Admission Requirements
The normal minimum criteria for admission as a Masters or a Graduate Diploma candidate for a coursework programme are indicated below. However, meeting them does not imply automatic acceptance into the respective programme.
Please click on the following links for the admission requirements of the respective programmes.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g. a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B) in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programmes in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Diploma with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or
A Bachelors degree in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programmes in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters with at least two years of relevant work experience; or
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g. a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B) in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programmes in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Diploma with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or
A Bachelors degree in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programmes in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters with at least two years of relevant work experience; or
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or the international equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelor’s degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related fields; or
A Bachelor’s degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related fields, and with a minimum of two years of relevant work experience; or
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field and successful completion of a placement test; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
A good NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related disciplines such as the humanities, social sciences, area studies, and other inter-disciplinary studies with evidence of having read subjects related to Southeast Asia or Asia; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B equivalent) in related disciplines such as the humanities, social sciences, area studies, and other inter-disciplinary studies with evidence of having read subjects related to Southeast Asia or Asia and successful completion of a placement test; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience, as well as successful completion of a placement test, subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent in the subject or related field; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field and successful completion of a placement test; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
A good NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelor's degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related disciplines such as the humanities, social sciences, area studies, and other inter-disciplinary studies with evidence of having read subjects either related to Asia or literature, media, and visual cultures or having acquired advanced Japanese language skills;
A good Bachelor's degree (at least an average grade of B equivalent) in related disciplines such as the humanities, social sciences, area studies, and other inter-disciplinary studies with evidence of having read subjects related to Asia or literature, media, and visual cultures or having acquired advanced Japanese language skills, and successful completion of a placement test; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience, as well as successful completion of a placement test, subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field and successful completion of a placement test; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent in relevant disciplines such as theatre, performance, drama, literature, cultural history, gender studies, or other interdisciplinary academic programs in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in related subject-matter; or
A Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines (described above) with at least two years of relevant work experience or practical experience (e.g. as a theatre practitioner); or
A Bachelor’s degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or the international equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelor’s degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related fields; or
A Bachelor’s degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related fields, and with a minimum of two years of relevant work experience; or
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field and successful completion of a placement test; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS good Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g. a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in psychology or a closely related discipline from a recognised university, or in exceptional circumstances, such other qualifications and experience that meet with the approval of the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences; and
Pass a placement test (interview and/or written test) set by the core programme staff; and
Pass any preparatory modules as indicated by the core programme staff on a case-by-case basis; and
Provide evidence of meeting NUS language requirements if English is not a candidate's first language, and the tests must have been taken not earlier than two years before the proposed date of admission.
A Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or the international equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related fields; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related field, and with a minimum of one year of relevant work experience; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or the international equivalent (eg, a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related fields; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in the subject or related fields; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Diploma with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or
A Bachelor degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four‐year Bachelor’s degree with at least an average grade of B) in Social Work; good Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores, taken no earlier than 5 years before the date of application (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD graduates are not required to submit the GRE score); or
An NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four‐year Bachelor’s degree with at least an average grade of B) in related field; good Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores, taken no earlier than 5 years before the date of application (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD graduates are not required to submit the GRE score); and a minimum of five years of relevant work experience in the human service sector; or
A good Bachelor’s degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) and a NUS Graduate Diploma in Social Work with at least an average grade of B+; or
A good Bachelor’s degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in Social Work; good Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores, taken no earlier than 5 years before the date of application (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD graduates are not required to submit the GRE score); and a minimum of two years of relevant work experience in the human service sector; or
A good Bachelor’s degree (at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related field; good Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test scores, taken no earlier than 5 years before the date of application (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD graduates are not required to submit the GRE score); and a minimum of five years of relevant work experience in the human service sector; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
At NUS, the entry requirements are as follows:
An NUS honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g. a four-year bachelor’s degree with at least an average grade of B) in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programmes in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters; or
A Bachelor’s degree with a relevant Graduate Diploma with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or
A Bachelor’s degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or
A Bachelor’s degree in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programmes in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters with at least two years of relevant work experience; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
At LSE, the entry requirements are as follows:
Upper second class honors degree (2:1) or equivalent in any discipline. Non-UK citizens need to fulfil country-specific requirements, as stipulated here.
A Bachelors degree in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programs in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.0; and
At least two years of relevant work experience.
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
A Bachelors degree in relevant disciplines such as history and area studies, and disciplinary or interdisciplinary academic programs in the humanities and social sciences that give the major a measure of competence in historical subject matters; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.0; and
At least two years of relevant work experience.
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
A Bachelors degree in the subject or related fields; or
A Bachelors degree with a relevant Graduate Certificate with a minimum GPA of 3.00; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
A good NUS Honours degree (Merit/Second Class and above) or equivalent (e.g., a four-year Bachelors degree with at least an average grade of B or equivalent) in related disciplines such as the humanities, social sciences, area studies, and other inter-disciplinary studies with evidence of having read subjects related to Southeast Asia or Asia; or
A good Bachelors degree (at least an average grade of B equivalent) in related disciplines such as the humanities, social sciences, area studies, and other inter-disciplinary studies with evidence of having read subjects related to Southeast Asia or Asia and successful completion of a placement test; or exceptionally,
Other qualifications and experience, as well as successful completion of a placement test, subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
A NUS Bachelor’s degree with Minor in Human Services; or
A Bachelors degree with acceptable Graduate Record Examination (GRE) taken no earlier than five years before the date of application (NUS/NTU/SMU/SUTD graduates are not required to submit the GRE score) and:
- work in the social services or related fields; or
- demonstrate commitment in helping through volunteering experience reaching out to vulnerable population; or
Other qualifications and experience subject to approval by the Graduate Studies Division, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
Applicants whose native tongue and medium of university instruction is not in English should submit the TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score as evidence of their proficiency in the English language. As such, only if the applicant meets both criteria, i.e. native tongue is not in English AND medium of university instruction is not in English, must they submit the TOEFL/IELTS. However, as some Departments/Programmes may be more stringent in their requirement, please check the website of the respective Department(s)/Programme(s) you are applying to or contact them directly if you are unsure.
The minimum TOEFL iBT* score required is 85 for the internet-based test (with a minimum score of 22 for the writing section). Alternatively, an IELTS or *IELTS Indicator result of 6.0 is required.
*TOEFL iBT® Home Edition and IELTS indicator is accepted.
Note that some Departments/Programmes may set higher requirements than those stated above.
TOEFL and IELTS are valid for two years after the test and the validity should not expire before the beginning of the application period for the coursework programme.
The Educational Testing Service (ETS) has indicated that score reports are valid only if our University receives them directly from ETS.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to send an electronic copy of their TOEFL/IELTS score report instead of a hardcopy. Please arrange to have your report sent to us at the appropriate address indicated at the testing organisation's website.
The Faculty's TOEFL institution code is 9081.