Graduation Requirements – Department of Geography

Graduation Requirements (before AY2021)

Cohort

Cohorts 2016-2020

SINGLE MAJOR (B.A.) SINGLE MAJOR [B. SOC.SCI. (HONS.)] SECOND MAJOR

SINGLE MAJOR (B.A.)

Single Major (B.A.)

To major in GE, students need to:

[1] Pass GE1101E: Geographical Journeys: Exploring World Environments. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.

[2] Pass at least 44 Units of GE courses or GE-recognised-courses which include the following:

a) GE2101: Methods and Practices in Geography

b) a minimum of ONE of the following:

GE2215 Introduction to GIS
GE2227 Cartography and Visualisation * or GE3252 Cartography and Geovisualization ^#
GE3230A Field Studies in Geography: Southeast Asia

c) a minimum of 8 Units from each of the following group:

Social/Cultural
Politics, Economies And Space
Tropical Environmental Change

A minimum of any 2 courses at level-2000 or 3000 from each of the following sub-disciplinary areas:

Number	Social/Cultural Group	Politics, Economies And Space Group	Tropical Environmental Change Group
1	GE2204 Cities in Transition * GE3248 Cities in Transition ^#	GE2202 Economy and Space *	GE2103 Our Planet: An Earth System Science Perspective
2	GE2206 Geographies of Life and Death * GE3249 Geographies of Life and Death ^#	GE2221 Nature and Society * GE3250 Nature and Society ^#	GE2220 Terrestrial and Coastal Environments*
3	GE2218 Leisure, Recreation and Tourism * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE2222 Politics and Space *	GE2228 Weather and Climate * GE3253 Weather and Climate ^#
4	GE2226 Southeast Asia * GE3251 Southeast Asia ^#	GE2102 Politics, Economies And Space ^#	GE2229 Water and Environment * GE3255 Aquatic, Riparian and Coastal Systems ^#
5	GE2231 Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography * GE2231 Living Space: Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography ^#	GE3201 The Service Economy* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE2230 Energy Futures: Environment and Sustainability * GE3254 Energy Futures: Environment and Sustainability ^#
6	GE3206 Gender, Space and Place	GE3204 Cities and Regions: Planning for Change	GE3216 Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing
7	GE3219 Globalisation and Asian Cities * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE3210 Natural Resources: Policies and Practice	GE3221 Ecological Systems
8	GE3224 Cultural Landscapes * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE3235 Geographies of Development	GE3223 Environmental Change in the Tropics * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
9	GE3226 Tourism Development	GE3236 Transport and Communications	GE3227 Urban Climates * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
10	GE3237 Geographies of Migration * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.	GE3247 Worlds of Work	GE3231 Natural Hazards
11	GE3241 Geographies of Social Life	ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog	GE3238 GIS Designs and Practices
12	ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog	SN2284 Making Sense of Regions in South Asia	GE3242 Sediments and Sedimentary Basins* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
13	SN2284 Making Sense of Regions in South Asia		GE3243 Applied Petroleum Exploration* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
14			GE3244 Fundamentals of Petroleum Exploration* (preclusion: GE3880A) This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
15			GE3245 Conservation and Urban Tropical Ecology in SE Asia* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
16			GE3246 Environmental Pollution * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
17			GE3252 Cartography and Geovisualization
18			GE3256 Earth Surface Processes, Landforms and Ecosystems ^#
19			GE3259 Applied Geographical Data Science
20			GE3880A Topics in Petroleum Geoscience
22			ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog

d) A minimum of 24 Units at level-3000 or higher.

Note:

i. Students are allowed to read level-4000 courses subject to departmental approval.

ii: ( * ) - this course code applies only to students who took this course before AY2021/2022.

iii. ( ^#) - this course code applies only to students taking the course from AY2021/2022 onwards.

SINGLE MAJOR [B. SOC.SCI. (HONS.)]

Single Major [B.Soc.Sci. (HONS.)]

To major in GE, students need to:

[1] Pass GE1101E. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.

