Curriculum Updates

New course/s:

‏(Some new courses may not be listed yet if they are not due to be offered soon)

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‏Revised Curriculum Requirements for Graduate Programmes from AY2024/2025

• MSc in Data Science and Machine Learning

Revised Curriculum Requirements for Undergraduate Programmes from AY2024/2025

• Minor in Mathematics
• Major in Quantitative Finance
• Minor in Quantitative Finance
• Major in Mathematics (Specialisation in Pure Mathematics)
• Major in Mathematics (Specialisation in Operations Research & Data Analytics)

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2 July

‎Updates in module code/title/description/prerequisite/preclusion:

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New module/s:

‏(Some new modules may not be listed yet if they are not due to be offered soon)

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Revised Curriculum Requirements for Cohort AY2020/2021:

• • Primary Major in Mathematics
  • Primary Major in Applied Mathematics

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Revised Curriculum Requirements for Cohorts AY2021/2022 onwards:

• • Primary Major in Mathematics
  • Primary Major in Quantitative Finance
  • 2nd Major in Mathematics
  • 2nd Major in Quantitative Finance
  • DDP in Mathematics and Computer Science

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Revised Curriculum Requirements for Graduate Programmes from AY2022/2023

• • MSc in Quantitative Finance
  • MSc in Data Science and Machine Learning
  • MSc in Mathematics by Course Work)

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5 March
Additional updates as at 19 March
Additional update as at 12 April
Additional update as at 20 April
Additional update as at 15 July
Additional update as at 9 November

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Change in module code and/or title:

*MA3110S will no longer be offered and there will not be MA3210S.

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Updates in prerequisite and/or preclusion:

    Details of the above changes

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New module:

• • MA2301 (WEF AY2022/2023)
  • MA4288 (WEF AY2023/2024)
  • QF1100 (WEF AY2021/2022)
  • QF2103 (WEF AY2022/2023)
  • QF3103 (WEF AY2022/2023)
  • QF4104 (WEF AY2023/2024)

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Revised Curriculum Requirements for Cohorts AY2019/2020 and AY2020/2021:

• • Second Major in Mathematics
  • Minor in Mathematics
  • Minor in Financial Mathematics
  • Major in Applied Mathematics (including the Specializations)

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Revised Curriculum Requirements for Cohorts AY2017/2018 and AY2018/2019:

• • Major in Mathematics
  • Major in Applied Mathematics (including the Specializations)

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Revised Curriculum Requirements for Cohorts AY2020/2021 and AY2021/2022:

• • Major in Mathematics
  • Major in Applied Mathematics
  • Second Major in Mathematics (for AY2020/2021 only)

1 July 2020

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‎Updates in prerequisites and/or preclusions:

• • MA2219 (from AY2020/21 Semester 2)
  • MA3227, MA4270

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New modules:

• • DSA5102X (only for MDSML students)
  • MA5401
  • MA5402
  • MA5249 (from AY2020/21 Semester 2)
  • QF5401
  • QF5402

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Updates in other module information:

• • MA2219 (title, module description) (from AY2020/21 Semester 2)

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Updates in curriculum/graduation requirements:

• • Second Major in Mathematics (from cohort 2017/18)

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28 June 2019

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‍Updates in prerequisites and/or preclusions:

• • MA1100, MA1505, MA1507, MA1511, MA1512, MA1521

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New modules:

• • DSA5204
  • DSA5205 (from AY2019/20 Semester 2; only for MQF students)
  • QF5208 (from AY2019/20 Semester 2)

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Updates in other module information:

• • MA1100 (title, module description)
  • MA3209 (module description)

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Updates in curriculum/graduation requirements:

• • Major in Mathematics (cohorts 2017/18-2018/19)
  • Major in Applied Mathematics (cohorts 2017/18-2018/19)
  • Second Major in Mathematics (cohorts 2012/13 to 2018/19)
  • Minor in Mathematics (cohort 2013/14 onwards)
  • Minor in Financial Mathematics (cohort 2012/13 onwards)

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1 August 2017

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‎Students who were admitted directly to read primary major in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics with second major in Management:

• • BSP1703 Managerial Economics and DSC1704 Decision Analytics will be pre-allocated in Semester 2 of Year 1 of their candidature.
  • Both modules will only be pre-allocated once. If students drop any of them after pre-allocation, they will have to bid for the module/s regardless of the reasons for dropping.
  • If students drop the module/s and choose to read them in other semesters within their candidature, they will have to bid for the module/s.

