{"id":15371,"date":"2023-09-12T03:27:16","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T03:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/?page_id=15371"},"modified":"2025-09-04T15:43:31","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T07:43:31","slug":"admissions-requirements","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/admissions-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"Admissions Requirements"},"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>\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\/07\/2025MDesBrochure.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; Emerging Topics<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16483\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/integrated-design\/\">Integrated Design<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16548\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/alumni\/\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16846\"><a>Student Life<\/a>\n<ul>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16845\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/conferences\/\">Conferences<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-16917\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/mdes\/awards\/\">Awards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h3>\n\t\tAdmission Intake, Application Period and Outcome\n\t<\/h3>\n\tThere is one (1) intake per academic year. Candidates will be admitted at the beginning of the August semester of the academic year. There is no intake for January.<br \/>\n\nAugust 2026 Intake<br \/>\nApplication Period &#8211; 1 October 2025 to 28 February 2026<br \/>\n\n<p>Apply to Master of Design in Integrated Design through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/gradapp.nus.edu.sg\/portal\/app_manage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Graduate Admission System<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nusgs.nus.edu.sg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/GDA3-Applicant-User-Guide.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>User guide<\/strong><\/a> to the Graduate Admission System.<\/p>\nFor complete instructions and information of the application and admission process, please read our <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2025\/09\/MDes-Application-Instructions_AY2627.pdf\"><strong>Application Instructions<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n\n<h3>\n\t\tAdmission Requirements\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<ul>\n<li>Bachelor&#8217;s Degree with merit or second class honours, in relevant design discipline, or in an area related to the intended programme of study from an institution of recognised standing\n<\/li>\n<li>Candidates with other qualifications and achievements deemed to be suitably prepared for the programme of study may also be considered.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above are minimum requirements which do not guarantee admission. Selection of candidates for admission is on a competitive basis.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tEnglish Language Requirements\n\t<\/h3>\n\t<p>Applicants whose first language is not English are required to demonstrate their English proficiency by means of Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) or International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test scores.<\/p>\n<p>The <b>official<\/b> TOEFL\/IELTS score sheets must be provided during the online application periods, otherwise your application will not be considered.<\/p>\n<p>To meet the English requirement, the minimum score expected is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>TOFEL (Internet-based test): 85 or<\/li>\n<li>IELTS (Academic): 6.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The TOEFL score or IELTS result is only valid for 2 years after the test and should be valid at the beginning of the application period.<\/p>\n<p>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, United States.<\/p>\n<p>Other tests (including the TOEFL Institutional Test) and those that claim to be predictions, estimations, equivalents, simulations, etc. (e.g.MyBestscores), of the TOEFL or IELTS are unacceptable.<\/p>\n<h3>\n\t\tContinuation and Graduation Requirements\n\t<\/h3>\n\tPlease find the information outlined <a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/graduate\/graduate-programmes-by-coursework\/graduation-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<br \/>\n\n<h3>\n\t\tContact\n\t<\/h3>\n\tDivision of Industrial Design<br \/>\n<strong><a title=\"mailto:didpgcoursework@nus.edu.sg\" href=\"mailto:didpgcoursework@nus.edu.sg\" data-ogsc=\"\">didpgcoursework@nus.edu.sg<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n\nCollege of Design &amp; Engineering, Office of Graduate Programmes (Coursework)<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"mailto:CDEGradCoursework@nus.edu.sg\">cdegradcoursework@nus.edu.sg<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>\n<h3>\n\t\tAny admission enquiries? We&#8217;ll help you out.\n\t<\/h3>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Masters of Design in Integrated Design Brochure Admissions Requirements Fees and Financial Information Programme Structure Integrated Design Studios Theory and Method Unrestricted Electives Programme Archives Integrated Design Studios AY24\/25 Theory and Method AY24\/25 Graduate Certificate Design Leadership Design Discovery &amp; Emerging Topics Integrated Design Alumni Student Life Conferences Awards Admission Intake, Application Period and Outcome [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":210,"featured_media":0,"parent":16134,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","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":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","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":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","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-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-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-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-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-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15371","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/210"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15371"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17178,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15371\/revisions\/17178"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16134"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}