NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
SUMMARY OF MINOR PROGRAMMES (Updated as at 2 March 2005)
Minor Programme Eligible Group of Students AU Requirements of Minor Programme Contact Person(s)
Minor in Bioprocessing All NTU students except 15 AUs Dr Vincent Chan
Technology Chemical & Biomolecular mvchan@[Link]
Engineering students - must fulfill a total of 5 subjects totaling 15 AUs or more from
(Available from July 2005 a list of subjects
onwards. Offered by School
of Chemical & Biomedical
Engineering)
Minor in Business All NTU students except NBS 15 AUs Ms Jenny Goh
students ACNgoh@[Link]
(Available from Jan 2004 - must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each: 3 are
onwards. Offered by compulsory subjects and remaining 2 are to be chosen Assoc Prof Koh Hian Chye
Nanyang Business School) from a list of subjects ahckoh@[Link]
Minor in Chinese All NTU students 15 AUs Asst Prof Tham Wai Mun
clwmtham@[Link]
(Available from Nov 2003 – Entry requirement: - must fulfill a total of 6 AUs of Ordinary Level subjects and
Inter-semestral session - B4 and above for Chinese 9 AUs of Advanced Level subjects
onwards. Offered by the Language at GCE “AO” level - must first obtain a minimum grade B for Ordinary Level
Division of Chinese, School examination or subjects before proceeding to the Advanced Level
of HSS) - B4 and above for Higher subjects
Chinese at GCE “O” level or
- A pass in UPE/SMC or other For more information, please refer to the following link
equivalent qualifications [Link]
Minor in Communication All NTU students except CS 15 AUs or 16 AUs Ms Susan Lai
Studies students (depending on whether student is reading CS100 or CS101) tpswong@[Link]
(Available from Nov 2003 – - must fulfill a total of 4 subjects: 1 compulsory subject
Intersemestral session (either CS100 or CS101) and remaining 3 (4 AUs each)
onwards. Offered by School are to be chosen from a list of 9 subjects
of Communication & - must first obtain a minimum grade B for CS100 or a
Information) minimum grade C for CS101 in order to continue with the
minor
- Student who did not obtain the minimum grade for CS100
or CS101 in the first attempt, will not be allowed to
continue with the minor
For more information, please refer to the following link
[Link]
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Minor Programme Eligible Group of Students AU Requirements of Minor Programme Contact Person(s)
Minor in Computing All NTU students except (1) CE 16 AUs Assoc Prof Edmund Lai Ming-Kit
students and (2) Business ASMKLai@[Link]
(Available from Jan 2004 students who major in IT - Minor has 2 routes:
onwards. Offered by School 1. Students without programming background must fulfill 2
of Computer Engineering) compulsory subjects and remaining 2 are to be chosen
from a list of 14 subjects
2. Students with programming background must fulfill 1
compulsory subject and remaining 3 are to be chosen
from a list of 14 subjects
All subjects constitutes 4 AUs each
For more information, please refer to the following link
[Link]
Minor in Economics All NTU students except (1) 15 AUs Assoc Prof Soon Lee Ying
Business students who major in ALYSOON@[Link]
(Available from Jul 2004 Applied Economics and (2) Arts - must fulfill a total of 5 subjects: 2 are compulsory subjects and
onwards. Offered by School students majoring in remaining 3 are to be chosen from a list of elective subjects
st
of Humanities & Social Economics - must obtain a minimum grade C in the 1 compulsory subject
nd
Sciences) (HE191) in order to take the 2 compulsory subject (HE192)
For more information, please refer to the following link
[Link]
Minor in Education All NTU students 15 AUs Ast/P Jonathan Goh
Studies jgoh@[Link]
- must fulfill all 5 subjects (3 AUs each) of the compulsory subjects
(Available from Jan 2004 offered
onwards. Offered by NIE)
Minor in English All NTU students 15 AUs Asst Prof Cornelius Anthony Murphy
Literature CAMurphy@[Link]
- must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each: 1 compulsory
(Available from Jul 2004 subject and remaining 4 are to be chosen from a list of 9
onwards. Offered by School elective subjects
of Humanities & Social
Sciences) For more information, please refer to the following link
[Link]
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Minor Programme Eligible Group of Students AU Requirements of Minor Programme Contact Person(s)
Minor in Entrepreneurship All NTU students 16 AUs Assoc Prof Seet Lip Chye
ALCSeet@[Link]
(Available from Jan 2004 - must fulfill all 5 of the compulsory subjects offered
onwards. Offered by - subjects must be read in sequence
Nanyang
Technopreneurship Centre)
Minor in Environmental All NTU students except CEE * 15 AUs Assoc Prof Shuy Eng Ban
Management and ENE students CSHUYEB@[Link]
- must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each from an initial
(Available from Nov 2003 – offering of 8 subjects
Intersemestral session
onwards. Offered by School For more information, please refer to the following link
of Civil & Environmental [Link]
Engineering)
Minor in Information- All NTU students except (1) 15 AUs Assoc Prof Tan Hee Beng Kuan
Communication EEE students, (2) CE students ibktan@[Link]
Technology and (3) Business students who - must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each from a list of 6
major in IT subjects
(Available from Jul 2004
onwards. Offered by School
of Electrical & Electronic
Engineering)
Minor in Pharmaceutical All NTU students except 15 AUs Dr Wang Kean
Engineering Chemical & Biomolecular mkwang@[Link]
Engineering students - must fulfill a total of 5 subjects totaling 15 AUs or more from a
(Available from July 2005 list of subjects
onwards. Offered by School
of Chemical & Biomedical
Engineering)
* Civil Engineering students are not allowed to complete the Minor in Environmental Management. However, they are allowed to take several Environmental Management minor subjects to
fulfill the General Elective requirement of their degree programme.