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This note will be listed as one of the FAQs in both primary major pages.

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30 June 2017

‏Modules to be phased out:

• • MA1104 will be offered for the last time in Semester 1, AY2017/18
  • MA1508

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Updates in prerequisites and/or preclusions:

• • MA1505, MA1507
  • MA2101, MA2101S, MA2108, MA2108S, MA2213, MA2214, MA2216, MA2219, MA2311
  • MA3111, MA3111S, MA3209, MA3220, MA3227, MA3229, MA3236, MA3252, MA3264, MA3266
  • MA4230, MA4254, MA4255, MA4260, MA4264, MA4269, MA4270, MA4271
  • MA5203, MA5205, MA5209, MA5210, MA5213, MA5231, MA5233, MA5235, MA5236, MA5237, MA5238, MA5240, MA5248, MA5253, MA5259, MA5260
  • QF3101

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Updates in other module information:

• • MA1505 (workload distribution, syllabus)
  • MA2202 (module description)
  • MA5203 (workload, MC)
  • MA5205 (workload, MC)
  • MA5231 (upgraded to level 6000, syllabus)
  • MA5235 (module title, syllabus)
  • MA5237 (upgraded to level 6000)
  • MA5253 (module description)
  • QF4102 (module title)

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New modules:

• • DSA2102
  • DSA3102 (from AY2018/19)
  • MA1508E
  • MA1511 (only for NUS Engineering students)
  • MA1512 (only for NUS Engineering students)
  • MA1513 (only for NUS Engineering students)
  • MA2104 (upgraded from MA1104)
  • MA5268
  • MA5269
  • MA6216 (upgraded from MA5231)
  • MA6217 (upgraded from MA5237)
  • QF5207 (only for MQF students)

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Updates in curriculum/graduation requirements:

• • Major in Mathematics (cohort 2016/17)
  • Major in Applied Mathematics (cohort 2016/17)
  • Major in Quantitative Finance (cohort 2016/17)
  • Second Major in Mathematics (cohort 2012/13 onwards)
  • Minor in Mathematics (cohort 2013/14 onwards)
  • Minor in Financial Mathematics (cohort 2012/13 onwards)
  • M.Sc. in Quantitative Finance (cohort 2013/14 onwards)
  • M.Sc. in Mathematics (cohort 2009/10 onwards)
  • Ph.D. in Mathematics (cohort 2009/10 onwards)

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Updates in sample study plans:

• • Major in Mathematics (new plans for cohorts 2016/17 onwards)
  • Major in Applied Mathematics (new plans for cohorts 2016/17 onwards)

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30 June 2016

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For Semester 1, AY2016/17:

• • GEK1505 will not be mounted. Only GEH1036 will be mounted for bidding and balloting by students from eligible cohorts.

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Graduation requirements for Primary major in Applied Mathematics (AY2015/16 cohort):

• • CS1010X added (replacing CS1010FC)

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Update in prerequisites and/or preclusion and/or and/or workload and/or assessment structure:

• • MA2501
  • MA3236
  • MA4271

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Revision in Basic Module List for Graduate Programme in Mathematics by Research:

• • MA5217 added as alternative to MA5206 (only applicable to AY2016/17 and later cohorts).

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3 July 2015

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General Education modules offered by Department of Mathematics:

• • Students admitted in and prior to AY2014/15 will read the General Education module(s) with ‘GEK’ code.
  • Students admitted in and after AY2015/16 will read the General Education module(s) with ‘GEH/GET’ code(s).

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Update in prerequisites and/or preclusion and/or module description and/or module title and/or workload:

• • GEK1505
  • GEK1517
  • GEK1531
  • GEK1544
  • MA2289
  • MA3209
  • QF5210

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New modules to be offered with effect from AY2015/16:

• • GEH1036
  • GET1004
  • GET1017
  • GET1018
  • MA4271 (upgraded from MA3215. MA3215 will no longer be offered from AY2015/16.)
  • MA4272
  • MA5253

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Course structure for BSc and BSc (Hons) Mathematics:

• • MA4271 will be added into List MA4 for students from existing cohorts.
  • EC4101 will be re-coded to EC4301 with effect from Semester 1, AY2015/16. Students who are matriculated in and after AY2012/13 can either read EC4101 or EC4301 under List IV.

