Semester 1 Courses

The following postgraduate courses are offered by the School of Materials Science & Engineering in Semester 1 for Academic Year 2023-2024 (subjected to change without prior notice):

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse CoordinatorAU
MS7001Materials Laboratory Techniques​Assoc Prof Nripan Mathews3
MS7014Mechanical Properties of Polymers, Biomaterials & Composites Assoc Prof Terry Steele
Assoc Prof Dong Zhili		3
MS7025Biological & Bio-Inspired Materials Prof Ali Miserez3
MS7072Principles & Applications of Solid State NMRVg Prof John Hanna3
MS7073Introduction to Quantum PhysicsAssoc Prof Zhao Yang1
MS7120Inorganic MaterialsDr Feng Xiaolei3
MS7130Organic MaterialsAssoc Prof Andrew Grimsdale3
MS7140Properties of MaterialsDr Thirumany Sritharan2
MS7240Modelling of MaterialsAssoc Prof Zhao Yang 1
MS7310Chemical Analysis of MaterialsDr Eileen Fong2
MS7320Physical Analysis of MaterialsAssoc Prof Oh Joo Tien2
MS7340Crystal Chemistry of Materials​Prof Tim White
Dr Christian Kloc		4
MS7420BiomaterialsDr Luciana Lisa Lao2
MS7440Environmental & Thermal Degradation of Polymeric MaterialsAssoc Prof Aravind Dasari2
MS7460Polymer Recycling & Sustainable Polymeric MaterialsDr Alex van Herk2
MS7470Nanostructured Materials for HealthcareDr Luciana Lisa Lao2
MS7480Polymer Properties, Design & SustainabilityDr Zhu Lei1
MS8001AGraduate Communication Course​Dr Chan Soon Keng
Mr Damian Chang		3A
HWG702BUniversity Teaching for Teaching Assistants
HWG703BGraduate English

A MS8001 is available to Ph.D. students only. All Ph.D. students are required to complete a 39-hour (3 AUs) communication course to fulfil the requirements of the Communications / Writing Training Programme. Students may complete either MS8001 or any other communication courses for the programme (please refer here for information on the eligible courses offered by other schools). The credits (3 AUs) earned from any of the communication courses will not count towards the coursework credits (18 AUs) required to be accumulated by Ph.D. students within their candidature confirmation period (before Ph.D. Qualifying Examination). The course must be completed before the submission of the thesis.

B HWG702 and HWG703 are available to and compulsory for full-time Ph.D. students only. These courses are offered by the Centre for Teaching, Learning & Pedagogy (CTLP). All full-time Ph.D. students are required to complete the two courses within their candidature confirmation period (before Ph.D. Qualifying Examination). For students under NTU Research Scholarship, the stipend increment will only be granted after the completion of both courses. Students may be exempted from the courses if they meet the exemption criteria. Please note that HWG703 is a prerequisite course for HWG702. Students must complete or be exempted from HWG703 before they are allowed to be registered for HWG702. HWG702 will be pre-registered by the school for all eligible students from their second semester of study (registration of HWG702 will be delayed to the third or fourth semester if the student is not exempted from HWG703 and has yet to complete the course).

Course CodeCourse PeriodCourse ScheduleVenue
MS70012 Oct 2023 to 6 Oct 2023
Daily
9am to 5pm
(N4.1-B3-03)

Organic Materials Service Lab
(N4.1-B2-03)

(N4.1-B1-03a)

(N4.1-B4-10)​
MS701416 Aug 2023 to 15 Nov 2023Every Wednesday
9:30am to 12:30pm
(N4.1-B2-02)
MS702517 Aug 2023 to 16 Nov 2023Every Thursday
1:30pm to 4:30pm		LT16
(NS1-04-05)
MS707229 Aug 2023 to 27 Sep 2023Click here for course schedule.MSE E-Space
(N4.1-B2-01)
MS707316 Aug 2023 to 15 Nov 2023Every Wednesday
4:30pm to 5:30pm		LT4
(NS4-02-34)
MS712014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS713014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS714014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS724014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS731014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS732014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS734014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS742014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS744014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS746014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Click here for course schedule.Online via ATLASC & Teams
MS747014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS748014 Aug 2023 to 17 Nov 2023Pre-recorded lecturesCOnline via ATLASC
MS8001
(Group A)		16 Aug 2023 to 15 Nov 2023Every Wednesday
1pm to 4pm
Click here for course schedule.		MSE E-Studio
(N4.1-B2-02)
MS8001
(Group B)		16 Aug 2023 to 15 Nov 2023Every Wednesday
4pm to 7pm
Click here for course schedule.		MSE E-Studio
(N4.1-B2-02)
MS8001
(Group C)		17 Aug 2023 to 16 Nov 2023Every Thursday
1pm to 4pm
Click here for course schedule.		The Arc TR+33
(LHN-L1-21)


