CSC Phase 1

The Goh Keng Swee Command and Staff College (GKS CSC) and NTU co-teach NTU accredited CE Master's courses in the key areas of Military Leadership and Military Studies. Officers attending CSC will be required to choose any of the 4 main courses (subject to a minimum of 2) to be completed up to NTU’s accreditation requirement. Officers will still have to go through the remaining courses that are not chosen for accreditation, up to GKS CSC requirement.  In addition to the 4 main courses, two specific-to-Service courses are also offered. 

Four Main NTU Accredited CE Master's Courses

  • Leadership in Context (LC)
  • Leadership Development in Organisation (LDO)
     - Comprises Communication Management (CM) & Team Development (TD)
  • The Analysis of Defence and Security Policies (ADSP)
  • The Evolution of Strategic Thought (EST)

Specific-to-Service NTU accredited CE Master's Courses

  • Maritime Security Studies (MSS)​
  • Airpower Studies (APS)

 

Credit Transfer

SAF officers will be given up to 4 course credit transfer depending on the number of CE Master's courses taken up to NTU's accreditation requirement and the choice of NTU Master's programme. Completion of the combination of CE Master’s courses to obtain maximum course credit transfer will amount to completion of 10%-40% of a typical NTU Master's Programme coursework.

The Number Of Credit Transfer Attainable For The Various NTU Master's Programmes Is Shown In The Table Below:
2024 CSC Credit Transfer 1

1. To qualify for 1, 2 or 3 course credit transfer, at least 1 course must be either LC or LDO, with a minimum grade point of 2.5. To qualify for a maximum of 4 course credit transfer, all 4 courses must have a minimum grade point of 2.5 each.

2. For credit transfer to the M.B.A programme, both LC and LDO must be taken and both must have a minimum grade point of 2.5 each (treated as a pair).

3. M.Sc. (Human Capital Management) will only be mounted subject to sufficient student numbers.

Assuming maximum course credit transfer from Phase 1, the number of remaining courses in Phase 2 for the relevant NTU Master's Programmes and the availability of the 2 trimesters/ 1 semester full-time studies immediately after CSC are shown in the table below:

 

2023 CSC Credit Transfer 2

1. The total number of academic units (AU) for the M.B.A programme is 48.5.

 

The SUSS - SAF Programme allows for credit recognition of 30 cu from the CE Master's courses completed to NTU's accreditation requirements in Phase 1. To successfully obtain the Bachelor's degree (minor in Military Studies), students are required to complete the remaining number of required cu from the Major Discipline and University core courses.

For more information on the programme, please visit www.suss.edu.sg 

2024 SUSS CR Trf table