David Mark","Chun Hoe Kiat, Joseph","George Ofori (Building)","HASTINGS, JESSE GUITE","Coleman, Joanna"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV1202","ModuleTitle":"Communications for Environmental Studies","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for undergraduate students pursuing the degree in the Bachelor of Environmental Studies with the aim of helping them to develop critical thinking, reading, writing and speaking skills that are relevant for communication with the academia and public. The curriculum is organised along three main interrelated areas: 1) Communication with the public: Raising public awareness of environmental issues through science-based advocacy , 2) Communication with the academia: Developing skills in academic writing, 3) Argumentation within environmental studies: Examining environmental issues using the Precautionary Principle.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to complete ES1000 Basic English and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes must first do so before they are allowed to read this module.","Preclusion":"SP1202","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-20T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV1991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 1000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV1992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 1000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2101","ModuleTitle":"Global Environmental Change","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"As a continuation of ENV1101, this module examines the role of human activities such as technological changes, increasing urbanization, market forces and economics, as well as ongoing geopolitical forces in environmental and climate change. Using current global environmental and climate change challenges, this module discusses various ways communities and societies have utilized indigenous knowledge (folk science), scientific evaluations, technological innovations, societal regulations and laws, environmental monitoring (benchmarking, quality controls), and policy prescriptions (based on scientific and societal evaluations) in environmental management at various scales. The module hopes to engage students in thinking about adaptive and mitigation options, both locally and globally in relation to reduced environmental sustainability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"ENV1101","Preclusion":"LSM3272","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Toh Tai Chong","Chew Fook Tim","Carrasco Torrecilla, Luis Roma","Chua Aik Hwee Marcus"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2102","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Law, Policy, Governance & Management","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module will first introduce students to Environmental Law, particularly conservation and pollution laws, and how these are passed and implemented at the international, regional (ASEAN) and national (Singapore) levels. It will emphasise that laws alone will not help in ensuring the quality of a country’s environment and the health of its citizens. Laws must be enforced, and the rule of law respected. Good governance is therefore a necessary component of sound environmental management. This module will next examine what constitutes good environmental governance. It will explore environmental and economic policies and how best to resolve the tensions between conservation and development. It will study the setting up of effective administrative institutions, land use planning, the provision of environmental infrastructure (modern sanitation, water treatment plants, transport systems, etc). It will then critically examine the workings of the main administrative agencies that are responsible for environmental management in Singapore. It will also look into the work of local and international non-governmental organisations (NGOs) as well as multi-national corporations and corporate social responsibility in Singapore. Comparisons will be made with the administrative and legal systems in other jurisdictions. This module will be taught by staff members from the Law Faculty as well as the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"For students in the Environmental Studies Programme.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2103","ModuleTitle":"Environmental and Public Health","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"Public Health is defined as \"the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals.\" Environmental health addresses all the physical, chemical, and biological factors external to a person, and all the related factors impacting behaviours. It encompasses the assessment and control of those environmental factors that can potentially affect health. It is targeted towards preventing disease and creating health-supportive environments. This module provides an introduction to public health and environmental health, and the management of contemporary environmental health issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"For students in the Environmental Studies Programme.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2201","ModuleTitle":"Wildlife Protection in Southeast Asia","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"Southeast Asia is noted for its rich biodiversity. The region is also noted for its rapid economic growth and development, which threaten this biodiversity. Wildlife protection has to withstand the challenges of diminishing habitats, the hunting of targeted species, and the illegal trade of wildlife & its derivative products. This course explores how Singapore and another Southeast Asian country (e.g., Vietnam), are addressing these challenges. It examines the variety of protection instruments (nature reserves, species conservation), the legal and policy framework (national & international), and the perceptions and attitudes of societies toward wildlife.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"10-4-0-6-4","Prerequisite":"For Environmental Studies students only.","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2202","ModuleTitle":"Sustainability of Sabah's Coastal Environment","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"The use of Sabah’s coastal area is examined to give an understanding of the conflicts that result in environmental quality decline and coastal habitat degradation. These compromise coastal sustainability, which has serious implications for the well-being of coastal communities, particularly with the added impact of climate change. The more effective management modes to improve coastal resilience take into consideration the biophysical, socio-economic, cultural and governance aspects but implementation remains a challenge. Students will visit field sites in Sabah to analyse the site-specific issues and develop suitable management responses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"For Environmental Studies students only.","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 2000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV2992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 2000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3101","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Challenges: Asian Case Studies I","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"Using selective Asian case studies through on-site field studies exposure, experimentation and documentation, this module addresses several key themes: a) understanding the nature of environmental problems (both physical and human induced environmental changes) in specific locations, sites and ecosystems; ii) the human impacts leading to specific environmental problems (pollution, water scarcity, deforestation, dwindling biodiversity); and iii) understanding indigenous adaptive mechanisms and other mitigation options in ensuring environmental sustainability. Students will participate in field studies of key sites, ecosystems and places where such challenges have taken place within the Asian region.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"ENV2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3102","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Challenges: Asian Case Studies II","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module is directly connected to ENV3101, which serves as a prerequisite. The scope, scale and learning mission of the proposed module are complex and challenging, due to the field work needed and the necessary preparation required. Based on concepts and theoretical issues as well as specific environmental knowledge, this module will be focused on the actual field work on site which will last between 3-4 weeks in one of the countries within the Asian region. This field studies part of ENV3101 will be formally set in the special semester (summer) of the academic year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"ENV3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3103","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Economics & Policy","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive coverage of environmental economics and has been structured on the premise that course participants have little background in economics. The main objective of the module is to illustrate the following premises: the natural environment is the core of any economy and economic sustainability cannot be attained without environmental sustainability. The module consists of three parts, namely microeconomics of the environment, macroeconomics of the environment and environmental policy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"For Environmental Studies students who have passed EC1101E or EC1301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3202","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Studies Internship Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for undergraduate students pursuing the Bachelor of Environmental Studies degree with the aim of helping them gain working experience in the environmental industry during their undergraduate study and to prepare them for employment after graduation. The module requires students to perform a structured and supervised internship in a company/organization for 10-12 weeks during Special Terms. Through regular meetings and feedback with internship supervisors and BES academic advisors, students will assimilate and translate knowledge acquired from the curriculum to performing tasks and assignments in the actual working environment, giving them an extra edge when transiting to the work force.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"For BES students only. Students must have completed at least 2 regular semesters of studies at the point of application.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 3000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV3992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 3000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV4101","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Management in Singapore","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module, the final in a series of integrated modules for this degree, will focus on Singapore and evaluate how the city-state has managed its environmental challenges and human-nature relationships intra-nationally and extra-nationally (regionally and internationally). The module is a final summation, overview and synthesis of what was discussed in the earlier four modules and where appropriate will evaluate environmental ideas, concepts, policies and case studies in terms of its applications to the Singapore situation. To facilitate this, the module is predicated on a platform of seminars and/or round-table discussions with pertinent senior corporate chieftains, government officials, and non-government organization (NGO) leaders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-6-0-4-0","Prerequisite":"ENV3101 and ENV3102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV4991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 4000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ENV4992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 4000 Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES1000","ModuleTitle":"Basic English","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This is a required course for students whose Qualifying English Test results show that they would benefit from basic English language skills support. Students in the course must pass it before they are allowed to read the next required English course, English for Academic Purposes (ES1102). The purpose of ES1000 is to improve the students' English language skills in reading, writing and grammar. These skills are taught, reviewed and reinforced through online, inclass and appropriate out-of-class activities. Assignments include reflections, written assignments and progress tests.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"2-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Placement through the Qualifying English Test.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES1102","ModuleTitle":"English for Academic Purposes","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"ES1102 is an English for Academic Purposes module aimed at addressing the English language needs of students in their academic courses. These language needs include comprehension of academic texts, synthesis and integration of information into student texts, use of organizational patterns in expository writing, documentation of sources, writing a range of academic genres, monitoring one’s own progress, understanding why and how to practise academic integrity; accurate use of grammar in context, and devising a plan to improve one’s writing. This module adopts a reading-into-writing approach using themed readings as springboard texts for student writing and provides students opportunities for analysing and internalizing patterns of text organization. ES1102 is taught over 12 weeks or 48 contact hours, with each group meeting twice a week for two-hour tutorials.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Placement through the Qualifying English Test or a pass in ES1000.","Preclusion":"AR1000, BE1000, ID1000, ET1000/NK1001/EA1101/EG1471/ES1301/ES1101, EM1101.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-20T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-22T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES1501C","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking and Expository Writing: Fact and Truth in Crime and Disaster Writing","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Can facts be assembled to reveal the truth of an event? Is it possible the truth of an event can be subjective? Looking at classic and current examples of non-fiction crime and disaster writing, we will explore the craft of writing on sensitive subjects with objectivity and clarity. Crime and disaster stories require detailed anecdotes and descriptions to hold the reader. But they often draw upon official documents that are sometimes bland statements of fact, eyewitness accounts that vary greatly, or the seemingly hidden world of text and social media. We will cast a critical eye over this process of building essays reports or memos with facts and interviews and discuss how some of the best writers in the business get it right, or not.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"1.Students who are required to take ES1000 Basic English and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes must pass the modules before they are allowed to read this module. 2. FOE students should have sat for one of following examinations and obtained the grade required as indicated below in order to be eligible for ES1501%: a. Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level, General Paper (A grade) b. Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level, Knowledge Inquiry (A grade) c. International Baccalaureate, Theory of Knowledge (A grade) d. NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, EL5102 English for Academic Purposes Critical Reading & Writing (A grade) e. NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, EL5101 Language in Society II and EL6103 Language in Society III (A- grade for both modules). 3. Global Engineering Programme (GEP) and Double Degree Programme (DDP) students who obtained the minimum grade required as indicated below are also eligible to read ES1501%: a. Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level, General Paper (B grade) b. Singapore-Cambridge GCE ‘A’ level, Knowledge Inquiry (B grade) c. International Baccalaureate, Theory of Knowledge (B grade) d. NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, EL5102 English for Academic Purposes Critical Reading & Writing (B grade) e. NUS High School of Mathematics and Science, EL5101 Language in Society II and EL6103 Language in Society III (B- grade for both modules)","Preclusion":"1. Students who have already read a WP2201%, IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1201G, ES1201L, ES1601 or ES1501% module. 2. FOE students will be exempted from ES1531 and ES2331 if they have successfully completed ES1501%.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES1531","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking And Writing","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students think critically through analysing arguments and presenting their arguments effectively. Relevance to engineering practice will be emphasized with reference to Goldberg’s seven missing basics in engineering education. Ideas/claims/assertions/inferences are value driven and their successful communication is structured on sound reasoning and convincing expression. In the course, students will learn critical thinking skills through interaction with and rigorous analysis of various written texts. They will assess the arguments of others and develop their own, support them convincingly and convey them effectively in a critical evaluation and problem-solution research paper.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"- Students who are required to read ES1000/ES1000FC and/or EAP modules ES1102 must pass it/them before taking ES1531/GEK1549. - Only students matriculated from AY2014/15 onwards, are allowed to take GEK1549.","Preclusion":"EG1413, Students who have already read WP2201%, IEM1201% or UTW1001% module, GEK1901, U-town students cannot bid for ES1531/GEK1549. GET1021.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-20T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-22T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES1541","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Science Communication through Popular Science","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Communication has long been taken as a core competency for undergraduate students in all major universities in the world and is a prerequisite skill almost invariably required by employers in today’s knowledgebased economy. Important communication skills for science undergraduates include the ability to critically read and comprehend science-related publications, and express and argue for their opinions in writing as well as in oral communication. This module aims to develop such ability of science undergraduates through reading, classroom discussion, summary writing, essay writing, and oral presentation activities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students from Cohort 2013 and 2014. If students are required to take ES1000/ES1000FC (Basic English) and ES1102 (English for Academic Purposes), they must complete them before taking ES1541.","Preclusion":"Those who have taken SP1203, ENV1202, SP2171, SP1541, UTown and USP writing modules, ES1601 are precluded from taking ES1541.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES1601","ModuleTitle":"Professional and Academic Comm","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to enable students to communicate and write in two main contexts - industry/workplace and academic. It is twinned with GEM1917 Understanding and Critiquing Sustainability and is read over two semesters. Therefore, the teaching/learning of targeted communication and writing skills are drawn upon the requirements, tasks, assignments, and projects of GEM1917. By situating communication in different contexts, students learn to shape, articulate and express their ideas, thoughts and messages depending on the audience, purpose, media and platform.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-1","Prerequisite":"ES1000 and/or ES1102","Preclusion":"CS2101 Effective Communication for Computing Professional, IS2101 Business and Technical Communication, ES2331 Communicating Engineering, ES2002 Business Communication, ES2007S & ES2007D Professional Communication, ES1541/SP1541 Exploring Science Communication through Popular Science, ES1501%.","Corequisite":"GEM1917 Understanding and Critiquing Sustainability","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lee Kooi Cheng","Patrick Gallo"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES2002","ModuleTitle":"Business Communication","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"At the end of the course, students should be able to understand the fundamental principles of effective business communication; apply the critical and creative thinking abilities necessary for effective communication in today's world; produce persuasive written and spoken messages suitably tailored for the topic, objective, audience, communication medium and context; and demonstrate clarity, precision, conciseness and coherence in their use of language. The course is conducted through tutorials, structured to actively engage the students in the learning process to ensure the internalization of the principles and strategies introduced as well as to encourage independent learning. The tutorial sessions will include group discussions, presentations, simulations, role plays, case studies, self and peer reviews and group conferencing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to read ES1000 must pass it before taking ES2002.","Preclusion":"CS2301 or IS2101, ES2007D, ES2007S, CG1413, CS2101, UWC2101, ES1601.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES2007D","ModuleTitle":"Professional Communication","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches receptive and productive communication techniques needed in increasingly global and competitive environments. Students learn to generate and organize ideas for clear, convincing and effective oral and written messages; present these ideas with linguistic and graphic competence, and deliver messages appropriate to their audience, context and purpose. The topics covered are: the fundamentals of communication, and the language, format, content, organization and focus of different types of oral and written communication. Evaluation comprises continual assessment (60%) and a final examination (40%).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students required to take ES1000 and ES1102 must clear those courses first before taking ES2007D.","Preclusion":"CS2301, ES2002, ES2007S, IS2101, CS2101, CG1413, ES1601.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Norhayati Bte Mohd Ismail"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES2331","ModuleTitle":"Communicating Engineering","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students communicate competently and ethically in various communication situations. This will be done through rigorous and critical analyses of communicative texts and events, as well as applications of the principles of effective communication. In the process, the course also helps develop students’ understanding of how their identities and values are shaped in (and are shaping) engineering practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"If students are required to take ES1000 (Basic English) and/or ES1102 (English for Academic Purposes), they must complete and pass these modules before taking ES2331.","Preclusion":"ES1501%, UTown students should not be allowed to bid for the module, ES1601.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES5000","ModuleTitle":"Graduate English Course (Basic Level)","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help international graduates from non-English speaking countries improve their basic academic English writing skills. This module provides training to enable students to use effective writing strategies to construct well-organized short academic essays with clear essay outlines. In order to facilitate independent learning and critical thinking, this module gives students opportunities to critique and edit their own essays as well as their peers' essays.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-2-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-20T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-22T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES5001A","ModuleTitle":"Graduate English Course (Intermediate Level)","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"ES5001A aims to raise the proficiency level of the students' English in terms of their writing and oral presentation skills, so that they have confidence in using English for academic purposes. Students will be involved in writing short paragraphs, a short research report, and a summary analysis. Also, they will be taught principles of good writing and effective use of the dictionary. To prepare them for speaking at seminars and conferences, they will be trained to give oral presentations. This module is primarily for foreign graduate students of NUS who graduated from non-English medium universities who are not exempted based on their Diagnostic English Test results.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-20T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yang Ying","Ng En Tzu,Mary","Natalie Hudson","Zhu Shenfa"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Saturday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-22T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES5002","ModuleTitle":"Graduate English Course (Advanced Level)","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to help international graduate students from non-English speaking countries develop skills for writing theses and research papers.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ES5101","ModuleTitle":"Technical Communication for Engineers","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Technical Communication for Engineers is a communication module for second year ECE graduate students which focuses on writing research papers and delivering oral presentations for academic and nonacademic audiences.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"0-4-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE1001","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Engineering Fundamentals","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This introductory module aims to familiarize students with a broad range of environmental engineering topics. Topics to be covered include historical perspective on environmental engineering; interactions of humans and the environment; environmental regulations; ecology and the environment; fundamental chemical kinetics; chemistry of solutions; overview of biology/microbiology organisms and processes; application of physical, chemical and biological parameters to environmental quality; engineering decision analyses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"H2 Mathematics and H2 Chemistry, or MA1312 Calculus with Applications, for BES undergraduate without H2 Mathematic","Preclusion":"ESE1001FC/ESE1001X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gin Yew-Hoong, Karina"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE2001","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Processes","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Contaminant transport in environmental fluids can be influenced by a number of physical processes. A comprehensive understanding of the movement of contaminants between environmental fluids and within each fluid is necessary to solve complex environmental problems. This module provides insights into transport processes in the multimedia environment. Topics include advection, diffusion, dispersion, settling, interphase mass transfer, reaction kinetics, equilibrium partition processes, and their applications in natural and engineered environments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0.5-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE2401","ModuleTitle":"Water Science & Technology","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the fundamental aspects of water science and technology in water and wastewater treatment. Applied chemistry, microbiology and biology in fresh water, marine water, drinking water and wastewater will be covered. This module will enable students to understand the global cycle, possible contamination and threats to water in nature. Students also learn how to integrate engineering systems to purify natural water for human uses, and recycle water back to global water cycle through the practice of environmental science and technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-0-6","Prerequisite":"ESE2001","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3001","ModuleTitle":"Water Quality Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Topics covered in this module include water and wastewater sources, characteristics of water and wastewater (physical, chemical, and biological parameters), principles of physical, chemical, and biological processes for water and wastewater treatment, and water reclamation. Applications of fundamental principles for process analysis and design will be discussed with a focus on commonalities in applications across industry. Laboratory experiments relevant to water quality assessment and engineering are also included in the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-0.5-5","Preclusion":"ESE2401 & ESE3401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3101","ModuleTitle":"Solid And Hazardous Waste Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with a working knowledge of solid and hazardous waste management and cleanup processes used around the world. The topics covered include a historical perspective; regulations pertaining to solid and hazardous wastes; waste characterization and risk assessment; waste handling, collection and transport; waste treatment and disposal methods, including biological and chemical treatment, incineration, pyrolysis, landfill, and site remediation. Waste minimization and cost analysis are also discussed. The course is targeted at level 3 environmental engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3201","ModuleTitle":"Air Quality Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with fundamental knowledge in atmospheric air quality, covering regional and global issues. It provides basic knowledge and training in formulating and evaluating air pollution problems, predicting the effects of airborne pollutants, and offers engineering solutions. The topics covered include effects of emission sources and pollutants, importance and application of air pollution models, as well as air pollution control strategies and devices. The composition and impact of atmospheric system, chemical reactions of stratospheric ozone, and global climate forcing are also included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0.5-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3301","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Microbiological Principles","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with a strong foundation in environmental microbiology and its application to pollution control systems. It provides an introduction to the principles of microbiology in environmental engineering. After an overview of microbial classification and the applications of environmental microbiology, the course addresses aspects of microbial ecology and population dynamics. Microbial characteristics of the terrestrial and aquatic environment are covered, as well as aspects of indoor air pollution control. Microbial biogeochemical cycling of elements is examined with respect to nitrogen, carbon and sulphur. Aspects of genetic engineering in environmental microbiology are introduced with regard to applied biotechnologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE3401","ModuleTitle":"Water & Wastewater Engineering 1","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the unit operations and processes application for domestic water supply and wastewater treatment. Integration of physical, chemical and biological processes is the basis of current water and wastewater design practice. This module will enable students to understand the main treatment processes and engineering concerns of water and wastewater treatment systems. Students learn to identify the appropriate treatment system to address water and wastewater treatment needs and design basic processes of water and wastewater treatment systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0.5-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"ESE2401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4403","ModuleTitle":"Membrane Tech In Env Applns","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide senior undergraduate students with basic knowledge of membrane technology and its applications in environmental fields. This module introduces the basic concepts and knowledge of membrane processes. Students will learn membrane classification, module types, and process configuration, and separation mechanisms. Topics cover the applications membrane processes in the treatment of surface water, groundwater, seawater, and wastewater. The fundamental principles for design and operation of membrane processes will also be addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"ESE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4405","ModuleTitle":"Urban Water Engineering & Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Topics covered in this module include urban water supply and demand, urban water management, identification of urban water quality systems, management strategies, environmental economics, technological and social considerations, capacity planning and management, modeling of water quality enhancement systems, impacts of design and operating protocols, and retrofitting and upgrading considerations. Application of fundamental principles for planning, analysis and design of various types of urban water quality enhancement systems will be addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ESE3401 or ESE3001","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4406","ModuleTitle":"Energy and the Environment","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module describes the technology and scientific understanding by which the world’s nations could ameliorate the growing urban, regional, and global environmental problems associated with energy use while still providing sufficient energy to meet the needs of populations for a human existence. Topics include a general introduction to the subject of energy, its use and its environmental effects; the world’s energy reserves and resources; electrical energy generation, transmission and storage; fossilfuelled and nuclear-fuelled power plants; environmental effects of fossil and nuclear fuel use; renewable energy; transportation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ESE3101 and ESE 3201","Preclusion":"CN4248","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4407","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Forensics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the theory and practical application of environmental chemistry and biology for the purpose of identifying contamination sources and forecasting environmental fate and exposure in organisms. The module provides an overview of the emerging field of environmental forensics, which is gaining prominence within government agencies, industry and environmental consulting firms. An interdisciplinary approach is used, introducing the students to fundamental concepts and methodologies from a variety of scientific sub-disciplines including analytical chemistry, molecular biology, ecology, simulation modelling and ecological risk assessment, as well as an awareness of legal and regulatory frameworks related to environmental protection and toxic substance management. The students will learn essential skills to understand technical and legal aspects of complex environmental contamination problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ESE3101, ESE3201 and ESE3401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4501","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The students are assigned a design project involving various environmental considerations. The module provides the opportunity for students to work as a team on an environmental project integrating knowledge they have gained from modules they have taken in earlier years. The module will also enhance their interpersonal, communication and leadership skills through group projects, report writing and oral presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-0-4-5","Prerequisite":"ESE4 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE4502","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Each student is assigned a research project in environmental science and engineering. This module provides the opportunity for students to outsource for relevant information, design the experiments, analyze critically the data obtained and sharpen their communication skills through report writings and oral presentations.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-18-0-12","Prerequisite":"ESE4 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5001","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Engineering Principles","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course is to allow M.Sc. students from non-environmental engineering background to gain basic knowledge in environmental science and engineering. Acquisition of this basic knowledge will prepare them for advanced courses in environmental science and engineering. This module provides a systematic introduction to water and air quality and their engineering control, quantitative overview of the properties of environmental contaminants, and the transport and transformation processes that govern their concentrations in air and water. Topics include environmental chemical equilibriums and kinetics, and elementary transport phenomena, introduction to water quality engineering, air quality engineering, and solid waste treatment and management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5002","ModuleTitle":"Physical and Process Principles","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamentals of unit operations and processes for domestic water supply and wastewater treatment. This module will enable students to understand the principles involved in the main treatment processes of water and wastewater treatment systems. Fundamental as well as practical aspects of water and wastewater treatment systems will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Graduate students standing","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5003","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Chemical Principles","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide students with the chemical basis for understanding our surroundings, the global environment. Emphasis will be on the composition of the natural environment, the processes that take place within it, and the kind of changes which come about as a result of human activities. The students, upon completion of this module, should have a comprehensive knowledge of the fundamentals of chemistry of components and contaminants in acquatic, atmospheric and terrestrial environments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Graduate students standing","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5004","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent project work over two semesters, on a topic in Environmental Engineering approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5203","ModuleTitle":"Aerosol Science And Technology","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Aerosol science deals with the behaviour of very fine particles in fluid media which finds many areas such as biosolid management, air pollution control, ultra-cleaning manufacturing technology, and advanced materials. In this module, the basic principles of aerosol science and the corresponding industrial applications will be covered. Topics include physics of aerosols, size distributions, mechanics and transport of particles, aerosol dynamics, nanoparticle synthesis, comubstion aerosols, and pharmaceutical aerosols.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"CE2134 Hydraulics or equivalent courses involving introductory level of fluid mechanics.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5205","ModuleTitle":"Sludge And Solid Waste Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the advanced concept of sludge and solid waste management. It covers collection, quantification, characterisation, processing, treatment, disposal and resource recovery in relation to sludge and solid waste. It will equip students with in-depth knowledge on principles of various treatment and disposal facilities along with engineering, institutional, legal and financial infrastructures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5301","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Biological Principles","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a strong foundation in biological principles for environmental engineering, with primary focus on natural biological processes. After an overview of biological principles and classification, the module reviews metabolic adaptations to various natural environments, including extreme habitats. Aspects of genetic adaptation and tolerance to environmental contamination are covered, together with the manipulation of biological processes to degrade and stabilise contaminants. Emphasis is placed on biodegration of organic pollutants and their bioremediation. Aspects of organic waste stabilisation and remediation of inorganic wastes are included. Lastly, the use of macrophytes for phytoremediation of contaminated soils is examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Environmental Microbiological Principles or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5401","ModuleTitle":"Water Quality Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental principles of environmental modeling, i.e. mass balance, reaction kinetics and transfer mechanisms. Mathematical models are used to deal with water quality problems in natural and man-made systems. These include eutrophication, dissolved oxygen imbalance, the fate and transport of contaminants, and treatment system capacity planning. The module will enable students to appreciate the problems associated with water quality and provide them with the basic skills to predict impacts associated with the pollution of the environment. In this way, students can assess the feasibility of projects which are potential sources of contaminants to the environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Water Science & Technology or ESE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5405","ModuleTitle":"Water Treatment Processes","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental principles of water treatment processes. Students will be able to understand water treatment in relation to chemcial equilibrium and kinetics, unit processes and their integration. The applications of these fundamental principles for formulating design and operation for water treatment systems will also be addressed. This course will facilitate students to acquire in-depth knowledge of water treatment systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"ESE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5407","ModuleTitle":"Membrane Technology for Water Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Membrane technology has been widely adopted for water reclamation and seawater desalination. It shall continue to be a key technology for resolving the problem of water scarcity in the near future. This module shall focus on the design and operational consideration of membrane processes for water reclamation and seawater desalination, Topics covered in this module include water quality standards relevant to reclaimed and desalinated water, filtrate quality consideration, membrane filtration system, design and operation of MF/UF filtration system, membrane bioreactor, nanofiltration and reverse osmosis system, examples of commercial plants and economics of membrane system.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"ESE4403 Membrane Technology in Environmental Application Or ESE5406 Membrane Treatment Processes and Modeling Or Level 5 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5601","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Risk Assessment","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to examine the fundamental principles governing toxic contaminant exposure and risk to humans and ecosystems. The course will cover necessary aspects of probability and statistics, physical and chemical behaviour of key priority pollutants, mass transfer and exposure pathways of the contaminants, human and environmental toxicology, and methodologies for risk assessment. The course will also involve several case studies of remediation technology applications with a focus on understanding how human and environmental risk is managed in a real life situation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"ESE4 standing or higher","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5608","ModuleTitle":"Heavy Metals In The Environment","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"ESE5003 Environmental Chemical Principles","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5901","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Technology","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The proposed module replaces the module EX5104. Population growth and economical development generate large quantities of wastes and also place great pressures on the finite material and energy resources of the earth. Raw materials are bieng used at a faster rate than they are being replaced or available. Therefore, proper management of environmental resources by applying available and emerging environmental technologies in the planning, design and operation activities are important in global resource conservation and in environmental pollution control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE6001","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Fate Of Organic Contaminant","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module examines fundamental principles that govern transformation and fate of organic contaminants in natural and engineered systems. Thermodynamic principles and molecular properties are used throughout the module to develop predictive relationships for the solubility of organic contaminants, partitioning between environmental phases, sorption to solid surfaces, and transformation processes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Graduate student standing","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE6301","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Environmental Biotechnology","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to introduce students the essential tool for understanding and designing microbiological processes used for environmental protection and improvement. This course will enable students to expand their background of environmental biotechnology, and to integrate these aspects into the physical and chemical aspects of environmental technology previously learned. The major topics include aspects on foundation in microbiology and engineering principles, major environmental biological applications, quantitative analysis of biotechnology, detoxification of hazardous chemicals, clean technology, and resource biorecovery in environmental monitoring.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESE6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP1104","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electronic Systems","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"The first part of this course consists of an introduction to Analog Electronics. Students will learn about basic circuit laws, resistive networks, inductors, capacitors, transient responses, complex impedance, frequency response and filter design. They then go on to cover active devices, such as diodes and their use in rectifiers, load-line analysis, basic transistor characteristics, common emitter and common collector amplifier circuits, operational amplifiers and their applications. The second part of the course covers digital electronics, which includes basic logic gates, combinatorial logic circuits, flip-flops, sequential logic circuits, digital signals and data acquisition systems. Students will have 12 practical sessions which involve them making up widely used circuits, designed to complement lectures and give them a hands-on introduction to Electronic Systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"'A' level Physics or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP1107","ModuleTitle":"Computing and Statistics","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces basic concepts in high level programming, numerical methods and statistics. Students will learn how to program simple and essential tasks such as interpolation, differentiation and integration, and how to make parameter fits to data. They will learn about error generation and propagation. Students will learn programming, primarily by using it to solve simple problems. They will learn basic concepts of probability and statistics and how they are used in the acquisition and processing of data.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"'A' level Mathematics or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP2106","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Continua","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"Introduction of the fundamental concepts, derivation of the field equations of continuum mechanics using the conservations laws of physics (conservation of mass, momenta and energy) and constitutive relations, simple applications to heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and mechanics of materials. Tools and understanding that are gained through this course are: vectors and tensors formulation of the mathematical models of physical phenomena and simple applications to boundary-value problems arising in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics as well as in interdisciplinary areas. The knowledge gained in the course is very useful for the follow up courses in engineering science as well as in various engineering disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"PC1433","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP2109","ModuleTitle":"Design Project 1","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"The first part of this module will focus on determining the mechanical properties of materials. Students have to design various experiments to determine for example the Youngs modulus of metallic and non-metallic beams/rods and to estimate the errors of the material properties. The second part of this module will focus on a reaction, mass transfer and/or heat transfer problem and involve designing either transient or steady-state experiments/prototypes. The objectives range from for example determining the reaction order, rate constants, and mass/heat transfer coefficients to designing large-scale industrial equipment, where the latter is related to the small-scale prototypes/experiments. In both projects, students will be involved in making measurements, setting up model equations (differential equations), solving them analytically or numerically, and optimising the model fit to the experimental data.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.5-0-0-9.5-0","Prerequisite":"ESP1104 & ESP1107","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP2110","ModuleTitle":"Design Project 2","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"Through an antenna project in the first part of the module, students will learn the fundamentals of electromagnetic energy propagation, antenna and transmission line theory, as well as microwave engineering techniques. Specifically, the students will have to design an external WiFi antenna to dramatically extend the communication range between their laptop computer and a remotely located hub station. In the second part of the module, the students have to design a working electroplating set-up (high efficiency, uniform temperature stability and optimum pH bath solution) and study several parameters that influence the quality of the plated film quality. They will look into the morphology, structural characteristics using optical microscopy and XRD analysis. The electrical characteristics will be evaluated through I-V characterization of the Ni plated films.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.5-0-0-9.5-0","Prerequisite":"ESP1104 & ESP1107","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3102","ModuleTitle":"From Making Nano to Probing Nano","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"The aims of this module are to provide a comprehensive coverage of a range of nanofabrication and characterization techniques. The fabrication part will facus on top-down techniques which will complement the bottom-up techniques covered by CM3251 Nanochemistry. Topics to be covered include: Nanofabrication: thin flim deposition, etching, photolithography, EUV, electron beam, x-ray and ion beam lithography, focused ion beam and direct laser writing, scanning probe based techniques, fabrication and alignment of nanostructures, manufacturing of nanodevices and nanosystems. Nanocharacterization: basic principle of imaging, wave diffraction, interaction of energy beams with materials, optical and electron microscopy, scanning probe microscopy, x-ray microanalysis, electron transport measurement, magnetic measurement and optical spectroscopy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"PC2130B, PC2133","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Van Kan, Jeroen Anton","Ho Ghim Wei"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3401","ModuleTitle":"Photovoltaic Devices and Systems","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"In the light of emerging global interest in solar photovoltaic electricity as a clean and renewable energy source, the government of Singapore has taken a keen interest in establishing a strong local photovoltaics (PV) industry. The Engineering Science Programme in NUS will play a significant role in the related specialist manpower training programme due to the existing specializations in Energy Systems as well as Nanoscience and Nanotechnology. This course addresses fundamental issues related to improving the efficiency of photovoltaic devices, and will cover the mechanisms of charge carrier generation, recombination, and transport. This module is available to selected students from other departments as a part of the FoE solar energy specialist manpower training programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2133 Applied Solid State Physics or MLE2105 Electronic Properties of Materials or EE3431C Microelectronics Materials and Devices or ME2151 Principles of Mechanical Engineering Materials or with permission to students having equivalent knowledge from other departments","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3902","ModuleTitle":"Major Design Project I","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"Students will work in teams of 4 or 5 to solve real-world problems, from idea to innovative prototype solutions, in semester 1. Each student will be supervised by several faculty members, one host supervisor who instructs the student on certain specialised techniques, while other supervisors help in the application of these techniques to the specific design projects being carried out. Design project examples are the solar-powered golf buggy and a nanodevice. The project may be structured in such a way that it can be continued in the module ESP3903 Major Design Project II which will be run in semester 2.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"Level 3 Standing","Preclusion":"ESP3901 Major Design Project","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP3903","ModuleTitle":"Major Design Project 2","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"Students will work in teams of 4 or 5 to solve real-world problems, from idea to innovative prototype solutions, in semester 2. Each student will be supervised by several faculty members, one host supervisor who instructs the student on certain specialised techniques, while other supervisors help in the application of these techniques to the specific design projects being carried out. Design projects typically involved simulation and are related to optics. The project may be structured in such a way that it continues on from the module ESP3902 Major Design Project I which will be run in semester 1.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"Level 3 standing","Preclusion":"ESP3901 Major Design Project","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP4206","ModuleTitle":"Continuum Mechanics","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"Derivation of the field equations of continuum mechanics in invariant (vector and tensor) form using the laws of physics (conservation of mass, momenta and energy) and constitutive relations for anisotropic and linear viscoelastic materials; formulation and solutions of two-dimensional and three-dimensional problems of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and solid mechanics, including biological materials. Tools acquired and the understanding gained through this course include: formulation of the mathematical models of physical systems and development of solutions to boundary- and initial-value problems arising in fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and solid mechanics as well as in interdisciplinary areas as such as nanomechanics and biomechanics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2501 or ME2113","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP4302","ModuleTitle":"Nanophotonics","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"There is a growing interest in the sub-wavelength control of electromagnetic energy at optical frequencies (nanophotonics). Nanophotonics has successfully penetrated many fields including biological sciences and optics, and has emerged as a candidate to bridge the gap between photonics and electronics. The goal of this module is to provide the student with a foundation in this rapidly developing area.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"ESP2104 Electromagnetics or PC2131 Electricity and Magnetism 1 or EE2011 Engineering Electromagnetics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP4401","ModuleTitle":"Optimization of Energy Systems","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"Energy conscious design and efficient operation of energy consuming systems used in industries and commercial buildings remain as a challenge for energy engineers. The module starts with a review of the fundamentals of heat and mass transfer and then introduces central chiller, compressed air, boiler and combined heat and power systems as the major energy consuming systems used in industries and commercial buildings. Topics covered include working principle of above systems, measurement and analysis of energy performance, energy savings opportunities, design of energy efficient systems and operational considerations, control strategies, technical and economic feasibility of energy projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Any module on heat and mass transfer such as Heat Transfer (ME3122) OR Thermodynamics and Statistical M echanics (PC2230) OR Energy Conversion Processes (ME3221) OR Industrial Heat Transfer (ME4225)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP4402","ModuleTitle":"Transport Phenomena in Energy Systems","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide the fundamental theory of transport phenomena and train the student in mathematical between 75 modelling. The former comprises the derivation and understanding of the macroscopic and microscopic conservation laws for mass, momentum, and energy, together with the relevant constitutive relations and boundary conditions. These concepts are then applied to a wide array of simplified as well industrially relevant problems, where mathematical models are constructed and solved numerically or analytically, where possible. In addition, chemical reactions and kinetics will be coupled with the transport. Non-dimensionalisation and scaling analysis complement and aid in interpretation of the results.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ESP4901","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","Department":"Engineering Science Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module consists mainly of a research-based project carried out under the supervision of one or more faculty members. The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters and the students are expected to put in about 15 hours per week for their projects. In addition to the specific problem studied, students are exposed to literature survey and research methodologies. These projects are usually open-ended in nature, giving the students flexibility to judiciously select viable alternatives, and challenge students to acquire skills for independent and lifelong learning. The projects range in variety from design and development projects (software and hardware), computer modelling and simulation, to designing experiments and equipment. Guidelines for project proposals stipulate the requirement for elements of innovation, novelty or research.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"6-0-0-24-0","Prerequisite":"Level 4 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU1101E","ModuleTitle":"Making of Modern Europe","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an overview of the major events, actors, and developments that have shaped the course and character of Europe since the French Revolution. From the rise of nationalism, industrialization, and imperialism that paved the way for World War I to the failure of peace, the horrors of World War II, the cold war division of Europe and the ongoing process of integration and European Union enlargement, this module sketches out the making and remaking of Europe during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. This module is designed for all students at NUS interested in acquiring an understanding of modern Europe. EU1101E is offered by the Department of History.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU2203","ModuleTitle":"Ancient Western Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores basic political ideas from the ancient Greeks and Romans from the emergence of the polis to the collapse of the empire, including the ideas of justice, law, democracy, and politics itself, through the study of original works by Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, and others. It also considers how these ideas shaped medieval and early modern political thought.","CrossModule":"PS2203","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2203, PS2231, EU2218, PS2201B, PS2218","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU2204","ModuleTitle":"Modern Western Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores major political ideas and concepts from the modern Western tradition. Key political constructs such as power, authority, justice, liberty and democracy are examined in intellectual and historical context. Reading Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan and John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government, among other influential writings, students will be exposed to the broader themes and ideas that have shaped political life in the West since 1600.","CrossModule":"PS2204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2204, PS2231, EU2218, PS2201B, PS2218","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU2214","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Continental Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to some of the main figures and movements of Continental European Philosophy. The purpose is to provide a broad synoptic view of the Continental tradition with special attention paid to historical development. Topics to be discussed include phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism, hermeneutics, Critical Theory, and post-structuralism/post-modernism. Thinkers to be discussed include Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Levi-Strauss, Derrida, Gadamer, Habermas, Lyotard and Levinas. The main objective is to familiarize the student with the key concepts, ideas and arguments in the Continental tradition.","CrossModule":"PH2212","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PH2212, GEK2030","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU2221","ModuleTitle":"Empires, Colonies and Imperialism","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Students will gain a basic understanding of empires in history. Individual empires will be studied to demonstrate patterns regarding the origins, development and collapse of empires. Topics will include the expansion of empires, colonization, military conquest, administration, and ideologies of empire. The humane side of imperialism will also be explored: the module will get students to try to understand the experience of subject peoples while also regarding empires as sites of cultural interaction. Finally, students will be introduced to some of the interpretative paradigms which have shaped the scholarly exploration of empires.","CrossModule":"HY2245","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY2245","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU3212","ModuleTitle":"Europe of the Dictators","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Europe was plagued by wars, revolution and totalitarian dictatorship between 1919 and 1945. It witnessed the rise of Bolshevism and of various Fascist regimes, revealed the economic and political weakness of the Western democracies and the failure of the League of Nations. This module will focus on the rise of four dictators of this period: Mussolini, Franco, and Hitler. All students are welcome, but those coming with a background in Political Science and even Sociology may find this course builds on existing knowledge and concepts.","CrossModule":"HY3227","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY3227","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU3224","ModuleTitle":"Social Thought & Social Theory","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This is a critical examination of central problems in classical social theory, with emphasis on the multifaceted analysis of the larger social processes in the making of modern society. The module will concentrate on the original contributions of major theorists such as Marx, Weber, and Durkheim and explore how their works continue to influence current Sociology. This course is mounted for all students throughout NUS with an interest in classical social theories.","CrossModule":"SC3101","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SC3101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU3550","ModuleTitle":"Internship","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the European Studies Programme, have relevance to the major, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Please see remarks","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in European Studies; and have declared European Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU4214","ModuleTitle":"Special Paper in Modern European History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore and introduce different themes in Modern European History such as political changes, political leadership, diplomacy and interstate relations.","CrossModule":"HY4212","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4212","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU4224","ModuleTitle":"War and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is open to all Honours students and no previous background in either early modern or European history is required. The objective of this document-based, seminar-style course is to sharpen student's thinking skills and sense of conceptual evolution. Key concepts, such as \"sovereignty\" and the \"just war\" that remain pertinent until today will stand at the forefront of our investigations.","CrossModule":"HY4205","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/ recognised modules or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules or 28MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German/ Spanish]/recognised modules or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules or 28MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4205","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU4227A","ModuleTitle":"Major Political Thinkers: Plato & Rousseau","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the political writings of Plato and Jean-Jacques Rousseau","CrossModule":"PS4217A","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/ recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German/ Spanish]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PS4217A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU4228","ModuleTitle":"European Foreign Policy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The European Union is often viewed as an economic superpower but a military pygmy. This module aims to provide students with tools to evaluate whether the EU, as a non-state actor, can have a coherent and effective foreign policy. It considers theories and debates concerning the institutionalisation of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and includes case studies of EU objectives and actions on selected issues (international trade, ethics, human security), in selected regions (Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa), and in relations with international organizations such as the UN.","CrossModule":"PS4218","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/ recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German]/ recognised modules or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in EU/ LA [French/German/ Spanish]/recognised modules or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised nonlanguage modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PS4218","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Students enrolled in the module can select an EU-based topic and the supervisor based in any discipline across FASS. Regardless of the department of the supervisor, the HT will follow the requirements, format, limits and deadlines set by the History Department. The Honours Thesis is a research and writing exercise usually done in the final semester of a student pursuing an Honours degree.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EU major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"EU4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"EU4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in EU / LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012-2014: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in EU / LA [French/German] / recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20. Cohort 2015 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in EU / LA[French/German/Spanish]/ recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"EU4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FAS2550","ModuleTitle":"FASS Exposure Internship","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"This is a formal module to recognise students who embark on local or overseas internship (self-sourced or through NUS) that is usually 10 weeks long and can be up to 6 months. This module requires students to complete a minimum of 65 hours over the duration of the internship.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FAS2551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Internship","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"This module gives FASS students the opportunity to pursue an internship as part of their undergraduate study. Interested students will need to secure a position and perform an internship in a company or organization, either for 8-12 weeks full time in special term, or 12-16 weeks part time in a regular semester. They will submit journal entries and other written reports, and meet with an Academic Advisor and Workplace Supervisor. Through the process, students will be exposed to corporate culture, sharpen soft skills, practice what they have learned in the classroom, and gain useful work experience.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Student must have completed at least 60MC before they can enrol in the module. (This ensures that students have already experienced some part of the FASS curriculum. Generally, this requirement entails that most students will be able to access the modules only after three semesters of study.) Student must complete CFG1001 HeadStart or CFG1000 StepUp prior to start of internship.","Preclusion":"Modules may not be taken in the honours year, or used to delay honours. (The rationale is that students should concentrate on their (major) studies in the honours year, especially given the academically more challenging nature of the honours year modules.)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FDP2001","ModuleTitle":"Special Mathematics Classes 1, 2 and 3","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module taught in French is specially designed for FDDP students so as to prepare them to attain a basic knowledge on mathematical analysis and advanced linear algebra, as well as a maturity in the basic skill of abstract mathematical reasoning. Topics covered include sets, groups, properties of real numbers, sequences and series, convergence of sequences and series of functions, basic properties of topological spaces, compact metric spaces, vector spaces, matrices, linearly independence, basis, dimension, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, inner product spaces, Jordan canonical forms.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A-level mathematics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FDP2002","ModuleTitle":"Special Physics Class 1, 2 and 3","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"Topics covered include vectorial calculus, electrostatics, magnetostatics, electromagnetism, quasi-permanent regime, mechanics, thermodynamics and optics.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A-level Physics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5101","ModuleTitle":"Derivatives And Fixed Income","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Basic theories of futures, options, and swaps pricing. Fundamental concepts of no arbitrage equilibrium and also risk premia. Hedging techniques and the Greeks. Fixed Income securities analytics. Yield curve analyses. Extensions to asset-backed securities and asset securitization issues. Structured notes and embedded options. Corporate debts and convertibles.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5103","ModuleTitle":"Equity Products and Exotics","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Covered warrants, equity warrants and options, subscription rights, stock index futures and options, and other equity derivatives. Issues of pricing and hedging. Institutional constraints. Portfolio management and other investment strategies. Path-dependent options such as Asian options, barrier options, lookback options, and forward-start options. Spread options, rainbow options, quantos, exchange options, basket options, as-you-like options, power options, digital options, and others. Pricing techniques and risk management purposes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5105","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Financing And Risk","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Financial Markets and Instruments. Management of foreign exchange, money market, and derivatives desks. Asset-Liability management. Regulatory issues. Corporate Valuation, restructuring, leveraged buyouts, mergers and acquisitions. Issues of deal structures and management of cashflow.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5107","ModuleTitle":"Risk Analyses And Management","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Market risk. Value-at-Risk measures and problems. Parametric historical, and simulations VAR. Alternative securities risk and derivatives risk measurements. Delta-normal VARs and applications to different products. Credit risks and measurements. Liquidity, operational risk, legal risk, settlement risk, model risk, tax risk and others, Stress testing, Accounting and legal compliance. Some existing models and Risk Management best practices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5108","ModuleTitle":"Portfolio Theory And Investments","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Portfolio Optimisation Theory. Capital Asset Pricing Models. Arbitrage Pricing Theories. Factor Models. Market Neutral Strategies. Abnormalities and Market Mispricing. Asset Allocation and Dynamic Portfolio Optimization. Portfolio Insurance Problems and Global Funds Management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5110","ModuleTitle":"Financial Engineering Project","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is a core module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Students are encouraged to work on a project related to an actual problem at work involving financial engineering solutions. Otherwise students could work on a new product or process idea, or a detailed case study. The report of about 60 double-spaced A4 pages including appendixes should be carefully written and submitted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-1-2-8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5112","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Calculus and Quantitative Methods","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the fundamental concepts of stochastic calculus as well as quantitative methods that are relevant to financial engineering. The topics include Wiener processes, stochastic integrals, stochastic differential equations, Ito’s lemma, the martingale principle and risk neutral pricing. It will also cover important topics in linear algebra and optimization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jasra, Ajay"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5116","ModuleTitle":"Programming and Advanced Numerical Methods","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover both computer programming and numerical methods. On the programming side, this module will cover Excel based VBA and R language. The emphasis will be given to programming to solve financial engineering problems. On the numerical methods side, this module will cover finite difference, discretization and Monte Carlo simulation methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"FE5101, FE5101D Derivatives and Fixed Income and FE5112, FE5112D Stochastic Calculus and Quantitative Methods","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5208","ModuleTitle":"Term Structure and Interest Rate Derivatives","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover both term structure models as well as the valuations of interest rate derivatives. The topics covered include Vasicek , Ho-Lee, Cox-Ingersoll-Ross (CIR), Heath-Jarrow-Morton (HJM) and LIBOR market models. On the numerical side it will cover Black-Derman-Toy (BDT) and Hull-White models as well as some simulation methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"FE5101, FE5101D Derivatives and Fixed Income and FE5112, FE5112D Stochastic Calculus and Quantitative Methods","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5209","ModuleTitle":"Financial Econometrics","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is an elective module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: The statistical modelling and forecasting of financial time series, with application to share prices, exchange rates and interest rates. Market microstructure. Specification, estimation and testing of asset pricing models including the capital asset pricing model and extensions. Modelling of volatility. Practical application of volatility forecasting. Estimating continuous time models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T19:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5211","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In Financial Engineering","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module is an elective module for students of MSc in Financial Engineering. The topics include: Topics relating to financial engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5216","ModuleTitle":"Financial Technology Innovations Seminar","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5218","ModuleTitle":"Credit Risk","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"The course consists of two parts – (i) statistical credit rating models and (ii) credit derivatives. The first part would cover various statistical credit rating models including Altman’s Z-score, logistic regression, artificial neural network and intensity models. The second part will cover various models used to price credit derivative as well as tools used to manage credit risk. The topics covered would include real and risk neutral probability of default, RiskMetricsTM, CreditRisk+, default correlation, Copula, Basket default swap, CDOs etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"FE5101: Derivatives and Fixed Income","Corequisite":"FE 5102: Quantitative Methods and Programming","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-07T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5221","ModuleTitle":"Trading Principles & Fundamentals","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to familiarize the students with the reality of trading within the financial markets environment. Beyond the pure trading principles, it covers the many aspects of trading decisions, in terms of risk control and limits, market and economic data and information, overall portfolio management, practical market standards and conventions, specificities of derivatives trading, trading styles and techniques to manage specific market situations. This module should prepare students to better grasp trading and financial markets and allow them to become effective in a work environment in a record short time.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-2-1","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FE5223","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electronic Financial Market","Department":"Risk Management Institute","ModuleDescription":"The fundamentals of financial market technologies and functionality in the Front-, Middle- and Back-offices, the interdependencies of their systems, typical user interfaces, through to typical system architecture will be taught. Principals of algorithmic trading will also be covered, and students will be challenged to design solutions for real-market trading strategies. This module will encompass the Learning Outcomes from the other modules in the MFE program, giving the student practical knowledge, skills and industry best practice in electronic markets. Lively learning activities and interactive discussions based on current market scenarios will bring students through a realistic and relevant learning journey.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN2004","ModuleTitle":"Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students to understand the key concepts and tools in Finance. It provides a broad overview of the financial environment under which a firm operates. It equips the students with the conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions for a firm. Topics to be covered include introduction to finance, financial statement analysis, long-term financial planning, time value of money, risk and return analysis, capital budgeting methods and applications, common stock valuation, bond valuation, short term management and financing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or FNA1002/ACC1002 or FNA1002X/ACC1002X or FNA1002E or BH1002E or EC3212 or EG1422 before they are allowed to take FIN2004.","Preclusion":"Students who have taken CS2251 or EC3209 or EC3333 or BK2004 or BZ2004 or BH2004 or FNA2004 are not allowed to take FIN2004. 1st Year BSc(PFM), all BSc (RE) and Computational Finance are not allowed to take FIN2004.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN2004X","ModuleTitle":"Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students to understand the key concepts and tools in Finance. It provides a broad overview of the financial environment under which a firm operates. It equips the students with the conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions for a firm. Topics to be covered include introduction to finance, financial statement analysis, long-term financial planning, time value of money, risk and return analysis, capital budgeting methods and applications, common stock valuation, bond valuation, short term management and financing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed BK1003 or BZ1002 or BH1002 or FNA1002/ACC1002 or FNA1002X/ACC1002X or FNA1002E or BH1002E or EC3212 or EG1422 before they are allowed to take FIN2004.","Preclusion":"Students who have taken CS2251 or EC3209 or EC3333 or BK2004 or BZ2004 or BH2004 or FNA2004 are not allowed to take FIN2004. 1st Year BSc(PFM), all BSc (RE) and Computational Finance are not allowed to take FIN2004.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3101","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the key financial issues faced by modern-day financial managers of corporations. It will equip students with conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions. Topics to be covered include risk and return, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy and mergers and acquisitions. Cases will be used to illustrate the concepts taught.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3101 or BZ3301 or BK3100 or FNA3101 or FE5105 or FIN3101A or FIN3101B or FIN3101C","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3101A","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the key financial issues faced by modern-day financial managers of corporations. It will equip students with conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions. Topics to be covered include risk and return, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy and mergers and acquisitions. Cases will be used to illustrate the concepts taught.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3101 or BZ3301 or BK3100 or FNA3101 or FE5105 or FIN3101 or FIN3101B or FIN3101C","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3101B","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with an in-depth understanding of the key financial issues faced by modern-day financial managers of corporations. It will equip students with conceptual and analytical skills necessary to make sound financial decisions. Topics to be covered include risk and return, capital budgeting, capital structure, dividend policy and mergers and acquisitions. Cases will be used to illustrate the concepts taught.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3101 or BZ3301 or BK3100 or FNA3101 or FE5105 or FIN3101 or FIN3101A or FIN3101C","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3102","ModuleTitle":"Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course in investments. It provides a comprehensive coverage of basic concepts, theories, applications and decision-making rules in financial investment. Topics to be covered include fundamental security analysis on stocks, bonds, options and futures as well as modern portfolio management. On completion, candidates should be conversant in investment management in preparation for careers in financial analysis and financial planning, investment banking, and corporate finance. Candidates should also be equipped to write the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Level 1 examinations in quantitative analysis, equity securities analysis and portfolio management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3102 or BZ3302 or BK3101 or FNA3102A/B/C or FIN3102A/B/C or FE5108 or EC3333 or CF3101/QF3101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3102A","ModuleTitle":"Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course in investments. It provides a comprehensive coverage of basic concepts, theories, applications and decision-making rules in financial investment. Topics to be covered include fundamental security analysis on stocks, bonds, options and futures as well as modern portfolio management. On completion, candidates should be conversant in investment management in preparation for careers in financial analysis and financial planning, investment banking, and corporate finance. Candidates should also be equipped to write the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Level 1 examinations in quantitative analysis, equity securities analysis and portfolio management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3102 or BZ3302 or BK3101 or FNA3102 or FNA3102B/C or FIN3102 or FIN3102B/C or FE5108 or EC3333 or CF3101/QF3101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3102B","ModuleTitle":"Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course in investments. It provides a comprehensive coverage of basic concepts, theories, applications and decision-making rules in financial investment. Topics to be covered include fundamental security analysis on stocks, bonds, options and futures as well as modern portfolio management. On completion, candidates should be conversant in investment management in preparation for careers in financial analysis and financial planning, investment banking, and corporate finance. Candidates should also be equipped to write the Chartered Financial Analysts (CFA) Level 1 examinations in quantitative analysis, equity securities analysis and portfolio management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3102 or BZ3302 or BK3101 or FNA3102 or FNA3102A/C or FIN3102 or FIN3102A/C or FE5108 or EC3333 or CF3101/QF3101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3103","ModuleTitle":"Financial Markets","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to provide an understanding of the role of financial markets in the economy. Topics to be covered include the importance of the structure (architecture) of the financial system, the functions of markets and institutions, and their implications for resource mobilisation, resource allocation, allocative efficiency, and risk management. In addition, we consider the structure of financial markets for different instruments, the range of instruments traded therein, and the mechanisms facilitating trade in financial assets, and an assessment of the structure and efficiency of these markets in Singapore vis-à-vis similar markets in other industrialised economies. To assess issues of efficiency and market structure, the course will include frequent references to markets in other economies, including the US, Australia, the UK, Hong Kong as well as other emerging market economics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3103 or BZ3303 or BK3102 or FNA3103 or FIN3103A or FIN3103B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3103A","ModuleTitle":"Financial Markets","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to provide an understanding of the role of financial markets in the economy. Topics to be covered include the importance of the structure (architecture) of the financial system, the functions of markets and institutions, and their implications for resource mobilization, resource allocation, allocative efficiency, and risk management. In addition, we consider: the structure of financial markets for different instruments, the range of instruments traded therein, and the mechanisms facilitating trade in financial assets, and an assessment of the structure and efficiency of these markets in Singapore vis-? -vis similar markets in other industrialized economies. To assess issues of efficiency and market structure, the course will include frequent references to markets in other economies, including the US, Australia, the UK, Hong Kong as well as other emerging market economics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3103 or BZ3303 or BK3102 or FNA3103 or FIN3103 or FIN3103B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3103B","ModuleTitle":"Financial Markets","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to provide an understanding of the role of financial markets in the economy. Topics to be covered include the importance of the structure (architecture) of the financial system, the functions of markets and institutions, and their implications for resource mobilization, resource allocation, allocative efficiency, and risk management. In addition, we consider: the structure of financial markets for different instruments, the range of instruments traded therein, and the mechanisms facilitating trade in financial assets, and an assessment of the structure and efficiency of these markets in Singapore vis-? -vis similar markets in other industrialized economies. To assess issues of efficiency and market structure, the course will include frequent references to markets in other economies, including the US, Australia, the UK, Hong Kong as well as other emerging market economics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3103 or BZ3303 or BK3102 or FNA3103 or FIN3103 or FIN3103A","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3113","ModuleTitle":"Financial Statement Analysis","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the process of financial reporting and the analysis of financial statements, and addresses the question of whether the accounting process yields numbers that accurately reflect the economics of the transaction, and if not, what can analyst/user do to overcome this limitation. It aims to create an understanding of the environment in which financial reporting choices are made, what the options are and how to use these data in making decisions. Course materials are built around the accounting and reporting issues faced by real companies today, to give students a real business context for understanding the many forces that can affect a company's accounting choices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA1002 or FNA1002X or ACC1002 or ACC1002X or BH1002 or BZ1002 or BK1003 or FNA1002E or BH1002E","Preclusion":"BH3113 or BZ3105 or BK3105 or FNA3113","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3115","ModuleTitle":"International Financial Management","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course is concerned with how financial managers function in an international environment. This requires that we understand: (1) the institutional arrangements of different international financial markets, (2) the accompanying financial instruments and innovations, and (3) the salient factors affecting the financial operations of multinationals.Topics to be covered include the foreign exchange market, Eurobond/Eurocurrency markets, as well as the Asian bond markets, the effects of exchange rate movements on both domestic and international operations and methods of hedging these exposures, operational (trade financing techniques) and strategic (foreign direct investment decisions and political risk management) financial management issues, and the latest financial innovations in the international financial market.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3102 or FIN3102 or FIN3102A or FIN3102B or FIN3102C","Preclusion":"BH3115 or BZ3304 or BK3108 or FNA3115","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3116","ModuleTitle":"Options and Futures","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course is an introduction to basic financial derivatives with an emphasis on forward, futures, and option contracts. Topics to be covered include the structure of forward, futures and options markets, the pricing of futures and options contracts, and the applications of futures and options in hedging and speculation. The approach will cover both the theoretical and applied issues in financial derivatives. Key concepts and theories will be illustrated by examples of derivatives usages in practice and the implementation of hedging strategies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3102 or FNA3102A or FNA3102B or FNA3102C or FIN3102 or FIN3102A or FIN3102B or FIN3102C","Preclusion":"BH3116 or BZ3312 or BK3109A or FNA3116 or FIN3116A or FIN3116B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3117","ModuleTitle":"Bank Management","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course builds on basic financial theory and the principles courses in economics. It addresses topics that are important for managing financial institutions in a rapidly changing national and global environment. Upon successful completion of the course, student should be able to understand the role of financial institutions in the economy; explain why banks are unique, and therefore merit special attention; to understand the analytical foundations underlying financial institutions management, and be able to use them to analyse important financial issues, including financial crisis; be familiar with risk management techniques to deal with the various risks banks and other financial institutions face.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004/FIN2004 and FNA3102/FIN3102","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA3117 are not allowed to take FIN3117. Not for students who have passed FE5105.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3118","ModuleTitle":"Financial Risk Management","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course covers one of the core functions of finance, namely, risk management. The objective is to introduce the fundamental concepts, principles and practices of financial risk management. The focus of the module is on the identification, measurement, monitoring and control of financial risk. It also addresses the basic financial and statistical techniques that enhance risk management decision-making.The course starts by looking at risk management concepts and the risk management process. It then examines the approaches used to identify, measure and reduce risks. Topics to be covered include risk measurement - Value-at-Risk (VAR) methods, measuring and managing market risk and credit risk, risk management applications, managing other risks such as liquidity and operational risks, regulatory and capital issues, risk-adjusted performance, and implementing a risk management programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3101 or FIN3101","Preclusion":"BH3118 or BZ3305 or FNA3118","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3119","ModuleTitle":"Risk and Insurance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"Business entities and individuals are exposed to substantial risk associated with losses to property, income, and wealth because of damage to assets, legal liability, disability, retirement, and death. Costs associated with legal liability and employee benefit programmes, particularly Central Provident Fund (CPF) and health care, have become matters of deep concern to company management. Individuals seeking coverage of their professional and personal risks have similar concerns. This course analyses the nature and impact of these risks and discusses appropriate risk management techniques. The emphasis is on the analysis and management of these problems for business entities, but these are substantial implications for the problems faced by individual and society. Topics to be covered include risk identification and measurement; risk control and transfer; risk financing with commercial insurance; self-insurance; captive insurance programmes; insurance markets and regulation; employee benefits and CPF; life and health insurance; personal financial planning; international risk management and insurance for multi-national corporations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA2004 or FIN2004 or BH2004 or BZ2004 or BK2004","Preclusion":"BH3119 or BZ3311 or FNA3119","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3120B","ModuleTitle":"TIF: Transaction Banking","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"Transaction banking is about moving money between entities and the four main areas of this business are cash management, trade finance, securities services and capital markets. This course will allow you to put yourself in the shoes of both transaction bankers and the corporate treasurers (and CFOs) to better understand the concepts and products of transaction banking. This course will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge you have gained in the first half of the course to “innovatively” solve real life transaction banking issues/cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FIN3101 Corporate Finance","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3120C","ModuleTitle":"TIF: China's Capital Markets","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course on China’s Capital Markets that will examine China’s listed equity, private equity, bond and derivative markets from a development perspective and its convergence towards international standards. The course will use a combination of cases, professional and academic articles to provide an understanding of the concepts, issues and investors involved in China’s capital markets. An underlying theme of this course is how China’s capital markets have developed and improved, despite the grievances and misgivings widely espoused by the investment community.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"FIN2004 Finance and FIN3103 Financial Markets","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3120D","ModuleTitle":"TIF: Foreign Exchange Trading","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"- To provide students with a practical understanding of how the global foreign exchange market functions. - To provide students with an understanding of the use of FX in hedging, trading and investment. - To provide a framework for risk management and opportunities for corporate users, investors, traders and investment managers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FIN2004 Finance and FIN3103 Financial Markets","Corequisite":"Recommended (but not required) co-requisite: FIN3120E Topics in Finance: Physical Commodity Markets and Assets. 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The rationale is that commodities and foreign exchange usually sit in the same division in many banks, hence having both courses would be useful from a job","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3129","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based research and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3130","ModuleTitle":"Financial Modelling","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the theories and methodologies of financial modelling. It trains students to apply finance theories to solve various problems in financial management, investments, portfolio management, and risk management. This objective is achieved by teaching students how to design and implement financial models in the computer, with Excel as the main tool. It covers four classes of models: Corporate Finance models, Portfolio Models, Option-Pricing Models and Bond Models. It also covers simulation, some numerical methods, and VBA programming as well.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ACC1002 Financial Accounting • FIN2004 Finance • FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management • An aptitude with mathematics and programming would be a plus.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3131","ModuleTitle":"Fixed Income Securities","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course covers major topics in fixed income securities. The emphasis will be on valuation. Topics covered include the study of bonds, bond derivatives, interest rate derivatives, interest rate swaps, mortgage, asset backed securities, and credit risk. The focus is principally on interest rate risk and valuation of these instruments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3102 or FIN3102 or FIN3102A or FIN3102B or FIN3102C","Preclusion":"FNA3120A or CF3201/QF3201","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN3139","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4111","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods in Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is a research methodology course for BBA (Hons.) students majoring in Finance. The purpose of the course is to introduce students to empirical methods of research in Finance. Topics covered include Multivariate Regression Analysis, Univariate Time Series Models, Vector Autoregressive Models, Generalized Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity, Cointegration, Regime Switching, and Generalized Methods of Moments Estimation. The course examines some applications of these methods to various research areas in finance namely, the Statistical Properties of Prices and Asset Returns, the Efficient Market Hypothesis, Predictability of Returns, Stock Market Volatility, International Stock Markets, Models of Volatility, and Asset Pricing Tests.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FNA3101/FIN3101/FIN3101A/FIN3101B/FIN3101C and FNA3102/FIN3102/FIN3102A/FIN3102B/FIN3102C and ST1131A/ST1131/ST1232/MA2216/ST2131/ST2334/EE2003/ME2491","Preclusion":"Students who have passed FNA4111 are not allowed to take FIN4111. Not for students who have passed FE5209.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112G","ModuleTitle":"SIF: Private Equity","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course covers major private equity investment types including venture capital, growth capital, buyouts, sovereign wealth funds and venture philanthropy. The course adopts a case analytic approach and includes discussion on private equity cycles, from fund raising, structuring to deal screening, valuation, investment negotiations, fund management and performance reporting. An underlying theme of this part of the course is to evaluate to what extent private equity markets can create wealth and promote economic growth.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"FIN3101 Corporate Finance FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management FIN3103 Financial Markets","Preclusion":"FIN4112F: Seminars in Finance: Private Equity and Investment Banking","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112H","ModuleTitle":"SIF: Investment Banking","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course to the world of investment banking. It is designed to help students understand the industry in which investment banks operates, the business activities they typically undertake, and the financial instruments they create and use. Special attention will be paid to discuss how investment banks contributed to the recent financial crisis through their integration with various financial markets and institutions, and how they have, in return, been affected by the crisis. This aims at helping students to gain a boarder perspective of the financial industry and understand the interdependence between its various parts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"- FIN3101 Corporate Finance - FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management - FIN3103 Financial Markets","Preclusion":"FIN4112F: Seminars in Finance: Private Equity and Investment Banking","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112K","ModuleTitle":"SIF: Applied Portfolio Management Techniques","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This advanced Seminar in Finance module will serve as a comprehensive real world examination of the quantitative techniques available and how these might be applied to portfolio management in the investment management industry. Major topics covered include exploring various quantitative tools and models for Estimating Expected Returns, Modelling Risks, Style Analysis & Bench-marking, and Strategic & Tactical Asset Allocation. Lectures will involve frequent interaction with practitioners from the industry hands-on lab projects and real-life examples. Suitable for students interested in a career as an investment analyst or as a portfolio manager in the financial services sector.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112L","ModuleTitle":"SIF: Corporate Governance and Financial Policy","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to provide students the opportunity to develop deep skills and understanding of the theory and practice that underlie corporate governance (CG) systems and its interaction with corporate financial decisions. This course will focus on various issues in CG with specific reference to the Asian context such as CG structures in Asia and around the world, the effects of CG on various corporate financial policies, and CG mechanisms to solve agency conflicts. This knowledge is particularly essential for doing business intelligently not only in Asia and other emerging economies but also developed countries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FIN3101 Corporate Finance","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4112M","ModuleTitle":"SIF: Applied Investment Valuation","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is a practical workshop where the emphasis is on application of corporate finance fundamentals. The focus is on “learning by doing”. The course will use numerous proprietary and contemporary case studies based on lectures experiences and situations to distill out current market practices. It will prepare students for a career in investment management, investment banking and corporate finance. The module aims to do the following - To provide students with different security valuation approaches and their relative merits - To introduce students to security valuation for different kinds of businesses and for differing stakeholder objectives. - To provide a framework for assessing risks and interpreting the market.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"FIN2004 Finance and FIN3101 Corporate Finance","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4113","ModuleTitle":"Personal Finance and Wealth Management","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to impart skills to help individuals manage their personal finances, and private wealth. The course has two parts. Part I covers basic aspects of financial planning: understanding key steps in financial planning, financial statements and ratios, time value of money, short and long term financial planning, liquidity management, credit management. The second part of the course focuses on private wealth management. Topics include: fixed income investment strategies, equity investment strategies, mutual funds, structured products, hedge funds and other alternative investments, investing in real estate taxation, estate planning and wealth protection. The course is primarily intended for individuals who wish to improve their money management skills. However, it is also suitable for those who aspire to be independent financial advisors or a career in private wealth management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"FIN3101% and ST1131A","Preclusion":"FNA4112E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4115","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Portfolio Mgt: Security Analysis & Valuation","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This advanced Seminar in Finance module will serve as a comprehensive real world examination of the quantitative, fundamental, behavioral, and model-based approaches utilized for performing security valuation in the financial industry. Major topics covered include Discounted Cash Flow Valuation, Relative Valuation, Multifactor Models, Liquidity, and Value Enhancement Strategies. Lectures will involve frequent interaction with practitioners from the industry, hands-on lab projects, and real-life examples. Students are also expected to research, write, and publish equity investment reports (preferably on companies with limited research analyst coverage) and/or portfolio investment strategies. These individual equity reports and a presentation in the form of a team-based stock pitch will subsequently be presented by the students to a panel of senior members from the Singapore investment management industry so as to showcase & ascertain students’ equity research and stock-picking skills. There may also be an opportunity to put our skills to the test and manage real money (i.e., a live student-managed fund) during the course of the semester. This course is suitable for students interested in a career as a financial analyst (both on the buy-side and sell-side), or as a portfolio manager.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"- ACC1002 Financial Accounting - FIN3101 Corporate Finance - FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4117","ModuleTitle":"Measuring Success in Philanthropy and Impact Investing","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the role of philanthropy and impact investing in addressing social problems. Using cases and readings, it will provide an overview of philanthropy, impact investing and the non-profit sector and the relationship of these elements to government action. The course will examine actionable measurement of success in private acton for public good. “Actionable” means that the measurement is used by managers, investors, and other stakeholders in making decisions. Students will participate in group projects to examine the practice and challenges of philanthropy and impact investing in Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"FIN3133","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4118","ModuleTitle":"Equity Research Seminar","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to highlight & provide the rigour and skills needed for stock selection using a fundamental research approach. Moreover it provides the understanding needed to know how these qualitative skills are applied to portfolio management in the investment management industry. In addition to the above, this course also introduces students to the top down approach of portfolio management and how portfolios with multiple countries can be constructed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"FIN3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4119","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN4129","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Finance","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Corequisite":"Vary according to project topics.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN6003","ModuleTitle":"Asset Pricing and Microstructure Theory","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundation coursein investment decision-making and asset-pricing. The topics covered in the course are utility theory, decision-making under uncertainty, mean-varienceportfolio analysis, portfolio separation, equilibrium pricing in static and dynamic economies, risk neutral pricing in static and dynamic economies, derivatives, pricing in static and dynamic economies, stochastic discount factor interpretation of asset pricing, asset pricing with differential information, and theories of market microstructure.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-6-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FIN6004","ModuleTitle":"Empirical Asset Pricing and Microstructure","Department":"Finance","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the fundamental ideas and issues tackled in empirical research in asset pricing and market microstructure, the methodologies employed to evaluate asset pricing and microstructure models, and classical and recent empirical findings in these areas. The topics include a selection of (i) asset pricing models, (ii) market efficicency, (iii) market anomalies, (iv) return predictability, (v) behavioral finance, (vi) market microstructure, (vii) trading mecahnisms, (viii) volatility models, and (ix) international finance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-6-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1201Q","ModuleTitle":"FS: Love Actually? The Social Construction of Romantic Love","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This freshman seminar will engage students in critical understanding of romantic love. The notion of romantic love, expressed through courtship and marriage, is ubiquitous in popular culture. In our everyday lives, we embrace being in love as a pre-condition for couple-hood and marriage. But what is love? The seminars will investigate love as a social construct, and examine the various social and cultural factors that influence how we appreciate and understand romantic love in contemporary societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar Modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1202D","ModuleTitle":"Taking Risks: Economics, Psychology, and Biology","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"Risk taking lies at the heart of business and the economy. Biology, psychology, and economics are converging today into a unified discipline which can deliver a revolutionary approach to understanding how people take risk, to realize greater returns or for recreation. We shall begin with discussing economic models of risk taking incorporating psychological considerations and how they are tested in choice experiments. Beyond economic outcomes and psychological factors, evidence points to the role of biology, through genes, hormones, and neurochemicals, in modulating risk taking observed in the laboratory and in the field with important ramifications for the real world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"‘A’ grade in A’ Level Mathematics. Students who do not meet the grade requirement may contact the lecturer for an online discussion prior to the first class.","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1202F","ModuleTitle":"FS: Heroism and Society","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Society has always needed its heroes – perhaps all the more since 9/11 – and yet the kinds of heroes it has needed have complex nuances, and have also changed over time. This module allows students to explore and discuss the social need for and construction of heroism from a variety of disciplinary perspectives, including the socio-political, historical, cultural and literary.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Goh Boon Hua, Robbie"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1202N","ModuleTitle":"FS: Neuroeconomics: Brain on Money","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"We will explore the fascinating fields of Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroeconomics. By exploring recent research, we will examine how our brains make decisions – examining the neurobiology of gambling, wine evaluation, dieting, and even how hormones and genes can alter how you respond to others (altruism and morality). We will start off with an initial orientation on the brain and research techniques, and then take a discussion level approach to exploring these intriguing experiments. The focus will be the use of primary literature to facilitate critical thinking skills. Students will write weekly reaction papers and lead presentation on one paper.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1203C","ModuleTitle":"FS: Smart Cities","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"All big cities have several things in common – wealth creation, big companies, talented people, high population density and the challenge of air pollution. New York, London, Tokyo, Paris, Shanghai, Hong Kong and Singapore, all face similar challenges of high population density and quality of living. This module will examine how more people can be packed into a limited city space while still providing the same quality of life. It will also explore how to achieve economic wealth while still fulfilling the CSR responsibilities of sustaining a “Green Planet”. Students will learn about smart city planning, design concepts, technology enablers and implementation considerations for smart city living.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1203Q","ModuleTitle":"FS: Contemplating Theme Parks","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This freshman seminar offers a sociological and historic look at the theme park, a type of leisure increasingly ubiquitous in the contemporary environment. Through the examination of various theme parks, and studies that critically assess their meanings and roles in contemporary society, students will be challenged to think critically about aspects of leisure and popular culture that shape our world views. They will also be challenged to think about questions such as “What is culture?”; “What is authentic culture?”; and “How does culture change and adapt across the globe in this age of mobility?”.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Other Freshman Seminar modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Erb, Maribeth"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMA1204C","ModuleTitle":"FS: Saving Face","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Face is our socially situated identity that is constantly being negotiated during social interaction – we can lose face, save face or give face to others. Adroit face management is key to successful communication and interpersonal relationships in our lives. This module seeks to explore ways in which we establish and manage identity through communication. Using practical examples, it will also guide students to develop positive facework skills in a variety of scenarios and settings. It will end with a look at cultural differences in the concept and practice of facework and examine how these in turn contribute to intercultural conflict.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMC1206","ModuleTitle":"Freshman Seminar: Computing for a Better World","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"Poverty, energy, disease, and environment are a few of the grand challenges that humanity faces today. Computing, being a field that underlies modern sciences, plays an important role in addressing these challenges. This module aims to expose students to how computing is used to tackle these and other grand challenges faced by humanity. Topics depend on the latest scientific development. Example topics include the use of computing to facilitate efficient farming, monitor the environments, simulate climate change, sequence genome, detect pandemic outbreak, and search for a cure for diseases. This module will be graded as \"Completed Satisfactory/Completed Unsatisfactory (CS/CU)\".","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMD1201","ModuleTitle":"Freshmen Seminar: Policies for Bdg Sustainable Cities","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMD1202","ModuleTitle":"Freshman Seminar: Green Bdg Tech for Sustainable Cities","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FME1206","ModuleTitle":"FS: Towards a Smart and Sustainable City","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1203S","ModuleTitle":"FS: Randomness in Scientific Thinking","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this seminar is to introduce students to the roles of randomness in scientific thinking. Some of the topics covered include the following: 1. Is probability intuitive? A class exercise will be conducted where students are asked to generate sequences of real and fake random coin tosses and are asked to develop tests to detect the difference. 2. What is the role of randomization in the design of scientific experiments (for instance, why are patients randomly assigned to treatments in a medical trial)? We recreate a famous incident in which a tea time conversation led to a statistician conducting an experiment to test whether someone could distinguish whether milk had been added first or last to a cup of tea. 3. How has statistical thinking been used and abused in the history of IQ testing? 4. In the analysis of environmental problems like global warming scientific models are often used which are deterministic (roughly speaking, such models predict a definite output for a given input). A statistical model on the other hand gives predictions in the form of probabilities of different possible outcomes. How can the deep physical understanding embedded in the deterministic models be reconciled with statistical approaches to quantifying uncertainty and risk, and why is quantifying uncertainty important? 5. How can fake random numbers generated on a computer by non-random rules sometimes do complicated calculations that aren’t easily done by other means? 6. Why is statistical thinking so crucial in modern scientific enquiries in which massive databases of mostly uninteresting information are being searched for interesting features (in astronomy, genetics and market research for example)?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-4-4-0","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1204M","ModuleTitle":"FS: Appreciation of Basic Results in Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Mathematical results are crystallizations of the collective wisdom of mankind and have their historical backgrounds, significances, impacts and applications. This module provides a platform for freshmen to discuss these aspects of some selected mathematical topics which include the following: Fundamental Theorems of Arithmetic, Algebra and Calculus, Fibonacci Sequence and Golden Section, Euler's Formula and Identity, Counting Principles and Binomial Coefficients, Pigeonhole Principle, Mathematical Induction, Prime Numbers, Catalan numbers, Inequalities, Modular Arithmetic, L'Hôpital's Rule, and Network Optimisation Problems, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1204S","ModuleTitle":"FS: Fraud, Deception and Data","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this seminar is to explore the relationship between fraud and deception and statistics. Very often misleading claims in science and in society more generally can arise from an ignorance of basic statistical ideas, but statistical methods can also be abused knowingly in fraudulent behaviour. On the other hand, statistical methods are also commonly used to detect and uncover fraud and dishonesty. After first looking at different kinds of deception involving data and the motivations for it this seminar will discuss the role of statistics in uncovering deception in areas such as: 1. Misleading claims in health; 2. Misleading surveys and opinion polls; 3. Claims and counterclaims in environmental science; 4. Fraud detection in the financial world; 5. Authorship disputes and detecting plagiarism It is intended that students gain an appreciation for basic statistical ideas for handling uncertainty as a key part of good scientific practice and decision making in society broadly.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-4-4-0","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1205P","ModuleTitle":"FS: Nanoworld and Synchrotron Radiation","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The essence of nanoworld, i.e. nanoscience and technology, is the ability to understand and manipulate matter at the atomic level. Structures and electronic and magnetic structures behave differently when their dimensions are reduced to the range of between one and a few hundred nanometres (1 nanometre = 10-9 metre). They exhibit novel and much-improved mechanical, electrical, optical, chemical and biological properties, due entirely to their nanoscopic size. The nanoworld is therefore an exciting new realm that brings together the traditional disciplines of physics, chemistry, materials science, biology and engineering. To understand the nanoworld, we will introduce basic and advance spectroscopy and scattering synchrotron-based techniques such as x-ray absorption, x-ray magnetic circular dichroism, resonant soft x-ray scattering, xray photoemission spectroscopy, ultraviolet photoemission spectroscopy, angular-resolved photoemission spectroscopy and x-ray diffraction. We will also introduce scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM). The aim of this module is to familiarise students with the main issues and techniques relevant to the nanometre scale. Questions that will be addressed include: What is the significance of the nanoscale? What measurement techniques allow us to examine such systems? How can we fabricate objects and devices on the nanometre scale? What are the examples of fascinating nanosystems? How will nanodevices and nanomaterials change our lives in the future? This module is targeted at students from different faculties who are interested in learning some general knowledge of nanoscience and nanotechnology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-3-5-0","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1205S","ModuleTitle":"Junk science, good science, and statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this seminar is to introduce the roles of statistics in science, and how to spot and avoid various fallacies that are common in how laymen understand uncertainty and the scientific method. It will expose misunderstandings of science, deliberate misinformation about scientific results, and even fraud in science, and seek to explain why these arose. The seminar will touch upon almost all aspects of life worth thinking about: food, medicine, experimentation, homeopathy, climate change, terrorism, cigarettes, eggs with two yolks in them, police mergers, ethnic profiling, psychic powers, drugs, human cloning, wars, and the little red light that indicates your television is on standby mode.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1207C","ModuleTitle":"Gemstones, Minerals and Rocks","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Gemstones have survived the centuries and gathered a wealth of history and romance around them. The mysterious appeal of gemstones, their exquisite colors and reflections of light, rarity, hardness and durability have made them precious. Gemstones form in a variety of different earth environments and are a major economic resource for many nations. In this course the students will learn how gemstones, minerals and rocks are formed, their chemical composition and structures, optical and physical properties such as color, luster, cleavage, specific gravity and hardness, their worldwide occurrence, history of the famous gemstones and the tenets of their economic values.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-2-3","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1207M","ModuleTitle":"FS: Mathematics and Computer Science","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Mathematics plays an important role in computing: Boolean algebra and basic arithmetic is used for building the basic elements of computers, mathematical logic is used to describe the theoretical foundations of computer science, linear algebra and geometry are used when modelling of physical environments and virtual realities for animated movies and video games; game theory is employed when programming strategic games like chess and go on computers. The seminar gives an overview of the role of mathematics in computer science and the history of the two disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1208B","ModuleTitle":"FS: Understanding the Fundamentals of Biotechnology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1209C","ModuleTitle":"The strange and exciting world of nanoparticles","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Nanoparticles may be defined as colloids about 1-100 nanometers in size and are considered a cornerstone of the emerging discipline of nanoscience and nanotechnology. At such small length scales, nanoparticles often exhibit unusual properties that differ from their bulk counterparts. For example, a semiconductor nanoparticle of the same material can emit all colors of the rainbow as its size is varied from 1 to 7 nanometers in diameter while nanoparticles of gold no longer glitter but look red under room light. These properties are only beginning to be exploited for use in the medical, electronic and chemical industry and will undoubtedly have a great impact on next-generation technologies. Through this seminar module, students will be introduced to different nanoparticles and their physicochemical properties from a chemist’s perspective. They will also be introduced to the latest discoveries in nanoparticle research that are being translated rapidly into commercially available technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chan Yin Thai"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1209M","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy of Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Compared to other branches of natural sciences, mathematics arguably raised more philosophical questions. Since ancient times, philosophers and mathematicians have been debating questions about the nature of mathematics. In this seminar, we join their debate and look at questions about the nature of mathematics related to both ontology and epistemology. For example, What is the nature of mathematical truth? Do mathematical objects and facts exist independently of human consciousness? Are theorems invented or discovered? How does one explain the unreasonable usefulness of mathematics? Do we really need more and more abstract mathematical concepts?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1210C","ModuleTitle":"Simple Chemistry for Different Disciplines","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"There are literally thousands of chemical reactions in the field of organic chemistry, but only a handful of them are most relevant to non-chemists (e.g. life scientists). The term bioorthogonal chemistry refers to some of these chemical reactions that can occur inside living systems without interfering with native biochemical processes. Since its introduction, the concept of the bioorthogonal reaction has enabled the study of many types of biomolecules under native cellular environments. In recent years, it has been expanded to many other fields, materials, nanotechnology and engineering. This seminar is intended for junior undergraduates who are interested in equipping themselves with a few very basic but essential set of organic reactions which are most relevant to non-specialists. The module will be conducted in the form of seminar discussion and presentations in a highly interactive manner. Both students and the professor will learn hand-in-hand about the subject of interest, and the students will be required to participate actively in twoway discussion. By using key examples in bioorthogonal chemistry developed in the last decade, the students will focus on interactive learning in unconventional ways (reading, literature search, group discussion, independent studies, presentation, etc). The professor will mostly serve as the facilitator (not feeder) of the learning process.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-3-5","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1210P","ModuleTitle":"Imaging our world","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"In our daily life we are surrounded by images. In science, images play an important role as well. These images contain scientific information, but there is also an element of beauty: we gaze at images of far galaxies or at images of individual atoms. In this seminar we will explore various aspect of scientific imaging and address questions such as: What is it that we are actually looking at? How are these images produced? What are the limitations in imaging at small and large dimensions?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1211C","ModuleTitle":"FS: Science of Color","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Color sensing is a unique ability of human beings, and has been the basis of many art works and sensor development. This seminar course will cover the origin of color and fluorescence, and their application in sensor and probe development for bioimaging. Through the teaching and learning of basic concepts, students will prepare presentation material with given key words and case studies after they have achieved a deeper understanding of the topic. Every class will end with a small quiz to measure the level of understanding of the topic by the students. The Q&A in the quiz will be used for clarifying any misconception in the next class.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-5-3","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1211M","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics in Modern Technology","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Even if you are not a fan of mathematics, it is hard to argue that mathematics has not been a vital factor in modern technology. Mathematics gave rise to computers and allowed us to decode the secrets of DNA and transmit information safely over the internet. This seminar module provides a platform for freshmen to discuss the impact of mathematics on modern technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1212C","ModuleTitle":"Green Chemistry for Sustainable Society","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Chemistry is a central science that plays profound roles in our lives, representing biomolecules responsible for life itself (e.g. DNA, proteins), and ranging from the clothes we wear to the pharmaceutical products we rely on to treat diseases. We are living in a fast-developing modern society, and “sustainable development” is an extremely important global challenge. Green Chemistry is an emerging science focusing on principles that prevent or minimize waste production, thus providing a viable solution to sustainability. Topics to be discussed include: green chemistry and sustainability, principles of green chemistry, green chemistry tools/approaches towards sustainability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1212M","ModuleTitle":"Uncovering the Magic in Magic Squares and Magic Graphs","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Magic squares is a simple concept that has been around for thousands of years. Mathematicians have long been fascinated by the mesmerising patterns that they produce, and thus it is not surprising to find many amazing variations on magic squares. A graph labeling is an assignment of integers to the vertices or edges, or both, subject to certain conditions. The ideas of magic squares have also been expanded to magic graphs through graph labelings. In this module, the students will uncover the amazing mathematical ideas and patterns in magic squares and its variations as well as magic graphs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1212P","ModuleTitle":"SYC: Simple Yet Complex","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Students often tend to think that if a system displays a complex behavior, it must be itself somehow complicated, difficult to describe. The aim of the module is to show, in a playful way, that this is not (always) the case, that really simple systems ranging from physics, meteorology, engineering, computer science, biology and economics, can have a rich, complex … and unpredictable behavior. Many notions are at the heart of this module such as determinism versus predictability, chaos, the need for a statistical description, random walks, ergodicity, entropy, fractals, cellular automata, self-organized criticality, emergent behavior, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1213P","ModuleTitle":"The Little Focused Laser That Could","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"What can you do with a simple focused laser beam? In this module, we will explore how one can make use of such a simple focused laser beam as a useful and versatile tool in the field of nanoscience and materials research. Students will be introduced to the basic of this simple tool and the fundamental ideas of light-materials interaction. We shall discuss how the focused laser beam can be utilized as tools for (a) Micro Manipulation: Optical Tweezers, (b) Micropatterning and Microstructuring, (c) Micro-Architecturing/Landscaping, (d) Micro-Photocurrent Studies, (e) Micro Photochemical Reaction (f) Micro lightHouse and (g) Micro-Actuating Tool.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1214B","ModuleTitle":"Mysteries of Water, Salt and Life","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Despite the apparent simplicity of the water molecule, water is probably the most mysterious substance to both science and religions. Almost all religions decree the magic power of pure water. On the other hand, probably all biological reactions occur in salty water. Water covers twothirds of our planet. At least to our experience, where there is water, there is life. Water is widely regarded as the ‘matrix of life’ which is not just a passive scaffold but also has many active roles in molecular biology. There are various scientific debates associated with water. For example, in the late 1960s, Russian chemist Boris Deryaguin and his colleagues claimed that polywater, a gel-like form of water, could be observed in small capillary tubes. Even more unbelievably, in the 1980s Benveniste and his collaborators proposed the notion of the ‘memory of water’, whereby the liquid water could allegedly be imprinted by biomolecular information which is now extensively used to justify homeopathy. In this module, we will explore how water, together with salts, shaped the emergence and evolution of life and also the students will have a full freedom to give your own opinions on the debates. References: 1. Song J (2009) Insight into ‘‘insoluble proteins” with pure water, FEBS Lett. 583, 953–959. Water - The Great Mystery, Video in Youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6iwAZU4oHc","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1214P","ModuleTitle":"Silk: Fibers that make a difference in our world","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"After long evolution, many biomaterials are of ultra-performance than the artificial ones. What makes these materials so different? In this module, we will explore why spider silk fibers are so strong from the point of view of structure, how the mechanical strength of fibers can be measured. The silkworm silk fibers will be used for comparison to the spider silk fibers. In addition, this module will demonstrate how fluorescent silk fibers are made from live silkworms. Students will be introduced to the fundamental concept of the hierarchal structure of soft materials and the mechanical performance in relation to the structure, and how to functionalize soft materials like silks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1215B","ModuleTitle":"Plant Pathogens that cause plants to end up in a bucket","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Plants are the major food source for animals and human. The most common plant pathogens are bacteria, fungi, and viruses. Students will form several groups to search information on the major plant pathogens in human history and learn about the factors that influence plant pathogens to attack plants. Students will also learn how to recognize symptoms caused by various plant pathogens and methods of plant disease investigation. There will be discussions on plant disease detection and diagnosis, plant pathogen-host interactions and development of disease resistant plants using transgenic techniques. Students will explore the origins of plant pathogens and their evolution, agricultural crops as food, transgenic crops and food safety issues related to plant diseases. This freshmen seminar is suitable for both life science and nonlife science majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-0-8","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1221B","ModuleTitle":"Science: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and the Beautiful","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Science is characterized by a mode of critical thinking and method of systematic enquiry applied to the acquisition of knowledge. The scientific process of enquiry is therefore governed by basic and general yet essential principles. Abide by these principles, we will likely do good science (even though the findings may not be what we have expected, if not wanted, it to be). Ignore these principles we will be on a slippery slope to bad science. Violate these principles we will end up with ugly science. Students will learn about essential principles of scientific enquiry and why they are important in the acquisition of knowledge, and when they are ignored or violated, it will lead to bad and ugly consequences as had occurred in the real world. Students will learn what is meant by scientific, pseudoscientific, unscientific and non-scientific ideas. Student will learn to appreciate the strengths (and limitation) of scientific scholarship as well as respect nonscientific scholarship. Finally, students will learn that the scientific approach when intersect with non-scientific disciplines (such as ethics, legal) can prevent science from turning ugly and when combine with creativity and imagination can produce beautiful results with powerful impact.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1224B","ModuleTitle":"Why do these crystal structures deserve the Nobel Prize?","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Proteins and nucleic acids are responsible for biochemical pathways and diseases. The function of a protein is related to its three dimensional structure, which confirms evolutionary changes in related species through mutation. As mutations lead to disorders at the molecular level, clear understanding of the nature of a disease depends on precise structure determination of the related proteins. X-ray crystallography is the only field that has won the maximum number of Nobel Prize. This module will highlight, in depth, the scientific, biological and pharmaceutical significance of selected crystal structures and answers the question 'why these structures won the Nobel Prize'.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FMS1225B","ModuleTitle":"Infectious Diseases and Host-Pathogen Interactions","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Almost 90% of the infectious diseases related deaths in the world are caused by pneumonia, tuberculosis, diarrhea, malaria, measles and AIDS. When the pathogen (e.g. bacteria or virus) interacts with the host (human or animal), it will divert the function of the host cells for the survival and benefit of the pathogen; causes infection and becomes disease. The major aim of this module is to briefly discuss the causes, prevention, remedies, and economic implications of the common infectious diseases as well as the regional infectious diseases such as Dengue and SARS.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"Students who have read a Freshman Seminar before will be precluded from reading a second Freshman Seminar. Students staying in Residential Colleges in UTown who will be reading or have read the Junior Seminars will be precluded from reading Freshman Seminar in the Faculty.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FSP4003","ModuleTitle":"Field Service Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"Students will be given opportunities to work with real companies. The scope of the Field Service Project is part of the initial negotiations between the students and the company. It is an interactive process as the students have to make a preliminary survey of the company before finalising the job scope. The project is divided into stages– planning, research and assessment, and recommendations.","ModuleCredit":"8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST1101","ModuleTitle":"Science and Technology of Foods","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of the major animal and plant based foods and how these need to be processed or treated before consumption in order to ensure that they are safe to consume Particular emphasis is given to the potential problems of spoilage by micro-organisms but also the usefulness of some micro-organisms inthe production of selected foods. The application of the concepts is tested by the development (in teams) of new snack type products.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"Food Science and Technology Major","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST1103","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Food Engineering","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental engineering principles of food processing systems, including process classification, mass and energy balances, fluid mechanics and transport, steady-state and unsteady-state heat transfer, steam generation and utilisation. It further covers the applications of the engineering principles to several common processes found in the handling, processing, storage, packaging and distribution of food products, e.g. heat exchange, and refrigeration. Industrial examples related to the principles will be provided throughout the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST1101","Preclusion":"CM1161, CM2161","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST1991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 1000 Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST1992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 1000 Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2102B","ModuleTitle":"Chemistry of Food Components","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the chemistry of major food components such as water, lipid, carbohydrate, and protein including food enzymes.The basic functions of these components will also be introduced. Some chemical reactions involving these molecules with relation to food processing and storage are discussed. In addition, methods of chemical modification to change the chemical and physical properties of the food components are also presented.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"FST1101 and CM1121 or CM1501","Preclusion":"FST2102A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2106","ModuleTitle":"Post Harvest Food Processing","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to factors that result in the loss of quality characteristics of plant and animal produce, and discusses how such losses can be minimized by proper and effective handling of the fresh produce, from farm to market. This module also covers the various aspects of post-harvest processes and the products derived from fresh produce. The roles of irradiation and packaging in extending the shelf-life of animal and plant produce are also discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST1101 and LSM1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2107","ModuleTitle":"Food Analysis Lab","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The module emphasizes on educating hands-on experiences on the study of basic chemical principles, which influences the safety, nutritional value and functional property of foods. Students will learn food sample preparation techniques and apply high performance liquid chromatographic system, atom absorption spectrometer, and UV-VIS spectrophotometer to analyze food compositions and additives as well as enzymatic reaction kinetics related to food systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-3-0-6","Prerequisite":"FST1101 and CM1191","Preclusion":"CM2192, CM2192A, FST2102A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2108","ModuleTitle":"Food Safety Assurance","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the major sources of food contaminants, the ways of preventing contamination and the likely consequences as regards health of consumers if contaminated food is consumed. Emphasis is placed on both biological and chemical contaminants and how these affect the consumer. An introduction to epidemiology is included and some methods of determining the levels of contamination are discussed and utilised. The main aim of the module is to explain the importance of safe and quality food and how this may be achieved.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"(FST2102B) or (LSM1103 and LSM2103)","Preclusion":"FST3102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2201","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Human Nutrition","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the student to the science of nutrition. The format consists of a series of lectures, assigned readings and assignments that cover the fundamental concepts related to basic nutrition. By the end of this course, the student will possess the knowledge to interpret dietary labels, make informed food selections for a healthy, well-balanced diet and understand the relevant human physiological processes that transform food after the first bite. Students will be required to demonstrate a specific understanding of nutrition in health and human physiology, vitamins and minerals, protein, carbohydrates, dietary fats and energy metabolism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"LSM1101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2203","ModuleTitle":"Food Commodities in Indonesia","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is part of the intensive 5-week OdySEA Programme which runs during the special semester. It aims to provide students a practical and in-depth knowledge in food commodities in a typical tropical country. The first two weeks will be spent at NUS with lectures and tutorials, taught by academic staff from both NUS and Bogor Agricultural University (Institut Pertanian Bogor – IPB). The topics will be on a variety of food commodities including plant food commodities and animal husbandry. A 9-day field trip will then be conducted mainly in the area of Bogor, which stretches to Jakarta and Semarang, visiting production farms and processing industries of plant food commodities. Students will be exposed to a large number of commodities that are essential raw materials for food products. Upon returning to NUS, lectures will continue. Students will also work on group projects and assessments will be conducted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-14-4","Prerequisite":"O-Level Chemistry and O-Level Biology","Preclusion":"FST2202 Food Commodities in Costa Rica","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2204","ModuleTitle":"Seafood Supply Chains in Japan and Singapore","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This is a five-week joint summer program offered by the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Hokkaido University (HU) of Japan. The module focuses on comparative study of sustainable seafood supply chains from fishery/aquaculture to the marketplace in Singapore and in Japan. General topics covered include current state of capture fisheries and aquacultures, main challenges related to seafood sustainability, seafood supply chain and its management, seafood traceability, quality assurance, safety, and regulation, seafood processing technology and valorisation of seafood by-products, impact of globalisation on seafood safety and supply chain and seafood security.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-2-8-12","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-14T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Food Science & Technology I","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to give level 2 students an introduction to research. The student will undertake a laboratory based investigation on a topic proposed by the supervisor. Students work independently but under the close supervision of the supervisor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"FST1101 and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Food Science & Technology II","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"his module is an extension of FST2288 and a more detailed and prolonged study stretching over two semesters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"FST1101 and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST2992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 2000 Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3101","ModuleTitle":"Food Microbiology & Fermentation","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the nature and activities of microorganisms found in foods and how they are affected by various food processing and preservation methods, the role of various microorganisms in relation to their significance in the products; i.e., indicator organisms, pathogens, spoilage organisms, and beneficial organisms. Study of starter cultures, their physiology and genetics in the preparation and application to different food products and ingredients, study of chemical, biochemical and microbial bio-transformations in selected indigenous foods and food ingredients.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST2102A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3102","ModuleTitle":"Food Safety Assurance","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the major sources of food contaminants, the ways of preventing contamination and the likely consequences as regards health of consumers if contaminated food is consumed. Emphasis is placed on both microbial and chemical contaminants and how these affect the consumer. An introduction to epidemiology is included and some methods of determining the levels of contamination are discussed and utilised. The main aim of the module is to explain the importance od safe and quality food and how this may be achieved.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"(FST2102A) or (LSM1103 and LSM2103)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3103","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Food Engineering","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers a number of the most popular food processing operations, ranging from the conventional thermal processing to the modern membrane separation. Topics include thermal processing, microwave processing, evaporation, freezing, mixing, psychrometrics, mass transfer, membrane separation, and dehydration.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST1101 and CM2161","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3104","ModuleTitle":"Food Sensory, Innovation and Packaging","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers sensory basis of food perception and preference, discrimination testing and determination of threshold values, basis of psycophysics in sensory evaluation, measurement of preference & liking, basis of training a panel, sensory evaluation in quality control, experimental design and statistical analysis of sensory data, shelf life evaluation of food, food quality management. Students will also be able to gain experience in developing a new food product through a problem-based learning project, which will last throughout the semester.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"2-1-4-4-4","Prerequisite":"FST2102A and FST2106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3181","ModuleTitle":"Professional Placement","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This essential requirement for the FST major involves the student working in an industrial/governmental or similar institutions for a minimum period of 16 weeks. The aim is to introduce the student to the world of work and to improve their interpersonal skills.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"16 weeks of industrial attachment","Prerequisite":"Food Science & Technology Major","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3201","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Food Science & Tech)","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module allows the student to undertake an in-depth study of a food related topic agreed between the student and the supervisor. The work is carried out under the terms of a learning contract. Normally, a written and oral report on the work is required but other modes of assessment may be agreed and defined in the learning contract.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Food Science & Technology Major","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3202","ModuleTitle":"Nutrition and Disease Prevention","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role of nutrition, application of dietary therapy and functional food in the prevention of chronic disease. Basic concepts on how our genes and genome interact with our diet in health and diseases will be introduced. The format consists of a series of lectures, assigned readings and case studies involving aspects of problem based learning which relates the impact of food components to disease prevention. The specific focus of this course relates food components such as dietary fibre, pre-biotics, pro-biotics, low glycemic and low fat foods to prevent or slow the progression of chronic disease such as colon cancer, heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and the metabolic syndrome.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"FST2201","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Food Science & Technology I","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module allows students to develop their research skills by working on a supervised project which will be laboratory based. It is a similar module to FST2288 but the topic will require a deeper understanding of food sciences. Students will work independently under close supervision of the supervisor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"By permission.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Food Science & Technology II","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is an extension of FST3288 and involves a more detailed and prolonged study stretching over two semesters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"FST3288, and by permission.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST3992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST4101","ModuleTitle":"Flavour Science","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the chemical basis of food flavour perception and mechanism of olfaction. Study of selective biogenetic pathways of attractive flavour compounds. Aroma characteristics and flavour quality of different food products important in the region. Changes in flavour composition of foods/beverages in relation to the maturity and microbial activity or the processing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST3104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST4102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Food Processing Technology","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth study of the modern food processing methods, newly developed food packaging systems, and the advanced control of food processes. Topics include high pressure processing, pulsed electric fields processing, irradiation, active packaging technologies, instrumentation technology, and process control techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST3103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST4103","ModuleTitle":"Food Colloids and Components Science","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The module covers various functions of micro- and macromolecules found or added into foods, which affects the quality of the food. Whenever relevant, the structure-function relationship of these components will be discussed. The effect of processing and storage on the food components will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST3104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Food Science & Tech","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The practical work for this module is undertaken in Semester 1 and early part of semester 2 of the Honours year and the work written up and submitted in Semester 2. The project is an indepth study of an agreed topic and will normally require a substantial amount of laboratory work to generate primary data.","ModuleCredit":"16","Prerequisite":"For Cohort 2011 and before- At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Appl.Sc. programme. Food Science and Technology Major. For Cohort 2012 and after- At least an overall CAP of 3.20, on fulfillment of 100MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Appl.Sc. (for Cohort 2012 and 2013) /B.Sc. (for Cohort 2014 and after) programme. Food Science and Technology Major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Leong Lai Peng"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST4202","ModuleTitle":"Nutritional Biochemistry","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to examine in depth the minor components of food and how these are important in health and disease. Methods of isolation and identification of the compounds will be discussed and how food processing may affect their concentrations and bio-availability. Claims for nutritional benefits from food supplements such as herbs will be examined and the labelling of foods as regards health claims will be discussed. The interactions of food components and effects on activity will be examined along with the special dietary needs for minor components (e.g. selected phytochemicals) in certain disease states.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-2-2","Prerequisite":"FST3102 and LSM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST4991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST4992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST5203","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Food Microbiology and Safety","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a specialized case study of food poisoning outbreaks caused by food-borne pathogens, Topics covered includes methods used in tracing the origins of the outbreak, the investigation of etiological agents, and preventive measures. Advanced concepts in food microbiology related to prevention of food-borne disease will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"FST3101 or LSM3232 or by permission”","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"FST5225","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Current Topics in Food Science I","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This graduate level module will be an in-depth study of a selected advanced Food Science and Technology topic. The topics may vary from year to year depending on the interests and availability of staff.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"By the lecturer’s approval","Corequisite":"By the lecturer’s approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE1101E","ModuleTitle":"Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces contemporary issues shaping our world and the geographical perspectives needed to understand them. Starting with ‘how geographers view the world’, the module offers a lens to analyse issues like climate change, urban flooding, human-environment relations, challenges of migration, cultural diffusion, economic integration and so forth. Each lecture will touch on contemporary scenarios and geographical analyses of issues. Students will also be exposed to field work techniques and strategies of project management in group discussions and project assignments. The goal is to develop students with strong ‘geographical imaginations’ better able to understand the world and all its complexities.","CrossModule":"GEK1001","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GEK1001","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2101","ModuleTitle":"Methods and Practices in Geography","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce undergraduate students to various methods and practices widely used in geographical research. It covers such topics as designing research questions, writing proposals, collecting and analyzing data, and presenting research results. Students will be exposed to a range of research practices in the discipline such as fieldwork and in-depth case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-4-2","Preclusion":"GE2225","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2202","ModuleTitle":"Economy & Space","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module examines relationships between economy and space through a focus on 'development'. Through interrogating theories, strategies and trajectories of 'development', students will develop an understanding of the past and contemporary global political economy and its geographies. The course will emphasise the geopolitical and cultural backdrops to 'development' and attendant economic geographies amidst debates about 'globalisation', international trade and investment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2204","ModuleTitle":"Cities in Transition","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with the changing roles of cities in an age of globalisation. The first part examines cities as part of urban networks at the national, regional and international levels, and focuses on the implications arising from the rise of mega-cities and global cities. The second half of the module investigates the challenges facing cities on the ground, including issues of the revitalisation and re-imaging of city cores, changing retail landscapes, and the impact of telecommunications on the location of urban activities and peoples' mobility. The module is targeted at students with an interest in urban issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2206","ModuleTitle":"Geographies of Life and Death","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary debates in population from a geographical perspective, focusing on the ways that geography is implicated in the processes and meanings of life and death. Besides examining historical and contemporary population trends and demographic transitions, this module also investigates the discourses and politics of fertility and women’s bodies, migration and transnational life, disease and health-care, and ageing, death and dying. The module enables students to think critically about contemporary population problems and solutions and to understand how these influence policy formulation and everyday lives. This module is open to all students who are interested in population issues from a social science perspective.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2215","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to GIS & Remote Sensing","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the important concepts and the practical use of Geographic Information System (GIS) in problem solving in both social and physical sciences. Topics to be covered include vector and raster data formats and their analytical functions. This module is designed as learning through practicing, so practical laboratory excises utilising GIS software such as ArcView and ArcGIS will be major classroom activities. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interests in GIS applications in sciences, social sciences, engineering and business analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Preclusion":"IF2203","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Cao Kai"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2218","ModuleTitle":"Leisure, Recreation and Tourism","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Tourism is the largest industry in the world today, and its impacts on the physical environment and human societies are worthy of scrutiny. The module provides a multi-disciplinary approach to the study of tourism and leisure, exploring in detail their economic, social, cultural and geographic implications on physical and human landscapes. Concepts, models and theories drawn from the social sciences as well as geography, and case studies from the Asia-Pacific will be explored. The module is designed for level-2000 and level-3000 Geography students, but cross-faculty students are welcomed as well.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Michael James Gillen"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2220","ModuleTitle":"Terrestrial and Coastal Environments","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an assessment of the main contemporary terrestrial and coastal processes that combine to influence the development of landscapes. Included is a detailed discussion of weathering, hillslope processes and fluvial landforms and processes, particularly in humid tropics. Examples of human-induced modification of terrestrial and coastal environments are given. Students will obtain a sound understanding of basic geomorphic principles, which can be applied in the context of broader environmental management issues in both urban and rural areas. The module does not require an extensive science or mathematics background and is suitable as a basic course for FASS as well as science and engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2221","ModuleTitle":"Nature and Society","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The module hopes to show a critical evaluation of human-nature relationships in different societies and culture groups, and seeks to demonstrate that different human-nature relationships can provide important underpinnings to understanding the obstacles to development programmes on how best to tap these relationships for sustainable development. Besides defining nature, environment, ecosystems, the module discusses human-nature relationship in gender; religion; political ideology and economics. This multi-disciplinary module is targeted at students from the Faculties of Arts and Social Sciences, Law, Engineering and School of Design and Environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2.5-4.5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Harvey Neo"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2222","ModuleTitle":"Politics and Space","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the major thematic concerns that have traditionally shaped political geography as a sub-discipline. It also allows students to engage with emerging issues that are likely to become focal points in shaping future debates among political geographers. The aim of the module is to explore the co-constitutive relationship between politics and space. As the political organization of society has spatial consequences, so too does geography influence our understanding of political relationships. These relations are negotiated and contested in multiple ways that cut across different locations, scales, and temporalities. Accordingly, we will examine political concerns, disputes, accommodations, and consequences from a geographical perspective, where students can expect to acquire a critical appreciation for the historical trajectories and evolving implications of states, sovereignty, territoriality, nationalism, colonialism, democracy, ethnic conflict, policing and crime, terrorism, war, environmental justice, and political activism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2227","ModuleTitle":"Cartography and Visualisation","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the basic concepts and techniques for the manipulation, analysis, and the graphic representation of geographic information. Topics covered include the history of mapping, projection, data handling and display, map design, colour and pattern, and computer mapping. Students will learn to produce high quality cartographic displays. The module prepares students for further course work in Geographic Information System (GIS). Additionally, cartographic skills are useful to students preparing for degrees in natural, physical, social and behavioural sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-4-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2228","ModuleTitle":"Weather and Climate","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Weather has an immediate effect on all of us and climate is important in human affairs on a global level. This module provides an introduction to the processes underlying the atmospheric environment from local to global scales. It commences with a discussion of atmospheric concepts in a visual and practical manner. Understanding and application of meteorological principles will help to explain environmental phenomena such as clouds and rainfall, tropical storms or global climate change. Given its introductory and nonmathematical nature, this course is appropriate for students from all faculties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-2-5","Preclusion":"GE2219","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Matthias Roth"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2229","ModuleTitle":"Water and the Environment","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Water is crucial for the survival of living organisms. The current emphasis on the availability and supply of water in Singapore and on a global scale points to the need for increased knowledge and awareness of this vital resource. This course provides a basic introduction to the subject of hydrology. Hydrology processes will be covered in detail in addition to lectures on relevant water-related issues at the global and regional scale with examples taken from the region.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-2-5","Preclusion":"GE2219","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE2230","ModuleTitle":"Energy Futures: Environment and Sustainability","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The extraction, production, distribution and use of energy sources have significant environmental, social, political, and economic impacts. These impacts are multi-scalar, ranging from global climate change to socio-cultural disruption at the local and national scale. This module exposes students to these impacts with detailed case studies. The module also gives students a comprehensive background on the development and use of promising future postcarbon alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, and biofuels. It also discusses how to build the architecture of a post-carbon economy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Sandeep Narayan Kundu"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3201","ModuleTitle":"The Service Economy","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The module examines the patterns of growth and location of service industries. A number of current theoretical perspectives explaining the growth in service employment in developed countries will then be examined. Locational patterns and trends of producer and consumer services are compared at the metropolitan and national scales. The module also analyses the role of the service sector in economic development of selected countries, including Singapore. Other topics covered include the internationalisation of service firms, outsourcing of services, privatisation of public services, and the impact of new technology on service sector development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3204","ModuleTitle":"Cities and Regions: Planning for Change","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the basic ideas and context of both urban and regional planning. Key planning systems, policy agendas and perspectives are critically assessed. Examples are drawn mainly from rapidly changing regions in Asia. Challenges addressed include infrastructure, land policy, housing, poverty, governance dilemmas and environmental problems. Planning in regions and cities is viewed in light of wider social, political and economic trends as well as the geographical context. Planning is placed into perspective relative to other forces that influence development patterns. The module is aimed at students wanting to understand planning and its place in society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3206","ModuleTitle":"Gender, Space & Place","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the impact of feminism on human geography, from the call to insert women into geographical analyses and take into account gender relations in rethinking dominant definitions of space, place, landscape and nature to more recent debates on diversity and difference. It also explores the politics and practice of doing feminist research in geography. Drawing on case studies in both developed and developing countries, the gendering of specific sites (ranging from the home to the nation) and processes (e.g. migration) is explicated in the module. The module is targeted at all students interested in gender issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3210","ModuleTitle":"Natural Resources: Policy and Practice","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Module examines important geographical, ecological and political concepts and approaches to natural resources management. In particular, we focus on ownership regimes, access, exploitation and conservation in different social, economic and cultural contexts. Detailed cases of fisheries, forestry, freshwater and agriculture conflicts and problems are discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3216","ModuleTitle":"Applications of GIS & Remote Sensing","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the applications of GIS and remote sensing in a geographical context. The emphasis is on the use of spatial data in business analysis, environmental planning, and resource and impact assessment. One section of the module covers topics on digital image processing with emphasis on the knowledge and understanding of techniques used in a planning context. The second section deals with spatial analysis and visualisation for geographical and business analysis (GE2215 is a prerequisite for this module).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"GE2215","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3219","ModuleTitle":"Globalisation and the Asian Cities","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of the social, political, and economic changes at various geographical scales with respect to globalisation. More specifically, this module focuses on developing understandings of the complex forces driving globalisation and the related urban and regional changes and the relationship between globalisation and regionalisation. This module is not just for geography students, but for all students who are interested in the urban and regional changes in the Asia-Pacific with respect to globalisation and regionalisation and the driving forces of the changes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Pow Choon Piew"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3221","ModuleTitle":"Ecological Systems","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module adopts an ecological and systems approach to discussing the composition, functioning and inter-relationships between major ecosystem types and the soils, fauna and flora found within. Subjects covered include ecological processes; the ecosystems concept and ecosystems functioning (including biogeochemical and energy fluxes). Basic principles will be developed as a basis for the examination and comparison of humid tropical systems with better understood temperate environments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3227","ModuleTitle":"Urban Climates","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Modifications made by humans to the surface of the Earth during urbanization alter just about every element of climate and weather in the atmosphere above the city. This module examines how these changes affect environmental variables such as solar radiation, surface and air temperature, evaporation, storage of heat, wind climates, emissions of pollutants and greenhouse gases and the wider implications for air quality and environmental change. Students are expected to read widely and conduct an empirical research project. This module is suited for students reading geography, climatology, ecology, engineering and planning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"GE2228 or permission from lecturer","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3230A","ModuleTitle":"Field Studies in Geography: SE Asia","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This is essentially a module designed to encourage students to apply different fieldwork methods in small-team projects in an overseas context within the region. The module exposes students to different geographical methods, both human and physical, and as such it is an ideal preparation for any student wishing to undertake further primary research at higher levels in geography, and indeed other social science disciplines. After a series of lectures/seminars on fieldwork methods, fieldwork ethics, and health and safety issues in the field (which may include some basic introductory language classes), students then undertake a 2-5 week period of field study overseas, depending on logistical and other constraints. The previous field studies have been for periods of 4-5 weeks overseas in Thailand and Malaysia. Whilst overseas, students undergo orientation workshops, meet peers in host universities, visit potential field sites before conducting an intensive period of fieldwork in small groups of 3-5 students. The module concludes with (group and individual) project report writing and presentations. Field Studies provides basic training, a chance to apply skills and techniques learnt in the classroom in real field settings, and rich opportunities for cultural exchanges.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"10-0-0-20-10","Preclusion":"GE3230","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3235","ModuleTitle":"Geographies of Development","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Through interrogating theories, strategies and trajectories of development in diverse contexts, students will develop a understanding of the geography of the global political economy as it relates to development issues and the attendant cultural and political geographies of development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yeung Kwok Yung, Godfrey"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3240","ModuleTitle":"Geographical Research: Developing Ideas","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide Geography major students with the basic foundation skills, necessary knowledge, and recommended practices for the preparation of honour theses (HT). These essential skills and knowledge include philosophies, theories, and key concepts in human and physical geographies, research ethics and field safety, proposal writing and literature review, and other crucial skills and techniques that all Geography major students should possessed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-2-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3241","ModuleTitle":"Geographies of Social Life","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module explores debates in geography about social issues. It emphasises the relationship between social identity and social space, and how different places reflect and shape diverse ways of life. The module examines the role of space in the interplay of different social groups (e.g. ethnic groups, men/women), and in relation to different aspects of daily life (e.g. housing, leisure). Its emphasis, however, is on how to think about these issues in different scales/contexts (streets, public spaces, global cities). The course is intended for geography majors, and students throughout NUS with an interest in the relationship between society and space.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GE2224","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3242","ModuleTitle":"Sediments and Sedimentary Basins","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the environments in which clastic, carbonate and (bio)chemical sediments are deposited at the present day, both terrestrial and marine. Following this, the structural and stratigraphic architecture of ancient and modern sedimentary basins will be studied through the theory of stratigraphy. Relationships between climate change, sea level change and changing sedimentation patterns in the geological past, present and future will be examined. Students will see of the relevance of these topics to the understanding of the evolving present day sedimentary environments and their application to the exploration for petroleum.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3243","ModuleTitle":"Applied Petroleum Exploration","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn how to apply the theory of petroleum exploration to real data sets provided by Industry and the literature. Data sets to be studied include bathymetric, gravity and magnetic surveys, 2D and 3D seismic surveys, drilling and well log records. Students will make visits to exploration, service and petroleum engineering companies in Singapore and will be encouraged to apply for internships.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-1-6","Prerequisite":"GE3880A Topics in Petroleum Geoscience or GE3244 Fundamentals in Petroleum Geoscience (This is the proposed regularised module code of the existing GE3880A Topics in Petroleum Geoscience)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3244","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Petroleum Exploration","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The existence of commercial deposits of oil and gas depends on geological conditions. These include the presence of a source rock, a reservoir rock and a geological structure to migrate, trap and concentrate hydrocarbons. This module focuses on the petroleum system and its significance for understanding the subsurface environments in which hydrocarbon resources accumulate. The module provides a useful introduction to geological information used by the upstream petroleum industry in exploration, appraisal and production.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-4-3","Preclusion":"GE3880A Topics in Petroleum Geoscience","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Sandeep Narayan Kundu"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3550A","ModuleTitle":"GIS Internship Module","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module presents Geography majors who are taking/ intend to declare GIS minor a unique opportunity to gain practical experience in using GIS. It allows the students to apply their geospatial technology skills, such as spatial database management, data visualization, and data analysis, in a real working environment. Through mentoring from internship managers of employing companies/public sectors and NUS advisors, students are trained to apply theoretical aspects of GIS for solving real-world problems. They will also be able to collaborate with colleagues from the employing company or agency, and develop research questions involving the use of GIS in environmental issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"See Remarks","Prerequisite":"The GISIM is for Geography majors who are taking/ intend to declare GIS minor, subject to the specific requirements of the hiring company or government agency. Students must have completed GE2215 Introduction to Geographic Information Systems, before taking this module. Some companies may also require students to pass GE2227 and/ or GE3238.","Preclusion":"GE3550B and any other XX3550 module","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3550B","ModuleTitle":"Geography Internship","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Internships will take place in organizations or companies located in Singapore. Through the mentoring from internship managers of the employing companies/ organizations and NUS advisors, students are trained to apply theoretical aspects to solving real problems. Students will learn how policies and practices that they read about are applied in a real world situation. The hands-on experience they gain while on internship will provide an added dimension to their education. It will give them a practical edge and prepare them for work in the future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"See Remarks","Prerequisite":"Students should: 1) have completed a minimum of 24 MCs in Geography; and 2) have declared Geography as their major","Preclusion":"GE3550A and any other XX3550 module","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4102","ModuleTitle":"Geography in the Contemporary World","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Through this module students engage with key contemporary global/regional events, issues and changes through geographical lenses. The events, issues and changes selected for geographical analysis will vary each year so the module remains contemporary. Students will draw upon their accumulated geographical knowledge to research, analyse and interpret the selected events. Working in self-defined sub-disciplinary groups (climate change geography, geomorphology, social, economic, political geography etc.) students will be assigned research and evaluation tasks to bring their particular critical perspective (connected with academic debates) to a selected event, for example, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti or food insecurities.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies). Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2202, GE2206, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3201, GE3206, GE3221, GE3223, GE3227, GE3231 and GE3237, Completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4202","ModuleTitle":"Remaking the Global Economy","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the interrelationships between transnational corporations (TNCs) and regional development in an era of global economic restructuring. The module seeks to achieve a mixed blend of theory and practice of TNCs and regional development. It provides students with not only description and explanation of TNC operations, but also practical knowledge in analysing the impact of TNCs on regional development. In addition to regular readings, students are expected to conduct specific case studies on the role of TNCs in regional development.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, or 28 MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, or 28 MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies) Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2202, GE3201 and GE3238. Completed at least 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"GE3880B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4204","ModuleTitle":"Urban Space:Critical Perspectives","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Geographers have contributed much to understandings of urban lives, landscapes and processes. Urban Space: Critical Perspectives explores this contribution in two interrelated ways. First, through an examination of key themes in geographical analyses of cities and urban regions. These range from housing and infrastructure provision to mobility and labour market issues. And, second, through an engagement with diverse histories and geographies of cities. This involves a questioning of the spatiality of urban processes in various regions of the world, interrogating Euro-American-centred conceptions of urbanization and discussing alternative perspectives. The module thus examines both urban geographies and geo-histories of 'the urban'.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE or 28 MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE or 28 MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies) Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2204, GE3204 and GE3219. Completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4207","ModuleTitle":"Coastal Management","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of the tropical coastal ecosystems and evaluates various approaches and techniques to achieve sustainable coastal management. The issues for discussion include sea level rise, beach erosion, coral reefs degradation, mangroves depletion, small-scale tourism development, and coastal management strategies of small island states. Case studies are taken mainly from Southeast Asia. The module should appeal to all geography students taking an applied approach to coastal management.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Cohort 2012 onwards: (BES students from both specialisations). Completed 80 MCs of NUS modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need to complete 28 MCs of GE modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need a minimum CAP of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies) Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221, GE3223 and GE3231 and completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4211","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Hydrology and Water Resources Management","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module adopts a catchment-based approach to discussing fluvial and hydrological processes and their application to water management issues, with emphasis on Asia. A detailed analysis of the changes that occur to these processes as a result of the degradation and urbanisation of catchments is a particular focus of the module, as is the use of Asian and local examples.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-2-3-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies). Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, and GE3221 and completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours Track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (BES students from both specialisations). Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Completed 80 MCs of NUS modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need to complete 28 MCs of GE modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need a minimum CAP of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4212","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Modelling","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an introduction to the application of models (analytical, numerical, physical) through theory and practice in environmental or social sciences. Strengths and weaknesses of individual model types are discussed. Hands-on practical experience in the design and application of computer-based modelling will be a focus of the course. After completion the students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of modelling, explain why and how modelling is employed in environmental or social sciences and possess skills in developing and critically assessing such models.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Cohort 2012 onwards: (BES students from both specialisations) Must have read and passed GE1101E or at least one of the following modules: GE2219, GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221 and GE3227. Completed 80 MCs of NUS modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need to complete 28 MCs of GE modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need a minimum CAP of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies) Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2220, GE2228, GE2229, GE3221, GE3223 and GE3227. Completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4213","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Geographies","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module facilitates a theoretical and methodological engagement with 'the cultural' in Geography and related fields of study. Cultural Analysis examines: theoretical developments in geographical studies of culture, particularly interrelations with domains that have conventionally been considered extra-cultural (such as 'the economic' and 'the political'); and methodological techniques and approaches for studying reconceptualised notions of culture (in particular, 'cultural politics' and 'cultural economy'). The module will appeal to advanced students in Geography and related disciplines interested in interrelationships between culture and space.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, or 28 MCs in SN with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, or 28 MCs in SN with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies) Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2206, GE3206 and GE3237. Completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4217","ModuleTitle":"Political Geographies: Space and Power","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the relationship between space and power. It investigates how political processes shape human geography, and conversely, how assumptions about geography underscore global politics. We will examine key themes, concepts, & theories that define the study of critical politics from a geographical perspective. Students will gain a critical understanding of and appreciation for the historical and contemporary challenges of sovereignty, territoriality, governmentality, identity, citizenship, difference, violence, genocide, colonialism, and war. The module culminates with the themes of resistance, emancipation, direct action, and anarchism, which will allow students to consider alternative configurations of space and power.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies) Must have read and passed GE1101E and GE2222. Completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4218","ModuleTitle":"Interpreting Tourism Spaces and Cultures","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"New social and cultural trends have emerged impacting tourism in significant ways. Some of these trends include the ageing of populations, the acceptance of alternative sexualities, desire and awareness for personal health and wellness, and advances in information technology. All these have affected tourism practices and landscapes. The module intends to highlight and critically analyse these contemporary issues and their implications on society and space. It will also explore the negotiations between individuals, groups and the state in defining and materialising the spaces of tourism consumption. Both metaphorical and empiricist spaces will be examined for how they shape the enjoyment of leisure.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Sin Harng Luh"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4219","ModuleTitle":"Development and Environment in Southeast Asia","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the intersection between development and environment in Southeast Asia. Utilising a range of conceptual lenses from sustainable development to political ecology, the module interrogates the varied environmental impacts and ramifications of the development of the region. The module pays particular attention to the ways in which environmental change affects everyday lives. Case studies include issues such as upland living and forest peoples, trans-boundary environmental issues, and the role and place of Buddhism as an eco-centric religion. The module encourages a critical view of the trade-offs between economic growth (development) and environmental protection.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, or 28 MCs in MS, or 28 MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: ompleted 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, or 28 MCs in MS, or 28 MCs in SE with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (BES students from both specialisations) Completed 80 MCs of NUS modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need to complete 28 MCs of GE modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need a minimum CAP of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Global Studies) Must have read and passed GE1101E and at least one of the following modules: GE2221 and GE3210. Completed at least 80MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SE4211","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Rigg, Jonathan"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4220","ModuleTitle":"Field Investigation in Physical Geography","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an opportunity for students to gain hands-on skills and research design practice through residential fieldwork in physical geography. The field trip will be embedded within the regular semester and will be preceded by preparatory classes to provide concepts, theories and specific techniques relevant to the fieldwork location. It will be followed by a period of post fieldwork analysis and presentation of project outcomes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Taylor, David Mark","Daniel Friess"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Geomorphology","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This course addresses the interactions between surface processes and landforms and landscapes. These interactions lead to physical, chemical and biological changes, which in turn create the current landscapes and the geological record of past landscapes. This focus is core to both physical geographical and geological communities, and also the wider geosciences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-2-4-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4223","ModuleTitle":"Development of Geographic Thought","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Aimed at developing a critical perspective on the nature and practice of modern geography, the module situates the development of geography within the wider context of philosophical and social change. It examines the basic nature of the discipline by considering some of the ways in which the relationship between the society and space has been theorised within geography. There are two parts to the module, each to be conducted over one semester. One component traced the history of the discipline and evaluates the different paradigms, approaches and methodological considerations which have influenced human geography including the impact of positivism, humanism, Marxism, feminism, realism and postmodernism. The second component explores the development of environmental scientific thought and practice and related philosophical issues, before examining the unity diversity of physical and human geographies through key concepts such as space, place, environment and landscape.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (BES students from both specialisations). Completed 80 MCs of NUS modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need to complete 28 MCs of GE modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need a minimum CAP of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE modules.","Preclusion":"GE4101A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4225","ModuleTitle":"Young People and Children: Global Perspectives","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the theories and concepts of childhood and youth-hood from critical geography and development studies perspectives. The module will particularly focus on approaches and material from the sub-discipline of children’s and young people’s geographies. It will explore material and representational geographies of children and young people from a global perspective. Different strands of examination may include key issues such as: children’s and young people’s social and spatial identities; the complexities of growing up global; young people and social and cultural development; mediated representations of younger people; youthful politics and activism; contexts of education, employment and aspirations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4226","ModuleTitle":"Mobile Spaces: Making Social Worlds","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module offers students theoretical and applied understandings of mobilities as a productive site of social life and culture. Drawing perspectives from the ‘new’ mobilities paradigm, it demonstrates how movement is not a sterile activity or zone, but a space replete with meaning. To exemplify this point, this course takes transportation as a lens of analysis, and interrogates its socio-cultural organization and experience. Three aspects will be emphasized, namely the identities and embodiments latent in transportation; the infrastructures of transit; and the (geo)politics of mobility. Case studies will be drawn internationally, including Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4227","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change: Processes, Impact and Responses","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module investigates geographical aspects of recent and future climate change, especially at regional and local spatial scales. The following major topics will be introduced, with greater focus in places depending on the specialisation of the lecturer(s). 1. The physical science of climate change, which include observational and modelling techniques and evidence; 2. Sectorial and multi-scale impacts on natural and human systems, which include vulnerability frameworks, and communicating aspects of climate change; 3. Adaptation, mitigation measures and sustainable development, which include technological developments, risk and decision making under uncertainty, governmental responses and socioeconomic assessments of climate change mitigation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed at least 80MCs, including 28MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: (BES students from both specialisations). Completed 80 MCs of NUS modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need to complete 28 MCs of GE modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need a minimum CAP of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4228","ModuleTitle":"Gender and the City","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the co-constitutive relationship between gender and the city. Drawing from theoretical arguments made by geographers on feminist interventions into the urban, the module provides a gendered re-orientation of critical issues for the city such as transport, housing, uneven development, regeneration and social exclusion. Students will draw from their understanding of key spatial concepts covered in GE3206 Gender, Space and Place to further develop their understanding of the socio-spatial dialectic and the politics that underpin the social (re)production of built environments and their impact on gendered representations and (re)distribution in cities.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. GE3206. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. GE3206.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4232","ModuleTitle":"Global Political Ecologies","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the relationships between politics (broadly defined) and the environment at a global level. Global political ecologies will examine environmental issues that have explicit global impact. It is also interested in issues that have comparatively less global impact but are nonetheless considered “global” because they are endemic in many places around the world. Drawing on the theoretical underpinnings of political ecology and case studies around the world, this module will explore themes such as: environmental ideology and discourse; politics and livelihoods; energy and natural resource management; production and consumption of food, nature conservation and climate change.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"Equivalent to 8 MCs (applies to students entering Arts 1 in 1999/2000 or earlier). Equivalent to 10 MCs (applies to students entering Arts 1 in 2000/2001). Equivalent to 12 MCs (applies to students entering Arts 1 in 2001/2002 and later). Word limit to be advised. Please check with the Honours Year Coordinator. The Honours Thesis may be on either: (a) an aspect of the geography of Singapore or Malaysia; or (b) any other approved geography topic. The subject for the thesis is to be chosen in consultation with the staff of the Department.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2012 and before To read and pass GE3240. Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of GE requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2013 onwards To read and pass GE3240. Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of GE requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs. Cohort 2012 onwards: (BES NVG students) To read and pass GE3240. Completed 80 MCs of NUS modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need to complete 28 MCs of GE modules before they can read any level-4000 GE modules. Do not need a minimum CAP of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE modules.","Preclusion":"GE4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed at least 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in GE with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in GE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"GE4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE5214","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Cultural Landscapes","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of the tremendous diversity of peoples and cultures in Southeast, with the aim of examining its regional identity. Aspects of material and non-material culture as they have developed from prehistoric to contemporary times will be discussed, including racial, linguistic and religious varieties and their impacts on the landscapes. The influence of \"place\" or local context on evolving peoples and cultures will also be examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-2","Preclusion":"SE5221","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE5215","ModuleTitle":"The Politics Of Environment In Se Asia","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The growth and development that has taken place not only in the Southeast Asian region but also in the rest of the world is commonly viewed to have a negative impact on the environment in the region. Is it necessarily true? Are there positive effects as well? This module will evaluate the link between the developmental process and the environment including an analysis of the problems, the proposed solutions, and the actual policies implemented.The module provides not only a Southeast Asian perspective on the environmental and the developmental issues facing the region, but also a geographical outlook. This emphasises the sharing of natural areas and resources among nation-states and their peoples in Southeast Asia given the historical background of the region with its impact on national borders and the composition of both the population and society. The outcome on nature and society relations seen in Southeast Asia reflect conditions specific to the region and its geography. This module is aimed at understanding both these specific conditions and the wider as well as external factors that have an impact on environment in Southeast Asia.","CrossModule":"SE5294","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Preclusion":"SE5294","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE5217","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods In Environmental Sciences","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended to provide an introduction to integrative aspects of earth environmental sciences, varying from climatology, geomorphology, hydrology to ecology, at the research level. Environmental systems are studied at several scales and research design is examined within the context of experimental methods in physical geography. The course includes lectures, reading assignments and seminars. Students are expected to participate actively throughout. This course is for all graduate students during the first semester in which they are registered in the department of geography. A formal research proposal for beginning graduate students (MA and PhD level) is expected at the end.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-5-2","Preclusion":"GE6215","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE5218","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods In Human Geography","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module challenges students to analyse the practical problems encountered in using the various methods available in human geography research. It builds upon the undergraduate modules in research methods and includes an evaluation of the construction and design of research questions in various field contexts, weighing between the major methods of data collection (e.g. quantitative and qualitative), and the practical problems of data and information analysis. Common research methods such as surveys, case studies, interviews, focus group discussions and participant observation will be carried out so that students can benefit from first hand experience in the field. Students will also be exposed to archival and map materials. Students will also be taught what sponsors look for in research proposals. As the module is entirely project-based, students are expected to have full-scale participation in the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE5223","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Applied GIS","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students the fundamental concepts and components of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Fundamental concepts covered include spatial data models, data quality, cartographic principles, and spatial analysis. Hands-on training provided includes spatial data development, attribute management, geovisualization, and spatial analysis operations. Some selected cases of GIS applications in social sciences, humanities, environmental studies, and management will be introduced. The role of GIS as an integrated platform for decision making will be highlighted. The module is for students who have no prior GIS background but wish to apply geospatial techniques in their respective fields of interest.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-1-4-3","Preclusion":"Students with prior GIS training should consult with the lecturer in charge to decide if the module is suitable.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The level 5000 Independent Study Module is designed to enable a graduate student or small group of graduate students to explore an approved topic relating to their planned area of research. Students should normally expect to meet with their mentor three to five times over the duration of the module. A proposal must be drawn up between the student(s) and mentor and approved by the Graduate Coordinator/Deputy Graduate Coordinator before the end of week 3 of the semester. The assignment will comprise written work of 4000-6000 words, or 6000-8000 words for a group-based, single (collective) piece. All CA is double-marked.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-0-6-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE6213","ModuleTitle":"Tourism Geographies","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for students pursuing post-graduate tourism research. It uses a geographical lens to explore the tourism phenomenon, examining how spaces are shaped from various human and physical perspectives, as well as discussing the consumption of such landscapes within particular social relations. In the critical investigation of planned and spontaneous landscapes, not only will the production of consumptive spaces of tourism be evaluated but the capacity for reflexivity in consumption will also be emphasized. In this way, the concept of sustainable tourism can be evaluated. The module is structured around seminars, including a departmental seminar by the students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE6221","ModuleTitle":"Discussing Human-Environment Interactions","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses key concepts relating to interactions between humans and their environment, from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. Important classic and recent publications relating to a range of subject matter will be discussed, such as: foundational concepts, theories and issues relating to the human-environment interface; conceptual framing of human-environment interactions and methodological approaches to their study; the ways through which human-environment interactions have been and are viewed, produced and commodified; anthropogenic environmental changes, and their separation from natural variability; environmental hazards; policy and management implications and responses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE6224","ModuleTitle":"Political Geography","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced level course in concepts, approaches and methods in political geography. The teaching and learning objectives involve a sophisticated understanding and appreciation of the trajectory, approaches and contents of political geography; A grounding in research methods and concepts in political geography and an appreciation of the relationship of political geography to allied fields both in geography and the wider social sciences and humanities. The major topics to be covered are the modes of thinking in political geography; Contested concepts: power, territory, boundaries, scale and place; Critical geopolitics; States, territory and identity; Geographies of political and social movements and Geographies of environmental politics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The level 6000 Independent Study Module is designed to enable an individual student to explore in some depth a topic in Geography that is of relevance to their research interests. Students should normally expect to meet with their mentor three to five times over the duration of the module. A proposal must be drawn up between the student(s) and mentor and approved by the Graduate Coordinator/Deputy Graduate Coordinator before the end of week 3 of the semester. The assignment will comprise written work of 4000-6000 words. All CA is double-marked.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-0-9-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GE6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1001","ModuleTitle":"Globalisation and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module offers students an introduction into the role of new communication technologies in the context of globalization. We will explore various aspects of global communication flows including the global reach of new media and its consequences, global and transnational timesharing and workflows, the role of new media in global and local politics, and the potential of new and traditional communication channels in the context of various forms of activism and communication for social change. The role of culture in global communication and ways in which cultural processesshape and are shaped by the landscape of globalization will be emphasized.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1036","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1002","ModuleTitle":"Economic Issues in Dev World","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to highlight the major economic problems that characterize the present-day developing countries with special reference to ASEAN and East Asian NIEs. While the problems and issues are brought out in a non-technical fashion, the relevant policies are discussed with the help of appropriate empirical evidences so as to allow the students to gauge the extent of success achieved by various policies. The course is likely to impart useful knowledge and information on the prime development issues that concern the developing world today. After the successful completion of the module, students should be able to identify the main problems that are currently faced in Asia and would be able to make some policy suggestions in dealing with these problems. They will also gain some useful experience on the economic development of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM1018K, GEK1018","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1004","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Heritage: Hist & Lit","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide a general understanding of traditional China by focusing on two important aspects of its civilization: history and literature. In the first half of the semester, students will be introduced to the major political, intellectual, and social developments in the various dynasties of imperial China. In the second half of the semester, the module calls attention to the major literary genres that dominated each historical period, from the pre-Qin era through the Tang dynasty. In so doing, we offer students an overview of what formed the cornerstone of the civilization of traditional China. (This module is taught in English.)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1007","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Meulenbeld, Mark Ronnie Edgar"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1005","ModuleTitle":"Crime Fiction in Eng & Chinese","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces first and second year students to methods of analysis of literary texts. This is achieved by juxtaposing two literary genres from different traditions (Western detective fiction and Chinese court-case fiction) and exploring the issues that arise from reading them together. We will seek to link the role of technical features in the texts with the production of meaning for the individual reader and for society. Issues will include the role of watchdog figures; the possibility that crime may arise from a failure of society to redress wrongs; the relationship between class and the justice system; and basic problems of justice. (This module is taught in English.)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1021","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lin Hsueh-Yi"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1008","ModuleTitle":"Nations & Nat'lisms in S Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role which nationalism has played in the formation and political development of the nations and states of South Asia. It examines nationalist forces in anti-colonial struggles, in post-colonial state formation and in contemporary political developments. It will be of relevance to students with an interest in political developments in Asia, with particular reference to forms of nationalism and nation-building","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1035","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-17T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1009","ModuleTitle":"Framing Bollywood: Unpacking The Magic","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"Bollywood Cinema is recognised as the most vibrant form of cultural media in India, one whose influence now extends to many parts of the world. By studying the content and meaning of selected Bollywood films, this module will introduce students to key social, economic, political and cultural issues in India, and explore important concepts in the humanities and social sciences such as nationalism, gender and sexuality, diaspora and globalisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1050","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Vasugi Kalaisam","Rajesh Rai","Jayati Bhattacharya","SINHA, VINEETA"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1010","ModuleTitle":"Beasts, People and Wild Environments in South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"How do ideas about big beasts and the wild inform our socio-cultural worldview? In other words, what is a “tiger” when it is not just a zoo animal but one that lives in a forest next to your home? In this introductory and interdisciplinary course to conservation and the environment, we will watch films and discuss novels and ethnographies focusing on human/animal relations in six different spheres: Mountains, Deserts, Rivers, Plains, Forests, and Sea. The course aims to be an informative, provocative and fun introduction to an exciting and relatively new field of scholarship.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1913","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1011","ModuleTitle":"Film and History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Through a study of film this module will examine the interpretation of history in film, and contrast filmic representation of history with printed sources. Students will critically evaluate a set of issues regarding film and history such as: What light do films shed on the past? How reliable are films as the grounds for making inferences about the past? What are the similarities and differences in the criteria for the critical evaluation of historical films and the historian's accounts of the past? The module is for students with an interest in film as a form of social expression.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Preclusion":"HY2243 and GEM2005","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1013","ModuleTitle":"Pirates, Oceans and the Maritime World","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Piracy, understood broadly as violence or crime at sea, is a present day phenomenon and yet one which has a history spanning centuries and across all the oceans of the world. From pirates to privateers, corsairs to raiders, maritime predators take various names and forms. This module explores the history of pirates and piracy. By examining case studies from the 1400s onwards and by placing pirates into the context of oceanic history and maritime studies, students will be able to demystify the popular images often associated with pirates.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-2","Preclusion":"GEK2049","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1014","ModuleTitle":"Samurai, Geisha, Yakuza as Self or Other","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module challenges the foundation of human knowledge. Examining cultural icons from Japan's past and present we will unpack the assumptions, stereotypes, narrative strategies, and visualizing techniques of representing Japan. Students will probe one or more of Japan's three famous cultural icons - the samurai, the geisha, and/or the yakuza - as they appear in literature, visual and performance arts, and academic writings. By the end of the module students will not only have a richer understanding of the 'realities' behind such icons, but more significantly, they will be equipped to challenge stereotypes of Japan presented by journalism, popular culture, and the humanistic and social sciences. Ultimately such discovery will lead students to question their own knowledge of self and other. Students should refer to the module IVLE page for details of the selected icon(s) for the current semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2022","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1015","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Borrowing: Japan and China","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Humans have always actively borrowed from other cultures. Such borrowing is a creative process which influences aspects of life ranging from basic material needs to aesthetic appreciation. Often, however, cultural borrowing is labelled as simple imitation. This results in cultural stereotypes that impede understanding of other cultures. Using Chinese and Japanese cultural borrowings as illustration, this module teaches second and third year students to analyze the creative process of cultural exchange. By developing theoretical perspectives from the study of China and Japan, students will learn about exchanges among culture in general.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2042","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Scot Andrew Hislop"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1017","ModuleTitle":"Computation & Machine: Ancient to Modern","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Why computers are so ubiquitous nowadays? What rule the computer is playing in scientific query and discovery? What was it like before the age of digital electronic computer? This module brings us back to antiquity from ruler and compass, abacus, mechanical calculator and all the way to modern electronic digital computer. It is intriguing to see the methods of computations in ancient Babylonian, Greek and Roman times, and in Chinese and Arabic cultures. For the modern digital era, we discuss how computer does calculations, how the instructions or algorithm are given to computer, and why the binary number system is used. Finally, we speculate the role quantum computer will play in the future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1536","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1018","ModuleTitle":"A Brief History of Science","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Nowadays it is all too easy to take basic science laws and theories, such as Newtons law of gravitational attraction or evolution for granted. The impact of research breakthroughs on society at the time of their development is being forgotten, as they come to be taken for granted. Even Science students tend to be unaware of how modern concepts have arisen, what their impact was at the time and how they changed the world. This course is intended to explain the history and significance of scientific developments on societies and how perceptions of the world have changed as a result.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1539","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1019","ModuleTitle":"Food & Health","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the current thinking and information as regards the importance of diet and health. It will explore traditional and more modem views on what constitute an adequate and healthy diet. The composition of food along with potential contaminants of food will be examined and how an individual needs to consider their diet in relation to specific needs. The aim will be to educate the students on the need for and the composition of a healthy diet and how to obtain this and remain healthy during the important years of development in early adulthood. There is now much more emphasis on the role of food in preventative medicine and how a well balanced diet can keep one fit and healthy. It is necessary to be aware of the composition of various foods and how different methods of processing and cooking may affect the compositional quality of the product.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-5-3","Preclusion":"GEK1529 and GEM1908","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1020","ModuleTitle":"Our Atmosphere: A Chemical Perspective","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"After reading this module, students will have developed a deeper knowledge and a greater appreciation of the atmosphere. They will leave the course with a general understanding of some principals of elementary chemistry and perhaps some insight into how science is used to guide government policy. Topics are varied, but include global warming, the ozone hole, air pollution, the Gaia hypothesis, eco-philosophy and environmental politics. No students are excluded. Only an elementary knowledge of science is assumed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Preclusion":"GEK1535","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1022","ModuleTitle":"Geopolitics:Geographies of War & Peace","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"GE 1022 K (GEOPOLITICS) is an exciting introduction to the world of practical, formal and popular geopolitics via numerous case studies and multi-media presentations. The basic aim is that each of you will become familiar with the world political map and the relevance of geopolitics as ways of understanding and seeing our world. The Geopolitics module provides an engaging way to integrate aspects of modern history with political geography, for instance through the analysis of nationalisms and territorial disputes (in different parts of the world); through the study of the Cold War in relation to changing political landscapes in Southeast Asia; and through more contemporary understandings of the global geopolitics associated with the so-called War on Terror; and global issues of ecological security and environmental geopolitics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1022","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1023","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Chinese Cinema: Shanghai-Hong Kong-Singapore","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Studies on cinema offer an important perspective for understanding human cultures. This course explores Chinese-language film history from the 1930s to the present through examining some key genres of films made by major filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, including opera, musical, action and youth films. Special attention will be paid to the socio-cultural condition of their production, distribution, exhibition and consumption, as well as larger regional cultural connections of these four places. The course will be taught in English.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2047, CH2297","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1025T","ModuleTitle":"Global Environmental Issues","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"GEH1025T is an interdisciplinary module that brings together perspectives from different disciplines to provide deep insights into known and emerging global environmental issues and to develop polcies for achieving environmental, economic and social sustainability in a holistic manner. Given the scope of the module and its educational outcomes, the module draws students from diverse disciplines within NUS including \"Law\", \"Business\" and \"Computing\", etc. The key strength of the module is its diversity in terms of disciplinary composition. To take advantage of this diversity, the module promotes \"collaborative learning\" through peer teaching & learning by dividing the large class into multi-disciplinary teams of 5 students. The instructor assigns reading materials to individual teams on broad topics that cut across human society and culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"GEK1522T","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1026","ModuleTitle":"Drugs and Society","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to impart an appreciation of the use of drugs in relation to the cultural and social environment of societies past and present. How drugs are employed today, watershed \"drug\" discoveries and their impact on society (for example contraceptives, antibiotics, vaccines, psychopharmacological agents), the issue of drug use in sports, \"social\" drugs and the \"pill for every ill\" syndrome will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to “controversial” drug-related societal issues within each topic. For example, the role of pharmaceutical industry will be examined to determine if the tendency to “bash” big Pharma is justified or if decriminalization of drug use will be a more effective means of curtailing drug abuse. One of the components in this module requires students to objectively evaluate such issues and articulate their stand in an audio-visual presentation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Preclusion":"GEK2506","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1027","ModuleTitle":"Einstein's Universe & Quantum Weirdness","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Einstein's Ideas of our Universe and his Quantum contributions has greatly impacted the human societies. Students will also be enthused with the historical and philosophical development of Relativity and Quantum Theories. Einstein's relativistic thinking eventually leads to the creation of navigational systems that are used in transportation and communication, both by the military as well as hand phone consumers. The construction of nuclear plants is made possible by the relativistic results of mass and energy conversion. Einstein's Photoelectric discoveries also pave the way for modern cameras in the ubiquitous mobile devices. The quest for new quantum particles at the colliders by huge collaborations among many countries gave birth to the World Wide Web and the internet Culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1508","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1028","ModuleTitle":"The Emerging Nanoworld","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module will acquaint students with the rapid development of the nanoworld with insights into the impact of this emerging technology on our society, environment and human life. The essence of nanoscience and technology lies in the understanding and manipulation of molecules. The advances in these fields are expected to significantly influence our lives in the spheres of medical, engineering, ethical and environmental issues. This module will discuss the potential benefits and challenges of novel nanotechnologies. How does nanotechnology affect society and human interaction? How will nanodevices and nanomaterials change our lives in the future?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1509","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1029","ModuleTitle":"Great Ideas in Contemporary Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Human society is facing major challenges in meeting the requirements of a technological age. Internet is ubiquitous and so are a variety of devices, all of which are based on utilizing the semi-conductor. Another pervasive technology is that of GPS. The module will focus on de-mystifying these technologies and show how the principles of science are indispensable in the functioning of these technologies. For example, the semi-conductor will be shown to be the result of quantum mechanics. Nuclear energy, with emphasis on fusion as possible source of clean energy, and GPS will be shown to an application of the theory of relativity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1510","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1032","ModuleTitle":"Modern Technology in Medicine and Health","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The human race has entered an epoch where life span has increased significantly. During the twentieth century, life span has increased from around 50 to over 75 years mainly due to antibiotics, vaccinations, and improved nutrition. However this increase in lifespan has brought to the forefront a rise in many age-related diseases. These diseases, which include cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, are now a focus of health care in the 21st century. This course describes many of these diseases, and their diagnosis and treatment using advanced technology found in modern hospitals. The course also provides an insight into the scientific principles underlying these new and powerful technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1540","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1033","ModuleTitle":"How the Ocean Works","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"About three-quarters of the surface of our home, the Earth, is covered by an ocean of water! The ocean is inseparably intertwined with human settlements. Day in, day out, directly, indirectly - from the air that we breathe to climate change, trade, politics or social holidays - the presence and the influence of the ocean is undeniable on the human society. We will discuss how the ocean is connected to our lives, how the various ocean phenomena affect our lives and our attempts at controlling and exploiting the ocean. Students will gain an appreciation of the scientific principles involved. This course will also help us make educated decisions about our environment and our ocean, so that future generations may also enjoy the majesty of our blue planet, as we do now.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Preclusion":"GEK1548,GEK1548FC","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1034","ModuleTitle":"Clean Energy and Storage","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Modern civilization, which on the one hand boasts of having discovered the behaviour of subatomic particles, has also to its credit the impending intensified energy crisis and global warming. The urgent need to address these challenges has now become obvious. The course will acquaint students with the role of scientific development towards understanding the current global energy crisis and global warming. Emphasis will be given on how scientific progress has helped us in understanding the principle and development of various clean energy and storage technologies, their potential and applicability in present day scenarios and in shaping future energy systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1535","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1035","ModuleTitle":"Phy'cal Qns from Everyday Life","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module demonstrates the application of physical science to everyday situations besides to excite the curiosity and imagination of the students and bring out their awareness of the many marvels that surround them. Students will develope a deeper knowledge and a greater appreciation towards apparently mundane events of their daily life. Everyday phenomenon relate to physical concepts will be discussed in the context to real-world topics, societal issues, and modern technology, underscoring the relevance of science and how it relates to our day-to-day lives. During the module, students will select and discuss their own apparently mundane event and present their topic accordingly.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2507","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1036","ModuleTitle":"Living with Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to exhibit some simple mathematical ideas that permeate a modern society and to show how a reasonably numerate person can use these ideas in everyday life and, in the process, gain an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematical ideas. For example, we will learn some counting methods that can be applied to the enumeration of bus routes in a model of a grid system of roads in a city. We will also investigate some basic properties of graphs, which are mathematical structures used to model relationships between people in social networks, groups, organizations, computers, URLs etc. Transmission of digital information and signals is now an integral part of modern society. We will look at questions like: How do we encode information so that certain errors in transmission can be detected, or even corrected? How do we check that a given sequence of numbers is a proper International Standard Book Number (ISBN)? How do we encrypt sensitive information like credit card numbers using properties of prime numbers? Finally, we will examine some basic ideas in probability which are often at the basis for making decisions and judgement in the real world with random outcomes and measurements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Preclusion":"GEK1505","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1039","ModuleTitle":"The Art of Rituals and Recreation","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"An interdisciplinary examination of the arts in western recreational practices and religious, political, and social rituals. Areas of study such as storytelling, theatre, reading, festivals, weddings, concerts, coronations, dancing, hymn singing, and so forth will comprise the course. Critical comparison of past and present cultures is integral to the course. Common homework assignments - including readings and audio and video files - form the basis of class discussion and written exercises; this is not a lecture-based course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM2022, MUL3203","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1040","ModuleTitle":"Exploration in Musical Production","Department":"Office Of Student Affairs","ModuleDescription":"This module engages students to think and express themselves through the production process of a musical. By introducing the various aspects of mounting a musical production, it empowers the students to transmit this understanding into an actual display of intrinsic ideas. The module will be executed through classroom seminars and an experiential component culminating in the form of a micro-musical. The content coverage embodies a survey and appreciation of Singapore musicals; and to expound on the hardware and software requirements in mounting a musical. This include individual elements like acting, singing, writing, composing, music-making and dancing which are interwoven in the creation of this art form; as well as the financial and budget planning, safety measures and basic aspects of stage management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Preclusion":"GEK1065","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1041","ModuleTitle":"Engaging the natural environment in ASEAN","Department":"Office Of Student Affairs","ModuleDescription":"This module was designed as a foundation to a community service project in ASEAN. Weekly topics will provide students with an overview of history and contemporary society with a focus on the intersections between the capitalist globalization and development and some of the major consequences on poverty, inequality, migration and social change in selected ASEAN countries. The module also introduces students to debates around service learning and questions of development assistance/community service and \"volunteer tourism\" in a globalizing age. Lastly, the module provides a four week training workshop led by CELC experts where via break-out groups, students will learn hands-on simulations of proposal writing and oral presentation to potential funding agencies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Preclusion":"GEK1066","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1042","ModuleTitle":"The Search for Life on Other Worlds","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"The module shall examine the scientific definition for life, its origins on this planet, and the possibility of finding it elsewhere in our solar system and beyond. It will develop fundamental concepts by drawing elementary knowledge from diverse fields of natural sciences such as Biology, Geology and Astronomy. It would give students an idea of how scientists work and think. The scientific contents of the module shall be speckled with historical, social and philosophical ponderings. The module shall put forward the message that there exist some profoundly important pursuits for us humans, both as a species and as a civilization","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-6","Preclusion":"GEK1537","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1043","ModuleTitle":"Microbes which Changed Human History","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of the module is to introduce students to the nature of infectious diseases and their impact on human activities. At the end of the module, students will be able to understand the interactions between microorganisms and human, and the position and role of human in the living world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Preclusion":"GEK1534","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lee Yuan Kun","Timothy Mark Sebastian Barkham"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1044","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Globalisation","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module proposes to examine the processes of globalization and seeks to provide a deeper understanding of it. The world is globalizing both culturally and economically. We need to ask whether this process is creating a single world without borders or intensifying cultural differences between societies. By discussing various trends of the interdependent world, the course helps us in understanding the various processes of globalization. Since the processes of globalization involve societal, cultural, technological, political, and economic processes, we will take an inter-disciplinary framework in understanding this diverse experience. The course will specifically highlight the problems and prospects of the contemporary world","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1041","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1045","ModuleTitle":"World Religions","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course offers an introductory survey of major religious traditions of the world, with specific Page 12 of 141 focus on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will examine the historical development of each tradition, along with its sacred texts, basic philosophical ideas, patterns of ritual and worship, and specialized institutions Our goal is to provide an objective understanding of each faith tradition on its own terms, and secondarily, to explore how religion is relevant to contemporary social, political and cultural issues. This is an introductory course which presumes no prior expertise in religious studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK1045","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1047","ModuleTitle":"Social and Cultural Studies through Music","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a cross-cultural introduction to music both as an art and as a human, socio-cultural phenomenon. Through lectures, reading and listening assignments, and actually playing different styles of music, students will learn how music works, why people listen to and make music, what its roles are in a society, and how these things vary in different cultures. The module introduces a variety of musical styles and cultures that represent an enormous wealth of human experience. At the end of the course the students will have access to a much wider variety of music to listen to, participate in, enjoy, and understand.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Preclusion":"GEK1054","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1048","ModuleTitle":"Technology and Artistic Innovators","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"How have artists driven technological development, and to what extent does technology shape artistic developments? This course explores the origins of art and technology from small metal workings and glass beads long before their use in military and agriculture, to animation shorts and how they are used to utilize the latest computer hardware and software development to make the latest animation blockbusters. We will also explore how the relationship with technology and arts changes the human relationship with the arts, such as art reproductions, and how technological advances in the arts alters our relationship with each other, like the advent of headphones and the Sony Walkman. Common homework assignments, including scholarly readings and audio and video files, form the foundation for course work and class discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM2021, MUL3202","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1049","ModuleTitle":"Public Health in Action","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"From the global increase in obesity to SARS, a range of health issues and solutions will be explored in differing contexts throughout the world. Working in small groups, students debate and evaluate paths to addressing global health issues in a variety of cultural contexts. For example, lessons learned about tuberculosis in Russia may be applied to the Singaporean context, or students may examine efforts to prevent newborn deaths in developing nations. Students will develop an appreciation of how the health of an entire population impacts individuals and how complex problems can be prevented or addressed using culturally appropriate solutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1900","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1050","ModuleTitle":"Plants and Society","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"How are human beings and plants interdependent? How did plants shape the planet Earth to one that is suitable for life as we know it? Such topics will be examined to deepen our appreciation of the roles played by plants in the progress of civilizations and cultures from both historic perspective and continuing impact on society. The discussion topics, written and oral presentations will include plants as sources of food, clothing, shelter, medicine. There will be talks by guests from local industry, along with team projects by students to enrich their awareness of the deep coexistence of plants and society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1538","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1051","ModuleTitle":"Narrative","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will learn the basic concepts of narrative. It will expose them to narrative as a basic idea that runs through their lives, and which has its most sophisticated manifestations in literature and cinema. While the analysis of literary and cinematic texts will play an important part in the module, students should also develop an awareness of how narrative is used in everyday discourse, and how it shapes their response to reality.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1049","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1053","ModuleTitle":"Film Art and Human Concerns","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Can movies engage with serious concerns? Through the close study of films by great directors, this module explores how film as an artistic medium can be used to engage with significant socio-cultural and existential concerns. Students will be taught how to analyze film as an artistic medium and, further, how film directors use the aesthetic elements of film to engage with important subjects. Through films by directors like Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, Wong Kar-Wai and Zhang Yimou, students get a chance to reflect on issues like the human condition, the family, the urban condition, love and society, and the nation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEK2020","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1054","ModuleTitle":"Names as Markers of Socio-cultural Identity","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on names as a means of marking out the socio-cultural identity of the named and of the namer. Attention will be paid to anthroponyms (personal names), toponyms (place names) and commercial names. This module will be interdisciplinary in nature and will combine a range of approaches to names. Linguistic and philosophical approaches will provide the theoretical anchor to the topic of names. Subsequent seminars will contextualise names in their historical, geographical, political and literary contexts. There will be scope for students to develop the module in the direction of their interests in the mini project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM1031","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1055","ModuleTitle":"Religion and Film","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Cinematic and literary expression centred on religious topics can be studied to see how the vitality of cultural expression and power of the religious imagination interrelate. No prior training in artistic interpretation or religious history is required, though the module presumes a curiosity about religion and culture. It trains students to think about why people sometimes enjoy seeing films about painful topics. It clarifies the difference between “studying” and “practising” religion, and it teaches students to discuss controversial topics with tact.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1033","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1056","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Contemporary Cultures","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to the anthropological perspective within the social sciences. It covers a variety of topics including globalization, inequality, forms of exchange, consumption, the politics of gender, ethnicity and self-identity. These themes will be examined using a comparative and historical perspective to help students better understand the connections and processes that shape social life in Singapore and elsewhere in the world at different levels.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEK1005","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1057","ModuleTitle":"Materials: The Enabling Substance of Civilization","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module addresses the key roles of enabling materials in driving the sweeping changes of human history and the rapid development of civilization, technology and society. This module will examine, from the Stone Age to the 21st century, how the different types of enabling materials were discovered, became available to the general people, completely transformed their lives, and consequently shaped the entire course of our civilization. This module will also highlight the latest advances in materials, their uses in our daily lives and future sustainable development, such as IT, iPhones, Boeing 787, Airbus A380, energy-saving buildings and smart transport.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-1-5","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1058","ModuleTitle":"The Theatre Experience","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"While many of us spend much of our lives glued to small computer screens, theatrical productions continue to bring people together for shared experiences. What are the attractions of theatre, what makes it distinct, and how can it enrich our understanding of human society? This module, which requires no prior knowledge of theatre, starts with the spectator’s experience and works outwards. We learn how to analyse theatre’s styles and effects. We explore how human societies use theatre to confront questions and express beliefs, hopes, and anxieties. We examine how cultures influence each other through theatre, and how theatre provokes change.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1055","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEH1059","ModuleTitle":"Living in the Nuclear World","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The nuclear age dawned in 1945. Since then, the world has been profoundly shaped by the implications of nuclear fission. From science and engineering to war and peace, from design and popular culture to health and safety, exposure to the nuclear condition has shaped the lives of millions of people worldwide. This module offers a sweeping panorama of the nuclear world over the last century, from early scientific experiments to the recent Fukushima accident, with stops along the way in Japan, the Bikini atoll, North Korea, India, Israel, France, Ukraine, and the United States.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1000","ModuleTitle":"An Introduction to Literary Studies","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Human beings are 'tale-telling animals'. We all tell stories, and we all listen to them, read them and watch them. This module looks at the ways in which people tell stories, the kinds of stories they tell, and the meanings those stories generate. It focuses, in particular, upon the telling, and gives special attention to questions concerned with that. Texts include a novel, a play, films, short stories, poems and oral tales.","CrossModule":"EN1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"EN1101E. Students who are majoring in EN, or intend to major in EN should not take GEK1000.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1001","ModuleTitle":"Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces contemporary issues shaping our world and the geographical perspectives needed to understand them. Starting with ‘how geographers view the world’, the module offers a lens to analyse issues like climate change, urban flooding, human-environment relations, challenges of migration, cultural diffusion, economic integration and so forth. Each lecture will touch on contemporary scenarios and geographical analyses of issues. Students will also be exposed to field work techniques and strategies of project management in group discussions and project assignments. The goal is to develop students with strong ‘geographical imaginations’ better able to understand the world and all its complexities.","CrossModule":"GE1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-4","Preclusion":"GE1101E. Not for students majoring or intend to major in GE.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1002","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Japanese Studies","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the subject of Japanese studies from a multi-disciplinary approach. It has three main components. The first component is humanities, covering art, philosophy, history and literature. The second component is social sciences, which includes sociology,anthropology, politics and economics. The third component is linguistics and language development. Students will learn about the methods and theories the various disciplines contribute to the study of Japan. Audio-visual materials, fieldwork, guest lectures, study tours, projects and debates will supplement lecture and tutorials.","CrossModule":"JS1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"JS1101E. Students majoring in JS are precluded from taking this module.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1003","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to impart a preliminary overview of political science and its sub-fields so that students have a basic orientation of the discipline. It briefly explains the scope and components of each of the four sub-fields (political theory, comparative politics, international relations and public administration) and familiarises students with the major issues and arguments related to power, justice, political culture, national identity, accountability, ethics and world order. It also focuses on key political institutions. The module will be of interest to students across the university who want to gain a basic understanding of politics.","CrossModule":"PS1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS1101, GEM1003K, PS1101E. Not for students majoring in PS","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1005","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Contemporary Cultures","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to the anthropological perspective within the social sciences. It covers a variety of topics including globalization, inequality, forms of exchange, consumption, the politics of gender, ethnicity and self-identity. These themes will be examined using a comparative and historical perspective to help students better understand the connections and processes that shape social life in Singapore and elsewhere in the world at different levels.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEH1056","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1007","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Heritage: History and Literature","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide a general understanding of traditional China by focusing on two important aspects of its civilization: history and literature. In the first half of the semester, students will be introduced to the major political, intellectual, and social developments in the various dynasties of imperial China. In the second half of the semester, the module calls attention to the major literary genres that dominated each historical period, from the pre-Qin era through the Tang dynasty. In so doing, we offer students an overview of what formed the cornerstone of the civilization of traditional China. (This module is taught in English.)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1004","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Meulenbeld, Mark Ronnie Edgar"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1008","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia: A Changing Region","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Description Southeast Asia has been described as one of the 'crossroads of the world' - a place where people from many cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds meet. The intermingling of people, the exchange of ideas and international commerce have been part of Southeast Asian life for centuries. This module surveys the broad currents of conflict, change and continuity across the region from a multidisciplinary perspective. It looks at how Southeast Asian societies and political systems have changed over time in response to the pressures of ecology, colonialism, nationalism, urbanization and globalization. The module also looks at the way ethnic, religious, national and regional identities have been constructed, used and altered over time. The overall objective is to provide students with an introduction to different ways of exploring Southeast Asia and different experiences of living in the region.","CrossModule":"SE1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SE1101E, SSA1202, SS1203SE and GEM1008K. Not for students majoring, or intend to major in SE.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1010","ModuleTitle":"Property Management","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of property management allowing students to appreciate the basic theories, concepts and principles; gain knowledge of the wide spectrum of property management functions; as well as understand how property management is vital in the context of advancement in information technology and changing demographic and social trends. The major topics include: the scope and functions of property management, legislations and regulations, lease management, maintenance management, fire safety management, facilities management, building automation systems, management information systems, security and risk management, financial and investment management, management corporations and town councils, as well as estate upgrading and renewal.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"Not for Real Estate Students","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-13T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1010T","ModuleTitle":"Property Management","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1011","ModuleTitle":"The Nature of Language","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This introductory overview of linguistics aims at equipping students with a solid foundation in the object, methods and goals of the science of spoken language, the prime tool of human communication. Through a principled analysis of patterns of sound, form and meaning at the levels of word, sentence and text, students will gain insight into what it means to say that language is a rule-governed system and an organic whole. The results of this exploration will be useful to those interested in the relationship between language and mind, society and culture.","CrossModule":"EL1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"EL1101E","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1012","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Social Issues in Singapore","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module challenges students to examine current and emerging social issues in Singapore that affect family and community well-being. Due to complex social and technological changes that societies are experiencing, people are forced to adapt rapidly, often with negative consequences in many instances. The social issues that arise as a result need to be understood and addressed by individuals, families, communities and society at large. Students will learn to appreciate the implications of these issues for individual and collective action.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GES1016","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1018","ModuleTitle":"Economic Issues in the Developing World","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to highlight the major economic problems that characterize the present-day developing countries with special reference to ASEAN and East Asian NIEs. While the problems and issues are brought out in a non-technical fashion, the relevant policies are discussed with the help of appropriate empirical evidences so as to allow the students to gauge the extent of success achieved by various policies. The course is likely to impart useful knowledge and information on the prime development issues that concern the developing world today. After the successful completion of the module, students should be able to identify the main problems that are currently faced in Asia and would be able to make some policy suggestions in dealing with these problems. They will also gain some useful experience on the economic development of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1002","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1021","ModuleTitle":"Crime Fiction in English & Chinese","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces first and second year students to methods of analysis of literary texts. This is achieved by juxtaposing two literary genres from different traditions (Western detective fiction and Chinese court-case fiction) and exploring the issues that arise from reading them together. We will seek to link the role of technical features in the texts with the production of meaning for the individual reader and for society. Issues will include the role of watchdog figures; the possibility that crime may arise from a failure of society to redress wrongs; the relationship between class and the justice system; and basic problems of justice. (This module is taught in English.)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1005","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lin Hsueh-Yi"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1022","ModuleTitle":"Geopolitics:Geographies of War & Peace","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"GE 1022 K (GEOPOLITICS) is an exciting introduction to the world of practical, formal and popular geopolitics via numerous case studies and multi-media presentations. The basic aim is that each of you will become familiar with the world political map and the relevance of geopolitics as ways of understanding and seeing our world. The Geopolitics module provides an engaging way to integrate aspects of modern history with political geography, for instance through the analysis of nationalisms and territorial disputes (in different parts of the world); through the study of the Cold War in relation to changing political landscapes in Southeast Asia; and through more contemporary understandings of the global geopolitics associated with the so-called War on Terror; and global issues of ecological security and environmental geopolitics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1022","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1029T","ModuleTitle":"Managing Change: Power & Paradox","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"MNO3313A","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1035","ModuleTitle":"Nations & Nationalisms in South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role which nationalism has played in the formation and political development of the nations and states of South Asia. It examines nationalist forces in anti-colonial struggles, in post-colonial state formation and in contemporary political developments. It will be of relevance to students with an interest in political developments in Asia, with particular reference to forms of nationalism and nation-building","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1008","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-17T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1041","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Globalisation","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module proposes to examine the processes of globalization and seeks to provide a deeper understanding of it. The world is globalizing both culturally and economically. We need to ask whether this process is creating a single world without borders or intensifying cultural differences between societies. By discussing various trends of the interdependent world, the course helps us in understanding the various processes of globalization. Since the processes of globalization involve societal, cultural, technological, political, and economic processes, we will take an inter-disciplinary framework in understanding this diverse experience. The course will specifically highlight the problems and prospects of the contemporary world","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1044","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1042","ModuleTitle":"Intellectual Property In Cyberspace","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"Intellectual Property (IP) are creations of the human mind. They are the intangible assets of an individual or a company and are increasingly viewed as the foundations for wealth creation, especially in a knowledge-based economy. The ability to harness and protect IP is thus of paramount importance in encouraging and fostering inventions and innovations. With advances in computer technology and the advent of Internet, IP moves from the brick-and-mortar\" world into cyberspace. This module requires students to learn and reflect on the nature of IP rights and their contributions to wealth creation. Students analyse real cases to tease out IP issues, formulate their opinions and defend these views in class. Typically, the issues examined span across areas such as law, business and public policies. To broaden our students’ perspectives on the issues, comparisons are made between the legal position and policy responses in Singapore with those elsewhere in the world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GET1007","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1045","ModuleTitle":"World Religions","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course offers an introductory survey of major religious traditions of the world, with specific Page 12 of 141 focus on Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We will examine the historical development of each tradition, along with its sacred texts, basic philosophical ideas, patterns of ritual and worship, and specialized institutions Our goal is to provide an objective understanding of each faith tradition on its own terms, and secondarily, to explore how religion is relevant to contemporary social, political and cultural issues. This is an introductory course which presumes no prior expertise in religious studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEH1045","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1046","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Cultural Studies","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The course examines the import of \"culture\" for understanding human activity and the history of the emergence of Cultural Studies as a discipline within the university. Specifically it explores the theoretical and methodological tools that have defined the field, as well as the objects to which they are turned. The course addresses the following areas: theories and models of communication; the history of broadcasting and broadcasting institutions; current and future developments in media technology; and cyberspace. Starting with an introduction to key theoretical concepts, the course examines the production and consumption of a range of popular cultural forms including film, television, popular fiction, and music.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1048","ModuleTitle":"Gandhi's Life, Thought And Legacy","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module will primarily examine the life and writings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, widely regarded as one of the icons of the twentieth century and one of the principal architects of a free India. The course is meant to not only understand and analyse Gandhi’s thought but also to outline his extraordinary legacy. The course will develop critical thinking and expression of students in two ways. First, it will introduce students to and make them critically engage with Gandhi’s writings and ideas on several issues, including violence and conflict resolution, colonialism, modernity, ethics, science, health and environment. The aim would be to not only expose students to the complexity of Gandhi — the man and his ideas — but to critically interrogate Gandhi and his legacies. Gandhi is particularly suited to such an exercise since he held positions that were often controversial and counter-intuitive, both during his lifetime as well as today. Second, the students will develop their expression skills, verbal and written, by evaluating Gandhi and his legacy through presentations, take-home assignments and examinations. The students will develop their thinking and expression skills through an analysis not only of texts but also of films and documentaries on Gandhi.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GET1009","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1049","ModuleTitle":"Narrative","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will learn the basic concepts of narrative. It will expose them to narrative as a basic idea that runs through their lives, and which has its most sophisticated manifestations in literature and cinema. While the analysis of literary and cinematic texts will play an important part in the module, students should also develop an awareness of how narrative is used in everyday discourse, and how it shapes their response to reality.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1051","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1054","ModuleTitle":"Social and Cultural Studies through Music","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a cross-cultural introduction to music both as an art and as a human, socio-cultural phenomenon. Through lectures, reading and listening assignments, and actually playing different styles of music, students will learn how music works, why people listen to and make music, what its roles are in a society, and how these things vary in different cultures. The module introduces a variety of musical styles and cultures that represent an enormous wealth of human experience. At the end of the course the students will have access to a much wider variety of music to listen to, participate in, enjoy, and understand.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Preclusion":"GEH1047","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1055","ModuleTitle":"The Theatre Experience","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"While many of us spend much of our lives glued to small computer screens, theatrical productions continue to bring people together for shared experiences. What are the attractions of theatre, what makes it distinct, and how can it enrich our understanding of human society? This module, which requires no prior knowledge of theatre, starts with the spectator’s experience and works outwards. We learn how to analyse theatre’s styles and effects. We explore how human societies use theatre to confront questions and express beliefs, hopes, and anxieties. We examine how cultures influence each other through theatre, and how theatre provokes change.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1058","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1062","ModuleTitle":"Bridging East and West: Exploring Chinese Communication","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module offers NUS students an opportunity to explore different aspects and contexts of Chinese communication. The target audience is English speaking undergraduates with minimal Chinese language proficiency. The various contexts of Chinese communication include advertising, business, the press, social communication, regional usages, pop culture, translations, meaning of Chinese names, codeswitching and the use of Chinese dialects. It is intended to serve as a primer for students interested in these areas of study. A minimum Chinese language proficiency of CLB is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GET1002","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1064","ModuleTitle":"Psychology in Everyday Life","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to equip students who are not planning to major in psychology with basic literacy in the discipline. Students will acquire basic understanding of common human experiences, such as sleep, dreams, learning, and memory from a psychological perspective; and apply psychological knowledge to understand some of the common problematic behaviours we encounter, such as forgetfulness, sleep problems, addiction, eating disorders, depression, and mental retardation. Students will also learn about some of the practical issues, such as whether it is beneficial to boost one’s self-esteem, whether subliminal persuasion works, and how we could find happiness.","CrossModule":"PLB1201","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PLB1201 and PL1101E.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1065","ModuleTitle":"Exploration in Musical Production","Department":"Office Of Student Affairs","ModuleDescription":"This module engages students to think and express themselves through the production process of a musical. By introducing the various aspects of mounting a musical production, it empowers the students to transmit this understanding into an actual display of intrinsic ideas. The module will be executed through classroom seminars and an experiential component culminating in the form of a micro-musical. The content coverage embodies a survey and appreciation of Singapore musicals; and to expound on the hardware and software requirements in mounting a musical. This include individual elements like acting, singing, writing, composing, music-making and dancing which are interwoven in the creation of this art form; as well as the financial and budget planning, safety measures and basic aspects of stage management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Preclusion":"GEH1040","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1066","ModuleTitle":"Engaging the natural environment in ASEAN","Department":"Office Of Student Affairs","ModuleDescription":"This module was designed as a foundation to a community service project in ASEAN. Weekly topics will provide students with an overview of history and contemporary society with a focus on the intersections between the capitalist globalization and development and some of the major consequences on poverty, inequality, migration and social change in selected ASEAN countries. The module also introduces students to debates around service learning and questions of development assistance/community service and \"volunteer tourism\" in a globalizing age. Lastly, the module provides a four week training workshop led by CELC experts where via break-out groups, students will learn hands-on simulations of proposal writing and oral presentation to potential funding agencies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Preclusion":"GEH1041","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1067","ModuleTitle":"Life, the Universe, and Everything","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an opportunity to grapple with some of the most enduring challenges to human thought. Our starting point is a conception of ourselves as free and conscious beings equipped with bodies that allow us to observe and explore a familiar external world. Successive lectures investigate alternative conceptions of the human condition, such as ones in which we are unfree, or non-spirituous, or inhabit a world whose fundamental nature is hidden from our view. Different conceptions bear differently on the further question of what we should value and why. Discussion is both argument-driven and historically informed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"PH1102E, GET1029","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1501","ModuleTitle":"Information Technology And Us","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective is to discuss the social impact of information technology on in public and private sectors. A contemporary history of computers and information technology is presented to provide the context and framework. Topics include: In a nutshell - microelectronics, microprocessors, multiprocessing. Social impact of information technology. Influence in business and the global economy. IT in the workplace. IT in education, management, law and government. Healthcare information systems: Quality healthcare. Privacy and freedom of information. Themes and case studies: (a) The information superhighway: Where does it lead to? (b) The World Wide Web: Future possibilities. (c) The ecological computer: Preserving the environment. (d) The coming millennium: Myriad possibilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"To preclude all Facultyof Engineering, Computer Engineering (CEG) & School of Computing students","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1505","ModuleTitle":"Living with Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to exhibit some simple mathematical ideas that permeate a modern society and to show how a reasonably numerate person can use these ideas in everyday life and, in the process, gain an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematical ideas. For example, we will learn some counting methods that can be applied to the enumeration of bus routes in a model of a grid system of roads in a city. We will also investigate some basic properties of graphs, which are mathematical structures used to model relationships between people in social networks, groups, organizations, computers, URLs etc. Transmission of digital information and signals is now an integral part of modern society. We will look at questions like: How do we encode information so that certain errors in transmission can be detected, or even corrected? How do we check that a given sequence of numbers is a proper International Standard Book Number (ISBN)? How do we encrypt sensitive information like credit card numbers using properties of prime numbers? Finally, we will examine some basic ideas in probability which are often at the basis for making decisions and judgement in the real world with random outcomes and measurements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Preclusion":"GEH1036.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1508","ModuleTitle":"Einstein's Universe & Quantum Weirdness","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Einstein's Ideas of our Universe and his Quantum contributions has greatly impacted the human societies. Students will also be enthused with the historical and philosophical development of Relativity and Quantum Theories. Einstein's relativistic thinking eventually leads to the creation of navigational systems that are used in transportation and communication, both by the military as well as hand phone consumers. The construction of nuclear plants is made possible by the relativistic results of mass and energy conversion. Einstein's Photoelectric discoveries also pave the way for modern cameras in the ubiquitous mobile devices. The quest for new quantum particles at the colliders by huge collaborations among many countries gave birth to the World Wide Web and the internet Culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"PC1325, GEH1027","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1509","ModuleTitle":"The Emerging Nanoworld","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module will acquaint students with the rapid development of the nanoworld with insights into the impact of this emerging technology on our society, environment and human life. The essence of nanoscience and technology lies in the understanding and manipulation of molecules. The advances in these fields are expected to significantly influence our lives in the spheres of medical, engineering, ethical and environmental issues. This module will discuss the potential benefits and challenges of novel nanotechnologies. How does nanotechnology affect society and human interaction? How will nanodevices and nanomaterials change our lives in the future?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1028","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1510","ModuleTitle":"Great Ideas in Contemporary Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Human society is facing major challenges in meeting the requirements of a technological age. Internet is ubiquitous and so are a variety of devices, all of which are based on utilizing the semi-conductor. Another pervasive technology is that of GPS. The module will focus on de-mystifying these technologies and show how the principles of science are indispensable in the functioning of these technologies. For example, the semi-conductor will be shown to be the result of quantum mechanics. Nuclear energy, with emphasis on fusion as possible source of clean energy, and GPS will be shown to an application of the theory of relativity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1029","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1513","ModuleTitle":"Wireless Communications - Past, Present And Future","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Telephones, fax machines, computers, and other communications devices-connected by wires to power sources and telecommunications networks are almost ubiquitous in many industrialized countries. Anytime, anywhere, mobile multimedia communications is close to becoming reality. This course examines how this all came about, how it works and what the future of wireless communications holds. In this course, students will learn things like: "Who were the pioneers of wireless communications?"; "What were the first steps to wireless communications and what can be regarded as the major milestones?"; "What is the mysterious spectrum?"; "What do GSM, CDMA and other acronyms stand for and what do they really mean?"; "How does my handphone work?"; etc. This module is suited for all non-engineering students as well as first year engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-3.5-2","Prerequisite":"basic knowledge of mathematics and physics at the GCE O-level.","Preclusion":"To preclude Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering and School of Computing students (except EE1, CPE1, CEG1, CEC1, COM1) and students who have read IT2001.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1519","ModuleTitle":"Science of Music","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to establish clear relationships between the basic elements of music found in virtually all musical cultures and their underlying scientific and mathematical principles. Musical scales which are the foundation of western musical culture as well as many other musical cultures will be discussed, with their evolution viewed from both western and non-western perspectives. The scientific and technical basis for the development of musical instruments of different musical cultures such as the piano, as well as their acoustical characteristics, will be examined. The module also looks at contemporary technologies in music such as digitization which has profoundly affected how the music of virtually all musical cultures is propagated.","CrossModule":"PC1327","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"PC1327, GEH1030","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Bernard Tan Tiong Gie (Physics Dept)"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1520","ModuleTitle":"Understanding the Universe","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The first part of the module covers the observations of celestial objects and their influences on the ancient cultures. Students will learn how calendars and astrology were developed, and how the fundamental laws of nature were discovered. The second part covers the use of telescopes and space missions to explore the universe. Discoveries of stars and galaxies and their impact on mankind's perceptions of the Universe will be explored. Students will learn how Earth formed as a planet that develops and sustains life. There will be a discussion on the latest developments in searching for Earth-like extraterrestrial objects, and explore their impacts on the societies.","CrossModule":"PC1322","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GEH1031. Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1521","ModuleTitle":"Physics in the Life Sciences","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Life science is the science that deals with phenomena regarding living organisms. It includes branches such as biology, medicine, anthropology and ecology. Physics on the other hand, studies the fundamental relationship between matter, energy, space, and time. Many people may consider them to be in different regimes and require different mindsets to work on. But as both disciplines advanced, it became increasingly clear that the interactions between them are far more pervasive and fundamental than one might expect. For example, the field of biophysics has risen since the 1950s, and it has vastly changed how biologists look at living systems or study biology. It proved that the mindsets of biology and physics can join together to provide deeper insight into the phenomenon we call life. We will base the material on the basic laws of physics, and discuss how they are interwined with all kinds of life science and daily life phenomena, from cells to ecosystems and from Earth to outer space. Through reading this module, the students would be able to think deeper about the daily phenomena around them, and understand better the foundation of life on Earth.","CrossModule":"PC1326","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GET1013. Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1522","ModuleTitle":"Global Environmental Issues","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"GEK1522 is an interdisciplinary module that brings together perspectives from different disciplines to provide deep insights into known and emerging global environmental issues and to develop polcies for achieving environmental, economic and social sustainability in a holistic manner. Given the scope of the module and its educational outcomes, the module draws students from diverse disciplines within NUS including \"Law\", \"Business\" and \"Computing\", etc. The key strength of the module is its diversity in terms of disciplinary composition. To take advantage of this diversity, the module promotes \"collaborative learning\" through peer teaching & learning by dividing the large class (120 to 130 students) into multi-disciplinary teams of 5 students. The instructor assigns reading materials to individual teams on broad topics that cut across human society and culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-2","Preclusion":"GEH1025","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1522T","ModuleTitle":"Global Environmental Issues","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1523T","ModuleTitle":"Innovativeness In Engineering Design","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1527","ModuleTitle":"Genes and Society","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this module is to introduce students to the modern concepts in biology and to enable them to evaluate independently the potential benefits and risks of thebiotechnological revolution and its implications for society. The topics taught will cover an understanding of the nature of the genetic material and the passage of information from DNA to protein, as well as the major technologies currently used for genetic engineering. Examples of genetic engineering of micro-organisms, plants and animals will be given in detail, and cloning will also be discussed. The students will become aware of the impact of the various genome projects on their own lives and will also able to recognise difficulties associated with deciding which kinds of genetic engineering are ethically and morally acceptable.","CrossModule":"LSM1302","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-5","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major/minor or Food Sciences & Technology or Pharmacy majors or Bioengineering programs.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1529","ModuleTitle":"Food & Health","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the current thinking and information as regards the importance of diet and health. It will explore traditional and more modem views on what constitute an adequate and healthy diet. The composition of food along with potential contaminants of food will be examined and how an individual needs to consider their diet in relation to specific needs. The aim will be to educate the students on the need for and the composition of a healthy diet and how to obtain this and remain healthy during the important years of development in early adulthood. There is now much more emphasis on the role of food in preventative medicine and how a well balanced diet can keep one fit and healthy. It is necessary to be aware of the composition of various foods and how different methods of processing and cooking may affect the compositional quality of the product.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-5-3","Preclusion":"GEH1019 and GEM1908","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1531","ModuleTitle":"Cyber Security","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The Internet has become the most widely used medium for commerce and communication as its infrastructure can be quickly and easily set up to link to the worldwide network and access information globally. Its growth over the last few years has been phenomenal. With these activities, countries are beginning to recognize that this new technology can not only expand the reach and power of traditional crimes, but also breed new forms of criminal activity. On the successful completion of this module, students should gain sufficient baseline knowledge to be able to identify, assess and respond to a variety of cybercrime scenarios, including industrial espionage, cyber-terrorism, communications eavesdropping, computer hacking, software viruses, denial-of-service, destruction and modification of data, distortion and fabrication of information, forgery, control and disruption of information. Students will also learn about countermeasures, including authentication, encryption, auditing, monitoring, technology risk management, intrusion detection, and firewalls, and the limitations of these countermeasures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GET1004","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1534","ModuleTitle":"Microbes which Changed Human History","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of the module is to introduce students to the nature of infectious diseases and their impact on human activities. At the end of the module, students will be able to understand the interactions between microorganisms and human, and the position and role of human in the living world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Preclusion":"GEH1043","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1535","ModuleTitle":"Our Atmosphere: A Chemical Perspective","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"After reading this module, students will have developed a deeper knowledge and a greater appreciation of the atmosphere. They will leave the course with a general understanding of some principals of elementary chemistry and perhaps some insight into how science is used to guide government policy. Topics are varied, but include global warming, the ozone hole, air pollution, the Gaia hypothesis, eco-philosophy and environmental politics. No students are excluded. Only an elementary knowledge of science is assumed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Available to all students","Preclusion":"GEH1020","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1536","ModuleTitle":"Computation & Machine: Ancient to Modern","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Why computers are so ubiquitous nowadays? What rule the computer is playing in scientific query and discovery? What was it like before the age of digital electronic computer? This module brings us back to antiquity from ruler and compass, abacus, mechanical calculator and all the way to modern electronic digital computer. It is intriguing to see the methods of computations in ancient Babylonian, Greek and Roman times, and in Chinese and Arabic cultures. For the modern digital era, we discuss how computer does calculations, how the instructions or algorithm are given to computer, and why the binary number system is used. Finally, we speculate the role quantum computer will play in the future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1017","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1537","ModuleTitle":"The Search for Life on Other Worlds","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"The module shall examine the scientific definition for life, its origins on this planet, and the possibility of finding it elsewhere in our solar system and beyond. It will develop fundamental concepts by drawing elementary knowledge from diverse fields of natural sciences such as Biology, Geology and Astronomy. It would give students an idea of how scientists work and think. The scientific contents of the module shall be speckled with historical, social and philosophical ponderings. The module shall put forward the message that there exist some profoundly important pursuits for us humans, both as a species and as a civilization","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-6","Preclusion":"GEH1042","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1538","ModuleTitle":"Plants and Society","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"How are human beings and plants interdependent? How did plants shape the planet Earth to one that is suitable for life as we know it? Such topics will be examined to deepen our appreciation of the roles played by plants in the progress of civilizations and cultures from both historic perspective and continuing impact on society. The discussion topics, written and oral presentations will include plants as sources of food, clothing, shelter, medicine. There will be talks by guests from local industry, along with team projects by students to enrich their awareness of the deep coexistence of plants and society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1050","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1539","ModuleTitle":"A Brief History of Science","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Nowadays it is all too easy to take basic science laws and theories, such as Newtons law of gravitational attraction or evolution for granted. The impact of research breakthroughs on society at the time of their development is being forgotten, as they come to be taken for granted. Even Science students tend to be unaware of how modern concepts have arisen, what their impact was at the time and how they changed the world. This course is intended to explain the history and significance of scientific developments on societies and how perceptions of the world have changed as a result.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1018","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1540","ModuleTitle":"Modern Technology in Medicine and Health","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The human race has entered an epoch where life span has increased significantly. During the twentieth century, life span has increased from around 50 to over 75 years mainly due to antibiotics, vaccinations, and improved nutrition. However this increase in lifespan has brought to the forefront a rise in many age-related diseases. These diseases, which include cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, are now a focus of health care in the 21st century. This course describes many of these diseases, and their diagnosis and treatment using advanced technology found in modern hospitals. The course also provides an insight into the scientific principles underlying these new and powerful technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1032","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chan Taw Kuei"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1542","ModuleTitle":"Forensic Science","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide students with general knowledge of a special branch of scientific inquiry and application to questions which are of interest to the legal system as well as social sciences such as archaeology. Experts from law, pharmacy, statistics, Health Sciences Authority and the Police will cover related topics to forensic science. The main topics covered include the introduction to the laboratory set up of the Centre for Forensic Science which handles DNA profiling, testing of body fluids and blood, paternity testing and database information; death investigation by the Centre for Forensic Medicine; hand writing analysis and questioned documents, toxicology and identification of illegal drugs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Eugene Lee","Stella Tan","Teo Eng Swee, Cuthbert","Ng Yiwen","Lei Peipei","Majeed Khader","Tay Ming Kiong"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1544","ModuleTitle":"The Mathematics of Games","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Games being a form of human activities since antiquity are often played with strategies that require critical thinking and decision making. Many of the number games like the game of nim have a rich mathematics favour. Real life social games contain combinatorial and probabilistic strategies. Simple economic activities can also be modelled in terms of games. In this module, selected real-life social games are discussed and treated in ways that bring out their mathematical creativity. The objective is to let students gain an appreciation of mathematics, its beauty and applications through the discussion of some of these games. In particular, we give an introduction of elementary non-zero sum and non-cooperative game as developed by von Neumann and Nash.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Preclusion":"GET1018.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1547","ModuleTitle":"The Art of Science, the Science of Art","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"It often seems the worlds of science and art are unrelated: Logical truth versus emotional imagination. Still, science and art have much in common. Science has caused paradigm shifts in artistic expression while art is used for engineering design and communication of scientific knowledge. In this module, students will be introduced to the use of materials and technology related to architecture, sculpture, painting, photography and imaging. The use of technology for dating and attribution of objects of art as well as the use of visual art for scientific illustration and design will be examined. Knowledge of the scientific principles of various forms of visual art will also be explored. The module aims at the development of some artistic skills for illustrations of scientific concepts and engineering designs. This module will help students to better express their thoughts through artistic expression and appreciate visual art.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Preclusion":"GET1014","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1548","ModuleTitle":"How the Ocean Works","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"About three-quarters of the surface of our home, the Earth, is covered by an ocean of water! The ocean is inseparably intertwined with human settlements. Day in, day out, directly, indirectly - from the air that we breathe to climate change, trade, politics or social holidays - the presence and the influence of the ocean is undeniable on the human society. We will discuss how the ocean is connected to our lives, how the various ocean phenomena affect our lives and our attempts at controlling and exploiting the ocean. Students will gain an appreciation of the scientific principles involved. This course will also help us make educated decisions about our environment and our ocean, so that future generations may also enjoy the majesty of our blue planet, as we do now.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Preclusion":"GEH1033","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1549","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking And Writing","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students think critically through analysing arguments and presenting their arguments effectively. Relevance to engineering practice will be emphasized with reference to Goldberg’s seven missing basics in engineering education. Ideas/claims/assertions/inferences are value driven and their successful communication is structured on sound reasoning and convincing expression. In the course, students will learn critical thinking skills through interaction with and rigorous analysis of various written texts. They will assess the arguments of others and develop their own, support them convincingly and convey them effectively in a critical evaluation and problem-solution research paper.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"- Students who are required to read ES1000 and/or EAP modules ES1102 must pass it/them before taking ES1531/GEK1549. - Only students matriculated from AY2014/15 onwards, are allowed to take GEK1549.","Preclusion":"EG1413, Students who have already read WP2201%, IEM1201% or UTW1001% module, GEK1901, U-town students cannot bid for ES1531/GEK1549. GET1021.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-20T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-22T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1900","ModuleTitle":"Public Health in Action","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"From the global increase in obesity to SARS, a range of health issues and solutions will be explored in differing contexts throughout the world. Working in small groups, students debate and evaluate paths to addressing global health issues in a variety of cultural contexts. For example, lessons learned about tuberculosis in Russia may be applied to the Singaporean context, or students may examine efforts to prevent newborn deaths in developing nations. Students will develop an appreciation of how the health of an entire population impacts individuals and how complex problems can be prevented or addressed using culturally appropriate solutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1049","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK1901","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking in the Information Age","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"How do we assess issues arising from the production and consumption of content and innovation in the Information Age? This module introduces students to principles and processes in analysing written and spoken arguments arising from various digital media channels such as the world-wide web, Internet, social and mobile media. Students learn how to question assumptions and assertions, identify bias and substantiate arguments on issues facing the Information Age. Ennis’ (1986, 2001) taxonomy of critical thinking dispositions underpins these principles and processes of critical thinking with emphasis on developing habits of mind that will prime students to think and argue well.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to take ES1000 Basic English and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes, must pass those modules before they are allowed to read this module.","Preclusion":"GEK1549, GET1006","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2000","ModuleTitle":"The U.S.: From Settlement to Superpower","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to provide students with a basic grounding of American historical and cultural developments from European colonisation to the end of the twentieth century. It will examine both the internal developments in the United States as well as its growing importance in international politics. By offering a range of social, economic, and political perspectives on the American experience, it will equip students with the knowledge for understanding and analysing the dominance of the United States in contemporary world history and culture. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"HY2237","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"AS2237, HY2237. GEK2000 is not for students majoring in HY.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2001","ModuleTitle":"Changing Landscapes of Singapore","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module attempts to understand the rationale of changes in Singapore's urban landscape. It places these changes within a framework that considers Singapore's efforts to globalise and examines how policies are formulated with the idea of sustaining an economy that has integral links sub-regionally with Southeast Asia while developing new spatial linkages that will strengthen its position in the global network. Emphasis is also given to recent discussions about how diversity and difference in the perception and use of space pose a challenge to the utilitarian and functional definition adopted by the state.","CrossModule":"SSA2202","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"SSA2202, GES1003","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2003","ModuleTitle":"Government and Politics of Singapore","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This course examines a number of areas in Singapore's domestic politics with the following objectives: identify the key determinants of Singapore's politics; understand the key structural-functional aspects of Singapore's domestic politics; examine the extent to which nation building has taken place in Singapore; and analyse the key challenges facing Singapore and its future as far as domestic politics is concerned. The course examines both the structural-functional aspects of domestic politics as well as issues related to nation building, state-society relations and the likely nature of future developments and challenges.","CrossModule":"PS2249","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS1102, GEM2003K, SS2209PS, PS2101B, SSA2209, PS2101, PS2249. Not for students majoring in PS.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2005","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning in Singapore","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to give students an understanding of the nature of urban planning, basic planning models and theories. Urban planning will be discussed, in the context of urbanisation and globalisation, as an important force shaping the modern human settlements. A study of the institutional aspect of planning will relate to Singapore’s planning system in which issues of planning implementation will be elaborated. Learning objectives: Understanding nature of urban planning; understanding urban planning processes; understanding urban planning principles. Major topics to be covered: Urbanisation history and its impact; Urban forms: organic growth of urban settlements; Utopian city/the garden city movement; The city beautiful movement/ Neighbourhood; New town; Urban design and conservation; Institutional Structure for planning; Concept Plan and Master Plan; Development control/planning implementation; Planning analysis: population and transportation; Public participation in planning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Not for Real Estate students and first year students and GES1026","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2008","ModuleTitle":"Environmental History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce students to major themes in Environmental History, meaning the historical study of the mutual influence of humans and the environment. After critically evaluating how the discipline of Environmental History has developed, lectures and discussions will focus on topics such as disease, agriculture, gender and modern environmental problems. Lectures will be combined with research assignments that will help students better understand how a historian approaches a topic. Students interested in history, the environment or new approaches to the past will be interested in the course","CrossModule":"HY2235","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY2235. GEK2008 is not for students majoring in HY.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2012","ModuleTitle":"Public Administration in Asia","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The module briefly covers the origins, functions, and contexts of public administration, and various comparative approaches to administrative systems in Asian countries. On that foundation, it then focuses on some of the major administrative issues in Asian countries, including local government and decentralisation, privatisation and public sector reform, ethnic representation, bureaucratic corruption, and administrative accountability. The module can be read by year 1-3 students across all faculties at NUS.","CrossModule":"PS2241","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2206, GEM2012K, PS2211B, PS2241. Not for students majoring in PS","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2013","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Finance","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The main aim of this module is to equip course participants with the basic principles for real estate financial analysis. A secondary objective is to provide course participants with an appreciation of the linkages between real estate, credit and capital markets. Students will specifically learn the financial tools necessary for evaluating lending and borrowing decisions and apply them to real estate investments. They will also be exposed to the institutional framework in Singapore such as the prevailing mortgage market conditions and CPF rules. In addition, students will study the more recent innovation in the field of real estate finance and investment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Not for Real Estate students","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2020","ModuleTitle":"Film Art and Human Concerns","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Can movies engage with serious concerns? Through the close study of films by great directors, this module explores how film as an artistic medium can be used to engage with significant socio-cultural and existential concerns. Students will be taught how to analyze film as an artistic medium and, further, how film directors use the aesthetic elements of film to engage with important subjects. Through films by directors like Stanley Kubrick, Orson Welles, Wong Kar-Wai and Zhang Yimou, students get a chance to reflect on issues like the human condition, the family, the urban condition, love and society, and the nation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEH1053","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2022","ModuleTitle":"Samurai, Geisha, Yakuza as Self or Other","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module challenges the foundation of human knowledge. Examining cultural icons from Japan's past and present we will unpack the assumptions, stereotypes, narrative strategies, and visualizing techniques of representing Japan. Students will probe one or more of Japan's three famous cultural icons - the samurai, the geisha, and/or the yakuza - as they appear in literature, visual and performance arts, and academic writings. By the end of the module students will not only have a richer understanding of the 'realities' behind such icons, but more significantly, they will be equipped to challenge stereotypes of Japan presented by journalism, popular culture, and the humanistic and social sciences. Ultimately such discovery will lead students to question their own knowledge of self and other. Students should refer to the module IVLE page for details of the selected icon(s) for the current semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1014","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2025","ModuleTitle":"Politics of the Middle East","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comparative overview of politics in the Middle East, giving particular attention to the history, societies, and cultures of the region. It considers some of the forces shaping its politics and discusses, selectively, major issues and challenges facing states in the Middle East today.","CrossModule":"PS2255","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"PS2255","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2028","ModuleTitle":"Founders of Modern Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the beginnings of modern Western philosophy in the seventeenth century, when philosophers conceived of themselves as breaking away from authority and tradition. It will deal with central themes from the thought of Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz and Spinoza; in particular, the attempt to provide foundations for knowledge and science.","CrossModule":"PH2206","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"PH2206","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2030","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Continental Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to some of the main figures and movements of Continental European Philosophy. The purpose is to provide a broad synoptic view of the Continental tradition with special attention paid to historical development. Topics to be discussed include phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism, hermeneutics, Critical Theory, and post-structuralism/post-modernism. Thinkers to be discussed include Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Levi-Strauss, Derrida, Gadamer, Habermas, Lyotard and Levinas. The main objective is to familiarize the student with the key concepts, ideas and arguments in the Continental tradition.","CrossModule":"PH2212","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"PH2212, EU2214","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2034","ModuleTitle":"Social Philosophy and Policy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module is a study of the different ways societies organize their political, economic, and other social institutions, with an emphasis on the philosophical principles that justify (or don’t) alternative social arrangements. Topics will include different systems of social organization (capitalism, socialism, and democracy), specific policies (taxation, redistribution), and related normative concepts and theories (feminism, individualism, collectivism, community, freedom, equality, rule of law).","CrossModule":"PH2220","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"PH2220","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2037","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the philosophical problems arising from technology and its relation to nature and human values. In doing so, it draws on a number of philosophical approaches and traditions. Among the topics to be discussed are the relation between science and technology, the way technology has shaped our perception of nature and human experience, and the ethical challenges posed by technological progress. Potential topics to be discussed will include the concept of risk, issues in environmental ethics, and socialepistemological problems arising from communication technology.","CrossModule":"PH2223","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"PH2223","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2041","ModuleTitle":"Science Fiction and Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module considers science fiction as a mode of philosophical inquiry. Science fiction stories are used to examine fundamental questions of metaphysics, epistemology and ethics. Topics include the nature of time, space, religion, nature, mind, and the future. Specific topics may include such issues as genetic enhancement, environmental ethics, and implications of encounters with non-human life forms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"PH2225, GET1025","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2042","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Borrowing: Japan and China","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Humans have always actively borrowed from other cultures. Such borrowing is a creative process which influences aspects of life ranging from basic material needs to aesthetic appreciation. Often, however, cultural borrowing is labelled as simple imitation. This results in cultural stereotypes that impede understanding of other cultures. Using Chinese and Japanese cultural borrowings as illustration, this module teaches second and third year students to analyze the creative process of cultural exchange. By developing theoretical perspectives from the study of China and Japan, students will learn about exchanges among culture in general.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1015","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Scot Andrew Hislop"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2044","ModuleTitle":"Reading Visual Images","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to ways of looking at and discussing works of art. The focus is chiefly on painting and sculpture; the emphasis is on analyzing the composition or design of art works and in constructing meanings for them. The study of this module enables students to acquire critical skills for interpreting and connecting with works of art. The module encourages students to read art works in relation to a range of interests, intentions and issues; the aim here is to suggest or propose contexts or environments in which art works are made and received. There are three sections. In the first, three (3) topics from Asian art traditions are discussed. The are : 1. Indian sculpture 2. Chinese landscape painting 3. Islamic calligraphy In the second section, ideas and movements from the Renaissance in Italy to the end of the 20th century in Europe, are surveyed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2045","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Modern Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"To develop a basic understanding of the major principles of contemporary architecture and urbanism from mid-nineteen century to the present; To study the making of architectural and urban language as they have been evolved and developed within specific social, political, cultural, technological and economic contexts; and to develop critical perspectives regarding contemporary architectural practice, the design process, and perceptions of the built environment. Major topics to be covered: Arts and Crafts movements, Art Nouveau, Chicago School, modernity, the avant-garde, international style, High tech, Populism, regionalism, critical regionalism, post-modernism, deconstructivism?etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2047","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Chinese Cinema: Shanghai-Hong Kong-Singapore","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Studies on cinema offer an important perspective for understanding human cultures. This course explores Chinese-language film history from the 1930s to the present through examining some key genres of films made by major filmmakers from China, Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, including opera, musical, action and youth films. Special attention will be paid to the socio-cultural condition of their production, distribution, exhibition and consumption, as well as larger regional cultural connections of these four places. The course will be taught in English.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"CH2297, GEH1023","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2048","ModuleTitle":"Effective Reasoning","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"What is good reasoning? We will try to answer this question by studying the mechanics of reasoning. Students will learn what an argument is, what the difference between validity and soundness is, and what it means to say that an argument is valid in virtue of its form. They will also be introduced to various strategies and pitfalls in reasoning. In addition, to hone their analytical skills, students will be given arguments—drawn from philosophy and other areas—to unpack and evaluate. It is hoped that in the process of learning what counts as good reasoning, one will become a better reasoner.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"PH2111, GET1026","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2049","ModuleTitle":"Pirates, Oceans and the Maritime World","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Piracy, understood broadly as violence or crime at sea, is a present day phenomenon and yet one which has a history spanning centuries and across all the oceans of the world. From pirates to privateers, corsairs to raiders, maritime predators take various names and forms. This module explores the history of pirates and piracy. By examining case studies from the 1400s onwards and by placing pirates into the context of oceanic history and maritime studies, students will be able to demystify the popular images often associated with pirates.