Nanyang Technological University

Unique study opportunities

• Take courses in human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence
• Explore environmental engineering with classes on flood management, wastewater engineering, air pollution control, and energy resources
• Communications majors can explore topics like integrated marketing and telling stories with data

Language

Language study: Optional

All courses, except language courses, are taught in English. The NTU Center for Modern Languages offers courses in 13 languages. See the NTU course catalog and search the unrestricted electives under humanities.

To take language courses, you must pass a placement test during the first week of the term to determine your language level.

Courses and Credit

Requirements While Abroad

To successfully complete this program:

• Take a full-time course of study: Minimum 21 quarter/14 semester UC units (four to five courses). Most courses are 3 or 4 NTU credits. 3 NTU credits equal 4.5 quarter/3 semester UC units. 4 NTU credits equal 6 quarter/4 semester UC units.  
• You may take up to a maximum of 6 courses or 30 quarter/20 semester UC per term. 
• You may take a maximum of one-third (33%) of your total units for pass/no pass credit. 

Current Program Courses

NTU offers undergraduate courses in many disciplines through various colleges or schools. You will select one of these schools on your online application to NTU. You will be required to sign up for 50% of your courses within the school you select.

College of Engineering:

• School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology 
• School of Civil and Environmental Engineering 
• School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering 
• School of Materials Science and Engineering 
• School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering 

Nanyang Business School

College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences: 

• School of Art, Design, and Media (Animation, Filmmaking, Product Design, Visual Communication, Interaction Design, Photography) 
• School of Social Sciences (Economics, Psychology, Public Policy and Global Affairs, Sociology) 
• School of Humanities (History, English, Chinese, Philosophy, Linguistics, Art History) 
• School of Communication and Information (Journalism, Broadcasting, Media) 

College of Science:

• School of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biotechnology  
• School of Biological Sciences 
• School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences 
• Asian School of the Environment (Environmental Earth Systems Science)

Course Restrictions

Some departments have strictly enforced course restrictions for exchange students. UCEAP students can take any course as long as it's not restricted. Some restrictions include:

• All courses from the five Autonomous Institutions:
  • National Institute of Education (only general electives are available)
  • S Rajaratnam School of International Studies
  • Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine
  • Earth Observatory of Singapore
  • Singapore Centre on Environmental Life Sciences Engineering
• All courses offered at the School of Computer Science and Engineering
• Entrepreneurship courses offered by the Nanyang Technopreneurship Center
• Not all courses in the Nanyang Business School are open to incoming exchange students. Courses which are available to exchange students may be impacted.
• Graduate programs

See a full list of course restrictions. (Click on the "Coursework" tab to review course restriction information and a link to the list of undergraduate courses not open to exchange students.)

Note: Some courses will require you to have the necessary prerequisites before enrolling.

Due to the Singapore student visa restrictions, internships are not possible on this program.

Catalogs and resources

To see the classes available at this university, use the following resources:

• NTU Global Programs: View academic information for exchange students
• NTU Course Catalog: Explore course offerings and descriptions
• NTU Course Schedule: Review class meeting days and times
• NTU Colleges and Schools: Browse the full list of colleges and schools at NTU
• UCEAP Course Catalog: See a list of courses UC students have taken on this program. There are currently no listings for this program in the database.
• Campus Credit Abroad: Learn the types of credit (major, minor, general education, elective) students from your campus received at this location. There are currently no listings for this program in the database.

Academic culture

NTU is known for it's academic standards and rigor. The NTU educational structure is defined by two interrelated pillars: interdisciplinary learning and experiential and collaborative learning. NTU emphasizes digital literacy in the classrooms and exposes students to a holistic curriculum that incorporates immersive technologies. Faculty have also adopted alternative pedagogical approaches like flipped classrooms, team-based learning, and problem-based learning. Specifically, the learning environment may be quite different than what you're used to at your home UC campus.

Teachers in Singapore are highly respected, and relationships between students and teachers are different from those at UC. Students are expected to be polite, never confrontational or demanding. At the same time, many professors in Singapore have been trained in US and European universities. If you approach professors after class, you’ll likely find them friendly and interested in helping. If you have a difference of opinion or want to make suggestions, speak respectfully with the professor privately, out of class.

NTU has a strict attendance policy. You are required to attend all class lectures, seminars, sessions, and tutorials. Missing class could impact your final grade. You may be barred from taking your final exam if your attendance has been poor during the term, in which case you would receive an F for the course.

Grades

You will earn direct UC credit and grades for all coursework. Grades for this program are typically available two months after the end of the term.