Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Arts

 Application Deadline

The School of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS) at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is home to six divisions: Chinese, Economics, English, Linguistics and Multilingual Studies, Psychology and Sociology, and also Politics and Public Administration. The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) is offered by all, and five Divisions offer Master of Arts (MA) by research.

Candidates pursuing graduate degrees by research work closely with their supervisors toward a thesis on an approved topic and also take courses.  The research programme can be pursued on a full-time or part-time basis.  Full-time candidates with good results may be offered research scholarships.

Key aspects of graduate studies in the School include:
    • Rigorous scientific training
    • Sophisticated textual analysis
    • Global and comparative perspectives
    • Broad-based intellectual stimulation
    • Multidisciplinary approaches
    • Contemporary Asian relevance
    • International network of researchers 

PhD and MA programmes are offered in the following disciplines and key research areas: 

• Chinese (中文系)
  Pre-Modern China: Literature, History, and Thought (古代中国：文学、历史、思想); Modern China: Literature, Culture, and History, (现代中国：文学、文化、历史); Linguistics and Chinese Linguistics (语言学与汉语言学); Translation Studies (翻译研究); Studies of Ethnic Chinese (华人研究).

• English
  Major Periods of English Literature, including Medieval,  Elizabethan, Romantic, Victorian, and Modern; Contemporary Fiction; Asian Literature, including British Asian and Asian American; Southeast Asian Literature & Culture; Singapore Literature & Film;  19th and 20th Century American Literature; Postcolonial Literature and Theory; Contemporary Drama; Comparative Literature; Film Studies; Literary and Critical Theory; Cultural Studies; Gender & Sexuality Studies.

• Economics (PhD Full-time only)
  International Economics; Chinese Economy; Southeast Asian Economies; Macroeconomics; Macroeconometric Modeling; Econometric Modeling; Labour Economics; Development Economics; Environmental Economics; Behavioural Economics; Industrial Organisation; Nonlinear Economics; Game Theory.

• Linguistics & Multilingual Studies **
  Phonetics and Phonology; Morphology; Syntax; Semantics; Pragmatics; Bilingualism and Multilingualism; Language Maintenance and Language Shift; Child Language Acquisition; World Englishes; Chinese Linguistics; Language Contact and Language Change; Language and Culture; Language Attitudes and Identity; Language Policy and Language Planning; Language and Gender; Interactive Media and Language Learning.

• Psychology
  Applied Functional Neuroscience; Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology; Clinical Neuropsychology; Cognitive Neuroscience; Cognitive Psychology; Community Clinical Psychology; Cultural Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Engineering Psychology; Evolutionary Psychology; Human-Computer Interaction; Personality; Personnel Selection; Positive Psychology; Primate Behaviour; Psychological Assessment; Psychology of Adolescence; Quantitative Psychology; Social Psychology; Stress and Coping.

• Sociology
  Economic Sociology; Social Inequality; Organisations; Political Sociology; Development and Social Change; Sociology of Culture; Globalisation; the Family; Gender; Language; Religion; Migration; Social Memory; Anthropology and Sociology of Southeast Asia; Chinese Societies.

• Public Policy and Administration (PhD Full-time only) **
  Leadership; Public Relations; Crisis Management; Politics and Governance of Singapore; Administrative Reforms; Corporate Governance; China-ASEAN Relations; Chinese Overseas; Public Administration Theory; Chinese Public Administration; Public Management; Public Governance; Citizen Participation; Performance Management in Public Sector; E-government and Comparative Public Administration.

** commencing in August 2009

Admission Requirements
For Masters' programmes, a good Honours degree or equivalent is required. For PhD studies, a Master's degree is preferred.  Applicants are required to have GRE except for those applying for admission to Division of Chinese. Applicants from non-English speaking countries will be required to take TOEFL. In addition, different divisions may have specific requirements. Details are available at the Divisions' websites.

Online Application
Applicant should go online via http://admissions.ntu.edu.sg/graduate/Research/Whenyouapply/
Pages/Applyonline.aspx for further information, and detailed instructions, and also to send in a hardcopy application form.

Chinese|Economics|English|Linguistics and Multilingual Studies|Psychology |Sociology|Public Policy and Administration

Email: graduate_hss@ntu.edu.sg
School Website: www.ntu.edu.sg/hss/ (to access the Divisions' specific requirements)