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-4-2","Preclusion":"GEH1013","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2050","ModuleTitle":"Digital Humanities in Arts Research","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Digital technologies let us do humanities differently, using interactive publishing, machine-driven analysis, media-rich platforms, online archives and crowd-sourced databases. How are these technologies changing the humanities? This module invites students from across the university to consider this question through a problem-based approach. In each session, the students will learn to use and critically evaluate digital tools and platforms. Reflecting the multiple approaches within the digital humanities, teaching combines seminar discussions of topics with hands-on training in web programming, text encoding and video processing techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-1-0-7","Preclusion":"GET1030","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2501","ModuleTitle":"Understanding your Medications","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"The module will introduce students in the humanities to the general principles of drug actions that underpin their therapeutic applications. The science of drug action (pharmacology) will include two major areas of pharmacology, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics, which provide the scientific foundation for the study of drug actions. In dealing with the therapeutic applications of drug actions, examples of commonly used drugs for specific disease states will be discussed, and their possible side-effects highlighted. The examples will illustrate the use of over-the-counter as well as prescription drugs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2 lecture/tutorial hours + 5 project/assignment work hours + 3 preparatory hours","Prerequisite":"Open only to 2nd, 3rd and 4th year students","Preclusion":"Preclusion(s): Medical, Dental, Pharmacy, Nursing and all 1st year students are precluded. Life Science students who have taken LSM3211 are also precluded. Life Science students who have taken GEK2501 will not be allowed to do LSM3211","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Peter Wong Tsun Hon (Pharmacology)","Tan Chay Hoon","Tan Kwong Huat, Benny","Gavin Dawe","Wong Wai-Shiu Fred","Gautam Sethi","Lai Kim Peng Mitchell","Alan Prem Kumar"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2503","ModuleTitle":"Remote Sensing for Earth Observation","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Images of the earth are not only beautiful to look at but also useful for learning about the earth and its state of health. In this module, students will be exposed to different types of images of the earth and their applications, especially in Southeast Asia.Major topics to be covered include types of remote sensing systems, image processing and information extraction, and applications such as global monitoring, biophysical observations, environmental management and natural hazard monitoring. This module is for students who enjoy viewing images of the earth and want to understand such images and their uses in earth science and environmental applications","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Liew Soo Chin"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2506","ModuleTitle":"Drugs and Society","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to impart an appreciation of the use of drugs in relation to the cultural and social environment of societies past and present. How drugs are employed today, watershed \"drug\" discoveries and their impact on society (for example contraceptives, antibiotics, vaccines, psychopharmacological agents), the issue of drug use in sports, \"social\" drugs and the \"pill for every ill\" syndrome will be discussed. Particular attention will be paid to “controversial” drug-related societal issues within each topic. For example, the role of pharmaceutical industry will be examined to determine if the tendency to “bash” big Pharma is justified or if decriminalization of drug use will be a more effective means of curtailing drug abuse. One of the components in this module requires students to objectively evaluate such issues and articulate their stand in an audio-visual presentation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Preclusion":"GEH1026","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK2508","ModuleTitle":"Sky and Telescopes","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a practical introduction to the skies and optical equipment. Students will learn the movements of celestial objects, their properties and telescopic instrumentations. In addition, there will be astronomy field trips, observatory visits and students will learn how to read star charts, operate telescopes and take astro-photographs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"A-Level Physics or Understanding the Universe (GEK1520/PC1322) or Einstein’s Universe & Quantum Weirdness (GEK1508/PC1325)","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEK3005","ModuleTitle":"Politics and the Visual","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the many forms of relationship between politics and visual culture. From the ancient world to the present, politics, whether formal or popular, has had a visual dimension. Politicians have been concerned to control their appearance; various media (from painting to theatre to television to the internet) have been used to both serve and defeat this goal. The module surveys the relationship between politics and visual culture and allows students to engage with contemporary issues surrounding politics, film, and digital culture.","CrossModule":"PS3260","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3260","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1003","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Theatre and Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with foundational knowledge of the different aspects of, approaches and discursive contexts relating to the study and praxis of theatre and performance. The module will also introduce students to the various forms of classical and contemporary performance practices and their attendant modes of analyses: combining play analysis, theatre history & theory. Using complementary content-centred lectures and practice laboratory, the module creates an environment where students simultaneously engage with module content while investigating its relations to the creation of theatre and performance.","CrossModule":"TS1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"TS1101E","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1004","ModuleTitle":"Reason and Persuasion","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"The first six weeks we read Plato (a 5th Century BC Greek, of whom it has been said, 'All of Western thought is just footnotes to Plato') and Descartes (a 17th Century Frenchman, of 'I think therefore I am' fame.) The second six weeks concern questions and problems raised by Plato and Descartes. We will mull the metaphysics of mind and consciousness; ponder the politics of freedom. The module title hints at a basic question: what sorts of ways of convincing people, and being convinced by people - about life, about anything - are good ways?","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GET1027","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1008","ModuleTitle":"Evaluating Academic Arguments","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some basic concepts in informal logic to help them apply these arguments in academic writing so that they will be better able to evaluate as well as write critical and logical responses to materials read in various disciplines ranging from the social sciences to engineering and the sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-3-2","Preclusion":"GET1005","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1031","ModuleTitle":"Names as Markers of Socio-cultural Identity","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on names as a means of marking out the socio-cultural identity of the named and of the namer. Attention will be paid to anthroponyms (personal names), toponyms (place names) and commercial names. This module will be interdisciplinary in nature and will combine a range of approaches to names. Linguistic and philosophical approaches will provide the theoretical anchor to the topic of names. Subsequent seminars will contextualise names in their historical, geographical, political and literary contexts. There will be scope for students to develop the module in the direction of their interests in the mini project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEH1054","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1033","ModuleTitle":"Religion and Film","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Cinematic and literary expression centred on religious topics can be studied to see how the vitality of cultural expression and power of the religious imagination interrelate. No prior training in artistic interpretation or religious history is required, though the module presumes a curiosity about religion and culture. It trains students to think about why people sometimes enjoy seeing films about painful topics. It clarifies the difference between “studying” and “practising” religion, and it teaches students to discuss controversial topics with tact.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1055","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1035","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Generation Y: Transitions to Adulthood","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the changes in the life transition from adolescence to adulthood in today’s developed world. We will look at some of the popular understandings of emerging adulthood by studying an age group of people called “adultolescents”, “twixters”, or “kippers”. We will also critically analyse aspects of emerging adulthood with regards to education, job opportunities, love and marriage, as well as parenting. Finally, we reflect on the kind of citizens these emerging adults are becoming, how they can engage in the community, and what the future holds for them.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1402","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1036","ModuleTitle":"Globalisation and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module offers students an introduction into the role of new communication technologies in the context of globalization. We will explore various aspects of global communication flows including the global reach of new media and its consequences, global and transnational timesharing and workflows, the role of new media in global and local politics, and the potential of new and traditional communication channels in the context of various forms of activism and communication for social change. The role of culture in global communication and ways in which cultural processesshape and are shaped by the landscape of globalization will be emphasized.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1001","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Morales Tellez Sofia Rosario","Mary Lee Ching Ling"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1046","ModuleTitle":"Home","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Few words in the English language (or any language) are as evocative and emotionally-charged as “home.” But how do we determine what we call home, and why should we take “home” seriously? This module explores the political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the complex idea of home. Major topics include: sense of place, home technologies and design, gender and housework, home and travel, globalisation, nationalism, homelessness, exile, and representations of home. Students will complete the module with a new appreciation for the complexity of the places – house, neighborhood, nation, planet – they call home.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GET1003","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1050","ModuleTitle":"Framing Bollywood: Unpacking The Magic","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"Bollywood Cinema is recognised as the most vibrant form of cultural media in India, one whose influence now extends to many parts of the world. By studying the content and meaning of selected Bollywood films, this module will introduce students to key social, economic, political and cultural issues in India, and explore important concepts in the humanities and social sciences such as nationalism, gender and sexuality, diaspora and globalisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1009","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1051","ModuleTitle":"Ethnicity and Nation-Building: Singapore and Malaysia","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines policies and programmes dealing with ethnic relations based on the experiences of Singapore and Malaysia. It focuses on how these much talked about and debated policies, impact or affect the Malays in particular, who constitute a numerical minority in Singapore, but form the majority in Malaysia. The module examines major socio-historical factors conditioning these policies and programmes and the processes by which they are materialised from the period of British colonialism to the present. How these efforts bear upon nation building and national integration will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GES1008","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1052","ModuleTitle":"Understanding the Changing Global Economic Landscape","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Why and how have things changed and moved so fast? Why and how has the global economy become more open and integrated? This module discusses the increasing connections and mobilities of goods (like grains, oil, cars, appliances, parts & components), services (like banking, education, tourism), money and finance, labour, technology, ideas and information. It discusses their trends and patterns and critically examines the role of various factors such as international and regional institutions, media and ICT, infrastructure and distribution networks, state intervention, and private sector involvement. It also assesses the social, economic, political and environmental impacts of increasing interconnectedness and mobilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GET1016","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Teofilo C Daquila"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1535","ModuleTitle":"Clean Energy and Storage","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Modern civilization, which on the one hand boasts of having discovered the behaviour of subatomic particles, has also to its credit the impending intensified energy crisis and global warming. The urgent need to address these challenges has now become obvious. The course will acquaint students with the role of scientific development towards understanding the current global energy crisis and global warming. Emphasis will be given on how scientific progress has helped us in understanding the principle and development of various clean energy and storage technologies, their potential and applicability in present day scenarios and in shaping future energy systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1034","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1536","ModuleTitle":"Darwin and Evolution","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Charles Darwin is remembered like no other figure in the history of science. However, public understanding of Darwin and evolution remains a serious problem. What most people think they know about Darwin, his life and his famous book ‘On the origin of species’ is wrong. This module provides a solid background for understanding how the theory of evolution actually unfolded. It covers the history of geology, palaeontology and biology from the 1700s to the 20th century. The central focus is on the life and work of Charles Darwin and how biological evolution was uncovered, debated and accepted by the international scientific community in the 19th century, and beyond. There will be a lot of myth busting and this provides case studies on how to assess historical claims and evidence, and discussions on recent developments in evolutionary biology, human evolution and anthropology are included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM1902B Junior Seminar: The Darwinian Revolution GET1020","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1901","ModuleTitle":"Health and Wellness for Older Adults","Department":"Registrar's Office","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students the opportunity to focus on the holistic needs of the older adults’ population and explore means to support them to achieve optimal level of functioning and quality of life. Students will examine theories and concepts of ageing, normal physiologic and psychosocial changes and the bio-psychosocial issues associated with these processes. By developing an understanding of the specific needs of older adults, students will be able to promote health and wellness for this population. Ethical and legal aspects of caring for older adults are addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902B","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: The Darwinian Revolution","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"The scientific developments of the 19th century from geology to palaeontology, culminating in the theory of evolution by natural selection are arguably the greatest transformations in our understanding of the natural world in human history. Much of the science of the following century has been further refinements and elaborations of these earlier foundations. Yet most of these developments remain totally unknown or misunderstood by most people. Surely, therefore, an understanding of these issues is essential knowledge for any educated person today.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM1536 GET1020 UTC1102B GEM1902BX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902G","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Proof: What’s Truth got to do with it?","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"An essential part of an educated person is an independent desire to know the truth. In seeking the truth, one must often judge a proffered proof. This seminar will discuss the relationship between Truth and Proof in biology, ecology, history, justice, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, physics, religion, statistics, etc. This helps the student see both the hard, objective formulation of the two concepts in the sciences, as well as their soft, subjective abstraction in the humanities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"UTC1102G GEM1902GX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902M","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: On Blindness","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This seminar attempts to explore the relationality between seeing and knowledge. It begins with a meditation on the phrase “seeing is believing”; and questions the privileging of sight over all the other senses. Through a close reading of various texts, seminar participants will explore the relationality between sight and blindness—are they necessarily antonyms, or are they always already a part of each other? And if they are intimately related, what are the implications on knowledge? Are we all potentially blind to our own insights?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1102M GEM1902MX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902P","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Murals: Expressions from/on the Walls","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to mural painting historically, theoretically and technically. Students will learn of murals from different cultures and periods to facilitate critical discussions on the roles of art, artists and aesthetics vis-à-vis notions of everyday life, public space and community. They will cultivate a strong sense of observation and curiosity about their surroundings, reporting on murals from antiquity, and of Singapore or their home countries. They will also acquire skills in the technical aspects of mural painting, from conceptualising designs to painting a mural. Finally, this module provides students an unusual opportunity for building collaborative and community spirit as they paint their chosen mural together.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1102P GEM1902PX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902R","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Green Capitalism: A Critical Engagement","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"How do we know how green companies are? How do managers know? This module is about information and knowledge as social phenomena. Nature does not tell us how green companies are; the information that shows us ‘green capitalism’ as a solution and a reality is constructed by humans. This module is about how environmental managers know and do 'greening', and about the problems of such knowing and doing. The focus is not on engaging in green capitalism, but on engaging with it, critically. More broadly, you will pick up skills for dealing with uncertainty, uncommon ground and contradictions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1102R GEM1902RX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902S","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Death and After-Death in the Internet Age","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"Now, more than ever, we live, die and live on through Internet technologies such as Web sites, social networking platforms and gaming environments. But how does this ‘living, dying and living on’ through the Internet relate to our ‘bodily living, dying and living on’? Using different disciplinary perspectives, this module will dwell on two questions: (1) How do we make sense of life, death and after-death in the Internet era? (2) How can we respond, through new ways of thinking, practices, policy or design, to the new challenges and questions associated with life, death and after-death today?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1102S GEM1902SX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1902U","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Disasters","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"Disasters are catastrophic breakdowns in the relations between nature, technology, and society. They reveal aspects of these relations not normally visible. In this Junior Seminar, we explore questions such as: what are disasters, what causes them, and how do we know when they begin or end? What kinds of knowledge count when communities prepare for disasters or make recovery plans? By examining the historical, environmental, and cultural contexts of specific catastrophes and their aftermaths, such as Fukushima or the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, we ponder what disasters can teach us about how to (re-)construct more just, resilient and sustainable societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1102U GEM1902UX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1903","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Studies: An Interdisciplinary Overview","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"Using a multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary perspective, this module provides a historical and epistemological overview of environmental studies. Environmental studies underscore the long tradition in both eastern and western thought and philosophies of human-nature relationships. This module highlights the importance of demography, society, culture, and religion as important variables in understanding the complex equations of environmental processes, changes, adaptations and impacts. The module hopes to bring together current environmental and climate change issues as well as challenges; interrogate the options available in various ways: nature conservation, technological fixes, shifting consumption patterns, alternative energies, environmental education, changing public civic behavior, economic management policies and legal enforcements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"For students in the Environmental Studies Programme.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1904","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Hidden Communities","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"There are various ‘hidden communities’ in Singapore that do not gain much public attention but whose members require special consideration from society. People with disabilities, children with learning difficulties, the elderly or migrant workers are among them. They face distinct challenges to live independent and productive lives. Each semester, the module focuses on one specific group and examines that group’s challenges, and best practices in Singaporean and international contexts. Engaging with hidden communities in Singapore is one of the key features of understanding global issues in a local context, so-called ‘Glocalisation’ (globalisation + localisation) to form active citizenship in a healthy society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Preclusion":"UTC1403","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Lai Yong","Sue Chang-Koh"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1905","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Power and Ideas","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"According to cultural theorists like Stuart Hall, Michel Foucault and Antonio Gramsci, the structures that support dominant ideas in society could be political, economic, religious or cultural, among others. This module examines the power structures behind the dominant ideas of our time, asking why these structures have an interest in promoting or discrediting ideas about what is ‘good’ for our community and mankind. These ideas include human rights, citizenship, democracy, meritocracy, the ‘Washington Consensus,’ development, age of majority, and political correctness.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1404","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1906","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Understanding Health Behaviour","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"How individuals, families and communities respond to illness, or seek to prevent it, is the result of a broad and complex mix of personal, social, cultural and experiential factors. This module gives students opportunities to picture the resources and constraints involved in this choice or act, through an understanding of theories of health behaviour and disease prevention, social influences, and the provisions and response of the healthcare system. It will also allow students to define and discuss the issues involved in addressing unmet need for healthcare. A key aspect of learning will be the use of patient narratives as anchoring points for the seminars; students will also construct and interpret such a narrative as their final assignment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1405","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1909","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Technology and Human Progress","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"Technology is the creation and use of tools, techniques and processes to solve a problem or perform a specific function. In this junior seminar, students will explore and understand emergent technologies (informational, biomedical, assistive, instructional etc) and will seek to understand technologies from multidisciplinary perspectives. Students will pursue a specific area of interest (eg a specific new technology, and related ethical or legal issues) in-depth, and consider the potential implications of the widespread use of these technologies, both in advancing human progress; and the social, ethical and legal dilemmas they may pose to society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1408","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1910","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: The Pursuit of Happiness","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This module introduced a comprehensive perspective on ‘happiness’ and related social constructs such as satisfaction and quality of life. Drawing from multidisciplinary research in Singapore and around the world, the following issues are discussed in detail: Does rising GDP lead to more happiness? Who are the people who are happy? Can money buy happiness? What really makes people happy? Can the government manufacture happiness for its citizens?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1409","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1912B","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem Special Topics: Quality Journalism and Critical Reading","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"News reports that purport to have marshalled facts and opinion on current issues are often taken at face value: they are consumed without question. How can we discern quality journalism from the less worthy instances of the craft? This seminar, led by an experienced journalist, is organised around the critical exploration of key aspects of journalistic writing: the questions behind the story, the use of numbers and the organisation of the message or argument. By dissecting media coverage of current issues, students will bolster their skills as critical readers and communicators.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC1112B GEM1912BX","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1913","ModuleTitle":"Beasts, People and Wild Environments in South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"How do ideas about big beasts and the wild inform our socio-cultural worldview? In other words, what is a “tiger” when it is not just a zoo animal but one that lives in a forest next to your home? In this introductory and interdisciplinary course to conservation and the environment, we will watch films and discuss novels and ethnographies focusing on human/animal relations in six different spheres: Mountains, Deserts, Rivers, Plains, Forests, and Sea. The course aims to be an informative, provocative and fun introduction to an exciting and relatively new field of scholarship.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1010","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1914","ModuleTitle":"Jnr Sem: Systems Systems Everywhere","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces and examines the idea of a “system”. It explores systems theory as a way of thinking about the goals, boundaries, complexities, stakeholders, and relationships between parts of a larger network (social, economic, knowledge-based etc). Topics include characteristics of a system, inter-relationships between different parts of a system, the effects of a system on its stakeholders and vice versa, and the limits and challenges of systems theory. Different national and community systems will be introduced. Students will also have the opportunity to investigate a system of their choice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM1915%, GEM1918, GEM1919, GET1011, UTC1411, UTC1700, UTC1701","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1915","ModuleTitle":"Towards an Understanding of the Complex World","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"What do natural resources utilization, spread of diseases and urbanization have in common? Why do economic, social and health systems behave the way they do? Students will explore these questions through the systems and critical thinking paradigm. Through collaborative work and classroom debates, students will expand and consolidate knowledge fragments into structured representations for larger, complex systems. By deciphering common motifs, and understanding the effect of interdependencies between the different parts of the system, students will develop critical stances about real-world phenomena. They will express their understanding of the structure and behavior of systems through multimedia reports and oral presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM1912 Jnr Sem: Systems Systems Everywhere (offered at CAPT, UTown) Despite the minimal overlap, the preclusion may be needed to ensure that students who have completed GEM1912 do not have an unfair starting advantage over others who take this module. GET1011","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1917","ModuleTitle":"Understanding and Critiquing","Department":"Ridge View Residential College","ModuleDescription":"This inter-disciplinary module will provide foundational knowledge and skills relating to the emerging problem of sustainability. Probing questions about how humans impact and react to environmental change will be asked. Students will explore current and future global environmental change issues from the standpoints of science, technology, and policy. The science behind global change (climate variability and change, natural weather disasters such as floods and droughts, environmental degradation); human aspects of change (water crises and conflict, agriculture and food security, energy sustainability, climate, health); and technology and policy issues relating to mitigation and adaptation (renewable energy, carbon trading, water resource engineering, agricultural development) will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-1","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1918","ModuleTitle":"Thinking in Systems: Ecosystems and Natural Resources","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"This module will serve to prepare systems citizens with thinking and quantitative skills that thought leaders across the world consider critical for functioning in the 21st century. Comprising qualitative and quantitative elements, this module will hone students’ ability to engage in Systems Thinking: understanding parts of a system, seeing interconnections, asking ‘what-if’ questions, quantifying the effects of specific interventions and using such understanding to propose operational/structural policies courageously and creatively. Interactive discussions and hands-on computer modelling using examples from several ecological and natural resource systems will serve as the primary learning mechanisms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-2-2-4","Preclusion":"GEM-coded GEM1914 GEM1915% GEM1919 GE Reform GET1011 UTC-coded UTC1411 UTC1701 UTC1700","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM1919","ModuleTitle":"Thinking in Systems: Diseases and Healthcare","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"Does a virus attack any individual? Or, does an individual create conditions for infection? How should hospitals plan treatment strategies and patient-staff movements during an outbreak? Should government allocate more resources to prevent onset of chronic diseases rather than managing the complications arising out of chronic diseases? Students will approach such questions from a systems perspective, which involves: understanding behaviours of subsytems and stakeholders such as disease/ infection, patients, providers, payers and society. They will also learn how the interdependencies and interactions between the different actors of the system can be integrated into a holistic system that enables better understanding.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM-coded GEM1914 GEM1915% GEM1919 GE Reform GET1011 UTC-coded UTC1411 UTC1701 UTC1700","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2000","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The module is aimed at helping students to develop a wholesome questioning mind and attitude and a curiosity for the meaning, extent and purpose of knowledge so as to look at appraisal problems holistically, critically and creatively. Thus, the module is meant to be a review of the development of appraisal theory and the methods of investigating and analyzing an appraisal problem as well as interpretation of value determining factors and appraisal reports. Furthermore, the module explores the quantitative/qualitative, inductive and deductive modes of analysis underpinning real estate appraisal as well as the interpretative nature of real estate appraisal.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Preclusion":"All School of Design and Environment students are not allowed to read it as a GEM.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2001","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Asian Theatre","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the classical theatre forms of India, China, and Japan. Each tradition is examined within its socio-cultural context. Textual analysis of classical scripts from Sanskrit drama, Chinese opera, and Japanese theatre will also be conducted. Students' learning experience is often constructed in stimulated theatre settings to promote their creativity and to provide them with a working knowledge of performing arts. Students interested in theatre studies, South Asian studies, Chinese studies, and Japanese studies may particularly benefit from this module.","CrossModule":"TS2232","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"TS2232","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2005","ModuleTitle":"Film and History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Through a study of film this module will examine the interpretation of history in film, and contrast filmic representation of history with printed sources. Students will critically evaluate a set of issues regarding film and history such as: What light do films shed on the past? How reliable are films as the grounds for making inferences about the past? What are the similarities and differences in the criteria for the critical evaluation of historical films and the historian's accounts of the past? The module is for students with an interest in film as a form of social expression.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Preclusion":"HY2243, GEH1011","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2006","ModuleTitle":"Logic","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to classical logic. The first half of the course introduces propositional logic, using the techniques of truth-tables and trees. The second half of the course extends the use of trees to predicate logic and basic modal logic. Emphasis is placed on applying the techniques to philosophical arguments, and on philosophical questions raised by the study of logic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"PH2110 and GET1028.","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2021","ModuleTitle":"Technology and Artistic Innovators","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"How have artists driven technological development, and to what extent does technology shape artistic developments? This course explores the origins of art and technology from small metal workings and glass beads long before their use in military and agriculture, to animation shorts and how they are used to utilize the latest computer hardware and software development to make the latest animation blockbusters. We will also explore how the relationship with technology and arts changes the human relationship with the arts, such as art reproductions, and how technological advances in the arts alters our relationship with each other, like the advent of headphones and the Sony Walkman. Common homework assignments, including scholarly readings and audio and video files, form the foundation for course work and class discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"MUL3202 GEH1048","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2022","ModuleTitle":"The Art of Rituals and Recreation","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"An interdisciplinary examination of the arts in western recreational practices and religious, political, and social rituals. Areas of study such as storytelling, theatre, reading, festivals, weddings, concerts, coronations, dancing, hymn singing, and so forth will comprise the course. Critical comparison of past and present cultures is integral to the course. Common homework assignments - including readings and audio and video files - form the basis of class discussion and written exercises; this is not a lecture-based course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"MUL3203, GEH1039","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2023","ModuleTitle":"Primary Health Care","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to primary health care from a philosophical basis and a model of service provision using the World Health Organisation’s global framework for health. Students will be able to apply health education and health promotion models as strategies for achieving sustainable health outcomes. This module provides students with understanding and knowledge of primary health care and community development concepts in multiple healthcare contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2025","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Philosophy Of Science","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to a spectrum of philosophical issues concerning modern science. These range from explaining the development of science, including a comparison with traditional approaches, to understanding nature in both the West and the East, to problems of the rationality of science. This will also involve a historical study of the development of philosophy of science in the Western tradition, from Bacon and Hume, through Mill, to Popper, Kuhn and Feyerabend.","CrossModule":"PH2201","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"PH2201","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2027","ModuleTitle":"Public Speaking and Critical Reasoning","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module prepares students to be effective and efficient public speakers. It offers an overview of the theories of oral communication and public speaking, with particular emphasis on effective speaking, listening and critique skills. It looks into adapting evidence, language, visual aids and other message characteristics through selected forms of public speaking for various purposes, audiences and contexts and includes practice in the critical analysis of speeches. It emphasizes strategic communication to enhance critical thinking skills, rhetorical fluency through reasoned thinking and expression of logical argument positions on local and global issues that impact our everyday lives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GET1008","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Elizabeth Veronica Cardoza"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Evening","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2028X","ModuleTitle":"Citizenship in a Changing World","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"Originally a concept which bound individual members to a defined nation via relations of rights and responsibilities, “citizenship” in the 21st century is coming under unprecedented pressure from technological change and globalization. This module will trace the development of the concept, the values and social assumptions which underpin citizenship, and the interactions between liberal, communitarian and civic narratives of citizenship from ancient Greece to contemporary Singapore. Three key relationships are considered: the rights and duties of citizens in relation to government, to other citizens, and to non-citizens in and beyond the polity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2028 SSU2007% UTC2403 UTS2403","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2507","ModuleTitle":"Physical Questions from Everyday Life","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module demonstrates the application of physical science to everyday situations besides to excite the curiosity and imagination of the students and bring out their awareness of the many marvels that surround them. Students will develope a deeper knowledge and a greater appreciation towards apparently mundane events of their daily life. Everyday phenomenon relate to physical concepts will be discussed in the context to real-world topics, societal issues, and modern technology, underscoring the relevance of science and how it relates to our day-to-day lives. During the module, students will select and discuss their own apparently mundane event and present their topic accordingly.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1035","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2902X","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This ‘Senior Seminar’ is required of students in their second year of residence in Tembusu College. The module will consider one of the most pressing problems of our time from multiple viewpoints. Merging insights from the sciences and humanities, students will be introduced to problems, conflicts, and debates over the causes of, and solutions to, the phenomenon of global warming and its implications for humanity. The seminar will meet weekly in small groups of 15-20, with periodic full-class meetings to hear guest speakers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC2102 GEM2902","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2903X","ModuleTitle":"Community Leadership","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This interdisciplinary module introduces and examines the idea of ‘community leadership’. It focuses on how ordinary individuals identify social needs in the local community and endeavour to improve the lives of vulnerable groups by organising grassroots solutions. These individuals include Nobel Laureates such as Mother Teresa or Muhammad Yunus but also ordinary unsung heroes closer to Singapore. Students are required to investigate the emergence of pioneering community leaders combining the socio-historical contexts, personal psychology, networking and socialisation processes and social entrepreneurship. The teaching methodology incorporates lectures, seminar discussion, experiential exercises and field study to interview real-life community leaders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2903 UTC2400","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Lai Yong","Tan Xue Yun, Angie"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Evening","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2905X","ModuleTitle":"Singapore as ‘Model’ City?","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"A ‘global city’, a ‘city in a garden’, a ‘city of 6.9 million’... what do these and other models say about Singapore and its relationship to its past and future? This course facilitates critical and multi-disciplinary engagement with the imagination and organization of Singapore as city. Students will examine visible aspects of the urban environment together with what is (treated as) invisible, and explore what is at stake in meeting Singapore’s ambition within its borders and beyond. The module culminates in a project that allows students to situate ideals of the liveable, sustainable, inclusive (etc.) city in particular urban sites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC2105 UTS2105 GEM2905 SSU2004%","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2906X","ModuleTitle":"Environment and Civil Society in Singapore","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"How ‘green’ is Singapore and how should we preserve biodiversity on this island? This GEM explores the rise of the conservation ethic in Singapore. It traces the scientific, social and economic conditions that gave rise to the global environmental movement, and to its various expressions in Singapore. Students will engage with stakeholders (scientists, officials, civil society) to understand the conflicts and collaborations between advocates of development and conservation. The class will make field trips to evaluate state-civil society partnerships (wildlife sanctuaries, green corridors, water catchment etc), and debate choices and dilemmas for the future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEM2906 SSU2005% UTC2402 UTS2402","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2907X","ModuleTitle":"Senior Seminar: Negotiating in a Complex World","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"We live in a world where complex negotiations take place daily. Navigating these complex negotiations requires one to be conscious of the psychological, historical, sociological, economical, and other contextual factors that shape each unique encounter. The rapid advancement in science and technology adds to the challenge of interpreting highly technical, domain-specific information, which is critical in rationalizing decisions and persuading counterparts. In this module, we adopt a case study approach to dissecting complex negotiations. Students will learn to adopt both a macro and micro perspective in analysing such negotiations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTC2107 GEM2907","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM2911X","ModuleTitle":"Committed to Changing Our World: Dana Meadows’ Legacy","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"For those seeking mastery of systems thinking and system dynamics modeling, to serve our human species, Donella (Dana) Meadows’ life and work seem uniquely suited to inspire and guide. Her work sets disciplined high standards in multiple areas: systems modeling, systems thinking, modeling methodologies and environmental journalism. She created resilient communities that embodied her values. Mastering skills and practices her work exemplifies will empower students to become proficient disciplined, humane systems citizens, capable of envisioning and traversing life paths that make a difference.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2911 UTC2706","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM3901","ModuleTitle":"Tembusu Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and sometimes in a team, on an existing research project. A Tembusu UROP may focus on research related to a particular aspect of life, education or organization at Tembusu College. Alternatively, students may participate in research led by a College Fellow or other academic, as long as the project gives the student exposure to forms of expertise and/or interests that go beyond any particular discipline. The aim of the UROP is to help support a student’s academic and professional development through a meaningful research apprenticeship. The UROP is a graded module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Ideally, a student should have completed the University Town College Programme of five modules before pursuing Independent Study. However, due to the diverse student population at Tembusu, the prerequisite is that students should have completed at least one Senior Seminar. This ensures that a student has gained some familiarity with the exploration of topics in an inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary fashion. The student should approach a College Fellow to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Part of this conversation should be to specify in what sense the topic and/or approach are interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary in character. A formal ISM contract is to be submitted to the Director of Studies for approval. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the supervisor prior to seeking the College’s approval. In the course of the semester, between 4 and 6 meetings between student and supervisor are expected. The student is expected to play an active role in setting the agenda and preparing for these meetings.","Preclusion":"UTC3102","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM3902","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module (ISM) provides an opportunity for senior undergraduates who are staying at the College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) to do independent critical reading or research work. Unlike a UROP, where the student contributes to an existing research project, an ISM is an individual study programme conceptualized by the student. ISMs undertaken at CAPT must be inter-disciplinary, multidisciplinary, or trans-disciplinary in topic and/or approach. Student and supervisor need to submit for approval an ISM contract that gives a clear account of the topic, programme of study, evaluation, and other pertinent details. The ISM is a graded module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"UTC3400","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GEM3903","ModuleTitle":"CAPT Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and sometimes in a team, on an existing research project. A CAPT UROP may focus on research related to a particular aspect of life, education or organization at the College. Alternatively, students may participate in research led by a College Fellow or other academic, as long as the project gives the student exposure to forms of expertise and/or interests that go beyond any particular discipline. The aim of the UROP is to help support a student’s academic and professional development through a meaningful research apprenticeship. The UROP is a graded module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Preclusion":"This module is currently open only to students of the College of Alice & Peter Tan, University Town","Types":["GEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GER1000","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip undergraduates with basic reasoning skills on using data to address real world issues. What are some potential complications to keep in mind as we plan what data to collect and how to use them to address our particular issue? When two things are related (e.g. smoking and cancer), how can we tell whether the relationship is causal (e.g. smoking causes cancer)? How can we use data to do projection and scenario planning? Can quantitative reasoning help us deal with uncertainty or elucidate complex relationships? These and other questions will be discussed using real world examples.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yap Von Bing","Chen Peiyi","Chua Tin Chiu","Ng Kah Loon","Pang Yu Hin","Victor Tan","QUEK, Ser Aik"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1000","ModuleTitle":"Labour Law In Singapore","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces students to the development of industrial relations and labour laws in Singapore. Students can thus understand why labour relations are the way they are in Singapore. In addition, the course is not purely historical. A substantial part of the course is also aimed at looking at the current legal problems faced by employees and employers in Singapore. This course will be of general relevance to all as students are in all likelihood going to be employees or employers some day.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSB1204","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1002","ModuleTitle":"Global EC Dimensions of S'pore","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the dynamics of the world economy and the impact on Singapore in the last two centuries. It will demonstrate how Singapore grew through continual dependence on the rest of the world in different ways by focusing on major labour, capital and technological factors, in which threats are also seen as opportunities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSA2220","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1003","ModuleTitle":"Changing Landscapes of Singapore","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module attempts to understand the rationale of changes in Singapore's urban landscape. It places these changes within a framework that considers Singapore's efforts to globalise and examines how policies are formulated with the idea of sustaining an economy that has integral links sub-regionally with Southeast Asia while developing new spatial linkages that will strengthen its position in the global network. Emphasis is also given to recent discussions about how diversity and difference in the perception and use of space pose a challenge to the utilitarian and functional definition adopted by the state.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GEK2001, SSA2202","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1004","ModuleTitle":"The Biophysical Env of S'pore","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The module will focus on the functions of the biophysical environment of the city state of Singapore. The topics include geology, soils, river systems, water supply, natural reserves, green areas, land reclamation and coastal environments. The environmental problems that arise from the development of a large tropical city within a limited area, and the possible solutions for such problems will be examined. The module does not require an extensive science or mathematics background.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"SSA2215","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1005","ModuleTitle":"Everyday Life of Chinese Singaporeans: Past & Present (taught in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Studies on the everyday life of ordinary people offer an important perspective for understanding human history. This module examines the daily life of Chinese Singaporeans during the late 19th to 20th centuries, focusing on their cultural expressions and social actions, revolving around eight geo-cultural sites, namely, Singapore River, Chinatown, Chinese temples, clan associations, opera stages, amusement parks, hawker centres, and streets/roads. Students are asked to compare the past and present of these sites through oral history and fieldwork observation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"SSA1208","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1006","ModuleTitle":"Singapore and India: Emerging Relations","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to examine the evolving economic linkages between Singapore and India in a post Cold War setting and attempts to explain the factors that have led to their enhanced economic collaboration based on areas of complementarity. The module will use concepts like economic regionalism, Singapore's regionalization policy and India's \"Look East\" policies to explain the confluence of national interests that has enhanced bilateral economic ties between both countries. In particular it will examine bilateral collaboration in infrastructure development (ports and telecommunications) and services (airline and tourism) industries to explain the success and problems of bilateral economic collaboration. The target audiences are students from various Faculties who would like to have a better understanding of Singapore's evolving foreign economic policy in South Asia in an increasingly globalised economy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"SSA2214","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1007","ModuleTitle":"South Asia in Singapore","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The South Asian presence in Singapore is an important part of Singapore's multicultural society: in terms of the 'Indian' community and its economic and commercial influence; its religious and artistic impact; and its role in the everyday life of the nation (eg. cuisine, sport and entertainment). Students will be provided the opportunity to understand the nature of South Asian migration to Singapore, the significance of the South Asian community and its contributions to Singapore's development. Students will be provided with the necessary framework to study and analyse the historical and socio-economic development of the community and South Asian identity and concerns. The module will develop critical and analytical skills guiding students in the process of social scientific enquiry. The target students are undergraduates from all Faculties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"SSA2219","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1008","ModuleTitle":"Ethnicity and Nation-Building: Singapore and Malaysia","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines policies and programmes dealing with ethnic relations based on the experiences of Singapore and Malaysia. It focuses on how these much talked about and debated policies, impact or affect the Malays in particular, who constitute a numerical minority in Singapore, but form the majority in Malaysia. The module examines major socio-historical factors conditioning these policies and programmes and the processes by which they are materialised from the period of British colonialism to the present. How these efforts bear upon nation building and national integration will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEM1051","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1010","ModuleTitle":"Nation-Building in Singapore","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is about Singapore's emergence from British colonial rule and merger with Malaysia to independence and nation-building. It covers political events, the economy, education, national service, ethnic relations, and culture and national identity. Students are encouraged to think through issues central to these topics. The module is tailored for students in all Faculties at all levels.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY2229, USE2304 and SSA2204","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1011","ModuleTitle":"The Evolution of a Global City-State","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The history of Singapore has traditionally been conceived along internal lines, based mainly, if not solely, on the traditional trajectories of administrative, political and national historical narratives. Yet, as we all know, the evolution of Singapore, from classical regional emporium to international port city and strategic naval base, has all along been defined by much larger regional and international forces. After its emergence as a sovereign state in 1965, Singapore continues to project itself as a 'global city-state'. Our local society has an 'international' make-up, being the product as it were of historical and current diasporic trends. This module provides an international framework for a study of the history of Singapore, and seeks to examine the historical evolution of Singapore against the contexts of regional and international changes and developments from the 14th to the 20th century. This module is open to all students throughout NUS interested in Singapore history/studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"SSA2211","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-17T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1013","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Urban History & Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the urban history and architecture of Singapore from an inter-disciplinary perspective. It will cover the period from the ancient market and settlement of Tanma-hsi or Singapura, to the formation and development of a colonial town, and to the recent post-independence period, until the contemporary debates in Architecture and Urbanism in Singapore. The module, which is targeted at general audiences of undergraduate students, aims to stimulate intellectual discourse and critical thinking by using inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding the city and architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"SSD2213","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1014","ModuleTitle":"Islam and Contemporary Malay Society","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the kinds of religious orientations that had evolved among the Malays of Singapore and analyzes major socio-historical factors that had shaped such orientations. The ways in which these religious orientations condition the responses of Singaporean Malays and their unique institutions to the challenges and demands of the modern world are then discussed. The module will explore the thought of Muslims thinkers on issues of reform relevant to the Malays of Singapore. A critical analysis and evaluation of the phenomenon of Islamic resurgence and revivalism in Singapore and the extent of its contribution to the progress of the community will also be explored. A theme underlying the topics of the module is the relevance of Islamic values and philosophy in facilitating Singaporean Malays adapt to the demands of social change and the plural society in which they live.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSA2206, MS2205.","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1015","ModuleTitle":"Singapore and Japan: Historical and Contemporary Relationships","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to promote a better understanding of Singapore-Japan relations, combining historical, political, economic, social and cultural perspectives. Besides an examination of the history of interactions between people in Singapore and Japan from the late 19th century to the present, the module also helps students grasp issues affecting Singapore‘s position and perception in a wider geographical and cultural context by considering its relations with Japan. Students are actively encouraged to use oral history, fieldwork and internet for their projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSA2205, JS2224","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1016","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Social Issues in Singapore","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module challenges students to examine current and emerging social issues in Singapore that affect family and community well-being. Due to complex social and technological changes that societies are experiencing, people are forced to adapt rapidly, often with negative consequences in many instances. The social issues that arise as a result need to be understood and addressed by individuals, families, communities and society at large. Students will learn to appreciate the implications of these issues for individual and collective action.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1012","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1017","ModuleTitle":"Building a Dynamic Singapore - Role of Engineers","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The focus of the module is to highlight how engineering and technology have contributed to the development of Singapore. The module is structured around case studies such as the creation of Jurong island, one-north, the water story etc. In these case studies, the constraints faced by Singapore (e.g. scarcity of land, lack of water) are overcome through technological, organizational and other forms of innovation. Simple diagrams that can be understood by layman are used to explain some of the innovations (e.g. the water loop).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SSE1201","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1018","ModuleTitle":"Singapore, Asia and American Power","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Singapore is a small city-state, the U.S. a continental superpower. There seems to be a huge power imbalance between the two countries, but are things always the way they seem? This module introduces various dimensions of American global power such as cultural power (Hollywood, for example, or American democracy as an inspirational model), military might and economic size. We investigate how U.S. power affects Singapore and its relations with its Asian neighbours. We also look at how Singapore and the region respond to the global projection of American power, and the ways they may exert power despite apparent imbalances.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SSA1203","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1019","ModuleTitle":"Managing Singapore's Built Environment","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the rationale for, and process of, the emergence and growth of Singapore?s built environment from a third world country to a world class city. It enables students to have an understanding and appreciation of the economic and social aspects and implications of how properties and infrastructure are developed and managed, given the constraints that Singapore faces. It also encourages them to develop alternative views on how the built environment can help Singapore continue to prosper and remain relevant in the region. This module is open to all undergraduates who are interested in Singapore?s physical development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SSD2210","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ling Yean Yng, Florence"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1020","ModuleTitle":"Western Music within a Singaporean Context","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will look at the place of the Western Classical music tradition within the cultural life of Singapore. It will assess the impact of majority cultures (particularly from the Chinese, Malay and Indian communities) on the general reception of Western music, as well as on music written by Singapore-based composers. Students will be introduced to the principal figures in Singapore’s musical development. The module will also chart the growth of music education in Singapore, both in the national schooling system as well as in private institutions and tertiary academies. A prior knowledge of music is helpful but not required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Preclusion":"SSY2223","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1021","ModuleTitle":"Natural Heritage of Singapore","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Located within one of the global centres of biodiversity, Singapore is endowed with a rich natural heritage that is impacted by expanding urbanisation. Development poses a great challenge to nature conservation and Singapore is an excellent model to study how a balance can be achieved. Students will be introduced to the country?s natural heritage, its historical, scientific and potential economic value. You will have the opportunity to explore important habitats, and to think critically about the issues of sustainable development and the nation?s responsibility to posterity and to regional and international conventions related to biodiversity conservation. Students are expected to undertake the field trips on their own and at their own time within the semester; and will be encouraged to ?self-learn?. A special website with information on the places to visit and their significance serves as a semi-interactive IT-resource. Suggested trails and what can be observed appear on the website. The students? independence and experiential learning aspects are strongly encouraged.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SSS1207","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1025","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Literature in English: Selected Texts","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on Singapore literature in English. It will deal with selected texts in the three main genres: poetry, fiction and drama. There will also be opportunities to discuss the works with the writers. One of its main aims is to show how literature will help us gain a more comprehensive insight into our understanding of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Preclusion":"SSA1207, SSA1207FC","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1027","ModuleTitle":"Taxation and the Singapore Miracle","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Taxation and the Singapore Miracle\". Description is revised to, \"Singapore's rapid growth and transformation has led it to become one of the world's greatest economic success stories. Widely acclaimed as an economic miracle, Singapore's success can be attributed to a series of deliberate and responsive economic and tax policies which have ensured its sustained macroeconomic stability and attractiveness to foreign investment. Students will be introduced to the history of Singapore's experience as an open economy seen through the lens of tax policy. The module will enable students to trace the development of Singapore's economic progressas they are given a chronological walk-through of the development of Singapore's tax system. Students will have opportunity to explore the unique and key features of various tax policies (e.g. tax incentives and tax measures) which were integral in promoting the rapid industrialization and growth of specific sectors in the Singapore economy which are still relevant today. The module aims to provide students with insights into the rationale behind these policies and their implementation. This module intends to stimulate critical thinking and engage students in intellectual discourse on the impact and effectiveness of various tax policies and continued relevance of these policies which continue to contribute to Singapore's sustained prosperity and success in the Asean community and on the global stage.\"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SSB2217","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1028","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to critical developments in the development of Singapore as a society and nation-state. It enables students to develop skills in understanding and making sense of Singapore society. It also encourages them to develop alternative interpretations of the development of Singapore society. The topics include the following: the origins of Singapore, ideology and identity, ethnic relations, industrialisation, family, gender, religion, and the state and civil society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSA1201","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GES1029","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Film: Performance of Identity","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the ways in which Singapore films constitute a national cinema by considering the history and development of local film production as well as closely examining how individual films perform and engage the notion of a Singapore identity. Through a group creative project, students are challenged to make their own Singapore film that involves the practical application of critical ideas and enables students to participate in the ways that a national cinema performs and functions. The films studied may involve mature content and have varied film ratings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"SSA2218, TS2238","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1002","ModuleTitle":"Bridging East and West: Exploring Chinese Communication","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module offers NUS students an opportunity to explore different aspects and contexts of Chinese communication. The target audience is English speaking undergraduates with minimal Chinese language proficiency. The various contexts of Chinese communication include advertising, business, the press, social communication, regional usages, pop culture, translations, meaning of Chinese names, codeswitching and the use of Chinese dialects. It is intended to serve as a primer for students interested in these areas of study. A minimum Chinese language proficiency of CLB is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1062","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1003","ModuleTitle":"Home","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Few words in the English language (or any language) are as evocative and emotionally-charged as “home.” But how do we determine what we call home, and why should we take “home” seriously? This module explores the political, social, economic, and cultural aspects of the complex idea of home. Major topics include: sense of place, home technologies and design, gender and housework, home and travel, globalisation, nationalism, homelessness, exile, and representations of home. Students will complete the module with a new appreciation for the complexity of the places – house, neighborhood, nation, planet – they call home.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM1046","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1004","ModuleTitle":"Cyber Security","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The Internet has become the most widely used medium for commerce and communication as its infrastructure can be quickly and easily set up to link to the worldwide network and access information globally. Its growth over the last few years has been phenomenal. With these activities, countries are beginning to recognize that this new technology can not only expand the reach and power of traditional crimes, but also breed new forms of criminal activity. On the successful completion of this module, students should gain sufficient baseline knowledge to be able to identify, assess and respond to a variety of cybercrime scenarios, including industrial espionage, cyber-terrorism, communications eavesdropping, computer hacking, software viruses, denial-of-service, destruction and modification of data, distortion and fabrication of information, forgery, control and disruption of information. Students will also learn about countermeasures, including authentication, encryption, auditing, monitoring, technology risk management, intrusion detection, and firewalls, and the limitations of these countermeasures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GEK1531","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1005","ModuleTitle":"Evaluating Academic Arguments","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some basic concepts in informal logic to help them apply these arguments in academic writing so that they will be better able to evaluate as well as write critical and logical responses to materials read in various disciplines ranging from the social sciences to engineering and the sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-3-2","Preclusion":"GEM1008","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1006","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking in the Information Age","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"How do we assess issues arising from the production and consumption of content and innovation in the Information Age? This module introduces students to principles and processes in analysing written and spoken arguments arising from various digital media channels such as the world-wide web, Internet, social and mobile media. Students learn how to question assumptions and assertions, identify bias and substantiate arguments on issues facing the Information Age. Ennis’ (1986, 2001) taxonomy of critical thinking dispositions underpins these principles and processes of critical thinking with emphasis on developing habits of mind that will prime students to think and argue well.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to take ES1000 Basic English and/or ES1102 English for Academic Purposes, must pass those modules before they are allowed to read this module.","Preclusion":"GEK1901, GEK1549","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1008","ModuleTitle":"Public Speaking and Critical Reasoning","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module prepares students to be effective and efficient public speakers. It offers an overview of the theories of oral communication and public speaking, with particular emphasis on effective speaking, listening and critique skills. It looks into adapting evidence, language, visual aids and other message characteristics through selected forms of public speaking for various purposes, audiences and contexts and includes practice in the critical analysis of speeches. It emphasizes strategic communication to enhance critical thinking skills, rhetorical fluency through reasoned thinking and expression of logical argument positions on local and global issues that impact our everyday lives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM2027","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Evening","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1009","ModuleTitle":"Gandhi's Life, Thought And Legacy","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module will primarily examine the life and writings of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, widely regarded as one of the icons of the twentieth century and one of the principal architects of a free India. The course is meant to not only understand and analyse Gandhi’s thought but also to outline his extraordinary legacy. The course will develop critical thinking and expression of students in two ways. First, it will introduce students to and make them critically engage with Gandhi’s writings and ideas on several issues, including violence and conflict resolution, colonialism, modernity, ethics, science, health and environment. The aim would be to not only expose students to the complexity of Gandhi — the man and his ideas — but to critically interrogate Gandhi and his legacies. Gandhi is particularly suited to such an exercise since he held positions that were often controversial and counter-intuitive, both during his lifetime as well as today. Second, the students will develop their expression skills, verbal and written, by evaluating Gandhi and his legacy through presentations, take-home assignments and examinations. The students will develop their thinking and expression skills through an analysis not only of texts but also of films and documentaries on Gandhi.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK1048","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1011","ModuleTitle":"Towards an Understanding of the Complex World","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"What do natural resources utilization, spread of diseases and urbanization have in common? Why do economic, social and health systems behave the way they do? Students will explore these questions through the systems and critical thinking paradigm. Through collaborative work and classroom debates, students will expand and consolidate knowledge fragments into structured representations for larger, complex systems. By deciphering common motifs, and understanding the effect of interdependencies between the different parts of the system, students will develop critical stances about real-world phenomena. They will express their understanding of the structure and behavior of systems through multimedia reports and oral presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM1912 Jnr Sem: Systems Systems Everywhere (offered at CAPT, UTown) Despite the minimal overlap, the preclusion may be needed to ensure that students who have completed GEM1912 do not have an unfair starting advantage over others who take this module. GEM1915","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1014","ModuleTitle":"The Art of Science, the Science of Art","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"It often seems the worlds of science and art are unrelated: Logical truth versus emotional imagination. Still, science and art have much in common. Science has caused paradigm shifts in artistic expression while art is used for engineering design and communication of scientific knowledge. In this module, students will be introduced to the use of materials and technology related to architecture, sculpture, painting, photography and imaging. The use of technology for dating and attribution of objects of art as well as the use of visual art for scientific illustration and design will be examined. Knowledge of the scientific principles of various forms of visual art will also be explored. The module aims at the development of some artistic skills for illustrations of scientific concepts and engineering designs. This module will help students to better express their thoughts through artistic expression and appreciate visual art.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GEK1547","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1016","ModuleTitle":"Understanding the Changing Global Economic Landscape","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Why and how have things changed and moved so fast? Why and how has the global economy become more open and integrated? This module discusses the increasing connections and mobilities of goods (like grains, oil, cars, appliances, parts & components), services (like banking, education, tourism), money and finance, labour, technology, ideas and information. It discusses their trends and patterns and critically examines the role of various factors such as international and regional institutions, media and ICT, infrastructure and distribution networks, state intervention, and private sector involvement. It also assesses the social, economic, political and environmental impacts of increasing interconnectedness and mobilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1052","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Teofilo C Daquila"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1018","ModuleTitle":"The Mathematics of Games","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Games being a form of human activities since antiquity are often played with strategies that require critical thinking and decision making. Many of the number games like the game of nim have a rich mathematics favour. Real life social games contain combinatorial and probabilistic strategies. Simple economic activities can also be modelled in terms of games. In this module, selected real-life social games are discussed and treated in ways that bring out their mathematical creativity. The objective is to let students gain an appreciation of mathematics, its beauty and applications through the discussion of some of these games. In particular, we give an introduction of elementary non-zero sum and non-cooperative game as developed by von Neumann and Nash.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Preclusion":"GEK1544","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1020","ModuleTitle":"Darwin and Evolution","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Charles Darwin is remembered like no other figure in the history of science. However, public understanding of Darwin and evolution remains a serious problem. What most people think they know about Darwin, his life and his famous book ‘On the origin of species’ is wrong. This module provides a solid background for understanding how the theory of evolution actually unfolded. It covers the history of geology, palaeontology and biology from the 1700s to the 20th century. The central focus is on the life and work of Charles Darwin and how biological evolution was uncovered, debated and accepted by the international scientific community in the 19th century, and beyond. There will be a lot of myth busting and this provides case studies on how to assess historical claims and evidence, and discussions on recent developments in evolutionary biology, human evolution and anthropology are included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM1902B Junior Seminar: The Darwinian Revolution. GEM1536","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1021","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking And Writing","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to help students think critically through analysing arguments and presenting their arguments effectively. Relevance to engineering practice will be emphasized with reference to Goldberg’s seven missing basics in engineering education. Ideas/claims/assertions/inferences are value driven and their successful communication is structured on sound reasoning and convincing expression. In the course, students will learn critical thinking skills through interaction with and rigorous analysis of various written texts. They will assess the arguments of others and develop their own, support them convincingly and convey them effectively in a critical evaluation and problem-solution research paper.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"- Students who are required to read ES1000 and/or EAP modules ES1102 must pass it/them before taking GET1021. -Only students matriculated in AY2015/2016, are allowed to take GET1021.","Preclusion":"EG1413, Students who have already read WP2201%, IEM1201% or UTW1001% module, GEK1901, U-town students cannot bid for GET1021. GEK1549 and ES1531.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-20T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-22T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1023","ModuleTitle":"Thinking Like An Economist","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to explain human behaviour through the lens of economists. We use economic reasoning to answer questions as diverse as the following: Why would your teacher cheat? Which factors cause crime rates to go down? Why do countries fail sometimes? We use texts that popularize economic concepts to illustrate how different social phenomena can be understood by applying the tools of economic analysis. However, we also discuss possible limitations of the economic approach to social issues. In this course we review, challenge, and debate on firmly established ideas we all have about the world, our society, and ourselves.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1025","ModuleTitle":"Science Fiction and Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module considers science fiction as a mode of philosophical inquiry. Science fiction stories are used to examine fundamental questions of metaphysics, epistemology and ethics. Topics include the nature of time, space, religion, nature, mind, and the future. Specific topics may include such issues as genetic enhancement, environmental ethics, and implications of encounters with non-human life forms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK2041","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1026","ModuleTitle":"Effective Reasoning","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"What is good reasoning? We will try to answer this question by studying the mechanics of reasoning. Students will learn what an argument is, what the difference between validity and soundness is, and what it means to say that an argument is valid in virtue of its form. They will also be introduced to various strategies and pitfalls in reasoning. In addition, to hone their analytical skills, students will be given arguments—drawn from philosophy and other areas—to unpack and evaluate. It is hoped that in the process of learning what counts as good reasoning, one will become a better reasoner.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK2048","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1027","ModuleTitle":"Reason and Persuasion","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"For the first six weeks, students read three dialogues by the ancient Greek philosopher, Plato: Euthyphro, Meno, and Republic, Book I. These readings touch on a wide range of topics: mind and morals; politics and psychology; metaphysics and science. For the second six weeks, students will meet with the same problems, ideas and arguments, but as they manifest in the writings of various contemporary figures – philosophers and non-philosophers: psychologists, political scientists, public policy experts. ‘Reason and Persuasion’ is a generic title. But it indicates a specific concern. Reason without persuasion is useless; persuasion without reason is dangerous. Plato worried about this; so will we.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Preclusion":"GEM1004","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1028","ModuleTitle":"Logic","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to classical logic. The first half of the course introduces propositional logic, using the techniques of truth-tables and trees. The second half of the course extends the use of trees to predicate logic and basic modal logic. Emphasis is placed on applying the techniques to philosophical arguments, and on philosophical questions raised by the study of logic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEM2006, PH2110","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1029","ModuleTitle":"Life, the Universe, and Everything","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an opportunity to grapple with some of the most enduring challenges to human thought. Our starting point is a conception of ourselves as free and conscious beings equipped with bodies that allow us to observe and explore a familiar external world. Successive lectures investigate alternative conceptions of the human condition, such as ones in which we are unfree, or non-spirituous, or inhabit a world whose fundamental nature is hidden from our view. Different conceptions bear differently on the further question of what we should value and why. Discussion is both argument-driven and historically informed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"PH1102E, GEK1067","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1030","ModuleTitle":"Digital Humanities in Arts Research","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Digital technologies let us do humanities differently, using interactive publishing, machine-driven analysis, media-rich platforms, online archives and crowd-sourced databases. How are these technologies changing the humanities? This module invites students from across the university to consider this question through a problem-based approach. In each session, the students will learn to use and critically evaluate digital tools and platforms. Reflecting the multiple approaches within the digital humanities, teaching combines seminar discussions of topics with hands-on training in web programming, text encoding and video processing techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-1-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK2050","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GET1031","ModuleTitle":"Computational Thinking","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"Computational thinking is increasingly being recognised as a fundamental problem solving method for everyone. Computational thinking involves problem formulation, solution development, and solution analysis, with a focus on computation and computational tools. This module emphasises the computational thinking thought process and the communication of the process and the solutions, rather than implementation of the solution on a computer. Students learn to apply omputational thinking to solve problems and discover new questions that can be explored within and across disciplines. Students are assumed to already possess elementary critical thinking and logical thinking aptitudes, which are practised in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Types":["GEM2015","Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL1101E","ModuleTitle":"Global Issues","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the emerging field of global studies. Building on ideas about the modern state and international order, it examines how these ideas are being challenged from the perspective of transnational trends and institutions. Among these are the emergence of a global economy, inequalities within and between states, transnational labor and migration, global environmental issues, poverty and development, global consumerism, human rights and global responsibilities, transnational social and political movements, and new patterns of global governance. The module adopts a multidisciplinary approach to reveal different aspects of these issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Dr Kim Hyejin","Tan Tian En Rebecca Grace"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL2101","ModuleTitle":"Origins of the Modern World","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores how the contemporary structure of the global system emerged. It studies how a world economy with integrated systems of production and trade emerged from interactions in which ethnic, national, political, and cultural divisions played a crucial role. It also examines the mechanisms though which Europeans and European culture maintained a dominant place through conflicts and crises from the sixteenth century onwards. The period under investigation runs from the Thirteenth Century to the start of the Twentieth.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"GL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL2102","ModuleTitle":"Global Political Economy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"One aspect of 'globalization' is the global character of economic practices such as trade, finance, and economic growth. But those practices rest upon a complex of relations among production, exchange, and power that constitute a global political economy. This module looks at the economic practices that drive globalization through the lens of this broader complex of relations. Drawing on the emerging interdisciplinary social science literature on global political economy, it provides a distinctively global perspective on economic issues such as emerging markets, power shifts in the global economy, global financial governance, and foreign aid.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"GL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL2103","ModuleTitle":"Global Governance","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the changing nature of political authority in contemporary world politics. Drawing on what social scientists have to say about international institutions and global governance, it asks critical questions with implications for global order, peace, and justice. To what extent has globalization undermined state sovereignty? Who manages global problems in a post-sovereign world, and by what authority? Through what kinds of institutions and practices are global actors governed? Who and what escapes global governance? How should global problems be managed?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"GL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Kevin Mcgahan"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL3101","ModuleTitle":"Inquiry and Method","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the theories of knowledge and methods of inquiry that are used across disciplines to study globalisation and its effects. It introduces students to the means, materials, techniques, and ethical issues entailed by different methods of inquiry. Four themes recur throughout the module: how questions are formulated and investigations conducted; how language influences inquiry; how context influences inquiry; and how different means, materials, and methods of inquiry can (or cannot) be brought together to provide a more holistic analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"ARS3 and above GL major students only. GL1101E and one of the following Core Modules: GL2101 Origins of the Modern World, GL2102 Global Political Economy, GL2103 Global Governance.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Kurz, Joshua James"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL3550","ModuleTitle":"Global Studies Internship","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the Convenor of the Global Studies Programme, have relevance to the major in Global Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. In exceptional cases, internships proposed by students may be approved by the Convenor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Global Studies including GL1101E and one of the following Core Modules GL2101, GL2102, GL2103; and have declared Global Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared Global Studies as their Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4101","ModuleTitle":"Readings in Global Issues","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is a capstone seminar for the Global Studies programme. Each seminar will investigate one specific global issue in depth. Possible topics include legacies of anti-communism, xenophobia, the US war in Iraq, the 2008 financial crisis, climate change, and global poverty.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"GL majors ONLY. Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Dr Kim Hyejin"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4102","ModuleTitle":"Task Force","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Task Force is an intensive capstone project required for Global Studies majors. The seminar simulates a government advisory committee. Each Task Force seminar deals with a given policy problem from the real world. Students research the problem, investigate and debate solutions, and work together to produce a report that recommends policy solutions. Seminar participants apply the training they have received from the GL curriculum to the project. At the end of the semester, students present their report for evaluation. Potential Task Force problems include energy security, terrorism, human trafficking, and an aging population.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"GL majors ONLY. Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track, and GL4101 Readings in Global Issues.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The Honours Thesis will normally be done in the second semester of the student’s final year. The research will normally focus on a topic that combines a student’s theme, region, and language focus within the Global Studies major. A qualified student intending to undertake the Honours Thesis will be expected to consult a prospective supervisor in the preceding semester for guidance on the selection of a topic and the preparation of a research proposal. The supervisor will provide guidance to the student in conducting the research and writing the thesis of 10,000 to 12,000 words.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"GL4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module enables a student to explore in depth an approved topic within Global Studies. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Convenor’s and/or Honours Coordinator’s approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"GL4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4881A","ModuleTitle":"Colonial, Anticolonial and Postcolonial Globalizations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module critically examines key literary, philosophical, and political texts in colonial, anticolonial and postcolonial thought through the lens of contemporary globalization. Themes of universality and particularity, the colonizer/colonized relation, the nature of being human, representation and critique, politics and economics, and different visions of how to live in the world will be addressed by careful engagement with primary and secondary texts. Themes will be examined through broader concerns about patterns of global connection, differentiation and belonging. Self-reflection, analysis and critique will be aimed at connecting colonial, anticolonial and postcolonial thought to globalization and how we live in the world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognized non-language modules, or 28MCs in SC or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4882A","ModuleTitle":"Development and the Globalisation of Food","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The module will be organised around the following four topics. First, the vision of agriculture found in early development thought; second the structural transformations of agriculture in the twentieth century in terms of production and trade; third, an examination of states that have resisted the globalising tide in order to determine whether their domestic policies qualify as “development”; and finally the possibility of decoupling development and globalisation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lepori, Matthew Aaron"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4883A","ModuleTitle":"Conflict and Natural Resources","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role of natural resource endowments and scarcity in national and international conflicts. The course begins with a review of causes of conflict and develops an understanding of how these causes may be linked to natural resource endowments. We then explore how constraints on natural resources such as water and fertile soil increase the potential of environmentally linked violence. Students will explore not only conflict theory, concepts of greed and grievance, and scarcity, but also technical aspects of global environmental change. Finally, the class will explore potential conflict resolution approaches.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gleason, Nancy Webster"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4886A","ModuleTitle":"Citizenship and the Politics of Belonging","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module critically examines the various contested definitions, practices, policies and laws of citizenship found around the world. It explores how historical legacies, levels of economic development, regime transformations, political geographies, technological changes, and social forces shape who belongs (and who does not) to a particular political community or nation-state. The module systematically applies key concepts to case studies from around the world to highlight how and why actors bestow, deny, and contest citizenship as well as the policy and normative implications that flow from these processes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lepori, Dunya Deniz"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4888A","ModuleTitle":"Justice and Emerging Technology","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines moral and public policy challenges presented by emergent technologies that challenge notions embodied in current institutions and theories of what is natural and what is subject to human manipulation, and even create entirely new domains of human activity and interest. These new technologies operate globally and often rapidly, generating consequences far beyond the location of their users. The module studies how social and political institutions—new or old—structure, regulate, develop, and distribute these technologies in accordance with various conceptions of justice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in GL/GL recognized non-language modules, or 28MCs in SC or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GL4889A","ModuleTitle":"International Law and Terrorism","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the relationship between international law and terrorism. It analyses the challenges that contemporary transnational forms of violence, including terrorism and counterterrorism, pose to the international law of armed conflict. In this context, the module explores the legality and legitimacy of policies such as targeted killing and practices such as suicide bombing. Topics covered by the module include the international law of armed conflict and the contested definition of terrorism, the application of international law to (counter-) terrorist practices, and the legal role of novel state and non-state actors in transnational forms of warfare.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, or 28MCs in SC or 28MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours Track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GMS1000","ModuleTitle":"The Duke-NUS Premed Course","Department":"Duke-NUS Medical School","ModuleDescription":"In the past 50 years, rapid advances in medical research have revolutionized clinical medicine. Discoveries in fundamental science continue to pave the way for changes in diagnosis and treatment of disease. We will examine and evaluate these developments, seeking to understand their scientific, clinical, social, and ethical importance, in an active and collaborative learning environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"FMS1201D","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GMS6904","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Infectious Diseases","Department":"Duke-NUS Medical School","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of parasitic, bacterial, and viral diseases with an emphasis on emerging infectious agents and those of regional importance. The module is directed towards graduate students with basic cell biology, microbiology, and immunology background. The first part of the module with focus on general principles of the biology, dynamics, detection, control, and pathogenesis of infectious agents, followed by case studies of selected agents.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-1-0-0-3","Prerequisite":"Students should have followed course GMS6901 “Molecules to Medicines” or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GMS6910","ModuleTitle":"Evolutionary Genetics","Department":"Duke-NUS Medical School","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide theory and practical exercises in methods of evolutionary genetic analysis including, multiple sequence alignment, evolutionary models, phylogenetic tree reconstruction, temporal phylogenetics, natural selection, population dynamics, and experimental design and hypothesis testing. The module is directed towards graduate students with basic cell biology, microbiology, and immunology background. In addition to theory the students will gain extensive experience in the use of computer programs used in evolutionary analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"GMS6920","ModuleTitle":"Metabolic Basis of Disease","Department":"Duke-NUS Medical School","ModuleDescription":"There is an increasing appreciation that the underlying causes of major diseases have a metabolic basis, such as diabetes and cancer. It is thus becoming necessary for scientists and physicians to have a foundation in intermediary metabolism in order to better understand the etiology of diseases and develop novel strategies for treating diseases. This 4-credit course offered at Duke-NUS will cover the basics in intermediary metabolism and the regulation of metabolism with special emphasis on human diseases related to metabolic dysfunction and adaptation. This course is tailored for students interested in cancer biology, diabetes, and for those students that have an interest in obtaining a general background in the biochemistry of metabolism. The class format will involve a combination of lectures and discussion and meet twice a week. Grading will be based on tests and a student presentation on a relevant research article.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-0-0-0-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GMS6950","ModuleTitle":"Health Services and Systems Research","Department":"Duke-NUS Medical School","ModuleDescription":"After defining health services and systems research (HSSR), this course will provide the students with a structured review of the topics that have been and are being studied. Strong emphasis will be given on the interdisciplinary nature of HSSR by presenting how multiple disciplines can contribute to improving the financing, organization, quality, access, and cost of the health system. The course will include four major thematic areas of HSSR: i) aging and long-term care, ii) decision science and modelling, iii) health economics, and iv) implementation science and clinical investigation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS5002","ModuleTitle":"Academic Professional Skills and Techniques","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to introduce students to NGS and to equip them with the academic know-how to succeed in this programme. Among others, students will practice their academic writing and presentation skills. They will engage in in-depth research discussions and learn how to conduct a scientific dialogue. There will have intense scientific discussion on topics within and across discipline with instructors and peers in the form of small group journal clubs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS5101","ModuleTitle":"Laboratory Rotation","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"The aim is to expose students of varied research backgrounds to the different experimental skills. This is optional. Modular credits (MCs) will be awarded upon completion of the lab rotation which last for 3 months. The MCs obtained clock to NGS coursework requirements. At the end of the lab rotation, student’s performance in the lab will be assessed by the lab supervisor, using a prescribed form prepared by NGS. Additionally student has to submit a lab rotation report to detail what he has achieved from the lab rotation and how the techniques learnt are beneficial to his area of research. One of the NGS EXCO will endorse/approve the award of the grade upon the submission of the necessary documents. A ‘Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory’ grade is awarded on the basis of attendance, submission of an evaluation report and satisfactory performance rated by the lab coordinator.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-3-1.5-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS5105","ModuleTitle":"NGS Graduate Seminar Series","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"This is an optional module. The main purpose of this module is to give graduate students the opportunity to participate in scientific seminars/exchanges in a professional manner and it is also to hone their presentation and communication skills. It will also serve as a platform for exchange of idea and update of nformation which important for advancement in research. It is also an avenue for students who wish to participate in seminars organized by the Research Institutes which will held over one year period. After each seminar attended, student has to prepare learning journals/logs for all the seminars attended, including the seminar he presents. Student’s presentation slides will have to be submitted and together, these will be assessed/graded by a representative from the NGS curriculum committee as well as the RI coordinator (for students who take the seminars organized by RI) A ‘Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory’ grade is awarded on the basis of attendance, presentation and document submission.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-60-0-10-75","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS6001","ModuleTitle":"Research Ethics & Integrity 1","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS6882A","ModuleTitle":"Biology of Disease","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Schwarz, Herbert","Manoor Prakash Hande","Lim Hsiu Kim, Lina","Christopher Chen Li Hsian","Tang Bor Luen","Chng Wee Joo","Seet Chee Seong, Raymond","Ng Tze Pin","Chua Fook Kee","Van Bever, Hugo P S","Michael Chee","Cheong Wai Kit","Lai Poh San","Thiruma Valavan Arumugam"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS6883A","ModuleTitle":"Interface Science and Engineering","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS6889A","ModuleTitle":"Academic Professional Skills II","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"The Professional Skills series enables students better to approach, present, and otherwise communicate their research. Students are helped to understand what graduate level research involves, how to gauge their own progress and set appropriate goals, to read critically, listen effectively, write-up and present their research to different audiences - peers, lab meetings, conferences, grant bodies, journals, and thesis examiners. Each skills capsule will be timed relevantly to accord with the different stages of the PhD degree.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"The skills capsules are timed.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GS6889B","ModuleTitle":"Academic Skills and Research Ethics","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to equip NGS networked group students with knowledge in soft skills in research and an appreciation of research ethics. Among other skills, students will practice their academic writing and presentation skills. They will be instructed on how to conduct a scientific dialogue, and be given foundation knowledge in intellectual property and patent issues. The will also go through a research ethics workshop where various topics on proper conduct in research shall be highlighted and discussed.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-1.5-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GSN6501","ModuleTitle":"Neuronal Signalling","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"Signaling within and between neurons provide the basis for information processing, storage and retrieval in the brain. This module will consider several fundamental aspects of neuronal signalling, including: (1) the ionic basis of membrane excitability; (2) basic mechanisms of synaptic transmission; and (3) mechanisms of synaptic plasticity and their implications for learning and memory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GSN6504","ModuleTitle":"Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we take multidisciplinary approach to understand the cellular and the neural basis of relatively simple behaviours and more complex cognitive tasks. We will discuss: 1. The encoding of noxious stimuli and the neural basis of the affective- motivational and cognitive effects linked to pain 2. The basic elements of the visual system and visual processing in humans and other primates, and the links between cognition (what we see) and behaviour (what we do) 3. Approaches to studying cognition in healthy humans and current insights into how cognitive processes are represented in the brain 4. Animal models of cognitive and behavioural abnormalities associated with psychiatric and neurodegenerative diseases","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Neuronal signalling","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"GSN6881","ModuleTitle":"Human Cognitive Neuroscience: A hands on approach","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HM5101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Psychiatry","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to let participants learn the different types of psychiatric disorders and the identification, assessment, evaluation, treatment, and management of patients in primary practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0-0-0-32.5","Preclusion":"Optional for participants that have already completed GP training in the Mental Health GP programme.","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"HM5102","ModuleTitle":"Psychosis","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"Participants will learn to identify and manage Psychosis, and will also be provided with a clinical attachment totalling 6 hours with IMH’s senior clinicians.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.8-1.2-0-3.2-22.8","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"HM5103","ModuleTitle":"Mood, Anxiety, & Grief","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"Participants will learn to approach and manage depression, anxiety, and grief","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.3-1.3-0-3.3-40.7","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"HM5104","ModuleTitle":"Addiction/ Personality Disorders","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"Participants will learn to intervene addiction & personality disorders","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1-0-2.5-30","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"HM5105","ModuleTitle":"Child & Adolescent Mental Health including Learning Disabilities","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"Participants will learn to identify & apply psychosocial interventions in children & adolescents","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1.5-0-4-28.5","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"HM5106","ModuleTitle":"Psychogeriatrics","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"Participants will learn to identify, assess, diagnose, & treat mental disorders in the elderly","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.8-1.6-0-3.3-40","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"HR1424T","ModuleTitle":"Business, Management And People","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HR2002","ModuleTitle":"Human Capital in Organizations","Department":"Human Resource Management Unit","ModuleDescription":"This multi-disciplinary module, specially designed for students from the Faculty of Engineering, invites students to examine, from different perspectives, some major themes pertaining to the management of human capital in a knowledge-intensive world of industry today. Departing from the more conventional approaches, students will examine the dynamics of and constraints to individual and organisational behaviours in the context of the challenges posed by an increasingly competitive global landscape. In this module, students would be encouraged to critically evaluate how multiple ‘intelligences’ – emotional, social and professional – can be developed and tapped upon to help them effectively carry out the multi-faceted roles that they are oftentimes called upon to fulfil.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"3(sectional)-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"For Engineering students only","Preclusion":"Students who have passed or are reading HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 are not allowed to take HR2002","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HR2002T","ModuleTitle":"Human Capital in Organizations","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY1101E","ModuleTitle":"Asia and the Modern World","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the field of history, with a focus on East, Southeast, and South Asia. Among the topics to be discussed are interaction with the West, various forms of nationalism, and the impact of globalization. Students are encouraged to think comparatively and to formulate their own opinions and positions on historical issues based on what they have learned in the module. The module is intended for students from any faculty who are interested in learning more about the history of the region.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-1-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2206","ModuleTitle":"China's Imperial Past: History & Culture","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a broad survey of Chinese imperial history from the classical period to the eighteenth century. Apart from placing this general history within a chronological framework, it will be analysing major political events and long-term trends in the development of Chinese statecraft, economic and social institutions, philosophy and religion, literature and art, as well as relations with the outside world. The course is mounted for undergraduates throughout the university with an interest in China, especially its history, politics and culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wang Jinping"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2207","ModuleTitle":"Struggle for Modern China, 1800-1949","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with major changes within China from around 1800 to 1949. Emphasis will be given to the internal political and socio-economic dynamics, foreign impact and new ideological currents during the late Qing dynasty as well as in the subsequent Chinese Republic. The broad theme of a long, continuous struggle for wealth, power and democracy will be used to comprehend this period of Chinese history. The course is mounted for students throughout the university with an interest in China, especially its history, politics, and economy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2210","ModuleTitle":"State & Society in Early-Modern Europe","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with cultural, economic, political, intellectual and religious movements in continental Europe from an urban perspective. The objective is to enable students to appreciate essential patterns and ideas which have shaped the European cultural and historical inheritance that remain relevant today. This course is open to all students who take an interest in history, culture and questions pertaining to societal development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2232","ModuleTitle":"Modern Japan: Conflict in History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys the history of modern Japan from the late-Tokugawa period to the present. Its primary goal is to promote basic understanding of major events, while also aiming to analyze the modern history of Japan in transnational and comparative contexts through exploring a number of common themes of modern global history: nation building, colonialism, total war, and various transformations and social conflicts in the postwar period. Through such examination, the module aims at promoting critical thinking concerning diverse historical interpretations and controversies. Accordingly, students will be exposed to a broad range of historical debates and viewpoints throughout the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2234","ModuleTitle":"Buddhism in Southeast Asian History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the history of Buddhism in Southeast Asia, concentrating on the mainland countries. We will look at the Buddhist kingdoms of the past to study the impact of religion on their culture and society. For the colonial period, links between Buddhism and nationalism will be considered. Finally, we will have an overview of the role of Buddhism in mainland Southeast Asia today. This module is for anyone interested in Southeast Asia history and culture. It emphasizes a historical approach to studying religion, and students from any religious and cultural background are welcome.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Bruce Lockhart"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2235","ModuleTitle":"Environmental History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce students to major themes in Environmental History, meaning the historical study of the mutual influence of humans and the environment. After critically evaluating how the discipline of Environmental History has developed, lectures and discussions will focus on topics such as disease, agriculture, gender and modern environmental problems. Lectures will be combined with research assignments that will help students better understand how a historian approaches a topic. Students interested in history, the environment or new approaches to the past will be interested in the course","CrossModule":"GEK2008","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GEK2008","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2237","ModuleTitle":"The U.S.: From Settlement to Superpower","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to provide students with a basic grounding of American historical and cultural developments from European colonisation to the end of the twentieth century. It will examine both the internal developments in the United States as well as its growing importance in international politics. By offering a range of social, economic, and political perspectives on the American experience, it will equip students with the knowledge for understanding and analysing the dominance of the United States in contemporary world history and culture. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":",GEK2000","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"AS2237, GEK2000","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2242","ModuleTitle":"Singapore's Military History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Singapore is a sovereign nation-state with formidable armed forces but its military situation is still very much governed by its place in the Malay world and its fluctuating strategic value to great powers. This module showcases the value of a 700-year approach to the island’s military history and examines the relative impact of its distant and recent past on its present situation. This module has no pre-requisites and is suitable for any student with an interest in Singapore’s history or military history in general.","CrossModule":"SSA2208","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Preclusion":"SSA2208","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2245","ModuleTitle":"Empires, Colonies and Imperialism","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Students will gain a basic understanding of empires in history. Individual empires will be studied to demonstrate patterns regarding the origins, development and collapse of empires. Topics will include the expansion of empires, colonization, military conquest, administration, and ideologies of empire. The humane side of imperialism will also be explored: the module will get students to try to understand the experience of subject peoples while also regarding empires as sites of cultural interaction. Finally, students will be introduced to some of the interpretative paradigms which have shaped the scholarly exploration of empires.","CrossModule":"EU2221","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EU2221","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2253","ModuleTitle":"Christianity in World History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will look at the evolution of Christianity and its impact on Western and global history. It will trace the development of the various branches of Christianity (Catholic, Orthodox, Protestant) and how the conflicts among them shaped European history. It will consider the role of religion in American history. It will look at the linkages between missionary efforts and imperialism, as well as the consequences of conversion in colonial societies around the world. It will also look at how Christianity has been linked to ethnicity and nationalism in the post-colonial nation-states.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2258","ModuleTitle":"Passage to India: Modern Indian Society","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to contemporary India through a study of society and culture. Taking a thematic approach, it will examine caste and class, religion and identity, language and region and popular forms of culture. It will assess the social and cultural change that India has undergone since 1947 and the remarkable continuity of its social institutions. Factors and processes that have held India together despite its diversity and cultural heterogeneity will be highlighted. This course is open to all students, interested in understanding the nature of socio-cultural change in one of the world’s oldest civilizations and largest democracies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Kudaisya, Medha Malik"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY2259","ModuleTitle":"The Craft of History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module offers a systematic introduction to the fields and methods of historical research. It combines weekly lectures on the basic types of historical scholarship with tutorials containing a seminar-style lab component that train students in the core skills of research, reading and writing. Tutorial and lab sessions will consist of a series of specially designed hands-on assignments, intensive discussion and close supervision. By the end of the module, students will be able to effectively read historical scholarship and sources, and to conceptualize, research, and complete a simple history project on their own.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-1-2-5","Prerequisite":"Must be HY majors and have completed at least 40 MCs of which at least 16 MCs in HY, including HY1101E.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3206","ModuleTitle":"East Asian International Relations","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the development of international relations in East Asia from the Opium War to the Korean War. Its main themes are the introduction of the unequal treaty system in China and Japan around the mid-19th century; the rise of the USA and Japan as major powers in the region from 1900 to 1919; American-East Asian relations in the inter-war years; and World War II and early postwar developments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3227","ModuleTitle":"Europe of the Dictators","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Europe was plagued by wars, revolution and totalitarian dictatorship between 1919 and 1945. It witnessed the rise of Bolshevism and of various Fascist regimes, revealed the economic and political weakness of the Western democracies and the failure of the League of Nations. This module will focus on the rise of four dictators of this period: Mussolini, Franco, and Hitler. All students are welcome, but those coming with a background in Political Science and even Sociology may find this course builds on existing knowledge and concepts.","CrossModule":"EU3212","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EU3212","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3236","ModuleTitle":"The Struggle for India, 1920-1964","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with the political evolution of the Indian nation in two of its most formative periods: the late nationalist struggle from 1920-47 that led to the withdrawal of the colonial power; and the years of Jawaharlal Nehru's prime ministership, 1947-64. The module looks at both decolonisation and nation-building as processes characterised by debate and contestation in relation to (a) social, regional and group identity and (b) political rights and power. The module will study the impact of that debate and contestation on the character, institutions and political life of the nation.","CrossModule":"SN3262","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY2228, SN2261, SN3262","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3239","ModuleTitle":"The United States in the Asia-Pacific","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the role of the US in the Asia-Pacific region from the nineteenth to the twenty?first century. The evolution of political, military and economic ties between the America and three sub?regions of Asia will be explored. The nature of US involvement in the conflicts of the East Asian nations of Japan, China and Korea will form the first part of the module. The involvement of America in the decolonization and nation?building of the Southeast Asian nations will also be examined. Finally, the American influence in the sectarian and power differences in the South Asian nations of India and Pakistan will be addressed. This course is designed for students throughout NUS with an interest in American history.","CrossModule":"AS3239","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"AS3239","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3240","ModuleTitle":"Making America Modern","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"In 1901 only 14% of American homes had a bath and 8% a telephone. The country however was undergoing a process of economic, social, and cultural modernity that laid the basis for it emerging as the pre-eminent power in the world by 1945. This module examines the transformation of America from 1880. Students will study the processes of modernity in America both as economic modernisation and cultural modernism. The module asks students to evaluate the relationship between various aspects of American modernity. The module is for students interested in the culture and society of the USA.","CrossModule":"AS3240","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"Any level 1000 or 2000 History module or equivalent.","Preclusion":"AS3230, AS3240, HY3230","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3243","ModuleTitle":"China and Southeast Asia: Past & Present","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the relations between China and Southeast Asia from ancient times to present, with an emphasis on the modern period. Lectures and tutorials sessions will explore the various dimensions and aspects of China-Southeast Asian relations, including tributary relations, maritime trade, migration, impact of colonialism, nationalism and communism, China and ASEAN, etc. Though a basic knowledge of Chinese and Southeast Asian history will be helpful, the module is open to all undergraduate students who are interested in the topic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yang Bin"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3245","ModuleTitle":"Engendering History/Historicising Gender","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Gender is a primary way of signifying relationships of power. This module adopts a historical perspective on the ways in which gender has provided for articulating and naturalising differences. After an introduction to the development of gender as an analytical concept in history, the module proceeds to provide a grounded exploration of the imbrication of gender and modernity. With colonialism as the starting point, the issues of gendered discourses and practices as well as the materiality of the body and of the global structures in which they are enmeshed will be studied.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3247","ModuleTitle":"From Monarchy to Military: History of Myanmar","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the history of Myanmar (Burma). Organized chronologically from the emergence of the earliest polities to the present, students will examine the formation and interaction of communities, ideological worldviews, ethnic identities, and material cultures that have characterized the societies that evolved along the Irrawaddy River basin and beyond. Module content will consider the particulars of Myanmars history (early stateformation and the historical development of Burmese identity) within regional/global processes and themes. Fundamentally, this module addresses why contemporary Myanmar is perceived to be so different from its regional neighbours despite sharing many historical and cultural experiences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3250","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Singapore History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at students who wish to deepen their understanding of Singapore history through an examination of different representations of history: (a) academic scholarship, (b) social memory and oral history, (c) heritage. Each section will incorporate fundamental concepts and debates behind the production of history, together with the application of these ideas to specific Singapore case studies. At the end of the course, students will be able to critically analyse Singapore history as a whole in terms of historiography and heritage studies, whilst gaining familiarity with the treatment of key issues in Singapore’s past.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3252","ModuleTitle":"From Tropical Medicine to Bioscience","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module examines “tropical” medicine in the three related contexts of colonialism, high imperialism, and nation-building. The module will survey medicine, disease, and epidemics in British, American and Japanese practice, spanning the 18th to 20th centuries, and culminating with present-day Asia and the place of biomedicine in contemporary nation-states, including Singapore. The module covers the transformation of a scientific field from a colonial body of knowledge to a form of practice embraced and utilized by post-colonial societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["John Paul Dimoia"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3254","ModuleTitle":"Cold War in East Asia","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"No one can say that the Cold War has ended yet in East Asia. But rather a number of the contemporary intra-regional tensions in East Asia stem from the Cold War era; from the tensions over the Taiwan Straits, to the temporary cease-fire status between North and South Korea, to the constitutional controversy in Japan. With a special emphasis on the international dimension, this module explores how the Cold War confrontation (1945-present) has unfolded in the historical context of East Asia over the past decades.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3256","ModuleTitle":"Brides of the Sea: Asia's Port Cities","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Brides of the Sea', 'Gateways to Asia' and 'the transformers of Asia' are some of the ways scholars have described Asian port cities. Through case studies, this module explores the port city and the 'maritime world' in Asia. Students are introduced to the history of China's maritime world with a focus on the challenges it faced through encroachment by Western imperial powers. This module also examines Asia's colonial port cities, including Calcutta and Singapore, as sites of Western influence and modernization and also as sites of local resistance and transformation. This module is suitable for all students of NUS.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY3257","ModuleTitle":"The Philippines: A Social and Cultural History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the Philippines’ almost 500 years of social and cultural history—from its early association with India, China and Southeast Asia, to its incorporation into the Spanish and American empires, to its tumultuous road towards independence and democratization. Students will consider Filipino religiosity and worldview, and analyze their ramifications in society. Popular images of the Philippines – homeland of international labor and site of natural hazards and spectacle of poverty – will be investigated. Students will take Philippine history as an exemplar towards a better understanding of the postcolonial condition that numerous nations experience.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Reyes, Portia"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4205","ModuleTitle":"War and Diplomacy in Early Modern Europe","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is open to all Honours students and no previous background in either early modern or European history is required. The objective of this document-based, seminar-style course is to sharpen student's thinking skills and sense of conceptual evolution. Key concepts, such as \"sovereignty\" and the \"just war\" that remain pertinent until today will stand at the forefront of our investigations.","CrossModule":"EU4224","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 and onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EU4224","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4207","ModuleTitle":"Special Paper in Military History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Every year this course explores a different dimension of modern military history. The general theme is the nature of warfare in the 20th century with particular reference to Asia. This course is designed for students majoring in History.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Farrell Brian P"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4210","ModuleTitle":"Issues and Events in Malaysian History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the continuity and change in Malaysian political, economic and society history by focusing on salient themes. Included in these themes will be the evolution of the traditional Malay states and society, internationalism and nationhood, social change within the various communities, the modernization of the Malaysian economy and the interplay of complex historical forces in colonial and independent Malaysia","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4211","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Environmental History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will allow students to explore in detail a major theme in Environmental History, meaning the historical study of the mutual influence of humans and the environment. While the material and specific focus of the module will shift, as each instructor will offer a unique approach, it will introduce students to many of the basic issues in the discipline, and require research in both the field and library on a specific topic, thus enhancing their research and writing skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Timothy P. Barnard"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4212","ModuleTitle":"Special Paper in Modern European History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore and introduce different themes in Modern European History such as political changes, political leadership, diplomacy and interstate relations.","CrossModule":"EU4214","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EU4214","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4215","ModuleTitle":"The Classical Empires of Southeast Asia","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on early Southeast Asian history. It examines and compares various types of political structures, including the fundamental concept of a "kingdom" or empire in a Southeast Asian context to raise questions about how this early history has traditionally been analyzed. Cultural history, especially the role of religion, is an important component. The module is intended for Honours students interested in exploring and rethinking the earlier centuries of the region's history.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4216","ModuleTitle":"Culture and Literature in S.E.A. History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"During this module we will examine how the past in Southeast Asia has been recorded and presented and how the "literature" of these works influences our views of the region's history. In the first section of the course we will focus on how history was presented prior to the modern period in the region. The second section of the course will focus on depictions of Southeast Asian culture changed over time in the "literature", and how this may provide new understandings of the region. The course is targeted at students that are interested in Southeast Asian history, culture and literature.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4218","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Modern Japanese History","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module traces the historical development of Japan from the mid 19th century to the present. It focuses on close reading and discussion of important English-language works with particular emphasis on historical and theoretical controversies in the field. Students will be encouraged to think about both the modern history of Japan as well as the historians who have claimed to reconstruct and narrate it. The module is aimed at students interested in the intersection between Japanese history, the practice of historiography, and the application of theoretical models to the past.","CrossModule":"JS4213","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"JS4213","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4219","ModuleTitle":"American Intellectual History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The module is an advanced overview of major approaches and themes in American intellectual history. Students will explore the diversity of American thinkers. The module will focus on the twentieth century and analyses American thinkers in their social contexts. This course provides a diverse and multifarious look at American intellectual history through a study of specific intellectual figures. Students will develop their understanding of the complexity of American intellectual traditions. For students majoring in history and those with an interest in the USA.","CrossModule":"AS4219","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"AS4219","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4222","ModuleTitle":"Asian Business History: Case Studies","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This seminar module examines the development of Asian businesses. Selected themes such as organizations, entrepreneurship and networks will be discussed. It may focus either on one country like Singapore, or regions in Asia in comparative studies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in SN with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in SN or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4225","ModuleTitle":"Ideological Origins of US Foreign Policy","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Beyond international circumstances, domestic politics and personalities, a vital key to understanding the complexities of United States? foreign policy is through its ideological dimensions. This module will enable students to explore these ideological threads through both seminal documents and scholarly discourses. The module will be taught through both lectures and student presentations. Students will read, present and write on important documents such as John Winthrop?s City upon a Hill, George Washington?s Farewell Address, the Monroe Doctrine, Woodrow Wilson?s Fourteen Points, and George Kennan?s containment policy.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4227","ModuleTitle":"Sources of Singaporean History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at students who wish to develop research skills using primary sources for the study of Singaporean history. While the material and specific focus of the module will shift, as each instructor will offer a unique approach, it will introduce students to the use of a variety of sources, ranging from newspapers and memoirs to governmental reports and archival material. At the end of the course, students will be able to use, and criticially analyze, a variety of sources and understand their role in the development of Singaporean historiography, while also preparing for their own research projects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ho Chi Tim"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4229","ModuleTitle":"Biography and History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will expose students to the historiographically complex relationship between history and biography, and its ramifications for historical writing. Students will be given opportunities to closely consider a wide range of biographies and biographical material and develop their individual sensibilities as to if, and if so, how biographical material can be used in historical construction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4230","ModuleTitle":"Historiography and Historical Method","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce Honours students to the emergence of the discipline of history. The history of history will also be used to convey some of the key historiographic and theoretical issues which shape contemporary historical writing. Major topics will include: philosophies of history, professionalization, traditional history, metahistory and postmodernism. Finally, Honours students will explore different methodologies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28MCs in EU/LA (French/ German)/recognised modules or 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in HY or 28MCs in EU/LA (French/ German)/recognised modules or 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Honours students in History are required to prepare an Honours thesis of 10,000 to 12,000 words through which they are taught to do an original piece of historical research based on primary and secondary sources. Students select research topics with the guidance and approval of the History Department, and are assigned supervisors who provide guidance in conducting research and writing up research materials.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2012 and before: Completed 110MCs including 60 MCs of HY major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2013 onwards Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of HY major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and a CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"HY4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in HY, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"HY4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY5210","ModuleTitle":"Approaches To Modern Se Asian History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce graduate students to the major themes and issues that make up the chronological field of "modern Southeast Asian history". A comprehensive study of secondary literature for the period as well as seminal works in Anthropology and Political Science will prepare students with the necessary training before embarking on their own research projects. Topics covered will include: modernity/traditionalism, constructing chronologies, colonialism, nationalism, rebellion/resistance, nation-building, the Japanese in WWII, the role of the Army/Communists, post-colonial critiques, border tensions, migration, and religion.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY5210R","ModuleTitle":"Approaches To Modern Se Asian History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce graduate students to the major themes and issues that make up the chronological field of "modern Southeast Asian history". A comprehensive study of secondary literature for the period as well as seminal works in Anthropology and Political Science will prepare students with the necessary training before embarking on their own research projects. Topics covered will include: modernity/traditionalism, constructing chronologies, colonialism, nationalism, rebellion/resistance, nation-building, the Japanese in WWII, the role of the Army/Communists, post-colonial critiques, border tensions, migration, and religion.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY5305","ModuleTitle":"Approaches To World History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module examines major themes, methodologies and scholarship in the rapidly developing field of world history. Depending on the instructor, the content of the module might focus on specific topics such as immigration, trans-imperial trade, or frontier studies. As special emphasis is placed on the integrationof particular regions into global systems and networks, this course will be especially useful for helping students to locate the significance of their own research in a larger context.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY5403","ModuleTitle":"Interpreters of Southeast Asian Pasts","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The notion of Southeast Asia continues to be a site of contestation. In this module, students will be encouraged to imaginatively wade into an ongoing conversation as the latest in a long line of interpreters – mythic, historical and contemporary – of Southeast Asian pasts. Students will encounter a wide range of texts and discover how differing contexts, worldviews, theories, methods and source materials have been creatively and imaginatively used to both question and enrich understandings of Southeast Asian pasts. Each iteration of this module will focus on a specific region in Southeast Asia, depending on the expertise of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in History in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY6101","ModuleTitle":"Historiography: Theory & Archive","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module will enable graduate students to make use of a wide range of contemporary historical methods. The focus will be on major historians, current debate about historical practice, theoretical history and historical interpretation. Students will be strongly encouraged to explore the challenges inherent in connecting archival study with theoretical methodologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in History in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"HY6882","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Chinese History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is both a historiographic and research module to study specific themes and issues on Chinese history. The topics will depend on the specialty of the instructor and may vary from one semester to the other. Its goal is to familiarize the students with the current scholarship and primary sources on the selected topic so that they are able to discuss it critically. The students will write a short essay based on secondary literature, develop a bibliography and work on a research paper based on primary sources.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID1105","ModuleTitle":"Design Fundamentals 1","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"Awakening and first contact with the design tools related to industrial design. Discovery of the elements of design such as: visual communication, creative making and thinking, discovery of basic shapes and forms, rational analysis of existing products. This module is also the opportunity for the students to start to plan and manage various parameters such as design variables and constrains, economy of means and time.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-8-0-6-6","Preclusion":"Module not offered to none industrial design students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID1106","ModuleTitle":"Design Fundamentals 2","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"Design Fundamentals 2 reinforce semester 1 through exercises of higher complexity. The students have to deal with more elaborate parameters such as ergonomic factors of one hand-held product. They are also confronted for the first time structural issues and communication procedures. In continuity from fundamental 1 they pursue and refine their analytical approaches of existing products. Students learn the design methods of emotional addressing for products and set fundamentals of the design process which will be further developed during the course.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-8-0-6-6","Preclusion":"Module not offered to none industrial design students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID1111","ModuleTitle":"Modelling For Industrial Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The module provides the initial understanding of model making for industrial design. Model making techniques related to metals, wood, and plastics will be undertaken. Safety and security issues will also be addressed. Students are required to do model making exercises to develop different skills as part of the design process. This module is to support the design core modules in order to provide sufficient practical basis for their future design projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID1112","ModuleTitle":"Modelling and Sketching for Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID1121","ModuleTitle":"Human-Centred Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module will inform students on human centred design, human scale, ergonomics, anthropometrics, as well as human perception and their relation to the design of objects, products, system or service. The module will walks students through the human-centered design process and supports them in activities such as building user research skills, implementing ideas and user testing. It provides students with the basic understanding of user needs in new ways, find innovative solutions to meet those needs, and deliver solutions with financial sustainability in mind.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID1223","ModuleTitle":"History & Theory Of Industrial Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to introduce students to the development of thoughts and ideas in industrial and product design. It will enable students to relate recent history in technological advancement and product development to current trends in design. The module will concentrate on the design innovations from the period of the industrial revolution in the 19th century. This was the transitional period from the Arts and Craft movement to the current design and production methods that are dominated by industrial processes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID1321","ModuleTitle":"Materials For Industrial Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce students to the materials that are commonly used in the manufacture and fabrication of products. It will enable students to acquire basic knowledge on the properties and performance of materials and enable them to select materials for specific design applications. Major topics will include materials for products such as tableware, furniture, household appliances, light fittings, computer equipment, motor vehicles etc. It will briefly cover the manufacturing and fabrication processes associated with the materials and application.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2105","ModuleTitle":"Design for Context and Sustainability","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"As a progression from the design fundamentals, this module aggregates all the prior lessons into one complete, coherent, industrially-relevant project where students learn to manage, and go through the whole process of 1) initial design research and market research, to 2) formulating the design strategy and 3) design brief, through to 4) conceptualization, 5) evaluation phases, and 6) detailing and refinement. The design is aimed for a specific context which includes specific users, market scenarios, environments, trends, business / competition, and feasibility / manufacturing factors. Critical consideration for sustainability factors is incorporated as part of the context criteria.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-6-0-12-0","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 1105 & 1106","History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2106","ModuleTitle":"Design Platforms 1","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This is a “vertical studio” based design platform. Senior and junior students will participate in design projects which encourage cross-pollination of thoughts, skills and learning. The students will play the role of a junior designer and work together with the senior students from ID 3106 in the same platform. The objectives are to enable students to explore strategic design innovation through a simulated real studio environment. In this platform, students can select either conceptual or real-life projects led by our industry collaborators and relevant experts within the division.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"2-6-0-17-0","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 1105 & 1106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2111","ModuleTitle":"Computer Aided Industrial Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to give students a practical understanding on the use Computer Aided Industrial Design (CAID) for design. This will include conceptual design with technical constraints to final rendering of the designed product. It will allow the student greater understanding of the verification tools by using it to assist in executing design decisions. Learning process will deal with theories and methods for constructive modeling, detailing, rendering and presentation, from simple curves and primitives to complex surfaces. Topics discussed will include Point, Line, Plane, 2-D and 3-D Surfaces, Solids, Colour and Texture and application of Lighting and as well as Basic Animation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2112","ModuleTitle":"Digital Design & Fabrication","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"Students are brought beyond foundational usage of CAD tools for design visualization and construction. Three areas covered are: Advanced Surfacing, Parametric & Generative CAD Modelling, and Digital Manufacturing. Advanced Surfacing covers principles and methods to craft high precision, manufacturing-quality CAD models with complex, continuous organic surfaces that are water-tight. Parametric & Generative CAD teaches programming and algorithm-scripting-based methods to digitally generate and control 3D geometry. Digital Manufacturing introduces methods to translate 3D data to produce physical objects via digital manufacturing equipment. Students are expected to gain an operationally-ready level of mastery through hands-on experimentation in projects for all three areas.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2113","ModuleTitle":"Visual Communication Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theories and practice of visual communications design. It will enable students to communicate ideas or messages to their desired audiences through various visual media, be it a sign, poster, drawing, photograph, wayfinding, publication, or advertisement. Major topics include visual thinking and literacy, typography, data visualisation, communication theory, designing with Adobe illustrator and InDesign.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2122","ModuleTitle":"Ecodesign And Sustainability","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide the theory and practice for students to understand ecodesign and sustainability and its affects on design practice. It will study the design methods related to ecodesign and sustainable design and its applications. Project work will be conducted to provide the bridge to integrate such theoretical knowledge into practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2123","ModuleTitle":"Design Process & Research","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will gain knowledge of design process and research methodology. The objective of this module is to learn the process involved in a typical design project as well as its associated design and research methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2323","ModuleTitle":"Technology for Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module is specially designed for BA Industrial Design students. This module discusses the physics behind the ordinary objects and natural phenomena all around us. It unravels the mysteries of how things work. From the household appliances that make our lives easier, vehicles that we travel in and to the audio/visual players fill our world with sounds and images.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID2324","ModuleTitle":"Manufacturing for Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module is specially designed for BA Industrial Design students. This module takes the complicated stuff out of understanding how things are made. Using simple illustration as a medium to describe production processes, this module covers a broad range of production methods with descriptive text, diagrams, product shots, and pictures of the manufacturing process. It appeals to product designers involved in consumer electronics, domestic appliances, kitchen wares, furniture, lighting, and packaging.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID3041","ModuleTitle":"Special Studies","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This is a one semester involvement for attachment to industry or other institutions of design, research and development work.","ModuleCredit":"14","Workload":"0-0-0-35-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID3105","ModuleTitle":"Design Platforms 2","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module reinforces Design Platforms 1 through exercises of higher complexity. This is a “vertical studio” based design platform. Senior and junior students will participate in design projects which encourage cross-pollination of thoughts, skills and learning. The students will play the role of a junior designer and work together with the senior students from ID 4105 in the same platform. The objectives are to enable students to explore strategic design innovation through a simulated real studio environment. In this platform, students can select either conceptual or real-life projects led by our industry collaborators and relevant experts within the division.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"2-6-0-17-6","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 2105 & 2106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID3106","ModuleTitle":"Design Platforms 3","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module works with Design Platforms 1 in “vertical studios” context. Senior and junior students will participate in design projects which encourage cross-pollination of thoughts, skills and learning. The students will play the role of a senior designer and work together with the junior students from ID 2106 in the same platform. The objectives are to enable students to explore strategic design innovation through a simulated real studio environment. In this platform, students can select either conceptual or real-life projects led by our industry collaborators and relevant experts within the division.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"2-6-0-7-0","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 2105 & 2106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID3122","ModuleTitle":"Innovation and Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The aims of the module are for the students to: Develop appreciation and understanding of the strategic innovation roles of industrial design in commercial new product development (NPD). Develop knowledge of brand and branding in relation to commercial NPD. Develop abilities to exploit research insights, and brand understanding, within strategic NPD innovation activities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID3123","ModuleTitle":"Interaction Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This course is an introduction into the use of electronics and programming within the context of the interaction design. We will focus on acquiring basic knowledge and understanding of building interactive prototypes using the Arduino platform. Major topics include physical computing, sensor data acquisition and visualization ,kinetic object, user interface and user experience design, programming with Arduino and Processing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID3124","ModuleTitle":"Creative Communication & Design Argumentation","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a means to discover and develop skills in constructing and delivering written and spoken presentations and reports. It is aimed at achieving oral and written proficiency thru critical analysis and practices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID4105","ModuleTitle":"Design Platforms 4","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module works with Design Platforms 2 in “vertical studios” context. Senior and junior students will participate in design projects which encourage cross-pollination of thoughts, skills and learning. The students will play the role of a senior designer and work together with the junior students from ID 3105 in the same platform. The objectives are to enable students to explore strategic design innovation through a simulated real studio environment. In this platform, students can select either conceptual or real-life projects led by our industry collaborators and relevant experts within the division.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"2-6-0-17-0","Prerequisite":"Pass ID 3105 & 3106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID4106","ModuleTitle":"Design Thesis Project","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate their design ability by the execution of a Major Design Project. Research and investigation on project development will be used to support the design. The major topic is a comprehensive design project that is supported by research. Documentation of research findings will form part of the project submission. Students will be required to demonstrate innovation and competency in industrial design.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"1-7-0-0-14","Prerequisite":"Pass ID3103 & ID3104 or ID3105 and 3106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID4121","ModuleTitle":"Project Research","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to learn the methods involved in design research in order to investigate into opportunities that support the Design Thesis Project. It will involve market studies and analysis of current developments to surface opportunities for a project. The major topics will include research methodology, project planning techniques, information search and documentation, product analysis and evaluation and selection process for design development. The results of this study will lead to the rational selection of a project for design and development under Design Thesis Project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Donn Koh"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5021","ModuleTitle":"Design Research","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5151","ModuleTitle":"Design Innovation","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5351","ModuleTitle":"Design Studies","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module in Industrial Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This Graduate Seminar Module in Industrial Design aims to provide Master student a forum to sustain and amplify an active research culture among the faculty and research scholars of the Division of Industrial Design. It aims to explore research methodology for design, share research findings, and exchange ideas with invited academics of distinction across the world. The themes of seminar presentations will reflect the latest research conducted in the core areas of the Division of Industrial Design, such as: design education, design management, design innovation, ecodesign and sustainability, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-0-8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in Advanced Design Research. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: Ecodesign and sustainability, Experience Design, Interaction Design, Design History, Product Identity, Product Language, Culture and Design etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Product Development","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of product development through a research and design project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in product development with regards to Industrial Design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Interaction Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of design interaction through a research and design project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in interaction design with regards to Industrial Design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951C","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Healthcare Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of design in healthcare and its relevant areas through a research and design project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in medicine, healthcare, and design for special needs with regards to Industrial Design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951D","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Design Education","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of design education through a research project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in design education with regards to Industrial Design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID5951E","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Industrial Design: Sustainability","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to guide the students to explore the issue of eco design and sustainability through a research and design project with strong focus on interdisciplinary collaboration. The module will involve critical analyses and thorough discussions of specific topics in eco design and sustainability with regards to Industrial Design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ID6770","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminar Module in Industrial Design","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleDescription":"This Doctoral Seminar Module in Industrial Design aims to provide PhD student a forum to sustain and amplify an active research culture among the faculty and research scholars of the Division of Industrial Design (DID). It aims to explore research methodology for design, share research findings, and exchange ideas with invited academics of distinction across the world. The themes of seminar presentations will reflect the latest research conducted in the core areas of the DID, such as: design education, design management, design innovation, ecodesign and sustainability, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-0-8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1991","ModuleTitle":"Unrestricted Elective","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1992","ModuleTitle":"Unrestricted Elective","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1993","ModuleTitle":"Unrestricted Elective","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IDX1994","ModuleTitle":"Unrestricted Elective","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IDX3991","ModuleTitle":"Sep Module","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IDX3992","ModuleTitle":"Sep Module","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IDX3993","ModuleTitle":"Sep Module","Department":"Division Of Industrial Design","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2010E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Industrial System","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2100","ModuleTitle":"Probability Models With Applications","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module builds upon the foundation in ST2131 and stresses on applications of stochastic modeling. Topics include: Review of exponential distribution; Conditional probability and conditional expectation; discrete time Markov chains; Poisson process; Basic queuing models and continuous time Markov chains and Renewal Theory. Students will eventually be conversant with the properties of these models and appreciate their roles in engineering applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131","Preclusion":"BH3215, DSC3215","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2100E","ModuleTitle":"Probability Models with Applications","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"DSC3215","Corequisite":"ST2131 or TS2120 or IE2120E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Systems Thinking","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This foundation module aims to introduce students to the fundamental concepts and underlying principles of systems, and systems thinking and design. The modelling approaches and tools that are applicable to the design of industrial and service systems will be introduced. The topics in this module include introduction to systems, systems thinking concepts, mental models and causal loop diagrams, while the modelling approaches and tools to be covered include those of systems analysis and data analysis. The application of these topics to simple systems design problems will be illustrated through laboratory sessions. Real-world case studies will be presented to show how these concepts have been applied in industrial and service contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-1-4-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1505 and MA1506) or ST1131 or SA1101 or ST1131A or ST1232 or ST2334","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2110","ModuleTitle":"Operations Research I","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This foundation module introduces students to some of the basic concepts of operations research. Topics include linear programming, network flow models, and nonlinear programming. Besides the basic concepts, students will also learn about the applications of these topics to complex engineering and management problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1521) and (MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1506)","Preclusion":"DSC3214, MA2215, MA3236","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2110E","ModuleTitle":"Operations Research I","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2120E","ModuleTitle":"Probability and Statistics","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2130","ModuleTitle":"Quality Engineering I","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamental concepts of quality and basic techniques in quality engineering. The topics covered are measures and interpretation of variation, control charts, process capability analysis, and acceptance sampling. The module will also deal with some related issues such as measurement systems analysis, PDCA, TQM, and industrial case studies. At the end of the module, students will be able to understand the basic concepts of quality and use the basic tools in quality analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA1505, MA1506 or SA1101, or ST1131, or ST1131A, or ST1232, or ST2334.","Types":["CFM","Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2130E","ModuleTitle":"Quality Engineering I","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"(MA1505 and MA1506) or ST1131 or SA1101 or ST1131A or ST1232 or ST2334 or equivalent","Corequisite":"MA1505, MA1506 or SA1101, or ST1131, or ST1131A, or ST1232, or ST2334 or TE2102 or TG1401 or TM1401 or TS2120 or IE2120E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2140","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Economy","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concept of \"the time-value of money\" and the effect that it has on economic decisions in engineering and business. It equips students with a conceptual framework for understanding and evaluating economic alternatives represented as a set of cash flows over time. Topics covered include cash flow analysis, choice among economic alternatives, effects of depreciation and taxation, replacement analysis, and dealing with risk and uncertainty.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Types":["CFM","Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2140E","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Economy","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2150","ModuleTitle":"Human Factors Engineering","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces concepts in human factors engineering and ergonomics. The topics that will be covered include: Human factors and systems; Human factors research methodologies; Information input and processing; Visual and auditory displays; Human output and control; Motor skills and hand tools; Anthropometry and workplace design; Environmental conditions of illumination, and Climate and noise. The objectives are to provide students with a broad overview of the application areas and an appreciation of the need for human factors engineers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE2150E","ModuleTitle":"Human Factors Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3010E","ModuleTitle":"Systems Thinking and Design","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3100E","ModuleTitle":"Systems Design Project","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"8","Prerequisite":"Level 3 Standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3100R","ModuleTitle":"Systems Design Project","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This design project requires students to study, formulate and analyze an actual industrial problem with the goal of recommending a design solution that is practical. It also enables students to practice and improve the skills of technical report writing and oral presentation. The objective of the design project is to provide an opportunity for students to gain practical experience in an actual industry problem. It also gives the students a broader scope in applying industrial engineering concepts rather than concentrating on one particular subject area.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-4-6","Prerequisite":"IE2100, IE2110, IE2140; Co-requisite: IE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3101","ModuleTitle":"Statistics For Engineering Applications","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module goes beyond the foundation and deals mainly with the applications of statistics in the engineering context. Topics include review of statistical decision making and hypothesis testing, ANOVA with homogeneity of variance tests, concepts of blocking, RCBD, fixed and random effects models with multiple comparison procedures, factorial experiments, nonparametric methods, an introduction to bootstrapping with IE-based case studies. Students will be able to appreciate the importance of good planning and also conduct and evaluate simple experiments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST1131, ST2131 or ST1232","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3101E","ModuleTitle":"Statistics for Engineering Applications","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3110","ModuleTitle":"Simulation","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the basic concepts of discrete-event simulation systems and application to problems that have no closed-form solutions. The course will cover modeling techniques, random number generators, discrete-event simulation approaches, simulated data analysis, simulation variance reduction techniques and state-of-the-art simulation software. At the end of this course, students will be able to analyze and develop simulation models of given problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-0.5-4-4","Prerequisite":"IE2100 or DSC3215","Preclusion":"DSC3221","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3110E","ModuleTitle":"Simulation","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE3120","ModuleTitle":"Manufacturing Logistics","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the basic concepts and techniques of planning, design and operation within a facility. The coverage will include enterprise resource planning, resource allocation models, forecasting techniques, basic factory dynamics, types of production systems and production scheduling. This course aims to convey the intuitions behind many manufacturing logistic concepts and to demonstrate the application of operations research techniques to this area.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2100 and (IE2100 or DSC3215)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ng Tsan Sheng, Adam"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4100","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng.Dissertation","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the module is to give students exposure to research. In this module, each student is assigned to a research project that requires application of industrial and systems engineering concepts. The module provides the opportunity for students to conduct self study by reviewing literature, defining a problem, analyzing the problem critically, conducting design of experiments, and recommending solutions. It also enables students to improve their communication skills through technical report writing and oral presentation.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0.3-0-0-5.7-9","Prerequisite":"ISE B.Eng. 4 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Poh Kim Leng"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4100E","ModuleTitle":"BTech Dissertation","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"12","Prerequisite":"Level 4 Standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4210","ModuleTitle":"Operations Research II","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module builds upon IE2110 to introduce students to more basic concepts of operations research. Topics include integer programming, mixed integer programming, dynamic programming, and heuristic methods. Besides the basic concepts, students will also learn how to use commercial software such as CPLEX to solve large-scale integer and mixed integer programmes encountered in complex real-world problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2110","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4220","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Modelling","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the fundamentals of supply chain concepts. It covers issues and basic techniques of distribution strategies, transportation logistics, and supply chain network optimization models. Students are equipped with fundamental concepts and quantitative tools that are essential to solving logistic and supply chain problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2100, IE2110","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4220E","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Modelling","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the fundamentals of supply chain concepts. It covers issues and basic techniques of distribution strategies, transportation logistics and supply chain network optimisation models. Students are equipped with fundamental concepts and quantitative tools that are essential to solving logistics and supply chain problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Corequisite":"IE2100E & IE2110E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4229","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics In Logistics","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to either emerging topics in logistics or specialised topics. Students will learn and understand evolving concepts in logistics and supply chain. This module will enable students to keep abreast with current developments in the logistics field and broaden their exposure to various specialised topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2110","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4230","ModuleTitle":"Quality Engineering II","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to advanced topics in quality engineering. Topics covered are: design-in quality, quality function deployment, failure mode and effects analysis, fractional factorial designs, confounding, and robust design. The module also deals with basic tools in reliability analysis and testing. It will enable students to use more advanced techniques in process studies and learn to deal with quality problems from a proactive point of view in terms of process improvement and optimization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2130, IE3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4230E","ModuleTitle":"Quality Engineering II","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Design-in quality versus process control. Quality function deployment. Failure mode and effects analysis. Fractional factorial designs. Confounding. Robust design. Reliability analysis and testing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Corequisite":"IE2130E & IE3101E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4239E","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Quality Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to either emerging topics in quality engineering or specialised topics. Students will learn and understand concepts in quality management and quality technology. This module will enable them to keep abreast with current developments in quality engineering and broaden their exposure to various specialised topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2100E Probability Models with Applications IE3101E Statistics for Engineering Application","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4240","ModuleTitle":"Project Management","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the basic concepts in project management. The process encompasses project planning, project scheduling, cost estimation and budgeting, resource allocation, monitoring and control, and risk assessment and management. The principles behind the process and the approaches to their execution will be covered. This module enables students to define and plan a project within the constraints of the environment. The plan will serve as a blueprint for the implementation and control of a project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2140","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4240E","ModuleTitle":"Project Management","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4242","ModuleTitle":"Cost Analysis And Management","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the basics of cost management. Concepts relating component items and process steps to value-added functions are introduced as a precursor to the analysis of system cost over the entire life cycle of products and services. It also deals with tools and approaches to select equipment, materials for cost-effective operations. This module enables students to cost out a system and recommend approaches to develop strategies for increasing the cost effectiveness of the system.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2140","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4242E","ModuleTitle":"Cost Analysis And Management","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2140E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4249","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics In Engineering Management","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to either emerging topics in engineering management or specialised topics. Students will learn and understand evolving concepts affecting the management of engineering activities. This module will enable them to keep abreast with current developments in the engineering management field and broaden their exposure to various specialised topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2140","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4249E","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Engineering Management","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to either emerging topics in engineering management or specialised topics. Students will learn and understand evolving concepts affecting the management of engineering activities.This module will enable them to keep abreast with current developments in the engineering management field and broaden their exposure to various specialised topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2140E Engineering Economy","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE4299","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics In Industrial Engineering","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to either emerging topics in industrial engineering or specialised topics. Students will learn and understand evolving concepts in operation research and industrial engineering. This module will enable them to keep abreast with current developments in the industrial engineering field and broaden their exposure to various specialised topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"IE2100, IE2110","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5001","ModuleTitle":"Operations Planning And Control I","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Operations research and its applications, mainly in the area of production planning and control: linear programming, network analysis, project planning and scheduling, dynamic programming, inventory control models, queueing theory, replacement theory and maintenance models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"BDC5101 Deterministic Operations Research Models","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5002","ModuleTitle":"Applied Engineering Statistics","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Statistical analysis and experimentation techniques for engineers. Topics include analysis of variance, regression analysis, factorial and fractional factorial designs, response surface methodology and non-parametric methods. The module is application oriented and examples drawn from industrial applications rather than mathematical development will be used wherever possible to introduce a topic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5003","ModuleTitle":"Cost Analysis And Engineering Economy","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Cost and engineering economic analysis with special emphasis on a unified approach based upon cost accounting, operations research, economics and other quantitative methods. Topics include cost accounting and cost analysis, cost estimation, methods of engineering economic analysis, analyses for government projects and public utilities, effects of income taxes in economy studies, depreciation methods, risk and uncertainty in engineering economy studies, replacement studies and models, capital budgeting and computer applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5004","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Probability And Simulation","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide engineers with a practical treatment of probability. Apart from the fundamental framework, examples showing how various concepts and techniques can be adapted to solve practical problems will be discussed. An introduction to simulation techniques such as the Monte Carlo method together with stochastic modeling are also included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5105","ModuleTitle":"Modelling for Supply Chain Systems","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamentals of Supply Chain Systems. It covers topics related to the Modelling of Supply Chain Systems so as to provide the best flow of products through the Supply Chain Systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"IE5401 Industrial Logistics IE5405 Inventory Systems","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5107","ModuleTitle":"Material Flow Systems","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the activities required to manage materials flow from supplier through manufacturing activities to the final use of the materials or delivery to customer. Emphasis is given on the movement of materials within the manufacturing processes and storage systems. Methodologies useful to the analysis of material flow systems, in both the manufacturing and warehousing systems, are introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5108","ModuleTitle":"Facility Layout And Location","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an analytical treatment of the subject of facility layout and location. The layout design process consists of problem formulation, analysis of the problem, search for layout designs, selection of the preferred design, and specification of the layout design to be installed. This module also considers the problem of locating one or several new facilities with respect to existing facilities. The objective considered is the minimization of a cost function of travel distances. Problems with rectilinear and Euclidean distances are considered. Students will be assigned a computer project and a case study.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5121","ModuleTitle":"Quality Planning And Management","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the planning, organizational and human dimensions of quality management. It begins with an overview of the fundamental nature of quality, followed by a coverage of the strategic importance of quality in industry and the implementation of total quality management. The organizational and human dimensions include the application of basic management theories to the planning, management and improvement of quality. The measurement techniques, unique to assessing human performance and their role in quality improvement, will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5122","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Quality Control","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the practice of statistical quality control and provides a comprehensive coverage of SQC from basic principles to state-of-the-art concepts and applications. The objective is to give a sound understanding of SQC principles and the basis of applying these principles in the industrial environment. The main topics are basic problem-solving methodology and tools, basic and advanced statistical process control techniques, statistical assessment of process capability, and acceptance sampling.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5123","ModuleTitle":"Reliability Engineering","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basic concepts and methods in reliability and maintenance engineering. It treats both components and systems reliability, failure data analysis and reliability testing. Topics related to reliability improvement are also dealt with. The maintenance aspect of this module includes maintenance management from a systems viewpoint, optimization of equipment availability, optimal replacement policies and warranty analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5202","ModuleTitle":"Applied Forecasting Methods","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5203","ModuleTitle":"Decision Analysis","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the necessary analytical knowledge and practical skills for improving decision-making processes in engineering and business environments. This is achieved by providing a paradigm based on normative decision theory and a set of prescriptive tools and computational techniques using state-of-the art software with which a stake holder can systematically analyze a complex and uncertain decision situation leading to clarity of action. Topics from utility theory and influence diagrams modeling to multi-attribute utility theory and analytic hierarchy process are covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5205","ModuleTitle":"Healthcare System and Analytics","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an overview of healthcare systems and how healthcare delivery is achieved, including an understanding of the roles of analysts in healthcare, healthcare data concepts and management. Data modelling and the use of statistics and operations research methods to support operations management, planning and decision making in healthcare are also introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5208","ModuleTitle":"Systems Approach To Project Management","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module presents ideas of systems analysis and project management in a manner which demonstrates their essential unity. It uses the systems development cycle as a framework to discuss management of engineering and business projects from conception to termination. The module is divided into three interrelated parts: systems analysis and project management, project selection and organizational behavior, and systems and procedures in project planning and control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5211","ModuleTitle":"New Product Management","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to new, emerging concepts in the management of new product development. The entire new product development process, from the initial idea generation and screening phase to the final commercialization and monitoring phase, is examined. Project selection models, project organization, interdepartmental interface, technical and marketing issues are included in the topics discussed. Materials will be drawn from real-life industrial practices and state-of-the-art research findings. Lectures, case study readings and discussions will be used.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Preclusion":"MT5006 Strategic and New Product Management","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5301","ModuleTitle":"Human Factors In Engineering And Design","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the interaction dynamics between the human operator and the machine/system in a human-machine system. We shall begin by defining the areas of concern in human factors engineering (e.g. the human-machine interface, the displays to be perceived, and the controls to be actuated). We shall discuss also the tools and methodologies used by a human factors engineer. The latter portion of the subject will discuss issues of capabilities and limitations of the human operator.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5307","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Human Factors Engineering","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Scientific literature in selected human factors engineering applications will be reviewed. Topics include but are not limited to: human-computer interface design, auditory systems design, cognitive workload, training systems design and human factors aspects of simulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5402","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Systems Engineering and Architecture","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5404","ModuleTitle":"Large Scale Systems Engineering","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5504","ModuleTitle":"Systems Modelling And Advanced Simulation","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Systems modelling and simulation are important tools in operations research. This subject covers the major aspects of modelling and techniques of computer simulation, model definition, construction of digital simulation models, design of simulation experiments, statistical verification of input data and results, simulation languages and advanced simulation concepts.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5902","ModuleTitle":"Research Project in L&OR","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The student will undertake a research project over two semesters to work on a topic approved by the department in logistics and operations research. The work may include a comprehensive literature survey, problem definition, model building, solution method development, and recommendation. This module is offered as an elective module to fulfill the requirements for the Specialization in Logistics and Operations Research.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5903","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in PM","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The student will undertake a supervised self-study over one semester to work on a topic approved by the department in project management. The work may include a comprehensive literature survey, model building and problem solving, and solution implementation. This module is offered as an elective module to fulfill the requirements for the Specialization in Project Management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE6001","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Programming For Engineering","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE6002","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Engineering Statistics","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced version of IE5002 ? Applied Engineering Statistics. This module aims to provide statistical analysis and experimentation techniques for engineers. Topics include analysis of variance, regression analysis, factorial and fractional factorial designs, response surface methodology and non-parametric methods. The module is application oriented and examples drawn from industrial applications rather than mathematical development will be used wherever possible to introduce a topic. Besides evening lectures on the above topic, seminars on fundamental aspects of the subject matters will be conducted. Research papers will be reviewed during the seminars.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE6004","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Engineering Probability","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced version of IE5004 ? Engineering Probability and Simulation. This module aims to provide engineers with a practical treatment of probability. Apart from the fundamental framework, examples showing how various concepts and techniques can be adapted to solve practical problems will be discussed. An introduction to simulation techniques such as the Monte Carlo method together with stochastic modeling is also included. Besides evening lectures on the above topic, seminars on fundamental aspects of the subject matters will be conducted. Research papers will be reviewed during the seminars.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE6099","ModuleTitle":"Ise Research Methodology","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE6499A","ModuleTitle":"Adv Topics in SE: Metaheuristic & Surrogate Optimization","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course describes a variety of Metaheuristic search methods including simulated annealing, tabu search, genetic algorithms, dynamically dimensioned search, particle swarm, differential evolution and multi-objective methods. The course also describes the use of sophisticated surrogate optimization algorithms for computationally expensive functions (including objective functions that are computed from a complex computer code.) The algorithms can be used to find values of discrete and/or continuous variables that optimize system performance, improve model forecast ability, and improve system reliability. All methods search for the global optimium and are derivative-free.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Civil & Environmental Engineering / Industrial & Systems Engineering PhD-student standing (and students with no statistics background will need to do some extra reading)","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IE6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Industrial & Systems Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"IEU3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Internship","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the European Studies Programme, have relevance to the major, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Please see remarks","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in European Studies; and have declared European Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major).","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"IFS4101","ModuleTitle":"Legal Aspects of Information Security","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the laws relating to information security. The issues and considerations concerning information security have greatly shaped many laws, in particular, the laws relating to cybercrimes, electronic commerce, electronic evidence, document discovery, information management and data protection. These areas of the law have in turn altered the development and practice of information security in the industry. The objective of this module is to provide information security professionals with a working knowledge of these legal issues in information security, so that they are better placed to represent and protect the legal interests of their employers and their institutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS2107 or IS3230) and passed 80 MCs.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IGL3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Global Studies Internship","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the Convenor of the Global Studies Programme, have relevance to the major in Global Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. In exceptional cases, internships proposed by students may be approved by the department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Students should have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Global Studies including GL1101E and one of the following Core Modules GL2101, GL2102, GL2103; and have declared Global Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5101","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Alignment of Business and IT","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"IT leaders need to cultivate deep business knowledge to successfully enable business initiatives supported by IT. They must possess not only technical leadership but also the business acumen and strategic vision to create and monitor value from technology investments. Effective IT leaders participate in the setting of clear and concise technology-enabled business strategies to rejuvenate and transform their organization, exploit new business opportunities, and solve cross-functional business issues to deliver competitive advantage. Students will learn in this course the concepts and methodologies to formulate and implement business-IT strategies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-1.0-5.0-1.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5102","ModuleTitle":"IT Innovation Leadership","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The rate of today’s technological change is affecting businesses in unprecedented ways, confronting them with new technologies that are disrupting business models and transforming industries. This challenges IT leaders to move beyond IT projects for purely efficiency purposes to become leaders of IT innovation to spawn fresh, value-generating ideas, and ensure their successful implementation to help their businesses grow. They need to build an agile, innovative, creative and entrepreneurial spirit in the IT organization. Students will learn the concepts, enablers and inhibitors of IT innovation and a framework for innovation management. They will also learn design thinking, entrepreneurship and business models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-1.0-5.0-1.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5103","ModuleTitle":"Business and IT Financial Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Running the IT organisation as a business that is in sync with the overall corporate culture is essential for every organization. IT leaders and managers need to adopt appropriate business practices to deliver timely, efficient, reliable and effective operations at the right quality and price to deliver business outcomes. This course aims to build strong foundations in basic business and IT financial management concepts and principles that IT leaders and managers require. Students will learn the requisite knowledge, skills and techniques to move the IT organization from a cost centre to a credible partner and service provider to the business.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-1.0-5.0-1.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5104","ModuleTitle":"Process and Operational Excellence","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"It is widely acknowledged that most companies spend at least 80 percent of their IT resources and budget on maintaining the required daily service to users, and the remaining 20 percent on new IT initiatives that can help grown the business, and improve revenue and business value. The fundamental responsibility of the IT leader is to achieve process and operational excellence and maintain the right infrastructure and applications to meet business demands. Students will learn the baseline knowledge, techniques, tool, standards and best practices that will allow them to manage IT in a sustainable fashion and deliver business value.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-1.0-5.0-1.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5105","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of IT Leadership Transformation","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The module will introduce students to the core foundation of leadership, sharpen their understanding of the role of the IT leader, and enhance their capacity and capability to be agile and effective IT Leaders. Students will hone their leadership capacity in the areas of self-awareness; strategic and critical thinking, communications, team building, problem solving, decision making and influencing so as to create sustainable competitive advantage and business value for their organizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-1.0-5.0-1.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5106","ModuleTitle":"Leading Change for IT Leaders","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The technology and business landscape is rapidly changing. This change has affected businesses and society in many ways. Organisations have to undergo transformation and radical changes to their processes, business models, job and organisation structures to stay relevant. Through this course, students will acquire a strong understanding of change, and develop the core capabilities and soft skills to lead, manage and sustain change effectively in today’s business environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.0-1.0-1.0-5.0-1.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5201","ModuleTitle":"Measuring and Demonstrating Value from IT Investments","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concepts, principles and techniques to measure organizational performance for decision-making and accountability. It also prepares students to conduct an assessment of the performance of an organization in a credible, conclusive and compelling fashion. Students learn a process to define measures that are linked to their organization’s mission, goals and objectives using the Balanced Scorecard. They will also learn about and apply techniques to measure and communicate the value of IT investments.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5202","ModuleTitle":"IT Governance and Risk Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The pervasive use of the Internet and technology for the conduct of business, and the complexity of organizations mandate the adoption of an effective and pragmatic IT governance and risk management framework to bind business and IT strategies. This will allow companies to reap the full benefit of exploiting IT to meet business goals and sustain competitive advantage. The urgency is further compounded by the recent high profile cases on data leakage and system breaches. IT governance risk and compliance (IT GRC) is therefore now a top priority for IT leaders. This course presents a holistic overview of IT GRC.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5203","ModuleTitle":"IT Organisation Development and Talent Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"IT leaders must possess the ability to build a high performing IT organization. They must be able to identify the skills needed by the IT workforce to meet the changing business and technology landscape. However, they have found it extremely challenging to recruit, staff, skill and re-skill, develop, motivate and retain professionals in a highly competitive business environment and where good IT talent is in high demand. This course will help students to create an organization which is responsive to changes in the environment and whose culture and structure is aligned to its strategy and drives cross-boundary teamwork and collaboration.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IL5204","ModuleTitle":"Stakeholder Relationship Management in the IT Eco-System","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Delivering business value to the organization is a key measure of success for any IT initiative. Perceptions of success are dependent on the stakeholder’s expectations, which may not be perfectly aligned with the intent of the initiative. Typically, the IT Leader needs to manage the expectations of various external and internal stakeholders in the IT eco-system by engaging them and fostering the relationship using his position, personal influence and political savvy; providing necessary and essential guidance, insights and value propositions. This module examines the principles, concepts, and frameworks used in stakeholder analysis to define relevant strategies to manage the relationships.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"INM3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Internship","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the Communications and New Media Programme, have relevance to the major in NM, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships for each semester will be advertised at the beginning of the semester before. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department. Student must apply for and be accepted to work in the company/organization offering the internship for a duration of 6 months (together with NM3550), on full time basis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3 months at the place of work on full time basis.","Prerequisite":"(1) For NM Major only, (2) Read and pass a minimum of 80 MCs AND (3) Must read NM3550 concurrently","Preclusion":"Any other series-internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"IPS3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Political Science Internship","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within an organisation, are vetted and approved by the Department’s internship advisor, have relevance to the major in Political Science, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships (if any) will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. In exceptional cases, internships proposed by students may be approved by the Department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Students should: - have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Political Science; and - have declared Political Science as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS1103","ModuleTitle":"Computing and Society","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Students will explore the interactions and impacts of computing & information technologies on social systems. They will examine how technological paradigms transform industries, organizations and individuals, and vice versa; how policies and social norms are developed as they relate to technology use; and investigate the emerging controversies surrounding the regulation of technology in society. Emphasis is placed on establishing an in-depth understanding of the professional and ethical responsibilities of computing professionals, and developing an ability to analyze the impact of computing technologies on a local and global scale. Historical and contemporary studies, cases and examples will be used extensively.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"CS1105/A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Anand Ramchand","Woon Mei Yen, Irene"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS1103X","ModuleTitle":"Computing and Society","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Students will explore the interactions and impacts of computing & information technologies on social systems. They will examine how technological paradigms transform industries, organizations and individuals, and vice versa; how policies and social norms are developed as they relate to technology use; and investigate the emerging controversies surrounding the regulation of technology in society. Emphasis is placed on establishing an in-depth understanding of the professional and ethical responsibilities of computing professionals, and developing an ability to analyze the impact of computing technologies on a local and global scale. Historical and contemporary studies, cases and examples will be used extensively.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-3-0-2-3","Preclusion":"CS1105 Computing and Society IS1103 Computing and Society IS1103FC Computing and Society","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS1105","ModuleTitle":"Strategic IT Applications","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course develops an understanding of the role of IT in the value chain and the ever-changing competitive arena of information age. The focus is on the following topics: the nature and characteristics of information technology (IT), the strategic roles of IT for organizational improvements in operations, planning and decision making. The course is directed toward future IT specialists, consultants, and managers who must have a basic understanding of information technologies; including identifying strategic opportunities for Information Systems (IS) deployment, managing IT resources, and evaluating IT investments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"CS2250","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS1112","ModuleTitle":"E-Business Essentials","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course aims to provide a broad introduction to the nature of e-business activities from practical, technical, business and strategic perspectives. It will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the technical elements that facilitate the development of the Internet and e-commerce, and the principles and concepts underlying the use of these technologies to facilitate e-business operations. Topics covered include: the evolution of e-business from operational, technical and strategic perspectives, basic computer networking and database concepts, website architecture and multimedia on the Internet, internet technologies, services and applications (e.g. social networking, telephony, P2P, etc), and emerging standards in e-business.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS1112X","ModuleTitle":"E-Business Essentials","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course aims to provide a broad introduction to the nature of e-business activities from practical, technical, business and strategic perspectives. It will provide students with a comprehensive understanding of the technical elements that facilitate the development of the Internet and e-commerce, and the principles and concepts underlying the use of these technologies to facilitate e-business operations. Topics covered include: the evolution of e-business from operational, technical and strategic perspectives, basic computer networking and database concepts, website architecture and multimedia on the Internet, internet technologies, services and applications (e.g. social networking, telephony, P2P, etc), and emerging standards in e-business.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Preclusion":"IS1112 E-Business Essentials IS1112FC E-Business Essentials IT1004 Introduction to Electronic Commerce","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS2101","ModuleTitle":"Business and Technical Communication","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Business and Technical Communication a customized core module for the School of Computing, aims to give its students a professional edge in the competitive and interconnected job market by preparing and enhancing their professional communication skills in IT related work settings. By the end of the module, students will have an array of communicative skills. Students will be able to: - write effective and persuasive business letters/ email messages and proposals - speak and deliver confidently with and without multimodal aids both in prepared and impromptu speech situations such as meetings, job interviews, oral presentations and proposal presentations - have an enhanced awareness of intercultural and interpersonal concepts and skills - critically analyze communication contexts and use these skills in written and spoken assignments This is a 48-hour module taught over 12 weeks with 2 two-hour tutorials per week.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Students who are required to read ES1000 and/or ES1102 must pass it/them before taking IS2101.","Preclusion":"ES2002, ES2007D, ES2007S, CS2101, CG1413, CS2103T and ES1601.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS2102","ModuleTitle":"Requirements Analysis and Design","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Business requirements analysis is the process of discovering requirements, analyzing requirements for incompleteness, inconsistency, relevance and practicality and negotiating the final requirements for the systems. Whether the computer systems developed are what users want depends on how well requirements are captured at the earlier stage of system development. This module teaches Business Requirements Analysis in the Unified Process, particularly, the process of requirements elicitation, analyses, documentation, and communication. This module also teaches transition from business requirement analysis to design, UML (Unified Modelling Language) and Use Case Modelling.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CS1010 or its equivalents","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS2103","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Systems Development Concepts","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this module is to train students to be conversant in the technologies and approaches to developing software systems at the enterprise level. Technologies covered include J2EE (Java 2 Enterprise Edition) and .NET (from Microsoft). Emphasis will be placed on teaching students J2EE standard specification. Major topics covered include Business Information Systems; Enterprise Platforms; Distributed Computing Concepts; JavaBeans; Servlets and Java Server Pages; Model, View, Controller model; Enterprise JavaBeans; XML, Web Services, Deployment; Persistence Management and Security.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS1020 or CS1102 or CS1102C or CS1102S","Preclusion":"CS2261","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS2104","ModuleTitle":"Software Team Dynamics","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the fundamentals of teams and working in teams. Emphasis is placed on team dynamics in the software environment. Students will learn about different types of software teams, the challenges of working in such teams and how to work and manage such teams effectively. A variety of instructional methods including lectures, in-class group activities, discussions and debates, videos and fieldwork will be used to facilitate teaching of the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Students can only take this module after completing 40 MCs","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS2150","ModuleTitle":"E-Business Design and Implementation","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to train students to be conversant in the technologies, approaches, principles and issues in designing effective e-commerce and e-business systems. Major topics include: J2EE and .NET for e-commerce, scripting languages (Javascript/JSP/ASP/PHP/Perl), development frameworks (Flex, AJAX, servlets), database design and management for the internet, tracking and analysis of customers, payment services/verification, implementing security, XML, inventory/order/shipping management services and systems, planning, designing and deploying web services, and operational considerations and technical tradeoffs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1020 or CS1102 or CS1102S) and IS1112","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3101","ModuleTitle":"Management of Information Systems","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The course covers the essentials in management of information systems in an organisational setting. Students will gain an understanding of the managerial issues in the development and operation of information systems. The main topics include: information systems planning, management of systems development and maintenance, implementation management, end-user computing, data centre operations, information systems control and evaluation, acquisition of IS resources and management of IS personnel. Case studies will be used to illustrate the issues and solutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)","Preclusion":"CS3253","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3102","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Systems Development Project","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Students are required to work (in groups) through a complete Systems Development Life Cycle to develop a business information system based on techniques and tools taught in CS2103 or IS2103. IS3102 can be viewed as a large-scale practical module of CS2103 or IS2103. They will also sharpen communication skills through close team interactions, consultations, and formal presentations. Emphasis will be placed on requirement analysis, system design, user interface design, database design and implementation efficiency. Students will be assessed based on their understanding and ability to apply software engineering knowledge on a real-life application system.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-1-0-10-8","Prerequisite":"CS2261 or IS2103 (applicable to intakes from AY2005/06 to AY2007/08) or [(CS2261 or IS2103) and (CS2301 or IS2101)] (applicable to intakes from AY2008/09 onwards)","Preclusion":"CS3214","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3150","ModuleTitle":"Digital and New Media Marketing","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the principles and practice of marketing management of IT products and services in the digital economy, and the application of computer decision tools and techniques for marketing on new interactive media such as the Internet and mobile phone platforms. The main topics of this module are: the concept of marketing, marketing environment in the digital economy, marketing research, buyer behaviour, IT market analysis, segmentation, targeting and positioning, IT product design, pricing, advertising and promotion, marketing channel and campaign management in new media platforms, etc. Cases and examples will be drawn from the high-tech IT industries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [IS1105 and IS1112 ]","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3220","ModuleTitle":"Service Design and Innovation","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a foundation in how service delivery systems are conceptualized and designed – idea finding and evaluation, requirements analysis, service ecology, prototyping of service experiences, and measurement of services. The nature of service delivery has changed profoundly due to increasing functionality and reach of digital platforms. Modern businesses are critically dependent on digital platforms for service delivery. The module provides a foundation on how service delivery systems are engineered, i.e., conceptualized and designed. As service design is a multidisciplinary activity, it is vital for information architects to have basic familiarity with non-IT disciplines to guide the multidisciplinary group in service innovation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and (IS1103 or IS1103FC) and IS1105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3221","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Resource Planning Systems","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Business resources include employees, business processes, procedures, organisational structure, and computer systems. The efficiency and effectiveness of an organisation in carrying out its business can be enhanced if managers and employees are given the support to plan, monitor and control the business. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) supports the use of all resources in an organisation. In this course, students will learn the rationale for having ERP, ERP functionality (such as manufacturing, finance, distribution and human resource management), ERP and information technology, ERP systems and ERP implementation (planning, product selection, implementation and optimisation).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(IS1103 or IS1103FC) and IS1105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3222","ModuleTitle":"IT and Customer Relationship Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems are the cornerstone of enterprise systems to manage customer relationships and equity in business organizations. This module aims to introduce concepts in CRM and in the application, implementation and management of CRM technologies. Topics covered include CRM strategy in B2C and B2B contexts, integrating IS/IT strategy with CRM objectives, economic returns from CRM, information privacy in CRM, CRM data warehouse and information structure, data mining techniques for CRM, CRM systems and technologies, CRM system implementation in B2C/B2B contexts, CRM system vendor selection and evaluation. Instructional methods will include lectures, tutorials, case studies, and/or project-based learning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4266","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3223","ModuleTitle":"IT and Supply Chain Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the understanding of the role of IT in enabling effective supply chain strategies in the global economy. Particularly, it focuses on the how to plan the integration of supply chain components into a coordinated system using IT. Besides the basic concepts, students will be exposed to the role of IT in risk pooling and inventory placement, integrated planning and collaboration, and information sharing in supply chain management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4267","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3240","ModuleTitle":"Economics of E-Business","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"We are living in a \"New Economy\" with e-business. E-Business means not only \"selling products electronically\" but also digitalisation of many conventional business processes: financing, advertising, and managing human resources. These process-related changes significantly impact intra-business organisation, business-to-business relationships, and business-to-consumer interactions. As technology advances breathlessly, the ideas, concepts, and models of economic principles need to be applied carefully. The economic analyses, such as differential pricing, bundling, signalling, licensing, lock-in, or network effects can be directly applied to E-Business economy. This course aims to give students economic insights to understand E-Business and to make better decisions in E-Business.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [EC1101 or EC1101E or EC1301 or EC1310 or EC1311 or GCE ‘A’ Level Economics or BSP1005 ]","Preclusion":"CS3265","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3242","ModuleTitle":"Software Quality Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"As more business operations are dependent on information systems today, the importance of software quality is ever growing. It is also imperative for IT vendors to meet the increasing demand for high quality IT service and software products by customers. This module focuses on how to apply quality management concepts and practices to development and maintenance of software. Particularly, students will learn about various quality metrics, models, and standards specific to the software domain.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [CS2250 or IS1105]","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3243","ModuleTitle":"Technology Strategy and Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Students will understand the theory and practice of business strategy as applied to technology-oriented (and in particular, IT-oriented) products and services. The module provides students with a broad and in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of technology strategy and management. These will be applied to information technology-related products and services. Students will also understand the life cycle and product development process of technological innovations. Case studies form a major part of this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 60 MCs and [CS2250 or IS1105]","Preclusion":"CS3251","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Anand Ramchand"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3250","ModuleTitle":"Health Informatics","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this module is to provide students with an introduction to the many facets of IT applications in healthcare. With the increasing use of IT in the healthcare landscape, there has been a steady growth of demands for IT systems and innovations to streamline healthcare practice and to provide for quality patient care. Lectures will cover IT systems in healthcare settings, decisionmaking in patient care, standards and interoperability issues, patient data privacy and security and challenges associated with IT implementation in healthcare enterprises. The module is useful for students with the view to an IT career in healthcare.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed 60 MCs.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3251","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Technology Entrepreneurship","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to the concepts and principles of technology entrepreneurship. Students will learn about the current developments in entrepreneurship, worldwide and in Singapore and be taught to use a variety of tools, techniques and frameworks for the development and analysis of entrepreneurial businesses. Students taking the module should have an interest in entrepreneurship and a desire to be an entrepreneur at some stage in their lives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 40 MCs","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS3261","ModuleTitle":"Mobile Apps Development for Enterprise","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The proliferation of mobile phones offers unprecedented opportunities for enterprise to empower their employees with computing and communicating capabilities on the move. It also offers a rich interactive experience for customers. Programming skills for mobile apps in enterprise environment is therefore an increasingly important asset for the IT workforce. This course will teach mobile phone programming in a client-server setting. In addition to developing user interface, the students will also learn how to write mobile apps to communicate with servers via HTTP, making synchronous and asynchronous requests, as well as dealing with common payload formats such as JSON and HTML.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CS1020 Data Structures and Algorithms I or CS2020 Data Structures and Algorithms Accelerated or their equivalent.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ng Teck Khim"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4010","ModuleTitle":"Industry Internship Programme","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module enables students to apply the computing knowledge and skills that they have acquired in class to industry internships in companies/organizations. Students in industry internships will be jointly guided by supervisors from both the companies/organizations and the school Their progress on internship projects will be monitored during internship period, and their performance will be assessed through letter grades at the end of the internship. The internship duration will be 6 months, consisting of both a full-time and part-time component. Full-time internship attachment will last for 3 months during the NUS vacation period, and will continue on a part-time basis that will last for 3 months during the NUS study semester.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"(i) At least 80 MCs fulfilled, and (ii) IS2101 Business and Technical Communication, and (iii) IS2103 Enterprise Systems Development Concepts for Information System degree programme student, or IS2150 E-Business Design and Implementation for Electronic Commerce degree programme student, or BT2101 IT and Decision Making for Business Analytics degree programme student","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4100","ModuleTitle":"IT Project Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the management of IS projects. Various managerial issues pertaining to the evaluation and selection of information systems projects, choice of project organization, planning, scheduling and budgeting of project activities and basic principles in control and project auditing will be covered. The students will also learn how to use practical techniques and tools, such as network models (PERT/CPM), simulation, and state-of-the-art project management software, in scheduling project activities. This module serves as a good introduction to information systems project management for students who may participate in coordinating and managing large-scale information systems projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)] and (CS2261 or IS2103)","Preclusion":"IS5110 and CS5212(old code for IS5110)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4102","ModuleTitle":"E-Business Capstone Project","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students are required to complete a Systems Development Life Cycle to develop an e-business system based on principles taught in previous modules. This project can be viewed as a large-scale practical module. Emphasis will be placed on system design, user interface design, database design, security strategy, and performance. Students will appreciate differences in the scalability, usability, performance and security aspects. They will also sharpen communication skills through close team interactions, consultations, and formal presentations. Students will also develop a comprehensive understanding of the issues of e-business implementation from an enterprise architecture standpoint.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-1-0-9-8","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3240, IS2150, IS3230 and IS3150]","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4150","ModuleTitle":"Mobile and Ubiquitous Commerce","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will develop an appreciation for the strategic, operational, and technical issues for e-commerce in the emerging domains of mobile and ubiquitous computing. It provides students with an understanding of the theory and practice of e-business management and systems development in these domain areas. The module covers concepts such as frameworks for mobile commerce, enabling business processes and models, as well as technologies for enabling commerce on non-traditional computing platforms. Students will learn to design and develop e-business applications on these platforms to meet constantly changing business needs. Case studies form a major part of this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and IS2150","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4204","ModuleTitle":"IT Governance","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the governance in the use and deployment of Information Technology in an organisation. It covers the process of strategic planning to align IT strategies with business strategies. The elements of governance include Security Policy, Quality Management, Business Continuity Management, Risk Management, Project and Program Management, Returns on Investment of IT and Operational Management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Alex Siow Yuen Khong"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4224","ModuleTitle":"Service Systems","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at introducing students to the systems approach of analysing service systems. It will cover the fundamentals of systems thinking for business services, and extend to large scale IT-integrated services. Students will learn about holistic social-technical systems, considering all the important factors, such as IT, business organization, user characteristics and different cultural environments. Case studies form an integral component of this module, to enhance student knowledge and application skills.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3361 or IS3220]","Preclusion":"CS4361","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4225","ModuleTitle":"Strategic IS Planning","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module covers strategic planning to link information needs and technology support to organisational objectives. The module content includes: IT effects on industries, markets, and organisations; how organisations can use IT to gain competitive advantage; evaluation of business strategy (plans) and IS strategy (plans); and management of aligning business strategy (plans) and IS strategy (plans). The module will focus on organisational performance (efficiency, effectiveness, and competitiveness), the use of IT as a means to enhance organisational performance (not an end in itself) and creative and analytical frameworks and methodologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4251; Arts and social sciences students reading CNM as a subjec/concentration are not allowed to read this module as CFM/ULR-Breadth","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4226","ModuleTitle":"IT Outsourcing and Offshoring Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The module focuses on issues faced when IT organizations engage in outsourcing, offshoring and internationalization. It also provides students with the theoretical framework and tools to identify core IT capabilities and analyze relevant activities for outsourcing and offshoring. Besides equipping students with the fundamentals and theoretical perspectives of these phenomena, the course will also expose them to practical issues ranging from managerial to economical, from cultural to political, from methodological to regulatory. Students will graduate with a better appreciation of the IT industry in both developing and developed countries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4255","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4227","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Service-Oriented Architecture","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an overview of service oriented architecture (SOA). The key topics covered include SOA concepts and principles, SOA architecture and design considerations, and SOA relationship with enterprise capabilities. Key concepts from web services, that are relevant to SOA, will be covered with an emphasis on how these ideas may enhance the performance of enterprises. Approaches to service oriented software development (including reliability and security considerations) will also be included. Overall, this module equips students with the necessary knowledge and skills to implement SOA in enterprises.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3361 of IS3220]","Preclusion":"CS4258","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4228","ModuleTitle":"Information Technologies in Financial Services","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this course is to educate the students on how and to what extent can information technologies (IT) support the financial services industry, in order for a student to seek a career in this industry sector. It is designed to provide the students with a broad overview and thematic case studies of how each major business segment of the financial services industry employs IT to maintain a competitive edge, and to comply with laws and regulations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"At least 80 MCs","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4231","ModuleTitle":"Information Security Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The main focus of this module is on the managerial aspects of information security. This module prepares the students for their future roles as IS managers or IS security professionals. Through this module, students will appreciate the challenges of managing information security in the modern business organization. Topics include risk management, security policies and programmes, managing the security function, and planning for continuity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and (CS2107 Introduction to Information Security or IS3230 Principles of Information Security)","Preclusion":"CS3254","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4233","ModuleTitle":"Legal Aspects of Information Technology","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module is a study of major area of law that has an impact on the IT industry. Among the topics to be addressed are intellectual property of software, database, and multimedia entertainment contents, data privacy, information security, and electronic commerce law. The goal of the course is to provide basic background in these issues for non-lawyers. The course enables IT professionals to better handle their legal resources and better understand their commercial opportunities. Real-world examples from the text and current events will be used to demonstrate the applicability of the law in IT industries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4259","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4234","ModuleTitle":"Control and Audit of Information Systems","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide an in-depth study of information systems security in business organisations. This module provides an opportunity for students to examine the design of security control and auditing processes and procedures of information systems from a management perspective. The course will cover the economics of security, principles of management and application control, evidence gathering and evaluation, auditing procedures and techniques. The emphasis of this course is on the managerial and business issues rather than technical issues such as encryption algorithms and virus-manipulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS3254 or IS4231]","Preclusion":"CS4252","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4240","ModuleTitle":"Business Intelligence Systems","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Business Intelligence (BI) is the application of data base and machine learning technologies in business. It enables organisations to improve decision making, enhance strategic position, and maintain competitive advantage. This module will introduce students to the essentials of BI, placing emphasis on database and machine learning technologies for building effective BI Systems. Students will learn about data warehousing and data visualisation, as well as the various tools that can be employed for intelligent business decision making. BI cases will be used to highlight the issues and problems encountered by organisations as they developed and implemented BI systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [(IS1112 or IS1112FC or CS2102) and (IS1103 or IS1103FC) and IS1105 and (ST1131 or ST2334 or ST2132)]","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4241","ModuleTitle":"Social Media Network Analysis","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The world of online social media is of much interest for academic, social and e-commerce studies. This module is about the analysis of social media networks. The module will cover the characteristics of social media networks, the analysis software and methods, case studies and projects of network analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed 80 MCs and CS1020 or its equivalent.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4243","ModuleTitle":"Information Systems Consulting","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The aims and objectives are: (1) to provide an overview of Information Systems (IS) consulting and to develop a more specific understanding of the practice; (2) to provide students with the knowledge of management and IS consulting practices; and (3) to give students the opportunity to be involved in a field consulting project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4253","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4250","ModuleTitle":"Healthcare Analytics","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"To a healthcare enterprise, leveraging on healthcare data is strategic for business intelligence, streamlining workflow operations and providing quality customer service and patient care. Lectures will cover principles and techniques of processing and analysing healthcare data and interpreting and reporting of results. The module is useful for students with the view to an IT career related to information management in healthcare.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Completed 80 MCs and (IS1105 and (ST1131 or ST2334 or ST2132))","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS4260","ModuleTitle":"E-Commerce Business Models","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"As the fastest-growing facet of the Internet, electronic commerce offers functionality and new ways of doing business that no company can afford to ignore. The basis for moving to an electronic commerce is a belief that electronic markets have the potential to be more efficient in developing new information goods and services. In addition, electronic commerce also offers companies new ways of linking together trading partners and global customers. Students taking this course learn the characteristics of various b-webs such as agora, aggregation, value chain and alliances, and have opportunities to research in their areas of interest.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Pass 80 MCs and [CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)]","Preclusion":"CS4260","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5002","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary IS Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to help students learn essential knowledge on the management of information systems. Upon completion of the course, students are expected to gain a better understanding of IS issues and phenomena from a theoretical perspective and be able to apply the knowledge to solving practical and managerial problems in IS usage, planning, and deployment. The content of the module will cover both classical and emerging MIS issues such as IS adoption and diffusion, IS strategy, social media, e-commerce, mobile commerce, network economics, platform competition, and digital innovation. Cases will be used to enhance student learning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5110","ModuleTitle":"Software Project Management","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the managerial aspects of the software production process: from its initial feasibility phase to its maintenance phase. It covers topics such as feasibility studies, cost estimation and control, quality and operational integrity reviews, project scheduling and control techniques and methods, and productivity and quality metrics. Of particular interest will be the management of cross-cultural and cross-border software teams. Students who are certified IT Project Managers will be given credit for this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5111","ModuleTitle":"Integration of IS and Business","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the high level CEO/CIO perspectives of information systems within the wider scopes of the corporations. It covers introduction to information systems in organisations from the general manager's perspective, organisational strategies, finance, operational and other functional objectives, managerial and strategic uses of information systems, overview of enabling technologies, how information systems are developed and managed, long-range planning for information systems investment and employment, study of information technology in Singapore's business environment, and individual and team projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3251 or IS3243","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5113","ModuleTitle":"Computer Mediated Communications","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Computer and communications technologies are changing the ways in which individuals and groups communicate. The impact goes beyond one-to-one communications to the formation and operation of virtual and semi-virtual groups and work environments. The module examines the mediation of such technologies on verbal and nonverbal communications, feedback, intra-personal communications, interpersonal communications, small group communications, organisational communications, and communication goals. Technologies include basic media such as email, phone, fax, chat board, bulletin board, computer conferencing, and video conferencing. In addition, integrated systems such as group support systems and negotiation support systems will be used for advanced illustrations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS2250 or (IS1103 and IS1105)","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5114","ModuleTitle":"Information Technology Outsourcing","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"IT outsourcing has a great impact on today's information technology industry. This course will provide an overview of IT outsourcing concepts and practices and discuss new directions of outsourcing in the context of Internet information management. Topics covered include: vendor management; global outsourcing; outsourcing project management and cross-border knowledge management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS3251 or IS3243 or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5116","ModuleTitle":"IT and Entrepreneurship","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The course provides an introduction to the elements of high tech entrepreneurship - idea generation, nature of start-ups and innovations in IT industry, business plan development for IT/information goods and services, hyper-competition in high-tech industry, company incubation, angel funding, venture capital, stock options, etc. Besides lectures, some classes will be conducted in the form of seminars, where a technopreneur is invited to share his views and experiences in starting/running an IT or high-tech company, and to answer questions from the class. Venture capitalists and angel investors could also be invited to classes to share their views and opinions on they decide whether or not to invest in an IT or high-tech start-up company. This allows students to learn about entrepreneurship in the IT industry by hearing first hand from people who have trodden the path themselves. The seminar format provides ample opportunities for questions about entrepreneurial risk taking, strategy planning and execution, people management, business growth, etc. Students would be able to relate theories learnt in lectures with practices and experiences in the real world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(ACC1002 or ACC1002X) and IS3150","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5117","ModuleTitle":"Electronic Government","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This course provides current and future public managers with the requisite background to successfully manage e-government projects and government information. The use of information and communication technologies is becoming an indispensable part of government. The goal of the course is to enhance a broad understanding of e-government and information policy. These issues include e-citizenry, e-governance, strategic planning, change management, business process reengineering, design and implementation of information systems, relevant technologies, accessibility, information assurance, and knowledge management with respect to government organizations. Both external applications such as citizen services and internal processes such as automating document-processing and hiring procedure will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-2-6","Prerequisite":"CS3251 or IS3243","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Isam Faik"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5120","ModuleTitle":"Information Technology Policies","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This course covers policy making and evaluation for information technology. Students will learn about policy making in organisations as well as at the national level. Topics range from the policy control of information technology within organisations in various industries, the policies peculiar to the IT industry, and the social, educational and economic uses of IT, such as the Internet and E-commerce. Students will learn how policies are made and implemented. They will also learn how to evaluate the long-term impact of these policies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CS3251 or IS3243","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5126","ModuleTitle":"Hands-On with Business Analytics","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Business Analytics is the growing, inter-disciplinary field of bringing data to build business insights and support decisions. The goal of the course is to bridge the divide between technical skills and business know-how. Through learning-by-doing, students will engage in a series of business case study discussions, guided group projects, and a final semester project of their own design. Lectures will cover practical skills using the latest tools and techniques, as well as discuss business cases and applications. Applications will cover areas such as retailing, customer relationship management (CRM), social media, and marketing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5127","ModuleTitle":"Managing and Using New Media","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module provides graduate students with a broad view of the extremely dynamic digital content industry, and the technology and business factors driving and shaping its directions. Some of these factors cause tectonic shifts which blindside technology and service incumbents that are either complacent or unable to react with sufficient speed. The coverage is wide. It includes digital A/V, news and social media, interactive games, content security, and digital convergence. Also covered will be the business of monetizing commercially valuable content.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"General computing knowledge would be useful. Basic knowledge of digital media transport protocols would be helpful, but not essential.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5128","ModuleTitle":"Organizing for IT Innovation","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Successful development and adoption of technological innovation relies not only on the technology itself but also on a shrewd business model and the surrounding ecosystem where a host of partners’ co-innovation plays a key role. This module provides graduate students with the knowledge and tools for managing technological innovations, especially in the dynamic and growing IT sector. Topics covered include the innovation process, the organizational and environmental context of innovation, the innovator’s dilemma, product vs. service innovation, open vs. closed innovation, innovation platforms, and management of intellectual property.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge of organizations and business functions will be helpful, but not required.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5151","ModuleTitle":"Information Security Policies","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"In this course, students will learn how management, political leadership, and the technical community must work together to make effective strategy and policy. The course will examine how to determine the vulnerabilities and risks. They will be exposed to different competing priorities and factors in the provision of security; legal, cost, and other constraints. From these constraints, they learn to derive different strategies (both technical and procedure) to achieve the desired security objectives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-6-2","Prerequisite":"CS4252 or IS4234","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS5152","ModuleTitle":"Decision Making Technologies","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Decision making technologies can support decision making in the financial, operational, marketing and other areas. Efforts have been directed at finding new machine learning (ML) techniques for decision making and their possible application in solving practical problems. ML techniques such as artificial neural network methods have been proven to be powerful tools for decision making. Applications include credit rating, bankruptcy analysis, foreign exchange rate predictions and many others. The techniques covered in this course include neural networks for classification/ regression/ clustering, genetic algorithm for optimisation, decision tree methods, support vector machine and data mining.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ST2334 or ST1131","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS6000","ModuleTitle":"Qualifying Examination in IS","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module evaluates students on essential knowledge of IS research methodologies and application domains of management information systems. Students will be tested on their ability to integrate method (e.g., survey, experiment, qualitative, technical, or econometrics) and domain (e.g., knowledge management, electronic commerce) knowledge towards designing studies to investigate current phenomena in IS.","ModuleCredit":"6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS6001","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Methods for IS Research","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This is a practical course in applying the theories of case study research methodology. Lectures will cover in-depth the advantages and pitfalls of conducting research with the case study approach. Along with theoretical discussions, students have to put theory to practice by conducting a sizable case study research project, with intensive work over a 3-month period, in groups of 3 to 4 members. Each team will have a chance to present the research questions, to revise these questions and present a research plan of how evidence will be collected and analysed, and to prepare the final report.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS6002","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods for IS Research","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the essential methods in quantitative IS research. It will start with a discussion of measures and data collection. It will then go more in-depth into the experimental methods, design, and analysis using ANOVA and variants. Subsequently, survey design and analysis including regression, moderation, mediation, factor analysis, and structural equation modeling will be covered. Secondary data analysis using discriminant analysis, logistic regression, Bayesian network, clustering, and basic text processing will also be discussed. The course will conclude with discussion on review and critiquing of quantitative research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS6003","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Theories for IS Research","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide students with in-depth treatment of theoretical pursuits pertaining to several streams of IS research. These may include media richness theory, group support systems, adoption/diffusion of technology, decision support systems, Internet commerce, IT and education. It will lay the foundation and visit important concepts relating to theoretical models, examine the roles of theoretical models and frameworks in guiding empirical studies, review empirical studies in light of the construction, improvement, and adaptation of theoretical models and frameworks, and discuss links between theories and research methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS6004","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics for IS Research","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"Ever since the beginning of research into information systems, economics has been recognized as one of the most important reference disciplines. Economics has made useful contributions to the understanding of information systems research and applications. Some examples include the theory of information, decision analysis, game theory, and econometric methodologies. The objective of this course is to equip graduate students with econometrics research methodologies pertaining to the analysis of IT/IS, and to help students understand emerging IS-economics and econometric issues. Specific learning objectives of this course are as follows: ¿¿ Understand economic issues and theories associated with decision makers, goals, choices and relationship between choices and outcomes of IS/IT artifacts ¿¿ Understand econometrics modeling and estimation methods, including ordinary least squares, generalized least squares, maximum likelihood estimation, instrumental variables estimation simultaneous equation models, fixed and random effects models, discrete choice models, hierarchical Bayes models, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS6005","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Information Systems I","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module will consist of a series of research seminars on current and on-going research in the information systems area. These seminars can be given by graduate students, faculty members and visitors. Through active discussions at the seminars, students will become familiar with current research topics as well as other research issues, such as methodologies and methods. Students will also acquire research presentation and discussion skills. Students must attend and participate to pass the module.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-0-2 (4hr)","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IS6103","ModuleTitle":"Design Science Research in Information Systems","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The information systems field has been energised by a flurry of recent activity that centers on the use of design research as an important research paradigm. This has been widely adopted in the IS (Information Systems) community as Design Science Research (DSR). In this research oriented class, we will introduce students to the DSR area, including its foundation, techniques and exemplars. Various techniques and methods will be discussed and debated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5101","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Studio Project 1","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops skills and mindsets for integrative thinking. Students will be organised into multidisciplinary teams and assigned a design brief for a mid-sized building in tropical or subtropical conditions. Assessment will be based on the degree to which performance targets, set by the group at the start of the process, are achieved and supported.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-2-8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5102","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Studio Project 2","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops skills and mindsets for integrative thinking. Students will be organised into multidisciplinary teams and assigned a design brief for a mid-sized neighbourhood or precinct in tropical or subtropical conditions. Assessment will be based on the degree to which performance targets, set by the group at the beginning of the process, are achieved and supported.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-2-8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5103","ModuleTitle":"Green Buildings in the Tropics","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks out issues and metrics of sustainability relevant to tropical and subtropical conditions. Underlying this is the question of performance; who defines it and what it means at local and global levels. Of these, vernacular solutions and indigenous knowledge speak of climate and context, shaping demand for resources and occupant well being. Technology and system-driven approaches dwell on the efficacies of resource and waste management. Integration of the two, selectively and critically, is critical to the future Green buildings in Asia. This module will examine from first principles the constituents of Green performance; it will contextualise these for tropical and subtropical conditions, addressing urban, suburban and rural typologies that are important to Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5104","ModuleTitle":"Energy and Ecology","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Energy produced from the burning of fossil fuels, resulting in greenhouse gas emissions (GHG), is recognised as one of the primary causes of global warming. Energy, viewed as tonnes of GHG emissions, fundamentally alters the way in which we conceptualise buildings and cities. It demands a shift from quest for systemic energy efficiency to questions of how energy is produced, transmitted, utilised and reutilised. It extends beyond management of operational energy on-site to include energy consumed off-site; for instance, the sourcing of products, the assembly and disassembly of materials and building systems. This module paints the broad picture of energy in its various forms and guises, as it pertains to global warming, in the context of drawing-board decisions on buildings and neighbourhoods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5105","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Sustainable Urbanism","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"The accelerated, often rampant, growth of cities in Asia alters the quality of their inhabitant’s lives, their ecological footprints and community bonds. Coping with urban growth affects not only those in the city; it affects also those in agricultural belts in rural peri-urban areas which are increasingly threatened by urban sprawl. This module investigates various historical and economic forces shaping urban developments, identifies the elements of urbanism that have a direct impact on the environment (such as transport infrastructure) and offers insights into how sustainability principles can lead to new paradigms for urban rejuvenation and growth.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ISD5106","ModuleTitle":"Sustainability Models and Blueprints","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"The Singapore experience over four decades – in managing resources, waste and infrastructure, balancing environment, economy and community – has been much reported and discussed. It is generally acknowledged that there is much to learn from Singapore’s success and that lessons learnt here might be a development model for parts of Asia. This module covers the many facets of the Singapore experience, probing its success and scalability. Also covered here will be other models, relevant to rural conditions that are prevalent in much of Asia, situations where the challenges of social equity drive the process.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ISE3550","ModuleTitle":"Extended Internship","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length and take place within organisations or companies located in Singapore or Southeast Asian countries. Internships with organisations or companies in Southeast Asian countries will occur during the semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP. All internships are vetted and approved by the SEASP, have relevance to the major in Southeast Asian Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"All internships must include a minimum of 120 hours, accumulated during one period.","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 module. [Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"IT1001","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computing","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide basic IT understanding for students who have no or little knowledge of computing. It is structured to be the course for students who either plans to take only one course in computing in her entire undergraduate studies or wants to equip herself to do further more specialised computing studies. The module tries to be broad by touching on most aspects of computing. However, there will also be some technical depth in standard introductory computing topics. The lectures will be intensely complemented by Web exploring activities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"CS1010 or CS1010E, CS1010FC, CS1010S, CS1101, CS1101C, CS1101S, GEK1511. SoC students and engineering students. Science students requiring this module for their minor should not register it as ULR-Breadth. Arts and Social Science students reading CNM as a subject/concentration and matriculated before AY2001/02 are not allowed to read this module as URL-Breadth","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IT1004","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electronic Commerce","Department":"Information Systems","ModuleDescription":"The Internet is a medium that no business can afford to ignore. The objective of this introductory module is to give non-computing students exposure to electronic commerce, and how it is being applied. Students will learn the basic concepts including electronic commerce infrastructure, security, privacy, threats, social and ethical issues in electronic commerce, electronic commerce payment systems, marketing on the Internet, components of B2C and B2B business models, and various actions in electronic commerce, such as retailers, auctions, portal, E-government.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"School of Computing students; CS3266, CS4260, CS4264,CS4265 or DSC3211 or equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IT1005","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Programming with Matlab","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"With the widespread use of computers and computational tools in industrial practice and research, it is important for students in the chemical engineering programme to gain a firm understanding and appreciation of the fundamentals of programming, algorithmic problem solving, coding and debugging. The final goal is to be able to apply these skills to solving realistic chemical engineering problems. MATLAB, a high-level computing language will be employed due to its capability to solve domain-specific computing problems more conveniently than with traditional programming languages. MATLAB also provides the platform to span a wide variety of application areas.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"A-level Mathematics or H2 Mathematics, Chemical Engineering students matriculated in and after AY2006/2007.","Preclusion":"CS1010, CS1010E, CS1010FC, CS1010S, CS1101S, CG1101, IT1006 and its equivalents.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IT2001","ModuleTitle":"Network Technology and Applications","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of the module is to provide technological background in telecommunications, data communication and Internet technology to non-computer science students. It covers the basic concepts in communication and networking, and looks at Internet and telecommunication in detail. It also deals with some common applications in all these areas and looks at the possible convergence of various communication technologies. The impact on social and business areas as a result of the wide spread use of the fast changing communication technologies are also addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"(CS1010 or its equivalent) or GEK1511 or IT1001","Preclusion":"CS2105, EE3204/E, EE4210; SoC, EEE & CPE students are not allowed to take this module. Arts and social sciences students reading CNM as a subject/concentration are not allowed to read this module as CFM/URL-Breadth.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"IT2002","ModuleTitle":"Database Technology and Management","Department":"Computer Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to provide students with practical knowledge and understanding of basic issues and techniques in data management, with sufficient theory to understand the reasons for these techniques. Topics include conceptual (entity relationship model) and logical design (relational model) of database models, relational database management (data definition, data manipulation, SQL, visual interactive query interfaces), and their use in application development (in particular, data extraction from DBMS to spreadsheets application and data extraction to Web applications). Projects in developing a database within an application form an essential component of this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"(CS1010 or its equivalent)","Preclusion":"CS2102 or CS2102S. SoC students and Arts and social sciences students reading CNM as a subject/concentration are not allowed to read this module as CFM/ULR-Breadth.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Japanese Studies","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the subject of Japanese studies from a multi-disciplinary approach. It has three main components. The first component is humanities, covering art, philosophy, history and literature. The second component is social sciences, which includes sociology,anthropology, politics and economics. The third component is linguistics and language development. Students will learn about the methods and theories the various disciplines contribute to the study of Japan. Audio-visual materials, fieldwork, guest lectures, study tours, projects and debates will supplement lecture and tutorials.","CrossModule":"GEK1002","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1002","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2101","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Japanese Studies I","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a practical skill base for further studies of Japan. We focus on developing three core skills : (1) Knowledge and use of Japanese studies source materials; (2) Knowledge and understanding of major debates within Japanese studies; and (3) Application of critical reading, writing, and research skills. The module is for those majoring or intending to major in the field of Japanese studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"JS1101E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2203","ModuleTitle":"Sound, Grammar and Meaning","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory Japanese linguistics module which teaches how the language is analysed in terms of its sound, grammar and meaning. In order to develop a deeper understanding of the language, students will be asked to do frequent exercises that will help develop analytical skills. Topics such as pronunciation, accent patterns, word-formation, sentence analysis, complex sentences, functions of language, comparison with other Asian languages, and literal and pragmatic meanings will also be taught.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"LAJ2201 or pass in JLPT level 4 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Morita, Emi"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2212","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Japanese Literature","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with modern and contemporary literary works. It aims to develop an awareness not only of the different literary genres and literary theories, but also of the aspirations and frustrations of post-war writers as they struggled to reconcile the Japanese tradition with the Western impact. Both important authors and literary movements will be considered. Writings of contemporary women writers will also be read.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Scot Andrew Hislop"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2213","ModuleTitle":"Popular Culture in Contemporary Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to popular culture in contemporary Japan. From the study of various Japanese cultural forms and practices, it explores the linkages between particular practices and subcultures on the one hand, and larger societal trends on the other. The course emphasizes hands-on learning and expects students to engage in first-hand material gathering and observations. The goal will be to use studies of Japanese popular culture forms to expand critical thinking about globalization, gender roles, race, nationalism in Japan and beyond.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2214","ModuleTitle":"Ideas and Images in Japanese Culture","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Images are as important as ideas in defining and transmitting cultural patterns, and neither can be understood without exploring the other. This module attempts to look into the core of Japanese culture to understand the ideas that have been used to define Japanese culture and the connections these ideas have with images. Topics covered include Japanese aesthetic ideals, ethical paradigms, festivals, and visual arts. Through project work students will be encouraged to engage themselves creatively in exploring a specific aspect of Japanese culture, art, aesthetics or design that they find interesting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2223","ModuleTitle":"Government and Politics of Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help students understand fundamental issues and problems of contemporary Japanese politics and policy-making. Major topics include the formation and collapse of the one-party dominant system, electoral reforms, party and factional competition with a focus on the Liberal Democratic Party, coalition politics, roles of the Prime Minister, systems in the Cabinet and the Diet, central bureaucracy, and features of the policy-making system. It will also review the implications of domestic politics for Japan's foreign economic policy. Readings can be utilized as basic backgrounds for the topics, while the lectures will focus on the current political issues and reforms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2227","ModuleTitle":"Japan and China: Rivals and Partners","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module deepens the understanding of Sino-Japanese relations from a multi-disciplinary perspective. It examines the ways in which the Japanese and Chinese nations have interacted with each other from the mid-19th century to the present. Students learn how both a sense of cultural affinity as well as a deep-seated mistrust have shaped relations between the two powers. This module also examines the transformation of the Sino-Japanese political and economic relationship in a changing international environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ryoko Nakano"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS2230","ModuleTitle":"Itadakimasu - Food In Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module exposes students to country and culture of Japan using food as its analytic focal point. In the section on historical, political and economic perspectives, students will uncover the ways that food in Japan influences state policies, creates international conflicts and contributes to the formation of national identity. In the section on socio-cultural perspectives, students will learn to evaluate the ways that food creates meaning in such realms as language, education, media programming, and religious practices. Concepts covered in this course will be applicable to a broad range of phenomenon outside of Japan and outside the topic of food.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3101","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Japanese Studies II","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module guides students towards using source materials in the Japanese language for their research. Based on their disciplinary interests, students will develop a research question and write a substantial paper based on Japanese language sources. Catering to students with different levels of Japanese language ability, this can be a review paper based on academic work in Japanese or a research paper using primary materials of different levels of difficulties, for example newspaper articles, government committee protocols, NGO publications, websites, or Japanese advertisements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"This module is for students who major in Japanese Studies. Students should have completed JS2101 Approaches to Japanese Studies I and at least LAJ2202 Japanese 3 (or equivalent Japanese language skills).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Morita, Emi"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3208","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Japanese Linguistics","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"As this is an intermediate level Japanese linguistics module, students who wish to read it should have done an introductory module on linguistics offered by the Department of Japanese Studies (for example, JS2203 Sound, Grammar and Meaning) or other departments, apart from meeting the Japanese language pre-requisite. Emphasising the different approaches to Japanese linguistics, this module will cover the phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic analysis of the language. In order to enhance students' understanding of the analytical skills/tools, students will do frequent exercises on the language from many different points of view. Topics such as lexicography, pragmatics, socio-linguistics and historical linguistics may also be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"LAJ2202 or pass in JLPT level 3 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3211","ModuleTitle":"Modern Japanese Religion","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the complex, dynamic and sometimes controversial world of religious belief and practice in modern Japan. The importance and continual relevance of religion in contemporary Japanese society will be examined with reference to pre-modern developments as well as modern-day cultural, social, and political trends. In addition to learning about Japanese religion, students will be encouraged to critically reflect on such general problems as the definition of religion, religion-state relations, the interpretation of religious experience, the meaning of ritual, and the phenomenon of syncretism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3214","ModuleTitle":"Japanese Philosophy and Thought","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the modern Japanese sense of cultural, social and national identity, as analysed by social scientists, cultural historians, and scholars of Japanese thought. Some famous studies of the Japanese self by psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists and socio-linguists will be discussed, supplemented by a historical perspective focusing on the samurai heritage and the ideas behind the Meiji Restoration. No knowledge of the Japanese language or of specialised scholarly vocabulary is required or expected.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Scot Andrew Hislop"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3222","ModuleTitle":"Japanese Business Management","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"With the ongoing stagnation of the Japanese economy in the 1990s, the very Japanese management which has been hailed in the past as a cornerstone of Japan's economic success has today become an issue of much debate. This module takes up this debate with an emphasis on the core area of Japanese management, the management of human resources. After outlining the features of management in Japan the module critically assesses these features over time and from different perspectives. Besides targeting students interested in Japan the module also welcomes students that are interested in critically discussing national differences in management systems in general.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Meyer-Ohle, Hendrik"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3227","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurship : Self-Made in Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Entrepreneurship is one of the main factors determining the dynamics of a country's economy. However, Japan has been described as a collectivist society where individual initiative is not appreciated and where it was often the government that led economic development. Yet, Japan has produced a number of extraordinary individuals who played an important role in shaping its economy. Through a series of case studies of dynamic and colourful entrepreneurship the module aims to identify the forces underlying entrepreneurship in Japan, thereby creating a general understanding of the interaction between the individual and its economic, political and social environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Meyer-Ohle, Hendrik"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3229","ModuleTitle":"Field Studies in Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module enables students to build upon and test knowledge learned at NUS through field study in Japan. The module combines a period of intensive coursework and/or independent research on the NUS campus with a 10-20 day field study experience in Japan. The focus will differ based on the expertise of the faculty member teaching the module. The module may centre on the environment, tourism, urban and rural development, traditional performance or popular culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"18-22-0-50-40","Prerequisite":"LAJ2202 or pass in JLPT level 3 or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS3230","ModuleTitle":"Men and Women in Modern Japanese Literature","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will look at constructions of gender in modern Japanese literature by both female and male authors. Readings will cover some of the major authors, genres, and literary movements of modern Japanese literature, as well as secondary readings in gender theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4101","ModuleTitle":"Research and Writing in Japanese Studies","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to encourage and enhance independent thinking, research and writing. Students will explore various approaches to the study of Japan and pursue a research proposal leading to a research project.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"JS4221","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4209","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Japanese Linguistics","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an opportunity for staff and students to explore a diversity of topics in Japanese linguistics. The topics covered each year will vary depending on staff expertise and students' interest. Issues and themes to be considered include formal/morphosyntactic and semantic analysis; pragmatic and discourse analysis; and phonetic and phonological analysis. Emphasis will be placed on linguistic exercises and practices and critical analysis of data.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: LAJ2202 or placement test AND completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: LAJ2202 or placement test AND completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Morita, Emi"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4213","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to Modern Japanese History","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module traces the historical development of Japan from the mid 19th century to the present. It focuses on close reading and discussion of important English-language works with particular emphasis on historical and theoretical controversies in the field. Students will be encouraged to think about both the modern history of Japan as well as the historians who have claimed to reconstruct and narrate it. The module is aimed at students interested in the intersection between Japanese history, the practice of historiography, and the application of theoretical models to the past.","CrossModule":"HY4218","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"HY4218","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4214","ModuleTitle":"Ideas, Values and Identity in Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the modern Japanese sense of cultural, social and national identity as analysed by social scientists, cultural historians and scholars of Japanese thought. Some famous studies of the Japanese self by psychologists, anthropologists, sociologists and socio-linguists will be discussed, supplemented by a historical perspective focusing on the samurai heritage and the ideas behind the Meiji Restoration. No knowledge of the Japanese language or of specialised scholarly vocabulary is required or expected.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4216","ModuleTitle":"Tales and Performance in Premodern Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Starting with an introduction of poetry, an important component in the literary scene especially in the realm of court literature, various other genres, including tales (monogatari), memoirs, noh and kabuki, will be examined in this module. With reference to critical works of contemporary scholars both in Japan and the West, different issues and concerns pertaining to these categories of works will be identified and discussed in the seminars. Topics include the relationship among these genres and poetry, the significance of women's writings in the Heian court, and the metamorphosis of performance genre through the ages and its implications. Various forms of texts, such as scroll paintings, films, documentaries and music will be used. The aim of the course is twofold: firstly, to expose students to some representative literary works in the canon; and secondly, to situate these texts in a post-modern framework so as to provide a more relevant and interesting reading.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4224","ModuleTitle":"Japanese International Relations","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to promote the better understanding about Japan's foreign policy and international relations. The module consists of three analytical focuses: defence and security policies, foreign economic policy and regional and multilateral institutions. The first section highlights major features of Japan's defence and security policies including the recent changes in Japan's security environment in the Asia Pacific region and their impact on Japan's defence policy approaches. The second section focuses on the characteristics of Japan's policies of international trade and foreign aid. This section also discusses the domestic system in the context of Japan's foreign economic policy and highlights how the Western critics regarded the issue as problematic. The third section examines Japan's approaches to regional institutions such as APEC, ARF, ASEAN+3, and the G-8 Summit Meeting and United Nations, with focuses on its approaches and diplomatic activities in each case. Although this module highlights more empirical cases of Japanese foreign policy, it also introduces some theoretical debates as well.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS or 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised nonlanguage modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4225","ModuleTitle":"Social Dynamics in Modern Japan","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This seminar investigates the construction of identity in modern Japan. Using anthropological and sociological readings, we will identify and critique the main theoretical models which have been used to explain self and society in Japan. Topics include family, national identity, gender, class, ethnicity, and ideologies of individualism.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4227","ModuleTitle":"Japanese Political Economy","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to promote students' understanding of some of the salient features of Japan's political economy, especially the roles of politicians and bureaucrats in the conduct of industrial and foreign economic policy. The module will review major research on Japan's political economy written from historical, theoretical and comparative perspectives. By exploring the changing international images of Japan in the field of political economy, the module aims to highlight: the role of the government in Japan's high postwar economic growth and features of its industrial policy-making processes; the relevance of high growth in other East Asian economies in comparison to the Japanese case; the different schools of thought on Japan's economic policy and the evolution of US-Japan trade friction in the 1980s; and Japan's approaches to and initiatives in deregulation in the 1990s.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4229","ModuleTitle":"Japanese Translation - Theory & Practice","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to basic translation theory while simultaneously engaging them in actual translation exercises. Various texts will be used in these exercises, including literary and academic texts, writings in businesses and popular culture, newspaper articles, etc. The objective of this course is twofold: to deepen students' understanding of cultural differences manifested in Japanese and English writings, and to train students' translation skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"LAJ3202 or pass in JLPT level 1 or equivalent.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4230","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Readings in Popular Culture","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students will read theoretical and practical approaches to the study of popular culture from a variety of disciplines, including cultural studies, media studies, sociology, anthropology, psychology, and anime/manga studies. Students will then use those theories and methods in analyzing primary materials from Japan, including manga, anime, music, television and film.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in JS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students are required to write an academic thesis on an approved topic under the guidance of a supervisor. The HT will be equivalent to two modules of study.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of JS major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of JS major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"JS4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in JS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"JS4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5201","ModuleTitle":"Readings In Japanese Studies I","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a coverage of the secondary literature on the humanities component of Japanese studies. Students will be exposed to the latest advances in the field focusing on selected themes. They are also expected to gain a firm grasp of the development of the field through the examination of major methodological and theoretical debates.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5201R","ModuleTitle":"Readings In Japanese Studies","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a coverage of the secondary literature on the humanities component of Japanese studies. Students will be exposed to the latest advances in the field focusing on selected themes. They are also expected to gain a firm grasp of the development of the field through the examination of major methodological and theoretical debates.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5202","ModuleTitle":"Reading In Japanese Studies Ii","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a coverage of the secondary literature on the social sciences component of Japanese studies. Students will be exposed to the latest advances in the field focusing on selected themes. They are also expected to gain a firm grasp of the development of the field through the examination of major methodological and theoretical debates.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5202R","ModuleTitle":"Reading In Japanese Studies Ii","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a coverage of the secondary literature on the social sciences component of Japanese studies. Students will be exposed to the latest advances in the field focusing on selected themes. They are also expected to gain a firm grasp of the development of the field through the examination of major methodological and theoretical debates.","ModuleCredit":"5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5203","ModuleTitle":"Japanese Literary & Performance Studies","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module uses selected texts (including literary writings, historical documents, film and paintings) to examine the Japanese literary and performance discourse in both modern and pre-modern times. Texts produced outside Japan will also be included in order to gain a wider perspective. The extensive scope of texts use and the rigorous critical reading trainings students will undertake will provide them with an in-depth understanding of the practice of literary and performance studies in Japan.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5203R","ModuleTitle":"Japanese Literary & Performance Studies","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module uses selected texts (including literary writings, historical documents, film and paintings) to examine the Japanese literary and performance discourse in both modern and pre-modern times. Texts produced outside Japan will also be included in order to gain a wider perspective. The extensive scope of texts use and the rigorous critical reading trainings students will undertake will provide them with an in-depth understanding of the practice of literary and performance studies in Japan.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5204","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Japanese Social Issues","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines important social issues in contemporary Japan from the socio-anthropological perspective. It aims to develop students' critical thinking and to provide them with an advanced knowledge of the theories and methods in the socio-anthropological study of such important and current topics as aging, poverty, gender inequality, education, and the environment in Japan.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5204R","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Japanese Social Issues","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines important social issues in contemporary Japan from the socio-anthropological perspective. It aims to develop students' critical thinking and to provide them with an advanced knowledge of the theories and methods in the socio-anthropological study of such important and current topics as aging, poverty, gender inequality, education, and the environment in Japan.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Japanese Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS5660R","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Japanese Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS6204","ModuleTitle":"Readings In Japanese Linguistics","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module requires students to critically examine current methodological and theoretical debates in the field of Japanese linguistics by means of a comprehensive review of representative works in English and Japanese. A solid foundation in linguistics and proficiency in Japanese language (JLPT level 1 or equivalent) is essential.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Morita, Emi"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"JS6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-7-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE4102","ModuleTitle":"Intelligent Systems and Techniques for Business Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this first core course - unit 1 of the Master of Technology (MTech) in Knowledge Engineering (KE) - is to provide a foundation for the KE degree. The focus of the degree is on educating the developers of intelligent systems to be used for Business Analytics. So the objectives of this foundation course are to: (1) Introduce the basic concepts and major techniques of Business Analytics. (2) Provide an overview of knowledge-based systems and an introduction to statistical and machine learning, with Business Analytics as the target application area.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3.0-1-.01.0-10.0-5.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE4202","ModuleTitle":"Case Based Reasoning","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to teach the fundamentals of CBR and how to apply CBR to solve real world problems. Topics covered in this module include CBR concepts; CBR applications survey; CBR techniques: case representation, case indexing, case storage and retrieval; Case adaptation; Learning and generalization; Identifying applications; CBR Tools survey; and Hybrid systems. There is an assignment in which students will design and possibly implement a CBR system in their workplace. This course is appropriate for knowledge engineers who wish to apply CBR techniques for knowledge management.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE4205","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Knowledge Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide an introduction to knowledge management for software/knowledge engineers. It will cover the essential principles and best practices of knowledge management (KM) as they are applied within the software development industry. (refer to syllabus below for topics covered) There is an assignment in which students design and possibly implement a KM system in their workplace. This course is appropriate for software engineers who wish to gain an appreciation of KM and how it can be applied to Software Engineering projects,","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-3-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5105","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Engineering Project","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleCredit":"12","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5106","ModuleTitle":"Data Warehousing for Business Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this second core course - unit 3 of the Master of Technology (MTech) in Knowledge Engineering (KE) - is to present Data Warehousing as an important preparatory process in the development of intelligent systems for Business Analytics. The objectives of the course are to: (1) Present the fundamental principles and practices of Data Warehousing. (2) Present the Data Warehousing process through the discussion of data modelling, dimension design, domain knowledge acquisition, understanding and modelling customer requirements, identifying data sources, data extraction, cleansing and transformation, data loading onto the analytical engine, and data preparation and exploration.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3.0-1.0-1.0-10.0-5.0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5107","ModuleTitle":"Data Mining Methodology and Methods","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this third core course - unit 5 of the Master of Technology (MTech) in Knowledge Engineering (KE) - is to present Data Mining as an important knowledge discovery process in the development of intelligent systems for Business Analytics. The objectives of the course are to: (1) Provide in-depth coverage the methodology and methods of Data Mining. (2) Present Data Mining as the fundamental technique for Knowledge Discovery through the discussion of representative machine learning schemes and algorithms, typical tasks in mining relationships, classification and clustering.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3.0-1.0-1.0-10.0-5.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5108","ModuleTitle":"Developing Intelligent Systems for Performing Business Analytics","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this fourth core course - unit 7 of the Master of Technology (MTech) in Knowledge Engineering (KE) - is to discuss the system engineering (ie: modelling and development) of intelligent systems for Business Analytics. The objectives of the course are to: (1) Present the major stages of development cycle, including problem understanding, problem modelling, system architecture and design, algorithm/technique selection and system development and fine-tuning. (2) Introduce some of the typical hybrid architectures of intelligent system for problem solving in the Business Analytics context. (3) Discuss some advanced techniques and algorithms and their role in Business Analytics.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3.0-1.0-1.0-10.0-5.0","Prerequisite":"KE4102 Intelligent Systems and Techniques for Business Analytics KE5107 Data Mining Methodology and Methods","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5109","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Engineering Overseas Practicum","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The Knowledge Engineering Overseas Practicum is designed to allow students to experience entrepreneurial enterprises, such as high technology start-up companies, in rapidly developing economies, such as Israel and China, and contribute to those companies by playing a significant role in the development advanced software products or in solving complex business problems. The practicum allows students to apply their knowledge in a real world context, demonstrating their mastery of a range of Knowledge Engineering skills, such as problem formulation, problem modeling, knowledge discovery, solution design and construction, verification and validation. This module is conducted in collaboration with the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC).","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0.0-0.0-0.0-30.0-0.0","Prerequisite":"Before commencing the Knowledge Engineering Overseas Practicum, the students must successfully complete the four MTech KE core courses: KE4102 Intelligent Systems and Techniques for Business Analytics KE5106 Data Warehousing for Business Analytics KE5107 Data Mining Methodology and Methods KE5108 Developing Intelligent Systems for Performing Business Analytics In addition, they must demonstrate in the electives they have taken and/or in their work experience that they have the technical background for the project being offered by NOC.","Preclusion":"Students that select KE5105 Knowledge Engineering Project cannot also select the Knowledge Engineering Overseas Practicum and vice versa.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5205","ModuleTitle":"Text Mining","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to equip students with knowledge and skills to effectively mine large amounts of unstructured textual data to discover themes, patterns, and trends for business intelligence, research, or investigation. The students will be introduced to the concepts, techniques, and methods for common text mining tasks, such as data pre-processing and preparation, linguistic/knowledge resources management, concept extraction, text categorization, clustering, association analysis, and trend detection. The scenario-based case studies will enable the students to understand the application of text mining in business and research context, whereas hands-on workshops will allow them to practice performing the above mining tasks following a text mining process.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5206","ModuleTitle":"Computational Intelligence I","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this elective course of the Master of Technology (MTech) in Knowledge Engineering (KE) is to introduce Neural Networks and Support Vector Machines and their role in the development of intelligent systems for Business Analytics The objectives of the course are to: (1) Introduce computational intelligence techniques with a focus on Neural Networks and Support Vector Machine. (2) Explore how these techniques can be used to construct intelligent systems to solve real-world problems such as classification, clustering and prediction.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.0-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"KE5207","ModuleTitle":"Computational Intelligence II","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this elective course of the Master of Technology (MTech) in Knowledge Engineering (KE) is to introduce Fuzzy Systems, Rough Sets, Bayesian Nets and Evolutionary Computation and their role in the development of intelligent systems for Business Analytics The objectives of the course are to: (1) Introduce computational intelligence techniques with a focus on Fuzzy Systems, Rough Sets, Bayesian Nets and Evolutionary Computation. (2) Explore how these techniques can be used to construct intelligent systems to solve real-world problems such as reasoning, decision making and optimization.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.0-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA3201","ModuleTitle":"History and Theory of Landscape Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Human inhabitation and intervention on the landscape is traced from prehistoric times to the present. In particular, the relationship between humans and landscape as presented in particular traditions and cultures is highlighted. The coverage is broad, including both Eastern and Western traditions and ancient and modern practices. Emphasis is on comparative studies between different cultures and traditions rather than on detail and depth of any particular practice of landscape intervention.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA4202","ModuleTitle":"Planting Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces design principles in terms of plant design characteristics and responses to environment and seasonal changes. There is an emphasis on plants as unique elements of landscape design. Both aesthetic and functional uses of plants will be covered. Design that favours natural distribution and ecological considerations will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA4212","ModuleTitle":"Tropical Plant Identification","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module follows from Tropical Plant Identification 1. Matching plants to site will be one of the topics covered. Because of the tropical context the focus will be on trees. The course will leverage on the experience gained through establishing Singapore as a “Garden City”. The creation of a forest within a city, an &quot;urban forest”, is one of its aims. The course will start with an appreciation of the immense biodiversity of plants in our region. The irreplaceable values that natural primary forests have will be emphasized. The case of the need to extend these forests by recreating them in the urban context will be discussed. The appropriate use of non-indigenous plants will also be covered. The need to be ecological-minded when selecting plants will be emphasized with particular attention being placed on conservation; the beautification of place should not be done at the expense of making another landscape look less attractive. Lectures will be augmented with field trips which serve illustrate the application of the principles discussed to the ground. The business implications to matching the right plant to site, using quality plants and then being able to care for them professionally will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA4301","ModuleTitle":"Material and Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of materials as they pertain to landscape design. Outdoor designs require robust materials that tolerate extreme weather conditions, planned and unplanned forms of use and urban characteristics like highest intensities of usage and vandalism. The discourse on materials is integrated with their design process and application on site. Contemporary urban landscape design bases upon a minimized choice of appropriate materials and high quality of implementation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA4701","ModuleTitle":"MLA Studio: Quarter","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops higher level skills in landscape design and marks the first of four subsequent master-level core studios in landscape design. Projects of city quarter scale are undertaken to explore issues of context, programme and socio-economic considerations. Projects will cover sites with different functions, e.g. residential, commercial, industrial, educational, health and recreation. Civic spaces like roadsides, highways, plazas, parks and city squares will also be tackled. There is an emphasis on sustainability and tropical design.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"Min C in AR3101a and AR3102a","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA4702","ModuleTitle":"MLA Studio: City","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module develops an appreciation for design skills in tropical landscape design as applied on a large city scale and marks the second of four subsequent master-level core studios in landscape design. Interdisciplinary requirements from planning guidelines, architecture design, engineering limitations; as well as understanding existing natural land and urban systems will be introduced into the design process. Project sites will be larger in scale with more complex urban design issues, with projects ranging from peripheral nature conservation sites to mix-use urban centres. There will be an emphasis on deriving innovative design solutions using ecological and sustainability principles.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-3-0-3-12","Prerequisite":"Min C in AR3101a and AR3102a","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5201","ModuleTitle":"Policy of Landscape","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module presents a review of current topics in landscape architecture and planning considering environmental and nature conservation issues through lectures, readings, and discussion. A broad sweep of strategic, comprehensive and regional design issues is provided and students are challenged to critique current practice and to reflect on the relevance of landscape policies to society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5222","ModuleTitle":"Urban Ecology and Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"Urban Ecology is the study of ecosystems that include humans living in cities and urbanizing landscapes. It is an emerging, interdisciplinary field that aims to understand how human and ecological processes can coexist in human-dominated systems and help societies with their efforts to become more sustainable. It has deep roots in many disciplines including sociology, geography, urban planning, landscape architecture, engineering, economics, anthropology, climatology, public health, and ecology","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5301","ModuleTitle":"Geo Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module focuses on developing the knowledge and techniques of site analysis and planning, which are essential for sustainable landscape architecture. The module is named as “Geo design” because it emphasizes on the systematic thinking of site and site alternatives in broad context, in which the analysis is supported by contemporary theories and methodologies in landscape and urban ecology. The tool of geographic information system (GIS) is provided for the development of advanced techniques in analyzing, evaluating, managing, and modeling.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5302","ModuleTitle":"Detail Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module covers landscape construction techniques and detailing. The emphasis is in the integration of details in terms of performance and coherence of the overall design. Consistency in the use of materials and adaptation of detailing to develop thematic strategies to carry design conceptual ideals are explored. The interrelationship and interdependence of parts and whole, between near and far, and between small and large scales are engaged. Current examples of local and international designs are presented and critique.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5303","ModuleTitle":"Urban Greening: Technologies and Techniques","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the different contemporary and emerging technologies and techniques that have become essential components of urban greening design and practices. It traces the origins of such technologies and techniques as responses to challenges in creating a green and ecologically-balanced urban environment, explains their scientific underpinnings, and provides examples of real-life applications. It emphasizes the role of R&D in a continual process to improve the performance of greening in areas of sustainability, ecological health, and liveability of the built envirobment. Topics covered include metrics used to measure greenery, technologies used to integrate greenery with the grey (buildings and infrastructure), blue (waterways and waterbodies) and brown (road infrastructure) elements of the built environment, and plants as the basic building blocks of functional landscapes. The module will be conducted through lectures, class discussion and site visits demonstrating real-life applications as well as R&D in progress.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5701","ModuleTitle":"MLA Studio: Country","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module investigates the sustainable issues surrounding land development of large scales and marks the third of four subsequent master-level core studios in landscape design. Methods to balance economic and human development with ecological aspects are highlighted and discussed both quantitatively and qualitatively. The module aims on tropical design issues in the urban context of Singapore and other tropical countries. Thinking globally, acting locally – forms the topical framework of design content.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-2-8","History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5702","ModuleTitle":"MLA Studio: Region","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This studio based module marks the last of four subsequent master-level core studios in landscape design. The final MLA studio is regarded as opportunity for the graduating students to deliver their personal 'master piece'. The students will undertake projects in one of the countries of South East Asia, tackling landscape design issues in the fast growing urban agglomerations of this region. The studio integrates ecological, social and economic thinking in the course of generation of designs that shall be realistic and workable.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-2-8","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LA5742","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The research dissertation engages the student in a short research project related to the research interests of the department. The student will be exposed to previous and current research in the department and will then frame a research project of his own that utilizes the research methodology and issues adopted by his supervisor and his team. The research will culminate in a written report not exceeding 5000 words.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-4-0-2-14","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAB1201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop language proficiency in an integrated approach. Students will acquire language skills through participation in various communicative tasks. Through the exposure to the language, students will develop a general understanding of the cultures, the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of the language. By the end of the module, students will acquire basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to maintain communication on common topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"LAM1201 Malay 1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Johanna Wulansari Istanto","Fanny Loe Nie Fong"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAB2201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will be exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics. Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students will be introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture and its people. At the end of this course, students will be equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB1201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Fanny Loe Nie Fong","Johanna Wulansari Istanto","Indrianti Tjan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAB3201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Bahasa Indonesia 2. Emphasis continues to be on proficiency in all four skills, within selected range of vocabulary and grammar. Students will master language relating to a wider range of daily life situations and will gain flexibility in their language use. Reading will no longer be strictly limited to what is contained in the textbook specially prepared for the class. Gradually, short selection from media and literature sources such as short stories, poems, announcements, reports and other short, topic-specific pieces will be introduced to begin to familiarize students with actual usage while not overwhelming them with new vocabulary and grammatical forms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB2201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Fanny Loe Nie Fong","Indrianti Tjan"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAB3202","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Bahasa Indonesia 3. In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language. Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor. Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Indonesian writers. Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-1-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB3201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Johanna Wulansari Istanto"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAB4201","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Bahasa Indonesia 4. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and business Indonesian. Students will progressively comprehend texts, not only from background and subject matter knowledge, but also from increasing control of language. They will also learn to handle conversation involving complication, in the form of connected discourse, and to make choices of diction, as well as manipulate grammatical features reflecting formal and informal registers. Learners autonomy will be enhanced in the teaching-learning process. Students will take an active role in selecting materials and leading discussions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB3202 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Johanna Wulansari Istanto"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAB4202","ModuleTitle":"Bahasa Indonesia 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Bahasa Indonesia 5. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and business Indonesian. The most important objective is to improve students' language commands in employing discourse strategies. Learner's autonomy will be enhanced in the teaching-learning process. Students will take an active role in selecting materials, leading discussions, and developing projects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAB4201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC1201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is a beginners' module consisting three main components: conversation, grammar and Chinese characters learning. Vocabulary items, sentence patterns and short texts will be taught. Students will acquire basic communicative skills to deal with simple daily situations after reading this module. Approximately 180 Chinese characters and 150 phrases will be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"LAC2202","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lin Chiung Yao","Chu Shan-Hui Cathy"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC2201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Chinese 1. It consists of three main components, conversation, grammar and Chinese characters learning. Another 200 Chinese characters and 500 phrases will be introduced. Emphasis is placed on listening, speaking, reading and the writing of Chinese characters. Students are required to give short speeches and to conduct projects in tutorials.