{"id":15177,"date":"2023-07-27T11:59:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-27T11:59:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/?page_id=15177"},"modified":"2025-10-27T17:12:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T09:12:36","slug":"programme-structure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"Programme Structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/\" title=\"Masters of Design in Integrated Design\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n\t\tMasters of Design in Integrated Design\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/h3>\nMenu\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-masters-menu\"><li id=\"menu-item-16242\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/10\/2025_MDesBrochure.pdf\">Brochure<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15655\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/admissions-requirements\/\">Admissions Requirements<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16048\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/fees-and-financial-information\/\">Fees and Financial Information<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-15180\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-structure\/\">Programme Structure<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16114\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-structure\/integrated-design-studios\/\">Integrated Design Studios<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16113\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-structure\/theory-and-method\/\">Theory and Method<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16112\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-structure\/unrestricted-electives\/\">Unrestricted Electives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16707\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-archives\/\">Programme Archives<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16709\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-archives\/integrated-design-studios-ay2425\/\">Integrated Design Studios AY24\/25<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16708\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/programme-archives\/theory-and-method-ay2425\/\">Theory and Method AY24\/25<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16481\"><a>Graduate Certificate<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16484\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/design-leadership\/\">Design Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16482\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/design-discovery-emerging-topics\/\">Design Discovery &amp; 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