Cross-Offering Courses

The College synergies with its four schools to offer the following courses for Postgraduate (Research) students within the college.

Students can register these courses through the Cross-Programme Course Registration System.

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AY2024-2025 Semester 2

There are no cross-listed courses available for registration this semester.

HC7003          Special Topics in Chinese Overseas & Their Relations with China

Instructor: Dr Ong Soon Keong
Pre-Requisite: Nil
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

Over different periods of time, many towns and villages in China have evolved, socially and economically, as a result of changing relations with the Chinese working and living outside China. This course explores specifically the localities with past or present connections with Chinese diaspora, collectively and fashionably labelled as qiaoxiang areas. The aim is twofold. The first is to shed light on the changing landscape of these localities amidst the political and economic developments in China. The second is to identify the pattern and content of the relations Chinese diaspora have with their native and ancestral homelands in China. Course Evaluation: There will be no exam for this course. Final course grade will be based on the evaluation of writing assignments / oral presentation / research paper.

 


HC7006          Special Topics in Modern/Contemporary Chinese Literature

Instructor: Assoc Prof Zhang Songjian
Pre-Requisite: Nil
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol


In-depth study of selected modern/contemporary authors. Selected topics such as the following may be examined: Comparative Literary Criticism on selected works; Critical Textual Analysis; Transition and Transformation from Modern to Contemporary; Impact of the Cultural Revolution; Modernity and Post-Modernity.

 


HC7015          East Asian Cultural Interaction: Text & Image Studies

Instructor: Assoc Prof I Lo-fen
Pre-Requisite: Nil
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

This course introduces the contemporary scholar’s theoretical approaches of the study of text & image in the context of East Asia, such as the relationships between poems and paintings, intertextuality and comparison of the content of the texts and images. Students are required to find the interested and meaningful texts and images in the context of East Asia as the example to analyze the idea of those approaches of study of text and image which is covered in the course.

 


HC7888          Directed Reading

Instructor: Assoc Prof Zhang Songjian
Pre-Requisite: Nil
Remarks: Students are to look for a faculty member in the Chinese programme to agree offering the directed reading course. 

 

In this course students read extensively in their area of interest under the direction of a faculty member, most likely the supervisor. This course is taken by graduate students on a subject which is not otherwise offered as a course in the MA/PhD program modules in a given semester, but which accords with a member of the academic staff's research interests. The courses offer a great flexibility in adapting to the individual academic interests of the student the research interests of the teacher. Students wishing to take this course should obtain prior agreement of the teacher concerned and his/her Head of Division. Course Evaluation: Assessment is by course-work only. That is either
(a) one 8,000 - 10,000 word essay delivered at the end of the semester, or
(b) a series of two or more essays together amounting to 8,000 - 10,000 words produced over the period of one academic.

 



HL7101         Graduate Seminar in the History of Literary Theory

Instructor: Assoc Prof Michelle Wang
Pre-Requisite: Background in literary studies
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

HL7101 is an introduction to the main trends of critical literary theory, with an emphasis on major schools of thought in twentieth- and twenty-first century literary criticism and theory, ranging from Russian formalism to recent developments in disability studies and ecocriticism. We consider developments and interconnections between various schools of thought, including Marxism and new historicism, poststructuralism and narrative theory, feminism and queer theory, aesthetic and cognitive approaches, and so on. In this course, we specifically consider critical literary theory as a toolbox of methods and approaches that allow us to enrich our reading and interpretation of literary texts in a range of mediums and genres.​

 


 

HL7204         Graduate Seminar in Creative Writing: Voice

Instructor: Mr Jason Lundberg
Pre-Requisite: Background in literary studies
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol


The Graduate Seminar in Creative Writing: Voice is designed to develop students’ awareness of, and technical facility with the employment of speech-like forms in literature, in addition to developing a contextual awareness of their own creative work in relation to past and contemporary literature and theory.