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC1201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"LAC2202","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chu Shan-Hui Cathy"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC3201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is an intermediate Chinese module which is a continuation of Chinese 2. It consists of three main components: conversation, grammar and Chinese character learning. Another 160 Chinese characters and 260 phrases will be introduced. Students are also required to give short speeches and project presentations in the tutorials. Students' language skills in listening, speaking, reading and writing are further strengthened.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC2201/LAC2202 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC3202","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Chinese 3 (LAC3201). Based on the 600 Chinese characters they have already learned from Chinese 1 to 3, students will be taught another 300 new characters and phrases at this stage. New words, phrases and idioms will be strengthening for the usage of the language. Short stories and articles will be used in the teaching of this module. The students will also be trained in listening to broadcast materials, speech skills as well as short essay writing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC3201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC3203","ModuleTitle":"Chinese for Science and Technology","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Chinese for Science & Technology is a special module for students who plan to do an exchange semester at Chinese universities. It focuses on an understanding of the forms of Chinese and Chinese usage appropriate to the fields of science, technology and computing. The course aims to enhance students’ Chinese proficiency in the academic context of science, engineering, and related fields.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, GCE 'AO' Level Chinese or equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chin Kwee Nyet"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC3204","ModuleTitle":"Chinese for Business & Social Sciences","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Chinese for Business & Social Sciences is a module designed for students to understand the forms of Chinese and Chinese usage appropriate to business, law, the social sciences, public relations and industrial relations. Students will be trained in writing business correspondence, legal writing and business report. Public relations techniques such as advocacy, presentation and debating will be taught. Student's mother-tongue should be Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Higher Chinese at GCE 'O' Level, GCE 'AO' Level Chinese or equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC4201","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Chinese 4. Based on the 750 Chinese characters and 960 phrases they have learned, students will acquire new words, phrases and idioms to strengthen the usage of the language. Short stories and articles will be taught in this module. Students will also do projects related to Chinese culture and history. Essay writing skills will be strengthened.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-2-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC3202 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAC4202","ModuleTitle":"Chinese 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Chinese 5. It will emphasize the communicative function and the training of the four language skills (speaking, listening, reading & writing). A systematic way of introducing drills and exercises will allow students to master the necessary grammatical knowledge and rules for word and sentence formation. The students will also be involved in doing projects related to Chinese culture and history. Essay writing skills will be strengthened in this module.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"2-2-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAC4201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAF1201","ModuleTitle":"French 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on basic linguistic and communicative structures of the French language. By developing the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as teaching basic grammar and vocabulary, it aims at helping students achieve communicative competence in simple everyday situations and personal interaction. The module will also attempt to help students optimise their learning by teaching them vital strategies for language learning and language use. The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Dr Daniel Chan","Mr Bretault, Francois ","Yannick Appriou","Baranska, Malwina","Mr Larhzal, Nour-Eddine"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAF2201","ModuleTitle":"French 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as increase their knowledge of the syntactical, morphological, phonetic and lexical aspects of the French language. Students will also acquire a better grasp of learning and communicative strategies (e.g. skimming, selective reading, reading for details, inferencing and mnemonic techniques etc.). Authentic texts from daily communicative situations (such as letters, dialogues, brochures, TV and radio interviews, signs etc.) will serve as the main source of learning materials. The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF1201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Girard, Helene,Sonia,Vanina,Orianne","Yannick Appriou","Baranska, Malwina","Dr Daniel Chan","Mr Bretault, Francois "],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Evening","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAF3201","ModuleTitle":"French 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the foundation of the French 2 module, this module focuses on the development of students' ability to communicate on fairly complex topics of general interests. It will continue to adopt an integrated approach to language learning and cultivate students' proficiency in all areas of language learning, including their learning competence. Strategies to be developed include writing and speaking strategies such as brainstorming, arranging ideas and collecting linguistic expressions prior to the writing or speaking tasks. The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF2201or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yannick Appriou","Mr Larhzal, Nour-Eddine","Mr Bretault, Francois ","Valerie Lefaix"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAF3202","ModuleTitle":"French 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students will be taught to comprehend longer listening and reading texts on more complex topics of general interest as well as on aspects of French culture, society and life. They will also acquire the ability to express their views and communicate meaningfully on the same topics at greater length, both in writing and orally. In the area of grammar and vocabulary, the focus will shift more towards textlinguistic and pragmatic features. Language learning skills and strategies will include recognising and applying common linguistic and sociolinguistic norms in the use of the French language. The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF3201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"LAF3203","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAF3203","ModuleTitle":"French for Academic Purposes","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"French for Academic Purposes is designed for Student Exchange Programme students who plan to study in France and already have an intermediate level in French. The aims of the module are to understand longer texts, to write structured essays, and to present ideas in a logical and confident way. The students also work on their listening and speaking skills. To be able to adapt well to the French environment, they study various aspects of French culture (the education system, family life, national identity). The assessment for this module is 100% Continuous Assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF3201 or placement test.","Preclusion":"LAF3202","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAF4201","ModuleTitle":"French 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module seeks to develop the student's ability to understand French language and culture through the study of various materials: newspapers, magazines, extracts of films and books, web sites. Students will be introduced to complex documents and will learn different approaches for text and discourse analysis.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF3202 or LAF3203 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yannick Appriou"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAF4202","ModuleTitle":"French 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Building on the foundations of French 5, this module helps the students to develop and put in practical use the knowledge acquired in various specific fields, such as commercial French, contemporary culture, advanced conversation and writing skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAF4201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAG1201","ModuleTitle":"German 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the basic linguistic and communicative structures of the German language. By developing the four skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as teaching basic grammar and vocabulary, it aims at helping students achieve communicative competence in simple everyday situations and personal interaction. The module will also attempt to help students optimise their learning by teaching them vital strategies for language learning and language use.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Hofmann Katrin Roberta","Kathreen Meyer Ohle, CLSV43","Linda Schaumann, CLSV38","Neitzke-Neumann, S","Ursula Hwang, CLSV112"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Friday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAG2201","ModuleTitle":"German 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing as well as increase their knowledge of the syntactical, morphological, phonetic and lexical aspects of the German language. Students will also acquire a better grasp of learning and communicative strategies. Authentic texts from daily communicative situations will serve as the main source of learning materials.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG1201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Neitzke-Neumann, S"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Friday Evening","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Friday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAG3201","ModuleTitle":"German 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the foundation of the German 2 module, this module focuses on the development of students' ability to communicate on fairly complex topics of general interests. It will continue to adopt an integrated approach and cultivate students' proficiency in all areas of language learning, including their learning competence. Strategies to be developed focus on writing and speaking.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG2201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Hofmann Katrin Roberta","Andrea Verry, CLSV42","Finner, Claudia"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Evening","Friday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAG3202","ModuleTitle":"German 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students will be taught to comprehend longer listening and reading texts on more complex topics of general interest as well as on aspects of German culture, society and life. They will also acquire the ability to express their views and communicate meaningfully on the same topics at greater length. In the area of grammar and vocabulary, the focus will shift more towards textlinguistic and pragmatic features. Language learning skills and strategies will include recognising and applying common sociolinguistic norms in the use of the language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG3201or placement test","Preclusion":"LAG3203 German for Academic Purposes","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAG3203","ModuleTitle":"German for Academic Purposes","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is specially aimed at teaching students who are interested in studying in a German-speaking country. They will be taught to comprehend longer listening and reading texts on more complex topics of academic interest as well as on aspects of German culture, society and life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-1-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG3201 or placement test","Preclusion":"LAG3202 German 4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAG4201","ModuleTitle":"German 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with adequate skills and strategies to engage in serious discourse with native or other foreign speakers or write argumentative pieces on complex social, political, cultural and environmental topics. Such skills will encompass learning how to summarise long and difficult texts, structuring essays, collating linguistic means of expressions for language production and improving text cohesion.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-2-5.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG3202, LAG3203 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAG4202","ModuleTitle":"German 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with further training in skills and strategies to engage in authentic discourse and more complex argumentative writing. Topics of social, historical and cultural interest will be introduced through authentic materials such as selected works of literature, texts from newspapers and magazines, and audio or video recordings.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-2-5.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAG4201or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAH1201","ModuleTitle":"Hindi 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Hindi 1 is a beginners' module. This is an integrated course which will help students gain basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary (including Devanagari, the Hindi alphabet), for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"Hindi 1 is intended for students who are complete beginners. It is not suitable for students who are: - native speakers of Hindi or Urdu - students who have studied Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Marathi or Punjabi at 'O' or 'A' levels (or equivalents) or have previously undertaken any formal study of Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati or Punjabi for any duration of time - Students who are from India have to provide a complete transcript of subjects studied to prove that they have not taken Hindi at any level.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAH2201","ModuleTitle":"Hindi 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Hindi 2 is a beginners’ module, and is a continuation of Hindi 1. It is an integrated course which will help students gain higher basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary (including Devanagari, the Hindi alphabet), for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAH1201 Hindi 1, or its equivalence, or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAH3201","ModuleTitle":"Hindi 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Hindi 3 is a continuation of Hindi 2. It is an integrated module which will help students gain intermediate proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, and vocabulary, for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAH2201 Hindi 2 or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAH3202","ModuleTitle":"Hindi 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"\"Hindi 4 is a continuation of Hindi 3. It is an integrated module which will help students gain higher intermediate proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, and vocabulary, for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.\"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAH3201 Hindi 3, or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAI1731","ModuleTitle":"Italian for Singers I","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as the first semester of Italian language studies for Voice Majors in the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. Basic grammar, morphology, syntax and conversation will be emphasized. Open to YSTCM students only.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"4-0-0-2-1.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAI1732","ModuleTitle":"Italian for Singers II","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as the second semester of Italian language studies for Voice Majors in the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music. Basic grammar, morphology, syntax and conversation will be emphasized. Open to YSTCM students only.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"4-0-0-2-1.5","Prerequisite":"LAI 1731","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ1201","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is the first part of introductory-level Japanese. It is designed to provide competence in handling various language tasks in authentic situations, using basic linguistic and socio-cultural skills. While more emphasis is placed on the development of oral communication skills, students will also learn how to read and write using hiragana, katakana, and approximately 100 kanji (i.e. Chinese characters) and 170 kanji-words. Students are also trained to learn basic self-study skills in Japanese to enable them to continue studying Japanese both in and outside of the classroom.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Saito, Yukiko"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Evening","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ2201","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module builds upon the basis of Japanese 1 and aims to develop basic linguistic and socio-cultural skills to expand the repertoire of the daily topics and situations with simple structures. Approximately 110 kanji and 180 kanji-words will be introduced. While more emphasis is placed on the development of oral communication skills, students will also learn how to read and write simple and short compositions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ1201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yuzuru Hamasaki","Osamu Amazaki"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ2202","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the basis of Japanese 2, this module develops students' ability to communicate and expands the repertoire of daily topics and situations. Complex structures such as transitive and intransitive, conditionals and passive forms are introduced. Approximately 150 kanji and 200 kanji-words will be introduced. With this knowledge of characters, students will be able to understand and write simple and short essays.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Kazuko Morita"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ2203","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Building upon the basis of Japanese 3, this module aims to further develop students' communication skills on daily topics of general interests. It enhances students? socio-cultural awareness and enables them to communicate meaningfully in an appropriate manner using polite expressions. Approximately 150 kanji and 200 kanji-words will be introduced. With this knowledge of characters, students will be able to understand letters with fairly formal written language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2202 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ3201","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with skills and strategies to discuss fairly complex topics, such as social and cultural issues. Students will also acquire the ability to express their thoughts in writing by using complex structural patterns with conjunctions and transitional phrases. By the end of this module, students should be familiar with the language to the extent of being comfortable in using it as a medium of communication (oral, written, listening, and reading) with native speakers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2203 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chiba, Satomi"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ3202","ModuleTitle":"Japanese 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module further enhances skills and strategies to discuss complex topics such as social, cultural, and historical issues based on authentic materials. Students will also learn how to summarize long and difficult texts, how to structure essays and skills to read newspapers. By the end of this module, students will attain good all-round proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing) and will be able to handle more elaborate situations in communicating with native speakers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ3201, LAJ3203, or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ3203","ModuleTitle":"Business Japanese 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students will be taught the specialised vocabulary and communication styles found in the Japanese business world, including both the written and the oral forms of communication. The ability to read, understand and write minutes will be emphasised. Students will also be introduced to the language-related work style found in the Japanese business environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-5-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAJ2203 or placement test.","Preclusion":"LAJ3202 & JLPT Level 1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAJ3205","ModuleTitle":"Media Japanese","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with further training in language skills and communication strategies to engage in authentic discourse involving various genres and media materials such as newspapers, films, TV programs and the Internet. Students will be taught to comprehend media texts such as newspaper articles, blog entries, and drama, etc. They will also engage in project work. Topics cover a wide variety of social and cultural issues in Japan, including popular culture and current affairs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-4-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"LAJ3201 Japanese 5, LAJ3203 Business Japanese 1 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Nagami, Masanori"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAK1201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Korean 1 is a beginners module. This is an integrated course which will help students gain basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary (including Hanguel, the Korean alphabet) for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Park Mihi"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAK2201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Korean 2 is the continuation of Korean 1. This is also an integrated course which will help students gain higher basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary (including Hanguel, the Korean alphabet) for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"For students who passed LAK1201 (Korean 1) or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Cho Jin Hee"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAK3201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Korean 3 is a continuation of Korean 2. It is an integrated module which will help students gain intermediate proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, and vocabulary, for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAK2201 Korea 2 or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Park Hyunjeong"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAK3202","ModuleTitle":"Korean 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Korean 4 is a continuation of Korean 3. It is an integrated module which will help students gain higher intermediate proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, and vocabulary, for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAK3201 Korean 3 or by placement test.","Preclusion":"LAK3203 Korean for Academic Purpose","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAK3203","ModuleTitle":"Korean for Academic Purposes","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module Korean for Academic Purposes is specially designed for students who are interested in studying in Korea. Its primary focus will be on the preparation of students for essential communicative situations and interactions in a Korean university environment. Students will be taught to comprehend longer listening and reading texts on more complex topics of academic interest.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Passed LAK3201 Korea 3 or by placement test.","Preclusion":"LAK3202 Korean 4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAK4201","ModuleTitle":"Korean 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Korean 5 is a continuation of Korean 4. In this module. a wide variety of interesting, informative, authentic and culturally significant reading materials will be introduced to help students achieve high levels of proficiency not only in interpersonal but also in interpretive and presentational communication. This module aims to equip students with adequate skills and strategies to engage in serious discourse with native or other foreign speakers and write argumentative pieces on complex social, political, cultural and environmental topics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"LAK3202 Korean 4, LAK3203 Korean for Academic Purposes or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Cho Jin Hee"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAK4202","ModuleTitle":"Korean 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Korean 6 is a continuation of Korean 5. It is an integrated module which will help students gain higher proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), grammar and vocabulary, for personal interaction and communication in authentic situation. This module aims to provide students with further training in skills and strategies to engage in authentic discourse and more complex argumentative writing. Topics of social , historical and cultural interest will be introduced through authentic materials such as selected works of literature , text from news papers and magazines and audio and video recordings","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"LAK4201 Korean 5 or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAL1201","ModuleTitle":"Tamil 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module aims at enabling non-Tamil-speaking beginners to achieve competence in understanding and using basic Tamil, both its spoken and written forms. The emphasis is mainly on conversational Tamil and its practical use at the level of everyday discourse and on written Tamil and its use at the beginners' level. To facilitate immersion into the Tamil language, students will be taught the necessary skills of listening, reading, writing and speaking initially through a Romanised script; during the semester the students will learn the orthographic system of the Tamil language. The essential aspects of Tamil grammar will also be taught. By the end of module, students will be able to write and read small texts by using the Tamil orthographic system and possess listening and speaking skills in Tamil language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAL2201","ModuleTitle":"Tamil 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a follow up to and continuation of the module Tamil 1. By the end of the module, students are expected to have a good grammatical understanding of the Tamil language and to have a vocabulary which makes it possible for them to handle all four aspects in Tamil language learning (speaking, listening, reading and writing) with ease and effectiveness. There will be an introduction to features of idiomatic Tamil and to everyday usages. Students will be able to write short compositions and letters and to read newspaper articles, stories and short poems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAL1201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAM1201","ModuleTitle":"Malay 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at guiding the beginner to achieve competence in understanding and using basic Malay. The emphasis is mainly on conversational Malay and its practical use at the level of everyday discourse. To facilitate immersion into the language students would be taught the necessary skills of listening, reading, writing and conversing in basic conversational Malay. The rudiments of Malay grammar would be taught where relevant or necessary.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Preclusion":"LAB1201 Bahasa Indonesia 1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAM2201","ModuleTitle":"Malay 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a progression from Malay 1 and it seeks to build upon the standard attained by students in that module. This follow-up module introduces students by gradation to the use of standard Malay in relation to administration, commerce and the modern professions. The overriding aim of the module is for students to attain a functional competency in the Malay language for formal and practical purposes where necessary and relevant, aspects of Malay grammar would be taught.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAM1201 Malay 1 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Aishah Mohamad Kassim"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAM3201","ModuleTitle":"Malay 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a progression from Malay 2 and it aims to help students become more competent in the Malay language so that they will be confident and capable of effective communication with speakers of the target language and at the same time be aware of the sociolinguistic dimension of the target culture. Malay 3 will focus on the continuous mastery and development of language skills that will help students converse accurately and more fluently. This module is also aimed at enhancing students' communicative and social competence for effective communication in the Malay language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAM2201 Malay 2 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Aishah Mohamad Kassim"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAM3202","ModuleTitle":"Malay 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Malay 4 is intended for students who wish to learn the Malay Language and have completed elementary Malay and Intermediate Malay 3. It is also for those who have equivalent knowledge of the Malay language to continue their study here. The course is intended for students who have already acquired a fairly proficient level of competency in the Malay language but wish to acquire the Malay language at a higher level and be able to use the target language for work related purposes within the context of the community in this region.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAM3201 Malay 3 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAR1201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Arabic 1 is a beginners’ module. This is an integrated course which will help students gain basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary (including the Arabic alphabet), for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAR2201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Arabic 2 is a beginners’ module, and is a continuation of Arabic 1. It is an integrated course which will help students gain higher basic proficiency in the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing), grammar, vocabulary (including the Arabic alphabet), for personal interaction and communication in authentic situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"\"LAR1201 Arabic 1, or by placement test.\"","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAR3201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Arabic 3 is a continuation of Arabic 2. Its focus is to improve upon the students’ ability to interact in the language, augment their active vocabulary, and build upon their structural knowledge. An inductive/communicative approach is employed with all skills; the students are given real-life situations so that they can put into practice their acquired vocabulary and newly learnt grammar points. Also, students are exposed to a good amount of comprehensible input, such as real conversations between native speakers, audios of newscasts, and parts of movies. They are also asked to write short compositions using newly taught structures and vocabulary.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of LAR2201 or exemption from it based on placement test results.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAR3202","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Arabic 4 is a continuation of Arabic 3. In this module, all skills of the language are equally dealt with. Further emphasis is placed on students’ ability to communicate more fluently. More authentic language situations are brought into the classroom and used as language models. Students are asked to personalize these situations, putting into practice newly acquired vocabulary and structures. To consolidate the students’ learning of new vocabulary and structures, they are asked to write compositions on a variety of topics in a way that match their linguistic ability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of LAR3201 or exemption from it based on placement test results.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAR4201","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"LAR4201 Arabic 5 is an advanced module and a continuation of LAR3201 Arabic 4. In this module, students will achieve better oral fluency, considerable ability in listening and reading comprehension, and better writing proficiency. Oral activities in form of group work, pair work, role-plays, and presentations will be conducted regularly in both lectures and tutorials. Students will listen to authentic listening comprehension materials, such as lectures, newscasts, and talk shows. In addition to readings on a variety of topics the students will read stories. Using the vocabulary learned in lectures and tutorials, students will write compositions on different topics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-3.5-3","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of LAR3202 or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAR4202","ModuleTitle":"Arabic 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"LAR4202 Arabic 6 is an upper advanced Arabic module and a continuation of LAR4201 Arabic 5. It is intended to make students proficient language users. The students will better their speaking skill through group discussions, pair work, and oral presentations. They will listen to advanced listening comprehension materials, such as newscasts, talk shows and movies. In addition to the textbook readings, students will read stories and newspaper articles. They will learn to write new types of essays, such as descriptive, narrative and argumentative ones, using more selective language and complex structures. Higher level word-formation processes and sentence structures will be taught.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"4-2-0-3.5-3","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of LAR4201 or by placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAS1201","ModuleTitle":"Spanish 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"Spanish 1 is the introductory module to the language and culture of the Hispanic world. This course is designed to help students develop the four linguistic skills in Spanish as well as to expand their cultural competency. The module will focus on the acquisition of basic structures, which will be developed and reinforced in subsequent modules.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Preclusion":"YLS1201 Introductory Spanish I","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAS2201","ModuleTitle":"Spanish 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Spanish 1. Spanish 2 pays close attention to aural/oral practice while strengthening basic grammar skills, writing, and reading comprehension. Students will continue to learn about the Hispanic world via readings and a variety of audiovisual materials. The module covers the second half of the textbook used in Spanish 1.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"LAS1201 Spanish 1 or YLS1201 Introductory Spanish I, or placement test","Preclusion":"YLS1202 Introductory Spanish","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAT1201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop language proficiency in an integrated approach. Students will acquire language skills through participation in various communicative tasks. Through the exposure to the language, students will develop a general understanding of the cultures, the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of the language. By the end of the module, students will acquire basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to maintain communication on common topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima","Sasiwimol Klayklueng","Rungnapa Kitiarsa"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAT2201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will be exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics. Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students will be introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture and its people. At the end of this course, students will be equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"LAT1201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Sasiwimol Klayklueng","Rungnapa Kitiarsa"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAT3201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 2. In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language. Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor. Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Thai writers. Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"LAT2201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Sasiwimol Klayklueng","Rungnapa Kitiarsa"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAT3202","ModuleTitle":"Thai 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 3. In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language. Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor. Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Thai writers. Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Passed LAT3201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Sasiwimol Klayklueng","Rungnapa Kitiarsa"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAT4201","ModuleTitle":"Thai 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 4. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and Thai. Students will progressively comprehend texts, not only from background and subject matter knowledge, but also from increasing control of language. They will also learn to handle conversation involving complication, in the form of connected discourse, and to make choices of diction, as well as manipulate grammatical features reflecting formal and informal registers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAT3202 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suthiwan, Titima"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAT4202","ModuleTitle":"Thai 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Thai 5. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and Thai. The most important objective is to improve students' language commands in employing discourse strategies. Learner's autonomy will be enhanced in the teaching-learning process. Students will take an active role in selecting materials, leading discussions, and developing projects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAT4201 or placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAV1201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 1","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop language proficiency in an integrated approach. Students will acquire language skills through participation in various communicative tasks. Through the exposure to the language, students will develop a general understanding of the cultures, the sociolinguistic and pragmatic aspects of the language. By the end of the module, students will acquire basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing to maintain communication on common topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students with no prior knowledge of the target language. Students with prior knowledge (including spoken proficiency) must contact CLS to take a placement test.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAV2201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 2","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further enhance students' proficiency in the four basic skills of speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Students will be exposed to more language functions and a wider range of topics. Through reading formulaic authentic texts, students will be introduced to the language in written form as it appears in daily communicative situations to achieve further understanding of the country, its culture and its people. At the end of this course, students will be equipped with a sound foundation of the language to maintain communication on topics relating to their personal and immediate environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV1201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Thach Ngoc Minh"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAV3201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 3","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Vietnamese 2. Emphasis continues to be on proficiency in all four skills, within selected range of vocabulary and grammar. Students will master language relating to a wider range of daily life situations and will gain flexibility in their language use. Reading will no longer be strictly limited to what is contained in the textbook specially prepared for the class. Gradually, short selection from media and literature sources such as short stories, poems, announcements, reports and other short, topic-specific pieces will be introduced to begin to familiarize students with actual usage.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV2201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ho Gia Anh Le","Thach Ngoc Minh"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAV3202","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 4","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Vietnamese 3. In this module, students will read, analyse, and discuss texts from literature, non-fiction, and academic sources covering a wide range of subjects related to the culture and society of the target language. Selection will include text and passage from short stories, journals, magazines, and newspapers, as well as audio-visual materials such as TV programs, feature films, etc. The range of readings is intended, firstly, to broaden students' vocabulary and familiarize them with terms relating to many fields of endeavor. Secondly, the objective is to introduce students to various aspects of the society and culture as expressed by Vietnamese writers. Through exposure to the language as it appears in books and in the media, students will be able to hone their own language skills to be more applicable and practical in a workplace, academic, or business setting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV3201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ho Gia Anh Le"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAV4201","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 5","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will build on the skills developed in Vietnamese 4. Students will progress from reading selections from passages to a more sustained and systematic encounter with the nature of the language used in novels, newspapers, Internet and other forms of popular publications, official public discourse, academic writings and business Vietnamese. Students will progressively comprehend texts, not only from background and subject matter knowledge, but also from increasing control of language. They will also learn to handle conversation involving complication, in the form of connected discourse, and to make choices of diction, as well as manipulate grammatical features reflecting formal and informal registers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Passed LAV3202 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ho Gia Anh Le"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LAV4202","ModuleTitle":"Vietnamese 6","Department":"Centre For Language Studies","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"LAV4201 or placement test","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1001A","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Law (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1001B","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Law (B)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1001E","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Law (E)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1001F","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Law (F)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is meant to introduce students to the basic principles of criminal liability, mainly through the use of the homicide offences found in the Penal Code. The general defences found in the Penal Code as well as inchoate and joint liability of offenders will be covered in detail. During the course, reference may be made to offences found in other statutes and the law reform proposals from other jurisdictions. Students will also be encouraged to consider why certain forms of conduct are subject to criminal penalties and to critically assess these objectives","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-14","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1002A","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Legal Theory (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic introduction to basic concepts, issues, and controversies of legal theory. The course will examine some or all of these topics: utilitarian and deontological moral theories; the relationship between morality and law; natural law and positivism; Critical Legal Studies (CLS); gender and the law; Asian values and jurisprudence, culture and the law; and law and economics. These approaches to law will be examined both in their own right and as perspectives from which positive law might be understood and critically assessed.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1002B","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Legal Theory (B)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic introduction to basic concepts, issues, and controversies of legal theory. The course will examine some or all of these topics: utilitarian and deontological moral theories; the relationship between morality and law; natural law and positivism; Critical Legal Studies (CLS); gender and the law; Asian values and jurisprudence, culture and the law; and law and economics. These approaches to law will be examined both in their own right and as perspectives from which positive law might be understood and critically assessed.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1002C","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Legal Theory (C)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic introduction to basic concepts, issues, and controversies of legal theory. The course will examine some or all of these topics: utilitarian and deontological moral theories; the relationship between morality and law; natural law and positivism; Critical Legal Studies (CLS); gender and the law; Asian values and jurisprudence, culture and the law; and law and economics. These approaches to law will be examined both in their own right and as perspectives from which positive law might be understood and critically assessed.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1002D","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Legal Theory (D)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic introduction to basic concepts, issues, and controversies of legal theory. The course will examine some or all of these topics: utilitarian and deontological moral theories; the relationship between morality and law; natural law and positivism; Critical Legal Studies (CLS); gender and the law; Asian values and jurisprudence, culture and the law; and law and economics. These approaches to law will be examined both in their own right and as perspectives from which positive law might be understood and critically assessed.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1002E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Legal Theory (E)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic introduction to basic concepts, issues, and controversies of legal theory. The course will examine some or all of these topics: utilitarian and deontological moral theories; the relationship between morality and law; natural law and positivism; Critical Legal Studies (CLS); gender and the law; Asian values and jurisprudence, culture and the law; and law and economics. These approaches to law will be examined both in their own right and as perspectives from which positive law might be understood and critically assessed.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1002F","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Legal Theory (F)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The goal of this course is to provide students with a basic introduction to basic concepts, issues, and controversies of legal theory. The course will examine some or all of these topics: utilitarian and deontological moral theories; the relationship between morality and law; natural law and positivism; Critical Legal Studies (CLS); gender and the law; Asian values and jurisprudence, culture and the law; and law and economics. These approaches to law will be examined both in their own right and as perspectives from which positive law might be understood and critically assessed.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1003","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Contract","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundational course examines the basic doctrines and issues of contract law, including the creation of rights and obligations from voluntary undertakings, the doctrines which circumscribe the circumstances under which the law permits a dissolution of the contract, and the remedies that the law provides for the breach of contractual obligations. In exploring the constituent components of contracts - formation, privity, frustration, breach, remedies, terms and vitiating factors - the course also examines challenges to the traditional model of contract law, tensions arising from the pulls of certainty and fairness, and other broader issues.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-2-0-0-16","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1004","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Torts","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundation course introducing basic concepts in the law of torts, which deals with the rights and obligations of private parties arising out of civil wrongs. The course will include an in-depth study of the modern tort of negligence, as well as considering the related tort of nuisance. It will also cover the intentional torts and the tort of breach of statutory duty, and will conclude with a brief examination of remedies and vicarious liability.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-0-15","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Fordham,Margaret A"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1015","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Law in Context","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce the history of the common law and Singapore legal institutions (including Islamic law), as well as briefly situate Singapore’s law and institutions in relation to other approaches, notably the civil law approach adopted in most Asian jurisdictions. The module may be complemented by field trips to court, a prison, and/or parliament. It should also include an examination of ADR mechanisms in Singapore and an introduction to professional ethics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC1016","ModuleTitle":"Legal Analysis, Research & Communication","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this year-long course is to develop analytical skills, research skills and communication skills (written and oral) in first year students. In Semester 1, we focus on objective analysis and communication and also introduce students to basic research skills. In Semester 2, we focus on independent research and advocacy. Exercises and assignments will employ real-life tasks, like office memoranda, court pleadings and client meetings, as means for students to try out their legal skills. However, the primary focus will be on helping students to hone foundational legal skills that are transferable across subjects and contexts.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-3-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2004","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will impart to students the basic principles of law and equity in the law of property,with particular reference to land. It will explore the meaning of ownership of land viz the doctrine of estates, past and present interests and co-ownership of land. The manner in which land can be dealt with both at law and in equity, eg., transfer, leases, mortgages, licences, easements and restrictive convenants will be considered. It will also examine issues with respect to registered titles to land as well as the system of caveats for the protection of unregistered interests in land.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-0-15","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2006A","ModuleTitle":"Equity & Trusts (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The trust is a distinctive and unique combination of proprietary rights and obligations and the objective of this course is to introduce students to the law of trusts and the principles of equity which have been influential in shaping that law. At the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the notion of an equitable proprietary interest under a trust and of the manner in which the trust strikes a balance between the respective interests and rights of settlor, trustee and beneficiary. Students should also be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the importance and flexibility of constructive trusts as well as related equitable doctrines and remedies in the modern law. The course will be taught in two sections. Each section will have its own syllabus and methods of assessment which may not coincide.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-0-15","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2006B","ModuleTitle":"Equity & Trusts (B)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The trust is a distinctive and unique combination of proprietary rights and obligations and the objective of this course is to introduce students to the law of trusts and the principles of equity which have been influential in shaping that law. At the end of the course, students should be able to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the notion of an equitable proprietary interest under a trust and of the manner in which the trust strikes a balance between the respective interests and rights of settlor, trustee and beneficiary. Students should also be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the importance and flexibility of constructive trusts as well as related equitable doctrines and remedies in the modern law. The course will be taught in two sections. Each section will have its own syllabus and methods of assessment which may not coincide.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-0-15","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2006C","ModuleTitle":"Equity & Trusts (C)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2007","ModuleTitle":"Constitutional & Administrative Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the basic principles of constitutional law and administrative law. Public law relates primarily to the inter-relationship between government bodies established by the Constitution and the regulation of relationships between the State, communities and individuals. It is concerned with the extent to which law can promote 'good governance', how political power is legitimated, how abuses of public power are prevented, and the degree of autonomy from state interference individuals should enjoy. Topics will include: the nature of and separation of powers between executives, legislature and judiciary; protection of fundamental libertiesl; judicial review of administrative action.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-6-0-0-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008A","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the main principles governing the operation of companies. Students are to appreciate, inter alia, the rules governing the incorporation of companies, how this corporate personality operates, how this business vehicle fits in with the broader framework of the outside world, questions of funding and what comprises good corporate governance. Topics include the following: incorporation; relations between the company and the outside world, including ultra vires and agency; relations within the company, including the effect of the memorandum and articles, member's rights, director's duties, and enforcement of corporate rights; corporate finance; corporate insolvency and winding up.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-2-0-0-14","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008C","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (C)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008D","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (D)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008E","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (E)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2008G","ModuleTitle":"Company Law (G)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the main principles governing the operation of companies. Students are to appreciate, inter alia, the rules governing the incorporation of companies, how this corporate personality operates, how this business vehicle fits in with the broader framework of the outside world, questions of funding and what comprises good corporate governance. Topics include the following: incorporation; relations between the company and the outside world, including ultra vires and agency; relations within the company, including the effect of the memorandum and articles, member's rights, director's duties, and enforcement of corporate rights; corporate finance; corporate insolvency and winding up.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-2-0-0-14","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2009","ModuleTitle":"Pro Bono Service","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"NUS Law has a rich tradition of pro bono work among staff and students. Engaging in pro bono provides an opportunity to gain “real world” experience - to see firsthand the important role law plays in the life of an individual. Law is a privileged profession, one that assists in upholding and promoting justice, morality and the rule of law. This module sets a baseline for pro bono service at NUS, aimed at helping students develop professional skills, and exposing students to the non-pecuniary aspects of the profession that will sustain a long and satisfying career.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"1-0-0-3-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2010A","ModuleTitle":"Legal Systems of Asia (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in the world, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Systems that are explored include the civil law in particular, as well as Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions and transnational law. Exploration focuses largely on the institutional and intellectual structure of these systems both individually and in comparison, and will also use examples and case studies to illustrate aspects of the systems discussed. The course gives students sufficient insight into these systems to facilitate effective autonomous research and a basic familiarity with the systems that should prove useful in later professional life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2010B","ModuleTitle":"Legal Systems of Asia (B)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in the world, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Systems that are explored include the civil law in particular, as well as Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions and transnational law. Exploration focuses largely on the institutional and intellectual structure of these systems both individually and in comparison, and will also use examples and case studies to illustrate aspects of the systems discussed. The course gives students sufficient insight into these systems to facilitate effective autonomous research and a basic familiarity with the systems that should prove useful in later professional life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2010C","ModuleTitle":"Legal Systems of Asia (C)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in the world, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Systems that are explored include the civil law in particular, as well as Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions and transnational law. Exploration focuses largely on the institutional and intellectual structure of these systems both individually and in comparison, and will also use examples and case studies to illustrate aspects of the systems discussed. The course gives students sufficient insight into these systems to facilitate effective autonomous research and a basic familiarity with the systems that should prove useful in later professional life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2010D","ModuleTitle":"Legal Systems of Asia (D)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in the world, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Systems that are explored include the civil law in particular, as well as Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions and transnational law. Exploration focuses largely on the institutional and intellectual structure of these systems both individually and in comparison, and will also use examples and case studies to illustrate aspects of the systems discussed. The course gives students sufficient insight into these systems to facilitate effective autonomous research and a basic familiarity with the systems that should prove useful in later professional life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2010E","ModuleTitle":"Legal Systems of Asia (E)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in the world, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Systems that are explored include the civil law in particular, as well as Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions and transnational law. Exploration focuses largely on the institutional and intellectual structure of these systems both individually and in comparison, and will also use examples and case studies to illustrate aspects of the systems discussed. The course gives students sufficient insight into these systems to facilitate effective autonomous research and a basic familiarity with the systems that should prove useful in later professional life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2010F","ModuleTitle":"Legal Systems of Asia (F)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in the world, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Systems that are explored include the civil law in particular, as well as Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions and transnational law. Exploration focuses largely on the institutional and intellectual structure of these systems both individually and in comparison, and will also use examples and case studies to illustrate aspects of the systems discussed. The course gives students sufficient insight into these systems to facilitate effective autonomous research and a basic familiarity with the systems that should prove useful in later professional life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2012","ModuleTitle":"Trial Advocacy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to: introduce students to basic trial techniques and skills, including the basics of presentations in Court, modes of address, examination in chief and cross examination and submissions on facts. It will also introduce students to witness preparation for trial. The practical skills learned in this will complement those learned in first year Legal Writing. This course will also give students an opportunity to interact with and learn from practicing litigation lawyers, and thereby give them a taste of the \"real world\" litigation practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Preclusion":"LC2002 Introduction to Trial Advocacy LC2013 Corporate Deals LC2003 Legal Case Studies","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC2013","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Deals","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This problem-oriented course provides an introduction to corporate transactions. The course will centre on a complex commercial transaction covering different areas of law. Working in teams, students will take instructions, render advice on structuring and other legal issues, and then draft, review and negotiate the documentation for the transaction. Targeted at students who have completed the first year of the compulsory modules at NUS Law, this course aims to further hone the skills covered in the first year. Substantial and active student participation is mandatory. Tutorials in small groups are conducted primarily by corporate and in-house lawyers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"LC2002 Introduction to Trial Advocacy LC2012 Trial Advocacy LC2003 Legal Case Studies","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC3001A","ModuleTitle":"Evidence (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC3001B","ModuleTitle":"Evidence (B)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5002","ModuleTitle":"Common Law Reasoning & Writing","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will teach the legal methodology of the common law to students trained in the civil law. The course will teach how case law evolves in the common law (stare decisis, distinguishing cases, making arguments based on the facts of the case rather than its principle). It will also teach about statutory interpretation in the common law. It will also require a lot of drafting from the student to teach them how to analyse and argue in the common law and in English. This course is only open to graduate students and exchange students not trained in the common law.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Fordham,Margaret A"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5003","ModuleTitle":"Common Law Legal System Of Singapore","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The Singapore legal system comes within the common law family, like that of the UK and the rest of the Commonwealth and the US. This course seeks to introduce the fundamentals of civil obligations to lawyers trained in the civil law, like the People?s Republic of China, Europe, Japan and many of our ASEAN partners (apart from Malaysia). Besides the substance of the laws in contract, tort and the legal system of S?pore, it also aims to introduce the foreign lawyers to the methodology and reasoning within these areas of the common law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5009","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5010A","ModuleTitle":"Legal Systems of Asia (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the most important legal systems in the world, with a particular emphasis on Asia. Systems that are explored include the civil law in particular, as well as Islamic law, Chinese law, the law of Southeast Asian jurisdictions and transnational law. Exploration focuses largely on the institutional and intellectual structure of these systems both individually and in comparison, and will also use examples and case studies to illustrate aspects of the systems discussed. The course gives students sufficient insight into these systems to facilitate effective autonomous research and a basic familiarity with the systems that should prove useful in later professional life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil.","Preclusion":"Nil.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5029","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Arbitration","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5035","ModuleTitle":"International Tax Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5050V","ModuleTitle":"Public International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundational course introduces the student to the nature, major principles, processes and institutions of the international legal system, the relationship between international and domestic law and the role of law in promoting world public order. Students will acquire an understanding of the conceptual issues underlying this discipline and a critical appreciation of how law inter-relates with contemporary world politics, its global, regional and domestic significance. Topics include the creation and status of international law, participation and competence in the international legal system, primary substantive norms such as the law regulating the use of force and enforcement procedures.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LC5050.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5070V","ModuleTitle":"Foundations Of Intellectual Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to introduce students to the general principles of intellectual property law in Singapore, as well as, major international IP conventions. It is aimed at students who have no knowledge of IP law but are interested in learning more about this challenging area of law. It will also be useful for students intending to pursue the advanced courses in IP/IT by providing them with the necessary foundation on IP law. Students will be assessed based on open book examination, 1 written assignment and 1 class presentation. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"The Law of Intellectual Property. Students who are taking or have taken LC5070.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5074","ModuleTitle":"Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course will begin with an evaluation of the business rationale for M&As and a discussion of the various types of transactions and related terminology. The regulatory issues surrounding these transactions will be analysed through an examination of the applicable laws and regulations. While the law in Singapore would be considered as the frame of reference, the course will contain an international comparative perspective including comparisons with the position in the U.K. and the U.S. While corporate and securities law issues form the thrust, incidental reference will be made to accounting, tax and competition law considerations. Finally, the transactional perspective will consider various structuring matters, planning aspects, transaction costs and impact on various stakeholders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS compulsory core curriculum or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5089","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Corporate & Securities Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the major aspects of company law and securities regulation in China, including the formation of companies, corporate finance, corporate governance, shareholders' rights, issuing of stocks and \"going public\", corporate mergers and acquisitions, as well as the regulation of the capital markets in China. The primary focus will be on providing students with a basic legal understanding of establishing business organizations in China and accessing China's capital markets for finance. Significant issues relating to corporate law and securities regulation will be discussed in the context of China's legal, business and policy environments in the reform period.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5112","ModuleTitle":"Common Law Of Obligations","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5118","ModuleTitle":"Foreign Direct Investment Law in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"In this course, students will act as lawyers advising an international investor in a mock transaction in a developing Asian jurisdiction. They must identify the legal risks for the investor in this developing environment and advise ways to mitigate such risks. Students will study relevant local laws, draft contractual documents, analyse legal issues, give advice, negotiate with local partners and bring the deal to closure. Through this, students are expected to form an overview of the risks for an international investor in these developing Asian systems and ways to mitigate such risks through negotiation and documentation. Furthermore, students will also research particular issues such as expropriation, change in law, currency conversion or performance by State owned companies for the purposes of the assignment. To do this, students will need to study the investment law, administrative law, conflict of laws, corporate law, contract law and arbitration law of some selected Asian jurisdictions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5127","ModuleTitle":"Common Law Reasoning & Writing","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5186","ModuleTitle":"International & Commercial Trusts Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5204AV","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods By Sea","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on the different transport documents which are used in contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. This will include bills of lading, sea waybills, delivery orders. The course will examine the rights and liabilities of the parties to such contracts, including the shipowner, the charterer, the cargo owner, the lawful holder of the bill of lading etc. Major international conventions on carriage of goods, such as the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules will also be examined. This course is of fundamental importance to those individuals contemplating a career in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Carriage of Goods by Sea.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5204BV","ModuleTitle":"Charterparties","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on charterparties, which are contracts between the shipowner and the charterer for the hire of the vessel, either for a specific voyage (voyage charterparties) or over a period of time (time charterparties). There are in addition, other variants of these basic types, which will also be referred to. This course will examine the standard forms for each of the charterparties being studied and examine the main terms and legal relationship between shipowners and charterers. This dynamic and important aspect of the law of carriage of goods by sea is frequently the subject of arbitral proceedings and court decisions. This course will be of importance to individuals contemplating a carrier in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LC5204B.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5225","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods by Sea","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will consider the legal regime which applies to contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. The carriage of goods by sea forms an important component of a wider body of law which is called maritime (or shipping) law. The subject matter of this course also forms a part of the (private) law of international trade and will assist those students studying international sales of goods and bank payment mechanisms in international trade, and insurance and marine insurance. All these subjects are invaluable to anyone who aspires eventually to work in shipping or international trade, whether as a lawyer in a law firm, as a legal adviser in-house, in insurance in a P & I Club, or for a marine insurer. Carriage of Goods by Sea is a core area of shipping law. The principal purpose which underlines this course is the carriage of cargo from one destination to another for profit. The seller/owner of goods who wishes to export them will hire a ship (particularly in the case of bulk commodities, such as oil) or space on a ship, depending on the quantity and type of goods to be transported. This course is therefore concerned with examining the legal relationships which arise between the shipper (or owner of the goods), the carrier (the shipowner), the charterer, and the receiver/consignee of the goods. The particular emphasis will be the principal documents of carriage, such as bills of lading, sea waybills and ship’s delivery orders, and the domestic legislation which governs these documents and also gives effect to international conventions. The coverage of international conventions will include the Rotterdam Rules, even though these Rules are not yet in force. A study will also be made of charterparties, specifically, voyage charters and time charters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"30-0-0-0-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5230","ModuleTitle":"Elements of Company Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The company is one of the most important institutions in our society. The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the main conceptual apparatus of company law and to analyse some of the policy issues raised in facilitating and regulating this pervasive commercial form. Topics include the following: corporate personality and limited liability; corporate organs, constitution and meetings; corporate capacity and contracting; corporate finance; corporate governance; shareholders’ rights and remedies. The course uses Singapore’s Companies Act (Cap 50) as a sample legislation and draws on leading cases from the Commonwealth, in particular, UK, Australia and Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who have studied company law or a similar subject in a commonwealth jurisdiction","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5264","ModuleTitle":"WTO and Regional Integration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Regionalism is very much debated in contemporary trade policy discourse. Some regional trade agreements have involved deep integration, even going beyond the WTO. This course aims to ponder the relationship between the multilateral trading system and regional agreements. It will look at the manner in which regional agreements operate, and what effects they have on international trade.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Preclusion":"LL4060B/LL5060B/LL6060B World Trade Law","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5265","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Business Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is composed of five parts: 1. An Overview of Chinese Law 2. Chinese Partnership Law 3. Foreign Investment Enterprise Law 4. Chinese Corporation Law 5. Chinese Securities Law","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Civil law, Contract Law","Preclusion":"LL4089/LL5089/LL6089 Chinese Corporate & Securities Law LL4089V/LL5089V/LL6089V Chinese Corporate & Securities Law LC5089 Chinese Corporate & Securities Law","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC5405A","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Intellectual Property (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Students will first be provided with an overview of what the various intellectual property (IP) rights in Singapore are. Thereafter, this module will launch into the specifics of the main IP rights including copyright, patents and trade marks. For each of these IP rights, selected issues relating to their subsistence (how does it arise; is registration needed; what are the registration criteria) and infringement (what exclusive rights the IP owner has; what defences are available) will be examined very closely. Students will also be encouraged to explore the inter-relationship between these IP rights on specific issues.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4405B/LL5405B/LL6405B Law of IP & LL4070/LL5070/LC5070/LL6070 Foundations of IP Law","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC6002","ModuleTitle":"Common Law Reasoning & Writing","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Fordham,Margaret A"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC6003","ModuleTitle":"Common Law Legal System of Singapore","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LC6009","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LCD5204AV","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods By Sea","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on the different transport documents which are used in contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. This will include bills of lading, sea waybills, delivery orders. The course will examine the rights and liabilities of the parties to such contracts, including the shipowner, the charterer, the cargo owner, the lawful holder of the bill of lading etc. Major international conventions on carriage of goods, such as the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules will also be examined. This course is of fundamental importance to those individuals contemplating a career in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Carriage of Goods by Sea.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LCD5204BV","ModuleTitle":"Charterparties","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on charterparties, which are contracts between the shipowner and the charterer for the hire of the vessel, either for a specific voyage (voyage charterparties) or over a period of time (time charterparties). There are in addition, other variants of these basic types, which will also be referred to. This course will examine the standard forms for each of the charterparties being studied and examine the main terms and legal relationship between shipowners and charterers. This dynamic and important aspect of the law of carriage of goods by sea is frequently the subject of arbitral proceedings and court decisions. This course will be of importance to individuals contemplating a carrier in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LCD5204B.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LI5001","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","Department":"The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LI5101","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Mgt Thinking & Practice","Department":"The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific","ModuleDescription":"A good supply chain involves an integrated end-to-end management of material flows from sources of supply through plants to customers, as well as an efficient information system of monitoring the flows and improving operational efficiency. Given the global context in which supply chains are to be managed, there is also a need to appreciate the financial management and operations. The objective of the module is to lead students into developing correct perspectives and thinking skills needed to manage a supply chain. The topics to be covered include evolution of supply chain thinking, components of a supply chain, principles and value of good SCM, SCM operation and coordination, different practices of SCM, technology in SCM.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LI5201","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Logistics","Department":"The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LI5202","ModuleTitle":"Supply Chain Management Strategies and Case Studies","Department":"The Logistics Institute - Asia Pacific","ModuleDescription":"This module enables students to learn a special area or application of supply chain management by an eminent visiting professor to TLIAP.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4002V","ModuleTitle":"Admiralty Law & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the various concepts relating to the admiralty action in rem, which is the primary means by which a maritime claim is enforced. Topics will include: the nature of an action in rem; the subject matter of admiralty jurisdiction; the invocation of admiralty jurisdiction involving the arrest of offending and sister ships; the procedure for the arrest of ships; liens encountered in admiralty practice: statutory, maritime and possessory liens; the priorities governing maritime claims; and time bars and limitations. This course is essential to persons who intend to practice shipping law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4002.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4003V","ModuleTitle":"China, India and International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the rise of China and India and it’s impact on the international legal order. In particular, students will be led to discuss issues concerning (1) the origin and history of the relationship between developing countries and international law; (2) the rise of China and India and its challenge to the existing international legal order and legal norms; (3) China, India, and the multilateral trading system; (4) China, India and international investment; (5) the international law aspects of domestic policies in China and India; and (6) the international law aspects of competition and disputes between China and India. The course will also concentrate on demonstrating the interaction between international relations and international law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4003.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4004V","ModuleTitle":"Aviation Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an insight into international civil aviation and the legal and regulatory issues facing airlines, governments and the common passenger. Issues raised include public air law and policy, aviation security in light of recent global developments and private air law. Emphasis will be placed on issues relevant to Singapore and Asia, given Singapore's status as a major aviation hub and the exponential growth of the industry in the Asia-Pacific. Topics to be discussed include the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, bilateral services agreements, aircraft safety, terrorism and aviation security and carrier liability for death or injury to passengers. Competition among airlines will also be analysed, including business strategies such as code-sharing, frequent flier schemes and alliances. The severe competitive environment introduced by weakening economies, war and terrorism will also be discussed. This course will be relevant for individuals with a keen interest in air travel, and is designed for those interested in joining the aviation industry or large law firms with an aviation practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4004.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4005V","ModuleTitle":"Bank Documentation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Bank Documentation is an advanced contract course situated in the banking context. Students will be introduced to key principles that govern banking transactions as well as a variety of contractual clauses used by banks in their standard-form documentation. The aim of the course is to promote an understanding of these terms, how they operate and their shortcomings. Some emphasis is placed on contractual techniques used by banks to maintain control over their contractual relationships and to allocate risk, as well as the common law and statutory limits on their effectiveness. Students are required to evaluate the fairness of typical banking terms by applying relevant law and guidelines. Those who successfully complete the module will be equipped to navigate their way around standard form agreements (banking as well as others), recognize and understand the operation of a range of contractual terms, and predict their effectiveness.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Note to students from civil law jurisdiction: this module adopts a common law approach.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Bank Documentation.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4006V","ModuleTitle":"Banking Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to familiarise the student with the key principles relating to the modern law of banking. Four main areas will be covered: the law of negotiable instruments, the law of payment systems, the banker customer relationship and bank regulation. Students who wish to obtain a basic knowledge of banking law will benefit from this course. It is also recommended that those who wish to specialize in banking law take this course as a foundational course, prior to studying the more advanced banking courses.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4006.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4007V","ModuleTitle":"Biotechnology Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will deal with the basic intellectual property, ethical, regulatory and policy issues in biotechnological innovations. It will focus mainly on patent issues including the patentability of biological materials, gene sequences, animals, plants and humans; infringement, ownership and licensing. Students will also be acquainted with genetic copyright, trade secrets protection and basic ethical and regulatory aspects including gene technology and ES cell research. Apart from Singapore law, a comparative analysis of the legal position in Europe and USA, as well as the major international conventions will be made. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of biology and genetics. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4007.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4008AV","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods By Sea","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on the different transport documents which are used in contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. This will include bills of lading, sea waybills, delivery orders. The course will examine the rights and liabilities of the parties to such contracts, including the shipowner, the charterer, the cargo owner, the lawful holder of the bill of lading etc. Major international conventions on carriage of goods, such as the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules will also be examined. This course is of fundamental importance to those individuals contemplating a career in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Carriage of Goods by Sea.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4008BV","ModuleTitle":"Charterparties","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on charterparties, which are contracts between the shipowner and the charterer for the hire of the vessel, either for a specific voyage (voyage charterparties) or over a period of time (time charterparties). There are in addition, other variants of these basic types, which will also be referred to. This course will examine the standard forms for each of the charterparties being studied and examine the main terms and legal relationship between shipowners and charterers. This dynamic and important aspect of the law of carriage of goods by sea is frequently the subject of arbitral proceedings and court decisions. This course will be of importance to individuals contemplating a carrier in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4008B.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4009V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Legal Tradition And Legal Chinese","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This is a skills course conducted entirely in Mandarin and is intended for students who possess a knowledge of basic Chinese. Unfamiliarity with Chinese legal materials and inability to comprehend legal Chinese are common disadvantages faced by Singapore lawyers advising clients who do business in China. This course aims to deal with this. Students are given selected Chinese legal articles, statutes, court judgments and other legal documents and instruments to read and are required to undertake simple practice assignments in Chinese. They are expected to be able to explain Chinese legal concepts in Chinese. Aspects of Chinese legal culture will also be covered in the course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Students must have obtained a B4 and above in CL or CL2 (AO Level) or B4 and above in Higher Chinese (HCL or CL1)","Preclusion":"Exchange students from law schools in China and post-graduate students who are graduates of law schools in China are precluded from taking this course for credit.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4012V","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Constitutional Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This discussion-based seminar will focus on issues of comparative constitutional adjudication in common law systems, with particular emphasis on the experiences of India, Singapore and South Africa. The course will therefore focus primarily on the institutional mechanisms of judicial review and the challenges for constitutionalism that are posed within this particular institutional setting.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4012","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4013V","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Environmental Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Environmental Law is emerging as a distinct field of law in every nation and region. Legislatures establish environmental laws based upon the need to address perceived environmental problems in their territory or in a region of shared resources such as a river basin or coastal marine regions or the habitats for migratory species. In some instances, national legislation is stimulated by the negotiation and adherence to multilateral environmental agreements.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4013","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4014V","ModuleTitle":"Construction Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to introduce students to the legal principles that form the foundation of construction law and to the common practical problems that arise in this field. Topics will include: (a) general principles of construction law, including completion, defects, retention and certification; (b) basic provisions of construction contracts; (c) claims procedure & dispute resolution, including arbitration procedure; and (d) relevant provisions of standard form building contracts. This course will be of interest to students interested in construction practice or a practical approach to the study of law. This course is taught by partners from the Construction Practice Group of Wong Partnership.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4014","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4019V","ModuleTitle":"Credit & Security","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the granting of credit and the taking of security by bank as well as aspects of bank supervision. The course starts with the Part on Bank Supervision and then turns to the discussion of unsecured lending and the Moneylenders' Act. It then focuses on secured credit. The discussion of the general regulation of the giving of security is followed by an examination of specific security devices, such as pledges, trust receipts, Romalpa clauses, factoring, stocks and shares as security, and guarantees and indemnities. The emphasis throughout is on the commercial effectiveness of the system.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4019","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4021V","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is aimed at giving students an overview of environmental law and its development, including the legal and administrative structures for their implementation, from the international, regional and national perspectives. It will focus on hard laws (legal instruments, statutory laws, international and regional conventions) and soft laws (Declarations, Charters etc.). In particular, it will examine the basic elements of pollution laws relating to air, water, waste, hazardous substances and noise; as well as nature conservation laws and laws governing environmental impact assessments. Singapore's laws and the laws of selected ASEAN countries will be examined.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4022V","ModuleTitle":"Globalization And International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Apart from the instruments of the World Trade Organization, there are other institutions and techniques which regulate international trade. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund regulate certain aspects of trade. There are multilateral instruments which deal with issues such as corruption, ethical business standards, investment protection, competition and the regulation of financial services. The jurisdictional reach of large powers over international markets also provides means of self-interested regulation. The international regulation of new technologies such as internet and biotechnology pose novel problems. This course addresses the issues that arise in this area in the theoretical and political contect of globalization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4022","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4024V","ModuleTitle":"Indonesian Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will initiate the student to the basics of Indonesian law (adat law, Islamic law, legal pluralism, constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, judicial process) as well as to others aspects that are of concern to foreigners (foreign investment laws and protections, regional autonomy, mining laws etc.). It will also address some of the problems relating to law enforcement in Indonesia","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4024","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4027","ModuleTitle":"International & Comparative Law Of Sale","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus in detail on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, governing international commercial sales in the US and abroad. The objective of this course is to give participants an overview of the (different) ways in which this Convention has been applied by judges and arbitrators throughout the world, thus giving participants the tools to draft international import/export agreements favourable to their future clients. Participants will be given hypothetical cases and will be asked to critically examine the different substantive solutions proposed by courts and arbitrators. As the convention does not deal with all the problems that may arise out of international commercial sales, the course will also deal with the issue of how to fill the gaps left by this Convention.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4029V","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Arbitration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the basic understanding of the law of arbitration to enable them to advise and represent parties in the arbitral process confidence. Legal concepts peculiar to arbitration viz. separability, arbitrability and kompetenze-kompetenze will considered together with the procedural laws on the conduct of the arbitral process, the making of and the enforcement of awards. Students will examine the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention, 1958. This course is most suited for students with some knowledge of the law of commercial transactions, shipping, banking, international sale of goods or construction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4029","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4030V","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Litigation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Globalisation has made it more important for lawyers to be knowledgeable about the international aspects of litigation. This course focuses on the jurisdictional techniques most relevant to international commercial litigation: in personam jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, interim protective measures, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, public policy, and an outline of choice of law issues for commercial contracts. The course, taught from the perspective of Singapore law, based largely on the common law, is designed to give an insight into the world of international litigation. These skills are relevant to not only litigation lawyers, but also lawyers planning international transactions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4030","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4031V","ModuleTitle":"International Environmental Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"International law traditionally concerns itself with the relations between states, yet environmental problems transcend borders. International environmental law demonstrates how international norms can affect national sovereignty on matters of common concern. The course surveys international treaties concerning the atmosphere and the conservation of nature, and connections to trade and economic development. Institutions and principles to promote compliance and cooperation are also examined. The course will assist students in their understanding of international law-making. It would be of use to those interested in careers involving international law, both for the government and public sector and those in international trade and investment.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4031","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4032V","ModuleTitle":"International Investment Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the nature of risks to foreign investment and the elimination of those risks through legal means. As a prelude, it discusses the different economic theories on foreign investment, the formation of foreign investment contracts and the methods of eliminating potential risks through contractual provisions. It then examines the different types of interferences with foreign investment and looks at the nature of the treaty protection available against such interference. It concludes by examining the different methods of dispute settlement available in the area. The techniques of arbitration of investment disputes available are fully explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4032","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4033V","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Process","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course takes a problem-oriented approach to public international law. Its primary objective is to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of public international law and a framework for analysing international legal disputes. The focus will be a past problem from the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. This will be used to illustrate the basic principles of public international law applicable in an international dispute. Its second objective is to teach students how to research points of international law and to construct persuasive arguments based on legal precedent, general principles, policy and facts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4033","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Saturday Morning","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4034V","ModuleTitle":"International Regulation of Shipping","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the global regime governing the international regulation of commercial shipping. It will examine the relationship between the legal framework established in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN specialized agency responsible for the safety and security of international shipping and the prevention of pollution from ships. The course will focus on selected global conventions administered by the IMO, including those governing safety of life at sea (SOLAS), the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL) and the training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW). It will also examine the liability and compensation schemes that have been developed for pollution damage caused by the carriage of oil and noxious substances by ships, as well as the conventions designed to ensure that States undertake contingency planning in order to combat spills of oil and other noxious and hazardous substances in their waters. In addition, the course will examine the schemes that have been developed to enhance the security of ships and ports in light of the threat of maritime terrorism. It will also examine the role of the IMO in the prevention of pollution of the marine environment from dumping waste at sea and from seabed activities subject to national jurisdiction. One of the themes of the course will be to consider how the IMO is responding to increased concern about the protection and preservation of the marine environment, including threats such as invasive species and climate change. Another theme will be to consider how the responsibility to enforce IMO Conventions is divided between flag States, coastal States, port States and the IMO. This course will be useful to persons who intend to practice shipping law or work in the private or public maritime sector.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent. Students who have completed a course in Law of the Sea or Ocean Law & Policy may have a slight advantage.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4034.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4043V","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Marine Insurance","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to give students a firm foundation of existing law; a working understanding of standard form policies; and an understanding of the interaction between the Marine Insurance Act, case law and the Institute Clauses. Topics will include: types of marine insurance policies; insurable interest; principle of utmost good faith; marine insurance policies; warranties; causation; insured and excluded perils; proof of loss; types of losses; salvage, general average and particular charges; measure of indemnity and abandonment; mitigation of losses. This course will appeal to students who wish to specialise in either insurance law or maritime law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4043.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4044V","ModuleTitle":"Mediation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a skills-based workshop and is designed to assist participants in learning about and attaining a basic level of competency as a mediator and mediation advocate. Topics covered include: Interest-based mediation vs Positions-based mediation; The Mediation Process; Opening Statements; Co-Mediation; Preparing a client for mediation; and Mediation advocacy. This workshop is targeted at self-motivated Year 3 & 4 students interested in learning and developing interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"Not open to students who have successfully completed Mediation.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4045V","ModuleTitle":"Negotiation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a skills-based workshop and is designed to assist participants in learning about and attaining a basic level of competency as a negotiator. This is particularly important as lawyers commonly engage in negotiation as part of their practice. Topics covered include: Interest-based negotiation vs Position-based negotiation; Preparing for a negotiation; Creating and Claiming Value; and Overcoming Impasse. This workshop is targeted at self-motivated students interested in learning and developing interpersonal and negotiation skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"Note: Not open to students who have successfully completed Negotiation Workshop or its equivalent elsewhere. Not open to incoming exchange students.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4049V","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Conflict Of Laws","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The subject of conflict of laws addresses three questions: Which country should hear the case? What law should be applied? What is the effect of its adjudication in another country? This course includes an outline of jurisdiction and judgments techniques, but will focus on problems in choice of law, and issues in the exclusion of foreign law. Coverage includes problems in contract and torts, and other areas may be selected from time to time. This course is complementary to International Commercial Litigation, but it stands on its own as an introduction to theories and methodologies in the conflict of laws.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4049.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4050V","ModuleTitle":"Public International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundational course introduces the student to the nature, major principles, processes and institutions of the international legal system, the relationship between international and domestic law and the role of law in promoting world public order. Students will acquire an understanding of the conceptual issues underlying this discipline and a critical appreciation of how law inter-relates with contemporary world politics, its global, regional and domestic significance. Topics include the creation and status of international law, participation and competence in the international legal system, primary substantive norms such as the law regulating the use of force and enforcement procedures.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4050.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4054V","ModuleTitle":"Domestic and International Sale of Goods","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of domestic and international sale of goods under the Singapore law. With regard to domestic sales, the course will focus on the Sale of Goods Act. Topics to be studied will include the essential elements of the contract of sale; the passing of title and risk; the implied conditions of title, description, fitness and quality; delivery and payment, acceptance and termination, and the available remedies. With particular reference to a seller’s delivery obligations, the course will also cover substantial aspects of the international sale of goods under the common law, such as FOB and CIF contracts and documentary sales. This course will be of interest to students intending to enter commercial practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4056BV","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course seeks to acquaint participants with a basic working knowledge of income tax and goods and services tax issues faced by companies and individuals. It will illustrate the extent to which tax avoidance is acceptable under the rules for deductions, capital allowances and losses. In addition, the taxation of income from employment income, trade and investments will be highlighted. Tax planning opportunities arising from the differences in tax treatment of sole proprietors, partnerships and companies will be highlighted. On policy issues, concepts including economics of taxation, international trends and tax reform will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law (LC2008) or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4056B","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Phua Lye Huat,Stephen"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4057V","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations Of Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to examine and critique the philosophical assumptions that underlie the substantive criminal law. We begin with a survey of the various philosophical theories that purport to explain and justify the imposition of criminal liability. Once familiar with the fundamental concepts and issues, we then consider the relationship between moral responsibility and criminal liability by analyzing the theoretical assumptions behind the substantive principles and doctrine of criminal law. This is a seminar-style course aimed at students who already have grounding in criminal law, philosophy of law, or moral theory. Extensive class participation is expected.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Module is also open to non-law students from FASS Philosophy or Political Science dept with at least 80 MCs.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4057.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4060","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will explore the impact of the emerging world trade disciplines on countries and prepare students for a legal landscape which will increasingly require an understanding and appreciation of world trade law. The course will introduce students to the regulatory framework of international trade and will cover the economics of trade, bilateral and multilateral trade agreements, the WTO, GATT and GATS, trade related investment issues, anti-dumping disciplines, the subsidies issue and the dispute settlement procedures. Subject to scheduling constraints, guest speakers from the government agencies and private practice may be invited to share their expertise and experiences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4060B","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-14","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4199A/LL4199B","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4063V","ModuleTitle":"Business & Finance For Lawyers","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"To provide law students who intend to read commercial law electives with a foundation in accounting, finance and other related business concepts. It covers topics such as interpretation and analysis of standard financial statements, the types of players and instruments in the financial markets and the basic framework of a business investment market.The course will employ a hypothetical simulation where lawyers advise on several proposals involving the acquisition and disposal of assets by a client. The issues covered in the hypothetical will include asset valuation models, financing options and techniques, and compliance with accounting and regulatory frameworks.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently)","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4063.","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Phua Lye Huat,Stephen"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4064V","ModuleTitle":"Competition Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the competition law and policy framework in Singapore and will introduce students to the three pillars of the legal and regulatory framework: (i) the prohibition against anti-competitive agreements, (ii) the prohibition against abuses of market dominance, and (iii) the regulation of mergers and concentrations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Competition Law courses taught in European, American and Singapore law schools. Students who are taking or have taken LL4064.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4065","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Corporate Governance","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the control of directors in large companies, principally those listed on a stock exchange.The module will address the law and regulation of this area of business activity in Singapore and will also draw on comparative perspectives from Australia, the UK and the US. The module will examine the structure, function and responsibilities of management in large companies. It will focus particularly on topics of special practical and theoretical relevance, such as directors? pay and the representation of interest groups in the company. It will consider regulation of management by shareholders, voluntary codes, market regulators and state agencies.The course is aimed at practitioners who advise companies about issues of corporate governance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law (LLB2008) or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently).","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4067","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4069V","ModuleTitle":"European Union Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4070V","ModuleTitle":"Foundations Of Intellectual Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to introduce students to the general principles of intellectual property law in Singapore, as well as, major international IP conventions. It is aimed at students who have no knowledge of IP law but are interested in learning more about this challenging area of law. It will also be useful for students intending to pursue the advanced courses in IP/IT by providing them with the necessary foundation on IP law. Students will be assessed based on open book examination, 1 written assignment and 1 class presentation. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"The Law of Intellectual Property. Students who are taking or have taken LL4070.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4071V","ModuleTitle":"Global Exploitation Of IP","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The advent of new technologies in this scientific and technological age has led to a dramatic shift in business strategies and global economic development. IP rights form an \"inexhaustible resource\" from which the fruits of research and innovation can be valued and commercially dealt with. This course will analyse the existing global regime for technology transfer and the strategy for an effective global exploitation and management of IP rights. It will also explore difficult issues including competition laws, conflict of laws, remedies and enforcement of IP rights faced by global corporations","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4071.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4073V","ModuleTitle":"International Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce to students the substantive and procedural framework of international criminal law. We will study international criminal law's historical origins, evolution, and how it is implemented today through a variety of different institutional frameworks. Among others, we will study post-WWII tribunals, the ad hoc international tribunals of Yugoslavia and Rwanda, hybrid tribunals, military tribunals and the permanent International Criminal Court. We will also examine non-criminal law responses to international crimes such as truth and reconciliation commissions. Students will critically explore and question the pros and cons of international criminal justice in terms of its professed goals and objectives.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4073.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4076V","ModuleTitle":"IT Law I","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal and policy issues relating to information technology and the use of the Internet. Issues to be examined include the conduct of electronic commerce, cybercrimes, electronic evidence, privacy and data protection. (This course will not cover the intellectual property issues, which are addressed instead in \"IT Law: IP Issues\".) Students who are interested in the interface between law, technology and policy will learn to examine the sociological, political, commercial and technical background behind these rules, evaluate the legal rules and policy ramifications of these rules, and formulate new rules and policies to address these problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4076.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4077V","ModuleTitle":"IT Law II","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal and policy issues relating to information technology and the use of the Internet. The focus of this course will be on the intellectual property issues such as copyright in software and electronic materials, software patents, electronic databases, trade marks, domain names and rights management information. Students who are interested in the interface between law, technology, policy and economic rights will learn to examine the sociological, political, commercial and technical background behind these rules, evaluate the legal rules and policy ramifications of these rules, and formulate new rules and policies to address these problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4077.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4078","ModuleTitle":"Law & Practice of Investment Treaty Arbitration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is about a form of arbitration which is specific to disputes arising between international investors and host states – i.e. investor-state disputes – involving public, treaty rights. In contrast, international commercial arbitration typically deals with the resolution of disputes over private law rights between what are usually private parties. It will be of interest to those interested in arbitration, and/or the law of foreign investment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4085","ModuleTitle":"International Trusts","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the principles and practice concerning the use of international trusts as a vehicle for asset protection, tax and estate planning. It will examine the offshore financial industry, the modern uses of and the administration of off-shore trusts. It will include problem-based learning in which students will learn to plan and draft trust documents. The course is intended for persons intending to practice in the area of international trusts. They will also be able to qualify for the Foundation Certificate in International Trust Management organized by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) in the UK.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4089V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Corporate & Securities Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the laws and the relevant legislation governing the main forms of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China such as equity joint ventures, contractual joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises and limited liability companies.The aim is to provide students with a critical understanding of the FDI regime in China as well as an understanding of the relationship between the FDI governing laws and other general laws so as to provide updated and accurate information and enable proper legal advice to be given in this area.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4089.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4094AV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4094BV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4094CV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4094V","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4094.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4096V","ModuleTitle":"International Trademark Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The emphasis will be on the international and comparative aspects of the subject, including the international treaties in this area (Paris Convention; TRIPS; Madrid etc) and regional developments (eg the Community trade mark system in Europe, the harmonization efforts in Asean); inter-relationship between trade mark law and the law of unfair competition in civil law jurisdictions; different treatment by countries of topics such as parallel importation; protection of personality interests; dilution; protection of \"trade dress\" or \"get up\".","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4096.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4099V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an understanding of the legal issues arising from casualties involving ships. It will examine aspects of the law relating to nationality and registration of ships, the law relating to the management of ships, ship sale and purchase, and the law of collisions, salvage, towage, wreck and general average. Students successfully completing the course will be familiar with the international conventions governing these issues, as well as the domestic law of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4099.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Torts","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Torts is designed to build on and further your knowledge of tort law. The course is divided into two parts. In Part One, we will examine some fundamental concepts and debates surrounding tort law. The objective is to understand what is distinctive about torts and how torts are important in a civilised system of law. In Part Two, we will examine torts not already covered in the first year course. This will include consideration of important torts such as defamation, conversion, deceit, conspiracy and breach of statutory duty. These torts will be examined by reference to the best of the literature and by a selection of representative cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Law of Torts","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4104V","ModuleTitle":"Jurisprudence","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced-level course which provides an opportunity for rigorous study about the nature of law and broader issues in legal and political theory such as the nature of rights, the nature of justice, and questions about (fair) distribution. The course will examine a range of salient topics related to these issues and will be taught entirely through interactive, discussion-intensive seminars, that will rely heavily on active class participation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4104.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4109V","ModuleTitle":"International Law & Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"How does Asia relate to the international community and international law? The region's rich diversity of states and socieities challenges assumptions of universality and also affects cooperation between states on issues such as human rights violations, environmental harm and the facilitation of freer trade. Yet a sense of reguinalism within East Asia is growing, with new institutions and mechanisms to deal with these and other contemporary challenges in East Asia. The seminar will discuss key issues of law and legal approaches in Asia, such as sovereignty, as well as provide for presentations bt students on research subjects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4109.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4129V","ModuleTitle":"Indian Business Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The principal objective of this course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the various legal issues and perspectives involved in carrying out business and corporate transactions in India.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4129","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4133V","ModuleTitle":"Human Rights in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Firstly, to impart a solid grounding in the history, principles, norms, controversies and institutions of international human rights law. Secondly, to undertake a contextualized socio-legal study of human rights issues within Asian societies, through examining case law, international instruments, policy and state interactions with UN human rights bodies. 'Asia' alone has no regional human rights system; considering the universality and indivisibility of human rights, we consider how regional particularities affect or thwart human rights. <br><br> Subjects include: justiciability of socio-economic rights, right to development and self-determination, political freedoms, religious liberties, indigenous rights, national institutions, women's rights; MNC accountability for rights violations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4133.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4134V","ModuleTitle":"Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Migration is not a new phenomenon but the intensity, frequency and ease with which persons are crossing borders today, both voluntarily and involuntarily, is unprecedented. This course examines the legal issues impacting a person’s migration path into and in Singapore. We will examine the criteria for admission to Singapore on a temporary or permanent basis, the evolution of immigration and nationality laws, as well as the domestic responses to the growing global problem of human trafficking. Theoretical perspectives on migration and citizenship are examined with a view to a range of normative questions including: How should constitutional democracies respond to and balance rights claims by citizens, residents, and others within their borders?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4134.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4140V","ModuleTitle":"Ocean Law & Policy in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Ocean Law & Policy issues are of crucial importance to Singapore and Asia. This course will examine the evolving global legal regime governing the oceans by examining current issues in Asia. It replaces the course on Ocean Law & Policy, which does not have a specific regional focus. This course is also on the list of modules available in the specialized LLM in Asian Law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4140","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4146V","ModuleTitle":"Law & Society","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is primarily concerned with the age-old dichotomy between law in the law books and law in action. Through the examination of the origin, function and pattern of law in primitive and modern societies from a historical, anthropological and sociological perspective, we will try to understand better, the constraints under which ‘law’ in modern society operates, and the limits on the use of law as an instrument of social change. In the first part of the course, the student will be introduced to basic ideas in classical anthropology and the sociology of law. Questions such as - Are there any ‘universal’ patterns of human behaviour? To what extent is a society’s perception of law influenced or controlled by environmental and econological factors? How are disputes resolved? Is aggression and warfare inherent in the human condition? - will be dealt with. In the second part of the course, these anthropological methods will be applied to a study of the concept of law in diverse societies from a sociological perspective, and to the actual function of law in society. Do patterns of human behaviour discernable in primitive societies hold true in more complex ‘modern’ societies? What are the attributes of a ‘modern’ legal system? Is the concept of ‘law’ in the western sense inevitable and universal in all kinds of societies. What happens to the concept of law in plural societies? Teaching will be by seminars which will include lectures and discussion of assigned readings. No previous knowledge of law anthropology or sociology is required or will be assumed of students.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4146","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4150V","ModuleTitle":"Arbitration of Investment Disputes","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"With increasing flows of foreign direct investment in the region, settlement of disputes arising from such investments made with state owned corporations is becoming frequent. Such arbitration is provided for in the contract but increasingly, the investment treaties provide for recourse to such arbitration. A distinct body of case law has developed as a result of a multiplicity of such arbitrations in recent times. The aim of this course is to study the developments that have taken place in the area. It deals with the types of arbitration clauses used in the contracts, court supervision and assistance of such arbitration, the law that is applied in settling disputes, the nature of the award and the problems associated with the enforcement of the award.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4150","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4155","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Law and Economics","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will explore several key topics at the intersection of law and economics. It will commence with an exploration of the concept of rationality as employed in (positive) micro-economic theory. It will also explore the Coase theorem as a means of understanding the importance of legal rules and institutions. These theoretical tools will then be used as a lens for examining, amongst other topics, tort, contract and insolvency law; company law; financial regulation, and the role of law and legal institutions in economic development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4161V","ModuleTitle":"Intelligence Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4161","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4164V","ModuleTitle":"International Projects Law & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended to introduce students to the practice and law relating to international projects and infrastructure. The various methods of procurement and the construction process involved will be reviewed in conjunction with standard forms that are used internationally - such as the FIDIC, JCT and NEC forms, among others. Familiar issues such as defects, time and cost overruns and the implications therefrom (and how these matters are dealt with in an international context) will also be covered. The course will provide students with an understanding of how international projects are procured, planned and administered as well as give an insight into how legal and commercial risks are identified, priced, managed and mitigated.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4164.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4175V","ModuleTitle":"Global Legal Orders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The development of new types of legal phenomena in the global arena has outgrown established understandings of law, and conventional classifications of legal materials. At the point of needing a theoretical underpinning for the novel concerns of academic law occasioned by globalization, fresh considerations of interdisciplinary perspectives on law are opened up, questioning the extent to which a distinctively legal approach to global issues is possible. This course engages with these challenges by exploring the global interconnectedness of law, morality, politics and economics, and considers what contribution legal theory might make to illuminating complex policy issues with a global reach.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4175.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4177V","ModuleTitle":"Entertainment Law: Pop Iconography & Celebrity","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to (i) examine key aspects of a modern entertainment industry with a focus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to popular iconography in movies, books, fashion and the arts; (ii) critically evaluate claims brought by celebrities, authors, artists and well-known brands in the United States and United Kingdom; (iii) understand the current legal issues concerning the protection of the commercial and dignitary interests of the celebrity. From Naomi Campbell to Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas to Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Harry Potter to Seinfeld, Louis Vuitton to Gucci, this course will be analysing the operation of the six prominent causes of action brought by celebrities and rights owners.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4177.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4178","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Protection of Investment Flows","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the treaties used by States to protect the interests of their investors when making investments abroad. It will pay particular attention to investor-State arbitration, which is increasingly becoming widespread in Asia and a growing part of international legal practice. It will examine not only the legal and theoretical underpinnings of these treaties and this form of dispute settlement, but also their practical application having regard to concrete cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4185V","ModuleTitle":"Government Regulations: Law, Policy & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on law, policy and practice in three regulated areas in Singapore: (1) financial markets & sovereign wealth funds; (2) healthcare; and (3) real property. It adopts a cross-disciplinary and practice-related perspective in its examination of competing and overlapping interests and the relevant theories and principles of state regulation driving these fast-developing areas. It also examines the roles, rights and obligations of the Government as a regulator, the government-linked entities as market actors, businesses and individuals, and considers \"market inefficiencies\" relating to accountability, independence, legitimacy and transparency. Students are required to evaluate current substantive law and institutional norms and processes, review comparative models and approaches in other jurisdictions, and propose a model of optimal regulation in one selected area.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4190","ModuleTitle":"Freedom of Speech: Critical & Comparative Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Through examining the jurisprudence in three common law Western liberal democracies of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, this course compares and critiques how the freedom of speech is construed in these jurisdictions. By confronting the complexities of the US First Amendment, the interplay between Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and the Australian implied constitutional guarantee, one is exposed to different theoretical, practical and often controversial approaches in the protection of free speech. Cases covered span the spectrum from flag burning to duck shooting, from the Gay Olympics to the Barbie Doll, from regulating the display of offensive art to protecting the privacy of a supermodel. Mode of Assessment: 1 Research Paper (70%) - [to be handed in week 13]; Class Performance - 30%.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4191","ModuleTitle":"Wealth Management Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal principles and regulatory environment surrounding the wealth management services provided by banking institutions. Major topics that are likely to be covered on the course include the nature and regulation of wealth management services and providers, banks’ potential liability for the provision of wealth management services (such as financial advisory services in general and in relation to complex financial products in particular, the provision of financial information and data, portfolio management services, and custodianship) and the effectiveness of banks’ attempts to exclude or limit liability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent (b) Principles of Conflict of Laws [LL4049] is recommended.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4192","ModuleTitle":"Private International Law of IP","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4202V","ModuleTitle":"ASEAN Economic Community Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"ASEAN leaders agreed to create a single market – the ASEAN Economic Community – by 2015. Due to sovereignty concerns, ASEAN leaders did not create a single supranational authority to regulate this market. This course examines how ASEAN member states and institutions are filling in the vacuum through formal and informal means. Students will understand how regional policymaking affects domestic laws and policies within ASEAN.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4202.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4203","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4203A","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4203B","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4203C","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4205V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Conflict of Laws","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"An examination of conflict of laws issues in the context of maritime law and admiralty litigation. The course will provide an introduction to conflicts theory and concepts before focusing on conflict of jurisdictions, parallel proceedings and forum shopping in admiralty matters; role of foreign law in establishing admiralty jurisdiction; recognition and priority of foreign maritime liens and other claims; choice of law and maritime Conventions; conflicts of maritime Conventions; security for foreign maritime proceedings; and recognition and enforcement of oreign maritime judgments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4205.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4208V","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Criminal Legal Process","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course encompasses the theoretical and practical concepts underpinning the entire criminal litigation process, from pre-trial to post-conviction. Coverage will include the role of the charge, drafting of charges, plea-bargains, guilty pleas, trials, consequential orders and appeals. Common evidential issues arising in trials will also be discussed. The aim is to provide both a holistic overview of the entire process as well as detailed examination of specific areas. The course will cover criminal procedure and evidence as well as include advocacy exercises in common criminal proceedings and a practical attachment at the Criminal Justice Division.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4208.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4209V","ModuleTitle":"Legal Argument & Narrative","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the advanced argumentative techniques possible with legal narrative, which refers to how information is selected and organised to construct a persuasive view of the facts. Fact construction plays a particularly prominent role in litigation, but it also appears in methods of alternative dispute resolution and justifications of policy positions. This module will analyze the pervasive reach of fact construction in the law, examine why fact construction is such an effective tool of legal persuasion, and explore advanced techniques of fact construction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4209.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4213","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Law in Theory and Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"In an era of globalization marked by a dramatic increase in cross-border interactions and transactions, the legal norms regulating these cross-border phenomena – from terrorism to environmental protection to business law – and disputes arising from them are complex and uneven. This rise in transnational legality poses a challenge for the modern concept of law and for state and inter-state law as traditionally conceived. This course traces the emergence of the state and considers how state law has been shaped by and has adapted to globalization. It examines legal and non-legal responses to transnational problems, using examples from several areas of law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS compulsory core curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the legal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the issues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4221","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will explore legal and policy developments pertaining to climate change. Approaches considered will range in jurisdictional scale, temporal scope, policy orientation, regulatory target, and regulatory objective. Although course readings and discussion will focus on existing and actual proposed legal responses to climate change, the overarching aim of the course will be to anticipate how the climate change problem will affect our laws and our lives in the long run.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4226","ModuleTitle":"Multimodal Transport Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Other than the traditional unimodal contract of carriage, a multimodal contract of carriage requires more than one modality to perform the carriage. Think of a shipment of steel coils, traveling per train from Germany to the Netherlands, then by sea to Singapore where the last stretch to the end receiver is performed by truck. The course deals with all the legal aspects of such a multimodal contract of carriage.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4233V","ModuleTitle":"European Company Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"European company law can be understood in two ways. It can indicate the EU’s approach to company law and thereby lead to an analysis of the harmonized standards for 28 European nations. It can also be understood as a comparative approach to the different legal systems on the European continent. This course includes both aspects. It will first concentrate on EU legislation and jurisdiction, followed by a comparison of the legal systems of the two most important continental European jursidictions, France and Germany. It will lead to an understanding of shared principles of civil law jurisdictions and emphasize important differences to common law systems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4233.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4234V","ModuleTitle":"Property Theory","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the way in which the concept of property has figured in political and legal theory. The module will first investigate the significance of property discourse in modern political theory, beginning with early modern authors such as Grotius and Locke, and then considering later political theorists such as Kant, Hume, Smith and Hegel, as well as utilitarian/economic treatments of property. The course will then draw upon this material to then focus on modern debates about the role of the concept of property in legal theory, covering such issues as economic/distributive justice, whether property is a 'bundle of rights', possession, ownership, and equitable property.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4234.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4235V","ModuleTitle":"Government Contracts: Int'l & Comparative Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Today, many governments, like individuals and business entities, enter into contracts. The growing phenomenon of government contracts, especially contracts concluded with foreign nationals, refutes the traditional belief that contract is the domain of private law. This course offers an in-depth examination on how the presence of a government as a proper party to a contract moves the entire analysis on contract formation, performance, breach and dispute settlement to the domains of public law and general international law. It also offers critical perspectives on the mooted confluence of comparative public law and international law to obtain bespoke rules and principles for the regulation of government contracts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Corequisite":"Nil but students are strongly encouraged to take Public International Law and Arbitration of Investment Disputes, both currently convened by Professor M Sornarajah in order to enhance their appreciation of the topics covered in this course.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4243V","ModuleTitle":"Law, Economics, Development, and Geography","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Seminar explores how physical and human (economic, cultural) geography critically effects the way that law operates in a particular jurisdiction, with particular focus on East-Southeast Asia. This understanding is particularly useful for understanding the relationship between law and economics, law and development, and law and society. Is also relevant to public international law, transnational law, and human rights law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. Recommended prior coursework: a course in or related to law and economics (such as macro-economies, institutional economics, law and development, economic geography. For Non-Law students with at least 80MCs","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4244V","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The administration of criminal justice in Singapore relies on an ethical, professional and skilled disposition and management of criminal cases. A good criminal practitioner needs a sound grounding in criminal law and criminal procedure, and a strong base of written and oral advocacy and communication skills. This is an experiential course that takes students through a case from taking instructions all the way through to an appeal, using the structure of the criminal process to teach criminal law, procedure and advocacy skills. Taught primarily by criminal law practitioners, this course will give an insight into the realities of criminal practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NUS Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students taking this module will be precluded from LL4208/LL5208/LL6208 & LL4208V/LL5208V/LL6208V ACLP, and vice versa.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4245V","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations of Public Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Course explore the structures, histories, purposes and justifications for public law (i.e., constitutional and administrative law) from the perpective of Anglo-American, continental European, and selected Asia legal traditions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. A foundational course on constitutional and administrative law (from either a common law or some other jurisdiction). For non law students from FASS (Political Science -with at least 80 MCs)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4251","ModuleTitle":"International Humanitarian Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the jus in bello – the law which regulates the conduct of hostilities once the decision to resort to force has been taken. This course will deal with fundamental concepts of the jus in bello, focusing on customary international law. Basic legal concepts that will be discussed include State and individual responsibility, the distinction between combatants and civilians, and the principle of proportionality. The course will also examine topics such as weaponry, international and noninternational conflicts, and the enforcement of the law in situations of conflict. Note: This course does not deal with the jus ad bellum, or the rules relating to the general prohibition on the use of force in international law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4258V","ModuleTitle":"Personal Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of key personal property concepts. Topics to be studied will include: types of personal property; personal property entitlements recognised at common law, notably, possession, ownership, title and general and special property, with some reference also to equitable entitlements; the transfer of such entitlements; the conflict between competing entitlements; the protection given by law to such entitlements; the assignment of things in action; security interests over personal property.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who have read: LL4047/LL5047/LL6047/ LL4047V/LL5047V/LL6047V Personal Property I – Tangible; LL4168/LL5168/LL6168/ LL4168V/LL5168V/LL6168V Personal Property Law II – Intangible & LL4411/LL5411/LL6411 Personal Property Law (8MC) are precluded.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4259V","ModuleTitle":"Alternative Investment Vehicles","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the legal issues that arise in alternative investments from both a practical and theoretical perspective. The alternative investment vehicles that will be covered include private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and real estate funds. The course will discuss selected agency, partnership, corporate, contractual, securities and tax issues of each type of alternative investment vehicle. The course will provide relevant comparisons on alternative investment vehicles in Singapore, the U.S., the U.K. and China. The course is intended for students intending to practice and research in the area of alternative investments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students should not have had past practice experience on alternative investments and fund management.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4260V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Commercial Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the fundamental legal concepts and principles relating to Chinese commercial law. Topics to be covered include: basic principles of PRC civil and commercial law, contracts, business associations and investment vehicles, secured transaction, negotiable instruments, taxation and dispute resolution. It will highlight key legal considerations in carrying out commercial transactions in China. Where applicable, the course will provide relevant comparisons with similar laws in other jurisdictions such as the U.S., the U.K. and Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students should not have had past practice experience in China and should not have taken a substantially similar course.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4261V","ModuleTitle":"Employment Law & Migrant Workers Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Taken concurrently with “Crossing Borders” but with an emphasis on experiential learning, this module offers students the opportunity to explore the legal issues affecting migrant workers, both in the classroom and through externships and case work. Students will spend most of their time outside of class, gaining practical experience by first interning at the Ministry of Manpower over the holidays and then, during the semester, volunteering an average of 10 hours weekly with either Justice Without Borders (JWB) or the NUS-HOME Theft Project (“Theft Project”). In class, using peer learning, including roundtable case review, students will hone their legal skills while examining the legal framework governing Singapore’s foreign workers. Analysing their externship experiences, students will explore the relationship between law on the books and law in action.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-1-8-0-1","Prerequisite":"(a) Only Singapore Citizens for externships at the Ministry of Manpower beginning in July; (b) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum, NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent; (c) Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship [LL4134/LL5134/LL6134; LL4134V/LL5134V/LL6134V] (may be taken concurrently).","Corequisite":"Crossing Borders: Law, Migration and Citizenship (LL4134; LL5134; LL6134 / LL4134V; LL5134; LL6134)","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Sheila N. Hayre","Jaclyn Neo Ling Chien"],"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4267V","ModuleTitle":"Transactional Lawyering: Architecting Deals","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the fundamentals of how lawyers “architect” deals. It is taught in three parts. The first examines the unique role of the transactional lawyer and asks the questions: What is a “deal”? What do transactional or “deal” lawyers do? How can lawyers successfully design and structure a transaction? The second considers the economic and business considerations that drive the analysis of which legal principles should apply and how risks and benefits are allocated between the parties. It explores on how lawyers “translate” such considerations into legal terms within a contractual matrix. The third builds an analytical framework for the assessment of transactions and the choice of contracting constructs and regimes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4268","ModuleTitle":"Remedies","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a study of private law remedies such as injunctions, specific performance, damages, and restitution. The course materials range across a variety of substantive private law fields, examining remedies—both personal and proprietary—arisng from claims based not just on contract and tort, but also fiduciary obligations, unjust enrichments, and other sources of obligations. Special emphasis is placed on the role of judicial remedies in the broader structure of private law and the question of what, if anything, remedies tell us about the substantive law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4269","ModuleTitle":"Privacy and Intellectual Property","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Privacy may in some cases conflict with intellectual property but in other cases the two may go hand in hand and in addition other rights in personal information may further blur and complexity the boundaries. This module will explore the relationships between privacy, intellectual property and other rights in personal information in a range of contexts across different jurisdictions in an effort to explain and evaluate the current legal position, the various debates and proposals for improvements in the law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Privacy Law: Critical & Comparative Perspectives LL4169/LL5169/LL6169 LL4169V / LL5169V / LL6169V","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4270","ModuleTitle":"International Human Rights of Women","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course examines the international legal protection of women’s human rights within a framework of international law and feminist legal theories. The course will focus upon the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979 to which Singapore became a party in 1995 and the work of the CEDAW Committee in monitoring and implementing the Convention. The impact of certain conceptual assumptions within international law, and human rights law in particular, that militates against the Adequate protection of women's rights will be considered. After an examination of the general framework, more detailed attention will be given to certain topics including health and reproductive rights, women’s right to education violence against women, including in armed conflict, political participation and trafficking. The course will finally consider the question of whether international human rights law is an appropriate vehicle for the furtherance of women's interests.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4271","ModuleTitle":"Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course explores and contrasts the different methodologies inherent in the disciplinary approaches of legal and policy analysis. What are the biases and assumptions in each method of analysis? How does each method view the other? How is each approach relevant to the other in different practical situations, e.g. in legal advice, court arguments and judgments and in government policy formulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4272","ModuleTitle":"International Financial System: Law and Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, the visibility of finance and financial regulation has increased dramatically. This subject will provide an overview of the global financial system and international efforts to build structures to support its proper functioning. Taking an integrative approach, the subject will look at the evolution of the global financial system, its structure and regulation. In doing so, the subject will analyse financial crises, especially the GFC, and responses thereto, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The approach will be international and comparative, with a focus on major jurisdictions in the global financial system, and will not focus on any single jurisdiction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Financial Stability & The Regulation of Banks LL4241; LL5241; LL6241 / LL4241V; LL5241V; LL6241V","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4273","ModuleTitle":"European & International Competition Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course deals on a comparative legal basis (US-, EU and Swiss law) with problems related to: I. How to coordinate economic activities? II. Implementation of a competition system 1) Competition? Private restrictions to competition and what states can do against it? 2) The substantive EU- and Swiss-provisions – against agreements restricting competition and abuse of market power – on merger control – on sanctions and leniency programs – Discussion of leading cases 3) State aids; public and private enforcement III. Correcting the competition system Planned sectors, consumer protection, price controlling IV. Controversial questions, the „more economic approach“? Efficiency and individual freedom to compete? Global competition?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4274","ModuleTitle":"Comparative GST Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Worldwide, governments are increasingly relying on broad-based consumption taxes, such as the GSTs in Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia and the VAT in Europe, to raise revenue. This course will introduce students to theories of comparative tax law and consumption taxation and to key GST law and policy concepts. With these theoretical, conceptual and legal tool kits, we will then explore the complex but fascinating legal and policy issues relating to cross-border trade in goods and services (such as professionals providing services to clients across borders and global digital trade), financial services and real property transactions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4275","ModuleTitle":"International Institutional Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"International organizations play an increasingly important role in the international community. While the state continues to be the supreme form of political organization, international organizations, such as the UN, the WTO, the IMF, the World Bank, the ASEAN, the EU and NATO, are indispensable to cope with globalization and increasing interdependence. The main objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental rules of international institutional law – that is the body of rules governing the legal status, structure and functioning of international organizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4276","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Contract Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Contract Law invites students to examine selected topics from contract law in greater detail and conceptual depth. Questions include: - What does contractual intention mean? - Should the doctrine of consideration be abolished? - Should promissory estoppel be a sword? - What is the justification for mitigation and remoteness? - What should be the aim of remedies for breach? - Should account of profits be available? - How should contracts be interpreted? - When should terms be implied? - Should substantive unfairness be controlled`? - How does and how should the law deal with change of circumstances? - How should we understand the vitiating factors?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-8-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent Contract Law","Preclusion":"Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law LL4187/LL5187/LL6187 LL4187V/LL5187V/LL6187V","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4277V","ModuleTitle":"Medical Law and Ethics","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the tools necessary for students to develop and reflect critically upon contemporary ethical and legal issues in medicine and the biosciences. Its substantive content includes and introduction to medical ethics and medical law, health care in Singapore (presented comparatively with select jurisdictions, such as the UK and the USA), and professional regulation. The following key areas will be considered: - Professional regulation and good governance of medicines; - Genetics and reproductive technologies (including abortion and pre-natal harm); - Mental health; - Regulation of Human Biomedical Research; - Innovative treatment and clinical research; - Infectious Diseases; - Organ transplantation; and - End-of-life concerns (e.g. advance care plan and advance directive, discontinuation of life sustaining treatment, etc.).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who have read LL4400/LL5400/LL6400 BIOMEDICAL LAW & ETHICS are precluded.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4278V","ModuleTitle":"Law and Regional Integration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module has four elements. The first compares the institutional architecture of four regional organisations - ASEAN, the European Union, Mercosur and NAFTA. This will look at their norm setting processes, parliamentary involvement, systems of dispute settlement and arrangement of executive power. The second looks at their legal authority and their relationship with national courts. The third considers how they mediate processes of internal and external processes of trade liberalisation and tensions between these and collective goods. Finally, this module compares their visions of political community through their mediation of questions of democracy, human rights, migration and security.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-2-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Corequisite":"Public International Law: LL4050; LL5050; LL6050; LC5050 / LL4050V; LL5050V; LL6050V; LC5050V","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4279V","ModuleTitle":"Access to Justice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the conceptual foundation of access to justice and the practical challenges it raises in formal systems of dispute resolution. Using a Research Seminar structure, the module integrates academic analysis with experiential learning by providing students with opportunities to produce and critique original research on themes emerging from student internships and pro bono experiences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4280V","ModuleTitle":"Crime and Companies","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Companies are both the victims of and vehicles for crime. This module examines both aspects. The first aspect covers crimes against the company by management – criminal breach of trust, dishonest misappropriation of property, breaches of fiduciary duty, misuse of corporate information. The second aspect will deal with using companies as vehicles for crime – cheating, money-laundering. Corruption cuts across both aspects. The statutes covered will be the Companies Act; Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits Act); Penal Code; and Prevention of Corruption Act. Students must have a firm grounding in both Criminal Law and Company Law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4281V","ModuleTitle":"Civil Procedure","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module acquaints the students with the laws and principles relating to the civil litigation process. The three distinct stages, namely, pre-commencement of action, pre-trial and post-trial are discussed in detail. The overriding aims of the civil justice system will also be deliberated. This will enable the students to better understand and appreciate the rationale of the application of the provisions of the rules of court. In this regard, the students will be able to make a case on behalf of their clients or against their opponents when the perennial issue of non-compliance with procedural rules takes centre stage. This module is designed to prepare the students to practise law in Singapore. Hence, the focus will primarily be on the Singapore Rules of Court and the decisions from the Singapore courts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4011; LL5011; LL6011 Civil Justice and Process LL4011V; LL5011V; LL6011V Civil Justice and Process","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4282V","ModuleTitle":"Resolution of Transnational Commercial Disputes","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The primary focus of this module is on the variety of commercial dispute resolution processes available to contracting parties and the essential principles and issues pertinent to these different processes. The overriding aims are to acquaint the students with the characteristics of each of these processes, to highlight the governing principles and to discuss the perennial and emerging issues relating to this aspect of the law. Students who have undertaken this module will be able to consider the plethora of options available to them when drafting dispute resolution clauses and/or providing legal advice and representation when a dispute has arisen.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4283V","ModuleTitle":"Artificial Intelligence, Information Science & Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advancements in computer science have made it possible to deploy information technology to address legal problems. Improved legal searches, fraud detection, electronic discovery, digital rights management, and automated takedowns are only the beginning. We are beginning to see natural language processing, machine learning and data mining technologies deployed in contract formation, electronic surveillance, autonomous machines and even decision making. This course examines the basis behind these technologies, deploys them in basic scenarios, studies the reasons for their acceptance or rejection, and analyses them for their benefits, limitations and dangers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent Information Technology Law I [LL4076/LL5076/LL6076; LL4076V/LL5076V/LL6076V] or Information Technology Law II [LL4077/LL5077/LL6077; LL4077V/LL5077V/LL6077V] GCE “A” Level Mathematics (at least), with basic understanding of probability theory and linear algebra Programming skills in e.g. MatLab/Octave/Java/Python/R is a bonus.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4284","ModuleTitle":"Confucianism and Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is about the relevance of Confucianism to law, which includes three eras, namely: (1) Confucian legal theory and Confucian legal tradition; (2) the relevance of Confucianism to different aspects of national legal issues in contemporary East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam), such as human rights, rule of law, democracy, constitutional review, mediation, and family law; and (3) the relevance of Confucianism to international law. It will be of interest to those interested in Confucian legal tradition, customary law, Asian law, law and culture, legal theory, and legal pluralism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4286V","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Terrorism and International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"While terrorism is not a new phenomenon, the sheer scale and transnational nature of that practice in recent years have challenged some of the core tenets of international law. This seminar investigates the role that international law can play, along with its shortcomings, in suppressing and preventing terrorism. It examines the manner in which terrorism and counterterrorism laws and policies have affected the scope and application of diverse international legal regimes including UN collective security, inter-State use of force, the law of international responsibility, international human rights, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4287V","ModuleTitle":"ASEAN Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines ASEAN’s ongoing metamorphosis into a rules-based, tri-pillared (political-security, economic, and socio-cultural) Community pursuant to the mandate of the 2007 ASEAN Charter. It deals primarily with Law but is also attentive to the Non Law and Quasi Law aspects inherent in ASEAN’s character as an international actor and regional organisation; its purposes and principles; and its operational modalities, processes, and institutions. Students will grasp the complexities of ASEAN’s conversion to the rule of law and rule of institutions within the context of international law and its frameworks; national competences and jurisdiction; and regional relations and realpolitik.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4396","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4397","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4398","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4399","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Program","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course provides students with the opportunity to do a substantial research paper under the direct supervision of a member of the academic staff. The topic for directed research must not have been studied in another course. Students may not do a research paper on a topic if they have previously done a research assignment on that topic for another course. Students interested in doing Directed Research are advised to seek the provisional approval of their proposed supervisor before opting for the subject. Copies of the Directed Research Guidelines are available from the Dean's office or on the Faculty Home Page http://law.nus.edu.sg/ug/dr/index.htm","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"To refer to the guidelines on the UROP form.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4402","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Insolvency Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Insolvency law is relevant to virtually all aspects of commercial activity involving the provision of credit. This course will explore its key concepts in the context of a winding up u the moratorium, powers of recovery, the pari passu principle, the external manager, avoidance of transactions, proof of debts and set-off. We will then review receivership, judicial management and schemes of arrangement as alternative procedures to the liquidation of a company in a winding up. We conclude with a brief examination of informal debt restructurings. This course will be taught principally through seminars for which prior preparation and participation are required.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-4-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law (LLB2008) or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently).","Preclusion":"Corporate Insolvency & Rescues I (LLA4038); Corporate Insolvency & Resuces II (LLA4039)","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4403","ModuleTitle":"Family Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course covers the non-Muslim family law in Singapore including the areas of the formation and termination of marriage, legal regulation of the husband-wife and the parent-child relationships and legal regulation of the economic aspects of family life. It also introduces students to the relationship between this law and the Muslim family law in Singapore as well as the issues that arise from contacts with foreign marriage laws. The course is aimed at senior law students. Teaching is through discussion of assigned reading materials over two seminars each week. Students must make substantial preparation before classes.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"1-4-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4405A","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Intellectual Property (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Students will first be provided with an overview of what the various intellectual property (IP) rights in Singapore are. Thereafter, this module will launch into the specifics of the main IP rights including copyright, patents and trade marks. For each of these IP rights, selected issues relating to their subsistence (how does it arise; is registration needed; what are the registration criteria) and infringement (what exclusive rights the IP owner has; what defences are available) will be examined very closely. Students will also be encouraged to explore the inter-relationship between these IP rights on specific issues.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4405B/LL5405B/LL6405B Law of IP & LL4070/LL5070/LC5070/LL6070 Foundations of IP Law","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4407","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Insurance","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the principles and doctrines underpinning the formation and validity of insurance policies. It seeks to help students appreciate concepts of risk management, the protection of commercial businesses assets and the protection of individual lives against unforeseen contingencies and losses that may arise. Topics include the nature of general insurance contracts, formation of insurance contracts, peculiar insurance doctrines such as non disclosure, warranties and subrogation, claims procedure, doctrine of indemnity and measuring your losses, and third party rights. The techniques of successfully claiming under the policy and resisting the insurer's wrongful denial of claims will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-0-15","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL4412","ModuleTitle":"Securities Regulation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide an overview of securities regulation, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, in Singapore and, where relevant, jurisdictions such as the US, UK, Australia, China and HK. Topics to be covered generally include: regulatory authorities and capital markets; supervision of intermediaries; the \"going public\" process; legal position of stockbrokers; insider trading and securities frauds; globalisation, technology and regulatory harmonisation; and regulation of takeover activity. Students will be expected to use the Internet to search for comparative materials. Advisory Note for students from Civil Law Jurisdiction: Not appropriate for civil law students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-3-0-0-9","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law [LC2008/LLB2008] or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently).","Preclusion":"Students doing or have done any of the following module(s) are precluded: (1) International Corporate Finance [8MC - LL4409/LL5409/LLD5409/LL6409; 4MC - LL4238/LL5238/LL6238; 5MC – LL4238V/LL5238V/LL6238V]; (2) Corporate Finance Law & Practice in Singapore [4MC - LL4182/LL5182/LL6182; 5MC – LL4182V/LL5182V/LL6182V]; (3) Securities Regulation [4MC - L4055/LL5055/LL6055; 5MC – LL4055V/LL5055V/LL6055V]; (4) Securities Regulation [Module code: L53.3040 OR LW.10180] under the NYU@NUS Summer Session.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5002V","ModuleTitle":"Admiralty Law & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the various concepts relating to the admiralty action in rem, which is the primary means by which a maritime claim is enforced. Topics will include: the nature of an action in rem; the subject matter of admiralty jurisdiction; the invocation of admiralty jurisdiction involving the arrest of offending and sister ships; the procedure for the arrest of ships; liens encountered in admiralty practice: statutory, maritime and possessory liens; the priorities governing maritime claims; and time bars and limitations. This course is essential to persons who intend to practice shipping law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5002.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5003V","ModuleTitle":"China, India and International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the rise of China and India and it’s impact on the international legal order. In particular, students will be led to discuss issues concerning (1) the origin and history of the relationship between developing countries and international law; (2) the rise of China and India and its challenge to the existing international legal order and legal norms; (3) China, India, and the multilateral trading system; (4) China, India and international investment; (5) the international law aspects of domestic policies in China and India; and (6) the international law aspects of competition and disputes between China and India. The course will also concentrate on demonstrating the interaction between international relations and international law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5003.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5004V","ModuleTitle":"Aviation Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an insight into international civil aviation and the legal and regulatory issues facing airlines, governments and the common passenger. Issues raised include public air law and policy, aviation security in light of recent global developments and private air law. Emphasis will be placed on issues relevant to Singapore and Asia, given Singapore's status as a major aviation hub and the exponential growth of the industry in the Asia-Pacific. Topics to be discussed include the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, bilateral services agreements, aircraft safety, terrorism and aviation security and carrier liability for death or injury to passengers. Competition among airlines will also be analysed, including business strategies such as code-sharing, frequent flier schemes and alliances. The severe competitive environment introduced by weakening economies, war and terrorism will also be discussed. This course will be relevant for individuals with a keen interest in air travel, and is designed for those interested in joining the aviation industry or large law firms with an aviation practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5004.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5005V","ModuleTitle":"Bank Documentation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Bank Documentation is an advanced contract course situated in the banking context. Students will be introduced to key principles that govern banking transactions as well as a variety of contractual clauses used by banks in their standard-form documentation. The aim of the course is to promote an understanding of these terms, how they operate and their shortcomings. Some emphasis is placed on contractual techniques used by banks to maintain control over their contractual relationships and to allocate risk, as well as the common law and statutory limits on their effectiveness. Students are required to evaluate the fairness of typical banking terms by applying relevant law and guidelines. Those who successfully complete the module will be equipped to navigate their way around standard form agreements (banking as well as others), recognize and understand the operation of a range of contractual terms, and predict their effectiveness.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Note to students from civil law jurisdiction: this module adopts a common law approach.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Bank Documentation","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5006V","ModuleTitle":"Banking Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to familiarise the student with the key principles relating to the modern law of banking. Four main areas will be covered: the law of negotiable instruments, the law of payment systems, the banker customer relationship and bank regulation. Students who wish to obtain a basic knowledge of banking law will benefit from this course. It is also recommended that those who wish to specialize in banking law take this course as a foundational course, prior to studying the more advanced banking courses.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5006.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5007V","ModuleTitle":"Biotechnology Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will deal with the basic intellectual property, ethical, regulatory and policy issues in biotechnological innovations. It will focus mainly on patent issues including the patentability of biological materials, gene sequences, animals, plants and humans; infringement, ownership and licensing. Students will also be acquainted with genetic copyright, trade secrets protection and basic ethical and regulatory aspects including gene technology and ES cell research. Apart from Singapore law, a comparative analysis of the legal position in Europe and USA, as well as the major international conventions will be made. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of biology and genetics. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5007.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5008AV","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods By Sea","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on the different transport documents which are used in contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. This will include bills of lading, sea waybills, delivery orders. The course will examine the rights and liabilities of the parties to such contracts, including the shipowner, the charterer, the cargo owner, the lawful holder of the bill of lading etc. Major international conventions on carriage of goods, such as the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules will also be examined. This course is of fundamental importance to those individuals contemplating a career in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Carriage of Goods By Sea.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5008BV","ModuleTitle":"Charterparties","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on charterparties, which are contracts between the shipowner and the charterer for the hire of the vessel, either for a specific voyage (voyage charterparties) or over a period of time (time charterparties). There are in addition, other variants of these basic types, which will also be referred to. This course will examine the standard forms for each of the charterparties being studied and examine the main terms and legal relationship between shipowners and charterers. This dynamic and important aspect of the law of carriage of goods by sea is frequently the subject of arbitral proceedings and court decisions. This course will be of importance to individuals contemplating a carrier in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5008B.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5009V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Legal Tradition And Legal Chinese","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This is a skills course conducted entirely in Mandarin and is intended for students who possess a knowledge of basic Chinese. Unfamiliarity with Chinese legal materials and inability to comprehend legal Chinese are common disadvantages faced by Singapore lawyers advising clients who do business in China. This course aims to deal with this. Students are given selected Chinese legal articles, statutes, court judgments and other legal documents and instruments to read and are required to undertake simple practice assignments in Chinese. They are expected to be able to explain Chinese legal concepts in Chinese. Aspects of Chinese legal culture will also be covered in the course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Students must have obtained a B4 and above in CL or CL2 (AO Level) or B4 and above in Higher Chinese (HCL or CL1)","Preclusion":"Exchange students from law schools in China and post-graduate students who are graduates of law schools in China are precluded from taking this course for credit.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5012V","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Constitutional Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This discussion-based seminar will focus on issues of comparative constitutional adjudication in common law systems, with particular emphasis on the experiences of India, Singapore and South Africa. The course will therefore focus primarily on the institutional mechanisms of judicial review and the challenges for constitutionalism that are posed within this particular institutional setting.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5012","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5013V","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Environmental Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Environmental Law is emerging as a distinct field of law in every nation and region. Legislatures establish environmental laws based upon the need to address perceived environmental problems in their territory or in a region of shared resources such as a river basin or coastal marine regions or the habitats for migratory species. In some instances, national legislation is stimulated by the negotiation and adherence to multilateral environmental agreements.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5013","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5014V","ModuleTitle":"Construction Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to introduce students to the legal principles that form the foundation of construction law and to the common practical problems that arise in this field. Topics will include: (a) general principles of construction law, including completion, defects, retention and certification; (b) basic provisions of construction contracts; (c) claims procedure & dispute resolution, including arbitration procedure; and (d) relevant provisions of standard form building contracts. This course will be of interest to students interested in construction practice or a practical approach to the study of law. This course is taught by partners from the Construction Practice Group of Wong Partnership.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5014","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5019V","ModuleTitle":"Credit & Security","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the granting of credit and the taking of security by bank as well as aspects of bank supervision. The course starts with the Part on Bank Supervision and then turns to the discussion of unsecured lending and the Moneylenders' Act. It then focuses on secured credit. The discussion of the general regulation of the giving of security is followed by an examination of specific security devices, such as pledges, trust receipts, Romalpa clauses, factoring, stocks and shares as security, and guarantees and indemnities. The emphasis throughout is on the commercial effectiveness of the system.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5019","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5022V","ModuleTitle":"Globalization And International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Apart from the instruments of the World Trade Organization, there are other institutions and techniques which regulate international trade. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund regulate certain aspects of trade. There are multilateral instruments which deal with issues such as corruption, ethical business standards, investment protection, competition and the regulation of financial services. The jurisdictional reach of large powers over international markets also provides means of self-interested regulation. The international regulation of new technologies such as internet and biotechnology pose novel problems. This course addresses the issues that arise in this area in the theoretical and political contect of globalization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5022","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5024V","ModuleTitle":"Indonesian Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will initiate the student to the basics of Indonesian law (adat law, Islamic law, legal pluralism, constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, judicial process) as well as to others aspects that are of concern to foreigners (foreign investment laws and protections, regional autonomy, mining laws etc.). It will also address some of the problems relating to law enforcement in Indonesia","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5024","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5027","ModuleTitle":"International & Comparative Law Of Sale","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus in detail on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, governing international commercial sales in the US and abroad. The objective of this course is to give participants an overview of the (different) ways in which this Convention has been applied by judges and arbitrators throughout the world, thus giving participants the tools to draft international import/export agreements favourable to their future clients. Participants will be given hypothetical cases and will be asked to critically examine the different substantive solutions proposed by courts and arbitrators. As the convention does not deal with all the problems that may arise out of international commercial sales, the course will also deal with the issue of how to fill the gaps left by this Convention.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5029V","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Arbitration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the basic understanding of the law of arbitration to enable them to advise and represent parties in the arbitral process confidence. Legal concepts peculiar to arbitration viz. separability, arbitrability and kompetenze-kompetenze will considered together with the procedural laws on the conduct of the arbitral process, the making of and the enforcement of awards. Students will examine the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention, 1958. This course is most suited for students with some knowledge of the law of commercial transactions, shipping, banking, international sale of goods or construction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5029","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5030V","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Litigation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Globalisation has made it more important for lawyers to be knowledgeable about the international aspects of litigation. This course focuses on the jurisdictional techniques most relevant to international commercial litigation: in personam jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, interim protective measures, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, public policy, and an outline of choice of law issues for commercial contracts. The course, taught from the perspective of Singapore law, based largely on the common law, is designed to give an insight into the world of international litigation. These skills are relevant to not only litigation lawyers, but also lawyers planning international transactions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5030","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5031V","ModuleTitle":"International Environmental Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"International law traditionally concerns itself with the relations between states, yet environmental problems transcend borders. International environmental law demonstrates how international norms can affect national sovereignty on matters of common concern. The course surveys international treaties concerning the atmosphere and the conservation of nature, and connections to trade and economic development. Institutions and principles to promote compliance and cooperation are also examined. The course will assist students in their understanding of international law-making. It would be of use to those interested in careers involving international law, both for the government and public sector and those in international trade and investment.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5031","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5032V","ModuleTitle":"International Investment Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the nature of risks to foreign investment and the elimination of those risks through legal means. As a prelude, it discusses the different economic theories on foreign investment, the formation of foreign investment contracts and the methods of eliminating potential risks through contractual provisions. It then examines the different types of interferences with foreign investment and looks at the nature of the treaty protection available against such interference. It concludes by examining the different methods of dispute settlement available in the area. The techniques of arbitration of investment disputes available are fully explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5032","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5033V","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Process","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course takes a problem-oriented approach to public international law. Its primary objective is to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of public international law and a framework for analysing international legal disputes. The focus will be a past problem from the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. This will be used to illustrate the basic principles of public international law applicable in an international dispute. Its second objective is to teach students how to research points of international law and to construct persuasive arguments based on legal precedent, general principles, policy and facts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5033","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5034V","ModuleTitle":"International Regulation of Shipping","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the global regime governing the international regulation of commercial shipping. It will examine the relationship between the legal framework established in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN specialized agency responsible for the safety and security of international shipping and the prevention of pollution from ships. The course will focus on selected global conventions administered by the IMO, including those governing safety of life at sea (SOLAS), the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL) and the training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW). It will also examine the liability and compensation schemes that have been developed for pollution damage caused by the carriage of oil and noxious substances by ships, as well as the conventions designed to ensure that States undertake contingency planning in order to combat spills of oil and other noxious and hazardous substances in their waters. In addition, the course will examine the schemes that have been developed to enhance the security of ships and ports in light of the threat of maritime terrorism. It will also examine the role of the IMO in the prevention of pollution of the marine environment from dumping waste at sea and from seabed activities subject to national jurisdiction. One of the themes of the course will be to consider how the IMO is responding to increased concern about the protection and preservation of the marine environment, including threats such as invasive species and climate change. Another theme will be to consider how the responsibility to enforce IMO Conventions is divided between flag States, coastal States, port States and the IMO. This course will be useful to persons who intend to practice shipping law or work in the private or public maritime sector.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent. Students who have completed a course in Law of the Sea or Ocean Law & Policy may have a slight advantage.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5034.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5043V","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Marine Insurance","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to give students a firm foundation of existing law; a working understanding of standard form policies; and an understanding of the interaction between the Marine Insurance Act, case law and the Institute Clauses. Topics will include: types of marine insurance policies; insurable interest; principle of utmost good faith; marine insurance policies; warranties; causation; insured and excluded perils; proof of loss; types of losses; salvage, general average and particular charges; measure of indemnity and abandonment; mitigation of losses. This course will appeal to students who wish to specialise in either insurance law or maritime law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5043.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5044V","ModuleTitle":"Mediation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a skills-based workshop and is designed to assist participants in learning about and attaining a basic level of competency as a mediator and mediation advocate. Topics covered include: Interest-based mediation vs Positions-based mediation; The Mediation Process; Opening Statements; Co-Mediation; Preparing a client for mediation; and Mediation advocacy. This workshop is targeted at self-motivated Year 3 & 4 students interested in learning and developing interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"Not open to students who have successfully completed Mediation.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5045V","ModuleTitle":"Negotiation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a skills-based workshop and is designed to assist participants in learning about and attaining a basic level of competency as a negotiator. This is particularly important as lawyers commonly engage in negotiation as part of their practice. Topics covered include: Interest-based negotiation vs Position-based negotiation; Preparing for a negotiation; Creating and Claiming Value; and Overcoming Impasse. This workshop is targeted at self-motivated students interested in learning and developing interpersonal and negotiation skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"Note: Not open to students who have successfully completed Negotiation Workshop or its equivalent elsewhere. Not open to incoming exchange students.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5049V","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Conflict Of Laws","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The subject of conflict of laws addresses three questions: Which country should hear the case? What law should be applied? What is the effect of its adjudication in another country? This course includes an outline of jurisdiction and judgments techniques, but will focus on problems in choice of law, and issues in the exclusion of foreign law. Coverage includes problems in contract and torts, and other areas may be selected from time to time. This course is complementary to International Commercial Litigation, but it stands on its own as an introduction to theories and methodologies in the conflict of laws.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5049.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5050V","ModuleTitle":"Public International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundational course introduces the student to the nature, major principles, processes and institutions of the international legal system, the relationship between international and domestic law and the role of law in promoting world public order. Students will acquire an understanding of the conceptual issues underlying this discipline and a critical appreciation of how law inter-relates with contemporary world politics, its global, regional and domestic significance. Topics include the creation and status of international law, participation and competence in the international legal system, primary substantive norms such as the law regulating the use of force and enforcement procedures.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5050.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5054V","ModuleTitle":"Domestic and International Sale of Goods","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of domestic and international sale of goods under the Singapore law. With regard to domestic sales, the course will focus on the Sale of Goods Act. Topics to be studied will include the essential elements of the contract of sale; the passing of title and risk; the implied conditions of title, description, fitness and quality; delivery and payment, acceptance and termination, and the available remedies. With particular reference to a seller’s delivery obligations, the course will also cover substantial aspects of the international sale of goods under the common law, such as FOB and CIF contracts and documentary sales. This course will be of interest to students intending to enter commercial practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5056BV","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course seeks to acquaint participants with a basic working knowledge of income tax and goods and services tax issues faced by companies and individuals. It will illustrate the extent to which tax avoidance is acceptable under the rules for deductions, capital allowances and losses. In addition, the taxation of income from employment income, trade and investments will be highlighted. Tax planning opportunities arising from the differences in tax treatment of sole proprietors, partnerships and companies will be highlighted. On policy issues, concepts including economics of taxation, international trends and tax reform will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law (LC2008) or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Phua Lye Huat,Stephen"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5057V","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations Of Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to examine and critique the philosophical assumptions that underlie the substantive criminal law. We begin with a survey of the various philosophical theories that purport to explain and justify the imposition of criminal liability. Once familiar with the fundamental concepts and issues, we then consider the relationship between moral responsibility and criminal liability by analyzing the theoretical assumptions behind the substantive principles and doctrine of criminal law. This is a seminar-style course aimed at students who already have grounding in criminal law, philosophy of law, or moral theory. Extensive class participation is expected.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Module is also open to non-law students from FASS Philosophy or Political Science dept with at least 80 MCs.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5057.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5060","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5060B","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law (B)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-14","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4199A/LL4199B","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5063V","ModuleTitle":"Business & Finance For Lawyers","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"To provide law students who intend to read commercial law electives with a foundation in accounting, finance and other related business concepts. It covers topics such as interpretation and analysis of standard financial statements, the types of players and instruments in the financial markets and the basic framework of a business investment market.The course will employ a hypothetical simulation where lawyers advise on several proposals involving the acquisition and disposal of assets by a client. The issues covered in the hypothetical will include asset valuation models, financing options and techniques, and compliance with accounting and regulatory frameworks.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently)","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5063.","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Phua Lye Huat,Stephen"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5064V","ModuleTitle":"Competition Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the competition law and policy framework in Singapore and will introduce students to the three pillars of the legal and regulatory framework: (i) the prohibition against anti-competitive agreements, (ii) the prohibition against abuses of market dominance, and (iii) the regulation of mergers and concentrations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Competition Law courses taught in European, American and Singapore law schools. Students who are taking or have taken LL5064","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5065","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Corporate Governance","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5067","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5069V","ModuleTitle":"European Union Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5070V","ModuleTitle":"Foundations Of Intellectual Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to introduce students to the general principles of intellectual property law in Singapore, as well as, major international IP conventions. It is aimed at students who have no knowledge of IP law but are interested in learning more about this challenging area of law. It will also be useful for students intending to pursue the advanced courses in IP/IT by providing them with the necessary foundation on IP law. Students will be assessed based on open book examination, 1 written assignment and 1 class presentation. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"The Law of Intellectual Property. Students who are taking or have taken LL5070.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5071V","ModuleTitle":"Global Exploitation Of IP","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The advent of new technologies in this scientific and technological age has led to a dramatic shift in business strategies and global economic development. IP rights form an \"inexhaustible resource\" from which the fruits of research and innovation can be valued and commercially dealt with. This course will analyse the existing global regime for technology transfer and the strategy for an effective global exploitation and management of IP rights. It will also explore difficult issues including competition laws, conflict of laws, remedies and enforcement of IP rights faced by global corporations","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5071.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5073V","ModuleTitle":"International Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce to students the substantive and procedural framework of international criminal law. We will study international criminal law's historical origins, evolution, and how it is implemented today through a variety of different institutional frameworks. Among others, we will study post-WWII tribunals, the ad hoc international tribunals of Yugoslavia and Rwanda, hybrid tribunals, military tribunals and the permanent International Criminal Court. We will also examine non-criminal law responses to international crimes such as truth and reconciliation commissions. Students will critically explore and question the pros and cons of international criminal justice in terms of its professed goals and objectives.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5073.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5076V","ModuleTitle":"IT Law I","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal and policy issues relating to information technology and the use of the Internet. Issues to be examined include the conduct of electronic commerce, cybercrimes, electronic evidence, privacy and data protection. (This course will not cover the intellectual property issues, which are addressed instead in \"IT Law: IP Issues\".) Students who are interested in the interface between law, technology and policy will learn to examine the sociological, political, commercial and technical background behind these rules, evaluate the legal rules and policy ramifications of these rules, and formulate new rules and policies to address these problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5076.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5077V","ModuleTitle":"IT Law II","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal and policy issues relating to information technology and the use of the Internet. The focus of this course will be on the intellectual property issues such as copyright in software and electronic materials, software patents, electronic databases, trade marks, domain names and rights management information. Students who are interested in the interface between law, technology, policy and economic rights will learn to examine the sociological, political, commercial and technical background behind these rules, evaluate the legal rules and policy ramifications of these rules, and formulate new rules and policies to address these problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5077.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5078","ModuleTitle":"Law & Practice of Investment Treaty Arbitration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is about a form of arbitration which is specific to disputes arising between international investors and host states – i.e. investor-state disputes – involving public, treaty rights. In contrast, international commercial arbitration typically deals with the resolution of disputes over private law rights between what are usually private parties. It will be of interest to those interested in arbitration, and/or the law of foreign investment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5085","ModuleTitle":"International Trusts","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5089V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Corporate & Securities Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the laws and the relevant legislation governing the main forms of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China such as equity joint ventures, contractual joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises and limited liability companies.The aim is to provide students with a critical understanding of the FDI regime in China as well as an understanding of the relationship between the FDI governing laws and other general laws so as to provide updated and accurate information and enable proper legal advice to be given in this area.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4089.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5094","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5094AV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5094BV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5094CV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5094V","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5094.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5096V","ModuleTitle":"International Trademark Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The emphasis will be on the international and comparative aspects of the subject, including the international treaties in this area (Paris Convention; TRIPS; Madrid etc) and regional developments (eg the Community trade mark system in Europe, the harmonization efforts in Asean); inter-relationship between trade mark law and the law of unfair competition in civil law jurisdictions; different treatment by countries of topics such as parallel importation; protection of personality interests; dilution; protection of \"trade dress\" or \"get up\".","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5096.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5099V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an understanding of the legal issues arising from casualties involving ships. It will examine aspects of the law relating to nationality and registration of ships, the law relating to the management of ships, ship sale and purchase, and the law of collisions, salvage, towage, wreck and general average. Students successfully completing the course will be familiar with the international conventions governing these issues, as well as the domestic law of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5099.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Torts","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Torts is designed to build on and further your knowledge of tort law. The course is divided into two parts. In Part One, we will examine some fundamental concepts and debates surrounding tort law. The objective is to understand what is distinctive about torts and how torts are important in a civilised system of law. In Part Two, we will examine torts not already covered in the first year course. This will include consideration of important torts such as defamation, conversion, deceit, conspiracy and breach of statutory duty. These torts will be examined by reference to the best of the literature and by a selection of representative cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5104V","ModuleTitle":"Jurisprudence","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced-level course which provides an opportunity for rigorous study about the nature of law and broader issues in legal and political theory such as the nature of rights, the nature of justice, and questions about (fair) distribution. The course will examine a range of salient topics related to these issues and will be taught entirely through interactive, discussion-intensive seminars, that will rely heavily on active class participation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5104.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5109V","ModuleTitle":"International Law & Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"How does Asia relate to the international community and international law? The region's rich diversity of states and socieities challenges assumptions of universality and also affects cooperation between states on issues such as human rights violations, environmental harm and the facilitation of freer trade. Yet a sense of reguinalism within East Asia is growing, with new institutions and mechanisms to deal with these and other contemporary challenges in East Asia. The seminar will discuss key issues of law and legal approaches in Asia, such as sovereignty, as well as provide for presentations bt students on research subjects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5109.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5129V","ModuleTitle":"Indian Business Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The principal objective of this course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the various legal issues and perspectives involved in carrying out business and corporate transactions in India.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5129.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5133V","ModuleTitle":"Human Rights in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Firstly, to impart a solid grounding in the history, principles, norms, controversies and institutions of international human rights law. Secondly, to undertake a contextualized socio-legal study of human rights issues within Asian societies, through examining case law, international instruments, policy and state interactions with UN human rights bodies. 'Asia' alone has no regional human rights system; considering the universality and indivisibility of human rights, we consider how regional particularities affect or thwart human rights. <br><br> Subjects include: justiciability of socio-economic rights, right to development and self-determination, political freedoms, religious liberties, indigenous rights, national institutions, women's rights; MNC accountability for rights violations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5133.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5134V","ModuleTitle":"Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Migration is not a new phenomenon but the intensity, frequency and ease with which persons are crossing borders today, both voluntarily and involuntarily, is unprecedented. This course examines the legal issues impacting a person’s migration path into and in Singapore. We will examine the criteria for admission to Singapore on a temporary or permanent basis, the evolution of immigration and nationality laws, as well as the domestic responses to the growing global problem of human trafficking. Theoretical perspectives on migration and citizenship are examined with a view to a range of normative questions including: How should constitutional democracies respond to and balance rights claims by citizens, residents, and others within their borders?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5134.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5140V","ModuleTitle":"Ocean Law & Policy in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Ocean Law & Policy issues are of crucial importance to Singapore and Asia. This course will examine the evolving global legal regime governing the oceans by examining current issues in Asia. It replaces the course on Ocean Law & Policy, which does not have a specific regional focus. This course is also on the list of modules available in the specialized LLM in Asian Law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5140","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5150V","ModuleTitle":"Arbitration of Investment Disputes","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"With increasing flows of foreign direct investment in the region, settlement of disputes arising from such investments made with state owned corporations is becoming frequent. Such arbitration is provided for in the contract but increasingly, the investment treaties provide for recourse to such arbitration. A distinct body of case law has developed as a result of a multiplicity of such arbitrations in recent times. The aim of this course is to study the developments that have taken place in the area. It deals with the types of arbitration clauses used in the contracts, court supervision and assistance of such arbitration, the law that is applied in settling disputes, the nature of the award and the problems associated with the enforcement of the award.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5150","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5155","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Law & Economics","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will explore several key topics at the intersection of law and economics. It will commence with an exploration of the concept of rationality as employed in (positive) micro-economic theory. It will also explore the Coase theorem as a means of understanding the importance of legal rules and institutions. These theoretical tools will then be used as a lens for examining, amongst other topics, tort, contract and insolvency law; company law; financial regulation, and the role of law and legal institutions in economic development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Tertiary-level module in Microeconomics.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5161V","ModuleTitle":"Intelligence Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5161","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5164V","ModuleTitle":"International Projects Law & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended to introduce students to the practice and law relating to international projects and infrastructure. The various methods of procurement and the construction process involved will be reviewed in conjunction with standard forms that are used internationally - such as the FIDIC, JCT and NEC forms, among others. Familiar issues such as defects, time and cost overruns and the implications therefrom (and how these matters are dealt with in an international context) will also be covered. The course will provide students with an understanding of how international projects are procured, planned and administered as well as give an insight into how legal and commercial risks are identified, priced, managed and mitigated.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5164.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5175V","ModuleTitle":"Global Legal Orders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The development of new types of legal phenomena in the global arena has outgrown established understandings of law, and conventional classifications of legal materials. At the point of needing a theoretical underpinning for the novel concerns of academic law occasioned by globalization, fresh considerations of interdisciplinary perspectives on law are opened up, questioning the extent to which a distinctively legal approach to global issues is possible. This course engages with these challenges by exploring the global interconnectedness of law, morality, politics and economics, and considers what contribution legal theory might make to illuminating complex policy issues with a global reach.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5175.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5177V","ModuleTitle":"Entertainment Law: Pop Iconography & Celebrity","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to (i) examine key aspects of a modern entertainment industry with a focus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to popular iconography in movies, books, fashion and the arts; (ii) critically evaluate claims brought by celebrities, authors, artists and well-known brands in the United States and United Kingdom; (iii) understand the current legal issues concerning the protection of the commercial and dignitary interests of the celebrity. From Naomi Campbell to Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas to Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Harry Potter to Seinfeld, Louis Vuitton to Gucci, this course will be analysing the operation of the six prominent causes of action brought by celebrities and rights owners.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5177.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5178","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Protection of Investment Flows","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the treaties used by States to protect the interests of their investors when making investments abroad. It will pay particular attention to investor-State arbitration, which is increasingly becoming widespread in Asia and a growing part of international legal practice. It will examine not only the legal and theoretical underpinnings of these treaties and this form of dispute settlement, but also their practical application having regard to concrete cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5185V","ModuleTitle":"Government Regulations: Law, Policy & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on law, policy and practice in three regulated areas in Singapore: (1) financial markets & sovereign wealth funds; (2) healthcare; and (3) real property. It adopts a cross-disciplinary and practice-related perspective in its examination of competing and overlapping interests and the relevant theories and principles of state regulation driving these fast-developing areas. It also examines the roles, rights and obligations of the Government as a regulator, the government-linked entities as market actors, businesses and individuals, and considers \"market inefficiencies\" relating to accountability, independence, legitimacy and transparency. Students are required to evaluate current substantive law and institutional norms and processes, review comparative models and approaches in other jurisdictions, and propose a model of optimal regulation in one selected area.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5190","ModuleTitle":"Freedom of Speech: Critical & Comparative Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Through examining the jurisprudence in three common law Western liberal democracies of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, this course compares and critiques how the freedom of speech is construed in these jurisdictions. By confronting the complexities of the US First Amendment, the interplay between Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and the Australian implied constitutional guarantee, one is exposed to different theoretical, practical and often controversial approaches in the protection of free speech. Cases covered span the spectrum from flag burning to duck shooting, from the Gay Olympics to the Barbie Doll, from regulating the display of offensive art to protecting the privacy of a supermodel. Mode of Assessment: 1 Research Paper (70%) - [to be handed in week 13]; Class Performance - 30%.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. Singapore Legal System (LC1005); Public law (LC2007).","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5191","ModuleTitle":"Wealth Management Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal principles and regulatory environment surrounding the wealth management services provided by banking institutions. Major topics that are likely to be covered on the course include the nature and regulation of wealth management services and providers, banks’ potential liability for the provision of wealth management services (such as financial advisory services in general and in relation to complex financial products in particular, the provision of financial information and data, portfolio management services, and custodianship) and the effectiveness of banks’ attempts to exclude or limit liability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent (b) Principles of Conflict of Laws [LL4049] is recommended.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5192","ModuleTitle":"Private International Law Of IP","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5202V","ModuleTitle":"ASEAN Economic Community Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"ASEAN leaders agreed to create a single market – the ASEAN Economic Community – by 2015. Due to sovereignty concerns, ASEAN leaders did not create a single supranational authority to regulate this market. This course examines how ASEAN member states and institutions are filling in the vacuum through formal and informal means. Students will understand how regional policymaking affects domestic laws and policies within ASEAN.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5202.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5203","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5203A","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5203B","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5203C","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5205V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Conflict of Laws","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"An examination of conflict of laws issues in the context of maritime law and admiralty litigation. The course will provide an introduction to conflicts theory and concepts before focusing on conflict of jurisdictions, parallel proceedings and forum shopping in admiralty matters; role of foreign law in establishing admiralty jurisdiction; recognition and priority of foreign maritime liens and other claims; choice of law and maritime Conventions; conflicts of maritime Conventions; security for foreign maritime proceedings; and recognition and enforcement of oreign maritime judgments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5205.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5208V","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Criminal Legal Process","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course encompasses the theoretical and practical concepts underpinning the entire criminal litigation process, from pre-trial to post-conviction. Coverage will include the role of the charge, drafting of charges, plea-bargains, guilty pleas, trials, consequential orders and appeals. Common evidential issues arising in trials will also be discussed. The aim is to provide both a holistic overview of the entire process as well as detailed examination of specific areas. The course will cover criminal procedure and evidence as well as include advocacy exercises in common criminal proceedings and a practical attachment at the Criminal Justice Division.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5208.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5209V","ModuleTitle":"Legal Argument & Narrative","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the advanced argumentative techniques possible with legal narrative, which refers to how information is selected and organised to construct a persuasive view of the facts. Fact construction plays a particularly prominent role in litigation, but it also appears in methods of alternative dispute resolution and justifications of policy positions. This module will analyze the pervasive reach of fact construction in the law, examine why fact construction is such an effective tool of legal persuasion, and explore advanced techniques of fact construction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5209.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5213","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Law in Theory and Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"In an era of globalization marked by a dramatic increase in cross-border interactions and transactions, the legal norms regulating these cross-border phenomena – from terrorism to environmental protection to business law – and disputes arising from them are complex and uneven. This rise in transnational legality poses a challenge for the modern concept of law and for state and inter-state law as traditionally conceived. This course traces the emergence of the state and considers how state law has been shaped by and has adapted to globalization. It examines legal and non-legal responses to transnational problems, using examples from several areas of law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS compulsory core curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the legal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the issues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5221","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will explore legal and policy developments pertaining to climate change. Approaches considered will range in jurisdictional scale, temporal scope, policy orientation, regulatory target, and regulatory objective. Although course readings and discussion will focus on existing and actual proposed legal responses to climate change, the overarching aim of the course will be to anticipate how the climate change problem will affect our laws and our lives in the long run.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5226","ModuleTitle":"Multimodal Transport Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Other than the traditional unimodal contract of carriage, a multimodal contract of carriage requires more than one modality to perform the carriage. Think of a shipment of steel coils, traveling per train from Germany to the Netherlands, then by sea to Singapore where the last stretch to the end receiver is performed by truck. The course deals with all the legal aspects of such a multimodal contract of carriage.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5233V","ModuleTitle":"European Company Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"European company law can be understood in two ways. It can indicate the EU’s approach to company law and thereby lead to an analysis of the harmonized standards for 28 European nations. It can also be understood as a comparative approach to the different legal systems on the European continent. This course includes both aspects. It will first concentrate on EU legislation and jurisdiction, followed by a comparison of the legal systems of the two most important continental European jursidictions, France and Germany. It will lead to an understanding of shared principles of civil law jurisdictions and emphasize important differences to common law systems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5233.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5234V","ModuleTitle":"Property Theory","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the way in which the concept of property has figured in political and legal theory. The module will first investigate the significance of property discourse in modern political theory, beginning with early modern authors such as Grotius and Locke, and then considering later political theorists such as Kant, Hume, Smith and Hegel, as well as utilitarian/economic treatments of property. The course will then draw upon this material to then focus on modern debates about the role of the concept of property in legal theory, covering such issues as economic/distributive justice, whether property is a 'bundle of rights', possession, ownership, and equitable property.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL5234.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5235V","ModuleTitle":"Government Contracts: Int'l & Comparative Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Today, many governments, like individuals and business entities, enter into contracts. The growing phenomenon of government contracts, especially contracts concluded with foreign nationals, refutes the traditional belief that contract is the domain of private law. This course offers an in-depth examination on how the presence of a government as a proper party to a contract moves the entire analysis on contract formation, performance, breach and dispute settlement to the domains of public law and general international law. It also offers critical perspectives on the mooted confluence of comparative public law and international law to obtain bespoke rules and principles for the regulation of government contracts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Corequisite":"Nil but students are strongly encouraged to take Public International Law and Arbitration of Investment Disputes, both currently convened by Professor M Sornarajah in order to enhance their appreciation of the topics covered in this course.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5242S","ModuleTitle":"Financial Regulation and Central Banking","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The module familiarizes students with the world of financial institutions and services, looks at the reasons for and the details of regulation and discusses the roles of central banks. This includes the general approaches and reasons for the regulation of financial markets, institutions and services. In a more detail-concentrated part, the course will focus on banks as the most strictly regulated and monitored financial institutions. Central banks are essential for financial stability in all jurisdictions. The course discusses the reasons, objectives and tasks of central banks and their monetary policies. Examples will be central banks from Singapore, China, Japan and Europe.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Preclusion":"Students who have taken or are taking the modules - Banking Law [LL4006/LL5006/LL6006; LL4006V/LL5006V/LL6006V] - Law of Central Banking [LL4242V/LL5242V/LL6242V]","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5243V","ModuleTitle":"Law, Economics, Development, and Geography","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Seminar explores how physical and human (economic, cultural) geography critically effects the way that law operates in a particular jurisdiction, with particular focus on East-Southeast Asia. This understanding is particularly useful for understanding the relationship between law and economics, law and development, and law and society. Is also relevant to public international law, transnational law, and human rights law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. Recommended prior coursework: a course in or related to law and economics (such as macro-economies, institutional economics, law and development, economic geography. For Non-Law students with at least 80MCs","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5244V","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The administration of criminal justice in Singapore relies on an ethical, professional and skilled disposition and management of criminal cases. A good criminal practitioner needs a sound grounding in criminal law and criminal procedure, and a strong base of written and oral advocacy and communication skills. This is an experiential course that takes students through a case from taking instructions all the way through to an appeal, using the structure of the criminal process to teach criminal law, procedure and advocacy skills. Taught primarily by criminal law practitioners, this course will give an insight into the realities of criminal practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NUS Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students taking this module will be precluded from LL4208/LL5208/LL6208 & LL4208V/LL5208V/LL6208V ACLP, and vice versa.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5245V","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations of Public Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Course explore the structures, histories, purposes and justifications for public law (i.e., constitutional and administrative law) from the perpective of Anglo-American, continental European, and selected Asia legal traditions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. A foundational course on constitutional and administrative law (from either a common law or some other jurisdiction). For non law students from FASS (Political Science -with at least 80 MCs)","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5251","ModuleTitle":"International Humanitarian Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the jus in bello – the law which regulates the conduct of hostilities once the decision to resort to force has been taken. This course will deal with fundamental concepts of the jus in bello, focusing on customary international law. Basic legal concepts that will be discussed include State and individual responsibility, the distinction between combatants and civilians, and the principle of proportionality. The course will also examine topics such as weaponry, international and noninternational conflicts, and the enforcement of the law in situations of conflict. Note: This course does not deal with the jus ad bellum, or the rules relating to the general prohibition on the use of force in international law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5258V","ModuleTitle":"Personal Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of key personal property concepts. Topics to be studied will include: types of personal property; personal property entitlements recognised at common law, notably, possession, ownership, title and general and special property, with some reference also to equitable entitlements; the transfer of such entitlements; the conflict between competing entitlements; the protection given by law to such entitlements; the assignment of things in action; security interests over personal property.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who have read: LL4047/LL5047/LL6047/ LL4047V/LL5047V/LL6047V Personal Property I – Tangible; LL4168/LL5168/LL6168/ LL4168V/LL5168V/LL6168V Personal Property Law II – Intangible & LL4411/LL5411/LL6411 Personal Property Law (8MC) are precluded.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5259V","ModuleTitle":"Alternative Investment Vehicles","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the legal issues that arise in alternative investments from both a practical and theoretical perspective. The alternative investment vehicles that will be covered include private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and real estate funds. The course will discuss selected agency, partnership, corporate, contractual, securities and tax issues of each type of alternative investment vehicle. The course will provide relevant comparisons on alternative investment vehicles in Singapore, the U.S., the U.K. and China. The course is intended for students intending to practice and research in the area of alternative investments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students should not have had past practice experience on alternative investments and fund management.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5260V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Commercial Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the fundamental legal concepts and principles relating to Chinese commercial law. Topics to be covered include: basic principles of PRC civil and commercial law, contracts, business associations and investment vehicles, secured transaction, negotiable instruments, taxation and dispute resolution. It will highlight key legal considerations in carrying out commercial transactions in China. Where applicable, the course will provide relevant comparisons with similar laws in other jurisdictions such as the U.S., the U.K. and Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students should not have had past practice experience in China and should not have taken a substantially similar course.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5261V","ModuleTitle":"Employment Law & Migrant Workers Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Taken concurrently with “Crossing Borders” but with an emphasis on experiential learning, this module offers students the opportunity to explore the legal issues affecting migrant workers, both in the classroom and through externships and case work. Students will spend most of their time outside of class, gaining practical experience by first interning at the Ministry of Manpower over the holidays and then, during the semester, volunteering an average of 10 hours weekly with either Justice Without Borders (JWB) or the NUS-HOME Theft Project (“Theft Project”). In class, using peer learning, including roundtable case review, students will hone their legal skills while examining the legal framework governing Singapore’s foreign workers. Analysing their externship experiences, students will explore the relationship between law on the books and law in action.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-1-8-0-1","Prerequisite":"(a) Only Singapore Citizens for externships at the Ministry of Manpower beginning in July; (b) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum, NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent; (c) Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship [LL4134/LL5134/LL6134; LL4134V/LL5134V/LL6134V] (may be taken concurrently).","Corequisite":"Crossing Borders: Law, Migration and Citizenship (LL4134; LL5134; LL6134 / LL4134V; LL5134; LL6134)","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5267V","ModuleTitle":"Transactional Lawyering: Architecting Deals","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the fundamentals of how lawyers “architect” deals. It is taught in three parts. The first examines the unique role of the transactional lawyer and asks the questions: What is a “deal”? What do transactional or “deal” lawyers do? How can lawyers successfully design and structure a transaction? The second considers the economic and business considerations that drive the analysis of which legal principles should apply and how risks and benefits are allocated between the parties. It explores on how lawyers “translate” such considerations into legal terms within a contractual matrix. The third builds an analytical framework for the assessment of transactions and the choice of contracting constructs and regimes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5268","ModuleTitle":"Remedies","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a study of private law remedies such as injunctions, specific performance, damages, and restitution. The course materials range across a variety of substantive private law fields, examining remedies—both personal and proprietary—arisng from claims based not just on contract and tort, but also fiduciary obligations, unjust enrichments, and other sources of obligations. Special emphasis is placed on the role of judicial remedies in the broader structure of private law and the question of what, if anything, remedies tell us about the substantive law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5269","ModuleTitle":"Privacy and Intellectual Property","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Privacy may in some cases conflict with intellectual property but in other cases the two may go hand in hand and in addition other rights in personal information may further blur and complexity the boundaries. This module will explore the relationships between privacy, intellectual property and other rights in personal information in a range of contexts across different jurisdictions in an effort to explain and evaluate the current legal position, the various debates and proposals for improvements in the law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Privacy Law: Critical & Comparative Perspectives LL4169/LL5169/LL6169 LL4169V / LL5169V / LL6169V","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5270","ModuleTitle":"International Human Rights of Women","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course examines the international legal protection of women’s human rights within a framework of international law and feminist legal theories. The course will focus upon the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979 to which Singapore became a party in 1995 and the work of the CEDAW Committee in monitoring and implementing the Convention. The impact of certain conceptual assumptions within international law, and human rights law in particular, that militates against the Adequate protection of women's rights will be considered. After an examination of the general framework, more detailed attention will be given to certain topics including health and reproductive rights, women’s right to education violence against women, including in armed conflict, political participation and trafficking. The course will finally consider the question of whether international human rights law is an appropriate vehicle for the furtherance of women's interests.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5271","ModuleTitle":"Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course explores and contrasts the different methodologies inherent in the disciplinary approaches of legal and policy analysis. What are the biases and assumptions in each method of analysis? How does each method view the other? How is each approach relevant to the other in different practical situations, e.g. in legal advice, court arguments and judgments and in government policy formulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5272","ModuleTitle":"International Financial System: Law and Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, the visibility of finance and financial regulation has increased dramatically. This subject will provide an overview of the global financial system and international efforts to build structures to support its proper functioning. Taking an integrative approach, the subject will look at the evolution of the global financial system, its structure and regulation. In doing so, the subject will analyse financial crises, especially the GFC, and responses thereto, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The approach will be international and comparative, with a focus on major jurisdictions in the global financial system, and will not focus on any single jurisdiction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Financial Stability & The Regulation of Banks LL4241; LL5241; LL6241 / LL4241V; LL5241V; LL6241V","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5273","ModuleTitle":"European & International Competition Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course deals on a comparative legal basis (US-, EU and Swiss law) with problems related to: I. How to coordinate economic activities? II. Implementation of a competition system 1) Competition? Private restrictions to competition and what states can do against it? 2) The substantive EU- and Swiss-provisions – against agreements restricting competition and abuse of market power – on merger control – on sanctions and leniency programs – Discussion of leading cases 3) State aids; public and private enforcement III. Correcting the competition system Planned sectors, consumer protection, price controlling IV. Controversial questions, the „more economic approach“? Efficiency and individual freedom to compete? Global competition?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5274","ModuleTitle":"Comparative GST Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Worldwide, governments are increasingly relying on broad-based consumption taxes, such as the GSTs in Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia and the VAT in Europe, to raise revenue. This course will introduce students to theories of comparative tax law and consumption taxation and to key GST law and policy concepts. With these theoretical, conceptual and legal tool kits, we will then explore the complex but fascinating legal and policy issues relating to cross-border trade in goods and services (such as professionals providing services to clients across borders and global digital trade), financial services and real property transactions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5275","ModuleTitle":"International Institutional Law:","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"International organizations play an increasingly important role in the international community. While the state continues to be the supreme form of political organization, international organizations, such as the UN, the WTO, the IMF, the World Bank, the ASEAN, the EU and NATO, are indispensable to cope with globalization and increasing interdependence. The main objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental rules of international institutional law – that is the body of rules governing the legal status, structure and functioning of international organizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5276","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Contract Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Contract Law invites students to examine selected topics from contract law in greater detail and conceptual depth. Questions include: - What does contractual intention mean? - Should the doctrine of consideration be abolished? - Should promissory estoppel be a sword? - What is the justification for mitigation and remoteness? - What should be the aim of remedies for breach? - Should account of profits be available? - How should contracts be interpreted? - When should terms be implied? - Should substantive unfairness be controlled`? - How does and how should the law deal with change of circumstances? - How should we understand the vitiating factors?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-8-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent Contract Law","Preclusion":"Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law LL4187/LL5187/LL6187 LL4187V/LL5187V/LL6187V","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5277V","ModuleTitle":"Medical Law and Ethics","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the tools necessary for students to develop and reflect critically upon contemporary ethical and legal issues in medicine and the biosciences. Its substantive content includes and introduction to medical ethics and medical law, health care in Singapore (presented comparatively with select jurisdictions, such as the UK and the USA), and professional regulation. The following key areas will be considered: - Professional regulation and good governance of medicines; - Genetics and reproductive technologies (including abortion and pre-natal harm); - Mental health; - Regulation of Human Biomedical Research; - Innovative treatment and clinical research; - Infectious Diseases; - Organ transplantation; and - End-of-life concerns (e.g. advance care plan and advance directive, discontinuation of life sustaining treatment, etc.).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who have read LL4400/LL5400/LL6400 BIOMEDICAL LAW & ETHICS are precluded.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5278V","ModuleTitle":"Law and Regional Integration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module has four elements. The first compares the institutional architecture of four regional organisations - ASEAN, the European Union, Mercosur and NAFTA. This will look at their norm setting processes, parliamentary involvement, systems of dispute settlement and arrangement of executive power. The second looks at their legal authority and their relationship with national courts. The third considers how they mediate processes of internal and external processes of trade liberalisation and tensions between these and collective goods. Finally, this module compares their visions of political community through their mediation of questions of democracy, human rights, migration and security.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-2-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Corequisite":"Public International Law: LL4050; LL5050; LL6050; LC5050 / LL4050V; LL5050V; LL6050V; LC5050V","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5279V","ModuleTitle":"Access to Justice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the conceptual foundation of access to justice and the practical challenges it raises in formal systems of dispute resolution. Using a Research Seminar structure, the module integrates academic analysis with experiential learning by providing students with opportunities to produce and critique original research on themes emerging from student internships and pro bono experiences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5280V","ModuleTitle":"Crime and Companies","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Companies are both the victims of and vehicles for crime. This module examines both aspects. The first aspect covers crimes against the company by management – criminal breach of trust, dishonest misappropriation of property, breaches of fiduciary duty, misuse of corporate information. The second aspect will deal with using companies as vehicles for crime – cheating, money-laundering. Corruption cuts across both aspects. The statutes covered will be the Companies Act; Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits Act); Penal Code; and Prevention of Corruption Act. Students must have a firm grounding in both Criminal Law and Company Law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5281V","ModuleTitle":"Civil Procedure","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module acquaints the students with the laws and principles relating to the civil litigation process. The three distinct stages, namely, pre-commencement of action, pre-trial and post-trial are discussed in detail. The overriding aims of the civil justice system will also be deliberated. This will enable the students to better understand and appreciate the rationale of the application of the provisions of the rules of court. In this regard, the students will be able to make a case on behalf of their clients or against their opponents when the perennial issue of non-compliance with procedural rules takes centre stage. This module is designed to prepare the students to practise law in Singapore. Hence, the focus will primarily be on the Singapore Rules of Court and the decisions from the Singapore courts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4011; LL5011; LL6011 Civil Justice and Process LL4011V; LL5011V; LL6011V Civil Justice and Process","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5282V","ModuleTitle":"Resolution of Transnational Commercial Disputes","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The primary focus of this module is on the variety of commercial dispute resolution processes available to contracting parties and the essential principles and issues pertinent to these different processes. The overriding aims are to acquaint the students with the characteristics of each of these processes, to highlight the governing principles and to discuss the perennial and emerging issues relating to this aspect of the law. Students who have undertaken this module will be able to consider the plethora of options available to them when drafting dispute resolution clauses and/or providing legal advice and representation when a dispute has arisen.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5283V","ModuleTitle":"Artificial Intelligence, Information Science & Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advancements in computer science have made it possible to deploy information technology to address legal problems. Improved legal searches, fraud detection, electronic discovery, digital rights management, and automated takedowns are only the beginning. We are beginning to see natural language processing, machine learning and data mining technologies deployed in contract formation, electronic surveillance, autonomous machines and even decision making. This course examines the basis behind these technologies, deploys them in basic scenarios, studies the reasons for their acceptance or rejection, and analyses them for their benefits, limitations and dangers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent Information Technology Law I [LL4076/LL5076/LL6076; LL4076V/LL5076V/LL6076V] or Information Technology Law II [LL4077/LL5077/LL6077; LL4077V/LL5077V/LL6077V] GCE “A” Level Mathematics (at least), with basic understanding of probability theory and linear algebra Programming skills in e.g. MatLab/Octave/Java/Python/R is a bonus.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5284","ModuleTitle":"Confucianism and Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is about the relevance of Confucianism to law, which includes three eras, namely: (1) Confucian legal theory and Confucian legal tradition; (2) the relevance of Confucianism to different aspects of national legal issues in contemporary East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam), such as human rights, rule of law, democracy, constitutional review, mediation, and family law; and (3) the relevance of Confucianism to international law. It will be of interest to those interested in Confucian legal tradition, customary law, Asian law, law and culture, legal theory, and legal pluralism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5286V","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Terrorism and International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"While terrorism is not a new phenomenon, the sheer scale and transnational nature of that practice in recent years have challenged some of the core tenets of international law. This seminar investigates the role that international law can play, along with its shortcomings, in suppressing and preventing terrorism. It examines the manner in which terrorism and counterterrorism laws and policies have affected the scope and application of diverse international legal regimes including UN collective security, inter-State use of force, the law of international responsibility, international human rights, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5287V","ModuleTitle":"ASEAN Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines ASEAN’s ongoing metamorphosis into a rules-based, tri-pillared (political-security, economic, and socio-cultural) Community pursuant to the mandate of the 2007 ASEAN Charter. It deals primarily with Law but is also attentive to the Non Law and Quasi Law aspects inherent in ASEAN’s character as an international actor and regional organisation; its purposes and principles; and its operational modalities, processes, and institutions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5293S","ModuleTitle":"Business Torts","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course concerns tort liability in the course of business. The first part of the course deals with professional negligence, examining the liability of solicitors, auditors, builders/architects, and banks/financial institutions. The second part of the course deals with intentional infliction of economic harm, where individuals or entities deliberately cause economic harm in the course of business. Some of the topics to be covered include inducing breach of contract, unlawful interference with trade, intimidation, conspiracy and deceit. The course will touch on the intersections between torts and other areas of the law, including the law of contract, competition law and intellectual property law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"No","Preclusion":"No","Corequisite":"No","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5294S","ModuleTitle":"Security and Insolvency Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Credit is the lifeblood of any modern economy, but as the extension of credit carries risks, creditors take security to protect themselves. But that in turn poses challenges for corporate insolvency law. How should the rights conferred by security be dealt with in an insolvency? Further, what are the mechansims that creditors, secured or otherwise, may use to deal with an insolvent company? Major topics to be covered include general concepts of secured transactions, specific security and quasi-security devices over chattels and choses in action, the main themes of corporate rescue law and corporate rescue mechansims.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"LC5230 Elements of Company Law or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction","Preclusion":"Credit and Security (LL4019V/LL5019V/LL6019V) Students who have studied credit and security or insolvency law or similar subjects in a commonwealth jurisdiction","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5396","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"UNIVERSITY RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES PROGRAMME","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5397","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5398","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5399","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5402","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Insolvency","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5403","ModuleTitle":"Family Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5405A","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Intellectual Property (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5407","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Insurance","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL5412","ModuleTitle":"Securities Regulation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide an overview of securities regulation, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, in Singapore and, where relevant, jurisdictions such as the US, UK, Australia, China and HK. Topics to be covered generally include: regulatory authorities and capital markets; supervision of intermediaries; the \"going public\" process; legal position of stockbrokers; insider trading and securities frauds; globalisation, technology and regulatory harmonisation; and regulation of takeover activity. Students will be expected to use the Internet to search for comparative materials. Advisory Note for students from Civil Law Jurisdiction: Not appropriate for civil law students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-3-0-0-9","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law [LC2008/LLB2008] or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently).","Preclusion":"Students doing or have done any of the following module(s) are precluded: (1) International Corporate Finance [8MC - LL4409/LL5409/LLD5409/LL6409; 4MC - LL4238/LL5238/LL6238; 5MC – LL4238V/LL5238V/LL6238V]; (2) Corporate Finance Law & Practice in Singapore [4MC - LL4182/LL5182/LL6182; 5MC – LL4182V/LL5182V/LL6182V]; (3) Securities Regulation [4MC - L4055/LL5055/LL6055; 5MC – LL4055V/LL5055V/LL6055V]; (4) Securities Regulation [Module code: L53.3040 OR LW.10180] under the NYU@NUS Summer Session.","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6002V","ModuleTitle":"Admiralty Law & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the various concepts relating to the admiralty action in rem, which is the primary means by which a maritime claim is enforced. Topics will include: the nature of an action in rem; the subject matter of admiralty jurisdiction; the invocation of admiralty jurisdiction involving the arrest of offending and sister ships; the procedure for the arrest of ships; liens encountered in admiralty practice: statutory, maritime and possessory liens; the priorities governing maritime claims; and time bars and limitations. This course is essential to persons who intend to practice shipping law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6002.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6003V","ModuleTitle":"China, India and International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the rise of China and India and it’s impact on the international legal order. In particular, students will be led to discuss issues concerning (1) the origin and history of the relationship between developing countries and international law; (2) the rise of China and India and its challenge to the existing international legal order and legal norms; (3) China, India, and the multilateral trading system; (4) China, India and international investment; (5) the international law aspects of domestic policies in China and India; and (6) the international law aspects of competition and disputes between China and India. The course will also concentrate on demonstrating the interaction between international relations and international law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6003.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6004V","ModuleTitle":"Aviation Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an insight into international civil aviation and the legal and regulatory issues facing airlines, governments and the common passenger. Issues raised include public air law and policy, aviation security in light of recent global developments and private air law. Emphasis will be placed on issues relevant to Singapore and Asia, given Singapore's status as a major aviation hub and the exponential growth of the industry in the Asia-Pacific. Topics to be discussed include the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation, bilateral services agreements, aircraft safety, terrorism and aviation security and carrier liability for death or injury to passengers. Competition among airlines will also be analysed, including business strategies such as code-sharing, frequent flier schemes and alliances. The severe competitive environment introduced by weakening economies, war and terrorism will also be discussed. This course will be relevant for individuals with a keen interest in air travel, and is designed for those interested in joining the aviation industry or large law firms with an aviation practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6004.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6005V","ModuleTitle":"Bank Documentation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Bank Documentation is an advanced contract course situated in the banking context. Students will be introduced to key principles that govern banking transactions as well as a variety of contractual clauses used by banks in their standard-form documentation. The aim of the course is to promote an understanding of these terms, how they operate and their shortcomings. Some emphasis is placed on contractual techniques used by banks to maintain control over their contractual relationships and to allocate risk, as well as the common law and statutory limits on their effectiveness. Students are required to evaluate the fairness of typical banking terms by applying relevant law and guidelines. Those who successfully complete the module will be equipped to navigate their way around standard form agreements (banking as well as others), recognize and understand the operation of a range of contractual terms, and predict their effectiveness.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Note to students from civil law jurisdiction: this module adopts a common law approach.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Bank Documentation.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6006V","ModuleTitle":"Banking Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to familiarise the student with the key principles relating to the modern law of banking. Four main areas will be covered: the law of negotiable instruments, the law of payment systems, the banker customer relationship and bank regulation. Students who wish to obtain a basic knowledge of banking law will benefit from this course. It is also recommended that those who wish to specialize in banking law take this course as a foundational course, prior to studying the more advanced banking courses.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6006.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6007V","ModuleTitle":"Biotechnology Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will deal with the basic intellectual property, ethical, regulatory and policy issues in biotechnological innovations. It will focus mainly on patent issues including the patentability of biological materials, gene sequences, animals, plants and humans; infringement, ownership and licensing. Students will also be acquainted with genetic copyright, trade secrets protection and basic ethical and regulatory aspects including gene technology and ES cell research. Apart from Singapore law, a comparative analysis of the legal position in Europe and USA, as well as the major international conventions will be made. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of biology and genetics. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6007.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6008AV","ModuleTitle":"Carriage of Goods By Sea","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on the different transport documents which are used in contracts for the carriage of goods by sea. This will include bills of lading, sea waybills, delivery orders. The course will examine the rights and liabilities of the parties to such contracts, including the shipowner, the charterer, the cargo owner, the lawful holder of the bill of lading etc. Major international conventions on carriage of goods, such as the Hague and Hague-Visby Rules, the Hamburg Rules, and the Rotterdam Rules will also be examined. This course is of fundamental importance to those individuals contemplating a career in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken Carriage of Goods by Sea.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6008BV","ModuleTitle":"Charterparties","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on charterparties, which are contracts between the shipowner and the charterer for the hire of the vessel, either for a specific voyage (voyage charterparties) or over a period of time (time charterparties). There are in addition, other variants of these basic types, which will also be referred to. This course will examine the standard forms for each of the charterparties being studied and examine the main terms and legal relationship between shipowners and charterers. This dynamic and important aspect of the law of carriage of goods by sea is frequently the subject of arbitral proceedings and court decisions. This course will be of importance to individuals contemplating a carrier in shipping law and underlines Singapore’s role as a major global port and maritime hub.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6008B.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6009V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Legal Tradition And Legal Chinese","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This is a skills course conducted entirely in Mandarin and is intended for students who possess a knowledge of basic Chinese. Unfamiliarity with Chinese legal materials and inability to comprehend legal Chinese are common disadvantages faced by Singapore lawyers advising clients who do business in China. This course aims to deal with this. Students are given selected Chinese legal articles, statutes, court judgments and other legal documents and instruments to read and are required to undertake simple practice assignments in Chinese. They are expected to be able to explain Chinese legal concepts in Chinese. Aspects of Chinese legal culture will also be covered in the course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Students must have obtained a B4 and above in CL or CL2 (AO Level) or B4 and above in Higher Chinese (HCL or CL1)","Preclusion":"Exchange students from law schools in China and post-graduate students who are graduates of law schools in China are precluded from taking this course for credit.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6012V","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Constitutional Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This discussion-based seminar will focus on issues of comparative constitutional adjudication in common law systems, with particular emphasis on the experiences of India, Singapore and South Africa. The course will therefore focus primarily on the institutional mechanisms of judicial review and the challenges for constitutionalism that are posed within this particular institutional setting.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6012","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6013V","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Environmental Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Environmental Law is emerging as a distinct field of law in every nation and region. Legislatures establish environmental laws based upon the need to address perceived environmental problems in their territory or in a region of shared resources such as a river basin or coastal marine regions or the habitats for migratory species. In some instances, national legislation is stimulated by the negotiation and adherence to multilateral environmental agreements.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6013","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6014","ModuleTitle":"Construction Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6019V","ModuleTitle":"Credit & Security","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the granting of credit and the taking of security by bank as well as aspects of bank supervision. The course starts with the Part on Bank Supervision and then turns to the discussion of unsecured lending and the Moneylenders' Act. It then focuses on secured credit. The discussion of the general regulation of the giving of security is followed by an examination of specific security devices, such as pledges, trust receipts, Romalpa clauses, factoring, stocks and shares as security, and guarantees and indemnities. The emphasis throughout is on the commercial effectiveness of the system.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6019","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6022V","ModuleTitle":"Globalization And International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Apart from the instruments of the World Trade Organization, there are other institutions and techniques which regulate international trade. The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund regulate certain aspects of trade. There are multilateral instruments which deal with issues such as corruption, ethical business standards, investment protection, competition and the regulation of financial services. The jurisdictional reach of large powers over international markets also provides means of self-interested regulation. The international regulation of new technologies such as internet and biotechnology pose novel problems. This course addresses the issues that arise in this area in the theoretical and political contect of globalization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6022","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6024V","ModuleTitle":"Indonesian Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will initiate the student to the basics of Indonesian law (adat law, Islamic law, legal pluralism, constitutional law, administrative law, civil law, judicial process) as well as to others aspects that are of concern to foreigners (foreign investment laws and protections, regional autonomy, mining laws etc.). It will also address some of the problems relating to law enforcement in Indonesia","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6024","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6027","ModuleTitle":"International & Comparative Law Of Sale","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus in detail on the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods, governing international commercial sales in the US and abroad. The objective of this course is to give participants an overview of the (different) ways in which this Convention has been applied by judges and arbitrators throughout the world, thus giving participants the tools to draft international import/export agreements favourable to their future clients. Participants will be given hypothetical cases and will be asked to critically examine the different substantive solutions proposed by courts and arbitrators. As the convention does not deal with all the problems that may arise out of international commercial sales, the course will also deal with the issue of how to fill the gaps left by this Convention.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6029V","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Arbitration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the basic understanding of the law of arbitration to enable them to advise and represent parties in the arbitral process confidence. Legal concepts peculiar to arbitration viz. separability, arbitrability and kompetenze-kompetenze will considered together with the procedural laws on the conduct of the arbitral process, the making of and the enforcement of awards. Students will examine the UNCITRAL Model Law and the New York Convention, 1958. This course is most suited for students with some knowledge of the law of commercial transactions, shipping, banking, international sale of goods or construction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6029","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6030V","ModuleTitle":"International Commercial Litigation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Globalisation has made it more important for lawyers to be knowledgeable about the international aspects of litigation. This course focuses on the jurisdictional techniques most relevant to international commercial litigation: in personam jurisdiction, forum non conveniens, interim protective measures, recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments, public policy, and an outline of choice of law issues for commercial contracts. The course, taught from the perspective of Singapore law, based largely on the common law, is designed to give an insight into the world of international litigation. These skills are relevant to not only litigation lawyers, but also lawyers planning international transactions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6030","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6031V","ModuleTitle":"International Environmental Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"International law traditionally concerns itself with the relations between states, yet environmental problems transcend borders. International environmental law demonstrates how international norms can affect national sovereignty on matters of common concern. The course surveys international treaties concerning the atmosphere and the conservation of nature, and connections to trade and economic development. Institutions and principles to promote compliance and cooperation are also examined. The course will assist students in their understanding of international law-making. It would be of use to those interested in careers involving international law, both for the government and public sector and those in international trade and investment.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6031","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6032V","ModuleTitle":"International Investment Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the nature of risks to foreign investment and the elimination of those risks through legal means. As a prelude, it discusses the different economic theories on foreign investment, the formation of foreign investment contracts and the methods of eliminating potential risks through contractual provisions. It then examines the different types of interferences with foreign investment and looks at the nature of the treaty protection available against such interference. It concludes by examining the different methods of dispute settlement available in the area. The techniques of arbitration of investment disputes available are fully explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6032","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6033V","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Process","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course takes a problem-oriented approach to public international law. Its primary objective is to provide students with an understanding of the basic principles of public international law and a framework for analysing international legal disputes. The focus will be a past problem from the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition. This will be used to illustrate the basic principles of public international law applicable in an international dispute. Its second objective is to teach students how to research points of international law and to construct persuasive arguments based on legal precedent, general principles, policy and facts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6033","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6034V","ModuleTitle":"International Regulation of Shipping","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the global regime governing the international regulation of commercial shipping. It will examine the relationship between the legal framework established in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN specialized agency responsible for the safety and security of international shipping and the prevention of pollution from ships. The course will focus on selected global conventions administered by the IMO, including those governing safety of life at sea (SOLAS), the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL) and the training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW). It will also examine the liability and compensation schemes that have been developed for pollution damage caused by the carriage of oil and noxious substances by ships, as well as the conventions designed to ensure that States undertake contingency planning in order to combat spills of oil and other noxious and hazardous substances in their waters. In addition, the course will examine the schemes that have been developed to enhance the security of ships and ports in light of the threat of maritime terrorism. It will also examine the role of the IMO in the prevention of pollution of the marine environment from dumping waste at sea and from seabed activities subject to national jurisdiction. One of the themes of the course will be to consider how the IMO is responding to increased concern about the protection and preservation of the marine environment, including threats such as invasive species and climate change. Another theme will be to consider how the responsibility to enforce IMO Conventions is divided between flag States, coastal States, port States and the IMO. This course will be useful to persons who intend to practice shipping law or work in the private or public maritime sector.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent. Students who have completed a course in Law of the Sea or Ocean Law & Policy may have a slight advantage","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6034.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6043V","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Marine Insurance","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to give students a firm foundation of existing law; a working understanding of standard form policies; and an understanding of the interaction between the Marine Insurance Act, case law and the Institute Clauses. Topics will include: types of marine insurance policies; insurable interest; principle of utmost good faith; marine insurance policies; warranties; causation; insured and excluded perils; proof of loss; types of losses; salvage, general average and particular charges; measure of indemnity and abandonment; mitigation of losses. This course will appeal to students who wish to specialise in either insurance law or maritime law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6043.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6044V","ModuleTitle":"Mediation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a skills-based workshop and is designed to assist participants in learning about and attaining a basic level of competency as a mediator and mediation advocate. Topics covered include: Interest-based mediation vs Positions-based mediation; The Mediation Process; Opening Statements; Co-Mediation; Preparing a client for mediation; and Mediation advocacy. This workshop is targeted at self-motivated Year 3 & 4 students interested in learning and developing interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"Not open to students who have successfully completed Mediation.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6045V","ModuleTitle":"Negotiation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a skills-based workshop and is designed to assist participants in learning about and attaining a basic level of competency as a negotiator. This is particularly important as lawyers commonly engage in negotiation as part of their practice. Topics covered include: Interest-based negotiation vs Position-based negotiation; Preparing for a negotiation; Creating and Claiming Value; and Overcoming Impasse. This workshop is targeted at self-motivated students interested in learning and developing interpersonal and negotiation skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"Note: Not open to students who have successfully completed Negotiation Workshop or its equivalent elsewhere. Not open to incoming exchange students.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6049V","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Conflict Of Laws","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The subject of conflict of laws addresses three questions: Which country should hear the case? What law should be applied? What is the effect of its adjudication in another country? This course includes an outline of jurisdiction and judgments techniques, but will focus on problems in choice of law, and issues in the exclusion of foreign law. Coverage includes problems in contract and torts, and other areas may be selected from time to time. This course is complementary to International Commercial Litigation, but it stands on its own as an introduction to theories and methodologies in the conflict of laws.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6049.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6050V","ModuleTitle":"Public International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundational course introduces the student to the nature, major principles, processes and institutions of the international legal system, the relationship between international and domestic law and the role of law in promoting world public order. Students will acquire an understanding of the conceptual issues underlying this discipline and a critical appreciation of how law inter-relates with contemporary world politics, its global, regional and domestic significance. Topics include the creation and status of international law, participation and competence in the international legal system, primary substantive norms such as the law regulating the use of force and enforcement procedures.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6050.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6054V","ModuleTitle":"Domestic and International Sale of Goods","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of domestic and international sale of goods under the Singapore law. With regard to domestic sales, the course will focus on the Sale of Goods Act. Topics to be studied will include the essential elements of the contract of sale; the passing of title and risk; the implied conditions of title, description, fitness and quality; delivery and payment, acceptance and termination, and the available remedies. With particular reference to a seller’s delivery obligations, the course will also cover substantial aspects of the international sale of goods under the common law, such as FOB and CIF contracts and documentary sales. This course will be of interest to students intending to enter commercial practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6056BV","ModuleTitle":"Tax Planning And Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course seeks to acquaint participants with a basic working knowledge of income tax and goods and services tax issues faced by companies and individuals. It will illustrate the extent to which tax avoidance is acceptable under the rules for deductions, capital allowances and losses. In addition, the taxation of income from employment income, trade and investments will be highlighted. Tax planning opportunities arising from the differences in tax treatment of sole proprietors, partnerships and companies will be highlighted. On policy issues, concepts including economics of taxation, international trends and tax reform will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law (LC2008) or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Phua Lye Huat,Stephen"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6057V","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations Of Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to examine and critique the philosophical assumptions that underlie the substantive criminal law. We begin with a survey of the various philosophical theories that purport to explain and justify the imposition of criminal liability. Once familiar with the fundamental concepts and issues, we then consider the relationship between moral responsibility and criminal liability by analyzing the theoretical assumptions behind the substantive principles and doctrine of criminal law. This is a seminar-style course aimed at students who already have grounding in criminal law, philosophy of law, or moral theory. Extensive class participation is expected.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Module is also open to non-law students from FASS Philosophy or Political Science dept with at least 80 MCs.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6057.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6060","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6060B","ModuleTitle":"World Trade Law (B)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or equivalent","Preclusion":"LL4199A/LL4199B","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6063V","ModuleTitle":"Business & Finance For Lawyers","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"To provide law students who intend to read commercial law electives with a foundation in accounting, finance and other related business concepts. It covers topics such as interpretation and analysis of standard financial statements, the types of players and instruments in the financial markets and the basic framework of a business investment market.The course will employ a hypothetical simulation where lawyers advise on several proposals involving the acquisition and disposal of assets by a client. The issues covered in the hypothetical will include asset valuation models, financing options and techniques, and compliance with accounting and regulatory frameworks.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law or its equivalent in a common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently)","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6063.","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Phua Lye Huat,Stephen"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6064V","ModuleTitle":"Competition Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the competition law and policy framework in Singapore and will introduce students to the three pillars of the legal and regulatory framework: (i) the prohibition against anti-competitive agreements, (ii) the prohibition against abuses of market dominance, and (iii) the regulation of mergers and concentrations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Competition Law courses taught in European, American and Singapore law schools. Students who are taking or have taken LL6064.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6065","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Corporate Governance","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6067","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6069V","ModuleTitle":"European Union Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6070V","ModuleTitle":"Foundations Of Intellectual Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to introduce students to the general principles of intellectual property law in Singapore, as well as, major international IP conventions. It is aimed at students who have no knowledge of IP law but are interested in learning more about this challenging area of law. It will also be useful for students intending to pursue the advanced courses in IP/IT by providing them with the necessary foundation on IP law. Students will be assessed based on open book examination, 1 written assignment and 1 class presentation. (Class presentation is subject to change depending on student subscription).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"The Law of Intellectual Property. Students who are taking or have taken LL6070.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6071V","ModuleTitle":"Global Exploitation Of IP","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The advent of new technologies in this scientific and technological age has led to a dramatic shift in business strategies and global economic development. IP rights form an \"inexhaustible resource\" from which the fruits of research and innovation can be valued and commercially dealt with. This course will analyse the existing global regime for technology transfer and the strategy for an effective global exploitation and management of IP rights. It will also explore difficult issues including competition laws, conflict of laws, remedies and enforcement of IP rights faced by global corporations","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6071.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6073V","ModuleTitle":"International Criminal Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce to students the substantive and procedural framework of international criminal law. We will study international criminal law's historical origins, evolution, and how it is implemented today through a variety of different institutional frameworks. Among others, we will study post-WWII tribunals, the ad hoc international tribunals of Yugoslavia and Rwanda, hybrid tribunals, military tribunals and the permanent International Criminal Court. We will also examine non-criminal law responses to international crimes such as truth and reconciliation commissions. Students will critically explore and question the pros and cons of international criminal justice in terms of its professed goals and objectives.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6073.","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6076V","ModuleTitle":"IT Law I","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal and policy issues relating to information technology and the use of the Internet. Issues to be examined include the conduct of electronic commerce, cybercrimes, electronic evidence, privacy and data protection. (This course will not cover the intellectual property issues, which are addressed instead in \"IT Law: IP Issues\".) Students who are interested in the interface between law, technology and policy will learn to examine the sociological, political, commercial and technical background behind these rules, evaluate the legal rules and policy ramifications of these rules, and formulate new rules and policies to address these problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6076.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6077V","ModuleTitle":"IT Law II","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal and policy issues relating to information technology and the use of the Internet. The focus of this course will be on the intellectual property issues such as copyright in software and electronic materials, software patents, electronic databases, trade marks, domain names and rights management information. Students who are interested in the interface between law, technology, policy and economic rights will learn to examine the sociological, political, commercial and technical background behind these rules, evaluate the legal rules and policy ramifications of these rules, and formulate new rules and policies to address these problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6077.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6078","ModuleTitle":"Law & Practice of Investment Treaty Arbitration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is about a form of arbitration which is specific to disputes arising between international investors and host states – i.e. investor-state disputes – involving public, treaty rights. In contrast, international commercial arbitration typically deals with the resolution of disputes over private law rights between what are usually private parties. It will be of interest to those interested in arbitration, and/or the law of foreign investment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6085","ModuleTitle":"International Trusts","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6089V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Corporate & Securities Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the laws and the relevant legislation governing the main forms of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China such as equity joint ventures, contractual joint ventures, wholly foreign-owned enterprises and limited liability companies.The aim is to provide students with a critical understanding of the FDI regime in China as well as an understanding of the relationship between the FDI governing laws and other general laws so as to provide updated and accurate information and enable proper legal advice to be given in this area.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL4089.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6094","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6094AV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6094BV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6094CV","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6094V","ModuleTitle":"The Law Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The clinical legal education programme at the NUS Faculty of Law has a strong pro bono emphasis. Built as a natural extension to the Legal Skills Programme, this module provides students with an opportuity to further develop their legal skills in context, to acquire new skills for legal practice, and to make significant contributions to enhancing the provision of legal services to the community. Students will work under the close supervision of lawyers to assist in live cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6094.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6096V","ModuleTitle":"International Trademark Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The emphasis will be on the international and comparative aspects of the subject, including the international treaties in this area (Paris Convention; TRIPS; Madrid etc) and regional developments (eg the Community trade mark system in Europe, the harmonization efforts in Asean); inter-relationship between trade mark law and the law of unfair competition in civil law jurisdictions; different treatment by countries of topics such as parallel importation; protection of personality interests; dilution; protection of \"trade dress\" or \"get up\".","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6096.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6099V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an understanding of the legal issues arising from casualties involving ships. It will examine aspects of the law relating to nationality and registration of ships, the law relating to the management of ships, ship sale and purchase, and the law of collisions, salvage, towage, wreck and general average. Students successfully completing the course will be familiar with the international conventions governing these issues, as well as the domestic law of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6099.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Torts","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Torts is designed to build on and further your knowledge of tort law. The course is divided into two parts. In Part One, we will examine some fundamental concepts and debates surrounding tort law. The objective is to understand what is distinctive about torts and how torts are important in a civilised system of law. In Part Two, we will examine torts not already covered in the first year course. This will include consideration of important torts such as defamation, conversion, deceit, conspiracy and breach of statutory duty. These torts will be examined by reference to the best of the literature and by a selection of representative cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6104V","ModuleTitle":"Jurisprudence","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced-level course which provides an opportunity for rigorous study about the nature of law and broader issues in legal and political theory such as the nature of rights, the nature of justice, and questions about (fair) distribution. The course will examine a range of salient topics related to these issues and will be taught entirely through interactive, discussion-intensive seminars, that will rely heavily on active class participation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6104.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6109V","ModuleTitle":"International Law & Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"How does Asia relate to the international community and international law? The region's rich diversity of states and socieities challenges assumptions of universality and also affects cooperation between states on issues such as human rights violations, environmental harm and the facilitation of freer trade. Yet a sense of reguinalism within East Asia is growing, with new institutions and mechanisms to deal with these and other contemporary challenges in East Asia. The seminar will discuss key issues of law and legal approaches in Asia, such as sovereignty, as well as provide for presentations bt students on research subjects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6109.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6129V","ModuleTitle":"Indian Business Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The principal objective of this course is to provide an understanding and appreciation of the various legal issues and perspectives involved in carrying out business and corporate transactions in India.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6129.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6133V","ModuleTitle":"Human Rights in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Firstly, to impart a solid grounding in the history, principles, norms, controversies and institutions of international human rights law. Secondly, to undertake a contextualized socio-legal study of human rights issues within Asian societies, through examining case law, international instruments, policy and state interactions with UN human rights bodies. 'Asia' alone has no regional human rights system; considering the universality and indivisibility of human rights, we consider how regional particularities affect or thwart human rights. <br><br> Subjects include: justiciability of socio-economic rights, right to development and self-determination, political freedoms, religious liberties, indigenous rights, national institutions, women's rights; MNC accountability for rights violations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6133.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6134V","ModuleTitle":"Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Migration is not a new phenomenon but the intensity, frequency and ease with which persons are crossing borders today, both voluntarily and involuntarily, is unprecedented. This course examines the legal issues impacting a person’s migration path into and in Singapore. We will examine the criteria for admission to Singapore on a temporary or permanent basis, the evolution of immigration and nationality laws, as well as the domestic responses to the growing global problem of human trafficking. Theoretical perspectives on migration and citizenship are examined with a view to a range of normative questions including: How should constitutional democracies respond to and balance rights claims by citizens, residents, and others within their borders?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6134","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6140V","ModuleTitle":"Ocean Law & Policy in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Ocean Law & Policy issues are of crucial importance to Singapore and Asia. This course will examine the evolving global legal regime governing the oceans by examining current issues in Asia. It replaces the course on Ocean Law & Policy, which does not have a specific regional focus. This course is also on the list of modules available in the specialized LLM in Asian Law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6140","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6150V","ModuleTitle":"Arbitration of Investment Disputes","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"With increasing flows of foreign direct investment in the region, settlement of disputes arising from such investments made with state owned corporations is becoming frequent. Such arbitration is provided for in the contract but increasingly, the investment treaties provide for recourse to such arbitration. A distinct body of case law has developed as a result of a multiplicity of such arbitrations in recent times. The aim of this course is to study the developments that have taken place in the area. It deals with the types of arbitration clauses used in the contracts, court supervision and assistance of such arbitration, the law that is applied in settling disputes, the nature of the award and the problems associated with the enforcement of the award.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6150","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6155","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Law & Economics","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will explore several key topics at the intersection of law and economics. It will commence with an exploration of the concept of rationality as employed in (positive) micro-economic theory. It will also explore the Coase theorem as a means of understanding the importance of legal rules and institutions. These theoretical tools will then be used as a lens for examining, amongst other topics, tort, contract and insolvency law; company law; financial regulation, and the role of law and legal institutions in economic development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. Tertiary-level module in Microeconomics.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6161V","ModuleTitle":"Intelligence Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6161","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6164V","ModuleTitle":"International Projects Law & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended to introduce students to the practice and law relating to international projects and infrastructure. The various methods of procurement and the construction process involved will be reviewed in conjunction with standard forms that are used internationally - such as the FIDIC, JCT and NEC forms, among others. Familiar issues such as defects, time and cost overruns and the implications therefrom (and how these matters are dealt with in an international context) will also be covered. The course will provide students with an understanding of how international projects are procured, planned and administered as well as give an insight into how legal and commercial risks are identified, priced, managed and mitigated.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6164.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6175V","ModuleTitle":"Global Legal Orders: Interdisciplinary Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The development of new types of legal phenomena in the global arena has outgrown established understandings of law, and conventional classifications of legal materials. At the point of needing a theoretical underpinning for the novel concerns of academic law occasioned by globalization, fresh considerations of interdisciplinary perspectives on law are opened up, questioning the extent to which a distinctively legal approach to global issues is possible. This course engages with these challenges by exploring the global interconnectedness of law, morality, politics and economics, and considers what contribution legal theory might make to illuminating complex policy issues with a global reach.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6175.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6177V","ModuleTitle":"Entertainment Law: Pop Iconography & Celebrity","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to (i) examine key aspects of a modern entertainment industry with a focus on the enforcement of intellectual property rights relating to popular iconography in movies, books, fashion and the arts; (ii) critically evaluate claims brought by celebrities, authors, artists and well-known brands in the United States and United Kingdom; (iii) understand the current legal issues concerning the protection of the commercial and dignitary interests of the celebrity. From Naomi Campbell to Tiger Woods, Michael Douglas to Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, Harry Potter to Seinfeld, Louis Vuitton to Gucci, this course will be analysing the operation of the six prominent causes of action brought by celebrities and rights owners.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6177.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6178","ModuleTitle":"International Legal Protection of Investment Flows","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the treaties used by States to protect the interests of their investors when making investments abroad. It will pay particular attention to investor-State arbitration, which is increasingly becoming widespread in Asia and a growing part of international legal practice. It will examine not only the legal and theoretical underpinnings of these treaties and this form of dispute settlement, but also their practical application having regard to concrete cases.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6185V","ModuleTitle":"Government Regulations: Law, Policy & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on law, policy and practice in three regulated areas in Singapore: (1) financial markets & sovereign wealth funds; (2) healthcare; and (3) real property. It adopts a cross-disciplinary and practice-related perspective in its examination of competing and overlapping interests and the relevant theories and principles of state regulation driving these fast-developing areas. It also examines the roles, rights and obligations of the Government as a regulator, the government-linked entities as market actors, businesses and individuals, and considers \"market inefficiencies\" relating to accountability, independence, legitimacy and transparency. Students are required to evaluate current substantive law and institutional norms and processes, review comparative models and approaches in other jurisdictions, and propose a model of optimal regulation in one selected area.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6190","ModuleTitle":"Freedom of Speech: Critical & Comparative Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Through examining the jurisprudence in three common law Western liberal democracies of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, this course compares and critiques how the freedom of speech is construed in these jurisdictions. By confronting the complexities of the US First Amendment, the interplay between Articles 8 and 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, and the Australian implied constitutional guarantee, one is exposed to different theoretical, practical and often controversial approaches in the protection of free speech. Cases covered span the spectrum from flag burning to duck shooting, from the Gay Olympics to the Barbie Doll, from regulating the display of offensive art to protecting the privacy of a supermodel. Mode of Assessment: 1 Research Paper (70%) - [to be handed in week 13]; Class Performance - 30%.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. Singapore Legal System (LC1005); Public law (LC2007).","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6191","ModuleTitle":"Wealth Management Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the legal principles and regulatory environment surrounding the wealth management services provided by banking institutions. Major topics that are likely to be covered on the course include the nature and regulation of wealth management services and providers, banks’ potential liability for the provision of wealth management services (such as financial advisory services in general and in relation to complex financial products in particular, the provision of financial information and data, portfolio management services, and custodianship) and the effectiveness of banks’ attempts to exclude or limit liability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent (b) Principles of Conflict of Laws [LL4049] is recommended.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6192","ModuleTitle":"Private International Law of IP","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6202V","ModuleTitle":"ASEAN Economic Community Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"ASEAN leaders agreed to create a single market – the ASEAN Economic Community – by 2015. Due to sovereignty concerns, ASEAN leaders did not create a single supranational authority to regulate this market. This course examines how ASEAN member states and institutions are filling in the vacuum through formal and informal means. Students will understand how regional policymaking affects domestic laws and policies within ASEAN.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent..","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6202.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6203","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6203A","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6203B","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6203C","ModuleTitle":"International Moots and Other Competitions","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6205V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Conflict of Laws","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"An examination of conflict of laws issues in the context of maritime law and admiralty litigation. The course will provide an introduction to conflicts theory and concepts before focusing on conflict of jurisdictions, parallel proceedings and forum shopping in admiralty matters; role of foreign law in establishing admiralty jurisdiction; recognition and priority of foreign maritime liens and other claims; choice of law and maritime Conventions; conflicts of maritime Conventions; security for foreign maritime proceedings; and recognition and enforcement of oreign maritime judgments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6205.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6208V","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Criminal Legal Process","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course encompasses the theoretical and practical concepts underpinning the entire criminal litigation process, from pre-trial to post-conviction. Coverage will include the role of the charge, drafting of charges, plea-bargains, guilty pleas, trials, consequential orders and appeals. Common evidential issues arising in trials will also be discussed. The aim is to provide both a holistic overview of the entire process as well as detailed examination of specific areas. The course will cover criminal procedure and evidence as well as include advocacy exercises in common criminal proceedings and a practical attachment at the Criminal Justice Division.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6208.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6209V","ModuleTitle":"Legal Argument & Narrative","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the advanced argumentative techniques possible with legal narrative, which refers to how information is selected and organised to construct a persuasive view of the facts. Fact construction plays a particularly prominent role in litigation, but it also appears in methods of alternative dispute resolution and justifications of policy positions. This module will analyze the pervasive reach of fact construction in the law, examine why fact construction is such an effective tool of legal persuasion, and explore advanced techniques of fact construction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6209.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6213","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Law in Theory and Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"In an era of globalization marked by a dramatic increase in cross-border interactions and transactions, the legal norms regulating these cross-border phenomena – from terrorism to environmental protection to business law – and disputes arising from them are complex and uneven. This rise in transnational legality poses a challenge for the modern concept of law and for state and inter-state law as traditionally conceived. This course traces the emergence of the state and considers how state law has been shaped by and has adapted to globalization. It examines legal and non-legal responses to transnational problems, using examples from several areas of law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS compulsory core curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the legal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the issues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6221","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will explore legal and policy developments pertaining to climate change. Approaches considered will range in jurisdictional scale, temporal scope, policy orientation, regulatory target, and regulatory objective. Although course readings and discussion will focus on existing and actual proposed legal responses to climate change, the overarching aim of the course will be to anticipate how the climate change problem will affect our laws and our lives in the long run.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6226","ModuleTitle":"Multimodal Transport Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Other than the traditional unimodal contract of carriage, a multimodal contract of carriage requires more than one modality to perform the carriage. Think of a shipment of steel coils, traveling per train from Germany to the Netherlands, then by sea to Singapore where the last stretch to the end receiver is performed by truck. The course deals with all the legal aspects of such a multimodal contract of carriage.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6233V","ModuleTitle":"European Company Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"European company law can be understood in two ways. It can indicate the EU’s approach to company law and thereby lead to an analysis of the harmonized standards for 28 European nations. It can also be understood as a comparative approach to the different legal systems on the European continent. This course includes both aspects. It will first concentrate on EU legislation and jurisdiction, followed by a comparison of the legal systems of the two most important continental European jursidictions, France and Germany. It will lead to an understanding of shared principles of civil law jurisdictions and emphasize important differences to common law systems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6233.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6234V","ModuleTitle":"Property Theory","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the way in which the concept of property has figured in political and legal theory. The module will first investigate the significance of property discourse in modern political theory, beginning with early modern authors such as Grotius and Locke, and then considering later political theorists such as Kant, Hume, Smith and Hegel, as well as utilitarian/economic treatments of property. The course will then draw upon this material to then focus on modern debates about the role of the concept of property in legal theory, covering such issues as economic/distributive justice, whether property is a 'bundle of rights', possession, ownership, and equitable property.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LL6234.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6235V","ModuleTitle":"Government Contracts: Int'l & Comparative Perspectives","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Today, many governments, like individuals and business entities, enter into contracts. The growing phenomenon of government contracts, especially contracts concluded with foreign nationals, refutes the traditional belief that contract is the domain of private law. This course offers an in-depth examination on how the presence of a government as a proper party to a contract moves the entire analysis on contract formation, performance, breach and dispute settlement to the domains of public law and general international law. It also offers critical perspectives on the mooted confluence of comparative public law and international law to obtain bespoke rules and principles for the regulation of government contracts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Corequisite":"Nil but students are strongly encouraged to take Public International Law and Arbitration of Investment Disputes, both currently convened by Professor M Sornarajah in order to enhance their appreciation of the topics covered in this course.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6243V","ModuleTitle":"Law, Economics, Development, and Geography","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Seminar explores how physical and human (economic, cultural) geography critically effects the way that law operates in a particular jurisdiction, with particular focus on East-Southeast Asia. This understanding is particularly useful for understanding the relationship between law and economics, law and development, and law and society. Is also relevant to public international law, transnational law, and human rights law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. Recommended prior coursework: a course in or related to law and economics (such as macro-economies, institutional economics, law and development, economic geography. For Non-Law students with at least 80MCs","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6244V","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The administration of criminal justice in Singapore relies on an ethical, professional and skilled disposition and management of criminal cases. A good criminal practitioner needs a sound grounding in criminal law and criminal procedure, and a strong base of written and oral advocacy and communication skills. This is an experiential course that takes students through a case from taking instructions all the way through to an appeal, using the structure of the criminal process to teach criminal law, procedure and advocacy skills. Taught primarily by criminal law practitioners, this course will give an insight into the realities of criminal practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"NUS Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students taking this module will be precluded from LL4208/LL5208/LL6208 & LL4208V/LL5208V/LL6208V ACLP, and vice versa.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6245V","ModuleTitle":"Theoretical Foundations of Public Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Course explore the structures, histories, purposes and justifications for public law (i.e., constitutional and administrative law) from the perpective of Anglo-American, continental European, and selected Asia legal traditions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent. A foundational course on constitutional and administrative law (from either a common law or some other jurisdiction). For non law students from FASS (Political Science -with at least 80 MCs)","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6251","ModuleTitle":"International Humanitarian Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the jus in bello – the law which regulates the conduct of hostilities once the decision to resort to force has been taken. This course will deal with fundamental concepts of the jus in bello, focusing on customary international law. Basic legal concepts that will be discussed include State and individual responsibility, the distinction between combatants and civilians, and the principle of proportionality. The course will also examine topics such as weaponry, international and noninternational conflicts, and the enforcement of the law in situations of conflict. Note: This course does not deal with the jus ad bellum, or the rules relating to the general prohibition on the use of force in international law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6258V","ModuleTitle":"Personal Property Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of key personal property concepts. Topics to be studied will include: types of personal property; personal property entitlements recognised at common law, notably, possession, ownership, title and general and special property, with some reference also to equitable entitlements; the transfer of such entitlements; the conflict between competing entitlements; the protection given by law to such entitlements; the assignment of things in action; security interests over personal property.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who have read: LL4047/LL5047/LL6047/ LL4047V/LL5047V/LL6047V Personal Property I – Tangible; LL4168/LL5168/LL6168/ LL4168V/LL5168V/LL6168V Personal Property Law II – Intangible & LL4411/LL5411/LL6411 Personal Property Law (8MC) are precluded.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6259V","ModuleTitle":"Alternative Investment Vehicles","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the legal issues that arise in alternative investments from both a practical and theoretical perspective. The alternative investment vehicles that will be covered include private equity funds, venture capital funds, hedge funds and real estate funds. The course will discuss selected agency, partnership, corporate, contractual, securities and tax issues of each type of alternative investment vehicle. The course will provide relevant comparisons on alternative investment vehicles in Singapore, the U.S., the U.K. and China. The course is intended for students intending to practice and research in the area of alternative investments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students should not have had past practice experience on alternative investments and fund management.