Semester 1 Courses

The postgraduate courses offered by MSE are delivered in various formats, including in-person, online, and hybrid (a combination of in-person and online course activities). While in-person courses follow a regular schedule, online and hybrid courses may have complex and irregular schedules.

It is the responsibility of all students to ensure that the courses they register for do not have any conflicting schedules. Before registering for any course, students must refer to the schedule provided below to verify that they are able to attend all compulsory synchronous course activities and that these activities do not overlap with the schedules of other courses they have registered for. Please note that there will be no alternative arrangements for students who miss course assessments due to scheduling conflicts or other non-valid reasons. In such cases, students will receive zero marks for the affected assessment component.

The schedules below exclude all asynchronous or optional course activities, such as pre-recorded lectures, take-home assessments, and consultation sessions. For the schedules of these activities, students should refer to the respective course sites on NTULearn.

Please note that all course schedules are subject to change at the discretion of the course coordinator. Students are strongly advised to check the relevant NTULearn course sites regularly for the latest updates.

In-person courses

All course activities (lectures, tutorials, assessments) are conducted in person. Students are expected to attend all course activities physically during the scheduled class time as indicated below.

Online courses

All course activities (lectures, tutorials, assessments) are conducted online. Students are expected to attend all course activities virtually during the scheduled class time as indicated below. For courses with pre-recorded lectures, students are expected to access the learning materials on ATLAS (via NTULearn) and conduct self-paced learning at their convenience.

Hybrid (In-person + Online) courses

Course activities (lectures, tutorials, assessments) are conducted either in person or online (as indicated in the respective course schedules below). Students are expected to attend all course activities physically or virtually (as instructed) during the scheduled class time as indicated below. For courses with pre-recorded lectures, students are expected to access the learning materials on ATLAS (via NTULearn) and conduct self-paced learning at their convenience.

All students must register for courses through the Graduate Students Course Registration System (GSCRS) during the designated registration periods listed below:

^G Freshman students can access GSCRS and register for courses only after completing their online matriculation process.

Students can register for or deregister from courses during any of the designated course registration periods. Please make sure to review and confirm your course registrations before the end of the second course registration period, as no changes will be permitted after the end of the registration window.

Coursework Students – Master of Science (MSE)

Coursework Requirements

Prescribed AU Load

The following are the prescribed Academic Unit (AU) loads for students enrolled in the MSE coursework programme:

Coursework students are not allowed to register for courses exceeding the prescribed AU load for any given semester.

Coursework students who are applying for the Coursework and Dissertation study option in their first semester must register for 15 Academic Units (AUs) of courses if they are full-time students, or 9 AUs if they are part-time students.

MSE coursework students may register for postgraduate courses offered by MSE only. The option to register for courses offered by other schools or programmes is not available to MSE coursework students.

Research Students – Doctor of Philosophy (MSE) & Master of Engineering (MSE)

Coursework Requirements

^H The AU earned from University compulsory courses will not count towards the fulfilment of coursework AU requirements for research students.
^I Applicable to full-time international PhD students whose most recent Bachelor's or Master's degree was obtained from an institution where English was not the primary medium of instruction and assessment.
^J Applicable to full-time PhD students.
^K Applicable to all research students admitted in AY2023-2024 and beyond.
^L Applicable to all PhD students admitted in AY2024-2025 and beyond.

Course Waiting List

During the course registration periods, all course registrations^{see note M} submitted by research students will be placed on the waiting list. Course enrolments will only be confirmed after the end of the course registration periods. Students will receive an email notification from the Office of Academic Services on 21 Jul 2025 (Mon) for Round 1 and 25 Aug 2025 (Mon) for Round 2 regarding their confirmed courses.

MSE research students will be given priority on the waiting list for courses offered by MSE. However, please note that enrolment is subject to course availability and capacity, which is determined at the discretion of the course coordinator. Therefore, priority does not guarantee enrolment, especially for oversubscribed courses, where the chances of successful enrolment may be low.

Prescribed Course Load, Overloading, and Preference Rankings

All MSE research students are permitted to register for up to three courses^{see note M} per semester, regardless of the Academic Units (AU) assigned to each course. Students who register for courses within the prescribed course load are not required to submit the Graduate Students Course Registration System (GSCRS) form for school approval. These course registrations will be automatically approved, subject to the availability of course vacancies.

Students who wish to overload by registering for a fourth course^{see note M} in the semester MUST obtain endorsement from their supervisor. The completed GSCRS form, with the supervisor’s endorsement, must be submitted to the Graduate Studies Office via email at msegraduate@ntu.edu.sg by the end of the respective course registration period for consideration and approval.

Students who do not intend to overload but have registered for a fourth course as a backup must rank all four courses in order of preference. These course rankings should be submitted to the Graduate Studies Office via email at msegraduate@ntu.edu.sg by the end of the respective course registration period. The school will approve the top three ranked courses based on availability, and any additional courses will be automatically rejected. Students who do not submit their course rankings will be randomly allocated to any three of their registered courses.

^M Not applicable to all University compulsory courses listed under the "Coursework Requirements" section above. The vacancies for these courses are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

Cross-School/Cross-Programme Course Registration

Research students registering for courses that are not offered to their programme of study must submit their course registrations by 16 Jul 2025 (Wed), 5:00 pm for Round 1 and 18 Aug 2025 (Mon), 11:59 pm for Round 2.

Any requests to deregister from courses after 29 Aug 2025 (Fri) will be handled as course withdrawals. Students will be assigned a ‘W’ grade for all withdrawn courses, which will be reflected in all academic records including the official transcript. The grading will not be included in the computation of the student’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Students will remain liable for the tuition fees of any courses withdrawn from during the semester.

All course withdrawal requests must be submitted to the school via email at msegraduate@ntu.edu.sg for approval by 31 Oct 2025 (Fri), 12:00 pm. The email should clearly indicate the course to be withdrawn from and include the reasons for the withdrawal. Late submissions will strictly not be entertained.