 


 

HL7888         Directed Study in Literature

Instructor: Assoc Prof Tamara Wagner
Pre-Requisite: Background in literary studies. 
Remarks: Students are to look for a faculty member in the English programme to agree offering the directed reading course. 


This course will provide graduate students with an opportunity to engage in independent research related to their proposed dissertation/thesis and to produce an appropriate example of written work arising from this. The content and requirements of each Directed Study module are to be determined by the student in conjunction with the appointed supervisor/ thesis committee and the Programme Head.

Note: This course is reserved for PhD  students.  Exceptions can be made for MA students who have compelling reason to take on directed studies, and is subject to the approval of the graduate studies committee.  

 


HR7003          Advanced Studies in Southeast Asian Art Histories

Instructor: Asst Prof Roger Nelson
Pre-Requisite: Background in Art History required 
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in researching the histories of Southeast Asia’s modern and contemporary arts, including among students and scholars, artists and curators, within and beyond the region. What special skills are required for advanced studies in Southeast Asian art histories? What methodologies are most appropriate, and what theoretical and conceptual challenges must we grapple with when researching in this field? Addressing these and related questions, this course is designed for students with a solid background in Art History, and with some knowledge of and/or background in studying the art histories of Southeast Asia. The course centres on close, critical reading of advanced scholarly literature, in reading group-style seminar discussions. These discussions will be grounded in students’ own research projects, thus equipping students with the skills to apply close, critical readings of advanced scholarly literature to their own work outside the course. Students will discuss canonical works in Southeast Asian art histories, as well as more recent and cutting-edge scholarship. The course is open to MA, PhD and selected high-performing final-year undergraduate students who are completing their FYPs on a related Art History topic. The course builds on and extends from issues raised in HR3006 20th Century Southeast Asian Art and HR3009 19th Century Southeast Asian Art, however while these courses are strongly recommended for undergraduate students, they are not compulsory prerequisites, especially for postgraduate students whose prior studies have been completed elsewhere. 

 


HR7004          Advance Directed Readings in Art History

Instructor: Asst Prof Michelle Lim, Asst Prof Roger Nelson, Dr Karin Oen, Dr Sushma Griffin
Pre-Requisite: HR7001 or equivalent; Students are required to forward the home department course outline for instructor to determine suitability.
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol


This course is designed to provide graduate students with a more individualized course of reading that goes beyond existing graduate courses. The students are expected to read widely in their chosen field under the guidance of their supervisor/instructor. Students may also explore another subfield or a differing approach to art history than what has already been covered in HR7001. This course will expand the range of research possibilities for graduate students from other disciplines and schools, particularly for those who are interested in developing inter-disciplinary methodologies and approaches taken from art history.

The content and individual requirements of each directed reading course are determined by the student in consultation with his/her supervisor/instructor. The reading list, written work, and meeting times will be negotiated between the supervisor/instructor and the student. The final detailed syllabus will be subjected to the HOD's approval, prior to the course commencement.

 

To select in the course registration system: Class Group 1Asst Prof Michelle Lim
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 2Asst Prof Roger Nelson
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 3Dr Karin Oen
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 4Dr Sushma Griffin

 


HY7011          Directed Reading in Philosophy

Instructor: Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes, Assoc Prof Teru Miyake, Assoc Prof Winnie Sung, Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang, Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming, Asst Prof James Openshaw, Prof Jacob Stegenga
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol


This course is designed to provide students with an individualized course of reading that goes beyond the existing graduate courses. Specific contents of the course may vary depending on student needs and instructors. In this course, students are expected to read assigned material thoroughly under the guidance of their supervisor and to develop research projects.

To select in the course registration system: Class Group 1Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 2Assoc Prof Teru Miyake
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 3Assoc Prof Winnie Sung
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 4Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 5Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 6Asst Prof James Openshaw
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 7Prof Jacob Stegenga

 

 


 

HY7012          Independent Study for Thesis Preparation

Instructor: Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes, Assoc Prof Teru Miyake, Assoc Prof Winnie Sung, Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang, Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming, Asst Prof James Openshaw, Prof Jacob Stegenga
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

This course provides students with an opportunity to engage in independent research related to their proposed thesis. The content and requirements of each Independent Study module are determined by the appointed supervisor and the student, depending on their area of interests. In this course, students are expected to develop a reading list under the guidance of their supervisor, to read widely both primary and secondary material, and to write a thesis outline as preparation for the thesis.