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6260V","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Commercial Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the fundamental legal concepts and principles relating to Chinese commercial law. Topics to be covered include: basic principles of PRC civil and commercial law, contracts, business associations and investment vehicles, secured transaction, negotiable instruments, taxation and dispute resolution. It will highlight key legal considerations in carrying out commercial transactions in China. Where applicable, the course will provide relevant comparisons with similar laws in other jurisdictions such as the U.S., the U.K. and Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students should not have had past practice experience in China and should not have taken a substantially similar course.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6261V","ModuleTitle":"Employment Law & Migrant Workers Clinic","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Taken concurrently with “Crossing Borders” but with an emphasis on experiential learning, this module offers students the opportunity to explore the legal issues affecting migrant workers, both in the classroom and through externships and case work. Students will spend most of their time outside of class, gaining practical experience by first interning at the Ministry of Manpower over the holidays and then, during the semester, volunteering an average of 10 hours weekly with either Justice Without Borders (JWB) or the NUS-HOME Theft Project (“Theft Project”). In class, using peer learning, including roundtable case review, students will hone their legal skills while examining the legal framework governing Singapore’s foreign workers. Analysing their externship experiences, students will explore the relationship between law on the books and law in action.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-1-8-0-1","Prerequisite":"(a) Only Singapore Citizens for externships at the Ministry of Manpower beginning in July; (b) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum, NUS Legal Skills Programme or equivalent; (c) Crossing Borders: Law, Migration & Citizenship [LL4134/LL5134/LL6134; LL4134V/LL5134V/LL6134V] (may be taken concurrently).","Corequisite":"Crossing Borders: Law, Migration and Citizenship (LL4134; LL5134; LL6134 / LL4134V; LL5134; LL6134)","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Jaclyn Neo Ling Chien"],"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6267V","ModuleTitle":"Transactional Lawyering: Architecting Deals","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the fundamentals of how lawyers “architect” deals. It is taught in three parts. The first examines the unique role of the transactional lawyer and asks the questions: What is a “deal”? What do transactional or “deal” lawyers do? How can lawyers successfully design and structure a transaction? The second considers the economic and business considerations that drive the analysis of which legal principles should apply and how risks and benefits are allocated between the parties. It explores on how lawyers “translate” such considerations into legal terms within a contractual matrix. The third builds an analytical framework for the assessment of transactions and the choice of contracting constructs and regimes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6268","ModuleTitle":"Remedies","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is a study of private law remedies such as injunctions, specific performance, damages, and restitution. The course materials range across a variety of substantive private law fields, examining remedies—both personal and proprietary—arisng from claims based not just on contract and tort, but also fiduciary obligations, unjust enrichments, and other sources of obligations. Special emphasis is placed on the role of judicial remedies in the broader structure of private law and the question of what, if anything, remedies tell us about the substantive law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6269","ModuleTitle":"Privacy and Intellectual Property","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Privacy may in some cases conflict with intellectual property but in other cases the two may go hand in hand and in addition other rights in personal information may further blur and complexity the boundaries. This module will explore the relationships between privacy, intellectual property and other rights in personal information in a range of contexts across different jurisdictions in an effort to explain and evaluate the current legal position, the various debates and proposals for improvements in the law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Privacy Law: Critical & Comparative Perspectives LL4169/LL5169/LL6169 LL4169V / LL5169V / LL6169V","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6270","ModuleTitle":"International Human Rights of Women","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course examines the international legal protection of women’s human rights within a framework of international law and feminist legal theories. The course will focus upon the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, 1979 to which Singapore became a party in 1995 and the work of the CEDAW Committee in monitoring and implementing the Convention. The impact of certain conceptual assumptions within international law, and human rights law in particular, that militates against the Adequate protection of women's rights will be considered. After an examination of the general framework, more detailed attention will be given to certain topics including health and reproductive rights, women’s right to education violence against women, including in armed conflict, political participation and trafficking. The course will finally consider the question of whether international human rights law is an appropriate vehicle for the furtherance of women's interests.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6271","ModuleTitle":"Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course explores and contrasts the different methodologies inherent in the disciplinary approaches of legal and policy analysis. What are the biases and assumptions in each method of analysis? How does each method view the other? How is each approach relevant to the other in different practical situations, e.g. in legal advice, court arguments and judgments and in government policy formulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6272","ModuleTitle":"International Financial System: Law and Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"In the wake of the Global Financial Crisis (GFC) of 2008, the visibility of finance and financial regulation has increased dramatically. This subject will provide an overview of the global financial system and international efforts to build structures to support its proper functioning. Taking an integrative approach, the subject will look at the evolution of the global financial system, its structure and regulation. In doing so, the subject will analyse financial crises, especially the GFC, and responses thereto, the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS), the Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The approach will be international and comparative, with a focus on major jurisdictions in the global financial system, and will not focus on any single jurisdiction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Financial Stability & The Regulation of Banks LL4241; LL5241; LL6241 / LL4241V; LL5241V; LL6241V","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6273","ModuleTitle":"European & International Competition Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The course deals on a comparative legal basis (US-, EU and Swiss law) with problems related to: I. How to coordinate economic activities? II. Implementation of a competition system 1) Competition? Private restrictions to competition and what states can do against it? 2) The substantive EU- and Swiss-provisions – against agreements restricting competition and abuse of market power – on merger control – on sanctions and leniency programs – Discussion of leading cases 3) State aids; public and private enforcement III. Correcting the competition system Planned sectors, consumer protection, price controlling IV. Controversial questions, the „more economic approach“? Efficiency and individual freedom to compete? Global competition?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6274","ModuleTitle":"Comparative GST Law & Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Worldwide, governments are increasingly relying on broad-based consumption taxes, such as the GSTs in Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia and the VAT in Europe, to raise revenue. This course will introduce students to theories of comparative tax law and consumption taxation and to key GST law and policy concepts. With these theoretical, conceptual and legal tool kits, we will then explore the complex but fascinating legal and policy issues relating to cross-border trade in goods and services (such as professionals providing services to clients across borders and global digital trade), financial services and real property transactions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6275","ModuleTitle":"International Institutional Law:","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"International organizations play an increasingly important role in the international community. While the state continues to be the supreme form of political organization, international organizations, such as the UN, the WTO, the IMF, the World Bank, the ASEAN, the EU and NATO, are indispensable to cope with globalization and increasing interdependence. The main objective of this course is to familiarize students with the fundamental rules of international institutional law – that is the body of rules governing the legal status, structure and functioning of international organizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6276","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Contract Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Contract Law invites students to examine selected topics from contract law in greater detail and conceptual depth. Questions include: - What does contractual intention mean? - Should the doctrine of consideration be abolished? - Should promissory estoppel be a sword? - What is the justification for mitigation and remoteness? - What should be the aim of remedies for breach? - Should account of profits be available? - How should contracts be interpreted? - When should terms be implied? - Should substantive unfairness be controlled`? - How does and how should the law deal with change of circumstances? - How should we understand the vitiating factors?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-8-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent Contract Law","Preclusion":"Philosophical Foundations of Contract Law LL4187/LL5187/LL6187 LL4187V/LL5187V/LL6187V","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6277V","ModuleTitle":"Medical Law and Ethics","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the tools necessary for students to develop and reflect critically upon contemporary ethical and legal issues in medicine and the biosciences. Its substantive content includes and introduction to medical ethics and medical law, health care in Singapore (presented comparatively with select jurisdictions, such as the UK and the USA), and professional regulation. The following key areas will be considered: - Professional regulation and good governance of medicines; - Genetics and reproductive technologies (including abortion and pre-natal harm); - Mental health; - Regulation of Human Biomedical Research; - Innovative treatment and clinical research; - Infectious Diseases; - Organ transplantation; and - End-of-life concerns (e.g. advance care plan and advance directive, discontinuation of life sustaining treatment, etc.).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who have read LL4400/LL5400/LL6400 BIOMEDICAL LAW & ETHICS are precluded.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6278V","ModuleTitle":"Law and Regional Integration","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module has four elements. The first compares the institutional architecture of four regional organisations - ASEAN, the European Union, Mercosur and NAFTA. This will look at their norm setting processes, parliamentary involvement, systems of dispute settlement and arrangement of executive power. The second looks at their legal authority and their relationship with national courts. The third considers how they mediate processes of internal and external processes of trade liberalisation and tensions between these and collective goods. Finally, this module compares their visions of political community through their mediation of questions of democracy, human rights, migration and security.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-2-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Corequisite":"Public International Law: LL4050; LL5050; LL6050; LC5050 / LL4050V; LL5050V; LL6050V; LC5050V","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6279V","ModuleTitle":"Access to Justice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the conceptual foundation of access to justice and the practical challenges it raises in formal systems of dispute resolution. Using a Research Seminar structure, the module integrates academic analysis with experiential learning by providing students with opportunities to produce and critique original research on themes emerging from student internships and pro bono experiences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6280V","ModuleTitle":"Crime and Companies","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Companies are both the victims of and vehicles for crime. This module examines both aspects. The first aspect covers crimes against the company by management – criminal breach of trust, dishonest misappropriation of property, breaches of fiduciary duty, misuse of corporate information. The second aspect will deal with using companies as vehicles for crime – cheating, money-laundering. Corruption cuts across both aspects. The statutes covered will be the Companies Act; Corruption, Drug Trafficking and Other Serious Crimes (Confiscation of Benefits Act); Penal Code; and Prevention of Corruption Act. Students must have a firm grounding in both Criminal Law and Company Law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6281V","ModuleTitle":"Civil Procedure","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This module acquaints the students with the laws and principles relating to the civil litigation process. The three distinct stages, namely, pre-commencement of action, pre-trial and post-trial are discussed in detail. The overriding aims of the civil justice system will also be deliberated. This will enable the students to better understand and appreciate the rationale of the application of the provisions of the rules of court. In this regard, the students will be able to make a case on behalf of their clients or against their opponents when the perennial issue of non-compliance with procedural rules takes centre stage. This module is designed to prepare the students to practise law in Singapore. Hence, the focus will primarily be on the Singapore Rules of Court and the decisions from the Singapore courts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"LL4011; LL5011; LL6011 Civil Justice and Process LL4011V; LL5011V; LL6011V Civil Justice and Process","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6282V","ModuleTitle":"Resolution of Transnational Commercial Disputes","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The primary focus of this module is on the variety of commercial dispute resolution processes available to contracting parties and the essential principles and issues pertinent to these different processes. The overriding aims are to acquaint the students with the characteristics of each of these processes, to highlight the governing principles and to discuss the perennial and emerging issues relating to this aspect of the law. Students who have undertaken this module will be able to consider the plethora of options available to them when drafting dispute resolution clauses and/or providing legal advice and representation when a dispute has arisen.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6283V","ModuleTitle":"Artificial Intelligence, Information Science & Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Advancements in computer science have made it possible to deploy information technology to address legal problems. Improved legal searches, fraud detection, electronic discovery, digital rights management, and automated takedowns are only the beginning. We are beginning to see natural language processing, machine learning and data mining technologies deployed in contract formation, electronic surveillance, autonomous machines and even decision making. This course examines the basis behind these technologies, deploys them in basic scenarios, studies the reasons for their acceptance or rejection, and analyses them for their benefits, limitations and dangers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent Information Technology Law I [LL4076/LL5076/LL6076; LL4076V/LL5076V/LL6076V] or Information Technology Law II [LL4077/LL5077/LL6077; LL4077V/LL5077V/LL6077V] GCE “A” Level Mathematics (at least), with basic understanding of probability theory and linear algebra Programming skills in e.g. MatLab/Octave/Java/Python/R is a bonus.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6284","ModuleTitle":"Confucianism and Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is about the relevance of Confucianism to law, which includes three eras, namely: (1) Confucian legal theory and Confucian legal tradition; (2) the relevance of Confucianism to different aspects of national legal issues in contemporary East Asia (China, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Vietnam), such as human rights, rule of law, democracy, constitutional review, mediation, and family law; and (3) the relevance of Confucianism to international law. It will be of interest to those interested in Confucian legal tradition, customary law, Asian law, law and culture, legal theory, and legal pluralism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6286V","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Terrorism and International Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"While terrorism is not a new phenomenon, the sheer scale and transnational nature of that practice in recent years have challenged some of the core tenets of international law. This seminar investigates the role that international law can play, along with its shortcomings, in suppressing and preventing terrorism. It examines the manner in which terrorism and counterterrorism laws and policies have affected the scope and application of diverse international legal regimes including UN collective security, inter-State use of force, the law of international responsibility, international human rights, international humanitarian law, and international criminal law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6287V","ModuleTitle":"ASEAN Law and Policy","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course examines ASEAN’s ongoing metamorphosis into a rules-based, tri-pillared (political-security, economic, and socio-cultural) Community pursuant to the mandate of the 2007 ASEAN Charter. It deals primarily with Law but is also attentive to the Non Law and Quasi Law aspects inherent in ASEAN’s character as an international actor and regional organisation; its purposes and principles; and its operational modalities, processes, and institutions. Students will grasp the complexities of ASEAN’s conversion to the rule of law and rule of institutions within the context of international law and its frameworks; national competences and jurisdiction; and regional relations and realpolitik.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6396","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6397","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Progra","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6398","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6399","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6402","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Insolvency","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6403","ModuleTitle":"Family Law","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6405A","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Intellectual Property (A)","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-6-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6407","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Insurance","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LL6412","ModuleTitle":"Securities Regulation","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to provide an overview of securities regulation, corporate governance and mergers and acquisitions, in Singapore and, where relevant, jurisdictions such as the US, UK, Australia, China and HK. Topics to be covered generally include: regulatory authorities and capital markets; supervision of intermediaries; the \"going public\" process; legal position of stockbrokers; insider trading and securities frauds; globalisation, technology and regulatory harmonisation; and regulation of takeover activity. Students will be expected to use the Internet to search for comparative materials. Advisory Note for students from Civil Law Jurisdiction: Not appropriate for civil law students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-3-0-0-9","Prerequisite":"(a) NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent. (b) Company Law [LC2008/LLB2008] or its equivalent in a developed common law jurisdiction (may be taken concurrently).","Preclusion":"Students doing or have done any of the following module(s) are precluded: (1) International Corporate Finance [8MC - LL4409/LL5409/LLD5409/LL6409; 4MC - LL4238/LL5238/LL6238; 5MC – LL4238V/LL5238V/LL6238V]; (2) Corporate Finance Law & Practice in Singapore [4MC - LL4182/LL5182/LL6182; 5MC – LL4182V/LL5182V/LL6182V]; (3) Securities Regulation [4MC - L4055/LL5055/LL6055; 5MC – LL4055V/LL5055V/LL6055V]; (4) Securities Regulation [Module code: L53.3040 OR LW.10180] under the NYU@NUS Summer Session.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5002V","ModuleTitle":"Admiralty Law & Practice","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the various concepts relating to the admiralty action in rem, which is the primary means by which a maritime claim is enforced. Topics will include: the nature of an action in rem; the subject matter of admiralty jurisdiction; the invocation of admiralty jurisdiction involving the arrest of offending and sister ships; the procedure for the arrest of ships; liens encountered in admiralty practice: statutory, maritime and possessory liens; the priorities governing maritime claims; and time bars and limitations. This course is essential to persons who intend to practice shipping law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LLD5002.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5034V","ModuleTitle":"International Regulation of Shipping","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the global regime governing the international regulation of commercial shipping. It will examine the relationship between the legal framework established in the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the work of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the UN specialized agency responsible for the safety and security of international shipping and the prevention of pollution from ships. The course will focus on selected global conventions administered by the IMO, including those governing safety of life at sea (SOLAS), the prevention of pollution from ships (MARPOL) and the training, certification and watchkeeping for seafarers (STCW). It will also examine the liability and compensation schemes that have been developed for pollution damage caused by the carriage of oil and noxious substances by ships, as well as the conventions designed to ensure that States undertake contingency planning in order to combat spills of oil and other noxious and hazardous substances in their waters. In addition, the course will examine the schemes that have been developed to enhance the security of ships and ports in light of the threat of maritime terrorism. It will also examine the role of the IMO in the prevention of pollution of the marine environment from dumping waste at sea and from seabed activities subject to national jurisdiction. One of the themes of the course will be to consider how the IMO is responding to increased concern about the protection and preservation of the marine environment, including threats such as invasive species and climate change. Another theme will be to consider how the responsibility to enforce IMO Conventions is divided between flag States, coastal States, port States and the IMO. This course will be useful to persons who intend to practice shipping law or work in the private or public maritime sector.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Core Law Curriculum or its equivalent. Students who have completed a course in Law of the Sea or Ocean Law & Policy may have a slight advantage","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LLD5034.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5043V","ModuleTitle":"Law Of Marine Insurance","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to give students a firm foundation of existing law; a working understanding of standard form policies; and an understanding of the interaction between the Marine Insurance Act, case law and the Institute Clauses. Topics will include: types of marine insurance policies; insurable interest; principle of utmost good faith; marine insurance policies; warranties; causation; insured and excluded perils; proof of loss; types of losses; salvage, general average and particular charges; measure of indemnity and abandonment; mitigation of losses. This course will appeal to students who wish to specialise in either insurance law or maritime law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LLD5043.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5054V","ModuleTitle":"Domestic and International Sale of Goods","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to provide students with an understanding of domestic and international sale of goods under the Singapore law. With regard to domestic sales, the course will focus on the Sale of Goods Act. Topics to be studied will include the essential elements of the contract of sale; the passing of title and risk; the implied conditions of title, description, fitness and quality; delivery and payment, acceptance and termination, and the available remedies. With particular reference to a seller’s delivery obligations, the course will also cover substantial aspects of the international sale of goods under the common law, such as FOB and CIF contracts and documentary sales. This course will be of interest to students intending to enter commercial practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5099V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an understanding of the legal issues arising from casualties involving ships. It will examine aspects of the law relating to nationality and registration of ships, the law relating to the management of ships, ship sale and purchase, and the law of collisions, salvage, towage, wreck and general average. Students successfully completing the course will be familiar with the international conventions governing these issues, as well as the domestic law of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LLD5099.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5140V","ModuleTitle":"Ocean Law & Policy in Asia","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Ocean Law & Policy issues are of crucial importance to Singapore and Asia. This course will examine the evolving global legal regime governing the oceans by examining current issues in Asia. It replaces the course on Ocean Law & Policy, which does not have a specific regional focus. This course is also on the list of modules available in the specialized LLM in Asian Law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LLD5140","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5205V","ModuleTitle":"Maritime Conflict of Laws","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"An examination of conflict of laws issues in the context of maritime law and admiralty litigation. The course will provide an introduction to conflicts theory and concepts before focusing on conflict of jurisdictions, parallel proceedings and forum shopping in admiralty matters; role of foreign law in establishing admiralty jurisdiction; recognition and priority of foreign maritime liens and other claims; choice of law and maritime Conventions; conflicts of maritime Conventions; security for foreign maritime proceedings; and recognition and enforcement of oreign maritime judgments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who are taking or have taken LLD5205.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5214","ModuleTitle":"International and Comparative Oil and Gas Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"The module explores principles and rules relating to the exploration for, development and production of oil and gas (upstream operations). The main focus of the module is on the examination of different arrangements governing the legal relationship between states and international oil companies, such as modern concessions, productionsharing agreements, joint ventures, service and hybrid contracts. The agreements governing the relationships between companies involved in upstream petroleum operations (joint operating and unitisation agreements) will also be examined. The module will further explore the issues of dispute settlement, expropriation, stability of contracts and a relevant international institutional and legal framework.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"NUS Compulsory Core Curriculum or its equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5226","ModuleTitle":"Multimodal Transport Law","Department":"Law","ModuleDescription":"Other than the traditional unimodal contract of carriage, a multimodal contract of carriage requires more than one modality to perform the carriage. Think of a shipment of steel coils, traveling per train from Germany to the Netherlands, then by sea to Singapore where the last stretch to the end receiver is performed by truck. The course deals with all the legal aspects of such a multimodal contract of carriage.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5396","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LLD5397","ModuleTitle":"University Research Opportunities Programme","Department":"Law","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSE6101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Environmental Life Sciences Engineering","Department":"NUS Grad Sch For Integrative Sci & Engg","ModuleDescription":"Experienced teachers from SCELSE and highly selected guest instructors both local and international, give lectures, interact in discussions and hold tutorials/hands-on session on the following topics: 1) Emerging concepts of microbial physiology and ecology in biofilms context. 2) Experimental systems and their design, statistical analyses and interpretation. 3) Developments in systems biology – metagenomics, proteomics, metabolomics and systems biology. 4) Applications on engineering processes, human health and the Environment. 5) Academic research skills in discussions and presentations","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"67-12-0-3-18","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1101","ModuleTitle":"Biochemistry of Biomolecules","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of pH and buffers, and the physical-chemical basis of biological molecules: nucleic acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids; their structure-function relationships. Enzymes, enzyme kinetics and applications of enzymes, heme biosynthesis and metabolism will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ Level or H2 Biology or equivalent, or LSM1301 or LSM1301FC or LSM1301X","Preclusion":"LSM1401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1102","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Genetics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The course will cover topics on (i) the patterns of inheritance, (ii) the molecular structure and replication of genetic material, (iii) the molecular properties of genes, and (iv) genetic analysis of individuals and populations. This will include an in-depth understanding of mendelian patterns of inheritance and variations that could occur due to multiple alleles, lethal genes, chromosomal variations, linkage, gene interaction and other genetic phenomena. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the underlying molecular and biochemical basis of inheritance. Quantitative and population genetics will also be discussed with the emphasis of understanding the processes and forces in nature that promote genetic change.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ LEVEL OR H2 BIOLOGY OR EQUIVALENT, OR LSM1301 OR LSM1301FC OR LSM1301X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chew Fook Tim","Liou Yih-Cherng","Wu Jinlu"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1103","ModuleTitle":"Biodiversity","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to inculcate in students an understanding for the need of a diverse and intricate balance of nature and the morality of conservation. It involves an introduction to the diversity of major groups of living organisms, and the importance of maintaining diversity in natural ecosystems. Emphasis is on the need for conservation of biodiversity to maintain a balance of nature. The course will highlight to the students the biodiversity in the major habitats and vegetation types in and around Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ LEVEL OR H2 BIOLOGY OR EQUIVALENT, OR LSM1301 OR LSM1301FC OR LSM1301X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Choong Mei Fun, Amy"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1104","ModuleTitle":"General Physiology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with “General Physiology” and its theme is “Biological Transducers and Energy Transformation”. This module will start with bioenergetics which stresses on the application of thermodynamics to physiological processes in both animals and plants. Six types of energy will be dealt with, concerning (1) the transformation of light energy to chemical energy by plants, (2) the transformation of chemical energy to chemical potential energy of ions and water across bio-membranes, (3) the transformation of chemical potential energy to electrical energy by plasmalemma with special emphasis on neurons, (4) the transformation of chemical energy to mechanical energy by muscle, and (5) the production and release of heat during energy transformation. Since neurons and muscle tissues require a relatively constant extracellular environment for them to function properly, the important concept of homeostasis will be discussed. Emphasis will be on extracellular fluid volume and composition. In addition, mechanisms involved in the balance of heat gain and heat loss to maintain a constant body temperature will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘A’ LEVEL OR H2 BIOLOGY OR EQUIVALENT, OR LSM1301 OR LSM1301FC OR LSM1301X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1301","ModuleTitle":"General Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module that explores what a living thing is, the basics of life, and the science behind it. The course will introduce the chemistry of life and the unit of life. The question of how traits are inherited will be discussed and the field of biotechnology, including its applications and the ethical issues involved be will introduced. The diversity of life on earth will be explored, with discussions how life on earth possibly came about and how biologists try to classify and make sense of the diversity. The course will also introduce the concept of life functions from cells to tissues and from organs to systems. The concept of how organisms maintain their internal constancy and organisation of major organ systems will be discussed. The focus will be to introduce the unifying concepts in biology and how they play a role in everyday life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-5","Preclusion":"MUST NOT HAVE GCE ‘A’ LEVEL OR H2 BIOLOGY OR EQUIVALENT. CANNOT READ CONCURRENTLY WITH LSM1101, LSM1102, LSM1103, LSM1104 AND LSM1202. STUDENT MUST NOT HAVE PASSED LSM1301FC or LSM1301X.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1301X","ModuleTitle":"General Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module that explores what a living thing is, the basics of life, and the science behind it. The course will introduce the chemistry of life and the unit of life. The question of how traits are inherited will be discussed and the field of biotechnology, including its applications and the ethical issues involved will be introduced. The diversity of life on earth will be explored, with discussions how life on earth possibly came about and how biologists try to classify and make sense of the diversity. The course will also introduce the concept of life functions from cells to tissues and from organs to systems. The concept of how organisms maintain their internal constancy and organisation of major organ systems will be discussed. The focus will be to introduce the unifying concepts in biology and how they play a role in everyday life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-1-1-2","Preclusion":"Must not have passed A-Level or H2 Biology, or equivalents. Student must not have passed LSM1301 or LSM1301FC.","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-15T09:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1302","ModuleTitle":"Genes and Society","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The primary aim of this module is to introduce students to the modern concepts in biology and to enable them to evaluate independently the potential benefits and risks of thebiotechnological revolution and its implications for society. The topics taught will cover an understanding of the nature of the genetic material and the passage of information from DNA to protein, as well as the major technologies currently used for genetic engineering. Examples of genetic engineering of micro-organisms, plants and animals will be given in detail, and cloning will also be discussed. The students will become aware of the impact of the various genome projects on their own lives and will also able to recognise difficulties associated with deciding which kinds of genetic engineering are ethically and morally acceptable.","CrossModule":"GEK1527","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major/minor or Food Sciences & Technology or Pharmacy majors or Bioengineering programmes.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1303","ModuleTitle":"Animal Behaviour","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Understanding animal behaviour awakens the individual to the complexity of daily phenomenon in the animal kingdom - how animals live and survive in their environment. Much of this occurs around us every day and everywhere we go. But the city-dweller lives in increasing isolation of animals and understands little of the world around them. This module will highlight behaviours such as learning, sociality, territoriality, predation and defense, courtship and communication, with examples from across animal diversity. How behaviors have evolved to fit specific ecological conditions will be examined. Students will gain understanding of and empathy for animals, appreciate the value of scientific approach to animal care, human-animal conflict and conservation, and a better insight into our own behavior.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Preclusion":"Life Sciences major/minor and student from Bachelor of Environmental Studies Programme","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1401","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Biochemistry","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide student with a strong background in the fundamental aspects of biochemistry including selected topics in cell biology, microbial systems and molecular genetics, with an emphasis on their applications to chemical and pharmaceutical industries as well as engineering practices (in particular bioengineering, chemical engineering, environmental engineering, and engineering science). Upon completing this module, the student is expected to have sufficient knowledge in fundamental life processes in order to appreciate and relate the importance of biochemistry in industry as well as in everyday life. The student should also be well prepared to take up higher level modules for which biochemistry is the prerequisite.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1-0-6.5","Prerequisite":"For Bioengineering, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Engineering programs, Pharmacy and Chemistry major. Pass in A-Level or H2 Chemistry.","Preclusion":"Not for Life Sciences major/minor and student must not have read LSM1101 or its equivalent.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM1992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2101","ModuleTitle":"Metabolism and Regulation","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"Overview of the biosynthesis and catabolism of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids and nucleic acids in the context of human health and disease. Emphasis on the integration and regulation of metabolic pathways in different tissues and organs. Principles of bioenergetics and mitochondrial energy metabolism, free radicals, enzyme deficiencies in metabolic disorders will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2102","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches the structure, organization and function of genes and genomes in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes (e.g.: DNA topology, hierarchy of packaging of DNA in chromosomes and relationship to gene activity and genome dynamics). The functional roles of DNA regulatory ciselements and transcription factors involved in gene expression will be examined extensively. The molecular events of transcription; post-transcriptional modifications and RNA processing; temporal and spatial gene expression, control and regulation, signals of gene expression will be dealt with in detail. The cause and/or effect of dysfunction of gene expression and diseases will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 (or LSM1401) and LSM1102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2103","ModuleTitle":"Cell Biology","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive understanding of sub-cellular structures, functions and interactions in unicellular and multi-cellular systems. Emphasis is on cellular functions. Topics include structures and functions of organelles, organelle biogenesis (including organelle inheritance and import of proteins into organelles), intracellular protein trafficking, the cytoskeleton, and cell movements. In addition, students will be introduced to the current concepts of intercellular and intracellular signalling, molecular basis of cell proliferation and apoptosis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1401 or LSM1102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2191","ModuleTitle":"Laboratory Techniques in Life Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the theory and practical applications of techniques used in molecular biology and protein biochemistry. Factual knowledge in recombinant DNA techniques, such as RNA isolation, reverse transcription, polymerase chain reaction, recombinant DNA construction and recombinant protein expression; and in protein purification, such as liquid chromatography, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and western blotting, will be integrated with laboratory practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 OR LSM1102","Preclusion":"LSM2201A OR LSM2202A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Henry Mok","Wang Shu","Chung Ching Ming, Maxey","Norbert Lehming","Lu Gan","Wu Jinlu","Chang Chan Fong"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2212","ModuleTitle":"Human Anatomy","Department":"Anatomy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a basic introduction to human structure and function, comprising gross anatomy integrated with microscopic anatomy. Histological organization of the primary tissues: epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues will also be covered. Clinical relevance of the anatomical structures will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"LSM1102","Preclusion":"LSM1202","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2241","ModuleTitle":"Introductory Bioinformatics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Students will be introduced to the concepts, tools and techniques of bioinformatics, a field of immense importance for understanding molecular evolution, individualized medicine, and dataintensive biology. The module includes a conceptual framework for modern bioinformatics, an introduction to key bioinformatics topics such as databases and software, sequence analysis, pairwise alignment, multiple sequence alignment, sequence database searches, and profile-based methods, molecular phylogenetics, visualization and basic homology modelling of molecular structure, pathway analysis and personal genomics. Concepts emphasized in the lectures are complemented by hands-on use of bioinformatics tools in the practicals. Students will achieve highly valued skills as biological researchers with basic competence in computational and bioinformatics techniques, with proper foundation to learn more advanced skills in bioinformatics and biocomputing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2251","ModuleTitle":"Ecology and Environment","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the science of ecology and its role in understanding environmental processes. It covers both the major concepts and their real-world applications. Topics will include models in ecology, organisms in their environment, evolution and extinction, life history strategies, population biology, ecological interactions, community ecology, ecological energetics, nutrient cycling, landscape ecology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Mary Rose Posa"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Life Sciences I","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1102 or LSM1103 or LSM1104; AND Departmental Approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Life Sciences II","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1102 or LSM1103 or LSM1104; and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2291","ModuleTitle":"Fundamental Techniques in Microbiology","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an overview of microbial diversity, the biological properties of microbes, methods and approaches in the study of microbiology. At the end of the module, students should have fundamental knowledge of microbiology, including tools in the study of cells and microbes and the awareness of biosafety, and students should be excited by the microbial world and wishing to know more.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0.5-2.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 or LSM1102 or LSM1103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 2000 Module","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM2992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3201","ModuleTitle":"Research and Communication in Life Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the philosophy, principles and processes of life sciences research and communication. It aims to equip students with the essential knowledge that complements the hands-on research training which students undertake for UROPS and Honours projects’ requirements. The module covers the essentials of scientific research including: importances and pitfalls of problem formulation and hypothesis generation; essentials of experimental designs; practical tips and pitfalls during experimental execution; good and bad practices of data collection, analysis and evaluation; form and function of scientific communication; and research ethics. This module will complement and enhance the experience and quality of undergraduate research training.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Corequisite":"LSM2288 Basic UROPS in Life Sciences I; LSM3288 Advanced UROPS in Life Sciences I; LSM4199 Honours Project in Life Sciences","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3211","ModuleTitle":"Fundamental Pharmacology","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide basic principles of pharmacological science with emphasis on drug action from the molecular and cellular levels to tissue, organ and whole animal including human using lectures and practicals. The lectures will start with the classical drug receptor theory followed by molecular pharmacology of drug receptors and their regulation including receptor-mediated signal transduction and membrane ion channel function. Autonomic pharmacology (sympathetic and parasympathetic) will be introduced. The module also focuses on the pharmacodynamics of autacoids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, corticosteroids and other immunosuppressants, anti-asthma drugs, anti-thrombotic agents and nitric oxide.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 or LSM2103","Preclusion":"GEK2501","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3212","ModuleTitle":"Human Physiology: Cardiopulmonary System","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"The heart and lungs are central to the maintenance of homeostasis in the human body by bringing essential materials to and removing wastes from the body?s cells. This module covers the basic physiology of the cardiovascular and pulmonary systems using exercise to illustrate the onset of homeostatic imbalances and the body's responses to restore homeostasis. Students will be able to identify the benefits that exercise imparts to cardiorespiratory fitness and overall health.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3214","ModuleTitle":"Human Physiology - Hormones and Health","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"This module covers several human physiological systems using hormonal control of homeostasis as a basis for understanding normal function and health. The student will be able to appreciate the interactions occurring amongst the endocrine, digestive, renal, and reproductive systems, and be able to relate them to the body's biological rhythms (or clocks), growth, responses to stress, and reproductive processes. Major Topics Covered: endocrine system, central endocrine glands, peripheral endocrine glands, digestive system, digestive processes, energy balance, urinary system, fluid processing, fluid balance, reproductive system, male reproductive physiology, female reproductive physiology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 and LSM3212","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3215","ModuleTitle":"Neuronal Signaling and Memory Mechanisms","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide fundamental knowledge about how neuronal signaling and its higher functions, such as encoding and retrieval of memory, occur in our brain. Learning and memory mechanisms are conserved in all organisms. This module covers topics including the ionic basis of resting and action potentials, molecular biology of ion and TRP channels, ion channelopathies, and the auditory system. It also focuses on neurotransmission with particular emphasis on the glutamate receptors and neuropharmacology. In addition it touches the cellular and molecular basis of learning and memory, and energy utilization in the brain.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM1104 General Physiology AND LSM2103 Cell Biology","Preclusion":"LSM3213 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3216","ModuleTitle":"Neuronal Development and Diseases","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on key events that take place in different stages of vertebrate nervous system development including neural induction, neurogenesis, glial biology, neuronal growth and polarity, axonal guidance, synapse formation, and regeneration. Pathological states such as muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, and other neurodegenerative diseases will be studied, both in terms of understanding the deficits as well as examining potential solutions to improve the outcomes of these neuronal diseases. Latest findings will be discussed, allowing students to learn the current state of research in developmental neurobiology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 Molecular Biology AND LSM2103 Cell Biology","Preclusion":"LSM3213 Molecular and Cellular Neurobiology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3217","ModuleTitle":"Human Ageing","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces human ageing theories, molecular basis of ageing, system level effects of ageing, ageing related diseases, and interventions that increase longevity. Major topics to be covered in the first half include biology of ageing theories (Oxidative stress, Genetic, Autoimmune and Neuroendocrine), with an emphasis on molecular pathways such as telomere shortening, mitochondrial and ER stress, sirtuins and mTOR and autophagy. The second half of lectures include ageing brain, heart and related diseases, health implications for the individual and interventions that increases longevity such as hormesis, dietary restriction, resveratrol, rapamycin and growth hormones.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Thiruma Valavan Arumugam","Shen Han-Ming","Roger Foo Sik Yin","Saji Kumar Sreedharan","Jan Gruber","Fong Ngan Phoon"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3221","ModuleTitle":"Human Pharmacology","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the pharmacological treatment of human disease. The module will discuss the principles of therapeutics, human pharmacokinetics and the actions of drugs on major organ systems in the human body. Examples of drugs used to treat diseases and disorders of the cardiovascular, endocrine, and nervous systems will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3211","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3223","ModuleTitle":"Immunology","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"This course provides the central concepts of immunology and the foundation for understanding how immunity functions. The subjects of innate immunity and haematopoiesis introduce the origin and role of different cell types in immunity. The mechanics of how the body protects itself from disease are explored in relation to T and B cell biology, monoclonal antibodies, cytokines, major histocompatibility complex and antigen presentation. Other topics include hypersensitivity, immunodeficiencies, tolerance, autoimmunity, resistance and immunization to infectious diseases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Zhang Yongliang","Kemeny, David Michael","Nicholas Robert John Gascoigne","Gan Yunn Hwen"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3224","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Basis of Human Diseases","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students primarily with in-depth knowledge of the basic molecular mechanisms of common human diseases, such as cancer, atherosclerosis, obesity, diabetes, and muscle wasting conditions; and to prepare them for future translational research. There will be extensive discussion on results from current cutting-edge research. Since the focus of this module is on the current molecular mechanisms underlying the pathogenesis of each disease, prospective students should have basic knowledge of molecular and cell biology, genetics and general human physiology before registering for this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 and LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3225","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Microbiology in Human Diseases","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"With the application of advanced technologies in molecular biology to the study of microorganisms, there are many implications on how we can identify and detect microbes, as well as treat and prevent diseases caused by both existing and newly emerged pathogens. In this course, the students will be taught the molecular principles of the physiological processes involved in the life cycle of different types of microbes and how these affect human health and disease.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 or LSM2102 or LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3231","ModuleTitle":"Protein Structure and Function","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a strong foundation in the study of protein structure and function. The following topics that will be covered: structures and structural complexity of proteins and methods used to determine their primary, secondary and tertiary structures; biological functions of proteins in terms of their regulatory, structural, protective and transport roles; the catalytic action of enzymes, their mechanism of action and regulation; various approaches used in studying the structure-function relationships of proteins.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3232","ModuleTitle":"Microbiology","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"Principles of Microbiology, with emphasis on the properties, functions and classification of the major classes of microorganisms, especially bacteria, fungi and viruses. Understanding microbial activities and their influence on microbial diseases, industrial applications, ecology, food and water quality.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 or LSM2102 or LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ho Bow","Tan Shyong Wei, Kevin"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3233","ModuleTitle":"Developmental Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This course will showcase and examine embryogenesis, starting from fertilisation to birth in the case of animal development; and to germination, growth and differentiation in plants. Students will be exposed to concepts, principles and mechanisms that underlie development in plants and animals. Different organism models will be studied to demonstrate the rapid advances in this field of life sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Winkler, Christoph Wolfram","Loh Chiang Shiong"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3241","ModuleTitle":"Bioinformatics & Biocomputing","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module provides fundamentals in bioinformatics. Topics include sequence analysis and applications, molecular modeling and drug design, protein modeling, and data mining.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 and either LSM2104 or LSM2241","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3242","ModuleTitle":"Translational Microbiology","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the underlying principles and wide-ranging industrial, environmental, pharmaceutical, and biomedical applications of microbiology. The objectives are (a) to gain an understanding of the role of microorganisms for biotechnology applications in the fields of medicine, agriculture, organic chemistry, synthetic biology, public health, biomass conversion, and biomining; and (b) to review advances in genetics and molecular biology of industrial microorganisms, enzyme engineering, environmental microbiology, food microbiology, and molecular biotechnology. A particular focus will be on the meaning and impact of microbiology on human health and the development of new therapeutic approaches.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-1-4.5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 and either LSM2101 or LSM3232","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3243","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Biophysics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a physical background of macromolecular conformations and a description of biophysical techniques for studies of structure, dynamics and interactions of biomolecules. Topics will include conformation of biological macromolecules, protein folding, protein-ligand interaction, biological membrane, and biophysical techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3245","ModuleTitle":"RNA Biology and Technology","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the roles of RNA, coding and in particular non-coding (ncRNA), in regulation of gene expression, host–pathogen interaction, and catalysis as well as their applications in research, diagnosis, and therapy of human diseases. The topics cover the ‘RNA world hypothesis’, the relation between structure and function of RNA, the mechanisms of regulation and dysregulation of gene expression by ncRNAs, selection and design of functional RNAs, features and usage of ncRNAs, the role of RNA in early stage pharmaceutical developments, and RNA-based drug development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 Molecular Biology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Swaine Lin Chen"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3246","ModuleTitle":"Synthetic Biology","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"The ability to rationally engineer living cells has been a long anticipated goal dating back for more than half a century. With the advent of DNA synthesis and genome engineering tools, biological systems can now be systematically designed for a myriad of industrial applications including disease prevention, biochemicals production and drug development. This module aims to provide basic principles to the engineering of biology with emphasis on the design and construction of synthetic gene circuits in living cells. The module also discusses current and emerging applications driven by synthetic biology, and the socio-ethical responsibilities that are required of synthetic biologists.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 or LSM2102 or LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3252","ModuleTitle":"Evolution and Comparative Genomics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Presentation of the theory of Evolution as one of the unifying disciplines in biology. The module introduces the three main themes in modern Evolutionary Biology: (1) Tree-of-Life: including processes and mechanisms of speciation, (II) Natural selection: including sexual selection and kinship selection, (III) Neutral Evolution: including genetic drift. Comparative Genomics is incorporated in the module by discussing the origin of life, whole genome comparisons, gene duplication, and using molecular data for the reconstruction of the phylogenetic relationships between species. The module emphasizes the importance of evolutionary biology as a tool that can explain a wide variety of phenomena in biology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ng Ngan Kee"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3254","ModuleTitle":"Ecology of Aquatic Environments","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Aquatic environments make up >70% of the Earth’s surface. They host a huge diversity of life and ecosystems, many of which are vital to man. Topics covered in this module include diversity and ecology of freshwater and marine habitats and organisms, the impacts of humans on these environments, and the conservation and management of these critical resources. Overall learning outcomes include an appreciation and understanding of aquatic habitats, their physical and biological properties and their associated ecosystems. The importance of both marine and freshwater environments to Singapore will be highlighted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2251","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3255","ModuleTitle":"Ecology of Terrestrial Environments","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to principles of terrestrial ecology. Major topics will include diversity and distributions of terrestrial environments, soils and nutrient cycling, animal-plant interactions [pollination, seed dispersal, herbivory], disturbance ecology and succession, energy flow and food webs, population biology, and fragmentation. The course will have a strong quantitative focus. The module will also cover ecological processes in rural (agricultural) and urban terrestrial environments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2251","Preclusion":"LSM3271","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3256","ModuleTitle":"Tropical Horticulture","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamentals of tropical horticulture, with emphasis on the situation in Singapore, a tropical garden city. Topics include plant growth and development and factors affecting them, pests and diseases and their control, growing media, plant nutrition, tropical urban horticulture of ornamentals, vegetable and fruit crops, and native plants, vertical and roof greening, turf grass management, landscape design, organic methods and impact of horticulture on conservation. Field trips, demonstrations, and projects will enable students to enjoy hands-on experience in cultivating plants.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103 and LSM1104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3257","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods for Ecological Research","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Research design and analysis of ecological data are fundamental skills for environmental biology. This module will provide students with the skills and knowledge to design and perform statistical analyses on typical research projects in environmental biology. The students will also learn to conduct analysis using R. This will allow them to analyze and address quantitatively ecological information which is an important skill set in this discipline of life sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences AND LSM2251 Ecology and Environment","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3258","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Botany","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the basic relationships between the diverse forms and functions in plants. Each plant group shares a common basic structural plan but contains many members that deviate from the basic plan in response to selection pressures from the environment. Knowledge of organismal biology is enhanced through selected topics in morpho-anatomical designs and functional adaptions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103 AND LSM1104","Preclusion":"LSM3261","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Choong Mei Fun, Amy"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3262","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Animal Physiology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to examine the physiological and biochemical adaptations of animals which permit them to thrive in diverse environments. It focuses on how animals adapt to natural (e.g. oxygen availability, salinity changes, water availability) and anthropogenic (e.g. greenhouse effect, UV radiation and oxidative stresses, xenobiotics) environmental challenges. This module hopes to offer students clues to what are the fundamental ways in which basic biological structures and functions of living systems are actively modified to allow organisms to exploit the full range of natural environments and to maintain the radically different modes of life we see in nature. Efforts will be made to teach how environmental physiology can be applied to biomedicine, agriculture, ecology and environmental conservation in the last part of the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1104 or LSM1201","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3263","ModuleTitle":"Field Studies in Neotropical Ecosystems","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"An intensive four-week summer program conducted with the University of Costa Rica. The first two weeks will be spent on campus in San Jose, with lectures and tutorials on comparative paleo-tropical (Singapore) and neo-tropical (Costa Rica) terrestrial and marine ecosystems; comparative urban ecology as well as comparative conservation issues and policies. Short trips to nearby field stations (mid to high elevation forest systems) will be carried out over the first two weekends to familiarize students to local climate and native ecosystems, flora and fauna. The latter two weeks will be spent at research stations at tropical Caribbean coastal forest and coastal Pacific ecosystems. Students will be exposed to different techniques in field biology and will be trained in forming ecological hypotheses while in the field. Lectures, student projects and student assessments will be carried out at each field site.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"10-4-6-6-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2251","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3264","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Biochemistry","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces various approaches based on current knowledge of biochemistry and molecular and cell biology to deal with various environmental issues in an urban city like Singapore. The major environmental issues such as global warming, air and water pollution, and energy crisis, need our immediate attention. Major topics include biomass, bioremediation, microbial metabolism for reduction of carbon dioxide, recovery of precious metals from electronic wastes, algae for biofuel production, waste water treatment and CO2 emissions, monitoring and treatment of water.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1101 Biochemistry of Biomolecules or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3265","ModuleTitle":"Entomology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Insects and other related terrestrial arthropod groups are the most diverse forms of life on earth. Insects are ideal models for studies in evolution, ecology, behaviour and the environment as the same body plan has been adapted to diverse functions, in almost all terrestrial environments, and in most human endeavour. This module will equip students with knowledge in insect dentification, phylogeny, ecology, beneficial and pestiferous interactions with humans, and methods for their control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-3-2","Prerequisite":"LSM2251 Ecology and Environment","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3266","ModuleTitle":"Avian Biology and Evolution","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Birds are widely studied and constitute a model for many scientific disciplines from genetics to ecology. This module explores bird biology from an evolutionary perspective. Topics include: (1) birds’ dinosaur origins; (2) present-day diversity with emphasis on Asian bird families; (3) evolutionary processes that may have led to avian flight, small genome size and other avian traits; and (4) challenges birds face in Earth’s modern extinction crisis. This module is suitable for students passionate about biological processes ranging from organismic evolution at the molecular level to broad ecological and biogeographic contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM1103 Biodiversity","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3267","ModuleTitle":"Behavioural Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an in-depth coverage of the relationships that organisms have with each other and with the environment. Key concepts in organismal interactions, illustrated with examples from general diverse animals and ecological systems, to ultimate and proximate explanations of animal interactions and other life history characteristics, will be covered. Students will be given the opportunity to assimilate and critically evaluate contemporary literature on relevant current issues. Experimental studies will be designed, proposed and carried out by students to improve the understanding of animal behaviour and to appreciate the significance of behaviour in ecology as well as other related disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2251 Ecology and Environment","Preclusion":"LSM4253","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3272","ModuleTitle":"Global Change Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to promote an understanding of Global Change Biology from a multidisciplinary approach. Students will discuss and explore selected themes of prevailing environmental, biological, socio-economical and technological issues and solutions through lectures based on literature reviews and documentaries of relevant themes, field trips and group projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1103","Preclusion":"ENV2101 Global Environmental Change","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3273","ModuleTitle":"Ecology, Conservation and Management of Sri Lankan Ecosystems","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide a first-hand experience on the ecology, conservation and management of Sri Lankan ecosystems. The course will include basic lectures on the natural history and conservation issues of Sri Lanka, with the core being a 4-week field excursion to representative habitats and protected areas in the country. Emphasis will be on ecological research skills, assessments of complex conservation situations, and data analysis, all within a field setting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-6-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"LSM2251","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Life Sciences I","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Life Sciences II","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared YY as Life Sciences major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Life Sciences major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Life Sciences as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Life Sciences major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM3993","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Life Sciences","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Undertake a year-long research project and submit a written thesis for examination.","ModuleCredit":"16","Prerequisite":"For Life Sciences major students with overall CAP of 3.50 or more are eligible to enrol for this module (for Cohort 2011 and before). For Life Sciences major students with overall CAP of 3.20 or more are eligible to enrol for this module (for Cohort 2012 and after).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4210","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Biomedical Science","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Biomedical science is the spectrum of Life Sciences that addresses human health and human diseases. From genetics to metabolism, developmental biology to aging, neurobiology to physiology, microbiology to immunology, these key topics interplay to build up our understanding of the human body, as well as how it responses to internal disruptions and external disturbances especially in disease conditions. This senior level module aim to focus on selected topics in biomedical science so as to trigger students’ appreciation of the multi-facet approaches when engaging issues in this area of Life Sciences. Talks by guest speakers from the industry may be expected to enrich the awareness of real-world strategies in biomedical science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2-0-0.5-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2101 or LSM2102 or LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4211","ModuleTitle":"Toxicology","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"This introductory course is aimed at providing the basic principles and modern concepts of toxicology ? adverse effects of chemicals on humans and the biosphere. The students will understand how to make quantitative risk assessments from exposure to hazardous compounds, how to extrapolate from animal data, and how to link adverse effects at the molecular level to overall toxic responses in humans. Lecture topics include health hazards from drugs, naturally occurring toxins, industrial chemicals, or environmental toxicants; toxicokinetics and toxicodynamics; cellular and molecular mechanisms of toxicity; organ-selective toxicity; and safety evaluation of drugs and other chemicals. The general concepts will be illustrated with a number of both classical and highly topical examples.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3211 or LSM3221","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4212","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacogenetics and Drug Responses","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the scientific bases for all aspects of human variability in clinical responses to drugs and other xenobiotics. The course will provide both the theoretical and technical know-how to conduct and interpret simple studies relating to intraindividual, interindividual as well as interpopulational differences in drug responses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3211 or LSM3221","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4213","ModuleTitle":"System Neurobiology","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"The primary goal of this module is to understand how (a) neurons, assembled into circuits, mediate behavior and (b) pathophysiology of neurons leading to dysfunctional cellular and molecular processes and behavior. This course draws on basic knowledge of the cell biology and physiology of neurons.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM3215 and LSM3216","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Carlos F. Ibanez","Khanna,Sanjay"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4214","ModuleTitle":"Cancer Pharmacology","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the general principles of drug actions that underpin their therapeutic applications against cancers, from conventional (non-specific) chemotherapy to target-specific drugs. It will provide details of drugs used in specific cancer types, ranging from those with proven efficacy in clinics (e.g. Gleevec) to experimental agents in trials. Conceptual and theoretical targets (e.g. RNAi and gene therapies) will also be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"LSM3211","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ratnasari Bte Mohamed Basri"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4215","ModuleTitle":"Extreme Physiology","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"This module describes how the human body responds to exposure and exercise in environmental extremes such as hypoxic and hyperbaric conditions, thermal stressors, microgravity and trauma. Latest research findings, including some of the controversial topics, will be presented and discussed. Students will understand what the physiological changes are under extreme conditions and how acute and chronic adaptations occur in response to these stresses. This will allow students to appreciate how the human body adapts to changing environments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM3212 Human Physiology: Cardiopulmonary System AND LSM3214 Human Physiology – Hormones and Health","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4221","ModuleTitle":"Drug Discovery and Clinical Trials","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the stages that a drug that is developed for clinical use goes through before it is marketed: discovery/synthesis, preclinical studies, clinical drug trials, registration and post-market surveillance. The different phases of clinical drug trials and the guidelines for ethics and good clinical practice will be discussed. Students are also divided into groups to design clinical trials. At the end of the course the students will have an overview of the processes involved in bringing a drug from the laboratory to the market.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM3211","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Immunology","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"This objective of this course is to provide students with a current and up to date view of immunology. Breakthrough areas will certainly vary from year to year, but the broad subject matter will remain. Among the highly competitive areas of immunology research focuses on innate immunity, dendritic cell biology, antigen processing and presentation, lymphocyte development and differentiation, induction of tolerance, mechanism of autoimmunity and allergy, and vaccine development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3223","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Veronique Angeli","Ren Ee Chee","Zhang Yongliang","Vincent T. K. Chow (Microbiology)","Florent Benoit Claude Ginhoux"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4223","ModuleTitle":"Advances in Antimicrobial Strategies","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"An advanced course in the study of infectious diseases of man with emphasis on new and emerging infections as well as those of major clinical/economic importance. Core topics include understanding the principles and practice of Medical Microbiology, the nature and emergence of antimicrobial resistance, changing epidemiology of infections and laboratory diagnosis using classical diagnostic techniques and current molecular approaches. Seminars will be conducted as team presentations to explore current topics on infectious diseases in depth. A strong practical component is included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM3232 or LSM3225","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4225","ModuleTitle":"Genetic Medicine in the Post-Genomic Era","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to provide a good foundation and stimulate students’ interest in specialized topics in Genetics and Genomics related to translational research. The module will provide students with knowledge of current practices in Genetic Medicine. Students will also know how gene identification, diagnostic and therapeutic strategies are formulated and performed. They will also be expected to show how to translate new genetic and genomic discoveries into novel diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. Major topics covered are gene identification, genetic diagnosis, and gene therapy. Ethical, legal, and social issues (ELSI) in genetic medicine will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM2102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4226","ModuleTitle":"Infection and Immunity","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at providing an in-depth knowledge in the field of host-pathogen interactions, i.e how the immune system deals with pathogens, and how the pathogens deal with the host’s immune system. An introductory lecture series covers the basics in microbiology (bacteriology, virology, parasitology), immunology, vaccinology, and general principles of host-pathogen interactions. Selected diseases illustrate host-pathogens interactions along with the consequences for vaccine and drug design. The following set of lectures covered by clinicians and professionals focus on patient management, field study, as well as safety aspects when working with pathogens in a research lab. Tutorials are broken into “journal club”, “article write-up exercise” and “problem-based study” and are directly related to the topics developed during the lectures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3223 and either LSM3225 or LSM3232","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Veronique Angeli","Zhang Yongliang","Chu Jang Hann","Tan Yee Joo","Tan Shyong Wei, Kevin","Timothy Mark Sebastian Barkham","Nicholas Iain James Paton","Swaine Lin Chen","Juan Pablo Bifani"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4227","ModuleTitle":"Stem Cell Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide a detailed and critical introduction in the biology of stem cells and regenerative medicine. Students will investigate the origin of embryonic and adult stem cells and learn biological concepts relating to pluripotency, self-renewal, transdifferentiation, reprogramming and regeneration. The cell-fate determination and differentiation of selected types of cells, with a focus on their potential biological and medical applications, will be presented. Specialized topics on cancer stem cells, wound healing and tissue regeneration will provide a glimpse of how mankind's future could be further shaped.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 and LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4231","ModuleTitle":"Structural Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overall view on the structure determination of protein molecules, protein complexes, protein ? DNA complexes and viral assemblies. Topics will include the theory and practice of the three major methods ? electron microscopy (EM), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and X-ray crystallography.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4232","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Cell Biology","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the changes that occur in animal cells as they grow, mature, differentiate, and either senesce or renew themselves. Insights into the mechanisms that govern how and when particular developmental alterations occur will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the cellular molecular mechanisms that lend themselves to experimental manipulation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Low Boon Chuan","Reshma Taneja","Marius Sudol","Pervaiz, Shazib"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4234","ModuleTitle":"Mechanobiology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to mechanobiology, an emerging field of life sciences that explores mechanical regulation and implications underlying numerous biological events from prokaryotes to higher organisms. It covers regulation of cell functions by cytoskeletal networks, mechanics of movement of tissue/cell/sub-cellular organelle, cellular/molecular force-sensing, mechanical modulation of biochemical signaling, physical landscapes of peri-/trans-/intra-nuclear events including transcription, and mechanical control of multicellular living organization. It also refers to physical and engineering aspects of physiological or pathological backgrounds of human health and diseases. In addition, students learn cutting-edge technologies to dissect mechanical/physical aspects of cellular/molecular functions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102 and LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4235","ModuleTitle":"Nuclear Mechanics and Genome Regulation","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to develop an understanding of the relationship between physico-chemical constraints that underlie chromosome organization and its impact on regulating genetic information within the 3D nuclear architecture. In addition, mechanisms of nuclear mechanotransduction and its coupling to mechanofeedback genetic circuits during differentiation, development and in diseases will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4241","ModuleTitle":"Functional Genomics","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce selected topics on functional genomics. Areas covered include : the assignment of functions to novel genes following from the genome-sequencing projects of human and other organisms; the principles underlying enabling technologies: DNA microarrays, proteomics, protein chips, structural genomics, yeast two-hybrid system, transgenics, and aspects of bioinformatics and its applications; and to understand the impact of functional genomics on the study of diseases such as cancer, drug discovery, pharmacogenetics and healthcare.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3231","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4242","ModuleTitle":"Protein Engineering","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module will familiarize students with the technologies that can be used to produce and engineer various proteins for basic biological research and biotechnology applications. The fundamental principles for manipulating protein production as desired and the common expression systems will be presented. The emphasis will be on the experimental strategies and approaches to improve protein properties and to create novel enzymatic activities. The topics include gene expression and protein production systems, uses of gene fusions for protein production and purification, directed molecular evolution and DNA shuffling, and engineering of proteins and enzymes for improved or novel properties. Some specific examples in protein engineering will be highlighted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3244","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4243","ModuleTitle":"Tumour Biology","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the understanding of processes that regulate cell growth and proliferation, and the intricate mechanism(s) that result in abnormal proliferation and oncogenesis. Molecular basis of immortalization and the acquisition of the neoplastic phenotype, namely oncogene activation, immune evasion, potential for local and distant spread, and resistance to cell death etc. will be discussed. Role of DNA damage/repair, telomere/telomerase in genome instability and tumourigenesis will be examined. A brief session on target therapies including gene therapy approaches will also be included. Tumour immunology role of inflammation in tumours will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Marius Sudol","Lim Siew Gek","Manoor Prakash Hande"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4244","ModuleTitle":"Oncogenes and Signal Transduction","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"Oncogenes are key drivers of cancer development. They do so by deregulating signalling cascades that control biochemical events such as transcription, protein turnover, metabolism, and cellular activities such as cell cycle, cell adhesion, movement and invasion through extracellular matrix. The module will primarily focus on basic concepts and central dogmas associated with each major signalling pathway. Many oncogenes have been discovered in the past few decades and new ones continue to be unearthed. In addition to well-established oncogenes, the module will cover scientific knowledge on newer oncogenes and associated signalling pathways.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4245","ModuleTitle":"Epigenetics and Chromatin Biology","Department":"Biochemistry","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce concepts and molecular mechanism of epigenetics. Students will learn the historic discoveries of epigenetic research, DNA methylation, post-translational histone modifications, noncoding RNA, chromatin remodelling and epigenetic reprogramming. The module will focus on the role of epigenetic modifications in biological functions. The clinical applications of epigenetics will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM1102 Molecular Genetics and LSM2102 Molecular Biology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wu Qiang","Chen Ee Sin","Takao Inoue","Sudhakar Jha","Sudhakar Jha","Ng Huck Hui"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4251","ModuleTitle":"Plant Growth and Development","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Growth and development of higher vascular plants through their life cycles. Discussion in this module include selected topics in gamete development, fertilization, embryo development, seed germination, development of various plant organs and flowering, the role of plant growth regulators, and the cellular, physiological and molecular basis of plant morphogenesis. The molecular basis of various stages of plant development will be discussed using developmental mutant analyses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3253 or LSM3244","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4252","ModuleTitle":"Animal Reproduction","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the events and mechanisms leading to the development and differentiation of gonads and sexes in vertebrates, and eventually to the reproduction and propagation of a new generation. It also describes the use of animal models and discusses selected topics to highlight the current trends in animal reproduction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3233","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Winkler, Christoph Wolfram","Orban, Laszlo","Fumio Motegi"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4254","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Taxonomy and Systematics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to taxonomy and systematics; i.e., the science of grouping biodiversity into species, describing the species, and classifying this diversity into higher-level taxa that reflect evolutionary history. The module has two main goals: (1) It introduces the main concepts and goals of taxonomy and systematics. (2) It teaches the qualitative and quantitative techniques that are today used to describe/identify species and higher-level taxa based on the analysis of morphological and DNA sequence evidence. The aim is to equip environmental as well as other biologists with a thorough understanding of taxonomic/systematic units and the tools needed for evaluating and quantifying diversity in samples of plant and animal specimens.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM1103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4255","ModuleTitle":"Methods in Mathematical Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The use of mathematics has a long history in life sciences and familiarity with basic, relevant mathematical techniques is becoming increasingly important for biologists. This course will focus on both current and classical themes in mathematical biology and will emphasise the acquisition of mathematical skills of relevance to current problems in ecology, evolution and epidemiology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' LEVEL OR H2 MATHEMATICS OR EQUIVALENT, OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC OR MA1301X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4261","ModuleTitle":"Marine Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Main focus on the understanding and appreciation of marine environment, the diversity of marine life, and the constant interaction between man and the sea. Marine biology as the scientific study of marine animals and the marine environment. Fundamentals of oceanography. The range of marine environments and variety of organisms inhabiting them. Benefits of the marine environment and its resources to humans. The impact of exploitation and human activities on the oceans.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3254","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4262","ModuleTitle":"Tropical Conservation Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Conservation and the loss of biodiversity and natural ecosystems are currently regarded as one of the most pressing problems facing mankind. The course will highlight the impact of habitat loss on biodiversity and the basis for formulation of effective conservation management strategies. The course will also introduce students to the theory of current conservation biology as illustrated by applications in tropical areas, species conservation issues, ecological challenges, role of zoological gardens, legal challenges etc. Conservation of tropical biota, management of local and regional environmental problems, appreciation and consideration of the socio-economic issues will also be treated. Conservation priorities and developmental needs at the national level will also be discussed, with emphasis on Singapore and SE Asia. The course will have guest lecturers from overseas as well as managers and conservation-players from the local environment. It will also involve a special round-table discussion on specific conservation issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"LSM3272 OR ENV2101","Preclusion":"ULS2204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4263","ModuleTitle":"Field Studies in Biodiversity","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"LSM4263 will introduce students to field biology, the basic techniques involved, sampling design and basic data gathering and data management. From field practicals, students will experience and encounter tropical environs and habitats, namely coastal, mangrove, primary and secondary forest. A 6 day field course is incorporated and will be conducted in Pulau Tioman, Malaysia. There students, who will be divided into small groups, will conduct 4 mini-projects in 4 separate habitats, under the supervision of experienced field-orientated teaching assistants. This module will involve overseas university students as well as NUS Life Sciences students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"For Life Sciences Honours students or by departmental approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4264","ModuleTitle":"Freshwater Biology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Freshwater is essential to life, yet constitutes less than 3% of Earth’s total water. With many freshwater ecosystems under threat, understanding the biology of freshwaters is fundamentally important to their management, conservation and restoration. This module introduces the study of inland waters, with emphasis on aquatic ecology, structure and function, and aquatic conservation. Topics discussed will include diversity and ecology of freshwater habitats and aquatic organisms, and aquatic conservation issues including policies, regulation and management of freshwater resources in local and international contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"LSM3254","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4265","ModuleTitle":"Urban Ecology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the ecology of urban areas, with a focus on tropical cities. It will deal with terrestrial, freshwater and coastal marine environments in which urbanization is the key ecological factor. Topics covered will include the origins of cities, urbanization as a process, urban landscapes, urban environments (soils, hydrology, climates and pollution), urban biodiversity, alien species, landscape design, urban greenery, pest and vector control, ecological footprints, and the sustainable city. Students will undertake a small-group research project involving the design, implementation, analysis and presentation of an urban ecology study.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"LSM2251 and LSM3255","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4266","ModuleTitle":"Aquatic Biodiversity","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Aquatic biodiversity is a fundamental component of aquatic environments and ecosystems. Hence, its study is essential for conservation and management of such environments. This module aims to enhance students’ knowledge and familiarity of tropical aquatic biodiversity through directed studies led by experts in freshwater and marine organisms. Biota in Singapore, in particular, will be highlighted. Emphasis will be on organismal diversity as well as taxonomy and classification, on top of a range of other topics such as structure and function, ecology, conservation, and economic importance to be covered within the context of selected organismal groups. Learning outcomes include appreciation of the importance of aquatic biodiversity as well as knowledge, familiarity, and understanding of selected groups of aquatic biodiversity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"LSM1103 Biodiversity","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4267","ModuleTitle":"Animal Communications & Sensory Ecology","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Animals rely on various sensory systems to detect environmental information (i.e. light, sound, odours, and heat). Although organisms rely on stimulus modalities for communication, we often fail to detect and understand their biological functions due to our limited sensitivity range (e.g. ultraviolet, ultra-infrasound) and the lack of specialized receptors (e.g. electro- and magnetoreception). This module will introduce: (i) the array of signals and (ii) the relevant technologies/methodologies involved in accurate detection, quantification/characterisation of animal/plant signals, (iii) formulating of hypotheses in animal-animal and animal-plant communications from interdisciplinary sciences (e.g. behaviour, conservation, optics), and (iv) relevant industrial applications (e.g. agriculture, disease vectors, pest management).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"LSM3267 Behavioural Biology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM4991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 4000 Module","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM5991","ModuleTitle":"Adv. Lab Techniques in Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"20","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"LSM5992","ModuleTitle":"Adv. Biophysical Techniques","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"LX5103","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Law","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Design & Env)","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This course is aimed at giving students an overview of environmental law and its development, including the legal and administrative structures for their implementation, from the international, regional and national perspectives. It will focus on basic pollution laws relating to air, water, waste, hazardous substances and noise; nature conservation laws and laws governing environmental impact assessments. Singapore's laws and the laws of selected ASEAN countries will be examined. Targeted Students - For students on the M.Sc. (Environmental Management) program. Research students and students from other graduate programmes in NUS may apply subject to suitability of candidate and availability of places.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1100","ModuleTitle":"Fundamental Concepts of Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the language, notions, and methods upon which a sound education in mathematics at the university level is built. Students are exposed to the language of mathematical logic, the idea of rigorous mathematical proofs and fundamental mathematical concepts such as sets, relations and functions. Major topics: Elementary logic, mathematical statements, set operations, relations and functions, equivalence relations, elementary number theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A' LEVEL OR H2 MATHEMATICS OR EQUIV OR [GM1101 AND GM1102] OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC or MA1301X","Preclusion":"MA1100S, GM1308, CS1231, CS1231S, CS1301, EEE students, CEG students, CPE students, MPE students, COM students, CEC students, FASS students from 2003-2006 cohort who major in Mathematics (for breadth requirement).","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chin Chee Whye"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1101R","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first course in linear algebra. Fundamental concepts of linear algebra will be introduced and investigated in the context of the Euclidean spaces R^n. Proofs of results will be presented in the concrete setting. Students are expected to acquire computational facilities and geometric intuition with regard to vectors and matrices. Some applications will be presented. Major topics: Systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, Euclidean spaces, linear combinations and linear span, subspaces, linear independence, bases and dimension, rank of a matrix, inner products, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, linear transformations between Euclidean spaces, applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' LEVEL MATHEMATICS OR H2 MATHEMATICS OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC OR MA1301X","Preclusion":"EG1401, EG1402, MA1101, MA1311, MA1506, MA1508, FOE students","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening","Monday Evening","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1102R","ModuleTitle":"Calculus","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is a course in single-variable calculus. We will introduce precise definitions of limit, continuity, the derivative and the Riemann integral. Students will be exposed to computational techniques and applications of differentiation and integration. This course concludes with an introduction to first order differential equations. Major topics: Functions, precise definitions of limit and continuity. Definition of the derivative, velocities and rates of change, Intermediate Value Theorem, differentiation formulas, chain rule, implicit differentiation, higher derivatives, the Mean Value Theorem, curve sketching. Definition of the Riemann integral, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. The elementary transcendental functions and their inverses. Techniques of integration: substitution, integration by parts, trigonometric substitutions, partial fractions. Computation of area, volume and arc length using definite integrals. First order differential equations: separable equations, homogeneous equations, integrating factors, linear first order equations, applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' LEVEL MATHEMATICS OR H2 MATHEMATICS OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC OR MA1301X","Preclusion":"EE1401, EE1461, EG1401, EG1402, CE1402, MA1102, MA1312, MA1505, MA1505C, MA1507, MA1521, CEC students, COM students who matriculated on and after 2002 (including poly 2002 intake),FoE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1104","ModuleTitle":"Multivariable Calculus","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is a module in the calculus of functions of several real variables, applications of which abound in mathematics, the physical sciences and engineering. The aim is for students to acquire computational skills, ability for 2- and 3-D visualization and to understand conceptually fundamental results such as Greens Theorem, Stokes Theorem and the Divergence Theorem. Major topics: Euclidean distance and elementary topological concepts in R^2 and R^3, limit and continuity, implicit functions. Partial differentiation, differentiable functions, differentials, chain rules, directional derivatives, gradients, mean value theorem, Taylor's formula, extreme value theorem, Lagrange multipliers. Multiple integrals and iterated integrals change of order, applications, change of variables in multiple integrals. Line integrals and Green's theorem. Surface integrals, Stokes Theorem, Divergence Theorem.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521 or EE1401 or EE1461 or EG1402","Preclusion":"MA1104S, MA2207, MA2221, MA2311, MA3208, GM2301, MQ2202, MQ2102, MQ2203, PC1134, PC2201, MA1507, MPE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ku Cheng Yeaw"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1301","ModuleTitle":"Introductory Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as a bridging module for students without 'A' - level mathematics. Its aim is to equip students with appropriate mathematical knowledge and skill so as to prepare them for further study of mathematics-related disciplines. At the end of the course, students are expected to attain a level of proficiency in algebra and calculus equivalent to the GCE Advanced Level. Major topics: Sets, functions and graphs, polynomials and rational functions, inequalities in one variable, logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric functions, sequences and series, techniques of differentiation, applications of differentiation, maxima and minima, increasing and decreasing functions, curve sketching, techniques of integration, applications of integration, areas, volumes of solids of revolution, solution of first order ordinary differential equations by separation of variables and by integrating factor, complex numbers, vectors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Pass in O-level Additional Mathematics or AO-level or H1 Mathematics","Preclusion":"THOSE WITH A-LEVEL OR H2 PASSES IN MATHEMATICS OR WHO HAVE PASSED ANY OF THE MODULES MA1101R, MA1102R,MA1301FC, MA1301X, MA1505, MA1506, MA1507, MA1508, MA1521, MA1311, MA1312, MA1421, MPE STUDENTS.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ng Wee Seng"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1301X","ModuleTitle":"Introductory Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as a bridging module for students without 'A' - level mathematics. Its aim is to equip students with appropriate mathematical knowledge and skill so as to prepare them for further study of mathematics-related disciplines. At the end of the course, students are expected to attain a level of proficiency in algebra and calculus equivalent to the GCE Advanced Level. Major topics: Sets, functions and graphs, polynomials and rational functions, inequalities in one variable, logarithmic and exponential functions, trigonometric functions, sequences and series, techniques of differentiation, applications of differentiation, maxima and minima, increasing and decreasing functions, curve sketching, techniques of integration, applications of integration, areas, volumes of solids of revolution, solution of first order ordinary differential equations by separation of variables and by integrating factor, complex numbers, vectors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"Pass in O-level Additional Mathematics or AO-level or H1 Mathematics","Preclusion":"Those with A-level or H2 passes in Mathematics. Student must not have passed MA1301 or MA1301FC","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-18T09:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1311","ModuleTitle":"Matrix Algebra","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basic concepts in matrix algebra which has applications in science, engineering, statistics, economics and operations research. The main objective is to equip students with the basic skills in computing with real vectors and matrices. Specially designed for students not majoring in mathematics, in particular those who read a minor in mathematics, it is also suitable for students who are keen to pick up mathematical skills that will be useful in their own areas of studies. Major topics: Gaussian elimination, solutions to simultaneous equations, matrices, vectors, special matrices, matrix inverses, linear independence, rank, determinants, vectors in geometry, and cross product, introduction to eigenvalues and eigenvectors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AO-LEVEL MATHEMATICS OR H1 MATHEMATICS OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC or MA1301X","Preclusion":"MA1101R, MA1506, MA1508, FoE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1312","ModuleTitle":"Calculus with Applications","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module contains the main ideas of calculus that are often encountered in the formulation and solution of practical problems. The approach of this course is intuitive and heuristic. The objective is to develop a competent working knowledge of the main concepts and methods introduced. This module is also designed for students who intend to do a minor in mathematics or for those who are keen to pick up some mathematical skills that might be useful in their own areas of studies. Major topics: Real numbers and elementary analytic geometry. Functions, limits, continuity and derivative. Trigonometric functions. Trigonometric functions. Applications of the derivative. Optimization problems. Inverse functions. The indefinite integral. The definite integral. Applications of the definite integral: arc length, volume and surface area of solid of revolution. Logarithmic and exponential functions. Techniques of Integration. Taylor's Formula. Differential equations. Some applications in Business, Economics and Social Sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AO-LEVEL MATHEMATICS OR H1 MATHEMATICS OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC or MA1301X","Preclusion":"MA1102R, MA1505, MA1505C, MA1521, FoE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1421","ModuleTitle":"Basic Applied Mathematics for Sciences","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to equip science students with the basic mathematics concepts and techniques required in many scientific disciplines, notably chemistry. Major topics include mathematical fundamentals (basics of calculus, matrix algebra and differential equations), graphical, numerical and statistical methods, and techniques in data processing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AO Level Mathematics or H1 Mathematics","Preclusion":"Majors in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Quantitative Finance or Statistics, second major in Mathematics, Financial Mathematics or Statistics, students who have passed any of the modules MA1102R, MA1312, MA1505, MA1506, MA1507, MA1521.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1505","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Refer to link at http://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/undergrad.aspx?file=stu-modules","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' LEVEL MATHEMATICS OR H2 MATHEMATICS OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC OR MA1301X","Preclusion":"MA1102R, MA1312, MA1507, MA1521, MA2311, MA2501, EE1461, PC2174.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Leung Pui Fai","Chew Tuan Seng","Yap Weng Yin"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1506","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Refer to link at http://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/undergrad.aspx?file=stu-modules","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-6","Prerequisite":"Read MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA1101R, MA1311, MA2312, MA1508, MA2501, EE1461, PC2174","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chew Tuan Seng"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1507","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Calculus","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide a foundation for calculus of one and several variables. The module is targeted at students in the Engineering Science Programme. Topics: brief review of one variable calculus, sequences and series, tests of convergence and divergence, power series in one variable, interval of convergence, Maclaurin and Taylor series, Taylor's theorem with remainder, lines and planes, functions of several variables, continuity of functions of several variables, partial derivatives, chain rule, directional derivatives, normal lines and tangent planes to surfaces, extrema of functions, vector-valued functions, curves, tangents and arc length, gradient, divergence and curl, line, surface and volume integrals, Green's theorem, divergence theorem, Stokes' theorem.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A' level or H2 Mathematics or equivalent","Preclusion":"MA1102R, MA1104, MA1505, MA1521, MA2311.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Ser Peow"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1508","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra with Applications","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to inculcate a facility in both linear algebra and its numerical methods. The module is targeted at students in the Engineering Science Programme. Topics: systems of linear equations, matrices, determinants, numerical solutions of systems of linear equations, vector spaces, subspaces, linear independence, basis and dimension, rank of a matrix, orthogonality and orthonormal bases, linear transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalization, numerical methods in approximating eigenvalues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"A' level or H2 Mathematics or equivalent","Preclusion":"MA1101R, MA1311, MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1521","ModuleTitle":"Calculus for Computing","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a basic foundation for calculus and its related subjects required by computing students. The objective is to train the students to be able to handle calculus techniques arising in their courses of specialization. In addition to the standard calculus material, the course also covers simple mathematical modeling techniques and numerical methods in connection with ordinary differential equations. Major topics: Preliminaries on sets and number systems. Calculus of functions of one variable and applications. Sequences, series and power series. Functions of several variables. Extrema. First and second order differential equations. Basic numerical methods for ordinary differential equations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'A' LEVEL MATHEMATICS OR H2 MATHEMATICS OR MA1301 OR MA1301FC OR MA1301X","Preclusion":"MA1102R, MA1312, MA1505, MA1507, MA2501, FoE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ng Wee Seng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA1991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 1000 Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2101","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of MA1101 Linear Algebra I intended for second year students. The student will learn more advanced topics and concepts in linear algebra. A key difference from MA1101 is that there is a greater emphasis on conceptual understanding and proof techniques than on computations. Major topics: Matrices over a field. Determinant. Vector spaces. Subspaces. Linear independence. Basis and dimension. Linear transformations. Range and kernel. Isomorphism. Coordinates. Representation of linear transformations by matrices. Change of basis. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Diagonalizable linear operators. Cayley-Hamilton Theorem. Minimal polynomial. Jordan canonical form. Inner product spaces. Cauchy-Schwartz inequality. Orthonormal basis. Gram-Schmidt Process. Orthogonal complement. Orthogonal projections. Best approximation. The adjoint of a linear operator. Normal and self-adjoint operators. Orthogonal and unitary operators.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1506 or MA1508 or GM1302 or GM1308","Preclusion":"MA2101S, MA2101H, MA2201, MA2203, MQ2201, MQ2101, MQ2203.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2101S","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra II (S)","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop the learning capabilities and hone the problem solving skills of talented students at a mathematically deeper and more rigorous level. In addition to the classes of the regular module, one extra special hour each week will be devoted to solving challenging problems and studying some additional topics and those topics briefly mentioned in the regular module. The contents of this module will consist of those in the regular module (MA2101) and the following additional topics: proofs of Jordan Normal Form Theorem, Cayley Hamilton Theorem, introductory module theory, further applications of linear algebra.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"(MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1506 or MA1508 or GM1302 or GM1308) and departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA2101, MA2101H, MA2201, MA2203, MQ2201, MQ2101, MQ2203.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Kai Meng"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2108","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to introduce the student to the contents and methods of elementary mathematical analysis. The course develops rigorously the following concepts arising from calculus: the real number system, sequences and series of constant terms, limit and continuity of functions. The emphasis is on logical rigour. The student will be exposed to and be expected to acquire the skills to read and write mathematical proofs. Major topics: Basic properties of real numbers, supremum and infimum, completeness axiom. Sequences, limits, monotone convergence theorem, Bolzano-Weierstrass theorem, Cauchy's criterion for convergence. Infinite series, Cauchy's criteria, absolute and conditional convergence, tests for convergence. Limits of functions, fundamental limit theorems, one-sided limits, limits at infinity, monotone functions. Continuity of functions, intermediate-value theorem, extreme-value theorem, inverse functions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1507 or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA2108S, MA2206, MA2208, MA2221, MA2311, MQ2202, MQ2102, MQ2203, CN2401, EE2401, ME2492.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Han Fei"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2108S","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis I (S)","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop the learning capabilities and hone the problem solving skills of talented students at a mathematically deeper and more rigorous level. In addition to the classes of the regular module, one extra special hour each week will be devoted to solving challenging problems and studying some additional topics and those topics briefly mentioned in the regular module. The contents of this module will consist of those in the regular module (MA2108) and the following additional topics: conditions equivalent to the completeness axiom, rearrangement of series, trigonometric series.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"(MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1507 or MA1521) and departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA2108, MA2206, MA2208, MA2221, MA2311, MQ2202, MQ2102, MQ2203, CN2401, EE2401, ME2492.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2202","ModuleTitle":"Algebra I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces basic concepts in group theory such as the notion of subgroups, permutation groups, cyclic groups, cosets, Lagrange’s theorem, quotient groups and isomorphism theorems. Major topics: Divisibility, congruences. Permutations. Binary operations. Groups. Examples of groups including finite abelian groups from the study of integers and finite non-abelian groups constructed from permutations. Subgroups. Cyclic groups. Cosets. Theorem of Lagrange. Fermat’s Little Theorem and Euler's Theorem. Direct products of groups. Normal subgroups. Quotient groups. Isomorphism Theorems","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1100 or MA1100S or CS1231 or CS1231S","Preclusion":"MA2202S, MA3250, MQ3201,CVE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Loke Hung Yean"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2202S","ModuleTitle":"Algebra I (S)","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop the learning capabilities and hone the problem solving skills of talented students at a mathematically deeper and more rigorous level. The contents of this module will consist of those in the regular module (MA2202 Algebra I) and the following additional topics: Group action, group representations, profinite groups and classical groups.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"(MA1100 or MA1100S or CS1231 or CS1231S) and departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA2202, MA3250, MQ3201, CVE students.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2213","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Analysis I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course on the theory and applications of numerical approximation techniques. Through the study of this module, the students will gain an understanding of how in practice mathematically formulated problems are solved using computers, and how computational errors are analysed and tackled. The students will be equipped with a number of commonly used numerical algorithms and knowledge and skill in performing numerical computation using MATLAB. The module is intended for mathematics majors and students from engineering and physical sciences. It will provide a firm basis for future study of numerical analysis and scientific computing. Major topics: Computational errors, direct method for systemsof linear equations, interpolation and approximation, numerical integration, use of MATLAB software.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA1521 or EG1402 or EE1401 or EE1461) and (MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1508 or MA1506)","Preclusion":"CE2407, ME3291, CN3421, CN3411, CHE students (for breadth requirements), EVE students (for breadth requirements).","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chu Delin"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2214","ModuleTitle":"Combinatorics and Graphs I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this module is to introduce to students fundamental principles and techniques in combinatorics as well as the basics of graph theory, which have practical applications in such areas as computer science and operations research. The major topics from combinatorics are: Permutations and Combinations, Binomial and Multinomial Coefficients, The Principle of Inclusion and Exclusion, Generating Functions, Recurrence Relations, Special Numbers including Fibonacci Numbers, Stirling Numbers, Catalan Numbers, Harmonic Numbers and Bernoulli Numbers. The major topics from graph theory are: Basic Concepts and Results, Bipartite graphs and trees.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1100 or MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1506 or MA1508 or CS1231 or CS1231S","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2216","ModuleTitle":"Probability","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to give an elementary introduction to probability theory for science (including computing science, social sciences and management sciences) and engineering students with knowledge of elementary calculus. It will cover not only the mathematics of probability theory but will work through many diversified examples to illustrate the wide scope of applicability of probability. Topics covered are: counting methods, sample space and events, axioms of probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, joint and marginal distributions, conditional distribution, independence of random variables, expectation, conditional expectation, moment generating function, central limit theorem, the weak law of large numbers. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite. It is an essential module for Industrial and Systems Engineering students.","CrossModule":"ST2131","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521","Preclusion":"ST2131, ST2334, CE2407","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2219","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Geometry","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module gives a first introduction to various kinds of geometries ranging from elementary Euclidean geometry on the plane, inversive geometry on the sphere, as well as projective geometry and Non-Euclidean geometry. Topics covered include: Conics, Quadric surfaces, Affine geometry, Affine transformations, Ceva's theorem, Menelaus' theorem, Projective geometry, projective transformations, homogeneous coordinates, cross-ratio, Pappus' theorem, Desargues' theorem, duality and projective conics, Pascal's theorem, Brianchon's theorem, Inversions, coaxal family of circles, Non-Euclidean geometry, Mobius transformations, distance and area in Non-Euclidean geometry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1100 or MA1101R or MA1506 or MA1508 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1507 or CS1231","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Mathematics I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is entirely project based. It allows the student the opportunity to engage in independent learning and research. It also affords the student the chance to delve into topics that may not be present in the regular curriculum.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"MA1101R and departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Mathematics II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This provides a continuation of work done in MA2288 and the project should be of two semester's duration. Please see section 4.4.3.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"MA1101R and departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2311","ModuleTitle":"Techniques in Advanced Calculus","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module applies advanced calculus to practical, computational and mathematical problems. It covers the approximation of a general function by polynomials, the defining equations of lines and planes, the method to find maximum or minimum of a function, as well as the calculation of area, volume, surface area, mass, centre of gravity. The course is for students with advanced calculus background and with interest in the applications of calculus. Major topics: Sequences. Monotone convergence theorem. Series. Absolute and conditional convergence. Tests of convergence. Power series and interval of convergence. Taylor's series. Differentiation and integration of power series. Vector algebra in R2 and R3. Dot product and cross product. Functions of several variables. Limits and continuity. Partial derivatives. Total differentials. Directional derivatives. Gradients of functions. Mean value theorem. Taylor's formula. Maximum and minimum. Second derivative test. Vector valued functions of several variables. Jacobians. Chain rule. Tangent planes and normal lines to surfaces in R3. Lagrange's multiplier method. Multiple integrals. Iterated integrals. Change of order of integration. Change of variable formula for multiple integrals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1421 or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA1104, MA1505, MA1507, MA2108, MA2108S, MPE students, Mathematics majors, Applied Mathematics majors, Quantitative Finance majors, second major in Mathematics, second major in Financial Mathematics","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Leung Man Chun"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2501","ModuleTitle":"Differential Equations and Systems","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module has subjects in differential equations and how they can be applied in variety of different systems. The topics covered include: first-order differential equations, separation of variables, linearity and nonlinearity, growth and decay phenomena, second-order differential equations, real and complex characteristic roots, forced oscillations, conservative and non-conservative systems, linear systems with real and complex eigenvalues, decoupling linear systems, stability and linear classifications, forced equations and systems, Fourier transforms and applications, nonhomogenous equations, Laplace transforms, stability, feedback and control. Topics Covered First-order differential equations: dynamical system models, solutions and directional fields, separation of variables, solving first-order DE. Linearity and nonlinearity: growth and decay phenomena, linear models: examples, non-linear models: examples. Second-order differential equations: real and complex characteristic roots, forced oscillations, conservative and non-conservative systems. Linear system of differential equations: linear systems with real and complex eigenvalues, decoupling linear systems, stability and linear classifications. Forced equations and systems: Fourier transforms and applications, linear nonhomogenous equations, Laplace transforms, stability, feedback and control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1507 and MA1508","Preclusion":"MA1505, MA1505C, MA1521, MA1506, MA2210, MA2312","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA2993","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3110","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is a continuation of MA2108 Mathematical Analysis I. The objective of this module is to introduce the student to the contents and methods of elementary mathematical analysis. The course develops rigorously the following concepts arising from calculus: the derivative, the Riemann integral, sequences and series of functions. The emphasis is on logical rigour. The student will be exposed to and be expected to acquire the skills to read and write mathematical proofs. Major topics: Differentiation: the derivative, Mean Value Theorem and applications, L'Hospital rules, Taylor's Theorem. The Riemann integral: Riemann integrable functions, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, change of variable, integration by parts. Sequences of functions: Pointwise and uniform convergence, interchange of limits and continuity, derivative and integral, the exponential and logarithmic functions, the trigonometric functions. Series of functions: Cauchy criterion, Weierstrass M-test, power series, radius of convergence, term-by-term differentiation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2108 or MA2108S","Preclusion":"MA2118, MA2118H, MA2205, MQ3202, MA3110S, ST2236.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tang Wai Shing"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3110S","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis II (S)","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop the learning capabilities and hone the problem solving skills of talented students at a mathematically deeper and more rigorous level. In addition to lectures and tutorials, one extra special hour each week will be devoted to solving challenging problems and studying some additional topics and those topics briefly mentioned in the regular module. The contents of this module will consist of those in the regular module (MA3110) and the following additional topics: differentiation of vector-valued functions, Riemann-Stieltjes integral.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"(MA2108 or MA2108S) and departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA2118, MA2118H, MA2205, MQ3202, MA3110","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3111","ModuleTitle":"Complex Analysis I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first course on the analysis of one complex variable. In this module, students will learn the basic theory and techniques of complex analysis as well as some of its applications. Target students are mathematics undergraduate students in the Faculty of Science. Major topics: complex numbers, analytic functions, Cauchy-Riemann equations, harmonic functions, contour integrals, Cauchy-Goursat theorem, Cauchy integral formulas, Taylor series, Laurent series, residues and poles, applications to computation of improper integrals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1507) and (MA3110 or MA3110S)","Preclusion":"MA3111S, EE3002, MPE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["To Wing Keung"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3111S","ModuleTitle":"Complex Analysis I (S)","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to develop the learning capabilities and hone the problem solving skills of talented students at a mathematically deeper and more rigorous level. The contents of this module will consist of those in the regular module (MA3111 Complex Analysis I) and the following additional topics: Casorati-Weierstrass Theorem, infinite products of analytic functions, normal families of analytic functions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-2-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1507) and (MA3110 or MA3110S) and departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA3111, EE3002, MPE students.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3201","ModuleTitle":"Algebra II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide the essentials of ring theory and module theory. Major topics: rings, ring isomorphism theorems, prime and maximal ideals, integral domains, field of fractions, factorization, unique factorization domains, principal ideal domains, Euclidean domains, factorization in polynomial domains, modules, module isomorphism theorems, cyclic modules, free modules of finite rank, finitely generated modules, finitely generated modules over a principal ideal domain.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA2202 or MA2202S) and (MA2101 or MA2101S)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3205","ModuleTitle":"Set Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory mathematical course in set theory. There are two main objectives: One is to present some basic facts about abstract sets, such as, cardinal and ordinal numbers, axiom of choice and transfinite recursion; the other is to explain why set theory is often viewed as foundation of mathematics. This module is designed for students who are interested in mathematical logic, foundation of mathematics and set theory itself. Major topics: Algebra of sets. Functions and relations. Infinite sets. Induction and definition by recursion. Countable and uncountable sets. Linear orderings. Well orderings and ordinals. Axiom of choice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1100 or MA1100S or CS1231 or CS1231S","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3209","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Analysis III","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module has two main objectives: to introduce analysis in the setting of metric spaces and to present multivariable differential calculus at a more advanced level. Major topics: Metric spaces and examples, topology of metric spaces, convergence of sequences., completeness, continuity of functions and uniform continuity, compactness, contraction mappings, Banach’s fixed point theorem, differentiable functions from Rn to Rm, inverse function theorem and implicit function theorem.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA3110 or MA3110S) and (MA1104 or MA1507)","Preclusion":"MA3213, MA3251.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3218","ModuleTitle":"Applied Algebra","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Modern algebra is used in a variety of areas such as coding theory and cryptography. The focus of this module is to introduce elementary concepts of abstract algebra and some of their applications. Upon completing this module, the student will have some basic knowledge of modern algebra and an understanding of some applications such as those in coding theory and cryptography. Major Topics: Integers, binary operations, groups, cosets, rings, division domain, polynomial rings, fields, finite fields. Introduction to coding theory, block codes, linear codes, Hamming distances, Hamming codes, Reed-Muller codes, cyclic codes, Reed-Solomon codes. Introduction to cryptography, substitution ciphers, permutation cipher, block ciphers. Other applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2101 or MA2101S","Preclusion":"MA2202, MA2202S, EE4103","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Leung Ka Hin"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3220","ModuleTitle":"Ordinary Differential Equations","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The study of ordinary differential equations (ODEs) has been a centerpiece in both pure and applied mathematics, such as in mathematical analysis, dynamical systems and mathematical modeling. The aim of this module is to give a thorough treatment on the fundamental theory of ODEs and the methods of solving ODEs. Major topics: Review of first order equations, Basic theory of linear differential equations, Variation of parameters, Principle of superposition, Wronskian, Abel's formula, Adjoint and self-adjoint equations, Lagrange and Green's identities, Sturm's separation and comparison theorems, Linear differential systems, Series solutions of second order linear differential equations, Method of Frobenius, Initial value problems, Lipschitz condition, Picard's method of successive approximations, Existence and uniqueness of solution, Gronwall’s inequality, Continuous dependence on initial value.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1505 or MA1507 or MA1521) and (MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1506 or MA1508) and (MA2108 or MA2108S)","Preclusion":"MA2312, PC2174.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3227","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Analysis II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of MA2213 Numerical Analysis I. It introduces and analyzes important numerical methods for solving linear and nonlinear systems, two-point boundary value problems, as well as Monte Carlo methods and their applications in such fields as quantitative finance and physics. The module aims at developing students’ problem-solving skills in emerging applications of modern scientific computing, and is intended for mathematics and quantitative finance majors and students from engineering, computer science and physical sciences. Major topics: Iterative methods for systems of linear equations and their convergence analysis, numerical solutions of systems of nonlinear equations, methods for solving two-point boundary value problems, Monte Carlo methods and their applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA2213 and (MA1104 or MA1506 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA2311) and (MA2101 or MA2101S) and (MA2216 or ST2131 or ST2334).","Preclusion":"ME3291","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3233","ModuleTitle":"Combinatorics and Graphs II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is a continuation of MA2214 Combinatorics and Graphs I. The objective is to introduce to students fundamental principles and techniques in Graph Theory. Major topics: Connectivity, Eulerian Multigraphs and Hamiltonian Graphs, Matching, Covering and Independence, Vertex Coloring (including basics of Planar Graphs), Digraphs, Basic Spectral Graph Theory (including Eigenvalues of Graphs and Graph Laplacians).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2214","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3236","ModuleTitle":"Non-Linear Programming","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Optimization principles are of undisputed importance in modern design and system operation. The objective of this course is to present these principles and illustrate how algorithms can be designed from the mathematical theories for solving optimization problems. Major topics: Fundamentals, unconstrained optimization: one-dimensional search, Newton-Raphson method, gradient method, constrained optimization: Lagrangian multipliers method, Karush-Kuhn-Tucker optimality conditions, Lagrangian duality and saddle point optimality conditions, convex programming: Frank-Wolfe method.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1104 or MA1104S or MA1506 or MA1507 or MA2221 or MA1505 or MA2311","Preclusion":"GM3309, IC3231, BH3214, DSC3214, ISE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gong Zheng"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3238","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concept of modelling dependence and focuses on discrete-time Markov chains. Topics include discrete-time Markov chains, examples of discrete-time Markov chains, classification of states, irreducibility, periodicity, first passage times, recurrence and transience, convergence theorems and stationary distributions. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"ST3236","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"{MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1508 or GM1302} and {MA2216 or ST2131}","Preclusion":"ST3236.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3252","ModuleTitle":"Linear and Network Optimisation","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to work on optimization problems which can be formulated as linear and network optimization problems. We formulate linear programming (LP) problems and solve them by the simplex method (algorithm). We also look at the geometrical aspect and develop the mathematical theory of the simplex method. We further study problems which may be formulated using graphs and networks. These optimization problems can be solved by using linear or integer programming approaches. However, due to its graphical structure, it is easier to handle these problems by using network algorithmic approaches. Applications of LP and network optimization will be demonstrated. This course should help the student in developing confidence in solving many similar problems in daily life that require much computing. Major topics: Introduction to LP: solving 2-variable LP via graphical methods. Geometry of LP: polyhedron, extreme points, existence of optimal solution at extreme point. Development of simplex method: basic solution, reduced costs and optimality condition, iterative steps in a simplex method, 2-phase method and Big-M method. Duality: dual LP, duality theory, dual simplex method. Sensitivity Analysis. Network optimization problems: minimal spanning tree problems, shortest path problems, maximal flow problems, minimum cost flow problems, salesman problems and postman problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1306 or MA1311 or MA1508 or MA1506 or GM1306","Preclusion":"GM2302, MQ2204, CS3252, IC2231, DSC3214, GM3308, MA3235, BH3214, ISE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3259","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Methods in Genomics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to methods and popular software tools for solving computational problems in genomics. It studies exact algorithms for those problems that can be solved easily and approximation and/or heuristic algorithms for hard problems. The objective is to develop competitive knowledge in formulating biological problems in computational terms and solving these problems using algorithm approach. This module is for students with interests in computational molecular biology and bioinformatics. Major topics: Sequence analysis, multiple sequence alignment, phylogenetic analysis, genome sequencing, gene prediction and motif finding, genome rearrangement.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2216 or MA3233 or MA3501 or ST2131 or ST2334 or LSM2241","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3264","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Modelling","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to introduce the use of mathematics as an effective tool in solving real-world problems through mathematical modelling and analytical and/or numerical computations. By using examples in physical, engineering, biological and social sciences, we show how to convert real-world problems into mathematical equations through proper assumptions and physical laws. Qualitative analysis and analytical solutions for some models will be provided to interpret and explain qualitative and quantitative phenomena of the real-world problems. Major topics: Introduction of modelling; dynamic (or ODE) models: population models, pendulum motion; electrical networks, chemical reaction, etc; optimization and discrete models: profit of company, annuity, etc; probability models: president election poll, random walk, etc; Model analysis: dimensional analysis, equilibrium and stability, bifurcation, etc; and some typical applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA1104 or MA1104S or MA1506 or MA2108 or MA2108S or MA2221 or MA1505 or MA2311","Preclusion":"MPE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Liu Jie"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3265","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Number Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Number theory is an area that attracts the attention of many great mathematicians. Attempts to solve some number theoretic problems (such as the Fermats Last Theorem) often lead to new areas of mathematics. A recent application of an elementary number theoretic result called the Eulers Theorem to cryptography (RSA system) has further established the importance of this area in applied mathematics. The aim of this course is to introduce various topics in number theory and to connect these topics with algebra, analysis and combinatorics. Major topics: Prime numbers, multiplicative functions, theory of congruences, quadratic residues, algebraic numbers and integers, sums of squares and gauss sums, continued fractions, transcendental numbers, quadratic forms, genera and class group, partitions, diophantine equations, basic theory of elliptic curves","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"{MA2108 or MA2108S} and {MA2202 or MA2202S}","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chan Heng Huat"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3269","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Finance I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the basics of financial mathematics and targets all students who have an interest in building a foundation in financial mathematics. Topics include basic mathematical theory of interest, term structure of interest rates, fixed income securities, risk aversion, basic utility theory, single-period portfolio optimization, basic option theory. Mathematical rigor will be emphasized.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"(CS1010 or CS1010E or CS1010S or CS1010FC or IT1006 or CS1101 or CS1101C or CS1101S or IT1002) and (ST2131 or ST2334 or MA2216)","Preclusion":"QF2101 Basic Financial Mathematics","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gong Zheng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Evening","Friday Afternoon","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Mathematics I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is entirely project based. It allows the student the opportunity to engage in independent learning and research. It also affords the student the chance to delve into topics that may not be present in the regular curriculum. Projects registered under MA3288 are intended to be at a more advanced level than those under MA2288/9.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Mathematics II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a continuation of work done in MA3288 and the project should be of two semesters' duration. Please see section 4.4.3.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3291","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Seminar in Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The seminar module aims to train the students’ ability to present, discuss and write about mathematics. The topic(s) for the module will be chosen by the instructor and may change from year to year. Students will give presentations and contribute to the discussion at seminars. They may collaborate in studying the topics, but each will write an individual report. Students may also be tested on their grasp of the mathematical content through other forms of assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA2101/MA2101S and MA2108/MA2108S","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Mathematics or Applied Mathematics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Mathematics or Applied Mathematics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA3993","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The Honours project is intended to give students the opportunity to work independently, to encourage students develop and exhibit aspects of their ability not revealed or tested by the usual written examination, and to foster skills that could be of continued usefulness in their subsequent careers. The project work duration is one year (including assessment).","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"Only for students matriculated from 2002/2003, subject to faculty and departmental requirements","Preclusion":"XFS4199M","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4203","ModuleTitle":"Galois Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to study field theory and its application to classical problems such as squaring a circle, trisecting an angle and solving the quintic polynomial equation by radicals. Major topics: Field extensions, finite and algebraic extensions, automorphisms of fields, splitting fields and normal extensions, separable extensions, primitive elements, finite fields, Galois extensions, roots of unity, norm and trace, cyclic extensions, solvable and radical extensions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3201","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lau Jing Feng"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4207","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Logic","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory mathematical course in logic. It gives a mathematical treatment of basic ideas and results of logic, such as the definition of truth, the definition of proof and Godel's completeness theorem. The objectives are to present the important concepts and theorems of logic and to explain their significance and their relationship to other mathematical work. Major topics: Sentential logic. Structures and assignments. Elementary equivalence. Homomorphisms of structures. Definability. Substitutions. Logical axioms. Deducibility. Deduction and generalization theorems. Soundness, completeness and compactness theorems. Prenex formulas.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3110 or MA3110S or MA3205 or MA3219","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4211","ModuleTitle":"Functional Analysis","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This course is for students who are majors in pure mathematics or who need functional analysis in their applied mathematics courses. The objective of the module is to study linear mappings defined on Banach spaces and Hilbert spaces, especially linear functionals (real-valued mappings) on L(p), C[0,1] and some sequence spaces. In particular, the four big theorems in functional analysis, namely, Hahn-Banach theorem, uniform boundedness theorem, open mapping theorem and Banach-Steinhaus theorem will be covered. Major topics: Normed linear spaces and Banach spaces. Bounded linear operators and continuous linear functionals. Dual spaces. Reflexivity. Hanh-Banach Theorem. Open Mapping Theorem. Uniform Boundedness Principle. Banach-Steinhaus Theorem. The classical Banach spaces : c0, lp, Lp, C(K). Compact operators. Inner product spaces and Hilbert spaces. Orthonormal bases. Orthogonal complements and direct sums. Riesz Representation Theorem. Adjoint operators.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3207H or MA3209","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4221","ModuleTitle":"Partial Differential Equations","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this introductory course is to provide the basic properties of partial differential equations as well as the techniques to solve some partial differential equations. Partial differential equations are the important tools for understanding the physical world and mathematics itself. This course will cover three types of partial differential equations and will provide a broad perspective on the subject, illustrate the rich variety of phenomena and impart a working knowledge of the most important techniques of analysis of the equations and their solutions. Major topics: First-order equations. Quasi-linear equations. General first-order equation for a function of two variables. Cauchy problem. Wave equation. Wave equation in two independent variables. Cauchy problem for hyperbolic equations in two independent variables. Heat equation. The weak maximum principle for parabolic equations. Cauchy problem for heat equation. Regularity of solutions to heat equation. Laplace equation. Green's formulas. Harmonic functions. Maximum principle for Laplace equation. Dirichlet problem. Green's function and Poisson's formula.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3220","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4229","ModuleTitle":"Approximation Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The central theme of this course is the problem of interpolating data by smooth and simple functions. To achieve this goal, we need to study interesting families of functions. The basic material covered deals with approximation in normed linear spaces, in particular, in Hilbert spaces. These include Weierstrass approximation theorem via Bernstein polynomials, best uniform polynomial approximation, interpolation, orthogonal polynomials and least squares problems, splines and wavelets. Major topics: Basics in approximation theory. Weierstrass approximation theorem via Bernstein polynomials. Best uniform polynomial approximation and Haar condition. Polynomial interpolation. Orthogonal polynomials and least squares problems. Splines. Wavelets.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA2101 or MA2101S) and (MA3110 or MA3110S)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4230","ModuleTitle":"Matrix Computation","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This course provides essential ideas and techniques as well as algorithms in numerical linear algebra that are needed in scientific computing and data analytics for effectively working with vectors and matrices. The major difficulties faced in solving problems in linear algebra numerically are discussed, as well as the associated applications often seen in practice. The emphasis is on the development of elegant and powerful algorithms and their applications for solving practical problems. Major topics include basic vector and matrix manipulation, the singular value decomposition, QR factorization, least squares problems, conditioning and stability, eigenvalue problems, and various applications in scientific computing and data science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA2101 or MA2101S) and (MA2213)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4233","ModuleTitle":"Dynamical Systems","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The theory of dynamical systems studies the long-term behaviour of evolving systems. The aim of the module is to introduce fundamental elements of the mathematical theory of dynamical systems, understand nonlinear phenomena including chaos and bifurcation, and illustrate some of the most important ideas and methods to analyze nonlinear systems. Major topics: dynamics of circle maps, structural stability; dynamics of interval maps, symbolic dynamics and chaos, kneading sequence; bifurcation theory for one-dimensional maps; examples of higher dimensional dynamics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3220","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4235","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Graph Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers some advanced as well as special topics in Graph Theory. The topics are to be chosen from: Domination Theory, Edge Coloring, List Coloring, Graph Ramsey Theory, Chromatic Polynomials, Reconstruction Problem, Planar Graphs, Perfect Graphs, Matroid Theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3233","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4247","ModuleTitle":"Complex Analysis II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is a second course in complex analysis which aims to introduce the student to some of the beautiful main results and applications of complex analysis. The nature of the topic allows the student to learn and understand the proofs and applications of some very strong results with relatively little background, it also shows the interplay between geometry, analysis and algebra. Major topics: Argument principle (including Rouche's Theorem), open mapping theorem, maximum modulus principle, conformal mapping and linear fractional transformations, harmonic functions, and analytic continuation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3111 or MA3111S","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Dinh Tien Cuong"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4251","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on ST3236 and introduces an array of stochastic models with biomedical and other real world applications. Topics include Poisson process, compound Poisson process, marked Poisson process, point process, epidemic models, continuous time Markov chain, birth and death processes, martingale. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"ST4238","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3238 or ST3236","Preclusion":"MA3237, MA3239, GM3310, ST4238, ISE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4254","ModuleTitle":"Discrete Optimization","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Discrete optimization deals with problems of maximizing or minimizing a function over a feasible region of discrete structure. These problems come from many fields like operations research, management science and computer science. The primary objective of this module is twofold: (a) to study key techniques to separate easy problems from difficult ones and (b) to use typical methods to deal with difficult problems. Major topics: Integer programming: cutting plane techniques, branch and bound enumeration, partitioning algorithms, the fixed charge and plant location problems. Sequencing and job-shop scheduling. Vehicle routing problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2215 or MA3252","Preclusion":"MA3235, ISE students.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4255","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Methods in Differential Equations","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Ordinary and partial differential equations are routinely used to model a variety of natural and social phenomena. This course is concerned with the basic theory of numerical methods for solving these equations. Through the study of this module, students will gain an understanding of (1) various numerical integration schemes for solving ordinary differential equations, and (2) finite difference methods for solving various linear partial differential equations. Major topics: (ODE) One-step and linear multistep methods, Runge-Kutta methods, A-stability, convergence; (PDE) Difference calculus, finite difference methods for initial value problems, boundary value problems, and initial-boundary value problems, consistency, stability analysis via von Neumann method and matrix method, convergence, Lax Equivalence Theorem.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA2213 and MA3220","Preclusion":"ME4233","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4260","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Operations Research","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This is a stochastic operations research module and has many applications in production planning, warehousing and logistics. This module gives an introduction on how operations research models (with emphasis on optimization models) are formulated and solved. Many inventory and queuing models are derived to cater for different situations and problems in the real world. The solutions of these models can be obtained analytically. The tools of dynamic programming, heuristics and simulation are also introduced to derive the solutions. Major topics: The basic economic order quantity model and its extension. Dynamic lot sizing models. Inventory models with uncertain demands: single-period decision models, continuous review and periodic review policies. Recent developments in inventory theory. Modelling arrival and service processes. Basic queuing models. Cost considerations in queuing models. Queuing network. Simulation of inventory and queuing models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"{MA2216 or ST2131 or ST2334} and {MA3236 or MA3252 or DSC3214}","Preclusion":"ISE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4261","ModuleTitle":"Coding and Cryptography","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Error-correcting codes and security codes are very important in the data communication and storage. The focus of this module is the mathematical aspect of coding theory and cryptography. Upon completing this module, the student will have a basic appreciation of some key issues in coding theory and cryptography, some understanding of the basic theory concerning codes and ciphers and a good knowledge of some well-known codes and ciphers. Major Topics: Communication channels and Shannon’s theorem, block codes and linear codes, maximum-likelihood decoding and syndrome decoding, bounds on codes and optimal codes, cyclic codes, BCH codes, encoding and decoding of cyclic codes. Public-key cryptography, RSA cryptosystem, public-key cryptosystems based on the discrete logarithm problem, elliptic curve cryptosystems, factorization algorithm and pseudoprime.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3201 or MA3218 or MA3265","Preclusion":"EEE students, CEG students, CPE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4262","ModuleTitle":"Measure and Integration","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is suitable not only for mathematics majors, but also for science and engineering majors who need a rigorous introduction to the concepts of measures and integrals. It covers Lebesgue measure and Lebesgue integral in a rigorous manner. We begin complicated proofs with an introduction which shows why the proof works. Examples are included to show why each hypothesis of a major theorem is necessary. Major topics: Lebesgue measure. Outer measure. Measurable sets. Regularity of Lebesgue measure. Existence of nonmeasurable sets. Measurable functions. Egoroff's Theorem. Lusin's Theorem. Lebesgue integral. Convergence theorem. Differentiation. Vitali covering lemma. Functions of bounded variation. Absolute continuity. Lp spaces. Holder's inequality. Minkowski's inequality. Riesz-Fischer theorem.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3209","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4264","ModuleTitle":"Game Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Game theory provides a mathematical tool for multi-person decision making. The aim of this module is to provide an introduction to game theory, studying basic concepts, models and solutions of games and their applications. Major topics: Games of normal form and extensive form; Applications in Economics; Relations between game theory and decision making. Games of complete information: Static games with finite or infinite strategy spaces, Nash equilibrium of pure and mixed strategy; Dynamic games, backward induction solutions, information sets, subgame-perfect equilibrium, finitely and infinitely repeated games. Games of incomplete information: Bayesian equilibrium; First price sealed auction, second price sealed auction, and other auctions; Dynamic Bayesian games; Perfect Bayesian equilibrium; Signaling games. Cooperative games: Bargaining theory; Cores of n-person cooperative games; The Shapley value and its applications in voting, cost sharing, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"{MA3236 or MA3252} and {MA2216 or ST2131 or ST2334}.","Preclusion":"EC3312.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4266","ModuleTitle":"Topology","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The (point-set) topology covered in this module is an abstraction of metric space concepts, and was largely developed in the first half of last century. It forms the basis for much modern mathematics, especially in geometry and analysis, and beyond mathematics is important in computer science, mathematical economics, mathematical physics and robotics. Major topics: metric and topological spaces, continuous maps, bases, homeomorphisms, subspaces, sum, product and quotient topologies, orbit spaces, separation axioms, compact spaces, Tychonoff's theorem, compactness in metric spaces, Urysohn's lemma, Tietze Extension Theorem, connected and path-connected spaces, components, locally compact spaces, function spaces and the compact-open topology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA3209","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4268","ModuleTitle":"Mathematics for Visual Data Processing","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This multi-disciplinary module focuses on various important mathematical methods addressing problems arising in imaging and vision. Topics covered include: Continuous and discrete Fourier transform, Gabor transform, Wiener filter, variational principle, level set method, applied differential geometry, linear and nonlinear least squares, regularization methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2213","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ji Hui"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4269","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Finance II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module imparts to students in-depth knowledge of pricing and hedging of financial derivatives in equity, currency and fixed income markets. Major topics include fundamental of asset pricing, basic stochastic calculus, Ito’s formula, Black-Scholes models for European, American, path-dependent options such as Barrier, Asian and Lookback options, as well as multi-asset options and American exchange options.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1506 or MA1507) and MA3269","Preclusion":"MA3245 Financial Mathematics I MA4257 Financial Mathematics II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ku Cheng Yeaw"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Evening","Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4270","ModuleTitle":"Data Modelling and Computation","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This course aims at presenting important mathematical concepts and computational methods that are often used for modelling and analysis of big data sets and complex networks. The emphasis is on mathematical modelling and computational methods for practical problems in data science. Major topics include: basics on convex analysis, numerical methods for large-scale convex problems, dimensionality reduction, numerical methods for machine learning, kernel methods for pattern analysis, sparse coding and dictionary learning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA2213 and ST3131","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4271","ModuleTitle":"Differential Geometry of Curves and Surfaces","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Students of this module will learn how to apply their knowledge in advanced calculus and linear algebra to the study of the geometry of smooth curves and surfaces in the three dimensional Euclidean space. Major topics: theory of smooth space curves, differentiable structures on a smooth surface, local theory of the geometry of smooth surfaces, the first and second fundamental form, Guass map, parallel transport, geodesics, global properties of surfaces: triangulation, Euler number and orientation, global Gauss-Bonnet formula and its applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1104S or MA2221 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA2311) and MA2101","Preclusion":"MA3215","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4272","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Tools for Data Science","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the mathematical tools for data science. Its objective is for students to develop competitive knowledge for working in the industry. It is offered to students with interests in industrial applications of mathematics. Major topics include basic mathematics in visualization and analyses of big data, basic principles and computational tools for high-dimensional data from imaging and sensing, basic programming techniques for optimization modelling, and popular software tools for data analytics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"MA2213 and (MA3236 or MA3252 or MA3264)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4292","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Topics in Mathematics II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This topics module is intended as an elective module for strong and motivated students specialising in mathematics. The topics for the module will be chosen from a fundamental area of mathematics and may change from year to year. Besides regular lectures, each student will do independent study, give presentations and submit a term paper. There will be opportunities in the course for the students to conduct individual or group research on the topics discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA4992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module In Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"A theme or one or several topics in mathematics, which may vary from semester to semester, will be chosen by the lecturer-in-charge or students enrolled in the module. Students will take turns to give seminar presentations on the chosen topics. Students will also be required to provide verbal critique and submit written reports on selected presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-1-7","Prerequisite":"Only for graduate research students in the Department of Mathematics who matriculated in 2004 or later.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5203","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Algebra I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in both pure and applied mathematics. It covers topics from the five basic areas of groups, rings, modules, fields and multi-linear algebra, including group actions, Sylow theorems, Jordan-Holder theorem, semisimple modules, chain conditions, bimodules, tensor products and localizations, algebraic, separable and normal field extensions, algebraic closures, multilinear forms, quadratic forms, symmetric and exterior algebras.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA3201 and departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5205","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Analysis I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers Lebesgue integration and related topics. It is intended for graduate students in mathematics. Major topics: (1) Quick review of properties of Rn, Lebesgue measure on Rn, Borel sets, Lebesgue nonmeasurable sets, Riemann-Lebesgue function, Lusin’s and Egoroff’s Theorems, convergence in measure. (2) Lebesgue integration, convergence theorems, evaluation of the integral in terms of the distribution function, Lp spaces, density of C¿¿ functions in Lp(Rn), p < ¿¿, abstract integration. (3) Product integration, Fubini’s and Tonelli’s Theorems, application to convolution, approximate identities and maximal function. (4) Lebesgue Differentiation Theorem, Vitali covering, functions of bounded variation, absolutely continuous functions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4262 or departmental approval","Preclusion":"MA5215","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5206","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Analysis II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers basic functional analysis and selected applications. It is intended for graduate students in mathematics. Major topics: (1) Norms and seminorms, Banach and Fréchet spaces, Hahn-Banach and separation theorems, Uniform Boundedness Principle, Open Mapping and Closed Graph Theorems. (2) Dual spaces, uniformly convex and reflexive spaces, Radon-Nikodým Theorem and the dual of Lp, Banach-Alaoglu’s Theorem, Mazur’s Theorem, adjoint operators. (3) Compact operators, compactness of adjoint, spectral theory and Fredholm alternative for compact operators, application to differential equations. (4) Hilbert space and operators on Hilbert space, Lax-Milgram Theorem, Fourier series, spectral theorem for compact self-adjoint operators, application to differential equations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4211 and {MA4262 or MA5205}, or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5208","ModuleTitle":"Algebraic Geometry","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first course in algebraic geometry, introducing the basic objects (varieties) and basic geometric constructs and notions (products, fibers of morphisms, dimensions, tangent spaces, smoothness) with applications to curves and surfaces. It is suitable for students who intend to work in number theory, representation theory, algebraic geometry and topology and geometry in general.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA3201 or MA5203 or MA5204 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chin Chee Whye"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5209","ModuleTitle":"Algebraic Topology","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module studies topology using algebraic methods. It covers the following major topics: Fundamental groups, covering spaces, computation of fundamental groups, van Kampen Theorem, the classification of covering spaces, braid groups, simplicial complexes, simplicial homology, simplicial approximation, maps of spheres, classification of surfaces, Brouwer Fixed-point Theorem and Lefschetz Fixed-point Theorem.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA3251 or MA4215 or MA4266","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wu Jie"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5213","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Partial Differential Equations","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced course on partial differential equations. It covers the following topics: the Laplace equations, subharmonic functions, Dirichlet and Neumann problems, the Poisson equations, hyperbolic equations, Cauchy problems, mixed boundary value problems, parabolic equations, initial value problems, maximum principle, mixed boundary value problems. The course is for mathematics graduate students with interest in differential equations and its applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4221","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5218","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Algebra IIB","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to representation theory of finite groups and other related topics. The first third of the course is devoted to the study of semisimple rings and algebras, culminating in the Wedderburn-Artin structure theorem. The remainder of the course is devoted to representation theory of finite groups, character theory and applications such as Burnside’s theorem. If time permits, further topics may be discussed, such as Artin’s and Brauer’s theorems, rationality questions or representations of compact groups","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA5203 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5219","ModuleTitle":"Logic and Foundation of Mathematics I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics, and students in computer science and philosophy who have sufficient mathematical background. The core of the module is Gdels incompleteness theorem. Before that, some basic knowledge on first order logic, such as compactness theorem and properties of reducts of number theory, will be discussed. After that, some basic topics in Recursion Theory and Model Theory are introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4207 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5232","ModuleTitle":"Modeling and Numerical Simulations","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics. It focuses on modeling problems in real life and other disciplines into mathematical problems and simulating their solutions by scientific computing methods. Major topics covered include modeling and numerical simulations in selected areas of physical and engineering sciences, biology, finance, imaging and optimization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5233","ModuleTitle":"Computational Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module studies computational methods in mathematics. It covers the following topics: computational linear algebra, numerical solution of ordinary and partial differential equations, parallel algorithms. The course is for mathematics graduate students with interest in computation methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"{MA3228 or MA4255 or CZ4104 or CZ4105} and MA4230","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Bao Weizhu"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5237","ModuleTitle":"Homotopy Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics. It covers the following major topics: Homotopy theory: homotopy groups, fibrations, Hurewicz Theorem, Whitehead Theorem, Postnikov systems and Eilenberg-MacLane spaces, simplicial homotopy theory, simplicial groups, James construction, Hopf invariants, Whitehead products, Hilton-Milnor Theorem, cohomology operations and the Steenrod algebra. Homology theory: homology of fibre spaces and Leray-Serre spectral sequences. Geometry: homotopy and homology of Lie groups and Grassmann manifolds, fibre bundles.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"MA5236","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5241","ModuleTitle":"Computational Harmonic Analysis","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in applied mathematics and other related disciplines in science and engineering. It covers the following topics: discrete wavelet transform, discrete wavelet frame and tight frame, sparse approximation in redundant systems, variational methods for ill-posed inverse problems, sampling theory, compressed sensing, low rank matrix approximation, and non-local image restoration approaches.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"MA4229 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5243","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Mathematical Programming","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics. It covers the following major topics: Introduction to convex analysis; Theory of constrained optimization; Lagrangian duality; Algorithms for constrained optimization, in particular, penalty, barrier and augmented Lagrangian methods; Interior-point methods for convex programming, in particular, linear and semidefinite programming.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA3236 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5245","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Financial Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for honours students in the Quantitative Finance programme and post-graduate students in mathematical finance or quantitative finance. It aims to further students’ understanding in various areas of financial mathematics. Topics include selected materials in the following aspects: Stochastic analysis, stochastic control, and partial differential equations with applications in financial mathematics, exotic options, bond and interest rate models, asset pricing, portfolio selection, Monte Carlo simulation, credit risk analysis, risk management, incomplete markets.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"MA4269 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5248","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Analysis in Mathematical Finance","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basic techniques in stochastic analysis as well as their applications in mathematical finance. Major topics: Brownian motion, stochastic calculus, stochastic differential equations, mathematical markets, arbitrage, completeness, optimal stopping problems, stochastic control, risk-neutral pricing, and generalized Black-Scholes models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"MA4262 and (MA3245 or MA4269)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Zhou Chao"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5251","ModuleTitle":"Spectral Methods And Applications","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics. It focuses on some basic theoretical results on spectral approximations as well as practical algorithms for implementing spectral methods. It will specially emphasize on how to design efficient and accurate spectral algorithms for solving PDEs of current interest. Major topics covered include: Fourier-spectral methods, basic results for polynomial approximations, Galerkin and collocation methods using Legendre and Chebyshev polynomials, fast elliptic solvers using the spectral method and applications to various PDEs of current interest.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Department approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5252","ModuleTitle":"Methods of Applied Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for graduate students interested in pursuing research in applied and computational mathematics. It provides a concise and self-contained introduction to important methods used in applied mathematics, especially in the asymptotic analysis of differential equations involving multiple scales. Major topics include scaling analysis, perturbation methods, the WKB method, the averaging method, multi-scale expansion and the method of homogenization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4221 or MA4252 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5253","ModuleTitle":"Riemann Surfaces","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This course will be an introduction to Riemann surfaces, focusing on topics such as sheaves, Cech cohomology, Serre duality, the Riemann-Roch theorem, period mappings and the Poincare-Koebe uniformisation theorem. We will also discuss more advanced topics such as classification of Riemann surfaces and vector bundles over Riemann surfaces.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA4247 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wilkin, Graeme Peter Desmond"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5259","ModuleTitle":"Probability Theory I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the theory of probability. It covers the following topics: probability space, weak law of large numbers, strong law of large numbers, convergence of random series, zero-one laws, weak convergence of probability measures, characteristic function, central limit theorem. The course is for graduate students with interest in the theory of probability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"(MA2216 or ST2131) and (MA3207H or MA3207 or MA4262)","Preclusion":"ST4237, ST5214","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5260","ModuleTitle":"Probability Theory II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course to introduce students the basics of Brownian motion and martingale theory. For Brownian motion, we cover topics such as existence and uniqueness of Brownian motion, Skorokhod embedding, Donsker's invariance principle, exponential martingales associated with Brownian motion, sample path properties of Brownian motion. As for martingales, we confine ourselves to discrete time parameter martingales and cover topics such as conditional expectations and their properties, martingales (submartingales and supermartinmgales), previsible processes, Doob's upcrossing lemma, Doob's martingale convergence theorem, stopping times, martingale transforms and Doob's optional sampling theorems, martingale inequalities and inequalities for martingale transforms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MA5259 or ST5214","Preclusion":"ST5205","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA5295","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation For Msc By Coursework","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Student is expected to conduct research on a topic or area in mathematics, write a report and give an oral presentation on it.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-20-0","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval (for students in 2006/07 and later cohorts who are enrolled in M.Sc. in Mathematics by course work)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA6220","ModuleTitle":"Model Theory","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in mathematics, who have sufficient background in mathematical logic. The course will be structured around Morley’s Categoricity Theorem. To set up the stage of the proof of Morley’s Theorem, some necessary knowledge is also introduced, which turns out to be a good training in model theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"MA5219 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA6235","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Financial Mathematics","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Selected topics in financial mathematics are offered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MA6291","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Mathematics I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"Topics offered will be of advanced mathematical nature and will be selected by the Department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MB5101","ModuleTitle":"The Cell as a Machine","Department":"Mechanobiology Institute","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MB5102","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Mechanobiology","Department":"Mechanobiology Institute","ModuleDescription":"To provide a working understanding of the basic cell functions with the physical and chemical principles underlying them. In practical terms, we will attempt to solve a number of important problems relevant to replication, transcription, translation, translocation, motility, and other important functions. The assignments will primarily involve reading original literatures under the guidance of MBI investigators to complete a few entries into the Manual for Cellular and Molecular Functions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-1-7","Prerequisite":"Basic Physical Chemistry, Calculus, Biology, Graduate standing, MB5101 or approval of the module coordinator.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MB5103","ModuleTitle":"Research Seminars in Mechanobiology","Department":"Mechanobiology Institute","ModuleDescription":"This module, required for doctoral students in Mechanobiology, studies the scientific seminar as a mode of communication, as well as studying a variety of mechanobiology topics that will be presented in seminar format. Students will have opportunities to work on 1) extracting information from research seminars; 2) critical listening; 3) constructive criticism and identifying areas for improvement; and 4) presenting a brief seminar on material directly related to their own research. Seminars will be presented by visiting scientists, members of the RCE, and the students themselves. Seminars are an effective way for students to interact with the broader scientific community and to keep abreast of the most recent research. The ultimate goal for this module is to enable students to get the greatest benefit from research seminars, whether they are participating as audience members or as speakers.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-0-3.5","Prerequisite":"Designed for 2nd year doctoral students","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MB5104","ModuleTitle":"Integrative Approach To Understand Cell Functions","Department":"Mechanobiology Institute","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an intensive 2-week “Bootcamp” course aimed at introducing new graduate students from biology or physical science backgrounds to key fundamental concepts and practical approaches in understanding cellular function. The focus is to develop a breadth of knowledge that allows students to pursue further depth in their respective research work. Major topics include the Central Dogma of Molecular Biology, gene cloning and editing, microscopy and bioimaging, coding and quantitative methods in biology, the choice and limitations of model organisms. These topics will be covered in lectures and reinforced in thematic-based practicals.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"30-20-30-10-20","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MB5105","ModuleTitle":"Microfabrication for Biologists","Department":"Mechanobiology Institute","ModuleDescription":"This modules aims at teaching the basic principles of soft lithography techniques that are classically used by biologists. Although clean room techniques will be presented to help understand the whole fabrication process and limitation, a strong emphasis will be placed on post processing that is often performed at the bench such as surface treatment, protein adsorbtion, UV treatment, polymerization. The modules will be articulated around i- a theoretical description of fabrication process, polymerization schemes and surface treatment scheme. ii- Practical fabrication work at the bench in small groups. We will study both “classic” devices and processes as well as “custom” devices proposed by students.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-1-0-2","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5001","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Epidemiology I","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5002","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Biostatistics I","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5003","ModuleTitle":"Basic Clinical Pharmacology For Clinical Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5004","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Biomarkers In Clinical Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5005","ModuleTitle":"Ethics And Regulation Of Clinical Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"2","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5006","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Epidemiology And Biostatistics Ii","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5007","ModuleTitle":"Scientific Writing","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"2","Preclusion":"Only students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Investigation (MCI) programme can apply. All other students will be considered on a case-by-case basis, and approval has to be sought from both the module coordinator and the MCI programme director","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MCI5008","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5102","ModuleTitle":"Techniques In Biomedical Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5105","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Research Methodology","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5108","ModuleTitle":"Biostatistics For Basic Research","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5204","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Pharmacology","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to help students gain an in-depth understanding of advanced topics in (1) General pharmacology, (2) Neuropharmacology and (3) Cancer pharmacology using lectures and journal clubs given by clinical and basic science experts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-0-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Bian Jinsong","Alan Prem Kumar","Lawrence Lee Soon-U","Peter Edward Lobie","Shabbir M Moochhala","Gautam Sethi","Shen Han-Ming","Uttam C Surana","Tan Guet Khim Michelle","Haryati Hafid","Lau Aik Jiang"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5205","ModuleTitle":"Neuroscience","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5207","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Cellular & Translational Immunology","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5211","ModuleTitle":"Anti-Infective Drug Discovery","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5214","ModuleTitle":"Research Skills","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"10-3-0-0-28","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Dee Pham"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5215","ModuleTitle":"Applied Bioethics And Biolaw","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the tools necessary for students to develop and reflect critically upon contemporary issues in bioethics, medicine and the biosciences. Students will be taught aspects of local and transnational regulatory regimes that pertain to biomedical sciences and technologies. The module aims to develop skills of critical thinking and ethical analysis; to explore the impact of developments in medicine and the biosciences; and to encourage interdisciplinary dialogue between science and humanities. Key components of this module will relate to: - Introduction to Ethical and Legal Theory; - Ethics, Medicine and Biotechnology; - Regulatory norms and practices in Singapore and overseas; and - Key Issues in Research Ethics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5218","ModuleTitle":"Biochemical and genetic approaches to understanding cell biology","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"In the module, principles of cell biology and signal transduction will be discussed, by using various signalling pathways as examples. The focus of the module is on applying the scientific method to define research questions, devise experimental strategies to test hypotheses and to critically analyze data. To this end, the module will consist of paper discussions, group presentations and research proposal development. The module will primarily focus on basic cell biology and signalling but also include clinical research related aspects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"No special pre-requisites","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5219","ModuleTitle":"Medical Mycology: Core Principles and Recent Interests","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to highlight issues surrounding fungal infections that are becoming increasingly relevant to human health. This module begins with an introduction to the basic biology of fungal cells that make them a unique class of microbial pathogens. We also examine key molecular events in host-cell interactions and the different strategies by which fungi can evade immune-surveillance and establish pathogenicity. The significance of fungal pathogens in nosocomial infections and among the aged and immunocompromised will be discussed. There will also be a survey of the various aspects of diagnostic and therapeutic advances in the field to conclude the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Basic understanding of Microbiology and Immunology at the undergraduate level","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5220","ModuleTitle":"Array and Omics","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"The dawn of the human genome project in the 1990s has fuelled advances in 2 key technologies. They are the microarray technology for genomics and mass spectrometry for proteomics. From these platforms, many other specialty fields have emerged including array comparative genomic hybridization, microRNA array, phosphoproteomics, protein arrays and metabolomics, etc. These tools have propelled discoveries in basic and translational research. The module will educate students on these tools and their diverse applications of “array and omics” in this era of functional genomics.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"4-1-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Students should have basic knowledge of protein biochemistry and DNA biology","Preclusion":"MDG5214","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5221","ModuleTitle":"Viral vectors for manipulating gene expression","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"The ability to manipulate gene expression in a cell, an organ or a whole organism is an important aspect in the delineation of the molecular mechanisms in health and disease. Hence, many conventional as well as newly developed techniques for gene expression manipulation are being used in biomedical research. One of the most used strategies involves the use of genetically engineered viruses to infect mammalian cells. This module will cover the use of viral gene delivery vectors for (i) Exogenous expression of genes (ii) Knockdown of genes by RNA interference","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chu Jang Hann","Chen Qing Feng"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5222","ModuleTitle":"Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with the fundamental concepts in cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. The curriculum approaches the diseases from both the scientific and clinical perspectives with lecturers who are practising clinicians and cardiovascular scientists. Students will have the opportunity to visit the cardiac catheterization laboratory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students should preferably working on a research project related to cardiovascular or metabolic diseases.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5223","ModuleTitle":"Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce students to stem cell biology, their origins, properties, function in tissue repair/regeneration, and utility in therapy. Major topics are 1) ES cells 2) Neural stem cells 3) Muscle stem cells 4) Stem cells and cancer 5) Hematopoeitic stem cells 6) Mesenchymal stem cells 7) Induced pluripotent stem cells.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"4-0-0-0-1","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lim Kah Leong","Daniel G. Tenen","Motomi Osato","Wang Hongyan","Wu Qiang","G V Shivashankar"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5224","ModuleTitle":"Animal Models of Human Diseases","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This 2MC module is designed to introduce students to commonly-used animal replica of key human diseases including cancer, muscular diseases, neurological and immune disorders. Major topics to be covered include nonmammalian models as well as rodent and non-human primate models of human diseases, with an emphasis of mammalian disease models. The final lecture will be conducted by a representative from the Pharmaceutical industry (e.g. GSK-Singapore) on how animal disease models are used in drug discovery.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"4-0-0-0-1","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5226","ModuleTitle":"Antibiotic Resistance and Antibacterial Drug Discovery","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"With the dramatic increase in antibiotic resistance and the paucity in the development of new drugs we are in a transition phase to a pre-antibiotic like era with major implications for public health and clinical practice. Here, we will discuss two major topics: i) mechanisms of action of antibiotics and resistance, ii) concepts of antibacterial drug discovery, including target product profile, target and lead finding, and lead optimization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5227","ModuleTitle":"Bio-Innovation & Entrepreneurship","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This course covers comprehensively the important elements required to build and develop a bio-business through a series of lectures and highly interactive tutorials, workshops and panel discussions with experts. A diverse team of lecturers will bring in expert practitioners’ experience and knowledge on different aspects of a biobusiness. The course will guide the students through the process of generating an idea and developing it to a business pitch.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-3-4","Prerequisite":"Open to students from Life Sciences, Dental, Medicine, School of Public Health, Nursing (ie. Life Sciences, BDS, MBBS, BSc (Pharm), BNursing), and Biomedical Engineering. In teamwork students must be able to develop and present a business-idea & -plan in the biotech or life sciences field.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5228","ModuleTitle":"Hybrid Imaging: An Advanced Imaging Concept and Modality","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"Biomedical imaging becomes indispensable tool for the biomedical research and modern day clinical management. Many imaging modalities are available such as nuclear medicine techniques (single photon emission tomography - SPECT, positron emission tomography - PET), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), ultrasonography and optical imaging. Some imaging modalities are utilised to obtain structural, morphological or anatomic information. Others are for obtaining functional, metabolic or molecular information. Every technique has its unique advantages and some draw backs. Combining two or more imaging modalities resulted not only in cancellation of drawbacks and providing complimentary information but also in better interpretation of the fused images.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.6-0.6-0-0.4-3.4","Prerequisite":"“A” level understanding on physics, chemistry and biology","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5229","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Signal Transduction","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to give the students a system understanding of the key signal transduction pathways in the cell, with close implication in health and disease. The main topics include the following: (1) PI3K-MTOR pathways (2) MAPK pathways (3) Tyrosine kinase pathways (4) GPCR (5) Small GTPase (6) TNF signalling pathways (7) NF-kB pathways (8) Jak-STAT pathways (9) TGFb-Smad pathways (10) Hippo signaling (11) Hedgehog signalling (12) AMPK signaling (13) Ubiquitination and protein degradation These topics will be taught by leading experts with strong research background from NUHS, Duke-NUS and IMCB.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5230","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Bioethics Research Methods","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This is a practical module that will provide students with the methodological tools necessary to analyse and reflect critically upon contemporary issues in bioethics, medicine and the biosciences. Students will be taught about various empirical methods that are commonly applied to the analysis of bioethical issues and learn how to apply them to theoretical frameworks. The module aims to develop student’s analytical and empirical research skills and apply them practically to research projects in bioethics. Key components of this module will relate to: • Introduction to ethical reasoning; • Epistemology and methodology; • Normative and conceptual analysis; and • Qualitative and quantitative research methods • Empirical bioethics","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5231","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Biomedical and Behavioural Research Ethics","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"History and theoretical foundations of ethics in biomedical and behavioural research as well as examination of major ethical issues arising in the conduct of such research; topics covered include history of research ethics, theories and concepts in research ethics review, ethical issues relating to various research methodologies, and ethical issues arising in various types of biomedical and behavioural research","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-3-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5232","ModuleTitle":"Current Practices in Biotechnology","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the approaches and technologies that are used by successful biotechnology companies in Singapore and abroad, and to familiarize the students with the individuals and companies that act as leaders in this sector. This will be done by examining specific companies as “case studies”. Each case study will involve the evaluation of the company’s technology and the market environment, followed by direct contact with one or more principles of the company.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0.5-0-0-3.5-5","Prerequisite":"Open to all NUSMed postgraduate students","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5233","ModuleTitle":"Current Topics in Drug Design and Development","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"Introduction to a range of existing and emerging therapy modalities including drug mechanism of action, drug delivery and drug metabolism specific to each class of drug. Additionally, an emphasis on advanced techniques for drug design and development specific to each class of drug will also be given.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5234","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (CBmE)","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"PhD and MSc candidates may undertake independent study of a topic in bioethics under the supervision of a Centre for Biomedical Ethics (CBmE) faculty. They can formulate a topic of interest in advance and approach their prospective supervisor (with relevant research interests) to discuss and write a proposal for the Independent Study Module (ISM). They are advised to start working on the project several weeks before the start of the semester so that they can have sufficient time for any project revision if necessary. Students and supervisors are required to submit the CBmE ISM Contract agreeing to a plan of work and assessment. Students may check with CBmE to check for the list of ISM projects and prerequisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"Please refer to CBmE for the ISM prerequites.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5235","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Clinical Ethics","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the ethical analysis of cases that present live issues in everyday clinical decision-making, Topics include discussing and using patient preferences, truth-telling, uncertainty about patient’s decision-making capacity, decisions involving minors, decisions about potentially life-sustaining treatments, family involvement in healthcare decisions, financial consequences of treatment, resource allocation, home care, nursing home care, recurrent hospital emergencies. This is a blended online and face-to-face graduate module comprising 3 parts: weekly skype tutorials, and online assignments and tests using www.bioethicscasebook.sg as text; an intensive 4-day expert-led seminar with participation grades following completion of specified tasks; a 3000-word supervised case-writing and caseanalysis component.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5300","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Basis of Appetite and Nutrient Intake","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"Nutrition is crucial for sustenance. Besides the availability of nutrition, intake of food is vital to health and well-being. Therefore, the desire to eat food (Appetite) and satiety has a tremendous impact on metabolism and health. The overall mechanisms for appetite and satiety regulation are complex and multifactorial. The focus of this module is to understand biochemical and molecular processes involved in appetite and nutrition intake. Students will gain fundamental knowledge on how various signalling mechanisms in the body collaborate to stimulate or stop food intake.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Basic knowledge of biochemistry, cell biology and general physiology is required.","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MDG5771","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar and Workshop","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals Of Mechanical Design","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the student with the fundamental knowledge to do calculations on design components like bolts, fasteners, joints, welds, springs, gears, brakes, cluthes. Other areas covered will include material selection, fatigue, bearings, shafts, as well as design mechanisms like linkages and cams. This is a compulsory module with no final exam. Assessment will be based purely on continuous assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-7-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2101E","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Mechanical Design","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"TM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2103","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Visualization & Modeling","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module enables students to learn the various standards and techniques of geometrical sketching, prepare engineering drawings and specifications, and interpreting drawings. Students also get to use advanced commercial CAD software to do 3D solid modeling. Above all, this module expands the students' creative talent and enhances their ability to communicate their ideas in a meaningful manner. Major topics include: Principles of projections; Isometric and Auxiliary views; Interpenetration of solids and Development of surfaces; 3D solid modeling; Sectioning and Dimensioning; Machine and Assembly drawings; Drawing standards and Limits and Tolerances. This is a core module for all Mechanical Engineering students and is also open to all cross-faculty students.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-3-2-0.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2113","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics Of Materials I","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a foundation for an understanding of the basic principles of solid mechanics and its applications to simple engineering structures. It provides a foundation for the understanding of basic principles of solid mechanics and its applications to simple engineering structures. The topics covered are: Introduction to Mechanics of deformable bodies; Concepts of Stress and Strain; One-dimensional systems; Shear force and Bending moment; Deflection of laterally loaded symmetrical beams; Stresses in laterally loaded symmetrical beams; Torsion. It is a core module.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"EG1109FC/EG1109/CE1109X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2114","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics Of Materials II","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course provides for a further understanding of concepts and principles of solid mechanics and its applications to engineering problems. The topics covered are: Two-dimensional systems; Combined stresses; Energy methods; Columns; Experimental stress analysis; Inelastic behaviour. This is a core module.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"ME2113","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2114E","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics of Materials II","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"3","Prerequisite":"ME2113 or equivalent","Preclusion":"TM1111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2121","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Thermodynamics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course develops a good understanding of the basic concepts and application of thermodynamics required for the analysis, modeling and design of thermal-fluid systems in engineering practice. Major topics include: Review of First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics and their applications; Reversible and Irreversible processes; Entropy; Non-flow and flow processes; Cycles involving entropy changes; Power/refrigeration and air cycles; Ideal gas mixtures; Psychrometry and applications; Fuels; Combustion and First Law applied to combustion. This is a core module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.25-2-4.25","Prerequisite":"PC1431/PC1431FC/PC1431X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2121E","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Thermodynamics","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.25-2.4.25","Prerequisite":"PC1431 or PC1431FC or PC1431X or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2134","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics I","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course to fluid mechanics as applied to engineering. After introducing the basic terminology and a classification of fluid and flow, students are taught fluid statics, which cover hydrostatic forces on submerged bodies, surface tension forces, buoyancy, metacentric height and stability of floating bodies. Numerous examples of engineering applications pertaining to each aspect of fluid statics are presented. In the section on fluid dynamics, basic principles of fluid motion are introduced. This covers the continuity equation, Bernoulli and energy equations. The momentum equation and its engineering application using the control volume approach are included In the analysis of fluid-mechanics problems, dimensional analysis and similitude are taught with engineering examples. Finally, laminar and turbulent pipe flows, Hagen-Poiseuille law, friction factor, losses in pipe fittings and use of Moody’s Chart will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.0-0.5-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"PC1431 or PC1431FC or PC1431X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2134E","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics I","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course to fluid mechanics as applied to engineering. After introducing the basic terminology and a classification of fluid and flow, students are taught fluid statics, which cover hydrostatic forces on submerged bodies, surface tension forces, buoyancy, metacentric height and stability of floating bodies. Numerous examples of engineering applications pertaining to each aspect of fluid statics are presented. In the section on fluid dynamics, basic principles of fluid motion are introduced. This covers the continuity equation, Bernoulli and energy equations. The momentum equation and its engineering application using the control volume approach are included. In the analysis of fluid-mechanics problems, dimensional analysis and similitude are taught with engineering examples. Finally, laminar and turbulent pipe flows, Hagen-Poiseuille law, friction factor, losses in pipe fittings and use of Moody’s Chart will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-0-5.5","Preclusion":"TM1131","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Estruch Samper, David"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2135","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics II","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the operating principles of hydraulic pumps and turbines, their applications and methods of selecting pumps to match system requirements and how to avoid cavitation damage. We also focus on the mathematical theory of potential (non-viscous) fluid flow as well as the structure of basic vortices. This is followed by treatment of the fundamentals of viscous fluid flow and boundary layers. The major topics covered therein are the Navier-Stokes equations and some of their exact solutions, boundary layer flow theory, estimation of drag force on a flat plate, boundary layer separation and control, equations of motion for turbulent flow and turbulent boundary layers, turbulent models and velocity profiles in turbulent boundary layers. Boundary layer with transition. Flow around bluff and streamlined bodies: their flow patterns, drag and lift.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.0-1.0-0.5-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"ME2134","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2135E","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Mechanics II","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the students to the operating principles of hydraulic pumps and turbines, their applications and methods of selecting pumps to match system requirements and how to avoid cavitation damage. We also focus on the mathematical theory of potential (non-viscous) fluid flow as well as the structure of basic vortices. This is followed by treatment of the fundamentals of viscous fluid flow and boundary layers. The major topics covered therein are the Navier-Stokes equations and some of their exact solutions, boundary layer flow theory, estimation of drag force on a flat plate, boundary layer separation and control, equations of motion for turbulent flow and turbulent boundary layers, turbulent models and velocity profiles in turbulent boundary layers. Boundary layer with transition. Flow around bluff and streamlined bodies: their flow patterns, drag and lift.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.0-1.0-0.5-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"ME2134E","Preclusion":"TM2131","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2142","ModuleTitle":"Feedback Control Systems","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a compulsory module and it introduces students to various fundamental concepts in control system analysis and design. Topics include mathematical modeling of dynamical systems, time responses of first and second-order systems, steady-state error analysis, frequency response analysis of systems and design methodologies based on both time and frequency domains. This module also introduces computer simulation as a means of system evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2142E","ModuleTitle":"Feedback Control Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"TM2401","Preclusion":"TM3142","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2143","ModuleTitle":"Sensors & Actuators","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Primarily a core subject for mechanical engineering students, this course introduces the basic principles and characteristics of various sensors for the measurement of mechanical quantities such as position, velocity, acceleration, force, and temperature. Topics that are also introduced are actuators for achieving motion, primarily various types of electric motors. This course also covers the generalised measurement and instrumentation system, the associated electronics, drivers and power supplies for the processing of the signals from the sensors and transducers and for driving the various actuators. Emphasis is placed on the knowledge required for the application of these sensors and actuators rather than on their design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"EG1108, PC1431/PC1431FC/PC1431X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2143E","ModuleTitle":"Sensors and Actuators","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2151","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Mechanical Eng. Materials","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the foundation for understanding the structure-property-processing relationship in materials common in mechanical engineering. Topics explore the mechanical properties of metals and their alloys, the means of modifying such properties, as well as the failure and environmental degradation of materials. Practical applications are demonstrated through laboratory experiments to illustrate the concepts taught during lectures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"None for engineering students","Preclusion":"MLE1101”.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME2151E","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Mechanical Eng. Materials","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the foundation for understanding the structure-property-processing relationship in materials common in mechanical engineering. Topics explore the mechanical properties of metals and their alloys, the means of modifying such properties, as well as the failure and environmental degradation of materials. Practical applications are demonstrated through laboratory experiments to illustrate the concepts taught during lectures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Preclusion":"TM1151","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3000","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study 1","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study 2","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3101","ModuleTitle":"Mechanical Systems Design I","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a group-based project that focuses on the design of a complete mechanical design product, emphasizing the design process, analysis and drawings. The major project may be preceded by smaller projects to instill familiarity and experience. Elements of commercialisation (e.g. market survey) and form-giving (aesthetics) may be incorporated. Students are required to submit a report, drawings, do a presentation, and take oral examinations. This is a core module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0.5-8-0-2","Prerequisite":"ME2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3102","ModuleTitle":"Mechanical Systems Design II","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a follow-up module from ME3101 in which students fabricate and commission the prototype design worked on in Semester 5. Emphasis is placed on the integration of the components of the complete system and the optimization of the final design. Effective group dynamics and the experience of the process and problems involved in translating paper design to prototype are key objectives of this module. This is a core module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0.5-8-0-2","Prerequisite":"ME3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3112","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics Of Machines","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the fundamental engineering principles on kinematics and kinetics. The topics of rigid body dynamics and vibration will be covered, including the theoretical development and practical application to mechanisms and machinery. The salient features of dynamics to be applied for each instance will be clearly explained and the interpretation of the results obtained will be highlighted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"PC1431/PC1431FC/PC1431X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3112E","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics of Machines","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the fundamental engineering principles on kinematics and kinetics. The topics of rigid body dynamics and vibration will be covered, including the theoretical development and practical application to mechanisms and machinery. The salient features of dynamics to be applied for each instance will be clearly explained and the interpretation of the results obtained will be highlighted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-2-4.0","Preclusion":"TM2112","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3122","ModuleTitle":"Heat Transfer","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the key concepts related to the different modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection and radiation) and principles of heat exchangers. It develops the students’ proficiency in applying these heat transfer concepts and principles, to analyse and solve practical engineering problems involving heat transfer processes. Topics include introduction to heat transfer; steady state heat conduction; transient heat conduction; lumped capacitance; introduction to convective heat transfer; external forced convection; internal forced convection; natural/free convection; blackbody radiation and radiative properties; radiative exchange between surfaces; introduction to heat exchangers and basic calculation of overall heat transfer coefficient.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"PC1431FC/PC1431/PC1431X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3122E","ModuleTitle":"Heat Transfer","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the key concepts related to the different modes of heat transfer (conduction, convection and radiation) and principles of heat exchangers. It develops the students’ proficiency in applying these heat transfer concepts and principles, to analyse and solve practical engineering problems involving heat transfer processes. Topics include introduction to heat transfer; steady state heat conduction; transient heat conduction; lumped capacitance; introduction to convective heat transfer; external forced convection; internal forced convection; natural/free convection; blackbody radiation and radiative properties; radiative exchange between surfaces; introduction to heat exchangers and basic calculation of overall heat transfer coefficient.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Preclusion":"TM2122","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3162","ModuleTitle":"Manufacturing Processes","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Manufacturing processes: cold and hot working, rolling, extrusion, forgoing, sheet and metal blanking and forming, cold forming, welding, brazing, soldering, casting, powder metallurgy, plastics technology. Machine tools: RP, 3-D printing, Lathes, Milling, Drill press, Grinding and laser machining, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3162E","ModuleTitle":"Manufacturing Processes","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the principles of computer-aided tools: CAD and CAM, which are widely used in modern design and manufacturing industry. By introducing the mathematical background and fundamental part programming of CAD/CAM, this course provides the basics for students to understand the techniques and their industrial applications. The topics are: CAD: geometric modelling methods for curves, surfaces, and solids; CAM: part fabrication by CNC machining based on given geometric model; Basics of CNC machining; Tool path generation in CAD/CAM (Option to introduce a CAM software to generate a CNC program for the machining of a part); Verification of fabricated part by CNC measurement based on given geometric model. The module is targeted at students specializing in manufacturing engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-0-5","Preclusion":"TM2162","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3211","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics Of Solids","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module covers topics on: Linear elasticity in which the general equations of equilibrium and compatibility are derived and its applications are illustrated for complex problems; Unsymmetrical bending of beams; Stresses in pressurized thick-walled cylinders in elastic and elasto-plastic regions; Stresses in rotating members; Introduction to mechanics of composite materials; and Experimental stress analysis with particular emphasis on optical methods. This is an elective module and is intended for students in Stage 3 and 4 who have an interest in the stress analysis of isotropic and composite materials. The materials in this module are applicable to chemical, civil, mechanical and aeronautical engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2114","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3211E","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics of Solids","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3221","ModuleTitle":"Sustainable EnergyConversion","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This elective module provides an introduction to advanced topics in engineering thermodynamics and their applications to engineering thermal processes. The following topics are covered: Efficiency improvement of steam power cycles through the use of regeneration and binary fluids processes; Real gases: equation of state, enthalpy and entropy; Available energy and available energy changes in thermal processes, Second Law efficiency; Combustion processes; Analysis of energy and work interactions of basic mechanical engineering thermal processes such those of reciprocating and centrifugal compressors and axial flow turbines. This module is for students who wish to extend their understanding of engineering thermodynamics beyond the first course, and understanding and appreciation of the operation, efficiency and energy conversion of mechanical engineering thermal processes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2121","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3232","ModuleTitle":"Compressible Flow","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"ME2135","Preclusion":"ME3231","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3233","ModuleTitle":"Unsteady Flow in Fluid Systems","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"ME2135","Preclusion":"ME3231","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3233E","ModuleTitle":"Unsteady Flow in Fluid Systems","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"systems typically encountered in Mechanical Engineering applications. Unsteady flow fluid theories, real-life unsteady flow problems and practical design solutions will be described, explained and analysed in this course. These include Analysis and Designs of Water pumping stations and their distribution systems, petroleum products (i.e. crude oil and natural gas) transportation pipelines systems, Oil and Gas flow systems, Thermal Power Stations flow systems etc","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2135 Fluid Mechanics II; ME2135E Fluid Mechanics II; or Equivalent","Preclusion":"ME3233 Unsteady Flow in Fluid Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3241E","ModuleTitle":"Microprocessor Applications","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"TM3241","Corequisite":"ME2143E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3242","ModuleTitle":"Automation","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the approaches used in the design of sequencing circuits applied to machine-level industrial automation. Special emphasis is given to electromechanical and pneumatic systems. After a quick review of input sensing, pneumatic actuators, basic switching logic and elements, the design of sequential control systems using electromechanical ladder diagrams, purely pneumatic circuits and programmable logic controllers are introduced. Upon successful completion, students should be able to read and understand pneumatic circuits and electromechanical ladder diagrams and be able to quickly design and implement such circuits for any sequencing problem. This is a technical elective course targeted at third year mechanical engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-0-6","Corequisite":"ME2143","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3242E","ModuleTitle":"Automation","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0.5-0-6","Preclusion":"TM3242","Corequisite":"ME2143E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3251","ModuleTitle":"Materials For Engineers","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with basic knowledge in materials selection for mechanical design. The major topics are: Classification of engineering materials; Materials properties in design using case studies; Ferrous alloys (carbon and low-alloy steels, tool steels, stainless steels, cast irons); Non-ferrous alloys (Cu-, Al-, Mg-, Ti-, Zn-, Ni-alloys, etc.); Engineering plastics and composites; Engineering ceramics; Surface engineering and coating techniques; Joining processes; Material selection in design; Product costing and case studies. The module is aimed at students who want to specialise in mechanical product design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2151","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3251E","ModuleTitle":"Materials For Engineers","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"ME2151E","Preclusion":"TM3251","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3261","ModuleTitle":"Computer-Aided Design And Manufacturing","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the principles of computer-aided tools: CAD and CAM, which are widely used in modern design and manufacturing industry. By introducing the mathematical background and fundamental part programming of CAD/CAM, this course provides the basics for students to understand the techniques and their industrial applications. The topics are: CAD: geometric modelling methods for curves, surfaces, and solids; CAM: part fabrication by CNC machining based on given geometric model; Basics of CNC machining; Tool path generation in CAD/CAM (Option to introduce a CAM software to generate a CNC program for the machining of a part); Verification of fabricated part by CNC measurement based on given geometric model. The module is targeted at students specializing in manufacturing engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2.5-4","Corequisite":"ME2162/ME3162","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3261E","ModuleTitle":"Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course covers the principles of computer-aided tools: CAD and CAM, which are widely used in modern design and manufacturing industry. By introducing the mathematical background and fundamental part programming of CAD/CAM, this course provides the basics for students to understand the techniques and their industrial applications. The topics are: CAD: geometric modelling methods for curves, surfaces, and solids; CAM: part fabrication by CNC machining based on given geometric model; Basics of CNC machining; Tool path generation in CAD/CAM (Option to introduce a CAM software to generate a CNC program for the machining of a part); Verification of fabricated part by CNC measurement based on given geometric model. The module is targeted at students specializing in manufacturing engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2.5-4","Preclusion":"TM3261","Corequisite":"ME3162E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3263","ModuleTitle":"Design For Manufacturing And Assembly","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches product design for manufacture and assembly. It covers the details of design for manufacture and assembly (DFMA) methods for practicing engineers and also allows for learning of concurrent or simultaneous engineering. The topics covered: Introduction, Selection of materials and processes; Product design for manual assembly; Design for automatic assembly and robotic assembly; Design for machining; Design for rapid prototyping and tooling (rapid mould making); Design for injection moulding. The module is targeted at students majoring in manufacturing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Corequisite":"ME2162/ME3162","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3263E","ModuleTitle":"Design for Manufacturing and Assembly","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Preclusion":"TM3263","Corequisite":"ME3162E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3281","ModuleTitle":"Microsystems Design And Applications","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module generates an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of Microsystems and their impact on technology. Secondly, it enables students to apply engineering principles that have been learnt earlier in other modules. The major topics include: An overview of the principles, fabrication and system-level design and applications of Microsystems; Properties of semiconductor; Fundamentals of dynamics and vibration; Piezoelectricity; Piezoresistivity and applications in sensors; Electrostatics and Capacitance; Electromagnetism; Thermal sensors; Biosensors; Fabrication in MEMS; The target students are those with a good grasp and have a keen interest in both mechanical and electrical engineering subjects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0.5-2.5-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME3291","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Methods In Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This elective course introduces students to fundamental concepts of numerical analysis as a powerful tool for solving engineering problems. Basic concepts of errors, Taylor series, matrix methods, and curve-fitting techniques will be introduced, with emphasis on simple examples and applications derived from mechanical engineering disciplines. Brief introductions to the finite difference and finite element methods will be given. The treatment will primarily use the Laplace and Diffusion equations as illustrations of analysis familiar to mechanical engineers. The course will also introduce the use of the software Matlab as a tool for the solution of numerical problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"MA1505, MA1506","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4101","ModuleTitle":"Bachelor Of Engineering Dissertation","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module consists mainly of an industrial or research-based project carried out under the supervision of one or more faculty members. It introduces students to the basic methodology of research in the context of a problem of current research interest. The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters, and is a core requirement of the B.Eng. (Mech) program.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"Stage 4 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4101A","ModuleTitle":"Bachelor Of Engineering Dissertation","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module consists mainly of a research-based project carried out under the supervision of one or more faculty members. It introduces students to the basic methodology of research in the context of a problem of current research interest. The module is normally taken over two consecutive semesters, and is a core requirement of the B.Eng. (Mech) programme.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Stage 4 standing","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4105","ModuleTitle":"Specialization Study Module","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to link staff research to teaching in the selected areas of specialisation offered by the Department. The module comprises a structured programme of seminars, term papers, and mini-projects to be given by a group of faculty members based on their current research interests in the specialisation area. The programme content differs for different specialisation areas. The module is intended for students pursuing a specialisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0.5-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"For students admitted to a specialisation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4212","ModuleTitle":"Aircraft Structures","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module deals mainly with: the theory and analysis of plates in particular circular and rectangular plates; the theory of thin shells with emphasis in the stress analysis of pressure vessels; the analysis of thin-walled structures; and the application of energy methods to instability problems in columns and plates. This is an elective module and is intended to accommodate the needs of students who have an interest in the design and analysis of plate and shell structures. The materials in this module are applicable to the chemical, civil, mechanical, aeronautical engineering and engineering mechanics curricula.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2114","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4213","ModuleTitle":"Vibration Theory And Applications","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module develops students' understanding of various methods used to determine the shock and vibration characteristics of mechanical systems and instills an appreciation of the importance of these characteristics in the design of systems and their applications in vibration isolation, transmission, and absorption problems; Natural frequencies and normal modes; Dynamic response and stability. Single and multiple-degree-of-freedom systems will be treated using continuous and discrete system concepts, including Lagrange's equations. Approximation methods for solution as well as instrumentation for vibration measurement will be discussed. Examples will be drawn mainly from mechanical disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4213E","ModuleTitle":"Vibration Theory & Applications","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"ME3112E","Preclusion":"TM3213","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4214","ModuleTitle":"Vehicle Dynamics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the topics for analysis of vehicle dynamics. These include forces acting on a vehicle and the resulting dynamics and motions. Forces from tires, brakes, steering and power train will be discussed. Students will learn how to analyze the longitudinal and turning motions as well as the vibration of a vehicle.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"ME3112 – Mechanics of Machines","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4223","ModuleTitle":"Thermal Environmental Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to integrate knowledge in thermodynamics, heat transfer and fluid mechanics to design and simulate air-conditioning systems, as well as to estimate and analyse the energy performance of buildings. Major topics include: Applications and basics; Psychrometrics; Comfort and health; Heat gains through building envelopes; Cooling load calculations; Air conditioning design calculations; Air conditioning systems; Air conditioning plants and equipment., Energy estimation and energy performance analysis. The module is designed for third and final-year students who are interested in the Cooling and Energy Efficiency of Buildings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2121, ME3122","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4223E","ModuleTitle":"Thermal Environmental Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2121E & ME3122E","Preclusion":"TM3223","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4225","ModuleTitle":"Applied Heat Transfer","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The main topics include: 2D steady state heat conduction; transient heat conduction; turbulent heat transfer, boiling; condensation; heat exchangers with phase change; mass transfer","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME3122","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4225E","ModuleTitle":"Applied Heat Transfer","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME3122E","Preclusion":"TM4225","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4226","ModuleTitle":"Energy and Thermal Systems","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module provides applications of basic concepts in thermodynamics and heat transfer and extends students' understanding of energy technology areas and applications of current interest. Emphasis is on understanding of the principles of operation of various energy systems and their performance. Topics include: General thermodynamics relations and behaviour and process of real gases, Principle of operation and basic performance evaluation of mechanical thermal systems in conventional and new-technology areas such as absorption cooling, conventional and compact heat exchangers, steam power plants, combine cycle, micro gas turbines, cogeneration and fuel cells. This module is meant for students who have a special interest in energy and energy technology systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2121, ME3122","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4227","ModuleTitle":"Internal Combustion Engines","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a detailed introduction to the working principle of all kinds of internal combustion (IC) engines, the major components and their functions of spark-ignition and compression-ignition engines, the parameters and characteristics used to describe IC engine operation, the necessary hermodynamics and combustion theory required for a quantitative analysis of engine behavior, the measurement of IC engine performance, the design of combustion chamber and its effect on the performance of IC engines, the formation of emissions and their control, supercharging, heat transfer and heat losses, friction and lubrication etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4231","ModuleTitle":"Aerodynamics And Propulsion","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students the basic concepts/theories/applications in aerodynamics and propulsion. Major topics are: Characteristics and parameters for airfoil and wing aerodynamics; Incompressible flow past thin airfoils and finite-span wings; Aerodynamic design considerations; Compressible subsonic, transonic and supersonic flows past airfoils and supersonic flow past finite-span wings; Propulsion. The module is targeted at students who are interested in aerodynamics, especially those who intend to work in the aviation industry or those who intend to do R&D work in the aerodynamics area.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2135","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4233","ModuleTitle":"Computational Methods In Fluid Mechanics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the application of numerical methods for solving incompressible fluid flow and convective heat transfer problems. Students will acquire an understanding of the basic principles of fluid flow simulation, a working knowledge of numerical implementation and an appreciation of the power of computational methods. Major topics covered are: Basic theory of numerical discretisation; Classification of equations; Solution methods for parabolic and elliptic equations in Streamfunction and Vorticity and Primitive Variable formulations of Navier-Stokes and Energy equations, Conservation form; Finite-volume discretisation and SIMPLE/R procedures; Marker & Cell procedures. This module is designed for students who have an interest in the use of computer-based methods for solving engineering problem in general and in particular fluid flow problems. The module is highly recommended for students whose final-year project involves computing fluid flow or convective heat transfer, or who intend to do graduate research in computation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2135","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4234","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Methods In Fluid Mechanics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students various techniques and skills in carrying out fluid mechanics experiment. Major topics are: Similitudes and modeling; Wind tunnel design; Mean and fluctuating velocity measurement; Mean and fluctuating pressure measurement; Shear stress measurements; Wind tunnel blockage correction; End plate configurations; Flow visualisation; Signal analysis: data acquisition, probability theory, correlation studies, spectral analysis. This module is targeted at students who are working on a final year project which involves conducting fluid mechanics experiments and those who have interest in experimental fluid mechanics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2135 Fluid Mechanics II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4235","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Aeroelasticity","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course on aeroelasticity as applied to aerospace specialization. Aeroelasticity is defined as the interactions of the deformable elastic structures in free airstream and the resulting aerodynamic force, which broadly falls under fluid-structure interaction. After introducing the basic terminology and a classification, the basics of statics and dynamics of fluid-structure interaction will be given. Topics covered include static aeroelasticity (divergence, control surface reversal), dynamic aeroelasticity (flutter, buffeting, and gust response), aeroservoelasticity (fluid-structure-control interaction), unsteady aerodynamics over lifting surfaces, and experimental methods for flutter prediction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"ME2134 Fluid Mechanics I ME2114 Mechanics of Materials II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4241","ModuleTitle":"Aircraft Performance and Stability","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4245","ModuleTitle":"Robot Mechanics and Control","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module facilitates the learning of the fundamentals of robotic manipulators for students to appreciate and understand their design and applications. Successful completion allows student to formulate the kinematics and dynamics of robotic manipulators consisting of a serial chain of rigid bodies and implement control algorithms with sensory feedback. The module is targeted at upper level undergraduates who have completed fundamental mathematics, mechanics, and control modules. Students will also gain a basic appreciation of the complexity in the control architecture and manipulator structure typical to new-generation robots.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"MA1506/ME2142 for ME students EE2010 / EE3331C for ECE students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4245E","ModuleTitle":"Robot Mechanics and Control","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2142E for ME students EE2010E/EE3331E for EE students","Preclusion":"TM4245","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4246","ModuleTitle":"Modern Control System","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is a second module on control of linear dynamical systems. It focuses on analysis and synthesis of controllers in the time domain. The module introduces students to the techniques and analysis of dynamical systems using state-space models. The major topics covered are: Introduction to State-Space Model; Solution of State-Space Model; Canonical Forms of State-Space Model; Controllability and Observability; State Feedback and State Estimation; Linear Quadratic Optimal Control, Stability; Discrete Time Systems; Controller Design of Discrete-Time Systems. Students are required to have knowledge of basic classical control theory and linear algebra.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2142","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4251E","ModuleTitle":"Thermal Engineering Of Materials","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4253","ModuleTitle":"Biomaterials Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module educates students in the ways of applying fundamental materials science and engineering principles in order to solve challenging problems in medical related fields such as in implant and medical devices. It targets at students who wish to ensure a broad-based curriculum. Life science topics are introduced. Students gain an appreciation of a multidisciplinary approach to problem-solving. Topics include biological materials, metals, polymers, ceramics and composites use in implants, host-tissue response, materials selection, relationship between structure-composition-manufacturing process, mechanical testing and evaluation of implants and numerous case studies ranging from heart valves to tissue engineering of bones. A series of guest lectures from clinicians are included in this course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2151","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4255","ModuleTitle":"Materials Failure","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the failure of engineering systems governed by the end service conditions. Commonly encountered service conditions are introduced in this module, including their impact on the service life of the individual components as well as the assembly of components. This module enables students to understand the deterioration of materials due to service conditions and how to minimize them. The topics are covered: Introduction to failure of materials; Service failure analysis practice; Failure due to overloading; Failure due to cyclic loading; Failure due to corrosion; Failure due to friction and wear; Failure at elevated temperatures, Failure of weld joints; Inspection and remaining life prediction techniques; and case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2151","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4261","ModuleTitle":"Tool Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"All mechanical engineering students need the basic knowledge of metal machining and tool design for mass production and the design of cutting tools. This module provides the fundamental understanding of metal machining and tool design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Corequisite":"ME3162","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4261E","ModuleTitle":"Tool Engineering","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"All mechanical engineering students need the basic knowledge of metal machining and tool design for mass production and the design of cutting tools. This module provides the fundamental understanding of metal machining and tool design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Preclusion":"TM4261","Corequisite":"ME3162E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4262","ModuleTitle":"Automation In Manufacturing","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive introduction to automation technologies applied in discrete part manufacturing. It also introduces essential principles and provides analytical tools for manufacturing control. Major topics covered include: Economic justification of automated systems; Fixed and transfer automation; Automated material handling and automated storage/retrieval systems, Flexible manufacturing systems, Internet-enabled manufacturing, Group technology, Process planning, Automated assembly and Automated operation planning for layered manufacturing processes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"ME2162","Corequisite":"ME3162","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4262E","ModuleTitle":"Automation in Manufacturing","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive introduction to automation technologies applied in discrete part manufacturing. It also introduces essential principles and provides analytical tools for manufacturing control. Major topics covered include: Economic justification of automated systems; Fixed and transfer automation; Automated material handling and automated storage/retrieval systems, Flexible manufacturing systems, Internet-enabled manufacturing, Group technology, Process planning, Automated assembly and automated operation planning for layered manufacturing processes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-2-4.5","Preclusion":"TM4262","Corequisite":"ME3162E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4263","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Product Development","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4264","ModuleTitle":"Automobile Design & Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will help students learn to make engineering decisions regarding power-train, braking, suspension, steering and body systems in order to meet acceleration, braking, ride & handling, safety, durability and NVH performance specifications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ME 2113 – Mechanics of Materials","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4265","ModuleTitle":"Automotive Body & Chassis Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module will help students understand the specifications for the design of body and chassis systems, design architectures, methods of component engineering, material selection, corrosion treatment & water management, manufacturing methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"ME 2113 – Mechanics of Materials","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME4291","ModuleTitle":"Finite Element Analysis","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the fundamental concepts of the finite element method, practical techniques in creating an FEM model, and demonstrates its applications to solve some important stress and thermal analysis problems in Mechanical Engineering. Some necessary background in mechanics will be briefed before the foundations of the FEM theory, concept and procedures are covered. Various formulations and applications to one- two- and threedimensional problems in solid mechanics and heat transfer will be covered to reinforce the theory and concepts. The precautions in the actual practice of FE analysis such as mesh design, modeling and verification will also be covered. Some instruction in the use of a commercial FEM software package will be given and students are expected to carry out one or more projects with it independently. This module should give students a good foundation for numerical simulation, and basic skills for carrying out stress and thermal analysis for a mechanical system.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA1505 (Mathematics I)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5001","ModuleTitle":"Mechanical Engineering Project","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module involves supervised project over two semesters, on a topic approved by the Programme Manager of Department. The project work should relate to one of the areas of Mechanical Engineering: Applied Mechanics, Control & Mechatronics, Energy and Bio-Thermal Systems, Fluid Mechanics, Manufacturing and Materials.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5103","ModuleTitle":"Plates And Shells","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students learn to analyse the deformation and stresses developed in plates and shell structures under load. They are able to apply the fundamental concepts in solid mechanics to the analysis of these structures, model the structural problem using mathematical techniques and obtain solutions to deformation and stress distributions. Topics: Basic concepts of mechanics. Plate bending theory. Circular and rectangular plates. Elements of shell theory. Membrane and bending stresses in shells. Axis-symmetric shells with general meridian. This is an elective module and the target students are engineers engaged in structural analysis of mechanical components.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"CE5512","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5106","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Acoustics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Noise is recognised as a source of annoyance since antiquity. However, its economic impact due to work lost caused by noise-induced health hazard was not realised until recently. Common remedy of using barriers is frequently not the most cost-effective way of combatingthis and an understanding of the noise-producing mechanism and changing it to a quieter process is always preferred if applicable. This course will lead the students from the basic fundamentals of acoustics through various noise-producing mechanismsand finally control measures that can be applied to different circumstances. The empahsis will be on the physical picture rather mathematical.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5204","ModuleTitle":"Air Conditioning And Building Automation","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to introduce the various design aspects of generic air conditioning systems. Students will develop the competence to size and select the sub-components of a typical air conditioning plant to meet prescribed conditions. The topics of the course include: psychrometrics, heat load calculation, energy analysis of buildings, air conditioning systems for commercial and industrial applications, performance of refrigeration systems, cooling and dehumidifying coils, air and water distribution, sub-component selection and specification, building automation systems, energy management strategies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5205","ModuleTitle":"Energy Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to approach the study of energy conversion systems from an overall thermo-economic perspective. Students will gain the ability to integrate the various energy related topics covered in the undergraduate programme to evaluate the performance and make economic decisions on energy systems. The module will cover the following topics: energy perspectives, energy sources, thermodynamic aspects of energy conversion systems, performance evaluation of energy systems, improvement of energy efficiency, energy management, environmental aspects of energy use, thermo-economics, future trends in energy conversion, introduction to energy policy issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5301","ModuleTitle":"Flow Systems Analysis","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5361","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Computational Fluid Dynamics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) at the graduate level. The module introduces some newly-developed numerical techniques for simulation of fluid flows as well as convective heat transfer problems. Major topics covered in this module include: high-order numerical approaches for solving boundary-layer and Navier-Stokes equations; boundary integral method for linear systems; upwind and Godunov-type schemes for compressible flow simulation; lattice Boltzmann method for incompressible flow simulation. There is a compulsory Term Paper project for this module. The module is recommended for research students and engineers who intend to do research project in the CFD area.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5401","ModuleTitle":"Linear Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"linear system theory is the core of modern control appropaches, such as optimal, robust, adaptive and multi-variable control. This module develops a solid understanding of the fundamentals of linear systems analysis and design using the state space approach. Topics covered include state space representation of systems; solution of state equations; stability analysis using Lyapunov methods; controllability and observability; linear state feedback design; asymptotic observer and compensator design, decoupling and servo control. This module is a must for higher degree students in control engineering, robotics or servo engineering. It is also very useful for those who are interested in signal processing and computer engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EE4302 or ME4246","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5402","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Robotics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the course is for students to develop an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals of robotics at an advanced level. It is targeted towards graduate students interested in robotics research and development. The focus is on in-depth treatments and wider coverage of advanced topics on (a) kinematics, (b) trajectory planning, (c) dynamics, and (d) control system design. At the end of this module, the student should have a good understanding of all the related topics of advanced robotics, and be able to derive the kinematics and dynamics of a given robot, plan appropriate path, and design advanced control systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5403","ModuleTitle":"Computer Control Systems","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce the basic concepts and design methods of computer/microprocessor based control schemes. Techniques for discrete-time control realization will also be discussed. After attending the course, the students will acquire the basic skills on designing simple controllers for real time systems, know how to analyze the system responses and evaluate the controller performance. The topics covered are: discrete system analysis; pole-placement design, basic predictive control, digital PID controllers; implementation issues (sampling theorem, aliasing, discretization errors) and real-time realization using system control software such as Matlab and Labview.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5404","ModuleTitle":"Neural Networks","Department":"Electrical & Computer Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module students will learn various neural network models and develop all the essential background needed to apply these models to solve practical pattern recognition and regression problems. The main topics that will be covered are: single and multilayer perceptrons, support vector machines, radial basis function networks, Kohonen networks, principal component analysis, and recurrent networks. There is a compulsory computer project for this module. This module is intended for graduate students and engineers interested in learning about neural networks and using them to solve real world problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5405","ModuleTitle":"Machine Vision","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5506","ModuleTitle":"Corrosion of Materials","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5513","ModuleTitle":"Fracture And Fatigue Of Materials","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5516","ModuleTitle":"Emerging Energy Conversion and Storage Technologies","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an overview of emerging technologies for environment-friendly power generation and large-scale storage, focusing on post-silicon (organic) photovoltaics, fuel cells, and electrochemical batteries. The science behind each technology will be taught and related to the long-term economic viability, including resource limitations when going from small to large scale production, and externalities. The course will consider the link between the technology and economics of intermittent (solar, wind) energy production and those of storage as well as financial factors determining the final cost of energy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5609","ModuleTitle":"Rapid Response Manufacturing","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the techniques and strategies in rapid response manufacturing. Topics include: an overview of rapid product development techniques and strategies; data capture and shape reconstruction techniques; various types of rapid prototyping techniques such as SLA, SLS, LOM and FDM; concept of rapid tooling; design for X and concurrent engineering; life cycle assessment methods and environmental risks in products. Topics in virtual manufacturing include: virtual factory, distributed manufacturing, virtual prototyping, and the human aspects. The module will be useful to engineers and designers who are concerned with the rapid changes in manufacturing as well as the shortening product lead-times.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5708","ModuleTitle":"Pressure Surges in Liquid & Gas Flow Systems","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is suitable for persons interested in the design and analysis of pressure surge protection in Oil & Gas Systems. It is also suitable for R&D engineers working in the Oil & Gas field flow systems. Its contents are focused on giving an overview of the pressure surges in fluid systems; Methods of solutions and analysis of transient flow for Oil & liquid systems; Gas flow systems; Two phases Oil & Gas flow systems; Analysis and Solutions of Industrial Fluid Transients Problems; Industrial Pressure Protection methods. A structured programme of lectures, seminars, term papers, mini-projects and a final examination are included in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"ME3233 or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6204","ModuleTitle":"Convective Heat Transfer","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce advanced topics in convection heat transfer. Students will gain a deeper understanding of convection and will develop the ability to formulate and solve convection related heat transfer problems. The topics include: conservation principles, fluid stresses and flux laws, differential equations of the laminar and turbulent boundary layer, integral equations of the boundary layer, momentum and heat transfer for laminar flow, momentum and heat transfer for turbulent flow, introduction to micro-scale convective heat transfer, heat transfer in micro-channels and micro heat exchangers, heat transfer in thin liquid films.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6303","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Fluid Dynamics","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces graduate students to the fundamental theory underlying the motion of both inviscid and viscous fluids. The general differential equations of motion, i.e. Navier-Stokes equations, are derived and exact solutions presented in simple geometries, with the appropriate boundary conditions. Major topics in Potential Theory include using the velocity potential and stream-function, Kelvin’s circulation theorem are introduced. The basics of Stokes or creeping flows are also discussed along with some simple exact solutions. Students are introduced to the origin of incompressible turbulent flows and its physical and experimental characteristics. The mean or Reynolds equation of turbulent flows will be derived and problem of closure discussed. The two important classes of turbulent flows, namely wall-bounded flows and free shear flows, will be studied. Similarity and Kolmogorov’s theory on scales of turbulence will be discussed. The last section will introduce students to turbulence simulation and","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6401","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Mechatronics 1","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, several selected advanced topics in mechatronics that are of current research interest will be offered. Each student has to choose two of those topics. Topics covered are typically in the areas of robotics, control, machine vision, and artificial intelligence. Each topic chosen will require the student to read several research papers, write a term paper and do a term project. The module is mainly meant for research students to help them specialise in selected topics in mechatronics. ME6401 will be offered in Term I while ME6402 will be offered in Term II. The two modules typically cover a different set of topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"A good background in the topics selected","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6402","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Mechatronics 2","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"In this module, several selected advanced topics in mechatronics that are of current research interest will be offered. Each student has to choose two of those topics. Topics covered are typically in the areas of robotics, control, machine vision, and artificial intelligence. Each topic chosen will require the student to read several research papers, write a term paper and do a term project. The module is mainly meant for research students to help them specialise in selected topics in mechatronics. ME6401 will be offered in Term I while ME6402 will be offered in Term II. The two modules typically cover a different set of topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"A good background in the topics selected","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6504","ModuleTitle":"Defects & Dislocations In Solids","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module deals with defects and dislocations in solids, with emphasis on physical understanding of the geometry and arrangement of dislocations. Basic features of the geometry, movement and elastic properties of dislocations are first described. Properties of dislocations associated with their movement, intersections with other dislocations, jogs and multiplication of dislocations will be considered. Effects of defects and dislocations on properties will also be discussed. The main topics include fundamentals of crystallography, types of defects in solids, thermodynamics of defects, dislocations and strength of crystalline solids. The course is suitable for engineering and science graduate students.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6505","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Materials in Medicine","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide an in-depth graduate level foundation in biomaterial science and engineering principles. Students will be introduced to the practical aspects of biomaterials in medical devices, in particularly the fabrication of devices, including materials selection, processing, performance, biocompatibility issues and regulatory requirements. Topics of interest include hip prostheses, articular joints, surgical sutures, tissue engineering scaffolds for hard and soft tissues, and case studies of failed medical prostheses. A short research proposal on implanted material for medical devices will be prepared by students, in place of continuous assessment. A problem base approach teaching ethodology will be used to encourage the learning process. On completion of this lecture course, students should be able to suggest suitable biomaterials and plan appropriate processing techniques for given biomedical applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Thian Eng San","Seeram Ramakrishna (MPE Dept)"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6604","ModuleTitle":"Modelling Of Machining Processes","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6605","ModuleTitle":"Additive and Non-Conventional Manufacturing Processes","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on principles, techniques and applications of abrasive and non conventional maching process and latest techniques on material additive in addition to material removal. Topics include grinding, ultrasonic maching, electrical discharge maching, laser beam maching, layered manufacturing, et cetera. Students are expected to carry out an independent study by project or term paper on the related topics.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6606","ModuleTitle":"Computer Aided Product Development","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Product development relates to the processes and techniques employed in the design and manufacture of a product. This course will focus on the early (conceptual) stages of design and development of mainly mechanical products, looking at the technologies available to convert new ideas into a manufactured reality. Emphasis will be on the practical implications, constraints and in-depth analysis, with an integrated assignment that encourages student groups to investigate the technologies for generation of a product.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6607","ModuleTitle":"Optimal Design of Multi-Functional Structures","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on analysis, optimal design techniques and fabrication methods of multi-functional structures and devices. The underlying principles of calculus of variations, constrained minimization, and design parameterization and solution methods of topology optimization will be fully studied. Key applications include compliant structures/mechanisms and multi-material soft robots. These devices lie at the interface of principles and procedures of structures and machines. The module will bring out methodologies for designing multi-functional structures/machines and fabrication techniques of 3D printing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Finite Element Methods or Structural Analysis or Solid Mechanics or an equivalent","Preclusion":"ME5613","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ME6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MIC1000","ModuleTitle":"Infection and Immunity","Department":"Microbiology & Immunology","ModuleDescription":"This is module focuses on the microbes which cause infections in man and the defences deployed by the body against them. The module is presented as two distinct components with the relationship between the components established throughout the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0.3-0.4-0-5.3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT1003","ModuleTitle":"Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide knowledge, techniques and understanding of marketing principles. It provides students with a conceptual framework to analyse and interpret marketing phenomena and to suggest courses of action in response to marketing problems. It covers topics such as the marketing concept, the marketing environment and the marketing mix which includes product, pricing, distribution and promotion. Other related topics include consumer behaviour, market segmentation and targeting, marketing research and information system, marketing planning, implementation and control, and public issues in marketing. This is a foundation module for business students and provides the basis for later concentration in the marketing area.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"Students who have taken EC3230/(EC2210) or CS3261/(IC3243) or PR4201 or BK2003 or BZ1003 or BH1003 are not allowed to take MKT1003. All BSc(Real Estate) students are not allowed to take MKT1003.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT1003X","ModuleTitle":"Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide knowledge, techniques and understanding of marketing principles. It provides students with a conceptual framework to analyse and interpret marketing phenomena and to suggest courses of action in response to marketing problems. It covers topics such as the marketing concept, the marketing environment and the marketing mix which includes product, pricing, distribution and promotion. Other related topics include consumer behaviour, market segmentation and targeting, marketing research and information system, marketing planning, implementation and control, and public issues in marketing. This is a foundation module for business students and provides the basis for later concentration in the marketing area.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-3-3-2","Preclusion":"Students who have taken EC3230/(EC2210) or CS3261/(IC3243) or PR4201 or BK2003 or BZ1003 or BH1003 are not allowed to take MKT1003.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2401A","ModuleTitle":"Asian Markets And Marketing Management","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to acquaint students with the marketing planning and marketing management process. Students are encouraged to apply marketing concepts, tools and techniques in the analysis of marketing situations and problems and in the development of marketing strategies and programs. Topics include the roles of planning in marketing, the reasons for planning, the pitfalls in planning, environmental analysis, market analysis, customer analysis, competitive analysis, company analysis, SWOT analysis, issue analysis, objective setting, strategy development, assembling of marketing mix, marketing implementation and control, and marketing evaluation and audit. The module is taught with a practical and applied orientation. Cases are used to a large extent for class discussion, supplemented by computer simulated marketing games, projects, exercises and lectures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-6-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH2401 or BZ3601 or BK3200 or MKT2401B or MKT2401","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2401B","ModuleTitle":"Asian Markets And Marketing Management","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to acquaint students with the marketing planning and marketing management process. Students are encouraged to apply marketing concepts, tools and techniques in the analysis of marketing situations and problems and in the development of marketing strategies and programs. Topics include the roles of planning in marketing, the reasons for planning, the pitfalls in planning, environmental analysis, market analysis, customer analysis, competitive analysis, company analysis, SWOT analysis, issue analysis, objective setting, strategy development, assembling of marketing mix, marketing implementation and control, and marketing evaluation and audit. The module is taught with a practical and applied orientation. Cases are used to a large extent for class discussion, supplemented by computer simulated marketing games, projects, exercises and lectures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-6-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH2401 or BZ3601 or BK3200 or MKT2401A or MKT2401","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2411","ModuleTitle":"Retail Management","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"The course will introduce retail marketing concepts covering both the mechanics and management of retailing from an entrepreneurial perspective. A range of topics, including the role and tasks of an entrepreneur, store and non-store retailing, location and site selection, retail environment and the application of new technologies, retail marketing mix components (such as merchandising, pricing and margin planning, store management, layout and visual merchandising), as well as internal and external promotions will be covered. In addition, short case studies and projects will be used to supplement lectures and readings. Students will acquaint themselves with current and future retailing environments and developments in Singapore and other countries as well as the processes that go on behind the scenes in retailing. While the module will cover theories in retail marketing discipline, it is generally approached with a practical and applied orientation. Lectures will be supplemented with store visits, video clips and talks. Students will also get a chance to learn about assessing retail outlets and developing retail strategies for real-life businesses through hands-on projects. By the end of the course students should be equipped with the knowledge and skills necessary to start up a retail business. Aside from business students who are interested in retailing, this course is targeted at students who are enterprising and may aspire to start their own retail business in the future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH2411 or BZ3611 or BK3204","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2412","ModuleTitle":"Global Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide students with an understanding of the complex issues generally encountered when marketing goods and services internationally. Topics to be covered include: the culture, economic, political and legal environments within which global marketing take place; processes involved in assessing globe market opportunities; developing global marketing strategies: product policy, promotion, channel management and logistics; implementing global marketing strategies. Students will be required to conduct a real-life project on the marketing of a specific good or service to another country from Singapore. In this project, they will be asked to asses the marketing environment, identify the marketing opportunities, select the target market segment and advise a marketing plan. In this project, students will also learn how to use the internet to search for country information.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003","Preclusion":"BH2412 or BZ3604 or BK3208","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT2413","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Research","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Effective marketing research is necessary for successful management of all phases of the marketing process, ranging from product development and introduction to selling through growth and maturity stages. In today's information-oriented environment, a marketing manager cannot succeed without a thorough understanding of the research process. By understanding the research process, he can better judge the suitability, reliability and the validity of a research study in his decision-makings. Students will learn by doing in this course. While we will use class time to discuss appropriate research topics, students are required to do lots of activities by themselves in order to facilitate their learning by doing. In doing so, this course incorporates an experimental element in marketing research and consulting. As a marketing information provider, students will be assisting a firm by collecting and interpreting market data as a means toward the development of a superior marketing plan. At the same time, students will conduct tutorial activities that will provide opportunities for students to practice the key topics covered in the class. This course is intended to acquaint students with the fundamental marketing research process. More specifically, this course aims: (i) To familiarise the student with the fundamental marketing research skills of problem formulation, research design, questionnaire design, data collection, data analysis, and report presentation and writing. (ii) To have the student gain perspective and practice in applying these skills through a research project. (iii) To develop an understanding of decision making in marketing, its inherent difficulties and pitfalls and the importance of information in marketing research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH2413 or BZ3614 or BK3202 or MKT2413A or MKT2413B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3402A","ModuleTitle":"Consumer Behaviour","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Consumers make decisions regarding the acquisition, use and disposal of a variety of products, services and experiences. In this course, we seek to understand and appreciate consumers as unique individuals and as members of their social and cultural groups. We will examine the many facets of consumer behavior (e.g., from the experiential perspective, incorporating insights from sociology and anthropology), with an emphasis on symbolic forms of consumption, and the use of qualitative research methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3 (tentative)","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH3402 or BZ3602 or BK3201 or MKT3402A or MKT3402B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3402B","ModuleTitle":"Consumer Behaviour","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an overview of consumer behavior concepts, theories, research, and applications. It is designed to develop knowledge and skills that will facilitate an understanding of buyer behavior which can be integrated into the formulation of marketing strategies. This will be accomplished by surveying the social science foundations of consumer behavior, in particular, the contributions from psychology and sociology. During the course, various types of consumer research will be introduced. While students should learn to recognize what types of consumer research are valuable for specific marketing decisions, the course does not focus on the technical aspects of research design. Rather, its emphasis is on the content and logical application of concepts and theories in the analysis of consumer behavior for solving marketing management problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3 (tentative)","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH3402 or BZ3602 or BK3201 or MKT3402A or MKT3402B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3402C","ModuleTitle":"Consumer Behaviour","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of consumer behaviour theories, research, and applications. It is designed to develop knowledge and skills that will facilitate an understanding of buyer behaviour which can be integrated into the formulation of marketing strategies. This will be accomplished by surveying the social science underpinnings of consumer behaviour as well as various types of consumer research which may be valuable for specific marketing decisions. The module thus emphasises the content and logical application of theories and research in analysing consumer behaviour for solving marketing management problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH3420 or BZ3605 or BK3203 or MKT3402A or MKT3402B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3412","ModuleTitle":"Services Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module applies marketing principles to service organisations both in the private and public sectors. Students will be taught the unique characteristics that separate services from goods, the managerial problems stemming from these characteristics, and the strategies suggested as appropriate to overcome the problems. Case studies will be used in addition to lectures in conducting this module and students may also be required to complete a project concerning the marketing of services.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH3412 or BH3412A or BH3412B or BZ3612 or BK3205 or MKT3412A or MKT3412B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3413","ModuleTitle":"Sme Marketing Strategy","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the development and application of marketing strategies for entrepreneurs, start-up firms, and small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), taking into account specific constraints faced by these set-ups. The major topics covered are: understanding constraints of SMEs, critical evaluation of extant analytical tools and strategic prescription for SME marketing, game theoretic applications in the formulation of SME marketing strategies, developing a formal decision framework for SME marketing strategies. One unique feature of this course is that students will work, either individually or as a group, with an entrepreneurship, start-up firm, or an SME during the duration of the course to get a first-hand experience of running such an organisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3415","ModuleTitle":"Marketing in a Digital Age","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to wire the students to the digital economy and provides students with Web tools and e-marketing knowledge to compete effectively in the e-business world. Emphasis will be placed on tapping the enormous potential of the Internet as a new marketing medium and exploring the unique characteristics of computer-mediated marketing environments that distinguish them in significant ways from traditional, terrestrial markets of opportunity. Course content includes detailed assessment of issues related to: information economy, e-marketing research, shopping bots and consumer behavior, permission marketing and viral marketing, Internet shopping and e-tailing models, auctions and affiliate marketing, Net community and CRM (customer relationship management), clickstream analysis and online personalisation, and public policy and e-business ethics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3417","ModuleTitle":"Customer Asset Management","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Customer Asset Management focuses on acquiring, retaining, and winning back customers. It highlights the need to move from merely satisfying customers to building strong bonds with them. Apart from the theoretical perspectives, this course also utilises software to analyse customer purchase data so as to differentiate customers and develop different relationship strategies for different customer groups.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003","Preclusion":"CS4266","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3418","ModuleTitle":"Product And Brand Management","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module aimed at developing skills towards the management of new and existing products, where products cover both tangible goods as well as intangible services. Possible topics to be covered include: the changing role of the product manager; product portfolio management; product planning and concept testing; test marketing and new product introduction; and packaging. Several teaching methods will be used. Apart from lectures, students may be given assigned readings and cases to develop their skills. In addition, students may have the opportunity to apply their skills in group projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003","Preclusion":"BH3418 or BZ3603 or MKT3418A or MKT3418B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3420","ModuleTitle":"Promotional Management","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the use of communication to influence consumer decision making. The module will address the principles and practice of advertising, sales promotion, personal selling and public relations. Possible materials to be covered include setting promotional objectives; copy development and execution; media decisions; consumer and trade promotion; and sales force management. In addition to lectures, students will also be exposed to published research in promotion. Case studies as well as group projects involving the development and execution of a promotional campaign may also be used to allow students apply their knowledge and skill.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or BH1003 or BZ1003 or BK2003 or TR2201","Preclusion":"BH3420 or BZ3605 or BK3203 or MKT3420A/B or IF3215 or NM3215","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3421","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Analysis & Decision Making","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to show you the benefits of using a systematic and analytical approach to marketing decision-making, and to build your skills and confidence in undertaking such analyses and decision making. An analytical approach will enable you to: (1) identify alternative marketing options and actions, (2) calibrate the opportunity costs associated with each option, and (3) choose one or more options that have the highest likelihood of helping you achieve your business goals. By completing this course, you will be well on your way to making the ROI case for marketing expenditures that companies are increasingly asking of their executives. This course follows up on the marketing core course by operationalizing several marketing concepts such as segmentation, targeting, positioning, and marketing resource allocation. By the end of this course, you will learn how to segment customers, recognize different ways to segment markets, understand the data required for segmentation, identify attractive customers to target, determine the best positioning of your brand in customers’ minds, and develop new products that add value to consumers and firms. The course is designed for students who have extensive background in or understanding marketing research and marketing principles, and who know or are prepared to learn to build “smart” spreadsheets in EXCEL. Using market simulations and related exercises tied to PC-based computer software, students will develop marketing plans in varying decision contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3422A","ModuleTitle":"TIM: Wealth Management Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to introduce students to the world of wealth management marketing, and to give them an indepth understanding of the challenges and complexities of marketing in a highly regulated and rapidly evolving industry. Students will get practical insights into the use of marketing applications in product, segment and service marketing in the retail, affluent and private banking sectors. It aims to hone their skills to improve the effectiveness of the marketing strategies, techniques and programs to meet the demanding priorities of the client, the business and the regulators in this fast-changing and regulated landscape.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MKT1003/MKT1003X Marketing","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3424","ModuleTitle":"Branding Strategy","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to help students learn how to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a brand, and understand how to successfully develop technical branding strategy at different levels: corporate level, product level, and communication level. That is, this course concerns how to monitor and manage a brand over time to keep it healthy and strong by assessing important technical branding factors. Students will learn how to make branding decisions such as brand portfolio, co-branding ideas, brand revitalization, and branding beyond geographical boundaries. Beyond learning frameworks and theories, students will also conduct hands-on brand audit and brand portfolio projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"MKT1003 or MKT1003X Marketing","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3429","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based research and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT3439","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4411","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Strategy","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module in strategic marketing and covers the three areas of marketing strategy, marketing planning and marketing management and their inter-relationships. The perspective taken is that of a Chief Executive Officer looking at overall marketing issues and problems at the corporate and business unit levels. The module will cover the process, tools, and models of strategic analysis and their application for the development of marketing module will judiciously synthesise the twin areas of analytic approaches to strategy development and managerial approach to marketing decision making. The pedagogy therefore uses a combination of theory and models on the one hand and complex managerial case situations on the other to develop balanced marketing strategists comfortable with both marketing science and marketing decision making.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT2401 or MKT2401A or MKT2401B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4412","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Theory And Research","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to acquaint students with academic research in various areas of marketing. To achieve this goal, students will be required to read and discuss several assigned articles each week. These articles are designed to equip students with a working knowledge of the current literature in marketing research. Through this process, students will hopefully acquire critical thinking skills to carefully appraise, rather than blindly accept, a piece of research. In addition, students will be required to exercise their creative and analytical abilities in developing, implementing, and presenting a research project on a group basis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT2401 or MKT2401A or MKT2401B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4413","ModuleTitle":"Pricing Models And Strategy","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Pricing is one of the important decisions that a marketing manager must make. In fact a firm's profitability critically depends on how its products or services are priced. Pricing decisions however are difficult to make and can be quite complex. Effective pricing decisions draw upon a variety of disciplines such as economics, marketing, psychology and law. The purpose of the course will be to introduce students to some of the key concepts and practical issues involved in making effective pricing decisions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-3","Prerequisite":"MKT2401","Preclusion":"BH4413 or BZ4611","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4415C","ModuleTitle":"SIM: Marketing Analytics","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"The digital age has fundamentally altered the manner we collect, process, analyse and disseminate market intelligence. Driven by advances in hardware, software and communications, the very nature of market research is rapidly changing. New techniques are emerging. The increased velocity of information flow enables marketers to respond with much greater speed to changes in the marketplace. Market research is timelier, less expensive, more actionable and more precise ... all of which makes it of far greater importance to marketers. Applied Market Research is primarily designed for marketing professionals to train them to use market knowledge for day-to-day marketing decisions. It will provide good understanding of many prevalent research techniques and their application. The course will be taught in an application-oriented fashion through lectures, class discussions and case studies. Students will acquire critical analysis and decision making abilities to prepare them to tackle the marketing and business issues they are likely to confront in a career in marketing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MKT2401 Asian Markets and Marketing Management","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4417","ModuleTitle":"Consumer Decision Making","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Multitudes of research, spanning economics, psychology, sociology among the various behavioral and decision sciences, have been done to understand why we shop the way we shop, why we choose the way we choose, and why we buy the way we buy. Beginning with the foundation of a rational consumer, we systematically examine the choice, purchase and shopping behaviors which deviate from standard rational predictions, the circumstances/contexts of such deviations, and understand their causes and consequences. Key elements underlying choice, purchase and shopping are examined under a generic context before moving to specific contexts such as personal finance, health and consumption.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4419","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MKT4429","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Corequisite":"Vary according to project topics.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE1101","ModuleTitle":"Introductory Materials Science And Engineering","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Introductory aspects of materials science and engineering (i.e. structure, properties and function). Structure on the Atomic scale. Energy levels, atomic orbitals, molecular orbitals; Interatomic bonding, types of bonds (metallic, ionic, covalent, molecular and mixed); Structure of metals, ceramics and polymers; Basic crystallography, imperfection in solids, point and line defects, non-crystalline and semi-crystalline materials, diffusion and diffusion controlled process; Correlation of structure to properties and engineering functions (mechanical, chemical). Discussion of examples for main materials categories (metals, ceramics, polymers and composites); Corrosion and degradation of materials; Basic materials selection for chemical engineering applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"A Level Physics or H1 Physics or H2 Physics or [PC1221 and PC1222]","Preclusion":"Mechanical Engineering students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE1111","ModuleTitle":"Foundation Materials Science and Engineering I","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is a pure materials science and materials engineering module, which focuses on foundation and core concepts that practicing materials engineer must know. A number of applications will be used to help emphasise the importance of this core knowledge. Major topics covered in depth include: Atomic structure and bonding; structures, crystal systems, crystalline, noncrystalline and semicrystalline materials; Imperfections in Solids covering point defects, line defects, surface defects and grain boundaries; Fundamental concepts into mechanical properties of materials, involving statics and mechanics of materials, beam structures and beam bending will be covered here.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"A Level Physics or H1 Physics or H2 Physics or [PC1221 and PC1222]","Preclusion":"MLE1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE1112","ModuleTitle":"Foundation Materials Science and Engineering 2","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of MLE1111 deals with the properties, processing and applications of the main classes of engineering materials, namely metals and alloys, ceramics polymers and composites. It will cover Diffusion in solids; Phase diagrams, inclusive of Gibbs phase rule, Binary phase diagram and equilibrium diagrams, isomorphous and eutectic systems; Phase transformation, development of Microstructure and alteration of mechanical behaviour; Corrosion and Degradation. Finally, Economic Environmental and Societal Issues relevant to Materials Engineering will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"A Level Physics or H1 Physics or H2 Physics or [PC1221 and PC1222]","Preclusion":"MLE1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Structure of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Overview: symmetry, bonding, coordination number, packing fraction, order and disorder; Noncrystalline state: short-range order (SRO), pair distribution function, random walk, network and fractal models; Crystalline state: basic crystallography and structures, reciprocal lattice, quasicrystals, liquid crystalline state; Crystal vibrations, Brillouin zone; free electron model, energy bands; Structural effects on phase transformation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"A Level Physics or H1 Physics or H2 Physics or [PC1221 and PC1222]","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2102","ModuleTitle":"Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Thermodynamic laws and relationship, concept of entropy and its relationship to heat, strategy for deriving thermodynamic relationships, general criterion for equilibrium, physical and chemical equilibria; Statistical thermodynamics: micro-states and macro-states, partition function; Phase diagram: unary and multicomponent systems, Clausius-Clapeyron equation, partial molar properties, Gibbs phase rule, applications of phase diagrams; Curvature effects in thermodynamics: surface excess properties, surface tension, phase equilibria, Gibbs adsorption equation; Basic electrochemistry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"A Level Physics or H1 Physics or H2 Physics or [PC1221 and PC1222]","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2103","ModuleTitle":"Phase Transformation and Kinetics","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Diffusion in solid-state: Ficks first and second laws of diffusion, diffusion mechanisms; Diffusional & diffusionless transformations: solidification, phase transformation in solid, nucleation and growth, solidification of alloys and eutectics, TTT diagram, equilibrium and non-equilibrium states, spinodal transformation, martensitic phase transformation; Applications of phase transformations: precipitation, grain growth, devitrification, development of microstructures and nanostructures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE2102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2104","ModuleTitle":"Mechanical Properties of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Stress and strain of material; Elastic deformation: Young’s modulus, Poisson’s ratio, stress-strain relation, stiffness/compliance matrix; Dislocations: Edge/screw/mixed dislocation, burgers vectors, twining, stress field of dislocation, dislocation interaction; Plastic deformation of single and polycrystalline materials: Schmid’s law, plastic flow; Inelastic deformation: Viscosity, deformation of inorganic glasses, deformation of noncrystalline and crystalline polymers; Mechanical fracture: ductile and brittle facture, creep, fatigue; Testing methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"EG1109FC/EG1109/CE1109X or MLE1101 or MLE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2105","ModuleTitle":"Electronic Properties of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Overview of quantum mechanics and band structures; conductivities in materials: metal, semiconductor, insulator and ionic conductors; electrical conductivity in metals: resistivity of metals and alloys, Matthiessens rule, Sommerfelds model; semiconductors: intrinsic, extrinsic, doping effect, p-n junction, bipolar transistors and MOSFETs; optical properties of materials: light emitting, fluorescence, luminescence and phosphorescence.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2106","ModuleTitle":"Metallic Materials and Processing","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Overview of crystal structure and bonds; Structures of metallic elements and alloys; Phase formation and development of microstrcutures; Basic processing technologies; Ferrous and non-ferrous metals; General properties and engineering applications: mechanical and functional.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2101 or MLE2104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE2107","ModuleTitle":"Ceramic Materials and Processing","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Overview of ceramics and classification; Structure and stability of ceramics; Phase formation and development of microstructures; Basic synthesis, processing and characterisation methods; Processing of advanced ceramics and applications; General properties and applications of advanced ceramics: electronic; mechanical; optical.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3101","ModuleTitle":"Materials Characterization","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Optical Microscopy; Scattering, diffraction and absorption of X-ray and electron; Braggs law, lattice parameter, peak profile analysis, grain size and strain analyses, diffraction of powder, thin film and single crystal, structure of biomolecules; Electron microscopy: SEM; TEM; Scanning probe microscopy: AFM, MFM, STM.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3102","ModuleTitle":"Degradation and Failure of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Corrosion of metals and alloys: Economics of corrosion, Thermodynamics and electrochemistry of corrosion, Types of corrosion, Environmental effects on corrosion, Corrosion of selected metals and alloys, Corrosion protection, Corrosion monitoring; Degradation of nonmetallic materials: Biological, chemical and photodegradation of polymers, Environmental degradation, Photocorrosion of semiconductors; Failure mechanisms of materials. Failure analysis and Non-destructive testing: techniques and methodology, case histories.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3103","ModuleTitle":"Materials Design and Selection","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Engineering aspects of materials design and selection; Basics and procedure for materials selection: selection strategy, screening and ranking, deriving property limits, materials processes; Various aspects and factors in materials selection and design: functions, objectives, constraints and limits, performance maximising criteria, environmental condition, economics and business issues; Case studies: metals, ceramics, semiconductors, polymers and biomaterials; Case study by industrial practitioners.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-1.5-0.5-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3104","ModuleTitle":"Polymeric and Composite Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Classification of polymers, polymer structure, molecular weight distribution; Basic synthetic and characterisation methods; Amorphous state and glass transition, crystalline state; General properties of polymers: physical, chemical, mechanical and electrical; Engineering and specialty polymers: processing and applications; Polymer-based composite materials: fabrication, structure and properties.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or CM1121 or CM1501","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE3105","ModuleTitle":"Dielectric and Magnetic Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Polarisation mechanisms; ferroelectricity and piezoelectricity; domain structure and hystereisis; permittivity and dielectric loss; optical properties of dielectric materials; fundamental of magnetism: magnetic moment, magnetic coupling and magnetic anisotropy; technical magnetisation: domain structure, magnetic hysteresis; introduction to magnetic materials.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-1.5-0.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"MLE1101 or MLE2105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4101","ModuleTitle":"B.Eng. Dissertation","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Every student majoring Materials Science and Engineering is assigned a research project, which is normally over 2 semesters. This project is carried out under the supervision of an academic staff of the Department and is closely related with the research activities in the Department with the two focus areas of Biomateirals and Nanomaterials/Nanotechnology.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-9-6","Prerequisite":"MLE2103 and MLE2104 and MLE2105 and MLE3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4101R","ModuleTitle":"Integrated B.ENG./B.SC. (Hons) Dissertation","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleCredit":"16","Prerequisite":"MLE2103 and MLE2104 and MLE2105 and MLE3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4102","ModuleTitle":"Design Project","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Students are assigned with a Design Project. Students have the opportunity to work in a team to use their knowledge of Materials Science and Engineering in problem solving. This project has the emphasis in Independent Study. Students are required to submit a report at the end of the project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-6-4","Prerequisite":"MLE2103 and MLE3102 and MLE3103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Materials Characterisation","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Surface analyses: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy; secondary ion mass spectroscopy; Auger electron spectroscopy. Low energy electron diffraction; Energy dispersive X-ray analysis and Rutherford back-scattering; Vibrational spectroscopies: infrared spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy; Electronic spectroscopy: absorption and fluorescence; Magnetic and magneto-optical characterization: vibrating sample magnetometry, magneto-electronic measurement, magneto-optical Kerr-effect.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4202","ModuleTitle":"Selected Advanced Topics on Polymers","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Introduction to polymer physics: chain statistics, static light scattering, hydrodynamics of polymer solutions, thermodynamics of polymer solutions, polymer blends, solubility parameters and group contribution methods; Overview of selected topics in advanced and emerging specialty polymer science and technology; Current interests in nanopatterning and nanoimprinting, layer-by-layer polyelectrolyte assembly, advanced photoresists, liquid-crystalline polymer science and device technology, conducting polymer science and technology, semiconducting polymer device science and technology, polysiloxanes and microcontact printing, low-k (and high-k) dielectric materials.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE3104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4203","ModuleTitle":"Polymeric Biomedical Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Properties and processing of polymeric biomaterials; Biological responses to biomaterials and their evaluation. Biocompatibility issues; Biodegradable polymeric materials; Application of polymeric biomaterials in medicine will be discussed with emphasis on drug delivery systems and tissue engineering application.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE3104 and BN3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4205","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Modelling of Materials Properties","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Introduction to quantum chemistry and quantum electronics, band theory of solid materials, transport phenomena in solids from the microscopic viewpoint, random processes in solids, Monte-Carlo calculations of diffusion, introduction to the theory of phase transitions, crystal growth and precipitation, self-organization in open non-equilibrium solid state systems, molecular dynamics modeling of properties and processes in condensed materials. Learning objectives: Introductory knowledge on theory and modeling of solid state systems with the emphasis of nanomateirals. Target students: Students of Materials Science and Engineering and related disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4206","ModuleTitle":"Current topics on Nanomaterials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an understanding of the size effect of properties; students will learn unique properties of nanomateirals: mechanical, electronic, magnetic and optical. This module is designed for students who has materials science and engineering background and interested in properties of nanomaterials.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE2104 and MLE2105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4207","ModuleTitle":"Growth Aspects Of Semiconductors","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Semiconductor surfaces and structures; Aspects of epitaxy in the growth of low dimensional III-V and Si based semiconductor materials; In-situ characterisation techniques and monitoring epitaxial growth by molecular beam epitaxy; Structural, kinematic theory of LEED and application of RHEED; Surface topography, composition and growth modes probed by STM, XPS and Auger spectroscopy; Layer by layer, layer-island and island growth; Problems of sensitivity and selectivity in the study of surfaces and interfaces.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1-6.5","Prerequisite":"MLE2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4208","ModuleTitle":"Photovoltaics Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches materials aspects for a wide variety of photovoltaic devices covering conventional p-n junction cells based on Si wafers, amorphous or nanocrystalline Si, bulk heterojunction solar cells, nanostructured solar cells including dye-sensitised solar cells, organic solar cells and quantum structured solar cells, etc. emphasising the materials science and engineering aspects of advanced photovoltaic devices. Therefore students will gain an understanding of the role of materials development and characterisation for current and emerging photovoltaic technologies. Specific objectives include understanding of the physics of photovoltaics, general working principles of individual photovoltaic devices, the roles of photovoltaic materials and how they are incorporated in various photovoltaic devices; attain an informed view on the current aspects of photovoltaic technologies and photovoltaic materials, ability to select materials for device application based on their optical, electrical properties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-1-5.5","Prerequisite":"MLE2105 or EE3406 or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4209","ModuleTitle":"Magnetism and Magnetic Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on a deeper understanding of the fundamentals of magnetism and magnetic materials, and integrating the physics and engineering applications. It is intended for advanced MSE undergraduates and also for MSE postgraduates who do not have previous training in this area. Topics covered in this module are agnetostatics, magnetism of electrons, magnetism of localized electrons on the atom, ferromagnetism and exchange, antiferromagnetism, micromagnetism, domains and hysteresis, nanoscale magnetism, selected topics of current advanced magnetic materials.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"MLE3105 or other equivalent modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE4210","ModuleTitle":"Materials for energy storage and conversion","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Starting from a summary of solid state defect chemistry, electrochemistry and nanotechnology the module will introduce the basics of designing and processing materials for energy storage and conversion, their integration into batteries, supercapacitors, and fuel cells as well as methods for the performance characterisation and optimisation of these devices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"MLE2107 CERAMIC MATERIALS AND PROCESSING and MLE2105 ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE5104","ModuleTitle":"Physical Properties Of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Physical properties of metals, ceramics, polymers and their hybrids are covered. These include overview of electrical conductivity, thermal conductivity, magnetic properties, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, and optical properties of different classes of materials. The correlations of length-scale, structure, microstructures, and interfaces of materials with their properties are emphasized.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3.5-3.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE6101","ModuleTitle":"Thermodynamics And Kinetics Of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches thermodynamics and kinetics of different engineering materials including metals, ceramics and polymers. The major topics cover: Equilibrium and non-equilibrium. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics, Transition state theory and field effects, Solution theory, Phase diagrams. Diffusion mechanisms, Nucleation in condensed phases, Surface energy, Crystal growth, Defects in crystals, Phase transformation theories, Formation of nanostructures: nano-dots, nano-wells, nano-wires and nano-tubes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3.5-3.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE6103","ModuleTitle":"Structures Of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Periodic trends in atomic properties, bonding generalization based on periodic trends, generalization about crystal structures based on periodicity. Structural concepts: crystal lattice, reciprocal lattice, diffraction, crystal structures, lattice dynamics, and energy band structure. Examples of effects of structure on physical and chemical properties are discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3.5-3.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MLE6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO1001","ModuleTitle":"Management And Organisation","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the essence of what managers do. To understand this, we begin by focusing on the two basic building blocks in organisations; the individual and the group. The broader environment in which managers and organisations will also be addressed. Lectures, case studies and experiential learning are used as tools for learning when appropriate.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"Students who have taken BE2106, EG1423, CS1303, BK2002 or BZ1001 or BH1001 are not allowed to take MNO1001. Students who took or are taking HR2001, HR2101, HR3111 or HR3308 cannot take MNO1001","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO1001X","ModuleTitle":"Management And Organisation","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the essence of what managers do. To understand this, we begin by focusing on the two basic building blocks in organisations; the individual and the group. The broader environment in which managers and organisations will also be addressed. Lectures, case studies and experiential learning are used as tools for learning when appropriate.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"Students who have taken BE2106, EG1423, CS1303, BK2002 or BZ1001 or BH1001 are not allowed to take MNO1001. Students who took or are taking HR2001, HR2101, HR3111 or HR3308 cannot take MNO1001","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO2007","ModuleTitle":"Leadership and Ethics","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"In this module we explore the age-old question of the relationship between ethics and leadership. We begin by examining the theoretical underpinnings of leadership and ethics. We then move to consider how ethics and leadership are intertwined, especially in work organizations. Organizations are “strong situations” which exert considerable influence on leaders’ perceptions, interpretations, judgements, decisions and behaviours. We consider how leaders can enhance ethical awareness, make decisions with ethics in mind, organize for ethical behaviour and face ethical challenges at the organizational level.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management and Organization","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO2009","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurship","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide an introduction to the venture creation process. The course provides an overview of the major elements of entrepreneurial activity including evaluating and planning a new business, financing, team building, related marketing and management issues and exit strategies. The course utilises class discussions, in-class exercises and participation in a competitive simulation project to achieve the course objectives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management and Organisation","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO2302","ModuleTitle":"Human Resource Management","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamentals of human resource management (HRM), and it provides a foundation for more advanced modules that focus on specific aspects of HRM. It aims to provide students with general understanding of the core areas of HRM, including HR planning, job analysis, recruitment and selection, performance management, training and development, compensation, employee relations, and HRM in an international context. These issues will all be addressed from the perspective of general managers, HRM specialists, and individual employees. Students will be challenged to consider the implications of integrated HR systems, as well as specific HRM policies and implementation procedures, for individual and organisational performance. They will also consider the practical implications of the changing nature of work and the employment relationship.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or BH1001 or BZ1001 or BK2002 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308","Preclusion":"BH2302 or BZ3504 or BK3300 or MNO2302A/B or PL3239 or PS3245","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3301","ModuleTitle":"Organisational Behaviour","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course deals with the study of human behavior in organisations: how people influence organisational events and how events within the organisation influence people's behaviour. Organisational behavior is a field that draws ideas from psychology, social psychology, sociology, anthropology, political science, and management and applies them to the organisation. The field of organisational behaviour covers a wide range of topics: organisational culture, motivation, decision making, communication, work stress and so on. In the end, the field of organisational behavior asks two questions: (1) why do people behave as they do within organisations? (2) how can we use this information to improve the effectiveness of the organisation?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or BH1001 or BZ1001 or BK2002 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308","Preclusion":"BH3301 or BZ3501 or BK3309M or PS3243","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3303","ModuleTitle":"Organisational Effectiveness","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to introduce students to the field of organisational theory - which applies concepts from various disciplines such as management studies, sociology, psychology, political sciences and economics to study organisations. The course is designed to encourage students to actively and critically use these concepts to make sense, diagnose, manage and respond to the emerging organisational needs and problems. The course covers topics such as organisational goals, strategy and effectiveness; dimensions of organisational structure; organisational design and environments; technology and organisational change; and organisational decision-making. The emphasis of this course is on the practical value of organisation theory for students as future members and managers of organisations. Developing an understanding of how organisations (should) operate is effectively critical so that students will able to fulfill their roles as future managers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or BH1001 or BZ1001 or BK2002 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308","Preclusion":"BH3303 or BZ3502 or BK4309D or BK3309N","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3313J","ModuleTitle":"TIHMC: Employee and Organizational Misbehaviors","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This module examines deviant behaviors at the workplace, corporate misconduct and organizational ethics. Both the employee and organization will be the focus of our analysis. Topics examined include the role of personality and situation in explaining employee and organizational deviance, employee theft, deceit, lying and whistle-blowing among others.