• The primary aim of this flexible and broad-based degree curriculum is to enhance the employability of our students and prepare them for the future workplace.
• In addition, it enables students to co-design their degree (hence, their modules) based on interests and aspirations of students.
• The flexible curriculum structure provides students with many learning options and gives students exposure to broad discipline areas through free electives. A combination of majors and minors are made available to students.
• It emphasises on independent self-directed learning which is a key skill for graduates in the future.
• The students have a range of international experiential learning opportunities via short-term mobility, semester exchange programmes, study / field trips abroad, and international internships.
• In addition, students will take a series of structured life skills modules for self-discovery.

• Primary major of a bachelor degree programme is the fundamental and core body of knowledge of a discipline required for a degree.
• It consists of (a) School common core modules, and (b) discipline core / specialisation modules that typically requires two (2) years of study for a 3-year degree programme.
  
  • School common core modules (required by a School)
    School common core refers to modules that are common across the school that provides common knowledge and skills that all students should demonstrate. The final project and internship modules are considered part of the school common core modules.
  • Discipline core / specialisation modules
    Discipline core refers to modules that are specific to a discipline. It consist of a list of prescribed choices of compulsory and optional modules (core elective) required for a particular major. Students majoring in that area must complete the prescribed choices of modules. These are alternatively known as specialisation modules or concentration modules.

Complementary study allows students to study modules in a related or unrelated field from the same or different school to complement the primary major. It may be completed in a form of (a) extension, (b) minor, (c) a second major or (d) free electives.

Refer to 'Duration of Study' stated in the table above.

• These are optional modules that provide students with the opportunity to broaden their education beyond the scope of their chosen academic discipline.
• Students are encouraged to choose at least one module from each of the following 3 clusters:
  
  • Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences (AHSS)
    Consists of general programmes, education, arts, humanities, social and behavioural sciences, journalism and information.
  • Business, Services and Management (BSM)
    Consists of hospitality, culinary, tourism and travel services, business and administration
  • Science, Technology and Society (STS)
    Bringing together life, sciences, physical sciences, mathematics, statistics, computing, engineering, manufacturing and processing, architecture and building, health and social services.
    

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Students are only allowed to select such free elective if they have the required prior knowledge. The prior knowledge assures a higher possibility of successful completion of the module.

For example:

No, unless students choose more than the minimum graduating credit. For example, the minimum graduating credit for Bachelor of Business (Hons) is 120 credits. Within the minimum graduating credit, you will study a major with specialisation and a minor or extension or free electives.

• For a minor or an extension that is taken as part of the programme standard structure (e.g. 120 credits for Bachelor of Business (Hons)), the total fee is the same as communicated through the fee schedule.
• Additional fee is required for additional credits taken above the enrolled programme standard structure. This includes two extensions, two minors, extension and minors, and a second major. For example, for a Bachelor of Business student, the student has to take additional of 28 credits in order to meet the second major minimum graduating credit of 148. Hence, the student will have to pay the additional fee for the 28 credits.

Note: For any additional credit, the standard per credit fee of the programme enrolled applies.

• Yes, if additional modules are to be taken to fulfill the criteria of the specialisation or complementary studies, OR the graduating criteria required by the enrolled programme.
• No, if no additional modules are to be taken according to the requirements of the enrolled programme.

Students who have accepted the University’s offer and paid the full semester one fees are able to access the above information from the Programme Guide on the Campus Central Portal.

Students are required to choose the above a semester prior to the commencement of specialisation / complementary studies, typically in their second semester for non-credit transfer students.

Yes. Students are encouraged to consult their School's / Faculty’s members to prior changing their specialisation and / or complementary studies.

Students are required to complete the online “Selection / Change of Specialisation and Complementary Studies” form via the Campus Central Portal during the SCSCS window, which typically opens in Week 3 and closes by the end of Week 6 of the semester.

No. Students can change specialisation and / or complementary studies as long as students can pass all required modules according to their study plan and within the programme maximum duration. Example: The maximum duration for a 3-year programme with 120 graduating credit is 5 years.