Graduate Programmes » MSc in Mathematics (by Coursework) » Current Coursework Students
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
Graduation requirements for respective track can be found below:
Please refer to the pages below for details.
Students prior to August 2022/23 cohort reading either Track 1 or Track 2 pathway may be allowed to substitute up to two and four MA-courses, respectively, with approved courses offered by other departments to fulfill the graduation requirements. For courses with matching levels coded as QFxxxx and DSAxxxx request for permission is not required. For other courses, students must seek permission by writing to the Department before the start of course registration exercise.
Procedure:
* for newly admitted students without NUS transcript only.
Students are required to apply for Leave of Absence (LOA) if they have to be away during their candidature or are unable to read any modules in any semester.
Application for leave of absence should be submitted prior to the start of the semester. If a student applies for LOA after the second instructional week of any semester, he/she will be liable to pay fees for the entire semester even if he/she did not register for any modules.
All leave applications are to be submitted online. Students who are absent without leave are subject to disciplinary actions.
Graduate students who have met their programme’s graduation requirements are not required to file for graduation as the department will be doing this for you. Please refer to the links below to obtain information on degree conferment, degree scroll/official transcript collection/delivery.
A student may choose to start work on a project in any semester within his/her candidature. At the end of the project work, a written report (thesis) must be submitted. Students who choose not to work on a project module will read two MA-modules at Level 5000 (or above) instead.
Once the Project Commencement Declaration form has been submitted, the student must register for the project module “MA5295 Dissertation for MSc by Coursework” dur ing module registration period. The module must be registered as long as the project is still in progress or ongoing.
For example, for a project that starts in Semester 2 of Academic Year 2010/2011, and is due at the end of Semester 1 of Academic Year 2011/2012, student must register for the module in Semester 2 of 2010/2011 and Semester 1 of 2011/2012.
FIRST DRAFT & SUBMISSION
ORAL PRESENTATION
INTERVIEW
FINAL/AMENDED PROJECT SUBMISSION
A student who is required to make amendments to the report should do so immediately after the interview. The amended report should then be submitted as follows:
Such situation may arise due to staff leaving the service of the university or if the topic/area of the project has changed. Students should complete and return the Request to Change Project Supervisor form immediately after all parties have given their consent.