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001: Management and Organisation","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3322","ModuleTitle":"Negotiations and Bargaining","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course is intended for upper-level undergraduates. A high degree of preparation, participation, and independent study is expected. Students in this module learn both conflict resolution and learning skills. This course also places great emphasis on individual/group learning and development. Overall, the course objectives are: (a) to understand and think about the nature of negotiation; (b) to interact and share different perspectives on conflict resolution from different participants; (c) to adopt an open and experiential approach in the negotiation process for maximum participation and self-reflective learning; and (d) to provide a good classroom environment in which the participants creativity and analytical abilities can be developed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organisation and MNO2007 Leadership and Ethics Note: Students who are matriculated before AY2009/2010, need NOT read MNO2007 as a pre-requisite for this MNO module.","Preclusion":"UBZ3001","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3323","ModuleTitle":"Management of Employee Relations","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to train students to effectively handle employee relations in Singapore. It will address various environmental and structural constraints managers face when dealing with employees in Singapore. It delves into such topics as the history, key institutions, and the tripartism philosophy adopted in Singapore, as well as several key legislations and their applications. Because of its strong orientation towards real-world practices, students will find this course useful when looking for employment or actually managing employees in the future. Students are expected to keep themselves updated with regard to the current trends in employee relations, as well as to demonstrate their ability to apply concepts and skills learned from the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management & Organisation and MNO2007 Leadership and Ethics Note: Students who are matriculated before AY2009/2010, need NOT read MNO2007 as a pre-requisite for this MNO module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3329","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Mgt & Human Capital","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based research and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3330","ModuleTitle":"Social Entrepreneurship","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"Social entrepreneurship presents an alternative approach to community development. It advocates the adoption of innovative solutions (often incorporating market mechanisms) to address social problems. This module discusses the concepts associated with social entrepreneurship, and examines the practices and challenges of social entrepreneurship in the Asian context. Topics to be covered include identification of social problems; marginalization and the poverty cycle; varied conceptualizations of social entrepreneurship and innovation; different types of social enterprises; sustainable social enterprises as an effective means of community development; developing a social enterprise business plan; establishing a social enterprise; scaling up a social enterprise; social impact measurement.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3331","ModuleTitle":"Business with a Social Conscience","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"Whether, how, and to what degree businesses use social considerations to inform their goals, strategies, behaviours, and profits is contestable in Asia and globally. This course critically examines a host of issues related to these questions including corporate charitable giving, product development, market placement, pricing strategies, labour relations, strategic and venture philanthropy, public policy, advocacy, environmental sustainability, investing, and sponsorships. Students will better understand and evaluate the ways in which national and multinational corporations affect large-scale changes in Asian societies via their practices and the tradeoffs associated with various means these companies employ as they seek to positively impact society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO3339","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study in Mgt & Human Capital","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4313D","ModuleTitle":"SIMHC: Corp Entrepreneurship and Business Model Evaluation","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This class emphasizes the cultivation of each student’s ability to evaluate business models and their appropriateness for development in a corporate setting. As an advanced course the content is designed to improve students analytical, creative and communication skills. In a competitive environment, entrepreneurship is an essential and indispensable element in the success of every business organisation - whether small or large, new or long-established. This course focuses on corporate entrepreneurship with a special emphasis on the role of venture capital and spin-offs. Although corporate entrepreneurship encompasses a wide range of organisational activities, this course focuses primarily on managerial efforts aimed at the identification, development and exploitation of technical and organisational innovations and on effective new venture management in the context of large corporations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4313E","ModuleTitle":"SIMHC: Managerial and Organisational Cognition","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover cognition and decision making in organisations. The course will begin with a brief exploration of the bases of cognition, including the topics of neurophysiology, sensation and perception, and cognitive science/psychology. Using this as a basis, the course will go on to explore biases in decision making, the role of emotion in cognition and cognitive styles, persuasion and influence, conformity and obedience, sensemaking and cognition in high-stress/high-reliability environments, cognition in groups and teams, ethical decision-making, and the importance of understanding what makes us happy... the latter of which is often difficult for us to predict and has implications for our (inevitable) lives as employees in organizations. Throughout the course an attempt will be made to understand the way students think, the biases they hold when making decisions and interpreting environmental stimuli in the context of organisations, and the ways in which their emotions influence their decisions and judgments. Also highlighted will be the usefulness of introspection and an awareness of their own thought processes and assumptions... an aim that almost all religions and many academic pursuits attempt forward, yet one which is often excluded from the study of business to the detriment of business people.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 or HR2001 or HR2101 or HR3111 or HR3308","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4314","ModuleTitle":"Consulting to Management","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This class aims to generate interest and develop skills of participants to “Consult” to management and assist clients take important managerial decisions in organisations. The class is targeted at participants with preliminary knowledge (about Consulting) and strong aspiration to become consultants. The module covers a broad range of topics from “types of consulting to “how consulting firms make money” and includes a 2-day workshop helping participants develop their skills to consult. Strong analytical and reasoning skills form the prerequisite for the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management and Organisation and MNO2007 Leadership and Ethics.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4316","ModuleTitle":"Experiencing Work: Effects on Behavior and Well-Being","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an overview of the ways in which work demands and experiences influence employee behaviour and well-being, and also explores the mechanisms that organizations and employees can use to minimize the negative effects of work demands on well-being as well as maximize the positive effects of certain work experiences on well-being.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"MNO1001 Management and Organizational Behaviour","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4319","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Mgt & Human Capital","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Independent Study Modules (ISMs) are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honors programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The modules may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honors programs but choose to pursue the non-honors course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Vary according to project topic. In general, however, students will have to have completed the core modules of the BBA/BBA(Acc) curriculum.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MNO4329","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Independent Study in Mgt & Human Capital","Department":"Management And Organisation","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS1102E","ModuleTitle":"Malays - Tradition, Conflict and Change","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"Foundation module on the Malays that outlines their history, culture and institutions. It introduces some of the major areas of research and scholarship on the study of the Malays. It highlights and evaluates dominant views expounded by colonial and post colonial scholars and alternative discourse on the subject. The themes covered in this module provide the basis for further exploration in greater depths in other modules offered by the Department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"MS1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Maznah Binti Mohamad"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS2205","ModuleTitle":"Islam and Contemporary Malay Society","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the kinds of religious orientations that had evolved among the Malays of Singapore and analyzes major socio-historical factors that had shaped such orientations. The ways in which these religious orientations condition the responses of Singaporean Malays and their unique institutions to the challenges and demands of the modern world are then discussed. The module will explore the thought of Muslims thinkers on issues of reform relevant to the Malays of Singapore. A critical analysis and evaluation of the phenomenon of Islamic resurgence and revivalism in Singapore and the extent of its contribution to the progress of the community will also be explored. A theme underlying the topics of the module is the relevance of Islamic values and philosophy in facilitating Singaporean Malays adapt to the demands of social change and the plural society in which they live.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSA2206, GES1014","History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS2210","ModuleTitle":"Malay Culture & Society","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"The main theme of this module is processes of change in Malay cultures and societies and how attempts at creating certainties are made. Part 1 introduces students to approaches in studying Malay culture and society. Malay culture and society does not exist in vacuum. In Part 2, we look at how in encountering &quot;others&quot; Malay culture and society has historically gone through and is going through massive changes. Part 3 highlights aspects of changes in contemporary Malay society including ethnicity and Malay identity, new Malay rich, Malay woman and femininity as well as national development and the indigenous people.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS2211","ModuleTitle":"Criticism in Modern Malay Literature","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module adopts the approach of literary criticism. It looks at modern Malay literature both in terms of literary creativity as well as ideas and content. This evaluation is set against the social-historical background which had inspired and shaped that literature, bringing out the contextual meanings of major works in modern Malay literature. A general assessment of modern Malay literature would be attempted, examining its role, achievement and direction for the future. This module is designed for students interested in literature and the sociology and history of ideas.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS2212","ModuleTitle":"Law and Malay Society","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines dominant perceptions of law in Malay society by focussing on ideas on adat law and Islamization of laws. It analyses socio-historical factors conditioning perspectives and the function of ideas in relation to social groups that espouse them. The extent to which the mode of thinking on adat law is reflected in discourse on Islamising laws and its impact on legal development will be addressed. Concepts of ideology and Orientalism, Islam and adat law, Ideas on Islamization of laws and Shariah and the state are some major themes tackled.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS2213","ModuleTitle":"Malay Families and Households","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide an understanding of contemporary forms and practices of Malay families and households. It discusses the underlying concepts in family studies and prevalent notions of the Malay family and household derived from earlier studies. A major focus is to show the changing nature of Malay family and household structures as well as their diverse forms. Furthermore, the dynamic social relationships in households will be analyzed from different perspectives. In addition the module explores how Malay families \"design\" family styles in a context of changing societies. The module is targeted for students interested in family studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Suriani Suratman"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS2215","ModuleTitle":"The Malays in History","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module exposes students to a variety of approaches in the study of Malay pasts. It offers insights into the works of both indigenous and foreign writers, scrutinizing each of these writings against wider developments in scholarship and politics of their time. The module covers different genres of historical writings including among others, the Hikayat and Babad tradition, Orientalist works, Malay autobiographical works, nationalist writings, social scientific historiography, postmodern historiography and popular historiography with the aim of evaluating the usefulness of each of these approaches.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3209","ModuleTitle":"The Malays of Singapore","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"Who are the Malays of Singapore? How are they perceived and how do they perceive themselves? These and other related questions will be raised in this module. To answer these questions we will discuss the Malays in the socio-economic and political context they live in. The module is divided into five topics: Topic 1 looks at the socio-history of the Malays. Topic 2 introduces approaches in studying Malays of Singapore. Topics 3, 4 and 5 look at different dimensions of their life in Singapore i.e. as Singapore citizens, as part of the Malay &quot;community&quot; and as members of &quot;Malay families&quot;.","CrossModule":"SSA3203","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SSA3203","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Suriani Suratman"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3210","ModuleTitle":"Modern Indonesian Literature","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module studies the development of modern Indonesian literature, highlighting major themes and thought. The achievement of modern Indonesian literature in expressing the aspirations of the Indonesians would be evaluated. The dynamics between art, literature and society would be inquired into in the light of literary and cultural theories. The module aims not only at an understanding and appreciation of modern Indonesian literature but also the historical, cultural and intellectual experience of Indonesia as an evolving nation as reflected in literature. The module is beneficial for both students of Southeast Asian literature as well as its society and culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3211","ModuleTitle":"Political Culture of the Malays","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the nature and origins of the current day Malay political behaviour as observed. It will focus on the Malay concepts regarding government (kerajaan); consensus building (musyawarah) authority/power; dissent; patronage; territoriality, loyalty; and leadership. Close attention will be given to the role of the traditional and modern political elites in the shaping of Malay political culture. Relevant theoretical perspectives will also be provided. This module is targeted for FASS students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3212","ModuleTitle":"Classical Malay Literature","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module explores the various forms which can be identified in classical Malay literature, such as folklore, historical romances, the legal digests as well the traditional verses of pantuns and the syair. The relationship between these art forms and society would be examined, with the aim of constructing the culture and worldview of traditional Malay society. The module also attempts at evaluation of the relevance and significance of classical Malay literature for contemporary Malay society and culture. The module applies the multidisciplinary approach to compliment relevant theories on literature and art.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3213","ModuleTitle":"Ideology & Ideas on Malay Development","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to expose students to the thinking of Malay elite on Malay development. In discussing the ideas of the elite, various ideologies and styles of thought would be identified and examined as to their influence on development philosophy. A critique of the thinking of the Malay elite would be attempted. The conditioning of feudalism, colonialism, Islam, nationalism and capitalism on development thinking would be critically analysed. The module is designed for students interested in issues of Malay development and intellectual history.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3216","ModuleTitle":"Gender in Malay Societies","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at gender relations of Malay women and men in different socio-cultural and institutional contexts in Malay societies. The focus is on social constructions and re-production of Malay femininities and masculinities. Students will be provided with a theoretical framework to examine issues concerning Malay women and men including how Malay women and men are represented in literature and media as well as contestations with regards to womans and mans roles in development projects, family and in the work place. Students will also explore the contributions of experiences of Malay women and men to academic discourses on gender relations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3219","ModuleTitle":"Muslim Personal Law in Southeast Asia","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines commonality and diversity of the Muslim personal law and its implementation in Southeast Asia. Utilizing the sociology of law approach, it discusses the law in relation to social structure, its response to social change and its impact on society. Debates on the nature of the law as well as its evolution from classical forms will be discussed within this approach. The overriding aim is to analyze major problems pertaining to the mode in which the law is conceived and implemented as well as challenges posed to its development within the context of modernization confronting these communities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS3550","ModuleTitle":"Malay Studies Internship","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies. All internships are vetted and approved by the Department of Malay Studies, have relevance to the major in Malay Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. In exceptional cases, internships proposed by students may be approved by the department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"This module is open to Malay Studies Major students only. Students should have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Malay Studies; and have declared Malay Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules(Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suriani Suratman"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS4101","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Practice in Malay Studies","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"The theoretical underpinnings of each phase of the development of Malay studies would be examined based on representative works. The contribution and pitfalls of each phase of its development would be critically appraised. A general and critical evaluation of the present state of Malay Studies as an area study would be undertaken. The significance and relevance of Malay studies in relation to the social sciences and the other humanities would be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS4201","ModuleTitle":"Social Change 1900 - 1950","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module looks in depth at the nature and significance of various social changes in Malay society 1900-1950. Some topics to be covered would be changes in education, economic life, urbanization, ethnic relations, westernization, religious life and administration of Islam, the changing roles of Malay rulers and traditional Malay elite, the development of Malay nationalism, the development of modern literature, the issue of tradition and change, the challenges of social reform. Module is meant for students interested in the study of social change among the Malays, as well as Southeast Asia in general.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed at least 80MCs in MS or 28 MCs in HY with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed at least 80MCs in MS or 28 MCs in HY or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS4204","ModuleTitle":"The Malay Middle Class","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the emergence of a new social group in Malay history, namely the Malay middle class. In the past, the dominant Malay elite had always been associated with the hierarchy of traditional Malay society. With the introduction of Malay capitalism in the 70s under the New Economic Plan (NEP), there has been the emergence of the Malay middle class. This module looks at the background of its emergence, identifies its socio-historical characteristics, and evaluates its influence on society and nation in general. Insights on the Malay middle class can contribute to an understanding of Southeast Asian affairs.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SN with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SN or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.2 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Suriani Suratman"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"For the Honours Thesis, students are required to carry out a research under the supervision of a staff member from the Department. Topics will be chosen by students in consultation with and approved by the staff member. Students will learn how to do research based on primary and secondary data and write a thesis of 10,000 to 12,000 words. Honours Thesis is equivalent to three modules.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of MS major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"MS4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module allows for student to define a topic and a list of readings under the guidance of an academic staff of the Department leading to a project work. Students are required to write a paper of 5,000 to 6,000 words. The Independent Study is equivalent to one module.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"MS4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS4880A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Muslim Revivalism","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module investigates the role of Islam in the contemporary Malay world in an historical and comparative manner. The focus is on contemporary Muslim movements while the historical background is discussed to provide the necessary context for the understanding of the origins of the current Muslim revival. The module also looks at the nature and function of Muslim reform in Malay society in the socio, political, economic and legal arenas. Comparative references to similar phenomena in other parts of the Muslim world are made. Empirical cases are discussed in the context of theoretical problems raised in the social scientific study of religion.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS4880B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Malay Culture & Globalisation","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the encounters between Malay culture and globalization. Dimensions of these encounters include the dissolving of frontiers and divisions of Malay culture associated with global consumer citizenship, the active interpenetration and combination of cultural elements as a consequence of human flows and availability of information and, developments revolving around rejection or turning away from changes that have come out of global integration. Empirical cases drawn from the Malay world in the areas of media, internet, tourism, popular culture and music etc will be discussed towards understanding the factor of diversity and difference in the Malay cultural experience of global modernity. Particular emphasis is given to the economic and cultural dimensions of globalization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in MS or 28MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS5101","ModuleTitle":"Social Science And Malay Studies","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the relevance and applicability of selected major theories in the social sciences for Malay Studies. As far as possible the module aims at combining theoretical reflection with research materials on major aspects of Malay society and culture. The module encourages the exploration of creative methodology and theorising in Malay Studies research beyond mere exposition of social scientific theories. The module is highly relevant for students interested in understanding the promises as well as the pitfalls of the social sciences in Southeast Asian research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS5201","ModuleTitle":"Critiques In Malay Studies","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the state of Malay Studies through critiques of existing works, aiming towards theoretical refinement, as well as the building up of research materials. The module aims towards placing Malay Studies on stronger foundation, both theoretically and substantively. It is also the objective to identify new areas of research that could be developed. The module is relevant to students interested in understanding the socio-cultural history of the Malays, as well as appreciating the state of the social sciences in Southeast Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Malay Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed upon topic, readings and assignments for the module. A formal written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other relevant details. The Head’s and/or Graduate Coordinator’s approval is required. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"MS6660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Malay Studies in depth The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed upon topic, readings and assignments for the module. A formal written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other relevant details. The Head’s and/or Graduate Coordinator’s approval is required. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MS6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded &quot;Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory&quot; on the basis of student presentation and participation","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MST5001","ModuleTitle":"Structures And Properties Of Materials","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the basic knowledge of structures and properties of engineering materials. The topics covered include atomic bonding and condensed phases; crystal structures, crystallography and crystal imperfections; the thermodynamics of alloys, phase equilibrium and phase diagrams; thermally activated processes, diffusion, kinetics of phase transformation, non-equilibrium phases; mechanical properties and strengthening mechanisms, fracture of materials, corrosion and oxidation resistance, other properties. Working engineers and graduate students who have no former training in materials but wish to pursue further studies and R&D in engineering materials should attend this course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chamila Nishanthi Liyanage "],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MST5002","ModuleTitle":"Materials Characterisation","Department":"Materials Science And Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT2001","ModuleTitle":"Experiencing Engineering Leadership","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Leadership is a learnable skill developed through experiencing, reflecting and internalizing. Crafted specifically for students from engineering disciplines, in this module, students will be provided with a foundational knowledge of leadership theories and principles as guiding tools as they find their own path towards becoming leaders in engineering. Varied opportunities will then be provided for students to use this knowledge to learn what it means to be an engineer-leader including reflection on experience sharing from engineer-leaders who have made a difference, experiential workshops to sharpen communication and soft-skills, as well as project work to start putting these skills to use.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Engineering students only","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Kwek Chee Hock","Susan Mcnamara"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT3001","ModuleTitle":"Systems Thinking and Engineering","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"This module offers students a foundation for analysing diverse elements of a complex problem as a coherent, interacting system. The major topics covered include comparison of reductionist to systems thinking, characteristics of systems thinking, frameworks and tools of Systems Thinking and Systems Engineering, applied in the context of Engineering and Technology Management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chan Weng Tat"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT4002","ModuleTitle":"Technology Management Strategy","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to help engineering students commercialize new products and services, which is key part of an engineer's career. Effective commercialization requires engineers to think about a product’s value proposition, customers, method of value capture, scope of activities, and method of strategic control, all of which can be defined as a “product’s strategy.” By providing good theory, examples, and cases, this module helps students understand these necessary aspects of commercialization and to the changes that are occurring in industry that facilitate commercialization. These changes include standards, vertical disintegration, open innovation, and open science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Funk, Jeffrey Lee"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT4003","ModuleTitle":"Engineering Product Development","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Companies live or die by their ability to successfully launch new products into the market place. The basic tenets are: know your market, know your customers and develop products that will delight your customers. The objective of this module is to acquaint students with the theory and practice of New Product Development and New Product Introduction (NPI) methods. The module explores various NPI systems, frugal innovation, disruptive innovation and portfolio management skills. Students will gain insight into how to influence multi-disciplinary teams with engineering best practices and design thinking for NPI.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"[TR3001 New Product Development] & [EE3031 Innovations & Enterprise 1]","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5001","ModuleTitle":"IP Management","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the management of IP assets which have become more valuable than conventional physical assets in a knowledge economy. It will present the different needs and strategies of IP owners and those who own the complementary assets such as manufacturing, marketing and distribution. Both the commercialization strategies for maximization of IP values and the feedback to management to improve decision making at the R&D and corporate strategy levels will be addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Liu Shang-Jyh"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5002","ModuleTitle":"Management of Industrial R&D","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The first part of this module will introduce the 3rd-generation R&D practice which is used currently by successful industrial organizations. The strategic role of R&D in innovation, organization issues in R&D and the evaluation of returns and risks will be presented. The second part of this module will introduce the emerging 4th-generation R&D practice which will augment the current practice in addressing news issues due to discontinuous innovation, increasing importance of tacit knowledge and the need to embrace knowledge management in R&D.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Sastra Budiman"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5003","ModuleTitle":"Creativity And Innovation","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The first part covers the fundamentals of creativity and includes topics on different ways of thinking, understanding and communications, methods for inventive thinking and problem solving (e.g., TRIZ). The second part studies innovation and how creativity can lead to innovation. Examples, case studies (e.g., “breakthroughs”) and exercises are used throughout to demonstrate concepts in practice. The course aims to equip the students with knowledge and provide an avenue for students to practice concepts learned so as to enhance the students’ creative thinking ability and thereby facilitate the student’s ability to realize innovations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ang Marcelo H. Jr.","Lee Tsungnan, Charles"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5005","ModuleTitle":"IP Law For Engineers And Scientists","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The fields of science and engineering have a direct correlation to the creation and protection of intellectual property (IP). This course intends to offer the engineering and science students at graduate-level, but senior undergraduates can be considered, an introduction of Intellectual Property Law, emphasizing more on patent related subjects. It aims to equip the students with a practical IP knowledge which leads to a handy resource for them to use in the professional career. The main topics are: (i) the Overview of IP Law, (ii) Technological Aspects of Patent Law and Practice, and (iii) Business Aspect of IP Management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lai Tze Chang, Stanley","Koh Kok Wah"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5006","ModuleTitle":"Strategic & New Product Development","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Companies live or die by their ability to successfully launch new products into the market place. The basic tenets are: know your market, know your customers and develop products that will delight your customers. The objective of this module is to acquaint students with the theory and practice of New Product Development and New Product Introduction (NPI) methods and systems. The module explores various NPI systems, project and portfolio management skills and an extensive toolbox that contains necessary tools to enable companies to make informed, data-driven decisions. The module combines taking a hands-on project through an NPI Phase Gate System, with relevant cases studies on NPI projects that have succeeded and some that have not.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["James White"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5007","ModuleTitle":"Management Of Technological Innovation","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to help students develop a strong conceptual foundation for managing technological innovation. It introduces concepts and frameworks for how firms can create, commercialize and capture value from technology-based products and services. The course is designed for business managers and engineers who are involved in the research and development, marketing, acquisitions, and strategic assessments of new technologies. Topics covered include (i) the evolution of industries; (ii) technological discontinuities and vertical disintegration; (iii) network effects and standards; (iv) profiting from innovation and intellectual property (IP); (v) R&D management; and (vi) managing knowledge and learning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Annapoornima Subramanian"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5008","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Entrepreneurship","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Entrepreneurship is to the company what speed is to the athlete. In the quest for sustainable competitive advantage, companies are finding that lower costs, higher quality and better customer service are not enough - they must be faster, more flexible, more aggressive and more innovative. Most managers acknowledge this, but few seem to understand how to make it happen. Thus, the focus of this course will be on creating work environments where entrepreneurship is not the controversy, and students will be challenged to develop and defend their opinions regarding these matters. Students will take their ideas, concepts, tools and frameworks to which they are exposed and apply them both in a series of real world cases to perform an entrepreneurial audit of the company they are working for, and also come up with proposals of how their company could become more entrepreneurial.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ng Choon Teck, Andrew","Lee Tsungnan, Charles"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5009","ModuleTitle":"Analyzing Hi-Technology Opportunities","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to help students understand how technological change creates opportunities for new products and services. Students learn about how improvements in performance and cost, including the drivers of them, cause new technologies to become economically feasible over time. This is done in general and for many specific technologies. This enables students to better understand the timing of economic feasibility and thus the opportunities that are currently emerging for specific technologies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Funk, Jeffrey Lee"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5010","ModuleTitle":"Technology Intelligence & IP Strategy","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with strategic insights and analytical skills of technology, intellectual property (IP) and business competition. Effective collection and transformation of information into competitive intelligence requires a comprehensive awareness of enterprise niches and alternatives, as well as the search and analytical skills of data/information. It needs a thorough understanding of the strategic frameworks and decisions with regard to business, technology and IP. This module covers four main topics: (i) Theory and practice of strategic analysis, (ii) Technology competition models, (iii) In-house IP management and strategy, and (iv) Hands-on training of information search and intelligence analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5011","ModuleTitle":"Finance For Engineering & Technology Management","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this subject is to train technical professionals to grasp the “big picture” of finance and understand important financial concepts. Students will be able to understand how business decisions and market events affects cash flow, profits and financial position, use numbers for effective management decisions, analyze the real performance of a business unit, improve business planning, evaluate forecasts of sales, spending, profits, and the viability of business opportunities. At the end of the course, students will learn why managers need to be proficient with numbers and be equipped with finance knowledge to better manage a business division or company.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"CE5603 & IE5003","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5012","ModuleTitle":"Marketing Of High-Technology Products And Innovations","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"This course has been developed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to assume marketing responsibilities in High Technologies organizations. With the practical knowledge and skills on the marketing of high technology products and innovations, students can then craft out value added strategies to support their organization’s marketing activities. The course adopts an intensive team based hands on approach incorporating cases studies, group discussions, role plays as well as the preparation of a high- tech product Marketing Plan and presentation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5016","ModuleTitle":"Business Models for Hi-Tech Products","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to help students create business models for high-technology products and services. A successful business model includes consistency among choice of customers, value proposition, scope of activities, method of value capture, and method of strategic control. This course uses examples from a broad set of industries and detailed cases to help students understand the elements of a business model and the importance of consistency among them. It uses group projects, individual papers, and class participation (particularly in cases) to assess student performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Funk, Jeffrey Lee"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5017","ModuleTitle":"Integrative Design Thinking Workshop","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the core philosophy of Design Thinking, a methodology which integrates design, technology and business research to facilitate service and product innovation as well as strategic planning and decision making for future scenarios. Students are expected to develop three necessary skills: Ideation/observational abilities – “listening with their eyes”; prototyping - “thinking with their hands”; and innovate collaboratively in an interdisciplinary work environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.25-1.25-5-2.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ho Kiat Jeffrey"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5880","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Management Of Technology","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The topics for the module may be revised each time it is offered. In general, the topics will be in the area of Management of Technology, with a focus or bias on more recent developments in this area and/or topics that are specialized in nature. Example topics include “Techno- Economics” and different types of innovation. For AY09/10, the topic to be covered is “Techno-Economic Systems”.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, a basic understanding of economics and numerical analysis is needed.","Corequisite":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, there are no","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["CHIN YUEN YEE"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5880A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Management of Technology - Techno-Economics Systems","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The topics for the module may be revised each time it is offered. In general, the topics will be in the area of Management of Technology, with a focus or bias on more recent developments in this area and/or topics that are specialized in nature. Example topics include “Techno- Economics” and different types of innovation. For AY09/10, the topic to be covered is “Techno-Economic Systems”.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, a basic understanding of economics and numerical analysis is needed.","Preclusion":"Case by case basis. For AY09/10, there are no preclusions.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Watanabe, Chihiro"],"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5880B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Management of Technology - Institutional Innovation","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The topics for the module may be revised each time it is offered. In general, the topics will be in the area of Management of Technology, with a focus or bias on more recent developments in this area and/or topics that are specialized in nature. Example topics include “Techno- Economics” and different types of innovation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Basic understanding of economics and management of technology.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5900","ModuleTitle":"Mot Research Project","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent research work by students on a relevant topic in MOT. The aim is to promote self-study, critical thinking, independent research and initiative on the student. The student will learn how to plan and implement a research project.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Preclusion":"MT5910 LaunchPad: Experiential Entrepreneurship & SDM5990 SDM Research Project","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5901","ModuleTitle":"Management Practicum","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-5-0-5","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5902","ModuleTitle":"Management Extended Practicum","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will either write a business plan based on the proposed commercialization of a product invention by one of science / engineering R&D groups in NUS, Research Institute or company, or a practical consulting report based on an actual study of a technology management issue in a company. The students may work in a small group of not more than 3. Students from the NUS MBA, MSc (MOT) and PhD research programmes are encouraged to form such interdisciplinary groups, Supervisors from Faculty of Engineering and Business School will be appointed accordingly.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5911","ModuleTitle":"Venture Funding","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on venture fund raising to support NUS technology teams that are raising money. This module will equip the project team members with fund raising know-how and skills. The project team will work closely with the faculty members and mentors to raise venture funding and other forms of financing to support the growth of their technology ventures. The module requires participation in weekly discussions, talks, case studies, market research, hands-on workshops, project team presentations to prepare for fund raising. The project team will reach out to the various sources of funding in Singapore as they focus on corporate milestones and deliverables. The project outcome will be measured by progress of fund raising, knowledge and skills demonstrated during the fund raising process and lesson learnt.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Corequisite":"Candidate must demonstrate strong interest and passion in entrepreneurship","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Kim Seng"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5912","ModuleTitle":"Frugal Innovation","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Frugal Innovation is a unique action-learning experience that assembles cross-disciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students from Engineering and Business at NUS into focused projects. The objective of the projects is to build solutions for specific problems in the emerging Asian markets such as India and Indonesia. These problems usually require new frugal solutions that are simple, cost-conscious and “good enough” – requirements that existing technologies do not satisfy. Frugal Innovation challenges students to apply out-of-the-box thinking, deep creativity and ability to combine technologies in a unique way to design such solutions. In this course students work closely with customers to discover what is simple & “good enough”, design the product to address customer needs and validate a business model that can sustain the roll-out of the product.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Product development courses are a plus","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Vandevoorde Glenn Noel Robert"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5913","ModuleTitle":"TechLaunch - Experiential Entrepreneurship","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"TechLaunch - Experiential Entrepreneurship is a unique experiential module in which students develop a start-up based on a selected technology created at NUS. Students will work in cross-disciplinary teams of graduate and Ph.D. students from the Faculty of Engineering & School of Business. In this module students will spend most of their time talking to customers, partners, competitors in search for the right market and the right business model that can leverage the uniqueness of a technology. Students will experience the typical creative and often unstructured start-up process that will challenge their innovation and leadership skills.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["James White"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5920","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Development","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Enterprise development based on innovation in today's fast changing world is no longer an option but an imperative. This module introduces both processes of enterprise development and value creation - finding a relevant market for a new technology developed in the lab and identifying a new, untapped market opportunity and then applying a combination of existing technologies to capitalize on the opportunity. Techniques for market validation and Business Model Innovation concepts will be introduced and discussed during the course. Using specific cases students will work on screening market opportunities and creating viable business models for enterprise development based on innovation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Vandevoorde Glenn Noel Robert"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT5999","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminars","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MT6999","ModuleTitle":"Doctoral Seminars","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1107","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 1A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1108","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 1B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1109","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 1A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Friday Morning","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1110","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 1B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Saturday Morning","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1111","ModuleTitle":"Piano Ensemble 1A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Undergraduate piano majors are required to take this module as part of the chamber music programme. It is designed to develop reading skills an understanding of written music to foster accuracy and facility in performance at sight. The module is offered in conjunction with four-hand piano literature to acquire ensemble and performance experience through the piano-ensemble repertory of different periods and styles. The course also includes basic analysis and score reading.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1112","ModuleTitle":"Piano Ensemble 1B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Undergraduate piano majors are required to take this module as part of the chamber music programme. It is designed to develop reading skills an understanding of written music to foster accuracy and facility in performance at sight. The module is offered in conjunction with four-hand piano literature to acquire ensemble and performance experience through the piano-ensemble repertory of different periods and styles. The course also includes basic analysis and score reading.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1113","ModuleTitle":"Desktop Music Production","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the structure and components of popular song styles and use professional multi-track digital audio software software and hardware to compose, produce mix and master original compositions.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1114","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electronic Music","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"In this project-based class, students will learn the history, principles and practice of electronic music while composing works using original timbres created with software synthesizers, sampling devices and effects processors.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-2-1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1115","ModuleTitle":"Accompanying/Sight-Reading I","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1116","ModuleTitle":"Accompanying/Sight-Reading II","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1149","ModuleTitle":"Basic Mechanics of Percussion A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Basic Mechanics of Percussion Class A (BMPC-A) is a class in which fundamentals of physical technique are instilled and reinforced. Without proper training of relaxed and consistent shoulder, arm, wrist, hand, and finger control, technical facility will be limited and chances of eventual repetitive strain injury are greatly increased. Additional benefits of the class include improved skills in sound production, use of the metronome, and basic ensemble work.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-1-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1150","ModuleTitle":"Basic Mechanics of Percussion B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This class is a continuation of MUA1180 Basic Mechanics of Percussion A (BMPC-A) Basic Mechanics of Percussion Class B (BMPC-B) is a class designed to implement the skills acquired in the previous semester directly into reallife settings of individual and ensemble literature.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-1-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"MUA1180 Basic Mechanics of Percussion A (BMPC-A)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1153","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 1A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1154","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 1B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1155","ModuleTitle":"First Year Woodwinds Class A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"First Year Woodwinds Class (FYBC) is a class designed to introduce and familiarize the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for professional-level woodwinds playing. The course will consist of two primary components divided over 10 sessions throughout the semester. One: “Learning through Listening,” will be classroom based and will introduce the history and literature of orchestral woodwinds playing. Two: “Applied Woodwinds Techniques,” will be playing based and will utilize in-class “woodwinds lab” activities to apply basic woodwinds playing and woodwinds ensemble techniques in a group setting.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.75-0-0.75-1.5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1156","ModuleTitle":"First Year Woodwinds Class B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"A continuation of MUA1180 First Year Woodwinds Class A, First Year Woodwinds Class B is a class designed to further introduce and familiarize the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for professional-level woodwinds playing. The course will consist of two primary components divided over 10 sessions throughout the semester. One: “Learning through Listening,” will be classroom based and will introduce the history and literature of orchestral woodwinds playing. Two: “Applied Woodwinds Techniques,” will be playing based and will utilize in-class “woodwinds lab” activities to apply basic woodwinds playing and woodwinds ensemble techniques in a group setting.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.75-0-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUA1180 First Year Woodwinds Class A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 1A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Evening","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 1B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"6","Prerequisite":"MUA1161","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1163","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Professional Development","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-2-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1170","ModuleTitle":"Basic Recording 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1171","ModuleTitle":"Basic Recording 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Continuing from Basic Recording 1 this course will introduce students to the basics of loudspeaker design and the principles and operation of outboard signal processing equipment. The development of surround sound recording and reproduction technology and related microphone techniques will be also be introduced. Students will participate in recording all YSTCM events and studio sessions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3","Prerequisite":"Prerequisite: Basic Recording 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1180","ModuleTitle":"First Year Brass Class A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"First Year Brass Class (FYBC) is a class designed to introduce and familiarize the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for professional-level brass playing. The course will consist of two primary components divided over 10 sessions throughout the semester. One: “Learning through Listening,” will be classroom based and will introduce the history and literature of orchestral brass playing. Two: “Applied Brass Techniques,” will be playing based and will utilize in-class “brass lab” activities to apply basic brass playing and brass ensemble techniques in a group setting.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.75-0-0.75-1.5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1181","ModuleTitle":"First Year Brass Class B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"A continuation of MUA1117 First Year Brass Class A, First Year Brass Class B (FYBC) is a class designed to further introduce and familiarize the student with the skills and knowledge necessary for professional-level brass playing. The course will consist of two primary components divided over 10 sessions throughout the semester. One: “Learning through Listening,” will be classroom based and will introduce the history and literature of orchestral brass playing. Two: “Applied Brass Techniques,” will be playing based and will utilize in-class “brass lab” activities to apply basic brass playing and brass ensemble techniques in a group setting.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0.75-0-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUA1180 First Year Brass Class A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 1A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, freshman performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1191","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Studies 1B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for second semester, freshmen year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-0-2-1.5-8","Prerequisite":"MUA 1190 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1192","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Singers 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-4-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Open to Voice Majors","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1193","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Singers 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA1196","ModuleTitle":"Diction for Singers 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will address diction for singing in Italian and English. Students will study and acquire the rules for pronouncing these languages through use of the International Phonetics Alphabet (IPA). The class will be taught in two basic sections; the first section will be the study of the rules of IPA and the second will be the application of this study through in-class performances which will be evaluated by the instructor and class members.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-1-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2105","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Computer Music 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Explores the techniques, repertoire and aesthetics of computer music. Composition and research projects are completed using the resources of the Computer Music Studios. Participation in at least one public performance programme is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"MUA1114","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2106","ModuleTitle":"Introduction To Computer Music 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Explores the techniques, repertoire and aesthetics of computer music. Composition and research projects are completed using the resources of the Computer Music Studios. Participation in at least one public performance programme is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"MUA2105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2107","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2108","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2109","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Saturday Evening","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Saturday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2110","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Monday Morning","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2111","ModuleTitle":"Keyboard Literature I","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the solo and chamber literature for keyboard instruments from the early eighteenth century through the Classical period.","ModuleCredit":"1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2112","ModuleTitle":"Keyboard Literature II","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2120","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Double Bass majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Double Bass. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2119. As with MUA2119, Double Bass students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2119 Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 2A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2128","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the woodwinds majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for woodwinds. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2127. As with MUA2127, woodwinds students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2127 Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 2A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2153","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2154","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2155","ModuleTitle":"Collaborative Piano Studies","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Saturday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2156","ModuleTitle":"Collaborative Piano Studies","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"MUA1162","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"6","Prerequisite":"MUA2161","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2170","ModuleTitle":"Multitrack Recording 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce the theory and practice of studio near-distance microphone techniques for a variety of acoustic and electric/electronic instruments. More in-depth coverage of mixing consoles for multitrack recording and basic mixing will also be covered, as will analysis of recording work and basic concepts of musical acoustics and digital audio. Students will be required to finish at least 2 multi-track projects independently during the course of the semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Basic Recording 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2171","ModuleTitle":"Multitrack Recording 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with extensive practical hands-on experience to consolidate the theory and skills they learned in modules up to and including Multitrack Recording 1. Students will work with local Pop, Rock or Jazz bands to finish at least 5 professional multi-track recording projects the course of the semester. Lectures and lab sessions will introduce and expand upon relevant course topics in microphone use, signal processing, digital audio, musical acoustics, and mixing console operation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Multitrack Recording 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2173","ModuleTitle":"Acoustics and Psychoacoustics","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This course module covers the physics and perceptioncognition of sound. Fundamental behaviour of sound waves in free field and enclosed spaces, noise control, signal processing, and perception-cognition of a wide range of aural signals will be introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Basic Recording 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2174","ModuleTitle":"Musical Acoustics","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the acoustics of musical instruments, with additional introductory coverage of room acoustics, and perception and cognition of music. Understanding the physical mechanisms of sound generation, propagation, and perception/cognition will form the underlying basis for further studies in audio production and post-production.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Acoustics and Psychoacoustics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2175","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The module provides the basic concept of the sound of the classical music and some basic stereo microphone techniques for the live classical music concert. Students will be requested to finish at least 2 hours live concert recording each week, at least 20 hours of total recording time. In this module, students need to finish each project session with the module supervisor together. Each project session should be fully under the direction of the module supervisor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2176","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Beside continually handling the live concert recording, RAS Project 2 also provides the critical concept and skills of classical music production in the recording studio environment. Students will learn how to set up main stereo microphone and spot microphones in the recording studio for generating both studio and live concert style sound. In this module, students will be requested to finish at least 20 hours live concert recording, and at least 4 studio sessions. In this module, students need to finish each project session with module supervisor together. Each project session should be fully under the direction of the module supervisor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA2175 RAS Project 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2180","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Brass 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Brass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral brass playing experience to the brass majors of YSTCM. This class is required for all MUS2 brass majors but is also open to all brass-playing students at the conservatory committed to intensive study of orchestral brass playing techniques and repertoire. In 10 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for brass. Brass students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA 1181 First Year Brass Class B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2181","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Brass 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Brass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral brass playing experience to the brass majors of YSTCM. This class is required for all MUS2 brass majors but is also open to all brass-playing students at the conservatory committed to intensive study of orchestral brass playing techniques and repertoire. As a continuation of MUA2117, in 10 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for brass. Brass students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2180 Orchestral Repertoire for Brass 2A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2182","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Percussion majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for percussion. Participating students will develop a high aptitude in orchestral section playing and understanding of orchestration techniques. Each work will be studied from both a practical and a historical perspective. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA1150 Basic Mechanics of Percussion B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2183","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the percussion majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for percussion. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2129. As with MUA2129, percussion students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing Including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2182 Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 2A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2184","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Double bass majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Double bass. Double bass students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA1107 Large Ensembles 1A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2185","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the woodwinds majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for woodwinds. Woodwinds students are expected to emonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA1156 First Year Woodwinds Class B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2186","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Harp majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Harp. Harp students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA1107 Large Ensembles 1A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2187","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Harp majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Harp. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2186. As with MUA2186, Harp students are expected to demonstrate aptitude in large ensemble playing including: orchestral concepts in sound, intonation, and blend, as well as a professional attitude in working with conductors and colleagues. This module also teaches them essential audition techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2186 Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 2A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 2A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, sophomore year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Prerequisite":"MUA 1191 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2191","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 2B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for second semester, sophomore year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-0-2-1.5-8","Prerequisite":"MUA 2190 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2192","ModuleTitle":"Chambers Singers 3","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-4-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Open to Voice Majors","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2193","ModuleTitle":"Chambers Singers 4","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-4-0-0-1","Prerequisite":"Open to Voice Majors","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2196","ModuleTitle":"Diction for Singers 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will address diction for singing in German and French. Students will study and acquire the rules for pronouncing these languages through use of the International Phonetics Alphabet (IPA). The class will be taught in two sections; the first section will be the study of the rules of IPA and the second will be the application of this study through in-class performances which will be evaluated by the instructor and class members.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-1-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2255","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA2256","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3105","ModuleTitle":"Conducting","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3107","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3108","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3109","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Saturday Morning","Saturday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3110","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Ensemble 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The study and performance of selected literature for specific instrumental groups and combinations, including orchestral instruments and keyboard instruments.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Saturday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Saturday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Saturday Evening","Saturday Morning","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3111","ModuleTitle":"Keyboard Literature III","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the solo and chamber literature for keyboard instruments from the early eighteenth century through the Classical period.","ModuleCredit":"1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3112","ModuleTitle":"Keyboard Literature IV","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3113","ModuleTitle":"Keyboard Skills For Piano Majors Iii","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Continuation of Keyboard Skills for Piano Majors I-II that requires a higher degree of score-reading skills at the keyboard.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3114","ModuleTitle":"Keyboard Skills For Piano Majors Iv","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Continuation of Keyboard Skills for Piano Majors I-II that requires a higher degree of score-reading skills at the keyboard.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3120","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Double Bass majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Double Bass. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA3119. Double Bass students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module continues to develop professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA3119 Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 3A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3128","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the woodwinds majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for woodwinds. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA3127. Woodwinds students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module continues to develop professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA3127 Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 3A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3130","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the percussion majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for percussion. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA3129. Percussion students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module continues to develop professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA3129 Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 3A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3131","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Excerpts for Strings 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3132","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Excerpts for Strings 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3153","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3154","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3155","ModuleTitle":"Collaborative Piano Studies","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3156","ModuleTitle":"Collaborative Piano Studies","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Saturday Morning","Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"MUA2162","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"8","Prerequisite":"MUA3161","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Monday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3170","ModuleTitle":"Audio Mixing","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the concepts, techniques, and aesthetics of mixing sound for stereo and multi-channel formats. The primary focus will be on recording studiobased contexts for rock, pop, jazz, and classical genres. The basics of live sound mixing will also be introduced. Topics will include building an aural image; time, frequency, and dynamics processing; bottom-up and topdown approaches; stereo and multi-channel formats.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Multitrack Recording 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3173","ModuleTitle":"Electroacoustics","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This course module covers electroacoustic transducers and systems. Transducers commonly used in audio recording and production include a variety of types of microphones and speakers including dynamic moving coil, condenser, ribbon, piezo, and electrostatic. Electroacoustic systems will be explored including the basics of analog and digital electronics for recording, amplification, signal processing, and reproduction.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-2-2-2-0","Prerequisite":"Acoustics and Psychoacoustics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3174","ModuleTitle":"Audio Mastering","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Audio mastering is the final creative step in producing recordings for distribution. This module will introduce the aesthetic and technical concepts, issues, and strategies employed in final mastering for pop, rock, jazz, and classical genres. Topics will include frequency balance, stereo and multi-channel imaging, dynamics and overall program level control, signal path for analog and digital mastering, file formats and storage for distribution and replication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Audio Mixing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3175","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 3","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module covers fundamentals of large format digital console design and applications. The module will also provides concepts, skills and hands on experience with regards to close miking techniques. The module will also cover some basic audio editing skills on Protools software. Students will be requested to finish at least 40 hours of recording studio sessions, and submit one 5 tracks CD with technical description. In this module, students need to finish each project session with module supervisor together. Each project session should be fully under the direction of the module supervisor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA2176 RAS Project 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3176","ModuleTitle":"RAS Project 4","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the theory and skills required for audio recording and editing techniques for the video programs. Students will be requested to finish at least 2 projects of audio production for video programs. In this module, students need to finish each project session with module supervisor together. Each project session should be overviewed by the module supervisor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA3175 RAS Project 3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3181","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I (ACOR) for brass is a group seminar designed for third year orchestral brass players, in order to prepare them for professionallevel orchestral auditions. It is intended to build on their experiences in previous brass orchestral repertoire modules and Conservatory Orchestra, and focus their knowledge on how to prepare and execute professional orchestral auditions. In this module, each ACOR student will prepare ten standard orchestral excerpts for their instrument to a professional performance level. In preparing each excerpt, the student is also expected to research supporting materials in order to gain a broader technical and musicological understanding of their chosen repertoire.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0.75-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUA2181 Orchestral Repertoire for Brass 2B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3182","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Percussion majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Percussion. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2130. Percussion students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2183 Orchestral Repertoire for Percussion 2B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3184","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Double Bass majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Double Bass. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2120. Double Bass students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2120 Orchestral Repertoire for Double Bass 2B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3185","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the woodwinds majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for woodwinds. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2128. Woodwinds students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2128 Orchestral Repertoire for Woodwinds 2B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3186","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Harp majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Harp. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA2187. Harp students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module focuses more than previous modules on equipping students with professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA2187 Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 2B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3187","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 3B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Orchestral Repertoire for Harp is an orchestral repertory class designed to give orchestral playing experience to the Harp majors of YSTCM. In 13 sessions throughout the semester, the class will read and rehearse significant orchestral repertoire for Harp. Repertoire selected in this module will build on and complement repertoire studied in MUA3186. Harp students consolidate and further develop technical, musical, and stylistic skills and knowledge essential to this repertoire’s effective execution. This module continues to develop professional audition performance techniques and skills.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1-0-0-0-4","Prerequisite":"MUA3186 Orchestral Repertoire for Harp 3A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 3A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, junior year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Prerequisite":"MUA 2191 or Permission of Instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3191","ModuleTitle":"Junior Recital in Voice","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Presented at the end of the junior year, students will be required to present 20-30 minutes of music in performance in a wide variety of styles in Italian, English and either German or French. Combined with private lessons, the performance will comprise one half of the final grade.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"1-0-2-0-12","Prerequisite":"MUA 3190 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3194","ModuleTitle":"Voice Literature 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover literature composed for the voice from the medieval period through approximately 1800. Repertoire covered will include music for solo voice as well as vocal chamber music and oratorio of various languages and styles. In-class performances and other class presentations will be required. There will be a final exam.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"MUT 2118 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3195","ModuleTitle":"Voice Literature 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover literature composed for the voice from approximately1800 onwards. Repertoire covered will include music for solo voice as well as vocal chamber music and oratorio of various languages and styles. Inclass performances and other class presentations will be required. There will be a final exam.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"MUA 3194 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3205","ModuleTitle":"Materials of Jazz Music 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"MUT2118 Musical Concepts and Materials IV","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3206","ModuleTitle":"Materials of Jazz Music 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"MUA3205 Materials of Jazz Music 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3209","ModuleTitle":"Business for Musicians","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3210","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Singers 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3211","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Singers 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Required for voice majors during the first 4 semesters of enrollment, these modules allow students to learn about music through participation in a vocal performance ensemble. Choral music is a vibrant and vital part of many traditions and cultures world wide and has played a major role in western music throughout history. Students will participate in regular rehearsals, and will learn and perform choral music from the Renaissance to the Twentieth-century. Through these courses, students will gain knowledge of diverse repertoire, composers, genres, styles, and period performance practices. Students will also learn fundamentals of vocal production and choral technique and will experience working together in a unique team ensemble.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3212","ModuleTitle":"Improvisational Styles and Techniques","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3214","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Pedagogy","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3215","ModuleTitle":"World Music for Creative Performance and Workshops","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will employ non-Western music as the source material for inspiring students to organize, create and perform their own compositions. Students will also learn methods in organizing and leading workshops using nonWestern musical inspiration. The primary musical areas to be explored include African, Indonesian, and Indian, with additional World Music traditions also considered during the semester.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"0-2-0-4-1.5","Prerequisite":"MUA1163 or permission of the instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3219","ModuleTitle":"World Music Ensemble","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Balinese Gamelan Ensemble offers an opportunity to learn and perform traditional Balinese music. Students are also introduced to other dimensions of Balinese culture and related arts. Fundamental playing techniques and theory are introduced and participants partake in a short performance at the end of the semester. The gamelan orchestra allows for varying levels of experience. No previous gamelan experience is necessary.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-0-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3220","ModuleTitle":"World Music Ensemble","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Balinese Gamelan Ensemble offers an opportunity to learn and perform traditional Balinese music. Students are also introduced to other dimensions of Balinese culture and related arts. Fundamental playing techniques and theory are introduced and participants partake in a short performance at the end of the semester. The gamelan orchestra allows for varying levels of experience. No previous gamelan experience is necessary.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-0-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3255","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary C","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3256","ModuleTitle":"Applied Secondary D","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3264","ModuleTitle":"PD Independent Project","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Building on previously completed professional development modules, students will design, develop and implement a music-related project in an external environment. Students will also incorporate strategies and materials for promoting their careers using traditional and new media.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"0-0-0-6-1.5","Prerequisite":"Pre-requisite of 5 MCs of Professional Development modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA3270","ModuleTitle":"Architectural Acoustics and Acoustical Measurement","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This course module covers the fundamentals and applications of room acoustics, vibration and noise control, construction materials and techniques, design of rooms for music, and aspects of sound reinforcement systems applicable to architectural design. Additional coverage of acoustical measurement, noise metrics, acoustic modeling, and auralization is included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-3-0","Prerequisite":"Acoustics and Psychoacoustics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4107","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 4A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4108","ModuleTitle":"Large Ensembles 4B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Provides comprehensive orchestral training and performance experience exposing students to music of the 17th through 21st centuries for chamber orchestra. Each year the Conservatory Orchestra will perform a cross-section of the standard orchestral repertoire, supplemented by new works and lesser-known compositions. Seating assignments in the orchestra are rotated as much as possible. Placement is by audition.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4113","ModuleTitle":"Piano Pedagogy A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The module focuses on the principles, materials, career development and piano techniques in the teaching of piano. Students will be observed on issues of piano pedagogy under the supervision of the Instructor.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4151","ModuleTitle":"Senior Recital","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"A public performance of selected works required of students earning the Bachelor of Music degree. Content requirements are specific to each department for the senior recital.","ModuleCredit":"2","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4153","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 4A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4154","ModuleTitle":"Noon Recital Series 4B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"These recitals offer student performances covering all historical periods and a variety of genre. Attendance is compulsory for all students throughout the course of the undergraduate programme. Students need to maintain a 80% attendance rate in order to receive a S (Satisfactory) designation.","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 4A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"MUA3162","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 4B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"12","Prerequisite":"MUA4161","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4172","ModuleTitle":"Internship in Recording Arts and Sciences","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The internship module provides opportunity for hands-on learning in a professional context. Students will intern in a local radio or TV station, recording studio, production house, A/V support company, live sound company, or other approved audio-related business. The knowledge and experiences gained will be documented in a final essay of substantial length.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"4th year standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4173","ModuleTitle":"Audio for Media 1","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the theory and skills required for audio recording and editing techniques for the video programs. Students will be requested to complete at least 2 projects of audio production for video programs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA2171 Multi-Track Recording 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4174","ModuleTitle":"Audio for Media 2","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Continuing with the skills and knowledge attained in MUA4173 Audio for Media 1, MUA4174 Audio for Media 2 provides students more hands on experience of audio recording and editing techniques for the video programs. Students will be requested to finish at least 2 projects of audio production for video programs within the semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA4173 Audio for Media 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4175","ModuleTitle":"RAS Final Project","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"2nd major RAS students need to finish the final project under supervision. Students will be requested to finish one CD production with at least 3 multitrack productions that should focus on pop, jazz and rock music and at least 2 tracks stereo recordings that should focus on the classical music. Students will also need to finish the technical description of their recordings. The description should include the information of equipment operation like microphone set up and parameter adjustment on the outboard equipment, and some consideration about the acoustics. Students should finish the final project individually. Module instructor will be present in the session if necessary.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-2-6-0","Prerequisite":"MUA3176 RAS Project 4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4176","ModuleTitle":"Audio System Design","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will mainly discuss Hi-Fi audio system design and setup. The topic includes power amplifier design, pre-amplifier design, hi-fi loudspeaker, and home theatre system design and setup.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"6-2-0-2-0","Prerequisite":"MUA1171 Basic Recording 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4177","ModuleTitle":"Digital Audio Media","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with thorough coverage of digital audio systems theory, operation, and implementations in currently available Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) software and hardware systems. Multitrack recording, mixing, file formats, hardware interfaces, streaming media, signal processing plugins will all be discussed and lab sessions will focus on crossplatform familiarity with available systems in a recording studio setting. Additional lectures will cover legal, social, and cultural issues around digital audio media.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-2-2-3-0","Prerequisite":"Basic Recording 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4181","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire II","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire II (ACOR) for brass is a group seminar designed for 4th year orchestral brass players, in order to prepare them for professionallevel orchestral auditions. A continuation of the repertoire covered in Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I, ACOR II is intended to further build on students’ experience in previous brass orchestral repertoire modules and Conservatory Orchestra, and focuses their knowledge on how to prepare and execute professional orchestral auditions. In this module, each ACOR student will prepare ten standard orchestral excerpts for their instrument to a professional performance level. In preparing each excerpt, the student is also expected to research supporting materials in order to gain a broader technical and musicological understanding of their chosen repertoire.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0.75-0.75-1.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUA3181 Advanced Concepts in Orchestral Repertoire I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4190","ModuleTitle":"Applied Voice Major Study 4A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Individual voice lessons specially designed for first semester, senior year performance majors. Technical skills, competency and suitable repertoire are expected at the appropriate levels. An individual performance will be required during the second semester of every academic year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-2-1-6","Prerequisite":"MUA 3191 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4191","ModuleTitle":"Senior Recital in Voice","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Presented at the end of the senior year, students will be required to present a full-length recital (45-55 minutes of music) in a wide variety of styles in Italian, English, German and French. Students may petition the Head of Vocal Studies to present a thematic, chamber music or other recital and, based upon the students’ individual background and performance experiences, this may be allowed. Combined with private lessons, the performance will comprise three fourths of the final grade.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"1-0-2-0-22","Prerequisite":"MUA 4190 or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4203","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Conducting I","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Designed for the student who desires more intensive study in conducting. Literature will be sequenced with the more difficult works in the Advanced Conducting course.","ModuleCredit":"2","Prerequisite":"MUA4105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Conducting II","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Designed for the student who desires more intensive study in conducting.","ModuleCredit":"2","Prerequisite":"MUA4203 or MUA4204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4215","ModuleTitle":"Vocal Pedagogy","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will serve as an introduction to Vocal Pedagogy and will consist of a survey of the current literature on the subject as well as supervised teaching of a beginning level voice student. Course requirements include extensive reading, written assignments, in-class presentations, and mid-term and final examinations.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0-0-2-3.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4219","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chamber Ensemble","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This ensemble is devoted to the study and performance of experimental musical works representative of the 20th century and contemporary compositions.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Saturday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Friday Morning","Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4220","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chamber Ensemble","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This ensemble is devoted to the study and performance of experimental musical works representative of the 20th century and contemporary compositions.","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Friday Evening","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Friday Morning","Thursday Evening","Friday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4228","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chamber Ensemble","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Evening","Monday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Saturday Morning","Saturday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4229","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chamber Ensemble","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Saturday Afternoon","Friday Evening","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4231","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Excerpts for Strings 4A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA4232","ModuleTitle":"Orchestral Excerpts for Strings 4B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","Prerequisite":"MUA4231 Orchestral Excerpts for Strings 4A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA5115","ModuleTitle":"Ensemble Study 5A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module revolves around chamber / orchestral and related ensemble study specially designed for performance / composition majors. It allows the time and opportunity for students to become able ensemble participants in a variety of contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-4-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA5116","ModuleTitle":"Ensemble Study 5B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module continues to consoldate and hone experience around chamber / orchestral and related ensemble study specially designed for performance / composition majors. Students gain greater responsibility in their roles within the ensembles, including assuming leadership and organizational roles where applicable.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-4-6","Prerequisite":"MUA5115 Ensemble Study 5A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA5155","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 5A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA5156","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 5B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA5161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 5A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module revolves around individual instrumental / composition lessons specially designed for performance / composition majors. It consolidates and hones technical and musical skills appropriate to a varied range of musical styles and professional performance contexts. It develops confidence, independence, self-reliance and self-reflection in preparation for advanced study and a life of changing professional expectations and demands.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-1-0-2-22","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Saturday Morning","Monday Morning","Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA5162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 5B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module revolves around individual instrumental / composition lessons specially designed for performance / composition majors. It continues to consolidate and hone processes initiated in the previous semester, with a view to the presentation of a preliminary major Public Recital during the semester.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-1-0-2-22","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA6115","ModuleTitle":"Ensemble Study 6A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module further consoldates and hones experience around chamber / orchestral and related ensemble study specially designed for performance / composition majors. In addition to greater responsibility in their roles within the ensembles, students also develop extended repertoire acquisition and experiences in a variety of ensemble contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-4-6","Prerequisite":"MUA5116 Ensemble Study 5B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Saturday Evening","Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA6116","ModuleTitle":"Ensemble Study 6B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"The final graduate ensemble module brings to a summation a wide range of training and experience relevant to the professional instrumentalist’s / composer’s abilities and success within a professional music context in the realms of chamber music, orchestral music, and related ensemble combinations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-4-6","Prerequisite":"MUA6115 Ensemble Study 6A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA6161","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 6A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module revolves around individual instrumental / composition lessons specially designed for performance / composition majors. It continues to consolidate and hone technical and musical skills appropriate to a varied range of musical styles and professional performance contexts. It develops confidence, independence, self-reliance and selfreflection in preparation for advanced study and a life of changing professional expectations and demands.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-1-0-2-22","Prerequisite":"MUA5162 Major Study 5B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUA6162","ModuleTitle":"Major Study 6B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module revolves around individual instrumental / composition lessons specially designed for performance / composition majors. It continues to consolidate and hone processes initiated in previous semesters, with a view to the presentation of a final major Public Recital during the semester.","ModuleCredit":"10","Workload":"0-1-0-2-22","Prerequisite":"MUA6161 Major Study 6A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH1115","ModuleTitle":"Communicating About Music I","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH1116","ModuleTitle":"Communicating About Music II","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"2","Prerequisite":"MUH1115 Communicating About Music 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH2115","ModuleTitle":"Music and Context: Before 1800","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"A study of central figures, genres, representative works and stylistic developments in music before 1800, with an emphasis on music of the Baroque and Classical eras. Relationships between this music and its broader social, cultural, political, and performance contexts will be examined. Students will learn to aurally identify the characteristics of and critically interpret a range of historical musical styles; they will also acquire the skills necessary for independent research into musical repertoire and literature.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-3.5-4","Prerequisite":"Communicating About Music 1 Communicating About Music 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH2116","ModuleTitle":"Music and Context: After 1800","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This subject explores musical figures, genres, styles, and representative works from 1800 to the present in terms of the socio-cultural circumstances from which they emerged. 19th-century Romanticism, the early twentieth century’s exciting innovations, and the more recent pluralism of postmodernism are considered in terms of 5 central themes that span these two centuries. Students will learn to aurally identify musical characteristics of a range of styles and acquire the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary for their own critical appraisal of, and independent research into the repertoire that they listen to and play.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1-0-4-3.5","Prerequisite":"MUH2115 Music and Context: Before 1830","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH3203","ModuleTitle":"History of Opera","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH3204","ModuleTitle":"Medieval and Renaissance Music","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the music of Medieval and Renaissance Europe. Through reading, listening, score study, and performance, students will explore various composers, genres and styles of vocal and instrumental music from 800-1600. The module will also examine the music in relation to its social, historical and performance contexts.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-1-3.5","Prerequisite":"MUH 2115 & MUH 2116 (for YSTCM students) or consent from the instructor (for non-YSTCM students)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH3205","ModuleTitle":"Chamber Music Since 1700","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This subject explores significant figures, genres, styles, and representative chamber works composed between 1700 and the present. Also considered are: relationships between chamber music and its socio-political and cultural contexts; the changing social function of chamber music and musicians; various performance contexts; trends in musical aesthetics; and the evolution of chamber music’s languages and styles. Students undertake a significant research project into a chamber work for their instrument, and lead discussions and perform in research seminars on that work. Students acquire the skills, knowledge, and confidence necessary to the critical appraisal of, and independent research into the repertoire they play.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-2.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUH2116","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUH4203","ModuleTitle":"Music Criticism","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will investigate the skills involved in both writing and commenting critically about music and look at the various platforms for such criticism (i.e. print and broadcast media, social networking, assessment reportwriting). It will also study how performers and audiences react to criticism and assess its effect on music in performance.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-2-0-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"A second-year sequence of modules in either Music History or the history of a related Arts discipline","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUL2101","ModuleTitle":"Critical Thinking for Musicians","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUL3202","ModuleTitle":"Technology and Artistic Innovators","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"How have artists driven technological development, and to what extent does technology shape artistic developments? This course explores the origins of art and technology from small metal workings and glass beads long before their use in military and agriculture, to animation shorts and how they are used to utilize the latest computer hardware and software development to make the latest animation blockbusters. We will also explore how the relationship with technology and arts changes the human relationship with the arts, such as art reproductions, and how technological advances in the arts alters our relationship with each other, like the advent of headphones and the Sony Walkman. Common homework assignments, including scholarly readings and audio and video files, form the foundation for course work and class discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM2021 GEH1048","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUL3203","ModuleTitle":"The Art of Rituals and Recreation","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"An interdisciplinary examination of the arts in western recreational practices and religious, political, and social rituals. Areas of study such as storytelling, theatre, reading, festivals, weddings, concerts, coronations, dancing, hymn singing, and so forth will comprise the course. Critical comparison of past and present cultures is integral to the course. Common homework assignments - including readings and audio and video files - form the basis of class discussion and written exercises; this is not a lecture-based course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM2022, GEH1039","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT1121","ModuleTitle":"Musical Concepts and Materials I","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Study of melody, counterpoint, figured bass, consonance and dissonance, diatonic and chromatic harmony and analysis and composition of short homophonic and polyphonic pieces.","ModuleCredit":"6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT1122","ModuleTitle":"Musical Concepts and Materials II","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Study of melody, counterpoint, figured bass, consonance and dissonance, diatonic and chromatic harmony and analysis and composition of short homophonic and polyphonic pieces.","ModuleCredit":"6","Prerequisite":"Students would need to fully acquire the concepts and pass MUT1121 before they go on to take MUT1122.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT2117","ModuleTitle":"Musical Concepts and Materials III","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Continuation in counterpoint studies. The module includes analysis and composition of two- and three-voice Baroque-style pieces, including fugue.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Students would need to fully acquire the concepts in MUT1122 and pass the module before they go on to take MUT2117.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT2118","ModuleTitle":"Musical Concepts and Materials IV","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Studies in the Classical style, as exemplified by the works of Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. Forms studied will include larger rounded binary and ternary structures, sonata-allegro, sonata-rondo, rondo and variation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Students would need to fully acquire the concepts in MUT2117 and pass the module before they go on to take MUT2118.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT2209","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Orchestration","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0-0-3-2.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3113","ModuleTitle":"Orchestration A","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"A module for composers studying instrumental technique and ensemble combinations as demonstrated in orchestral literature from 1750 to the present.","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3114","ModuleTitle":"Orchestration B","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"A module for composers studying instrumental technique and ensemble combinations as demonstrated in orchestral literature from 1750 to the present.","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3201","ModuleTitle":"Compositional Approaches since WWII","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0-0-2.5-3","Prerequisite":"MUT2118 Musical Concepts and Materials IV","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3201C","ModuleTitle":"Compositional Approaches since WWII","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to new approaches to composition in the past 50 years, focusing on electronic, chamber, and orchestral music from America, Europe, and Asia. The course will be listening-intensive. It is appropriate for both performers and composers. Lectures will attempt to situate each composer/composition discussed on 5 spectra - Cultural Intersection, Politics, Notion of “Sound”, Process/Systems, and Technology. Students will be required to perform and/or compose short works that address the compositional approaches presented.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-3-5","Prerequisite":"Completion of core BMus requirements (MCM 1-IV, CAM, Music and Context)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3202","ModuleTitle":"Sonata Form","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for students who wish to further explore the depth and diversity of the most complex of all tonal forms: sonata. After reviewing its historical predecessors (binary and ternary forms), formal principles, and terminology, it will investigate various sonata movements from different genres (solo sonata, chamber and orchestral music, vocal music) in chronical order, following their development and enlargement. Other topics include: sonata-rondo, sonata movement in concerto, single-movement sonata (Liszt, Schoenberg), and posttonal sonata (Bartók, Boulez). Students will work on the individual analysis of a sonata in their current repertoire.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-3.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUT 1121, MUT 1122, MUT 2117, MUT 2118","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3204","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Keyboard Studies","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleCredit":"3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Keyboard Studies","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of MUT 3XXX Intermediate Keyboard Studies. Students learn more advanced keyboard skills and techniques that enhance their musical experiences in performing and teaching. Such skills include orchestral score-reading, application of complex harmony in harmonization and transposition, study of modes and other scales, keyboard improvisation, pianist techniques, and instrumental and choir accompanying skills.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-0-0-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"MUT 1121, MUT 1122, MUT 3XXX or similar level of keyboard competency","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT3211","ModuleTitle":"Tonal Counterpoint","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for students who wish to acquire written skills in tonal counterpoint and learn structural aspects of polyphonic music of the Baroque period. They will receive a full individual instruction on how to write a good counterpoint in all species step by step and then be initiated into various polyphonic genres, such as canon, invention, and fugue. Students will also participate in detailed analysis of fugues (and other contrapuntal music) by J. S. Bach and other composers and learn their structural principles.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-1-0-3.5-2","Prerequisite":"MUT 1121, MUT 1122, MUT 2117, MUT 2118","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MUT4203","ModuleTitle":"Practicum in Online Learning in Music","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"Students will learn the current methods and pedagogical approaches to teaching music over the Internet. Students will engage with musicians around the world in lessons, classes and workshops, both as instructors and participants.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1-0-1-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"Fourth year status in music or permission of instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MW5200","ModuleTitle":"MSc Science Communication Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"The students will complete a project related to a topic in science communication. The project may be a combination of a written thesis, material for teaching/outreach, and IT components. The project will be assessed (when applicable) on scientific accuracy, quality of teaching/outreach material and presentation of findings.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"MW5201","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Science Communication","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module will consist of a series of lectures from across all disciplines of science. These lectures will highlight some of the current topics in science that are of major concern to the public and topics that are likely to come up in science education. The lectures will present the fundamental science behind these topics and show how these topics have been communicated to the public. The bi-directional relationship between science and society will be explored and used to illustrate how science communication has evolved in recent history. Science communication in the past will also be discussed with particular attention given to the works of Galileo, Kepler and Darwin.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students outside the MSc in Science Communication Programme maybe considered on a case by case basis.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"MW5202","ModuleTitle":"Innovations in Science Teaching","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"Students will be introduced to a wide range of current innovations in science teaching with emphasis on the usage of demonstrations, IT and on-line resources. Topics covered include: basics of designing scientific experiments or demonstrations in lectures, classrooms or exhibitions; basic concepts of conducting interactive demonstrations; approaches to illustrate scientific principles; basic concepts and illustrations in teaching enhancements throught IT and on-line resources. The topics will be introduced by lecturers who are known for their innovative teaching techniques and their experience, including lecture demonstrations, use of IT, and on-line teaching.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students outside the MSc in Science Communication Programme may be considered on a case-by-case basis.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM1101E","ModuleTitle":"Communications, New Media and Society","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fundamentals of study in communications and new media, exploring ways in which people create and use the variety of emerging networked, mobile, and social media channels to communicate meaning in globalized world. It explores organizational and societal contexts in such areas as games, health, politics, business, public relations, design and activism, with attention paid to creating applications with social impact. Phenomena such as relationships and social life in cyberspace, activism for social change, performance art, deviant behaviour online, communication and community, new business paradigms and economic models of organizing and issues in humancomputer interaction are explored in-depth.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM1101X","ModuleTitle":"Communications, New Media and Society","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module explores ways in which people create and use the variety of emerging networked, mobile and social media channels to communicate meaning in a globalized world. It explores organizational and societal contexts in such areas as games, health, politics, business, public relations, design and activism, with attention paid to creating applications with social impact. Phenomena such as relationships and social life in cyberspace, activism for social change, performance art, deviant behaviour online, communication and community, new business paradigms and economic models of organizing and issues in human-computer interaction are explored in-depth.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Preclusion":"NM1101E or NM1101FC","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2101","ModuleTitle":"Theories of Communications and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundational course introducing students to theories and analytical frameworks essential for understanding developments in communications and new media. Students will be introduced to, amongst others, media effects theory, media representations, semiotics, systems theory, agenda-setting theory and computer-mediated communication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2008 and before: Nil. Cohorts 2009 to 2011: Obtain a grade of B- or above in NM1101E Communications, New Media and Society (applies to students from ALL faculties except School of Computing). Students who fail to meet the B- criterion in NM1101E will have the opportunity to take a department conducted test, which will act as an alternative prerequisite. Cohort 2012 onwards: Nil","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2103","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Research Methods","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is to help students understand what quantitative research is (more specifically, how they can develop testable research questions and hypotheses), how to conduct the research and how to interpret the results. It covers fundamental concepts in research design, instrumentation, data collection, and data analysis. This module also introduces basic concepts of statistics such as descriptive statistics, sampling distribution, hypothesis testing. A set of computer lab assignments will give students extensive opportunities to become familiar with the relevant computer software package and experience at computing the various statistics reviewed in the class.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2104","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Communication Research Methods","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help students understand what qualitative communication research is, the role it plays in the development of communication theories and applications, and the steps in carrying out qualitative research projects. It covers fundamental concepts in qualitative research design, sampling strategies and protocol development, data collection, data analysis, and evaluation. This module also introduces basic concepts of qualitative methods such as interpretation, meaning making, co-construction, and performance. A set of field-based experiences will be designed to give students opportunities to become familiar with specific forms of qualitative data gathering such as in-depth interviews, focus groups, and ethnography.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Iccha Basnyat"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2201","ModuleTitle":"Intercultural Communication","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on intercultural and inter-personal communication. Managing intercultural communication in the business context will be emphasised, exploring issues such as ethnocentrism, conflict and negotiation in intercultural settings and the impact of new media on intercultural communication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2203","ModuleTitle":"Social Media in Communication Management","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this course is on the dynamics and management of social media and how it has changed communication management, especially in the fields of public relations and advertising. Topics examined include the impact of digital influence, the relationship between traditional and social media, social media trends, pitfalls in the use of social media, management and evaluation of social media, the future of social media and the “internet of things”. This course will also touch on current issues affecting the industry due to the rise of social media and the resultant implications for both industry and society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Tracy Loh"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2207","ModuleTitle":"Computational Media Literacy","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Communication (and most scientific and corporate endeavours today) is deeply entwined with the world of computing. From social media to public relations campaigns, from game design to website layout, from business decision-making to news, from democratic participation to interactive art – the ability to understand and make creative use of computational media is of fundamental importance. This module is a hands-on introduction to essential concepts in computational media including internet architecture, mediated communication, interactive systems, animation, visualization, big data, and creative design. JavaScript and other common technologies that power the web are introduced to empower non-programmers to explore these concepts independently.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2209","ModuleTitle":"Social Psychology of New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Theories of social psychology can be applied to our understanding of how new media is produced, marketed, resisted, adopted and consumed. This module highlights these key stages in the developmental trajectory of new media and introduces relevant theories, while considering issues such as why some technologies succeed where others fail, how marketers should promote new technology, which services are likely to become tomorrow's killer applications and what goes through the minds of new media adopters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lim Sun Sun"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2212","ModuleTitle":"Visual Design","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the principles and theories of visual design. Students will be exposed to the history and influences of visual design, and learn to appreciate the principles underlying visual design practice. Upon completing this module, students will be able to analyse, critique, and evaluate visual designs from both an aesthetic and a social and cultural perspective.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2213","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Design","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module to the field of human computer interaction (HCI) design which involves the study, planning, and design of the interaction between people (users) and computers. This module will cover the basics of relevant issues, theories, and insights about the human side, the technical side, and the interaction (interface) between the two.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2216","ModuleTitle":"User Centred Design Methodologies","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to interactive media design from the perspective of users as the purpose for the activity of designing. Topics covered include user centred design, approaches to understanding users, requirements gathering, visualizing and prototyping design ideas, followed by the evaluation and testing of these ideas. The module will also touch on more advanced issues such as representation and interactivity by exploring the ways in which various fields such as human-computer interaction, computer games, and interactive art and entertainment view users and interactive media design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yew Choon Loong, Jude"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2219","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Communication Management","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce students to the field of communication management and to the organizational, societal and legal contexts in which the profession takes place. Emphasis is placed on ethics, social responsibility, the role of mass communication in the formation of public opinion, the role of organizational communication in democracy, the global practices of communication management and major influences that affect organizational behaviour. This is the foundation module for students pursuing careers in communication management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Francesca Nathan"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2220","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Media Writing","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This introductory module provides instruction and practice in writing for the mass media, including the Internet. It explores the similarities and differences in writing styles for all mass media and for the professions of journalism, public affairs, public relations, advertising and telecommunications. It emphasizes accuracy, responsibility, clarity and style in presenting information through the various channels of mass communication. It surveys communication theories of various professions that communicate via the mass media, establishing the basis for advanced studies in writing and communication. It helps students acquire the writing skills they need in communication management careers","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-3-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tan Ee Lyn"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2301","ModuleTitle":"Persuasive Communication: Theory and Application","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is to help students understand and be able to apply persuasive theories and research to everyday life. It covers different persuasive theories and applications. It scrutinizes the social scientific approaches to persuasion, and analyses language and persuasive symbols, as well as non-verbal persuasion. The module is designed with the emphasis on the application of different theories in designing persuasive messages. The main focus of the module is to understand various theoretical approaches to persuasive message design, cognitive processing such as central and peripheral routes of persuasion, and attitude change.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Julian Lin"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM2302","ModuleTitle":"Mobility and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the relationship between mobile communications and new media. The first half covers the socio-cultural, political, spatial and economic forms of mobility facilitated and enhanced by new media: the rise of the information economy, digital divides, political mobilisation, cultural globalisation and migration. The second half concentrates on media platforms and devices that give rise to emergent forms of mobile communication and social connection: issues of privacy/publicness, surveillance, immersiveness and information overload that have arisen with the intensifying use of locative media; and possibilities for sociability/intimacy, disembodiment and virtual mobility via identity experimentation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3202","ModuleTitle":"Governance and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"New media governance involves collective action by governments, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, the private sector and civil society to establish agreements about standards, policies, rules, enforcement mechanisms and dispute resolution procedures. This module examines the process of governance of new media technologies and the challenges it presents to the stakeholders involved. It also examines the legal and regulatory constraints affecting new media technologies and the implications these constraints have on the nature and quality of governance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"NM2202","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3203","ModuleTitle":"Copyright and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to fundamental principles of copyright law in the field of new media. The module will focus on copyright issues as they apply to content producers confronted with ongoing technological developments in information and communications technologies. It will review copyright issues from a socio-economic, legal and policy perspective, and will cover issues such as fair-use exceptions, the open-source movement, digital rights management and anti-circumvention and peer-topeer file sharing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Preclusion":"NM3880A","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3204","ModuleTitle":"E-Learning","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help students understand and appreciate the importance of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), and how they can be effectively integrated into educational and organisational settings. It introduces students to practical aspects such as planning, designing, implementation and management of new ICTs in both educational and organisational contexts. The course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in the uses and effects of new ICTs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3205","ModuleTitle":"Digital Culture and Art","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"In this module we will explore the creative aspects of emergent media and technologies. They are creative tools with which we shape our culture, community, and personal lives. Students in this module will learn about the strategies and the aesthetic values involved in artistic experiments with new technologies and their relation to visual arts, film studies, visual studies, aesthetics, semiotics, cultural studies and other unique perspectives on contemporary digital culture and arts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3207","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy in Communications and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module presents a number of foundational philosophical theories, concepts, and perspectives on communications and new media. It will explore some of the historical philosophical precedents regarding the ideas of communication, vision, and representation as such, as well as provide several key philosophies of modern technology. Finally, the module will explore the trajectory of these philosophical ideas into the following areas: conceptions of writing and language, film and television studies, and studies of cybernetics, network, and the Internet.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Professor Raka Shome"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3209","ModuleTitle":"Designing for Interactivity","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to interactive media design through the process of creation and reflecting on what has been created, with a particular focus on the relationship between computation and interactivity. Through hands-on design work, study of readings and works, and writing of critical reflections, students learn about relevant design issues arising from different domains, platforms, and interface modalities. Topics include interactive art, games, stories, visualization, simulation, and exhibits. The module also touches on current design innovations in interactive media, including mobile and tablet-based computing, the use of real-time data, robotic toys, as well as voice, touch, and gesture-based interaction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Preclusion":"NM2217","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3210","ModuleTitle":"Cybercrime and Society","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This third year module discusses the growing problem of the use of ICTs for illegal activities. Students will learn about threats to information resources - such as hacking, illegal surveillance, identity theft, online fraud, destruction and modification of data, distortion and fabrication of information. They will also learn about countermeasures used by governments and organisations - such as authentication, encryption, auditing, monitoring, intrusion detection, firewalls, and law enforcement surveillance - as well as what are the limitations of those countermeasures. The module will also examine the problem of online obscenity and child pornography. For CNM, FASS and SoC students","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Morales Tellez Sofia Rosario"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3211","ModuleTitle":"News Reporting and Editing","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the skills and knowledge learned about journalistic writing in Introduction to Media Writing. It emphasises accuracy, responsibility, clarity and style in reporting through the various news media, including online news. Students are expected to learn how to find and present news about issues and events that are relevant to the public and the political process. Students will be presented with real-life type situations where they will have to explore journalism ethics and responsibilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"NM2220 Introduction to Media Writing. Read and pass a minimum of 80 MCs.","Preclusion":"NM2221","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3214","ModuleTitle":"Science Communication and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The course will explore the major aspects of the communication of science in public contexts, including the representation of science in the media and the role of science in general culture. The students will be introduced to researching new ways to excite the imagination of the public about science and to encourage informed decisions about scientific issues that will concern people in the 21st century. While writing remains the undeniable focus of this course, the students will have opportunities to develop their speaking and visual design skills in science communication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3215","ModuleTitle":"Advertising Strategies","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module places advertising within the integrated marketing communications (IMC) framework and develops an understanding and appreciation of the role that advertising plays in business organizations in the local and international context. Students will learn about the advertising process, as well as how to plan, implement and control IMC campaigns. In addition, students will learn to recognise the social responsibility as well as ethical implications of advertising in the context of a global community, especially with the advent of new media technologies. The highlight of the module will be the advertising campaign that students will work in groups to develop.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"MKT3420 Promotional Management","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Law Cher Guan, Bernard "],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3216","ModuleTitle":"Game Design","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the factors that make a game successful. Students learn how to critically evaluate game development and gain an understanding of the basic elements of gameplay: balancing game mechanics, creating tension between risk and reward, and encouraging replayability. Students also learn how to document a game design using a game design document. The module includes theories of play as well as an introduction to the game industry and the context of game design in the game development process. It also examines the history of gameplay and the different types of games that have developed in different cultures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3217","ModuleTitle":"Design for Strategic Communications","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the principles of communication design that meet strategic communications objectives and engage the student in communicating effectively through a visual literacy in addition to verbal messaging skills. With emphasis on communication management research and planning, the course is designed to help students understand theories and concepts of visual communication and the design and production processes. The course aims to (1) communicate through visual media used by communications professionals; (2) recognise and apply principles of design in print and online publications; and (3) plan and manage the design process, from initial development to the final product.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Aaron Ng"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3219","ModuleTitle":"Writing for Communication Management","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches students to write for internal and external organizational communication vehicles using traditional and new media. These include business proposals, memoranda, backgrounders, position statements, crisis communication plans, stakeholder newsletters, news releases, fact sheets, speeches, persuasive and informative pieces to key publics, annual reports and campaigns. Students will design and execute polished, audience-directed, professional communication pieces intended for traditional and new media. The module involves extensive comprehensive research and writing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Francesca Nathan","Nicholas Yap"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3221","ModuleTitle":"Mobile Interaction Design","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the growth of mobile computing and the move of computing away from the desktop and into everyday lives, activities, and environments. This change poses a challenge for existing desktop-oriented evaluation methodologies and design practices. Students in this course will explore the theory and practice of such relevant concepts as situatedness, context, and mobile media in the context of designing for mobile platforms. At the end of this course, students will be able to participate in the research agenda of designing for mobile interaction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3222","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Storytelling","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Interactive storytelling is a new field of research and experimentation with great potential for changing the face of game and new media industries in entertainment and education. The objective of the course is to discuss, in theoretical and abstract terms, basic concepts of interactive storytelling, and explore new perspectives on narrative and narrativity as a \"conversation\" between the interactive story environment and the user. The course will consider the creative and technical challenges to implementing interactive storytelling within virtual story worlds.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Alex Mitchell"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3223","ModuleTitle":"Digital and Interactive Collage","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Computers can add randomness, animation, and interactivity to visual collages. This module explores the creation of digital and interactive collage in emerging technological spaces that include mobile devices, networked environments, and new interaction modalities. The module also discusses relevant aesthetic and design theories, concepts, and techniques. The objective of the module is to explore interactive media design in the context of creating interactive works that are meant to be experienced simultaneously as a whole. This module therefore complements issues explored in the module on interactive sequential art, which concentrates on changes that happen over time.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chiang Jing Ying"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3224","ModuleTitle":"Culture Industries","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"In leisure and consumer societies, what is the relationship between the producer, their audience, the intermediaries (advertisers, agents, etc), protest groups and regulators? This module will examine, from a cross-cultural perspective, the complex linkages that exist in popular culture industries spread across such mediums as music, computer gaming, IRC, film and television with such issues as fashion, values, identity, heritage, deviance, subculture and censorship.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Tony See"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3226","ModuleTitle":"Location-based interactive experiences","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Designers of interactive digital media are increasingly focusing on issues, concerns, and approaches towards designing for location- and context-specific interactive experiences. This module aims to develop the students’ appreciation of the challenges confronting the design of interactive experiences for sites and contexts that are leisure-based, pleasurable, and recreational. Students will be taught and will utilize skills/methods from the human computer interaction (HCI) development cycle. By the end of this course, students will be able to work in collaborative design teams, conduct independent design research, think critically about designing for site-specific experiences, and develop prototype systems that exemplify location-based interactive experiences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yew Choon Loong, Jude"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3227","ModuleTitle":"Critical Game Design","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Games and game-like interactive media are increasingly being designed by artists, philosophers, and activists for critical purposes such as getting people to reflect on aspects of their everyday lives, as a means of artistic expression, and as tools for social change. This module will engage students in designing different types of critical games, as well as exploring the social, cultural, and ethical considerations in their wider adoption.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3228","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Sequential Art","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Interactive sequential art aims to expand the notion of sequential art, such as comics, friezes, sequential sculptures and tapestries, and explore the unique aesthetics and opportunities for creative expression which arise when telling stories through interactive sequences of images and/or text. The module discusses the concepts of visual storytelling, spatial and temporal relationships, gestalt principles and the issues that arise when dealing with various forms of interactive sequential art. Students will gain hands-on experience in conceptualizing, drafting, prototyping and analyzing digital and interactive sequential art pieces.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chiang Jing Ying"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3229","ModuleTitle":"Data visualization","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the challenges, issues, methods and theories surrounding the fast developing field of data visualization and data journalism. Through the activities and projects in this course, students will learn to gather data from public websites/databases, use appropriate tools to shape and analyze that data, and develop appropriate visualizations of that data. The module focuses on discussions of information and data visualization, visual analytics and communications as well as supports dynamic, real time interactivity. The main goal of the module is to develop data literacy and the ability to use data to communicate to disparate audiences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3230","ModuleTitle":"Photographic and Video Storytelling","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The most compelling media content makes use of evocative images, and sometimes an image itself is the story. Knowing how to make, edit, and communicate with images are key skills in the digital age. Students enrolled in this module will be introduced to the skills, theories and methods around communicating with both moving and still imagery. The course will focus on using digital tools to capture, edit and present images as data and for storytelling, communicating with visual imagery in the digital age, and the study and use of visual images for research and communication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3232","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Communication: Concepts","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Effective organizations adopt a strategic approach to communication management. Using case studies, this module will discuss how communication can be a potent strategic tool in enabling organizational objectives through harnessing traditional and emergent media across private, public and non-profit sectors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tracy Loh"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3233","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Communication: Applications","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the principles of strategic communication management with an emphasis on the application of social research to strategic decision making to meet organizational goals and objectives. Built on the theoretical foundation of strategic communications and applied social research, students will learn to evaluate, analyze and monitor research programs, and to design solutions in public, non-profit and for-profit organizations. Emphasis is placed on learning and conducting assessments of organizational need, performing situational analysis, analyzing message design, evaluating media choice, exploring traditional and emerging media tools, and planning effective communication strategies for the respective organizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"NM3220 Research for Communication Management","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3234","ModuleTitle":"Leadership, Organisations and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The module explores the role of communication and new media in effective leadership and organizational strategies. The course introduces students to the communication involved when leaders attempt to influence members to achieve a goal. The module looks at topics including power, credibility, motivation, research on leader traits, styles, and situations within the context of organisations. The module also examines current models of leadership within the frame of new media. The different leadership challenges posed by different groups and organizational types will also be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Debalina Dutta"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3235","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Social Responsibility: Research and Practice","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Corporate social responsibility (CSR) has emerged as a particularly important issue for organizations. Most importantly, public relations and communication professionals are often tasked with leading CSR efforts in organizations and are increasingly expected to develop CSR-related skills. This module examines key issues and debates in CSR in both international and Asian contexts and focuses on the communicative aspects of CSR. Students enrolled in this course will discuss classic and cutting-edge research in CSR and will be able to critically assess CSR issues, practices and communication specific to an organization and craft a strategic plan for CSR.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"NM4215 Corporate Social Responsibility: Research And Practice","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Sameer Anant Deshpande"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3236","ModuleTitle":"Ethics in Communication Management","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to essential tools for ethical decision-making in communication management through a survey of theory, research, and practice in this area. The seminar addresses psychological theories of moral development, ethical theories in public relations, models of ethical reasoning, professionalism, codes of ethics, ethical strategic management, corporate social responsibility, and the fundamental aspect of ethically managing relationships with stakeholders. It aims to help students recognize and resolve moral issues, develop critical thinking and analytical skills, appreciate the complexities of ethical issues confronting communication management practitioners today, and equip themselves with foundational understanding and awareness of the importance of ethics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"NM4201 Ethics in Communication Management","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3237","ModuleTitle":"Health Communication","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This seminar is designed to introduce students to a wide range of scholarship in health communication. The seminar will address such issues as doctor-patient interactions, illness narratives, cultural understanding of health, social support, and health campaigns, mass media theories, technologically-mediated health delivery, and socially constructed health meanings to offer an insight into developing more meaningful communicative practices of healthcare. With an emphasis on application, the course equips students with a foundational understanding of the ways in which health communication projects can be conceptualized and delivered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"NM4880D Health Communications NM4220 Health Communications","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3238","ModuleTitle":"Software Studies","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Software has worked its way in to almost every aspect of our lives. Code is not just neutral technology, but is subject to cultural, economic, and political interests. Similarly our cultural lives are profoundly influenced by software – by its development and dissemination (collaboration and open-source), how we work (the paperless office, outsourcing), communicate (friends networks), conduct transactions (bitcoins), enact subversion, its reflection of race and gender divisions, its expressive capabilities (new media art), and reconceptualization of knowledge in programmatic form. This course approaches software from the perspective of humanities and social sciences to critically examine the relationship and interdependencies between culture and software.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3550","ModuleTitle":"Communications & New Media Internship","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the Communications and New Media Programme, have relevance to the major in NM, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships for each semester will be advertised at the beginning of the semester before. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department. Student must apply for and be accepted to work in the company/organization offering the internship for a duration of 6 months (together with INM3550), on full time basis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3 months at the place of work on full time basis.","Prerequisite":"(1) For NM Major only, (2) Read and pass a minimum of 80 MCs AND (3) Must read INM3550 concurrently","Preclusion":"Any other series-internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Communications & New Media Research","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is to help honours students conduct independent empirical research using the key social science research methods. Students will learn detailed procedures and executable techniques of selected research methods such as survey research, experimental design, in-depth/focus group interviews, and content analysis. The module adopts a Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach, as students will select their own research topics, develop research questions and hypotheses, and design the structure of research activities including measurement, sampling, data collection, and data analysis. Key issues in each step (e.g., instrument development for multi-dimensional constructs) will be discussed through presentations, Q &amp; As, and lectures. The module focuses more on applications and practices than theories, and explains how different types of data and methods can be used to answer research questions relevant to communications and new media.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM2102 or NM2103 or NM2104. Cohort 2012 onwards: (1) Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM2103 Quantitative Research Methods (3) NM2104 Qualitative Communication Research Methods","Preclusion":"NM4101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Elmie Nekmat"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4202","ModuleTitle":"Transnational Information Producers","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Transnational information producers are shaping the global Information Society in diverse ways. 'Information' comes in many forms and their production, dissemination and consumption in different socio-political contexts need to be critically analyzed. Students will examine many new trends, issues, practices, power relations, and case studies from different theoretical perspectives. They will critically analyze important phenomena that have 'transnational' dimensions, such as emerging practices of global journalism, global visual cultures, media representations of major events, environmental communication, international political communication, digital public diplomacy, place branding, and transnational business-related communicative practices such as branding, advertising, and consumers' expressions of resistance.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4203","ModuleTitle":"Infocomm Technology Policy","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module examines public policies and the regulation of information and communication technologies in Singapore and its Asian neighbors as well as in Europe, Australia, African nations and the Americas. Its aim is to help students understand the legal, political, and cultural foundations of policymaking. The module will examine various nations' selected ICT policies and the impact those policies can have on technological growth and innovation, e-commerce, and society at large.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-2-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"(Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"IF5203, NM5203 and NM5203R","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4204","ModuleTitle":"Ethical Issues in Emergent Technologies","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the prime ethical issues in an age where new media technologies are becoming increasingly ubiquitous. Central topics addressed will be privacy, surveillance, access, censorship, hacking, intellectual property, mediated identity, and digital rights. The question of how the concept of ethics has changed in the advent of the information society through humanist notions of technological instrumentalism, justice and dignity, and democracy, will be tackled as well. Through a strong focus on critical thinking, students will learn to engage with ethical ambivalences and controversies around everyday new media practices, as well as around the larger impact of communications processes and information technologies on society as a whole.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tony See"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4206","ModuleTitle":"Media and Communications Regulation","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This honours year module will examine basic legal principles as they apply to the Internet. It will cover issues such as jurisdiction, criminal aspects of Internet law, copyright, trademarks, domain names, cybersquatting, privacy and security as well as the regulation of e-commerce. The course will also deal with the issues of content regulation and censorship. Students will have an opportunity to explore what are the global implications of regulating the Internet and will also learn how to read and analyse court cases.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4207","ModuleTitle":"Managing Communication Campaigns","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Managing Communication Campaigns is the capstone module of the communication management sequence. It is designed to strengthen advanced students understanding of communication management principles and to provide opportunities for practical application of those principles to public relations problems or opportunities facing local or global organisations. It provides guided practice in conducting situational research, case studies and environmental scanning, formulating strategies to meet communication objectives, providing collateral materials designed to meet those objectives, evaluating communication effectiveness, and tracking and managing issues that can impact an organisation or its publics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM3219 (3) NM3220 or NM3232 or NM3233 Cohort 2012 onwards: (1) Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM3219 (3) NM3220 or NM3232 or NM3233","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Sameer Anant Deshpande"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4208","ModuleTitle":"Designing for an Integrated Communications Environment","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"In our world where audiences demand instant and varied channels of information, this course navigates students in messaging and production through print and multimedia platforms. It expands on communication design skills acquired in NM3217 Design for Strategic Communications and focuses on creating multi-page public relations publications, especially through the use of digital and interactive technologies. The course helps students in: communicating effectively through research and strategy; applying and packaging communication messages and design across print through interactive publications; mastering the planning, preparation and management of the design workflow; and developing an appreciation for visual literacy.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-0-3-4-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM3217 Cohort 2012 onwards: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM3217","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4209","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Game Design","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This is an interactive media design capstone module that explores particular game design themes or issues. Students will learn relevant advanced theory and design practices relevant to a particular theme or genre, such as computer-supported cooperative play or persuasive games. The module includes a studio component that involves the analysis of existing games, as well as the design and evaluation of an original computer-based game.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4211","ModuleTitle":"Online Journalism","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Online Journalism is an advanced course in news reporting and editing with components of newsroom management. Students will continue honing their investigatory, research, interviewing, writing, editing and website development skills. Emphasis will be placed on developing news coverage and beats for an online newspaper to be published by the end of the semester. Module objectives are to help students to: master journalistic standards of writing; master global journalistic conventions; learn and adhere to the highest journalistic ethics and local media laws; hone their writing and editing skills; develop sustainable beats and coverage areas; and develop a sustainable online newspaper.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM3211 News Reporting and Editing. Cohort 2012 onwards: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM3211 News Reporting and Editing.","Preclusion":"NM4880B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Ee Lyn"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4212","ModuleTitle":"Media and Representation","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module examines a set of key issues in connection with the understanding and analysis of representations of family, class, gender, ethnicity, politics, national identity, citizenship and technology from the broad perspective of new media studies. It explores the idea of representation from various angles, notably through contemporary cultural, post-colonial, feminist, and social semiotic theories and frameworks. The course aims to provide students the necessary practical knowledge and skills required for engaging in theoretically informed media analysis and commentaries. The module will use diverse materials such as various genres of (online) texts, images, cartoons, and films for hands-on exercises to attain this objective.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM2101 Cohort 2012 onwards: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (2) NM2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4213","ModuleTitle":"Digital Economies","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This course will help students understand the concept of a digital economy and the ways in which ideas and their various expressions in new media formats are produced, communicated and exchanged in this knowledge-based economy. The module examines the main features of digital economies, presents historical perspectives on their birth and evolution, and reviews some contemporary themes, such as the debates on intellectual property and digital piracy, the appearance of commons-based and open-source models of production, issues of access to and governance of key economic resources, and the challenges posed by electronic distribution and the virtual economies of online games.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"NM3206","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4218","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Mgmt: Approaches & Critique","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The module would attempt to provide students a basic and foundational understanding of the concept of Knowledge Management from management, historical, philosophical and political economy perspectives. It would explore the idea of Knowledge Management in theory and practice and offer critical perspectives along with an analysis of widely discussed case studies","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Not applicable to SOC students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4219","ModuleTitle":"New Media in Health Communication","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the impact of new media content in health communication, particularly theories and concepts about health behavior outcomes, and strategic use of media channels for interventions in an environment of user-generated media and blogs. It examines the implications for public health of profound changes in the media marketplace, including the shift from unidirectional, expert-controlled communication to consumer-initiated and interactive communication; the growth of social networking, and the proliferation of media sources. It focuses on how new media can be leveraged to build grassroots engagement, promote policy advocacy, and build environments that are supportive of healthy behavior change.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-4-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Iccha Basnyat"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4221","ModuleTitle":"Writing for Health Communication and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to writing for health communication. Creating effective health messages is a critical process that equips the public with essential information to respond appropriately to health issues. Increasingly, health communicators are addressing audiences on new media platforms, using techniques that have transformed traditional writing practices. This advanced writing seminar will explicate the task of writing strategic health messages using new media. By the end of this course, students will know to write and design effective messages for health promotion and interventions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4224","ModuleTitle":"Sound and Interaction","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"In this course we will develop and understanding of how sound works and can be designed to support the communication of information and of meaning. Topics to be covered include the psychology of sound, sound ecologies, sonifications of data, the use of sound in storytelling media such as film and games, the design of sonified objects, synthetic and algorithmic processes, bodily interaction, sonic art, and media support for live sound and music collaboration. We will also develop skills with computational tools and systems in order to create and deliver effective interactive media based on or including sound.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4225","ModuleTitle":"Design Fiction","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces, discusses and evaluates various techniques of design thinking and exploration related to emergent technologies and near future scenarios. Critical and speculative design practices, such as design fiction, action research and various community-based technology and citizen science initiatives reflect upon new technologies through prototyping, storytelling, employing scenarios. They bring a convergence between the philosophical modes of inquiry and design practices serving several functions: from opening a public debate about the social, cultural and ethical impact of emerging and future technologies to exploring alternative futures and involving various actors and stakeholders in the decision making related to various technologies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-6.5-3","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4226","ModuleTitle":"Interactive Media Design Capstone Project","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Interactive entertainment, interactive art, and humancomputer interaction (HCI) design all deal with the ways in which people interact with technology. They do so, however, from very different and often contradictory perspectives. This module explores the tensions at the intersection of these related approaches to thinking about, designing, and analyzing interactive media. Issues will be explored through a combination of case studies, theoretical discussions, and project work situated at the intersection of entertainment, art and HCI.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-5.5-4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4227","ModuleTitle":"Playable Art","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module that explores the intersection of art, creativity and play. Students will learn about relevant modes of play, approaches to user-generated content, design issues and challenges, types of player-driven popular art practice. They will also learn about the \"Indie art games\" movement and innovations in the development of art-related, casual game mechanics. Readings will come from play theory, cultural analysis and art history. The module also includes a studio component that involves the ethnographic analysis of an art game as well as the design of an original work of playable art.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: (Not applicable to SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (For SOC/SDE/ENG students) Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Alex Mitchell"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4228","ModuleTitle":"Crisis Communication","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module, which focuses on crisis communication and management of traditional and new media, emphasizes application of theories, strategies and tactics from a communication management perspective. Students will learn the fundamentals about how organizations and corporations manage and communicate during crises. Students will develop an understanding of crisis communications theory, types of crisis, crisis communications plans, and crisis responses. The module will focus on effective communicative approaches to emphasize renewal, growth and opportunity in crises including rumors and cybercrises, natural disasters, product failure and product tampering, environmental crises and consumer-caused crises.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4229","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Communication and Creative Expression","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The module focuses on the blurring of boundaries between forms, modes, and methods of communication through the emergence of new media. Drawing on the cultural heritage of selected Asian societies, through art, architecture and oral narratives, students will re-interpret these cultural text and meanings to exhibit them in new media forms. In this sense then, new media not only offer opportunities for convergence and integration across various forms of expression, but they also fundamentally reshape our understanding of communication. Students will showcase traditional cultural communication through digital archives, a cloud museum, blogs and design online experiential books, digital performance, and digital art.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4230","ModuleTitle":"Communication for Social Change","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module will discuss the foundation of participatory communication by challenging the modernization paradigm and the traditional communication approaches for social change that have been widely used by government agencies and for-profit and non-profit organizations. Examples include social marketing, behaviour change models, and entertainment education. This module aims to provide an overview of critical theories and to critically examine the role of collective learning, information sharing, public participation, and dialogue in designing, implementing, and evaluating communication strategies for social change. Students will have the opportunity to apply the participatory communication approach to conducting community-based projects and assessing its social impact.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Pitaloka, Dyah","Leanne Chang"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Each student is required to conduct an independent research project on an approved topic under the supervision of a faculty member. The student may select a topic in any field of Communications and New Media. The topic may entail a technical aspect of Communications and New Media or an aspect which explores the application of Communications and New Media to an area of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The project will be submitted as an Honours Thesis.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"(1) Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of NM major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs. (2) Pass NM4101 or NM4102","Preclusion":"NM4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and Honours Coordinator's approvals of the written agreement are required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"NM4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4881A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Media Studies: Social Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Social media is everywhere and is affecting many aspects of social, cultural, economic and political life. This module will allow students to explore advanced topics in the design, communication and impact of social media, while also encouraging them to experiment with real social media platforms before and during each class. There is no need for prior experience with social media or social network sites to successfully complete this module. The emphasis will be on the analysis of contemporary social media practice and the design of social media platforms. The pedagogical focus will be on learning by doing and theory-informed design.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4881B","ModuleTitle":"Postcolonial Approaches to Media and Communication","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the ways in which postcoloniality plays out in the production, circulation, and reception of communication and media practices. Using concepts from postcolonial theory, it will explore how relations of communication produce and challenge various relations of colonialism. Topics such as the colonial gaze, representations of colonialism, transnational inequalities, technology and colonialism, gender, sexuality and postcoloniality, national identity, subalternity, issues of voice and representation will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4881C","ModuleTitle":"Critical Theory and Cultural Studies in New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the theoretical foundations of cultural studies, examining popular culture, media audiences, consumer culture, and communication practices in new media contexts. The course will offer an overview of the different approaches to cultural analysis, with an emphasis on the ways in which culture runs through the practices of production, circulation, and reception of new media.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4883D","ModuleTitle":"New Media Production and Public Engagement","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module will train students in the theory and practice of production processes to create new media platforms for public engagement based on an immersive project in collaboration with an industry partner. The module provides guided practice in creating, designing and running an online public engagement platform, producing editorial and video content driven by user engagement. It aims to expose students to the practices of creating editorials, writing commentaries, producing news content and developing digital engagement platforms.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs and obtain a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM4883E","ModuleTitle":"Health Communications and Social Marketing","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Each year, millions of dollars are spent world-wide to combat health and other social problems such as HIV/AIDS, drug addiction, gambling, and ecological degradation. Communications and marketing play an important role in promoting behaviours that solve such problems. Through the use of texts, cases, discussion, and group project, students will understand the nature of these behaviour change strategies, their framework, and the theories they are based upon; they will also learn to critically analyse how non-profit organisations, government, and corporations are applying these frameworks and theories to solve various social problems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5201","ModuleTitle":"State and Civil Society in the Information Age","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module will expose students to advanced topics in state-society relationship and governance within the context of rapid changes in information and communication technologies (ICTs). It addresses how the notions of `community', 'citizenship', and 'democracy' have been changed by the creation of a transnational public sphere due to ICTs. The module will also address how the emergence of an informational economy changes the role of the state, especially in terms of preparing society for the challenges ahead. Works of John Urry, Manuel Castells, Bob Jessop, Frank Webster and David Lyon, among others, will be discussed and critiqued.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"IF4880A, IF5201","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5201R","ModuleTitle":"State and Civil Society in the Information Age","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"State and Civil Society in the Information Age","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"(a) For CNM major who has accumulated 120 MCs (b) For CNM, FASS, and SoC graduate students.","Preclusion":"IF4880A, IF5201","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5204","ModuleTitle":"Computer-Mediated Environments","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to help students explore current issues related to Computer-Mediated Environments (CMEs) such as online communities, virtual organizations, e-learning communities, virtual reality, etc. Students will critically analyze theories and conceptualize the impacts of ICTs on the way people communicate, work, socialize, play, and learn in CMEs. Students will review theories, models, and empirical studies on various topics such as social identity, Computer-mediated Communication (CMC), online community, computer-mediated social networks and social capital, human computer interactions, and online collaboration in business and education.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"IF5204","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5204R","ModuleTitle":"Computer-Mediated Environments","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"For CNM undergraduate major who has accumulated 120 MC, or for FASS and SoC graduate students.","Preclusion":"IF5204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5205","ModuleTitle":"Cognition and Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce important theories on how people process information from the media and how media affects individuals. Based on empirical social science research, this course will examine the effects of mass media on user’s cognition, attitude, and behaviour. While the focus of the course will be on how media, both traditional and new media, affects individual users, the effects of mass media on groups and society will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5205R","ModuleTitle":"Cognition and Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce important theories on how people process information from the media and how media affects individuals. Based on empirical social science research, this course will examine the effects of mass media on user’s cognition, attitude, and behaviour. While the focus of the course will be on how media, both traditional and new media, affects individual users, the effects of mass media on groups and society will also be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"For CNM major who has accumulated 120 MCs. For CNM, FASS, and SoC graduate students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5207R","ModuleTitle":"Icts And Development","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in shaping economic transformation and enhancing development communication in the context of developing countries from a comparative angle. It addresses important concerns such as poverty, gender, social exclusion, digital divide, governance, development policy etc. in a multidisciplinary perspective of political economy, development communication and economic sociology. The module will also expose students to major evaluation techniques and methods in assessing the costs, benefits and impacts of ICT-based development projects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5212","ModuleTitle":"Theories of Public Relations","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a survey of public affairs/issues management and communication management theories with an emphasis on strategic issues, cross-cultural perspectives, and critical analyses. The course examines how communication management theories are related to other areas of the communication discipline with emphasis on organizational, mass, and international communication as well as rhetoric, persuasion and social movements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5212R","ModuleTitle":"Theories of Public Relations","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Theories of Public Relations","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"(a) For CNM major who has accumulated 120 MCs (b) For CNM, FASS, and SoC graduate students","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5214R","ModuleTitle":"Design for Public Engagement","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to connect philosophy and design, STS (Science Technology Society studies) and HCI (Human Computer Interaction). STS can improve our design practices vis-à-vis ecological, economic and political crises by bringing a different understanding of the stakeholders’ perspectives and provide a more informed discussion about the possibilities and the limits we face in our complex society. Design practices, on the other hand, provide a much needed experimental method and framework for humanities and social sciences to understand the conceptual conundrum of actor-networks, various ideas of flows, spheres, agency and materiality.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5216R","ModuleTitle":"Culture, Communication & Health","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Culture, Communication & Health explores the intersection of culture, communication and health, and seeks to understand health communication from cross cultural perspectives. It is organized around answering the fundamental questions: “How does culture impact communication about health and illness? How do communicative practices vary across cultures?”","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Communications and New Media in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"IF5660","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM6101","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Theories In Cnm","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students will review classical and contemporary readings in communications and new media studies, including key concepts and areas of investigation. It will provide students with a comprehensive and critical overview of theoretical frameworks of communications and new media. Students will also examine the role of theory in the research process.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Julian Lin","Maria Kozhevnikov"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM6103","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Research Methods in Communications and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This course will prepare graduate students for their thesis writing by delving into selected quantitative research methods in depth in the area of communications and new media. Students will have hands-on experience in developing their own research agenda, designing methodologies and conducting independent research work. It will give an introduction to a variety of quantitative and research methods including survey research, experimental design, content analysis, and social network analysis. Students will also learn how to analyse empirical data using appropriate statistics and analytical tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM6104","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Research Methods in Communications and New Media","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help graduate students understand what qualitative communication research is, questions of design in qualitative communication research, and the steps in carrying out qualitative research projects. It covers fundamental concepts in qualitative research design, sampling strategies, data generation, data analysis, evaluation, writing and performance. This module also introduces basic concepts of qualitative methods such as interpretation, meaning making, reflexivity, poetics, and co-construction. A set of field based experiences will be designed to give students opportunities to become familiar with specific forms of qualitative data gathering such as in-depth interviews, focus groups, and ethnography.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Debalina Dutta"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM6203","ModuleTitle":"Culture-Centered Approach to Communication","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Using examples of culturally-centered projects of social change globally, this module provides a starting point to engage in theorizing, methodological development, and designing of applications in the context of the culture-centered approach to communication for social change. Blending theory and practice, the module encourages thoughtful criticism of existing policy and program formulations and explores the communicative processes through which the margins may be centered in processes of communication. The problems of inequality and inaccess are examined through the lens of a cultural critique and subsequent interventions are studied both at macro and micro levels utilizing critical social science principles.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM6211","ModuleTitle":"Political Communication","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module is an advanced introduction to theory and research in political communication. It explores important theoretical developments and debates in the field of political communication, which include, but are not limited to deliberation, public opinion, political participation, and topics more directly related to new media technologies. The purpose of this module is to aid students in developing theoretical insights and prepare them to effectively and efficiently navigate through the broad research literature on political ommunication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Leanne Chang"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Communications and New Media in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"IF6660","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NM6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded &quot;Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory&quot; on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1107A","ModuleTitle":"Nursing Practice Experience 1.1","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module enables students to integrate theory and clinical knowledge in caring for patients with alterations in cardiovascular and respiratory functions.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-80-0","Preclusion":"NUR1107 Clinical Practicum 1.1","Corequisite":"NUR1114 Fundamentals of Nursing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1108A","ModuleTitle":"Nursing Practice Experience 1.2","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module enables students to integrate theory and clinical knowledge in the community and surgical settings.","ModuleCredit":"7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1110","ModuleTitle":"Effective Communication for Health Professionals","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the importance and need for nurses to communicate in an effective manner with patients, family members and other health care professionals in order to facilitate optimal health outcomes for the patients.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Corequisite":"NUR1114 Fundamentals of Nursing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1113","ModuleTitle":"Health and Wellness for Older Adults","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students the opportunity to focus on the holistic needs of the older adults’ population and explore means to support them to achieve optimal level of functioning and quality of life. Students will examine theories and concepts of ageing, normal physiologic and psychosocial changes and the bio-psychosocial issues associated with these processes. By developing an understanding of the specific needs of older adults, students will be able to promote health and wellness for this population. Ethical and legal aspects of caring for older adults are addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1114","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Nursing","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the development of foundation knowledge and skills for provision of nursing care to patients in a variety of health care settings. The focus will be on the role of the nurse, requirements for creating a safe patient-care environment, skills of clinical decision making, nursing health assessment, and nursing care practices to meet the activities of daily living for patients.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-2-1-4","Corequisite":"NUR1110 Effective Communication for Health Professionals, NUR1113 Health and Well-being for Older Adults, NUR1107A Nursing Practice Experience 1.1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1117","ModuleTitle":"Anatomy and Physiology I","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will develop knowledge and understanding of the normal structure and function of the human body. Following an introduction to the basic principles of anatomy and physiology, learning will take a ‘cell to organ-systems’ approach to guide students learning. Body systems covered include: integumentary, cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, urinary systems, and fluid and electrolyte balance including acid base homeostasis. Knowledge of these systems is fundamental to, and underpins, the nursing practice modules including Medical/Surgical Nursing I in Year 1 Semester 2.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1-0-5","Preclusion":"AY1104 Anatomy PY1105 Physiology I PY1106 Physiology II","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1118","ModuleTitle":"Anatomy and Physiology II","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will develop knowledge and understanding of the normal structure and function of the human body. Following an introduction to the basic principles of anatomy and physiology, learning will take a ‘cell to organ-systems’ approach to guide students learning. Body systems covered include: reproductive, human development, genes and inheritance, digestive, urinary, musculoskeletal, nervous including special senses. Knowledge of these systems is fundamental to, and underpins, the nursing practice modules including Medical/Surgical Nursing I in Year 1 Semester 2.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1-0-5","Prerequisite":"NUR1117 Anatomy and Physiology I","Preclusion":"AY1104 Anatomy PY1105 Physiology I PY1106 Physiology II","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1119","ModuleTitle":"Medical-Surgical Nursing I","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the therapeutic management of patients with alterations in cardiovascular, respiratory, hematological, endocrine, visual and dermatological function. It equips students with knowledge and skills to provide safe care to meet the needs of patients in medical and surgical settings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"NUR1114 Fundamentals of Nursing to replace existing pre-requisite of NUR1108.","Preclusion":"NUR2114 Medical/Surgical Nursing is precluded.","Corequisite":"NUR1120 Comprehensive Health Assessment to replace existing co-requisites of NUR2106 and NUR2117.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1120","ModuleTitle":"Comprehensive Health Assessment","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"Providing a holistic framework for contemporary nursing practice, the module encourages students to use critical thinking and problem solving skills to apply knowledge and skills of comprehensive health assessment to diverse clinical situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"NUR1118 Anatomy and Physiology II is removed.","Preclusion":"NUR2115 Comprehensive Health Assessment is precluded.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR1121","ModuleTitle":"Pathophysiology and Pharmacology for Nurses I","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on developing knowledge in both pathophysiology and pharmacology relevant for nursing practice. Students will gain an understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of some major disease states or disturbances in homeostasis. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding in the principles of drug action and the application of these principles to the different drugs discussed in disease management within this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Preclusion":"NUR2117 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I is precluded.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2106","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum 2.1","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-120-0","Prerequisite":"NUR1108 Clinical Practicum 1.2 NUR2114 Medical/Surgical Nursing I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2107","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum 2.2","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"7","Workload":"0-0-0-280-0","Prerequisite":"NUR2106 Clinical Practicum 2.1 NUR2116 Medical/Surgical Nursing II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2113","ModuleTitle":"Mental Health Nursing","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on developing students’ knowledge and skills in the nursing care of patients with mental illnesses in institutional and community settings. The module emphasises assessment, early intervention, health promotion and prevention and the identification of at risk behaviours.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NUR1116 Psychology for Health Professionals","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2114","ModuleTitle":"Medical-Surgical Nursing I","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the therapeutic management of patients with alterations in cardiovascular, respiratory, hematological, endocrine, visual and dermatological function. It equips students with knowledge and skills to provide safe care to meet the needs of patients in medical and surgical settings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-1-2","Prerequisite":"NUR1108 Clinical Practicum 1.2","Corequisite":"NUR2117 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology I, NUR2106 Clinical Practicum 2.1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2115","ModuleTitle":"Comprehensive Health Assessment","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"Providing a holistic framework for contemporary nursing practice, the module encourages students to use critical thinking and problem solving skills to apply knowledge and skills of comprehensive health assessment to diverse clinical situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-3-2-4","Prerequisite":"NUR1117 Anatomy and Physiology I NUR1118 Anatomy and Physiology II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2116","ModuleTitle":"Medical-Surgical Nursing II","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will promote and develop knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the provision of nursing care and management for patients with alteration in gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, renal and urinary, and immunological function. The module also includes management of patients in pain and patients in the operating room.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-3-1-2","Prerequisite":"NUR2106 Clinical practicum 2.1","Corequisite":"NUR2118 Pathophysiology & Pharmacology II, NUR2107 Clinical Practicum 2.2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2117","ModuleTitle":"Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on developing knowledge in both pathophysiology and pharmacology relevant for nursing practice. Students will gain an understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of some major disease states or disturbances in homeostasis. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding in the principles of drug action and the application of these principles to the different drugs discussed in disease management within this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-1-1-3","Prerequisite":"NUR1117 Anatomy and Physiology I NUR1118 Anatomy and Physiology II or its equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2118","ModuleTitle":"Pathophysiology and Pharmacology II","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on developing knowledge in both pathophysiology and pharmacology relevant for nursing practice. Students will gain an understanding of the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and management of some major disease states or ndisturbances in homeostasis. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of drugs used to treat disorders addressed within this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"NUR2117 Pathophysiology and Pharmacology I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR2119","ModuleTitle":"Primary Health Care","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to primary health care from a philosophical basis and a model of service provision using the World Health Organisation’s global framework for health. Students will be able to apply health education and health promotion models as strategies for achieving sustainable health outcomes. This module provides students with understanding and knowledge of primary health care and community development concepts in multiple healthcare contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3103","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Decision Making","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students an opportunity to consolidate knowledge on anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical and nursing knowledge in the care of patients with common conditions e.g. top ten causes of hospitalisation, mortality and common conditions seen in primary health care clinics. The learning will take place in a simulated learning environment using a problem-based learning approach.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-2.5-4.5","Prerequisite":"NUR2116 Medical/Surgical Nursing II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3105","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum 3.1","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"0-0-0-120-0","Prerequisite":"NUR2107 Clinical Practicum 2.2","Corequisite":"NUR3113 Medical/Surgical Nursing III","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3109","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Research and Evidence-Based Practice","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to the phases of the research process with a particular emphasis on the critique of published research and the utilisation of research findings in clinical practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3113","ModuleTitle":"Medical-Surgical Nursing III","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will promote and develop knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for the provision of nursing care and management for patients with alteration in neurological, cellular and immunological function and patients requiring emergency or critical care management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-2-1-3","Prerequisite":"NUR2107 Clinical Practicum 2.2","Corequisite":"NUR3105 Clinical Practicum 3.1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3114","ModuleTitle":"Leadership and Management","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"The module focuses on the management of hospitals and health care organisations using principles of effective leadership and management. The module prepares students to make decisions, minimise and manage risks to ensure patient safety within the health care environment.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-2-0-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"NUR1104 Professional Issues and Practice","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3115","ModuleTitle":"Issues for Contemporary Nursing Practice","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will draw on the knowledge and skills acquired over the previous semesters and introduce professional development concepts to promote students’ transition into the practice environment as a registered nurse.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"2-1-2-0-2.5","Prerequisite":"NUR3105","Corequisite":"NUR3114 Leadership and Management, NUR3116 Transition-to-Practice","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR3116","ModuleTitle":"Transition-to-Practice","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"Transition to practice will enable students to integrate theory and clinical knowledge through experience in a clinical placement attachment of their choice. Students will focus on experience to enable them to function as registered nurses on the completion of the module.","ModuleCredit":"9","Workload":"0-0-0-360-0","Prerequisite":"NUR3105 Clinical Practicum 3.1","Corequisite":"NUR3115 Issues for Contemporary Nursing Practice","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4101","ModuleTitle":"Evidence-based Health Care Practice","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with the knowledge and skills on how to change their practice based on up-to-date evidence-based practice. It will also challenge students to critically appraise the literature to provide the information needed to answer specific clinical questions. Major topics covered include qualitative and quantitative systematic review processes, models of evidence-based implementation, barriers to implementation and strategies to overcome these barriers.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-2-0-8-8","Prerequisite":"NUR3109","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4102A","ModuleTitle":"Consolidated Clinical Practice","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module conducted over two semesters enables students to integrate theory and clinical knowledge through experience in the clinical setting. Students will focus on planning, implementing and evaluating care using evidence based practice in their selected area of interest.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-160-0","Preclusion":"NUR4102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4103A","ModuleTitle":"Applied Research Methods","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the grounding for students to apply research in nursing. Major topics include an introduction to research; framing a research question; collection and analysis of quantitative data, qualitative data collection and analysis.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-4-0-4-10","Preclusion":"NUR4103 Applied Research Methods is precluded","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR4104","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Nursing","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"In this module, the student draws together the clinical experiences, theoretical knowledge and research skills gained through the programme to conduct a supervised research project. The student will design a research project (protocol), apply for ethical approval, and undertake a clinically focused research project under the supervision of an academic staff member and a clinical advisor. The student will undertake a clinically focussed, six month research project under the supervision of an academic staff member and clinical advisor.","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"0-2-0-18-20","Prerequisite":"Module codes of Consolidated Clinical Practicum and Applied Research Methods will be updated to NUR4102A and NUR4103A respectively.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5001","ModuleTitle":"Evidence Based Practice","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide the student with the skills to undertake a comprehensive systematic review of the literature. The student will be expected to, with the assistance of one supervisor, develop a systematic review protocol; have the protocol accepted by the Joanna Briggs Institute or the Cochrane Collaboration; complete a meta-analysis or meta-synthesis, write a systematic review; have the systematic review published by the Joanna Briggs Institute or Cochrane Library and prepare the systematic review for publication in a peer-reviewed journal suitable for the topic.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-2-0-3-12","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5002","ModuleTitle":"Statistics for Health Research","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of descriptive and inferential statistics used in health care research. Emphasis is placed on how and when to use statistical techniques as well as interpretation of statistics. Computer applications also are explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5003","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This elective module involves an individual programme of study undertaken in conjunction with an overseas university with which NUS has a signed collaborative agreement. Students will be expected to use the visit to the overseas host institution to build networks and ascertain similarities and differences in health care practices, models of service delivery, and policies between Singapore and the host country. The minimum placement will be two consecutive weeks. On return to Singapore students will present an oral seminar on outcomes of the visit and write a 2000 word critical review of key issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5004","ModuleTitle":"Leadership in healthcare","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module requires students to explore leadership principles and practice through case studies, group discussions, special topic presentations, critical reflection and evaluation of leadership styles. Students will have opportunities to examine the role a leader plays in a healthcare enterprise risk management environment and explore various approaches to mitigate risks to patients and family, staff and the organization they work in. Students are required to critically evaluate their personal leadership style and how they can build effective relationships, embed shared values and support clinical governance to ensure quality and patient safety.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-5-1-1","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5005","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Translational Medicine","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This seminar series provides a framework for students to understand a relatively new initiative in medicine and nursing; translational research. Through an iterative process, key themes in the evolution of scientific discovery and its application to clinical practice will be presented by speakers from different spheres of medicine. The emphasis is on how healthcare professionals use scientific evidence to deliver rational treatments with tangible evidence of benefit for patients.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-5-0-2-3","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5006","ModuleTitle":"Geriatrics and Gerontology","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a solid foundation for the management of older adults from the APN perspective. It focuses on assessment, management and evaluation of care and services from a holistic and multidisciplinary approach.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chow Yeow Leng","Kang Sin Ee Jasmine"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5008","ModuleTitle":"Rehabilitative Care","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the principles of physical medicine and rehabilitation. It focuses on the scope of rehabilitation practice, evaluation, deliver of rehabilitation programme and rehabilitation management strategies. It also instils an awareness of legal and ethical issues relating to rehabilitation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5009","ModuleTitle":"Principles & Practice of Palliative Care","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the philosophy, principles, goals and development of palliative care. It will also enhance the cognitive, affective and psychomotor abilities of students in the provision of holistic care to patients and families with life-threatening disease.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5010","ModuleTitle":"Principles and Practice of Case Management","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide an understanding of case management process and grounding skills needed to facilitate all aspects of case planning, ranging from the initial client assessment through to case closure protocols. It is also designed to equip the students with the skills needed for leadership in casework practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5101","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Health Assessment","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a thorough understanding of health assessment and to develop advanced skills in performing history taking and physical examination. These skills are essential for diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision-making. Principles and techniques from the physical, health, and behavioural sciences are utilised to obtain health assessment data and make differential diagnoses and subsequently, the final diagnosis.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-0-3-0-9","Prerequisite":"Advanced Pathophysiology","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pathophysiology","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide a comprehensive, scientific basis for the assessment, evaluation and advanced nursing management of processes resulting form the manifestation of disease. A brief review of normal anatomy and physiology will be included, however, if should be noted this is an advanced module. Emphasis will be on the pathophysiology of selected disorders and diseases as examples of alterations of body systems when normal anatomy and physiology are impaired.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-3-0-0-9","Corequisite":"NUR5101 Advanced Health Assessment","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5201","ModuleTitle":"Foundations Of Advanced Practice Nursing","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module encompasses three major components: The first component aims to provide fundamental aspects of advanced practice nursing including historical background, role development, competencies, conceptualisation, outcome evaluation, and regulations. The second part emphases the nursing profession development in response to healthcare reform and patient safety and quality care translate research to practice and health information system. The third part provides a foundation for understanding, critiquing, evaluating and using theories in role development and researches for advanced nursing practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5202","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Research Methods","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on knowledge taught in the undergraduate research programme. Common research designs used in nursing will be examined with a focus on methodology and methods. Students will acquire knowledge and skills in writing a research question, developing aims, and describing the process of constructing a systematic search strategy and an integrative review of the literature. The process of ethical research will be discussed and avenues for the dissemination of results will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5203","ModuleTitle":"Evidence-based Healthcare","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5205","ModuleTitle":"Patient Education & Health Promotion","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to teach students the concepts and principles of patient education and health promotion. Social & behavioural science theories and strategies for communication and counselling will be taught to enhance the students’ understanding of factors that affect health and identify risk factors that can lead to health impairment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5206","ModuleTitle":"Health Care Policy and Quality Management","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the fundamentals principles of health ecomomics and ecomomic reasoning as applied in health care policy adn quality management of health care services.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5207","ModuleTitle":"Ethics in Healthcare","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chow Yeow Leng","Carolyn Chan Mei Fong"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5208","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pharmacology","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide in-depth knowledge on system drugs, roles and responsibilities of APN on the safe administration, legal and ethical issues as well as clinical management of patients in relation to medication.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-3-0-5-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5211","ModuleTitle":"Consolidated Clinical Practicum","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to give students the opportunities to consolidate their practice in their area of Specialties under the guidance of a clinical preceptor. Students are given the option to be attached to the unit/ward where they will be serving their internship upon completion of the MN programme or another practised area offering similar learning experiences.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5301","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing I (Adult Health)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module emphasises on clinical management of patients with altered health status in relation to the cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastroenterology systems. Students will utilise knowledge and skills of pathophysiology, advanced health assessment and pharmacotherapeutics in the clinical management of such patients.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-2-0-4-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5302","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing II (Adult Health)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to emphasis on clinical management of patients with altered health status in relation to neurology, renal, and endocrinology systems. Students will utilise knowledge and skills of pathophysiology, advanced health assessment and pharmocotherapeutics in the clinical management of such patients.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-1.5-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"NUR5101 Advanced Health Assessment NUR5102 Advanced Pathophysiology NUR5301 Advanced Practice Nursing I (Adult Health) PA2106A Pharmacology I","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5303","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing III (Adult Health)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to emphasis on clinical management of patients with altered health status in relation to orthopaedic, haematology, oncology, and common clinical conditions. Students will utilise knowledge and skills of pathophysiology, advanced health assessment and pharmacological therapeutics in the clinical management of such patients.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NUR5301 Advanced Practice Nursing I (Adult Health)","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5311","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum I (Adult Health)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5312","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum II (Adult Health)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5402","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Psychosocial Interventions","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the conceptual and theoretical foundations of selected psychosocial interventions in the management of individuals with mental health problems/disorders across lifespan. Major emphases are on individual and group interventions. Psychiatric emergency management, crisis intervention, stress management, and motivational interviewing are included.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"6-2-0-1-11","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5403","ModuleTitle":"Community Mental Health","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to encompass two major components: family therapy and community mental health. The first component will include an overview of family, family assessment, and family health promotion. Major emphases will be placed on theoretical concepts and intervention strategies to family therapy. The second part of the module is designed to provide foundations pertinent to community mental health, mental health promotion, and psychiatric home care. Strategies to provide mental health services to individuals and families dwelling in the community will be strongly emphasised.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"NUR5303 Advanced Psychopathology NUR5304 Advanced Psychosocial Interventions NUR5404 Clinical Practicum I (Mental Health)","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5412","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum II (Mental Health).","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module involves clinical practicum in the roles of psychiatric mental health APN using selected psychosocial interventions in the management of individuals with mental health problems/disorders across life span. Emphases are on individual and group interventions, psychiatric emergency management, crisis intervention, stress management, and motivational interviewing. Assessment, diagnoses, and management of medical clients exhibiting psychosocial problems are included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5501","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing I (Acute Care).","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the theoretical knowledge and evidence-based skills needed by the advanced practice nurse in diagnosing and managing physiological alterations involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, and gastrointestinal systems in the critically ill population. It focuses on pathologies that may involve these systems of the body. Through continuous didactic learning sessions reinforced by practical sessions, the students will enhance their competency in planning, implementing and evaluating care for critically ill patients with complex conditions.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-0-2-0-9","Prerequisite":"Advanced Pathophysiology Advanced Health Assessment","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5511","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum I (Acute Care).","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Advanced Practice Nursing I Advanced Practice Nursing II","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5601","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Health Assessment (Paediatrics)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide a thorough understanding of paediatric health assessment and to develop competent skills in performing physical examination. These skills are essential for diagnostic reasoning and clinical decision making. Principles and techniques from the physical and behavioral sciences are utilised to obtain assessment data and make differential diagnoses and subsequently, the final diagnosis.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-0-3-0-9","Corequisite":"NUR5602","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chow Yeow Leng","Zhou Wentao","Lim Soo Ting"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5602","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pathophysiology (Paediatrics)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide a comprehensive, scientific basis for the assessment, evaluation and advanced nursing management of processes resulting from the manifestations of paediatric disease. A brief review of normal paediatric anatomy and physiology will be included. Emphasis will be on the pathophysiology of selected paediatric disorders and diseases as examples of alterations of body systems when normal anatomy and physiology are impaired.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-3-0-0-8","Corequisite":"NUR5601","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5603","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practice Nursing I (Paediatrics)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students with an in-depth study of the theoretical knowledge and evidence-based skills needed by the paediatric advanced practice nurse in diagnosing and managing physiology alterations involving the cardiovascular, respiratory, haematological and malignant conditions in the paediatric population. It focuses on pathologies that may involve these systems of the body. Through continuous didactic learning sessions reinforced by a ‘Team-Lead approach’, the students will share learned knowledge and debate viable therapeutic answers to apply principles into practice. This will enhance their competency in planning, implementing and evaluating care for complex paediatric conditions in appropriate settings.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"4-3-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"NUR5601, NUR5602","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR5611","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Practicum I (Paediatrics) (8 weeks)","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"The module aims for students to implement advanced practice skills in patient/family assessment, develop and implement a management plan and evaluate the plan’s effectiveness. Care of paediatric patients with cardiovascular, respiratory, otolaryngological, haematological, renal systems and infectious and malignant conditions in the paediatric wards and ambulatory settings. Health promotion, health protection, and health restoration appropriate to these patients and families will be emphasised.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"NUR5601, NUR5602, NUR5603","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR6001","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with opportunities to gain and apply the knowledge and skills needed to understand the research process, prepare for the written components of a PhD thesis, and present research findings in a professional forum. Content is broad and provides students with independent elements of study (attendance at a series of seminars of the students choosing) as well as structured sessions and guidance to produce a PhD research proposal and obtain ethical approval, and opportunities to present preliminary work.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"NUR6002","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Research in Health Sciences","Department":"Nursing/Alice Lee Ctr For Nursing Stud","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of five x eight-hour study days spread over the semester. Students will be given opportunities to: identify and describe the major philosophical dimensions and issues in qualitative research, understand the methodologies within qualitative research; identify the appropriate methods within the methodologies; understand and apply the concepts of rigor and validity in qualitative research; and undertake a small qualitative research exercise, analyse the collected data; and develop skills to write up a qualitative research report.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5001","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent study over two semesters, on a topic in Offshore Technology approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Preclusion":"OT5001A & OT5001B","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5001A","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module: Subsea Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent study over two semesters, on a topic related to subsea engineering in Offshore Technology approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Preclusion":"OT5001 & OT5001B","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5001B","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module: Petroleum Engineering","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module involves independent study over two semesters, on a topic related to petroleum engineering in Offshore Technology approved by the Programme Management Committee. The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Preclusion":"OT5001 & OT5001A","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5102","ModuleTitle":"Oil & Gas Technology","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5201","ModuleTitle":"Marine Statics & Dynamics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the main topics on marine hydrodynamics and structure dynamics in offshore engineering. It first discusses the hydrostatics and stability of offshore structures, which is followed by the special properties of potential and viscous flows. The wave forces on offshore structures of different sizes are then discussed, including Morison equation for small structures, and diffraction theory for large structures. Accordingly, the corresponding numerical techniques are introduced. The module also covers random wave forces on offshore structures. Lastly, the dynamic response of offshore structures in waves is discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"CE-4 standing or higher","Preclusion":"CE5307 Offshore Hydrodynamics (title before AY2010/2011), CE5887 Topics in Offshore Engineering: Marine Statics & Dynamics (Sem1, AY2010/2011)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5202","ModuleTitle":"Analysis & Design of Offshore Structures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with design knowledge on steel offshore structures. The major topics covered include planning considerations; design criteria and procedures; methods for determining loads; structural analysis methods; member and joint designs; material selection and welding requirements; and design for fabrication, transportation and installation phases. The module will be valuable to students interested in offshore engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"CE2155 or CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5203","ModuleTitle":"Design of Floating Structures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with the design of floating offshore structures and elements. Floating structures dealt with in this module include semi-submersibles, FPSOs, spar platforms, floating jack-up structures and elements such as reinforced (hull) plating and mooring turntables. The important design parameters for floating structures will be highlighted. Also covered are the methods of analysis and criteria in design such as wave loading and motion in waves, floating stability, (dynamic) positioning, structural strength and fatigue. Safety assessment and codes in relation to design will also be treated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"OT5201 Marine Statics and Dynamics (as of AY2011/12 onwards) or an equivalent, or CE5887 Topics in Offshore Engineering: Marine Statics & Dynamics (in AY2010/2011)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5204","ModuleTitle":"Moorings & Risers","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module will cover various mooring and riser systems; hydrodynamics and vortex-induced vibrations; moored object dynamics; design of deepwater moorings and risers; design codes and criteria; material selection; fatigue and structural intergrity; offshore installation and practical applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"CE5307 or OT5201","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5205","ModuleTitle":"Offshore Pipelines","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module is concerned with the design, fabrication, installation and operations of offshore pipelines. Students will be learn advanced concepts on various aspects of offshore pipelines, 16 including material selection; loads; hydrodynamic and on-bottom stability; collapse & buckling; pipeline design & evaluation; fabrication; installation methods and controls; pipeline operations; risk and safety","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5206","ModuleTitle":"Offshore Foundations","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with the analysis and design of foundations for offshore structures. Students will learn the principles, concepts and design considerations that are peculiar to the offshore environment. The major topics covered include: offshore design considerations; foundations for jack-up rigs and offshore gravity platforms; offshore pile foundations installation, analysis and design.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CE2112 Basic Undergraduate Soil Mechanics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5208","ModuleTitle":"Fatigue and Fracture for Offshore Structures","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The primary objective of this module is to equip graduatelevel students in civil engineering with sufficient fundamental knowledge and skills on the fatigue and fracture mechanics for offshore structures, which will build a firm technical ground for their future research work and engineering professions. This module introduces the principles of mechanics for fracture and fatigue covering the linear-elastic fracture mechanics, elastic-plastic fracture theories, fatigue and fracture mechanism, stress and strain based approaches for fatigue design in offshore structures, with assignments and projects cultivating the students’ understanding on both the fundamental principles and the practical applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"CE4257: Linear Finite Element Methods or Equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5301","ModuleTitle":"Subsea Systems Engineering","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for persons interested in the subsea systems engineering in offshore oil and gas production. Its contents are focused on giving an overview and understanding of subsea systems employed in the subsea production and processing of oil & gas. Contents to cover subsea systems, equipment and their architecture, offshore exploration, drilling, well completion, subsea processing of oil & gas, subsea control systems, flowline, pipline and risers, etc. A structured programme of lectures, seminars, term papers, mini-projects and a final examination are included in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5302","ModuleTitle":"Flow Assurance","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Flow Assurance is a relatively new term in the Oil & Gas industry which is all about ensuring the safe and uninterrupted transportation of a multiphase mixture of oil, gas and water from the reservoir to the delivery location. This module is designed for students interested in offshore oil and gas production and the multiphase transportation of oil, water and gas. Its contents are focused on giving an overview and understanding of the various aspects in both single phase and multiphase flow transportation and assurance issues in the oil & gas industry with emphasis on the subsea production and transportation of oil, gas and water. A structured programme of lectures, term papers, mini-projects and a final examination are included in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"OT5882A Topics in Subsea Engineering - Flow Assurance","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5303","ModuleTitle":"Subsea Control","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Subsea Control is an essential and integral part of all subsea systems. This module introduces the fundamentals and principles of subsea control used in subsea systems for oil & gas production. Subsea data communication systems as well as various subsea protocols used are also addressed in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5304","ModuleTitle":"Subsea Construction & Operational Support","Department":"Mechanical Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The design of subsea systems is significantly affected by operational considerations and can radically change a system configuration. Key considerations that must be taken into account in a subsea system design include vessel availability, design for weather window, reduction in number of operations, elimination of construction risk and ability to perform an early production start-up. This module considers key operational aspects that will be encountered in everyday offshore operations, and will look specifically at technologies that are used in subsea operations that are essential to understand their use and limitations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5401","ModuleTitle":"Geoscience for Petroleum Exploration","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"Geoscience is integral to the petroleum industry and understanding the principles and applications of petroleum system geoscience is important for Petroleum Engineers. This module introduces the fundamental principles of geology and its application for petroleum exploration. This shall address the theoretical, practical and applied aspects of geoscience used for the upstream petroleum industry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Sandeep Narayan Kundu"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5402","ModuleTitle":"Seismic Acquisition and Processing","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the basics of seismic surveys for petroleum reservoirs, from the physics to the acquisition and processing of seismic data. Both land and marine acquisition will be covered. Traditional and modern methods of seismic imaging will be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5403","ModuleTitle":"Petrophysics and Downhole Measurements","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the commonly used downhole measurements of petroleum reservoirs. The module will cover electrical, acoustic, nuclear, NMR, and seismic measurements. The module will cover the physics, hardware, data processing and interpretation of each kind of measurement. Both wireline and Logging While Drilling measurements will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"OT5404","ModuleTitle":"Reservoir Characterization and Rock Physics","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the methodology commonly use in the characterization of the physical properties of petroleum reservoirs. Topics covered include downhole measurements, rock physics modelling, fluid substitution, seismic well tie, AVO (amplitude versus offset) analysis, and pre-stack inversion for reservoir properties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PA1113","ModuleTitle":"Basic Pharmacology","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This is a team-taught module that aims to prepare pharmacy students with the fundamental principles in how drugs influence human body and how human body handles these agents. These principles are key to introducing system pharmacology here which includes major topics: autonomic, corticosteroid, steroid hormone and immune-pharmacology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-2-4-0-2","Prerequisite":"AY1130","Corequisite":"PY1131","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PA1113A","ModuleTitle":"Basic Pharmacology","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This is a team-taught module that aims to prepare Master of Nursing students with the fundamental principles in how drugs influence human body and how human body handles these agents. These principles are key to introducing system pharmacology here which includes major topics: autonomic, corticosteroid, steroid hormone and immune-pharmacology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-2-4-0-2","Prerequisite":"NUR5102 Advanced Pathophysiology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PA2106","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacology 1","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This is the first Pharmacology module for Pharmacy Professional Course. This module will introduce Pharmacology, the scientific study of the actions of drugs and chemicals in living systems and provide the general principles and concepts of pharmacokinetics (body’s handling of drug) and pharmacodynamics (principles/mechanism of drug action) in humans. A sound understanding of these foundation principles, which constitute the scientific basis of therapeutics, will promote the safe and rational use of drugs in disease conditions. The module will then progress to the study of the pharmacological properties of various classes of clinically useful drugs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"5-2-0-1-2","Prerequisite":"PR1908","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PA2107","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacology 2","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This is the second Pharmacology module for Pharmacy Professional Course. It will continue from the first module on the study of pharmacological properties of various classes of clinically useful drugs. This module is organised according to drugs acting on various body systems; namely the cardiovascular, endocrine, and the central nervous systems. The whole group of antimicrobials for the treatment of infections will also be included. The scientific basis of the therapeutic applications of these drugs will be demonstrated to the students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"5-1-3-0-1","Prerequisite":"PP2106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Peter Wong Tsun Hon (Pharmacology)","Lew Li Lin","Judy Sng Chia Ghee","Gautam Sethi"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PA2107A","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacology 2","Department":"Pharmacology","ModuleDescription":"This is the second Pharmacology module for Pharmacy Professional Course. It will continue from the first module on the study of pharmacological properties of various classes of clinically useful drugs. This module is organised according to drugs acting on various body systems; namely the cardiovascular, endocrine, and the central nervous systems. The whole group of antimicrobials for the treatment of infections will also be included. The scientific basis of the therapeutic applications of these drugs will be demonstrated to the students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1141","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Classical Mechanics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the fundamental principles of classical mechanics. It covers such topics as kinematics, Galilean transformation, Newton's laws of motion, dynamics of a particle with generalization to many particle systems, conservation laws, collisions, angular momentum and torque, motion of a rigid body, gravitation and planetary motion, static equilibrium, oscillatory motion and vibrational modes, waves, Doppler's effect and fluid mechanics. The module also has a practical component consisting of five experiments designed to enhance students' understanding of some of the concepts discussed in lectures. This module is targeted at science students who wish to acquire a working knowledge of mechanics, and is an essential for physics majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"A' LEVEL OR H2 PASS IN PHYSICS OR PC1221/PC1221FC/ PC1221X & PC1222","Preclusion":"STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED PC1431 OR PC1431FC or PC1431X OR PC1433 ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS MODULE.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1142","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Thermodynamics and Optics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamentals of two branches of physics: thermodynamics and optics. Its aim is to prepare students for a host of more advanced modules in these and related areas. Topics included in the part on thermodynamics are thermal processes and effects, the first and second laws, kinetic theory of gases, heat engines and entropy. The part on optics encompasses topics such as geometric optics, systems of lenses, optical instruments, interference, diffraction, grating and polarization. The module also has a practical component consisting of five experiments designed to enhance students' understanding of some of the concepts discussed in lectures. This module is targeted at science students who wish to acquire a working knowledge of thermodynamics and optics, and is an essential for physics majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"A' LEVEL OR H2 PASS IN PHYSICS OR PC1221/PC1221FC/ PC1221X & PC1222","Preclusion":"STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED PC1431 OR PC1431FC or PC1431X ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS MODULE.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Peter Ho"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1143","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electricity & Magnetism","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamentals of electricity and magnetism: electric fields, electric flux and Gauss's law, electric potential; capacitance, dielectrics, current and resistance; DC circuits; magnetic fields, magnetic effect of currents, Ampere's law, electromagnetic induction; AC circuits; magnetism in matter; electromagnetic waves. The module also has a practical component consisting of five experiments designed to enhance students' understanding of some of the concepts discussed in lectures. This module is targeted at science students who wish to acquire a working knowledge in electricity and magnetism, and is an essential for physics majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"‘A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1221/PC1221FC/PC1221X & PC1222/PC1222X","Preclusion":"Students who have passed PC1432/PC1432X are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1144","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Modern Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the ideas of modern physics to students, with an emphasis on conceptual understanding. Topics covered are a) Einstein's theory of special relativity, including time dilation, length contraction, and his famous equation E=mc2, b) Quantum physics, where the observed phenomena of black body radiation, the photoelectric effect and Compton scattering, leading to the quantization of angular momentum and energy, atomic transitions and atomic spectra, c) Introduction to quantum mechanics, introducing the Heisenberg uncertainty principle, wave-mechanics and wave particle duality, and the use of wavefunctions in predicting the behaviour of particles trapped in potential wells, d) Nuclear physics, introducing radioactivity and decay processes, nuclear interaction and binding energy, fission and fusion, and e) Sub-atomic elementary particles and their classification. The module is targeted at science students who are interested in learning about the more recent developments in physics, and is an essential for physics majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"‘A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1221/PC1221FC/PC1221X & PC1222/PC1222X","Preclusion":"Students who have passed PC1432/PC1432X are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1221","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Physics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to bridge the gap between O level physics and 1st year university physics level. The module covers the fundamentals of two branches of physics: mechanics and thermodynamics. Topics included in the part on mechanics are linear motion, curvilinear motion, relative motion, circular motion, Newtons laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, linear momentum and conservation, rotational kinematics, torque and moment of inertia, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, gravitation and planetary motion, static equilibrium, oscillatory motion and fluid mechanics. The part on thermodynamics encompasses topics such as temperature and zeroth law of thermodynamics, temperature scales, thermal expansion, heat and internal energy, thermal processes, first law of thermodynamics, ideal gas laws and kinetic theory of gasses. .","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-1.5-2-3","Prerequisite":"'O' level pass in Physics or Combined Science (Physics & Chemistry OR Physics & Biology).","Preclusion":"A' LEVEL OR H2 PASS IN PHYSICS OR PC1141, OR PC1142 OR PC1431 OR PC1431FC or PC1431X OR PC1221FC or PC1221X","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tay Seng Chuan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1221X","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Physics 1","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to bridge the gap between O level physics and 1st year university physics level. The module covers the fundamentals of two branches of physics: mechanics and thermodynamics. Topics included in the part on mechanics are linear motion, curvilinear motion, relative motion, circular motion, Newtons laws of motion, work and energy, conservation of energy, linear momentum and conservation, rotational kinematics, torque and moment of inertia, rotational dynamics, conservation of angular momentum, gravitation and planetary motion, static equilibrium, oscillatory motion and fluid mechanics. The part on thermodynamics encompasses topics such as temperature and zeroth law of thermodynamics, temperature scales, thermal expansion, heat and internal energy, thermal processes, first law of thermodynamics, ideal gas laws and kinetic theory of gasses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"'O' level pass in Physics or Combined Science (Physics & Chemistry OR Physics & Biology) or its equivalent","Preclusion":"A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1141, or PC1142 or PC1431 or PC1431FC or PC1431X or PC1221 or PC1221FC","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-15T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1222","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to bridge the gap between O level Physics and first year university physics level. The module covers the fundamentals of three branches of physics: electricity &amp; magnetism, optics and modern physics. Topics included in the part on electricity &amp; magnetism are Coulombs law, electric field and potential, capacitance, current and resistance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic effects on current, electromagnetic induction, AC circuits and electromagnetic waves. The part on optics encompasses topics such as reflection and refraction, systems of lenses, optical instruments, interference, diffraction, grating and polarization. Topics covered in the part on modern physics are blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, atomic transitions and spectra, the uncertainty principle, wave-particle duality, radioactivity and decay processes, binding energy and fusion energy and fusion &amp; fission.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-3","Prerequisite":"'O' level pass in Physics or Combined Science (Physics & Chemistry OR Physics & Biology).","Preclusion":"'A' Level OR H2 Pass in Physics or PC1143, or PC1144 or PC1432/PC1432X","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ching Chee Leong"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1222X","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to bridge the gap between O level Physics and first year university physics level. The module covers the fundamentals of three branches of physics: electricity & magnetism, optics and modern physics. Topics included in the part on electricity & magnetism are Coulombs law, electric field and potential, capacitance, current and resistance, DC circuits, magnetic fields, magnetic effects on current, electromagnetic induction, and electromagnetic waves. The part on optics encompasses topics such as reflection and refraction, systems of lenses, optical instruments, interference, diffraction, grating and polarization. Topics covered in the part on modern physics are blackbody radiation, photoelectric effect, atomic transitions and spectra, the uncertainty principle, wave-particle duality, radioactivity and decay processes, binding energy and fusion energy and fusion & fission.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-1.5-1.5-3","Prerequisite":"'O' level pass in Physics or Combined Science (Physics & Chemistry OR Physics & Biology) or its equivalent","Preclusion":"'A' level or H2 pass in Physics or PC1222 or PC1143, or PC1144 or PC1432 or PC1432X","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-18T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1322","ModuleTitle":"Understanding the Universe","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The first part of the module covers the observations of celestial objects and their influences on the ancient cultures. Students will learn how calendars and astrology were developed, and how the fundamental laws of nature were discovered. The second part covers the use of telescopes and space missions to explore the universe. Discoveries of stars and galaxies and their impact on mankind's perceptions of the Universe will be explored. Students will learn how Earth formed as a planet that develops and sustains life. There will be a discussion on the latest developments in searching for Earth-like extraterrestrial objects, and explore their impacts on the societies.","CrossModule":"GEK1520","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEH1031. Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1326","ModuleTitle":"Physics in the Life Sciences","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Life science is the science that deals with phenomena regarding living organisms. It includes branches such as biology, medicine, anthropology and ecology. Physics on the other hand, studies the fundamental relationship between matter, energy, space, and time. Many people may consider them to be in different regimes and require different mindsets to work on. But as both disciplines advanced, it became increasingly clear that the interactions between them are far more pervasive and fundamental than one might expect. For example, the field of biophysics has risen since the 1950s, and it has vastly changed how biologists look at living systems or study biology. It proved that the mindsets of biology and physics can join together to provide deeper insight into the phenomenon we call life. We will base the material on the basic laws of physics, and discuss how they are interwined with all kinds of life science and daily life phenomena, from cells to ecosystems and from Earth to outer space. Through reading this module, the students would be able to think deeper about the daily phenomena around them, and understand better the foundation of life on Earth.","CrossModule":"GEK1521","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GET1013. Students majoring in Physics are not allowed to take this module","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1327","ModuleTitle":"Science of Music","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to establish clear relationships between the basic elements of music found in virtually all musical cultures and their underlying scientific and mathematical principles. Musical scales which are the foundation of western musical culture as well as many other musical cultures will be discussed, with their evolution viewed from both western and non-western perspectives. The scientific and technical basis for the development of musical instruments of different musical cultures such as the piano, as well as their acoustical characteristics, will be examined. The module also looks at contemporary technologies in music such as digitization which has profoundly affected how the music of virtually all musical cultures is propagated.","CrossModule":"GEK1519","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1519, GEH1030","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1421","ModuleTitle":"Physics for Life Sciences","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive and basic physics training within a single semester for first-year students from life sciences. It will cover mechanics, thermodynamics, electromagnetism, optics plus a few topics in atomic and nuclear physics. The specific contents have been chosen according to their relevance to life sciences as well as their importance in the conceptual framework of general physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-3-2","Prerequisite":"Life-sciences majors who have at least an ‘O’ Level pass in Physics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1431","ModuleTitle":"Physics IE","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide a clear and logical introduction to the concepts and principles of mechanics and thermodynamics, with illustrations based on applications to the real world. Topics covered include motion in one dimension; curvilinear motion; circular motion; relative motion; Newton's laws; friction; work and energy; conservative forces, conservation of energy; linear momentum and conservation, collisions; rotational kinematics; moment of inertia and torque; rotational dynamics; conservation of angular momentum; gravitational force, field and potential energy; planetary motion; temperature and the zeroth law, temperature scales; thermal expansion of solids and liquids; heat and internal energy, specific heat capacities, enthalpy and latent heat, work for ideal gases, first law of thermodynamics; equipartition of energy, mean free path; entropy and the second law, heat engines; entropy changes for reversible and irreversible processes. The module is targeted essentially at Engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students from FOE (i.e. Civil Eng, Environmental Eng, Common Engineering, Mechanical Eng, Bioengineering, Industrial & Systems Eng and Material Science & Eng) with ‘A’ level or H2 pass in Physics; or 'A' level or H2 pass in Physics; or PC1221/PC1221FC/PC1221X & PC1222/PC1222X","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics or students who have passed in PC1141 or PC1142 or PC1433 or PC1431FC or PC1431X are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1431X","ModuleTitle":"Physics IE","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to provide a clear and logical introduction to the concepts and principles of mechanics and thermodynamics, with illustrations based on applications to the real world. Topics covered include motion in one dimension; curvilinear motion; circular motion; relative motion; Newton's laws; friction; work and energy; conservative forces, conservation of energy; linear momentum and conservation, collisions; rotational kinematics; moment of inertia and torque; rotational dynamics; conservation of angular momentum; temperature and the zeroth law, temperature scales; heat and internal energy, specific heat capacities, work for ideal gases, first law of thermodynamics; equipartition of energy, entropy and the second law, heat engines; entropy changes for reversible and irreversible processes. The module is targeted essentially at Engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-1-3","Prerequisite":"Students from FOE (i.e. Civil Eng, Environmental Eng, Common Engineering, Mechanical Eng, Bioengineering, Industrial & Systems Eng and Material Science & Eng) with ‘A’ level or H2 pass in Physics; or 'A' level or H2 pass in Physics","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics. Students must not have passed PC1431 or PC1431FC.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Saturday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-15T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1432","ModuleTitle":"Physics IIE","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fundamental concepts of physics and is illustrated with many practical examples. Topics covered include a) Electricity and magnetism, where the basic concepts of electric and magnetic fields, forces on charged particles, electric potential, electromotive force, work and energy, are described. The properties of basic electrical circuits comprising resistors, inductors and capacitors are discussed, along with analysis of their transient and steady-state behaviour. Understanding the role of Maxwell's equations in electromagnetism is emphasized; b) Waves, introducing properties of waves, including geometric optics, propagation, interference and diffraction, and electromagnetic waves; and c) Quantum physics, where new physics concepts which led to the quantization of energy are introduced, leading to an explanation of atomic transitions, atomic spectra and the physical and the chemical properties of the atom. The uncertainty principle, wave-mechanics and wave particle duality concepts are covered, together with the use of wavefunctions in predicting the behaviour of trapped particles. The module is targeted essentially at Engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students from FOE ( i.e. Computer Eng, Common Engineering, Bioengineering, Industrial & Systems Eng and Material Science & Eng) with ‘A’ level or H2 pass in Physics; or 'A' level or H2 pass in Physics; or PC1221/PC1221FC/PC1221X & PC1222/PC1222X","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics or students who have passed in PC1143 or PC1144 or PC1432X are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Nidhi Sharma"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1432X","ModuleTitle":"Physics IIE","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces fundamental concepts of physics and is illustrated with many practical examples. Topics covered include a) Electricity and magnetism, where the basic concepts of electric and magnetic fields, forces on charged particles, electric potential, electromotive force, work and energy, are described. The properties of basic electrical circuits comprising resistors, inductors and capacitors are discussed, along with analysis of their transient and steady-state behaviour. Understanding the role of Maxwell's equations in electromagnetism is emphasized; b) Waves, introducing properties of waves, including geometric optics, propagation, interference and diffraction, and electromagnetic waves; and c) Quantum physics, where new physics concepts which led to the quantization of energy are introduced, leading to an explanation of atomic transitions, atomic spectra and the physical and the chemical properties of the atom. The uncertainty principle, wave-mechanics and wave particle duality concepts are covered, together with the use of wave functions in predicting the behaviour of trapped particles. The module is targeted essentially at Engineering students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students from FOE ( i.e. Computer Eng, Common Engineering, Bioengineering, Industrial & Systems Eng and Material Science & Eng) with ‘A’ level or H2 pass in Physics; or 'A' level or H2 pass in Physics; or PC1221/PC1221FC/PC1221X & PC1222/PC1222X","Preclusion":"Students majoring in Physics or students who have passed in PC1143 or PC1144 or PC1432 are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Evening","Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-18T13:00+0800","TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Evening","Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1433","ModuleTitle":"Mechanics and Waves","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module consists of two parts. In Part 1, students will be introduced to the concepts and principles of mechanics of rigid bodies and their applications to solve practical problems. The topics to be covered include: force systems, equilibrium, kinematics of particles, kinetic of particles, work and energy, impulse and momentum, kinetics of system of particles, kinematics of rigid bodies, damped and undamped vibrations. In Part 2, students will be introduced to the fundamentals of wave mechanics. General description of wave propagation; types of waves: longitudinal, transverse and circular waves; speed of a travelling wave; propagation of energy and momentum; power and intensity; sound waves, oscillations of a string; light waves; superposition of waves; interference; standing waves, resonant waves; harmonics; resonance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"A Level or H2 Physics. This module is only for ESP students.","Preclusion":"STUDENTS WHO HAVE PASSED EITHER PC1141 OR PC1431 OR PC1431FC OR PC1431X ARE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE THIS MODULE.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC1991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Level 1000 Module","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2130","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Mechanics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a rigorous introduction to quantum mechanics. It covers the following list of topics: Description of quantum systems: Hilbert space; observables, eigenfunctions, the statistical interpretation, the uncertainty relations; pure and mixed states using “density matrices” and the Dirac notation. Two-level systems are discussed as an example, considering Stern-Gerlach interferometer. Then the Schrödinger equation and stationary states are discussed, using the free particle, the square well, barriers and the harmonic oscillator as examples. Furthermore, problems in three dimensions are discussed: spin and orbital angular momentum; the Schrödinger equation in spherical coordinates; the hydrogen atom and the addition of angular momenta","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have either passed (PC1144 or PC1432/PC1432X) and either (MA1505 and MA1506) or (MA1101R and MA1102R) or equivalent.","Preclusion":"Students who have passed PC2130B are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2130B","ModuleTitle":"Applied Quantum Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Introductory aspects of quantum physics. Two state quantum systems. The wave function and Schrodinger equation. Quantum harmonic oscillator; hydrogen atom; spherical harmonics. Atomic spectra. Scattering theory. Applications such as semiconductors, lasers, quantum dots and wires.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-0.5-6","Prerequisite":"Students who passed one of the following modules. PC1144 or PC1432/PC1432X or PC1433","Preclusion":"Students who passed PC2130 cannot take this module.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2131","ModuleTitle":"Electricity & Magnetism I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Among the four fundamental forces in nature, the electromagnetic force has great technological importance and is critical for the understanding of other subjects in science and engineering, such as optics, radiation, chemistry, biology and electrical engineering. This module provides a comprehensive treatment of electromagnetic fields and forces. It covers the following topics: vector analysis, electrostatics, special techniques in electrostatics, magnetostatics, electric and magnetic fields in matter, electromotive force, electromagnetic induction, and Maxwell’s equations. This module is targeted at physics majors and science students in general.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have either passed (PC1143 or PC1432/PC1432X) and either (MA1505 and MA1506) or (MA1101R and MA1102R) or equivalent.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ariando"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2132","ModuleTitle":"Classical Mechanics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to consider the principles of mechanics in a rigorous mathematical framework, and to establish a bridge to the principles of modern physics. The topics to be covered include: kinematics; damped and driven oscillators; energy and angular momentum, conservative forces; twobody and many-body problems, centre-of-mass; central-force motion, inverse square law, orbits, scattering; action principle; Lagrangian mechanics; Hamiltonian mechanics; small-amplitude oscillations, normal modes; rotating rigid bodies; rotating reference frames, centrifugal and Coriolis forces, Foucault's pendulum. A good command of calculus and some basic knowledge of linear algebra are required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have either passed (PC1141 or PC1431) and either (MA1505 and MA1506) or (MA1101R and MA1102R) or equivalent.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Christian Kurtsiefer"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2133","ModuleTitle":"Applied Solid State Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Structure of solids, practical determination of structure, elasticity, phonons and latticevibration; thermal propertire of insulators, free electron gas; semiconductor crystals. Transport properties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC1144 or PC1433.","Preclusion":"Students who have passed PC3235 are not allowed to take PC2133","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2134","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Methods In Physics 2","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Vector analysis, line and surface integrals, divergence theorem and Stokes' theorem, applications to the electromagnetic field. Fourier series and Fourier transform, applications to waves and oscillations. Differential equations for simple physical systems. Ordinary and partial differential equations. Green functions. Special functions associated to physical systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC1143 or PC1144","Preclusion":"Overlap: MA2210, MA3248, PC2211 (old code)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2193","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Physics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive training of both experimental and analytical skills in mechanics, thermal physics, electronics, magnetism, nuclear physics, semiconductors, optics and lasers. In particular, emphasis is placed on the measurement skill that will be required in the industries of semiconductors, optical communications and life sciences. While this module is mainly targeted at physics majors, it is also suitable for science and engineering students who are interested in a career in the above-mentioned industries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-1-3","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed one of these modules PC1141, PC1142, PC1143, PC1144, PC1431, PC1431FC, PC1431X, PC1432/PC1432X or PC1433.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2230","ModuleTitle":"Thermodynamics and Statistical Mechanics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introductory course in statistical and thermal physics, and is a prerequisite to advanced statistical mechanics. The topics to be covered include: mathematical background, laws of thermodynamics, thermodynamics functions, chemical equilibrium and phase transitions, kinetic theory, postulates of statistical mechanics, independent particle approach of statistical mechanics, basic distributions, ideal gases, paramagnetism, equipartition theorem, etc. Science and engineering students with a background knowledge of general physics are the targeted students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"PC1142, PC1144, PC1431, PC1431FC, PC1431X or PC1433 and MA1505 or MA1507","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-11T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2232","ModuleTitle":"Physics for Electrical Engineers","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This 2000 level module is designed to give students an indepth grounding in fundamental aspects of modern physics. The module concentrates on modern optics and quantum mechanics (QM), with a focus on the applications of these two topics in electrical engineering.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0.5-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"EE2011","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2239","ModuleTitle":"Special Problems in Undergrad Physics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module is intended for a small cohort of undergraduates who have a strong aptitude for physics and who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship. The problems will be assigned on a case-by-case basis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"to be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2267","ModuleTitle":"Biophysics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the underlying principles and mechanisms of physics behind life sciences. It incorporates introductory concepts of physics into the phenomena associated with biological functions. The topics to be covered include: biological structures and the relation to biophysics; principles and methods of physics applied to biology; physical aspects of structure and functionalities of biomolecules, physical principles of bioenergy conversion and membrane-bound energy transduction; physical processes of bio-transport, nerves and bioelectricity. The module includes some basic biophysics experiments. It is targeted at both physics and non-physics students who already have basic knowledge in physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"PC1143 or PC1432 or PC1421 or departmental approval","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Garaj, Slaven","Utkur Mirziyodovich Mirsaidov"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Physics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Please note that only 4MCs can be accredited towards major requirements in case that a student undertakes 8MCs for both PC2288 and PC2289.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"To be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"PC1141 or PC1142, and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Please note that only 4MCs can be accredited towards major requirements in case that a student undertakes 8MCs for both PC2288 and PC2289.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"PC1141 or PC1142; and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC2992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3130","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Mechanics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module continues from PC2130 and prepares the student for PC4130. The general algebraic formalism of quantum mechanics is presented (Dirac's bra-ket notation). The ladder-operator treatment of harmonic oscillators is developed. After discussing the algebra of orbital angular momentum and the properties of spherical harmonics, the bound states of the hydrogen atom are studied. The algebraic structure of angular momentum is developed with emphasis on the addition of angular momentum. The properties of systems consisting of identical particles, including permutation symmetry, are studied.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed both (PC2130 or PC2130B) and (MA1505 and MA1506), or students who have passed both PC2130 and PC2174.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3193","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This continuous assessment module is intended to provide training in experimental techniques and analytical skills. Experiments are based on various areas of physics such as spectroscopy, nuclear physics, laser physics, optics and electronics. Some experiments involve the use of research-grade equipment like the electron microscope, the atomic force microscope and the FTIR spectrophotometer. Project-type experiments are also available. The module is targeted at science and engineering students who have a foundation in Level 2 experimental physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-6-1-3","Prerequisite":"PC2193","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3231","ModuleTitle":"Electricity & Magnetism II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This is the sequel to PC2131 Electricity and Magnetism 1, leading to the objective of understanding classical electrodynamics. Most of the examples presented require a certain degree of mathematical manipulation, as compared to a first course in electricity and magnetism. The introduction consists of a revision of the laws of electric and magnetic fields in vacuo and multipole expansion. The properties of fields in dielectric and magnetic materials are discussed in some detail. Following a review of magnetic induction, the formulation of Maxwell's equations is presented. Some important implications are discussed, together with applications of Maxwell's equations to boundary value problems and waveguides. Electromagnetic waves and retarded potentials are introduced, and illustrated with dipolar radiating systems. The course stops short of the relativistic treatment of electrodynamics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2131","Preclusion":"Students who have passed ESP2104 are not allowed to take PC3231.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3232","ModuleTitle":"Nuclear & Particle Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This is an intermediate course in nuclear physics, with an introduction to particle physics. Properties of nuclei, e.g., masses, spins, and moments, are introduced and an introductory discussion of nuclear models is presented, the semi-empirical mass formula, the Fermi gas model, the shell model and some aspects of the collective model are discussed. The energy balances and spin/parity selection rules of alpha, beta and gamma decay processes are discussed in considerable detail. The various types of interaction between radiation and matter are discussed, and an introduction to radiation detectors is given. A discussion of the operational principles and technological aspects of accelerators and an introductory survey of particle physics completes the material covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2130 or PC2130B","Preclusion":"PC3232B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3232B","ModuleTitle":"Applied Nuclear Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module explores elements of nuclear physics and its applications for students who are not physics majors, beginning with a concise introduction to the relevant elements of quantum mechanics. After a discussion of basic nuclear properties (masses, radii, spins, binding energies), elements of nuclear structure are introduced (liquid drop, Fermi gas and Shell model). Then alpha, beta and gamma decays, their selection rules and transition probabilities are discussed. The general properties of nuclear reactions, their conservation laws and energetics and the general features of the different reaction mechanisms are illustrated.The various interactions between radiation and matter are discussed, and an introduction to radiation detectors and technological applications (nuclear medicine, PET, accelerators, fusion, fission) are covered, and lastly the basics of radiation protection are discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC1144 or PC1432/PC1432X or PC2232 or PC2130B","Preclusion":"PC3232","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3233","ModuleTitle":"Atomic & Molecular Physics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the basic concepts and principles of atomic and molecular physics. In particular, the module revolves around the energy level schemes of atoms and molecules which are essential to the interpretation of atomic and molecular spectra. Topics covered include the Dirac model, Lamb shift, hyperfine interaction, spin-orbit coupling schemes, Zeeman effect, central-field model, Born-Oppenheimer approximation, Pauli's exclusion principle, Hund's rules, electronic, vibrational, rotational and rotational-vibrational spectra, selection rules, and Raman scattering. The module is targeted at students who have a foundation in quantum mechanics and an interest in spectroscopy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2130 or PC2130B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3235","ModuleTitle":"Solid State Physics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course in solid state physics. It aims to lay the foundations for students seeking to major in physics as well as students studying in materials science and engineering. The lectures emphasize on the fundamental concepts of condensed matter, covering crystal structure and reciprocal lattice, crystal binding and elastic constants, crystal vibrations and thermal properties, free electron theory and physical properties of metals, electron in periodic potentials, and basic semiconductors. Simple model prediction data and the experimental data from real systems would be compared and discussed to help students develop an intuitive understanding of the subject.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2130 or PC2130B","Preclusion":"EE3406 or PC2133","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Kuok Meng Hau"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3236","ModuleTitle":"Computational Methods in Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module presents basic computational methods useful for physics and science students. The lectures cover: (1) Basic numerical methods - differentiation, integration, interpolation, root-finding and random number generators, (2) Differential equations - finite difference method, shooting method and relaxation method; applications to chaotic dynamics of a driven pendulum, one-dimensional Schr&#246;dinger equation, and fast Fourier transform, (3) Matrices - Gaussian elimination scheme for a system of linear equations, eigenvalues of Hermitian matrices; Hartree-Fock approximation, (4) Monte Carlo simulations - sampling and integration; random walk and simulation of diffusion equation, stochastic differential equation, Brownian dynamics; variational Monte Carlo simulation; Metropolis algorithm and Ising model, and (5) Finite element methods - basic concepts; applications to the Poisson equation in electrostatics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed MA1505 and MA1506, or PC2174 or equivalent.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3238","ModuleTitle":"Fluid Dynamics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces physics students to the fundamental aspects of fluid dynamics. The Navier-Stokes equations are derived from first principles. After a discussion of the various versions of Bernoulli's equation and the concept of vorticity, the study of fluid flows starts with the potential flows, with an application to the theory of airfoils. The theory of irrotational water waves is then presented to illustrate dispersive wave propagation and the hyperbolic tendency to form shocks. The balance of these two tendencies produces soliton solutions. The concept of flow similarity is applied to the study of boundary layer. The phenomenon of boundary layer separation is discussed. The concept of hydrodynamic instability is illustrated with the Rayleigh-Benard convection problem. The chaotic dynamics of the related Lorenz equation is then presented. A brief introduction to turbulence closes the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC2174 or (MA1505 and MA1506) or PC3236 or equivalent.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3239","ModuleTitle":"Special Problems in Undergrad Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module is intended for a small cohort of undergraduates who have a strong aptitude for physics and who have demonstrated outstanding scholarship. The problems will be assigned on a case-by-case basis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"To be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3241","ModuleTitle":"Solid State Devices","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to solid state devices. The topics covered include: introduction to semiconductors, charge carrier concentrations, drift of carriers in electric and magnetic fields, diffusion and recombination of excess carriers, p-n junction physics, junction diodes, tunnel diodes, photodiodes, light emitting diodes, bipolar junction transistors, junction field effect transistors (JFET), metal-semiconductor contacts metal-insulator-semiconductor interfaces, basic MOSFET.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2131 or PC2231 or PC3235 or MLE2104 or PC2133 or EE2005.","Preclusion":"EE2004","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3242","ModuleTitle":"Physics of Semiconductor Processing","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module discusses the physics of material processing techniques in semiconductor industry, in particular diffusion, ion implantation, oxidation/dielectric layers, epitaxy, thin film deposition and characterization, lithography and etching. The limitation and future development of current microelectronic technology, processing and application of nano-structured materials, as well as opto-electronic device fabrication will also be discussed. This module is designed for physics and materials science students who are interested in working in semiconductor manufacturing and related areas.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PC2131 or PC3235 or MLE2104 or PC2133 or EE2005","Preclusion":"EE4411","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3243","ModuleTitle":"Photonics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a first course on photonics that combines fundamentals with important applications, and is targeted at students interested in modern optical technology. The course covers planar dielectric waveguides, basics of optical fibre communication, optical properties of crystals and semiconductors, interband transitions and radiative recombination, semiconductor detectors, stimulated emission and population inversion, diode laser threshold and output power, argon and YAG lasers, Q-switching and mode-locking, electro-optics modulators and flat panel displays. The course strives to maintain succinctness in physical meaning and simplicity in approach with generous allotment of numerical examples to help in understanding the equations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2131 or PC2231 or PC3130 or PC3241 or PC3235 or PC2133 or EE2005","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3246","ModuleTitle":"Nuclear Astrophysics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the physics of stars and the closely related processes of nucleosynthesis. A brief review of basic astronomy and an introduction to the relevant nuclear physics is given, followed by a discussion of the big bang cosmology. Then important elements of the structure of stars are discussed, including: heat transfer in stars, thermo-nuclear fusion in stars, stellar structures and star life-cycles. We will discuss nucleosynthesis via quiescent burning, and the various processes that lead to the production of heavy (A&gt;60) elements. The module ends with an introduction to very recent developments, e.g. gamma and neutrino astronomy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2130 or PC2132","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3247","ModuleTitle":"Modern Optics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to establish the interconnectedness of knowledge between principles of optics and modern sciences/technologies and identify the applications in our daily life. It covers wave properties, refraction and dispersion, interference, Michelson interferometer, Fabry-Perot cavity and optical resonator, interference filter, Fraunhofer and Fresnel diffraction, resolution limit, Fourier transformation, holography; polarisation, birefringence and wave plates, light absorption and emission, lasers. This module is targeted at physics and non-physics students, who are interested in principles of modern optics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC2131 or EE2005","Preclusion":"PC2231","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3251","ModuleTitle":"Nanophysics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The changes to physical properties (electronic, optical and magnetic) due to formation of structures at the nanoscale will be the main emphasis of this module. Properties differing from the bulk due either to an increase in surface area/volume ratio or quantum confinement will be studied in structures ranging from quantum wells, wires and dots to self-assembled mono-layers and heterostructure formation. The kinetics and thermodynamics driving the formation of these nanostructured surfaces and interfaces will be discussed. The module will also highlight current and potential applications of these nanoscale systems. Examples of materials systems will include metals, oxides, III-V, II-VI, CNT, SiC and SiGe systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"SP2251","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3267","ModuleTitle":"Biophysics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce the principles and approaches of physics in the area of molecular biophysics. It includes molecular complexes of biomolecules; physical and symmetrical relationships between biomolecules; physical and structural characteristics of proteins and amino acids; symmetric and statistical descriptions of nucleic acids; first law and second law of thermodynamics in biological systems; bonding and non-bonding potentials, and stabilizing interactions in biomacromolecules, and the correlation to macromolecular structures; molecular mechanics in biological systems; bio soft condensed materials, bio-membrane and biomembrane structure, principles of molecular self assembly of biomolecules. There is a lab component included in this module. This module is targeted at both physics and non-physics students who already have basic knowledge in physics and life sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC2131 or PC2267 or EE2011 or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3274","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Methods in Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces important mathematical methods for the solution of a variety of mathematical problems in science. The material is also fundamental to many areas of applied mathematics and theoretical physics. The following topics are covered: complex analysis and contour integration, Fourier and Laplace transforms, Green’s functions, distributions, curvilinear coordinates and elements of tensor analysis, elements of group theory, calculus of variations, and their applications in physics. This module is targeted at students who already have a basic knowledge of vector calculus and differential equations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either MA1505 and MA1506 or equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Edward Teo"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Physics I","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Please note also that only 4MCs can be accredited towards major requirements in case that a student undertakes 8MCs for both PC3288 and PC3289.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"To be designed on consultation","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3294","ModuleTitle":"Radiation Laboratory","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module provides hands-on experience with modern detectors, electronics, data acquisition systems, radiation sources and other nuclear physics equipment that forms the basis for the applications of nuclear physics to medical physics, radiation protection and other fields. The module will be restricted to the students in the Medical Physics minor.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-6-0","Prerequisite":"PC3232 or PC3232B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Physics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Physics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Physics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Physics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC3992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4130","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Mechanics III","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of module PC3130. It is targeted at physics majors. The algebraic structure of angular momentum is developed with an emphasis on the addition of two angular momenta. The properties of systems consisting of identical particles are studied. The last part of the module focuses on time-dependent perturbation calculus and scattering theory. The module is mainly targeted at physics majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3130","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gong Jiangbin"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"12","Prerequisite":"For Cohort 2011 and before- At least an overall CAP of 3.50, on fulfillment of 100 MC or more; and major requirements under the B.Sc. programme. For Cohort 2012 and after- At least one major at B.Sc./B.Appl.Sc. level; and minimum overall CAP of 3.20 on completion of 100 MCs or more.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4199R","ModuleTitle":"Integrated B.ENG./B.SC. (Hons) Dissertation","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"16","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4232","ModuleTitle":"Cosmology","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The topics covered include galaxies, cosmology, cosmological parameters, large scale structures of the universe, dark matter and dark energy, negative energies, cosmic microwave background, baryon genesis, big bang, inflation, open and closed universe, gamma ray burst (standard candles), cosmic acceleration.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3246 or PC4248 or PC3274","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4236","ModuleTitle":"Computational Condensed Matter Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Computation is playing an increasingly important role in materials discovery. This module introduces the basic concepts and provides an overview of methods in modern computational condensed matter physics. Major topics to be covered include a brief review on empirical and semi-empirical approaches in electronic structure calculation, density functional theory, methods for solving the Kohn-Sham equation, applications to different types of materials, modelling effects of external fields and transport property. The module is suitable for upper level undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in computer modelling and simulation in condensed matter physics and materials science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PC3235 and PC3236","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4240","ModuleTitle":"Solid State Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to elements of the physics of crystalline solids. Topics covered include: energy bands of the nearly free electron model, tight binding method, Fermi surfaces and their experimental determination, plasmons, polaritons and polarons, optical processes and excitons. We will also cover superconductivity, dielectrics and ferroelectrics, diamagnetism, paramagnetism, ferromagnetism and antiferromagnetism, and magnetic resonance. This module is targeted at physics majors, and is useful for science and engineering students who already have background knowledge of solid state physics on par with PC3235 Solid State Physics I.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3235 or equivalent","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4241","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Mechanics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the fundamentals of statistical mechanics. Starting with the classical and quantum postulates, the three ensembles of Gibbs are derived. The statistical interpretation of thermodynamics then follows. The thermodynamic quantities are obtained in terms of the number of states, partition and grand partition functions. Applications to independent electron systems, with and without magnetic field, and Bose-Einstein condensation are given. The course ends with a brief introduction to phase transitions. This module is targeted at physics students with at least one year of thermal physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC2230 or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Englert Berthold-Georg"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4242","ModuleTitle":"Electrodynamics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the fundamentals of classical electrodynamics in depth. It covers: (1) Relativistic formulation of the EM field: four-vectors and tensors, four-vector potential, field strength tensor, energy-momentum vector, covariance of electrodynamics. (2) Radiation by a point charge: Retarded potential, Lienard-Wiechert potentials, radiation reaction and the Abraham-Lorentz formula, Larmor's formula for radiated power and its relativistic generation, angular distribution pattern, Cherenkov radiation in a dielectric medium, Bremsstrahlung. (3) Simple radiating systems: Multipole expansion of the EM fields, energy and angular momentum of multipole radiation, angular distribution, multipole radiation sources and linear antenna, and (4) Scattering and diffraction: Kirchoff's integral, diffraction by a small aperture, Thomson and Rayleigh scattering, scattering by a conducting sphere. A good mathematical foundation is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3231","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4243","ModuleTitle":"Atomic & Molecular Physics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with a background to the important developments in atomic physics over the last 30 years that have now become standard techniques utilized in many laboratories around the world. The lectures provide a detailed description of the interaction of atoms with electromagnetic fields and apply this analysis to a number of applications such as laser spectroscopy, laser cooling, and magnetic and optical trapping. The course will provide students with a comprehensive background to the tools of modern atomic physics. Syllabus in detail includes atomic structure, the interaction of atoms with electromagnetic fields, absorption spectroscopy, sub Doppler spectroscopy, Zeeman slowing, Doppler and sub Doppler cooling, two photon Raman transitions, magnet and optical trapping techniques.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3233","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4245","ModuleTitle":"Particle Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course on the fundamental constituents of matter and their basic interactions; important concepts and principles, recent important experiments, underlying theoretical tools and calculation techniques in elementary particles physics will be expounded. The topics covered are: basic properties of elementary particles and the standard model, relativistic kinematics; symmetries: isospin and SU(3), quark model; parity and CP violation; Feynman diagrams and rules; quantum electrodynamics; cross sections and lifetimes: deep inelastic scattering; and introductory gauge theories and unified models. This module is mainly targeted at physics majors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3232 or PC4130","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4246","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Optics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to the quantum description of the electromagnetic field, with a special focus on phenomena at optical frequencies; in short, “quantum optics”. It starts with two introductory chapters: a concise reminder of important facts and devices of classical optics; and a presentation of typical quantum phenomena that have been observed with light (entanglement, violation of Bell's inequalities, teleportation…). The core of the module is the canonical quantization of the electromagnetic field and the introduction of the corresponding vector space (“Fock space”) and field operators. Then, we present the main families of states (number, thermal, coherent, squeezed) and the most typical measurement techniques (photo-detection, homodyne measurement, first- and second-order coherence, Hong-Ou-\\Mandel bunching). The statistical nature of light fields is highlighted. Finally, we present the basic case studies of photon-atom interactions in the full quantum approach: cavity quantum electrodynamics (Janyes-Cummings model), spontaneous decay (Wigner-Weisskopf approach).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3130 or PC3243","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4248","ModuleTitle":"Relativity","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the theories of special and general relativity. The topics covered are: relativistic kinematics and Lorentz transformations, the concept of spacetime, relativistic mechanics, homogeneous and inhomogeneous Lorentz groups; general tensor analysis, the Riemann tensor, the gravitational field equation, the Schwarzschild solution and experimental tests of general relativity. While this module is mainly targeted at physics majors, it is also suitable for science students with a strong mathematical foundation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3234 or PC3274 or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Hong Chong Ming, Kenneth"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4253","ModuleTitle":"Thin Film Technology","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The scope of the course embraces the basic principles of thin-film deposition techniques such as chemical vapor deposition and physical vapor deposition as well as their applications in the microelectronics industry. The basic principles include vacuum technology, gas kinetics, adsorption, surface diffusion and nucleation. These are the fundamental features which determine the film growth and the ultimate film properties. Common thin-film characterization methods which measure film composition and structure as well as mechanical and electrical properties are also covered. This course is for senior physics students with an interest in pursuing a career in industry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3235 or PC3241 or PC3242","Preclusion":"EEE or CPE or CEG or MLE5201 students are not allowed to take this module.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4259","ModuleTitle":"Surface Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to surface physics, its techniques and applications. The topics include: surface tension, surface crystallography, surface physical processes such as relaxation, reconstruction and defects, surface chemical properties, surface segregation, surface electronic structures including surface states, band bending, dipole layer, work function, core-level-shifts, Fermi level pining, plasmon, and surface vibrational properties. Experimental techniques, such as LEED, RHEED, XAS, SEXAFS, XPS, UPS, AES, SIMS and EELS, will be also addressed with examples and applications. This module is targeted at physics or materials science students, who have a basic knowledge of quantum mechanics and solid state physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed one of these modules: PC3130, PC3242, EE2004, EE3431C or EE2143","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wang Xuesen"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4262","ModuleTitle":"Remote Sensing","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the physics behind the chain of events that leads to the acquisition of remote sensing images. Topics covered include: satellite orbital dynamics, radiometry, scattering of EM waves, radiative transfer in the atmosphere, ocean and vegetation canopy, various types of sensors, and examples of remote sensing applications. Skills in image processing and analysis of remote sensing images will be gained through project works. This module is targeted at students who are interested in applying physics to real-life situations. The students should already have a basic knowledge of physics and mathematical methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3231","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4264","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Solid State Devices","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This course is a follow-up of PC3241 Solid State Devices and is designed for those intending to join the semiconductor industry. The course is intended to give the students an understanding of the physics behind selected devices and that of some of their fabrication technologies. Devices examined are: MOSC & MOSFET, CCD, majority carrier diodes, transferred electron devices, non-volatile memory devices, thyristors and heterojunction devices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC3241","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4267","ModuleTitle":"Biophysics III","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the principles of statistics in relation to biophysics and bio soft materials. It focuses on: modeling of biomacromolecular structure and statistical complexities; molecular mechanics of biomolecules; statistical models for structural transitions in biopolymers, statistical physical description of structural transitions in macromolecules, simulation of macromolecular structure, structural transitions in polypeptides and proteins; coil-helix transitions; prediction of protein secondary and tertiary structures; statistics of structural transitions in polynucleotides and DNA; modeling of non-regular structures of biomacromolecules. This module is targeted at both physics and non-physics students who already have basic knowledge in physics, thermodynamics and molecular biology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-2-3","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC3267 or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Johan R C Van Der Maarel"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4274","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Methods in Physics III","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces advanced mathematical methods that are essential in many areas of theoretical physics. The topics covered are: tensor analysis, applications to classical mechanics, electrodynamics, and relativity; differentiable manifolds, curved manifolds, tangent and dual spaces, calculus of differential forms, Stokes' theorem, and applications to electromagnetic theory; symmetries of manifolds, Lie derivatives and Lie groups, and their physical applications. The module is targeted at students who wish to study theoretical physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed PC3274","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC4992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module In Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The main purpose of this module is to help graduate students to improve their presentation skills and to participate in scientific seminars/exchanges in a professional manner. The activities of this module include giving presentations during the lecture hours and attending seminars organised by the Department. Students are also required to write summaries of some departmental seminars attended. The grade of this module will be \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" based on student's talk presentations, participation of seminars and the summary writing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Quantum Mechanics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to advanced topics in quantum theory. Topics include applications in many-body systems; Scattering theory; Approximation methods and their applications. General description of relativistic equations and their solutions; Interaction with electromagnetic fields; Path integral formulation of quantum mechanics. This module is targeted at all students undertaking graduate studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed PC4130 or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5202","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Statistical Mechanics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module presents an introduction to phase transitions and fluctuations. For phase transitions, the course starts with the treatment of Landau and mean field. Exact Ising model results are then discussed. Critical exponents are introduced and their relations obtained using the scaling hypothesis and Kadanoff's scheme. Real space renormalization is then used to show how the critical exponents can be calculated. For fluctuations, Langevin, Fokker-Planck equations will be used. Time dependence and fluctuation dissipation theorem then follow. Brownian motion will be used as an example. This module is targeted at physics graduate students with at least one year of statistical mechanics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed PC4241 or departmental approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5203","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Solid State Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to give graduate students additional training in the foundations of solid state physics and is intended to prepare them for research work and other graduate coursework modules. Topics to be covered include: translational symmetry and Bloch's theorem, rotational symmetry and group representation, electron-electron interaction and Hartree-Fock equations, APW, OPW, pseudopotential and LCAO schemes of energy band calculations, Boltzmann equation and thermoelectric phenomena, optical properties of semiconductors, insulators and metals, origin of ferromagnetism, models of Heisenberg, Stoner and Hubbard, Kondo effect. Students are expected to read from a range of recommended and reference texts, and will be given an opportunity to present their reading as part of the regular lessons.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed both PC4130 and PC4240, or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5204","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics In Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module presents special selected topics of current interest. For this academic year, the module aims to introduce novel magnetic phenomena in solids with emphasis on physics and applications of spin based electronics or spintronics. The topics covered include general introduction to magnetism, exchange interactions in magnetic solids, band structure, half metals, dilute magnetic semiconductors, spin dependent electrical transport, spin polarization & detection, magneto transport in multilayers, oxides & magnetic semiconductors, magnetic nanostructures and spin injection across various interfaces. Other spin dependent phenomena such as magneto caloric, magneto elastic, magneto impedance and magnetic resonance effects will also be discussed. Application of spintronics in novel devices including GMR read heads, MRAM, spinFET, spin transistor, magnetic sensors for strain & bio-molecule detection will be illustrated. This module is targeted at postgraduate students of physics, engineering and materials science who have basic knowledge in magnetism and solid state physics/devices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC4130 or PC4201 (old code), or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ramanathan Mahendiran"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5204B","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Physics: Analytic Approximations","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module covers advanced mathematical methods for obtaining approximate analytical solutions to physical problems. It is designed to help graduate students build the skills necessary to analyse equations, integrals, and series that they encounter in their research. Topics include local analysis of differential equations, asymptotic expansion of integrals, and summation of series.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-5-1","Prerequisite":"PC3274 or PC4274 or department approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5205","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Surface Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Selected topics from the following will be covered: introduction to surfaces in ultrahigh vacuum; thermodynamic and statistical properties of clean surfaces; interactions between light/ion/electron beams with surface and the surface analysis techniques derived from (including XPS, UPS, IR/Raman, RBS, SIMS, Auger, STM/AFM etc.); electronic, magnetic and optical properties at the surface; surface science in thin films, nanostructures and biomaterials; adsorption phenomena at surfaces; surface processes on nucleation and epitaxial growth; catalysis etc. There are laboratory sessions in this module which contains practice on XPS, SIMS, STM/AFM and IR. This module is targeted at physics, chemistry, materials science and engineering students who already have a basic knowledge of solid-state physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC4223 or PC4259 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5206","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Quantum Field Theory","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module for students of theoretical physics. The topics covered are: Second quantization and path integral formulation of quantum field theory, Feynman rules for scalar, spinor, and vector fields, renormalization and symmetry, renormalization group, and connection with condensed matter physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC4130/PC4201, PC5201, or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5207","ModuleTitle":"Topics In Optical Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to provide a comprehensive understanding on the principles of nonlinear optics. The module is targeted at postgraduate students who have acquired a background in optics, and who are involved in optics-related studies and research. The module presents the principles of nonlinear optics and photonics devices, which includes: nonlinear optical susceptibility, wave propagation in nonlinear media; sum and difference frequency generation, parametric amplification and oscillation, photonic crystals; phase conjugation, optical-induced birefringence, self-focusing, nonlinear optical absorption, photonic devices; ultrafast laser.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC4258 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5209","ModuleTitle":"Accelerator Based Materials Characterisation","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The course gives an introduction to the physics of ion beam analysis. After a general introduction, inter-atomic potentials, cross sections and stopping powers are discussed, and the theory of the stopping process is developed based on the Thomas-Fermi statistical atom. Accelerators and other instrumentation are introduced, and a range of analytical techniques is discussed in detail: Rutherford Backscattering (RBS), Proton Induced X-ray Emission (PIXE), Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA), Nuclear Reaction Analysis NRA, and Accelerator Mass Spectrometry (AMS). Finally, the more specialised fields of Nuclear Microscopy and Synchrotron radiation are discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either one of these modules. PC4244, PC4212, PC4261, or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chan Taw Kuei"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5210","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Dynamics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to understand Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, and basic ideas of nonlinear dynamics and chaos. Topics discussed are: variational principle and Lagrangian mechanics, Hamiltonian mechanics, the Hamiltonian formulation of relativistic mechanics, symplectic approach to canonical transformation, Poisson brackets and other canonical invariants, Liouville theorem, the Hamilton-Jacobi equation, Hamilton's characteristic function, action-angle variables, integrable systems, transition from a discrete to continuous system, relativistic field theory, Noether's theorem, Lie groups and group actions, Poisson manifolds, Hamiltonian vector fields, properties of the Hamiltonian fields, conservative chaos, the Poincare surface of section, KAM theorem, Poincare-Birkhoff theorem, Lyapunov exponents, global chaos, effects of double dissipation and fractals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed both PC3274 and PC4130, or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5212","ModuleTitle":"Physics of Nanostructures","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an introduction to the scientific foundations of the function, fabrication and characterization of nano-structured materials and nano-devices. The topics covered are: reviews of quantum mechanics in reduced dimensions and solid state physics, common techniques for nano-structure fabrication and characterization, transport in low-D systems, optoelectronics of nanostructures, nanotubes and nanowires, clusters and nano-crystallites, molecular electronics, magnetic nano-structures. This module is designed for postgraduate students who are interested in nanoscience and nanotechnology research and applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.5-0.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed one of these modules. PC4130, PC4240, PC4201 (old code), PC4214 (old code), or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5213","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Biophysics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on theories and techniques used in some important areas of biophysics and life sciences. The topics covered are: quantum mechanical approach of light and transition; absorption spectroscopy; linear and circular dichroism of biological molecules; emission spectroscopy, fluorescence spectroscopy and applications to biomacromolecules; NMR; equilibria of macromolecular solutions; biomembrane structure and transport of macromolecules and transport across biomembranes; kinetics and techniques of protein crystallization; biomineralization/demineralization in human body. This module also includes a lab component. This module is targeted at both physics and non-physics students who already have a basic knowledge in physics, thermodynamics and molecular biology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"Students who have passed either PC4267 or PC4268, or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5214","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Experimental Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"This module provides experimental knowledge on techniques used in modern optical and atomic physics. The focus is on practical implementation of optical measurement methods, and the corresponding technology. Areas covered are practical photodetection, lock-in signal recovery, simple feedback systems, FPI cavities, optical thin films, basic vacuum systems, manipulation of cold atoms, and aspects of working at low temperatures (below 77K). The module will have a strong focus in practical techniques, targeting students who intend to work in the area of atomic, molecular, ion and optical or cryogenic physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-2-1-5","Prerequisite":"A basic background in optics is recommended","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5215","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Recipes With Applications","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"Covers computational techniques for the solution of problems arising in physics and engineering, with an emphasis on molecular simulation and modelling. Topics will be from the text, “Numerical Recipes”, Press et al, supplemented with examples in materials and condensed matter physics. This course insures that graduate students intending to do research in computational physics will have sufficient background in computational methods and programming experience.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-1-1-4","Prerequisite":"PC3236 or departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5228","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Information and Computation","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide an introduction to the physics and mathematics of quantum information in general and quantum computation in particular. In addition to physics majors, the course addresses students with a good background in discrete mathematics or computer science.The following topics will be covered: (1) Introduction: a brief review of basic notions of information science (Shannon entropy, channel capacity) and of basic quantum kinematics with emphasis on the description of multi-qubit systems and their discrete dynamics. (2) Quantum information: Entanglement and its numerical measures, separability of multi-partite states, quantum channels, standard protocols for quantum cryptography and entanglement purification, physical implementations. And (3) Quantum computation: single-qubit gates, two-qubit gates and their physical realization in optical networks, ion traps, quantum dots, Universality theorem, quantum networks and their design, simple quantum algorithms (Jozsa-Deutsch decision algorithm, Grover search algorithm, Shor factorization algorithm).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"PC4130 or Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Matsukevich, Dzmitry"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5247","ModuleTitle":"Photonics II","Department":"Physics","ModuleDescription":"The module is intended to provide detailed treatment of the principles of lasers and working knowledge of major optical techniques used in manipulating laser spatial mode properties and their temporal and spectral characteristics. The topics being covered include laser beams, laser theory, laser survey, modulation techniques, non-linear optics, and fiber optics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-0-2-2","Prerequisite":"PC3247: Modern Optics, or equivalent.","Corequisite":"Familiar with electromagnetism (including Maxwell’s equations), and with the mathematics of differential equations, complex number, basic Fourier transform theory.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wenhui Li"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5288","ModuleTitle":"M.sc Coursework Thesis For Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"12","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PC5289","ModuleTitle":"M.sc.(coursework) Thesis For Applied Physics","Department":"Physics","ModuleCredit":"16","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF1101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Project Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the fundamental concepts of project management, identifying nine broad project management knowledge areas. Students are given an introduction to theories relating to the management of project scope, time, cost, risk, quality, human resources, communications and procurement. The overall intergration of these eight knowledge areas and the management of externalities as the ninth project management knowledge area is also emphasised.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF1102","ModuleTitle":"Visualisation in Design and Technology","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles and practice of construction for a building through a detailed examination of key building elements. It places emphasis on the detailing of these elements, and encompasses the functional, structural, construction and other issues influencing building forms. Students will acquire skills in the interpretation of building drawings and drafting of construction details. Basic principles of computer aided drafting are covered and software tools for improving visualisation are introduced.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF1103","ModuleTitle":"IT and BIM for Projects","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide an overview of the evolving theoretical concepts of information and communication technologies, building information modelling, and their applications in projects. The major topics covered are: the role of IT and BIM in the built environment, computer-integration of IT and BIM, process re-engineering by IT and BIM, IT and BIM systems, security and trust, information standardisation, and virtual reality and artificial intelligence.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF1104","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Science for Building","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the basic science relating to projects in the context of sustainable development, with a focus on the elements of the scientific principles relevant to buildings. The major topics include external and climatic effects such as various forms of pollution, humidity and condensation, heat transfer, comfort conditions, comfort zones and indices, air movement, Sick Building Syndrome and solar radiation; lighting such as daylighting and artificial lighting; and building acoustics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF1105","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Facilities Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the design, planning, equipping, maintenance, protection, assessment, benchmarking and effective management of different types of real assets. It explores the principles that underpin sustainable facilities management and the perspectives of stakeholders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2101","ModuleTitle":"Project and Facilities Management Law","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles relating to the law, the legal system, the law of contract, the law of torts, the role of statutory laws, and relevant aspects of land law and copyright. The module also provides students with an awareness of civil proceedings and dispute resolution.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2103","ModuleTitle":"Measurement (Building Works)","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles for the measurement of work items on projects with special focus on building works. It also covers the writing of specifications for such items. It develops students' skills in conventional and e-measurement of building works covering foundations, frame, building envelope, fenestration and architectural finishes. Students are recommended to take PF1102 Visualisation in Design and Technology before taking this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2105","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the basic principles relating to scientific modes of inquiry and research methodologies. It also covers the fundamental quantitative tools that are needed to undertake research in project and facilities management. Major topics include principles of modelling, operations research, systems dynamics, decision analysis, risk analysis and sensitivity analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"Students who have read research methodology.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2106","ModuleTitle":"Project & Facilities Communication Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Communication management is a knowledge area in project and facilities management. This module covers the communication skills required in project and facilities management. Topics include managing and communicating with internal and external stakeholders, the forms of communication, project documentation, and orders and reports.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yeoh Teng Kwong"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2107","ModuleTitle":"Construction Technology","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the evaluation, selection and performance of specialised advanced construction technology for tall buildings with emphasis on the integration of construction systems. Themajor topics are: deep foundation systems, proprietary wall and floor systems, advanced formwork and scaffolding technology, precast andprestressed concrete construction, envelope systems, and roof construction. Also covered are the basic principles relating to the selection, operation and integration of specialised equipment for construction work, and the fundamentals of site surveying, setting out and alignment systems for high-rise buildings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2108","ModuleTitle":"Project Cost Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the basic principles relating to estimating of items of the work to be undertaken on projects, and tendering. Major topics are quantitative techniques in cost analysis, cost planning, approximate estimating and tendering procedures. The principles governing the pricing of items and building up rates for items of work are also covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2201","ModuleTitle":"Scope and Design Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles relating to managing the designprocess and forming the project scope. Major topics are consideration and assessment of clients; requirements, selection of projects, formulationof project brief, the role of design as well as the deisgner in projects, design for value, integrated designs, and design evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2203","ModuleTitle":"Quality and Productivity Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module enables students to develop knowledge of the role of management in improving quality andproductivity in projects and within firms. Major topics covered include managementprinciples, models and tools that have the potential to improve the level of quality and productivity at the project and corporate levels.