[2] Pass at least 84 Units of GE courses or GE-recognised-courses which include the following:

a) GE2101 Methods and Practices in Geography

b) a minimum of ONE of the following:

GE2215 Introduction to GIS
GE3252 Cartography and Geovisualization
GE3230A Field Studies in Geography: Southeast Asia

c) a minimum of 8 Units from each of the following group:

Social/Cultural
Politics, Economies And Space
Tropical Environmental Change

A minimum of any 2 courses at level-2000 or 3000 from each of the following sub-disciplinary areas:

Number	Social/Cultural Group	Politics, Economies And Space Group	Tropical Environmental Change Group
1	GE2204 Cities in Transition* GE3248 Cities in Transition^#	GE2102 Politics, Economies And Space ^#	GE2103 Our Planet: An Earth System Science Perspective
2	GE2206 Geographies of Life and Death * GE3249 Geographies of Life and Death ^#	GE2202 Economy and Space *	GE2220 Terrestrial and Coastal Environments*
3	GE2218 Leisure, Recreation and Tourism * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE2221 Nature and Society * GE3250 Nature and Society ^#	GE2228 Weather and Climate * GE3253 Weather and Climate ^#
4	GE2226 Southeast Asia * GE3251 Southeast Asia ^#	GE2222 Politics and Space *	GE2229 Water and Environment * GE3255 Aquatic, Riparian and Coastal Systems ^#
5	GE2231 Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography * GE2231 Living Space: Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography ^#	GE3201 The Service Economy* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE2230 Energy Futures: Environment and Sustainability * GE3254 Energy Futures: Environment and Sustainability ^#
6	GE3206 Gender, Space and Place	GE3204 Cities and Regions: Planning for Change	GE3216 Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing
7	GE3219 Globalisation and Asian Cities * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE3210 Natural Resources: Policies and Practice	GE3221 Ecological Systems
8	GE3224 Cultural Landscapes * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE3235 Geographies of Development	GE3223 Environmental Change in the Tropics * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
9	GE3226 Tourism Development	GE3236 Transport and Communications	GE3227 Urban Climates * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
10	GE3237 Geographies of Migration * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.	GE3247 Worlds of Work	GE3231 Natural Hazards
11	GE3241 Geographies of Social Life	ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog	GE3238 GIS Designs and Practices
12	ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog	SN2284 Making Sense of Regions in South Asia	GE3242 Sediments and Sedimentary Basins* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
13	SN2284 Making Sense of Regions in South Asia		GE3243 Applied Petroleum Exploration* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
14			GE3244 Fundamentals of Petroleum Exploration* (preclusion: GE3880A) This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
15			GE3245 Conservation and Urban Tropical Ecology in SE Asia* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
16			GE3246 Environmental Pollution * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
17			GE3252 Cartography and Geovisualization
18			GE3256 Earth Surface Processes, Landforms and Ecosystems ^#
19			GE3259 Applied Geographical Data Science
20			ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog

d) A minimum of 64 Units at level-3000 or higher.

e) A minimum of 40 Units at level-4000 or higher.

f) A maximum of two level-5000 GE courses (subject to departmental approval)

Note 1: To declare Honours track, students must have completed 110 Units, including 44 Units in the Major, with a GPA of 3.2 or above.

Note 2: Cohort 2012 onwards (BES NVG students):
To read and pass GE3240. Completed 80 Units of NUS courses before they can read any level-4000 GE courses. Do not need to complete 28 Units of GE courses before they can read any level-4000 GE courses. DO not need a minimum GPA of 3.20 before they can read any level-4000 GE courses.

Cohort 2016 to 2020. ( applicable for students who wants to do HT):
To read and pass GE3240. Completed 110 Units including 44 Units of GE requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.00 and GPA of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisites from the Department if they have a minimum GPA of 4.25 after completing 110 Units.

Note 3: Students who do not attempt the Honours Thesis will read level 4000 courses to fulfil the Honours requirements.

Note 4: Students may also read a level 4000 Independent Study course (5 Units). The level 4000 ISM carries a prerequisite of 100 Units completed, including 44 Units in the Major, with a minimum GPA of 3.2. It precludes the Honours Thesis.

