Admission Criteria & Funding
A Bachelor's degree with a minimum of 3.5 out of 4.0 or its equivalent in a field of study that is relevant to the proposed research topic from a recognized university.
Applicants whose native language is not English must meet the University’s English language proficiency requirement. A minimum IELTS score of 7.0 or TOEFL score of 105, obtained within the last two years, is required at the time of application. This requirement may be waived if the applicant has completed at least three years of tertiary education with English as the medium of instruction.
The standard technical proficiency tests (GRE/GMAT/GATE) are strongly encouraged and not mandatory for admission to our postgraduate programmes.
To demonstrate the ability to pursue research in the applicant's proposed field of advanced study, applicants should include with their application a 1,000 word research proposal; artistic portfolio, if applicable; samples of academic writing; and a personal statement on why they intend to pursue the proposed area of study.
For applicants whose Master’s degrees are completed in 1 year or less, scholarly/academic writing samples in the English language should be submitted to demonstrate the level of English proficiency.
Nanyang Technological University's academic year commences in August and ends in July the following year. ADM has two intakes in January and August per academic year. The application deadline is shown below:
| Intake | Application Period (To submit online application with supporting documents) |
|---|---|
January 2025 | Reviews of applications have begun. Interested applicants are encouraged to consider applying to January 2026 intake. To apply by 31 July 2024 |
August 2025 | To apply by 15 December 2024 |
January 2026 | To apply by 31 July 2025 |
Applicants are selected for interviews on the basis of their academic record, portfolio, and research proposal. Your research proposal must show that you are ready to write a MA thesis that can be supervised at the School of Art, Design and Media, NTU.
Application Instructions
Applicants are to submit on-line at NTU's Graduate Research System (GRAS) at:
http://venus.wis.ntu.edu.sg/GOAL/OnlineApplicationModule/frmOnlineApplication.aspx
Applicants are requested to upload electronic copies of the following supporting documents via NTU’s on-line Graduate Application System. Documents uploaded must be in English. Otherwise, they must be accompanied by certified translations in English language.
The code for ADM's Master of Arts (by Research) programme is [200].
- Academic transcripts and certificate for Bachelor degree (in English language and original language if applicable)
- A research proposal, with bibliography. Click to download template.
- Artistic Portfolio
An original and creative piece of work related to the proposed research area. It could be a drawing, computer animations, short films, etc. - Report from 2 academic referees
Before you provide the name and official institutional email address of your referees, please ensure that they have already agreed to fill out the online referee report form for your NTU application. - Scholarly writing sample, if available
- Personal statement
A short essay on your aspirations and why you have identified ADM as the place to pursue your Master of Arts. - IELTS, if applicable (Please ensure validity date within 2 years for the IELTS score).
- Personal Particulars page of passport / Identification card
- One recent passport-sized colour photograph
- A short introductory video (3 mins)
Applicants can talk about their personal qualities, passion, motivation to pursue postgraduate study at NTU ADM, proposed research interests. Provide a URL of the video in the online application form or email adm_graduateprog@ntu.edu.sg
Application Fee
Please note that with effect from 1 June 2018, all applicants will need to pay an application fee of SGD $50 nett per programme.
The system only allows internet payment (VISA/MASTER).