Program Overview

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Graduate Certificate in Applied and Public History

The Department of History seeks to promote the appropriate use of history in the arts, business, government, and other sectors of society. We seek to train candidates to appropriately use history to anticipate and exploit trends, craft policies, make decisions, and pursue their endeavours.

Admission Criteria

Applicants for the Graduate Certificate coursework programme should have the following qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• At least two years of relevant work experience.
• Candidates with other qualifications and experience may be considered on a case by case basis, subject to approval by the Faculty/School.
• Proof of competency in English is not required.

Applications

Applications to pursue the programmes must be submitted online.

Programmes | Intake | Application Period | Outcome
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Grad Cert | Sem 1 | 6 May to 6 June | End Jul

Fees

Fees is payable at SGD$4,055 (inclusive of GST) per course for AY irrespective of nationality. In addition, candidates are also required to pay other miscellaneous student fees as decided by the University.

• GST is charged at a prevailing rate of 9% from year 2024.

Candidature

The majority of candidates will likely be able to complete the programme in 1 semester if they read it full-time. Those pursuing it part-time are likely to complete the programme in 2 to 6 semesters. International students on student visa must be enrolled in the programme full-time. Students residing in Singapore may enrol for part-time study.

The maximum candidature periods are as follows:

MA (full-time) | 36 mths
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MA (part-time) | 48 mths
Graduate Diploma | 36 mths
** Graduate Certificate** |36 mths

Continuation and Graduation Requirements

To obtain a Graduate Certificate in Applied and Public History, students must

• Pass 12 units comprising
  • HY5405, and
  • 2 primary field courses
• Obtain a minimum GPA of 2.50

Furthering Education

Grades and units earned by candidates in the Graduate Certificate programme or while reading individual graduate courses may be transferred towards fulfilling the requirements of a Graduate Diploma or MA Coursework programme, subject to approval by the Faculty.

• Each course to be transferred should have been read and completed within the last 10 years. The application for such transfers may be rejected if it is deemed that the contents of the course(s) in question are no longer relevant or not of comparable content and level. Candidates are advised to apply for the transfers within the first month of candidature.
• The average GPA of all courses allowed for grade and credit transfer to a Graduate Diploma programme must be at least 2.75.
• The average GPA of all courses allowed for grade and credit transfer to a MA Coursework programme must be at least 3.00.

Courses

The course descriptions can be found in the course catalog, and the timetable can be found in the university's schedule.

Course Code | Course Title
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Core Course
HY5405 | Applied and Public History: Theory, Method and Practice
Primary Field Courses
HY5301 | Internship in History
HY5406 | Archives and Knowledge of the Past
HY5407 | Theory and Practice of Oral History
HY5408 | History and Memory
HY5409 | Museums and Museology: Critical Perspectives
HY5410 | Historical Reasoning: The Past and Decision-making
HY5411 | Special Topics in Applied and Public History
HY5412 | Studying Singaporean History
HY5415 | Theatres of Memory: Performing Public History
HY5417 | Contested Sites: Built Heritage and Historical Memories
HY5419 | Digital History: Theory and Practice
HY5422 | Time and Space: Doing History with GIS

Graduate Programmes

• Graduate Certificate
  • Graduate Certificate in Applied and Public History
  • Graduate Certificate in Asian and Global History
• Graduate Diploma
  • Graduate Diploma in Applied and Public History
  • Graduate Diploma in Asian and Global History
• Masters
  • MA (Coursework) Double Degree in History with London School of Economics and Political Science
  • MA (Coursework) in Applied and Public History
  • MA (Coursework) in Asian and Global History
  • Masters by Research
• PhD
• Graduate Courses
• Other Information
• Prizes
• Alumni
  • Alumni – MA (Research)
  • Alumni – PhD
• Coursework Brochure

Department of History

Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
National University of Singapore
11 Arts Link, AS1-05-27
Singapore

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