Classes, Credits and Assessments

Field trip courses will offer 4 weeks of 3-hour classes twice a week. Courses with a field trip component will be travelling within the period of 7 to 15 July 2018, although some trips may be shorter.

Non-field trip courses will offer 4 weeks of 3-hour classes thrice weekly. There are no formal classes during the field trip week but there may be additional assignments, local fieldtrips in Singapore or e-learning options for students.

Courses are graded based on assessments and class participation, and there are no final exams. We expect each course to have a class enrollment of not more than 25 to 50; less for fieldtrip modules and more for non-fieldtrip ones.

Each course carries 4 Modular Credits awarded by NUS; which is the equivalent of a 3-credit hour course under the North American credit system or 6 ECTS under the European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System. Formal contact hours per course are a minimum of 36 hours. For courses with field trip, this excludes the contact hours for the field trip component and which can be as much as 5 or 6 hours per day for a 9-day trip. Courses with no field trip component will offer 36 contact hours with additional assignments during field trip week.

*Please contact your home university for credit recognition of NUS courses.

Fees

A. NUS Students

Please refer to the Registrar Office website below for Special Term fees. http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/edu/UG/fees.html

Please note that fieldtrip costs will apply if you read courses with an overseas fieldtrip component. The estimated cost of the trip is set out in the summary table below.

While we encourage NUS students to stay on-campus as part of the summer school experience, this is not a compulsory option for you. If you wish to stay, the on-campus accommodation fees listed below will apply. Some housing subsidies are available if you volunteer as students assistants in social activities or buddies to international students during the summer school.

Please also note that these costs will still apply:

1. Study materials
2. Additional meals in the country(ies) where the field trip is conducted if you are reading a field trip course
3. Participation in social events such as the Singapore Heritage tour and visits to attractions in Singapore.
4. Transport and entrance fees (if any) of any local field trips that lecturers may organise on the weekends for the students.

B. International Students

(i) Exchange (By Invitation Only)

For international students who are nominated by their home university under an exchange arrangement with NUS, the tuition fee of S$2,965 per course will be waived. All other costs will still apply.

(ii) Non-Exchange

If you are coming under a non-exchange arrangement, the tuition fees of S$2,965 per course will apply, together with all other costs.

(iii) IARU

For International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) international students who wish to join the IARU Global Summer Programme under the Southeast Asia in Context as part of the summer school, please refer to www.iaruni.org/gsp for application details. Students from IARU partner universities enjoy a 50% tuition grant for the 2018 session.

For international students, please note that the above costs do not include:

1. Cost of applying for Singapore student pass fee imposed by the Immigration & Checkpoints Authority of Singapore
2. Personal expenses such as study materials, meals, entertainment and local travel in Singapore
3. Additional meals in the country where the fieldtrip is conducted if you are reading a fieldtrip course
4. Participation in social events such as the Singapore Heritage tour and visits to attractions in Singapore
5. Transport and entrance fees (if any) of any local fieldtrips that lecturers may organise on the weekends for the students
6. Return airfare between your originating destination and Singapore

Summary of Costs (Applicable to NUS & Non-NUS Students)

Accommodation

You will stay on-campus at the UTown residential colleges in single 1-bedroom along cooridors with your peers. Each room comes furnished with furniture, air-conditioning and internet access (via ethernet cable). In addition, each residential college has shared facilities within the building such as kitchenettes and laundry rooms that encourage social, educational and cultural interaction. The residential colleges are also located within close proximity to classrooms, study areas, sports facilities and dining amenities within UTown.

Students can check in from 2pm on 21 June 2018 and must check out by noon on 28 July 2018. There will be a Welcome and Registration Session on 22 June 2018. Social activities will also be organized during the summer school such as local tours in Singapore on weekends, and a Farewell Dinner on 27 July 2018.

Cost of the accommodation is based on the check-in and check out dates indicated in the table.

*For NUS students who wish to stay on-campus for FASStrack Asia, the same accommodation costs above will apply. However, NUS students who volunteer as student assistants for FASStrack Asia may be entitled to substantial housing subsidies for the summer.