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2204","ModuleTitle":"Project Development and Finance","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the process of developing a project from its inception to its commissioning, and the financing of projects. It provides students with an understanding of the economic and social aspects and implications of how properties and infrastructure are developed and managed. The topics include: land use planning process, property development process, and roles of governments and parties involved in the built environment. The module also covers the fundamental issues relating to capital budgeting, use of projects as investment instruments, project feasibility studies, cash flows, investment criteria, cost of capital, and how various types of projects are financed. Other key topics include","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2304","ModuleTitle":"Operations and Maintenance Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the fundamental principles of operations and maintenance of facilities such as organization of O&M team, O&M planning, execution and management, O&M of Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems and O&M management systems","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2401","ModuleTitle":"Environmental Management","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["George Ofori (Building)"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2501","ModuleTitle":"Structural Systems","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the principles underlying the factors which influence the performance and stability of buildings through coverage of the forces and stresses in the structural components of buildings, and the characteristics of basic structural materials. The major topics covered include: concepts of forces, moments and equilibrium; properties of common structural materials; basic structural design of steel and reinforced concrete elements. Also covered are temporary works and structures, and foundations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"Students from Civil Engineering and students who passed BU2484.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2502","ModuleTitle":"Development Technology and Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the management of technology relating to development projects to meet regulatory requirements, and prevailing buildability and quality standards. The topics include preliminary works, substructures, structural systems, functional elements for reinforced concrete and structural steel buildings, and external works. Emphasis is put on the management of development technology for projects to ensure that appropriate decisions and processes adopted fulfil the requirements specified in the Factories (Building Operations and Works of Engineering Construction) Regulations, Building Control Regulations, Buildable Design Appraisal System, Construction Quality Assessment System and other relevant codes of practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2503","ModuleTitle":"M&E Engineering Systems","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the mechanical and electrical systems in modern facilities, with special focus on a building. It considers the principles and design of major systems such as: heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, power generation and distribution, vertical and horizontal transportation systems, fire fighting systems, and communication and security systems. This module also covers the engineering principles and key factors influencing the thermal environments and quantification of these factors, functional requirements of utilities, and the design of systems to local codes. Students are recommended to take PF1104 Environmental Science for Building before taking this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"PF2104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF2504","ModuleTitle":"Materials Technology","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the properties, characteristics, selection, specfication, assembly and inter-relationship of materials utilised in modern facilities, focusing on construction materials. Major topics are materials suitable for application in relation to weather resistance, stability, durability, damp prevention, insulation, energy conservation and fire protection. Principles relating to the weathering and corrosion of materials, especially building materials, are also covered. The coverage includes practical tests to evaluate the behaviour of selected materials under various conditions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3101","ModuleTitle":"Project Scheduling and Control","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of operations management as it applies to projects. It considers the application of various management tools to the solutionof problems in the planning and control of projects. Major topics are project planning and scheduling, resource management, and project control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3102","ModuleTitle":"Facilities Planning and Design","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of planning and designing of facilities such as space allocation, planning and implementation. The topics include: space projections, date inventories, space allocation; computer-aided facilities design and drafting; selection of systems, phased implementation, and facilities management organisation; and computer-aided facilities management including planning, implementation and vendor evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3103","ModuleTitle":"Project Management Law","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles relating to the various legal relationships in a project; laws relevant to procurement, contract administration, termination and insolvency; and professional negligence and concurrent liability. Students are recommended to take PF2101 Project and Facilities Management Law before taking this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"PF2101 Project Management Law I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3201","ModuleTitle":"Measurement (Specialist Works)","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module develops further the students' skills in the measurement of items of work on projects, with a special focus on the quantification of specialist building works. Major topics are measurement of fluid flow systems, specialist and civil engineering construction works and building services.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PF2503 M&E Engineering Systems (AY2014/15 intake and after)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3204","ModuleTitle":"Project Risk Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with knowledge of the principles of risk management which include the common analysis techniques, and their application to projects. The major topics are: types and sources of project risks; risks affecting budgeting decisions and cost estimates; risk management cycle; risk analysis techniques; and risk allocation arrangements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3205","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Measurement","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This modules covers the more advanced aspects of building measurement found in projects including the use of IT in integrating measurement works and project management. Topics include measurement of deep excavation, substructures, underpinning, structures, additions and alterations and complex building forms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-8-0","Prerequisite":"PF2102 (existing code) / PF2501 (new code) Structural Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3206","ModuleTitle":"Project Scheduling and Control","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of operations management as it applies to projects. It considers the application of various management tools to the solutionof problems in the planning and control of projects. Major topics are project planning and scheduling, resource management, and project control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"PF3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3207","ModuleTitle":"Project Management Law","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles relating to the various legal relationships in a project; laws relevant to procurement, contract administration, termination and insolvency; and professional negligence and concurrent liability. Students are recommended to take PF2101 Project and Facilities Management Law before taking this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3301","ModuleTitle":"Maintainability of Facilities","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the maintainability issues of various categories of facilities under tropical conditions, focusing on buildings. It aims to improve the standard and quality of design, construction and maintenance practices so as to produce efficient buildings that require minimal maintenance. The module examines the durability, sustainability and maintainability of various materials and components to set benchmarks for the selection of materials, components and systems for better maintainability. The basic principles involved in building pathology-diagnosis and repair are covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3302","ModuleTitle":"Energy Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the essential principles of energy management in the operation of facilities with special emphasis on the operation of buildings. The major topics include: quantitative energy analysis, prediction, simulation and relevant codes of practice. Students are given experience in the real time application of computers in energy monitoring and auditing. Other topics are: energy benchmarking, energy market policy and procurement.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PF2104 (existing code) / PF2503 (new code) M&E Engineering Systems; PF2503 M&E Engineering Systems (AY2014/15 intake and after)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3303","ModuleTitle":"Intelligent Facilities","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the mechanical and electrical systems in modern facilities, with special focus on a building. It considers the principles and design of major systems such as: heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, power generation and distribution, vertical and horizontal transportation systems, firefighting systems, and communication and security systems. This module also covers the engineering principles and key factors influencing the thermal environments and quantification of these factors, functional requirements of utilities, and the design of systems to local codes. Students are recommended to take PF2503(existing code) / PF2503 (new code) M&E Engineering Systems before taking this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PF2104 M&E Engineering Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3304","ModuleTitle":"Facilities Management Law","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles relating to the various legal aspects and laws required to operate and manage facilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3305","ModuleTitle":"Facilities Planning and Design","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of planning and designing of facilities such as space allocation, planning and implementation. The topics include: space projections, date inventories, space allocation; computer-aided facilities design and drafting; selection of systems, phased implementation, and facilities management organisation; and computer-aided facilities management including planning, implementation and vendor evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PF2501 Structural Systems","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3401","ModuleTitle":"Practical Training Scheme","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The intent of the module is to enable students to apply the knowledge gained from academic studies to practical situations in the relevant local or foreign industry. There are also opportunities for students to be employed on funded research projects undertaken by staff members of the department Students who opt for this module are required to undergo nine (9) weeks of approved practical training at the end of the second semester in their Third Year of study. They are to submit a Log Book, an Interim Report, and an Academic Report for assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-44-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF3501","ModuleTitle":"Intelligent Facilities","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the mechanical and electrical systems in modern facilities, with special focus on a building. It considers the principles and design of major systems such as: heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems, power generation and distribution, vertical and horizontal transportation systems,","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4101","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chung Kin Hung Jacky"]},{"Semester":2,"Lecturers":["Chung Kin Hung Jacky"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4102","ModuleTitle":"Contract and Procurement Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles of administering projects from the client's perspective by developing further, and applying, students' knowledge of project management law. Major topics are procurement systems, valuation of work done based on the Security of Payment Act, valuation of variations and financial control of projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lim Pin"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4103","ModuleTitle":"Total Building Performance","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4202","ModuleTitle":"Safety, Health and Environmental Mgt","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4203","ModuleTitle":"Project Dispute Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental legal principles relating to disputes on projects in the various stages of preparation of documents, formation of contract, contract administration including documentation and issues of evidence; methods of dispute resolution including contractual mechanism, summary judgment, alternative dispute resolution (ADR), statutory adjudication, arbitration; enforcement and insolvency; and legal approaches to disputes with third parties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4206","ModuleTitle":"Building Information Modelling","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the nature and potential of BIM as a new format for exchanging digital and spatial information in project and facilities management. Topics include the principles of BIM, the supporting infrastructure, implementation, and the financial, legal, and other nontechnical aspects of BIM.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-8-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4207","ModuleTitle":"Project Risk Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with knowledge of the principles of risk management which include the common analysis techniques, and their application to projects. The major topics are: types and sources of project risks; risks affecting budgeting decisions and cost estimates; risk management cycle; risk analysis techniques; and risk allocation arrangements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4301","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Facilities Management","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yeoh Teng Kwong"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4305","ModuleTitle":"Green Development","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This studio-based module is about environmentally responsive development integrating construction and ecology. The emphasis is on how environmental considerations affect the entire project cycle in site planning, feasibility study, building designs, approvals, construction, and occupancy in an integrated manner.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-2-0-8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PF4307","ModuleTitle":"Event Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module applies the principles of project and facilities management to the management of events. Topics include the nature and types of events, the event management cycle (inception, event planning, mobilization, execution, and post-event evaluation), and case studies on the management of different types of events.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-6-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2201","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Philosophy Of Science","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to a spectrum of philosophical issues concerning modern science. These range from explaining the development of science, including a comparison with traditional approaches, to understanding nature in both the West and the East, to problems of the rationality of science. This will also involve a historical study of the development of philosophy of science in the Western tradition, from Bacon and Hume, through Mill, to Popper, Kuhn and Feyerabend.","CrossModule":"GEM2025","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEM2025","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2206","ModuleTitle":"Founders of Modern Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the beginnings of modern Western philosophy in the seventeenth century, when philosophers conceived of themselves as breaking away from authority and tradition. It will deal with central themes from the thought of Descartes, Locke, Berkeley, Leibniz and Spinoza; in particular, the attempt to provide foundations for knowledge and science.","CrossModule":"GEK2028","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK2028","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2207","ModuleTitle":"Hume and Kant","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Two major philosophers are studied in this module: David Hume, in the first half, and Immanuel Kant, in the second. We will try to determine what each philosopher's fundamental approach to philosophy consists in, and how it gives rise to his views on the nature of causation, the external world, the self, and the limits of knowledge. As Kant's first Critique was a response to Hume's philosophical scepticism, we will pay close attention to his diagnoses of Hume's difficulties and his proposed solutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2211","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy of Religion","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the main issues in contemporary philosophy of religion. Topics covered will be selected from the following (other topics may also be considered): arguments for the existence of God (cosmological, ontological, teleological), argument for atheism (problem of evil), religious pluralism, nature of mystical experiences, the nature of miracles, the nature of religious language.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Saranindra Nath Tagore"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2212","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Continental Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to some of the main figures and movements of Continental European Philosophy. The purpose is to provide a broad synoptic view of the Continental tradition with special attention paid to historical development. Topics to be discussed include phenomenology, existentialism, structuralism, hermeneutics, Critical Theory, and post-structuralism/post-modernism. Thinkers to be discussed include Husserl, Heidegger, Sartre, Levi-Strauss, Derrida, Gadamer, Habermas, Lyotard and Levinas. The main objective is to familiarize the student with the key concepts, ideas and arguments in the Continental tradition.","CrossModule":",GEK2030","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"EU2214, GEK2030","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2213","ModuleTitle":"Metaphysics","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Broadly speaking, Metaphysics is the study of fundamental conceptual categories, including that of space and time, appearance and reality, mind and body, substance and existence, objects and their properties, and God. These concepts pertain to the structure of &quot;ultimate reality&quot; and generate perplexing philosophical issues, a sample of which will be discussed in this course. Some topics: the problem of universals, paradoxes of the infinite, the concept of God, paradoxes of time travel, problems of cause and effect, free will, fatalism and determinism, the mind-body problem, realism and idealism, existence, identity, and individuation, essentialism, the relation between logic and metaphysics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2220","ModuleTitle":"Social Philosophy and Policy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module is a study of the different ways societies organize their political, economic, and other social institutions, with an emphasis on the philosophical principles that justify (or don’t) alternative social arrangements. Topics will include different systems of social organization (capitalism, socialism, and democracy), specific policies (taxation, redistribution), and related normative concepts and theories (feminism, individualism, collectivism, community, freedom, equality, rule of law).","CrossModule":"GEK2034","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK2034","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2223","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to the Philosophy of Technology","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the philosophical problems arising from technology and its relation to nature and human values. In doing so, it draws on a number of philosophical approaches and traditions. Among the topics to be discussed are the relation between science and technology, the way technology has shaped our perception of nature and human experience, and the ethical challenges posed by technological progress. Potential topics to be discussed will include the concept of risk, issues in environmental ethics, and socialepistemological problems arising from communication technology.","CrossModule":"GEK2037","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"GEK2037","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2226","ModuleTitle":"Concept of Nature in Inquiry","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the development of the concept of nature, the different roles it serves in the inquiry of various disciplines, from philosophy, the natural sciences, to literature and art, how these disciplines transform our conceptions of nature over time, and influence our interactions with nature. The module will compare different cultural traditions in their understandings of, attitudes towards, and practical interactions with, nature. It will also examine the barriers created by disciplinary differences and specializations and consider the potential of more integrated approaches to human interactions with nature.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH2243","ModuleTitle":"Epistemology","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Epistemology is the study of knowledge. Epistemologists want to know what knowledge is, how we acquire it, and how we should respond to arguments for philosophical scepticism, according to which there is very little that we know. We shall read the works of philosophers who have grappled with such perennial issues in philosophy, and explore and discuss various theories of knowledge. Along the way, we shall also discuss related issues having to do with justification, rationality, and the reliability of memory, testimony, intuition, sensory perception, and inductive reasoning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"PH3211 Theory of Knowledge","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tang Weng Hong"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3203","ModuleTitle":"Moral Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with an area in Moral Philosophy called 'meta-ethics'. Meta-ethics is a discussion of the nature of ethics. It is a second-order, reflective activity about ethics, and not a first-order discussion of the rights and wrongs of particular issues within ethics. Beginning with non-naturalism, the module proceeds to discuss emotivism, prescriptivism, descriptivism or naturalism, culminating in current discussion of moral realism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3204","ModuleTitle":"Issues in Indian Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"ISSUES IN INDIAN PHILOSOPHY","CrossModule":"SN3272","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"SN3272","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3206","ModuleTitle":"Recent Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at the development of twentieth century analytic philosophy through the works of some of its major exponents. These include Frege, Russell, Wittgenstein, Moore, Austin and Quine. The fundamental assumption in analytic philosophy is the idea that all philosophical problems are really problems of language and may be solved either by reformulating them in a perfect language or by a better understanding of the language that we actually speak. One of the aims of this course is to show how certain problems in ethics, metaphysics and epistemology may be solved (or dissolved) through the careful analysis of language and meaning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3218","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Comparative Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module, designed for students with some philosophical training in both western and non-western philosophy, brings together traditions of philosophy that have developed in relative isolation from one another for the purpose of comparing how different cultures have approached and thematized major issues such as knowledge, truth, values (ethical, religious, social, political and aesthetic) and the practices they inform, language and the place of the human. It aims to elucidate the assumptions implicit in different ways of thinking about these issues and investigate how issues may be related in the light of these assumptions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Passed at least one Western philosophy module and at least one relevant Asian philosophy module (depending on whether Chinese or Indian Philosophy is the focus of a particular session), and the department’s permission.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3241","ModuleTitle":"Consciousness","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"One of the main problems of consciousness concerns whether consciousness can be explained solely in terms of brain activity and the like. Some philosophers think so. After all, science has successfully explained various cognitive functions in such terms, and it’s natural to think that its success will eventually extend to consciousness. Other philosophers disagree, finding it hard to fathom how consciousness can arise from the purely physical. To help us decide which answer is correct, we shall examine various important positions on the nature of consciousness including physicalism, dualism, eliminativism, and idealism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PH2241 or PH2242 or PH3210","Preclusion":"PH3212","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3246","ModuleTitle":"Paradoxes","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module is a survey of classic paradoxes, ancient and modern. No mere brain-teasers, these riddles have exercised some of history’s best minds, often with startling results. How is motion possible? What is a gamble at given odds worth? Is time travel possible? Why do nations honor their treaty obligations? What are numbers? The contemplation of paradoxes drives the search for answers to these questions and more, and by grappling with the paradoxes, students gain familiarity with key techniques and concepts of decision theory and logical analysis which are useful both in philosophy and other fields of inquiry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PH2110/GEM2006","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chin Chuan Fei"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3248","ModuleTitle":"Social and Formal Epistemology","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Traditional epistemology has focused on the individual knower and tends to deploy conceptual analysis as the main tool for investigating the concept of knowledge. This module surveys recent challenges to this model of analyzing knowledge, which arise from two new types of epistemology: social and formal epistemology. Social epistemology places special emphasis on the uniquely social dimensions of knowledge, such as the communication of knowledge through the testimony of others. Formal epistemology complements this approach by bringing formal (e.g., probabilistic) methods to bear on such topics as corroborating and conflicting eyewitness testimony, belief polarization, and pluralistic ignorance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PH2111/GEK2048 or PH2243","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3261","ModuleTitle":"Kant's Critique of Pure Reason","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Kant is widely regarded as one of the greatest philosophers, if not the greatest, and his Critique of Pure Reason is widely considered his greatest work. This course will delve into this work, entering into the intricate framework of Kant’s Transcendental Idealism. Major topics include Space and Time, the Categories, the Analogies (focusing on causation) and the Antinomies (focusing on the issue of freedom). Although the course focuses primarily on Kant’s metaphysics and epistemology, this grounding is expected to improve one’s understanding of the basis of Kant’s ethics, particularly when dealing with the Transcendental Dialectic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Must have completed a minimum of 4 MC in PH.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Qu Hsueh Ming"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH3301","ModuleTitle":"Classical Chinese Philosophy II","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This is the second part of a two part course which offers an introduction to philosophical debate in the Warring States period of ancient China, the Classical Age of Chinese Philosophy and the seedbed from which grew all of the native currents of thought that survived from traditional China. Continuing from Part I, we will be discussing Later Mohist Logic, Gongsun Long and other ‘Sophists’, Zhuangzi, Xunzi and Hanfeizi in this module. The approach of the course will be both historical and critical, and we will attempt to both situate Classical Chinese philosophical discourse in its intellectual-historical context and to bring out its continuing relevance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"PH2301 or GEK2038","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Loy Hui Chieh"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4202","ModuleTitle":"Political Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module will discuss some of the central issues in political philosophy such as the basis and limits of toleration and individual liberty, the importance of a shared morality, and the role of the state in meeting the claims of different conceptions of what a worthwhile life should be. In plural societies, with a diversity of different values, what would be a fair basis for social co-operation?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4203","ModuleTitle":"Issues in Moral Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module examines different issues in meta-ethics or normative ethics. It asks questions such as: Can ought be derived from is? Are there natural laws? Is morality about an agent’s character or actions? Are actions morally justified by consequences or compliance with moral laws or principles? It may also examine and assess different schools of moral philosophy, such as utilitarianism, Kantian ethics or virtue ethics, or a current debate among moral philosophers, for example, the nature and role of intuition, or emotions, in acting morally.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in NM, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4205","ModuleTitle":"Topics in East Asian Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Specific topics from in East Asian Philosophy (e.g., Chinese, Japanese, Korean) will be discussed in the module. The aim is to introduce students to a more in depth study of traditional East Asian Philosophical texts and issues debated in them. The texts selected will focus on specific topics and traditions and will vary from year to year.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. PH2301 or PH2302. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. PH2301 or PH2302.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4206","ModuleTitle":"A Major Philosopher","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"A study of the work of a major figure in philosophy. The philosopher studied may be from the Asian or Western tradition, from any period up to the present day. The philosopher selected may be someone important who has not been given much coverage in other courses.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German/Spanish)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4207","ModuleTitle":"Phenomenology","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This course will deal with the thought of the four major classical phenomenologists: Edmund Husserl, Martin Heidegger, Maurice Merleau-Ponty and Jean Paul Sartre. Readings will be selected from Husserl's Ideas and Cartesian Meditations, Heidegger's Being and Time, Merleau-Ponty's Phenomenology of Perception and Sartre's Being and Nothingness.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Saranindra Nath Tagore"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4210","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Western Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with specific topics of current interest and controversy in Western philosophy. The topics to be discussed may be in, but are not limited to, philosophy of science, philosophy of language, philosophy of psychology, epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, or social and political philosophy.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/German/Spanish)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tang Weng Hong"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4212","ModuleTitle":"Issues in Philosophy of Mind","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore in depth an advanced topic in the philosophy of mind. Possible topics are the unity of consciousness, the relationship between consciousness and time and the relationship between phenomenology and intentionality. The course may also focus on alternative conceptions of the mind to physicalism, such as dualism, panpsychism, or phenomenalism, issues from the philosophy of perception, such as the problems of illusion, hallucination, and the inverted spectra, or issues from philosophical psychology and cognitive science, such as the modularity of mind, the nature of tacit knowledge, or the relationship between neural states and mental states.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chin Chuan Fei"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4216","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Environmental Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Environmental issues are now in the forefront of global attention. Our current environmental problems may arguably be said to ultimately trace their roots to (implicit) metaphysical assumptions, to cultural or religious attitudes towards the natural world, to ethical perspectives that do not accord moral consideration to nonhumans. This module will involve a critical and thorough discussion of specific topics in environmental philosophy. These may include topics in both Eastern and Western environmental traditions. Examples of topics that may be discussed are: the ethical problem of future generations, intrinsic values in nature, varieties of eco-feminism, and ecology in Neo-Confucian thought.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4262","ModuleTitle":"Nietzsche","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the philosophy of the 19th Century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. It will proceed chronologically through Nietzsche's most significant writings, such as The Gay Science; Thus Spoke Zarathustra; Beyond Good and Evil; On the Genealogy of Morality. Most of the attention will be on primary sources. All materials will be in English.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/ German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PH or 28 MCs in EU/LA (French/ German)/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4311","ModuleTitle":"Classical Chinese Through Philosophical Texts","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to Classical Chinese through close reading and practice at translation of selected passages from philosophical texts, including a philosophically oriented grammatical introduction in English to the Classical Chinese language. It is intended for students who have little or only average second language reading ability in Mandarin. Topics include the fundamentals of Classical Chinese grammar and readings from philosophical texts written in Classical Chinese from different periods. This module will provide the language foundation required for students intending to do graduate work in Chinese Philosophy, and enable them to work with primary materials.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MC, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track. PH2301 or PH2302. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MC, including 28 MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. PH2301 or PH2302.","Preclusion":"CL3204. This is taught in Mandarin, those who could do this module should not be taking the proposed module. Reverse preclusion is not needed, as someone who passed the proposed module, if their Mandarin improved sufficiently, could still benefit from CL3204 and will not find that too easy.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"A dissertation on an approved research topic not exceeding twelve thousand words.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-1-0-0-36.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of PH major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"PH4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4550","ModuleTitle":"Internship: Philosophy for Teaching","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Students will intern in an educational organization approved by the Department. (e.g. Logic Mills, which specializes in courses on analytical thinking skills to schools and other educational organizations). During the internship, they will learn to use their philosophical skills to teach, and through practice, reflect on the usefulness of Philosophy in education practice and intellectual development.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-3-2-1-3.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (Students will apply to Department to read this module and qualified applicants will be selected through an interview). Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (Students will apply to Department to read this module and qualified applicants will be selected through an interview).","Preclusion":"Any other internship module.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100MCs, including 60MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"PH4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH5420","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Political Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module invites students to engage in normative thinking about a range of issues related to politics, most of which have to do with questions about the legitimate exercise of political power. We will consider liberal views of political legitimacy and various criticisms of these views. These debates concern issues such as liberty, equality, moral values, and rights.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH5420R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Political Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module invites students to engage in normative thinking about a range of issues related to politics, most of which have to do with questions about the legitimate exercise of political power. We will consider liberal views of political legitimacy and various criticisms of these views. These debates concern issues such as liberty, equality, moral values, and rights.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH5430","ModuleTitle":"Ethics","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"The module will focus on the sustained study of ethical theory involving one or more of the following four theoretical approaches to ethics: Utilitarianism, Deontology, Virtue Theory and Contractarianism. If necessary, the module may additionally study applications of the theory/theories to a variety of applied issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH5430R","ModuleTitle":"Ethics","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"The module will focus on the sustained study of ethical theory involving one or more of the following four theoretical approaches to ethics: Utilitarianism, Deontology, Virtue Theory and Contractarianism. If necessary, the module may additionally study applications of the theory/theories to a variety of applied issues.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2006 and before: Completed 80MCs, of which at least 28MCs are PH shared major Cohort 2007 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PH, with a minimum CAP of 3.5 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH5510","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Philosophy in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH6210","ModuleTitle":"Topics In History Of Western Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"The module will intensively examine a historical period in Western Philosophy. Historical traditions that may be studied may include (but is not restricted to) Greek Philosophy, Medieval Philosophy, Early Modern Philosophy, Twentieth-Century Analytic Philosophy, and Twentieth Century Continental Philosophy. The module will especially attend to the major philosophical problems that define each of these historical frameworks. The relations between the major thinkers of the period under consideration will be profiled.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH6216","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Environmental Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module involves an advanced examination of some key ethical positions in environmental philosophy. It will focus on the meta-ethical questions raised in respect of the different ethical positions. Coverage of these positions will be both wide and deep.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Nil (Those who are not graduate students in NUS’s Dept. of Phil. must obtain instructor’s approval.)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH6241","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Philosophical Logic","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore in depth some advanced topics in philosophical logic. Possible topics include extensions to classical logic, such as modal logics and higher order logics, non-classical logics, such as intuitionistic, many-valued and relevant logics, or philosophical questions about logic.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH6320","ModuleTitle":"Traditions In Asian Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"The module will intensively examine philosophical traditions from the histories of Chinese or Indian Philosophy. Traditions may include (but is not restricted to) Confucianism, Taoism, neo-Confucianism, Legalism from Chinese Philosophy and Vedanta, Indian Buddhism, Nyaya, modern Indian philosophy from the Indian tradition. The emphasis will be on the building of a solid foundation in the philosophical grammar of a non-Western philosophical tradition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Philosophy in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"Offered to Graduate students only and admission of others by permission of instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PH6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces psychology as an empirical, behavioural science. The aim is to provide students with a broad overview of the different fields in psychology. The emphasis of the course is two-fold: first, so that students appreciate the diversity and richness of the psychology discipline; second, to acquaint students with the important principles, theories, concepts and findings in psychology. Topics covered include the biological bases of behaviours, developmental psychology, social psychology, cognitive psychology, and abnormal psychology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["John Elliott","Kaur, Susheel"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL2131","ModuleTitle":"Research and Statistical Methods I","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at equipping students with the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary as a foundation for evaluating or carrying out empirical research in psychology. It is an essential module for psychology major students. It consists of two sections: the first deals with the design of psychological research; the second covers basic descriptive and inferential statistical techniques. Students will be taught how to design their own empirical study, to carry out appropriate statistical analyses on the data collected so as to draw valid conclusions, and how to write up their findings. Ethical aspects of psychological research are covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-1-6","Prerequisite":"Obtained a minimum grade of C6 in G.C.E. 'O' level Mathematics or equivalent.","Preclusion":"UQF2101B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tsai Fen-Fang"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL2132","ModuleTitle":"Research and Statistical Methods II","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on the methodological and statistical base prepared by PL2131. An essential module for psychology major students, it aims to provide knowledge and experience in conducting a psychological study. Methods of data collection in laboratory and field settings are taught alongside commonly-used statistical techniques for data analysis. Students are introduced to issues of design and analysis in factorial experiments and correlational studies. Students also do experiments in class and learn the use of computer statistical packages for data analysis. A group empirical project is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-4-2","Prerequisite":"At least a B- in both PL1101E and PL2131, OR has declared Psychology as a major. Students who fail to meet the B- criterion in either of the modules, or both, will have the opportunity to take a department-conducted test, which will act as an alternative prerequisite.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3231","ModuleTitle":"Independent Research Project","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module allows students to undertake an individual research project under staff supervision. Students wishing to take this module are advised to obtain additional details from the Department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and consent of Supervisor. Students must have at least a &quot;C&quot; grade in one of the prerequisites.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3232","ModuleTitle":"Biological Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a general one-semester introduction to the relationship between brain and behaviour. Although no background knowledge is assumed other than from the introductory psychology course, those with an interest in biological bases of behaviour or neuroscience will be advantaged. The course is intended primarily for students doing a single major in Psychology, and is designed as an introduction to those wishing to pursue advanced courses in Cognitive Neuroscience (PL3285 &amp; PL4206). The course will focus on key questions asked about the brain, such as: How is the brain organised? How do drugs affect our behaviour? How does the brain see, hear and produce movement? How does it learn and think? Clinical topics, such as Parkinson's Disease and schizophrenia will be integrated into the course, as will fMRI research methods and findings. Emphasis will be given to the key principles of nervous system function, however, the course still requires a lot of factual information to be assimilated and memorized.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Camilo David Libedinsky"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3233","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the psychological study of human information processing; learning and memory; acquisition, retrieval, and forgetting; and general knowledge, concepts, reasoning, and related issues in cognition. The impact of computational approaches on cognition is considered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3234","ModuleTitle":"Developmental Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module is primarily for psychology major students, for whom it is a core area. It aims to provide an overview of the major issues in developmental psychology, with a main focus on infancy and childhood. The development of individual differences is reviewed. Stage and process theories of cognitive, social and linguistic development are evaluated. The extent to which research findings have pan-cultural and local application is considered throughout the course. The importance of empirical research is stressed, and students are recommended to take PL2131 before reading this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Nina Laurel Powell"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3235","ModuleTitle":"Social Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a broad foundation for the study of human social behaviour. Topics such as attitudes, social cognition, interpersonal relations and group processes are discussed. One aim of this course is to introduce students to the theories and research of social psychology. A second aim is to help students appreciate how the findings of social psychologists are relevant and applicable to the day-to-day situations in our lives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3236","ModuleTitle":"Abnormal Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This core module covers most of the common mental health problems identified for children and adults, e.g. eating disorders, behavioural problems, attention deficits, learning disabilities, schizophrenia, anxiety, stress, depression, personality disorders, sexual adjustment, substance abuse, suicide, and dementia. The lectures and discussion groups provide an introduction to clinical intervention, but emphasis is placed on the theoretical formulation of problems. Whenever possible, films and case studies are used to supplement the textbook and readings, and a visit to the local Institute of Mental Health will usually be arranged.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Preclusion":"SW3217","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Wolf-Gregor Tobias Lange"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3237","ModuleTitle":"Language & Cognitive Processes","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module covers aspects of current research in the fields of psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology and cognitive neuropsychology. Reading material is supplemented with local case studies to facilitate discussion of issues relevant to language and cognition in multilingual populations. Lectures, tutorials and workshops will include the following topics: brain-language relationships and levels of explanation; emergence of literacy skills; acquired and developmental disorders of spoken language; cognitive analyses of normal and abnormal reading; bilingualism; writing systems and biscriptal reading.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3238","ModuleTitle":"Social Cognition","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Social Cognition uses cognitive processes to explain how people think and behave in the social world. It operates on the assumption that interpersonal behaviour is cognitively mediated in that social interactions are determined by what we know and believe about ourselves, other people, and the situations in which we encounter them. Topics to be covered include person perception, person memory, social categorization, social judgment, unconscious processes, motivation and emotion, and the development of social cognition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3235","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3239","ModuleTitle":"Industrial and Organisational Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to expose students to applications of the facts and principles of scientific psychology to industrial and organisational settings. Topics include the structure and function of organisations; selection and training; management of efficiency (motivation, working conditions, and coping attitudes); and group processes in organisations. Lectures build the knowledge base of the students; case discussions encourage applications of their knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131 and PL2132","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3240","ModuleTitle":"Group Dynamics","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module is built around applications of theoretical and experimental psychology to group processes. The psychological processes underlying human interactions in groups are the principal foci. Topics included are group formation, development of group structure, formulation of group goals, team building, leadership and power within groups, conflicts, group decision-making, and group changes. Psychological tools and skills relevant for research in field settings are also examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3235","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3241","ModuleTitle":"Personality & Individual Differences","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to research on personality and individual differences. The main theories and measurement of related constructs will be discussed with an emphasis on normal, rather than abnormal, populations. Topics covered may include personality traits, motivational constructs, cognitive ability constructs and cognitive styles. Reference will also be made to some current applications such as personnel selection.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL2131","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3242","ModuleTitle":"Health Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the role of psychological factors in physical health. Topics covered may include the relationship of mind and body, the role of human behaviour in health, stress and coping as they relate to health, the nature of illness, patient-practitioner relations, chronic illness and disability, death and dying, and the relationship of psychology to such important health problems as AIDS, cancer, heart disease and pain.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PL1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3243","ModuleTitle":"Sensation and Perception","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the module is to introduce students to the basic methods of vision science, and to fundamental aspects of, and current research in, sensation and perception. The methods part of the course introduces the student to both classical and modern psychophysical methods, as well as the basic concepts of fourier analysis. The content part examines aspects of sensory psychology, with emphases on vision and audition. We will trace an arc that starts from a consideration of neural processing, and ends with the representation of the perceptual world in the brain.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3233","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3248","ModuleTitle":"Learning and Conditioning","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Learning is a fundamental area of psychology and everyday life. This module focuses on how humans and other animals learn information, for example associations between different stimuli in their environment, or between their actions and the outcomes of those actions. The concepts of classical (Pavlovian) conditioning and instrumental (operant) conditioning will be introduced, alongside various learning phenomena (e.g. acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, overshadowing, blocking, sensory preconditioning, latent inhibition). While some mathematical learning theories such as the Rescorla-Wagner model will be discussed, an effort will be made to relate these more abstract concepts to adaptive everyday life functioning as well as clinical issues such as anxiety disorders, addiction and behavioural therapy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, and PL3232 or PL3233","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3249","ModuleTitle":"Memory","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The course will examine contemporary theories of human memory. Topics range from sensory memory all the way to long-term memory. Evidence for different types of memory systems such as episodic, generic, implicit, and procedural will be discussed. Biological and developmental bases for human memory will also be covered. The course will use these topics to explore the link between research, theory, and data on human memory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL3232 and PL3233","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3250","ModuleTitle":"Human Performance","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module concerns the application of experimental psychology research to the improvement of human-machine/environment interactions. This is not designed as a \"cookbook\" module where the principles of good human factors are merely enumerated. Rather, the emphasis will be placed on the theoretical principles underlying information processing and human performance. The topics include: signal detection and information theory; attention; spatial displays; navigation; memory and training; selection of action, manual control; time-sharing and workload; and the effects of stress on human error.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3233","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3251","ModuleTitle":"Atypical Development and Language","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"In this module, we will focus on areas of development in infants and young children: these include cognitive, language, and emotional development. This module aims to give students who are interested in child development a chance to examine in further depth aspects of child development, as well as some areas of atypical development. In particular, we will explore how current research informs our understanding of normal development in infants and children. Topics covered include developmental disorders such as autism, atypical language such as speech language impairment and aspects of parent-child attachment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3234","Preclusion":"PL3880A","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3252","ModuleTitle":"Social-Cognitive Perspectives on Emotion","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an exploration of current socialcognitive research on emotions. Emotions are complex, multiply-determined states that influence our experiences, biochemistry, thinking, actions, relationships, motivations, and behaviours, as well as our health. Topics to be covered in this module include 'what is the nature of emotion?', 'what functions, if any, do specific emotions serve?', 'what are their antecedents and their consequences?', among others. The discussion of emotion will stretch across various sub-disciplines in psychology, such as developmental psychology, biological psychology, social and personality psychology, cognitive neuroscience, social-cognition, cross-cultural psychology and evolutionary psychology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3235","Preclusion":"PL3880B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3253","ModuleTitle":"Psychobiological Perspectives on Emotion","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The course will provide an overview of past and current theories on how emotions are implemented in the brain and how they interact with cognitive, behavioural and psychophysiological systems. In accord with current insights, individual emotion systems including happiness, anger, fear, and disgust will be introduced and potential dysfunctions of these systems in relation to psychological and psychiatric disorders will be discussed. The knowledge provided in this course will be applicable to other areas of psychology including but not limited to clinical, social, industrial/organizational and experimental psychology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3232","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3257","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Clinical Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the history, evolution, and contemporary practices of clinical psychology. Students will use the scientist practitioner model to study underlying theoretical frameworks and the skills and practices of clinical psychologists. Ethical and professional issues covered include classification and diagnosis, clinical research, assessment, case formulation and treatment planning, interventions, and prevention. The materials will be discussed in the context of typical work settings of clinical psychologists (e.g. mental health, forensic or neuropsychological) and across varied client populations (e.g. children, adults, couples).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E and PL3236","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3258","ModuleTitle":"Decision Neuroscience","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Decision Neuroscience is the study of the neural mechanisms of human decision making. This module will provide a broad introductory examination of this topic, to facilitate an intermediate understanding of cognitive neuroscience. This module builds upon the introductory level Biological Psychology module and helps prepare students for honours level discussion modules in the area.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3232","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["O'Dhaniel A. Mullette-Gillman"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3259","ModuleTitle":"Psychology of Ageing","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course is an introduction to the study of ageing that views the ageing process as a normal part of lifespan development. This includes exploring what ageing means, examining which factors are involved in healthy and pathological aspects of ageing, and distinguishing between ageing stereotypes and reality. Students will study the research for age-related change (and stability) in several psychological domains in the context of changing paradigms of ageing, examining various issues in ageing (e.g., transition to retirement, health-related changes, optimal ageing factors), as well as multiple influences on the experience of ageing (e.g., caregiving, societal policies, attitudes toward elderly).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL3234 and PL3235","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Grace Lee"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3261","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Techniques in Psychological Research","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to further develop students’ skills in statistical analyses for psychological research, with emphasis on the use of statistical software (e.g., SPSS, R) and a focus on applications to PL4401 Honours Thesis. It adopts a hands-on approach to various statistical techniques, some of which extend from the techniques covered in PL2131 and PL2132 while others are more advanced topics. Four recurring themes underlie the learning of these techniques: (i) formulating research questions into statistical hypotheses, (ii) selecting the right statistical tests for the hypotheses, (iii) carrying out the tests, and (iv) properly interpreting the results and drawing conclusions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL2131, PL2132, and (PL3231 or one of the PL328x modules)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3281","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Cognitive Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Students will be introduced to the different methodologies used in cognitive research such as classical psychophysics, signal detection theory, reaction time paradigms, judgment tasks, similarity ratings, memory measures, and psycholinguistic methods. Selected topics on perception, attention, memory, categorisation, language, problem solving, and decision making will be used to illustrate these methods. Students will work in small groups to design and conduct an experiment using these methodologies and submit individual research reports. Prior background and interest in cognitive psychology will be very helpful.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3233","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3281A","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Perception and Attention","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The focus of this lab will be perception and attention. Students will be introduced to the different methodologies used in cognitive research such as classical psychophysics, signal detection theory, and reaction time paradigms. Selected topics on perception and attention will be used to illustrate these methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3233","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chua Fook Kee"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3282","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Social Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This laboratory is intended to expose students majoring in psychology with both correlational and experimental approaches to research on how people feel, think, and act in relation to others. Studies will include topics such as attitudes and social cognition (e.g., beliefs, attitudes and values, social influence, attribution and impression formation) and interpersonal and group relations (e.g. aggression, altruism, attraction, prejudice and discrimination, followers and leaders). Both laboratory and field methods of testing hypotheses will be covered. Importance of using personality and culture of people as moderators of their social behaviors will be emphasized.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3235","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3282A","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Interpersonal Relationships","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This first half of the module will explicate different methods and paradigms in social psychology with interpersonal relationships studies. The design aims to provide students a broad overview of methodologies as well as a deeper understanding of the important issues in interpersonal relationship research. In the second half of the module, students would carry out group projects, applying their knowledge to conducting a research study. They will have hands-on experiences at different research stages, from how a research study is formulated, crystallized and carried out to data analysis, results presentation and writing-up.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3235","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3282C","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Attitudes","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This first half of the module will explicate different methods and paradigms in social psychology with attitudes and persuasion studies. The course aims to provide students with a broad overview of methodologies as well as a deeper understanding of the important issues in attitudes research at the same time. For the second half of the module, students will carry out group projects, applying their knowledge to conducting research. They will have hands-on experiences at different research stages, from how a research question is formulated, operationalized and investigated, to data analysis, result presentation and writing-up.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3235","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["See Ya Hui Michelle"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3283B","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Development of Communication","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This lab module will introduce to students linguistic and non-linguistic ways of human communication from psycholinguistic perspectives. It addresses the following issues: 1) How do speakers communicate? 2) How do they modify the ways of communication to accommodate different circumstances? 3) When and how do children develop different ways of communication? 4) Are there cross-linguistic differences in ways of communication? 5) How do communication-impaired adults and children incorporate other modalities to communicate? Theoretical and empirical issues will be discussed. Students will also conduct scientific studies to examine the latest issues of human communication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3234","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3286","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Health Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide psychology majors with hands-on experience using research designs and methods commonly used in health psychology, including both questionnaire and experimental methods. Students will work in teams to carry out research exercises on specific topics in health psychology. Topics to be covered may include health attitudes, health behaviours, and psychophysiological responses to stress among others. The focus will be an understanding the rationale, design, and interpretation of empirical research in the specific application within health psychology. This module is particularly relevant for psychology majors interested in a career in psychology or who wish to pursue a postgraduate degree.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3242","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3287","ModuleTitle":"Lab in Clinical/Abnormal Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the foundation training in the use of major research skills and techniques in clinical and abnormal psychology. Students will have opportunities to observe and conduct research in clinical settings. This module is particularly relevant for psychology major students who are interested in pursuing a postgraduate research or professional training program in clinical psychology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and PL3236","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4201","ModuleTitle":"Psychometrics and Psychological Testing","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The course is designed for students to acquire important scientific knowledge and practical professional skills in the areas of psychometrics and psychological testing. Topics covered include paradigms in psychological testing and research, conceptual bases of test construction, principles of reliability, validation strategies, factor analyses, and test fairness analyses.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PL5223","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Cha Yeow Siah"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4202","ModuleTitle":"History and Systems of Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The course aims to provide students with an integrated overview of the development of modern psychology since around 1850. Special attention will be given to the emergence of biological, behavioural, cognitive and social theoretical approaches. The intention is to help students appreciate the paradigm changes that have taken place in the last 150 years, and thus also appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of current paradigms.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4203","ModuleTitle":"Cognition","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the student to the fundamental issues of cognitive science. Specifically, the main concern is how we might model cognition. The topics include the modes of representation, issues relating to the processing of information, and the nature of cognitive architectures. Both classical models of cognition and connectionist models will be considered. There will be several sessions of computer simulation of basic connectionist models. This course is mounted for students interested in how we might study how the mind works.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Chua Fook Kee"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4205","ModuleTitle":"Developmental Processes","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course concerns development in infancy, childhood, adolescence and adulthood. It reviews in depth important cognitive, social and emotional changes during these phases, the theories of development that document these changes and the rich variety of research methodology that track these changes. Students will get a genuine understanding of how current information on human development contribute to, modify or challenge extant theories of development and how far developmental psychology has progressed in the last 50 years.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3234, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3234, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Qin, Lili"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4206","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Neuroscience","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces recent research findings in Cognitive Neuroscience - in particular, functional brain imaging (fMRI and ERP). We will explore whether brain imaging techniques have illuminated what each part of the brain actually does, and how these different parts interact functionally, before finally discussing recent applications of such findings. Two currently popular application areas are brain-machine/computer interfaces (using brain-waves to directly control robotic devices) and creating new &quot;sensory abilities&quot; in those people who have sensory impairments (e.g., the blind or deaf). The style of the course will be an informal one, and the &quot;lectures&quot; should be treated more like seminars/discussions. The emphasis will therefore rely heavily on preparation work outside the lectures that culminates in a fruitful debate during the lectures. To facilitate this style, several lectures will begin with students' critiques of research articles before &quot;opening up the floor&quot; for general discussion.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3232, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3232, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4207","ModuleTitle":"Social Psychology: Theories and Methods","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with contemporary social psychology. Topics include cognitive and learning perspectives in social psychology, quantitative methods in social psychology, attitudes and attitude change, attribution and social perception, altruism and aggression, sex roles, interpersonal attraction, social influence, leadership and power, intergroup relations, and cultural psychology. In discussing these topics, illustrations are given of how research programmes are conducted in social psychology.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4208","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Counselling Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide students with an overview of the content area of counselling psychology. This is an introductory course that can serve as a foundation to specialised training in counselling assessment and interventions. Students will learn basic helping skills and interviewing techniques, receive didactic and experiential training applicable to human service related fields.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4213","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Cognitive neuropsychologists analyze case-study data from brain-injured children and adults in order to develop and evaluate models of normal cognitive processes. This module provides an opportunity for students with core knowledge in cognitive psychology, to examine how patterns of impaired performance have informed models of bilingualism, speaking, listening, reading, writing, object recognition, face perception, memory and attention. Wherever possible, video-tapes of patients with these deficits will be used to supplement the main textbook and journal articles. The ensuing discussion will hold implications for rehabilitation, but the emphasis will be on theoretical and methodological issues in the field.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4214","ModuleTitle":"Evolutionary Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to give students an understanding of evolutionary theory and its implications for psychological theory. The idea that behaviour, like physical structure, is evolved in response to selection pressures carries implications for understanding phenomena in a range of diverse fields such as logical reasoning, altruism, competition, mate selection, aggressive behaviour, attachment and child maltreatment. Pitfalls and limitations in the speculative use of evolutionary explanations will be considered, and the way in which such explanations complement those couched in terms of psychological processes or mechanisms will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"UAS3006","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4218","ModuleTitle":"Psychological Assessment","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the techniques of psychological assessment that are widely used by practising psychologists. Content will include the properties of assessment techniques; the context of assessment and its applications in a clinical setting; practical, social, and ethical considerations in assessment; and an introduction to the assessment of individual differences in intelligence, cognition and ability/disability. Students will be exposed to some commonly used psychological tests. They will learn to follow the standardised rules of administration, how to use test manuals to interpret test scores, and how to construct a professional psychological report from their findings.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4219","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Abnormal Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course is an advanced course in Abnormal Psychology. It builds on the fundamental concepts introduced in PL3236, by focusing on some specific areas, e.g., mood, psychotic and anxiety disorders. The role of stress and emotion in psychopathology, and the treatment of these disorders, with drug therapy and cognitive-behavioral therapy will be considered. The student will be introduced to recent advancement in research and practice in these and other cognate domains. The focus of the seminars will be discussion of current basic and clinical research papers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1.5-8","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PL4880A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4221","ModuleTitle":"Early Language Development","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module explores topics on language development in infants and young children: these topics include speech perception, development of phonology, syntax and morphology, vocabulary development, and bilingual language development. We will examine theoretical issues and research methods in these areas. Through the series of seminars which make up this module, we will read and discuss journal articles, with particular attention to current research. Students may benefit from taking PL3234 (Developmental Psychology) before this module.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3234, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3234, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4222","ModuleTitle":"Neuroscience of Memory","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the neural underpinnings of memory. This course will cover the biological bases of the different memory systems and how these may interact with biological systems that support other cognitive functions like attention, language etc. Additionally, the various neuroscience methods that are used to study these will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3232 and PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3232 and PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4223","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces advanced students to the field of neuropsychology in the medical environment. The work of neuropsychologists in hospitals is discussed with clinical case examples. Students are familiarised with basic concepts of clinical practice, case formulation, and ethical principles in working with hospital patients. They are also provided with site visit opportunities to increase their appreciation for the work of the helping professions among people with neurological impairment and psychosocial dysfunction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4224","ModuleTitle":"Child Abnormal Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course is an advanced course in child abnormal psychology. It is intended to build a foundation of knowledge and concepts necessary in the specialized area of child clinical psychology, by focusing on theory, research and clinical application in the area of childhood psychological disorders. Theories that will be highlighted include developmental psychopathology, the diathesis-stress model and cultural diversity models. Psychological disorders relevant to the following periods of development will be discussed: infancy/early childhood; school age; adolescence. The seminars will consist of lectures, as well as in-class, small-group discussion of current clinical topics and selected research papers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lohsnah Jeevanandam"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4225","ModuleTitle":"Psychology of Gender","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course reviews historical and cultural perspectives of the psychology of gender. Various genetic, biological, and social determinants of gender differences in physical and sexual attributes, cognitive abilities, personality, and social behaviours are examined. Socialization processes by way of parenting, play, school and media will be explored with regard to gender roles and stereotypes. Consequences of gender bias will be discussed in relation to individual development, education, vocation, media, and physical and mental health. New trends in gender relations, as well as gender conflicts and abuses of power such as battering, sexual assault, and sexual harassment will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Catherine Tang"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4226","ModuleTitle":"Correctional Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course seeks to equip students with an understanding of criminal behaviour and the criminal justice agencies’ response to offending in the local settings. Students will be introduced to psychological theories of criminal behaviours, psychopathology associated with offending, offender assessments, offender programming, re-entry initiatives, professional practice and research.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4227","ModuleTitle":"Behavioral Genetics for Social Scientists","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The DNA revolution is coming of age also in the social sciences. The purpose of this course is to introduce students, without a biology or chemistry background, to the basic concepts needed to understand genomics and how to apply these ideas in their own field of study. Topics to be covered include Mendelian Genetics, Quantitative Genetics QTL (twin studies, heritability), Basics of Molecular Genetics, Complex Traits- Relationship between Phenotype and Genotype, Nature and Nurture, Epigenetics, Imaging genetics, Personality Genetics, Social Behavior, Addiction, Mental Disorders & Human Diversity.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Richard P. Ebstein"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4228","ModuleTitle":"Criminal Forensic Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Criminal forensic psychology is the intersection between psychology and the criminal justice system, which involves the understanding of criminal law in the relevant jurisdictions in order to interact appropriately with the legal professionals. The course will introduce students to the relevant sentencing and evidentiary issues, as well as the literature on the assessment andmanagement of violent and sexual offending behaviours, amongst other problem behaviours. In addition, the course will explore areas relating to eyewitness testimony in children. Further, the association between personality disorders and offending behaviours, as well as the relevant assessment and management issues will be examined.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3235 and PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3235 and PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gwee Kenji"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4229","ModuleTitle":"Psychological Therapies","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce students to the main orientations of psychological therapy including psychodynamic psychotherapy, behavioural and cognitive therapies, and systemic therapies, amongst others. Theoretical underpinnings, specific therapeutic techniques, applications to particular psychiatric disorders or psychological problems, methods of evaluation, levels of empirical support, mechanisms of change, and ethical and professional issues will be covered. Seminars will include didactic teaching, class discussions, clinical case studies, selected articles, and where possible, video footage.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Lu Huixian, Sharon"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4230","ModuleTitle":"Mindful Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Mindful Psychology is an integration of Western and Buddhist psychology, mindfulness and neuroscience. This unique integration takes essential elements of these disciplines and blends them into a new way of understanding the human psyche, emotional suffering and healthy psychological development. The aim of this course is to address questions such as: What is Mindful Psychology and how does mindfulness practice relate to healthy psychological development? What are the theoretical and philosophical underpinnings of this emerging discipline? This course will introduce students to the scientific research, applications and future trends in Mindful Psychology.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed a minimum of 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed a minimum of 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4234","ModuleTitle":"Patient and Health Care","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to increase knowledge and understanding of health psychology as an applied science. The module focuses on understanding developmental and lifespan frameworks in the experience of illness and disease; exploring patients’ experiences in the health-care system; and developing an appreciation of factors that may lead to patient harm and adverse events in the context of health care delivery.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6.5-3","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, PL3242 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, PL3242 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4235","ModuleTitle":"The Psychology of Moral Judgments","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to the study of the origins, development, and cognitive processing of morality. The module will cover the history of moral psychology, and the shift from cognitive-developmentalist theories of reasoning-based morality to the current social intuitionist theory of intuition and emotion based morality. The course debates whether morality is innate, intuitive, emotion-driven, reasoned, learned, or a dual process. In doing so, we will explore infants’ and children’s moral development, moral emotions, morality through neuroscience, morality across culture and in politics, and moral dilemmas from philosophical thought experiments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3234 and PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3234 and PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Nina Laurel Powell"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4237","ModuleTitle":"Evidence-Based Treatments for Trauma","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of evidence- based treatments that are empirically supported as efficacious for treating trauma and stress-related disorders, including cognitive-behavioural therapies such as trauma-focused therapy, cognitive processing therapy, skills training in affective and interpersonal regulation, prolonged exposure, acceptance and commitment therapy, virtual reality, motivational interviewing among others, and body-focused treatments such as meditation and mindfulness. Theoretical underpinnings of stress-related disorders, application of specific therapeutic techniques for trauma treatment, methods of evaluation, empirical support for mechanisms of change, and ethical and cultural considerations will be covered. Seminars will include didactic presentations, video vignettes, and discussion.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0.5-9","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, PL3254 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, PL3254 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Henn-Haase, Clare Marie"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4238","ModuleTitle":"Social Neuroscience","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Social Neuroscience uses biological concepts and methods to understand social emotion and behaviour. Topics to be covered include the neural basis of selfrepresentation and theory of mind; the neural signature of social pain and social reward; and the neurobiological mechanisms underlying cooperation, emotion regulation, and inequity aversion. The influence of culture on the neural responses to social stimuli and the neural mechanisms underlying social cognition deficits in psychiatric disorders such as autism will also be explored. In this module, we will review seminal and most recent research on these topics and discuss implications for understanding human behaviour.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3232 and PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), which should include PL3232 and PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Each student selects a topic for research and works under the supervision of a member of the teaching staff. The research work is presented as a thesis for examination. The Honours Thesis carries an equivalent weight of three modules and should be about 12,000 words.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of PL major requirements, with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"PL4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in PL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in PL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"PL4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880F","ModuleTitle":"Addictive Behaviours","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to major contemporary perspectives on addictive behaviours. Topics to be covered include the aetiology, assessment, prevention, and treatment of substance-related and 'behavioral' (e.g., gambling, eating) addictions. Recent research and clinical advances in related areas such as behavioural genetics, dual diagnosis, contingency management, cognitive expectancy, and motivational enhancement will also be explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3236, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Catherine Tang"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880G","ModuleTitle":"Positive Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Positive Psychology is the study of how people thrive despite external obstacles and their own human frailties. The aim of this course is to address questions such as: What are the positive psychological mind-states and action sequences that promote flourishing lives, and how can we live life well? What are the behaviours and cognitions that undermine wellbeing? This course will introduce students to the scientific research and issues in positive psychology, and will explore the meaning and implications of positive psychology towards a global understanding of wellbeing.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3235, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880H","ModuleTitle":"Sport Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The application of sport psychology is becoming an integral part of elite sports performance. The purpose of this course is to introduce students, without a background in sport psychology, to the basic concepts needed to understand sport psychology and its application. Topics to be covered include Psychological Skills Training, Peak Performance, Performance Profiling, Goal Setting, Performance Review, Motivation, Psychophysiology, Relaxation, Activation, Imagery, Self-Talk, Concentration, Team Building, and, Competition Routines.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jay Lee Longbotton"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880J","ModuleTitle":"The Right and Left Brain","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Brain lateralization is the notion that each of our cerebral hemispheres (“the left and the right brain”) has its own unique processing strength. Among the various techniques employed to understand how the left and right brain function, divided visual field (DVF) stands out as a widely-used non-invasive behaviour-based method and thus will constitute a major focus of this module. Students will be exposed to discussions on the historical and theoretical background to, and application of DVF in understanding brain lateralization, either by itself or combined with brain recording/imaging methods. A demonstration of divided visual field method will be conducted.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3232, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3232, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880K","ModuleTitle":"Parenting and Child Development","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the various aspects of parental influence on children’s development, with a focus on cultural differences in parenting practices. Topics to be covered include a critical evaluation of the crosscultural relevance of parenting styles and the concept of emotional availability in accounting for differences in children’s developmental outcomes. The notion of “good enough parenting” and parenting as a bidirectional process will be analysed. The course concludes with a discussion of whether parents are the most important source of influence, bearing in mind the many other domains of influence in children’s lives, such as peers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 – PL3236), in which one must be PL3234, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), in which one must be PL3234, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Cheung Hoi Shan"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880L","ModuleTitle":"Applying Cognitive Psychology to Learning & Instruction","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the cognitive processes that underlie learning in educational contexts. We will examine: (i) the factors that influence effective encoding, organisation, and subsequent retrieval of knowledge, (ii) how learners monitor and regulate their learning, and (iii) how expertise is acquired. We will also delve into the scientific literature to evaluate the effectiveness of various study/instructional strategies, and compare the research findings against our own intuitions (i.e., how we learn best may not correspond to how we think we learn best). We will consider the implications of cognitive science research for enhancing educational practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 – PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 – PL3236), in which one must be PL3233, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880N","ModuleTitle":"Emotion and Psychopathology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the history and current status of research on emotion especially in relation to psychopathology. The background philosophy and two different traditions stemming from Plato and Aristotle will be summarised. Modern day approaches will be considered and dimensional versus categorical approaches reviewed with their implications for clinical practice. Approaches to normal versus abnormal emotions will be considered, with analysis of how the five basic emotions of anxiety, anger, disgust, sadness, and happiness provide a framework for understanding emotional disorders. Therapy that focuses on emotion experience, expression, and emotion regulation will be overviewed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, and either PL3252 or PL3253, and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132, and either PL3252 or PL3253, and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL4880P","ModuleTitle":"Psychology of Religion","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Religion is ubiquitous across cultures and highly influential in many individuals’ lives, society, and history. This module examines religion through cognitive, developmental, social, and evolutionary psychology. Key questions that will be examined are: Why do people believe in gods and perform rituals? What psychological processes support religious beliefs, behaviours, and experiences? What are the social effects of religion? What is the relationship between religion and morality? The module also examines methods and issues in studying religion empirically.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 – PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs of which student must have passed PL1101E, PL2131, PL2132 and 4 out of the 5 core modules (PL3232 - PL3236), with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5221","ModuleTitle":"Analysis Of Psychological Data Using Glm","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the use of the general linear for the analysis of psychological data including multiple regression and various forms of analysis of variance. Among the topics that may be covered are correlation and multiple regression, randomized groups analysis of variance, repeated measures analysis of variance, and mixed models. Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills through hands-on data analysis and interpretation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131 and PL2132 or consent of Instructor","Preclusion":"PL5102/PL6102","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5221R","ModuleTitle":"Analysis of Psychological Data using GLM","Department":"Psychology","ModuleCredit":"5","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131 and PL2132 or consent of instructor","Preclusion":"PL5102/PL6102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5222","ModuleTitle":"Multivariate Statistics in Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the use of multivariate methods for the analysis of psychological data. Included among the methods to be covered may be canonical correlation, discriminant function analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills for multivariate data analysis through hands-on analysis and interpretation of datasets.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131 and PL2102Y/PL2132 or consent of Instructor","Preclusion":"PL4204","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5222R","ModuleTitle":"Multivariate Statistics in Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the use of multivariate methods for the analysis of psychological data. Included among the methods to be covered may be canonical correlation, discriminant function analysis, multivariate analysis of variance, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis, and structural equation modeling. Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills for multivariate data analysis through hands-on analysis and interpretation of datasets.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131 and PL2102Y/PL2132 or consent of Instructor","Preclusion":"PL4204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5225","ModuleTitle":"Structural Equation Modeling","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module with introduce the ideas of structural equation modeling and its relationship to other current statistical models. Specifically, regression analysis, path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis will be formulated within the general framework of structural equation modeling. Advanced topics, such as ordinal data analysis, missing data, multiple-group analysis and latent growth models, will also be covered. After the course, students are expected to know how to conduct the analysis and interpret the results themselves.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131, PL2102Y/PL2132 and PL5221, or consent of the instructor","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5225R","ModuleTitle":"Structural Equation Modeling","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module with introduce the ideas of structural equation modeling and its relationship to other current statistical models. Specifically, regression analysis, path analysis, confirmatory factor analysis will be formulated within the general framework of structural equation modeling. Advanced topics, such as ordinal data analysis, missing data, multiple-group analysis and latent growth models, will also be covered. After the course, students are expected to know how to conduct the analysis and interpret the results themselves.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"PL2101Y/PL2131, PL2102Y/PL2132 and PL5221, or consent of the instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5303","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Cognitive Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys recent advances in cognitive psychology and is targeted at graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have an interest in cognitive science. Students will be introduced to the foundations and basic philosophy behind contemporary approaches to cognition such as the symbolic, connectionist, ecological, dynamic, and embodied movements. We will examine the applications of these approaches to recent research in selected topics from the areas of perception, memory, language, creativity, consciousness, and intelligent behaviour. Prior exposure to cognitive psychology at the undergraduate level is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL3233 or consent of instructor","Preclusion":"PL6222","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5303R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Cognitive Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys recent advances in cognitive psychology and is targeted at graduate students and advanced undergraduates who have an interest in cognitive science. Students will be introduced to the foundations and basic philosophy behind contemporary approaches to cognition such as the symbolic, connectionist, ecological, dynamic, and embodied movements. We will examine the applications of these approaches to recent research in selected topics from the areas of perception, memory, language, creativity, consciousness, and intelligent behaviour. Prior exposure to cognitive psychology at the undergraduate level is required.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"PL3233 or consent of instructor","Preclusion":"PL6222","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5304","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Developmental Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The module explores current research in developmental psychology and is relevant to graduate students with research interests in this area. The module aims to give students the opportunity to gain an understanding of core theories and methodology used in developmental psychology. Topics discussed will cover current research in selected topics from areas of infant, child, and adolescent psychology. Prior exposure to developmental psychology at the undergraduate level is required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Preclusion":"PL6205","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5304R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Developmental Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The module explores current research in developmental psychology and is relevant to graduate students with research interests in this area. The module aims to give students the opportunity to gain an understanding of core theories and methodology used in developmental psychology. Topics discussed will cover current research in selected topics from areas of infant, child, and adolescent psychology. Prior exposure to developmental psychology at the undergraduate level is required.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Preclusion":"PL6205","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5306","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Clinical Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with advanced knowledge in clinical psychology from historical as well as from the latest conceptual and empirical perspectives. The implications of life-span psychology, psychopathology, personality theory, neuropsychology, and competing systems of clinical psychology for multi-cultural clinical understanding, clinical epistemology, and clinical judgment will be critically reviewed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PL6210","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5306R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Clinical Psychology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with advanced knowledge in clinical psychology from historical as well as from the latest conceptual and empirical perspectives. The implications of life-span psychology, psychopathology, personality theory, neuropsychology, and competing systems of clinical psychology for multi-cultural clinical understanding, clinical epistemology, and clinical judgment will be critically reviewed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PL6210","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5308","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Over the last decades, the study of human cognition has extended its focus to include neuroimaging techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) among others. This allowed researchers to investigate cognitive processes as they unfold in time and to relate these processes to neuronal structures and networks. In this module, students will review this research and critically evaluate whether and how it advanced our understanding of human cognition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Admission to the NUS psychology graduate program or approval by the lecturer","Preclusion":"PL6204","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["O'Dhaniel A. Mullette-Gillman"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5308R","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Cognitive Neuroscience","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Over the last decades, the study of human cognition has extended its focus to include neuroimaging techniques such as electroencephalography (EEG), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) among others. This allowed researchers to investigate cognitive processes as they unfold in time and to relate these processes to neuronal structures and networks. In this module, students will review this research and critically evaluate whether and how it advanced our understanding of human cognition.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Admission to the NUS psychology graduate program or approval by the lecturer","Preclusion":"PL6204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Psychology in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"PL5220","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL6208","ModuleTitle":"Empirical Research Project","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The ability to conduct independent psychological research is a prerequisite for embarking on a doctoral dissertation. As such the module is aimed at advancing the research skills of doctoral students prior to their qualifying examinations. They will achieve this advancement by working on a research project under the close supervision of their doctoral supervisor. All doctoral students must take this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Admission to the NUS psychology PhD program","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL6213","ModuleTitle":"Genetics of Social Behaviour","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Human beings are an incredibly social species and twin studies suggest that uniquely human characteristics such as empathy, altruism, sense of equity, love, trust, music, economic behavior, and even politics are partially hardwired. We will discuss evidence that social phenotypes are heritable and the implications of these findings for the social sciences. Emphasis will be placed on two social hormones, oxytocin and vasopressin, and how human findings resonate with those in other mammals. We will discuss how experimental economic paradigms and imaging are used to model social behavior in the laboratory including as altruism, trust and fairness.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"Undergraduate degree in social or life sciences","History":[{"Semester":2,"Lecturers":["Richard P. Ebstein"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL6214","ModuleTitle":"Visual-Spatial Cognition","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The ability to perceive our spatial surroundings is critical to tasks ranging from grasping nearby objects to complex navigation through an unfamiliar environment. This seminar will cover both the basic cognitive psychology and neuroscience research on visual/spatial cognition (e.g., visual imagery, perception, and visual/spatial working memory) as well as applied research on the role of visual/spatial information processing in complex activities, such as spatial navigation, human-computer interaction, design of 3D immersive virtual technologies, and learning and problem solving.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"Admission to the NUS psychology graduate program or approval by the lecturer","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Psychology in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"PL6220, PL6220A, PL6220B","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PL6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded &quot;Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory&quot; on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLB1201","ModuleTitle":"Psychology in Everyday Life","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to equip students who are not planning to major in psychology with basic literacy in the discipline. Students will acquire basic understanding of common human experiences, such as sleep, dreams, learning, and memory from a psychological perspective; and apply psychological knowledge to understand some of the common problematic behaviours we encounter, such as forgetfulness, sleep problems, addiction, eating disorders, depression, and mental retardation. Students will also learn about some of the practical issues, such as whether it is beneficial to boost one’s self-esteem, whether subliminal persuasion works, and how we could find happiness.","CrossModule":"GEK1064","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK1064 and PL1101E. Students who take PLB1201 and subsequently go on to major in Psychology will not be able to count PLB1201 towards their graduation requirements.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5001","ModuleTitle":"Psychological Assessment","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with essential background in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. Students will be exposed to a variety of assessment techniques used for the collection of data in order to evaluate psychological functioning of an individual. They will learn about the application of these techniques to a wide range of clinical psychological problems. Students will become familiar with widely used clinical and neuropsychological tests, methods for evaluation of these tests and issues surrounding psychological assessment in professional settings. These include diagnostic decision making, test administration and interpretation, and the integration of material derived from patient history with the mental state examination and other sources.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology training programme","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Collinson, Simon Lowes"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5002","ModuleTitle":"Adult Psychopathology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an advanced critical understanding of various theories of aetiology and maintenance of adult psychological problems. Students will also acquire an understanding in the appropriate use of diagnostic classification systems and critical appraisal of such systems. The module has a strong emphasis on linking theory to applied clinical practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology training programme","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Utpala Ranjani"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5003","ModuleTitle":"Health across the lifespan","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to facilitate acquisition of knowledge and expertise on: 1) normal and abnormal developmental issues affecting health and mental health across one’s lifespan with specific focus on early childhood and adolescent stages, midlife crisis, aging and gero-psychological issues; 2) basic concepts of mind-body interactions and psychoneuroimmunology; 3) role of clinical psychologists in the identification, assessment, and treatment of mental health and health problems across lifespan; 4) psychological management of chronic health and mental health conditions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology programme or with permission of the instructor","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5004","ModuleTitle":"Psychological Intervention And Therapy","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with fundamental skills that are the foundation of clinical psychological interventions, including interviewing and counselling, basic interventions and theoretical concepts, processes and techniques which underlie cognitive-behaviour therapy. Students will begin to develop core practical skills in the use of these techniques for therapeutic management of a range of problems and disorders across settings. Content includes basic behavioural change strategies, brief intervention techniques, critical case analysis, assessment and case formulation, and cognitive behavioural therapeutic techniques. Students will also explore the role of the psychologist and the boundaries and responsibilities of this role in different cultural contexts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Wolf-Gregor Tobias Lange"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5005","ModuleTitle":"Child Psychopathology","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module offers an advanced critical understanding of various theories of aetiology and maintenance of disorders of childhood and adolescence. Students will also acquire an understanding in the appropriate use of diagnostic classification systems and critical appraisal of such systems. The module has a strong emphasis on linking theory to applied clinical practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PLC5002 Introduction to Psychological Disorders","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5006","ModuleTitle":"Ethics and Professional Issues","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamentals of professional and ethical practice as clinical psychologists. We will draw on international perspectives to inform our understanding of best practices within the local context. Topics covered in this module include professional practice guidelines and codes of conduct, ethical issues in assessment and research, legal issues in psychology, diversity and multicultural considerations, and professional development issues. Upon completion of the module, students should: (i) understand what it means to practice clinical psychology in a professional manner based on standards established internationally, as well as an understanding for issues specific to professional practice in Singapore (ii) be familiar with core ethical principles and apply these to clinical practice, (iii) demonstrate awareness of potential ethical dilemmas across a wide variety of contexts and be able to approach these using the appropriate ethical decision-making strategies, (iv) understand the importance of developing and maintaining professional skills and competencies, and (v) demonstrate good insight and ability to reflect on their ethical obligations as professional clinical psychologists.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PLC5011 (Clinical Placement 1)","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5007","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Psychological Practice","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides training in empirically supported psychological therapies for various psychiatric and personality disorders. It builds on the training in therapeutic skills and techniques provided in module PLC5004 Psychological Intervention and Therapy and prepares students further for clinical practice.","ModuleCredit":"2","Prerequisite":"PLC5011 (Clinical Placement 1)","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Henn-Haase, Clare Marie"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5008","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Methods","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This compulsory module provides an introduction to evidence-based practice and focuses on research skills for clinical psychologists. Students will acquire a solid grasp of the scientific and statistical methods relevant to psychology. There will be emphasis on skills and methods required for the completion of research proposals, the design of experiments, measurement decisions, survey approaches, sampling issues, practical management of research projects, and data analyses options.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology training programme","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5009","ModuleTitle":"Research Proposal","Department":"Psychology","ModuleCredit":"8","Prerequisite":"Admission to Clinical Psychology training programme","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5010","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to help students prepare a scholarly report of their proposed applied research project submitted in PLC5009 Research Proposal. Under the supervision of a member of the faculty, students will make appropriate modifications to the planned design, complete data collection and analyses, and prepare draft reports. Students will also receive comments and feedback from other faculty, clinical supervisors and peer students. Students then present their completed research projects orally and submit the final draft of the report as a thesis of about 20,000 words in APA style for examination.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"1-1-0-10-8","Prerequisite":"Research Proposal","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5011","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Placement 1","Department":"Psychology","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"PLC5004 (Psychological Intervention and Therapy), PLC5001 (Psychological Assessment and Diagnosis)","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5011A","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Placement 1","Department":"Psychology","ModuleCredit":"6","Prerequisite":"PLC5004 (Psychological Intervention and Therapy), PLC5001 (Psychological Assessment and Diagnosis)","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5012","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Placement 2","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations on clinical psychopathology covered in coursework modules. Students will undertake direct clinical experience either in a hospital or a community setting, under the close supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist. The focus of this second placement is on the gradual development of the clinical skills required for assessing, describing, diagnosing and treating adult and/or paediatric psychological disorder.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-200-50","Prerequisite":"PLC5011 (Clinical Placement 1), PLC5002 (Psychopathology & Pharmacotherapy), PLC5003 (Clinical Health Psychology), PLC5005 (Advanced Psychopathology)","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5012B","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Placement 2","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations on clinical psychopathology covered in coursework modules. Students will undertake direct clinical experience either in a hospital or a community setting, under the close supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist. The focus of this second placement is on the gradual development of the clinical skills required for assessing, describing, diagnosing and treating adult and/or paediatric psychological disorder.","ModuleCredit":"6","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5013","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Placement 3","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations of clinical psychopathology, assessment, diagnosis and intervention covered in coursework modules. Students will undertake an intensive block (40 days) of direct clinical experience either in a hospital or a community setting, under the supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist. The focus of this third placement will be on the continued development of clinical skills in planning and carrying out intervention with psychiatric patients with minimal guidance. If considered appropriate by their supervising clinician, students may progress to independent management of clients by the end of the placement.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-250-70","Prerequisite":"PLC5012 (Clinical Placement 2); Pass on the Professional Competency Examination","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PLC5014","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Placement 4","Department":"Psychology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations of assessment, intervention and management covered in previous modules. Students undertake an intensive block (40 days) of direct clinical experience in the hospital or community clinic, under the supervision of an experienced clinical psychologist. The focus of this final placement is on the continued development of clinical skills in planning and carrying out intervention with adult or child psychiatric patients with minimal guidance. Students should progress to independent management of one patient by end of placement.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-250-70","Prerequisite":"PLC5013 (Clinical Placement 3)","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5000","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This graded module provides students with the opportunity to conduct independent research under the guidance of a supervisor. Students are required to submit a 10,000-word written dissertation.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5101","ModuleTitle":"Project Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Objective - The module offers an overview of project management. It covers the strategic use of projects as part of business strategy, the project cycle in terms of its conception, planning, and execution, and the factors that underpin the success of projects. The project manager as an effective leader in managing projects is emphasized at each stage of the cycle.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5103","ModuleTitle":"Contract Management","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5105","ModuleTitle":"Development Finance","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module introduces capital budgeting, project finance, and risk analysis. It covers the capital allocation framework, project cash flows, investment criteria, cost of capital, financial risk analysis, and how various types of projects are financed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5106","ModuleTitle":"Design Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module is designed to provide project managers with an appreciation of the role of design as well as the designer in projects. It covers the concept of design for value, integrated designs, the client's brief, design evaluation, and the impact of design on procurement and construction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5107","ModuleTitle":"Time And Cost Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module focuses on management of the construction project from the perspective of the contractor. It covers tendering and estimating, material and equipment procurement, subcontracting, and cost and financial control of projects incorporating cash flow analysis, financial reporting, and project scheduling.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5109","ModuleTitle":"Project Management Law","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module provides an understanding of aspects of construction law and mechanisms for resolving disputes. It covers the law of contract, the duties and liabilities of different parties in a project, negligence, claims, procurement, risk allocation, and remedies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5111","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics In Project Management","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"Objective - This module is designed to allow students to conduct independent studies on special topics in project management under the guidance of a team of staff members. Students are required to submit a 6,000-word report.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5112","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods","Department":"Building","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5113","ModuleTitle":"Managing Projects using BIM","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide project managers with an appreciation of the role of BIM as the project manager in projects. It covers the concept of BIM in design matters, contract and dispute management, and post contractual matters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5114","ModuleTitle":"Managing Complex Projects","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the management of complex projects. It covers the design and planning for beyond the project itself, the work package structure of such projects and issues related to the sourcing of suitably experienced contractors, consultants, and other personnel, the impact of variations and consequential claims, and matters concerning termination, completion and handing over.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5115","ModuleTitle":"Project Finance Contracts and Agreements","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of aspects of different project finance contracts and agreements. It covers the issues of risk management through contractual terms, duties and liabilities of lenders and borrowers, dispute management and contractual remedies, and issues relating to international contracts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PM5116","ModuleTitle":"Project Finance Case Studies","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an opportunity for students to do an independent field study of how project finance plays an important role in a major development project. Students will select their own project, conduct the study under an appointed supervisor, present their findings in a seminar, and submit a 6,000-word written report.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-6-4","Prerequisite":"CAP 4.0 from a combination of two modules from: 1. PM5114 Managing Complex Projects; 2. PM5115 Project Finance Contracts and Agreements; and 3. PM5105 Development Finance","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5110A","ModuleTitle":"Policy Analysis Exercise","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"POLICY ANALYSIS EXERCISE","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5138","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics for Public Policy Analysis","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to prepare students for becoming both critical consumers and competent producers of quantitative evidence used in the public policy arena. This course provides students with a solid grounding on economic theory and statistical techniques used to analyze public policy. At the end of the course, students will be able to use advanced econometric tools on real world policy problems and draw policy implications. The major topics covered include: inference and hypothesis testing, simple regression analysis, multiple regression analysis, non-linear regression models, binary dependent variable models, program evaluation, panel data analysis, and time series analysis and forecasting.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5141","ModuleTitle":"The Economic Foundations of the Singapore Story","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course takes a multi-disciplinary, practitioner-driven approach to analyse Singapore’s public policies. It does this by integrating and applying three conceptual lenses, namely standard economics, the cognitive sciences, and organisation behaviour. We will first examine policies in Singapore through the lens of market failures and how economists have traditionally viewed the role of governments. We then examine the cognitive limits of economic agents and consider how behavioural economics offers the possibility of better policy design by taking into account people’s cognitive biases and limitations. In the third segment, we analyse the Singapore government through the lens of organisation behaviour. Throughout the course, we apply these lenses to various policy successes and failures in Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5142","ModuleTitle":"Liveable and Sustainable Cities - A Singapore Case-study","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"An unprecedented level of urbanization is expected worldwide, presenting immense resource challenges as well as opportunities for cities. It is critical that the future city leaders learn from urban pioneers and case examples, to gain insights into the urban development challenges of cities, and to make informed decisions based on the principles and practice of dynamic urban governance. Singapore is an example of a very dense city that is also highly liveable. The module will therefore focus on Singapore, analysed through the lens on the Liveability Framework, and brought to life by experts in various fields of urban development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5146","ModuleTitle":"Decentralization, Governance & Sustainable Development","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Today, a number of local governments and communities are expected to play vital roles in improving people’s lives. This module introduces normative theories and timely real-world cases pertinent to decentralization and local governance. These are discussed in relation to topics of government efficiency, equity, corruption, conflict management, democratization, and sector-specific issues in education, health, and environmental and disaster management. Students will learn theoretical and empirical approaches to studying the topics and acquire analytical skills to address the challenges faced by localities and decentralizing states. The module is multidisciplinary, drawing on views from economics, public administration, and political science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-3-3-4","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5147","ModuleTitle":"Asian Global Cities","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"In today’s globalization, many of the policy challenges are becoming urban issues, especially in the rapidly urbanizing Asia. This module focuses on examining the new policy challenges and opportunities of Asian global cities that are increasingly strengthening their presence in the world. It studies a number of rising and transforming global cities in East, Southeast and South Asia, in order to understand their experiences of globalization and urban policy priorities. A number of key policy-related topics will be covered, including global urban networks, urban gateways, megaprojects, privatization, land governance, housing development, informal economy, and participatory development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5149","ModuleTitle":"Big Data, Official Statistics, and Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Empirical evidence is key to sound public policy formulatiom, monitoring, and evaluation. Official statistics, as trusted, organized information, have served this purpose for centuries; their production is institutionalized and governed by internationally-agreed ethics and practices. Unstructured information, including Big Data and Geoinformation, has emerged recently, offering public policy new empirical basis for making decisions. This has been described as ‘Data Revolution’ by international organizations. This course is designed for practitioners in the field of public policy to gain an indepth understanding of the design and intricacies of structured information (official statistics) and unstructured information such as Big Data and Geoinformation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Cheung Po Lo, Paul"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5150","ModuleTitle":"Social Welfare in East Asia","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"How is social welfare organised in East Asia? What are the unique strengths and vulnerabilities? This course examines the origins, structure, and performance of social welfare systems in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and Korea, and analyses their distinctiveness relative to the mature welfare states of Europe and other developed economies. Students will be trained to combine major theoretical perspectives such as developmentalism, neoliberalism, and welfare regimes with empirical understanding of country cases using a critical and comparative approach.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ng Kok Hoe"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5151","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Case Study Method","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Case studies are widely used in public policy analysis. But what assumptions do we rely on when we draw general lessons from specific policy events? What is the point of comparison and how can we do it fairly? This course examines what the systematic, close study of carefully chosen cases can teach us about political and policy processes. It will enable students to identify the major elements of comparative case studies as a research method, to consume published case studies in a critical manner, and to conduct an independent case study focused on public policy change.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ng Kok Hoe"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5153","ModuleTitle":"Urban Development Policy and Planning in Asia","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Contemporary urban development policy and planning issues, and experiences in Asia. Assessments of goals, explanations of causes of successes and failures, policy options, planning and implementation. Part I Development Policy and Planning: urban dimensions of the UN Millennium Development Goals. Part II The Livability of Cities: personal well-being (livelihoods and human capital) and social life (social capital, public space, the public sphere). Part III. The Ecology of Asia’s Urban Transition: environmental sustainability, political ecology, global climate change and disaster governance. Part IV Globalization and the City: intercity competition, the rise of China and India, transborder networks, world cities, secondary cities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Mike Douglass"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5155","ModuleTitle":"International Political Economy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course brings together politics, economics and international relations on issues relevant to the global economy. It is divided into three parts: 1) IPE theory; 2) history of the world economy, focusing on the post-1945 era; 3) modern policy. Policy issues covered are in macroeconomics and finance, trade and investment, and energy and environment. Major regions of the world economy are covered, as are the key actors – governments, international governmental organisations, business and NGOs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5156","ModuleTitle":"Moral Reasoning and Policy Communications","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course discusses the fundamentals of logic, moral philosophy and the art of policy communications. It has a theoretical component in political and moral philosophy and a practical component in policy communications. It provides a foundation for the tool of moral reasoning, the processes of public decision-making and the critical and analytical tools for public discourse.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5157","ModuleTitle":"Economics of Environmental Regulation","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an overview of the theory and analytical tools used by economists to analyze alternative regulations and policies for dealing with environmental problems including technology standards, emission taxes,and marketable permits. During this course we will analyze policies addressing various environmental problems including conventional air pollution, overuse of natural resources, and climate change as part of the general focus on the problem of economic growth and efficiency. We will employ tools from microeconomic theory, including consumer theory, firm theory, welfare economics, benefit-cost analysis, and general equilibrium theory to study the relationship between the economy and the natural environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5158","ModuleTitle":"International Relations of Asia after WWII","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course explores the connections among events in Asia as they have unfolded since the end of World War II and examines them in relation to contemporary issues. It assesses competing explanations for longstanding issues, including the Taiwan issue, division of the Korean peninsula, South China Sea dispute, and trajectory of regionalism. These issues are playing out amid a major power shift, not only as a consequence of China’s rise, but also with the emergence of Asia as a global agenda-setter. The course also examines the new threats to the region, from WMD proliferation to terrorism and competition for resources.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ho Li Ching, Selina"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5159","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to International Relations Theory","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the three main streams of IR theory: realism, liberalism, and constructivism. In particular we will explore theories of the balance of power, the balance of threat, the rise and decline of great powers, hegemony, cooperation theory, the role of international institutions in global governance, and the structures and relations of identity between and among states and societies. Major contemporary issues that will be addressed include the relations between China and the United States; the global political economy, including trade and development, and the prospects for global cooperation on issues such as climate change.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Hopf, Theodore Geoffrey"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5160","ModuleTitle":"America and Asia","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"What are America’s interests in Asia? How has it gone about pursuing them and with what degree of success? The course explores these questions by examining U.S. perceptions of, and responses to, challenges in Asia since 1945. We will focus on the wars fought by America in Asia, the regimes it fostered, the economic/military institutions it built, and relate these activities to America’s conceptions of its interests and its role as a great power. The approach of the course will be chronological and historical, with special focus on the most fateful episodes of America’s engagement with Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5161","ModuleTitle":"Mindful Transformations in Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Complex policy challenges in the 21st century call for fresh approaches and innovative solutions. Scientific evidence suggests that mindfulness will give policy makers an edge in dealing with these problems. Through cultivating and applying mindfulness in the study of key issues in Economics and International Relations, students learn to sharpen their focus, be alert to their biases, open their minds to new possibilities and think holistically. Issues to be covered include paradigms of economic thought, work and productivity, society’s well-being, perceptions and misperceptions of global issues, cognitive biases in decision-making in crisis situations, and the role of joy and International Relations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Wong Marn Heong","Heng Yee Kuang"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5162","ModuleTitle":"Economics of the Family for Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The family is the fundamental building block of society and the level at which many important decisions such as fertility and retirement are made. This module discusses a) how families are formed and dissolved, b) how families make decisions in terms of division of labour and allocation of resources; and c) drivers of inequalities within and between families. We will use the economic perspective to explain dramatic changes to the family unit sweeping across Asia and the rest of the world. Students will have a chance to apply these insights to policy case studies in an Asian or comparative context.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Poh Lin, Jennifer"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5163","ModuleTitle":"The Economics and Governance of Climate Change","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a basic understanding of global climate change issues with a special focus on the economics and governance aspects. It begins with an introduction to climate change as a social scientific issue and discusses its history, economics, politics, the policy debates, international treaties, taxonomy of climate change scepticism, ethical dilemmas and, adaptation and mitigation policies and their limitations. The course uses a multi-disciplinary framework which draws on theories and evidence from economics, sociology, human geography and political science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Students are expected to have taken at least taken at least a Principles of Economics or Principles of Microeconomics course or equivalent at the graduate/undergraduate level.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Sonia Akter"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5164","ModuleTitle":"International Conflict Analysis and Resolution","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"We are all aware of the disruptive impacts of violence and conflict over the security, economic, and social wellbeing of our increasingly interconnected societies. In a time when conflicts are becoming more complex, a better understanding of their dynamics and of the peaceful means to address them is a paramount necessity for future leaders and policy makers. This course offers an opportunity to develop analytical skills to understand today’s conflicts and to learn key tools of conflict resolution.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Francesco Mancini"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5165","ModuleTitle":"Market Failures and Government Intervention","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for individuals who are interested in the functions of the market in modern economies and who in the course of their careers may be in positions of regulating market behaviour for public policy purposes. The focus is to identify what makes the market imperfect or cause market failures. The course will also examine the appropriate form of governmental intervention.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"No pre-requisite. Required economic concepts would be taught as part of the course.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5166","ModuleTitle":"Globalization, Health, and Human Development","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course looks at health and human development in the context of a global economy. We will study the large improvements in health that have occurred in the last two centuries due to rising incomes and technological advances in public health and heath care. These health improvements will be linked to human capital and increased worker productivity as well as longer life spans and savings for retirement. The effects of health on population growth and development will also be investigated. We will look at the welfare implications of health improvements, economic growth, and globalization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5167","ModuleTitle":"Public Policy and Economics of Health Systems","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to public policy and health economics, with a special focus on the health care systems in Asia. It examines the roles and relationships between public policy in planning, implementation and evaluation processes, and different approaches of national systems in providing, regulating and paying for health care. Regional innovations in the organization, delivery and financing of health care systems will be analysed through selected country case-studies. Seminars and exercises on current topical issues include comparative health and economic policies, private-public participation in the health care industry, stakeholder analysis in health sector reforms and a final project to conduct a public policy and economic analysis of a health system in Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Applicable to those who have taken PP5246 and PP5278","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5168","ModuleTitle":"Public Service Leadership","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module will help students to understand the concepts and practice of leadership and develop a better knowledge of public service. Students will be exposed to insights and best practices, with emphasis on the public service and learn the skills to develop into a capable leader. Students will learn to lead, anticipate the future, make decisions, know their bias, build teams, motivate, communicate, understand the public interest and become better leaders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5170","ModuleTitle":"Microeconomic Theory for Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course will introduce students to the way economists use theories of consumer and producer behaviour, and welfare analysis to analyze complex public policy issues. We begin by formulating the assumptions and basic structure underlying the competitive model. In the process we will point out the strengths and weaknesses of each assumption as a description of the way economic decisions are made. We then proceed to create more realistic models by relaxing some of those assumptions. The emphasis in this class will be primarily theoretical, although how the theoretical models get applied to policy analysis will be continuously stressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PP5403 Economic Foundations for Public Policy or Principles of Microeconomics","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5171","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Applied Econometrics for Policy Analysis","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this course is to provide students with a ‘toolbox’ and working knowledge of advanced crosssectional and panel data econometric techniques frequently used in applied microeconomic policy analysis and research. This course will cover major extensions to the standard OLS regression model and provide students with an introduction to the ‘cutting edge’ techniques used today to evaluate microeconomic theories and policies, including instrumental variables, difference-in-differences, matching estimators, regression discontinuity and quantile regressions. The emphasis of the course will be on estimating causal relationships that can then be used to make predictions about the consequences of changing a policy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5172","ModuleTitle":"Applications of Statistical Methods to Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Students will be expected to learn how to devise a feasible, policy relevant, research question, and to address they question using statistical methods. They will undertake a literature review of the topic and find an appropriate data set. They will formulate a theory and devise and method of estimation and hypothesis test for their question and undertake robustness checks of their results. They will make presentations based on their project and write up a final project paper.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-6-0","Prerequisite":"PP5404 Policy Analysis (6MC) or PP6706 Research Methods in Public Policy II or equivalent. Good knowledge of statistical methods in theory and knowledge of at least one computer package for statistical analysis, for example STATA.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5173","ModuleTitle":"Economics and Health in Developing Countries","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course will cover key issues in health economics. Students will learn why health is different from other goods and why health care markets are difficult to organize. They will examine the determinants of health and the demand and supply of health care services. They will study the health insurance market and why there is often market failure in health insurance. There will study cost effectiveness analysis. Through individual and group assignments they will apply this knowledge to the health sector problems of a particular country.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"Students should have taken a course covering basic microeconomic theory.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5174","ModuleTitle":"International Politics: The Rules of the Game","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"That international politics can be conceived as a game with its own special rules is a truism for most analysts of the subject. Yet there does not exist a list of what the rules of the game are. This course will examine a list of ten possible contenders for inclusion in the list. The class will debate and dissect these “rules,” with the aim of arriving at a mutually agreeable and defensible list of the key rules of the international politics game by the end of the semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5175","ModuleTitle":"Decision-Making: Political and Psychological Influences","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"How do political and psychological factors feature and impact on human decision-making, with what implications? This course introduces students to some of the most important findings on the psychological and political factors that shape human decision-making. The cases to be examined will be drawn primarily from the foreign policy arena, but domestic public policy examples will also be included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5176","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Economy and Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"In recent years, China has emerged as a major global economic power. Moreover, China has become increasingly integrated with the rest of the global economy. It is important for the students to have a good understanding on the past, present and future of the Chinese economy. This course is intended to provide students with an intensive overview of the Chinese economy with focus on the major processes of institutional change and policy debates since 1978.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"It would be helpful to have background in macroeconomics, but not necessary.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5178","ModuleTitle":"Leadership and Decision-making Skills","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to examine the leadership and decision-making skills relevant to public policy formulation and implementation. It will be structured into 3 segments, namely: (a) the role and nature of leadership to public policy success; (b) the range of decision-making tools used in environmental analysis and the identification of the strategic objectives and policies, and (c) the role of behavioural economic insights and cognitive biases that public sector managers have to take into account in the choice and implementation of public policies. The approach will be multi-disciplinary, and Singapore’s experience will be used to illustrate the application of general analytical tools and approaches to public policy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5202","ModuleTitle":"'Soft' power in the Asia-Pacific","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the increasing importance of ‘soft’ power to International Relations in the Asia-Pacific region. It surveys the strategies and policies implemented by different states as they all seek, for their own national interests, to project their soft power. Countries surveyed include China, India, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, and Indonesia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Heng Yee Kuang"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5203","ModuleTitle":"Behavioral Economics and Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Traditional economics, which is one of the key theoretical cornerstones of public policy, typically assumes that human behavior is rational, preferences are stable, and individuals are smart and unemotional. However, human behavior often deviates from standard assumptions due to psychological and social factors; analysis based on traditional economics can therefore misinform policies and lead to detrimental consequences. This course discusses behavioral regularities that are of potential importance for public policy. Students will be exposed to behavioral economic theory and its applications to public policy in the areas of savings, investment, healthcare, climate change, taxation, labor supply, and monetary policy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PP5101 Economics and Public Policy I, or PP5301 Economic Reasoning and Policy, or PP5501 Economic Applications for Public Organisations","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chen Kang"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5209","ModuleTitle":"Exercising Leadership","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This is a skills-based course that focuses on the interpersonal and intrapersonal dynamics that impact leadership. Participants are encouraged to clarify their own leadership direction and personal motives so they may make effective progress in pursuing their ambitions while avoiding typical areas of derailment. The classroom is used for both didactic learning, e.g., of diagnostic tools for analyzing interactions in case studies and in class, and for practicing new strategies of action. Other sources of learning include readings, lectures, plenary discussions, small group work, film, and cases provided by participants’ of their experience with leadership challenges.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5211","ModuleTitle":"Analytical Issues in Money & Banking","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course links the fields of macroeconomic and financial policies. It provides coverage of economic principles that underlie the operation of banks and other financial institutions. The role of money in the economy and the impact of the central bank and monetary policy on the macroeconomy are emphasized, as is understanding the foreign exchange market and some basics of monetary theory and international finance. The focus of this course is on analytics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Need to have completed PP5101 Economics and Public Policy I and PP5102 Economics and Public Policy II and basic statistics. Students are expected to know how to manipulate data (i.e. calculate means, variances, standard deviation etc.).","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ramkishen S Rajan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5215","ModuleTitle":"Changes in Singapore Political Economy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course is an overview of opportunities taken and the strengths obtained in the changes of the political economy of Singapore. It will cover Singapore from an East India Company settlement to its status as a Straits Settlement colony and then as a colony by itself, full internal self-government, merger with Malaysia and now an independent republic. Topics covered include how the political economy of Singapore coped with changes in the region, new commodities in the hinterland, population movements, global ideology, national aspirations, international finance, multinational corporations and economic volatility.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"EC2373/SSA2220","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lee Soo Ann"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5216","ModuleTitle":"Economic Growth in Developing Asia","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module provides a comprehensive view with rigorous comparative analyses that are essential for understanding the dynamics of economic growth in developing Asia. The module also introduces to students concepts and analytical frameworks that enhance their competence in policy analysis for the issues related to economic growth and competitiveness.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Introductory courses on microeconomics and macroeconomics","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5222","ModuleTitle":"Population, Health and Social Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to social policy in population and health issues, with a special focus on countries in Asia that are experiencing rapid demographic and epidemiological transitions. It examines the relationships between population health and development issues, and the different approaches and methods of social policy utilized to compare present and future health and population-related challenges. Past experiences of population growth, movement and decline and the longer term effects on health and related sectors will also be studied with their policy implications. The course takes a systematic life-cycle approach and is a practice-based and policy-oriented module. The practical applications of public health and population sciences are thus employed to the organization of public programs to meet the needs of specific population agegroups. In practice, existing government departments in Ministries of Health or Ministries of Social Welfare have been organized to deliver social services by age-groups - from birth to death across childhood, youth, adulthood and old age. Similarly, the organization of the class schedule takes on such a structure, and will have participation from invited practitioners from relevant government agencies. Selected regional experiences in population health policies and programs will be analysed in various casestudies. Seminar topics on current topical issues include comparative national population policies, family planning and reproductive health, maternal and child health, adolescent health, adult health, health of the elderly, endof-life issues, population ageing and the future of population health in Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Phua Kai Hong"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5223","ModuleTitle":"Population Ageing, Public Policy, and Family","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course covers policy issues of modern ageing societies, with special emphases on families and comparisons between Asian and Western countries. To tackle the complex issues, we discuss both relevant theories and empirical evidence from various disciplines. The first part investigates demographic causes of population ageing–decreased fertility and extended longevity. The second part reviews public old-age support programs and discuss their challenges. We also describe policy options to mitigate the consequences of population ageing, and assess the effectiveness of the policies. The third part examines why families provide elder support, and how public and private old-age provisions are interrelated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5224","ModuleTitle":"Value- Focused Negotiations","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course explores systematic ways to negotiate with a focus on value. It aims to help students increase awareness of the negotiation process as well as their own assumptions and behaviours, and to improve negotiation and influencing skills and results by developing systematic approaches to prepare and conduct negotiations. This is an experiential course, where students will engage in negotiation exercises, role plays and discussions. Other sources of learning include lectures, readings, videos and journals.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Nuno Goncalo Fonseca Delicado"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5226","ModuleTitle":"Social Policy Design","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module offers a critical introduction to essential concepts, approaches, and analytical tools in social policy from a comparative perspective with the purpose of improving the design of social policies. It will focus on the substance and context of social policies, the forms in which they are delivered and financed, and how they might be improved. Adopting a problem-solving approach from a design perspective, we will first understand the scope and magnitude of a number of social problems and then explore ways to address them effectively. To maintain focus, we will concentrate on education, health, housing, and pension in select countries in East, South and Southeast Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["M. Ramesh"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5228","ModuleTitle":"Evidence-Informed Policy Development","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module will address the salient aspects of how evidence informs policy making, covering the following areas: needs assessment; evidence generation and synthesis; presentation of evidence in an appropriate, useful and actionable manner; strengthening evidence generating and presenting capacity in low income countries; barriers and aids to use of evidence by policy-makers; engaging the public; and effectiveness of methods and processes to achieve evidence-informed policy. Health policy is used to illustrate concepts and practice, but principles are equally applicable to policy development in other sectors. The module will emphasize case studies from real policy situations but will also address the importance of sound conceptual frameworks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"None required. Statistics or research methods background can be helpful.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5229","ModuleTitle":"Education policy in Singapore: comparative perspectives","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Education is a significant area in public policy impacting individuals, families specific communities and society as a whole. It is widely seen as crucial to economic competitiveness, social cohesion and human development. In this module, students will learn about policy dilemmas, choices and consequences both in Singapore and in East Asia. Topics covered include access and equity issues, medium of institution, values and citizenship education and higher education.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Saravanan Gopinathan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5233","ModuleTitle":"Organization Theory and Management","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The art of organizing is foundational to public policy design and implementation. Public managers need to master the skills of not only making policies but also managing their organizations, as well as working effectively with other organizations. This course examines fundamental theories of organization. It discusses strategies for enhancing organizational performance and puts them into the context of the public sector. Studies and practices from organizations in both public and private sector will be drawn on as resources for the class when considering how public organizations can be managed effectively.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Yee Wai Hang"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5234","ModuleTitle":"Economics of Developing Countries","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces students to development topics from a micro-economic perspective. The course will lead the students to analyze roles of different economic entities in developing countries. Topics such as education, health, migration and fertility will be covered. The empirical focus of this course allows students to develop sufficient analytical skills to analyze policy problems for development related issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-0-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5241J","ModuleTitle":"Asia in the World Economy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5242K","ModuleTitle":"Policies for Urban Intervention","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5247","ModuleTitle":"International Economic Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ramkishen S Rajan"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5249","ModuleTitle":"Media, Public Opinion & Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5257","ModuleTitle":"Water Policy & Governance","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Asit Biswas","Hilda Cecilia Tortajada Quiroz"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5266","ModuleTitle":"Global Health Policy And Issues","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The changing social, economic, technological and political conditions across the diverse countries and populations of Asia, and the world mean that there is a need for policy professionals to have an overview of global health policies and associated issues. To do that, this module examines the roles and relationships among major players at the global level, and different approaches taken by various international organizations and national governments in tackling health and related problems in the context of the post-2015, post-MDG development agenda. The module will also compare and contrast global health policies with international policy instruments in other areas related to health. The module will examine global health trends and issues using a macro policy framework. Significant challenges in the organization of global health programmes and the complexities involved in international cooperation and the implementation of international policy instruments will be analysed through selected case-studies. Topics on current issues will include: role of international health organizations, international aid and development assistance, emerging epidemics and disasters, non-communicable diseases (including tobacco use), health impacts of climate change, cross-border health issues (e.g. food security), migration of health human resources (brain drain), international trade in health services, global health diplomacy, international health law and the future of global health.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5267","ModuleTitle":"Urban Transport Policy: A Global View","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5273","ModuleTitle":"Political Islam And Governance","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5276","ModuleTitle":"Dialogue, Facilitation and Consensus Building","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5279","ModuleTitle":"Clusters and National Competitiveness","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5287","ModuleTitle":"Leadership and Teamwork","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Jonathan Marshall"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5288","ModuleTitle":"Labour Market Policy Issues","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Hui Weng Tat"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5291","ModuleTitle":"Security In Asia-Pacific","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5294","ModuleTitle":"Dynamic Modelling of Public Policy Systems","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5298","ModuleTitle":"Public Policy and Management in Singapore","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a survey of Singapore’s practices in public management and policy development from a comparative perspective. We will focus on innovations in public sector governance as main contributing factors for Singapore’s strong economic growth in the last four decades, and discuss underlying principles and rationale for these innovations. The course consists of two parts. The first part of the course introduces to students key elements of public sector governance in Singapore, including governance structure, civil servant system, policy development, policy implementation, and financial management. The second part of the course examines Singapore’s experience in policy development and implementation in selected sectors such as health care, housing, water supply, land transport, industrial development, information technology and telecommunication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5301","ModuleTitle":"Economic Reasoning And Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Mukul Asher"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5303","ModuleTitle":"Public Management","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Naomi Aoki"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5304","ModuleTitle":"Attachment Programme In Singapore","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Students will be attached to Singapore Ministries or agencies and participate in a programme of visits to these organisations. The main objective of this attachment is to bridge theory and practice, and provide a strategic overview of policy areas and the processes of policy making. The training will encourage students to explore factors leading to good governance, and is intended to provide a hands-on practical experience in a particular area of interest they may have. Students will be required to present a paper at a seminar at the end of the programme. The module is for MPM students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-5-5","Preclusion":"MPM5004","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5308","ModuleTitle":"Frameworks For Policy Analysis","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["M. Ramesh"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5310","ModuleTitle":"Public Management Seminars","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module provides a comprehensive coverage of the dominant challenges that contemporary societies face and the policies that governments respond with. Such challenges include: Multi-ethnic/religious societies and social harmony; Health Pandemics; Unemployment and Social Unrest; Geopolitics and International Relations; Refugees and Asylum Seekers; Corruption Prevention and Good Governance; Heritage Conservation and Media and Communication. The module will also devote a special section to the Singapore Experience where illustrations will be made with reference to how the Singapore government has dealt with many of these challenges.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5401","ModuleTitle":"Policy Challenges","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This year-long module is designed to get students to think in a practical, problem-oriented, and multidisciplinary way through critical lenses and analytical tools available in the disciplines of Public Management and Leadership, Political Science and International Relations, and Economics, all pillars of a traditional Public Policy education. Students will be presented with an Asia-focused wicked problem, a complex case study, or a hypothetical situation through which they can engage, throughout the year and in a sustained way, central ideas and tools associated with each discipline. The module will be team-taught and enhanced through flipped classroom approaches.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5402","ModuleTitle":"Policy Process and Institutions","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module is about approaches, institutions and processes in public policy. Specifically, it examines: definition and approaches to the analysis and practice of public policy; the politicaleconomic context of public policy; and the process of framing, making, and evaluating public policy. The objective is to build students’ capability to conceptualise policy problems, devise strategies for addressing them, and comprehend policy documents.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5403","ModuleTitle":"Economic Foundations for Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this module is to understand foundational economics concepts and principles and their application to public policy. The module is organized in six parts: Part 1 The basic demand and supply framework of microeconomic analyses; Part 2, market demand to gain insights into decisions made by consumers; Part 3, how market inefficiencies can arise, the special characteristics of public goods, and the incidental benefits and costs of an economic activity; Parts 4 and 5 focus on firm behaviour and market structures; and Part 6, basic macroeconomic concepts and goals. Throughout the course, the focus of study will be on the policy interventions that would lead to more efficient resource allocation outcomes and improved welfare of society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5404","ModuleTitle":"Policy Analysis","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Public policy crafters need to use reliable evidence when creating policy. In this module, students will learn the methodology and tools to be good consumers, users, and producers of research and be equipped with foundational analytic skills through a comprehensive introduction to the field of policy analysis, underlying theory, and major analytical toolkits. The emphasis will be on application, particularly through case studies and group projects addressing research questions that will flow through the year. Every attempt will be made to relate what is learnt in this module with the topics and issues addressed in the Policy Challenges module that will run in parallel. Policy Analysis will also serve as preparation for the Policy Analysis Exercise.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5411","ModuleTitle":"Economic Analysis of Public Policy (Gateway)","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The module covers microeconomics and macroeconomics at a more advanced level than the Economic Foundations course. The objective is to deepen students' understanding of key economic principles and their application in public policy. The first part of the module covers advanced topics in consumer decision-making, factor markets, and decision making under uncertainty. The second covers monetary and financial issues with attention to inflation and the intermediary role of the financial sector. This is followed by an analysis of fiscal, monetary, and prudential policies. Finally, the last part addresses gains from international trade, managing capital flows, and choice of exchange rate regime.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5412","ModuleTitle":"Politics and International Relations (Gateway)","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"International Relations (IR) is a key component of public policy initiatives. Public policy graduates will need a firm grasp of IR issues and concepts when crafting policies. This course introduces some of the key issues and principles of global and international affairs. It conceptualizes and contextualizes global public policy through the academic discipline of IR. Early sessions cover core IR theories, integrating concepts to develop understanding of global public policy as a complex interplay between power and interests, institutions and norms, and diverse actors. Later these ideas will be applied to three vital issue areas: security, insecurity, and war; international trade and finance; and global public goods. The course is team-taught, with faculty members covering topics from their own research and policy interests.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5414","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Sustainable Development and Environmental Economics","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Consideration of environmental sustainability is a vital part of policy making. This module provides a comprehensive coverage of sustainable development and is structured on the following premises: (1) The natural environment is the core of any economy and economic sustainability cannot be attained without environmental sustainability; and (2) Sustainable development requires the maintenance of a steady stock of environmental capital. The module is designed to enable graduates to work in multidisciplinary teams, to understand the sustainable development perspective and to be able to critique policy and practice. The module has a constructive alignment between outcomes, activities, and assessment tasks set at a postgraduate level.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Jesuthason Thampapillai"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5416","ModuleTitle":"Social, Environmental, and Urban Policy (Gateway)","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Gateway course focusing on core knowledge and faculty areas of research in the social, urban and environment cluster.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5504","ModuleTitle":"Public Finance And Budgeting","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5662","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate public policy education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to research on an approved topic. The student should work with a faculty member to agree on a topic and a list of readings. The faculty member should provide a list of deliverables expected. A formal, written agreement outlining a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments and evaluation should be signed by the student and approved by the School prior to the start of the module. The student is expected to meet the faculty supervisor regularly. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5701","ModuleTitle":"Economic Applications for Public Organizations","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this module is to describe how basic concepts in economics are applicable at different levels in public administration. The module commences with a presentation of the basic concepts and then illustrates the applicability and relevance of these concepts to decision making by recourse to a set of case studies as well as widely cited examples in public administration. Topics covered include: Markets and Pareto Efficiency; Markets and Property Rights; Market Failure; Natural Monopolies; Strategic Outcomes.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5702","ModuleTitle":"Public Administration in Theory and Practice","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the key concepts relating to the theory and practice of public administration. The module is organised around four themes: foundations (key concepts and contexts of public administration); core functions (different types of public organisation); key processes; values; and challenges. The module uses both a comparative approach and case studies from Asia to link theory to real-world practice of public administration. Upon completion of the module, students will be familiar with the key issues in public administration and will be able in better position to relate the various components of their degree programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5703","ModuleTitle":"Public Finance and Budgeting","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this module are to understand the basic principles and logic of government fiscal activities and government budgets. This module helps MPAM students become familiar with analytical approaches for resource allocation and decision evaluations in the public sector. Major topics covered include rationale for public sector; options for financing government expenditure; taxation policy; expenditure policy; fiscal decentralisation; privatization; role of cost recovery and user charges; budgeting systems and techniques; capital budgeting.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5704","ModuleTitle":"Policy Analysis and Programme Evaluation","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Government officials are frequently confronted with decisions about whether or not to initiate, continue, modify, or terminate policies or programmes, and the skills in policy analysis and programme evaluation are essential for them to make intelligent choices. This module introduces the key concepts and tools in the professional practices of policy analysis and programme evaluation in the public sector. Main topics covered in the module are process of policy analysis, market failures, government failures, information structuring, data collection methods, decision matrices, cost-benefit analysis, and programme evaluation.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5705","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Public Policy and Management: Singapore and Asia","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a coherent analysis of Singapore’s development experiences focusing on the economic outcomes, political leadership, policy design and implementation, institutions and the interaction between these components. The objective is to provide students with greater insights into the policies that have shaped Singapore’s economic development, sharpen their understanding of policy making and implementation in Singapore and encourage them to reflect on its relevance to their own country and organisations. The module will draw upon the expertise of senior government policy- and decision-makers as well as those who have been involved or researched in policy-making. It will involve visits to relevant institutions in Singapore and a short attachment to a government agency in Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5711","ModuleTitle":"Urban Development and Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the development of urban areas and the public policies that lead to rational and effective urban structures and institutions. The course begins with an examination of the theories and principles that explain the existence of regions and cities. These principles will then be used to establish criteria for evaluating urban policies and to look at several urban problems. Substantive areas which will be explored in the course include land use, housing, transportation, economic development, the environment, urban public finance, and intergovernmental organisations/institutions.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5714","ModuleTitle":"International Financial Policy and Issues","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course is aimed at providing the basic tools for analyzing a range of important internation alfinancial and macroeconomic policy issues. The course will cover balance of payments and exchange rate determination, the informational efficiency of the foreign exchange market, monetary and fiscal policies under alternative exchange rate regimes, currency volatility and crises, optimal currency areas, the choice of exchange rate regimes, external debt issues, and the behavior of international capital flows. In the process, the course will also review the broad evolution of the international monetary system since the second half of the nineteenth century focusing on the nature of the international adjustment process under alternative exchange rate regimes, the Bretton Woods System of pegged but adjustable exchange rates, and the current period of generalized but differentiated floating (Bretton Woods II or Inflation Targeting Plus?). The course will also address a number of topical policy issues including the possible forms and rationales for the ongoing efforts to strengthen financial and monetary cooperation in Asia as well as the role the region is playing in financing global current account imbalances through massive reserve accumulation. Unlike discipline-oriented courses that focus mostly on analytical issues, this course will consider real world policy issues with particular attention to Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5718","ModuleTitle":"Policymaking in China: Structure and Process","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed for students who desire to have in-depth knowledge about China’s policymaking structure and process. The course will examine how the policymaking process is structured, what are the internal dynamics, and how they impact on policy outcomes, given the China’s political system. The aim is to provide students with a clear understanding that policymaking in China, as in the other politics, is essentially a process of compromise making, in which the actors (policy makers) make decisions according to not just their interests but also their structural positions and the procedures they have to follow in policymaking","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5722","ModuleTitle":"Strategic Management","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The public sector is under increasing pressure to improve outcomes and increase outputs of their organizations, while simultaneously improving efficiencies and effectiveness. To meet these challenges, public sector organizations must revisit their strategic management processes and measurement systems. While many strategic management frameworks have been developed for the private sector, the same is relatively scarce for the public sector organizations. The major topics of this module include: contemporary strategic management frameworks, appropriate measures for public sector organizations, strategic implementation tools, case studies of public organizations who are Singapore Quality Award winners, etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-0-0-6-8","Prerequisite":"Basic management and economics knowledge","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5723","ModuleTitle":"Political Economy of Taiwan, Hong Kong and Singapore","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"High economic growth in Asia, led mainly by China, in the last three decades was a spectacular phenomenon. Both Hong Kong and Taiwan have contributed to and benefitted from China’s growth. Singapore has deepened economic relationship with China since China’s opening up in the 1980s.Its successful projects such as Suzhou Industrial Park, Tianjin Ecological City and Guangzhou Knowledge City demonstrate the joint developmental potential between the two countries. Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore have had different historical experiences, and formed different social and political systems. Their socioeconomic elements, which are the products of the various systems, have been useful and have contributed to China’s phenomenal economic expansion in recent years.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-6-7","Prerequisite":"Basic economics and political science","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5801","ModuleTitle":"Economic Analysis","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Modern public policy experts need a solid grounding in economics to be able to craft policies that take into account the economic factors that affect nearly all aspects of policy making. The first half of this course introduces the principles of microeconomics and applications are introduced via cases on externalities, taxation and public goods, regulation and competition policy, and trade policy. The second half deals with the tools of macroeconomic policy. Topics include macroeconomic indicators, exchange rate determination, inflation, policies for economic growth and stabilization. Cases cover topical issues such as current account imbalances, exchange rate dynamics, and financial crises.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5802","ModuleTitle":"Policy Analysis","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Public sector managers are frequently confronted with decisions about whether or not to initiate, continue, modify, or terminate policies or programs, and the knowledge and skills in policy analysis and program evaluation are essential for them to make intelligent choices. The module will cover important considerations in conducting policy analysis and evaluation, such as identifying policy problems, establishing criteria, assessing policy alternatives, choosing among policies, and evaluating policy impacts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-2-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5803","ModuleTitle":"Public Management","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Public managers are answerable to various groups of people including those within hierarchical structures, political parties and politicians, citizens and civil society groups and also international actors and organizations. Also public managers are often caught in policy dilemmas and are tasked to carry out policy promises in very challenging contexts. This course aims to introduce students to key concepts in the discipline of public administration. Students will explore various ways to think about these public management problems. Students will be able to understand theoretical concepts and appreciate their applicability to real-world practices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP5804","ModuleTitle":"Governance Study Project","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"The Governance Study Project (GSP) is a year-long team- based project. Consisting of a study trip at the end of the first semester, a seminar, and a final conference the end of the special term, the GSP connects the beginning to the end of the degree programme, requiring students to put to use the knowledge and skills learnt in each module. Through projects that are real public problems, students will acquire skills related to analysis of complex managerial problems, basic research, and writing and other presentational modes. The GSP also aims to develop team building and a strong sense of cohort.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-0-5-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP6701","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods In Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Wu Xun","Brassard, Caroline"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP6702","ModuleTitle":"Foundations Of Public Policy: Theories And Methods","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Michael Patrick Howlett"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP6703","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Public Administration","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course examines emerging directions in policy research in the contemporary literature in public administration and public management. It focuses on the identification and critique of the research strategies and methodological choices made by prominent contemporary scholars in the field. It prepares students for Ph.d-Level comprehensive examinations in the subject","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Naomi Aoki"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP6704","ModuleTitle":"The Economics of Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide economic perspectives on selected features of economic systems, and on design, implementation, and outcomes of various public policy issues. The first part of the course covers broad areas such as the nature of market systems and capitalism, the economic boundaries of the State, and economics of globalization. The second part of the module focuses on selected public policy themes (such as, inequalities) and issues such as social security, health, education, state enterprise reform, taxes and subsidies, and environment. The module emphasizes that while economic principles are universal, their application must be contextual and capability-driven.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PP5101: Economics and Public Policy I","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP6705","ModuleTitle":"The Politics of Public Policy","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"Doctoral-level research seminar on institutional theory, emphasizing: (i) frontiers of research on institutionalism (from the fields of public administration, organizational sociology, and political economy) and (ii) new research directions. The aim is to train students in theory-building and the conduct of original research in institutional analysis and design, which requires developing an ability to critique extant literature and identify open questions that are ripe for investigation. Open to masters students with instructor's permission. The course begins with an investigation of current frontiers in research, and ends with positing new directions for inquiry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"PP5268 Institutional Design and Analysis","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP6706","ModuleTitle":"Research Methods in Public Policy II","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleDescription":"This is the second in a two-module series in research methods in public policy. This module provides a more in-depth understanding of the theory and practice of empirical methods, both quantitative and qualitative, used to study the causal effects of policy on observed outcomes. It focuses on the applications of econometric techniques to policy research with real world data sets. Students apply these techniques to real-life case studies and present analyses in class.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"PP6701 Research Methods for Public Policy I","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PP6770","ModuleTitle":"Public Policy Graduate Seminar","Department":"Lee Kuan Yew School Of Public Policy","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR1110","ModuleTitle":"Foundations for Medicinal Chemistry","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the fundamental physical & chemical principles that are important to the design and development of drugs. The major topics to be covered include: molecular properties, intermolecular forces, acidity & basicity, stereochemistry, tautomerism, mechanisms of action, biotransformation and some basics on UV-vis and IR.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1.5-3-0-3.5","Prerequisite":"H2 Chemistry or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR1111","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical biochemistry","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed to provide fundamental biochemistry knowledge which is important and relevant for pharmacy students to relate the knowledge to drug discovery and development. The module will emphasise the relevance and application of biochemistry in pharmaceutical and pharmacy practices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-3-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"H2 Chemistry or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ee Pui Lai, Rachel","Ho Han Kiat"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR1120","ModuleTitle":"Microbiology in Pharmacy","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an insight into the nature of microorganisms, with greater emphasis on bacteria and their significance to the pharmaceutical industry and medicine. The fundamentals of basic microbiology, such as the characteristics, morphology, classification, cultivation, enumeration and identification of bacteria, as well as fungi and viruses, will be discussed. Disinfection, disinfectants and antiseptics will be covered. Applications of microorganisms and strategies to counteract pathogens will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-3-1-2.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR1140","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Professional Skills Development I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This is a foundation module for the development of Pharmacy Professional Skills. An overview of the pharmacy profession, the concept of pharmaceutical care, the healthcare system and the pharmaceutical industry in Singapore will be provided. Skills that students are expected to acquire at the end of the module include basic pharmaceutical compounding skills as well as pharmaceutical calculations for the preparation of different dosage forms encountered in pharmacy practice. This module has a strong emphasis on e-learning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-0-3-1.5-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR1142","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Statistics","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comprehensive understanding on the basic principles and applications of statistics in the pharmaceutical setting. The major topics to be covered include: basic statistics; graphical methods; probability distributions; estimation and sample size determination; testing of means; Anova; categorical data analysis; correlation; regression; non-parametric tests. This module covers information and uses practical examples that are relevant to the various stages of drug development, ranging from pre-clinical and clinical development to post-market surveillance, consumer health, and health services research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-3-1-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR1301","ModuleTitle":"Complementary Medicine and Health","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"At the end of the course, the student will be equipped with a breadth of knowledge to have a basic understanding and appreciation of various complementary medicine, as well as how to achieve and maintain good health. The knowledge brings about an open mind for critical thinking and further independent learning and inquiry, to discern facts from hearsay. Life long learning is emphasized. Major Topics: Introduction to complementary medicine. Basic principles, concepts and uses of Homeopathy, Aromatherapy, Herbal medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (including acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEK1507","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Koh Hwee Ling","Lin Haishu","Chan Cheng Leng"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2101","ModuleTitle":"Dosage Form Design I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To study the classification, composition, properties and applications of common liquid and semisolid preparations and some solid and novel pharmaceutical systems. To understand and apply the principles of pharmaceutical formulation, technology, evaluation and standardisation in the design and development of the above pharmaceutical systems.Major topics: Fluid mixing. Viscosity and rheology. Interfacial phenomena and colloidal disperse systems. Extraction, filtration and centrifugation. Solutions, emulsions and suspensions. Ointments and gels. Suppositories. Percutaneous delivery systems.Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2102","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Law","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To study the important statutes that govern the practice of pharmacy in Singapore. To understand the code of ethics that guides the professional conduct of pharmacists.Major topics: Overview of Pharmacy Law. Poisons Act. Misuse of Drugs Act. Pharmacists Registration Act. Medicines Act. Legal status of traditional Chinese medicines.Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2103","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacostatistics","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand some basic concepts in statistics and their applications in pharmacy. To use statistical computer package to perform data management and analysis. To be able to interpret the statistical portions of most articles in pharmaceutical and clinical journals. Major Topics: Descriptive statistics and graphical methods. Basic concepts of probability. Statistical estimation. Hypothesis testing. Comparison of two means. Linear regression. Correlation. Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2-0-1.5-4","Preclusion":"ST1131 or ST1131A or ST1232 or ST2334","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2104","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Analysis I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: This course aims to train students in the principles of and practical capability in limit tests, pharmacopoeial assays and various analytical instruments for pharmaceutical analysis. Introduction to pharmacopoeias, monographs, good laboratory practice, validation of analytical procedures. Pharmacopoeial tests and assays. Analysis of drugs via functional groups (alcohols, phenols, acids and derivatives, bases etc). Basic principles of ultraviolet (UV) spectroscopy, infrared (IR) spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS) and flame photometry (FP), and mass spectrometry (MS). Pharmaceutical applicatiaons of UV, IR, AAS and FP. Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2114","ModuleTitle":"Formulation & Technology I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the fundamental physical chemical principles which are important to the design and development of pharmaceutical formulations. The major topics to be covered include: phase diagrams; solutions; buffers & isotonicity; partition, diffusion & mass transfer; solubility & dissolution; reaction kinetics & drug product stability; physical properties of solids (crystallinity, polymorphism); interfacial phenomenon; colloidal systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-3-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"Pass in A-level H2 Chem or the equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Kang Lifeng","Chiu Ngar Chee, Gigi"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2115","ModuleTitle":"Medicinal Chemistry for Drug Design","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the basic principles of drug design, with the emphasis on the relationship between structure, physicochemical properties and the molecular basis of drug action.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1110 and PR1111 OR by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2122","ModuleTitle":"Biotechnology for Pharmacy","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Students will gain knowledge of the various techniques in biotechnology and their applications in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals and biomedical research, the physicochemical properties, pharmacology and the formulation of commonly used biopharmaceuticals, as well as the principles of the mechanism of some biotechnologically derived diagnostic aids/tests. Major topics to be covered include biotechnologically derived therapeutics such as insulin, growth hormones, cytokines, enzymes, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, blood products, diagnostic aids/tests for urine analysis, plasma glucose, plasma lipids, HIV and pregnancy, gene therapy, transgenic technology and RNA interference technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-3-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"PR1111","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2131","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Professional Skills Development II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This pharmacy professional skills development module is a lab based module on the elements of interpersonal and professional communication that is required of a pharmacist to communicate proficiently in addressing and promoting the public's health care needs. A series of class sessions may utilize interactive discussions and roleplaying scenarios to teach and develop effective oral and interpersonal skills for the purpose of professional pharmacy practice.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-3-0-0","Prerequisite":"PR1140","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2133","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacotherapeutics I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This is a team-taught module that aims to prepare pharmacy students in the management of noncommunicable diseases through the intergration of pharmacology and pharmacotherapeutics. Major topics include: asthma, COPD, peptic ulcer disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and diabetes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"6-2-0-0-2","Prerequisite":"PA1113, PR1111","Corequisite":"PX2108","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lee Yu-Chia, Joyce","Alexandre Chan","Cheong Han Hui","Bian Jinsong","Gavin Dawe","Low Chian Ming"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2134","ModuleTitle":"Self Care I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to prepare pharmacy students in integrating and recommending appropriate nutrition, herbal therapies, non-medication therapies and over-the-counter remedies in collaboration with other health professionals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PX2108, PA1113, PR1140","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2135","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacotherapeutics II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to familiarize students with the epidemiology, clinical presentation and diagnosis of disease states including rheumatological conditions, renal diseases, clinical nutrition, heart failure, ischemic heart disease and thromboembolic disorders. In addition, the pharmacotherapeutic management and pharmacology of drugs used in the management of the above disease states will be covered, emphasizing on the monitoring of the clinical outcomes in terms of the efficacy and safety of each drug used.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-0-5","Prerequisite":"PX2108, PA1113","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2143","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Analysis for Quality Assurance","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to train students in the principles and practical capability of pharmacopeia assays and various analytical instruments for pharmaceutical analysis. In particular, students will apply the analytical techniques in the characterization of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API), the quality assurance of dosage forms and the analysis of biological fluids, coupled with hands-on experience with instrumentation and real-life problem solving.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-3-0-3","Prerequisite":"PR1110","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Pharmacy I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3. Target students: Pharmacy Year Two or Year Three and Science","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"PR1110 and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Pharmacy II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3. Target students: Pharmacy Year Two or Year Three and Science","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"PR1110 and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3101","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Medicinal Chemistry","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To impart an understanding of drugs as chemical entities whose biological activities are dependent on chemical structure and physicochemical properties. To have an understanding of the following properties/characteristics of a drug molecule and how they may influence activity: solubility, ionisation characteristics, lipophilicity, stereochemistry, metabolism. To be able to analyse data to provide a preliminary analysis of structure activity relationship. Major topics: Basic principles of drug design. Medicinal chemistry of selected groups of compounds will be discussed to emphasize relationships between structure, physicochemical properties and the molecular basis of drug action, where appropriate.Target students: Pharmacy Year Three and Applied Chemistry (Drug Option)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Dymock, Brian William"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3102","ModuleTitle":"Dosage Form Design II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning Objectives: To understand the various sterilization techniques and their application in the preparation of sterile pharmaceutical products and medical devices. To understand the basic principles of aseptic manufacture of products that cannot be subjected to terminal sterilization. To gain knowledge in the formulation, manufacture and quality control of injections and ophthalmic products. Major topics: Range of materials, products, and objects that are required to be sterile Microbial resistance/sensitivity to sterilization. Sterilization methods: Instrumentation, operation, process controls, advantages, disadvantages and applications. Aseptic manufacture: contamination prevention and controls, facility design, validation and control of aseptic manufacture. Sterility and sterility assurance. Principles of parenteral therapy. Formulation, manufacture, standardisation and presentation of injections and ophthalmic products. Biopharmaceutics of injection products. Target students: Pharmacy Year Three","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR1102 and PR2105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3103","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Analysis II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand the basic principles of analytical techniques. To apply the analytical techniques to study bulk-drug pharmaceuticals, quality control. To get hands-on experience with analytical instrumentation and application to real-life problems.Major topics: Basic principles of the following techniques will be covered: nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; electrochemistry and potentiometric titration; chromatography-column, TLC, paper, size-exclusion, HPLC and gas chromatography; atomic absorption and flame photometry. Analytical method validation and development, guidelines of ICH and FDS. Application of these analytical techniques in bulk-drug pharmaceuticals, quality control and structural elucidation.Target students: Pharmacy Year Three","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR2104","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ho Chi Lui","Sim Hong May","Lau Aik Jiang","Chng Hui Ting"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3104","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Biotechnology","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand the various techniques in biotechnology and their applications in the manufacturing of biopharmaceuticals and biomedical research. To gain knowledge in some of the physicochemical properties, pharmacology and the formulation of commonly used biopharmaceuticals. To understand the principles of the mechanism of some biotechnologically drived diagnostic aids / tests.Major topics: Physicochemical properties, structure and stability of peptides &amp; proteins. DNA sequencing by Maxam-Gilbert and Sanger's methods. Gene expression and its regulation. Principles of recombinant DNA technology &amp; applications in medicine and research. Principles of site directed mutagenesis &amp; applications in improving properties of proteins. Gene therapy, methods of gene delivery &amp; applications in medicine. Hybridoma technology &amp; applications in the production of monoclonal antibodies. Biotechnologically derived therapeutic proteins: insulin, human growth hormones, cytokines, enzymes, monoclonal antibodies, vaccines, blood products. Formulation and downstream processing of biopharmaceuticals. Dispensing biotechnology products. Diagnostic aids/tests for urine analysis, plasma glucose, plasma lipids, HIV, pregnancy and ovulationTarget students: Pharmacy Year Three","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PASS PR1101 OR LSM1101 OR LSM1201 OR LSM1301 OR LSM1301FC OR LSM1301X OR CM1121 OR GCE 'A' LEVEL OR H2 BIOLOGY OR EQUIVALENT.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3105","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacotherapy I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To be familiar with the epidemiology of the disease state. To understand the pathophysiology of each disease state. To be familiar with the clinical presentation and diagnosis of each disease state. To be familiar with the non-pharmacologic management of each disease. To be able to discuss the pharmacotherapeutic agents employed for each disease state. To understand the relative efficacy and safety of drugs used in each disease state. To be able to monitor the clinical outcomes in terms of efficacy and safety of each drug used.Major topics: Introduction to pharmaceutical care and drug-related problems. Laboratory medicine. Parameters which affect drug therapy decisions in selected diseases: diabetes mellitus, pulmonary, renal and hepatic diseases.Target students: Pharmacy Year Three","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2-0-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"PX3108 and PP2107/PA2107","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3106","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacokinetics & Drug Disposition","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand the basic concepts and kinetic processes of drug absorption, distribution and elimination (i.e. excretion and metabolism). To learn how formulation, physicochemical and physiological factors affect therapeutic performance of drug products. To evaluate how internal and external factors affect drug metabolism. Major Topics: Basic kinetic modelling on drug absorption, distribution and elimination. Physicochemical and physiological factors governing drug absorption; distribution, excretion and metabolism. Biopharmaceutical factors affecting the drug absorption and bioavailability; gastrointestinal membrane transport. Internal and external factors affecting drug metabolism; polymorphism of drug metabolism; pharmacogenetics. Kinetics of drug following various modes of drug administration. Application of pharmacokinetics in drug development. Target students: Pharmacy Year Three","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"PP2106/PA2106","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3107","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Practice II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand the pathophysiology, etiology and complications of self-treatable ailments. To understand the complexities of managing patient therapy with and without medications. To provide patient education with the goal of appropriately affecting patient behaviours for illness and wellness. To integrate and recommend appropriate nutrition, alternative therapies, non-medication therapies and over-the-counter remedies in collaboration with other healthcare professionals.Major topics: The Pharmacist and non-prescription medicines. Prevalence, epidemiology, etiology, transmission, manifestations, specific considerations, prognosis, complications, treatment, prevention of selected conditions. Self-care therapeutics. Regulations on non-prescription products.Target students: Pharmacy Year Two","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR1103","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Pharmacy I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3. Target students: Pharmacy Year Three and Science","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"By permission or PR2288 or PR2289","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Pharmacy II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3. Target students: Pharmacy Year Three and Science","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"By permission or PR2288 or PR2289","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3301","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: This module will introduce the principles of formulation, manufacturing technology and product quality assurance of a range of commonly used pharmaceutical dosage forms. Students will learn a body of technical knowledge and acquire practical skills in the manufacture and product quality evaluation of solutions, emulsions, suspensions, ointments, gels, suppositories, sterile products, microcapsules, capsules, tablets, inhalation products, powders and controlled-release products. Target students: Candidates without a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy will have to read this module as a Bridging Module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0.5-0-1.5-5","Preclusion":"Pharmacy Major","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Pharmacy as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Pharmacy major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4101","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacotherapy II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To provide an introduction to the management of commonly encountered human disease states, focusing on rational drug therapy to optimize patient outcomes.Major topics: Parameters which affect drug therapy decisions in selected diseases: neurology, peptic ulcer, cardiovascular and infectious diseases.Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR3105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lee Yu-Chia, Joyce","Cheong Han Hui"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4102","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacotherapy III","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To introduce to the pharmacotherapeutic management of some of the commonly encountered disease states in the practice of clinical pharmacy. Major topics: Parameters which affect drug therapy decisions in selected diseases/conditions: oncology, nutritional support, rheumatology, psychiatry. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2-0-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"PR4101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-27T13:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4103","ModuleTitle":"Research Methodology","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To provide an overview of the principles of research. To introduce the study designs used in pharmacy practice and clinical research. To equip with the statistical ability to critically evaluate clinical literature. Major topics: Principles of research methods, selection and formulation of research hypothesis, research strategies, research approaches, research techniques with emphasis on their application in pharmacy practice and clinical research. Introduction of drug information, clinical study design, hierarchy of evidence, potential bias associated with various design, approach in cricitically evaluating clinical literature. Factorial designs. Experimental design in clinical trials. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-2-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"PR2103, PR2104 and PR3105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Yu Chun Kong, Victor","Alexandre Chan","Kevin Yap","Yau Wai Ping"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4104","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Practice III","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To articulate and perform essential steps in the prescription dispensing process for extemporaneous, proprietary and reformulated medications. To effectively use the pharmacy references and IT resources for review, documentation, information search, medication labelling and packaging. To develop effective communication skills for interacting with patients, caregivers and other health professionals. To learn the process of patient triage and the recommendation of safe and effective treatment options to appropriately affect patient behaviours for illness and wellness.Major topics:Good dispensing practice. Effective patient counselling. Patient education. Dispensing and occasional reformulation of commercial pharmaceutical products. Pharmacist intervention and communication with other health professionals. Patient instruction on use of self-monitoring equipment. Resolution of medication-related problems.Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-3-1-1 (conducted over 2 semesters)","Prerequisite":"PR3105","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4105","ModuleTitle":"Natural Products","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand and appreciate the structural diversity of the constituents in natural products. To elucidate on the pharmacodynamic activities and pharmaceutical properties of selected herbal remedies. To appreciate the safety and quality issues pertaining to the use of herbal remedies. Major topics: The physicochemical and pharmacological properties of the constituents of natural products - terpenes, steroids, saponins and glycosides, alkaloids, phenols and flavanoids and polysaccharides. Natural product as a source of lead compounds in drug discovery and drug development. Aspects of pharmacognosy. Issues on safety and quality of herbal remedies - good agricultural practice, identification and authentication of herbs, standardisation of herbal products and drug-herb interactions. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"Pass PR1101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4106","ModuleTitle":"Dosage Form Design III","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning Objectives: To understand the Science and Technology of solid dosage forms for the delivery of therapeutic agents with coverage of the basic concepts and fundamental principles in the design and manufacture of drug delivery systems. Lectures will include topics on certain pharmaceutical operations, pre-formulation studies, science and characteristics of particulate systems, dosage forms such as pellets, capsules and tablets, basic controlled delivery technology, product quality and packaging. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2-0-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"PR1102","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Pharmacy","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: The research project work will start in the first semester of the academic year and last for 12 weeks. Each candidate will be required to carry out an independent laboratory-based or literature-based project under the supervision of an academic staff. A formal written report in the form of a research paper will be submitted for examination purpose. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"215 practical hours","Prerequisite":"Completion of Level 3000 modules and subject to departmental approval.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Bee Jen"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4201","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Marketing","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand the systems and principles of marketing. To acquire an overview of the global pharmaceutical industry. To appreciate the unique features of pharmaceutical marketing namely, the players, the types of competitions, international regulations and technology innovation. Major topics: Marketing decisions. Understanding and identifying a market. Creating and managing a product. Assigning value and delivering a product. Communicating about a product. Emphasis is placed on marketing issues pertaining to pharmaceutical/healthcare products and services.Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2-0-1.5-4","Prerequisite":"PR1103","Preclusion":"BH1003 or MKT1003 or CS3261","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4203","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacy Practice IV","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives- To gain an awareness and understanding of systems and sub-systems health services from the perspectives of society, institution, practitioners and patients; to acquire a broad perspective on the roles of a pharmacist in the healthcare setting; to understand pharmacy polices and procedures in the healthcare setting- the formulary management system, clinical practice guidelines and the application of technology innovation in drug distribution; to understand the application of pharmaceutical knowledge to effect change in practice environments in the context of Medication misadventures and Drug Use Evaluation (DUE). Major topics: Structure, polices, programming and operation of healthcare systems; Hospital pharmacy management and services, roles of pharmacist, relationships with others in the community, policies and procedures; Hospital pharmacy management and services, roles of pharmacist, relationships with others in the community, policies and procedures; Medication management, Medication Distribution Systems, Purchasing and Inventory Control; Technology innovation in medication distribution; Medication errors and patient safety; Medication-Use Evaluation objectives, process, process indicators, outcome indicators, roles and responsibilities, resources, pitfalls; Outcome Research; Pharmacoeconomics and Cost-effective Healthcare. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3.0-0.5-2-4.5","Prerequisite":"PR1103 and PR3107","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4205","ModuleTitle":"Bioorganic Principles of Medicinal Chemistry","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To learn the different approaches in the design of drugs that are capable of interacting specifically with enzymes, DNA and other cellular targets. Major topics: A mechanistic, chemical and biochemical approach to medicinal chemistry, emphasizing enzymatic and macromolecular targets of drug action. Peptide, peptidomimetics and oligonucleotides. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year and Applied Chemistry (Drug Option)","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"Pass in PR2115 OR PR3101 OR by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chew Eng Hui","Dymock, Brian William","Matyus, Peter"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR4206","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Pharmacy","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To understand that the total control of quality in drug industry is a plant-wide activity and involves careful attention to a number of factors including the selection of quality components and materials, adequate product and process design, and control (statistical) of process through in-process and end-product testing. Major topics: Good Manufacturing Practices. Statistical quality control. Microbiological quality control techniques. Target students: Pharmacy Final Year","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-0.5-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"Pass PR2103 and PR3102 OR PR3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5113","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Pharmacokinetics & Therapeutic Drug Monitoring","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to develop the students’ ability to apply the basic knowledge of pharmacokinetics to the clinical situation and to understand the importance of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics in patient care. Emphasis is placed on the adjusting dosage regimen as well as on patient monitoring with respect to plasma drug levels, efficacy, adverse events, drug interactions, and disease and population interactions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5115","ModuleTitle":"Drug Information, Critical Literature Evaluation And Biostatistics","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: This course will introduce the students to the different study design commonly encountered in clinical research. The course also intends to equip the students with fundamental understanding of how to apply statistical tests commonly used in clinical medicine.Major topics? Basic concepts of research. Fundamental requirements in conducting clinical trials. Study designs commonly encountered in clinical medicine. Advantages and disadvantages of the various designs. Drug information. Statistical tests commonly used in clinical medicine.Target students? Master of Pharmacy (Clinical Pharmacy) students and postgraduates with permission.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-2.5-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"By special permission","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ho Chi Lui"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5130","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pharmacotherapy I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: The objective of this module is to provide students with an understanding of the pharmacotherapy management of infectious diseases and neuropsychiatric disorders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5131","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pharmacotherapy Ii","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: This module is aimed at having students gain a fundamental understanding of the diagnosis and therapeutic management of cardiovascular disorders and endocrine related disorders, and an understanding of the principles of emergency medicine.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Grant Sklar","Priscilla How","Wee Yew Jin, Ian"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5132","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pharmacotherapy Iii","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at having students gain a fundamental understanding of the diagnosis and therapeutic management of haematologic, oncologic and immunologic disorders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5133","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Pharmacotherapy in Special Populations","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at having students gain a fundamental understanding of the diagnosis and therapeutic management of disease states and/or conditions unique to paediatric and geriatric population groups.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-0-0-0-3","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5134","ModuleTitle":"Physical Assessment in Pharmacy Practice","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"The physical assessment portion of the course is a “hands-on” course designed to familiarize the student with basic physical examination techniques. The course will emphasize those examination techniques utilized in the community setting and ambulatory clinic (e.g., blood pressure, diabetic foot exam) as well as in the acute care setting (e.g., cardiac and respiratory exams). The diagnostic test portion of the course is to introduce the tools that are used in the clinical settings for diagnoses of diseases and medical conditions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-0-1.5-3-4","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5135","ModuleTitle":"Foundations In Advanced Pharmacy Practice","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at having students acquire effective drug information retrieval skills, literature evaluation skills and gaining a basic understanding of common biostatistical and study design principles.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5136","ModuleTitle":"Pharmd Seminar","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module includes presentations by graduate students, faculty members, and guest speakers. Students make an oral presentation on a preselected topic agreed upon by the instructor. The ability to create and deliver a lecture or seminar is fundamental to PharmD student and future practitioners. Topics include those related to research, clinical and pharmacy practice. Issues dealing with complex drug therapy decision-making will be explored using case presentations and current literature. Requires active student participation in resolution of therapeutic controversies. This module is intended to improve the student’s ability to make in-class presentations and to become effective preceptors to pre-registration pharmacists and residents.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0-0-1-2.5","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5150","ModuleTitle":"Ambulatory Care Clerkship","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This is a 5-week full time clinical clerkship. Students will integrate their knowledge of therapeutics and pathophysiology to effectively provide pharmaceutical care in an ambulatory patient care environment while a licensed preceptor supervises them. Their activities will include: evaluate, assess and monitor pharmacotherapy of acute and chronic diseases in addition to providing drug information to patients and health care professionals. This is a compulsory clerkship.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5151","ModuleTitle":"Acute Care Medicine Clerkship","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This 5-week, full-time clinical clerkship is designed to develop the student’s clinical knowledge and skills in the area of acute care medicine. Students will be able to apply this knowledge to the management of patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. This is a compulsory clerkship.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5152","ModuleTitle":"Adult General Medicine Clerkship","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This 5-week, full-time clinical clerkship is designed to develop the student’s clinical knowledge and skills in the area of adult general medicine. Students will be able to apply this knowledge to the management of patients with a variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. This is a compulsory clerkship.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5153","ModuleTitle":"Critical Care Clerkship","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Critical care clerkship is a 5-week full time clerkship that is designed to train students to practice pharmaceutical care in a critical care setting. The aims are to provide patient care services to patients in a critical care area, to effectively communicate with patients and/or their caregivers and to be an effective member of the critical care team. This is a compulsory clerkship.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5154","ModuleTitle":"Drug Information Clerkship","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This 5-week, full-time clerkship is designed to develop the student’s knowledge and skills in the area of drug information. After this five weeks clerkship, students should be able to retrieve, analyze, and communicate appropriate information on medications and healthcare issues to physicians, patients, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals. This is a compulsory clerkship.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module In Pharmacy","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This is a compulsory module for all Masters and Ph.D. research students who register from AY2004/05 onwards. The main purpose of this module is to help the students to improve their communication skills and to develop into effective communicators and leaders. It also aims to provide a platform for exchange of ideas and update of information which is important for advancement in research. Students reading this module are required to participate actively in the departmental graduate seminars, focus group discussions and attend other seminars that are relevant to their areas of research. This module will be spread over two semesters and the students will be given a \"Satisfactory/ Unsatisfactory\" grade on the basis of their performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Enrolment in Graduate Studies by research programme (Pharmacy)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5211","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Analysis Iv","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives? To learn advanced NMR techniques: 2D-NMR and its applications to peptides, proteins and drug design; magnetic resonance spectroscopy and magnetic resonance imaging and their biomedical applications. To understand the basic principles of fluorescence and its applications to peptides, proteins and their interactions. To understand the basic principles and pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of tendem techniques. Major topics? This is course is designed for those interested in advanced methods of pharmaceutical analysis and structural elucidation. The principles, pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of the following methods will be discussed: principles of 2-dimensional NMR, analysis of 2D NMR spectra. 3D structure elucidation from 2D NMR. NMR of peptides and proteins. Structure elucidation of peptides and proteins. NMR in drug design. Principles of fluorescence spectroscopy. Fluorescence anisotropy, polarization. Application of fluorescence techniques in protein ligand interactions, fluorescence sensors, molecular biology applications and fluorescence imaging. Circular Dichroism. Principles and applications of magnetic resonance spectroscopy, magnetic resonance imaging and tandem techniques. The principles and biomedical applications of MRS and MRI as well as pharmaceutical and biomedical applications of tandem techniques will be covered. Combination of lectures, self-learning and problem-based learning. Target Students? Postgraduate with permission.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR2104 or PR4203 or by special permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5212","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Medicinal Chemistry","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives: To introduce students to the principles of quantitative structure activity relationship and how to carry out and interprete QSAR studies based on multiple linear regression models. To introduce students to Comparative Molecular Field Analysis (CoMFA) and how to carry out and interprete CoMFA. To introduce students to the application of multivariate data analysis to QSAR and how carry out and interprete such analyses. To introduce the application of combinatorial chemistry in drug potential. To introduce rationale in computer-aided derivation of potential pharmacothore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Pass PR3101 Principles of Medicinal Chemistry or by special permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5213","ModuleTitle":"Pharmaceutical Process Validation","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5214","ModuleTitle":"Advances In Tablet Technology","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives? To gain advanced knowledge in the area of tablet technology, with special emphasis on R&D work in pharmaceutical industries.Major topics? Direct compression; Slugging; Compaction Theories; Instrumentation studies. Advances in agglomeration processes (eg. Low, medium, high shear, aqueous and non-aqueous granulations) and other processing technologies (eg. coating) and their effects on product quality. Recent trends in the development of raw materials, e.g. characterization of raw materials, influences of the properties of raw materials on tableting processes and product quality. Measurement of tablet characteristics and quality control.Target students? Postgraduates with permission","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR3104 or by special permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5216","ModuleTitle":"Advances In Drug Delivery","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"Learning objectives? To critically examine the innovative approaches taken by pharmaceutical industries and scientists to develop optimized drug delivery systemsMajor topics? Concept of optimized drug delivery systems. Cellular mechanisms of drug absorption. Basic pharmacokinetics. Biological and physiochemical factors influencing drug bioavailability. Challenges in delivering biopharmaceuticals. Design, principles, merit and disadvantages of selected innovative delivery systems for biopharmaceuticalsTarget students? Postgraduates with permission","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2.5-1.5-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"PR4205 or by special permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5217","ModuleTitle":"Formulation Science","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"The main objective of this module is to teach the principles of formulating active pharmaceutical ingredients into pharmaceutical products. The students will acquire a body of technical knowledge in pharmaceutical ingredients, product development, stability and packaging. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-1.5-6","Prerequisite":"(PR2101, PR3102 and PR4106) or PR3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5218","ModuleTitle":"Practical In Product Development (Lab Rotations)","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This is a practical module where students will spend time in the laboratory to acquire skills in a) Drug synthesis and purification, b) Crystallisation, c) Optimisation of a formulation, d) Product quality assurance evaluation. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-10-0-0","Prerequisite":"(PR2101, PR3102 and PR4106) or PR3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5219","ModuleTitle":"Product Quality Management","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"The module will emphasise proven quality management procedures such as “Six Sigma”, “Baldridge”, “Total Quality Management”, “Lean Management” and Project Design and Management”. The module will also include various types of audits and inspections that occur in the pharmaceutical industry. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.5-0-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"(PR2101, PR3102 and PR4106) or PR3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5220","ModuleTitle":"Bioprocess Technology","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the theory and application of recombinant DNA and cell culture technologies leading to the development and manufacture of biopharmaceutical products. Students will acquire the basic biological and engineering concepts of cell culture, bioreactors and fermentation processes, and an overview of the current Good Manufacturing Practices and quality control practices in the biopharmaceutical industry. The module will be conducted through lectures, tutorials and journal presentations. Students will be expected to do simple mathematical calculations and work in groups for the tutorial and journal presentations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0-2.5-5","Prerequisite":"PR3104 or PR3301 or by special permission.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5221","ModuleTitle":"Molecular Targets in Drug Discovery","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to equip students with a better understanding of the molecular basis of modern drug discovery, with a special focus on drug target selection and validation. In this module, we will discuss intracellular signaling cascades, cell to cell signaling and pharmacological intervention in these processes. The use of animal models to select and validate molecular targets will also be covered. Students will gain an enhanced understanding of the drug discovery process which will complement their technical expertise in the field.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PR3104 Pharmaceutical Biotechnology or by special permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5230","ModuleTitle":"Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help students develop skills to interpret and evaluate pharmacoeconomics and quality-of-life literature and use this information to make pharmaceutical products and health service decisions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-1-5","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5239","ModuleTitle":"Clinical Pharmacy Research Project","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to help students develop skills for clinical research. Areas covered include formulation of research ideas into protocols for clinical studies, gathering, analysis and presentation of clinical data.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the PharmD programme or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5250","ModuleTitle":"Elective Clerkship I","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of one 5-week, full-time clerkships, and is designed to further develop the students’ knowledge and skills in a variety of practice settings. Students will be able to select from a variety of patient care and non-patient care clerkship sites.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5251","ModuleTitle":"Elective Clerkship II","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of one 5-week, full-time clerkships, and is designed to further develop the students’ knowledge and skills in a variety of practice settings. Students will be able to select from a variety of patient care and non-patient care clerkship sites.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5252","ModuleTitle":"Elective Clerkship III","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module consists of one 5-week, full-time clerkships, and is designed to further develop the students’ knowledge and skills in a variety of practice settings. Students will be able to select from a variety of patient care and non-patient care clerkship sites.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Acceptance in the Pharm.D. program or by permission","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5301","ModuleTitle":"Food And Drug Laws","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at having student gain a basic understanding of the origins, structures, impact and relevance of the myriad of laws in place to regulate the manufacture and distribution of drugs and devices. Emphasis is placed on the understanding of the purpose of the laws and their applicability to drug manufacturing as well as the acquisition of the ability to describe the elements in the laws/regulations that trigger the application. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.5-0-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"(PR2101 Dosage Form Design I, PR3102 Dosage Form Design II & PR4106 Dosage Form Design III) or PR3301 Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5302","ModuleTitle":"Regulation Of Drug Development","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module is aimed at reviewing the drug discovery and drug development processes with an emphasis on the regulatory aspects of these activities. Animal pre-clinical research and human clinical research are discussed, along with the three phases of human clinical trials. The chemistry manufacturing and control (CMC) aspects of drug development are presented. The ICH documentation requirements and the application of manufacturing process analytical technologies will also be discussed. The course will conclude with a brief overview of patents and international regulatory issues. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.5-0-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"(PR2101, PR3102 and PR4106) or PR3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PR5303","ModuleTitle":"Good Regulatory Practices","Department":"Pharmacy","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of the FDA and ICH regulations on good manufacturing, good laboratory and good clinical practices. The meaning of these regulations, the globalisation of the practices and the roles and responsibilities of the various professionals implementing these regulations are addressed. Target students: Enrolment in M.Sc. (Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology) programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1.5-0-2-3.5","Prerequisite":"(PR2101, PR3102 and PR4106) or PR3301","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of this module is to impart a preliminary overview of political science and its sub-fields so that students have a basic orientation of the discipline. It briefly explains the scope and components of each of the four sub-fields (political theory, comparative politics, international relations and public administration) and familiarises students with the major issues and arguments related to power, justice, political culture, national identity, accountability, ethics and world order. It also focuses on key political institutions. The module will be of interest to students across the university who want to gain a basic understanding of politics.","CrossModule":"GEK1003","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM1003K, GEK1003, PS1101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2203","ModuleTitle":"Ancient Western Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores basic political ideas from the ancient Greeks and Romans from the emergence of the polis to the collapse of the empire, including the ideas of justice, law, democracy, and politics itself, through the study of original works by Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, St. Augustine, and others. It also considers how these ideas shaped medieval and early modern political thought.","CrossModule":"EU2203","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2231, EU2218, PS2201B, PS2218, EU2203","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2204","ModuleTitle":"Modern Western Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores major political ideas and concepts from the modern Western tradition. Key political constructs such as power, authority, justice, liberty and democracy are examined in intellectual and historical context. Reading Thomas Hobbes’s Leviathan and John Locke’s Second Treatise on Government, among other influential writings, students will be exposed to the broader themes and ideas that have shaped political life in the West since 1600.","CrossModule":"EU2204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2231, EU2218, PS2201B, PS2218, EU2204","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2232","ModuleTitle":"Islamic and Hindu Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into two parts, namely, Hindu Political Thought (HPT) and Islamic Political Thought (IPT). HPT will expose students to the rich tradition of competing ideas that shape the evolution of Hindu political thought and philosophy and will cover the major ideas of classical Hindu epics such as Kautilya and Manu. IPT will help students understand the Islamic worldview in general and the Islamic conception of political theory in particular, and will deal with topics such as principles and sources of Islamic thought and governance of Islamic states, according to the primary sources of Islamic Law, the Qur'an and Sunnah. This module is suitable for beginning students interested in normative political theory in eastern civilizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2202B, PS3218","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Hussin Mutalib"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2234","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Comparative Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces to students some major approaches to comparative politics, including system perspective, case study, comparative approach, rational choice, and cultural approach. Specific cases are used to illustrate how people have applied these approaches in research. It also covers selected topics in comparative politics, such as democratisation and democratic consolidation, revolution, and ethnic conflicts. Much of the discussion will be based on specific cases. This introductory module is offered to students who want to gain basic knowledge of comparative politics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2204B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2237","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to International Relations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Designed as an introductory theoretical module, it covers the basic concepts of International Relations in two halves. The first introduces the concepts of nation, state, sovereignty, non-state actors and their implications for the coexistence of nation-states, as well as a brief roundup of the instruments of conducting relations among them. The other offers a grounding in the major schools of thought on International Relations, namely realism, liberalism/pluralism and revolutionism. Additionally, there will be topics on radical perspectives such as feminism, constructivism and postmodernism. It is hoped the module will provide students with a foundation for other courses in the sub-field.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2207, PS2207B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2238","ModuleTitle":"International Politics of Northeast Asia","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to understand the international relations of Northeast Asia. The first part of the module provides a historical and theoretical overview of the subject. The second part assesses competing explanations for the international behaviour and interactions of the region’s major powers. The final part examines selected ultilateral/transnational issues as sources of potential conflict and cooperation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2208B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2240","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Public Administration","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This introductory module defines the scope of public administration in terms of its structures, functions, sectors, and institutions. It familiarises students with some basic concepts used in public administration, including authority, organisation, bureaucracy, accountability, meritocracy, representation, ethics, professionalism, leadership, and decision making. The module also examines major approaches to studying public administration. Practical cases and examples are used in presenting these topics. The module is available to all year 1-3 students at NUS.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2210B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Haque Md Shamsul"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2241","ModuleTitle":"Public Administration in Asia","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The module briefly covers the origins, functions, and contexts of public administration, and various comparative approaches to administrative systems in Asian countries. On that foundation, it then focuses on some of the major administrative issues in Asian countries, including local government and decentralisation, privatisation and public sector reform, ethnic representation, bureaucratic corruption, and administrative accountability. The module can be read by year 1-3 students across all faculties at NUS.","CrossModule":"GEK2012","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2012, GEM2012K, PS2206, PS2211B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2245","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module will serve an introduction to the nature and dynamics of government and politics in Southeast Asia, especially state-society relations. Hence, the module will look at government and politics in countries like Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, and Burma. This module is aimed at students across all faculties and at all levels interested in learning about political dynamics in Southeast Asia. Its primary objective is to expose students to the region, and provide a basic foundation in government and politics of Southeast Asia from which students can further acquire/develop specialised knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2215B, SE2213","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2247","ModuleTitle":"South Asian Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is divided into two parts. The first half of the module has a comparative politics focus. It will examine the contemporary politics of South Asian states, focusing on their political culture, institutions and processes and political change and development. It will also treat issues like ethnicity, religion, regime legitimacy and the relationship between violence and democracy. By studying these issues comparatively we can discern regular patterns in the behaviour of individuals and groups and understand how their demands are processed and met. The second part of the module will adopt a thematic approach to explain the various factors that have shaped intra-regional relations. This will include the role of external powers and also the spillover effect of domestic conflicts. Foreign policy objectives of the regional states and their threat perceptions will be the principal area of focus. The module will also deal with issues of regional order and stability. The target students are those enrolled in South Asian Studies Programme and Political Science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2214B, PS2217B, PS3217B, SN2211, SN3221","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2248","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This course is an introduction to contemporary Chinese politics. After a survey on China's political culture and tradition, the rise of modern China and Chinese Communism, it discusses a range of nation-building issues in the People's Republic of China. These include the role of ideology, developmental strategies, political institutions, and state-society relations. Having examined the domestic political issues, the course proceeds to analyse Chinese foreign policy. Topics to be dealt with include China's relations with the U.S., Japan, Russia, European Union, and ASEAN. The problems related to the reunification of mainland China and Taiwan are also covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3205B, PS3250","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2249","ModuleTitle":"Government and Politics of Singapore","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This course examines a number of areas in Singapore's domestic politics with the following objectives: identify the key determinants of Singapore's politics; understand the key structural-functional aspects of Singapore's domestic politics; examine the extent to which nation building has taken place in Singapore; and analyse the key challenges facing Singapore and its future as far as domestic politics is concerned. The course examines both the structural-functional aspects of domestic politics as well as issues related to nation building, state-society relations and the likely nature of future developments and challenges.","CrossModule":",SSA2209","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2003, GEM2003K, PS1102, PS2101, PS2101B, SS2209PS, SSA2209","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2250","ModuleTitle":"International Politics of Southeast Asia","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the evolution of Southeast Asia as a region in international politics. The emphasis of the module is on the impact of external actors on Southeast Asia, albeit the module will also deal with regional developments and indigenous initiatives. Initially, the module will deal with past developments that affected the region. The second half will deal with more contemporary regional developments, some of which are still ongoing. This module will be extremely useful for students who would like to understand regional political issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3215, GEM3003K, PS3211B, PS3241","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2254","ModuleTitle":"American Government and Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The American system has been viewed as a model for countries around the world and, more recently, a lesson in the dangers of extreme individualism and irresponsible government. This module examines political institutions and practices in the United States, including the Constitution, the Presidency, Congress, and Judiciary, the federal system, the party system, and presidential and congressional elections. Because it has been intensively studied, the American political system provides a good introduction to the study of political science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2255","ModuleTitle":"Politics of the Middle East","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comparative overview of politics in the Middle East, giving particular attention to the history, societies, and cultures of the region. It considers some of the forces shaping its politics and discusses, selectively, major issues and challenges facing states in the Middle East today.","CrossModule":"GEK2025","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2025","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2257","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary African Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Drawing on the rich social science literature on the government and politics of contemporary Africa, the course will address a set of critical questions that will have important implications for the well-being of the people of the continent and the world in the twentyfirst century. What have been the sources of political and economic crises in Africa? What has been the net impact of the international interventions in the continent in response to these crises? What explains the revival of democracy and economic growth in some parts of the continent? Will it last?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS2258","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Political Theory","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Political theorizing considers basic questions about government, citizenship, equality, justice, rights, and the use of force. This module investigates these and related questions by reading and discussing classic and contemporary sources of different kinds, from letters, stories, and manifestos to systematic works of philosophy. By engaging with some of the most readable and interesting of these writings, one can learn how such questions have been answered in different times and places, as well as one’s own.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Schupmann, Benjamin Andrew"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3233","ModuleTitle":"Political and International Ethics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the key concepts and problems associated with political ethics in the modern age. The first half of this module is a basic introduction to the major contemporary theories of distributive justice and political ethics. The second half of the module is an examination of just war theory and ethical problems in international relations. Drawing upon current events, this course will teach students how to make informed, ethical judgments about politics and war. This module is intended for students with a background in political science","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"FMA1204M, Just and Unjust Wars","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["William Bain"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3236","ModuleTitle":"Ethnicity and Religion in Asian Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"One of the main features of Asian politics and government is the complex nexus of ethnicity, religion, and the state. This module focuses on the colonial formation and postcolonial continuation of these ethno-religious features of politics, known as the politics of identity in Asia. It explains some major ethnic and religious conflicts in Asia; their impacts on national politics, party systems, state structures, and government policies; and the role of the state in this regard. The module is available to all year 1-3 students at NUS.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3201, PS3206B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3237","ModuleTitle":"Women and Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines established political theories and ideologies in addressing gender equality and representation in politics. It also presents various traditions in feminist political thinking and evaluates their intellectual contributions to politics. The second part of the module examines the practical dimensions of gender politics such as women's movements and national and international conventions and institutions. It analyses the relationship among gender, class, and ethnicity, and examines the cultural and religious perceptions of these identities. The module is available to all year 1-3 students at NUS.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3207B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lepori, Dunya Deniz"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3238","ModuleTitle":"International Political Economy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This course presents a broad overview of international political economy (IPE). It introduces the student to main theoretical approaches, concepts and substantive issues in the IPE field, and help him/her better understand the relationship between power and wealth and the interplay of economics and politics in the world arena. After a critical evaluation of major theoretical perspectives on IPE, this course examines the politics in some core issue areas, such as economic interdependence, international division of labor, international trade, multinational corporations, regional cooperation, and North-South relations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK3001, GEM3001K, PS3207, PS3208B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3240","ModuleTitle":"International Security","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines key issues pertaining to international security including: the various approaches to studying international security, the nature of interaction among various levels (national, regional, international) of security, and the major security threats caused by the expansion of conventional arms, proliferation of nuclear arsenal and the spread of biological and chemical weapons. The rise of non-traditional security threats in world politics, especially Southeast Asia, and of Asia, particularly China, as a security concern internationally is also analysed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3210B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3242","ModuleTitle":"US Foreign Policy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module considers the foreign relations of the United States. It covers both the institutions and practices that shape the making of US foreign policy and the substantive policies that emerge from the policy process.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3249","ModuleTitle":"Singapore's Foreign Policy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses Singapore's outlook towards the world with particular reference to countries in the West and Asia. It examines the following key issues affecting Singapore's foreign policy: problems of a small state, factors influencing the worldview, the key foreign policy principles and precepts, the operationalisation of relations towards different countries; and the key differences in outlook towards the world in the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. The course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in Singapore and particularly its foreign policy.","CrossModule":"SSA3205","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3219B, SSA3205, SS3205PS","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3251","ModuleTitle":"International and Regional Organisations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The main aim of this module is to provide a theoretical and empirical understanding of the role of international organisations in contemporary international politics. Scholarly and policy making communities constantly refer to international organisations but there is very little comprehension of how these institutions emerge, evolve and endure. This module will explain concepts such as functionalism, neo-functionalism, integration, regimes and international cooperation. The second part will focus on universal organisations (UN, WTO) and regional entities like the European Union, Mercosur, OAS, GCC etc.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"PS1101E, PS2237","Preclusion":"PS3254, EU3228","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3257","ModuleTitle":"Political Inquiry","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the theories of knowledge and methods of inquiry appropriate to studying politics. It introduces students to alternative understandings of the social sciences and to the empirical, critical, and analytical skills they imply. It pays particular attention to helping students understand the basics of good research and to acquire skills essential to conducting their own research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Completed 20 MCs in Political Science","Preclusion":"PS2102, PS2102B, PS2231B","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3259","ModuleTitle":"American Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the American political tradition, focusing on the ideas that inform America’s unique system of governance during the past two centuries - revolution, self-determination, constitutional government, the separation of powers, the legal protection of basic moral rights, federalism, slavery, equality, and civil disobedience. Students will study the writings of America’s most important political thinkers including Madison, Hamilton, Jefferson, Lincoln, Emerson, Thoreau, and Martin Luther King.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3260","ModuleTitle":"Politics and the Visual","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the many forms of relationship between politics and visual culture. From the ancient world to the present, politics, whether formal or popular, has had a visual dimension. Politicians have been concerned to control their appearance; various media (from painting to theatre to television to the internet) have been used to both serve and defeat this goal. The module surveys the relationship between politics and visual culture and allows students to engage with contemporary issues surrounding politics, film, and digital culture.","CrossModule":"GEK3005","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK3005","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3263","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Study of Development","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the politics of economic development and underdevelopment. Students are introduced to major political issues in developing countries and to political science frameworks for understanding those issues. Themes covered include state-building, the relationship between development and democracy, the state’s role in industrialisation, development problems and development policy. Specific countries are used as cases to illustrate – and criticise – arguments about politics and development, but the focus in this module is on common themes rather than the political histories of particular nations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2205B, PS2235","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Erik Mobrand"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3265","ModuleTitle":"Civil-Military Relations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module surveys major themes and debates in the study of civil-military relations. The study of civil military relations addresses a simple puzzle: can we have a military strong enough to protect civilians yet not so strong as to ignore or subvert civilian authority? A military strong enough to defend the state from external enemies is also strong enough to seize power. How can a state have a strong military capability without being dominated by it? How do political leaders and military organizations interact with each other and with the larger society, and how do their cultures overlap and diverge.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Completed PS1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3267","ModuleTitle":"German Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module studies German political thought since the Enlightenment. Reading selections in English translation from the political writings of nineteenthcentury luminaries such as Hegel, Marx and Nietzsche together with important twentieth-century thinkers such as Weber, Heidegger and Habermas, it introduces students to the major thinkers, ideas and problems of the modern German political tradition. Among the topics covered are the intellectual origins of German idealism and communism, Weimar politics, Nazism, the Frankfurt School and Habermas’s theory of deliberative democracy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3271","ModuleTitle":"Public Policy-Making","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the institutional and procedural dimensions of public policymaking. It introduces theories of policy-making, such as rationality, incrementalism, and policy networks, and it explores how major political institutions—including executives, legislatures, bureaucracies and interest groups—affect the policy-making process. The stages of policy-making, such as agenda-setting and policy formulation, implementation, evaluation and termination, are also considered. Case studies are used to illustrate these complex processes. The module is designed for students who are interested in governance and policy-making and may be considering a career in the public sector.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS2242","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3272","ModuleTitle":"The International Relations of Sub-Saharan Africa","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The module examines the insertion of Sub-Saharan Africa into the world, and looks at both intra-African international relations, as well as how African states have interacted with various external actors. Students will examine the implications of issues such as governance, security, and development aid for Africa’s international relations. They will also learn about the international relations of key African states with countries outside Africa.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3550","ModuleTitle":"Political Science Internship","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within an organisation, are vetted and approved by the Department’s internship advisor, have relevance to the major in Political Science, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships (if any) will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. In exceptional cases, internships proposed by students may be approved by the Department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Students should: - have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Political Science; and - have declared Political Science as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP )","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3880G","ModuleTitle":"Topics in PS: Research Design and Methods","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The module provides undergraduate students with intensive, focused, and hands-on training in specific research methods. It introduces students to and familiarizes them with such quantitative and qualitative methods as multiple regression, qualitative comparative analysis, and experimental methods. While the existing modules PS3257: Political Inquiry and PS3258: Research Methods in Political Science provide undergraduates with a broad overview of all the many different methods and methodological approaches, this module aims to teaches them the detailed ins and outs of one specific research method used by political scientists and researchers in neighboring social science disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-10-7.5-5-10","Prerequisite":"PS3257","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS3880H","ModuleTitle":"The Politics of European Integration","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module considers European integration as an advanced experiment in supranational governance. It examines the main theories of European and regional integration, including neofunctionalism, liberal intergovernmentalism, and Europeanization theory, and applies these theories to understand debates about the EU’s identity, its imagined ‘end point’, arrangements for sharing power between member states and central institutions, and possible futures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4201","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Political Theory","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is to introduce honours students to the main debates in contemporary political theory. The topics that will be covered include modernity, formal political theory, public and private space, social and political classes, neoliberalism, the legal system and the law, and languages of terror. The writers covered include Nietzsche, Arendt, Tocqueville, Kariel, Neubauer, and Marx. Although designed for political science honours students, this module also admits foreign and special students interested in studying contemporary political theory.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/ recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/ recognised modules or 28MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German/Spanish]/ recognised modules or 28MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4203","ModuleTitle":"China's Foreign Policy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines some major issues of contemporary Chinese politics, political economy, and policy processes as they affect Chinas relations with the rest of the world. It covers both the institutions and practices that shape the making of Chinese foreign policy and the substantive policies that emerge from the policy process.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4205","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Politics of Southeast Asia","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to highlight contemporary issues besetting countries in this part of the world with the goal of helping students to better understand the myriad problems and challenges confronting Southeast Asian states, as well as assess their relative effectiveness in dealing with these challenges. This module will discuss the politics of key nationbuilding issues such as ethnicity, religion, and class and examine how the governments manage other pressing challenges such as the forging of national identity, globalization and new security threats. This module is targetted at students in the advanced years, specifically the Honours Year.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SE or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4206","ModuleTitle":"Regional Security in the Asia Pacific","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces the trends, approaches, and limitations of security studies in the Asia-Pacific. It explores major institutional arrangements of regional security and linkages between these regional arrangements and international security structures. It also analyses contemporary changes in the issues and priorities of security and the newly emerging security concerns in the Asia-Pacific. The implications of domestic political changes for regional security are also considered. The module can be read by honours and postgraduate students in Political Science.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4208","ModuleTitle":"Theories of International Relations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores major theoretical debates in international relations (IR). After discussing some of the standards by which we might evaluate theories, we will examine some realist, liberal, and 'alternative' theories of international relations, and the classic debates between these perspectives. Theories are applied to major aspects of international relations such as trade, war, alliances, and stability, for individual states, for particular groups of states, and in the international system as a whole. We will also explore the role of domestic politics in foreign policy. The module is designed for Political Science Honours students.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCS in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCS in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4209","ModuleTitle":"Public Organisation Theory and Practice","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced module on public organisation. It analyses various concepts and theories of organisation and examines critical organisational issues in the public sector. The major theories discussed in the module include the classical, neoclassical, systems, contingency, and critical theories of organization. It also focuses on specific organisational issues such as decision making, motivation, leadership, administrative ethics, and organisational change with special reference to the public sector. The target students for this module include both honours and postgraduate students in Political Science.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4213","ModuleTitle":"International Political Theory","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The issue of morality in international politics is frequently treated as marginal to the contemporary concerns of states in their international relations. Developments such as the Nuremberg Trials, the Cold War, the African Famines of the 1980s, the Genocides in ex-Yugoslavia and the emergence of wrangles over resource exploitation and environmental pollution call attention otherwise. This module equips the student with the conceptual tools and frameworks with which to comprehend and make informed decisions about these cross-boundary ethical complexities. Both Political Science majors and non-Political Science students will find this a useful supplement to studies of international politics and philosophy.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PS3203B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["William Bain"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4215","ModuleTitle":"Politics of Non-Violence","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the intellectual foundations, rationale, relevance and practicality of non-violence in the political arena. Reading early arguments for non-violent direct action in the writings of early 19th century thinkers, such as Leo Tolstoy, John Ruskin and Henry David Thoreau, the module analyses the effectiveness of non-violence as a political strategy in Gandhi's campaign for India's independence, the American Civil Rights Movement, and Nelson Mandela's struggle to liberate South Africa from Apartheid. To prepare for this module, it is suggested that students have taken PS3233 Political and International Ethics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4216","ModuleTitle":"The Study of War","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Traditionally, as a discipline, International Relations has treated war as the use of the military instrument by states. This module aims to introduce students to an elementary comprehension of war as a form of politics. A philosophical approach will be taken towards an exposition of general theories of war, as well as land, air, sea, guerrilla and nuclear warfare. It will round off by inquiring whether war studies should necessarily encompass human security today. In this way, the field becomes open to Critical Theory and Postmodern perspectives as well. Students are strongly encouraged to read PS2237 Introduction to International Relations before signing up.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4217A","ModuleTitle":"Major Political Thinkers: Plato & Rousseau","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the political writings of Plato and Jean-Jacques Rousseau","CrossModule":"EU4227A","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28 MCs in PS with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in PS, or 28MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EU4227A","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4217E","ModuleTitle":"Major Political Thinkers: Oakeshott","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Politics in a modern state is the art of living together within a framework of enforceable laws, and at its centre is deliberation about what those laws should be. Michael Oakeshott provides a coherent theory of politics in these terms while locating politics within a wider range of concerns including science, history, ethics, religion, rhetoric, education, human nature, and the foundations and limits of knowledge. This breadth makes his thought particularly well-suited to acquiring a comprehensive view of political experience and ideas in the modern world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (2) PS2204/EU2204 Cohort 2012 onwards: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (2) PS2204/EU2204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Terry Nardin"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4217F","ModuleTitle":"Major Political Thinkers: Hobbes","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Hobbes stands next to Machiavelli in the popular imagination as the author of a grim view of human nature whose political solution was even worse than the problem. Modern scholarship has been slowly dismantling this myth, revealing Hobbes as one of the most profound thinkers in the English language. His metaphysical understanding of reality as matter in motion underpinned a systematic philosophy of the natural world and the place of human beings in it which gave particular attention to the linguistic and ethical problems which needed to be overcome in order to create a political community; the notorious ‘Leviathan’.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. (2) PS2204/EU2204 Cohort 2012 onwards: (1) Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. (2) PS2204/EU2204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4218","ModuleTitle":"European Foreign Policy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The European Union is often viewed as an economic superpower but a military pygmy. This module aims to provide students with tools to evaluate whether the EU, as a non-state actor, can have a coherent and effective foreign policy. It considers theories and debates concerning the institutionalisation of the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and includes case studies of EU objectives and actions on selected issues (international trade, ethics, human security), in selected regions (Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa), and in relations with international organizations such as the UN.","CrossModule":"EU4228","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"EU4228","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4219","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Political Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This course will explore the emerging field of comparative political theory by considering to what extent it stands as a coherent, independent subfield, and what if any are the questions it is specifically poised to answer. Our treatment will be both topical and methodological. We will begin by reading the work of contemporary scholars who explicitly situate themselves within “comparative” as opposed to mainstream canonical political theory, and/or who use comparison as a tool for elucidating particular political problems. In the second part of the course, we will read primary sources that undertake comparative or synthetic perspectives on formulating theory in the modern world, but from selfconsciously “indigenous” perspectives.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track","Preclusion":"PS3201B, PS3231","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4220","ModuleTitle":"Rhetoric and Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The art of persuasion is central to political activity. Aristotle's treatise on rhetoric, which analysed legal and political discourse, set the agenda for discussion of the subject until the modern era and remains supremely relevant to politics today. Political theorists and historians of political thought have recently rediscovered the subject of rhetoric and there is a wide array of fresh writing available for students to study. This module will provide invaluable insight into the nature of political speech for all who opt for it and greatly enhance their ability to dissect the language of politics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EL/EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EL/EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4224","ModuleTitle":"State and Society","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to some of the major themes of comparative political sociology through the lens of a clearly established literature that draws from a variety of national and subnational case studies. It focuses on the relationship between civil society and the state and on the institutions and processes that mediate that relationship. Topics covered include contemporary theories of the modern state; political culture and civil society; revolutionary and non-revolutionary political regime change; clientelism; and corporatist and non-corporatist forms of interest group intermediation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"PS4204","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lepori, Dunya Deniz"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4225","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Issues in Chinese Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Massive social and economic change in recent decades has induced new forms of politics in the People’s Republic of China (PRC). Many urban workers lost the security of state jobs, while millions of farmers seized opportunities to move to cities for work. Social unrest increased in rural, residential, and industrial settings. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP), which rose to power with peasant support, now finds support among entrepreneurs. This seminar examines a selection of important political issues in the PRC today. Potential areas of emphasis include contentious politics, nationalism and ethnic tension, CCP reform, rural development, and corruption.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Erik Mobrand"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4228","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Democratic Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Democratic politics are an integral part of Comparative Politics. This module addresses major issues of democratic politics since World War II. The module has three parts: contemporary democratic theory, patterns of democratic transition since the 1980s, and democratic consolidation. The module combines historical, theoretical, and comparative approaches to help students understand the democracy as a political system, the merits and demerits of democracy, and the driving forces behind democratization in the contemporary world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4231","ModuleTitle":"Social Theory and International Relations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Critical international relations theory argues that the social structures of the international system are the product of human interaction in specific historical circumstances. It also argues that these structures contribute to oppressing much of the world's population. How did these oppressive structures emerge, and why do they persist? Who gains from them and how do they maintain their privileged position? This module will explore such questions by examining major traditions in critical theory, including Marxism, constructivism, post-modernism, and critical feminist theory and applying these theories to issues in international relations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the honours track. Cohort 2012-2014: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules or 28MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the honours track. Cohort 2015 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German/Spanish]/recognised modules or 28MCs in SC, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the honours track.","Preclusion":"PS3880B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This is basically a research and writing exercise to be supervised by a Department staff. Those who qualify are expected to select a research topic in any subfield of Political Science, conduct research on the topic, collect and analyse data, present arguments, complete the thesis, and submit it within the stipulated deadline. The length of the thesis should not exceed 10,000 words. Each thesis is assessed by two examiners (including the supervisor), and it is meant only for Honours Year students in Political Science.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of PS major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"PS4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100 MCs including 60MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100 MCs including 60MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"PS4401, PS4401S","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4881B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in CP: Malaysian Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module examines major issues in Malaysia’s political landscape today and in recent times. It considers tensions and controversies over ethnicity, religion, party politics, money politics, governance, democracy and civil society, national identity and national integration, and globalization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Globalisation, Security and the State","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This seminar studies the effects of globalization on security. It considers the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism, crime, environmental degradation, migration, public health, and other issues. How do states and non-state actors deal with transnational threats? What are the implications of these issues for traditional understandings of sovereignty and non-intervention? What is the role of international institutions and global civil society in responding to these threats?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882B","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: 20th Century International Thought","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The seminar studies classic works by Angell, Mackinder, Carr, Schmitt, Morgenthau, Kennan, Churchill, Schelling, and other prominent writers on international affairs. It gives attention to thinkers beyond as well as within the academy and to the first half of the century as well as the second. By discussing these works in relation to a limited number of key themes, it invites students to engage with alternative understandings of international relations as perceived by twentieth-century thinkers.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in EU/LA [French/German]/recognised modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882D","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Politics of Global Migration","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This seminar examines the causes and consequences of transnational migration, a complex and little understood aspect of globalisation. How have governments and international organizations responded to mass population movements? How has transnational migration been treated as a political, economic, security, and human rights issue? What are the gender aspects of migration? We will explore these topics through historical and contemporary perspectives on migrants and refugees. We will consider a wide range of sending and receiving countries, focusing on states and movements in Southeast Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882E","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Arms Control","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will provide an in-depth examination of issues related to Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and the international institutions designed to reduce the threat of these weapons. It will examine the technology behind WMD, analyze the development of international arms control institutions, and consider emerging arms control issues such as the threat of terrorists using WMD, the weaponization of space, nuclear smuggling and small arms control.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882F","ModuleTitle":"The Politics of International Trade","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed as a research seminar for upper-level Political Science majors. Students will survey the major areas of scholarship in international trade politics. Each student will also develop and complete a semester-long research project on a topic to be decided in consultation with the instructor. This module strengthens the international relations program of the department.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882G","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Politics of Intl Economic Relations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with a greater understanding of the scientific study of the politics of international economic relations, in particular the politics of trade. The module emphasizes current academic scholarship on a number of substantive topics. These topics include the distributional consequences of trade and the domestic sources of trade policy, the design and evolution of global trade governance under the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and World Trade Organization, the politics of preferential trade agreements, as well as the relationship between trade, international investment, exchange rate regimes, and economic development.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2.5-7","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4882H","ModuleTitle":"Topics in IR: Food Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"What you eat can kill you. We all know that. Less well understood is that what you eat can kill many others, too. This module explores the politics of food from the local grocery store to the international trade in grain, sugar, and cacao. Topics to be covered include food production safety, labelling, and nutrition; environmental concerns relating to energy consumption and waste disposal; the politics of fast food; organic farming and sustainable agriculture; genetically modified foods; the ethics of animal care; vegetarianism, and the politics of hunger and malnutrition.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4883A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in PT: Orientalism and Femininity","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the construction of an Oriental femininity in western scholarly, journalistic, and artistic production in the 19th and 20th century. It begins by examining colonial representations of Oriental women mapped onto an exotic fantasy of the harem. It then traces the imprint of the Orientalist cosmology upon 20th century portrayals of Muslim women within the context of a “clash of civilizations” and American intervention in Afghanistan. It also addresses the “headscarf controversy” that has erupted in France in the 1980s, and the linkages between the “veil”, agency, Islam, and secular modernity.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS4884A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in PA: Applying Public Policy Theory","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This seminar studies the theory and practice of public policy-making. Topics include alternative ways of framing policy problems, seeking policy alternatives and solutions, designing and implementing policies, and evaluating policy outcomes. Students will apply ideas considered under these topics to problems in economic, welfare, education, environmental, and regulatory policy.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5111","ModuleTitle":"Research Design In Political Science","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to some of the research methods used in the empirical study of politics and public policy. The objective is to familiarise students with (1) concepts in research design, and (2) practices in analytical methods. Topics covered include the logic of empirical research, sampling methods, descriptive statistics, probability distributions, statistical estimation and inference, and hypothesis testing in group comparisons and regression analysis. Besides regular homework assignments, there will also be a mid-term test, a project, and a final examination.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS5101, PS6101","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5111R","ModuleTitle":"Research Design in Political Science","Department":"Political Science","ModuleCredit":"5","Preclusion":"PS5101, PS6101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5312","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In Comparative Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will survey the methodology, dominant approaches and theories in comparative politics. The seminar will place emphasis on methodological and theoretical issues that are common to the study of comparative politics. Classic works by leading comparativists will be used to illustrate the strengths and weaknesses of the existing methodological and theoretical approaches to the study of comparative politics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS5213, PS6301B","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5312R","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Comparative Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleCredit":"5","Preclusion":"PS5213, PS6301B","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5314","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In International Relations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module in international relations which also challenges post-graduate students to begin original research in the subfield. Masters and Ph.D. students who specialise in international relations will be required to read this module. The module will introduce to students important and influential theories on international relations, including realism and liberalism, that attempt to explain cooperation and conflict among nations. Students will also be exposed to some of the important methods of analysis - such as case studies, formal modeling, and statistical analysis - that help distinguish the current study of international relations from that of previous eras. Important approaches, such as constructivism and rational choice, will also be discussed. Under the instructor's guidance, students will undertake an academic-quality presentation to the class and write a paper which proposes in detail an original research project in international relations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"IZ5102, PS5208, PS6208, PS6301A, PS6401","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5314R","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Int'l Relations","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This is a core module in international relations which also challenges post-graduate students to begin original research in the subfield. Masters and Ph.D. students who specialise in international relations will be required to read this module. The module will introduce to students important and influential theories on international relations, including realism and liberalism, that attempt to explain cooperation and conflict among nations. Students will also be exposed to some of the important methods of analysis - such as case studies, formal modeling, and statistical analysis - that help distinguish the current study of international relations from that of previous eras. Important approaches, such as constructivism and rational choice, will also be discussed. Under the instructor's guidance, students will undertake an academic-quality presentation to the class and write a paper which proposes in detail an original research project in international relations","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Preclusion":"IZ5102, PS5208, PS6208, PS6301A, PS6401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5316R","ModuleTitle":"Seminar In Public Administration","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This is seminar is designed for graduate students in any subfield of political science. The module examines the intellectual history of public administration and the basic issues that confront it today. The seminar pays particular attention to administrative responsibility and ethics and to the formulation and implementation of public policy. To this end, it will emphasize the nexus of public administration and politics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5318","ModuleTitle":"The Politics of Authoritarian Rule","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the politics of authoritarian rule. It begins by investigating conceptual and operational differences between authoritarian and democratic regimes. It then proceeds to examine the question of “who governs” in authoritarian regimes, looking in particular at personalist, monarchical, military, and single party regimes. Further topics include: conditions that give rise to authoritarianism; strategies of maintaining power; authoritarianism and economic growth; and domestic and international sources of authoritarian demise. Readings will cover theoretical approaches to the study of authoritarian rule and in-depth (mainly qualitative) case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"PS6317","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5318R","ModuleTitle":"The Politics of Authoritarian Rule","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the politics of authoritarian rule. It begins by investigating conceptual and operational differences between authoritarian and democratic regimes. It then proceeds to examine the question of “who governs” in authoritarian regimes, looking in particular at personalist, monarchical, military, and single party regimes. Further topics include: conditions that give rise to authoritarianism; strategies of maintaining power; authoritarianism and economic growth; and domestic and international sources of authoritarian demise. Readings will cover theoretical approaches to the study of authoritarian rule and in-depth (mainly qualitative) case studies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5603","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Qualitative Methods","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to qualitative methods in political science. After a review of the main competing epistemological approaches we concentrate on the most prevalent qualitative method in political science: the comparative case-study. We then turn to interpretivism, ethnography, and discourse analysis, and their respective applications in political science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS5603R","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Qualitative Methods","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module investigates the logic and the practice of qualitative research. It covers qualitative research designs such as case studies, comparative historical analysis, problems of interpretation, process tracing and systematic process analysis, analytic narratives, and “fuzzy set” analysis based on Boolean algebra. The module also covers practical techniques that researchers frequently employ to collect data in the field such as interviews, participant observation and ethnography, textual analysis, focus groups, and archival research.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS6316","ModuleTitle":"Seminar in Chinese Politics","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This seminar addresses some major questions of politics in China in recent decades. These include leadership succession, economic privatization, new forms of social stratification, representation and elections, civil society, changing rural governance, corruption, protest politics, the role of the Internet, and ethnic politics. The module will review current scholarship and provide a foundation for masters and doctoral students planning to undertake research on Chinese politics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS6603","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Research Methods","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"The module provides graduate students with intensive, focused, and hands-on training in specific advanced research methods. It introduces students to and familiarizes them with such advanced quantitative and qualitative methods as multiple regression, structural equation modeling, qualitative comparative analysis, experimental design, and interpretative methods. Unlike existing methods modules, which aim to provide a general introduction to a wide variety of research methods, this module focuses on the development of highly specific methodological skills.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-10-7.5-5-10","Prerequisite":"PS5111: Research Design in Political Science","History":[{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Political Science in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"PS6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and Ph.D. students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PX2108","ModuleTitle":"Basic Human Pathology","Department":"Pathology","ModuleDescription":"Pathology involves both basic science and clinical medicine and is devoted to the study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs that underlie diseases. It attempts to explain the \"whys\" of the signs and symptoms manifested by patients while providing a sound foundation for rational clinical care and therapy. The module includes some aspects of General Pathology, Haematology and Chemical Pathology. General Pathology is concerned with the basic reactions of cells and tissues to abnormal stimuli that cause disease. Haematology deals with diseases of the blood while Chemical Pathology deals with biochemical processes in disease states.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AY1130, PY1131","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PX3108","ModuleTitle":"Pathology","Department":"Pathology","ModuleDescription":"Pathology is a bridging discipline involving both basic science and clinical practice and is devoted to the study of structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs that underlie diseases. It attempts to explain the \"whys\" of the signs and symptoms manifested by patients while providing a sound foundation for rational clinical care and therapy The four aspects of a disease process that form the core of pathology are: (a) its cause (aetiology) (b) the mechanisms of its development (pathogenesis) (c) the structural alterations induced in the cells and organs of the body (morphologic changes) (d) the functional consequences of the morphologic changes (clinical significance and manifestations) The new pathology course for pharmacy students will be focused on general pathology, which is the study of basic reactions of cells and tissues to abnormal stimuli that underlie all diseases","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"AY1104 Anatomy (PR1906) and PY1106 Physiology II (PR1908)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"PY1131","ModuleTitle":"Human Anatomy & Physiology II","Department":"Physiology","ModuleDescription":"The module encompasses core material on aspects of human anantomy and physiology with reference to relevant clinical examples. Topics for the module include the following human systems: 1. gastrointestinal, 2. nervous, 3. renal and acid base 4. reproductive","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-2-2-0-2","Prerequisite":"AY1130","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF3101","ModuleTitle":"Investment Instruments: Theory and Computation","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to present the student with the basic paradigms of modern financial investment theory, to provide a foundation for analyzing risks in financial markets and study the pricing of financial securities. Topics will include the calculation of risk and return, market efficiency, asset pricing (CAPM), factor models, models of asset dynamics, futures and forward contracts, swaps and mean-variance portfolio theory. This module targets all students who have an interest in computational finance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"(MA1104 or MA1505 or MA1507) and (MA2222 or QF2101 or MA3269)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Quantitative Finance as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Quantitative Finance major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Quantitative Finance as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Quantitative Finance major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF4102","ModuleTitle":"Financial Modelling","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to present students with the knowledge of modelling financial process for the purpose of pricing financial derivatives, hedging derivatives, and managing financial risks. The emphasis of this module will be on numerical methods and implementation of models. The course will have two basic elements. First, course work with topics includes: implied trinomial trees, finite difference lattices, Monte Carlo methods, model risk, discrete implementations of short rate models, credit risk and value-at-risk. The second element of the course will be a group project to develop a financial modelling tool. Project topics will be extensions of models contained in the course work. Projects will involve financial modelling as well as writing and presenting a project report. This module targets students in the Quantitative Finance programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"QF3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Quantitative Finance","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"The Honours project is intended to give students the opportunity to work independently, to encourage students develop and exhibit aspects of their ability not revealed or tested by the usual written examination, and to foster skills that could be of continued usefulness in their subsequent careers. The project work duration is one year (including assessment).","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","Prerequisite":"Only for students majoring in Quantitative Finance and who matriculated from 2004/2005, subject to faculty and departmental requirements.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF5201","ModuleTitle":"Interest Rate Theory and Credit Risk","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in quantitative finance. It focuses on advanced topics in interest rate theory and credit risk modelling and emphasizes their analogies. The module covers the following major topics. Products of fixed-income markets, Short rate models, Heath-Jarrow-Morton framework, LIBOR market models. Financial instruments in credit risk management, Models of default: Firm value and first passage time models, intensity based models, models of credit rating migrations. The module also provides a discussion of advantages and shortcomings of synthetic credit-linked instruments; moreover, modeling dependence structure of default events and default contagion will be treated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"ExamDate":"2016-07-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Saturday Morning","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF5202","ModuleTitle":"Structured Products","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in quantitative finance. It covers the valuation of various structured products in the financial markets, including convertible bonds, mortgage backed securities, annuity products in insurance, real options, volatility swaps, collateralized debt obligations. Numerical methods and implementations will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF5203","ModuleTitle":"Risk Management","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This graduate module on quantitative finance provides a study of the nature, measurement, analysis of, and management of different types of financial risks, including market risk, credit risk, operational risk, liquidity and model risks. It develops the mathematical fundamentals and models for risk management, including a general framework of risk and credit measures, dynamic analysis of financial derivative parameters (Greeks) and their changes in real-time for trading risk management. Examples from current and/or past developments in financial markets will be chosen to provide illustrations so that students may understand the various types of risk and learn the methods to handle the management of risks.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF5204","ModuleTitle":"Numerical Methods in Quantitative Finance","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in quantitative finance. It covers the programming methodology, techniques, data structures and algorithms used by practitioners in finance in the valuation of investment instruments. Numerical methods and implementations will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF5205","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Quantitative Finance I","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in quantitative finance. The 0bjective of this module is to introduce students to some selected topics in quantitative finance not covered by other modules in the quantitative finance programme. The lectures will demonstrate how various mathematical instruments, such as stochastic analysis, stochastic control, partial differential equations, numerical methods, etc, can be used to solve practical problems in quantitative finance. Modeling, numerical implementation and the interplay between theoretical and modeling approaches will be emphasized. In particular, examples from current and/or past developments in financial markets will be chosen for illustrations of applications of theory and modeling techniques introduced. The actual topics covered may vary from year to year, and will be decided by the lecturers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF5206","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Quantitative Finance II","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for graduate students in quantitative finance. The objective is to offer topics in quantitative finance that are of current interest and not covered by other modules in the quantitative finance programme, with the aim of providing students with the knowledge and skills that are of current demand in the finance industry. The module demonstrates how various mathematical concepts and methods in disciplines such as stochastic analysis, stochastic control, partial differential equations and numerical methods that the students have learned in the other modules are used to solve practical problems in quantitative finance, and emphasizes mathematical modeling, algorithms and numerical implementation. The topics covered may vary from year to year, and will be decided by the lecturer.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QF5210","ModuleTitle":"Financial Time Series: Theory and Computation","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to financial time series techniques, focusing primarily on Box-Jenkins (ARIMA) method, conditional volatility (ARCH/GARCGH models), stochastic volatility models, regime switching and nonlinear filtering, diverse non-linear state models, co-integration, and their applications on real-life financial problems. We provide both the relevant time series concepts and their financial applications. Potential application of financial time series models include modeling equity returns, volatility estimations, Value at Risk modelling and option valuation. This module targets honours students in the Quantitative Finance Programme and students in the Master of Science in Quantitative Finance Programme.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"(QF3101 and MA4269) or Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QT5101","ModuleTitle":"Quantum measurements and statistics","Department":"Centre For Quantum Technologies","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with quantum measurement theory and the interpretation of the observed statistics. It covers advanced mathematical formalism of quantum measurement; Bell’s inequalities; and the quantum-to- classical transition (notably decoherence). Emphasis is put on providing both the understanding of the concepts and the ability of using the mathematical tools.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"PC2130 Quantum mechanics 1 PC3130 Quantum mechanics 2","Preclusion":"There are no precluded modules.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QT5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar In Quantum Information","Department":"Centre For Quantum Technologies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QT5201I","ModuleTitle":"Breakthrough techniques in atomic and many-body physics","Department":"Centre For Quantum Technologies","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce graduate students in CQT tospecialized areas of research in atomic and many-bodyphysics. The module will be taught by research fellows, providing a unique opportunity to learn advanced techniques from active researchers in the field of interest.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"This module is open to all students at CQT and in Physics.Students from other departments and faculties are welcome, but it is advisable that they discuss their background with the lecturer before registering.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"QT5201K","ModuleTitle":"Quantum Information Processing","Department":"Centre For Quantum Technologies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce modern concepts and methods Quantum Information Processing, which provides broad, solid foundations in modern topics of quantum information science. Subjects covered include - Entanglement, tensor networks, matrix product states - Topological quantum computation - Coding and error correction - Quantum algorithms - Physical implementations of quantum computation and information processing - Majorana physics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"This module is open to all students at CQT, and those in Computer Science, Mathematics, and in Physics. Students from other departments and faculties are welcome, but it is advisable that they discuss their background with one of the lecturers before registering.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE1101","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the basic financial skills and knowledge necessary for further studies in real estate finance and investment. The topics include money and interest rates; financial markets and financial institutions; risks and returns; capital budgeting; basic accounting statement and financial indicators; financial securities; shareholder and capital structures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE1181 Real Estate Finance; Year 1-3 and Honours students from Business School.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE1102","ModuleTitle":"Urban Land Use & Development","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory module providing students with theories, concepts and components of the urban built environment. Discussions will cover the urbanisation process, development of urban forms and structures, land policy and development constraints, national development and the land use planning process, the role of government in the planning process, the property development process, and the roles and functions of parties involved as well as real estate in urban development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE1180 Urban Land Use and Development","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE1103","ModuleTitle":"Property And Facilities Management","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the principles in property management including various aspects such as maintenance management, lease management, and investment management. It will also discuss the role and functions of facility management including design and space planning, building services management etc in relation to the business goals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE2480 Urban and Real Estate Management I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE1104","ModuleTitle":"Principles Of Real Estate Valuation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The module introduces students to the theories that underpin real property valuation with the aim of providing students with an appreciation of the fundamental principles of valuation. The model therefore provides a critical review of the value theory, appraisal theory and valuation theory. Topics to be dealt with include: nature and scope of valuation; concepts of value, particularly open market value and fair market value; foundations of appraisal; role and functions of the valuer; characteristics of property and the property market; market study and valuation; the valuation process; professional standards and valuation report; a critical review of the hedonic model, the methods of valuation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE1105","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Design and Construction","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the fundamental principles and practice of design and construction for real estate developments by examining the key building elements and technologies. It places emphasis on how design and construction affect property value, maintainability, function and use of the building. Students will acquire skills in the interpretation of building drawings and appreciation of construction methods and materials.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE1301","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Business","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module describes the nature and scope of real estate business which includes the legal framework, types of legal entities, development activities and professional practices e.g. valuation, property and facility management, agency and marketing, and property consultancy. Various aspects of business will be discussed. They include the real estate business environment, management and human resource management, marketing management, financial management, information technology, and entrepreneurship and globalisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE1181 Real Estate Finance","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2101","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Market Analysis","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with conceptual frameworks for analysing real market conditions and trends. The module will cover: the four-quadrant model of real estate markets; real estate market adjustment process; demand formation and market characteristics by property types, including residential, office, retail, and industrial properties; and real estate supply behaviour. By completing this module, students will be able to identify new market opportunities arising from technological, demographic, socio-economic and lifestyle changes.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2802 Real Estate Economics; RE2804 Real Estate Finance","Preclusion":"RE3280 Real Estate Space Market II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2102","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Economics","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This foundation course employs economic analysis, especially microeconomic principles, to provide a big-picture view of the urbanization process and real estate markets. The topics include economic factors driving city formation; market forces shaping urban spatial structure; determinants influencing metropolitan and regional growth; the linkages among location, land use, and land value; suburbanization and sub centres; urban transportation; and land-use policies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"EC1301 Principles of Economics","Preclusion":"RE2280 Real Estate Space Market I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Li Qiang"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2103","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide students with a thorough understanding of urban planning principles and processes that influence the function and design of cities. It will include an introduction to the history of modern city planning, and contemporary planning concepts such as Garden Cities, City Beautiful movement, Vertical Cities, etc. There will also be a discussion of New Town Planning, Urban Renewal and conservation. Singapore will be introduced as a case study, but selected cities elsewhere are discussed for comparison and better understanding.