Concurrent Degree Programme (CDP)

The 180 Units needed for the NUS MSc (Industry 4.0) CDP may be completed in the following manner:

MSc (Industry 4.0): 40 Units

UnderGraduate (UG) Degree: at least 140 Units

The maximum candidature for the CDP will add at most two regular semesters to the normal candidate period of 9 regular semesters.

NUS Year 1 and Year 2 undergraduate students are invited to submit an application to the concurrent degree with the Master of Science in Industry 4.0 (MSc I4.0) (refer to the right-hand side panel for the application period).

A. Application Criteria

A student must:

1. Inform his/her original Faculty/School/College before applying to the programme

2. Achieve an overall Grade Point Average (GPA) of at least 4.0 for his/her undergraduate degree at point of application

3. Perform well in an interview

4. Apply before the 7th semester in his/her undergraduate degree

B. Acceptance into CDP

Provisional – If an offer of admission into the CDP is made before completion of 80 units towards undergraduate degree programme

Final –

1. Completed at least 80 units towards his/her undergraduate degree programme, of which at least 40 Units must be from courses counted towards his/her undergraduate major(s); and,

2. Maintain a GPA of at least 4.0 for his/her undergraduate degree before embarking on MSc (I4.0) courses; and,

3. Attain the above by 7th semester of the undergraduate programme’s normal candidature period.

C. Enrolment in MSc I4.0 Courses

Once the final acceptance into the CDP is confirmed, students can enrol in MSc I4.0 courses. The fees payable for MSc I4.0 courses will be the programme fees prevailing at the time the CDP provisional or final admission offer, whichever earlier, is accepted by the NUS student.

(Example: if a student applies and accepts a provisional admission offer to the MSc I4.0 CDP in June 2023, the programme fee applicable will be for the AY2023/24 cohort.)

Students can choose to leave the CDP, or be asked to leave the programme if:

1. His/her GPA for both the undergraduate and the MSc (Industry 4.0) degree falls below 3.50 for any two consecutive semesters, from his/her second semester of study onwards;

2. He/she fails any MSc (Industry 4.0) core course twice; or

3. He/she fails three or more MSc (Industry 4.0) core courses.

Upon completing all programme requirements, students will receive a Bachelor’s Degree (Honours) and an MSc (Industry 4.0) Degree.

Students will, in principle, pay the prevailing undergraduate tuition fees for the Bachelor's Degree programme and pay the prevailing graduate tuition fees when they embark on the Master's Degree programme

However, in any given transition semester where a CDP student is concurrently enrolled in MSc (Industry 4.0) course(s) and course(s) counting solely towards his/her undergraduate degree, the student will pay:

The prevailing Master’s Degree programme fees (on per Unit basis) only if the course(s) taken to count solely towards the undergraduate degree is < 8 Units.

The prevailing Master’s Degree programme fees (on per Unit basis) AND undergraduate degree programme fees if the course(s) taken to count solely towards the undergraduate degree is > 8 Units.