Overview

The Department is particularly strong in Southeast Asian studies. The academic staff includes specialists working on Malaysia and Singapore, Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam and Thailand. However there are other faculty members who can also supervise research in Chinese or Japanese history, as well as selected topics in European, American and military history, history of art, business, science and technology.

Features

An idea of the scope of the History Department at National University of Singapore may be gained from this list of the department's faculty members and their specialities.

You can also take a look at the topics our graduate students engage in.

Programme Structure

Curriculum:

The University's Central Library has extensive holdings on Southeast Asia written in English, Malay, Chinese, Japanese, Dutch, French, Portuguese and Spanish.

There is also a very large microfilm collection containing archival materials from the National Archives in the United Kingdom (previously Public Record Office) and from other European and American collections.

Students at the University can also use the library of the Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, and the Singapore National Archives.

The University operates a generous, but highly competitive, scholarship program that covers tuition and living costs for students doing graduate studies in Singapore.

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2028-08-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-11-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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OR

85

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IELTS

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Singapore, Singapore

Disciplines

History

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

GRE is compulsory; students with excellent academic track record from renowned universities may contact the programme office to explore a waiver.

TOEFL/IELTS for applicants whose native tongue & medium of university instruction is not in English

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

40300 SGD / year

≈ 40300 SGD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

37900 SGD / year

≈ 37900 SGD / year

Living costs

Singapore

1878 - 3880 SGD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.