{"id":11996,"date":"2024-09-11T11:03:51","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T03:03:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/?page_id=11996"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:21:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T07:21:07","slug":"programme-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/graduate-diploma\/programme-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme Requirements"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\tProgramme Requirements\n\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-content\/plugins\/bb-plugin\/img\/pixel.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n\t<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Degree<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">Graduate Diploma (Contemporary Southeast Asia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Start of Programme<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">August<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Language of Instruction<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">English<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Location<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">Singapore (on-campus study option only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Mode of Teaching<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">3-hour seminar-style class\n<ul>\n<li>Classes are conducted in the day or evening (Monday to Friday)<\/li>\n<li>Classes for each course are held once a week over a period of 13 weeks (excluding final examinations, if applicable)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Mode of Study<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">Full-Time or Part-Time\n<ul>\n<li>International students on student visa must be enrolled for full-time study<\/li>\n<li>Students residing in Singapore may enrol for part-time study<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Duration of Degree<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">Full-Time\n<ul>\n<li>Requires at least 1 year (2 semesters) to complete the degree<\/li>\n<li>Maximum duration allowed: 1.5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Part-Time<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Requires at least 1.5 years (3 semesters) to complete the degree<\/li>\n<li>Maximum duration allowed: 3 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<table width=\"100%\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Coursework Requirements<\/strong>\n(Effective from AY2025\/2026)<\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">Complete and pass 24 units which include:\n<p>Two (2) core courses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>SEA5101 History, Politics and Economics of Modern Southeast Asia (4 units)<\/li>\n<li>SEA5102 Societies and Cultures of Southeast Asia (4 units)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>One (1) course from the following thematic specialisations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Environment and Sustainability<\/li>\n<li>Heritage, Arts and Culture<\/li>\n<li>Regional Futures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two (2) country studies courses<\/p>\nOne (1) elective (may include one SE Level 4000 course, or one Southeast Asian language course at Centre for Language Studies (CLS), or a combination of special topics courses)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>English Language Requirement<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">\n<ul>\n<li>Students may be required to take the Diagnostic English Test (DET) to determine English proficiency (selected students will be notified in their offer of admission letter)<\/li>\n<li>Depending on their DET results, students may be required to take Graduate English Course(s) or be exempted from taking the course(s) altogether<\/li>\n<li>Students who are required to take the Graduate English Course(s) must obtain at least grade &#8216;C&#8217; in the course(s) at intermediate level<\/li>\n<li>Graduate English Course(s) are not counted towards the 24 units required for the coursework requirements<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Workload per Semester<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">Full-Time\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum: 24 units<\/li>\n<li>Minimum: 12 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Part-Time<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maximum: 12 units<\/li>\n<li>Minimum: 4 units<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"20%\"><strong>Graduation Requirements<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"79%\">To obtain a Graduate Diploma in Contemporary Southeast Asia, students must meet the following requirements:\n<ul>\n<li>Completed and passed 24 units (refer to coursework requirements above);<\/li>\n<li>Obtained a minimum Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.75;<\/li>\n<li>Where applicable, obtained at least grade &#8216;C&#8217; in Graduate English Course(s) (refer to English Language requirement above)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Programme Requirements Degree Graduate Diploma (Contemporary Southeast Asia) Start of Programme August Language of Instruction English Location Singapore (on-campus study option only) Mode of Teaching 3-hour seminar-style class Classes are conducted in the day or evening (Monday to Friday) Classes for each course are held once a week over a period of 13 weeks (excluding [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":99,"featured_media":0,"parent":10692,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"no-sidebar","site-content-layout":"page-builder","ast-site-content-layout":"full-width-container","site-content-style":"unboxed","site-sidebar-style":"unboxed","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"disabled","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"disabled","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11996","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11996","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/99"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11996"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11996\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12491,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11996\/revisions\/12491"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10692"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11996"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}