 

To select in the course registration system: Class Group 1Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 2Assoc Prof Teru Miyake
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 3Assoc Prof Winnie Sung
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 4Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 5Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 6Asst Prof James Openshaw
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 7Prof Jacob Stegenga

 


 

HY7013          Independent Study on Special Topics

Instructor: Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes, Assoc Prof Teru Miyake, Assoc Prof Winnie Sung, Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang, Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming, Asst Prof James Openshaw, Prof Jacob Stegenga
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

This course allows students to engage in in-depth study of a philosophical subject chosen by the teaching faculty member. Assessment of this course include reading reports, face-to-face discussion, and research papers.

To select in the course registration system: Class Group 1Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 2Assoc Prof Teru Miyake
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 3Assoc Prof Winnie Sung
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 4Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 5Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 6Asst Prof James Openshaw
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 7Prof Jacob Stegenga

 

 


 

HY7021          Directed Reading in Philosophy II

Instructor:  Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes, Assoc Prof Teru Miyake, Assoc Prof Winnie Sung, Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang, Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming, Asst Prof James Openshaw, Prof Jacob Stegenga
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol


The Division of Philosophy proposes HY7021 Directed Reading in Philosophy II for our MA and PhD programme in Philosophy. The main purpose of this course is for graduate students to focus on a set of individualized readings on an advanced topic in philosophy. These readings will go beyond any existing graduate courses. Specific contents of the course may vary depending upon student needs and faculty areas of specialty. The secondary goal is for students to gain experience with independent research. Students will conduct readings on their own with support from faculty, and write up a significant research paper based upon those readings. 

There is already a course HY7011 Directed Reading in Philosophy, but it can only be taken once for credit. At the graduate level, however, students who are interested in specific research topics that are not covered in existing graduate courses may need to do such a directed reading course more than once. This course is being proposed so that such students will be able to take a second Directed Reading course for credit.

To select in the course registration system: Class Group 1Assoc Prof Andrew T. Forcehimes
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 2Assoc Prof Teru Miyake
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 3Assoc Prof Winnie Sung
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 4Asst Prof Eugene Chua Yew Siang
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 5Asst Prof Lim Chong Ming
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 6Asst Prof James Openshaw
To select in the course registration system: Class Group 7Prof Jacob Stegenga


HE7001     Mathematical Economics

 

Instructor: Huang Weihong
Pre-Requisite: Background in Economics and Fundamental Mathematics
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

The aim of this course is to provide the graduate students with advanced mathematical background needed in economic research. Topics covered will be a balance between the conventional mathematical economics and the new developments in the frontier of computational economics, which include the advanced matrix analysis and qualitative analysis, optimization with or without constraints, discrete and continuous dynamic optimization, continuous and the discrete dynamic processes, nonlinear analysis and chaos, delayed-differential systems. Introductions to Singular and non-singular perturbation theory, Wavelet analysis, Genetic algorithm, Neural network and their applications in economic analysis will be also provided.

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HE7003     Econometrics II

Instructor: Wang Wenjie
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

This course provides a detailed treatment of models for analyzing both cross-sectional and time series data. The course emphasizes application rather than theory; hence, the models introduced are illustrated with examples using real-life data. In general, theoretical developments are often carried to the extent that they enhance understanding of the model.