Note 5: All level 4000 courses carry a general prerequisite of having completed 80 Units, including 28 Units in the Major, with a minimum GPA of 3.2 OR being on the Honours track (some level 4000 courses may have different prerequisites).

Note 6:

ii: ( * ) - this course code applies only to students who took this course before AY2021/2022.

iii. ( ^#) - this course code applies only to students taking the course from AY2021/2022 onwards.

SECOND MAJOR

Second Major

To major in GE, students need to:

[1] Pass GE1101E. This will be counted towards the Faculty Core or UE requirements.

[2] Pass at least 36 Units of GE courses or GE-recognised courses which include the following:

a) GE2101 Methods and Practices in Geography

b) a minimum of ONE of the following:

GE2215 Introduction to GIS
GE2227 Cartography and Visualisation * or GE3252 Cartography and Geovisualization ^#
GE3230A Field Studies in Geography: Southeast Asia

c) a minimum of 4 Units from each of the following group:

Social/Cultural
Politics, Economies And Space
Tropical Environmental Change

A minimum of any 1 courses at level-2000 or 3000 from each of the following sub-disciplinary areas:

Number	Social/Cultural Group	Politics, Economies and Space Group	Tropical Environmental Change Group
1	GE2204 Cities in Transition* GE3248 Cities in Transition ^#	GE2102 Politics, Economies And Space ^#	GE2103 Our Planet: An Earth System Science Perspective
2	GE2206 Geographies of Life and Death * GE3249 Geographies of Life and Death ^#	GE2202 Economy and Space *	GE2220 Terrestrial and Coastal Environments*
3	GE2218 Leisure, Recreation and Tourism * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE2221 Nature and Society * GE3250 Nature and Society ^#	GE2228 Weather and Climate * GE3253 Weather and Climate ^#
4	GE2226 Southeast Asia * GE3251 Southeast Asia ^#	GE2222 Politics and Space *	GE2229 Water and Environment * GE3255 Aquatic, Riparian and Coastal Systems ^#
5	GE2231 Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography * GE2231 Living Space: Introduction to Social and Cultural Geography ^#	GE3201 The Service Economy* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE2230 Energy Futures: Environment and Sustainability * GE3254 Energy Futures: Environment and Sustainability ^#
6	GE3206 Gender, Space and Place	GE3204 Cities and Regions: Planning for Change	GE3216 Applications of GIS and Remote Sensing
7	GE3219 Globalisation and Asian Cities * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE3210 Natural Resources: Policies and Practice	GE3221 Ecological Systems
8	GE3224 Cultural Landscapes * This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.	GE3235 Geographies of Development	GE3223 Environmental Change in the Tropics * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
9	GE3226 Tourism Development	GE3236 Transport and Communications	GE3227 Urban Climates * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
10	GE3237 Geographies of Migration * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.	GE3247 Worlds of Work	GE3231 Natural Hazards
11	GE3241 Geographies of Social Life	ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog	GE3238 GIS Designs and Practices
12	ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog	SN2284 Making Sense of Regions in South Asia	GE3242 Sediments and Sedimentary Basins* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
13	SN2284 Making Sense of Regions in South Asia		GE3243 Applied Petroleum Exploration* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
14			GE3244 Fundamentals of Petroleum Exploration* (preclusion: GE3880A) This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
15			GE3245 Conservation and Urban Tropical Ecology in SE Asia* This module will not be offered from AY2021/2022.
16			GE3246 Environmental Pollution * From Semester 1 AY2021/2022 onwards, this module will not be offered at Level 3000; it will only be offered at Level 4000.
17			GE3252 Cartography and Geovisualization
18			GE3259 Applied Geographical Data Science
19			GE3880A Topics in Petroleum Geoscience
20			ASP1201GE Humanities and Soc Sci Research Prog

d) A minimum of 16 Units at level-3000 or higher^.

Note:

i. (^) - Students are allowed to read level-4000 courses subject to departmental approval.

ii: ( * ) - this course code applies only to students who took this course before AY2021/2022.

iii. ( ^#) - this course code applies only to students taking the course from AY2021/2022 onwards.