C The lectures of these courses are pre-recorded. Students are to access the course materials via ATLAS (MSE in-house learning platform on NTULearn) and conduct self-paced learning at their convenience.

Students registering for the following courses are to take note of the respective assessment schedules which may clash with one another. Students are strongly advised not to register for courses with clashing assessment schedules as there will be no make-up for those who miss any of the assessments.

Please note that the list below is for reference only and may be subjected to change at the discretion of the course coordinator. The information below is also non-exhaustive and excludes assessments that are project-based. Students are advised to refer to the respective course sites on NTULearn for the full course assessment schedules, including the submission deadlines of the non-listed assessments.

Course CodeAssessmentDateTimeVenue
MS7001LabCompulsory to attend all in-person lab sessions.
MS7014CA111 Oct 20239:30am to 12:30pmMSE E-Studio
(N4.1-B2-02)
Exam24 Nov 20232:30pm to 4:30pmTBC
MS7025To be confirmed by course coordinator during the course. Students who have registered for courses with CAs scheduled on Thursdays (1:30pm to 4:30pm) are advised not to register for MS7025 (or vice versa).
MS7072CA127 Sep 20231pm to 4pmMSE E-Space
(N4.1-B2-01)
MS7073CA111 Oct 20234:30pm to 5:30pmLT4
(NS4-02-34)
Exam29 Nov 20231pm to 2pm
TBC
MS7120CA12 Nov 20239am to 11amLT4
(NS4-02-34)
MS7130CA121 Sep 20231pm to 2pmLT6
(NS2-02-05)
CA29 Nov 20231pm to 2pmLT6
(NS2-02-05)
MS7140CA120 Sep 20233pm to 4pmOnline via Zoom
CA218 Oct 20233pm to 4pmOnline via Zoom
MS7240CA110 Oct 20235:30pm to 6:30pmLT5
(NS2-02-07)
CA27 Nov 20235:30pm to 6:30pmLT5
(NS2-02-07)
MS7310CA110 Nov 20233pm to 4pmOnline via NTULearn
MS7320CA112 Sep 20232pm to 3pmLT8
(NS1-02-01)
CA210 Oct 20232pm to 3pm
LT8
(NS1-02-01)
MS7340CA131 Aug 20233pm to 4pmOnline via ATLAS
CA221 Sep 20233pm to 4pm
Online via ATLAS
MS7420CA122 Sep 202311:30am to 12:30pm
TBC
CA220 Oct 202311:30am to 12:30pm
TBC
MS7440CA113 Oct 20231:30pm to 4:30pmLT4
(NS4-02-34)
Exam30 Nov 20231pm to 2pm
TBC
MS7460CA124 Aug 20233pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA27 Sep 20233pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA321 Sep 20233pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA412 Oct 20233pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA526 Oct 20233pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA69 Nov 20233pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
MS7470CA210 Oct 202311:30am to 12:30pmTBC
MS7480CA215 Nov 202310:30am to 11:30amMSE E-Space
(N4.1-B2-01)

 

All students are to register for courses via the Graduate Students Course Registration System (GSCRS) within the following course registration periods:

PeriodOpening Date & TimeClosing Date & Time
Period 1
(for Existing Students only)		10 Jul 2023 (Mon), 11am12 Jul 2023 (Wed), 5pm
Period 2
(for Existing and FreshmanD Students)		11 Aug 2023 (Fri), 2:30pm23 Aug 2023 (Wed), 11:59pm


D Freshman students may only access GSCRS and register for courses after they have completed the online matriculation formalities.

Students may register and deregister from courses only within the course registration periods stipulated above. Students are advised to verify the courses they have registered for before the end of the second course registration period. No changes to the registered courses will be allowed thereafter.

Please note that all students are not allowed to repeat the courses that they have completed for any of their previous NTU programmes (Master of Science, Master of Engineering, FlexiMasters, etc.) during their current programme of study.

Coursework Students – Master of Science (MSE)

The following are the academic loads for students in MSE coursework programme:

Student TypeAcademic Load
Full-Time Coursework StudentsUp to 15 AUs per semester
Part-Time Coursework StudentsUp to 9 AUs per semester

Research Students – Doctor of Philosophy (MSE) & Master of Engineering (MSE)

All research students will be placed on the waiting list for their registered coursesE during the course registration periods. Course registrations submitted by research students will only be approved and confirmed by the school after the end of each course registration period. All students will be notified of their confirmed courses via email notification from the Office of Academic Services on 18 Jul 2023 (Tue) for Period 1 and 25 Aug 2023 (Fri) for Period 2.
 

MSE research students are given priority on the waiting list for the enrolment of all MSE courses. However, please note that course enrolment is highly dependent on the available course vacancies, which may be capped and not be expanded at the discretion of the course coordinator. Hence, all research students are reminded that their enrolment on courses they have registered for is not guaranteed even if enrolment priority is given to them, especially for oversubscribed courses as the chances of being enrolled on these courses will be low.

The following is the academic load for students in MSE research programmes:

Student TypeAcademic Load
All Research StudentsUp to 3 coursesE per semester


MSE research students are not allowed to register for more than three coursesE in a semester. Students who have registered for courses within the academic load are not required to submit the GSCRS course registration form to the school for approval. The course registrations for these students will automatically be approved and confirmed by the school after the end of each course registration period (subject to the availability of course vacancies as stipulated above). 

Students may register for an additional fourth courseE in the semester only if they have strong justifications to do so. The appeal for the course registration is required to be supported by the following:
  • Student's letter or email detailing the justifications with supervisor's endorsement
  • GSCRS course registration form with supervisor’s endorsement

The appeal supported by the above-stated documents are to be submitted to the school via email for approval by 12 Jul 2023 (Wed), 12pm for Period 1 and 23 Aug 2023 (Wed), 12pm for Period 2. Late submissions will strictly not be entertained.

E Excluding ERWA01, HWG702, HWG703, and MS8001 (or other communication courses). ERWA01 will be pre-registered by the Research Integrity and Ethics Office (RIEO) for all eligible students in their first semester of study. HWG702 will be pre-registered by the school for all eligible students in their second semester of study. The available vacancies for HWG703 and MS8001 will be allocated to students on a first-come, first-served basis (no waiting list for these courses).

Research students who are registering for cross-school or cross-programme courses (courses not offered to the student’s programme of study) are required to submit their registrations for the courses by 12 Jul 2023 (Wed), 5pm for Period 1 and 21 Aug 2023 (Mon), 11:59pm for Period 2.

Students may withdraw from any of their registered courses after the end of the second course registration period. All course withdrawal requests are to be submitted to the school via email for approval by 3 Nov 2023 (Fri), 12pm. The email shall indicate the course to be withdrawn from and the reasons for the withdrawal. Late submissions will strictly not be entertained.

Students will be given a ‘W’ grade for the courses they have withdrawn from in the semester, which will be reflected in all academic records including the official transcript. The grading will be excluded in the computation of the student’s Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA). Please note that students will still be liable for the tuition fees of the courses that they have withdrawn from in the semester.

Students who fail to withdraw from a course and subsequently do not attend the examination for the course will be deemed to have sat and failed the course, and an ‘F’ grade for the course will be reflected in all academic records including the official transcript. The grading will be included in the computation of the student’s CGPA.

The course results for AY2023-2024 Semester 1 are expected to be released on 2 Jan 2024. All students will be notified via their NTU email when the course results are released.

For further enquiries, please contact:

Staff Name Email Address Office Number
Mr Hayden Tan [email protected] 6592 7845
Ms Serena Tan [email protected] 6790 6749

Updated on 21 Aug 2023