ADMISSIONS

Master of Science, Integrated Sustainable Design

There is one intake per academic year in August. Applications to the Master of Science, Integrated Sustainable Design programme for the August 2024 intake are open between 1 October 2023 and 31 March 2024. For early consideration, students should aim to submit their applications by 31 December 2023, and outstanding candidates can expect to receive an offer as early as February 2024. Applicants who submit by 31 January 2024 can expect to receive offers in early March. The results of later applications will be released by the end of May.

While most offers will be made to early applications by March 2024, some may still receive an offer at a later date. The Department takes care to look at the applications as a cohort and will review all submitted applications together where necessary.

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Candidates are selected on the basis of their academic qualifications and relevant industry experience. An applicant is required to submit the following:

Evidence of a Bachelor’s degree with honours in Architecture, Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Planning/Urban Design, Project and Facility Management, or any built environment-related programmes or qualifications as may be approved by the National University of Singapore.
A detailed curriculum vitae and, if the candidate is from a design background, a project portfolio.
Letters of reference from at least two persons.
An essay of no more than 1000 words explaining why sustainability is important to the applicant.
Applicants whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate their English proficiency by means of TOEFL / IELTS test scores. Applicants may be waived from this requirement if they completed their degree programme taught entirely in English, situated in an English speaking country, for example (non exhaustive list) Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA.

To meet the English requirement for our MSc programmes in Engineering, the minimum score expected is :

IELTS: A minimum 6.5 overall band score.
TOEFL iBT (at a test center)/Home Edition: A minimum score of 92.
TOEFL iBT Paper Edition: A minimum score of 580.

Shortlisted candidates may be invited to appear for an interview. Where an applicant is not based in Singapore, the interview will take place via video call.

Applicants may refer to the following links for further information: