Frequently
Asked Questions on
M.Sc by Research
Programme
(A) ADMISSION
Are
TOEFL and GRE scores compulsory for the programme?
Can TOEFL
and GRE scores be submitted later, due to test date constraints?
Can I apply
for the research programme if my honours degree/degree is
not in the area of Statistics?
(B) REGISTRATION
How do students
select the modules they wish to read and inform the department?
(C) COURSE STRUCTURE
Are there
any guidelines on the type of modules/subjects to read for
the programme?
What modules
are available for selection?
How often
are classes conducted?
Are there
classes in the evenings?
Are the examinations
held in the day or evening?
Is CAP computed
on all the modules read?
Will a "W"
grade affect CAP?
Are students
allowed to read modules outside the department?
(D) FURTHER QUERIES
I have questions
that are not answered on this page. Who can I ask?
Are
TOEFL and GRE scores compulsory for the programme?
Yes. Proficiency in English is a requirement
for admission to all graduate programme in NUS. Applicants
whose mother tongue or medium of undergraduate instruction
is not English must submit TOEFL scores as evidence of their
proficiency in the English Language. Applicants must also
submit GRE scores if they are graduates of foreign universities.
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Can
TOEFL and GRE scores be submitted later, due to test date
constraints?
Applicants are encouraged to sit for the
tests as early as possible.
They may still be in time if the tests are
taken and the scores are sent to us within one month from
the application closing dates.
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Can
I apply for the research programme if my honours degree/degree
is not in the area of Statistics?
You may still apply for the programme. All
applications are assessed for relevance in background knowledge,
with respect to the course.
Those that do not have statistics background
but sufficient knowledge to embark on the programme may
be considered favourably.
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How
do students select the modules they wish to read and inform
the department?
All graduate students in the faculty do
online registration for Science modules. For cross faculty
module registration, a manual form will be used. Instructions,
deadlines and forms for manual registration are available
at the web site of the Division of Research and Graduate
Studies (FoS).
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Are
there any guidelines on the type of modules/subjects to
read for the programme?
The programme operates on the modular system.
Under this system, modules are structured for teaching on
a semester basis.
Based on the list of modules offered in
every semester and the course work requirements outlined
for each programme, students may choose to read any modules
as long as these fit into their timetables.
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What
modules are available for selection?
The list varies among semesters but the
pattern of offer remains largely similar. Please refer to
the module list for the current semester.
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How
often are classes conducted?
Each graduate module consists of three hours'
of lectures and one hour of tutorial per week. As the class
size for higher level modules are usually small, classes
are usually scheduled twice weekly (2-hour block each) or
once per week (3-hour sectional teaching style). The tutorials
are generally held immediately after the third hour's lecture.
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Are
there classes in the evenings?
Yes. Some classes are scheduled in the evenings
for the part time students to read.
Changes in timetable are subject to consensus
among students and lecturer in the same class. Availability
of time slot and venue may also affect adjustments but the
department would try its best to assist. Students and lecturer
must submit to the department, a written note on proposed
change/s with everyone's name and signature.
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Are
the examinations held in the day or evening?
The examination time will be planned according
to class hours. If the class is held during the night, the
exam will be held during the night as well. The same applies
to day classes.
Exam timings
AM (Mon - Sat)
: 9.00am
PM (Mon - Thu & Sat)
: 1.00pm
PM (Fri)
: 2.30pm
Evening (Mon - Thu)
: 5.00pm
Night : 7.00pm
Examinations for level 5000 or higher modules
are scheduled by the Faculty. Changes
in examination timetable are not allowed as these may cause
adverse effects.
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Is CAP
computed on all the modules read?
CAP is computed based on the best of the
required course work modules for graduation. For example,
a research student is required to pass six modules but has
read eight. The best six modules that fall within the graduation
requirement would be used to compute CAP.
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Will
a "W" grade affect CAP?
A "W" grade does not carry any
grade point. In any case, it would not affect CAP as the
best of the required course work modules would be used to
compute CAP.
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Are
students allowed to read modules outside the department?
Students may read modules from other departments
or faculties subjected to departmental approval. Each student
can use up to two non-departmental modules out of the ten
required to count towards graduation requirement.
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I have
questions that are not answered on this page. Who can I
ask?
Email your query to stabox1@nus.edu.sg.
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