Semester 2 Courses
The following postgraduate courses are offered by the School of Materials Science and Engineering in Semester 2 for Academic Year 2023-2024 (subjected to change without prior notice):
Course Code | Course Title | Course Coordinator | AU |
MS7001 | Materials Laboratory Techniques | