Frequently Asked Questions

You will be required to take the following combination of Core & Major Prescribed Electives, University level core modules including the ICC Core  courses (6 modules), and Broadening & Deepening Electives:

You will be required to take six core ICC courses in the first 2 years of your undergraduate education at NTU.

The six core ICC courses are divided into two large categories.

1. Four courses cover Key Transferable Skills; and
2. Two courses explore the Global Challenges that the world is currently facing.

Together, these six ICC courses add to a total of 14 AUs.

1. Ensure that all NTU graduates are exposed to a holistic education that is grounded in future-ready skills; 
2. Equip NTU graduates with the skills to acquire new knowledge and adapt to career changes over their lifetime; and
3. Prepare NTU graduates for lifelong learning and global citizenship. 

1. Achieving uniformity of excellence in all activities;
2. Growing NTU's national, regional and global impact; and
3. Deepening disciplinary strengths while nurturing greater interdisciplinary collaborations that span the entire spectrum of our core activities.

1. Possess interdisciplinary knowledge and skills; and
2. Have the ability to make connections and adapt to an unpredictable and fast-changing world marked by evolving technologies, volatility and uncertainty. 

1. Interdisciplinary - the curriculum brings together ideas and perspectives from different disciplines to allow students to understand issues from various viewpoints – this gives the NTU graduate an edge in the workforce as you will be able to combine skills and knowledge to create value in a quickly evolving landscape.
2. Collaborative - the ICC courses allow you to learn to discuss and work on problems, projects and assignments in multidisciplinary teams – this is a vital skill given that the problems you will face in the workforce will be inter-related and cannot be tackled by single-domain expertise.
3. Core - the ICC courses have been designed to align to the 3Cs expected of all NTU graduates: Character; Competence; and Cognitive Agility.

Interdisciplinary learning allows you to be more adaptable in the workplace as you would be able to leverage on your knowledge to switch and think critically across different subject areas / disciplines. This ability helps you remain competitive in a V.U.C.A. world where employers increasingly value people with application-oriented knowledge who are able to view tasks and challenges in multiple dimensions to solve increasingly complex problems. 

1. Develop a more comprehensive understanding of complex situations from different perspectives;
2. Make intellectual connections across disciplines more quickly and easily;
3. Apply and connect ideas from different fields to find creative solutions to the world’s increasingly more complex problems;
4. Be effective in communicating and working with people from diverse backgrounds; and
5. Be equipped for professions and careers that are constantly evolving.

Students enrolled into CC0006 will see a 6:30pm to 9:20pm lecture slot reserved on their timetable for both week 12 and week 13. This slot is for the end-of-semester quiz which is a compulsory in-person quiz. The actual quiz will be conducted on week 12. You will be required to attend the quiz in-person on week 12 unless you have a valid reason for being absent.  

The quiz dates are as follows:

The multiple lecture venues refer to all the LTs which have been booked for the quiz. 

The CC0006 Course Coordinators will provide further details on the quiz timing as well as the allocated venue once the semester starts. 

You will be required to take the in-person quiz on week 12. However, should you have a valid reason (e.g., approved short leave, MC or hospitalisation leave) to miss the quiz on week 12, a make-up quiz will be held on week 13. Ensure that you submit documentary proof to your school to apply for and obtain an approved Leave of Absence (LOA) to cover your absence. No further make-up quizzes will be conducted should you miss the make-up on week 13. Any absence from the make-up quiz must also be covered by a valid approved LOA.  

Write to your specific class instructor or the Course Coordinator of the course in question.

The list of Course Coordinators for AY2025 S1:

Direct general ICC course-related questions to ICC Office at [email protected],

Questions related to course registration as well as year of study you should take your ICC course in should be directed to your School. 

All ICC courses are 100% CA. Class participation is one of the CA components. Being absent from class will affect your class participation scores.  

Absence from class should be covered by an MC, hospitalisation leave (HL) or official approved short LOA. Email your class instructor to inform of your absence with the attached documentary proof (e.g. MC, HL, approved short LOA). Do also copy the course coordinators and [email protected]. You will also have to submit your MC to your School to get official approval for short LOA. Absence without an approved LOA will be considered as ABSENCE WITHOUT A VALID REASON regardless of whether you have a valid MC/HL. All MCs/HLs must be submitted to your School. Refer to NTU's LOA Policy and LOA Procedure documents for more information. 

Email ICC Office at [email protected].

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