Program Overview

Program Overview

The Department of Geography at the National University of Singapore offers a Master of Science in Applied GIS program.

Fees and Payment

The tuition fee for the AY intake is S$50,085 (including GST). Payment should be made in equal instalments over 2 regular semesters for full-time students and 4 regular semesters for part-time students. There will be a 40% tuition fee rebate if the student is a Singapore Citizen or Singapore Permanent Resident (non-alumni), and a 20% tuition fee rebate to NUS alumni (Singapore Citizen, Singapore Permanent Resident or International Student). Candidates shall pay a S$5,450 (including GST) non-refundable deposit upon acceptance of the offer of admission, which will subsequently be used to offset part of the tuition fee.

Tuition Fee Payable (including GST)

• Full-time Students
  • Acceptance Fee (upon acceptance of offer): $5,450
  • Year 1 – Semester 1: $22,318
  • Year 1 – Semester 2: $22,317
  • Total Tuition Fee: $50,085
• Part-time Students
  • Acceptance Fee (upon acceptance of offer): $5,450
  • Year 1 – Semester 1: $11,158
  • Year 1 – Semester 2: $11,159
  • Year 2 – Semester 1: $11,159
  • Year 2 – Semester 2: $11,159
  • Total Tuition Fee: $50,085

Additional Course Fees

Students who wish to take additional courses or who need to retake a course will be charged based on the workload of a course. The fee will be pro-rated for each course based on the Unit requirement for the programme and the prevailing programme fee for the respective cohort of students. As the full workload requirement for the programme is 40 Units, each 4-Unit course will work out to 10% of the programme fee. With this revision, a student who reads an additional or repeated course in Geography with 4, 8, and 12 Units will be charged 10%, 20%, and 30% of the programme fee, respectively.

Late Thesis Submission

There is no late thesis submission unless under special circumstances approved by the Head of Department.

Research Areas

The Department of Geography has several research areas, including:

• Politics, Economies And Space (PEAS)
• Social Cultural Geographies (SCG)
• Tropical Environmental Change (TEC)
• GIS Unit

Graduate Programmes

The Department of Geography offers several graduate programmes, including:

• MSc in Applied GIS
• Graduate Certificate in Applied Geographic Information Systems
• Graduate Programme in Climate Change and Sustainability

Undergraduate Programmes

The Department of Geography offers several undergraduate programmes, including:

• Undergraduate Courses
• Coursework Grading Expectations
• Exam Grading Expectations
• Honours Programme
• Minor Programmes
• Study Abroad
• Internships
• Counselling & Mentor Scheme
• NUS Geographical Society

Continuing Education

The Department of Geography offers several continuing education programmes, including:

• PC in Applied GIS
• Introduction to GIS Basics and Data Visualization
• GIS Data Processing and Management
• GIS Spatial Analysis

Alumni

The Department of Geography has an alumni network, with alumni profiles and past cohort gallery available.

Donation

The Department of Geography has a Geography Development Fund, with information on making donations available.

Location

The Department of Geography is located at: AS2, #03-01,
1 Arts Link, Kent Ridge,
Singapore

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