Faculty of Arts & Social Sciences

FASS International

Overseas Educational Programmes

Summer Programmes

Introduction

Students can participate in the summer programmes organised by NUS or our partner universities. This is a shorter version of SEP which allows students are able to experience independent life in a different culture for a few weeks.

Special Concession: Modular Credits / Fee Waiver for 12 MC for Summer Schools

In order to enjoy the 12 MC Fee Waiver for credits earned in your summer school, please ensure that you carried out proper module mapping procedures (please see below) and obtain the appropriate approval accordingly. The number of actual credit that can be transferred will be subjected to the same rules under the MC Exchange Ratio. Please note that the fee waiver was implemented starting from Summer AY2007/08 (June to July 2008); it does not apply retrospectively.

Module Mapping and Credit Transfer Procedures

This section gives procedural information for students seeking module mapping and credit transfer.

Financial Assistance for Summer Schools

For summer schools that are organised by external universities, there are no financial aid available to students from FASS. For summer schools organsed by FASS, please refer to this website for possible financial assistance if any.

Information Briefing for Summer Programmes

For those of you who did not attend the information session for summer schools 2012 on 13 February 2012, please find the presentation materials here.

Summer Programmes 2013

FASStrack Asia 2013

This is a brand new exciting summer school programme that FASS is launching in June 2013. We invite you to join us for this inaugural summer school where you will get to mingle with international students from all over the world including from Yale, UC Berkeley, University of Copenhagen and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill etc as well as your fellow NUS students.

There is a choice of 10 modules from the Asian Studies Departments as well as Economics. You will also get a chance to go on a fieldtrip in one of the Southeast Asian countries where you will be led by lecturers well-versed in the region; and have an in-depth exploration of a theme or topic in that country. You will be living, studying and travelling with one another.

And NUS students may also get some form of financial assistance from NUS for the fieldtrip cost as well as for the cost of staying at the residential colleges at U-Town. There is no CAP restriction for application for the school.

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OdySEA 2013
Following the success of OdySEA 2012, NUS had developed more interesting courses for students to challenge their intellectual capacity as well as gain a greater understanding of our own backyard which is Southeast Asia.

Both the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) and Faculty of Science (FOS) are proud to continue the exploration of Southeast Asia with the 2nd OdySEA Summer School, jointly hosted by FASS and FOS. You will get to explore the issue and impact of human trafficking in Thailand and an in-depth look at visual anthropology in Laos and the sheer biodiversity that the Philippines has to offer; and all of these courses will be buffered by a capstone course in understanding the cultures and peoples of Southeast Asia.

OdySEA 2013 will take place from 24 June to 3 August 2013; it is designed to provide you with an opportunity to experience a relatively low-cost study abroad summer programme with a 10 day field trip in Thailand, Laos or the Philippines. You will have the opportunity to live, study, and travel together with teaching staff who are experts in their discipline and in the region, making it a valuable learning experience that extends beyond normal classroom learning. OdySEA is intended for NUS students with a spirit of adventure and an interest in Southeast Asia.