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE1102 Urban Land Use & Development","Preclusion":"RE3481 Urban Planning I and/or RE3482 Urban Planning II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Choo Kian Koon Steven"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2104","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Finance","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module examines real estate finance institutions and instruments. It equips students with essential skills to analyze and evaluate real estate financing decisions. The topics include: institutional landscape real estate financing; mortgage mechanics; different mortgage instruments; residential financing analysis and borrower choices; residential underwriting and lending policies; development and project financing; and housing financing innovations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE1101 Fundamentals of Real Estate Finance","Preclusion":"RE2281 Real Estate Asset Market I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2105","ModuleTitle":"Land Law","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The module covers basic concepts in Land Law, including the doctrine of estates and tenures, rights in land, transfer of title, strata law, landlord and tenant law and estate agency. Through content knowledge, students will gain an appreciation of legal analysis and reasoning, as well as the rationale for the current state of real estate law.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE1182 Principles of Law RE2180 Fundamentals of Real Estate Law","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2106","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Marketing & Negotiation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the fundamentals of real estate marketing and negotiation. The first half of the module focuses on the concepts, principles, and practices in marketing and leasing of various types of real estate developments. The second half of the module emphasises the nature of real estate conflicts and disputes, negotiation theory and principles, negotiation skills, negotiation practice and applications. Case studies in Singapore and the Asia Pacific region will be used extensively in the discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE3190 Real Estate Marketing","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2107","ModuleTitle":"Property Tax And Statutory Valuation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module applies valuation theory to various types of valuation problems in Singapore with a special focus on valuation for property tax and other statutory purposes. It is aimed at helping students to understand the application of various methods of valuation to different types of properties under the Property Tax Act. In addition, statutory valuation for compulsory purchase and acquisition, stamp duty, GST, development charge, differential premium and upgrading premium will also be covered under this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"RE1104 PRINCIPLES OF REAL ESTATE VALUATION","Preclusion":"RE4390 Advanced Real Estate Valuation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2201","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Methods in Real Estate","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to offer essential knowledge and provide solid training in statistics/econometrics with particular emphasis on real estate applications. Primary focus is placed on applicability, comprehension of techniques in the literature, and in an ability to apply statistic software for analysis. The module is built on the foundation of ST1131 Introduction to Statistics. Topics include, but are not limited to, estimation and hypothesis testing, linear regression, multiple regression, simultaneous equation models, discrete choice models, time-series and panel data analysis, as well as other advanced techniques. Issues on identification will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"ST1131 Introduction to Statistics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE2301","ModuleTitle":"GIS for Real Estate","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The module provides students with the basic concepts, skills, and applications of the Geographic Information System (GIS) to urban analysis. Students will be taught the principles of database structures behind a GIS, operational skills for data capturing and manipulations, and knowledge of GIS project design, implementation and administration. Students will have the opportunity to develop an application of GIS relevant to local area planning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE3490 GIS for Real Estate","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3101","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Real Estate Valuation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the theoretical and practical issues relating to the role of valuation in real estate investment and development decisions, especially the pertinent dimensions of investment valuation and market valuation. It is aimed at helping students to understand how the various methods of valuation are applied to different properties taking into consideration the purposes of valuation such as investment, divestiture, mortgage and insurance. The advanced topics include valuation of air and subterranean rights; specialised premises such as hospitals; recreational premises and hotels; and asset valuation for incorporation in financial statements. This module will be supported by relevant case studies and sharing sessions by practitioners.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2107 PROPERTY TAX AND STATUTORY VALUATION","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3102","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics In Urban Planning","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide an in-depth understanding of planning by critical examination of the nature and characteristics of planning theory and practice. There will be a discussion of plan implementation and interaction with the real estate market. The institutional framework for planning, regulatory processes, strategic and local planning, and public participation would be discussed, using case studies in Singapore and other cities. A selection of planning theories will be introduced to provide the background for critical understanding and evaluation of planning practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2103 Urban Planning","Preclusion":"RE4490 Selected Topics in Urban Planning and Management","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3103","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Development","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the entire development process for the different types of property development and redevelopment projects. Discussions will cover a broad range of topics including the property development cycle, conception of the development project, feasibility study, project financing, project construction, real estate marketing, project completion, management of the completed development and exit strategies. Students are expected to conduct an integrated project as part of the requirement of this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2101 Real Estate Market Analysis, RE2102 Real Estate Economics","Preclusion":"RE3381 Real Estate Development I","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3104","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Investment Analysis","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module examines real estate as an asset class and equips students with essential skills for analysing a real estate investment problem. The topics include: real estate investment objectives; leasing structure and property income analysis; characteristics of real estate returns and risks; capitalization rates; capital budgeting; financial leverage and after-tax returns; equity versus debt investment; and real estate equity investment strategies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2104 Real Estate Finance","Preclusion":"RE3281 Real Estate Asset Market II","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3105","ModuleTitle":"Regional Real Estate Development","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module intends to cover more advance issues in real estate development, strategies formulation and decision making processes. Entrepreneurial of real estate developers in converting raw lands into the highest and best uses will be discussed. Topics include real estate development ideas, strategies, and creative designs; maximizing land use values; international/regional real estate and township development projects; integrated resorts and theme parks developments; project financing and management; land bidding and banking strategies; and success stories real estate developers. The module will be structured as case-based and problem-based learning with real life cases. Students are expected to conduct an integrated project as part of the requirement of this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3103 Real Estate Development","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3106","ModuleTitle":"Residential Property Management","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module covers both private and public residential real estate management. The first part covers the management of high-rise high density private condominium, which covers issues of common property management, Land Title Strata Act, responsibilities of management councils and managing agents. The second part of the modules covers public real estate polices and management. Topics include role of government and its agencies in public housing markets, market failure and public intervention; town councils, management of public housing estates; asset enhancement, upgrading schemes, and selective enbloc redevelopment scheme (SERS); and social and political aspects of public estate management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2106 Real Estate Marketing & Negotiation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3107","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Practice And Ethics","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"Understanding Real Estate Business Ethics helps to prepare students for the ethical dilemmas that they will encounter in today's evolving business world. This module highlights both the positive and negative consequences that decision makers face so that students have a better understanding of the challenges. This course is a programme elective for real estate students as it aims to prepare them for real world business challenges when they face ethical issues relating to many aspects of real estate such as investments, Development, consultancy, building construction, urban planning and dealing with government authorities and business partners with varying agendas. Case studies will be used to apply the principles in this module to real world situations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3101 Advanced Real Estate Valuation, RE3103 Real Estate Development","Preclusion":"RE4180 Real Estate Practice and Research","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3201","ModuleTitle":"Research Methodology","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"Students will be introduced to the mechanics and process of research. This module covers topics such as: problem identification and formulation, statement of research objectives, literature review, development of relevant hypothesis, research design and methodologies, data collection, statistical analyses, report writing and presentation. Statistical techniques such as descriptive and inferential statistics, time series, and multivariate statistical methods will be introduced. The emphasis is on the application of the statistical tools to real estate research questions. Students will also learn to apply basic statistical tools with hands-on practices on software like SPSS and Eview.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2101 Real Estate Market Analysis, RE2104 Real Estate Finance","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3211","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Finance Law","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the legal aspects of conducting and participating in the business of investing organizations as well as joint venture agreements. Students will also gain an understanding of the regulatory framework that governs real estate lending institutions and mortgages, real-estate backed securities and other forms of real estate financing. The original Trust concept and its adaptation to business trusts and real estate investment trusts (REITS) will also be discussed from the legal perspective.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2105 Land Law","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3212","ModuleTitle":"Corporate Investment In Real Estate","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module examines strategic dimensions of real estate in property companies and business firms. Topics include the business, financial and stock market perspectives of real estate as well as case studies. Students will learn basic theories, techniques and practices of corporate finance and asset management applicable to property companies and business portfolios.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE3104 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3221","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Development Law","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the legal issues that affect real estate development. It examines the regulatory framework for real estate development and taxation. It also deals with the regulations pertaining to the acquisition of land for public and private developments. Topics to be covered include: land use planning and zoning, development and building controls, betterment value and development charge, property tax, stamp duty, income tax, and goods and services tax.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE2105 Land Law","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE3222","ModuleTitle":"Urban Design And Conservation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the principles and concepts of urban design and urban conservation. The module introduces students to the essential concepts of urban form, urban imaging, massing and how basic elements of urban design enhance urban functions and aesthetics. As an appreciation module, it will not be studio- or designbased, but students would undertake a project that requires critical understanding of how the concepts are applied in a given urban context. Urban Conservation would be introduced, with an emphasis on its role and implementation in the planning process, as well as an understanding of basic architectural / historical / design and typological references.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE3102 ADVANCED TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4000","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at developing students’ capability in conducting research. Students are expected to formulate a research problem, and to demonstrate the ability to pursue unaided investigations relevant to their research problem, in data collection, analysis, and interpretation of the results.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-0-20","Preclusion":"RE4181 Dissertation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4001","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Case Study","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at developing students’ capability in analysing and evaluating case studies. Students are expected to select a real estate development as a case study, examine the pertinent issues involved, collect relevant data relating to the case, analyse the case facts, and recommend appropriate solutions to problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"RE4182 Real Estate Project/Case Study","Preclusion":"RE4182 Real Estate Project/Case Study","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4202","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Internship Programme","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The Real Estate Internship Programme (REIP) aims to provide real-world learning experience to third year undergraduates at both private and public real estate organisations. Industry specialisation areas include development activities, professional consultancy services, fund management as well as policy exposure in governmental agencies. Suitable candidates are chosen to be interns and are matched with participating firms. They will undergo training for a minimum duration of nine weeks in May to July of each year. The selection criteria include, but are not limited to, the following requirements: Scholastic ability, positive attitude, superior presentation and communication skills, and entrepreneurial drive. As part of the selection process, each candidate is required to submit a proposal outlining his/her potential contribution(s) to the organisation. This module precludes students who take RE4203.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3101 Advanced Real Estate Valuation RE3103 Real Estate Development RE3104 Real Estate Investment Analysis","Preclusion":"RE4909 Topics in Real Estate, RE4203 Topics in Real Estate (Summer Programme)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4203","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Real Estate (Summer Programme)","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for third-year undergraduates to examine country-specific issues in socioeconomic, demographic and political dimensions underlying the real estate processes. Students will attend lectures and seminars in both NUS and partner universities in the country of discussion. Site visits to projects and organisations are integral part of the module. Students will work on a project for in-depth study of selected aspects of the real estate industry in the country. This module precludes students who take the Real Estate Internship Programme module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3105 Regional Real Estate Development","Preclusion":"RE4880 Topics in Real Estate; RE4910 Real Estate Internship Programme","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4204","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Real Estate Marketing","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module offered as a restricted elective focuses on the real estate marketing processes as well as specific real estate marketing strategies and practices that are applicable to various types of real estate, including residential, commercial and industrial developments. Its scope encompasses the latest legislative framework, under Council for Estate Agencies’ purview, that governs the real estate marketing practices in Singapore as well as the use of internet marketing tools. Case studies in Singapore and overseas will be utilised as an additional teaching tool to enhance students’ learning of how to market public and private sector real estate developments for sale and lease under both boom and recessionary market conditions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE2106 Real Estate Marketing and Negotiation","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4210","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Finance Seminar","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"Institutional investment into real estate has increased both in scale and sophistication in recent years. This module is designed to enable student to study flows of fund into real estate markets and different instruments in structured real estate financing. Topics include real estate capital market private real estate funds, real estate hedge funds, mutual and close-end funds, fund of funds, Islamic financing and issues in cross border real estate investment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE4211 REIT MANAGEMENT, RE4212 REAL ESTATE SECURITIZATION.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4211","ModuleTitle":"Reit Management","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The emergence and rapid expansion of REIT markets globally and in Asia have been an important development in real estate capital market. This module is designed to cover topics on REIT concepts and models; REIT experience in the US and other Asia markets; asset characteristics and types of REIT; tax efficient model; growth and acquisition strategies; financing and dividend policies of REITs; cross-border REITs, stapled REITs and UPREIT; Business Trust models; and institutional investment in REITs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3104 Real Estate Investment Analysis","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4212","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Securitization","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module represents the second part of the analysis of real estate capital markets. It covers the real estate debt capital markets. Topics include the economics of mortgage securitization; the various mortgage-backed securitization instruments, models and structures; the concepts of pooling and tranching; secondary mortgage institutions and the US experience in real estate debt securitization; commercial and residential mortgage backed securities; embedded pre-payment and default options; rating agencies and risk analyses; as well as the policy implications and relevant lessons for markets from the 2007-2009 Financial Crisis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE3104 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4213","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Risk Analysis And Management","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concepts, principles, theories, techniques and practices of risk analysis and management in real estate investments. Topics include concept of real estate market risks; real estate strategic risk management; Value-at-Risk (VaR); sensitivity and scenario analyses; Monte Carlo simulation; risk hedging and property derivatives; option pricing theory and real options.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE3104 REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT ANALYSIS, RE4211 REIT MANAGEMENT, RE4212 REAL ESTATE SECURITIZATION","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4220","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning Seminar","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to expose students to a range of urban planning issues and concepts, with a focus on policy, implementation and relationship to the real estate environment. The course is practice-oriented, and the professional aspects of the discipline are emphasized. Topics chosen for discussion in class are those directly relevant to the Singapore context, but global issues, such as planning and climate change and eco-cities would also be explored. While the course is not studio-based, it will include an appreciation of the plan-making processes, using case studies for evaluative study.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE4221 ADVANCED URBAN PLANNING THEORIES, RE4222 PUBLIC POLICY AND REAL ESTATE MARKETS.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4221","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Urban Planning Theories","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The module commences with a critical overview of the meaning and purpose of planning, followed by a focused study of the various theories of planning. The course will provide a critique of the traditional rational comprehensive model, and the applicability of alternative theories such as advocacy models and radical models, particularly in the context of the changing urban environment. The module will cover forecasting techniques for population, housing and retail location. Students will also encounter the recent thinking on the post modern turn in planning and the communicative model of planning rationality. The module will include a discussion of the role and place of sustainability in contemporary planning.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3102 ADVANCED TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4222","ModuleTitle":"Public Policy and Real Estate Markets","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to a systematic framework for examining public polices and their impact on real estate markets. A key learning objective is that students can analyze different policy options for solving urban problems and project the likely consequences for real estate variables. Topics covered may include policies on aging population; zoning and land supply policies that control type of land use; transportation policies to reduce congestion; affordable housing policies, and fiscal policies, and the policy effects on real estate markets.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"RE3103 Real Estate Development, RE3104 Real Estate Investment Analysis","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4223","ModuleTitle":"Urban Planning In Asian Cities","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a comparative and evaluative study of Asian cities, highlighting different planning regimes, regulatory processes and institutional environments. The aim is to provide a better understanding of urban planning and how it interacts with economic, social, cultural and political dynamics to shape cities. The module uses a case study and narrative approach, and may include a field study to enhance the appreciation of planning responses to the dynamics of city growth and change at different stages of urban development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"RE3102 ADVANCED TOPICS IN URBAN PLANNING RE4221 ADVANCED URBAN PLANNING THEORIES RE4222 PUBLIC POLICY AND REAL ESTATE MARKET","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE4301","ModuleTitle":"Housing Markets and Housing Policies","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with conceptual frameworks for housing market and policy analyses. It examines the housing system, policies as well as housing market performances in selected countries. Key topics include the concepts and measurements of housing cost and housing welfare, housing and society, property rights and housing investment, housing production process, housing finance and subsidies systems as well as international housing organisations and modern housing policy making.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"RE4291 Comparative Housing Systems","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5000","ModuleTitle":"Dissertation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The dissertation offers the opportunity for candidates to individually conduct independent research work on a topic of interest and relevance to the program. The dissertation will be graded.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-20-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5001","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Development","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the fundamental concepts and techniques involved in the real estate development process, recognizing the entrepreneurial and institutional elements in the transformation of existing real estate to its highest and best use. Modeling the sequential event of the real estate development process, the module covers a wide range of issues encountered in the different phases of development - from site evaluation and land procurement, development team assembly, market study and development scheme, construction and project management, project marketing and hand-over of completed projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Ooi Thian Leong, Joseph"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5003","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Investment","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module develops an understanding of the tools for assessing real estate investment opportunities at the micro-level, paying particular attention to the characteristics that distinguish real estate from other assets. It covers the fundamental discounted cash flow models for underwriting across different types of properties. The concept of leverage is also introduced in relation to cash flow projections. Specific techniques include developing cash flow proformas, ratio analyses and capitalization rate and establishing discount rates for handling risk using the CAPM or alternative models.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5004","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Economics","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an understanding of the economic perspectives of the real estate market. It shows how the interactions between the real estate market with other asset markets, capital markets and the wider economy can be examined using theoretical and empirical analyses. This provides an integrative framework for understanding and forecasting the forces that shape the rental space market, the investment asset market, and the development industry. In addition, the module examines linkages between macroeconomic trends and business cycles and the behavior of real estate market aggregates such as prices, rents, and returns.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5005","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Finance","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module examines how real estate can be financed. Students will learn the theories, techniques and practices of corporate finance applicable to property company portfolios. Major topics covered include: sources of finance, financial statement analysis, corporate growth and market valuation, net asset discount, the impact of leverage and dividend policy on capital structure decisions, corporate governance and transparency. In addition, the module deals with the implications of different arrangements such as partnerships, joint-venture structuring, sale-leaseback and other forms of development financing, both bridging and permanent, on deal viability.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5006","ModuleTitle":"Portfolio and Asset Management","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module develops an understanding of the tools for assessing real estate investment opportunities at the macro or portfolio level, as well as the micro or asset level. It covers modern portfolio theory before examining the role of property in an institutional investment portfolio with particular attention given to property portfolio performance analysis, diversification benefits and investment strategy. Real estate asset management involves optimizing the cash flows generated from real estate assets by a direct real estate owner, investor or an organization which incidentally heads, owns or leases real estate to support its corporate mission. This module examines how direct real estate should to be managed proactively to enhance property value or the worth of the business operations the property facilitates.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5009","ModuleTitle":"Commercial Real Estate Appraisal","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to develop an understanding of theory and contemporary approaches to valuation of retail, office and industrial properties. Topics include determination of the capitalization rates across different types of properties; appraisal of freehold and leasehold interests; critical analysis of the valuation approaches adopted for securitized real estate; asset pricing models; and application of option pricing theory to appraise various embedded lease options, investment flexibility and future redevelopment opportunities. Issues related to performance evaluation and index construction will also be covered, recognizing the illiquid and heterogeneous nature of commercial real estate.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5010","ModuleTitle":"Special Seminar","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This seminar elective examines the latest trends and issues that impact the local and international real estate markets. Staff and guest lecturers including overseas Visiting Professors would be invited for focused discussion.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-5-3","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5011","ModuleTitle":"International Field Study","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module involves organizing and participating in a field trip to another country to study the unique institutional features, market trends, investment opportunities in the particular foreign real estate market. Assessment of the module is based on written assignment and field study report.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5012","ModuleTitle":"Integrative Field Project","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"In this course, students will work as interns in selected firms or institutions that have business dealings in the specialised domain. They will complete a written report on business problems of strategic importance to the firms. The scope of each project will be defined by the student in consultation with, and under the supervision of, an assigned company mentor and a faculty supervisor. The company mentor and/or its representatives will provide the student with specific information and briefings pertaining to the problem investigated. The student is required to provide regular progress reports to the company mentor and faculty supervisor. Upon completion of the project, the student is required to perform an oral presentation of his/her recommendations to the representatives of the company and the faculties. The students are expected to make amendments as required by the faculty supervisor and submit a professional prepared management report to the company and to the faculties.","ModuleCredit":"12","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5013","ModuleTitle":"Urban Policy & Real Estate Markets","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"A distinctive characteristic of real estate is the extensive government regulation of both land and the built environment. Focusing on the development of urban and metropolitan areas and the dynamic forces that drive urban growth as well as shape urban spatial configurations, this module examines the impact of government regulations and public policies on real estate markets. Selected topics include planning and development controls, degeneration and urban renewal, private-public participation, leasehold policy, public versus private housing, and urban fiscal policy such as property taxation, local government finance and development and betterment levies. It also provides an overview of the incentives created by the legal and institutional framework on real estate development.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5014","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Investment Trusts & Property Funds","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to provide a practice-oriented understanding of the evolution of the REIT and property funds as vehicles for real estate investment. It delves into the motivations for creating a REIT and the institutional regimes such as taxation and other regulations that influence how a REIT operates. In addition, it studies the formation of business trusts and property funds to determine the relative merits for sponsors and investors. Topics to be covered include practical issues in property fund management for institutional and high net worth clients; establishing and managing a property fund management; fees of REIT managers; role of sponsors; interested-party transactions; internal versus external management structure. It will also examine the growth strategies of REITs, i.e. organic growth and accretive acquisitions and capital management strategy to drive the development of investment vehicles such as trusts and funds.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5015","ModuleTitle":"Spatial Information Systems (SIS) for Urban Planning","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to spatial information systems as applied to urban and regional planning. Its primary goal is to help students understand the basic principles of SIS, and to equip students with the state-of-the-practice computing technology in urban planning in a SIS environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5016","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Securitisation","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"The course covers innovations in debt capital markets, mainly the design of mortgage contracts and the development of real estate securitisation and structured financing products globally. Students will acquire a toolkit that allows them to understand mortgage mathematics, term structure models and the pricing of embedded options in real estate debt instruments. The module also covers credit analysis and the role of credit rating for real estate debt. Emphasis will be placed on the investment characteristics and pricing of secondary real estate instruments such as Mortgage-Backed Securities (MBS), Collateralised Mortgage Obligations (CMOs), asset-backed securitisation deals, as well as publicly traded debt paper.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5017","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Case Study","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at developing students’ capability in analysing and evaluating case studies. Students are expected to select a real estate problems as a case study, examine the pertinent issues involved, collect relevant data relating to the case, analyse the case facts, and recommend appropriate solutions to problems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-2-8","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE5770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE6004","ModuleTitle":"Research Methodology In Real Estate","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended to provide research students with necessary knowledge and skills on how to carry out real estate research. The module includes two parts. First, students will be taught the mechanics and process of research like reviewing literature, defining research questions, designing research methodology, analyzing research findings, and writing academic papers. It hopes to provide students with adequate knowledge to differentiate good research from a bad one. Statistical techniques will be introduced in the second half of the module. The emphasis, however, is on the application of the statistical tools to real estate research questions. As part of the module to get students to apply relevant statistical tools, instruction and hands-on practice on some sophisticated softwares will also be included. Students will be asked to read papers on selected applications of the tools, and they would also be given an assignment, which will require them to apply relevant tools to selected research questions. Student will also be required to do paper critiques.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE6005","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Economics Research Seminar","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of theoretical and empirical research focusing on real estate markets and urban economics. It is designed to provide research students with (1) an improved ability to read and criticize theoretical and empirical papers in the field, (2) enhanced skills needed to undertake and present theoretical and empirical research and (3) an appreciation of the main econometric tools and theoretical modeling strategies that have been applied in recent research. The topics covered are intended to expose students to some major contributions in real estate research as well as a consideration of the current trends and methodological advances in recent papers.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE6006","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Finance Seminar","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This module is arranged primarily for research students to discuss advanced topics in real estate finance and review selected research papers. Students in this module will have to be active in the process of learning. The module will consists of paper critiques, topical and conceptual debates on contemporary issues in real estate finance research. Students are expected to carry out comprehensive review of literature and critical thinking. Guided contemporary research topics covered include corporate real estate, real estate securitisation, real options, asset pricing, capital structure, and real estate portfolio analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE6007","ModuleTitle":"Research Topics In Real Estate","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This self-study module is intended for research graduate students in their second semester. The content of this module will vary according to the research interests of the enrolling student and the supervising staff. Students are required to undertake an independent research project under the supervision of his/her supervisor. They are expected to participate actively in research seminars. Written assignments and seminar attendance and presentations constitute part of the evaluation in this module. Candidates will have to apply concepts learned to their research thesis. Topics that may be offered include Corporate & Securitised Real Estate, Institutional and Spatial Analyses of Real Estate, and Housing Studies. Students are expected to select a research topic, and conceptualise the research question and methodology. They are also required to present the paper in a seminar format.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"RE6770","ModuleTitle":"Phd Seminar","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4101","ModuleTitle":"Object Oriented Analysis And Design","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"- Fundamentals of Programming using C# - Object Oriented Programming using C# - User Interface Development with Visual Studio Net and C# - SQL Programming &amp; DBMS - Enterprise System Development using .Net Framework","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-1-2-4.5-4.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4102","ModuleTitle":"Programming And .net Development","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"- Application Development Life Cycle I - Application Development Life Cycle II","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"5-1-3-6-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4104","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"- Application Development Life Cycle III - Project Management","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"16.5-8-0-8-0; 20-0-6-6.5-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4105","ModuleTitle":"Java Programming","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"- Java Programming - Java Object Persistence - Web-based J2EE Applications - Wireless Technology - J2EE Project","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"3-1-2-4.5-4.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4106","ModuleTitle":"AD Project","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"- Application Development Project This is a pre-internship project where the students will work in a team to apply the project management, analysis, design, business communications and programming skills learnt earlier in the course. Based on a User Requirement Statement given to the students, they will go through a complete software development life cycle to develop and deliver the required system. The students will capture requirements through user interviews, produce a feasible design of the system, code, test and implement the solution in a distributed platform. This project provides a simulation of the real-life IT working environment, and tests their strengths in working closely as a project team.","ModuleCredit":"6","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4107","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Attachment Project","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-30-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4108","ModuleTitle":"Mobile Application Development","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this elective course is to allow students of the Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis (GDipSA) to specialise in mobile application development. Students will acquire the mobile-related skill-sets required by an increasing number of employers who need developers for their mobile-related projects. Students will learn to design and develop mobile applications using the Android and iOS platforms and the associated Java and Objective C programming languages. The course includes classroom teaching, lab exercises and hands-on design and development projects using both platforms.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"5.0-1.0-2.0-6.0-6.0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SA4109","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Web Development","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this elective course is to allow students of the Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis (GDipSA) to specialise in advanced web application design and development. Students will acquire the Web-related skillsets required by majority of local employers who need developers for their Web-related projects. Students will gain a robust foundation in web development techniques, focusing on .NET and Java development skills, and will learn how to design, construct and test web applications on both platforms. The course includes classroom teaching, lab exercises and hands-on design and development projects using both platforms.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"5.0-1.0-2.0-6.0-6.0","Prerequisite":"Have passed the following two compulsory GDipSA modules: ¿¿ SA4102: Programming and .NET Development. ¿¿ SA4105: Java Programming.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC1101E","ModuleTitle":"Making Sense of Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Students are introduced to the concepts used in Sociology and Anthropology. The main objective is to train students to use Sociology in analyzing social institutions and processes. For this reason, students are encouraged to relate their experiences in society to the discipline of Sociology and Anthropology. The topics covered in the module are the logic and methods of social investigation; family, work and organization; power and the state; social inequality (including gender and ethnicity); mass communication and popular culture; values and beliefs; and deviance and social control.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2101","ModuleTitle":"Methods of Social Research","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course to the basic concepts and tools of social research, covering the areas of research of problem definition, research design, measurement, and data collection, processing, and analysis. Students are given in-depth understanding of what qualitative, eg participant observation, in-depth interviewing, and quantitative, eg survey, data collection techniques involve. In addition, students are introduced to qualitative and quantitative data analysis techniques. Students are taught the important aspects of making a good presentation of research findings. This module is mounted for all students in NUS with interest in research methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2202","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Work","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to help students develop a framework with which to analyse and understand the following: (1) key political issues and underlying social mechanisms relating to the dynamics of industrial society and the organisation of work; (2) various aspects of social relations at the workplace; (3) how different categories of workers respond to the organisation of work; and (4) the interconnections between (1), (2), and (3). The module is open to all students throughout NUS with an interest in analyzing work situations sociologically.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2204","ModuleTitle":"Social Inequalities : Who Gets Ahead?","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses a seemingly simple question: who gets ahead? It introduces students to some of the key theoretical approaches and methodological tools for finding answers to this question. More specifically, it aims at helping students acquire a good understanding of relevant theories, measurement issues, and class maps, structures, societies, and dynamics. The module is accessible to all students who want to understand the impact of class and stratification on contemporary societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2205","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Family","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This course challenges you to look at the family through the sociological eye. We begin the course by looking at the fundamental principles at work within the family. As the course progresses, we focus on specific issues/phenomena that affect the contemporary family. Throughout the course, you will be asked to critically evaluate assumptions we have about the family. This module is mounted for all NUS students, in particular, those with a keen interest in Sociology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2208","ModuleTitle":"Population & Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"As an introductory module in social demography, it provides a critical overview of the major theories dealing with fertility, mortality, and other core topics in population studies. It examines the structures of human populations and the processes of change in relation to socio-economic, cultural, and environmental factors. Population issues are analyzed in the context of specific social and ideological systems. This course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in social demography.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2209","ModuleTitle":"Money, Business and Social Networks","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the sociology of economic life. At the micro level, it examines the social relationships that are formed when economic transactions are performed. At the macro level, it analyses the role of social institutions in influencing economic behaviour. In the course of this module, students will be introduced to key concepts such as competition, entrepreneurship, business networks, trust, social capital and economic globalisation. It will also introduce students to social networks analysis. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS who are interested in understanding how societies are organised within their respective economic environments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jung Ji Wook"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2210","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Popular Culture","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the spread of consumption and its link to popular culture in the context of global capitalism. Emphasis will be given on the relationship between mass production and mass consumption, and the role of mass media in creating and widening the sphere of popular culture. Relationship between class and popular culture will be explored in this module. Issues such as changing leisure patterns, fashions, consumerism, role of advertisements and symbolic protests will also be examined in this module. The course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in the study of popular culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gan Sheuo Hui"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2211","ModuleTitle":"Medical Sociology","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the relationship between society and health-related issues. The differing notions of \"illness\" and \"wellness,\" and how societies influence the type, definition and distribution of disease and illness will be examined. The social organization of medicine, the social functions of health-care institutions in society will also be explored. Special emphasis will also be given to the role of the state in providing health-care as well as the relationship between the state and the health industry. This course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in society and health-related issues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2212","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Deviance","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the sociological study of deviance and social control, distinguishing it as a field of research from biological and psychological explanations of deviance. It will trace the historical development of sociological theories on deviance and introduce students to contemporary approaches to deviance and crime. These perspectives will be utilized and illustrated through a study of the changing patterns of defining and controlling deviance in modern societies with reference to selected substantive issues. Students who have a keen interest in issues of social order, social control and conformity will find this course attractive.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2213","ModuleTitle":"Childhood and Youth","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module begins with an understanding of age as a social variable and the life-cycle approach. It then examines the social construction of childhood from a historical and cross-cultural perspective. The central focus of this module is youth as a particular stage of the life-cycle. Topics such as the life cycle approach in Sociology; the social construction of childhood: children and the state; the social construction of adolescence: images of youth will be dealt with. This module is mounted for all students throughout NUS with interest in childhood and youth.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2214","ModuleTitle":"Media and Culture","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Mass communications should be understood in the context of their production and consumption. In particular, we have to look at macro-structures like economy and politics as well as the legal framework in which mass media systems operate. This module analyses those relationships and looks at some key issues in media such as propaganda, media ethics, sociology of looking, celebrities and media stereotypes. This course is mounted for students throughout NUS with an interest in culture and politics, but some background in Sociology is important. It provides a good foundation for those who wish to read Ethnographic Analysis of Visual Media in the third year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"IF2214","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2215","ModuleTitle":"The Sociology of Food","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Food is a social phenomenon: what constitutes food and, therefore, what can be eaten; how it is to be prepared, presented, and consumed; with whom you eat and so forth express complex relationships to class, ethnicity and gender. This course will uncover the complexity behind an everyday life material that affects and effects multiple social networks, wherein food is both the material and symbol by which class, race/ethnicity, sex/gender are socially constructed. This module is mounted for all students throughout NUS with interest in food and society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2216","ModuleTitle":"Emotions and Social Life","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the connections between emotions, social life and social identities. It will examine the prevalent sociological and anthropological literature on emotions, morality and consciousness. Attention will be given to the concept of personhood and the cultural meanings circulating through the expression of emotions. We will see how cultural practices serve to organize particular emotional responses to particular social and cultural environments; why collective emotional experiences are regularly mediated by the means of symbolic representations. This course is mounted for all students who are interested in studying the relationships between emotional responses and social experiences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2217","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Tourism","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This course looks at the development of tourism in the past and in the modern world. Looking at tourists as the \"typical modern person\", this course will explore what it means to be a tourist, the different kinds of tourist and the place of tourism in globalization. More importantly, it looks at the influence of tourists and tourism in various places of the world. What happens to culture and heritage when it becomes a tourism object? What happens to local communities and the relations between people because of tourism? This course is mounted for students interested in Sociology and Anthropology","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2218","ModuleTitle":"Anthropology and the Human Condition","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"What does it mean to be human? Why are humans such social animals? How have human societies become what they are today? How did globalization begin, and where will it end? This course introduces you to the anthropological perspective within the social sciences. We examine cultural variation in many aspects of social life within Singapore, Asia, and around the world. We help you understand processes of change that have affected your own life in Singapore, as well as other parts of the world, by putting them into historical and comparative context. For sociology students and anyone with a general interest in understanding themselves better.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Eric Charles Thompson"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2220","ModuleTitle":"Gender Studies","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the topic of gender by using basic concepts like biological sex, nature, nurture, roles, norms and culture. The meaning of gender categories is examined in relation to difference, exchange, reproduction, knowledge and social change. Although the main perspective is ethnographic, this course is intended to be an exercise in interdisciplinary thinking. Understanding gender provides a foundation to analyze social structures (power and inequality), social institutions (family, kinship, education, economy, the state, health) and cultural issues (science, food, emotions, popular culture).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2221","ModuleTitle":"Environment and Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"What are the social and cultural determinants of environmental issues? Can modern societies and capitalist development be ecologically sustainable? This module examines the complex relations between social systems and their environment. It aims to equip students with the different theories and concepts in environmental sociology and anthropology to understand and evaluate these relations in the light of ecological sustainability. Topics to be covered include conservation and indigenous peoples, urban pollution and eco-cities, global warming and green capitalism, environmental racism and sexism, environmental movements, corporate social responsibility, green technology, global environmental inequality.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Erb, Maribeth","AMBIKA AIYADURAI"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2222","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Sport and Leisure","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role of sport and leisure activities in modern societies. The first half of the module focuses on sports. We will examine the evolution of modern sports, their global presence, the rates of participation and spectatorships. We will also address intersections between sports and the economy, politics, class, gender, and the media. In the second half of the module, we will look at the broader category of 'leisure' including topics such as entertainment, travel and tourism, games, hobbies, eating out and shopping, etc. We will explore the changing meaning of leisure in modern societies, and its relation to work and social identity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC2880A","ModuleTitle":"Singapore: The Social Experiment","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module serves as a primer on Singapore society, covering its recent history and current issues. Students will get a good sense of what went into the construction of modern Singapore as a nation, an economy, and a home, as well as various policies and processes dealing with “deficits”, such as low fertility rates, afflicting Singapore. Whenever possible, students will have the opportunity to go on field-trips where they can get an immediate and better feel of the social changes taking place, through meeting the people — front-line, back office or board room — who routinely work in keeping Singapore going.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3101","ModuleTitle":"Social Thought & Social Theory","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This is a critical examination of central problems in classical social theory, with emphasis on the multifaceted analysis of the larger social processes in the making of modern society. The module will concentrate on the original contributions of major theorists such as Marx, Weber, and Durkheim and explore how their works continue to influence current Sociology. This course is mounted for all students throughout NUS with an interest in classical social theories.","CrossModule":"EU3224","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"EU3224","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3202","ModuleTitle":"From Modernization to Globalization","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the interrelationships between the issues of modernization, globalization and the socio-economic forces that have embroiled the various countries in Southeast Asia. This course focuses on the sociological and anthropological descriptions and explanations of these processes and helps students to critically understand why some societies have been able to successfully engage with global capitalism while others appear worse off.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3203","ModuleTitle":"Race and Ethnic Relations","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Concepts of race and ethnicity and theories/models of inter-group relations provide the tools for understanding and analyzing race/ethnic relations and ethnicity in selected societies. This module will refer to Malaysia/Singapore, Southeast Asian, and other societies where relevant. The topics explored also include race/ethnicity and the nation-state; ethnicity and citizenship/multiculturalism; ethnic identity; gender and ethnicity; race/ethnicity and its representations; race/ethnicity and crime. This module will appeal to students who are interested in understanding how race/ethnicity influences our perceptions of and responses to other races/ethnic groups, and why it continues to be a source of tension and conflict in societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3204","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Education","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The main objective is to examine and understand the role of formal education - i.e., in school - and education outside of school within contemporary societies. Besides presenting the classic major sociological theories of education, an array of case studies that elaborate on extra-curriculum education will also be presented. We will examine the relationship between education and nation building, the impact of schooling on social stratification, the functions and effects of education, the teaching of discipline through extra-curriculum educational activities, and the relationship between the educational system and the workplace. This course is mounted for all students with interest in the sociology of education.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3205","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Power:Who Gets to Rule?","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to political sociology which is broadly concerned with understanding such phenomena as power, state and society relations, and the nature and consequences of social conflict. The main concerns of this module are issues pertaining to modern society and capitalist development, referring to diverse cases from Western Europe to Southeast Asia. We will also be looking at the state, civil society and societal movements, including that of labour, and such contentious contemporary issues as economic globalization, US global hegemony, and terrorism.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3206","ModuleTitle":"Urban Sociology","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The module will look into the various external and internal forces shaping the development of cities. The following themes will be examined: the development and role of cities in Southeast Asia, cities and the new international division of labour (economic roles of cities in linking their respective countries to the global economy), and the social organization (culture, community, housing, social-economic opportunities) of cities. This course is mounted for all students throughout NUS with an interest in the development and social organization of cities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3207","ModuleTitle":"Cultures of Kinship","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Kinship, a foundational concern of anthropology, is essentially about relationships. We investigate the forms, meanings and manipulations of relationships that people have constructed across various historical and cultural contexts. Comparing the diverse ways in which people live, labour and love, we examine the centrality of kinship to understandings of what it means to be a person. Concurrently, kinship is a medium for grappling with the interactions between intimate life and public culture, domestic production-reproduction and political economy, everyday practices and conceptual structures and affection and moral obligations. Our focus is on how kinship is a vital force in contemporary societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Indira Arumugam"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3208","ModuleTitle":"Religion in Society & Culture","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module has three primary foci: (1) the nature of religions as historically and geographically situated social practice, (2) an introduction to select historically significant/influential theories of religion and influences of these theories within Anthropology and Sociology, and (3) exposing students to contemporary sociological/anthropological research on selected religions/religious practices, which may include Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism. Students will apply social science research methodologies to their own explorations of social practices of religion within the context of Singapore. These research opportunities are designed to have students explore religious practices other than their own and those of their ancestors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3209","ModuleTitle":"Data Analysis in Social Research","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with the basic tools for doing social research and data analysis. The module is divided in two parts. The first part focuses on data analysis, and introduces students to statistics which are best suited for different types and levels of data. During lab sessions, students will use SPSS to analyze both small and large data sets. The second part of the module focuses on methodology, and recaps the guiding principles of conducting and managing a large-scale survey. The module is mounted for NUS students with a keen interest in doing social research.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"SC2101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3211","ModuleTitle":"Science, Technology & Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Science and technology shape our lives from the beginning to the end. Sociologists, being scientists themselves, observe the observations which scientists make about the world, look at the ways in which technologies change and shape that world, and try to make sense of processes which, as Weber claims, have divested the world of any meaning whatsoever. In this course, classical and contemporary approaches to the sociology of science, technology and society will be introduced, discussed and exemplified by several case studies. This course is mounted for students throughout NUS with an interest in the influence of science and technology on society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3213","ModuleTitle":"Ethnographic Analysis of Visual Media","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches a critical appreciation of visual media (photography, film, video) as important documentary resources in the social sciences, and as distinctive modes of representation. A wide range of ethnographic films will be analyzed. The powers of a visual language to say things differently from text, or to show things that cannot be said in writing, will be examined. This module will not only help enhance the marketability of our students but also encourage them to take on the post-graduate programme where a more hands-on module is offered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"IF3213","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3214","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Life Course and Ageing","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module examines life course transitions and experience of aging. The first half of the module provides students with an understanding of the life course perspective and its use in sociological analyses. Topics covered include (1) changes in family dynamics over the life course, (2) changes in work patterns over the life course, and (3) gender differences in life course experience. Comparisons between Singapore society and other societies will be addressed. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in life course transitions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3215","ModuleTitle":"Law and Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module takes the idea and reality of law as a social phenomenon, drawing on classical and contemporary social theories and on empirical studies on the development of law in pre-modern, modern, and contemporary societies. Basic issues include the following: law versus custom; the idea of justice; types and processes of regulation, adjudication and punishment; law in relation to political power, social inequality and ideology; law as a mechanism for social change; the transformations of modern law; and the organization of modern legal systems. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in law and its implications on the society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3216","ModuleTitle":"Self and Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module is about the anthropology and sociology of understanding what it means to be a ‘self’ in ‘society,’ that is, to be a ‘social self.’ This course is NOT about a psychological study of the self. It analyses important theoretical debates about and ethnographic studies on the relationship between society and the self. Particular attention will be paid to examining how ideas about the self are socially constructed and re-constructed by various processes, especially the roles played by the state and its institutions in shaping perceptions and practices the self in relation to ethnicity, the family, gender, marriage, work, leisure and friendship.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3219","ModuleTitle":"Sexuality in Comparative Perspective","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Sex, sexuality and sexual orientations are cultural forms rather than purely &quot;natural&quot; states. This course examines the variety of social dimensions that shape human sexuality. A range of theoretical perspectives and cross-cultural comparisons are drawn in order to unravel the complexities of sexualities and to see how sexualities are shaped by historical norms, social scripts, political structures, global forces and commodification. Students are required to read historical materials, anthropological research and be familiar with political economy and social constructionist paradigms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3221","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Inquiry","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module will give students an understanding of the value of qualitative research as well as a practical grasp of a variety of qualitative research strategies and techniques (participant observation, ethnographic fieldwork, in-depth interviews, life history interviews, oral history and other qualitative methods). It will introduce students to some key theoretical issues that structure the ongoing debates about qualitative methodology in the social sciences. It will provide the space for learning, experiencing and practising actual qualitative research. The course will involve discussions and presentations on the use of a variety of qualitative methods in relation to a particular study that the students will undertake.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3222","ModuleTitle":"Social Transformations in Modern China","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"China’s transition from a command economy to a market economy has brought fundamental and rapid changes in its social structure and social relationships among members of different subgroups in society. The objective of this course is to offer an overview of emerging social issues in contemporary China, focusing on changes after 1949. This module offers sociological perspectives to examine topics such as changes and new challenges in Chinese families, gender roles, demographic structure and distribution, social safety net, and environment. The class will combine lectures, academic readings, films, sources from the mass media, and discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3223","ModuleTitle":"Visual Culture I: Seeing & Representing","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introductory take on the importance of visual images and acts of looking in contemporary, globalized and technologized societies. It covers some of the major theoretical perspectives on how objectivity, subjectivity and relations of power are expressed by visual means. These perspectives are grounded and assessed with reference to historical and contemporary practices of image-making and imageconsumption, covering a variety of visual media and application domains. At the end of the module, students will have gained familiarity with key repertoires for the study of visual culture, and increased their “visual literacy” as image producers and consumers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ivan Kwek"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3224","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Practice in Cultural Studies","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The course is intended as a 'capstone' to unify and ground the Cultural Studies Minor. As such, it explores the critical tradition from which Cultural Studies emerged and examines some of the directions that this critical tradition went as it encountered and modified institutions and institutional practice in the 20th and 21st centuries. Students gain additional coverage and depth as they work the theoretical terrain underpinning all courses in the minor while also generating essays and projects that reveal this critical ground in an applied fashion.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"XD3101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Daniel PS Goh"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3225","ModuleTitle":"Social Capital","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The concept of social capital has gained popularity, both in sociology and outside the academia globally. The theoretical basis of social capital is that resources embedded in social relations affect the life chances of individuals and collectivities. It has also been argued that social capital has a significant impact on occupational mobility, civic engagement, social movement, and economic development. The module will explore (1) the theories of social capital, (2) the empirical work on social capital, (3) linkages between social capital and instrumental and expressive actions, (4) new directions for research extension of the theory of social capital.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3226","ModuleTitle":"Markets and Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module offers a survey of economic life from a macro-sociological and historical viewpoint. The module will introduce students to important sociological contributions on the organization of economic life, with particular emphasis on industrialization, the rise of market society, employment systems, property rights, fiscal sociology, ideational sources of economic organization, and sociology of firm. The focus of the module is on (1) illustrating the institutional and social foundations of economy, and (2) the consequences of different institutions for the organization of economic life across the world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3227","ModuleTitle":"Modernity and Social Change","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theoretical and methodological approaches through which sociologists analyze major historical changes that have deeply shaped the modern world, ranging from the emergence of capitalism and nation-state, revolutions and democracy, empires and colonization, to the formation of modern subjectivity and citizenship. The course will examine various challenges, strategies and reflections on making generalizable arguments based on historical cases and events. Central issues in comparative thinking, understanding of historical specificity and analysis of temporality will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3229","ModuleTitle":"Comparing Deviance: Perverts & Scandalous Improprieties","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"While norm violations occur everywhere, the responses to them vary. This module is a comparative study of deviance with a focus on empirical case studies. “Nuts, sluts, perverts” is Alexander Liazo’s phrase to refer to deviants from below like mental patients, sex workers and sexual outlaws. “Scandals” involve deviance from above, committed by authorities such as clergy abuse, official corruption and corporate malfeasance. Analyzing the range of underdog and elite forms of deviance in terms of disparities in their social constructions, criminal processing and dispensing of justice would enhance our understanding of structures of inequality and power.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3230","ModuleTitle":"Civil Society and Civic Engagement","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Civil society is not possible without voluntarily engaging citizens and the culture of civic engagement in the form of volunteerism is hard to grow in a milieu that lacks a tradition of democratic civil society. Given that civic engagement and volunteerism are perceived as a crucial indicator of liveable society, it has been a concern of many countries including Singapore to increase voluntary associations and promote volunteering among citizens. This module thus pursues three main themes: (1) the relationship between civil society and civic engagement, (2) the precursors of volunteers (i.e., what makes people volunteer?), and (3) the outcomes of volunteerism (e.g., life satisfaction, health, or status attainment).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4101","ModuleTitle":"Reflections on a Sociological Education","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide honours students with a final opportunity to recollect, summarize and reorganise the disparate modules in their four years of studying sociology. The broad philosophical and pragmatic questions addressed in this course are: What is meant by thinking sociologically? How does one put sociologically framed analysis and subsequently knowledge derived to work at different scales in institutional operations and in personal life? In short, what does it mean to be a sociologist.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4201","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Social Theory","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module maps out the main currents of contemporary social theories ranging from the legacy of the classical tradition, comparative-historical sociology, interpretative sociology, functionalism and neo-functionalism, rational choice, globalization theories and the macro-micro debates. In exploring the nature and status of social scientific theories we deal with the universalism/relativism debate and link it to the problems of globalized vs. indigenized social theories. This module is mounted for students with a keen interest in social theories.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Xu Xiaohong"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4202","ModuleTitle":"Reading Ethnographies","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Ethnography (the description of a social context) involves both fieldwork, and writing about it - a process recently subject to intense debate and critique. We examine the tensions between fieldwork, the crafting of the text (the ethnography), and its reception within the discipline of anthropology. Following the `writing culture' debate, we aim to understand how ethnographers `construct' data, frame their analysis, and produce a text. We examine ethnographic `realism' as a style, how styles have changed over time, and how differently some researchers have written about the same culture area. The course will heighten students' critical skills and their awareness of how any representation of social reality has been put together.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in MS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4203","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Organizations","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with exciting theoretical and practical issues in the sociology of organizations. Some of the questions addressed are (1) What kind of 'animal' is this creature called organization? (2) What are its key characteristics: structure, culture, environment? (3) Who created this 'animal', or what goals, and with what strategies to achieve the goals set? (4)How does it influence the orientation and action of participants? (5) Is democracy possible within organizations? This module is mounted for students with interest in one of the most important social entities influencing key aspects of social, political, and economic life in modern societies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4204","ModuleTitle":"Social Policy & Social Planning","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"An analysis of approaches to social policy and social planning, with emphasis on the social context of planning and development; social indicators for development planning; the formulation and implementation of social policy; and strategies and experience of social planning in East and Southeast Asian countries. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in policies and planning.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4206","ModuleTitle":"Urban Anthropology","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the relevance and importance of anthropological approaches toward understanding urban life using the ethnographic field method. Issues to be critically examined include the construction and production of space and place in relation to the dynamic interplay of urban structures; the politics of gender, ethnicity, consumption, work and leisure; and processes that “globalise” cities and the urban nightlife. This module is useful for students who are interested in enhancing their analytical skills, conducting field ethnography and applying anthropology to analysing urban life.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4210","ModuleTitle":"Sociology of Migration","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module deals with the main contemporary issues and problems that have their roots in migration and its consequences at the individual, societal, and global level. It will focus on the following issues and processes: the migratory process and the formation of ethnic groups; postwar migration patterns, the globalization of international migration; new migration in the Asia-Pacific; migrants and minorities in the labour force; the migratory process: Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei compared; new ethnic minorities and society; immigration policies and politics; and migration in the New World order. This module is mounted for students with interest in human migration and its implications.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4212","ModuleTitle":"Social Memory","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module examines new studies on memory as a social phenomenon. Not just for individuals, but for all kinds of social groups, memory is an indissoluble part of identity. Remembering is always a selective reconstruction, hence always political. 'Popular' (often oral) memory interacts with 'official' history, while itself containing differences relating to generation, class, gender and ethnicity. Memories of traumatic events of the C20th shape our moral universe and are driving developments in international human rights law. Our explorations of the politics of memory will be grounded in case studies of both regional and global relevance.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4217","ModuleTitle":"Social Movements and Collective Behaviour","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The course focuses on developing a framework for constructing and rethinking factors (be they economic, political, cultural) that have led to the emergence, development, and maintenance of certain forms of collective behaviour. It will also examine these theories through various case studies of social movements such as historical revolutions, and the \"new\" social movements of Europe. Topics covered include the rationality of collective action; history of social movement theory; the role of individuals, social groups and institutions in social movements; and their impacts. This module is mounted for students with interest in social movements.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4218","ModuleTitle":"Religions, Secularity, Post-Secularity","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to develop a nuanced understanding of forms of religiosity in the present. One aim of the module is to explore connections between the realms of religion and politics, particularly within the framework of secular states. The module examines the notions of ‘secularity’ and ‘post-secularity’ and queries their relevance for the contemporary moment, within a comparative, historical perspective. Is it useful to invoke the concept of ‘secularism’ to make sense of encounters between religious and political domains? Do the ideas of the ‘separation of church and state’ and ‘state non-interference in religion’ help in these efforts?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4219","ModuleTitle":"Social Origins and Consequences of Financial Crises","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module is an introduction to the study of the causes and consequences of financial crises from a sociological perspective. The module will introduce students to major episodes of financial crises in history, with particular emphasis on crises in emerging and developing countries since the 1970s, the Great Depression, and the financial collapse of 2007-09. The focus of the module is in delineating the causal connections among inequality, class politics, accumulation patterns, the ascent of finance, globalization, and financial crises. The module surveys how financial crises affect domestic and international politics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jung Ji Wook"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4220","ModuleTitle":"Aging and Health","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the intersection of aging and health within social contexts. This course first introduces the theoretical orientations focusing on social construction of aging and health. It considers distribution of illness among older adults and its association with demographic characteristics and SES. Next, this module examines the role of social contexts, including marital and family relationships, social networks, and social participation, on health disparities in late life. Finally, it examines how demographic characteristics, social contexts, and health are dynamically associated across the life course, focusing on gender differences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4221","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Analysis of Human Rights","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Human rights are one of the most globalized, yet often vigorously contested, political values of our time. This course takes a critical and empirical approach and focuses on the following human rights issues: the ontology of being human; relativist versus universalist positions on human rights issues; empirical case studies of human rights violations associated with ethnic conflict and civil war; minorities' rights; the rights of children; transnational capital, development and local community/ indigenous rights; and human rights, the state and the international system.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4208A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4222","ModuleTitle":"Body and Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This is a course that surveys the enormous intellectual growth of studies of the human body in sociology, anthropology and other social science disciplines. It will focus on the diverse social meanings of the body situated within a range of social contexts. Sociocultural notions of the body are examined through analyses of corporeal experiences in relation to religion, the senses, health, spectacles, commodification, technology, and other substantive dimensions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4208B Body and Society","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4223","ModuleTitle":"Health and Social Behaviour","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The module explores interactions between a variety of social forces and the phenomenon of health/illness. First, an important goal of the module is to clarify the extent to which mental and physical health/illness have been socially constructed and unevenly distributed in society. The module further identifies the effects of such social conditions as socioeconomic status, education, gender, and social networks on patterns of health inequality. Finally, it delves into specific issues like social epidemiology, stress process, and health care where possible causal relationships between a variety of social forces and health/illness are explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4214A Health and Social Behaviour","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4224","ModuleTitle":"Welfare and Social Justice","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The term justice is used with many different meanings. Social justice concerns justice as it refers to the societal distribution of scarce goods and necessary burdens. One of the most important aspects of social justice is the way in which societies deal with the collective provision of welfare for their members. Following a brief introduction to influential theories of justice, this course will look at the historical roots of the welfare state and at the central features of various presently existing welfare regimes. Cases will be drawn from Europe, the United States, and East Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4215D Welfare and Social Justice","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4226","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Production: Power, Voice and Performance","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module considers cultural production as an arena of contestation for voice and visibility. It explores how creative performances and productions have been used to express, subvert, or redefine social realities and values, constitute publics, and initiate change. A variety of forms, such as street theatres, music, cartoons, community and online media, will be explored through an anthropological engagement with the everyday politics of recognition, narration, belonging, and indeed the valuation of one’s voice. Power, performance, agency, creativity, audiences, art worlds and aesthetics are among the key concepts explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ivan Kwek"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4227","ModuleTitle":"Gender, Sex and Power","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"All societies are organized around gender and sexuality. Everywhere, the sex/gender system has implications for the relative power of men and women in society. Human societies have a tendency toward patriarchy. Some societies are relatively gender-egalitarian. Others are strongly patriarchal. But none are strongly matriarchal. This module examines the social, cultural, psychological and biological arguments, including feminist and non-feminist theories for how and why sex and gender relate to the distribution of power in society. It examines these questions in terms of broad comparison across cultures, in evolutionary history, in modern state societies and in today’s transnational, globalizing world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Eric Charles Thompson"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module requires students to conduct an independent research project on an approved topic under the supervision of an academic staff. The research project, which usually includes some fieldwork, will be submitted as an Honours Thesis.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-24-13.5","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of SC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"SC4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"SC4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4880A","ModuleTitle":"Communication and Social Structure","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This course analyzes the links between social structure and popular forms of communication like rumor, gossip and humor. How do group formation and social hierarchies facilitate rumor, gossip and humor? In turn, how do rumor, gossip and humor reflect social inequality, socio-political values, dynamics of conflict, and organizational environments? How do cultural forms of communication (satire, parody, irony, camp) underscore gender, ethnic, religious, political and national divisions? What constitutes the offensive, the derogatory, the taboo? What is the impact of hate humor on social life in regard to free speech, artistic expression and social order?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4882A","ModuleTitle":"Perspectives on State & Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"What is the impact of globalization on the state, and how can we come to terms with these two concepts? What is the future form of state-society relations, and do concepts such as democracy, civil society, national identity and rethinking as we move into a highly connected world? Using cases from around the globe, students will be exposed to the very broad perspective offered by comparative and historical analysis. The course will initiate thinking about social welfare options and citizenship in a globalized world. Through historical and comparative analyses, critical questions about the role of the state in welfare provisions, economic development, and democratic development will be examined. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in the state-society relationship.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4215A Perspectives on State and Society","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Kurtulus Gemici"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4882B","ModuleTitle":"Citizenship, Nation and Globalization","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"The concept of citizenship has been understood as the mechanisms through which the individual is linked to the nation, involving a variety of processes, such as rights, culture, or race. There are new claims that with globalization, there has been the re-definition of the idea of the citizenship and the nation, leading to new concepts such as flexible citizenship and de-territorialized nation-states. This course will examine how that movement of people, capital, and ideas are affecting citizenship, and how this affects the relation between state and society. This module is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in the concept of citizenship.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC or 28MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4215B Citizenship, Nation and Globalization","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC4883","ModuleTitle":"Selected Topics in Law and Justice","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to increase students' breadth of empirical knowledge and the depth of their theoretical understanding on issues of law, justice and society. With urbanization and industrialization, modern societies have increasingly depended upon law to regulate the behaviour of its members and the activities of its institutions. In contemporary Singapore society, law underpins social policies from housing to marriage, political behaviour and economic activities. Among the wide variety of significant topics are policing theories, state violence and social justice, crime and punishment to the legal profession. This module is mounted for students with interest in law and justice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"SC4216 Selected Topics in Law and Justice","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5101","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Methods","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed as an intermediate level of research methods in Sociology. The module covers the following key areas (a) theorising and conceptualization, (b) measurement (c) sampling approaches (d) quantitative research methods (including survey research, nonreactive research, and experimental research); (e) qualitative research methods (including interviewing andobservational techniques); (f) qualitative analysis (grounded theory); (g) quantitative analysis. Following the change in content, SC5101 will be retitled as “Graduate Research Methods”","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SC6101","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5101R","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Methods","Department":"Sociology","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5102","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Data Analysis","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a systematic exposition of general linear models in social science research.Topics include relative frequencies, probability distribution, model specification, estimation, hypothesis testing, and remedies for violations of statistical assumptions. The main emphasis is on the hands-on application of statistical techniques to social research. Research articles in sociology are used to illustrate the application of these models and techniques. Extensions to nonlinear models and panel data analysis are introduced in the latter part of the module. The course aims to help students to strengthen their understanding of statistical concepts and modelling techniques, and enrich their capacity to interpret statistical findings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"SC5101 or equivalent SC3209 or equivalent","Preclusion":"SC6101 (obsolete)","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5102R","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Data Analysis","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a systematic exposition of general linear models in social science research.Topics include relative frequencies, probability distribution, model specification, estimation, hypothesis testing, and remedies for violations of statistical assumptions. The main emphasis is on the hands-on application of statistical techniques to social research. Research articles in sociology are used to illustrate the application of these models and techniques. Extensions to nonlinear models and panel data analysis are introduced in the latter part of the module. The course aims to help students to strengthen their understanding of statistical concepts and modelling techniques, and enrich their capacity to interpret statistical findings.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"SC5101 or equivalent SC3209 or equivalent","Preclusion":"SC6101 (obsolete)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5103","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Data Analysis","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Increasingly, more qualitative research work is being under-taken in its own right rather than as preliminary research for subsequent quantitative surveys. This explains the broadening of the range of qualitative research techniques. In addition to dealing with the traditional fieldwork and participant observation methods, the module will examine a number of qualitative approaches. These include techniques of analyzing data generated by laypersons (as in life-documents: diaries, journals, travelogues) communications materials, material artifacts, and visual information. This course is open to postgraduate students with an interest in qualitative research methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"To include SC5101 Graduate Research Methods as the pre-requisite.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5103R","ModuleTitle":"Qualitative Data Analysis","Department":"Sociology","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5209","ModuleTitle":"Sociology Of Everyday Life","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides sociological ways of looking at a multitude of patterns of everyday life, ranging from talking, touching, feeling, using space, waiting, relating to members of the opposite sex, choosing clothing, to presenting images of oneself to others. A large part of the module will focus on everyday life through the understanding of processes of interaction, as well as the mutually transformative connections between social structures and everyday face-to-face encounters. Using existing sociological frameworks and case studies, it analyses the form and character of everyday life experiences of Singaporeans.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5209R","ModuleTitle":"Sociology Of Everyday Life","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module provides sociological ways of looking at a multitude of patterns of everyday life, ranging from talking, touching, feeling, using space, waiting, relating to members of the opposite sex, choosing clothing, to presenting images of oneself to others. A large part of the module will focus on everyday life through the understanding of processes of interaction, as well as the mutually transformative connections between social structures and everyday face-to-face encounters. Using existing sociological frameworks and case studies, it analyses the form and character of everyday life experiences of Singaporeans.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5219","ModuleTitle":"Tourism: Culture, Society and the Environment","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Tourism is an important part of culture, society and the environment in the modern world. How have social scientists theorized about the role of tourism and its influence in the contemporary world? We will explore the history of the rise of tourism in the contemporary world and its rise as a type of “ordering” that is integrated with other social, political and economic changes of the modern world. What role does tourism have in the lives of people in industrial and post-industrial society? We will explore what it means to be a “tourist”, and what being a tourist means in the social and culture life of contemporary society. What is touristic culture? How does tourism shape culture and nature in the contemporary world? What is eco-tourism? Is tourism a way of solving ecological problems in marginalized and degraded environments? What is tourism’s relationship with power, inequality and morality? This course will explore tourism as an important lens through which to understand our contemporary global situation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SC5211D","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5219R","ModuleTitle":"Tourism: Culture, Society and the Environment","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Tourism is an important part of culture, society and the environment in the modern world. How have social scientists theorized about the role of tourism and its influence in the contemporary world? We will explore the history of the rise of tourism in the contemporary world and its rise as a type of “ordering” that is integrated with other social, political and economic changes of the modern world. What role does tourism have in the lives of people in industrial and post-industrial society? We will explore what it means to be a “tourist”, and what being a tourist means in the social and culture life of contemporary society. What is touristic culture? How does tourism shape culture and nature in the contemporary world? What is eco-tourism? Is tourism a way of solving ecological problems in marginalized and degraded environments? What is tourism’s relationship with power, inequality and morality? This course will explore tourism as an important lens through which to understand our contemporary global situation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SC5211D","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC5770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar for Masters students","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters students admitted from AY2010/2011. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Preclusion":"SC6770","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC6102","ModuleTitle":"Sociological Theory","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Modern society is highly complex and differentiated. Sociological theories help us to make sense of this complexity, to understand and penetrate realities at all levels of social aggregation ? at the micro-level of individual interaction and of small collective units (such as the family), at the meso-level of organizations and intermediate institutions (such as business firms) and at the macro-level of society's basic structure. They enlighten us about hidden forces, principles and interests which shape our daily lives and the reproduction of social structures. This module aims to demonstrate the usefulness and limitations of different theories both as tools of analysis and as concrete guides to social practices.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC6216","ModuleTitle":"The Anthropological Perspective","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine concepts that have been prominent in the development of anthropology as a distinctive discipline. Concepts such as culture, cultural relativism, ethnocentrism, ethnography, participant observation, and social structure, will be analyzed in the context of their development and use by anthropologists over the past century. Other themes will include the historical relationship between anthropology and colonialism, critiques that have been made of anthropology in recent decades over questions of ethnographic authority, and the construction of anthropological objects and subjects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC6220","ModuleTitle":"Conflict/Power In Comparative Perspective","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Among the themes covered are state power and formation, ideology, political violence and terror, democracy/authoritarianism, and social movements. These are addressed in relation to issues of political economy transformations within societies as well as the changing international political economy. It asks a number of fundamental questions, including: What are some of the defining features of social conflict and of the exercise of power in modern societies? What is the role of the state and of civil society-based organisations in defining social, political, and economic trajectories? Are major social transformations inevitably accompanied by conflict and violence? Has the nature of social conflict and power, domestic and international, been transformed in the post-Cold War and post-9/11 International Order? How has the recent world economic crisis affected the kinds of social conflicts that transpire in the developed and developing worlds? This module is comparative, providing case studies from the experiences of contemporary European, Latin American and Asian societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Indira Arumugam"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC6229","ModuleTitle":"Social Networks","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"We are living in a connected social world. The quest for a mechanism by which social connection is formed and dissolved and the pursuit of the impact of such mechanism on diverse areas such as economy, politics, culture, collective movement, technological development, or medicine have made social networks a popular topic in and beyond sociology. This advanced graduate module for sociology Ph.D. students aims to (1) introduce the theories of social networks, (2) teach varied methods to measure social networks, and (3) provide practical opportunities for students to apply the methods to their own research projects and doctoral dissertations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-2-2-3","Prerequisite":"SC3209 Data Analysis in Social Research, or its equivalent undergraduate statistics module","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Sociology in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, number of contact hours, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"Sociology Masters students are not allowed to read SC6660 to fulfill their coursework requirement. If they wish to read SC6660 in addition to the required coursework component, permission must first be sought from the Department’s Graduate Chair.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SC6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5001","ModuleTitle":"Systems Architecture","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Systems Architecture deals with principles of implementation and evaluation of complex systems. Developing architecture is the most abstract function in system/product development. The course examines various notions of systems architecting (including aspects of organizational and information architecture) and offers principles and tools for its development. A wide variety of real-world case studies (including examples of transportation, utility, electronic, mechanical, enterprise, traditional information and document management systems, etc.) will be drawn upon. The course addresses issues such as dealing with legacy and change, enterprise-wide interoperability as well as support for knowledge management.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Vladan Babovic","Laurence G Chan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5002","ModuleTitle":"Systems Engineering","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Systems Engineering is an interdisciplinary approach to realize the successful creation of systems that meet customer and stakeholders requirements with due consideration of the system’s performance and impact over the entire life-cycle. The module covers the fundamental methods and concepts of this approach including those to surface system requirements; architect options and alternatives; model systems; evaluate performance; and analyze tradeoffs.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5003","ModuleTitle":"Knowledge Management","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"As the knowledge economy and globalization intensifies, the field of knowledge management is becoming crucial to corporate competitiveness. Knowledge Management (KM) is a relatively new subject area which is in this course conceptualized as a strategy for improving organizational performance through a set of processes, tools and incentives designed to help people create, share, and integrate knowledge. The main idea is that knowledge can be purposefully managed in order to improve knowledge transfer, its re-use, adaptation to rapidly changing environments, and the creation of innovative new products and services. Module covers: (i) basic concepts of the nature of knowledge and its creation; (ii) organizational culture and learning organisations (iii) explicit and tacit knowledge as well as knowledge artifacts; (iv) technology and its role in knowledge creation, sharing, and management; (v) the information professional and ethical considerations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5004","ModuleTitle":"Systems Engineering Project Management","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Systems engineering project management shows how generic project management concepts and methods are used in the context of the systems engineering process to realize techno-centric systems. The module also develops the need for plans to manage change in systems development projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Preclusion":"IE5208 Systems Approach to Project Management DTS5720 Systems Engineering Project Management","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5010","ModuleTitle":"Model-Based Systems Engineering","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) is fast becoming the industry standard for describing systems to support performance of key systems engineering tasks. The module shows how a model-based view is fundamental to systems development. It describes the use of the four fundamental views of a system defined in SysML, for the purpose of performing SE tasks. It demonstrates how these views can be systematically developed using an MBSE methodology, and then used in requirements specification, architecting, trade-off analysis, testing and verification. The coverage also includes the transformation of SysML diagrams into executable models useful for systems-level analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-4-3","Preclusion":"DTS5725 Model-Based Systems Engineering","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SDM5990","ModuleTitle":"Sdm Research Project","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleCredit":"8","Preclusion":"MT5910 LaunchPad: Experiential Entrepreneurship & MT5900 MOT Research Project","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE1101E","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia: A Changing Region","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Description Southeast Asia has been described as one of the 'crossroads of the world' - a place where people from many cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds meet. The intermingling of people, the exchange of ideas and international commerce have been part of Southeast Asian life for centuries. This module surveys the broad currents of conflict, change and continuity across the region from a multidisciplinary perspective. It looks at how Southeast Asian societies and political systems have changed over time in response to the pressures of ecology, colonialism, nationalism, urbanization and globalization. The module also looks at the way ethnic, religious, national and regional identities have been constructed, used and altered over time. The overall objective is to provide students with an introduction to different ways of exploring Southeast Asia and different experiences of living in the region.","CrossModule":",SSA1202","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEK1008, GEM1008K, SSA1202, SS1203SE","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Johnson, Irving Chan"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2211","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Social History","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module addresses the social and economic history of the Southeast Asian region. It introduces the study of social and economic change over 2,000 years, the academic perspectives useful in that study, and the value of that study in understanding modern Southeast Asia. It examines precolonial society and its relationship to art, political, and economic activity; Southeast Asians’ responses to the challenges and opportunities of the region’s exposure to external influences, including China, India, Islam and Europe; heritage preservation and rchaeological research; and current developments, particularly the growth of tourism as a major industry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"10-0-0-0-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2217","ModuleTitle":"War and Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The recent strengthening of the U.S. military presence in Southeast Asia is better understood in comparative, historical perspective. This module identifies and compares a number of periods in the past when a powerful imperial force succeeded in dominating parts, if not all, of the region. This module seeks to identify the attributes of imperial domination in Southeast Asia, how it establishes itself and deals with resistance, how it maintains itself through attraction and coercion, and eventually declines. The choice of specific topics will vary in relation to available expertise.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2218","ModuleTitle":"Changing Economic Landscape of SE Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Southeast Asian economies and the region as a whole have experienced a significant change in their economic landscapes in terms of high growth rates, rising income levels, improvement in the. standards of living, and the changing structures of production and trade. What accounts for this transformation? We seek to answer this question by examining the experiences and problems of the various Southeast Asian economies in the context of the leading development models and policies that they have pursued in promoting and developing their domestic sectors (agriculture, manufacturing and services) and external sectors (trade, foreign capital and regionalism).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2218T","ModuleTitle":"Changing Economic Landscape of Southeast Asia","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"The Southeast Asian economies and the region as a whole have experienced a significant change in their economic landscapes in terms of high growth rates, rising income levels, improvement in the standards of living, and the changing structures of production and trade. What accounts for this transformation? We seek to answer this question by examining the experiences and problems of the various Southeast Asian economies in the context of the leading development models and policies that they have pursued in promoting and developing their domestic sectors (agriculture, manufacturing and services) and external sectors (trade, foreign capital and regionalism).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2222","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia in Context","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the transformations of ethnic, religious, national and regional identities in Southeast Asia across time as seen from a variety of perspectives. Students will have the opportunity to learn about:the region's archaeology, seafaring trade and the meanings of its ancient monuments; the major religions of Buddhism, Isam, Christianity and \"Animism\" and how they figured in movements for change since the 19th century, the modern manamgent of cultural resources and the impact of tourism; and recent anthropological studies with attention on new themes and the ways Southeast Asian societies are understood from the region itself.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-10-0-10-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2223","ModuleTitle":"Doing Research In Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces different approaches to studying the region, with the aim of developing students’ independent research skills. It covers issues such as identifying a research question, the role of theory in research, and selecting an appropriate research design. By looking at a range of exemplary works in Southeast Asian studies as well as explicit methodological discussions, students will gain understanding of theoretical debates and practical issues related to doing research in Southeast Asian Studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2224","ModuleTitle":"Unmasked! An Introduction to Traditional Dance in SEA","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to classical Southeast Asian dance with a particular emphasis on masked dance traditions. Drawing on an analysis of scholarly texts, videos and hands on sessions the module takes students on an exciting theatrical journey through Southeast Asia. Students enrolled in the class will be taught how to appreciate classical dance traditions in the region from a variety of angles, such as dramaturgical principles, music, aesthetics, ritual significance and change. They will also learn to perform and create compositions in a Southeast Asian dance form.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Johnson, Irving Chan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2226","ModuleTitle":"Moro Peoples of the Philippines","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces undergraduates to the culture and history of the Muslim ethnic minority groups collectively known as the Moro peoples of the Philippines. The syllabus exposes students to a variety of perspectives on Moro peoples – including but not limited to history, culture, politics, economics, identity, literature, and religion. It explores insights of both indigenous writers and foreign observers, scrutinizing each of these writings against wider developments in the scholarship and politics of Moro identity and, to a limited extent, Islam in the Philippines and Malay Studies. The module covers different aspects of Moro life in the past and the present.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Oona T Paredes"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This Independent Study Module is specially designed for the Semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP in order to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies. We seek to develop three skills that could only be most fruitfully realised in a fieldwork context away from the campus environment. These are namely: the ability to conduct fieldwork; utilising a Southeast Asian language for academic study; and first-hand engagement with research methodological issues. Beyond the ability of writing a logical essay learnt in campus, the student will develop in-depth academic research capabilities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-4-2-2","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 12 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major. read or waived from: LAB 1201 & LAB 2201; LAT 1201 & LAT2201; or LAV1201 and LAV2201","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE2880A","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia's Cultural Mosaic","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Southeast Asia is characterised by great ethnolinguistic and cultural variation. How can we make sense of and appreciate this diversity? What is an insiders and outsiders perspective? This course will introduce students to the region from an anthropological perspective. Students will be equipped with the analytical tools for the comparative study of society and culture. Ethnographic materials will be used to discuss themes that include ethnicity, identity, family and kinship systems, gender, economy, and social change. The challenge is for students to explore, conceptualise, and understand differences and similarities between social systems and human relationships, and to ask, Why?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3211","ModuleTitle":"Religion, Society & Politics in SE Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Religion is a field of meanings that informs individual people's lives and also underpins social and political identities. While religions in Southeast Asia can be harnessed towards state construction or consolidation, they can also be embraced in ways that escape official control. In the past, religion has enabled people, through their local cults, religious schools, or social movements, to cope with daily existence or even voice their discontent. This module takes a comparative perspective and highlights the theoretical and practical problems related to this field of study.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Maznah Binti Mohamad"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3218T","ModuleTitle":"Industrialising Singapore and SE Asia","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleDescription":"Industrialisation involves the promotion and development of the industrial sector. Why have some countries industrialised faster than others? In particular, the manufacturing industries in some countries have remained backward and depended heavily on the use of labour while in other countries, they have become more advanced and relied more on the use of capital. This module discusses the theory and concepts that relate to industrialisation. It also investigates the industrial experiences of other countries and the lessons from them. Focus will be on Singapore, and how it compares with other SE Asian countries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"SE2215","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3220","ModuleTitle":"Country Studies: Mainland Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The countries of Mainland Southeast Asia are Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia. This module examines one or a group of these countries for an in-depth study, providing a multi-disciplinary approach to different facets of contemporary life in these countries. The module will place emphasis on a variety of themes, such as history of decolonization and the Cold War, military power, political change, peasantry, environment, economic reforms, ethnicity and nationalism, historiography, gender and religion. Each theme is integrated, with the aim of developing a more comprehensive understanding of these countries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3224","ModuleTitle":"Thai Drawing and Painting","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the art of Thai painting and drawing through an analysis of both scholarly texts and hands-on sessions. The module takes students on a visual journey through all the major periods of Thai classical art. Emphasis will also be placed on regional and folk styles of painting as well as with new forms of traditional art. The module focuses primarily on the Rama 3 style of Thai painting as developed in nineteenth century Bangkok and which has become the most common form of Thai classical art seen in the country today. Students enrolled in the class will be taught not only how to appreciate traditional Thai painting but also how to draw, create compositions and critique art works.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-5-1","Prerequisite":"As the emphasis of the class is on practical approaches to art as a way of appreciating and understanding Southeast Asian Studies, students should ideally have genuine interests in drawing, painting, and the creative arts.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3226","ModuleTitle":"Hard at work: the changing face of labour in SEA","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"In this class, students are introduced to the history and ethnography of work in Southeast Asia. The class focuses on a particular country in the region depending on the instructor. Students read texts that explore the social, political, economic, cultural, and technological forces that have shaped work in the region since the 1800s. At the same time, students are introduced to the practices of ethnographic fieldwork, including observing, interviewing, writing, and editing. Students also read critically ethnographies of work from the region and the world. Students then apply these practices and insights through field research projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Gerard Sasges"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3227","ModuleTitle":"Maritime History and Culture of Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"For 2000 years, Southeast Asia has been an important crossroad of world maritime trade, but the study of maritime history and culture have not been well developed on a regional level. The study of maritime culture in Southeast Asia requires integration of data from numerous disciplines including archaeology, history, economics, engineering, and ecology, to name some of the most significant. Singapore’s prosperity depends to a major extent on its port, yet students do not appreciate its importance. This module will explore commercial and cultural links between the Arabo-Persian region, India, Southeast Asia, and China over the past two millennia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Miksic John N"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3231","ModuleTitle":"Colonial Southeast Asia Through European Literature","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Through a critical reading of European fiction set in Southeast Asia, students will gain a richer understanding of the region in the colonial period, as well as European experiences and images of Southeast Asia. The module will also reflect on the medium of fiction – is there something that one can express better through fiction than through academic writing? How do the conventions of academic writing limit what is thought and said? As part of the assessment, students will write short stories. In addition to fiction, we will examine paintings, photographs and watch movies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3232","ModuleTitle":"Death and Dying in Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Southeast Asians have been fascinated with the idea of death and dying for centuries. In fact, almost all Southeast Asian cultures and communities have developed highly intricate and complex ideas, ceremonies and rituals for all activities associated with death and dying. This module enables students to understand and demystify the topic of death and dying in Southeast Asia from a multidisciplinary perspective. It looks into how various communities, medical institutions, commercial enterprises and religious groups in the region cope and understand death and dying in order to further understand Southeast Asia, one of the most complex regions in the world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Mohd Effendy Bin Abdul Hamid"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3550","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Studies Internship","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length and take place within organisations or companies located in Singapore or Southeast Asian countries. Internships with organisations or companies in Southeast Asian countries will occur during the semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP. All internships are vetted and approved by the SEASP, have relevance to the major in Southeast Asian Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"All internships must include a minimum of 120 hours, accumulated during one period.","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major.","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 module. [Note: Students who change major may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This Independent Study Module is specially designed for the Semester-in-SEA programme at the SEASP in order to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies. We seek to develop three skills that could only be most fruitfully realised in a fieldwork context away from the campus environment. These are: the ability to conduct fieldwork; utilising a Southeast Asian language for academic study; and first-hand engagement with research methodological issues. The student is expected to develop more reflexive research capacity and present a seminar at the end of the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-4-2-2","Prerequisite":"Students should: have completed a minimum of 24 MC in Southeast Asian Studies; and have declared Southeast Asian Studies as their Major. read or waived from: LAB 1201 & LAB 2201; LAT 1201 & LAT2201; or LAV1201 and LAV2201","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE3880B","ModuleTitle":"Martial Arts in Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the student to the study of martial arts in Southeast Asia. Southeast Asian martial arts are products of hundreds of years of cultural exchange and historical interaction with various civilizations. This module offers students an exciting opportunity to experience and learn a variety of forms of Southeast Asian martial arts. Students enrolled in the module will also experience the exciting physical and cultural practices that are essential in the learning of the martial arts through hands on sessions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Mohd Effendy Bin Abdul Hamid"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE4101","ModuleTitle":"SEA Studies: Theory & Practice","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module prepares Honours students for their thesis exercise, particularly in the choice of analytical framework and appropriate research design. Students are introduced to various ideas about 'theory' and 'practice' in research on Southeast Asia. Different disciplinary approaches are compared and evaluated in terms of the way they formulate research questions, conceptualise research design and measure evidence. Attention will also be paid to modes of writing and representation adopted in texts under study. Seminar discussions are aimed at helping students think critically about the suitability of various approaches to their own research interests.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Preclusion":"ALL Non SE major students.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE4217","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia in the Global Economy","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Southeast Asia has been linked to the rest of the world through various channels: historically through colonisation, geographically by land, water and air, economically through trade, financial capital, technology and foreign aid, politically through regional and international organisations, and culturally through human mobility. This module examines these linkages and the various factors that have influenced them particularly in terms of the national, regional and international policies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE or 28MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE or 28MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE4218","ModuleTitle":"Majorities and Minorities in SE Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the relations between majorities and minorities in Southeast Asia. It aims are to understand how the relationships between the state and its peoples of different ethnicity and between the majority and the minority have brought about historical development and change, politically and economically, in the region. Discussions include the historical background of these peoples, their legends and myths of origins, cultures, relationships among ethnic groups and their perceptions of themselves and others, economic life and trade, migration, colonialism, the rise of the nation-state and its impacts on multi-ethnic societies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE or 28 MCs in MS or 28 MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE or 28 MCs in MS or 28 MCs in SN or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE4226","ModuleTitle":"Doing Ethnography in Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with both methodological and theoretical guidance for doing critical ethnography in Southeast Asia. Students will systematically learn about the fundamentals of practising ethnography in Southeast Asia and consider philosophical-theoretical, disciplinary and ethical issues underpinning each stage of the ethnographic process.Different forms of ethnographic texts on Southeast Asia (including films) will be introduced and students will learn how to critically evaluate ethnographies. Students will have the opportunity to directly apply what they learn to their own research projects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80MCs, including 28MCs in SE or 28MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE or 28MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE4227","ModuleTitle":"Nationalism in Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The module provides a critical study of various theories and practices of nationalism in Southeast Asia from an interdisciplinary perspective. What is the relationship between colonialism and the development of national attachments and nationalist politics? What roles have ethnicity and religion played in the emergence of national and state identities in Southeast Asia? Students will address these questions and examine the rise of nationalism as a leading political principle and the fate of the nation-state in an increasingly globalized and globalizing world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE or 28 MCs in PS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SE or 28 MCs in PS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Students are required to conduct research on a Southeast Asian topic under the supervision of a member of staff. Topics will be chosen by students in consultation with staff. The length of the honours thesis should not exceed 12,000 words. The honours thesis is equivalent to three modules.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of SE major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"SE4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-10-2.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in SE, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"SE4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5101","ModuleTitle":"Research Project","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleCredit":"16","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5151","ModuleTitle":"Approaches To The Study Of Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Important contributions to the study of Southeast Asia in fields as diverse as archaeology and history, ethnography and anthropology, economics and political economy, and sociology and geography are surveyed in this module. It seeks both to familiarize students with the contributions of these disciplines to various contemporary and historical understandings of the region and with the assumptions and interests inherent in those understandings. The module is required of all Master's (coursework and research) students in their first year of enrolment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5213","ModuleTitle":"Revolt And Revolution In Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the causes, processes and outcomes of the conflicts that have occurred in Southeast Asia. Consideration will also be given to the role of ideology and leadership. The module will attempt to cover as much ground as possible but emphasis will be placed on the major attempts at revolt and revolution.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gerard Sasges"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5213R","ModuleTitle":"Revolt And Revolution In Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the causes, processes and outcomes of the conflicts that have occurred in Southeast Asia. Consideration will also be given to the role of ideology and leadership. The module will attempt to cover as much ground as possible but emphasis will be placed on the major attempts at revolt and revolution.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-0-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gerard Sasges"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5221","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Cultural Landscapes","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of the tremendous diversity of peoples and cultures in Southeast, with the aim of examining its regional identity. Aspects of material and non-material culture as they have developed from prehistoric to contemporary times will be discussed, including racial, linguistic and religious varieties and their impacts on the landscapes. The influence of \"place\" or local context on evolving peoples and cultures will also be examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"GE5214","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5221R","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Cultural Landscape","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Southeast Asian Cultural Landscape","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5233","ModuleTitle":"Economies of Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module reviews the economic development experiences of Southeast Asian economies in the post-second World War years in order to provide a broad picture of the transformation that have characterised these economies from low-income to medium- and high-income levels, and from agricultural, agrarian-based societies to manufacturing- and/or services-oriented economies. This module focuses on three aspects; namely, (a) the growth and development of Southeast Asian economies including their determinants, (b) an analysis of the different models of development including their relevance to Southeast Asian economies, with special attention paid to the importance of policy reforms, and (c) the various economic crises that have affected the Southeast Asian economies including their causes, consequences, policy responses and implications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"For SE Honours students with a minimum CAP of 3.20","Preclusion":"IZ5103, SE6233","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5233R","ModuleTitle":"Economies of Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"For SE Honours students with a minimum CAP of 3.20","Preclusion":"IZ5103, SE6233","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Teofilo C Daquila"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5242","ModuleTitle":"Country Studies: Thailand","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to study contemporary and recent economic, social and political trends in Thailand. In doing so, it will draw upon models and interpretations of Thai socio-economic and power structures which have been developed by political scientists and anthropologists. Topics for study will include the role of key institutions and interest groups - the monarchy, Buddhist Sangha, bureaucracy and military, political parties and the new middle class.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"For SE Honours students with a minimum CAP of 3.20","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5242R","ModuleTitle":"Country Studies: Thailand","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Prerequisite":"For SE Honours students with a minimum CAP of 3.20","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5264","ModuleTitle":"Archaeology And Art Of Ancient Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"New techniques of research and analysis regularly yield important new insights on the forebears of modern Southeast Asia. Research projects currently in progress focus on such topics as prehistoric human demography, relationships between humans and the environment, early urbanization, the development of monumental architecture, and maritime trade with neighbouring regions. This module surveys the most important recent discoveries of sites and artifacts, and the new perspectives on Southeast Asian cultures and societies which these finds have already revealed or are likely to open up in the near future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5264R","ModuleTitle":"Archaeology And Art Of Ancient Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"New techniques of research and analysis regularly yield important new insights on the forebears of modern Southeast Asia. Research projects currently in progress focus on such topics as prehistoric human demography, relationships between humans and the environment, early urbanization, the development of monumental architecture, and maritime trade with neighbouring regions. This module surveys the most important recent discoveries of sites and artifacts, and the new perspectives on Southeast Asian cultures and societies which these finds have already revealed or are likely to open up in the near future.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5294","ModuleTitle":"The Politics Of Environment In Se Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The growth and development that has taken place not only in the Southeast Asian region but also in the rest of the world is commonly viewed to have a negative impact on the environment in the region. Is it necessarily true? Are there positive effects as well? This module will evaluate the link between the developmental process and the environment including an analysis of the problems, the proposed solutions, and the actual policies implemented.The module provides not only a Southeast Asian perspective on the environmental and the developmental issues facing the region, but also a geographical outlook. This emphasises the sharing of natural areas and resources among nation-states and their peoples in Southeast Asia given the historical background of the region with its impact on national borders and the composition of both the population and society. The outcome on nature and society relations seen in Southeast Asia reflect conditions specific to the region and its geography. This module is aimed at understanding both these specific conditions and the wider as well as external factors that have an impact on environment in Southeast Asia.","CrossModule":"GE5215","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Preclusion":"GE5215","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5294R","ModuleTitle":"The Politics Of Environment In Se Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"The growth and development that has taken place not only in the Southeast Asian region but also in the rest of the world is commonly viewed to have a negative impact on the environment in the region. Is it necessarily true? Are there positive effects as well? This module will evaluate the link between the developmental process and the environment including an analysis of the problems, the proposed solutions, and the actual policies implemented.The module provides not only a Southeast Asian perspective on the environmental and the developmental issues facing the region, but also a geographical outlook. This emphasises the sharing of natural areas and resources among nation-states and their peoples in Southeast Asia given the historical background of the region with its impact on national borders and the composition of both the population and society. The outcome on nature and society relations seen in Southeast Asia reflect conditions specific to the region and its geography. This module is aimed at understanding both these specific conditions and the wider as well as external factors that have an impact on environment in Southeast Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE6220","ModuleTitle":"Approaches To Southeast Asian Arts","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE6227","ModuleTitle":"Postcolonialism In Southeast Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module explores ways of understanding the specificities and social realities of thought, action, and cultural subjectivities in Southeast Asia and how postcolonial approaches offer some answers but also pose further questions to the project of understanding local difference in Southeast Asia. It offers an introduction to major controversies in the study of local difference in Southeast Asia and explores their linkages as well as challenges to postcolonial premises, analytical concepts, and critical procedures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE6233","ModuleTitle":"Economic Development Issues In Se Asia","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for Ph.D students who seek to understand the similarities and differences between the economies of the Southeast Asian states. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of their growth and development experiences. The various domestic and external factors affecting the growth and development performances of these economies, non-economic factors included, are also covered. The module also examines the contemporary political and social issues affecting the economies of the region. An interdisciplinary attitude towards the study of economic development issues is encouraged.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Teofilo C Daquila"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Southeast Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SE6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-1-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG3204","ModuleTitle":"Human Computer Interface","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to teach how to design effective Human-Computer Interfaces (HCI) The course begins by explaining that the success of a software application may be critically dependent upon it?s HCI Topics included in the course are principles of HCI design; interface design process; design criteria; scripting and story boarding; evaluating and testing the interface; Web and mobile interface design and tools for interface design. There are case study workshops using interface tools. There will be a design/prototyping project. This course is appropriate for all software developers who wish to construct effective HCIs for software applications.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG4101","ModuleTitle":"Basic Software Engineering Discipline","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"SG4001-1 Introduction to Software Engineering This is a general introduction to the SE Programme. It gives students the course overview, course rules and regulations. Details of student administration are given, and an introduction to the SE core units and the SE electives units is given. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG4001-2 Software Engineering Process The objective of this course is to teach how to understand software engineering processes, and how to model these processes using a derivative of the SADT methodology. This module looks at Software development life cycle processes, processes for planning and controlling software development and Quality management processes. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG4001-3 Introduction to Object -Oriented Programming The objective of this module is to introduce students to the basic concepts of object orientation. The course covers the topics of basic object modeling and OO programming. This is illustrated with the Java Language and development environment. Detailed concepts such as classes and instances, static and packages are covered. Java language concepts such as inheritance, exceptions, basic library classes, Java Collections, and input and output mechanisms will be described. There will be a Java programming assignment. This module is compulsory for all SE students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-9.2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG4202","ModuleTitle":"Mobile Wireless Application Development","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to enable participants to understand the various M-business strategies, and be able to select the appropriate wireless network infrastructure and develop a wireless application. The main topics are as follows: M-Business Strategies; Wireless Network Infrastructure and Technologies; Security for M-commerce; Mobile User Interface Design; Wireless Application Development using WAP, J2ME, and Wireless Security There will be a design/programming project. This course is intended for designers/developers who wish to develop m-applications.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG4205","ModuleTitle":"Information Systems Security","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course is to provide learners with a holistic foundation in information systems security. An organization?s security is only as strong as its weakest link. Without a holistic approach to security that takes into account people, processes and technology, an organization may lull itself into a false sense of security. This e-learning course seeks to teach various IS security issues, including security management practices, cryptography, network security, application development security, security architecture, access control, operations security, physical security, security incident investigation and business continuity planning. There will be an assignment on IS security issues. This course is intended for IT professionals who need to ensure the security of their IT systems.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5*-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG4206","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Integration","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course are to teach students the different technologies that are currently being used to meet the integration needs of organizations, to show how to perform architectural analysis, design and implementation for an enterprise integration solution, to identify possible architectural options and determine the most suitable option for a given business scenario, and how to plan and manage integration. Topics covered in the course include fundamental concepts of Enterprise Integration; an overview of critical technologies; Integration Methodology, B2B Integration, and Web Services for Enabling Integration. There will be a Design/Programming assignment. This course is intended for IT professionals who are involved in developing or integrating enterprise-wide applications.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG4210","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise .NET I","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills to design and develop Enterprise Applications using state-of-the-art computing principles and practices. The module teaches important software engineering patterns with an emphasis on the critical analysis of their applicability to large enterprise systems under specific platforms. By exploring the various challenges in real-life enterprise situations, the module would prepare students to devise novel approaches of problem solving for implementing reusable software components. The module would use a sequence of practical business cases to train students in implementing a wellengineered web-based, component-oriented application on the .NET platform.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"While there is no module pre-requisites, the student is expected to have knowledge in the following topics: - Basic Software Engineering - Object Oriented Analysis and Design - Working knowledge of .NET and C# language","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG4211","ModuleTitle":"Cloud Computing","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Cloud computing are pools of virtualized computing resources that can be dynamically re-configured to accommodate variable load, optimize resource utilization and support pay-per-use business model. The module teaches the practical aspects of cloud computing and emphasizes on the critical analysis of the various platforms and their applicability to large enterprises such as: o Various business models available o Typical Stakeholder concerns o The Cloud computing architecture o Different cloud computing platforms. o Software Engineering aspects. By exploring the various challenges of cloud computing, the module would prepare students to assess and understand the business drivers and implement cloud computing solutions.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.75-0.75-3-2","Prerequisite":"While there is no module pre-requisites, the student is expected to have some Working Knowledge on Enterprise Applications","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5012","ModuleTitle":"Formal Methods","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this course is to teach students basic formal method concepts and theory and implementation of formal methods. Topics include: Formal methods in SE, mathematical foundations of formal methods, the Z formal method, applying formal methods and advanced issues in formal methods. There is an in-course assignment. This course is appropriate for all software engineers who are developing highly reliable software systems using Formal Methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-5-2.3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5013","ModuleTitle":"Software Entrepreneurship","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The overall objective of the course is to help the student understand the business of software, i.e. how to build and sell software for profit. The main topics covered within the course are these: Marketing - the concept of the market; market research, selection and targeting; pricing, promotion, sales and distribution; customer service and support; dealing with the competition; feedback from markets to product development. Product Development - the place of technology in the human world; designing for the user community; turning a prototype into a product; product quality and customer satisfaction; turning a product into a product line; internationalization. Key Business Issues - business structure and organization; business finance; the legal background; business plans and their purpose; strategic partnerships. There will be a marked assignment. This course is suitable for all IT professionals who wish to create and sell IT products and services.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-5-2.3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5015","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Architecture","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"After taking this course, the student should be able to: Understand the architecture of modern E-Business solutions and bridge the gap between business strategy and technical deployment. Participate effectively in the architectural analysis and design for an E-business solution as part of the architecture team on a project. Identify possible architectural options in a variety of design scenarios, and assess their relative advantages and disadvantages to determine the most suitable option. Understand how to plan and manage the technical development of large-scale E-business systems in a structured manner. Topics covered in the course include: The Architecture Process; Technical Architecture: Building the E-Business Platform; Application and Data Architectures: Providing Functionality; Security Architecture: Securing an E-Business Architecture; E-Business Architecture Workshop; Operations Architecture: Ensuring Architecture Liveliness. There is an in-course assignment. This course is appropriate for all software engineers who are developing e-Business applications.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0.5-0.5-5-2.3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5016","ModuleTitle":"Business Transformation Through Technology Innovation","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Technology innovation enables organisations to identify and develop tools and methods to grow new lines of revenue; or to solve operational productivity challenges. However, when combined with other business process improvements, and coupled with judicious use of technology, organisations can sometimes revolutionise their business transformation. This course shows how a mix of business methods and technology can be ingredients in the process of change; and the ability of organisations to manage such a change is the basis for business transformation. It provides the participants with various approaches, tools and techniques to transform their organisation and a methodology to manage change.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5017","ModuleTitle":"Software Product Line Engineering","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches participants to transform the processes, methods and techniques employed by their software development organization so that they can move from developing customer-oriented systems to market driven products. The key motivation is to provide the means to significantly improve the productivity and product quality. This is achieved through software reuse at a large scale, beyond the levels achievable using the traditional reuse strategies based on object-oriented mechanisms, design patterns and frameworks. The course covers the processes, methods and techniques required to instrument and harvest from reuse. It also highlights the necessary transformations required in the management of the organization.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5018","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Software Process Improvement","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Top-performing organisations succeed in obtaining value from IT by adopting and implementing effective IT governance practices to support their strategies and business processes. This course is designed to explain IT governance and its role in the organisation, apply methodologies to assess IT governance practices and maturity, establish closer linkages between IT and corporate governance for greater effectiveness and elevate the role of IT within the organisation, develop and execute IT governance and compliance implementation plan (including compliance related issues like SARBANES-OXLEY and BASEL 2) for their business environment, show how to lead and direct a governance and compliance implementation team and manage IT governance and control competencies. Key topics include foundations of IT governance, linking IT governance and corporate governance, key IT decisions and making IT a strategic asset, frameworks for IT governance and control (COBIT, ITIL etc.), IT governance implementation guidelines, IT governance structures and mechanisms, IT performance management and the Balanced IT Scorecard, assessing IT governance practices and governance maturity models, information security governance and its role in IT governance, building service oriented capabilities, IT portfolio and investment management, IT control and audit, audit and compliance process in an IT environment, and assessing risks in IT operations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5101","ModuleTitle":"Oo Analysis & Design","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"SG5101-1 Object-Oriented Requirements & Analysis The objectives of this module are to introduce students to OO development. The OO lifecycle will be illustrated using the Rational Unified Process (RUP). The course describes the RUP OOAD method and how to use the Rational CASE tools; The course also describes the various activities and artifacts created during OO requirements analysis, including creating the user requirement specification, Requirements modeling: and developing the Use Case model, creating the domain object model. The course then goes to describe analysis modeling, including constructing the analysis object model and assigning operations. There will be an OO Requirements and analysis assignment. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG5101-2 Object Oriented Design & Implementation The objectives of this module are to teach students how to design and implement OO systems. The course will begin by revisiting the OO lifecycle, and concentrating on design and implementation issues. The course will then describe details of design modeling, including construction of the design object model, how to assign attributes; and constructing interaction diagrams; Advanced issues such as interacting with RDBMS, the relationship with Client/Server implementations and distributed computing are also explored. Finally implementing RUP projects, with examples of RUP projects moving into Java are given. There will be an OO implementation assignment. This module is compulsory for all SE students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-9.2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Russon, Howard G","Heng Boon Kui","Yuen Kwan","Ashok, Swarnalatha","Seah Yang Hwee Raymond","Gloria Ng","Chuk"],"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5102","ModuleTitle":"Software Project Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"SG5002-1 Basic Project Management Techniques The objectives of this module are to teach basic project management skills The course covers project planning techniques including selecting the appropriate software development Life cycles, assessing and controlling risks, constructing Work Breakdown Structures, basic effort estimating, network and precedence analysis and, project scheduling The course also includes producing project plans and quality plans and techniques for project monitoring and control. There are project planning and Project control assignments. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG5002-2 Software Economics The objectives of this module are to explore the economic issues associated with Software engineering. The module focuses on the use of parametric models in software cost estimation, in particular using the COCOMO model as an example. Issues associated with software sizing are also discussed and the technique of function point counting (FPC) is described in detail. The subject of overall project costing is also covered. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG5002-3 OO Development Management The objectives of this module are to explore the particular issues associated with Management of technically innovative Object Oriented Projects. It examines how specific issues associated with OO projects are resolved in planning the project, and how technical leadership is performed when carrying out OO projects. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG5002-4 Advanced Project Management Topics The objectives of this module are to describe advanced project management issues and Techniques. The subject of Software requirements management is explored, with topics such as managing project scope, organizing requirements and change management being explored. This module is compulsory for all SE students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-9.2-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5103","ModuleTitle":"Software Quality Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"SG5103-1 Software Quality Engineering The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to Software quality engineering It begins by describing features of modern quality thinking, including Deming?s 14 Points It then gives an overview of CMM and compares CMM and ISO9001; The course covers the following topics: Planning for Quality; Software Quality Assurance Activities in the Software Life Cycle; Quality Factors; Quality Metrics; Quality Roles and Responsibilities, Quality Policies and Quality audits. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG5103-2 Software Quality Management Systems The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to SQMS and ISO9001:2000. It describes how to conduct a pre-assessment. It then focuses on developing an SQMS. In particular it describes Quality manual development, the quality system framework, life cycle activities, supporting activities,. There is a quality manual development assignment, quality audit assignments and pre-assessment assignments. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG5103-3 Peer Reviews The objective of this course is to teach how to perform Peer Reviews. It provides an overview of Peer reviews, and describes Rules, Source Documents and Kin; the Software Inspection Process, and Inspection roles and responsibilities; Software Inspection Defect classifications; Defect Logging, Peer Review Follow-up. There is a peer review assignment. This module is compulsory for all SE students. SG5003-4 Software Testing The objective of this course is to teach how to effectively test software Topics covered in the course include; Purpose of Testing; Functional and Quality Testing; Testing Techniques; Tool Support for Testing; Success Criteria; Defect Tracking and Defect Cause Analysis. This module is compulsory for all SE students.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"3-1-1-9.2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5116","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Project","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleCredit":"12","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5117","ModuleTitle":"Software Engineering Overseas Practicum","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The Software Engineering Overseas Practicum is designed to allow students to experience entrepreneurial enterprises, such as high technology start-up companies, in rapidly developing economies, such as Israel and China, and contribute to those companies by playing a significant role in the development of an advanced software product. The practicum allows students to apply their knowledge in a real world context, demonstrating their mastery of a range of Software Engineering skills, such as project management, requirements analysis, architecture and design, software construction, verification and validation. This module is conducted in collaboration with the NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC).","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0.0-0.0-0.0-30.0-0.0","Prerequisite":"Before commencing the Software Engineering Overseas Practicum, the students must successfully complete the four MTech SE core courses: SG4101 Basic Software Engineering Discipline SG5101 Object Oriented Analysis and Design SG5102 Software Project Management SG5103 Software Quality Management In addition, they must demonstrate in the electives they have taken and/or in their work experience that they have the technical background for the project being offered by NOC.","Preclusion":"Students that select SG5116 Software Engineering Project cannot also select the Software Engineering Overseas Practicum and vice versa.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5205","ModuleTitle":"Software Metrics & Process Improvement","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course will focus on software process improvement and software measurements. In particular, it will describe how to assess development and maintenance processes within an organisation, how to identify Key Process Areas (KPA) that need improvement, and how to design and implement these improvements. The CMM/CMMI representations will be used here as models. The course will discuss the use of software measurement. It will look at what software metrics are, how to design a metrics collection programme, how to collect and analyse metrics, and how to make decisions based on metrics. In particular, it will discuss how software measurement can be used to support and assess process improvement.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5207","ModuleTitle":"Managing IT Outsourcing & Subcontracting","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to explain how to manage outsourced or subcontracted projects. This course will explore the various aspects of subcontracting and outsourcing. In particular it will discuss the strategic rationale for outsourcing projects, the process for evaluating contractors and the technique for managing and controlling vendors. Contractual and legal aspects of outsourcing are also discussed. Part of this course will involve students negotiating and writing their own outsourcing contracts. This course is appropriate for all software engineers or project managers who are involved in managing or implementing outsourced projects.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5208","ModuleTitle":"Object Oriented Design Patterns","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of this course will be to advance the use of OO design patterns in software development. The course will explain how the use of OO design patterns will improve the transition from Object Oriented analysis to design, and will generally improve Object Oriented implementation. The course will Introduce design patterns, and will show how Design Patterns work using a Case Study. The course will also describe Object Oriented Design Principles and will include Design Pattern Programming Workshops using C++, Java, C#, etc. The course will also cover Web-based Application Patterns and will finally describe the benefits of Design Patterns. There will be a design/programming project. This course is intended for OO designers/developers who wish to use advanced techniques to develop OO systems.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5209","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise Java","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this course is to teach students about building Enterprise applications. Design challenges and issues that need to be considered will be discussed. Java 2 Enterprise Edition (J2EE) as a solution to build Enterprise application will be introduced. J2EE is a framework for building robust, secure and scalable applications. It simplifies the development of enterprise applications using servlet, JSP and EJB technologies to create robust and dynamic web applications, build reusable business objects and services that can be shared across the enterprise. This course will also teach how J2EE implements security and transaction features necessary for typical web-based e-commerce applications. There will be a design/programming project. This course is intended for OO designers/developers who wish to develop enterprise Java applications.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5211","ModuleTitle":"Business Process Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course applies the principles of engineering and management to business processes with the aim of enhancing customer value. Business Process Management (BPM) involves analyzing, automating, deploying, monitoring and maintaining business processes on a continuous basis. Focusing on the criticality of business processes, the course uses BPM as an approach to reduce the gap between business intent and execution. By taking a simulation based approach the course teaches techniques to analyze, design, deploy and digitize business processes. This is further enriched by coverage of industry specific process frameworks. Finally, the role of business processes in the overall services architecture is covered to provide a holistic perspective","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-1.8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5214","ModuleTitle":"Software Requirements Engineering","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The overall objective of the course is to teach the student to collect and manage User requirements. At the top level, the course is divided into seven components. The content of each of these components is briefly as follows: Overview - The Software Development Process and the Role of the Requirement; Users and their Needs; The Requirements Engineering Process; The Requirements Engineering Team. Requirements Elicitation - Techniques of Requirements Elicitation; Example of Requirements Elicitation; Domains, Problems and Terminology. Requirements Analysis - Review of Quality Function Deployment; Requirements Organisation and Prioritisation; Requirements Dependencies and Conflicts; Constraints on the Requirement; Requirements Quantification. From Requirement to Specification - Requirements Review; Requirements Verification and Validation; Planning Implementation Strategies. Requirements Risk Analysis - Principles of Software Technical Risk; Requirements-Based Risk Analysis; Managing Requirements Risk. Study of Specific Methods - Object Oriented Analysis; Structured Requirements Definition; Specification and Description Language. Requirements Evolution - Why Requirements Evolve; Assessing Requirements Volatility; Managing Requirements Volatility. There is also an in-course graded assignment. This course is suitable for all software developers who must determine and manage user requirements.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5219","ModuleTitle":"It Law","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleCredit":"3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5220","ModuleTitle":"Research On Advanced It Topics 1","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleCredit":"3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5221","ModuleTitle":"Research on Advanced IT Topics II","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleCredit":"3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5225","ModuleTitle":"Architecting Software Solutions","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip the participants with knowledge to build robust, scalable and maintainable software architectures. The participant will get to understand how the solution architecture fits into the broader context of software development and enterprise architectures of the organization. The syllabus focuses on the understanding of architectural concepts, software qualities such as availability, performance and security and reusing of architectural patterns. By combining lectures with scenario based workshops, the participant will apply the patterns and software qualities with respect to Web and middleware architectures.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"While there is no module pre-requisites, the student is expected to have knowledge in the following topics: - Java (preferred) or .NET Programming - Object Oriented Design","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5226","ModuleTitle":"Enterprise .NET II","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to provide students with in-depth knowledge and skills in architecting robust Distributed Enterprise Applications. The module would discuss key critical issues that impact multi-tier and multi-platform applications and would provide scientific solutions to address these. The module would also address research issues in the area of enterprise applications to prepare students in evolving innovative design models and implementation strategies for engineering secure, scalable and interoperable applications. The students would learn to experiment and apply these models in practice through project work that involves building and deploying multi-tier enterprise applications with .NET components, WCF and Web services as implementation vehicles.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"While there is no module pre-requisites, the student is expected to have knowledge in the following topics: - Basic Software Engineering - Object Oriented Analysis and Design - Posses good design & development knowledge in .NET equivalent to the coverage of SG5026","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5228","ModuleTitle":"Service Innovation","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The next lap in IT Requirements Engineering will involve emerging Service Models. Such models involve value being co-created with and by both producers as well as consumers of the Service. The concept of value in use replaces the more traditional value in exchange. Helped by participatory technologies, co-created value may be derived not just from collaboration but also from collective intelligence. This module will cover the Service Innovation and Design spectrum from conception through design and implementation with key references to frameworks, models, patterns, methodologies, techniques and best practices. Topics are backed by practice workshops to hone the foundational knowledge and skills for the course.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"4-0-0-3-1.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5229","ModuleTitle":"Software Maintenance and Evolution","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"Software evolution refers to the study and management of the process of making changes to software over time. Therefore, it comprises maintenance, enhancement and re-engineering activities. Over several decades, studies have shown that 75% of software personnel spend their time on activities involving software evolution, which comprise 50% of IT costs. Hence, these activities constitute a significant proportion of work performed by most software professionals during their careers. The aim of this course is to teach a systematic approach to software maintenance and evolution. The course will not only discuss the engineering aspects, but also the applicable management practices.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","Prerequisite":"The course pre-requisite would be a professional competency in a contemporary programming language such as C#, Java or C++.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5230","ModuleTitle":"Software Prototyping","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"A prototype is typically created quickly and simulates only essential aspects of the system. The prototype code might be eventually thrown away, or could form the basis for constructing a component of the final product. Using prototypes, developers can obtain valuable feedback from the users early in the project lifecycle and can assess whether the software architecture can support demanding technical requirements. Prototypes also allow managers to assess the feasibility of estimates and whether the deadlines proposed can be successfully met. This course presents a software prototyping framework and how it might be supported directly by the Python programming language.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","Prerequisite":"The course pre-requisite would be a professional competency in a contemporary programming language such as C#, Java or C++.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5231","ModuleTitle":"Agile Software Project Management","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of the practice of Agile software project management. The course is very relevant today as leading organizations are adopting Agile. Hence, it is imperative that aspiring and practicing project managers are taught Agile techniques so that they are able to effectively manage such projects in industry. While existing frameworks like SCRUM and DSDM cover certain aspects related to developing a product solution, they do not define an end to end approach for managing Agile projects. This course addresses this short coming by providing a holistic understanding of Agile project management.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5232","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Software Estimation","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to provide an in-depth understanding of software estimation concepts. The estimation topics introduced in the MTech SE core curriculum are related to only one scientific method (Function Point Counting). This elective helps the students to advance their knowledge by providing an in-depth coverage of multiple scientific and heuristic estimation models. The course covers in detail several estimation concepts and techniques suitable for a wide variety of projects. It addresses not only the estimation techniques but also the management aspects that are important for estimators and managers such as cost estimation, budget management, and the psychology of estimation.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3.0-2.0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SG5233","ModuleTitle":"Internet of Things Technology","Department":"Institute Of Systems Science","ModuleDescription":"The lowered cost of peripherals and System on a Chip (SOC) computer boards over recent years has fuelled the utilisation and increased return on investment (ROI) of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and related mobileenabled applications. This course is geared to meet the increasing interest in building applications using such devices. The aim of this course is to teach the embedding of sensors and switches into enterprise systems via low priced SOC boards such as the Raspberry PI and/or Arduino Uno. The course pre-requisite is knowledge of the Python programming language.","ModuleCredit":"3","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0.5-3-2","Prerequisite":"There are no hard prerequisites in terms of existing courses, but students are expected to have knowledge of the Python programming language. Online resources will be provided to enable students to acquire this knowledge through self-study prior to the start of the course.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5002","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals in Industrial Safety","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course provides basic industrial and process safety knowledge for safety, health and environment protection practitioners. It covers the life-cycle (birth-to-death principle) approach in preventing safety, health and environment problems in industry. Techniques required in risk management such as hazard identification, risk assessment, risk evaluation and risk treatment will be covered. Other topics cover include system safety, inherently safe design, process intensification, layer of protection analysis, equipment/process reliability and maintainability, redundancy and common cause failures, human errors and behavioral-based safety in the prevention of industrial accidents.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"1 or 2 years of basic chemistry; some working experience","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5003","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals In Environmental Protection","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course provides basic environment protection knowledge for safety, health and environment protection practitioners. It will cover air emission control and assessment, water emission control and assessment, waste minimization, energy conservation, product stewardship, trade effluent, toxic industrial waste, theories behind current thinking on the effects of pollution on the environment to include ozone destroying CFCs, volatile organic compounds, particulates, oxides of sulphur and nitrogen etc. Other topics will include waste disposal techniques including incinerators, environmental impact assessments and the dispersion effects of pollutants on ecosystems and the public at large.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-1-7","Preclusion":"Students who have obtained degrees or post-graduate diplomas in Environmental Engineering, Environmental Sciences or their equivalent","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5101","ModuleTitle":"Industrial Toxicology","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The course covers the absorption of chemicals into human bodies, their bio-transformation, excretion and adverse effects on the target organs. Other topics cover including toxicological studies and the application of toxicological information in the prevention of occupational diseases in the workplace.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5105","ModuleTitle":"Noise and Other Physical Hazards","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover the health effects, measurements methods, regulations, and control technologies related to common physical health hazards encountered in occupational settings. The emphasis of the course will be placed on the identification, evaluation and management of the hazards of noise, temperature extremes, extreme pressures, vibration and lighting in the industry. The hierarch of control will be used to demonstrate the strategy of reducing the risk to the level of as low as reasonably practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5108","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Hazard Management","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the chemical hazards mitigation, control and management principles on chemicals selection, use, storage, handling, hazard communication to workers, administrative measures, transportation and disposal. The proper implementation of engineering controls & selection, administrative control, and selection, use and limitations of respirators for personal protective equipment are discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Preclusion":"SH5004 Fundamentals in Industrial Hygiene","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5109","ModuleTitle":"Biostatistics and Epidemiology","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module covers principles, methods, and quantitative techniques building on basic concepts of epidemiology. It prepares students to research in and interpret published reports from the specialized areas of occupational induced diseases and physiological conditions in the workplace as well as the use of statistical methods in the analysis of outcome studies and quality improvement.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5110","ModuleTitle":"Chemical Hazard Evaluation","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is on concepts and techniques related to the evaluation of occupational exposure to gases, vapors, and aerosols. Covered topics include air flow measurements, aerosol science, particulate sampling with and without size separation, optical microscopy, active and passive sampling of gases and vapors, direct reading instruments, sampling strategy and statistical evaluation of exposure data, occupational exposure limits and threshold limit values.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","Preclusion":"SH5004: Fundamentals in Industrial Hygiene","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5202","ModuleTitle":"Quantified Risk Analysis","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5204","ModuleTitle":"Safety Engineering","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5205","ModuleTitle":"Incident Management","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the fundamentals of incident management, essential for effective industrial incident management covering: Incident Command System; Emergency Leadership, Emergency Risk Management; Mutual Aid & Joint Operations; Crisis Organization & Management; Response Functions & Priorities; Media Management; Scene Safety & Security; Damage Assessment; Salvage & Repair; Business Continuity; Employee Assistance; Incident Investigation; Cleanup & Restoration; and Incident Termination.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"SH5203 – Emergency Planning","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5206","ModuleTitle":"Human Factors in Process Safety","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the human factors that arise from the interaction of the characteristics in the operators, organizations and facilities or equipment. Human factors influence the performance of the operators and the risk of the operators to commit human error in the industry. The course covers the identification and evaluation of these characteristics in the operators, organizations and facilities, as well as methods for preventing the human error in process safety.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-5-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5401","ModuleTitle":"She & Quality Management Systems","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5403","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SH5404","ModuleTitle":"Safety Health and Environmental Project","Department":"Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering","ModuleCredit":"8","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5101","ModuleTitle":"Normal Functioning 1 (Biosciences Foundation)","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"6","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5102","ModuleTitle":"Normal Functioning 2 (Linguistics Foundation)","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"6","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5103","ModuleTitle":"Professional Practice 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5104","ModuleTitle":"Research Design And Statistics","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5105","ModuleTitle":"Impaired Functioning - Children 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Rickard Liow, Susan Jane","Helen Chandler","Tng Siok Keng","Anna Shiam Kattapuram","Yoon Wai Lam","Kang Poh Sim","Sajlia Binte Jalil"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5106","ModuleTitle":"Impaired Functioning - Adults 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Rickard Liow, Susan Jane","Helen Chandler","Tng Siok Keng","Anna Shiam Kattapuram","Yoon Wai Lam","Kang Poh Sim","Sajlia Binte Jalil"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5107","ModuleTitle":"Impaired Functioning - Children 2","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Rickard Liow, Susan Jane","Helen Chandler","Tng Siok Keng","Anna Shiam Kattapuram","Yoon Wai Lam","Kang Poh Sim","Sajlia Binte Jalil"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5108","ModuleTitle":"Impaired Functioning - Adults 2","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Rickard Liow, Susan Jane","Helen Chandler","Tng Siok Keng","Anna Shiam Kattapuram","Yoon Wai Lam","Kang Poh Sim","Sajlia Binte Jalil"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5109","ModuleTitle":"Professional Practice 2","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"6","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Rickard Liow, Susan Jane","Helen Chandler","Tng Siok Keng","Anna Shiam Kattapuram","Yoon Wai Lam","Kang Poh Sim","Sajlia Binte Jalil"]},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5110","ModuleTitle":"Intervention And Management - Children 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5111","ModuleTitle":"Intervention And Management - Adults 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5112","ModuleTitle":"Research Project 1","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleCredit":"6","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5113","ModuleTitle":"Professional Practice 3","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module provides professional practice experience related to the theoretical foundations of intervention and management covered in SLP 5110 and SLP 5111 and previous modules. Students will undertake an intensive block (5-6 weeks) of direct clinical experience in one clinic, either in a hospital or a community setting, under the supervision of an experienced speech and language pathologist. The focus of this third placement will be on the continued development of clinical skills in planning and carrying out intervention with adult and/or paediatric clients with communication and/or swallowing impairment. If considered appropriate by their supervising clinician, students may progress to independent management of one client at entry level by end of placement.In addition, students will participate in a 30-hour direct clinical experience involving assessment and clinical management of clients, from one of a range of specific client groups over an approximately 6 week period.","ModuleCredit":"6","Prerequisite":"SLP 5101- SLP 5112 or equivalent with permission of the Programme Director","History":[{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SLP5118","ModuleTitle":"Professional Practice 4","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"management of majority of caseload at entry-level competence by end of placement","ModuleCredit":"6","Prerequisite":"SLP 5101- SLP 5117 or equivalent with permission of the Programme Director","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN1101E","ModuleTitle":"South Asia : People, Culture, Develop'm","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to contemporary South Asia in terms of the significant features of social, cultural and economic life. It will discuss the physical and human resources of the region and give an overview of developments at the outset of the new century. The films, the literature and the arts of the region will be introduced throughout the module to provide a wealth of illustration of the changing patterns of life of the people of the seven nations of South Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jayati Bhattacharya"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2232","ModuleTitle":"South Asia:Poverty, Inequality, Power","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module explores linkages between economic and political structures in South Asia, the social organization of production in village and town, and the impacts of technological and demographic change. The focus is on poverty, inequality and social exclusion, as well as relationships of power and the exercise of force and violence. Topics covered include: peasant societies, migration, urbanization, industrialization, environmental degradation, ethnic conflict, women and gender disparity, working children, the state and the black economy. It is taught from basics without requiring any prior knowledge of economics, politics or South Asia, and is open to students of all disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Preclusion":"SN2212","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2233","ModuleTitle":"Globalizing India: The Politics of Economic Change","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"India is a large, poverty stricken, rapidly growing economy, which has witnessed substantial changes in its economic orientation and institutions since independence in 1947. This module focuses on economic change from import substitution to globalization, and from the command economy to economic deregulation. It engages with the political economy of India's industrialization, globalization and welfare. Relatively greater emphasis will be placed on the post-cold-war globalized world, which is the period when India embraced globalization and economic deregulation to a much greater extent than in the past.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2234","ModuleTitle":"Gender and Society in South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to expose students to women's position and gender discrimination in South Asia, relating these to broader aspects of society, economy and culture. Comparisons with the students' own experiences, leading to appreciation of cross-cultural perspectives on women and gender, are part of the envisaged learning outcomes. Topics covered include women's position in the family and the kin-group, the market, social and political institutions, violence and trafficking, feminist critiques, activism and resistance, cinematic and literary expressions. The module would be of general interest to all students concerned about women's position and gender, as well those interested in South Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Nur Jannah Mohamed"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-18T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2261","ModuleTitle":"The Emergence of Contemporary South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module aims at giving students an understanding of the political developments that have shaped contemporary South Asia. It provides an awareness of the political geography of the region and explains the historical processes by which the political map of South Asia has been constructed. The emergence of the South Asian nations from colonial rule, their different conceptions of 'nationhood' and their search for identity in the post-colonial world are discussed, together with an analysis of the current challenges which the region faces.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2271","ModuleTitle":"Religion and Society in South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the student to the scientific and comparative study of religion in general and to South Asian religions in particular. After an introduction into the discipline of Comparative Study of Religion, the history of this discipline, and the different approaches it offers, the great variety of South Asian religions will be described chronologically and studied from a comparative perspective. For each tradition a survey of the relevant original literature will be given. Further themes to be covered are the co-existence of different religious traditions, and the social and psychological implications of religious values, beliefs and rituals.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-06T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2274","ModuleTitle":"South Asian Cultures: An Introduction","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"Popular culture as an academic subject provides a compelling lens to analyse a vast range of topics from family life and urbanisation to leisure and ethics. This module focuses on the different patterns of culture and their mutual exchange in South Asia, through study of a variety of media like art, theatre, TV, advertising, and cinema, in order to arrive at a general understanding of the cultural situation in contemporary South Asia, and to gain deeper insight into emerging trends and fashions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2275","ModuleTitle":"Tamil Studies I","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module seeks to enhance the student's ability to comprehend texts on various subjects as well as to communicate effectively their views on complex issues. Various kinds of text types will be used, including commentaries and abstract discourses.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Pass in 'AO' Level Tamil","Preclusion":"SN2291","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Vasugi Kalaisam"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2277","ModuleTitle":"Indian Communities in Southeast Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The Indian presence has had considerable influence on the development of Southeast Asian societies: in terms of its economic, commercial and political influence; and its role in the everyday life of Southeast Asian multicultural societies. Adopting a multidisciplinary approach, this module seeks to examine the historical, political, social and economic development of the people from the Indian subcontinent who have come to settle in Southeast Asia. The module will provide students with the necessary framework to analyse the historical and socio-economic development of these communities and their identity concerns. The module will develop critical and analytical skills guiding students in the process of social scientific enquiry.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2280","ModuleTitle":"Marriage, Sex, Love in South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"In South Asia, marriage is classically understood as an alliance between families or social groups for economic, social and political reasons. However, as recent studies show, the notions of love, marriage and sex intersect with political, and legal structures, on the one hand, and notions of gender, morality, and modernity on the other. Through this course, we critically analyse such regnant claims and examine how love and sex are shaped politically, culturally, legally and ideologically. Moreover, by studying the intersecting fields of ‘marriage, love, and sex,’ we unpack such dualities as ‘private/public,’ ‘individual/community, and ‘modern/ traditional’ in South Asia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN2281","ModuleTitle":"A History of Sport in South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course looks broadly at the evolution of sport and play, especially those that enjoy mass popularity in South Asia, and what it says about the region’s society, economy and politics. Cricket, the emblematic sport of South Asia, is of course given particular attention but hockey, football and wrestling are also looked at in some detail. The course examines the story of sport in South Asia through its evolution from an elite, kingly pastime and its encounter in successive stages with colonialism, nationalism, the state and globalization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ronojoy Sen"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3223","ModuleTitle":"International Relations of South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the International Relations of the South Asian region. It looks at intra-regional relations, the impact of domestic politics on foreign policy, issues of conflict and cooperation and the role of external powers in the region. The foreign policy behaviour of India and Pakistan in particular will be considered. Key issues like the Kashmir conflict, nuclearization of South Asia and terrorism will be explored. The increasing significance of the South Asian region in the emerging global order, regional integration and inter-regional relations will also be analysed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Sinderpal Singh S/O Santokh Si"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3231","ModuleTitle":"South Asia and the World Economy","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the role of South Asia in the world economy. The analysis will be conducted at two levels. The first is how the region as a whole interacts with other regional organizations such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), and multilateral institutions such as the Asian Development Bank, The World Bank, and the World Trade Organization. The second level concerns external economic linkages and relations of selected individual South Asian countries.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3261","ModuleTitle":"Exile, Indenture, IT: Global South Asians","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module studies the background leading to the mass migration of the South Asians to Southeast Asia in the nineteenth century, and examines their economic, political and cultural contributions towards the development of the Southeast Asian countries in the twentieth century. It will also examine the roles played by South Asian communities living outside the region in the globalisation of South Asian economies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Rajesh Rai"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3262","ModuleTitle":"The Struggle for India, 1920-1964","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module is concerned with the political evolution of the Indian nation in two of its most formative periods: the late nationalist struggle from 1920-47 that led to the withdrawal of the colonial power; and the years of Jawaharlal Nehru's prime ministership, 1947-64. The module looks at both decolonisation and nation-building as processes characterised by debate and contestation in relation to (a) social, regional and group identity and (b) political rights and power. The module will study the impact of that debate and contestation on the character, institutions and political life of the nation.","CrossModule":"HY3236","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY2228, HY3236, SN2261","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3272","ModuleTitle":"Issues in Indian Philosophy","Department":"Philosophy","ModuleDescription":"ISSUES IN INDIAN PHILOSOPHY","CrossModule":"PH3204","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PH3204","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3274","ModuleTitle":"South Asian Cinema","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module begins with a historical overview of cinema in South Asia. It then focuses on the regional production centres and their specific specialisations. Other topics covered are 'Genres of SA Cinema' and their stylistic elements, and 'Cinema and Local Politics in South Asia'. Important films will be viewed and discussed as case studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3275","ModuleTitle":"Tamil Culture and Society","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The module is designed to study the Tamil society and culture through various texts and visual media about Tamil world(s) such as films, documentaries, scholarly articles and books. The module is designed to incorporate students who both want to follow Tamil studies as a language course and students who want to learn about Tamil culture and society through the English language. The students will be assessed in either Tamil or English. At the end of the course, all students would have learned and gained advanced knowledge about Tamil culture and society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Pass in O/A level Tamil or O Level Higher Tamil In Singapore or Pass in Secondary/Higher Secondary Tamil in India","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3281","ModuleTitle":"The Story of Indian Business","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module is about the history of business in India and its significance in the contemporary context. The lectures will be based on historical analysis and effects of the colonial enterprise, different business communities and their networks, post-colonial approaches and changes in the socio-political and economic trajectories. It gives students opportunities to look into the traditional big business houses and corporations and the subsequent changes in the present generations, and also into the emerging paradigms of new production networks and their relevance in the South Asian economies as well as in Asia and the world.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jayati Bhattacharya"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN3550","ModuleTitle":"Internship","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"Internships vary in length but all take place within organisations or companies, are vetted and approved by the South Asian Studies Programe, have relevance to the major in South Asian Studies, involve the application of subject knowledge and theory in reflection upon the work, and are assessed. Available credited internships will be advertised at the beginning of each semester. Internships proposed by students will require the approval of the department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Please see remarks","Prerequisite":"Students should have completed a minimum of 24 MCs in SN coded and SN recognised modules; and have declared South Asian Studies as their Major","Preclusion":"Any other XX3550 internship modules (Note: Students who change majors may not do a second internship in their new major)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN4101","ModuleTitle":"Approaches to the Study of South Asia","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The module will provide a basis for a close study of the foundations of the study of South Asia, particularly in the three areas around which the Programme operates: historical and political; cultural and religious; and social and economic. It will look closely at the work of major figures in order to provide an understanding of important shifts in the study of the region. These studies will include work on historical writing in colonial and postcolonial times, the rise of village studies, the development of the significant scholarly work on South Asian religions and caste, and the nature of the colonial and postcolonial economies of the region. Thus, the module will provide a basis for understanding the literature in the three areas of study and the major advances that have taken place in the study of South Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN4102","ModuleTitle":"Critical Debates in South Asian Studies","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The module will be an interdisciplinary seminar which is intended as a continuation of the study commenced in `Approaches to the Study of South Asia?. It will familiarise students with major issues in the interpretation of South Asia within the three areas of historical and political studies, cultural and religious studies and social and economic studies. It will raise major issues that have a bearing on the ways in which developments in South Asia are currently studied and understood. Some issues will relate to major trends in re-interpretation of South Asia, others will be new approaches to key problems or controversial theories in disputed areas.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Nur Jannah Mohamed"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN4233","ModuleTitle":"Social, Political and Economic Change in India","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"India is in the throes of substantial social, political and economic change. This module deals with social structures such as caste and class; political developments such as the political empowerment of backward caste groups and the relationship between the state and society captured in phenomena such as social movements; and economic change such as the movement from state control to regulation, from autarky to globalization, and the rise of sub national federal economies at the state level.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN4262","ModuleTitle":"Hindutva Nationalism","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module looks closely at Hindutva ideology, and considers the formation and development of Hindutvaorientated political parties and organisations in India and also, where applicable, the diaspora. The course will consider the key challenges to the development of Hindutva nationalism and the threat that the growth of the movement poses to the position of religious minorities in the Indian context.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN, or 28 MCs in SC with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SN or 28 MCs in SC or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The Honours Thesis will normally be done in the second semester of the student’s final year. A qualified student intending to undertake the Honours Thesis will be expected to consult a prospective supervisor in the preceding semester for guidance on the selection of a topic and the preparation of a research proposal. The research proposal will be in an area of South Asian Studies in which the student has the necessary background and will be discussed with the supervisor. The supervisor will provide guidance to the student in conducting researching and writing the thesis of 10,000 to 12,000 words.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of SN major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"SN4660","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN5103","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary India: Contexts & Narratives","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce graduate students to the historical context of contemporary India after 1947 in terms of key milestone and conjunctures. Using a range of sources available digitally such as newspapers, private papers, oral history and visual material, students will have the opportunity to explore in depth specific episodes, individuals and themes. The module will engage with problems of evidence in terms of objectivity and bias, the challenges involved in framing historical narratives about the recent past and the ways in which these could be subjected to critical interpretation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN5103R","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary India: Contexts & Narratives","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to introduce graduate students to the historical context of contemporary India after 1947 in terms of key milestone and conjunctures. Using a range of sources available digitally such as newspapers, private papers, oral history and visual material, students will have the opportunity to explore in depth specific episodes, individuals and themes. The module will engage with problems of evidence in terms of objectivity and bias, the challenges involved in framing historical narratives about the recent past and the ways in which these could be subjected to critical interpretation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in South Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in South Asian Studies in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"NA-NA-NA-NA-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SN6770","ModuleTitle":"South Asia Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP1230","ModuleTitle":"NUS H3 Science Research Programme","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"The SRP is a talent development programme. It is meant for very capable students who aspire to a higher level of challenge than that offered through the mere application of scientific and mathematical concepts in the classroom. Highly motivated students are involved in concentrated research and are mentored by practising mathematicians, scientists, medical researchers and engineers from the Faculties of Science, Medicine and Engineering of the National University of Singapore (NUS) and participating Research Centres/Institutes such as the Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, the Tropical Marine Science Institute, the Defence Science & Technology Agency, and the Singapore Botanic Gardens.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"Currently taking relevant H2 subjects.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP1541","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Science Communication through Popular Science","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Communication has long been taken as a core competency for undergraduate students in all major universities in the world and is a prerequisite skill almost invariably required by employers in today’s knowledge based economy. Important communication skills for science undergraduates include the ability to critically read and comprehend science-related publications, and express and argue for their opinions in writing as well as in oral communication. This module aims to develop such ability of science undergraduates through reading, classroom discussion, summary writing, essay writing, and oral presentation activities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"This module is meant for students from Cohort 2015 and after. If students are required to take ES1000/ES1000FC (Basic English) and ES1102 (English for Academic Purposes), they must complete them before taking SP1541.","Preclusion":"Those who have taken SP1203, ENV1202, SP2171, ES1541, UTown and USP writing modules, ES1601 are precluded from taking SP1541.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP2171","ModuleTitle":"Discovering Science","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module is a series of lectures conducted to improve students’ computational, modelling and communication skill as an integral part of the Integrated Science Curriculum. Students are also required to engage in small-group discussions and undertake focused literature surveys on special topics of their choice within the four major themes in the Integrated Science Curriculum of the Special Programme in Science, namely Atoms to Molecules, The Cell, The Earth and The Universe. Students will read this module in Semester I and Semester II of their first year of study, with a 4-MC workload over two semesters.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["ANDREAS DEWANTO","Adrian Michael LEE","Lim Zhi Han","Chammika Udalagama","Sellou, Linda","Jeffrey Mok"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP2173","ModuleTitle":"Atoms to Molecules","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This is the first module of an interdisciplinary program covering nature at different scales from “Atoms to Molecules”, “The Cells”, “The Earth” and “The Universe”. “Atoms to Molecules” strives to answer a simple question: “How do atoms come together to produce the vibrant diversity observed in the physical, chemical and biological world?” To this end we follow mans’ quest to understand the atom, the development of ‘quantum mechanics’ and how this leads to our understanding of molecules as collections of atoms. We will also visit the development of techniques that probe the microscopic domain and use some of them (spectroscopy, tunnelling microscopy) in hands-on experiments. We will conclude by studying novel, cutting edge topics such as fullerenes and graphene. Extensive use of computational tools (e.g. MATHEMATICA) will be made for simulations and surmounting mathematical barriers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-2-1-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Chammika Udalagama","Lim Zhi Han","ANDREAS DEWANTO","Adrian Michael LEE","Sellou, Linda"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP2174","ModuleTitle":"The Cell","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This is the second module of an interdisciplinary program covering nature at different scales from “Atoms to Molecules”, “The Cell”, “The Earth” and “The Universe”. Using simple bacteria as the model organism, key chemical and physical principles underlying several biological processes which cells can integrate and function as an autonomous machine in order to regenerate (selfreplicate), repair and re-program (differentiate), respond (energy harness and utilization) and re-model (community formation) will be explored. These processes will be examined at single molecule, single cell to multi-cellular levels under their general ability to store, decode and process information (“Information”), to self-assemble, migrate (“Dynamics”) and to harness and utilise energy (“Energy”).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-4-1-3","Prerequisite":"SP2173 Atoms to Molecules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP2251","ModuleTitle":"Science at the Nanoscale","Department":"Chemistry","ModuleDescription":"Many topics debated in nanoscience are frontier and futuristic, although some have immediate technological applications. The fundamental scientific principles of all nanotechnology applications, however, are grounded in basic physics and chemistry. This module thus aims to illustrate and discuss the physics and chemistry that are operative at the nanoscale. Students will be introduced to some fundamental principles of physics and chemistry important to the nanoscale and learn to appreciate what the world is like when things are shrunk to this scale. They will also learn about some basic physical tools that can be used to explore structures at this length scale. On completion of this module, students will learn to appreciate the linkages between the fundamental sciences and practical applications in nanotechnology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-1-0-1-4","Prerequisite":"PC1144 or PC1432/PC1432X or CM1101 or CM1131 or PC1321/GEK1509","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3172","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Science Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module serves to initiate students into the arena of scientific investigation and is taken concurrently with SP2171. Students get to design and to conduct laboratory experiments under the supervision of mentors. The focus of this module parallels closely to that of SP2171. Here, students are strongly encouraged to undertake projects that mirror their chosen topics in SP2171. With the inter-disciplinary flavour, this module provides an avenue for students from several disciplines to work together and it also lays the foundation for further work in experimental science.","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["ANDREAS DEWANTO","Adrian Michael LEE","Chammika Udalagama","Lim Zhi Han","Sellou, Linda"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3173","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module comprises seminar talks and problem sessions that are targeted towards an in-depth exploration of a chosen area of specialization in science. This module, in general rides on an existing level 3000 regular module offered by the relevant department. Its content is modelled after a regular module with the exception that the students have to propose an independent study plan in consultation with the lecturer conducting the course.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3174","ModuleTitle":"Project Laboratory","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module in general rides on an existing level 3000 UROPS module offered by a department. Strong emphasis is placed on the sophistication and depth of the investigation. Project topics are usually suggested by students and planned in consultation with their mentors.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3175","ModuleTitle":"The Earth","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This is the third module in a series of four covering scales from ‘Atoms to Molecules’, through ‘The Cell’ and ‘The Earth’ to ‘The Universe’. This module focuses on the physical, chemical and biological processes that have shaped the development of the Earth. The module takes a systems approach in order to understand the interconnectivity between the various components of the Earth system, i.e. the atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere. Using this approach, students will study the impact that anthropogenic activities, such as burning fossil fuels, has had on the Earth system.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-2-4","Prerequisite":"SP2174 The Cell","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["ANDREAS DEWANTO","Adrian Michael LEE","Sellou, Linda","Chammika Udalagama","Lim Zhi Han"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3176","ModuleTitle":"The Universe","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This is the fourth module of an interdisciplinary program covering nature at different scales from ‘Atoms to Molecules, ‘The Cells’, ‘The Earth’ and ‘The Universe’. This module traces the developments in theoretical and observational cosmology, starting from Newtonian cosmology, Hubble’s observations, the Big Bang, formation of stars and black holes to recent ideas in the origin and fate of the Universe.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"SP3175 The Earth","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3202","ModuleTitle":"Evidence in Forensic Science","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to Singapore’s basic criminal laws, evidence and procedures. The module also focuses on the scene of the crime and evidence found there. Topics include crime scene protocols, recognition, collection and preservation of evidence.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Prerequisite":"GEK1542","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3203","ModuleTitle":"Aquatic Ecology Research","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the module is to provide students with handson research experience in aquatic ecology; the design, execution and analysis of surveys and experiments. Emphasis is placed on how quantitative scientific methods are applied to study aquatic ecosystems incorporating both theory and practice. The theory is primarily in the form of ecological survey planning and aquatic experimental design. The practical component provides the skills necessary to conduct real aquatic ecology research and present findings. The module covers hypothesis formulation, analytical methods and procedures specific to aquatic systems, as well as the use of statistical information for making ecological inferences. Awareness will be developed of what types of research are realistic given time, skill and budget constraints.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"LSM2251 Ecology and Environment or GE2229 Water and Environment","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SP3277","ModuleTitle":"Nano: from Research Bench to Industrial Applications","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module exposes senior students to nanoscience research and nanotechnology-based industry. This is done through a series of weekly seminars by principal investigators and industrial experts in the field, laboratory and industrial visits, and by completion of nanosynthesis/nanocharacterization-related mini projects. The course culminates in an intensive one-week study tour to Japan, organised in collaboration with La Trobe University and Tokyo University","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"SP2171 (Discovering Science) and SP2173 (Atoms to Molecules), or SP2251 (Science at the Nanoscale)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2101","ModuleTitle":"Public Health and Epidemiology","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Epidemiology is the study of the patterns, causes, and effects of health and disease conditions in defined human populations. It is the cornerstone of public health, with potential impact on both personal decisions about our lives, and also public policy decisions. Epidemiology is relevant for the prevention of human diseases to modern systems science with inputs from many disciplines, like biology, physiology, computer science, engineering and social science. This module uses a lecture plus case-study based approach to introduce fundamental concepts of epidemiology, such as disease frequency, association, causation, confounding, bias, screening and surveillance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tam Yung Sze Han Clarence","Hanh Hao La"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2102","ModuleTitle":"Lifestyle, Behaviour and Public Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide an overview of important behavioural lifestyle factors (Smoking, Diet, Physical Activity, Alcohol, and Sexual Behaviour) and their impact on individual and population health. It introduces principles of behavioural change and health promotion and how they apply to behavioural lifestyle factors and disease prevention. Students participating in this module will develop a theoretical understanding of health behaviour and its application to behaviour change approaches. They will also learn to consider effectiveness and ethics of health promotion strategies in the context of discussed lifestyle factors.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Mueller-Riemenschneider Falk","Aye Mya Win"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2103","ModuleTitle":"Systems and Policies to improve Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce you to ways we can improve the health of a community through examining the role of the government, healthcare professionals, the health system and the individual. The module will explore common health problems such as obesity, diabetes, influenza and mental health and what we can do about these problems through enacting health policy and programs. We will discuss case studies from Singapore and the region.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2104","ModuleTitle":"Public Health Nutrition","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Public Health Nutrition lies at the intersection of public health and nutritional sciences and is concerned with the “promotion and maintenance of nutrition-related health and wellbeing of populations through the organized efforts and informed choices of society”. Such approaches are required to solve many of the complex nutritional challenges, such as obesity, type-2 diabetes, micronutrient deficiencies, and hunger, which we face today. In this class we will study fundamental concepts related to nutrition, understand frameworks used to examine public health issues, and examine key historical and current public health nutrition challenges and policies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2105","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Global Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Over the past decade global health has evolved from buzzword to discipline, attracting interest from governments, academic institutions and funding organizations. But, what is “global health”? Although we have made enormous progress in improving health status over the past 50 years, the progress has been uneven. Why? By examining major global health challenges, programs and policies, students will analyze current and emerging global health priorities, including communicable and noncommunicable diseases, health inequity, health systems, and major global initiatives for disease prevention.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Suganthi D/O Narayanasamy","Sri Chander S/O Tikamdas Nebhr"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2106","ModuleTitle":"Health in the Later Years","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Singapore has one of the fastest ageing population in Asia and ageing populations are an international phenomenon. To prepare for an aged society, there is a need to understand the wide breadth and complex nature of ageing which impacts the health, physical, functional, social, psychological and economic aspects of an older person. Students will gain a basic overview of the aging population and its increasing relevance for health, social and economic planning and policy, both in Singapore and internationally. Other areas covered include demographgy of ageing, normal and abnormal ageing, common ageingrelated diseases, health and social services and policies for older persons, and medico-legal and ethical issues of care for the older persons.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH2201","ModuleTitle":"Health of the Poor in Asia","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to global public health, with a focus on health issues among some of the poor in Asia. Key issues explored by the module include the following: What are the priority health issues that dominate the global health agenda today, and which disproportionately affect the poor? What are the systemic and societal factors that determine disease burden and adverse health outcomes among this subgroup? What are the community, health system and policy levers that are available to ameliorate these disparities?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH3101","ModuleTitle":"Biostatistics for Public Health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce the entire biostatistical data analysis workflow in public health, from data management to data analysis and the interpretation of results, translating data into reliable and consumable information for knowledge discovery in public health. Particular emphasis on the application of regression models in public health without the mathematical details and the proficiency in using statistical software (SPSS) to perform data analysis, integrating biostatistics, computer applications and public health for improving the health of mankind.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-2-1-4","Prerequisite":"Any of the following modules or their equivalent, subject to approval by module coordinator: BN2012 Bioengineering Data Analysis DSC2008 Business Analytics – Data and Decisions EC2303 Foundations for Econometrics PR2103 Pharmacostatistics SC3209 Data Analysis in Social Research ST1131 Introduction to Statistics ST1232 Statistics for Life Sciences ST2334 Probability and Statistics","History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Tan Chuen Seng"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH3102","ModuleTitle":"Public Health Communication","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module equips students with the principles and skills to design health communication messages and activities/projects e.g. talks, skills development, telehealth in a variety of settings such as the school, workplace, internet and the community. It emphasizes the critical analysis and application of health communication theory and social marketing principles in the design of messages and communication projects to promote health in the community.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-1-2-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH3103","ModuleTitle":"Public Health Economics","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an introduction to the field of health economics. We will discuss some of the key concepts that health economists use to analyze the production, distribution, and organization of health care services and delivery (including market structure, demand and supply, incentives and financing mechanisms) and apply these concepts to selected current issues in health policy. Students will learn economic principles and apply them through a semester-long research project on a critical public health issue.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH3104","ModuleTitle":"Infectious disease epidemiology and public health","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an overview of the epidemiology of infectious diseases and its relevance to public health. It outlines fundamental concepts governing the interaction between microbes and host populations, and how such interactions affect the distribution of disease and the options for surveillance, prevention and control. Epidemiology and principles of prevention and control for several types of infectious diseases will be described, and applied to key diseases of global and local importance including vaccine preventable diseases, food-borne diseases, zoonotic and environment-related infectious diseases, vector-borne diseases, healthcare associated infections and drug resistant organisms, tuberculosis, and HIV and other sexually transmitted infections.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"SPH2101","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH3201","ModuleTitle":"Public Health Practice","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the public health infrastructure and functions in Singapore, as well as provide hands-on exposure to work by way of attachments at selected public health agencies. It allows students to explore career opportunities in public health, develop related essential skills, specifically soft skills such as management of resources, time, money and human, interpersonal relationships, communication and advocacy and provides practical exposure to selected public health careers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-0-0-5-4","Prerequisite":"Students must have completed at least 8 MCs of essential modules and at least 8 MCs of approved electives for the Minor in Public Health.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6001","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Epidemiology II","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module covers advanced methods for the design, conduct, analysis and interpretation of epidemiologic studies. Students will apply these methods to the interpretation of published research and the design of a new research project. The main focus is on analytical studies that aim to identify risk factors for diseases particularly case-control and cohort studies. Topics include causal inference, study design, methods of handling confounding and identifying effect modification, measurement error and information bias, selection bias, lifestyle and molecular epidemiology, and meta-analysis. Students will be expected to critique research articles and participate in facilitated group discussions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1.5-0-4.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"CO5102 Principles of Epidemiology CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6002","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Quantitative Methods II","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"In this module, the principles of advanced statistical modelling will be introduced, and statistical models such as multiple linear regression, logistic regression and Cox proportional hazards model will be applied to a variety of practical medical or public health problems. For time-to-event data analysis involving the Cox proportional hazards model, the proportional hazards assumption will be discussed, and strategies for handling non-proportional hazards, such as via stratification or modelling using time-dependent covariates will be introduced. We also consider the situation where several competing event types define the event of interest in a time-to-event study. Methods for analysing repeated measures data, assessment of model fit, statistical handling of confounding and statistical evaluation of effect modification will also be discussed. The statistical models introduced will be applied to real life clinical or public health data.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1.5-4.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"A minimum grade ‘B-‘ obtained in CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods and working knowledge of STATA","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6003","ModuleTitle":"Nutritional Epidemiology","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"Dietary exposures have an important impact on health, but are highly complex and difficult to assess. This module covers methods for the assessment of diet, nutritional status, and body composition including novel developments such as the use of metabolomics and genetics. It also covers the design, conduct, analysis, and interpretation of epidemiological studies on diet and health. Students will be trained in the interpretation of published studies, the design of studies, and the analysis of data on diet and health. The emphasis of this course will be on the application of methods to the research projects of the students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1.5-0-4.5-3.5","Prerequisite":"CO5102 Principles of Epidemiology/ Basic Epidemiology CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods /Basic Biostatistics","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6004","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Biostatistics","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce several advanced topics for analyzing large or complex datasets, with a particular emphasis on biomedical and epidemiological data. Classical strategies for statistical inference, variable selection and model assessment are less efficient when the dimension of the dataset is large. This module will introduce Bayesian techniques and multivariate data analysis in an applied framework that combines both computing and theory, and also overviews the problem of multiple testing correction common in, for example, genomics and proteomics studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-1-1-4","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6005","ModuleTitle":"Applied Health Economics","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on the understanding, familiarization and development of skills related to the use of common software (STATA and TreeAge) and data used in the international health microeconomics literature. Students are required to work on household survey data and decision modelling projects. Student participation will emphasize both research findings as well as ongoing reflections on experiences and lessons for future research practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"CO5204 Health Economics and Financing or equivalent & CO5103 Quantitative Epidemiologic Methods or equivalent","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6201A","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Epidemiology and Disease Control)","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6201B","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Biostatistics)","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6201C","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Environmental / Occupational Health)","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6201D","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Health Policy and Systems)","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6201E","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Health Services Research)","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6201F","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Health Promotion)","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SPH6201G","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study (Global Health)","Department":"Saw Swee Hock School Of Public Health","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1201","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Society","Department":"Sociology","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to critical developments in the development of Singapore as a society and nation-state. It enables students to develop skills in understanding and making sense of Singapore society. It also encourages them to develop alternative interpretations of the development of Singapore society. The topics include the following: the origins of Singapore, ideology and identity, ethnic relations, industrialisation, family, gender, religion, and the state and civil society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GES1028","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1202","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asia: A Changing Region","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Description Southeast Asia has been described as one of the 'crossroads of the world' - a place where people from many cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds meet. The intermingling of people, the exchange of ideas and international commerce have been part of Southeast Asian life for centuries. This module surveys the broad currents of conflict, change and continuity across the region from a multidisciplinary perspective. It looks at how Southeast Asian societies and political systems have changed over time in response to the pressures of ecology, colonialism, nationalism, urbanization and globalization. The module also looks at the way ethnic, religious, national and regional identities have been constructed, used and altered over time. The overall objective is to provide students with an introduction to different ways of exploring Southeast Asia and different experiences of living in the region.","CrossModule":"SE1101E","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEK1008, GEM1008K, SE1101E, SS1203SE, Students majoring in SE are precluded from taking this module.","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1203","ModuleTitle":"Singapore, Asia and American Power","Department":"Southeast Asian Studies","ModuleDescription":"Singapore is a small city-state, the U.S. a continental superpower. There seems to be a huge power imbalance between the two countries, but are things always the way they seem? This module introduces various dimensions of American global power such as cultural power (Hollywood, for example, or American democracy as an inspirational model), military might and economic size. We investigate how U.S. power affects Singapore and its relations with its Asian neighbours. We also look at how Singapore and the region respond to the global projection of American power, and the ways they may exert power despite apparent imbalances.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GES1018","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1207","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Literature in English: Selected Texts","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will focus on Singapore literature in English. It will deal with selected texts in the three main genres: poetry, fiction and drama. There will also be opportunities to discuss the works with the writers. One of its main aims is to show how literature will help us gain a more comprehensive insight into our understanding of Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Preclusion":"SSA1207FC, GES1025","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA1208","ModuleTitle":"Everyday Life of Chinese Singaporeans: Past & Present (taught in English)","Department":"Chinese Studies","ModuleDescription":"Studies on the everyday life of ordinary people offer an important perspective for understanding human history. This module examines the daily life of Chinese Singaporeans during the late 19th to 20th centuries, focusing on their cultural expressions and social actions, revolving around eight geo-cultural sites, namely, Singapore River, Chinatown, Chinese temples, clan associations, opera stages, amusement parks, hawker centres, and streets/roads. Students are asked to compare the past and present of these sites through oral history and fieldwork observation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GES1005","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2202","ModuleTitle":"Changing Landscapes of Singapore","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"This module attempts to understand the rationale of changes in Singapore's urban landscape. It places these changes within a framework that considers Singapore's efforts to globalise and examines how policies are formulated with the idea of sustaining an economy that has integral links sub-regionally with Southeast Asia while developing new spatial linkages that will strengthen its position in the global network. Emphasis is also given to recent discussions about how diversity and difference in the perception and use of space pose a challenge to the utilitarian and functional definition adopted by the state.","CrossModule":"GEK2001","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2001, GES1003","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2204","ModuleTitle":"Nation-Building in Singapore","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"This module is about Singapore's emergence from British colonial rule and merger with Malaysia to independence and nation-building. It covers political events, the economy, education, national service, ethnic relations, and culture and national identity. Students are encouraged to think through issues central to these topics. The module is tailored for students in all Faculties at all levels.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"HY2229, GES1010","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2205","ModuleTitle":"Singapore and Japan: Historical and Contemporary Relationships","Department":"Japanese Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to promote a better understanding of Singapore-Japan relations, combining historical, political, economic, social and cultural perspectives. Besides an examination of the history of interactions between people in Singapore and Japan from the late 19th century to the present, the module also helps students grasp issues affecting Singapore‘s position and perception in a wider geographical and cultural context by considering its relations with Japan. Students are actively encouraged to use oral history, fieldwork and internet for their projects.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"JS2224 and GES1015","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2206","ModuleTitle":"Islam and Contemporary Malay Society","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module examines the kinds of religious orientations that had evolved among the Malays of Singapore and analyzes major socio-historical factors that had shaped such orientations. The ways in which these religious orientations condition the responses of Singaporean Malays and their unique institutions to the challenges and demands of the modern world are then discussed. The module will explore the thought of Muslims thinkers on issues of reform relevant to the Malays of Singapore. A critical analysis and evaluation of the phenomenon of Islamic resurgence and revivalism in Singapore and the extent of its contribution to the progress of the community will also be explored. A theme underlying the topics of the module is the relevance of Islamic values and philosophy in facilitating Singaporean Malays adapt to the demands of social change and the plural society in which they live.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GES1014, MS2205","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2208","ModuleTitle":"Singapore's Military History","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"Singapore is a sovereign nation-state with formidable armed forces but its military situation is still very much governed by its place in the Malay world and its fluctuating strategic value to great powers. This module showcases the value of a 700-year approach to the island’s military history and examines the relative impact of its distant and recent past on its present situation. This module has no pre-requisites and is suitable for any student with an interest in Singapore’s history or military history in general.","CrossModule":"HY2242","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-0-2-4","Preclusion":"HY2242. Students majoring in HY are precluded from taking this module.","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2209","ModuleTitle":"Government and Politics of Singapore","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This course examines a number of areas in Singapore's domestic politics with the following objectives: identify the key determinants of Singapore's politics; understand the key structural-functional aspects of Singapore's domestic politics; examine the extent to which nation building has taken place in Singapore; and analyse the key challenges facing Singapore and its future as far as domestic politics is concerned. The course examines both the structural-functional aspects of domestic politics as well as issues related to nation building, state-society relations and the likely nature of future developments and challenges.","CrossModule":"PS2249","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEK2003, GEM2003K, PS1102, PS2101B, PS2101, PS2249, SS2209PS. Students majoring in PS are precluded from taking this module.","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2211","ModuleTitle":"The Evolution of a Global City-State","Department":"History","ModuleDescription":"The history of Singapore has traditionally been conceived along internal lines, based mainly, if not solely, on the traditional trajectories of administrative, political and national historical narratives. Yet, as we all know, the evolution of Singapore, from classical regional emporium to international port city and strategic naval base, has all along been defined by much larger regional and international forces. After its emergence as a sovereign state in 1965, Singapore continues to project itself as a 'global city-state'. Our local society has an 'international' make-up, being the product as it were of historical and current diasporic trends. This module provides an international framework for a study of the history of Singapore, and seeks to examine the historical evolution of Singapore against the contexts of regional and international changes and developments from the 14th to the 20th century. This module is open to all students throughout NUS interested in Singapore history/studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GES1011","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":3,"ExamDate":"2016-06-17T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2214","ModuleTitle":"Singapore and India: Emerging Relations","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to examine the evolving economic linkages between Singapore and India in a post Cold War setting and attempts to explain the factors that have led to their enhanced economic collaboration based on areas of complementarity. The module will use concepts like economic regionalism, Singapore's regionalization policy and India's \"Look East\" policies to explain the confluence of national interests that has enhanced bilateral economic ties between both countries. In particular it will examine bilateral collaboration in infrastructure development (ports and telecommunications) and services (airline and tourism) industries to explain the success and problems of bilateral economic collaboration. The target audiences are students from various Faculties who would like to have a better understanding of Singapore's evolving foreign economic policy in South Asia in an increasingly globalised economy.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GES1006","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2215","ModuleTitle":"The Biophysical Environment of Singapore","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The module will focus on the functions of the biophysical environment of the city state of Singapore. The topics include geology, soils, river systems, water supply, natural reserves, green areas, land reclamation and coastal environments. The environmental problems that arise from the development of a large tropical city within a limited area, and the possible solutions for such problems will be examined. The module does not require an extensive science or mathematics background.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GES1004","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2218","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Film: Performance of Identity","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the ways in which Singapore films constitute a national cinema by considering the history and development of local film production as well as closely examining how individual films perform and engage the notion of a Singapore identity. Through a group creative project, students are challenged to make their own Singapore film that involves the practical application of critical ideas and enables students to participate in the ways that a national cinema performs and functions. The films studied may involve mature content and have varied film ratings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Preclusion":"TS2238, GES1029","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2219","ModuleTitle":"South Asia in Singapore","Department":"South Asian Studies Programme","ModuleDescription":"The South Asian presence in Singapore is an important part of Singapore?s multicultural society: in terms of the `Indian' community and its economic and commercial influence; its religious and artistic impact; and its role in the everyday life of the nation (eg. cuisine, sport and entertainment). Students will be provided the opportunity to understand the nature of South Asian migration to Singapore, the significance of the South Asian community and its contributions to Singapore's development. Students will be provided with the necessary framework to study and analyse the historical and socio-economic development of the community and South Asian identity and concerns. The module will develop critical and analytical skills guiding students in the process of social scientific enquiry. The target students are undergraduates from all Faculties.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GES1007","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Rajesh Rai"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2220","ModuleTitle":"Global Economic Dimensions of Singapore","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the dynamics of the world economy and the impact on Singapore in the last two centuries. It will demonstrate how Singapore grew through continual dependence on the rest of the world in different ways by focusing on major labour, capital and technological factors, in which threats are also seen as opportunities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"EC2373, PP5215, GES1002","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA2220T","ModuleTitle":"Global Economic Dimensions Of Singapore","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA3201","ModuleTitle":"Singapore English-Language Theatre","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a grand overview of Singapore English Language Theatre as well as an in-depth analysis of its canonical texts. It traces the development of Singapore's cultural identity through her theatre's shifting strategies of representation. Apart from contextualizing the key texts within an awareness of Singapore cultural policy and social rubric, this module also focuses on an understanding of theoretical paradigms from postcolonialism, feminism, interculturalism and postmodernism.","CrossModule":"TS3235","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Preclusion":"TS3235. Students who are majoring in TS, or intend to major in TS should not take SSA3201.","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA3203","ModuleTitle":"The Malays of Singapore","Department":"Malay Studies","ModuleDescription":"Who are the Malays of Singapore? How are they perceived and how do they perceive themselves? These and other related questions will be raised in this module. To answer these questions we will discuss the Malays in the socio-economic and political context they live in. The module is divided into five topics: Topic 1 looks at the socio-history of the Malays. Topic 2 introduces approaches in studying Malays of Singapore. Topics 3, 4 and 5 look at different dimensions of their life in Singapore i.e. as Singapore citizens, as part of the Malay &quot;community&quot; and as members of &quot;Malay families&quot;.","CrossModule":"MS3209","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"MS3209. Students majoring in MS are precluded from taking this module.","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Suriani Suratman"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSA3205","ModuleTitle":"Singapore's Foreign Policy","Department":"Political Science","ModuleDescription":"This module analyses Singapore's outlook towards the world with particular reference to countries in the West and Asia. It examines the following key issues affecting Singapore's foreign policy: problems of a small state, factors influencing the worldview, the key foreign policy principles and precepts, the operationalisation of relations towards different countries; and the key differences in outlook towards the world in the Cold War and post-Cold War periods. The course is mounted for students throughout NUS with interest in Singapore and particularly its foreign policy.","CrossModule":"PS3249","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"PS3219B, SS3205PS, PS3249. Students majoring in PS are precluded from taking this module.","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSB1204","ModuleTitle":"Labour Law In Singapore","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"The course introduces students to the development of industrial relations and labour laws in Singapore. Students can thus understand why labour relations are the way they are in Singapore. In addition, the course is not purely historical. A substantial part of the course is also aimed at looking at the current legal problems faced by employees and employers in Singapore. This course will be of general relevance to all as students are in all likelihood going to be employees or employers some day.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GES1000","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSB1204T","ModuleTitle":"Labour Law In Singapore","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":3,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSB2216T","ModuleTitle":"Employee Management In Singapore","Department":"Bachelor Of Technology Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSB2217","ModuleTitle":"Taxation and the Singapore Miracle","Department":"Accounting","ModuleDescription":"Taxation and the Singapore Miracle\". Description is revised to, \"Singapore's rapid growth and transformation has led it to become one of the world's greatest economic success stories. Widely acclaimed as an economic miracle, Singapore's success can be attributed to a series of deliberate and responsive economic and tax policies which have ensured its sustained macroeconomic stability and attractiveness to foreign investment. Students will be introduced to the history of Singapore's experience as an open economy seen through the lens of tax policy. The module will enable students to trace the development of Singapore's economic progressas they are given a chronological walk-through of the development of Singapore's tax system. Students will have opportunity to explore the unique and key features of various tax policies (e.g. tax incentives and tax measures) which were integral in promoting the rapid industrialization and growth of specific sectors in the Singapore economy which are still relevant today. The module aims to provide students with insights into the rationale behind these policies and their implementation. This module intends to stimulate critical thinking and engage students in intellectual discourse on the impact and effectiveness of various tax policies and continued relevance of these policies which continue to contribute to Singapore's sustained prosperity and success in the Asean community and on the global stage.\"","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GES1027","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSD1203","ModuleTitle":"Real Estate Development & Investment Law","Department":"Real Estate","ModuleDescription":"This Module introduces students to the law pertaining to real estate development and investment in Singapore. Students will acquire an understanding and appreciation of the policies, circumstances and legal principles which underpin and shape the law on the availability, ownership, development and usage of real estate in Singapore. Students will also gain insight into legal analysis and modes of legal reasoning. This module is targeted at all students across Faculties who have had no exposure to Real Estate Law and wish to acquire a broad understanding of the multiple legal issues that pertain to the built environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"• BSP1004, Legal Environment for Business • BSP1004X, Legal Environment for Business ¿• SSB2212 Singapore Legal System: Implications for Business ¿• Not for Real Estate and Project and Facility Management students. ¿• Also all Law undergraduate students, as well as students who have taken Law modules from the Faculty of Law, are not allowed to read this module. ¿• GES1024","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSD2210","ModuleTitle":"Managing Singapore's Built Environment","Department":"Building","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the rationale for, and process of, the emergence and growth of Singapore?s built environment from a third world country to a world class city. It enables students to have an understanding and appreciation of the economic and social aspects and implications of how properties and infrastructure are developed and managed, given the constraints that Singapore faces. It also encourages them to develop alternative views on how the built environment can help Singapore continue to prosper and remain relevant in the region. This module is open to all undergraduates who are interested in Singapore?s physical development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GES1019","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSD2213","ModuleTitle":"Singapore Urban History & Architecture","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the urban history and architecture of Singapore from an inter-disciplinary perspective. It will cover the period from the ancient market and settlement of Tanma-hsi or Singapura, to the formation and development of a colonial town, and to the recent post-independence period, until the contemporary debates in Architecture and Urbanism in Singapore. The module, which is targeted at general audiences of undergraduate students, aims to stimulate intellectual discourse and critical thinking by using inter-disciplinary approaches to understanding the city and architecture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GES1013","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSE1201","ModuleTitle":"Building a Dynamic Singapore - Role of Engineers","Department":"Division Of Engineering And Tech Mgt","ModuleDescription":"The focus of the module is to highlight how engineering and technology have contributed to the development of Singapore. The module is structured around case studies such as the creation of Jurong island, one-north, the water story etc. In these case studies, the constraints faced by Singapore (e.g. scarcity of land, lack of water) are overcome through technological, organizational and other forms of innovation. Simple diagrams that can be understood by layman are used to explain some of the innovations (e.g. the water loop).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GES1017","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Chai Kah Hin","Tan Kim Seng","Vladan Babovic"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSM1206","ModuleTitle":"Health and Wellness for Older Adults","Department":"Dean's Office (Medicine)","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to provide students the opportunity to focus on the holistic needs of the older adults’ population and explore means to support them to achieve optimal level of functioning and quality of life. Students will examine theories and concepts of ageing, normal physiologic and psychosocial changes and the bio-psychosocial issues associated with these processes. By developing an understanding of the specific needs of older adults, students will be able to promote health and wellness for this population. Ethical and legal aspects of caring for older adults are addressed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSS1207","ModuleTitle":"Natural Heritage of Singapore","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"Located within one of the global centres of biodiversity, Singapore is endowed with a rich natural heritage that is impacted by expanding urbanisation. Development poses a great challenge to nature conservation and Singapore is an excellent model to study how a balance can be achieved. Students will be introduced to the country?s natural heritage, its historical, scientific and potential economic value. You will have the opportunity to explore important habitats, and to think critically about the issues of sustainable development and the nation?s responsibility to posterity and to regional and international conventions related to biodiversity conservation. Students are expected to undertake the field trips on their own and at their own time within the semester; and will be encouraged to ?self-learn?. A special website with information on the places to visit and their significance serves as a semi-interactive IT-resource. Suggested trails and what can be observed appear on the website. The students? independence and experiential learning aspects are strongly encouraged.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GES1021","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SSY2223","ModuleTitle":"Western Music within a Singaporean Context","Department":"Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Of Music","ModuleDescription":"This module will look at the place of the Western Classical music tradition within the cultural life of Singapore. It will assess the impact of majority cultures (particularly from the Chinese, Malay and Indian communities) on the general reception of Western music, as well as on music written by Singapore-based composers. Students will be introduced to the principal figures in Singapore’s musical development. The module will also chart the growth of music education in Singapore, both in the national schooling system as well as in private institutions and tertiary academies. A prior knowledge of music is helpful but not required.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Preclusion":"GES1020","Types":["SSM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST1131","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the basic concepts and the methods of statistics. A computer package is used to enhance learning and to enable students to analyse real life data. Topics include descriptive statistics, basic concepts of probability, sampling distribution, statistical estimation, hypothesis testing, linear regression. This module is targeted at students interested in Statistics who are able to meet the prerequisite. It is also an essential module for students in the following programmes: Industrial and Systems Engineering (FoE); E-Commerce (SoC); Project & Facilities Management and Real Estate (SDE).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"GCE ‘AO’ Level or H1 Pass in Mathematics or its equivalent or MA1301 or MA1301FC or MA1301X","Preclusion":"ST1131A, ST1232, ST2334, CE2407, CN3421, EC2231, EC2303, PR2103, DSC2008. Engineering students except ISE students.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST1232","ModuleTitle":"Statistics for Life Sciences","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces life science students to the basic principles and methods of biostatistics, and their applications and interpretation. A computer package is used to enhance learning and to enable students to analyze real life data sets. Topics include probability, probability distributions, sampling distributions, statistical inference for one and two sample problems, nonparametric tests, categorical data analysis, correlation and regression analysis, multi-sample inference. This module is essential to students of the Life Sciences.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"GCE 'AO' Level or H1 Pass in Mathematics or its equivalent","Preclusion":"ST1131, ST1131A, ST2334, CE2407, CN3421, EC2231, EC2303, PR2103, DSC2008.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST1991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST1992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2131","ModuleTitle":"Probability","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to give an elementary introduction to probability theory for science (including computing science, social sciences and management sciences) and engineering students with knowledge of elementary calculus. It will cover not only the mathematics of probability theory but will work through many diversified examples to illustrate the wide scope of applicability of probability. Topics covered are: counting methods, sample space and events, axioms of probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, discrete and continuous distributions, joint and marginal distributions, conditional distribution, independence of random variables, expectation, conditional expectation, moment generating function, central limit theorem, the weak law of large numbers. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite. It is an essential module for Industrial and Systems Engineering students.","CrossModule":"MA2216","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1312 or MA1507 or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521","Preclusion":"MA2216, ST2334, CE2407","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2132","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the theoretical underpinnings of statistical methodology and concentrates on inferential procedures within the framework of parametric models. Topic include: random sample and statistics, method of moments, maximum likelihood estimate, Fisher information, sufficiency and completeness, consistency and unbiasedness, sampling distributions, x2-, t- and Fdistributions, confidence intervals, exact and asymptotic pivotal method, concepts of hypothesis testing, likelihood ratio test, Neyman-Pearson lemma. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistic and are able to meet the prerequisite.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA2216 or ST2131 or ST2334","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Gan Fah Fatt"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2137","ModuleTitle":"Computer Aided Data Analysis","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the statistical computer packages, with main focus on SAS, Splus and SPSS, that provide the computational tools for performing statistical data analysis using the methodology covered in the prerequisite modules. Topics include data access, transformations, estimation, testing hypotheses, ANOVA, performing resampling methods and simulations. It also equips students with basic computational techniques for maximum likelihood estimation. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST1131 or ST1131A or ST1232 or ST2334 or ST2131 or MA2216.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2288","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Statistics and Applied Probability I","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"ST1131 or ST1232; AND Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2289","ModuleTitle":"Basic UROPS in Statistics and Applied Probability II","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Prerequisite":"ST1131 or ST1232; and Departmental Approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2334","ModuleTitle":"Probability and Statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts of probability, conditional probability, independence, random variables, joint and marginal distributions, mean and variance, some common probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation and hypothesis testing based on a normal population. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites. Preclude ME students taking or have taken ME4273.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA1306 or MA1102 or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1505C or MA1521 or MA1312 or MA1507","Preclusion":"ST1131, ST1131A, ST1232, ST2131, MA2216, CE2407, EC2231, EC2303, PR2103, DSC2008. ME students taking or having taken ME4273. All ISE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST2992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3131","ModuleTitle":"Regression Analysis","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on data analysis using multiple regression models. Topics include simple linear regression, multiple regression, model building and regression diagnostics. One and two factor analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, linear model as special case of generalized linear model. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131 or MA2216 or ST2334","Preclusion":"ST2335, EC3231, EC3303","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3232","ModuleTitle":"Design & Analysis of Experiments","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module covers common designs of experiments and their analysis. Topics include basic experimental designs, analysis of one-way and two way layout data, multiple comparisons, factorial designs, 2k-factorial designs, blocking and confounding, fractional factorial design and nested designs. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132 or ST2334","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3233","ModuleTitle":"Applied Time Series Analysis","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the modelling and analysis of time series data. A computer package will be used to analyse real data sets. Topics include stationary time series, ARIMA models, estimation and forecasting with ARIMA models This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132 or ST2334","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3236","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes I","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces the concept of modelling dependence and focuses on discrete-time Markov chains. Topics include discrete-time Markov chains, examples of discrete-time Markov chains, classification of states, irreducibility, periodicity, first passage times, recurrence and transience, convergence theorems and stationary distributions. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"MA3238","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(MA1101 or MA1101R or MA1311 or MA1508) and (ST2131 or MA2216)","Preclusion":"MA3238. All ISE students.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Jasra, Ajay"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3239","ModuleTitle":"Survey Methodology","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module gives an introduction to the design of sample surveys and estimation procedures, with emphasis on practical applications in survey sampling. Topics include planning of surveys, questionnaire construction, methods of data collection, fieldwork procedures, sources of errors, basic ideas of sampling, simple random sampling, stratified, systematic, replicated, cluster and quota sampling, sample size determination and cost. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"MA2216 or ST2131 or ST2334","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3240","ModuleTitle":"Multivariate Statistical Analysis","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the classical theory and methods of multivariate statistical analysis. Topics include distribution theory: multivariate normal distribution, Hotelling's T2 and Wishart distributions, inference on the mean and covariance, principal components and canonical correlation, factor analysis, discrimination and classification. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics, are able to meet the pre-requisites and are matriculated in or after 2002.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3241","ModuleTitle":"Categorical Data Analysis I","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces methods for analysing response data that are categorical, rather than continuous. Topics include: categorical response data and contingency tables, loglinear and logit models, Poisson regression, framework of generalised linear models, model diagnostics, ordinal data. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3243","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Methods in Epidemiology","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an introduction to the key concepts and principles of epidemiology. It emphasizes a quantitative approach to clinical and public health problems through the statistical analysis of epidemiologic data. The students will be equipped with the skills needed to understand critically the epidemiologic literature. Principles and methods are illustrated with examples. Topics include incidence prevalence and risk, mortality and morbidity rates, types of study designs: prospective, retrospective and cross-sectional study, association and causation, confounding and standardization, precision and validity of epidemiologic studies, matching, screening, contingency tables, stratified analysis, logistic regression. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"(ST2132) and (ST2131 or MA2216)","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3246","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Models for Actuarial Science","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to introduce students how statistical methods are used to construct actuarial loss models in order to manage the financial risks in this uncertain world. Major topics includes a model-based approach to Actuarial Science, loss distributions, frequency distributions, aggregate loss models, parametric models, effects of policy modifications, statistical inference for loss models, credibility theory.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Lim Tiong Wee"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3247","ModuleTitle":"Simulation","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The advent of fast and inexpensive computational power has facilitated the description of real phenomenon using realistic stochastic models which can be analysed using simulation studies. This module teaches students how to analyse a model by use of a simulation study and the topics include: pseudorandom number generation, generating discrete and continuous random variables, simulating discrete events, statistical analysis of simulated data, variance reduction, Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. It also covers topics in stochastic optimisation such as simulated annealing. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"{ST2131 or ST2334 or MA2216} and {CS1010 or CS1010E or CS1010S or CS1010FC or CG1101 or IT1002 or IT1006}","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Statistics & Applied Probability I","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Please see section 4.4.3.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Statistics & Applied Probability II","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Statistics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Statistics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3312","ModuleTitle":"Extended Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 16-20 weeks during regular semester. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Statistics as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Statistics major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST3992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to develop the basic skills for independent scientific research, and to promote an appreciation of the application of problem solving strategies in science. On completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the current state of knowledge in a particular field of research, to master of the basic techniques required for the study of a research question, and to communicate scientific information clearly and concisely in written and spoken English.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-2-0-0-13","Prerequisite":"For Cohort 2011 and before- At least one major at B.Sc./B.Appl.Sc. level; and minimum overall CAP of 3.50 on completion of 100 MCs or more. For Cohort 2012 and after- At least one major at B.Sc./B.Appl.Sc. level; and minimum overall CAP of 3.20 on completion of 100 MCs or more.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4231","ModuleTitle":"Computer Intensive Statistical Methods","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The availability of high-speed computation has led to the development of “modern” statistical methods which are implemented in the form of well-understood computer algorithms. This module introduces students to several computer intensive statistical methods and the topics include: empirical distribution and plug-in principle, general algorithm of bootstrap method, bootstrap estimates of standard deviation and bias, jack-knife method, bootstrap confidence intervals, the empirical likelihood for the mean and parameters defined by simple estimating function, Wilks theorem, and EL confidence intervals, missing data, EM algorithm, Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Thiery, Alexandre Hoang"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4232","ModuleTitle":"Nonparametric Statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the theory and methods of making statistical inference based on nonparametric techniques. Students will see the analyses of real data from various areas of applications. Topics include properties of order statistics, statistics based on ranks, distribution-free statistics, inference concerning location and scale parameters for one and two samples, Hajek's projection. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4233","ModuleTitle":"Linear Models","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Linear statistical models are used to study the way a response variable depends on an unknown, linear combination of explanatory and/or classification variables. This module focuses on the theory of linear models and the topics include: linear regression model, general linear model, prediction problems, sensitivity analysis, analysis of incomplete data, robust regression, multiple comparisons, introduction to generalised linear models. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the prerequisite.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4234","ModuleTitle":"Bayesian Statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Bayesian principles: Bayes' theorem, estimation, hypothesis testing, prior distributions, likelihood, predictive distributions. Bayesian computation: numerical approximation, posterior simulation and integration, Markov chain simulation, models and applications: hierarchical linear models, generalized linear models, multivariate models, mixture models, models for missing data, case studies. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4238","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes II","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module builds on ST3236 and introduces an array of stochastic models with biomedical and other real world applications. Topics include Poisson process, compound Poisson process, marked Poisson process, point process, epidemic models, continuous time Markov chain, birth and death processes, martingale. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","CrossModule":"MA4251","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"MA3238 or ST3236","Preclusion":"MA4251","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4240","ModuleTitle":"Data Mining","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The module covers statistical techniques and tools such as kernel methods for estimating the density and regression functions, machine learning, hidden Markov Chain, EM algorithm, classification, cluster analysis and support vector machines for analyzing large data sets and for searching for unexpected relationships in the data. It also covers model selection for searching through a large collection of potential local models that describe some aspect of the data in an easily understandable way. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4241","ModuleTitle":"Design & Analysis of Clinical Trials","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an introduction to the design and analysis of clinical trials. Emphasis is on the statistical aspects. Topics include introduction to clinical trials, phases of clinical trials, objectives and endpoints, the study cohort, controls, randomization and blinding, sample size determination, treatment allocation, monitoring trial progress: compliance, dropouts and interim analyses, monitoring for evidence of adverse or beneficial treatment effects, ethical issues, quality of life assessment, data analysis involving multiple treatment groups and endpoints, stratification and subgroup analysis, intent to treat analysis, analysis of compliance data, surrogate endpoints, multi-centre trials and good practice versus misconduct. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3242 or ST2132","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4242","ModuleTitle":"Analysis of Longitudinal Data","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This course covers modern methods for the analysis of repeated measures, clustered data, correlated outcomes and longitudinal data, with a strong emphasis on applications in the biological and health sciences. Both continuous and discrete response variables will be considered. The use of generalized estimating equations (GEE) will be emphasized. Topics include introduction to longitudinal studies, exploring longitudinal data, analysis of variance for repeated measures, general linear models for longitudinal data, growth curves, models for covariance structure, estimation of individual trajectories, generalized linear models for longitudinal discrete data, marginal models, generalized estimating equations, random effects models and transition models. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4245","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Methods for Finance","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The module aims to equip students with a repertoire of statistical analysis and modelling methods that are commonly used in the finance industry. Major topics include statistical properties of returns, regression analysis with applications to single and multi-factor pricing models, multivariate analysis with applications in Markowitz's portfolio management, modelling and estimation of volatilities, calculation of value-at-risk, nonparametric methods with applications to option pricing and interest rate markets. Students are assumed to have had no background in finance or economics and will be acquainted with the foundations of finance such as portfolio optimizing and the Capital Asset Pricing Model. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisite.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131 or QF3101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4991","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST4992","ModuleTitle":"Exchange Enrichment Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5198","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Seminar Module","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"This module is a compulsory module for research students matriculated from August 04 onwards. The objectives are to encourage research students to participate in seminars and help to improve their presentation skills. It is made up of 2 components, seminar attendance and presentation","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5199","ModuleTitle":"Coursework Track Ii Project","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"The objectives of the course are to develop the basic skills for independent scientific research, and to promote an appreciation of the application of problem solving strategies in science. On completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate an appreciation of the current state of knowledge in a particular field of research, to master of the basic techniques required for the study of a research question, and to communicate scientific information clearly and concisely in written and spoken English.","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"0-2-0-0-13","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5201","ModuleTitle":"Basic Statistical Theory","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Basic concepts in probability, limit theorems, families of distributions, estimation, method of moments, maximum likelihood method, bootstrap method, classical confidence intervals, bootstrap confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, likelihood ratio tests. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T19:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5202","ModuleTitle":"Applied Regression Analysis","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Multiple regression, model diagnostics, remedial measures, variable selection techniques, non-leastsquares estimation, nonlinear models, one and two factor analysis of variance, analysis of covariance, linear model as special case of generalized linear model. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"ST5318","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T19:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5203","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Design","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Basics of experimental design and analysis: randomization, blocking and confounding, factorial designs, fractional factorial designs, incomplete block designs, Latin squares, unbalanced designs and missing values, split plot, nested and crossover designs, uniform designs, optimal designs, response surface methodology. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","Preclusion":"ST5318","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5207","ModuleTitle":"Nonparametric Regression","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Modular Credits: Various smoothing methods, including kernel, spline, nearest neighbour, orthogonal series and penalized likelihood. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3131 or Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T19:00+0800","Lecturers":["Fang Xiao"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5208","ModuleTitle":"Statistics For Quality And Productivity Improvements","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Statistical process and quality control, response surface, reliability analysis, design of experiments, Taguchi method. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3235 or Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T19:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5209","ModuleTitle":"Analysis Of Time Series Data","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Stationary processes, ARIMA processes, forecasting, parameter estimation, spectral analysis, non-stationary and seasonal models. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST3233 or Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T19:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5211","ModuleTitle":"Sampling from Finite Populations","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Survey data, basic sampling, stratified sampling, cluster sampling, double sampling, systematic sampling, non-response and missing values, multiple imputations, bootstrap of sampling error. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2132 or Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5214","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Probability Theory","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Probability measures and their distribution functions. Random variable: properties of mathematical expectation, independence, conditional probability and expectation. Convergence concepts: various modes of convergence of sequence of random variables; almost sure convergence, Borel-Cantelli Lemma, uniform integrability, convergence of moments. Weak and strong law of large numbers. Convergence in distribution, characteristic function: general properties, convolution, uniqueness and inversion, Lindeberg conditions and central limit theorem. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131 or Departmental approval (compulsory to MSc by Research and AMP students)","Preclusion":"MA5259","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5215","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Statistical Theory","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Review: Weak Law of large numbers, central limit theorem, Slutsky theorem, delta method and variance stabilizing transformation. Statistical models. Sufficiency and Neyman's Factorization criterion. Scores. Exponential families. Estimation methods: moment, maximum likelihood, least squares. Optimality of estimates. Unbiasedness, minimum variance, completeness, UMVU estimates. Theorems of Rao-Blackwell, Cramer-Rao, Lehmann-Scheffe. Consistency. Large sample theory of MLE's, Bayes, minimax. Confidence intervals, P-values, classical (Neyman-Pearson) tests, UMP tests, Likelihood ratio test, Power, Wald's test, Rao's Score test, Application of likelihood ratio tests to regression. This module is targeted at students who are interested in Statistics and are able to meet the pre-requisites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131 and ST2132 or Departmental approval","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5222","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Applied Statistics","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Topics requiring a high level of statistical computing and some optimization can be covered here, for example, discriminant analysis, machine learning, highdimensionality and false discovery rates, stochastic search, MCMC, Monte Carlo integration, kernel smoothing and EM optimization methods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5223","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Models:Theory/Applications","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Univariate and multivariate regression, graphical displays, normal equations, Gramm-Schmidt orthogonalization and singular value decomposition, model selection and prediction, collinearity and variable selection, diagnostics: residuals, influence, symptoms and remedies, ANOVA, fixed and random effects, nonlinear models including logistic regression, loglinear models and generalized linear models, computations with datasets using statistical computer package.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5224","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Statistical Theory II","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Confidence intervals, P-values, classical (Neyman- Pearson) tests, UMP tests, Likelihood ratio test, Power, Wald’s test, Rao’s Score test, Application of likelihood ratio tests to regression. Additional topics that can be covered in this module includes resampling methods, Bayes procedures, robustness, times series, empirical and point processes, optimal experimental design, parametric, semiparametric and non-parametric modelling, survival analysis and sequential analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST5215 or Departmental approval","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5225","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Analysis of Networks","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"Network data has become increasingly important in both academia and industry. Many interesting questions can be understood and analysed through networks. Applications are found in areas such as sociology (Facebook and Twitter networks), computer science (World Wide Web), and biology (gene and protein interaction networks). With the availability of large network data sets, be it in corporate, governmental or scientific contexts, comes the necessity to work with such data in an appropriate manner. This course gives a practical introduction to the theory of network analysis; topics include statistical network models, descriptive and inferential network analysis, network visualisation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-1-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"ST2131 Probability","Corequisite":"Basic Statistical Theory","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ST5241A","ModuleTitle":"Topics IA","Department":"Statistics & Applied Probability","ModuleDescription":"For the NUS Bulletin This module consists of selected topics which may vary from year to year depending on the interests and availability of staff. For Sem 2 16/17 The module is titled “Data-driven Decision Science I” and is based on topics from a book with the same title, and subtitle “with Financial, Healthcare, IT and Other Applications,” currently being written by Anna L Choi (Harvard and NUS), Alex S Deng (Microsoft), TL Lai (Stanford and NUS) and KW Tsang (Chinese University of Hong Kong at Shenzhen). The topics chosen will cover both methodology and applications, with healthcare being the focus of applications.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"1.5-0.5-0-1.5-1.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW1101E","ModuleTitle":"Social Work: A Heart-Head-Hand Connection","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the enriching experience of being in social work education. Learning includes both cognitive and experiential knowledge on the needs of individuals, families and society, and the social work response in meeting these needs. Included are the mission, values and principles of the social work profession and its roles and functions in contributing to human well-being. As an integral and compulsory part of this module, students will visit social service organization. The module is open to all NUS students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Esther Goh Chor Leng"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Thursday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW2101","ModuleTitle":"Working with Individuals and Families","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the generalist model of social work intervention with individuals, families, groups and communities. Basic knowledge and skills of the problem-solving process, including engagement, assessment, formulation of objectives, intervention, evaluation of outcome, and termination are examined. Using an ecological-systems perspective, the module will emphasize the integration of social science knowledge and social work practice theory in facilitating the bio-psychosocial development of people. The module is for students who major in Social Work.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW2104","ModuleTitle":"Human Development over the Lifespan","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to human development from a lifespan perspective. Major developmental theories and contributions to the field from cross-disciplinary perspectives will be discussed. More specifically, students will look at physical, cognitive, social, psycho-emotional and moral development and gain some understanding of how each developmental domain may be shaped by the forces of nature or nurture. Tutorial assignments provide students with the opportunity to integrate classroom learning with practical concerns.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Ong Teck Hong"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW2105","ModuleTitle":"Values & Skills for Helping Relationships","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module concentrates on developing foundational skills for professional helping relationships in direct social work practice. It focuses on values and skills for interpersonal communication, relationship building, problem solving and intervention at the various stages of the helping relationship. Experiential learning involving role playing, case studies and the development of self-awareness are employed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Only for students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW2106","ModuleTitle":"Social Group Work Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module will focus on the generalist and specialized methods of group intervention within the context of specific populations and settings. The phases of group work development, group processes, therapeutic factors and role of the leader in facilitating these will be critically examined. Contemporary group work approaches in organisational, residential and community settings are compared and contrasted. Assessment methods of social group work practice are included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"Students from 2008 cohort onwards, who have completed SW1101E and who are majoring in Social Work.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3101","ModuleTitle":"Social Work Research Methods","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an overview of the research process with specific emphasis on social work research. It deals with the development of scientific inquiry as the basis of social work practice. It covers different elements involved in the research process from problem formulation to designing the research, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation and presentation of the research findings. The module assists students with first-hand experience in writing a research proposal and conducting basic research. It also assists students in understanding and appreciating published research reports.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-1-5","Prerequisite":"SW1101E","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Srinivasan Chokkanathan"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3103A","ModuleTitle":"Social Work Field Practice (I)","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Field Practice consists of 400 hours of full-time fieldwork in an agency or project where students work under professional supervision for the equivalent of 10 weeks from May to August. Students are taught skills in direct and indirect social work, depending on the placement. They also attend compulsory fieldwork seminars during the placement to link classroom theory to professional practice and to discuss social work methods and professional development. Assessment is made on performance in fieldwork and a written assignment on applying theory to practice and the comparative use of literature. The assignment must be submitted by the designated date.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-1-0-31-1","Prerequisite":"SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105. Students from 2007 cohort onwards.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3104","ModuleTitle":"Social Work Field Practice (II)","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Teaching focuses on the development of professional skills for specific contexts, e.g., in a community development setting, in medical social work, in family service centres, residential homes and in the correctional setting. Topics will include specialised knowledge and skills in needs assessments and helping strategies specific to the context the student is placed for practicum. For example, in a hospital setting, topics will include the holistic psycho-social-medical approach to healing and wellness, healthcare policies and the dynamics of primary healthcare. It is a field practice module consisting of 400 hours of full-time fieldwork where students receive professional social work supervision for the equivalent of 10 weeks from May to August. Students are assessed on their fieldwork performance and a written assignment that relates theory to practice, with appropriate application of literature. The student assignment must be submitted by the designated date.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-1-0-31-1","Prerequisite":"SW3103A. Students from 2007 cohort onwards.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3105","ModuleTitle":"Community Work Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with an understanding of the theories and practice of community work as a method of social work. Strategies, techniques and skills in community work practice will be examined. The dynamics and challenges of community work in urban societies, particularly in the Singapore context, will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E. Students from 2008 cohort onwards.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3207","ModuleTitle":"Social Work in Medical Settings","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module provides some insights and understanding of the impact of illness on individuals and their families. Individuals and family members coping of health setbacks with specific reference to acute, terminal and chronic illness will be touched. Personal health issues related and delivery of health care will be examined. Potentials for the health care support and promotion of wellness will be also touched. The role of social workers in healthcare system will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3209","ModuleTitle":"Counselling Theories & Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module presents the basic assumptions, strategies, and techniques of selected counselling approaches. Students are trained in counseling methods used by psychosocial, cognitive-behavioural, humanistic, and problem and solution-focussed approaches to the treatment of problems in living. In addition, discussion on the application of counseling in specialized areas such as educational and vocational counseling, rehabilitation counselling, pre-marital and marital counselling, and counselling of specific groups will be included.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in Social Work, SW1101E","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Srinivasan Chokkanathan"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3211","ModuleTitle":"Community-Based Family Services","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module will use an ecological approach to introduce the principles of community-based social work practice, focusing specifically on the family. Within the framework of family needs at different stages, the module will examine variations in intervention methods and strategies implemented at different levels. The levels will include individual, family, group, programme, organization, and policy. A comparative approach of the different models of family services will also be adopted. The module will cover the principles and processes of networking, needs assessment, programme planning and development, utilising volunteers, and management of resources. An additional purpose of the course is to prepare social work students in community-based social services such as family service centres.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"SW2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Tonsing, Kareen N"],"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3215","ModuleTitle":"Socio-Cultural Theories in Social Work","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the purpose, values and contexts of social work practice. The development of the professional self will also be included. In addition, the module will review the characteristics of potential client populations and the socio-cultural contexts for intervention. General social science themes will be discussed. The nature of local social work practice and professional issues relevant to Singapore will be examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-1-6","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T09:00+0800","Lecturers":["Rosaleen Ow"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3216","ModuleTitle":"Urban Youth Work","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the major challenges and issues confronting today's youth. The module examines personal, familial, and societal factors that affect normal growth and development during adolescence. Intervention models and techniques that target specific issues, such as 'youth at risk', social relationships, sexuality, academic performance, and drug and alcohol use are examined and evaluated for their effectiveness. A developmental approach is emphasised.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"SW1101E and SW2101","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3217","ModuleTitle":"Mental Health and Illness","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the nature of mental health and human dysfunction throughout the lifespan. Within an ecological-systems framework, a model of stress-coping-adaptation to modern living is examined. Theories of etiology and treatment of common human disorders in children and adults are also examined.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Preclusion":"PL3236 Abnormal Psychology","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3219","ModuleTitle":"Child-centric Social Work","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module enables students to acquire the knowledge base and intervention skills to work with children and their parents. They will understand the factors that lead to childhood vulnerability, neglect and abuse in the family and community contexts. They will learn about the history of child welfare and rights, and the social intervention approaches to protect and promote childrens well-being. They will also review the role of the state and relevant parties in this regard. The module will include experiential learning in using individual and group work skills in helping children, as well as counselling skills in working with parents.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-0-7","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3551","ModuleTitle":"FASS Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and usually in a team, on an existing research project. It has relevance to the student’s Major, and involves the application of subject knowledge, methodology and theory in reflection upon the research project. UROPs usually take place within FASS or ARI, though a few involve international partners. All are vetted and approved by the Major department. All are assessed. UROPs can be proposed by supervisor or student, and require the approval of the Major department.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Students must: have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 MC in that Major, and have a CAP of at least 3.5.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW3880","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Social Work","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Special topics current in social work practice and research such as sexual violence, infertility, substance abuse , problem gambling, cyber gaming addiction, and trauma may be offered in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4101","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Family-Centred Swk Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module follows up from the introduction to family-centred direct social work practice for individuals and families. Students are to examine various social work practice theories in depth and are expected to develop skills in appropriate interventions such as casework, problem solving, family group work, children and youth work, inter-organisational networking and preventive interventions in various settings. Experiential learning and projects are used to develop competence, critical thinking and integration of classroom learning to real life situations. Students are taught to establish ways of engaging in continuous self-learning, self-care and skills development in their professional career as a social worker.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4102","ModuleTitle":"Social Policy and Planning","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module covers general theories and issues of social policy, planning and implementation relevant to social work. It examines the roles and processes in public policy and the translation of policy to social service delivery in bringing about social welfare. It analyzes the socio-political contexts and implications of policy development at national and agency levels. Students are expected to carry out small-scale planning or analysis exercises.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105, and SW3103A with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105, and SW3103A with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4103","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Research and Evaluation","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module provides the knowledge and skills necessary to perform research and evaluation in human services. The emphasis is on the learning of practical skills in conducting research in social work settings. These skills are in: Scientific reasoning - the logic of ideas; research designs - the structuring of research activities; statistical techniques - quantitative approaches to data; data processing - utilisation of computer technology. Where appropriate, learning is through group or individual projects. This module also deals with advanced techniques of programme evaluation. Various research designs are reviewed, and their relative merits discussed. The use of evaluative techniques in interpersonal practice and professional intervention are also included.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-2-2-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105, SW3101, and SW3103A, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105, SW3101, and SW3103A, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4201","ModuleTitle":"Theory Building in Social Work Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module involves the analysis of direct and indirect professional practice in Singapore and includes the study of cross-cultural variations and applications of social work theory. An examination of the process of theory building and the study of different theoretical models for indigenous practice will be made. Students are required to identify and develop a specific knowledge base for local social work practice.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4202","ModuleTitle":"Special Areas of Social Work Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module provides for the advanced study of the conceptual bases for social work contribution and the application of skills in special areas of social work practice. In any given semester, a selected area of emphasis will be studied such as public education, domestic violence, rehabilitation of offenders, occupational social work, working with AIDS patients, human sexuality, social aspects of public housing, special education, pastoral care, social gerontology, community participation and organisation. Where appropriate, emphasis is given to policy factors influencing the provision of services and the implications of these for individuals, families and the community.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Benjamin Png"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4213","ModuleTitle":"Social Networks & Social Support","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"There is increasing interest in social networks and social support among human service professionals and lay people for intervention purposes. The module covers the various meanings, structures, and processes of these two terms. It will analyse the different aspects of network analysis and their relevance to social work practice. The scope and limits of social support will also be examined. In addition, the module includes a review of how social support is used in selected settings.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4214","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Social Service Systems in SEA","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module discusses how social issues are defined, social policies formulated, and value choices and theoretical models of society are adopted that govern the use of one set of policies over another. The module also examines the nexus between social policies and social services from a cross-national perspective with particular reference to selected countries in Southeast Asia. Students will be helped to analyse the challenges and constraints of a given system in the light of the socio-political and economic circumstances of specific countries. Analysis of selected social policy issues of contemporary interest to industrial and industrialising societies of Southeast Asia will be integral to the module.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4216","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Studies in Community Work","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This is an applied module where students will be challenged to investigate and explore new trends in social and community development. The module will have a very strong field component where students will be required to conduct independent investigation into new and developing fields. Students will investigate the extent to which theories and hypotheses discussed in class apply in real field settings. Students will also be required to develop new programmes in the community based on the theories discussed in class. The primary objective is to equip the students with the knowledge and skills in understanding the processes of community change and effecting community change.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4219","ModuleTitle":"Crisis and Disaster Recovery Management","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Social workers have a role in responding to crisis situations, emergencies and natural disasters, both nationally and within the region. This module covers the theoretical and skills base to intervene effectively at the individual, family, group and community level, as well as the principles of international recovery management. The values and principles of recovery management are effectively that of community development principles and examples of specific projects will also be explored. The module also addresses issues of project management, evaluation, staff supervision and debriefing, and emergency funds management.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in SW of which (i) student must have passed SW1101E, SW2101, SW2104, SW2105 and (ii) passed or are concurrently reading SW3104 in the semester they intend to read the SW4000 modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The student is required to undertake research, which should have an evaluative and/or policy component and which may require direct social work intervention. The Honours Thesis, which should be of about 12,000 words, is the equivalent of three modules. The student, in consultation with staff of the department, will choose the research topic.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-37.5-0","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of SW major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of SW major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50.","Preclusion":"SW4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in SW, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in SW, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"SW4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5103","ModuleTitle":"Family Systems Theory and Intervention","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the ecological systems approach to family therapy. An in-depth understanding of the rationale for family therapy, theory, family assessment, intervention, and research in family therapy will be discussed. Theory and practice will be critically reviewed from an international perspective taking into consideration differences in the socio-political and cultural contexts in which family therapy is practiced. Skills and techniques for work with families will be emphasised. Supervised projects, case studies, role play, videos, coaching and live supervision may be used along with lectures in the seminar styled sessions. Integration of family therapy with other therapeutic interventions and in various social work settings such as schools, hospitals and community agencies will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"SW5243 Family in the Local Context","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Fan Kam Tong Gilbert"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5106","ModuleTitle":"Social Policy and Welfare Services","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The aim of this module is for students to understand and assess the social policies in Singapore, especially those concerning welfare services for vulnerable groups. They will learn to do so in the international historical and theoretical context of the welfare state and welfare pluralism, and contemporary international discourses on social well-being and human development. Review of social policy and welfare services in Singapore will focus upon the Singapore’s unique approaches to policy formulation, implementation and monitoring. Welfare services for the vulnerable groups will be assessed within the larger context of social well-being and development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5111","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Practicum","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Candidates of MSW who have a Bachelor in Social Work degree are allowed to enrol for ‘SW5111 – Advanced Practicum’. Two specialization tracks are offered: clinical and supervision track and programme development track. The learning goal is to enhance social work practitioners’ competence and capabilities in the chosen track.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-62-0","Preclusion":"Only for Master of Social Work (course work) students with a Bachelor in Social Work degree.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5111A","ModuleTitle":"Practicum","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Practicum is a compulsory module for candidates who do not have a Bachelor’s degree in social work or equivalent. This module is designed to ensure practice competence by providing 800 hour first hand, systematic and supervised practice experiences in the actual field together with seminars for integration of social work theories with practice. The stipulated hours should be completed prior to graduation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-62-0","Preclusion":"Students enrolled in MSW (course work) programme.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5112","ModuleTitle":"Supervised Project","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Candidates are required to complete a Supervised Project, which will be an independent and original piece of work, which involves innovative and original initiatives such as developing a new social service program/policy or conducting an original piece of field research. Exemption of Supervised Project may only be given to non-social work graduates or other candidates on a case-by-case basis and, in such a case, Supervised Project is replaced by a Practicum.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-5-4","Preclusion":"Only for M.Soc.Sci (Social Work) Students and/or consent of the Instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5207","ModuleTitle":"Working with Multi-Stressed Families","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Multi-stressed families often termed resistant, dysfunctional and hard to work with have been the main focus of social work practice. This module offers a multilevel intervention approach in working with these families. Using a systemic assessment of multigenerational influences, the module will explore the meanings and impact of these events for the family. The various therapeutic modalities, skills and interventions (including family assessment tools) will also be discussed, with a primary focus on strengths and resilience. The need for community networking, collaboration and case management will also be emphasised. Students will also be familiarised with the various polices and resources available to help such families in the community. Comparisons with models of practice from other countries will help to develop critical thinking about how such families are being helped in Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","Lecturers":["Ng Yue Hoong, Irene"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5207R","ModuleTitle":"Working with Multi-Stressed Families","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Multi-stressed families often termed resistant, dysfunctional and hard to work with have been the main focus of social work practice. This module offers a multilevel intervention approach in working with these families. Using a systemic assessment of multigenerational influences, the module will explore the meanings and impact of these events for the family. The various therapeutic modalities, skills and interventions (including family assessment tools) will also be discussed, with a primary focus on strengths and resilience. The need for community networking, collaboration and case management will also be emphasised. Students will also be familiarised with the various polices and resources available to help such families in the community. Comparisons with models of practice from other countries will help to develop critical thinking about how such families are being helped in Singapore.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5211","ModuleTitle":"Risk Assessment & Management: Mental Health","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the contemporary framework used in understanding mental health concerns and policies and its application in the local context. It emphasizes key theoretical concepts and systemic principles used in the assessment and management of risk. It focuses on an ethical, effective systemic approach to risk management and quality assurance, covering common concerns such as medico-legal liability, defensible decision making, documentation and information sharing. Three main concerns covered are: the risk of suicide, the risk of aggression, the risk of client disengagement from services in mental health settings. Topics include a broad overview of DSM IV in child and adult psychopathology; forensic behavioral science, clinical treatment of the psychiatric patient in abusive family systems, mental health rehabilitation, disaster management, and the efficacy of various group strategies mental health settings. A case study approach will be used to illustrate social work assessment and intervention.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5211R","ModuleTitle":"Risk Assessment & Management: Mental Health","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module covers the contemporary framework used in understanding mental health concerns and policies and its application in the local context. It emphasizes key theoretical concepts and systemic principles used in the assessment and management of risk. It focuses on an ethical, effective systemic approach to risk management and quality assurance, covering common concerns such as medico-legal liability, defensible decision making, documentation and information sharing. Three main concerns covered are: the risk of suicide, the risk of aggression, the risk of client disengagement from services in mental health settings. Topics include a broad overview of DSM IV in child and adult psychopathology; forensic behavioral science, clinical treatment of the psychiatric patient in abusive family systems, mental health rehabilitation, disaster management, and the efficacy of various group strategies mental health settings. A case study approach will be used to illustrate social work assessment and intervention.