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Course structure for BSc and BSc (Hons) Applied Mathematics:

• • MA4272 will be added into List AM4-MMDA for students admitted in and after AY2014/15.
  • EC4101 will be re-coded to EC4301 with effect from Semester 1, AY2015/16. Students who are matriculated in and after AY2012/13 can either read EC4101 or EC4301 under List IV.

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Course structure for Second Major in Mathematics:

• • EC4101 will be re-coded to EC4301 with effect from Semester 1, AY2015/16. Students who are matriculated in and after AY2012/13 can either read EC4101 or EC4301 under List IV.

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Course structure for graduate research programme:

• Amendments to ‘Basic Module List’ for students admitted in and after AY2014/15.

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Amendment to MOOC module offered by Department of Mathematics:

• MA1301FC will be re-coded to MA1301X with effect from AY2015/16. Modules with MA1301FC as prerequisite or preclusion will be updated accordingly.

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3 December 2014

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Update in prerequisites:

• • MA2101S
  • MA2108S
  • MA2202S
  • MA2288
  • MA2289
  • MA3110S
  • MA3111S

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30 June 2014

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Update in prerequisites and/or preclusion and/or module description and/or workload:

• • MA1421
  • MA3269
  • MA3291
  • MA4230
  • MA5202
  • MA5203
  • MA5204
  • MA5208
  • MA5211

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New modules to be offered with effect from AY2014/15:

• • MA4270
  • MA5218

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Minor revisions to the module list for DDP in CS and MA/AM:

• • Revisions apply retrospectively to all existing students (including new DDP students from earlier cohorts who will be admitted in AY2014/15). Freshmen on this DDP will follow the revised specialisation lists with effect from AY2014/15.
  • Existing students (including new DDP students from earlier cohorts who will be admitted in AY2014/15) who have read the modules that are removed from the revised lists may still count the read modules towards their specialisation requirements.
  • Click here for programme details.

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7 May 2014

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With effect from AY2014/15:

• • Second Major in Financial Mathematics will no longer be offered, for students who matriculated in AY2014/5 or later.

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2 August 2013

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CS1010S is added as an alternative to CS1010/CS1010E to the following curriculum, for students matriculated in Cohort AY2010/2011 and after:

• • Major in Applied Mathematics
  • Major in Quantitative Finance

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30 July 2013

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MA4269:

• • This module will also be offered in Semester 2, AY2013/2014. This is a transitional arrangement for Cohort AY2013/2014 only. The module will only be offered in one semester of each academic year thereafter.

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MA4257:

• • Refer to the update on this module dated 13 July 2012.

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IT1006:

• • This module will be offered one last time in Semester 2, AY2013/2014. Students are strongly advised to take this into consideration when drafting/reviewing their study plans.

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26 June 2013

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Update in prerequisites and/or preclusion and/or module description and/or workload:

• • MA2214 (There is also a change of module title)
  • MA3111
  • MA3218 (There is also a change of module title)
  • MA3233 (There is also a change of module title)
  • MA4261 (There is also a change of module title)
  • MA4262
  • MA5205
  • MA5206
  • MA5241
  • MA5242
  • MA5245
  • MA5248
  • QF3101

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New modules to be offered with effect from AY2013/2014:

• • MA3269
  • MA4269
  • MA5217
  • MA5252
  • QF5210 (upgraded from QF4201. QF4201 will no longer be offered.)

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Amendments to the following curriculum, for Cohort AY2013/2014 and later:

• • Major in Applied Mathematics
  • Major in Quantitative Finance

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Amendments to the following curriculum, for Cohort AY2012/2013 and later:

• • Second major in Financial Mathematics

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Amendments to MQF curriculum:

• • For students matriculated in AY2013/2014 and after

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With effect from AY2014/2015:

• • MA4235 – Change in title and module description

Title: Topics in Graph Theory
Description: This module covers some advanced as well as special topics in Graph Theory. The topics are to be chosen from: Domination Theory, Edge Coloring, List Coloring, Graph Ramsey Theory, Chromatic Polynomials, Reconstruction Problem, Planar Graphs, Perfect Graphs, Matroid Theory.

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