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Minor Programme Eligible Group of Students AU Requirements of Minor Programme Contact Person(s)
Minor in Public All NTU students 15 AUs Assoc Prof Wu Wei
Administration WWu@[Link]
- must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each: 2 compulsory
(Available from Jul 2005 subject and remaining 3 are to be chosen from a list of 8
onwards. Offered by School elective subjects
of Humanities & Social - must take and pass both compulsory subjects first before
Sciences) taking other elective subjects
For more information, please refer to the following link
[Link]
Minor in Psychology All NTU students 15 AUs Assoc Prof Chang Weining
WeiningC@[Link]
(Available from Jul 2004 - must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each: 2 are compulsory
onwards. Offered by School subjects and remaining 3 are to be chosen from two separate
of Humanities & Social lists of elective subjects (i.e. minimum 1 Applied subject and 2
Sciences) Foundation subjects)
- must take and pass compulsory subject (HP101) first before
taking other elective subjects
- must obtain a pass in ‘AO’ level Mathematics subject in order to
read compulsory subject (HP102)
For more information, please refer to the following link
[Link]
Minor in Sociology All NTU students 15 AUs Assoc Prof Kwok Kian Woon
KWKwok@[Link]
(Available from Jul 2004 - must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each: 1 compulsory
onwards. Offered by School subject and remaining 4 are to be chosen from a list of 13
of Humanities & Social elective subjects
Sciences) - must take and pass compulsory subject first before taking other
elective subjects (with the exception of HS102 elective subject)
For more information, please refer to the following link
[Link]
Minor in Sports Only NTU engineering students 15 AUs Assoc Prof Alan Ch’ng Teck Heong
Biomechanics Studies thachng@[Link]
- must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each: 3 are compulsory
(Available from Jul 2004 subjects and remaining 2 are to be chosen from a list of 4
onwards. Offered by NIE) elective subjects
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Minor Programme Eligible Group of AU Requirements of Minor Programme Contact Person(s)
Students
Minor in Sports Only NTU Business students 15 AUs Assoc Prof Alan Ch’ng Teck Heong
Management Studies thachng@[Link]
- must fulfill a total of 5 subjects of 3 AUs each: 3 are compulsory
(Available from Jul 2004 subjects and remaining 2 are to be chosen from a list of 4 elective
onwards. Offered by NIE) subjects
Minor in Systems All NTU students except MPE 15 AUs Assoc Prof Daniel Lim Chu Sing
Management students mchslim@[Link]
- must fulfill a total of 5 subjects from a list of 11 elective subjects
(Available from Jan 2005
onwards. Offered by
School of Mechanical &
Production Engineering)
Minor in Translation All NTU students 16 AUs Asst Prof Tham Wai Mun
clwmtham@[Link]
(Available from Jan 2005 Entry requirements: - must fulfill all 5 of the compulsory subjects offered
onwards. Offered by 1. Chinese Language - subjects must be read in sequence
School of Humanities & - B4 and above in GCE ‘O’ - must pass all 5 subjects with a minimum grade B in any three
Social Sciences) Chinese or ‘AO’ level of the subjects
Chinese or a pass in GCE
‘A’ level Chinese/Higher For more information, please refer to the following link
Chinese; or [Link]
- A pass in Chinese in the
SPM or UEC examination;
or
- Other equivalent
qualification in Chinese
2. English Language
- B4 and above in GCE ‘O’
level English Language or
a pass in General Paper; or
- B in SPM/UEC or Band 3 in
MUET; or
- Other equivalent
qualification in English
Note: Students taking up the
Minor in Chinese are allowed
to read a maximum of 2
Translation minor subjects.