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HE7106     Topics In Mathematical Econometrics & Microeconomics

Instructor: Yan Jubo
Pre-Requisite: Microeconomics, Econometrics 
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol

 

This course intends to equip the postgraduate students with advanced mathematical theories, methodologies and computational algorithms that are widely applied both in economic analysis and financial analysis. Topics include but not limit to Log-Concave Distributions, Optimization of Submodular Functions, Genetic Algorithm, Artificial Intelligence, Neural Network, Wavelet Analysis, Support Vector Machine, Perturbation Theory, Agent-based Modelling, and Qualitative Comparative Statistics etc. It will not only update the researchers with most recent advances but also let the students have hands-on experience on the relevant applications in economic modeling, simulation and forecasting.

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CI7108        Media Influence and Persuasion

 

Instructor: Assoc Prof Kim Hye Kyung
Pre-Requisite: Nil
Remarks: Students will need approval from the Instructor to enrol; This course is cross-listed for PhD and Masters by research students in CoHASS.

 

This course provides an introduction to classic and influential theories and research on media influence and persuasion. The readings and class meetings will be guided by the major theoretical approaches to understanding how and why media messages have intended and unintended effects on individuals and society across a variety of contexts (e.g., media violence, health, political, entertainment media, news media, etc.). Within the context of these theories, students will review empirical applications of the theories and develop skills in operationalizing theoretical concepts for empirical testing.

 



IS6717         Information Professions: Heritage, Values & Ethics

Instructor: Assoc Prof Brendan Luyt
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: NIL

 

This course provides an overview of the broad heritage of information work, to give students an understanding and appreciation of the values/norms that inform this work, as well as the deep roots of many of the problems that continue to confront the information professions today.

 


 

IS6721   Collection Development and Management 

Instructor: Assoc Prof Brendan Luyt
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: NIL

 

This course covers the principles and techniques used for developing, managing, and evaluating print and non-print materials. Students will also learn about the impact of contemporary issues including intellectual freedom, copyright and censorship on collection development and management activities. Key concepts related to collection development and management. 

 


 

IS6734      Reference & Information Discovery

Instructor: Dr Zhang Xue
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: NIL

 

This course develops basic searching skills to effectively retrieve information using different information systems. It also familiarises students to key reference sources and activities, and how to manage a reference service.

 

 


 

KM6308      Business Intelligence

Instructor: Mr Francis Tay
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: NIL

 

The objective of the course is to bring about the understanding of business intelligence and analytics, and its real-world application in business and decision making. The course covers a wide range of topics from what is business intelligence and analytics to how firms use it to increase the value (profits) of the firm and reduce its risk. Areas like Market Modelling, new technologies (e.g., Internet of Things, Indoor Positioning Systems, etc.), Mobile BI, and BI and Social Networks are covered to illustrate the increasing importance of BI in any business and the decision-making process. Data analysis using Excel data analytic tools will also be covered. The course covers both theory as well as practical aspects of the subject. This course is put in the context of using business intelligence and data analytics in critical thinking, solving business and data questions.

 


 

KM6315      Information Entrepreneurship

Instructor: Mr Francis Tay
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: NIL

 

Information Entrepreneurship focuses on the development of innovative ideas in the information, communication and technology (ICT) sector. The course is designed to help students gain an appreciation of the challenges, risks and rewards of innovation and entrepreneurship. The course will also help students understand the transformation that one probably needs to undergo when moving from an executive or managerial career into the
entrepreneurial lifestyle. Entrepreneurship is another pathway for achieving some of one’s life ambitions and dreams. The course is put into context when students look at how to innovatively pivot a business model for sustainability through digital transformation.

 

 


 

KM6319      Leading through films and plays

Instructor: Ms Kiat Hian Koh
Pre-Requisite: NIL
Remarks: NIL

 

The course studies how characters (main and supporting) in the selected stories make sense (or not), build trust (or not), solve problems (or not), make decisions (or not), meet needs (or not), take actions (or not) to achieve (or not) achieve visions and goals with their followers or people in their lives, and why they do what they do, along with the effects and consequences of their actions. Students will benefit from diving deep into the world of others and seeing their world through their eyes, thereby growing in greater understanding and sensitivity to the task of leading the people under their care and for whom they are responsible. Students will also develop greater confidence and readiness in navigating the drama of leadership in the real world.