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5218","ModuleTitle":"Practice with Persons with Addiction","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with recent theories on addiction leading to an in-depth understanding of addictive behaviours, and the application for social work practice. Topics include models of addiction, etiology and recovery, assessment and treatment modalities, crisis intervention and relapse prevention. This module also focuses on alcoholism and problem gambling, as there is a wide scope for social work intervention in these problem areas. Social drinking and recreational gambling are prevalent in our society. When alcohol and gambling issues become problematic, individuals and families can experience several psychosocial problems, such as family violence, financial hardship, strained relationships, family displacement, and legal and criminal infraction.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5218R","ModuleTitle":"Practice with Persons with Addiction","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to equip students with recent theories on addiction leading to an in-depth understanding of addictive behaviours, and the application for social work practice. Topics include models of addiction, etiology and recovery, assessment and treatment modalities, crisis intervention and relapse prevention. This module also focuses on alcoholism and problem gambling, as there is a wide scope for social work intervention in these problem areas. Social drinking and recreational gambling are prevalent in our society. When alcohol and gambling issues become problematic, individuals and families can experience several psychosocial problems, such as family violence, financial hardship, strained relationships, family displacement, and legal and criminal infraction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5252","ModuleTitle":"Community Organisation And Development","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the theory and practice of community development. In particular, it will address the role of community development in building social capital and community bonding. Models of community development will be critically reviewed and analyzed in the context of Singapore. Strategies and techniques used in Singapore vis-à-vis other communities and issues in ommunity participation and intervention will be explored. This module will also discuss some of the challenges of working in a community development setting.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5252R","ModuleTitle":"Community Organisation And Development","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the theory and practice of community development. In particular, it will address the role of community development in building social capital and community bonding. Models of community development will be critically reviewed and analyzed in the context of Singapore. Strategies and techniques used in Singapore vis-à-vis other communities and issues in ommunity participation and intervention will be explored. This module will also discuss some of the challenges of working in a community development setting.","ModuleCredit":"5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Social Work in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW6101","ModuleTitle":"Social Theory In Social Work Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module is conducted as a graduate seminar and examines important contributions to social work theory from classical as well as modernist perspectives with a view to encouraging deeper reflection about the critical interface between theory and practice. Students are challenged to examine social work practice issues alongside the discourse on social structure and human agency and are expected to make presentations to demonstrate a heightened awareness of modern ideological currents that shape social work practice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"Independent research plays an important role in graduate education. The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic in Social Work in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Graduate Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"SW6262","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"SW6770","ModuleTitle":"Graduate Research Seminar","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This is a required module for all research Masters and PhD students admitted from AY2004/2005. The module provides a forum for students and faculty to share their research and to engage one another critically in discussion of their current research projects. The module will include presentations by faculty on research ethics and dissertation writing. Each student is required to present a formal research paper. Active participation in all research presentations is expected. The module may be spread over two semesters and will be graded \"Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory\" on the basis of student presentation and participation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Preclusion":"Non-research students","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SWD5102","ModuleTitle":"Social Work With Groups And Community","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the methods and skills of group work and community work. Social work theories related to work with social and community groups in a multicultural context will be critically examined. This module will also include topics such as assessment, understanding of group dynamics, the various stages of group work, intervention skills and roles of the social worker in group and community settings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SWD5103","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Social Work Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This module covers the development of human services as a response to needs and the sociocultural contexts. An analysis of traditional and current patterns including social institutions and structures of social service delivery is made. Social Work practice at various levels such as individual, group, organisation and community are dealt with in this module. The integration of concepts, knowledge base and theory for social work practice will also be covered.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Not available to undergraduate students","History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SWD5104","ModuleTitle":"Human And Social Development","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"The module will examine human development from a life span perspective with emphasis on some pertinent life span demands. It will also explore how these issues are addressed from the social development and environmental context. The various aspects related to human development, which will be covered, include human personality, theories from psychoanalytic, behavioural, ecological and existential viewpoints. All these aspects will be reviewed within the human development perspective. Also, significant implications of human and social development issues to social service will be touched.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"Not available to undergraduate students","History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"SWD5105","ModuleTitle":"Skills In Advanced Social Work Practice","Department":"Social Work","ModuleDescription":"This is essentially a practice-based approach to social work assessment and intervention. Advanced techniques and skills in dealing with specific individuals, families and groups are incorporated. 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The work may relate to a comprehensive literature survey, and critical evaluation and analysis, design feasibility study, case study, minor research project or a combination.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-0","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TP5025","ModuleTitle":"Intelligent Transportation Systems","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-24T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TP5026","ModuleTitle":"Transportation Management & Policy","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to provide senior level undergraduate and graduate students with an overall view of the transportation systems, means of managing and influencing the systems to achieve certain goals. The topics covered include the characteristics of land, sea and air transportation systems; roles and structure of government agencies in transportation management; environmental and social impact of transportation systems, travel demand management; public transport management; models of financing transportation services; regulation and deregulation of transportation services; roles of intelligent transportation systems in system management and policy implementation; case studies of transportation policies in several countries","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TP5027","ModuleTitle":"Transport & Freight Terminal Management","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module will highlight critical issues and themes concerning the development of sustainable transport infrastructure systems include the planning components of the sea and air transport terminal systems, the cost-benefit analysis of economic impacts of ports and airports, and the roles of ports/airports in the supply chain. The planning and management of infrastructure capacity and operations, and design parameters in terminal facilities will be examined. The increasingly important place of information technology in port/airport operations will also be evaluated.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-27T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TP5028","ModuleTitle":"Intermodal Transportation Operations","Department":"Civil & Environmental Engineering","ModuleDescription":"The module will critically examine the dimensions of an integrated inter-modal transport system in relation to the changing logistics and supply chain practices of procurement, production and distribution. Themes and issues studied include the analysis of inter-modal choices using the total cost concepts in distribution, the international-domestic interface, advanced technologies in inter-modalism, the role of government in inter-modal integration. The module will also introduce simulation analysis for multi-modal operations, including building, calibration and validating models, output analysis and application programming interface.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"CE4 standing or higher","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR2201","ModuleTitle":"Entrepreneurial Marketing","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to introduce students to the core concepts of marketing, with a special emphasis on the marketing of new, innovative products and services where no market previously existed or where the underlying product concepts may be unfamiliar to existing customers. The pedagogical approach emphasises those market research methods, marketing strategies, pricing analysis and promotional techniques that are particularly useful for entrepreneurial settings. Particular attention is paid to the innovative use of internet as well as non-conventional techniques such as 'guerilla' marketing. The usefulness of these analytical tools is illustrated through concrete case studies of successful entrepreneurial marketing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"TR3003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR2202","ModuleTitle":"Technological Innovation","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students build a strong conceptual foundation for understanding technological innovation. The dynamics of technological change are explored through concepts such as technological dominant designs, disruptive technologies and diffusion curves. Students will learn the process through which an innovative idea is transformed into a marketable product or service, as well as the organisational and strategic factors that influence this process. These include ways to encourage risk-taking and creativity, discover market opportunities, protect intellectual property, attract resources, nurture entrepreneurial leadership, and overcome resistance to change. These concepts are brought to life using case studies, videos and guest speakers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3001","ModuleTitle":"New Product Development","Department":"Marketing","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the integration of the marketing, design, and manufacturing functions of a company to create products that meet market demand. Topics covered in the course include development processes and organisations, product planning, identifying customer needs, product specifications, concept development, product architecture, industrial design, design for manufacturing, prototyping, product development economics, and managing projects. The students are required to complete a group product development project. The course is targeted at undergraduate students in the Technopreneurship Minor Program.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3002","ModuleTitle":"New Venture Creation","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools required to start their own successful scalable business. Students learn through developing a business idea and business plan and presenting it to a panel of judges at the end of the course. Major topics covered include: idea generation and evaluation, value proposition, market analysis, sustainable competitive advantage, marketing strategy, creative problem-solving, innovation, teams, legal issues, financing, valuation and forecasting, managing growth, going global, negotiation and presentation. The course is targeted at all students who are interested in learning how to start a scalable business.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-3-4","Preclusion":"TR3004, TR3005","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3002N","ModuleTitle":"New Venture Creation","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip students with the knowledge and tools required to start their own successful scalable business. Students learn through developing a business idea and business plan and presenting it to a panel of judges at the end of the course. Major topics covered include: idea generation and evaluation, value proposition, market analysis, sustainable competitive advantage, marketing strategy, creative problem-solving, innovation, teams, legal issues, financing, valuation and forecasting, managing growth, going global, negotiation and presentation. The course is targeted at all students who are interested in learning how to start a scalable business.","ModuleCredit":"4","Preclusion":"TR3004, TR3005","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3103","ModuleTitle":"Start-Up Business Case","Department":"NUS Entrepreneurship Centre","ModuleDescription":"The module forms part of the structured learning for the internship program at NUS Overseas College at Silicon Valley/ Bio Valley. It is targeted at students undergoing internship at start-up companies in the Silicon Valley/ Bio Valley, and it involves writing a business case on the start-up process and challenges faced by the companies. It is intended to be a channel for (a) the application of concepts and frameworks learned in Technopreneurship courses to document the key process and challenges faced by real companies, (b) sharpening student's observation, learning by questioning, and raising awareness of the broader business and strategic context, and (c) documentation of application of learning. Selective cases written by the students may be used as teaching cases.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-18-2","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3202","ModuleTitle":"Start-up Internship Programme","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module documents the learning experience from the internship in writing. Taken together with TR3201 Entrepreneurship Practicum, the student will prepare a weekly logbook as well as internship reports which will be used a part of the evaluation of their internship experience.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-15-15","Preclusion":"TR3102","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3203","ModuleTitle":"Start-up Case Study & Analysis","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module involves the writing of a case study on the start-up process and challenges faced by the internship host companies of the students at the overseas college. Students will apply the concepts and frameworks learned in entrepreneurship courses to document the key processes of companies in the real world.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-10","Preclusion":"TR3103","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3203E","ModuleTitle":"Start-up Case Study & Analysis","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module involves the writing of a case study on the start-up process and challenges faced by the internship host companies of the students at the overseas college. Students will apply the concepts and frameworks learned in entrepreneurship courses to document the key processes of companies in the real world.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3203N","ModuleTitle":"Start-up Case Study & Analysis","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module involves the writing of a case study on the start-up process and challenges faced by the internship host companies of the students at the overseas college. Students will apply the concepts and frameworks learned in entrepreneurship courses to document the key processes of companies in the real world.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-10","Preclusion":"TR3103","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3203P","ModuleTitle":"Start-up Case Study & Analysis","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"This module involves the writing of a case study on the start-up process and challenges faced by the internship host companies of the students at the overseas college. Students will apply the concepts and frameworks learned in entrepreneurship courses to document the key processes of companies in the real world.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-10","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR3203T","ModuleTitle":"Start-up Case Study & Analysis","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module involves the writing of a case study on the start-up process and challenges faced by the internship host companies of the students at the overseas college. Students will apply the concepts and frameworks learned in entrepreneurship courses to document the key processes of companies in the real world.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"0-0-0-10-10","Preclusion":"TR3103","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR4049N","ModuleTitle":"SR in Entrepreneurship (SIE)","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge in the broader range of topics of entrepreneurship. Topics covered will vary from semester to semester and may include innovation, negotiation, social entrepreneurship, law, operations, leadership, strategy, technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Depends on the topics offered, there can be prerequisite(s) on existing modules offering similar topics for example new venture creation or new product development.","Corequisite":"Depends on the topics offered, there can be preclusion(s) on existing modules offering similar topics for example new venture creation or new product development.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR4049S","ModuleTitle":"SR in Entrepreneurship (SIE)","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge in the broader range of topics of entrepreneurship. Topics covered will vary from semester to semester and may include innovation, negotiation, social entrepreneurship, law, operations, leadership, strategy, technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Depends on the topics offered, there can be prerequisite(s) on existing modules offering similar topics for example new venture creation or new product development.","Corequisite":"Depends on the topics offered, there can be preclusion(s) on existing modules offering similar topics for example new venture creation or new product development.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TR4049T","ModuleTitle":"Seminars in Entrepreneurship (SIE)","Department":"Strategy And Policy","ModuleDescription":"This module provides students with an opportunity to gain knowledge in the broader range of topics of entrepreneurship. Topics covered will vary from semester to semester and may include innovation, negotiation, social entrepreneurship, law, operations, leadership, strategy, technology.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Depends on the topics offered, there can be prerequisite(s) on existing modules offering similar topics for example new venture creation or new product development.","Corequisite":"Depends on the topics offered, there can be preclusion(s) on existing modules offering similar topics for example new venture creation or new product development.","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS1101E","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Theatre and Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will provide students with foundational knowledge of the different aspects of, approaches and discursive contexts relating to the study and praxis of theatre and performance. The module will also introduce students to the various forms of classical and contemporary performance practices and their attendant modes of analyses: combining play analysis, theatre history & theory. Using complementary content-centred lectures and practice laboratory, the module creates an environment where students simultaneously engage with module content while investigating its relations to the creation of theatre and performance.","CrossModule":"GEM1003","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"Exempted from NUS Qualifying English Test, or passed NUS Qualifying English Test, or exempted from further CELC Remedial English modules.","Preclusion":"GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2217","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Performance Studies","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"From religious rituals to personal identity, propaganda to public protests, media spectacles to interactive artworks, performance is a prevalent feature of contemporary societies. Performance Studies draws on anthropology, cultural studies and art theory to explore how these and related phenomena work, what effects they have, and how they relate to each other. This introductory module provides an overview of the key concepts behind a fast-developing discipline, and uses them to interpret a range of social practices and performance events that can be found in Singapore and other highly globalized societies. The module combines fieldwork, critical thinking, and performance analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2232","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Asian Theatre","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on the classical theatre forms of India, China, and Japan. Each tradition is examined within its socio-cultural context. Textual analysis of classical scripts from Sanskrit drama, Chinese opera, and Japanese theatre will also be conducted. Students' learning experience is often constructed in stimulated theatre settings to promote their creativity and to provide them with a working knowledge of performing arts. Students interested in theatre studies, South Asian studies, Chinese studies, and Japanese studies may particularly benefit from this module.","CrossModule":"GEM2001","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Preclusion":"GEM2001","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-21T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2233","ModuleTitle":"Making Contemporary Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on key figures and aspects of contemporary performance as a means of learning about innovative approaches to theatre practice. Taking the works of a significant dramatist, director, theorist or theatre/performance genre as their starting point, students will investigate the resulting aesthetic and conceptual innovations, and explore their implications for current approaches to performance making more generally. As such, the module combines creative and critical practice, and features a variety of reflective, analytical and practical assessment tasks, including a group performance project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2234","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Policy, the Arts and Society","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will explore the aesthetic or instrumentalist role of the arts in society and assess its implications on cultural policy, before evaluating different models of state subvention in the arts, from the arm's length approach to the interventionist, incentive and laissez-faire models. In the process, key contemporary policy issues, relating to the civilizing mission of the arts, the notion of identity in a postmodern intercultural situation, the twin demands of nationalism and internationalism, and the questions of corporate sponsorship versus the welfare state will be addressed, with particular emphasis on the Singaporean context.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","Lecturers":["Takiguchi Ken"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2236","ModuleTitle":"Crossing Boundaries in Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Intended for students majoring in Theatre Studies, this module aims to explore how the boundaries of social and cultural identities are constructed and crossed in performance. By looking at various forms of performance texts, it will examine a) racial and gender identities represented in the body and language, b) patterns of image-making and c) the performative dynamics of the encounter between different identities. Throughout the course, students will be guided to address the questions of how the differences across the borderlines are represented and challenged and, also, whether these boundaries are ultimately directed towards specific cultural ends.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2237","ModuleTitle":"As If: Actors and Acting","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Actors and their craft stand at the centre of many theatrical traditions. Yet what is acting is, and who actors are, remain subjects of intense fascination, which continue to be explored in live performance, as well as through writings by practitioners, scholars and critics. This module combines practical workshops and critical reading to explore diverse approaches to acting and to investigate the role and status of the actor within the art form of theatre, and in society at large. Focusing on actor development and the process of acting, assessment tasks highlight the importance of participation, reflection and presentation.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Samosir, Nora Anny","Dr. Maiya Murphy"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2240","ModuleTitle":"Voice Studies and Production","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module looks at how one's voice is made and how one can modulate it. Students will get an understanding of the physiological processes that produce voice and the relationship between mind and body in vocal communication. Hence this is also a very practical workshop using techniques developed by actors and singers that will improve the resonance and musicality of the speaking voice and also vocal strength and endurance. Using verse, prose and dramatic text, students will work on vocal characteristics - pitch, intonation patterns, pace and pausing, placement - and so improve their oral delivery.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-6-1","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS2880A","ModuleTitle":"Modern Drama in Asia","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Asian theatre practitioners of the twentieth century have greatly contributed to the conception and formation of modernity in Asia. This module highlights three key historical moments in Asia’s modernising process: Asia’s initial contacts with Europe and America at the turn of the century; the postwar era between the 1960s and the 1980s when political activism was at its height; and the more recent global and local theatre collaborations in the region. This module combines the study of theatre history, play texts, and digital recordings of performances to trace the development and evolution of modern Asia from a theatre’s perspective.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3103","ModuleTitle":"Play Production","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"As the graduation production of the Theatre Studies Programme, this module represents the culmination of a student's training in theatre. The production project provides the graduating cohort with the collaborative experience of mounting a professional theatre production as a company. Working under the guidance of a different guest director each year, students are trained in the various aspects of the production process and performance as actors, stage designers, and production and marketing teams, to develop creative as well as practical skills. This is an essential module for Theatre Studies major students, taken in Year 3 of a student's enrolment.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"2-8-0-0-10","Prerequisite":"TS major students who have completed a minimum of 80 MCs.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3222","ModuleTitle":"Applied Theatre","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module develops students' theoretical and practical perspectives of Applied Theatre, a term that embraces different strands of socially engaged theatre, and focuses on the 'usefulness' of theatre in various educational and community contexts. Through exploring a range of practical approaches deployed by some key practitioners in the field, students are guided to think critically about how the social efficacy of theatre can be promoted and debated. Leading approaches are re-examined in light of context- and culture-specific situations, and students' practical experience form a basis to engage with theoretical questions and issues of creating participatory theatre in non-conventional settings.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"TS4880B Applied Theatre","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Liang Peilin"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3231","ModuleTitle":"History and Theory of Western Theatre 2","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module interrelates Western history and theatre practice from approximately 1800 to the present, and constitutes a continuation of the theoretical, literary, technological, and historical roots of Western theatre begun in TS2231; it serves as an overview primarily for Theatre Studies majors but is accessible to others interested. The approach for the module draws from multiple disciplines and perspectives. It stresses the relationship of historical forces, ideological movements, and theatre practice in Europe and the Americas. Seminal play texts are discussed in detail, and, as appropriate, in a background of interdisciplinary material, including intercultural, filmic and cybernetic perspectives.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3232","ModuleTitle":"Performance & Social Space","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module focuses on performance as a major component in the fabric of our everyday lives, especially in the ways we observe and absorb the myriad performances that surround us, both `mediated' and `live'. Through initial discussions, presentations and workshops we will explore notions of authenticity and transformation in performance, with particular focus on cinema, television, advertising and other popular media. Various theoretical models will be considered, including those that relate to avant-garde and experimental performance. A final project will be developed over several weeks, in which the students work in groups to create a short video that integrates these approaches with their own ideas about performance.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3233","ModuleTitle":"Southeast Asian Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the rich sources of ritual theatre, dance drama, script plays, and puppetry of Southeast Asia. Some of them as living theatre are only available in the region. The performative heritage of shamanism and exorcism will be examined against the phenomena of trance and human sacrifice. The impact of the Southeast Asia performance on the Western avant-garde theatre will be studied. Key subsidiary issues such as authenticity, cultural appropriation will be considered as well. Independent study of primary material is required. Students of theatre studies, sociology, and history may find this module useful.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3234","ModuleTitle":"Performance and Popular Culture","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides an introduction to the basic tenets of performance studies (i.e. performance and performativity) and applies them to a study of popular culture in a global arena. Through a variety of texts including plays, television programmes and films, the module teaches how the production and circulation of popular forms can be read as performance: how they are produced or packaged for consumption, how the consumer relates to them and how their success or failure is measured. It will show the pervasiveness and relevance of performativity in everyday societal interactions and the hybirdization of Asian and Euro-American cultures.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3235","ModuleTitle":"Singapore English-Language Theatre","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a grand overview of Singapore English Language Theatre as well as an in-depth analysis of its canonical texts. It traces the development of Singapore's cultural identity through her theatre's shifting strategies of representation. Apart from contextualizing the key texts within an awareness of Singapore cultural policy and social rubric, this module also focuses on an understanding of theoretical paradigms from postcolonialism, feminism, interculturalism and postmodernism.","CrossModule":"SSA3201","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Preclusion":"SSA3201","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3237","ModuleTitle":"Acting and Directing in Asian Theatre","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Asian performance has had a huge impact on the 20th century world theatre. Prominent figures, such as Stanislavski, Artaud, Brecht, Brook, Grotowski, Suzuki and Schechner, were influenced by Asian acting. This module teaches the Asian performance traditions of the golden age: the Sanskrit theatre of India, zaju opera of China, and kabuki of Japan. The principles and philosophies of these traditions are compared as an organic whole that differs significantly from Western traditions. Students are guided to explore masterpieces in a Renaissance manner, imitating and reviving both their style and spirit. The module also serves as a reference for intercultural performances","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-5-2","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3239","ModuleTitle":"Reading Asian Drama","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module investigates a wide range of classical Asian dramatic texts, including masterpieces from Indian Sanskrit theatre, Chinese opera, and Japanese Noh and Kabuki. The social milieus in which the drama evolved are examined, and the illusionary world which ancient theatergoers imagined are reconstructed. The module treats dramatic literature as a vital component of living theatre, not as reading material, and thus complements TS3237, which teaches the staging practices of Asian theatre. Towards the end of the semester, Western canonical dramaturgy serves as a comparative reference to Asian materials, which enhances intercultural study or practice in other modules.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-2-5","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3240","ModuleTitle":"Theatre Criticism","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module will cover the writing and the critical aspect of theatre criticism - the art of writing theatre reviews. The role of the theatre critic will be examined in conjunction with the stylistic and formal contents of theatre criticism. The module will explore the uses and elements of theatre criticism with a heavy emphasis on the practical applications of the techniques and skills of writing play analysis in communicating the theatrical experience to the reader. This module will also explore the different modes of publishing in old and new media and examine how they affect reviewer-reader communication.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3243","ModuleTitle":"Stage and Screen","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module explores the many ways in which theatre and film are distinct but closely inter-related mediums. The bulk of the module focuses on close analysis of texts that have been adapted from the stage to the screen, examining performativity within those texts and how the essential properties that define the stage and the screen contribute to and facilitate particular ways for performing such texts. Notions of theatricality and the cinema will be interrogated, especially in relation to how cinema can be ‘theatrical’ and the theatre ‘cinematic’. Teaching and assessment modes include lectures, seminars, workshops and guided practical coursework.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"3-0-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3245","ModuleTitle":"Professional Theatre Internship","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides Arts 3 students majoring in Theatre Studies with the opportunity of an internship project in theatre organizations. It matches individual students' interests and skills with internship roles in stagecraft, stage production, event planning, theatre in education, research and administration offered by theatre companies. Through research papers, regular reports, and a final presentation, students are trained to integrate theoretical knowledge with practical application, develop skills in teamwork and problem-solving, and form research parameters and gather data to address issues in theatre practice from a critical perspective. Students are selected competitively on the basis of interviews and portfolios.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Total of 150-200 hrs","Prerequisite":"TS1101E. Only for TS Major students who are in or going into their third year.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3246","ModuleTitle":"Shakespeare and Asian Performances","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Shakespeare’s plays have been known in many parts of Asia for about 100 years, and contemporary Asian theatre practice shows at once a great diversity of approaches to them, and patterns of common interest in production and reception. This module takes recent productions from different theatre cultures to compare how Shakespeare’s texts are engaged through non-realist aesthetic principles, and how self-reflexive treatments of naturalism, as well as new scripts based on his plays, interact with the cultural values represented by Shakespeare in the East and Southeast Asian region. Assessment includes the option of a creative project.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-0-7","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003 or EN1101E or GEK1000","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS3247","ModuleTitle":"Digital Archiving and Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The informal archiving of events through recording technology and social media is now an everyday activity, such that the event and its record are increasingly intertwined. This module provides a hands-on introduction to the considerations and processes in the digital archiving of theatre performances. Issues in the selection of materials, their ownership and presentation will be explored through the interests of different parties: the archivists, the institution housing the archive, the copyright holders and the archive’s users. Students will be guided in group projects to archive a set of performance materials for different kinds of archives in the digital humanities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Prerequisite":"TS1101E or GEM1003","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4213","ModuleTitle":"Stylistics of Drama","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to ways in which dramatic discourse may be analysed so that an evidenced interpretation of a dramatic passage may be provided. Students will be introduced to a number of frameworks, especially those used to deal with discourse such as speech-act theory, the co-operative principle, face and politeness, and critical discourse approaches. This module is suitable for honours students in Theatre Studies as well as other interested students.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in TS or 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs including 28 MCs in TS or 28 MCs in EL, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4217","ModuleTitle":"Cultural Performance in Asia","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"What is the form and function of theatricality in contemporary Asian society? This module seeks to answer this question by investigating a range of collective practices of symbolic action and meaning-making that have become known as \"cultural performance\". The methodological perspectives of Performance Studies will be deployed to contextualise cultural performances that contribute so arrestingly to social reality in East and Southeast Asia. Students will participate in a field trip and learn a variety of research techniques such as practice-based inquiry, interviews, performance analysis, historical analysis and visual ethnography to develop individual research projects throughout the semester.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4218","ModuleTitle":"Theatre and Postmodernism","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This is not a course about Postmodernism. This is a course examining the relationship between Postmodernism and Theatre, their tensions and complements. The course will examine notions of theatricality and performativity that have come to characterise Postmodernism. Related ideas of simulacra and rehearsal, occularism and spectatorship, self-consciousness and self-reflexivity will be debated and discussed. Postmodernism as style, attitude and as mode will be pitched against performance aesthetics and theatre techniques to further explore the relationship between the two. The course will also locate Singapore theatre practices in the context of a global postmodernity.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T17:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4219","ModuleTitle":"Media and Popular Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module examines popular media-mediated events &quot;as&quot; performance. The module will investigate the way in which 'mediatised'(i.e. media-mediated) and popular events &quot;perform&quot; and shape the audience's perception of reality. Conversely, the module will also examine how media-mediated performance is influenced by audience interests and perceptions. The focus will be on popular media-mediated events like sports, reality TV, the internet to illustrate how they constitute different modes of performances while sharing similar performativities. The module will also focus on cross-genre, inter-disciplinary performances while also examining notions of the spectacular and spectacle in contemporary visual culture.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS or 28 MCs in GL/GL recognised non-language modules, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4220","ModuleTitle":"Shakespeare and Film","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a study of how the literary and performance traditions associated with Shakespeare's work are mobilized and transformed by the visual cultures of contemporary cinema. Through the intersections between the mediums of the dramatic text, theatre and film, the course examines central issues that shape Shakespeare's currency and circulation in the cinema: the values attached to authenticity and performance traditions, the Shakespearean actor, the appropriation and parody of the &quot;universality&quot; of Shakespeare, and the transformation of the meaningfulness of his plays through visuality and spectacle.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS or 28 MCs in EN, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4221","ModuleTitle":"Performance Research","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"Doing performance can teach us things that watching it cannot. This module uses performance practice as a research methodology to investigate otherwise inaccessible questions of creativity, embodiment, and performance processes. The three main components of the module include: defining a research question, designing and conducting experiments/observations, presenting the outcomes. Students will conceptualize and execute their own research project, in a relationship of collaborative research with artists. The nature of the project determines the resulting presentation: multi-media talk, lecture-demonstration, or short performance or workshop. The module will also focus on case studies from a range of cultural and stylistic sources.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Lim Eng Hui Alvin"],"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4222","ModuleTitle":"Performance as Research in Applied Theatre","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The module trains students to become independent performance-based researchers in applied theatre. Students further develop their critical and creative skills through exposure to key practical approaches and critical theories in the field. To consolidate skills in integrating practice with theory, students will undertake Performance as Research projects of considerable scope with attention given to the social and cultural complexity of specific communities and contexts. Applied theatre as a form of social intervention, community engagement and knowledge production will be examined.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50 or be on the Honours track. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 80 MCs, including 28 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20 or be on the Honours track.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4401","ModuleTitle":"Honours Thesis","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The Honours Thesis is usually done in the second semester of a student's registration in the Honours Degree Programme.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-1-0-12-24.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2012 and before: Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of TS major requirements with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2013 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of TS major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50, or with recommendation by the programme committee. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP prerequisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"TS4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS4660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module is designed to enable the student to explore an approved topic within the discipline in depth. The student should approach a lecturer to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. A formal, written agreement is to be drawn up, giving a clear account of the topic, programme of study, assignments, evaluation, and other pertinent details. Head's and/or Honours Coordinator's approval of the written agreement is required. Regular meetings and reports are expected. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the lecturer prior to seeking departmental approval.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.50. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 100 MCs, including 60 MCs in TS, with a minimum CAP of 3.20.","Preclusion":"TS4401","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS5101","ModuleTitle":"Text And Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a broad-based critical and methodological foundation for advanced research in theatre and performance. Taking one example from each of three aspects of performance a script, a live performance, and a media/cultural performance the module trains students to examine and compare the critical positions and questions posed by a range of theoretical texts with different approaches, priorities and methodologies. Core topics are the mutually transformational modalities of textuality and performativity, live and mediated performance, and non-traditional critical and performance practices. Students are guided in formulating a research proposal and project, which forms the main coursework component.","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS5101R","ModuleTitle":"Text And Performance","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"This module provides a broad-based critical and methodological foundation for advanced research in theatre and performance. Taking one example from each of three aspects of performance a script, a live performance, and a media/cultural performance the module trains students to examine and compare the critical positions and questions posed by a range of theoretical texts with different approaches, priorities and methodologies. Core topics are the mutually transformational modalities of textuality and performativity, live and mediated performance, and non-traditional critical and performance practices. Students are guided in formulating a research proposal and project, which forms the main coursework component.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS5212","ModuleTitle":"Asian International Cinema","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"In recent years, the vitality and currency of Asian cinema has resulted in texts that can no longer be viewed as merely artifacts of a particular culture or nation. This module looks at how film industries in Asia have engaged with global cinema through various forms of negotiations that assert, compromise or consume national, cultural or conventional distinctions. We assess the implications of a conglomerate Asian cinema by examining the current trend of transnational Asian films, the translatability of conventions and adaptability of ideas within Asia itself as well as between Asia and dominant cinemas like Hollywood.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS5212R","ModuleTitle":"Asian International Cinema","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleDescription":"In recent years, the vitality and currency of Asian cinema has resulted in texts that can no longer be viewed as merely artifacts of a particular culture or nation. This module looks at how film industries in Asia have engaged with global cinema through various forms of negotiations that assert, compromise or consume national, cultural or conventional distinctions. We assess the implications of a conglomerate Asian cinema by examining the current trend of transnational Asian films, the translatability of conventions and adaptability of ideas within Asia itself as well as between Asia and dominant cinemas like Hollywood.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS5660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Must be registered as a Graduate Student in the University or with the approval of the Department","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"TS6660","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"English Language & Literature","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Admission to the PhD programme or doctoral competence in the discipline to be determined by the Department upon recommendation by the instruction","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UAR2201","ModuleTitle":"Cyberart","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the module is to expose students not only to arts with digital media, but also let them develop their own art works. Students practise the analysis and interpretation of arts and become familiar with the major shifts of the arts in the 20th century and the basics of postmodern aesthetics. During the production of creative works, the focus lies on the training of conceptual skills. Similarities between artistic and strategic creativity are investigated. The connection between art and leadership, the tradition of the avant-garde and a discussion about favourable conditions for innovation in a society serve to round up the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Plewe, Daniela Alina Louisa"],"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UAR2207","ModuleTitle":"Theatre and the World","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"In diverse cultures, theatre has been viewed as a model for interpreting the wider world. Meanwhile, theatre-makers have historically sought to represent, recreate and indeed transform that world by their actions on stage. This module examines the relationship between world and stage as a means of understanding what theatre is and how it works. Examining a range of theatrical forms and the critical debates they have provoked, students will gain a grounding in key historical and contemporary performance practices, and an appreciation of their often contested place in society. Reflecting this variety, classes will combine seminars, practical workshops, and fieldwork.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-2-4","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UAR2208","ModuleTitle":"From Lab to Stage: Writing the Science Play","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"How do we turn science into art? This creative writing module examines how theatre explores issues of science - - the personal, institutional and social dimensions of scientific inquiry – as students create new original dramatic works. Students read and analyse science plays from a playwright’s perspective, and apply the techniques learned to their own short weekly creative writing exercises based on scientific developments. These will be critiqued by their peers, and will culminate in the research and writing of their own one-act plays.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Pre-requisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UD5221","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Elements of Urban Design","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the different theoretical approaches to urban design and provides the philosophical underpinnings to the various bodies of theories. The application of these theories to the design of urban environments will be examined. With a greater understanding of the various theories, this course will serve as a base from which students can develop their own convictions and approaches to urban design. It also examines the fundamentals of urban design and the factors in the related fields of urban planning, architecture and landscape architecture that influence the creation of urban spaces. The course aims to lead students to critically examine and investigate the many ways through which the city is imagined, developed, formed and occupied. There are two components to the course, lectures and seminars. Lectures will present the theoretical concepts and models of thought regarding urban design. Seminars focus on the discussion and interrogation of influential writings and case studies of urban projects, and present opportunities for students to interpret and debate the relevance and applications of these modes of thinking and acting on the built environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UD5521","ModuleTitle":"Planning Process: Quantitative & Policy Dimensions","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This course aims to equip participants with a good knowledge of the urban planning process, particularly the quantitative, research, and policy considerations. It examines the relationship between urban planning and urban design from the practitioner's perspective. Extensive reference with case studies will be made to the Singapore planning process at the various levels. It also helps participants to develop a sound understanding of the integrated nature of urban planning and the urban design processes and how this can be reinforced to achieve a more efficient and attractive urban environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UD5601","ModuleTitle":"Urban Design Studio 1","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The urban design studio is where the synthesis of theoretical and practical aspects of urban analysis and design takes place. Using urban design projects of different scales that deal with programming, planning and design, the studio encourages the integration of political, social, economic, environmental, and physical concerns in the design of urban spaces. The studio will also analyse successful urban design projects in the form of case studies.","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-4-0-4-8","History":[{"Semester":1,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UD5602","ModuleTitle":"Urban Studio Design 2","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The urban design studio is where the synthesis of theoretical and practical aspects of urban analysis and design takes place. Using urban design projects of different scales that deal with programming, planning and design, the studio encourages the integration of political, social, economic, environmental, and physical concerns in the design of urban spaces. The studio will also analyse successful urban design projects in the form of case studies. Urban Design Studio 2 will include a compulsory international workshop in the form of a field trip to a regional city to work with the relevant local planning/design authority and academic institution (cost of fieldtrip borne by student).","ModuleCredit":"8","Workload":"4-4-0-4-8","History":[{"Semester":2,"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UD5622","ModuleTitle":"Methods Of Urban Design & Urban Analysis","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"This course is taken in conjunction with urban design studios. Methods of urban analysis and urban design will be taught to enable the students to tackle urban design projects of varying scales introduced in UD5601 and UD5602. The various aspects of urban growth, city limits/boundaries, urban structure, urban architecture, typologies as well as infrastructural planning, parcellation, public space and design guidelines will be introduced. The critical role that transportation plays in structuring the city will also be examined. This course will be conducted intensively on a daily basis over a period of three weeks (usually beginning on the third week of Semester 1).","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UD5628","ModuleTitle":"Sustainable Urban Design and Development","Department":"Architecture","ModuleDescription":"The module engages the contemporary issues of urban ecology and its articulation to design and development in urban settings. The new commitment of the co-habitation of nature and built environment has drawn attentions of the architects, urban designers and environmental professionals. The discourses of urban sustainability have to move away from social sufficiency, ecological efficiency to ecosystem compatibility by linking the forms and flows of urban, industrial and natural systems. The new challenges of urban ecological issue require design and environmental professionals to deal with how urban and environment spaces could be analyzed, designed, managed, evaluated, represented and changed for responding to the cutting-edge sustainable issues. Divided by two main categories, Spatial Typologies and Ecological Flows, the series of lecture covers the trends and issues of sustainable urban design and development. Following the introductory lecture based on planning and design history, the Part One Spatial Typologies includes global ecological effects of mega urban form, suburbanization and propositions of sustainable city, downtown urban design, waterfront revitalization and brown field redevelopment. The Part Two Ecological Flows covers the ecological design issues of landscape ecological flow, material and energy flow, water flow and informational flow. The sessions conclude with the discussion of representational dimension of urban and environmental design that is essential to the professional practices of ecologically sound urban and environmental design. By selecting one of the specific sustainable urban issues, students are required to work on a research project, which is to be presented as a team work during the semester and further developed as an individual term paper at the end of semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UHB2204","ModuleTitle":"Virtue And Leadership","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module will examine the Biblical, Confucian, Socratic, and Modern or Machiavellian conceptions of the virtuous leader. The module is aimed at exposing students to the most representative texts of each tradition in order to gain depth of understanding of the competing conceptions of leadership, and their underlying assumptions about the nature of human beings. Students will also be expected to interrogate each tradition with a view to discovering its relevance to contemporary life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UHB2209","ModuleTitle":"Polycentric Governance: Possibilities and Pitfalls","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module takes an inter-disciplinary look at the multifarious concept of “governance” - how resources, issues and groups are organised and managed by a range of actors from the public, private and people sectors. Through a combination of academic work and case studies, the module explores (i) under what circumstances, and how, governance in the modern world needs to be more “polycentric” – taking place at multiple interlocking levels, including the global, national and local; (ii) key determinants of success or failure in different instances of polycentricity; (iii) both the benefits and limitations inherent in polycentric governance arrangements, as well as the challenges and obstacles to achieving greater polycentricity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UHB2210","ModuleTitle":"Emotion in Daily Life","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"The ability to experience emotions has numerous consequences, both desirable and undesirable, as emotions can colour our perception, drive or deter our daily pursuits, and, in the long run, shape whether we feel satisfied or disgruntled with life. This module focuses on the roles that emotions play in various areas of life, such as arts, religion, and material consumption. There will be multi-disciplinary, reflective discussions, grounded on updated and rigorous psychological research so as to enhance appreciation of abstract theories and to motivate effective application of these theories in real life.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS2921R","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (Ride-On)","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS2922R","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (Ride-On)","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS2923R","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (Ride-On)","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS2924R","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (Ride-On)","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3901","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3901S","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (ST)","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3902","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3902S","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (ST)","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3903","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3903S","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module (ST)","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3911","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleCredit":"4","History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3911EC","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & Social Sc.)","ModuleCredit":"4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UIS3911EL","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study Module","Department":"Dean's Office (Arts & 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The aim here is to provide a coherent exposition of how the three disciplines come together in providing insights into the nature of space, time and matter. The questions raised will force students to examine and reflect on the extent to which our commonsensical views of the physical space accurately describes the way nature really is; and to what degree this view is tenable on the basis of detailed quantitative reasons and empirical evidence. 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Environmental issues such as differentiation between biodegradable and “unfriendly” materials can also be discussed. Stereochemical or 3D-controlled intermolecular forces allow an understanding of many chemical processes in biological systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-2-4","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-23T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UPC2209","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Environmental Pollution in Singapore","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Clean air and water are crucial for public health and to ensure a safe supply of drinking water. Pollution to our air and water can pose health risks and increase treatment costs. This module explores topics related to environmental pollution that threatens clean air and water. What are the main air and water pollutants? From what sources do they come? How do these contaminants get transported? How do we monitor and keep tabs on the quality of the environment? Relevant examples from Singapore and other countries will be used to demonstrate concepts taught in class.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UPI2205","ModuleTitle":"Ethics And The Environment","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"The environmental crisis, manifested in air and water pollution, environmental degradation, the rate of extinction of animal and plant species, and the depletion of natural resources, has many different aspects, the most important being, arguably, the philosophical aspect. In this module, students will be introduced to the philosophical debate about environmental issues. The objective is to equip students with concepts and theories that will help them think about the environment at the fundamental level. Major topics include anthropocentrism and non-anthropocentrism, bio-centred ethics, deep ecology, eco-feminism and environmental virtues.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UPI2206","ModuleTitle":"Creative Thinking","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Creativity seems to be an overused and vague buzzword, though only few would deny its fundamental role in an economic system which relies on innovations as a driving force. So what actually is creative thinking, can we foster it or is it just a matter of inspiration? We will analyze different forms of creativity with examples from history, research, technology and the arts. Then we will practice creative thinking and explore strategies how to manage innovative teams. To show that creative strategic thinking plays a role in various domains of society we turn towards negotiation and deal-making.We conclude with ideas how to communicate new ideas best and a discussion on creative leadership.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"Lecturers":["Plewe, Daniela Alina Louisa"],"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UPI2209","ModuleTitle":"Creation of Value","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Making money is a widely accepted goal for many in various societies. This module focuses on what does it actually mean to make money, what are values in general and how can individuals, such as entrepreneurs create them in particular. Studying the close intertwinedness of economic and cultural values will lead, perhaps surprisingly, to philosophical reflections upon the meaning of life and what could constitute “happiness”. While acquiring some practical business skills students, draw the connection between what has been called rhetorics in the humanities and marketing, sales and negotiation in business studies. A discussion on the potential of “transformative entrepreneurship” for societies will round up the semester.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UQF2101E","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: Quantifying Our Eco-Footprint","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This topic-based module develops quantitative reasoning skills through a structured analysis of one important but accessible problem, imparting to students the appreciation that, for many questions/issues, a quantitative analysis can provide the insight and clarity that complements and moves beyond what might be gained through a qualitative approach. In this particular iteration of the module, we will learn to make appropriate measurements to quantify the ecofootprint arising out of our current personal lifestyle choices, conduct systematic thought/real experiments to explore improvement opportunities, and propose a modelbased sustainable alternative for ourselves, our families or communities such as the USP Residential College.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UQF2101G","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: Quantifying Nuclear Risks","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This topic-based module develops quantitative reasoning skills through a structured analysis of an important but accessible problem, imparting to students the appreciation that, for many questions/issues, a quantitative analysis can provide the insight and clarity that complements and moves beyond what might be gained through a qualitative approach. This module focuses on quantifying aspects of nuclear risks. Students will pose a question related to nuclear risks (e.g. What is the lowest dose of radiation that can lead to cancer?), propose a method to measure the relevant variables, collect the necessary data, and make scientifically justifiable inferences from it. Students will thus perform all aspects of a genuine scientific study, from problem formulation to decision making and final reporting.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UQF2101H","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: War and Democracy","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This topic-based module develops quantitative reasoning skills through a structured analysis of an important but accessible problem, imparting to students the appreciation that, for many questions/issues, a quantitative analysis can provide the insight and clarity that complements and moves beyond what might be gained through a qualitative approach. This module focuses on interstate war, and how its likelihood is affected by countries’ regime types. Does democracy cause peace between states? Known as the “democratic peace theory,” this hypothesis will be investigated by students using quantitative analyses. They will survey extant research and build empirical models to test the proposition.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UQF2101I","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: Quantifying Environmental Quality","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This topic-based module develops quantitative reasoning skills through a structured analysis of an important but accessible problem, imparting to students the appreciation that, for many questions/issues, a quantitative analysis can provide the insight and clarity that complements and moves beyond what might be gained through a qualitative approach. This module looks at environmental quality and human health. Students will learn how environmental quality is measured, air and water quality parameters, and health effects of pollution. They will apply quantitative analyses in understanding our environment and its link to our wellbeing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UQR2213","ModuleTitle":"The Science and Art of Business Analytics","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Business analytics is a scientific and data-driven approach to help organisations solve problems, make better decisions, and increase productivity. Despite its business origins, analytics has been applied in governments, hospitals, and museums, spurning a $125 billion market. However, a significant number of analytics projects fail due, in part, to poor science (techniques), art (e.g., communication, implementation, change management) or both. Against this background, this module covers the critical success factors that span these topics: Epistemology of analytics, data collection, sample size considerations, psychometrics, statistical and predictive modelling, text analytics, and agile project management. It also discusses applications in human capital management, and healthcare through case studies from the likes of Google.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2209","ModuleTitle":"Globalizing Asian-Pacific Identities","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Some social actors make purposeful use of hybrid forms. In this module we study identity fashionings as layered as those of a subsection of Japanese youth culture in which ganguro girls’ skin, hair and clothes draw comparison to stereotypical depictions of African Americans. We probe what some analysts perceive, and what we perceive, in these Asian-Pacific subjects’ decision to ‘sample’ facets of a modern Other’s identity. This module, a revamp of one titled ‘Historicising the Black Pacific’, welcomes students of negotiations of raced subjectivities, broadly construed.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2304","ModuleTitle":"Singapore: The Making Of A Nation","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"The course serves as an introduction to history in general and the history of modern Singapore in particular. It adopts a wide-angled approach to an understanding of national heritage, history and identity, with due attention to both international and internal developments which have together shaped present-day Singapore. These developments include the formation of a colonial plural society under British rule, the impact of the Japanese Occupation, the rise of nationalism and political contestation, statehood, merger with and separation from Malaysia, the politics and economics of survival, and the governance of an independent city-state.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2308","ModuleTitle":"New Media and Politics","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module explores and examines the dynamics between politics and new media in various realms. Earlier scholarship focused on politicians, parties and their electorate. However, with the increasing ubiquity of Internet technologies and user-generated content, political actors soon took on myriad dimensions and forms. Students will acquire knowledge of foundational communication and political participation theories, as well as critically examine the relationship between media and political processes. The module also inculcates insights and knowledge on how media and politics play out in various arenas, such as political parties and campaigning, civil society organizations and grassroots movements.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2309","ModuleTitle":"Ordinary Politics","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course will explore the ways in which seemingly nonpolitical everyday practices bear, or can come to have, ethical and political significance. We will look at philosophers and political theorists concerned with the ordinary activities of Speaking, Eating, Thinking and Walking, and how such activities reveal or inform, among other things, our concepts of responsibility, the human and the animal, the moral and political necessity of selfreflection, and the interactions between the individual and the natural and built environment. Thinkers to be read include Arendt, Austin, Benjamin, Cavell, Diamond, Singer, Thoreau, Rousseau and others.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2312","ModuleTitle":"Nationalism and the Arts","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"What makes diverse people a nation? Though no single answer covers all nations or nationalisms, analysts agree that modern nations are less a natural formation than a construction in need of constant upkeep. Art can and does play a role here. This module introduces several theories of nationalism and of art on the understanding that these discourses do not mesh easily. This module fosters probing interdisciplinary comprehension of potential intersections between nation-building and paintings, music, photography, poems and a great deal more.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-2-4","Preclusion":"Precludes other modules from the ULT2298(x) \"Topics in Lit. 1\" series.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2317","ModuleTitle":"Multiculturalism in Singapore and Its Contested Meanings","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Multiculturalism is a foundational pillar and defining feature in Singapore’s history and society. At once celebrated and contested, Singapore’s multiculturalism is imbued with various themes and meanings, and poses many important issues and challenges central to personal, group and national cultural identities as well as to political, economic and social life. How did it come to be a core principle in nation-building? What are state imperatives and social processes and state imperatives in its historical making and constant remaking? Why are race, language and religion its core constitutive elements and how have their saliency evolved over time? What are its main controversial features and areas of tensions, and how do these affect identities, social relations between individuals, groups and communities, and impact social cohesion, citizenship and belonging? How is it further impacted by massive immigration? Is its present official form still valid in light of immigration, changing demographics and competing claims of rights and responsibilities? What does multiculturalism mean in citizens’ memories of the past, experiences in their present everyday lives, and imaginings of the future? This module explores and discusses these central questions and significant dimensions, issues and problems in Singapore’s contested multiculturalism through a combination of lectures, seminars, on-site learning, research projects, class presentations and personal reflections. It also has a strong research component in which students discover and understand multiculturalism through research on selected topics using a variety of research methods, and relate their research and other observations to readings drawn from various disciplines of anthropology, sociology, history, economics, geography, heritage studies and memory studies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-2-0-3-3","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Pre-requisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2318","ModuleTitle":"Managing Cultural Difference:Theorizing the S’pore Model","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"The question of managing ethnocultural diversity—i.e. of how to reconcile particular ethnic and cultural claims with the broader demands of national cohesion and citizenship—is a challenging and pressing issue faced by all multiethnic states and met with a variety of responses that draw from different intellectual traditions. For Singapore, this question has been a key feature of its nation-building process since 1965 and its response has been the cultivation of an ostensibly ‘Asian’ multiculturalism styled in contradistinction to ‘Western’ liberal models. This module examines and evaluates the conceptual framework of the Singaporean model of multiculturalism. It does so by positioning it in relation to other existing theories of ethnocultural identity and rights. In so doing, it asks: 1. What are the theoretical and normative underpinnings of the Singaporean model? 2. How does it stand up against the liberal-democratic model? 3. What might be its differences between both the ‘Western’ communitarian and ‘Confucian’ communitarian models of multiculturalism? 4. Does it adequately account for the complexities of identity? 5. Can, given a changing ethnic and cultural demography, the Singaporean model survive?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules. USP Advanced modules (Course-Based Modules, CBMs) may state general pre-requisite skills/knowledge. Prerequisites should not make reference to NUS modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USE2320","ModuleTitle":"Transitional Justice and War Crimes Trials: Case Studies from Singapore and Asia","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"War crimes trials are commonly used to address mass violence and facilitate political transition. This course examines the potential and limits of war crimes trials as transitional mechanisms, comparing them with non-legal complements and alternatives. What transitional objectives do these trials seek to achieve and how do these trials contribute to a society’s political transition? Given the many pressing and conflicting needs of post-war societies or societies in transition, should the organisation of such trials be prioritised? What are possible alternative transitional measures? What role should the law play, if at all? Using Singapore’s Second World War experience as a central case study, this module will explore the challenges faced by societies undergoing political transition and the different legal and non-legal measures adopted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USP3501","ModuleTitle":"The Problematic Concept Of 'Gender'","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"What is \"gender\"? What kinds of definitions have been advanced or implied for this perplexing word? How have thinkers - in fields as diverse as anthropology, history, literature, philosophy, psychology, science studies, and sociology - helped to define and even invent this category that we call \"gender\"? How have these definitions changed the way we think? What kinds of problems have these definitions created? In this module, we will analyse various moments in intellectual history when there has been a struggle over the meaning of \"gender\" (and seemingly related terms like \"sex\" and \"sexuality\") in order to understand the term's function as a category of analysis.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USP3506","ModuleTitle":"Religious Issues in the Contemporary World","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module develops a nuanced understanding of multifaceted expressions of religiosity in the contemporary global context, appropriately grounded in a historical perspective. It explores various socio-cultural, political, economic and technological forces and processes that impact the manifold expressions and manifestations of religion in different societies, and vice-versa. Beginning with problematizing the category “religion” and tracing its emergence historically and contextually as an analytical domain, the material is organized to introduce the multiple, complex and sometimes opposing strands and arguments in many social science studies of religion. This multidisciplinary module emphasises both the empirical and the theoretical.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"USR4002A","ModuleTitle":"Intellectual Responsibility in a Complex World","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This course prepares students for intellectual life beyond the university by modelling and asking students to engage in responsible reading, thinking, teaching, writing, and dialogue. The module will be taught by a multidisciplinary faculty of four and will examine a theme from several disciplinary perspectives. Students will be challenged to critically read and productively respond to assumptions, evidence, and methods from the sciences, social sciences, and humanities. This module builds upon and expands USP’s goal of developing socially engaged thinkers, readers, and writers with the skills necessary to understand and intervene in debates concentrated in but relevant beyond specific disciplines and academia.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-4-2","Prerequisite":"Open to students in years 3 and above","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"USS2105","ModuleTitle":"University Scholars Seminar","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module requires students to reflect on and further develop the intellectual dimension of their academic, professional or social interests. It revolves around a series of talks given by invited speakers, organised into three strands: (i) the academic strand, which introduces various areas and modes of academic inquiry; (ii) the professional strand, which introduces various professions and looks into the nature of the knowledge society; (iii) the social strand, which examines an individual's intellectual and social engagement with the increasingly interdependent world. Facilitated by the instructors, students will engage in discussions in small groups. The focus of these discussions need not be on the content of the talks per se, but on the process of intellectual inquiry; and the aim is not to find answers per se, but to ask (good and feasible) questions. The module reinforces skills learnt in Writing and Critical Thinking, and allows students to apply them to a diverse range of issues. Assessed on a CS/CU basis, the 4-MC module is completed in two semesters (student's Semester 2 &amp; 3). Students are required to attend at least nine talks (minimum four per semester), participate actively in discussion, and submit four short response papers and two longer papers. Students will have to perform satisfactorily in each of these assessment modes. No partial MC will be given. Registration for this one-year long module will be opened for a new intake of first-year students only in Semester 2 of each academic year.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"Attend at least nine talks (minimum four per semester), as well as small group discussions","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1102B","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: The Darwinian Revolution","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"The scientific developments of the 19th century from geology to palaeontology, culminating in the theory of evolution by natural selection are arguably the greatest transformations in our understanding of the natural world in human history. Much of the science of the following century has been further refinements and elaborations of these earlier foundations. Yet most of these developments remain totally unknown or misunderstood by most people. Surely, therefore, an understanding of these issues is essential knowledge for any educated person today.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM1902B% GEM1536 GET1020","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1102G","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Proof: What’s Truth got to do with it?","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"An essential part of an educated person is an independent desire to know the truth. In seeking the truth, one must often judge a proffered proof. This seminar will discuss the relationship between Truth and Proof in biology, ecology, history, justice, mathematics, medicine, philosophy, physics, religion, statistics, etc. This helps the student see both the hard, objective formulation of the two concepts in the sciences, as well as their soft, subjective abstraction in the humanities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM1902G%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1102M","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: On Blindness","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This seminar attempts to explore the relationality between seeing and knowledge. It begins with a meditation on the phrase “seeing is believing”; and questions the privileging of sight over all the other senses. Through a close reading of various texts, seminar participants will explore the relationality between sight and blindness—are they necessarily antonyms, or are they always already a part of each other? And if they are intimately related, what are the implications on knowledge? Are we all potentially blind to our own insights?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1902M%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1102P","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Murals: Expressions from/on the Walls","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to mural painting historically, theoretically and technically. Students will learn of murals from different cultures and periods to facilitate critical discussions on the roles of art, artists and aesthetics vis-à-vis notions of everyday life, public space and community. They will cultivate a strong sense of observation and curiosity about their surroundings, reporting on murals from antiquity, and of Singapore or their home countries. They will also acquire skills in the technical aspects of mural painting, from conceptualising designs to painting a mural. Finally, this module provides students an unusual opportunity for building collaborative and community spirit as they paint their chosen mural together.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1902P%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1102R","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Green Capitalism: A Critical Engagement","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"How do we know how green companies are? How do managers know? This module is about information and knowledge as social phenomena. Nature does not tell us how green companies are; the information that shows us ‘green capitalism’ as a solution and a reality is constructed by humans. This module is about how environmental managers know and do 'greening', and about the problems of such knowing and doing. The focus is not on engaging in green capitalism, but on engaging with it, critically. More broadly, you will pick up skills for dealing with uncertainty, uncommon ground and contradictions.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1902R%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1102S","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Death and After-Death in the Internet Age","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"Now, more than ever, we live, die and live on through Internet technologies such as Web sites, social networking platforms and gaming environments. But how does this ‘living, dying and living on’ through the Internet relate to our ‘bodily living, dying and living on’? Using different disciplinary perspectives, this module will dwell on two questions: (1) How do we make sense of life, death and after-death in the Internet era? (2) How can we respond, through new ways of thinking, practices, policy or design, to the new challenges and questions associated with life, death and after-death today?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1902S%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1102U","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Disasters","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"Disasters are catastrophic breakdowns in the relations between nature, technology, and society. They reveal aspects of these relations not normally visible. In this Junior Seminar, we explore questions such as: what are disasters, what causes them, and how do we know when they begin or end? What kinds of knowledge count when communities prepare for disasters or make recovery plans? By examining the historical, environmental, and cultural contexts of specific catastrophes and their aftermaths, such as Fukushima or the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, we ponder what disasters can teach us about how to (re-)construct more just, resilient and sustainable societies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1902U%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1112B","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem Special Topics: Quality Journalism and Critical Reading","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"News reports that purport to have marshalled facts and opinion on current issues are often taken at face value: they are consumed without question. How can we discern quality journalism from the less worthy instances of the craft? This seminar, led by an experienced journalist, is organised around the critical exploration of key aspects of journalistic writing: the questions behind the story, the use of numbers and the organisation of the message or argument. By dissecting media coverage of current issues, students will bolster their skills as critical readers and communicators.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1912B%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1113","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar: Ignorance and Uncertainty","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"In this junior seminar, we examine ignorance and uncertainty as an essential part of modern life. They take many forms, such as ignorance in science, hope and the optimistic future, ignorance and state power, and the spiritual unknown. Ignorance and uncertainty provide an unexpected vantage point to explore the role of modern knowledge in our society. By critically examining the 'play' of ignorance and uncertainty for central features of modern life, students will build skills such as critical thinking, questioning assumptions, and forming a nuanced and balanced approach to the expectations we place on knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1114","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar From the Fire to the Frying Pan: Cooking and Eating in Human Culture(s)","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"Cooking has evolved in unexpected ways throughout human history and has always been one of the most important markers of human culture(s). The invention of new technologies, the discovery of new food sources in foreign lands leading to conquest and exploitation, and changing concepts of “health”, “nutrition” and even “taste”, etc., have over the centuries redefined what it means to eat and cook. By engaging with scholarly works from various disciplines (as well as films and some popular writing), this course explores major themes that inform the way humans (and pre-humans) prepared their food in different cultures and time periods.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1115","ModuleTitle":"Junior Seminar Engineering Marvels","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"From the pyramids to the Three Gorges Dam, from nano drug-delivery systems to autonomous robots, the world contains many engineering feats that make you wonder “How did they do that?”. This module helps students develop basic insights into the workings of selected engineering applications. Coupled to this is an investigation of the engineering marvel ‘in context’. What problems or issues does it address? What are its costs and consequences – both intended and unintended? What are the ethical and political dimensions of this? Each run of the module will have a specific thematic focus, such as big structures, biotechnologies, or robotics.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1400","ModuleTitle":"Debating Singapore's Social and Economic History","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This module challenges today’s generation of students to reexamine and debate some of the foundational myths and assumptions about Singapore’s pioneer past. The timespan covers Singapore’s founding as a colonial economic “place” in 1819, the events leading to postcolonial independence in 1959–1965, and the formation of communities into a “nation”. We will focus on the interplay of global economic factors with internal social factors, and challenge students to ask how the engagement of communities and community leaders impacts economic development.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1402","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Generation Y: Transitions to Adulthood","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the changes in the life transition from adolescence to adulthood in today’s developed world. We will look at some of the popular understandings of emerging adulthood by studying an age group of people called “adultolescents”, “twixters”, or “kippers”. We will also critically analyse aspects of emerging adulthood with regards to education, job opportunities, love and marriage, as well as parenting. Finally, we reflect on the kind of citizens these emerging adults are becoming, how they can engage in the community, and what the future holds for them.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1035","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1403","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Hidden Communities","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"There are various ‘hidden communities’ in Singapore that do not gain much public attention but whose members require special consideration from society. People with disabilities, children with learning difficulties, the elderly or migrant workers are among them. They face distinct challenges to live independent and productive lives. Each semester, the module focuses on one specific group and examines that group’s challenges, and best practices in Singaporean and international contexts. Engaging with hidden communities in Singapore is one of the key features of understanding global issues in a local context, so-called ‘Glocalisation’ (globalisation + localisation) to form active citizenship in a healthy society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEM1904","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1404","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Power and Ideas","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"According to cultural theorists like Stuart Hall, Michel Foucault and Antonio Gramsci, the structures that support dominant ideas in society could be political, economic, religious or cultural, among others. This module examines the power structures behind the dominant ideas of our time, asking why these structures have an interest in promoting or discrediting ideas about what is ‘good’ for our community and mankind. These ideas include human rights, citizenship, democracy, meritocracy, the ‘Washington Consensus,’ development, age of majority, and political correctness.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1905","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1405","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Understanding Health Behaviour","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"How individuals, families and communities respond to illness, or seek to prevent it, is the result of a broad and complex mix of personal, social, cultural and experiential factors. This module gives students opportunities to picture the resources and constraints involved in this choice or act, through an understanding of theories of health behaviour and disease prevention, social influences, and the provisions and response of the healthcare system. It will also allow students to define and discuss the issues involved in addressing unmet need for healthcare. A key aspect of learning will be the use of patient narratives as anchoring points for the seminars; students will also construct and interpret such a narrative as their final assignment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1906","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1408","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Technology and Human Progress","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"Technology is the creation and use of tools, techniques and processes to solve a problem or perform a specific function. In this junior seminar, students will explore and understand emergent technologies (informational, biomedical, assistive, instructional etc) and will seek to understand technologies from multidisciplinary perspectives. Students will pursue a specific area of interest (eg a specific new technology, and related ethical or legal issues) in-depth, and consider the potential implications of the widespread use of these technologies, both in advancing human progress; and the social, ethical and legal dilemmas they may pose to society.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1909","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1409","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: The Pursuit of Happiness","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This module introduced a comprehensive perspective on ‘happiness’ and related social constructs such as satisfaction and quality of life. Drawing from multidisciplinary research in Singapore and around the world, the following issues are discussed in detail: Does rising GDP lead to more happiness? Who are the people who are happy? Can money buy happiness? What really makes people happy? Can the government manufacture happiness for its citizens?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM1910","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1411","ModuleTitle":"Jnr Sem: Systems Systems Everywhere","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces and examines the idea of a “system”. It explores systems theory as a way of thinking about the goals, boundaries, complexities, stakeholders, and relationships between parts of a larger network (social, economic, knowledge-based etc). Topics include characteristics of a system, inter-relationships between different parts of a system, the effects of a system on its stakeholders and vice versa, and the limits and challenges of systems theory. Different national and community systems will be introduced. Students will also have the opportunity to investigate a system of their choice.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM1914, GEM1915%, GEM1918, GEM1919,GET1011, UTC1700, UTC1701","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1413","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: A Brief History of Inequality","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"Should we believe claims that ‘country X has high inequality’ or that ‘inequality is increasing’? How does inequality today compare with inequality in past societies? Where does our modern concern about inequality come from – why did past societies accept inequality as a given? This module investigates the causes of inequality in different societies, from the Ancient world to modern Singapore. It also traces the development of the concept itself, using modern tools and frameworks from a range of disciplines to analyse the social, political and economic inequalities present in the world today.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1415","ModuleTitle":"Jr Sem: Family in a Changing Singapore","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"Family is often considered the foundation of society. Families affect the way we live, play, and work, shaping our values and how we relate to others. In this module, students will investigate and engage with issues that surround and define what it means to be a Singaporean family in the 21st century. They will look at issues such as broken and singleparent families, foster care, family leisure, family businesses etc - through economic, social, and psychological perspectives. The module emphasises experiential learning and application of readings outside the classroom through field trips, guest speakers and discussions/interviews with families and communities.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1700","ModuleTitle":"Thinking in Systems: Ecosystems and Natural Resources","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"This module will serve to prepare systems citizens with thinking and quantitative skills that thought leaders across the world consider critical for functioning in the 21st century. Comprising qualitative and quantitative elements, this module will hone students’ ability to engage in Systems Thinking: understanding parts of a system, seeing interconnections, asking ‘what-if’ questions, quantifying the effects of specific interventions and using such understanding to propose operational/structural policies courageously and creatively. Interactive discussions and hands-on computer modelling using examples from several ecological and natural resource systems will serve as the primary learning mechanisms.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-2-2-4","Preclusion":"GEM-coded GEM1914 GEM1915% GEM1918 GEM1919 GE Reform GET1011 UTC-coded UTC1411 UTC1701 UTC1700","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC1701","ModuleTitle":"Thinking in Systems: Diseases and Healthcare","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"Does a virus attack any individual? Or, does an individual create conditions for infection? How should hospitals plan treatment strategies and patient-staff movements during an outbreak? Should government allocate more resources to prevent onset of chronic diseases rather than managing the complications arising out of chronic diseases? Students will approach such questions from a systems perspective, which involves: understanding behaviours of subsytems and stakeholders such as disease/ infection, patients, providers, payers and society. They will also learn how the interdependencies and interactions between the different actors of the system can be integrated into a holistic system that enables better understanding.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Preclusion":"GEM-coded GEM1914 GEM1915% GEM1918 GEM1919 GE Reform GET1011 UTC-coded UTC1411 UTC1701 UTC1700","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2101","ModuleTitle":"Time and Life","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"There are few things that impact our lives as much as our sense of time. Singapore is a ‘fast-paced’ city where deadlines, time-saving apps and fertility clocks shape people’s actions and experiences, and where many feel ‘time poor’, even if they are cash rich. In this module, we examine the ways in which we take time for granted through analysing the ways in which our lives are temporally grounded. We do so particularly through tracing connections between individual experience, social life and technologies such as clocks and watches, electric lighting and the internet. Is time-stress inevitable in this day and age? What does it mean to use one’s time well?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2102","ModuleTitle":"Climate Change","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This ‘Senior Seminar’ is required of students in their second year of residence in Tembusu College. The module will consider one of the most pressing problems of our time from multiple viewpoints. Merging insights from the sciences and humanities, students will be introduced to problems, conflicts, and debates over the causes of, and solutions to, the phenomenon of global warming and its implications for humanity. The seminar will meet weekly in small groups of 15-20, with periodic full-class meetings to hear guest speakers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2902%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2105","ModuleTitle":"Singapore as ‘Model’ City?","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"A ‘global city’, a ‘city in a garden’, a ‘city of 6.9 million’... what do these and other models say about Singapore and its relationship to its past and future? This course facilitates critical and multi-disciplinary engagement with the imagination and organization of Singapore as city. Students will examine visible aspects of the urban environment together with what is (treated as) invisible, and explore what is at stake in meeting Singapore’s ambition within its borders and beyond. The module culminates in a project that allows students to situate ideals of the liveable, sustainable, inclusive (etc.) city in particular urban sites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2905% SSU2004%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2107","ModuleTitle":"Senior Seminar: Negotiating in a Complex World","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"We live in a world where complex negotiations take place daily. Navigating these complex negotiations requires one to be conscious of the psychological, historical, sociological, economical, and other contextual factors that shape each unique encounter. The rapid advancement in science and technology adds to the challenge of interpreting highly technical, domain-specific information, which is critical in rationalizing decisions and persuading counterparts. In this module, we adopt a case study approach to dissecting complex negotiations. Students will learn to adopt both a macro and micro perspective in analysing such negotiations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2907%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2112","ModuleTitle":"Animals and the City","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"With a focus on Asia, this course draws on a diverse range of literatures (history, anthropology, psychology, animal activism) to provide a broad context for understanding the dynamics and conflicts between humans and animals. Southeast Asia is one of last regions in the world with extensive rain forest habitat for wild animals, but these creatures are threatened by burgeoning urbanization and agriculture. We will go beyond a focus on wildlife conservation, however, to also look at ‘urban animals’ such as pets and farm animals, and other topics which are central to life in this part of the world, and others.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1.5-1.5-0-8-19","Prerequisite":"This four-week intensive module is intended only to be offered in the summer term. Enrollment will be offered to a select group of students, half of them from our IARU and Tembusu College partner residential colleges/university, and the others from NUS. NUS students may take this module as an unrestricted elective. Tembusu College students may take this module to count towards the University Town College Programme (as a Senior Seminar). NUS undergraduates, including Tembusu students, should have a minimum CAP of 3.0 on a 5-point scale. Non-NUS students will be assessed based on recruitment criteria and procedures administered by each participating residential college/university in consultation with NUS Tembusu College. Non-NUS students will have to apply to their home institutions for credit. Ideally, students in this class will be in their second or third year of a four-year undergraduate program, but in general we will accept undergraduates at any level.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2400","ModuleTitle":"Community Leadership","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This interdisciplinary module introduces and examines the idea of ‘community leadership’. It focuses on how ordinary individuals identify social needs in the local community and endeavour to improve the lives of vulnerable groups by organising grassroots solutions. These individuals include Nobel Laureates such as Mother Teresa or Muhammad Yunus but also ordinary unsung heroes closer to Singapore. Students are required to investigate the emergence of pioneering community leaders combining the socio-historical contexts, personal psychology, networking and socialisation processes and social entrepreneurship. The teaching methodology incorporates lectures, seminar discussion, experiential exercises and field study to interview real-life community leaders.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2903%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Friday Evening","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2402","ModuleTitle":"Environment and Civil Society in Singapore","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"How ‘green’ is Singapore and how should we preserve biodiversity on this island? This GEM explores the rise of the conservation ethic in Singapore. It traces the scientific, social and economic conditions that gave rise to the global environmental movement, and to its various expressions in Singapore. Students will engage with stakeholders (scientists, officials, civil society) to understand the conflicts and collaborations between advocates of development and conservation. The class will make field trips to evaluate state-civil society partnerships (wildlife sanctuaries, green corridors, water catchment etc), and debate choices and dilemmas for the future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEM2906% SSU2005%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2403","ModuleTitle":"Citizenship in a Changing World","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"Originally a concept which bound individual members to a defined nation via relations of rights and responsibilities, “citizenship” in the 21st century is coming under unprecedented pressure from technological change and globalization. This module will trace the development of the concept, the values and social assumptions which underpin citizenship, and the interactions between liberal, communitarian and civic narratives of citizenship from ancient Greece to contemporary Singapore. Three key relationships are considered: the rights and duties of citizens in relation to government, to other citizens, and to non-citizens in and beyond the polity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2028% SSU2007%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2700","ModuleTitle":"An Undefeated Mind: An Experiential Inner Reengineering Approach","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"This module adopts an experiential learning approach to shape students’ psychological well-being and mental resilience through mind-body practices. Students will cultivate four skills/capacities for well-being namely: Faculty of Attention, Art of Listening, Emotional Balance and Self-Awareness. Students will translate their practices and personal experiences into reflective texts as well as system diagrams. They will then engage in fieldwork at elderly care organizations in Singapore where they will dialogue with caregivers to understand their emotions and experiences. This will provide them an opportunity to personally experience and share the benefits of awareness of their mental processes while engaging in delicate conversations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-1-4-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2702","ModuleTitle":"Foundations in System Dynamics Thinking and Modelling","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"This course provides an opportunity to learn about system dynamics, consisting of systems thinking, modelling, and analysis. Since its inception in the 1960s, system dynamics has been used to analyse and solve problems in development (economic, political, social, sustainable, and urban), management (business, environmental, health care, and project), and public policy. The role of systems thinking and system dynamics modelling in shaping issues of sustainable development, local, national and global, has been transformative.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-1-1-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2704","ModuleTitle":"Projects in Systems Thinking and System Dynamics","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"This module will foster deeper anchoring in Residential College 4’s (RC4s’) theme “Systems Thinking and System Dynamics” through diverse projects related to systems such as energy, environment, health, society, and business. It builds upon the skill sets that RC4 students acquired in junior seminar and senior seminar 1. Students will do individual projects supervised by RC4 fellows; some of them may involve external collaborations, and field work. Intellectual exchanges between supervisors, collaborators, practitioners on the field, and peers will provide a unique experience to students.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-0-4-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening","Saturday Afternoon","Saturday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2705","ModuleTitle":"Housing, Healthcare and Harmony in Singapore: A Critical Perspective","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"Singapore, in the last 50 years, has evolved from a colonial port to a global city-state. Overcoming unanticipated, unprecedented, multifaceted challenges and severe resource constraints, it has emerged as a successful model-city through flexible and pragmatic policies arguably guided by systems thinking or the “whole-of-nation” approach. This module will use numbers and simple systems models to understand the dynamics of Singapore with special attention on the evolving demographics, housing, healthcare and social harmony aspects. Students will also examine the impact of policy changes, generate scenarios and use them to make policy recommendations and projections for the near future. Students will employ qualitative and quantitative modelling tools learnt from a RC4 JS in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-1-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2706","ModuleTitle":"Committed to Changing Our World: Dana Meadows’ Legacy","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"For those seeking mastery of systems thinking and system dynamics modeling, to serve our human species, Donella (Dana) Meadows’ life and work seem uniquely suited to inspire and guide. Her work sets disciplined high standards in multiple areas: systems modeling, systems thinking, modeling methodologies and environmental journalism. She created resilient communities that embodied her values. Mastering skills and practices her work exemplifies will empower students to become proficient disciplined, humane systems citizens, capable of envisioning and traversing life paths that make a difference.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-1-2-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2911%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2707","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Health and Social Care in Singapore","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"The rapid growth of the elderly population in Singapore is a source of concern due to the health implications of aging. While people are increasingly avoiding fatal events, they are often not avoiding the physiological changes associated with aging and the accumulation of chronic conditions and functional disability. Keeping pace with rising healthcare demand poses a key challenge for policymakers. This module explores the complex relationships between health and social care in the context of an aging society, with Singapore as a case. Students will be introduced to concepts and tools for health system-wide analysis of health and social care policies and strategies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-1-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2708","ModuleTitle":"Singapore - A Smart Nation in Context : IoT & Big Data","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"Singapore as a Smart Nation - where citizens enjoy a high quality of life, seamlessly enabled by technology and providing new opportunities for innovation and creativity. 'Internet of Things' (IoT) and 'Big Data' are essential ingredients to such a \"smart nation\". With the plethora and ubiquity of connected devices (50 Billion by 2020) and the clarion call to understand 'Big Data - The New Oil' (5 Exabytes every few days ) this module will provide insights into what these terms mean, their importance, challenges, and drivers. The module will have a blend of Lectures, Experiential Learning, Case Studies and some External Subject Matter Experts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-1-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2709","ModuleTitle":"Questioning Common Sense","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"What have been your most significant learning experiences? When have you realised you needed to question your own assumptions, that what had appeared like common-sense truths no longer seemed so certain? How has learning changed the way you view issues? Focusing on questions such as these, in this course we will study the transformative potential of learning. We will focus not only on formal education at secondary and tertiary levels, but also consider informal learning experiences so as to investigate how ideas – whether in the classroom, through reading or travel, or in conversations with others – have changed us.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-4-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC2711","ModuleTitle":"Heavenly Mathematics and Cultural Astronomy","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"Students will study astronomy in a cultural context and look at questions like: How is the date of Chinese New Year determined? Why do the Muslim and Chinese months start on different days? Why was the date of Deepavali moved some years ago? Will the Moon ever look like it does on the Singapore flag? This module will help students appreciate mankind’s effort to understand the mathematics of heavens and how the sky modulates culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-8-19","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":4,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC3100","ModuleTitle":"Third Year Experience Workshops: “Exploring Possibilities”","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"The backbone of the Third Year Experience at Tembusu College is a series of workshops designed to help students explore possibilities. From a personal and professional development angle, the workshops offer tools and techniques for cultivating selfawareness as well as foundational skills for dealing with different kinds of situations. Through experiential exercises and sharing with others, students reflect on their intrinsic motivations and examine their habitual thought patterns. This prepares students for the working world, and more broadly lays a foundation for greater self-determination.","ModuleCredit":"0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC3102","ModuleTitle":"Tembusu Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and sometimes in a team, on an existing research project. A Tembusu UROP may focus on research related to a particular aspect of life, education or organization at Tembusu College. Alternatively, students may participate in research led by a College Fellow or other academic, as long as the project gives the student exposure to forms of expertise and/or interests that go beyond any particular discipline. The aim of the UROP is to help support a student’s academic and professional development through a meaningful research apprenticeship. The UROP is a graded module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Prerequisite":"Ideally, a student should have completed the University Town College Programme of five modules before pursuing Independent Study. However, due to the diverse student population at Tembusu, the prerequisite is that students should have completed at least one Senior Seminar. This ensures that a student has gained some familiarity with the exploration of topics in an inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary fashion. The student should approach a College Fellow to work out an agreed topic, readings, and assignments for the module. Part of this conversation should be to specify in what sense the topic and/or approach are interdisciplinary, multi-disciplinary or trans-disciplinary in character. A formal ISM contract is to be submitted to the Director of Studies for approval. Evaluation is based on 100% Continuous Assessment and must be worked out between the student and the supervisor prior to seeking the College’s approval. In the course of the semester, between 4 and 6 meetings between student and supervisor are expected. The student is expected to play an active role in setting the agenda and preparing for these meetings.","Preclusion":"GEM3901","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC3400","ModuleTitle":"Independent Study","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"The Independent Study Module (ISM) provides an opportunity for senior undergraduates who are staying at the College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) to do independent critical reading or research work. Unlike a UROP, where the student contributes to an existing research project, an ISM is an individual study programme conceptualized by the student. ISMs undertaken at CAPT must be inter-disciplinary, multidisciplinary, or trans-disciplinary in topic and/or approach. Student and supervisor need to submit for approval an ISM contract that gives a clear account of the topic, programme of study, evaluation, and other pertinent details. The ISM is a graded module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-0-10","Preclusion":"GEM3902","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTC3401","ModuleTitle":"CAPT Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"A UROP involves the student working with a supervisor, and sometimes in a team, on an existing research project. A CAPT UROP may focus on research related to a particular aspect of life, education or organization at the College. Alternatively, students may participate in research led by a College Fellow or other academic, as long as the project gives the student exposure to forms of expertise and/or interests that go beyond any particular discipline. The aim of the UROP is to help support a student’s academic and professional development through a meaningful research apprenticeship. The UROP is a graded module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-8-2","Preclusion":"GEM3903","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2100","ModuleTitle":"Intelligence and Singapore Society","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This module invites students to probe the concept of ‘intelligence’ in relation to Singapore’s ongoing development as a nation. The idea that smart minds are essential for survival has shaped domestic policies and international positioning strategies. We ask: in what ways has human intelligence been defined, measured and harnessed? What counts as intelligence, and what does not? Beyond notions of intelligence centred on the human individual, we will also consider forms of collective and artificial intelligence, mediated by science and technology. What kinds of intelligence are needed for the future and how can Singapore develop them?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2101","ModuleTitle":"Biomedicine and Singapore Society","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"This ‘Senior Seminar’ is required of students in their second year of residence in Tembusu College. The module will consider social and public health issues raised by modern advances in biomedicine, particularly as they affect Singapore and the surrounding region. Merging insights from medicine, social sciences, and the humanities, students will be introduced to problems, conflicts, and debates, and asked to form their own reasoned opinions. The seminar will meet weekly in small groups of 15-20, with periodic full-class meetings to hear guest speakers.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Preclusion":"UTS2101 SSU2000","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2105","ModuleTitle":"Singapore as ‘Model’ City?","Department":"Tembusu College","ModuleDescription":"A ‘global city’, a ‘city in a garden’, a ‘city of 6.9 million’... what do these and other models say about Singapore and its relationship to its past and future? This course facilitates critical and multi-disciplinary engagement with the imagination and organization of Singapore as city. Students will examine visible aspects of the urban environment together with what is (treated as) invisible, and explore what is at stake in meeting Singapore’s ambition within its borders and beyond. The module culminates in a project that allows students to situate ideals of the liveable, sustainable, inclusive (etc.) city in particular urban sites.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2905% SSU2004%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2400","ModuleTitle":"Identities in Asia","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"This course explores identity-formation in Asia from topdown and bottom-up perspectives, by looking at how authorities, communities and individuals construct their collective identities. The concept of ‘identity’ is a contentious site as it deals with issues of belonging, imagining communities and defining one’s trajectory (identity-formation). Looking at historical cases to cross-compare examples among Asian societies, the course aims to encourage students to investigate groups and their relationships to their surrounding communities (families, societies and gender) and to examine the relations between state and identity, and between social activism and identity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Preclusion":"SSU2002%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2402","ModuleTitle":"Environment and Civil Society in Singapore","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"How ‘green’ is Singapore and how should we preserve biodiversity on this island? This GEM explores the rise of the conservation ethic in Singapore. It traces the scientific, social and economic conditions that gave rise to the global environmental movement, and to its various expressions in Singapore. Students will engage with stakeholders (scientists, officials, civil society) to understand the conflicts and collaborations between advocates of development and conservation. The class will make field trips to evaluate state-civil society partnerships (wildlife sanctuaries, green corridors, water catchment etc), and debate choices and dilemmas for the future.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-4-3","Preclusion":"GEM2906% SSU2005%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2403","ModuleTitle":"Citizenship in a Changing World","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"Originally a concept which bound individual members to a defined nation via relations of rights and responsibilities, “citizenship” in the 21st century is coming under unprecedented pressure from technological change and globalization. This module will trace the development of the concept, the values and social assumptions which underpin citizenship, and the interactions between liberal, communitarian and civic narratives of citizenship from ancient Greece to contemporary Singapore. Three key relationships are considered: the rights and duties of citizens in relation to government, to other citizens, and to non-citizens in and beyond the polity.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-2-0-3-4","Preclusion":"GEM2028% SSU2007%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2500","ModuleTitle":"College 3 Capstone Experience","Department":"College Of Alice & Peter Tan","ModuleDescription":"The Capstone Experience is open to undergraduate members of the College (Year 2 and above) and builds on the first and second year modules of the UTown Residential Programme. Students may elect to work individually (e.g. as part of an internship) or in an multidisciplinary group. Together with an external organization, and under the guidance of an academic supervisor, they apply disciplinary knowledge and skills to address an issue or question which is authentic and of practical relevance to the community. In the process, students engage communities and organizations either locally or abroad in planning, implementing and communicating their ideas and concepts, develop collaborative and leadership skills, cultural competency and an awareness of civic values. The learning experience is reflected in well-researched and thoughtful situational analyses, a learning journal, and midterm and final reports or presentations. Capstone experiences will be supervised by College faculty with expertise in the chosen area, with the participation of a qualified preceptor from the external organization.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-0-5-3","Preclusion":"SSU2001%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"]},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2700","ModuleTitle":"Housing, Healthcare and Harmony in Singapore: A Critical Perspective","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"Singapore, in the last 50 years, has evolved from a colonial port to a global city-state. Overcoming unanticipated, unprecedented, multifaceted challenges and severe resource constraints, it has emerged as a successful model-city through flexible and pragmatic policies arguably guided by systems thinking or the “whole-of-nation” approach. This module will use numbers and simple systems models to understand the dynamics of Singapore with special attention on the evolving demographics, housing, healthcare and social harmony aspects. Students will also examine the impact of policy changes, generate scenarios and use them to make policy recommendations and projections for the near future. Students will employ qualitative and quantitative modelling tools learnt from a RC4 JS in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-1-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2701","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Health and Social Care in Singapore","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"The rapid growth of the elderly population in Singapore is a source of concern due to the health implications of aging. While people are increasingly avoiding fatal events, they are often not avoiding the physiological changes associated with aging and the accumulation of chronic conditions and functional disability. Keeping pace with rising healthcare demand poses a key challenge for policymakers. This module explores the complex relationships between health and social care in the context of an aging society, with Singapore as a case. Students will be introduced to concepts and tools for health system-wide analysis of health and social care policies and strategies.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-1-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTS2702","ModuleTitle":"Singapore - A Smart Nation in Context : IoT & Big Data","Department":"Residential College 4","ModuleDescription":"Singapore as a Smart Nation - where citizens enjoy a high quality of life, seamlessly enabled by technology and providing new opportunities for innovation and creativity. 'Internet of Things' (IoT) and 'Big Data' are essential ingredients to such a \"smart nation\". With the plethora and ubiquity of connected devices (50 Billion by 2020) and the clarion call to understand 'Big Data - The New Oil' (5 Exabytes every few days ) this module will provide insights into what these terms mean, their importance, challenges, and drivers. The module will have a blend of Lectures, Experiential Learning, Case Studies and some External Subject Matter Experts.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-2-1-4-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001H","ModuleTitle":"Eating Right(s): The Politics of Food","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Do you know where your last meal came from? Have you ever wondered how your dietary choices affect communities, species and landscapes worldwide? This interdisciplinary writing course examines some human and ecological impacts of contemporary food-related practices and interactions. Readings from different perspectives focus critical attention on industrial agriculture, factory farming, packaging/distribution networks and international trade agreements in relation to issues of hunger, obesity, food security and environmental sustainability. In small collaborative classes, you will examine the strategies used by individual authors to construct persuasive arguments and learn to incorporate these rhetorical skills into your own writing about food.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1501%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001K","ModuleTitle":"Photography and Society","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Photography is a powerful force in contemporary society. Photographs can be found in advertisements, newspapers, photo albums, museums, archives, websites, and more. In this course, you will learn to think and write critically about such photographs. Are they objective copies or artistic transformations of the world? Is photography a democratic art, accessible to all, or is it an instrument of surveillance and social control? What other social purposes does photography serve? We will address these questions and more by discussing the work of photography critics and by examining documentary, advertising, fashion, art, archival, and amateur photography.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1501%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening","Thursday Evening","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001M","ModuleTitle":"Sport and competition","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"In professional, competitive sport, there appear to be fundamentally distinct ideas concerning human endeavour and the nature of competition that are worthy of critical examination. Is winning everything? Should participation or self-defining achievement be more valued? Is sport becoming too elitist? Does the obsession to win create the need for performance-enhancing drugs? Should we legalize doping or tighten control measures? Should we change the nature of professional competitive sport? Students will explore these questions through close analysis of viewpoints expressed in both scholarly literature and popular media, ultimately developing their own positions in written arguments.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1501%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001N","ModuleTitle":"Public Persona and Self-presentations","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Public persona is a fundamental yet unarticulated aspect of persuasion in spoken discourse. In this course, students will explore and examine speakers’ public persona with a focus on interactional and social roles in performed presentations before a public audience. What does it mean to perform a public persona? How is public persona shaped, strengthened, or attenuated? Is there such a thing as an \"authentic\" public persona? In seminar-type classes and, subsequently, in writing assignments, students will analyse verbal and nonverbal performance of a speaker or speakers in mediated and/or non-mediated contexts, and develop informed views of their public persona.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1501%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001Q","ModuleTitle":"English, Singlish and intercultural communication","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Students will explore how a language is shaped by the culture in which it is used and how it in turn shapes its users’ views of other cultures. They will investigate the culture-specific aspects of language, how they colour speakers’ worldviews, and how differences in worldviews may lead to intercultural misunderstanding. Students will develop reasoned positions on particular issues in intercultural communication and formulate arguments to defend their points of view. The focus will be on English and Singlish but other varieties of English and other languages will be used for comparison.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1501%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001R","ModuleTitle":"Oratory and the Public Mind","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"This course discusses the nature of oratory and how it potentially influences the public mind, that is, how the public perceives, understands, and acts upon social and political realities. Students will be introduced to ways of critically analyzing speeches as they interrogate the power and limitations of oratory in influencing the public mind. Students will consider the following questions: What elements in the speeches enable speakers to ‘adjust ideas to people and people to ideas’? How do speeches shape and get shaped by their contexts? How are ideas expressed in the speeches transformed to create impact on the public mind?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1501%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001U","ModuleTitle":"The Detective","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"The detective genre is well positioned to foreground the rhetorical situation in its concern with the generation of meaning. In this module students are invited to identify with the detective who offers a metaphor for the process of reading carefully for information, distinguishing between valid and inadequate evidence, and constructing a credible argument built on knowledge gleaned from careful observations. Students will engage in debates around what constitutes “knowledge”, how (and whether) “truth” can be arrived at, and how the detective genre can illustrate these debates through an understanding of epistemology, i.e. the theory of knowledge.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%, ES1501%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001V","ModuleTitle":"Exploring Blogs as a Form of Communication","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Blogs have become an important part of modern life. Short for weblog, blogs originated as a medium through which authors of personal websites expressed their views on a range of issues. Today, a variety of organizations from universities, the media, business, personal and professional networking sites use blogs to communicate with their target audience. Are institutional and personal blogs performing strategic communication goals such as promoting particular ideologies? Are these blog representations authentic? What other social purposes do blogs serve? In this module, we examine the role of blogs through a critical engagement with the literature and an analysis of blogs from different organizations.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read a IEM1201%, UTW1001% and ES1501% module.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW1001W","ModuleTitle":"The Online Politician: The Use of Social Media in Political Communication","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Using social media as a political battleground during the 2011 General Election changed Singapore’s political landscape indelibly. It exemplified an emerging trend: the increasing use of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Snapchat by politicians to gain greater political support and popularity. In fact, using social media for political communication has gone viral in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and beyond. This module explores the dynamics of social media in political communication, with a focus on Singapore, as well as the United States as case studies. Students will analyse the impact of conventional means of political communication as opposed to those using social media.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Students must have passed/been exempted from the NUS Qualifying English Test (QET) or have passed CELC English for Academic Purposes modules.","Preclusion":"Students who have already read a IEM1201%, UTW1001% and ES1501% module.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW2001L","ModuleTitle":"Visualizing Southeast Asian Cities","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"In this research-based module, we will explore how urban spaces across Southeast Asia have been imagined through visual forms like cinema, painting, advertising, and digital media. Using historical, theoretical, and anthropological texts as models, we will inquire into the process by which images negotiate and redefine the contours and notions of the geographies they are made to replace. How do movies transform disregarded cityscapes into protagonists? How are photographs and postcards of abandoned or demolished structures incorporated into historical memory? How do territorial, tourist, and transit maps shape aspirations of citizens and migrants? Students can pursue one of several trajectories.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%","Preclusion":"IEM2201%, UTW2001%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW2001M","ModuleTitle":"Sport and Socialization","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Involvement in professional and amateur sports through competition, ludic activity or spectatorship is a social experience and thus connected to larger social and cultural formations. Students will engage with sociological research and develop their own critical positions grounded within functionalist, interactionist or critical theory frameworks in one of three areas: (1) Socialization into sport; what factors may influence initiation and continuation? (2) Socialization out of sport; in particular what are the causes and effects of burnout or retirement in competitive sport? (3) Socialization through sport; how are dimensions of identity (embodiment, gender, race, social class) developed?","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%","Preclusion":"IEM2201%, UTW2001%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW2001P","ModuleTitle":"Science Fiction and Empire","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"Science fiction is less about the future than it is about the present. Many science fiction narratives critique contemporary social issues, particularly imperialism and colonialism. This course will introduce students to the theories of colonialism and their importance in a modern context. Armed with this knowledge, students will engage with classic and contemporary science fiction texts in order to understand, as well as question, how such narratives describe and proscribe ways of ordering the world. In developing their original research projects, students will explore how this intersection between popular narrative and ideology influences many of the ways we think about culture today.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%","Preclusion":"IEM2201%, UTW2001%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW2001S","ModuleTitle":"Masculinities on Film","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"The traditional notion of masculinity as homogenous has given way in recent decades to a proliferation of multiple masculinities that questions the relationship between gender and power. This socio-cultural phenomenon is manifested on film. Masculinity can be seen as a contested space where different masculinities fight for dominance, and older forms of masculinity are displaced by new ones.This module invites you to consider social, cultural and historical influences on constructions of masculinity on film, as well as textual contexts such as genre, as you critically reflect on the diversity of masculinities that are represented.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%","Preclusion":"IEM2201%, UTW2001%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UTW2001T","ModuleTitle":"Nobodiness: The Self as Story","Department":"Ctr For English Language Communication","ModuleDescription":"The sense of having a self pervades everyday experience as well as the stories we encounter in fiction, film, television, and video games. On the other hand, the self has been called into question from various scientific, religious, and philosophical perspectives. This module examines the concept of selfhood, considering the possibility that it may be a fabrication, and examines the positive and negative aspects of positing the existence of selfhood. The module culminates in student research projects that apply critiques of the self from cognitive psychology, Eastern religion, and/or continental and analytic philosophy to a text of their choosing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"IEM1201%, UTW1001%","Preclusion":"IEM2201%, UTW2001%","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101A","ModuleTitle":"Writing and Critical Thinking: Colonialism and Cosmopolitanism","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches writing and critical thinking through a critical exploration of the notion of cosmopolitanism and its relation to colonialism. Topics discussed include the origin of cosmopolitanism, the relevance of cosmopolitanism as a moral ideal in the age of globalization, and the formation of cultural identity among diasporic Asians. The module thus provides the chance for students to reflect on the notion of global citizenship in the contemporary world, as well as their responsibilities as cosmopolitan citizens.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101B","ModuleTitle":"Writing and Critical Thinking: Civic Discourse in a Fractious World","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module teaches writing and critical thinking through a critical exploration of theories of civic and public discourse as they were configured by the ancient Greeks. Topics discussed include the political, ethical, and emotional uses and impacts of civic discourse. The module thus provides the chance for students to gain a critical awareness of the natures of their own engagement with public discourses, to contextualise these discourses both locally and internationally, and to explore the possible futures of communities of which they are a part.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101C","ModuleTitle":"Writing and Critical Thinking Module: Monuments, Memorials, and Commemoration","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module explores how monuments, memorials and other forms of public commemoration represent the past and influence culture and politics in the present. It takes a comparative approach, using case studies from different societies. The module highlights the complexity and contested nature of commemoration and memorialization. Although monuments and memorials may be intended to tell the “true” version of historical events, the end result often hides controversies that may have been part of the process of designing these structures. Similarly, the meanings attached to monuments and memorials can change dramatically over time, as societies change and these structures are reinterpreted.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101D","ModuleTitle":"Writing and Critical Writing: Narrative in Everyday Life","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Everyday narratives are those informal stories we tell each other about ourselves and our quotidian experiences. In this module, such narratives will be analyzed in terms of identity politics, how they instantiate social power, and how they frame epistemological knowledge, such as scientific discourse, not normally associated with narrative as a mode of representation. Students will generate a corpus of genuine sociolinguistic narrative data and analyze it in an interdisciplinary framework.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Not applicable to USP First-Tier modules.","Preclusion":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Corequisite":"Not applicable to USP modules.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Evening","Friday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101I","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Interpreting Consumerism","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module will develop students' critical reading and writing abilities through an active, seminar-style engagement with a variety of materials related to the nature and impact of modern consumer culture. We will begin by examining a number of key theoretical positions concerning the relationship between human nature and the need or desire for material things. Once we have interrogated some of these arguments, we will examine the phenomenon of modern advertising and consider the extent to which individual ads shape our buying habits and even our values. The module concludes by investigating the relationship between today's corporations and youth culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101J","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Sites of Tourism","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module like others in the Writing and Critical Thinking area helps students become better writers of argumentative essays. To do this, we will specifically examine the modern phenomenon that is tourism, asking questions such as: What is a tourist? Why do we become tourists? Why do we send postcards, take photographs, or collect souvenirs? Do tourists find ourselves when we go abroad? Do we lose ourselves? How are cultures packaged for tourists, and is this packaging always reductive? Such questions will help us to understand the assumptions behind tourism, and to explore issues of modernity, nationality, self and other, identity and culture.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101S","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Danger and National Security","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to skills necessary for writing an academic essay. It does so by facilitating students' ability to think critically about the relationship between the concepts of \"danger\" and \"national security\". In particular, it asks if the process by which danger is identified by national communities are unquestionable and self-evident, or if they are historically contigent and mutable. In this regard, is \"danger\" constructed to foster national solidarity and identity? This module examines different cultural and political texts attesting to the changing nature of the national security community, and uses them as the basis of teaching the elements of essay writing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"UWC2101U","ModuleTitle":"Writing & Critical Thinking: Technologies of Home","Department":"University Scholars Programme","ModuleDescription":"Domestic life is routinely held up for admiration as pure or natural. But how many of us experience family time/space in that way? Challenging the truism that domesticity offers a refuge from the modern world, this module recognises that technology makes it possible for modern people to be, and feel, at home. Some relevant technologies involve engines or electronics. But others organise ideas about gender, room, place and belonging. By enhancing awareness of domesticity’s “constructed nature,” this module deepens understanding of home sweet home.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Evening","Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"VM5101","ModuleTitle":"Introduction of Palliative Care","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed to introduce participants to the scope and principles of palliative care, and the general principles in the management of advanced cancers and the advanced non-cancer diseases.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-12-0-8-100","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"VM5102","ModuleTitle":"Symptom Management in Palliative Care I","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module covers principles of management of common symptoms encountered in palliative care, namely pain, cachexia, fatigue, gastrointestinal and respiratory symptoms. It also covers issues of hydration and nutrition in palliative care.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-12-0-8-100","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"VM5103","ModuleTitle":"Symptom Management in Palliative Care II","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module covers management of common emergencies in palliative medicine. These include metabolic (eg: hypercalcaemia), neurological (e.g.: cord compression, delirium and brain metastasis) and other conditions like bleeding and fractures. Management of common infections and nursing issues (wound and tubes management) will also be included in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-12-0-8-100","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"VM5104","ModuleTitle":"Psychiatry, Psychosocial Care & Spiritual Issues in Palliative Care","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module covers common psychosocial and spiritual issues in palliative care. Assessment and management of Anxiety and Depression as well as managing patients asking for hastened death will be included. There will be a section on grief and bereavement and caring for caregivers, including healthcare workers. Sexuality and body image and its impact on patients’ psychosocial wellbeing will be covered in the module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-12-0-8-100","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"VM5105","ModuleTitle":"Communication and Ethical Issues","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This module covers communication skills in breaking bad news, managing collusion, conducting a family conference and advance care planning. It also covers major ethical dilemmas encountered in palliative care such as withholding and withdrawing life sustaining treatment. Learning will be achieved through use of role plays and case discussions in this module.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-12-0-8-100","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"VM5106","ModuleTitle":"Practices of Palliative Medicine","Department":"Division Of Graduate Medical Studies","ModuleDescription":"This last module is designed to consolidate the teachings in the last 5 modules into practice, and to see how palliative medicine is practised into various settings in the community and in special groups of patients.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-12-0-8-100","History":[{"Semester":3}]},{"ModuleCode":"WR1401","ModuleTitle":"Workplace Readiness","Department":"Ridge View Residential College","ModuleDescription":"This module aims to enhance students’ workplace readiness, personal and interpersonal effectiveness, inner resilience, as well as leadership qualities. Attributes associated with team spirit and personal effectiveness are developed through camps, sustained sports activities, and career readiness workshops and seminars. Unlike the interdisciplinary and writing and communication modules which are credit-bearing modules, this module is not credit bearing. It is however compulsory for all students to read. The module challenges students to venture and explore beyond their comfort zone and places them in situations/contexts where their endurance and resilience are put to test.","ModuleCredit":"0","Workload":"1-2-2-0-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"XD3103","ModuleTitle":"Planet Earth","Department":"Geography","ModuleDescription":"The module provides an overview of geology – the science of the earth. An understanding of geology is important to many disciplines, providing information about the physical and chemical processes that determine the distribution of resources, location of hazards, operation of surface processes and the interaction between engineering structures and earth surface materials. The four components of the module begin with consideration of the earth’s structure and the role of plate tectonics, before considering the nature of earth surface materials and the functioning of earth surface systems.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"2-0-1-3-4","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T17:00+0800","Lecturers":["Dr Grahame OLIVER","Yang Jiahui, Abel"],"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFA4401","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Project","Department":"Economics","ModuleCredit":"16","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50, (2) Passed EC4301/EC4101 or EC4302/EC4102. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"EC4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFA4402","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Thesis","Department":"Economics","ModuleDescription":"For this module which is applicable to the double honours degree programmes, students are required to write a scholarly report of not more than 40 typed pages (including bibliography and appendices) on a rigorous multi-disciplinary research on current issues, or on theory or methodology.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-3-0-3-4","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before: (1) Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50, (2) Passed EC4301/EC4101 or EC4302/EC4102. Cohort 2012 onwards: Completed 110 MCs including 60 MCs of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs.","Preclusion":"EC4660","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFA4403","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Thesis","Department":"Communications And New Media","ModuleDescription":"This module allows CNM/Business double degree students to write an honours thesis that integrates their two areas of study—Communications and New Media and Business. Students taking this module must conduct an independent research project on an approved topic under the supervision of two faculty members (one from CNM and one from the School of Business). The maximum length of the thesis is 12,000 words.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-0-37.5","Prerequisite":"Cohort 2011 and before (1) Be in the CNM-Business Double Degree (2) Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of NM major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. (3) Read & pass NM4102 Cohort 2012 onwards (1) Be in the CNM-Business Double Degree (2) Completed 110 MCs, including 60 MCs of NM major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and CAP of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum CAP of 4.25 after completing 110 MCs. (3) Read & pass NM4102","Preclusion":"NM4660 Independent Study","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFB4001","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honors Thesis","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleCredit":"12","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFB4002","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Dissertation","Department":"Dean's Office (Biz)","ModuleDescription":"The purpose of the Integrated Honours Dissertation is to provide DDP students with an opportunity to select and synthesise research topics from two distinct bodies of knowledge, and to present their findings logically and systematically in a clear and concise prose. Students are expected to demonstrate (i) a good understanding of relevant methodology and literature; (ii) the significance and relevance of the problem; (iii) logical and sound analysis; (iv) clear and effective presentation; and (v) achieve a balance between the learning objectives of both the Business course and the second course of study.","ModuleCredit":"15","Prerequisite":"Vary, depending on specific research topic.","Preclusion":"Integrated honours thesis/dissertation from other faculties","Corequisite":"Vary, depending on specific research topic.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFC4101","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Thesis","Department":"Dean's Office (School Of Computing)","ModuleDescription":"The objective of this module is to enable students to work on an individual integrated research project spanning over two semesters, with approximately 400 hours of workload. Students learn how to apply skills acquired in the classroom and also think of innovative ways of solving problems, and learn to work in a research environment. The project demonstrates a student’s work ethic, initiative, determination, and ability to think independently. On completion of the project, the student has to submit a dissertation describing the project work, and give an oral presentation before a panel of examiners.","ModuleCredit":"12","Workload":"0-0-0-15-0","Prerequisite":"Attain at least 70% of the MC requirement for the respective degrees or departmental approval","Preclusion":"CS4101 B.Comp. Dissertation or CS4349 Game Research Project","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFE4401","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Project","Department":"Dean's Office (Engineering)","ModuleCredit":"16","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Saturday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"XFS4199M","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Honours Project","Department":"Mathematics","ModuleDescription":"This module is created for Bachelor of Science (Honours) students in the student-designed double degree programme who wish to do an integrated honours project between his/her major and a non-science discipline, where the non-Science discipline offers an Honours project of 15MCs, which is of higher MCs than that offered by his/her major.","ModuleCredit":"15","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"Students must be in a double degree programme and must be reading the Bachelor of Science degree as the primary degree. Students must have met the Honours eligibility requirements for specific majors from both Faculties. Students must seek approval from both Faculties to take up this module with an agreement of a common scheme of assessment.","Preclusion":"MA4199","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1111","ModuleTitle":"Literature and Humanities 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is the first semester of a two semester sequence on literature and humanities. The sequence explores literature and other arts from cultures around the world throughout history. Special attention is paid to developing skills in written and oral expression.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1112","ModuleTitle":"Literature and Humanities 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is the second semester of a two semester sequence on literature and humanities. The sequence explores literature and other arts from cultures around the world throughout history. Special attention is paid to developing skills in written and oral expression.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1 or permission of coordinator","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1113","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy and Political Thought 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is the first module of a two semester sequence exploring philosophy and political thought. Texts and ideas from many times and many cultures around the world will be explored. Special attention is given to developing skills of oral and written expression.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1114","ModuleTitle":"Philosophy and Political Thought 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is the second module of a two semester sequence exploring philosophy and political thought. Texts and ideas from many times and many cultures around the world will be explored. Special attention is given to developing skills of oral and written expression.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","Prerequisite":"YCC1113 Philosophy and Political Thought 1 or permission of instructor","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1121","ModuleTitle":"Comparative Social Institutions","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module explores a range of social institutions from the perspective of a variety of disciplines in the social sciences. Quantitative and qualitative methods are explored, with examples chosen from societies around the world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1122","ModuleTitle":"Quantitative Reasoning","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module explores a range of quantitative methods in a manner accessible to all students regardless of level of preparation. Examples are generally chosen from the social sciences, but the methods themselves are applicable to a wide range of topics. Special attention is paid to helping students develop their skills in presenting and analysing quantitative information.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3.5-0-9.0-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC1131","ModuleTitle":"Scientific Inquiry","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Scientific Inquiry exposes students to a series of topics across the sciences designed to develop understanding of the process of science. The module is designed for students of all backgrounds, and addresses questions of what is and is not science, and how scientific theories are created and developed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC2121","ModuleTitle":"Modern Social Thought","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module will introduce students to foundational figures of modern social thought and explore the ways in which their writings have been taken up in contemporary social analysis and political practice in different parts of the world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-8.5-0","Preclusion":"Not Applicable","Corequisite":"Not Applicable","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC2131","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Science 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Foundations of Science 1 aims to develop the skills, patterns of thought, and facility with science and technology that will enable the non-science major to lead a responsible life in this century. The rapid expansion of biotechnology and medicine, the explosion of computer technologies, datasets of all kinds, and the impacts of society on the environment all challenge our capacity not only to understand our civilization but to sustain it for future generations. Foundations of Science will provide our students the base understandings to contribute to the leadership needed to provide a sustainable planet for future generations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-3-9.5-0","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of Year 1 Yale-NUS College Core Curriculum","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC2132","ModuleTitle":"Foundations of Science 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Foundations of Science 2 aims to develop the skills, patterns of thought, and facility with science and technology that will enable the non-science major to lead a responsible life in this century. The rapid expansion of biotechnology and medicine, the explosion of computer technologies, datasets of all kinds, and the impacts of society on the environment all challenge our capacity not only to understand our civilization but to sustain it for future generations. Foundations of Science will provide our students the base understandings to contribute to the leadership needed to provide a sustainable planet for future generations. We will engage in deep and prolonged discussions that consider how the future will look through the interplay between environment, the rapidly growing population and its consumption of energy and resources, and how this affects the health of the planet and its citizens.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3.5-0-4.5-4.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC2133","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Science 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This 5 MC course explores basic principles, knowledge, and techniques broadly relevant to science through an integrated approach. A number of tracks will be available to choose from, and of these the student will select two. Although each track may have the flavour of a particular field, it will focus on common foundational themes that cut broadly across Science: information and entropy; shape and symmetry; recursion and emergence; equilibrium and stability; conservation laws. The course will lead from these themes to solutions of problems that require multidisciplinary approaches.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-2-0-7.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1132 Integrated Science Successful completion of Year 1 Yale-NUS College Core Curriculum including IS1, or by permission of instructors.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YCC2134","ModuleTitle":"Integrated Science 3","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This 5 MC course explores basic principles, knowledge, and techniques broadly relevant to science through an integrated approach. A number of tracks will be available to choose from, and of these the student will select two. Although each track may have the flavour of a particular field, it will focus on common foundational themes that cut broadly across Science: information and entropy; shape and symmetry; recursion and emergence; equilibrium and stability; conservation laws. The course will lead from these themes to solutions of problems that require multidisciplinary approaches.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-2-0-7.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1132 Integrated Science Successful completion of Year 1 Yale-NUS College Core Curriculum including IS1, or by permission of instructors.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU1209","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to the Arts","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Students in the Art and Humanities major must take Introduction to the arts. The course will give students the opportunity to engage with arts practice in several different media (e.g. visual, creative writing, musical arts, architecture, film, etc.) while digging into big questions about art and artistic expression such as: What is art? Who is an artist? What are the distinctions between high and low art and are they useful? What is the relationship between art, politics, and ideology? How does a city express itself? What is a creative city? In 2015-16 the theme is “Urban Spaces-Urban Sounds.”","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU1212","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Fiction Writing","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the practice of writing fiction, primarily the short story. Students will learn about character development, scene, setting, dialogue and other important elements. Weekly exercises and readings will form a foundation from which students can build their understanding of the craft of fiction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2201","ModuleTitle":"Religions of Abraham","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This seminar introduces the history, textual traditions, and diverse practises of Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Students will learn methods in intellectual history and the historical study of religion. Understanding these religious traditions provides context for further study in history, literature and art, culture and politics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2202","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Creative Nonfiction","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Creative nonfiction, a form of creative writing that often borrows from fiction and poetry in terms of technique, differs in that notions of factuality define the boundaries of the form. This course explores the literary essay in the fashion of the great French essayist, Michel de Montaigne, focusing primarily on the personal essay. While primarily a writing course, there will be much supplemental reading. Essayists to be read will range from the Roman Seneca (“On Noise”) to the 10th Century Japanese Sei Shonagan and plenty of contemporary essays. There will be weekly writing assignments as well as reading.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2205","ModuleTitle":"Integrative Music Theory 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Integrative Music Theory I is a comprehensive introduction to musicianship and musical understanding. Students in the course will develop their abilities to play, read, understand, and write music. Work includes exercises in music fundamentals, model composition, performance, analysis, improvisation, and ear training, all of which are intended to complement students’ everyday activities as musicians and listeners. The course will be divided into seminars focused on notation, theory, and analysis, and “labs” focused on application, aural development, and musical experimentation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2206","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Mathematical Logic","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course in formal logic. Formal logic has had a tremendous success and influence since it was developed in its present form. It is the inspiration for many artificial languages, including programming languages, and it has been successfully used in mathematics. Formal logic is also very important in the study of natural languages and in the analysis of valid or invalid forms of argument and reasoning. We will cover a fairly substantial introduction to these issues.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2210","ModuleTitle":"Integrative Music Theory 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"IMT 2 embraces advanced tonal procedures and the techniques of chromaticism used in composition to the end of the 19th century. Students will study the complete diatonic and chromatic vocabulary, including elements of figuration, chromatically inflected progressions, mixture, leading-tone seventh chords, dominant ninths, elevenths and thirteenths and chromatic chords including the Neapolitan and augmented sixths. Compositional applications will include the writing of advanced chorales, string quartet and piano accompaniment textures. These processes will be amplified by listening to a variety of repertoire.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4.5-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"YHU2205 Integrative Music Theory 1 or equivalent.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2212","ModuleTitle":"Classical Chinese","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to the basic particles and grammatical structure of the classical Chinese language (a.k.a. literary Chinese). Through the close reading of texts from the pre- and early-imperial periods, students will also learn such skills as recognizing syntactic parallelism, the art of reading in context, and understanding rhetorical structures.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-4-4.5","Prerequisite":"YLC2202 Intermediate Chinese II or native equivalency","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2215","ModuleTitle":"Drawing Methods","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the skills and techniques, concepts and practices involved in Contemporary Drawing and exhibition making. Classes will use a range of drawing materials, and include notebook research, fieldtrips, talks and critical presentations. Students will develop a portfolio of drawings through class exercises and with tutorial advice, these will be developed in personal directions and focused themes for a final exhibition.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-6-2.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2216","ModuleTitle":"Global Women’s History","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a broad overview of the history of women and gender around the world. Topics include work, family roles, health and sexuality, religion, and global feminisms in comparative perspective. While the focus of the course will be on women’s experiences and lives, we will also consider men’s roles and the construction of masculinity.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2217","ModuleTitle":"The Historian’s Craft","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is a hands-on course in which students will be introduced to the practices involved in historical research, writing, and presentation. Students will be exposed to a variety of models created by professional historians and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each. Direct engagement with primary sources will be a principal area of focus in this course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2220","ModuleTitle":"Contemporary Reality Theatre","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course explores contemporary works of reality theatre, a term that refers to performance that uses the words of people who have been interviewed. Normally they are interviewed about an issue or event of personal or social meaning. Students will consider concepts of history, authenticity, and authorship in reality theatre works that are based upon direct testimony and recorded materials, and will work in groups to develop an original work of reality theatre. Students will be expected to perform in front of others.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2221","ModuleTitle":"Dance in Society","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course explores how and in what ways dance has played a crucial role in society. Using the text “Dancing: The pleasure, power and art of movement” by Gerald Jonas, this course will explore how dance functions in human societies. Students will be encouraged to explore the relationships between dance and culture, dance and identity, and dance and the community, as well as reflecting on the role, place, purpose and value of dance in a range of cultures and societies, including their own.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"2-2-1","Prerequisite":"Students are encouraged to have at least 2 years of dance training in any dance genre. However, exceptional cases will be considered by the lecturer.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2222","ModuleTitle":"Digital Narratives","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course explores narrative and interactivity in digital media through the creation of audio and moving image works. Students will read, experience, analyze and create digital narrative works including text, film, soundscape, and interactive visual art. Working with instances of dynamic storytelling in relationship to memory, personal narrative, and social critique, students will explore the all-encompassing realm of narrative, learn about digital media theory, and gain media production skills. The class will introduce students to cameras and audio recorders as well as audio and film editing software.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2223","ModuleTitle":"Documentary Photography","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Photography is becoming increasingly important in our interconnected world. The question needs to be asked has the exponential increase in images resulted in a corresponding increase in knowledge or visually literacy? This course will explore the use of photography as a socially conscious art form, representing, reflecting and commenting on society and our place in the world. Learning from the work of photographers of singular importance within the Documentary genre as well as those pushing the boundaries of the medium, students will work towards creating a body of work that tells a story through narrative, emotion, style and substance.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-1-3-5.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2224","ModuleTitle":"Forms of Poetry","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"“Form,” a wonderfully broad and slippery term, is often used to describe the way a poem deploys its line, rhythm, sound, and how it’s arranged on the page. But form might also describe an ideological project, an organizing idea, what reoccurs and what is conspicuously absent. Students will explore the fundamentals of poetic form, but also interrogate form as a shape of feeling, a rendering of experience in verse, a kind of witnessing of the self and the world. Attention will be paid to contemporary forms of poetry which engage with the visual world through text and image.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6.5-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2225","ModuleTitle":"Love and Friendship","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A philosophical examination of some key questions concerning love and friendship. Readings will include classical and contemporary sources, and works from multiple intellectual traditions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1114 Philosophy and Political Thought 2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2226","ModuleTitle":"Studio Arts: Contemporary Painting","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Painting has become the most open of visual arts media in the 21st century. It can include any type of image, narrative, form, and content. This course accommodates students from a variety of skill levels and will place particular emphasis on the development of personal expression. In addition to a basic understanding of painting materials and processes, formal, conceptual and historical issues will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-3-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2227","ModuleTitle":"The Cage Revolution","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Can a row of bricks be art? Can pouring water from a pitcher be an artwork? Would walking back and forth be a 'dance'? This course is an introduction to 1960s art in the U.S.A. - Pop Art and more. It focuses on art in New York City, and an important figure whose influence is still evident today: the experimental composer John Cage. This course uses Cage's ideas to consider how 1960s art (Pop, Minimalist sculpture, and new performance) profoundly changed the way we think about what an artist is, what an artwork might do, and the role of the audience.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2229","ModuleTitle":"Drug Empires","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"It is often assumed that drug trades occur on the margins of societies. This course provocatively suggests that drug trades occupy a central place in the development and underdevelopment of many modern societies. We explore that part of globalization normally hidden from view. Drugs are defined broadly to include food and beverages with varying degrees of addictiveness, such as tea, coffee, chocolate, alcohol, sugar, tobacco, spices, and also opium. We will go back in time to examine comparatively the production, distribution, and consumption of these highly addictive goods from the sixteenth through nineteenth centuries.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2230","ModuleTitle":"Dante and the European Middle Ages","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is a careful and philological reading Dante’s Divine Comedy, an undisputed masterwork of world literature. As the Italian poet narrates his vision of the world beyond, we will journey with him through Hell to Purgatory and ascend to Paradise and finally return to earth. We will pay special attention to the historical, intellectual and social world of the European Middle Ages and the fraught legacy of the classical tradition. We will experience the sublime and terrifying grandeur of his cosmic vision, discuss theology and revelation, the state of souls in the afterlife, the primacy of poetry as an intellectual and spiritual activity, the nature of art and beauty, the relationship between pagan myths and Christian mysteries, and the medieval encyclopaedia of classical learning and religious doctrine. Suitable for students who were inspired by the Odyssey and the Ramayana anyone interested in imaginative literature in general. This course satisfies requirements in the Literature Major.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1 and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2231","ModuleTitle":"Literary Translation Workshop","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The literary translation workshop is a seminar-style course in the craft and theory of literary translation. Emphasis is placed on developing the practical skills needed to become a literary translator. Advanced reading abilities in at least one foreign language is required.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2232","ModuleTitle":"Global Science Fiction: Their Worlds, Ourselves","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The aim of the course is to cultivate historical, global and comparative perspectives on the cultural diversity of science fiction using critical terms of literary analysis. It explores the expansive genre of science fiction, its relation to literary utopia, speculative fiction, and fantasy. By beginning with less wellknown Indigenous American, Latin American, Russian, Sinophone, and Southeast Asian literary texts and films, before examining more established works by Euro-American authors, this course emphasizes the global reach and significance of science fiction.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1 and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2233","ModuleTitle":"World Literature and its Discontents","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Responding to the growing international circulation of literature in the early decades of the nineteenth century, Goethe declared, “The epoch of world literature is at hand, and everyone must strive to hasten its approach.” The term “world literature,” however, remains elusive and critics continue to grapple with David Damrosch’s question of, “which literature, whose world?” This course will address the Arabic/Islamic tradition and some of the difficult questions it poses to global literary studies, challenges that are both unique in their particularities and exemplary of the tensions characteristic of incorporating ‘minor literatures’ into broader comparative paradigms of inquiry.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1 and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2234","ModuleTitle":"Creative Music Composition 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to stimulate new lines of enquiry that will help students define and enrich their own compositional ideas. Students will be exposed to the discoveries of composers, scientists of sound and artists outside of music in order to build a vocabulary to articulate one’s own ideas and listening experience. The goal of the course is to help students cultivate an independent voice as a creative artist and extend their musical imaginations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"YHU2205 Integrative Music Theory 1 or equivalent experience","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2235","ModuleTitle":"Horror Films 1960-2000","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"We begin with a discussion of the peculiar pleasure of watching horror films, asking why this popular genre continues to proliferate globally. What is the appeal of violence and images of horror or abjection, and what is the role of self-reflexivity in this pleasure? We pay close attention to spectator affect and raise the ethical implications of what one might call “bad looking,” grounding our discussion not only in the conventions of the horror genre and its subgenres, but in close formal attention to each film. The course readings raise diverse issues from differing perspectives and contextualize our discussion.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-4","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2236","ModuleTitle":"Travel Writing","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will take students to one or two regional travel destinations, which will require day-trips on the weekends. Students will be on the go, reporter’s notebook in hand. Close observation and focus will be key. Class time will be engaged with discussion of model texts of travel writing, and critiques of students’ writings.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2237","ModuleTitle":"Film and the Other Arts","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Film is a hybrid medium, the meeting point of several others. This course focuses on the relationship of film to theater and painting, suggesting that where two media are in evidence, there is often a third. Topics include space, motion, framing, color, theatricality, tableau vivant, ekphrasis, spectatorship. Readings feature art historical and film theoretical texts and essays pertinent to specific films. The seminar draws on art historical writings to discuss questions of space, perspective, motion, and spectatorship, as well as seminal essays by film theorists to discuss medium specificity, the film image, and filmic space.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2238","ModuleTitle":"Roman Urban Life and Visual Culture","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course links a survey of Roman art and material culture to Roman urban life. Using spheres of urban life - from political spaces to cemeteries - as its organizing principle, the course combines archaeological evidence and textual material to chart the development of Roman society from 100 B.C.E - 400 C.E. Urban planning, public monuments, political imagery, and the rich visual world of Roman cities, houses and tombs will be discussed in relationship to the forces of broad political, social and cultural change that shaped their formal development.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2239","ModuleTitle":"Queer Theory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the body of critical writings on dissident forms of gender, desire, and sexuality that has come to be known as “queer theory,” with a focus on its influence on literary studies. Paying equal attention to the classic theories in the 1990s (Butler, Sedgwick, Halperin, Rubin) and contemporary debates (Love, Freeman, Edelman, Rofel), this course traces the development of queer theory from its early concerns with performativity,heteronormativity, butch/femme, and drag to new theories of queer temporalities, affect, transgender, intersex, and homonationalism.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1, and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2, and YCC2121 Modern Social Thought","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2240","ModuleTitle":"Defenses of Poetry","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"From Plato to the present, poetry’s detractors say that it tells lies, corrupts moral integrity, preserves archaic thinking, obscures the nature of reality, has no use, and offers an escape from social and historical responsibility. Poetry’s defenders fight back by saying that it finds truth by connecting the specific with the general, encourages moral sympathy, opens visionary possibilities, reveals the true nature of reality, transcends utility, and helps shape social history. We shall read attackers such as Plato and Rousseau and defenders from Aristotle to the present. (By “poetry” is often meant art broadly conceived, sometimes beyond even literary art.)","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1, and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2241","ModuleTitle":"Why be moral?","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"It is often thought that we ought to be just, kind, generous and more; in short, that we ought to be moral. But why be moral rather than simply heeding our unjust, callous, and selfish urges? In this course, we examine this question systematically, both from the perspective of philosophers who attempt to answer it (like Plato, Immanuel Kant, and David Hume) and from the perspective of philosophers who deny that it has any satisfactory answer (like John Mackie).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2242","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Painting","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to visual arts practice as part of the arts and humanities major Practice category. Students will work with the methods, materials and techniques of painting. Through studio sessions, workshops and talks they will be introduced to the key aspects of contemporary painting, and become familiar with the techniques and themes involved.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2243","ModuleTitle":"Shakespeare & the Shape of Life: Intro to the Plays","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In the famous speech, “All the world’s a stage,” a character in As You Like It says there are seven ages of man: infant, schoolboy, lover, soldier, justice, Pantalone [earning money], and old age. This course is an introduction to the major periods and genres of Shakespearean drama: we will trace the arc of Shakespeare’s career and reveal what he has to tell about the course of one’s life journey. We will study: Midsummer Nights Dream (childhood), As You Like It, (lover), Henry IV, Part 1 (soldier), Measure for Measure (justice), King Lear (old age), Winter’s Tale (forgiveness), Hamlet (everything).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-9.5-0","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2244","ModuleTitle":"History and Philosophy of the Scientific Revolution","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This seminar deals with a pivotal period in the history of science: the scientific revolution (ca. 1500-1700). This era witnessed the development of sciences such as astronomy, mechanics and anatomy into something recognizably modern, and the institutionalization of science in forms that are still existent. During this time scientific thought and activity moved from a culturally marginal to a central position. In addition to examining the historical and philosophical significance of these changes, we will devote some time to the pseudo-sciences, and consider their relationship to the orthodox sciences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2245","ModuleTitle":"Democratic Theory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In this course we will engage with the normative theory of democracy, which seeks to answer the question, why and to what extent is democracy valuable? And how does it relate to other goods in the political domain? Normative democratic theory is distinct from but closely linked to the empirical study of politics: we will examine how well actual societies that are called democratic measure up to normative standards, and we will consider how real-world political developments influence our normative model.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC2121 Modern Social Thought","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2246","ModuleTitle":"The Speaking Body 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The Speaking Body 1: Introduction to basic composition extending the learning that has been developed in Improvisation by providing the skills to enable students to structure and arrange movement for choreographic purposes.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-2-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2247","ModuleTitle":"Dystopian Fiction","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will address the issue of why dystopian writing exercises a fascination for the modern imagination. We will trace the broad genealogy of utopian thought through the ages; then examine how that has got inverted in the last two centuries. Issues addressed will include the relation of fiction to modernity, the impact of technological change and social transformations on life-systems, and how these are rendered in dystopian fiction. Reading for this course will entail close attention to the nature of speculative writing as both diagnostic and prophylactic in relation to the societies in which they are written.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1, and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU2248","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to 2D Animation","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to 2D Animation as part of the arts and humanities major Practice category. Students will work with the methods, materials and techniques of 2D animation. Through studio sessions, workshops and talks they will be introduced to the key aspects of 2D Animation and paper cut animation, and become familiar with the techniques and themes involved.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3201","ModuleTitle":"Drawing as Process","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Drawing is the most fundamental of media, and is arguably the source out of which all visual art forms emanate. In the broadest sense, drawing would also be the initial notes around which a new business venture is created, a literary narrative shaped, an algorithm developed, a bank heist planned, a satellite designed. From this point of view drawing is in a sense on going creative research that can be applied to any possible field. This course explores the practice in its role as intuitive idea generator, and approaches drawing as a continuum rather than a series of finished projects.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3202","ModuleTitle":"Permeable Boundaries: Music and Cultural Encounter","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Reading theories of hybridity, postcoloniality, and difference, we will explore the musical results of cultural interaction in various locations/periods. Themes of appropriation, representation, globalization, and identity will be explored and students will engage in critiquing and developing their own theories of musical hybridity/cultural interaction. Case studies may include: Appalachian Bluegrass – backwoods to hipster; South Asian Bhangra and diasporic identity; Mariachi and male/Mexican identity; Indonesian nationalism and Kroncong; Singaporean Chinese orchestra, Getai, and nonmainland Chinese identities; Malay Mak Yong revival in Singapore; reconstructions and rediscoveries of (hybrid) authenticity in the form of Irish/Celtic music and Yo-yo Ma’s Silk Road Project.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-9.5-0","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3204","ModuleTitle":"China and the West","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Why did China make such a deep impression on Europe? In this upper level history course, we explore the entangled history of Europe and China from the sixteenth century to the present. What did China mean to Europeans, what were the sources of information upon which they formed their impressions, and why did European attitudes towards China change over time? We will conclude the course by turning the tables and examining Chinese perceptions of and attitudes towards Europeans.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3205","ModuleTitle":"Ming Imperial Voyages","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"From 1405 to 1433, the Ming admiral Zheng He (Cheng Ho) led seven extravagant expeditions to kingdoms in Southeast Asia and around the Indian Ocean world, going as far as the African continent. In this Historical Immersion course, we will examine the life of this eunuch-admiral and explore the nature of his voyages. We will also study the policies and ambitions of Zheng He’s patron, the Emperor Yongle, and consider his lasting legacy today.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1.5-8","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3206","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Creative Nonfiction","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed for students who have previously taken the Introduction to Creative Nonfiction course. The course is designed to hone the writing skills of students who are particularly interested in the personal essay form.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6.5-3","Prerequisite":"YHU2202 Introduction to Creative Nonfiction Or A student may submit a portfolio of personal essays in lieu of the prerequisite.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3207","ModuleTitle":"The Interconnected World of 1000 CE","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The world in the year 1000 CE, when the different regions of the world participated in complex networks.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Prerequisite":"The course assumes no prerequisites. Knowledge of a classical language (classical Chinese or Arabic or Latin will be helpful).","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3208","ModuleTitle":"The Witchcraft Trials of Colonial New England","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the social, religious, economic, and gender history of British North America as it manifested itself through witchcraft beliefs and trials.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3209","ModuleTitle":"Rome: The Eternal City","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An interdisciplinary study of Rome from its legendary origins through its evolving presence at the crossroads of the world. We will explore the city's rich interweaving of history, theology, literature, philosophy, and the arts in significant moments of Roman and world history. This course fulfils the 5MC requirement within the structure of the History Major. As such it will engage the student in advancing their understanding of/skills of: History and art history, mythology, literature, theology, political thought, and urban planning.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3210","ModuleTitle":"Proseminar in Literary Studies","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The proseminar in literary studies introduces students to the comparative study of literary form. Students will be introduces to a range of theoretical and literary critical approaches from around the world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1 and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2 Or permission of the instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3211","ModuleTitle":"Tales of the Strange","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will examine the Chinese literary genre of “Tales of the Strange,” from its earliest beginnings all the way to its later instantiations in lateimperial times. All the primary readings will be in the original classical Chinese, and these will be supplemented by secondary readings in both English and Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"YHU2212 Introduction to Classical Chinese, or A-level Chinese Proficiency and/or permission of the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3212","ModuleTitle":"Kant","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to Immanuel Kant’s critical philosophy, focussing on the Critique of Pure Reason.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3213","ModuleTitle":"Gender, Household and State in Mughal India, 1526-1750","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The Mughals fostered a composite Indic and Perso-Islamic culture in the already pluralistic human landscape of the Indian subcontinent. This course places the institutions of family and household at the center of explorations on Mughal India. Empire-building under the Mughal rulers was intrinsically linked to the production of stratified and heterogeneous households. Students will learn about royal women and how other members of the royal households facilitated the reproduction of state power. We then move beyond royalty to examine the ways in which family was a key site of debate and protest in social movements that emerged during this period.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3214","ModuleTitle":"Indian Buddhist Philosophy","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course investigates central debates in ethics, epistemology and metaphysics within Indian Buddhist thought. It seeks to familiarize students in detail with a single, sophisticated body of thought as that developed over 1,000 years, including debates arising both among Buddhists and between Buddhists and their non-Buddhist critics; to give students conceptual tools and vocabulary for participating in the classical Indian philosophical project; to give students the ability to move between the main areas within philosophy systematically and recognizing the connections between them.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1114 Philosophy and Political Thought 2 Ability to analyse a section of philosophical text; ability to articulate and evaluate an argument; ability to write a short, clear essay adducing reasons and arguments explaining and defending a philosophical thesis.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3215","ModuleTitle":"China: Neolithic to Yuan through Archaeology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Over the last 50 years, significant strides and discoveries have been made in China, particularly in the area of archaeology and tomb excavations that have contributed substantially to our understanding of China’s history over the last 5000 years or more. This course seeks to expose students to this body of materials, as a counterpoint to the traditional Chinese textual corpus, as a means of understanding the history of China. In the process, the distinctions and differences between the masses, social and political elite, and the literati classes of Chinese society, and how these segments evolved over time, will be explored.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3216","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Photojournalism","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will cover the practicalities of working as a visual journalist in today’s world. The evolving media landscape demands an awareness of the uses and meanings of images and a high degree of visual literacy. Besides covering the technical aspects of camera operation, post production and digital delivery, the curriculum will provide opportunity for critique and debate both of student’s work and current practitioners in the field. Real world assignments, discussions on ethics, business practices, exploration of the potential of new media and visits by guest speakers will all form part of the course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3217","ModuleTitle":"Forms of Nonfiction","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Creative nonfiction is a dynamic genre, encompassing several artistic and exploratory practices. Students will learn how to interpret and create nonfiction. Students will look at a different creative nonfiction writing form and how they might adapt it. With readings, discussions, and in-class writing exercises, students explore their concerns and shape them into compelling work. Students will become familiar with diverse approaches to nonfiction across eras and literary movements, be active, critical readers, generate their own essay ideas, and gain experience writing, critiquing, revising on deadline. This course welcomes both newcomers to nonfiction and those with a background in the genre.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6.5-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3218","ModuleTitle":"Dance and Modernism","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Ballet, modern dance, popular dance: how can we understand dance as an art form with its own theories and history, like visual art? This course surveys the history and central concerns of twentieth-century dance in the West. We will consider dance’s important connections to visual art; dance as an expression of national identity and the human condition; Concepts such as ‘natural’ bodily movement and Darwin’s theory of evolution; the ‘primitive’ in modernist visual art and in dance; gender and the feminist critique of ballet and modern dance; and dance’s theorising of bodily presence. Assessments include critical and analytical essays, presentations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1.5-8","Prerequisite":"YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1 and YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3219","ModuleTitle":"Singapore in the 14th Century AD","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide a detailed and multi-disciplinary approach to the understanding of Singapore in the 14th century. It will explore the economic, social, migratory, state-formation, diplomatic and environmental issues leading to the formation and growth of Singapore as a port-state in the 14th century. While the course will look at the narratives and arguments around the historical narrative of that period, it will also have a substantial methods component that will include textual materials, archaeometry and archaeology.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3220","ModuleTitle":"Gandhi at Chauri Chaura","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"On February 4th, 1922, a gathering of peasant protestors from a small North Indian town named Chauri Chaura shouted, \"Long Live Mahatma Gandhi\" as they set fire to the local police station, killing 23 policemen. Chauri Chaura occupies a marginal place in nationalist memory. But it offers important insights into Gandhian nationalism and Indian society. This course will examine the ways in which different social groups received and appropriated Gandhi and his politics. Students will acquaint themselves with an influential twentieth century leader whose legacy was global and study one of the most powerful decolonization movements in the world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3221","ModuleTitle":"Nietzsche: An Untimely Thinker and His Times","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In the 1880s, the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche proclaimed the death of God and called for a new life-affirming philosophy to combat the rise of nihilism. Nietzsche, one of the most provocative thinkers of the nineteenth century, lived in an age of cultural tumult and intellectual transformation. This course provides a window into this period through a close engagement with Nietzsche’s writings, including his philosophical works, his personal correspondence, and his autobiography. Attention will also be paid to his friendship and subsequent disillusionment with the composer Richard Wagner.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-9.5-0","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3222","ModuleTitle":"Ovid the Innovator","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The course invites close critical appreciation of four works from the Roman poet Ovid (43 BC – AD 17) which are innovative in terms of their genre and thematic remit: Heroides (‘letters’ from mythical heroines to their absent lovers); Ars Amatoria (a didactic poem on how to find a lover in Rome, different books addressed to men and women); Tristia (epistles from the poet in exile on the Black Sea); Fasti (a poetic treatise on the Roman calendar, covering festivals, myth and issues of antiquarian interest).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"None. (Although successful completion of ‘Roman Literary Cultures’ and/ or ‘Dante and the European Middle Ages’ would be an advantage)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3223","ModuleTitle":"The Self in Comparative Perspective","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the notion of the self, what it is to be an ‘I’, in different religions and philosophies, drawing key textual sources in translation and comparing them to modern representations of the self. The course will provide an understanding of varying views of the self in the history of human cultures and raise important questions about the place of the self in relation to society, ethics, and religion.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-4-4.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3224","ModuleTitle":"Warring States China Intellectual and Political History","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Known as the time of the “hundred schools of thought,” the Warring States (Zhanguo) period was the formative period of Chinese philosophy and undoubtedly the era of greatest intellectual diversity in all of China’s history. However, the intellectual developments of this period were inseparable from major social, political, economic, and technological changes that the Chinese world was undergoing at the time. This course will examine the political and social changes of the Warring States and preceding Springs and Autumns (Chunqiu) period and explore how all these various historical forces may have shaped the ideologies and debates of the era.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1113 Philosophy and Political Thought 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3225","ModuleTitle":"Pompeii: Art, Urban Life & Culture in the Roman Empire","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Pompeii provides us with a vivid glimpse into the economic, political, and cultural life of an ancient Mediterranean city and into that of the Roman Empire at large. The long history of Pompeii closely maps onto the evolution of Rome from an Italian city-state into a cosmopolitan world-empire. In this course, we will discuss the use - and misuse - of literary, documentary, epigraphic, and archaeological evidence in the practice of pre-modern history. We will cover the high and the low, from taverns, brothels and workshops to the business of wealthy merchants, local politicians and members of the imperial family.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3226","ModuleTitle":"Modern Vietnamese History and Literature","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is primarily concerned with Vietnam in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Focusing on a Vietnamese “angle of vision,” students will examine Vietnam’s history through its own cultural production of knowledge. The major historical themes covered in this class are: territorial expansion, colonization, independence, and war. Students will read the literary works that emerged during these periods, which include poems, short stories, novels, and political manifestos. Note: the works will be studied in translation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3227","ModuleTitle":"Devising Theatre and Interdisciplinary Performance","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to methods of devising contemporary theatrical performances as part of the arts and humanities major Practice category. Students will be mentored by the instructor to create a and stage performance grounded in text and storytelling that may incorporate movement, dance, visual art, photography, film, spoken word poetry, or other disciplines as the students desire.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3228","ModuleTitle":"The Speaking Body 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The Speaking Body 2: Developing on the basic understanding of compositional skills, students will experience and be required to utilize a number of choreographic devices and apply these devices to form short choreographic studies.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-2-3","Prerequisite":"YHU2246 The Speaking Body 1","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3229","ModuleTitle":"Acting Theories and Practices","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the influential methodologies and styles of acting in the 20th and the 21st centuries through the theories and practices of Konstantin Stanislavski, Bertolt Brecht, and of approaches such as physical theatre, documentary theatre, and post-dramatic theatre. Students will consider concepts of truth, authenticity, and the real in theatre in these theories and practices. Students will work in groups to conduct a series of performance experiments, and to develop an original work.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3230","ModuleTitle":"The First Opium War, 1839-42","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course immerses students in the social, political, economic and cultural context of the First Opium War between Britain and China from 1839 to 1842. This war, fought over the opium trade, is seen as a major turning point in world history. The course will take a long view of the war and explore the long- and short-term causes as well as the immediate and long-term consequences of the war.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6-3.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU3231","ModuleTitle":"Science and Technology vs Nature: The Case of Energy","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The idea that science and technology are not only separate from Nature, but at war with it, is one that echoes in every weekly gazette, where we can read that consequences of \"progress\" and scientific knowledge itself are putting the world at risk. We will mainly examine the conceptual evolution of one scientific notion (energy) in its own conceptual history, from classical mechanics to contemporary quantum and thermodynamic physics. We will consider its technical applications, in order to get back to the roots of scientific thought, and to evaluate whether this philosophical mistrust of scientific thinking should be endorsed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU4201","ModuleTitle":"Non-Classical Logic","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In classical logic, every sentence is either true or false, every argument with contradictory premises or a tautologous conclusion is valid, and every conditional with a false antecedent or true consequent is true. In this course, we explore non-classical logics which weaken these assumptions, including but not limited to various many-valued, modal and relevant logics, along with the philosophical questions they raise and answer","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"Logic and Philosophy of Logic or the equivalent of one semester intensive study of logic.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU4202","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Religious History","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"“Topics in Religious History” is an intensive seminar that studies primary and secondary sources on a subject. Religions of late antiquity. The term “Late Antiquity” describes the period between the classical world and the middle ages. It was a period of tremendous political upheaval, witnessing the destruction of the Roman Empire in the West, and the decline of the Persian Empire in the East. We will focus on the religious developments that accompanied these political shifts: end of so-called ‘paganism’, the development of Rabbinic Judaism, and varieties of Christianity, while becoming familiar with Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, and the beginnings of Islam.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"This course is primarily intended for senior level students. Students below that level should obtain prior approval form the course instructor. Ability to manage the reading load of a 4000 level course. Evidence of abilities to integrate primary and secondary sources into a research paper, including proper bibliographic citations.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU4203","ModuleTitle":"Creative Music Composition 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to stimulate new lines of enquiry that will help students define and enrich their own compositional ideas. Students will be exposed to the discoveries of composers, scientists of sound and artists outside of music in order to build a vocabulary to articulate one’s own ideas and listening experience. The goal of the course is to help students cultivate an independent voice as a creative artist and extend their musical imaginations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-4-4.5","Prerequisite":"YHU2205 Integrative Music Theory 1 and YHU2210 Integrative Music Theory 2 and YHU2234 Creative Music Composition 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YHU4204","ModuleTitle":"Rise of the West and the Great Divergence","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Why did Europe rise and China fall? Why did Europe achieve long-term sustained economic growth (the industrial revolution) in the eighteenth century, while China - perhaps the world’s most politically and technologically advanced empire at the time - declined dramatically? Why was Japan the only empire in Asia to catch up with Europe in the nineteenth century? We will attempt to answer these questions by examining the histories of Britain, Europe, China, India and Japan and by reading the major debates in economic history and sociology on the ‘rise of the west’ and the ‘great divergence.’","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-8-1.5","Prerequisite":"This course is in principle open only to senior-level students. Students below that level should obtain prior approval from the course instructor.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID1201","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Environmental Studies","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module introduces students to the field of environmental studies. We explore the core concerns of the field, its history, its primary methods of analysis, and a number of pressing environmental challenges to human well-being. We also examine how insights from the humanities, the social sciences, and the natural sciences can be integrated to analyze environmental problems and generate responses to them.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5.5-4","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID2201","ModuleTitle":"Theory and Practice of Environmental Policymaking","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the tools, methods, and theory of effective environmental policymaking at the local, national, regional, and global level, with primary focus on governmental policies. Students will explore the interplay of politics and policy to develop an understanding of the drivers of successful environmental policymaking from a comparative perspective. This course is a prerequisite for subsequent environmental-studies policy and policymaking courses.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"YID1201 (Introduction to Environmental Studies), or permission of instructor","Corequisite":"YID1201 (Introduction to Environmental Studies), or permission of instructor","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID2202","ModuleTitle":"Energy Humanities: Culture, Energy, and the Environment","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course draws upon new research across the arts, humanities and social sciences to help students better understand the cultural and social dimensions of our currents patterns of energy use, their environmental impacts, and the possibility of new energy futures. More generally, the course introduces students to the field of environmental humanities, and models the contributions of the humanities to a deeper understanding of environmental issues.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YID1201 Introduction to Environmental Studies","Corequisite":"YID1201 Introduction to Environmental Studies","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID2203","ModuleTitle":"Ecology and Ecosystems","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Ecology investigates the complex interactions between organisms and their environment, including other organisms. This course asks how life-history strategies, environmental conditions, and local biotic interactions (e.g. competition, trophic interactions) shape the structure and dynamics of natural communities (e.g. functional composition, diversity, productivity, stability, and food webs). It also explores how natural communities form metacommunities over larger spatial scales and across ecosystems boundaries. Students draw on selected case studies to examine (1) links between biodiversity and ecosystem productivity, stability, and resilience; and (2) management options for biodiversity and ecosystem services in human-dominated landscapes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID2204","ModuleTitle":"Ecological Economics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the interdisciplinary field of ecological economics, which integrates ecological principles into traditional economic theory. We will examine the historical development of economics as a discipline, explore the differences between ecological and environmental economics, and investigate a set of cases using principles in ecological economics. This course will include concepts from other fields, especially physics, philosophy, ecology, and public policy.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YID1201 Introduction to Environmental Studies","Corequisite":"YID1201 Introduction to Environmental Studies","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID3201","ModuleTitle":"Conservation Biology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the principles of conservation biology, including population, community, and ecosystem-level approaches. Students will learn the basics of ecology and population genetics as they pertain to conservation, interrogate classic case studies in the field, and explore relevant examples from around Southeast Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"YID 1201 Introduction to Environmental Studies or permission of instructor","Corequisite":"YID 1201 Introduction to Environmental Studies or permission of instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID3202","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Environmental Studies","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An exploration of an environmental topic or theme of relevance to upperlevel students in environmental studies. The topics covered within the course will be detailed in the syllabus given to a student in advance of the course. The faculty teaching the course will change and as such topics will change according to their specialisms and interests. For Semester One in 2015/2016, Professor Wargo from the Environmental Science program at Yale College will offer a specialized course on food issues.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"For this Sem1, 2015-2016 iteration of the Special Topics module, there is no prerequisite.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID3202B","ModuleTitle":"Special Topics in Environmental Studies","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An exploration of an environmental topic or theme of relevance to upperlevel students in environmental studies. The topics covered within the course will be detailed in the syllabus given to a student in advance of the course. The faculty teaching the course will change and as such topics will change according to their specialisms and interests.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID3203","ModuleTitle":"Another World is Possible: SciFi and the Environment","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In an era of climate change, our relationship to the environment is an increasing subject of concern. Many scholars now agree that we must to consider alternatives to current ways of organizing society. This course explores visions that might guide our imaginations and actions by examining the ways that recent speculative literature and film has depicted alternative ‘green’ (or not so ‘green’) worlds, thereby expressing and challenging dominant ideas about nature, culture, society, politics and the future. We pair literature and film with scholarship from environmental studies, history, anthropology, literary criticism and film studies. Ideal for second and third year students.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"YID1201 (Introduction to Environmental Studies) recommended but not required.","Corequisite":"YID1201 (Introduction to Environmental Studies) recommended but not required.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID3204","ModuleTitle":"Food Ecology and Evolution","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the ecology & evolution of the human diet—why we eat, what we do, how we grow and raise food, and the impacts of different methods of food production on the environment and our health. We explore current food sources for Singapore and the region, and analyse food sources of the YNC community. Students will identify sustainable methods for feeding our community and generating recommendations for new food initiatives at Yale-NUS.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"All students must have fulfilled the common-curriculum science requirement, or be in the final semester of completing the requirement. Consequently, the course is closed to first-year students, except under unusual circumstances.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YID4201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Seminar in Environmental Studies","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A small-group, intensive seminar in a specific environmental topic or theme of relevance to advanced students in environmental studies. The topics covered within the course will be detailed in the syllabus given to a student in advance of the course. The faculty teaching the course will change and as such topics will change according to their specialisms and interests. For Semester One in 2015/2016, Professor Wargo from the Environmental Science program at Yale College will offer a specialized course on environmental policy and law.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"For this Sem1, 2015-2016 iteration of the Advanced Seminar module, the prerequisite is “YID 1201 Introduction to Environmental Studies OR YID2201 The Theory and Practice of Environmental Policymaking”","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIL1201I","ModuleTitle":"Directed Language Study: Beginning Italian 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Students taking this module will study a foreign language of special interest to them and not available at Yale-NUS or CLS (Italian in this case). The students have submitted a proposal to the Language Coordinator indicating the reasons for wanting to study such language and a description of how it will relate to the students’ overall studies. In most instances, instruction will be done via Skype or similar videoconferencing technology.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Tuesday Evening","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIL1201P","ModuleTitle":"Directed Language Study: Beginning Portuguese 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Students taking this module will study a foreign language of special interest to them and not available at Yale-NUS or CLS (Portuguese in this case). The students have submitted a proposal to the Language Coordinator indicating the reasons for wanting to study such language and a description of how it will relate to the students’ overall studies. In most instances, instruction will be done via Skype or similar videoconferencing technology.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Evening","Monday Evening","Wednesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIL1201R","ModuleTitle":"Directed Language Study: Beginning Russian 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Students taking this module will study a foreign language of special interest to them and not available at Yale-NUS or CLS (Russian in this case). The student will submit a proposal to the Language Coordinator indicating the reasons for wanting to study such language and a description of how it will relate to the student’s overall studies. In most instances, instruction will be done via Skype or similar technology.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-3-0-0-2","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening","Wednesday Evening","Tuesday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR1321","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research (Sem2)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR1322","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research II (Sem2)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR2311","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research (Sem1)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","Prerequisite":"Not Applicable","Preclusion":"Not Applicable","Corequisite":"Not Applicable","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR2312","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research II (Sem1)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","Prerequisite":"Not Applicable","Preclusion":"Not Applicable","Corequisite":"Not Applicable","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR2321","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research (Sem 2)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR2322","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research II (Sem 2)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR3311","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research (Sem 1)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR3312","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research II (Sem 1)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR3321","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research (Sem 2)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR3322","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research II (Sem 2)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YIR3323","ModuleTitle":"Independent Reading and Research III (Sem 2)","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Independent study in an area of special interest to the student(s), with the close guidance of a faculty member, leading to a final project/product.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-1-0-4-0","History":[{"Semester":2}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLC1201","ModuleTitle":"Beginning Chinese 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A Beginning Chinese course in listening, speaking, reading, and writing in Modern Standard Chinese. The student will learn pinyin, basic grammar, and a limited set of characters to understand basic everyday conversations and elementary readings. The course is designed for the absolute beginners and intended primarily for non-heritage students with no previous exposure to Chinese.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLC1202","ModuleTitle":"Beginning Chinese 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module is designed for 1) students who already possess some proficiency in spoken Chinese but no formal education in Chinese; 2) students returning from summer study abroad programs; and 3) non-heritage students with prior coursework in Chinese who wish to further develop their reading and writing skills in Chinese. Students will take a placement test prior to the beginning of the course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Beginning Chinese 1 or equivalent; permission of instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Friday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLC1203","ModuleTitle":"Beginning Chinese 2B","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module bridges the beginning and intermediate levels of Chinese language by introducing additional Mandarin vocabulary, grammar, reading and orthography (in both Romanized and character forms) to students who have completed Chinese for 1-2 semesters and students with equivalent background. It emphasizes on the ability to communicate and function accurately and appropriately in Modern Chinese. Students will take a placement test prior to the beginning of the course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"Beginning Chinese 1 or 2 or equivalent; permission of instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLC2201","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Chinese 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed for students who completed First year Chinese (two semesters: YLC1201 & 1202) or have equivalent Chinese proficiency. It emphasizes on the ability to communicate and function accurately and appropriately in Modern Chinese. Students will take a placement test. The course aims to develop students by: (1) acquiring basic knowledge and communicative skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Chinese; (2) gaining solid understanding of the cultural and social context of Chinese; (3) developing research skill to understand Chinese texts and culture by using Chinese input system and online dictionary, as well as useful online resources.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"YLC1201 Beginning Chinese and YLC1202 Beginning Chinese 2 or have equivalent Chinese proficiency.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLC2202","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Chinese 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed for students who completed Intermediate Chinese 1 (YLC2201) or have equivalent Chinese proficiency. It emphasizes the ability to communicate and function accurately and appropriately in Modern Chinese. Students will take a placement test prior to the beginning of the course. The course aims for students to: (1) acquire basic knowledge and communicative skills in speaking, listening, reading, and writing Chinese; (2) gain solid understanding of the cultural and social context of Chinese; (3) develop research skill to understand Chinese texts and culture by using Chinese input system and online dictionary, as well as useful online resources.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"YLC 2201 Intermediate Chinese 1 or have equivalent Chinese proficiency.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLG1201","ModuleTitle":"Beginning Classical Greek","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is an introductory course of language instruction in ancient Attic Greek for beginners, designed to give students a decent reading level by the end of the semester. It offers four days a week instruction. As well as gaining an introductory familiarity with the syntax and vocabulary of ancient Greek texts, students will develop an associated cultural knowledge in ancient Greek society and literary/ dramatic production.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Preclusion":"Students who have successfully completed YLG2201 Intensive Elementary Greek are not eligible for this course.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLG2202","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Classical Greek","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to give students a more solid reading level by the end of the semester. It offers four days a week instruction. As well as gaining a familiarity with additional vocabulary and the more complex constructions of ancient Greek – especially those involving optative and subjunctive – students will through their more extensive reading develop an increased cultural knowledge in ancient Greek society and literary/ dramatic production.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YLG1201 Beginning Classical Greek or permission of the instructor or YLG2201 Intensive Elementary Greek","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLG3201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Classical Greek","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to give students a familiarity with a fuller range of the more complex grammar of Ancient Greek, and to give them an opportunity to read in a more focused manner specific examples of non-adapted ancient Greek texts in the original. Typically, a work of Greek prose (historical and/or philosophical) and a work of Greek poetry will be the focus of reading. As well as gaining a deeper understanding of the syntax, grammar, and the different dialects of ancient Greek, students will develop an increased cultural knowledge in ancient Greek society and literary/ dramatic production.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Prerequisite":"YLG2202 Intermediate Classical Greek","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLL1201","ModuleTitle":"Beginning Latin","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This intensive course offers four days a week of language instruction in Attic Latin for beginners. Instruction will cover the writing systems, vocabulary, and syntax of ancient Roman texts. Students will develop linguistic and cultural knowledge in ancient Mediterranean antiquity, and achieve a basic reading level by the end of the semester.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLL2202","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Latin","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This intensive course offers four days a week of language instruction and follows on from Introduction to Latin 1. Students will continue developing linguistic and cultural knowledge in ancient Mediterranean antiquity, and achieve a relatively strong reading level by the end of the semester.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YLL1201 Beginning Latin or equivalent","Preclusion":"Students who have successfully completed YLL1202 Introduction to Latin 2 are not eligible for this course","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLL3201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Latin","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is designed to give students a familiarity with a fuller range of the more complex grammatical constructions in Latin, and to give them an opportunity to read in a more focused manner specific examples of unadapted ancient Latin texts in the original. The focus of study will be key texts from the late Republican era (c. 70-30 BC). As well as gaining a deeper understanding of the syntax and grammar of Latin – and a greater awareness that language is resistant to static ‘rules’ – students will develop an increased cultural knowledge in Roman late Republican society and literary production.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Prerequisite":"YLL1202 Intermediate Latin (formerly titled as “Introduction to Latin 2”) or with permission of the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLS1201","ModuleTitle":"Beginning Spanish 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Spanish 1 is the introductory module to the language and culture of the Hispanic world. This course is designed to help you develop a basic ability to read, write, understand, and speak Spanish as well as to expand students’ cultural competency. Since all linguistic skills cannot be fully developed in Spanish 1 alone, stress will be placed on the acquisition of basic structures, which will be developed and reinforced in subsequent modules.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-3-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLS1202","ModuleTitle":"Beginning Spanish 2","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module is a continuation of Introductory Spanish 1. Introductory Spanish 2 pays close attention to aural/oral practice while strengthening basic grammar skills, writing, and reading comprehension. The module covers the second half of the eBook used in Intro 1 and prepares students for Study Abroad opportunities via CIPE in their second summer at Yale-NUS or beyond.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"YLS1201 or permission from instructor","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLS2201","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Spanish 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module targets students who have completed the introductory Spanish sequence or have had significant experience with the language (e.g., Study Abroad during their first summer at Yale-NUS). It offers a combination of listening and speaking practice with a review of key concepts of Spanish grammar. This module continues to incorporate Hispanic cultural elements and representative texts from the Spanish-speaking world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-6","Prerequisite":"YLS1201 Beginning Spanish 1 and YLS1202 Beginning Spanish 2 or permission from instructor. A placement exam may be required.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YLS3201","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Spanish 1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Students taking this module will build upon the material and topics covered in the introductory and intermediate sequences to expand their command of written and spoken Spanish. Advanced Spanish I will focus on readings and discussions of Spanish and Spanish American culture to continue developing students’ vocabulary while reinforcing complex grammar and syntax. This module will also focus on accurate written production with attention paid to stylistics, genre, and voice, while reviewing more advanced and nuanced grammatical points.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2.5-6","Prerequisite":"Successful completion of YLS2201 Intermediate Spanish 1 and YLS2202 Intermediate Spanish 2 or instructor’s permission. A placement exam may be required.","Types":["Module","UEM"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC1202","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Computation and Programming for All","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students with little or no programming experience to computational thinking and programming. Students will learn some basic concepts and techniques from computer science and programming and apply them to problems from different scientific domains, which might include epidemics, optimal routes in networks, data mining, and winning simple games.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC1204","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Inference","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This module is a key bridging module for those specialising in statistics in the Mathematics and Computer Science (including statistics) Major, which will give the requisite knowledge to be able to take any of the subsequent modules, as well as elective modules in Statistics or Biostatistics taught in NUS proper. Topics will include the likelihood function, Bayesian inference, the central limit theorem, likelihood ratio tests, model comparison and frequentist desiderata. The course will be organized in the lecture plus tutorial/computer lab format.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-2-0-6.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC1206","ModuleTitle":"Conceptual Calculus","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to concepts of calculus, for students who may encounter calculus in science and economics courses. Topics include: the analysis of functions and qualitative interpretations of the derivative and definite integral; occurrences of derivatives and integrals in geometry, probability, and physics; the computation of derivatives and antiderivatives of simple functions; computing derivatives and antiderivatives of more complicated functions with the aid of a computer.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC1207","ModuleTitle":"Chemistry: Molecular Structure and Reactivity","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to chemistry emphasizing a microscopic, physical approach. A focus on atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding and reactivity, and physical properties of molecules. Includes laboratory exercises. For students with an interest in the physical sciences, the life sciences, and environmental studies. The material is discussed at an introductory level, and is focused on developing understanding and ability to apply molecular concepts in further study of the sciences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-3-0-5.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1131 Scientific Inquiry","Corequisite":"YCC1122 Quantitative Reasoning","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC1208","ModuleTitle":"Dogs as Model Organisms","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"For more than a century, scientists have used model organisms to address questions in biology. An explosion of recent research has given us the tools to use dogs and other canids as model organisms. In this course we study the genetics and genomics, evolution, ecology, and behaviour of dogs, and use dogs as a “stepping-off” point to examine other topics in the life sciences. As a class we will formulate and address hypotheses using a variety of laboratory and field techniques.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-1.0-3.0-3.0-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC1209","ModuleTitle":"Accelerated Calculus with Applications","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A comprehensive first course on calculus at the collegiate level, including a concise review of the theory and techniques of differential and integral calculus in one variable and an introduction to infinite series, differential equations, and calculus in several variables.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2201","ModuleTitle":"Number Theory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a major course for mathematics majors, and a first pure mathematics course open to all liberal arts students. Number theory is uniquely suited to this dual purpose since it requires no mathematics background beyond the level of secondary school. Many institutions have “math for liberal arts” courses, and number theory can serve this purpose along with training potential majors in mathematics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2202","ModuleTitle":"Biology Laboratory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the basic techniques used in life science research. Students will pursue a semester-long project examining how genetic and molecular changes affect interactions between proteins. This course will recreate a research lab setting introducing standard molecular techniques and prepare students for independent work in research labs.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-1-8-0-3.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2203","ModuleTitle":"Classical Mechanics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The course discusses the principles of classical mechanics within a rigorous mathematical framework. Topics may include kinematics, conservative forces, central-force motion, small oscillations, rigid bodies, variational problems, the Lagrangian and Hamiltonian formalisms, non-inertial frames, and special relativity. This course is a prerequisite for most of the Major modules in Physics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YCC2133 Integrated Science 2","Corequisite":"Mathematical Methods for Physical Sciences, or equivalent","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2204","ModuleTitle":"Fundamentals of Programming","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will teach you rigorous and systematic methods for developing and analyzing software. Our primary focus is on the specification, design, and analysis of algorithms and data structures, mostly in a functional style. You will learn to write code that is reliable, efficient, readable, maintainable, testable, verifiable, and beautiful.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC2133 Integrated Science 2 (Computer Science Track)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2205","ModuleTitle":"Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists: This module introduces important mathematical methods that are essential for treating a variety of problems in the physical sciences. Topics could include vector calculus, linear algebra, differential equations, complex analysis, integral transforms, curvilinear coordinates, and calculus of variations. The module will focus on aspects of each topic pertinent to the physical sciences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4.5-0-0-7.5","Prerequisite":"YCC2133 Integrated Science 2","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-27T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2206","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Organic Chemistry","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the principles of carbon-based chemistry that form the building blocks of the molecules of life. Determining the shapes and structures of organic molecules and how they influence chemical reactivity and functionality is the main emphasis of this course.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","Prerequisite":"Integrated Science","Corequisite":"None required for this course, however this course is co-requisite for students enrolling in the laboratory-based “Techniques in Organic and Analytical Chemistry” course.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2209","ModuleTitle":"Proof","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Mathematicians and computer scientists write proofs: convincing arguments, combining clear and concise language, computations and symbolic manipulation, illustrations and tables. By reading, writing, and revising proofs, students will be prepared for modern topics in analysis, algebra, geometry, and theoretical computer science. Students will write proofs that utilize direct deduction and proof by contradiction, complicated logical structures with cases, and mathematical induction. Students will acquire a thorough knowledge of naïve set theory, including sets and functions, equivalence relations and classes, cardinal and ordinal arithmetic. Topics in discrete mathematics will include the combinatorics of finite structures such as graphs and trees.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Preclusion":"YSC1203","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2210","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Programming","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course teaches the statistical programming language R. Students will learn to write their own computer code to solve problems in data analysis, probability and statistics. First we cover the fundamentals of R (data types, functions, flow control, data input/output and management). In the second part, we use R's built-in functions to generate probability distributions, perform descriptive statistics and graphics, and make statistical inferences. The final part of the course will teach how we can write our own programs that simulate random processes in physics, biology and the social sciences with Monte Carlo methods.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-2-3-3-4.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1122 Quantitative Reasoning","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2211","ModuleTitle":"Neurobiology and Behavior","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course provides a broad introduction to neurobiology & behaviour, and equips students with the background necessary to understand key concepts and fundamental questions in studies of the nervous system, cognition, behavioural ecology, and sociobiology. Students will learn about cellular and molecular neurobiology, neurophysiology, ethology, and behaviour in an evolutionary context and at multiple levels of analysis. This course should be of interest to students contemplating further studies in neuroscience, psychology, neuropharmacology, and behavioural ecology, or students considering careers in medical, veterinary, and behavioural sciences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-1-3-4","Prerequisite":"None. For first year students, it is recommended that they have taken Biology AP, IB or A-level. Recommended but not mandatory.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC2212","ModuleTitle":"Instrumental Analysis","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is an introduction to the laboratory techniques in analytical and organic chemistry with an emphasis on the fundamental principles and utilisation of state-of-the-art instruments.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-4-0-5.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3201","ModuleTitle":"Genetics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course illustrates basic principles of genetics using examples from prokaryote and eukaryote organisms. It emphasizes classical genetic techniques and how genetics is used to gain understanding of whole organisms. The gene, its context and the genome are the primary concepts covered. The focus will be on Drosophila developmental genetics, yeast cell biology and human disease.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","Prerequisite":"Integrated Science Or Foundations of Science and one additional Life Science course Yale-NUS Registry Remarks : YCC1132 Integrated Science OR (YCC2131 Foundations of Science 1 and YCC2132 Foundations of Science 2) and (YSC2202 Biology Lab or YSC1201 Human Biology or YSC3202 Promise and Perils of Genetic Information)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3202","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Chemistry Laboratory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is an advanced course in experimental chemistry. It provides students with hands-on experience of more advanced aspects of practical chemistry as well as illustrating how they can be used to investigate concepts from different branches of chemistry and biological sciences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-1-3-4-4.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3203","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Algorithms and Data Structures","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"We study the design and rigorous analysis of algorithms and data structures. Topics may include dynamic programming, Fibonacci heaps, graph algorithms, string algorithms, parallel algorithms, and concurrent data structures.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YSC2204 Fundamentals of Programming or Permission of instructor (Familiarity with basic algorithms and data structures including their rigorous analysis.)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3204","ModuleTitle":"Group Theory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Groups are fundamental objects of abstract algebra, and they arise in a variety of contexts. This course introduces group theory through a deep study of permutation groups, symmetry groups, and matrix groups. Examples of group actions play a central role. The course includes a study of subgroups, quotients, and homomorphisms, direct and semidirect products, and other methods of constructing and classifying groups.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YSC2209 Proof or Permission of Instructor (Experience with mathematical proof-writing and set theory, equivalent to that of the pre-requisite Proof course)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3205","ModuleTitle":"Linear Algebra","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A rigorous first course in linear algebra of finite-dimensional real and complex vector spaces. The course covers vectors and linear transformations, building geometric intuition and algebraic aptitude. Topics include spaces and subspaces, linear maps, linear independence and spanning, basis, and representations by coordinates and matrices. The theory of linear operators is developed, including some development of canonical forms, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, characteristic and minimal polynomials. The course also covers the structure of bilinear and Hermitian forms. Other topics may include computational aspects of linear algebra and connections to statistics. Problems may include applications to scientific fields and economics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YSC2209 Proof or permission of instructor (Experience with mathematical proof-writing and set theory, equivalent to that of the pre-requisite Proof course)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3206","ModuleTitle":"One Real Variable","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course embarks on a deep study of the real numbers and functions of a single real variable. Fundamental properties of real numbers – arithmetic, distance, limit, convergence, order – are developed from scratch. From there, the course delves into the inner workings of calculus, the general notions of continuity, differentiability, measure, and integration, for functions of one real variable.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YSC2209 Proof or permission of instructor (Experience with mathematical proof-writing and set theory, equivalent to that of the pre-requisite Proof course)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3207","ModuleTitle":"Principles and Tools of Software Development","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Only being able to program does not make one a good programmer. This course teaches principles and tools that can make a good software developer. Students will learn basic principles of software development, e.g., encapsulation, information hiding, modularisation, unit/integrated testing, debugging, programming in a team, profiling. They will also learn tools that will help automate these tasks, e.g., Make, version control systems (git), shell scripting, UNIX programming.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-2-3-3-4.5","Prerequisite":"YCC2133 Integrated Science (Computer Track) or YSC1202 introduction to Computational Thinking and Programming for All or permission of instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-04T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3210","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Quantum Mechanics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This first course on quantum mechanics introduces students to the postulates of quantum theory and then applies it to discuss problems like two level systems, quantum harmonic oscillators, the variational principle and the WKB approximation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"YSC2203 Classical Mechanics and YSC2205 Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists or Permission of instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3211","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Electrodynamics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces the basic concepts of electrodynamics, taught with the full mathematical and physical rigor necessary for subsequent courses on the subject. Topics typically include electrostatics and magnetostatics, both in free space and in media, dynamics as described by Maxwell’s equations, electromagnetic waves, optics, and simple relativistic phenomena. Introduction to electrodynamics is a core course for the Physics pathway within the Physical Science major.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YSC2205 Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientists or Permission of Instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3213","ModuleTitle":"Experimental Physics Laboratory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Experimental physics will provide students with hands-on practical experience using techniques to investigate scientific problems that draw on concepts from different branches of physics (e.g. quantum, statistical, thermal, solid state and optical). It aims to enhance their understanding and apply scientific knowledge learnt in class. Emphasis will also be placed on the development of analytical skills in measurement and analysis.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-6-3-3.5","Prerequisite":"Juniors and Seniors students in Physics Track major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3214","ModuleTitle":"Biochemistry","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide a broad foundation to Biochemistry, the study of the chemistry of life. Students will learn about the chemical and molecular composition of a cell, the structures, functions and transformations of biomolecules and the flows of energy and information in biological systems at the biochemical level. This course will be particularly important for students intending to pursue further studies and/or future careers in medicine, veterinary, biomedical, pharmaceutical or forensic sciences and biotechnology.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3215","ModuleTitle":"Research Seminar","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course (a requirement for Life Science majors) is meant to prepare students for their capstone projects, in some cases quite specifically through targeted readings and group presentations of relevant scientific literature, but more generally through practice in close and critical assessment of scientific papers, the generation of new research ideas based on those papers, and the honing of presentation skills.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3216","ModuleTitle":"Stochastic Processes and Models","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course covers some traditional material from classes on stochastic processes (discrete and continuous time models, discrete and continuous state-space models) but from the perspective of understanding the models and being able to apply them to real problems rather than focusing on proofs. Students will learn how to simulate stochastic models, how to undertake inference (using data augmentation and Markov chain Monte Carlo, approximate Bayesian computation, and/or importance sampling) and developing suitable models for real problems, such as emerging infectious diseases. Classes will take the form of lectures plus computer labs.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-2-2-4-4.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1122 Quantitative Reasoning *and* familiarity with single-variable calculus (e.g. YSC1206 Conceptual Calculus).","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-26T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3217","ModuleTitle":"Programming Operating Systems, Interfaces & eXtras","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"While YSC3207 focused on programming in different languages and tools to help software development, students at this point do not really understand how an Operating System works. Operating Systems are also actually programs and as such, follow the same rules and logic on a lower level. Computer Scientists should have enough knowledge to understand these low level mechanisms in order to be able to develop on any given platform.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-7-2.5","Prerequisite":"YSC3207: Principles and Tools for Software Development","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3218","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Calculus","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the extension of calculus to smooth functions of many variables. A geometric approach leads to a treatment of regions in n-dimensional space, smooth functions and their derivatives, differential forms, cycles, and integration. This course may be suitable for students seeking advanced study in mathematics for physics or economics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4.5-0-4-4","Prerequisite":"YSC2209 Proof (or permission of instructor) YSC3205 Linear Algebra (acceptable as a co-requisite too.)","Corequisite":"YSC3205 Linear Algebra","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3219","ModuleTitle":"Theory of Computation","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Is there an algorithm for telling whether your iTunes update freezes or that it will finish if we wait long enough? Is there an algorithm for telling whether the Android app that we are about to download is a malware? Can we be sure that, if intercepted, our emails cannot be read by unintended recipients? We will follow the path taken by Alan Turing, which will lead to some of the most surprising discoveries in computer science. The course will cover various models of computation (finite automata, grammars, Turing machines) and classic topics in computability/complexity theory (eg, undecidability, NP-completeness).","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSC1202 Introduction to Computational Thinking and Programming for All (ICTPA), IS CS Module, or an equivalent course.","Corequisite":"If you haven’t taken math courses in which you have to do proofs, then YSC2209 Proof is strongly recommended.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3220","ModuleTitle":"Rings and Fields","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Rings and fields are fundamental objects in abstract algebra which arise in a variety of contexts and share meaningful similarities with many familiar number systems. Within a ring or field, one may add, subtract, and multiply, and some familiar axioms hold. This course introduces ring and field theories through a rigorous exploration of polynomial rings, matrix rings, algebraic integers, and finite fields. Factorization will play a central role throughout and major topics will include ideals, quotients, homomorphisms, adjunction, integral domains, unique factorization domains, principal ideal domains, Euclidean domains, and field extensions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8","Prerequisite":"YSC2209 Proof; YSC3204 Group Theory Experience with mathematical proof-writing and set theory, equivalent to that of the prerequisite Proof course; familiarity with groups, equivalent to that of the pre-requisite Group Theory course.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-04T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3221","ModuleTitle":"Computer Vision","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The goal of computer vision is to make computers work like human visual perception, namely, to understand and recognize the world through visual information, such as, images or videos. Human visual perception, after millions of years of evolution, is extremely good in understanding and recognizing objects or scenes. To have similar abilities to human visual perception, computer scientists have been developing algorithms by relying on various visual information, and this course is about some of these algorithms. Silhouette-based 3D reconstruction, segmentation, multiview geometry, Bayesian/probabilistic inference for image modelling and analysis, object recognition, visual tracking, photometric stereo, image editing and enhancement.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YSC3207 Principles and Tools of Software Development YSC3205 Linear Algebra Or permission of instructor","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3222","ModuleTitle":"Tobacco: A Social Policy Perspective","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course helps students to develop skills to explore, analyse and formulate policy responses to complex social challenges. Focussing on arguably the most important single public health concern of our age, it introduces students to its manifold aspects – historical, social, psychological, medical, economic, legal and philosophical.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3.5-6","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3223","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Black Holes","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the theoretical and empirical study of black holes in the universe.","ModuleCredit":"2","Workload":"0-2-0-0-3","Prerequisite":"Either YCC1132 Integrated Science 1 or physics at A-level, AP, or equivalent.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC3224","ModuleTitle":"Statistical Thermodynamics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is a first course in equilibrium statistical thermodynamics. It begins with examining the concepts of probability, microstates and macrostates in understanding thermal phenomena, linking these to entropy, the Boltzmann factor, ensembles, and the partition function. We apply these concepts to elementary physical and chemical models such as classical and quantum gases, solids, phase transitions, chemical reactions, solute-solvent interactions, polymer structure. Within the Physical Sciences major, it will count toward pathways in biophysics, chemistry, chemical physics, materials science, nanoscience, physics, or related fields.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-4.5-4","Prerequisite":"YSC2205 Mathematical Methods for Physical Scientist","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC4200","ModuleTitle":"Special Project in Science","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course provides academic credit of major research projects conducted by students prior to the Capstone project. The scope and depth of the research should be at the level of a Capstone project, and thus requires unusually strong preparation in science. All projects must be approved by the Director of the Science Division before the course is selected.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-0-0-0-12.5","Prerequisite":"Unusually strong preparation in science, and prior approval of the Director of the Science Division.","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSC4201A","ModuleTitle":"Topics in Analysis","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Advanced topics in analysis, such as Fourier analysis, measure theory, analytic number theory, partial differential equations, and functional analysis. Topics may vary depending on instructor and students.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YSC3206 One Real Variable and YSC3205 Linear Algebra, or Permission of Instructor.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2409","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Democracy and Justice","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A survey of the political theory literatures on democracy and justice with an eye to their implications for one another and for their relevance to political science research.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2410","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Economic Inequality - For Better or Worse","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This short course will evaluate the causes of, the case for, the cost of, and possible cures to economic inequality. Readings will be drawn from various disciplines including economics, sociology, anthropology, and political economy.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2411","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Hispanic American Culture","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An intermediate level review of key Spanish grammar concepts (ser/estar, preterite/imperfect, subjunctive) through an exploration of themes related to the encounter of the Spaniards with indigenous peoples of Latin America. Students will be asked to make connections between what is presented in class and their own cultures. The course is conducted in Spanish.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2412","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Franz Kafka - The Novel of Institution","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A predominant pattern in Western epics has been the ”Novel of Formation” (Bildungsroman) – the novel that follows an individual through the stages of her life. The last century has seen a radical reversal. Instead of narrating a life’s development, the new novel concentrates on the institution that shapes individuals and renders them subjects (school, bureaucracy, court of law etc.). The German-Czech writer Kafka is the master of the new genre. The course highlights Kafka’s “The Trial” as a “novel of institution” while drawing on related works including “The Castle,” and exploring concepts such as “institution,” “novel,” “form of life.”","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2413","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Future of Food - Global Challenges","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Challenges considered will include pesticides, plastics, pharmaceuticals, food waste, genetically modified crops, and food certification. Six student teams will be formed in each of these areas to: 1) define the problem; 2) assess the legal context; 3) analyse economic benefits and costs; 4) evaluate scientific evidence of risks to health and environment; 5) consider ethical concerns; 6) propose public and/or private sector solutions.","ModuleCredit":"1","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2414","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Human Spirit in Great Contemporary Novels","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The theme of search for meaning and happiness via rebellion of human spirit over the imposition of conformity is studied with a theoretical approach to existentialism in works of the prominent 20th century writers: Chinese Wang Xiaobo, Czech/French Milan Kundera, Russian Alexander Solzhenitsyn, and Singaporean Goh Poh Seng. Students are expected to highlight quotes of their own interest in each novel, which they will share during discussions. They submit a 350-word critical summary of novels before each class. A final paper of 8 pages and 2-page-scene (700 words) of creative fiction writing is expected at the end of the course.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2415","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Iconic Consciousness and Material Culture","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Modernity may be post-traditional, but it is far from being thoroughly rationalized. Social meanings remain central, and the new approach of “cultural sociology” has emerged to study them. Providing an introduction to cultural sociology, this course focuses on one of its research programs – the study of material objects as iconic symbols. We begin with aesthetic theories of sensuous form and cultural theories of symbols and myth, then examine empirical studies ranging from motorcycle boys to Giacometti and celebrities, from to vinyl records to the role of branded cultural consumption in post-industrial societies.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2416","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: International Law","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will provide an introduction to international law. We will examine the structure of the international legal system, sources of international law (treaties, customary international law, and general principles), the key actors in international law-making (including international courts and tribunals, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations), the central challenges to the international legal system, and the capacity of international law to shape state behaviour.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2417","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Introduction to American Politics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"On successful completion of the course a student should be able to: identify and understand the major institutions of the American political system, grasp the major forces that shape American governance today, and appreciate the major competing perspectives in political science that seek to explain outcomes and processes within American politics.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2418","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Introduction to Nanoscience","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the emerging discipline of nanotechnology. Topics include the physical effects of nanoscale systems, the synthesis and fabrication of nanostructures, and their applications ranging from micromachines to electronics to biology. Societal and economic impacts, as well as ethical issues created by nanotechnologies, will be discussed.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2419","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Leo Tolstoy's Anna Karenina","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"A reading of one of the greatest novels in Russian, European, and world literature, with primary attention to interrelations of theme, form, and literary-cultural context. Through a reading of the Introduction to the instructor’s book on Anna Karenina, and discussions organized around leading questions that focus on the text of the novel, the course will also introduce students to a reading methodology that is applicable to literature in general and that seeks to avoid the kinds of ideological mediations that are common in academic literary study.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2420","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Randomness in Physics and Biology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Molecules never sit still. They jiggle, bend, twist and spin erratically. While the movement of individual molecules is impossible to anticipate, the collective behavior of large numbers of molecules can be predicted with surprising precision. In this short course, you’ll learn how random processes play an essential role in the world around us. Our discussion will be driven by data from real experiments in physics and biology. You’ll learn some of the basic mathematics of random variables, and use a computer to simulate random processes. You’ll apply these ideas to the behavior of individual molecules and explore how predictable, and sometimes surprising, behavior can emerge in large systems. Examples will focus on the physics of everyday materials as well as biology at the molecular and cellular scales.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSH2421","ModuleTitle":"Short Course: Revolution and War - The Impact of WW1","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"World War I unleashed a dramatic wave of global revolution. Imperial authority was challenged all over the world. But in the early 1920s the first onrush of revolution was halted. A new, liberal order took shape that was anchored on America and Britain’s global power. It was this, which triggered a new generation of ultra-radical insurgents whose challenge to the status quo would bring on the extreme violence of the 1930s and 1940s. Students will be introduced to the key actors and thinkers of this drama, ranging from Lenin and Gandhi, to Woodrow Wilson, Maynard Keynes, Hitler, Stalin and Mao.","ModuleCredit":"1","Workload":"12-24","History":[{"Semester":1}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS1203","ModuleTitle":"Principles of Economics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Economists are mainly concerned with the study of choice: choices made by consumers (buy the latest gizmo or save the money?), firms (how much to produce and what price to charge?) and policy-makers (bailout the banks or reduce income tax rates?) are all within the purview of economic analysis. This module serves as an introduction to economics and the basic mathematical tools for economic analysis. It covers topics in microeconomics, macroeconomics, univariate calculus, and systems of equations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"3-1-0-4-4.5","Preclusion":"A level Mathematics AND A level Economics (or equivalent mathematics and economics courses).","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS1205","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Game Theory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Game theory studies strategic situations where the involved parties impact each other’s welfare through their individual decisions. In such situations, it becomes necessary to think about how others will act while trying to further one’s own goals. Game theory has wide ranging applications and is used to model strategic interactions in both human and biological worlds. This course introduces students to concepts in game theory and their applications.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"There are no pre-requisites but the course will use basic calculus and probability. Students should also be prepared to use logical reasoning and mathematical expressions.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS1206","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Comparative Politics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is an introduction to the study of political institutions, processes, structures, policies, and outcomes, both within and across countries. Students will learn how to understand and evaluate the similarities and differences between political systems, as well as the intricacies of specific case studies. The course will introduce students to some of the key themes, methods, and questions used in comparing polities across time and space.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS1207","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Urban Studies","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers an introduction to urban studies. It inquires into the evolution of cities historically as well as contemporary processes of urbanization. The course also introduces students to key explanatory frameworks for understanding the contemporary economic and social function of cities. The course can be taken as a gateway to the Urban Studies major or as an elective.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2201","ModuleTitle":"Understanding Behavior and Cognition","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will introduce students to themselves and others as viewed through the lens of psychology. We will present and explore the scientific study of human (and animal) behaviour, seeking to understand why we think, feel, and act as we do. The goal is to build a firm foundation for those wishing to major in psychology while simultaneously providing an interesting and revealing elective to those visiting psychology on their way to other disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning","Monday Morning","Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2202","ModuleTitle":"International Relations","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to concepts, theories, and cases associated with the study of international politics. We will study contemporary scholarly texts and examine empirical evidence relating to key historical experiences such as the Cold War, which inform contemporary international relations theories.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2203","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Microeconomics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Microeconomics analyses individual decision making and its implications for economic outcomes. Here the term “individual” is used broadly to include individuals, households and firms. We deconstruct the demand-supply model by analyzing consumers' choices as outcomes of rational preference maximization and producers' decisions as results of profit maximization in various market structures. We study how equilibrium of demand and supply in competitive markets generates efficient outcomes. We then analyze a variety of instances when markets fail to be efficient. This course will place special emphasis upon mathematical foundations of theoretical models. In particular, we will study and apply techniques in multivariate calculus, and unconstrained and constrained optimization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YSS1203 Principles of Economics or A-level or equivalent Mathematics. To emphasize, prior knowledge of economics is NOT necessary to take Intermediate Microeconomics. If a student has completed A-level or equivalent Mathematics, then he/she is allowed to take Intermediate Microeconomics even if he/she has neither completed A-level or equivalent Economics nor YSS1203 Principles of Economics. Students without this background may enroll with instructors’ permission","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Monday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]},{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning","Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2207","ModuleTitle":"Introduction to Social Psychology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Humans are known as social animals for a reason. There is no part of our lives that is not influenced in one way or another by our social interactions. In this course we will be exploring the ways in which we are influenced by our social environment, how we influence others, how we think about social situations, how we related to other people and the implications for understanding human behaviour.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2201 Understanding Behaviour and Cognition","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2208","ModuleTitle":"Ancient Greek Political Philosophy","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers students an introduction to the central themes and debates in Ancient Greek Political Philosophy through a careful reading of Plato’s Republic and Aristotle’s Politics. Questions and themes include: How should I/we live? What is justice, freedom, and equality? What are the virtues of citizens and rulers? What is the relationship between the individual and the state? How should we envision the relationship between morality and politics? While understanding the works of Plato and Aristotle within their historical context, we will also be interested in understanding how they can help us to think about politics in contemporary societies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1113 Philosophy and Political Thought 1","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2209","ModuleTitle":"The Anthropological Imagination","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The Anthropological Imagination offers an introduction to the practice and creative power of anthropology. The first half of the course will focus on the concept of culture, structure, and the relationship between culture and nature in classic works of anthropology over the past century. The second half of the course is geared toward an exploration of more current anthropological writings on aesthetics, politics, gender and the rise of post-human anthropology in considering cyborgs, humananimal relationships, avatars in Massively Multiplayer On-Line Role Playing Games such as World of Warcraft and forms of life emerging within other modalities of human sociality.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC2121 Modern Social Thought and YCC1121 Comparative Social Institutions","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2211","ModuleTitle":"Econometrics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Does going to college increase your earnings? Does height have an effect your wage? Do episodes like the haze 2013 in Singapore have a major impact to the economy? This course introduces students to the statistical methods that economists use to answer this and similar questions. More generally, this is an introduction to the methods used to test economic models and examine empirical relationships, primarily regression analysis. Although much of the course will focus on the mathematical development of the methodology, emphasis is placed on learning by studying and replicating specific case studies that address current economic questions.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-3-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"Any one of the following three options: (i) YSS1203 Principles of Economics; (ii) YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics; (iii) A-level Economics and Mathematics or equivalent economics and mathematics courses","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2212","ModuleTitle":"Firms' Strategies and Market Competition","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In this course, we will study various strategies that firms deploy when facing market competition and the impact of such strategic behaviour on market outcomes like prices, efficiency, market structure, innovation etc. Examples of firms’ strategies include price discrimination, product differentiation, advertising, collusion, mergers and entry deterrence. We will analyse theoretical models of imperfectly competitive markets to gain insights into firms’ behaviour and functioning of real-world markets.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning","Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2213","ModuleTitle":"Globalization: Past, Present and Future","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This gateway course focuses on the economic, political, cultural, and social aspects of globalization. Students will be introduced to the various waves of globalization the world has undergone, and the impact of the growing mobility of capital, labor, and ideas around the world. In addition to economic globalization, students will study the globalization of crime, environmental degradation, culture, and food. They will read what both the critics and advocates of globalization and its subprocesses have to say about its impacts, looking at particular case studies sourced from various countries.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"1-4-0-4-3.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1121 Comparative Social Institutions","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"],"TutorialPeriods":["Thursday Morning","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2214","ModuleTitle":"Intermediate Macroeconomics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Economics is concerned with the study of how individuals make decisions and how these decisions affect, and in turn are affected by, the distribution of limited resources in society. This course introduces students to the formal analysis of the economy as a whole. The goal is to understand how decisions by the firms, consumers and institutions affect the markets, and the welfare implications of such choices for society. Special attention is placed on the effect of government and monetary policies on the economy. Emphasis is placed upon the mathematical foundations of theoretical models.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"Any one of the following three options: (i) YSS1203 Principles of Economics; (ii) YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics; (iii) A-level Economics and Mathematics or equivalent economics and mathematics courses","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2216","ModuleTitle":"Statistics and Research Methods for Psychology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is concerned with research methods and the use of statistics in psychology. As such this is a skills oriented course aimed at preparing students for taking the required laboratory course in psychology as well as doing their senior capstone project. We will be covering research methods and statistics simultaneously since they are closely intertwined.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-0-8.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1122 Quantitative Reasoning","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2217","ModuleTitle":"Political Concepts","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Ideas fuel politics and politics structures the world of ideas. To engage effectively in these worlds requires a grasp of the political concepts that engender consensus and conflict. This course uses history of ideas, legal documents, and contemporary philosophy to introduce students to core concepts that scaffold institutions and practices (e.g., democracy, authoritarianism, republicanism, socialism) as well as concepts which shape and are shaped by those institutions and practices (e.g., power, empire, order, liberty, equality, right). Using a case-based approach in class, we explore how political conflict and action grow from contestations over the meanings and consequences of these concepts.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2218","ModuleTitle":"International Political Economy","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This class introduces students to the study of international political economy. Students will examine the structure of the global political economy, the drivers and implications of globalization, and the role of international economic institutions in driving political and economic outcomes. Among others, this class will cover topics such as international financial institutions, trade, financial crises, foreign aid, economic development, energy politics, and illicit trade.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1121 Comparative Social Institutions","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS2219","ModuleTitle":"Divided Cities","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course investigates the social divisions of cities. The course is suitable for students interested in urban studies, regardless of discipline. The topics covered in the course include: The ghetto; Race and segregation; Immigration and the city; Class, poverty, and gentrification; Gender divisions; Cultural quarters and commoditized difference. The course introduces students to different modes of analysis and methods relevant to understanding social and economic division. Divided Cities can be taken as a stand-alone elective or as part of an Urban Studies or Anthropology Major or Minor, or any other Minor or Major as agreed by the Head of Study.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-6.5-3","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3201","ModuleTitle":"International Migration","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to foundational theories that explain why people migrate and their post-migration experiences.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-3.5-5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3202","ModuleTitle":"Ethnography","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In this course, students will understand what constitutes ethnographic field methods, what makes ethnographic writing different from other kinds of nonfiction writing, and the ethical and theoretical considerations within ethnographic research. Over the semester, students will conduct their own, small-scale ethnographic fieldwork, interviews and participant observation based in Singapore. This course is required in the Anthropology Major. This course satisfies requirements in the Global Affairs Major. This course satisfies requirements in the Urban Studies Major.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"A student should have completed YCC2121 Modern Social Thought or obtained permission of the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3203","ModuleTitle":"Behavioral Economics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The field of behavioral economics draws on insights from other disciplines, especially psychology, to enrich our understanding of economic behaviour and decision making generally. Individuals frequently make decisions that systematically depart from the predictions of standard economic models. In this course we will attempt to understand these departures by integrating the psychology of human behavior into economic analysis. This course analyzes all types of decisions made by agents on a daily basis (from which breakfast to have to where to send the kids for education, etc.). Special focus will be put on decision making in a context of bounded rationality.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics","Corequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3204","ModuleTitle":"Development Economics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on the understanding of the process of economic development. The course will be structured around the four main questions: (1) Why are some countries much poorer than others? (2) What are the main barriers to the process of economic development? (3) What are the main barriers that prevent the poor to escape from poverty?, and (4) Why do these barriers exist and persist?","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics YSS2211 Econometrics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-28T09:00+0800"}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3206","ModuleTitle":"Law and Economics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to the relationship between law and economics, including the practical application of microeconomics to several common legal issues: torts, contracts, property, and crime.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics","Corequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-01T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3207","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Econometrics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course broadly covers advanced topics in econometrics. The focus is on time series econometrics and financial econometrics. However, panel data and asymptotic theory are also tackled in this course -in more depth than in ‘Intermediate Econometrics’. This course mixes theory and applied work: theoretical foundations are covered, and the applications of the theory in real life are analysed.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2211 Econometrics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-03T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3208","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Microeconomics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This broadly covers the same range of topics as ‘Intermediate Economics’. However it has a more intensive treatment of consumer and producer theory, and covers additional topics like choice under uncertainty, game theory, contracting under hidden actions or hidden information, externalities and public goods, asset pricing, auctions, and general equilibrium theory.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3210","ModuleTitle":"International Security","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers students an in-depth learning experience in the field of Security Studies. The topics on offer will vary from year to year, but will pertain to specific questions, debates, and literatures in the field of international security. The topics covered within the course will be detailed in the syllabus given to a student in advance of the course. The faculty teaching the course will change and as such topics will change according to their specializations and interests.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-4-5.5-0","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-28T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3211","ModuleTitle":"Human Rights","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Human rights play a central role in global and domestic politics and are intimately connected with the politics of conflict and security. This casebased course situates rights in historical, legal, normative, and political contexts, providing students with a critical perspective on contemporary rights discourses as well as a practical introduction to legal rights frameworks and their applications.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3212","ModuleTitle":"Chinese Politics","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The course will focus on the political processes of China. Topics may include authoritarian and bureaucratic structures, institutions and institutional design, social and protest movements, Chinese foreign affairs and relations, Chinese political economy, national versus sub-national versus local politics, and legal structures.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3213","ModuleTitle":"Culture and Violence","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Many forms of inter-personal violence such as honor killings, dowry deaths, witch-hunts, female infanticide, are attributed to differences in culture (norms, beliefs, values, social capital, and identities). Competing explanations link these forms of violence to economic and political causes such as property rights, repression by political elites, and political competition between religious groups. We will study the micro foundations of culture, and critically examine the relationship between culture and inter-personal violence using some theoretical and mostly empirical literature. We will examine the efficacy of interventions such as legislative change, economic incentives, and civic engagement to alleviate these forms of violence.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3214","ModuleTitle":"Abnormal Psychology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the field of abnormal psychology and the treatment of psychological disorders.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2201 Understanding Behaviour and Cognition","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3215","ModuleTitle":"Cognitive Psychology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the study of how the mind works, seeking to understand how sensory information is transformed, stored, retrieved, or used. Although primarily focused on psychological approaches to understanding cognition (as mental information processing), it will also connect to relevant approaches within neuroscience, linguistics, philosophy, and computer science. Topics and processes to be explored include attention, language, learning, memory, perception, reasoning, emotion, and action.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2201 Understanding Behavior & Cognition Or Permission of instructor","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3216","ModuleTitle":"Current Issues in Urban Studies","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers students an opportunity for in-depth immersion into a specialist and current topic in the field of Urban Studies. The topics on offer will vary from year to year, but will generally be related to a specific current issues in the field of urban studies.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Prerequisite":"Yale-NUS Year One and Two Common Curriculum, or as approved by Head of Study. Registry Comments: YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2 and YCC1114 Philosophy and Political Thought 2 and YCC1121 Comparative Social Institutions YCC2121 Modern Social Thought","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3217","ModuleTitle":"Urbanization in China","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course investigates the dramatic urban transformation that has taken place in mainland China over the last four decades. The scale of this transformation means that it has far-reaching consequences for Asia and the world, influencing everything from climate change to the price of bread. The path of Chinese urbanization even affects the likelihood of regional military conflict. Understanding how and why China has urbanized is therefore of critical importance. Over the semester, we will take an interdisciplinary approach to this investigation, using perspectives from history, geography, political science, anthropology, urban planning, and cultural studies, among other disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon","Monday Evening"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3218","ModuleTitle":"Urbanization in Southeast Asia","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers students and in-depth and interdisciplinary understanding of processes of urbanization in contemporary Southeast Asia. Students will understand the specific features of urbanization in Southeast Asia and the ways these are linked to the restructuring of economic, political and social agendas. Students will be given opportunities to understand and evaluate the social and environmental costs and opportunities of urbanization in contemporary Southeast Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3219","ModuleTitle":"Developmental Psychology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to the field of developmental psychology which addresses the ways in which humans develop psychologically.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2201 Understanding Behaviour and Cognition","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3220","ModuleTitle":"Political Economy","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course focuses on understanding how interactions between political actors influence decisions and outcomes.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics YSS2211 Econometrics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-12-02T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning","Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3221","ModuleTitle":"Politics of Southeast Asia","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"The course will focus on the politics of Southeast Asia. Topics may include the study of electoral processes, institutions and institutional design, party structures, authoritarian or democratic transitions, social movements and rebellions, identity group politics, forms of political representation, and legal and constitutional systems.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Friday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3222","ModuleTitle":"Urban Theory","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to key approaches to understanding urbanization. Each week, we will read selections from a single text in urban studies, examining the text for its methodological techniques, disciplinary perspectives, central urban questions, and key arguments. The course takes an interdisciplinary approach and is divided into three main units: architectural, Marxist, and sociological.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-1-8.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3223","ModuleTitle":"Asian Medicine, the Body and Globalization","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"In highly problematic ways Asian Medical Systems are colonial, Orientalist constructs that have been heavily influenced by nationalism and the modernity of religion. It is common to speak of Ayurveda (“Indian” medicine), Unani (Greek/Arabic/”Islamic” medicine), Traditional Chinese Medicine and Tibetan Buddhist Medicine as though these are timeless, authentic, self-contained traditions. Drawing on a range of contemporary theoretical insights in anthropology and history this course examines the way in which forms of “medical” knowledge and embodied practice in Asia are shaped by the cultural dynamics of pre-colonial, colonial and post-colonial globalization.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"YCC2121 Modern Social Thought","Corequisite":"YCC2121 Modern Social Thought","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3224","ModuleTitle":"International Finance","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course is an overview of international macroeconomic theory and policy. It presents economic theories to foster understanding of international financial markets and the interrelationships of economic aggregates such as GDP, exchange rates, trade balances, etc. Models will be applied to understand the effects and implications of macroeconomic policies in the international arena. The course will also look at relevant current issues: the global financial crisis, international coordination in macroeconomic policy, the economics of the Euro, etc. Students should have a working knowledge of algebra, graphical techniques and the basics of micro- and macroeconomics.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-5-4","Prerequisite":"YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics YSS2214 Intermediate Macroeconomics","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-25T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3225","ModuleTitle":"Global Governance","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course will enable students to understand the role of international law, regimes, institutions, and non-governmental organizations in international politics. The first section of the course is dedicated to theoretical, institutional and legal issues of global governance. The second section explores how the global governance and international law structure has evolved over time and how it technically functions today. The third section will explore the operations of specific actors in global governance including the United Nations, World Trade Organization, International Monetary Fund, APEC and ASEAN. The final section will explore the ‘threats without borders’ and challenges to global governance.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2.5-7","Prerequisite":"YSS2202 Introduction to International Relations","Corequisite":"YSS2202 Introduction to International Relations","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3226","ModuleTitle":"Conflict and Cooperation in East Asia","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course applies IR theories to examine major security and economic issues in East Asia. This course promotes students’ ability to critically apply major international relations theories to East Asia. The course also encourages students to explore the possibilities of refining existing theories and developing new alternatives. On successful completion of the course a student should be able to: Identify the actors, forces, and logics driving major international security and economic issues in East Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3227","ModuleTitle":"The Economy-Security Nexus","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers an introduction to the scholarly literature on the intersection of international security and international economy. It examines how economic interdependence affects military disputes (and vice versa), economic underpinnings of national security and international order, and the coexistence of military competition and economic cooperation in major regions of the world.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2202 Introduction to International Relations","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3228","ModuleTitle":"Health Psychology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the psychological and social factors related to physical health. This course provides students with an introduction to the field of health psychology which is a growing subarea of psychology. Health psychology is concerned with the relationship between psychological and social factors and physical health. At the end of this course students will be familiar with the relationship of psychological and social factors in physical health and will be able to intelligently discuss the relationship of mind and body from a scientific point of view.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Prerequisite":"YSS2201 Understanding Behaviour and Cognition","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-05-05T09:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3229","ModuleTitle":"Urbanization and the Environment","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers students an understanding of the complex relationship between urbanization and the environment. The course covers a range of topics relevant to thinking about the role of nature in the city, the reliance of urbanization on nature, and the environmental benefits and ills of urbanization. Students will understand the environmental pressures posed by urbanization, as well as the ways in which certain environmental goals (green spaces, clean air) are a key part of urban planning and policy formation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4-5.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon","Wednesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3230","ModuleTitle":"HIV/AIDS: From Microbes to Nations","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course addresses the current pandemic of HIV/AIDS from a multidisciplinary perspective. This course provides a multidisciplinary introduction to what is known about the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Materials to discuss this topic will be assigned from the fields of immunology, medicine, epidemiology, psychology, sociology, economics, political science and other disciplines.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-0-2-6.5","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"ExamDate":"2016-04-29T14:30+0800","LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3231","ModuleTitle":"Methods in the Social Sciences","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"An introduction to various research methods in the social sciences, including survey methodology, quantitative data analysis, participant observation, and in-depth interviewing. This course can count as a course in the major for students in Urban Studies, Global Affairs, PPE, and Anthropology. It may fulfil the course requirements for students in Environmental Studies as well on a case-by-case basis after consultation with the Head of Studies of that major. The course also fulfils the methods requirement in Urban Studies and Global Affairs. Students in all of these majors should ideally take this course before they commence their capstone project.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-4-1-4.5-4","Prerequisite":"YCC1121 Comparative Social Institutions, YCC1122 Quantitative Reasoning, AND YCC2121 Modern Social Thought OR with the permission of the instructor.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Morning","Thursday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3232","ModuleTitle":"Crime and Punishment","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"Perhaps the most central and original function of the state is to protect us from each other and mediate our disputes. The very legitimacy of the state – whether democratic or autocratic - is, in part, dependent on the successful execution of this function. This is perhaps because of the enormous personal, social, and economic costs of crime. Yet many approaches to crime are irrational, wasteful, and harmful to victims, society, and perpetrators alike. This course provides a culturally comparative and multidisciplinary overview of foundational questions related to the nature and prevention of crime, and how states ought best to respond.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-0-9.5","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3234","ModuleTitle":"Politics of Identity in Developing Countries","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers an introduction to the study of identity and politics in political science. Students will become familiar with the various theories and approaches to understanding the construction and mobilization of identities: ethnic, national, linguistic, religious, and sexual. Drawing on the empirical literature on the politics of identity in Southeast and South Asia, and Sub-Saharan Africa, students will learn to evaluate how identities are shaped, and how they in turn determine outcomes such as violence, voting behaviour, allocation of public services, inequality, and inter-group trust and cooperation.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1121 Comparative Social Institutions or with the permission of course convenor.","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3235","ModuleTitle":"Urban Spatial Reasoning and Visualization","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course offers students an introduction to geovisualization tools suitable for application to in urban studies. Students will learn about: the history of tools for the spatial analysis of urban environments, as well as current tools used in research and applied settings. Students in this course will be learn about figure-ground representations, land-use and systems mapping, GIS, and participatory mapping. They will be given the opportunity to acquire, interrogate and manipulate digital data relevant for urban spatial analysis. They will learn about how to visualise data such that it effectively communicates what it represents.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-4.5-5","Preclusion":"GIS and Geovisualization (2MC) GE2215 Introduction to GIS and Remote Sensing","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3236","ModuleTitle":"Foreign Policy and Diplomacy: Issues and Practice","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to foreign policy, which is the approach states adopt in their international relationships, and to diplomacy, one of the key tools for implementing foreign policy. It provides an Asia-centred perspective on foreign policy and diplomacy, and provides insight into the realities of practitioners in the field. It will cover concepts in foreign policy analysis and strategies as well as laws and practices of diplomatic relations. It will explore the unique experiences of Singapore’s foreign policy. Bilateral and multilateral diplomacy will be discussed in the Singaporean context and students may be exposed to practitioners in the classroom.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2.5-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Friday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3237","ModuleTitle":"Gender Perspectives in Anthropology","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course introduces students to anthropological contributions to gender and sexuality in cross cultural perspective. The course focuses on the historical development of the field. We will explore various theoretical approaches including Margaret Mead’s early work on cultural diversity; 1970s & 1980s feminist studies of gender universals and the subordination of women; 1990s interpretive approaches to gender constructions; more recent feminist and non-feminist studies of sexuality, the body, masculinity and queer theory.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7.5","Prerequisite":"YCC1121 Comparative Social Institutions","Corequisite":"YCC2121 Modern Social Thought","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Monday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3238","ModuleTitle":"US Foreign Policy","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course examines the evolution of US foreign policy since 1900. The focus will be on assessing how US leaders have thought over time about interests, ideals, and strategies in the international realm. The course will also explore current challenges confronting the US in the world. On successful completion of the course a student should be able to: (1) demonstrate the evolution of US foreign policy agenda and strategy over the past century; (2) classify underlying rationale of important US foreign policy decisions; and (3) critically question the implications of US foreign policy on overall international relations.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-3-6.5","Prerequisite":"None This course is designed for juniors and seniors.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Morning"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS3239","ModuleTitle":"Living on the Edge: The Experience of Peri-urbanization","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This course explores the phenomenon of peri-urbanization—rapid sociospatial transformation occurring at the edges of cities and between urban and rural. We will investigate this phenomenon through the eyes of people who inhabit these areas, examining their experiences of precariousness and hybridity. Most importantly, we will explore the exclusion, marginalization, and inequity that is particularly prominent in peri-urban areas. In doing so, we will also critically examine the definition of urban and rural. The course is global in scope, including suburbs in the US, urban regions in Europe, slums in Latin America and the Middle East, and villages in Asia.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-2-7","History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Wednesday Afternoon","Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS4201","ModuleTitle":"Social Psychology Lab","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This is a skills-based module concerned with research methods in social psychology, a core area of psychology that investigates situational forces affecting human thoughts, feelings, and actions. As such, we will be discussing different types of research done in social psychology and students will be doing projects using those methods. The module will culminate in students doing research projects and writing up these projects as if for publication. The first portion of the module will be concerned with methods and study proposals, whereas the second portion will be devoted to data collection, analysis, and writing up results.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-9.5-0-0","Prerequisite":"YSS2201 Understanding Behavior and Cognition and YSS2216 Statistics and Research Methods for Psychology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"YSS4202","ModuleTitle":"Goals and Motivation","Department":"Yale-NUS College","ModuleDescription":"This seminar will examine recent and influential work in personality and social psychology on motivational and self-regulatory processes contributing to the pursuit of goals. On successful completion of the course a student should be able to: Convey a deep understanding of motivational processes involved in the pursuit of goals. Also to conduct an effective literature review, construct novel and important hypotheses, competently critique the extant literature, design experiments, and write an effective research proposal.","ModuleCredit":"5","Workload":"0-3-0-9.5-0","Prerequisite":"YSS2201 Understanding Behavior and Cognition","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":2,"LecturePeriods":["Thursday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ZB3288","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Computational Biology I","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for students to conduct mini-research projects that make use of computational methods and informatics tools to solve specific biological problems or develop bioinformatics databases and software. In principle, each project is to be supervised by an academic staff from any department in the Faculty of Science. Upon approval by the programme committee, a project can also be co-supervised by an academic staff at the School of Computing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"Passed level 1000 and 2000 essential major requirements","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ZB3289","ModuleTitle":"Advanced UROPS in Computational Biology II","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"This module is intended for students to conduct mini-research projects as a continuation of their work completed in ZB3288. These projects make use of computational methods and informatics tools to solve specific biological problems or develop bioinformatics databases and software. In principle, each project is to be supervised by an academic staff from any department in the Faculty of Science. Upon approval by the programme committee, a project can also be co-supervised by an academic staff at the School of Computing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Prerequisite":"ZB3288","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ZB3311","ModuleTitle":"Undergraduate Professional Internship","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleDescription":"In addition to having a good academic record and technical foundation, students with good soft skills and some industrial attachment or internship experiences often stand a better chance when seeking for jobs. This module gives non-Applied Science students the opportunity to embark on internships during their undergraduate study. The module requires students to compete for position and perform a structured internship in a company/institution for 10-12 weeks during Special Term. Through regular meetings with the Academic Advisor and internship Supervisor, students explore how knowledge learnt in the curriculum can be transferred to perform technical assignments in an actual working environment.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"0-0-0-40-0","Prerequisite":"SP1001 Career Planning & Preparation or NCC1001 Headstart Module (A Career Development Programme) or NCC1000 Stepup Module (A Career Development Programme) or CFG1001 Headstart Module or CFG1000 StepUp Module; students must have completed 3 regular semesters of study, have declared Computational Biology as first major and have completed a minimum of 32 MCs in Computational Biology major at time of application.","Preclusion":"Applied Science degree of which Professional Placement is already within the curriculum; any other XX3311 or XX3312 modules offered in Science, where XX stands for the subject prefix for the respective major.","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2},{"Semester":3},{"Semester":4}]},{"ModuleCode":"ZB4171","ModuleTitle":"Advanced Topics in Bioinformatics","Department":"Biological Sciences","ModuleDescription":"In this module, students are challenged with practical experience in advanced bioinformatics research topics spanning database curation, literature text mining, and compute-intensive sequence and 3D structure analysis. Groups will design and carry out a pan-genomic analysis with a high-performance integrated database system. Individual students will learn to use animation software and raw biomolecular structure information as a platform for simulation and hypothesis testing.","ModuleCredit":"4","Workload":"1-1-2-5-1","Prerequisite":"LSM2104 or or LSM2241 and LSM3241 (Life Sciences Students) OR CS2220 (Computational Biology Students)","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1,"ExamDate":"2015-11-30T13:00+0800","LecturePeriods":["Friday Afternoon"],"TutorialPeriods":["Tuesday Afternoon"]}]},{"ModuleCode":"ZB4199","ModuleTitle":"Honours Project in Computational Biology","Department":"Dean's Office (Science)","ModuleCredit":"12","Prerequisite":"Students majoring in computational biology","Types":["Module"],"History":[{"Semester":1},{"Semester":2}]}]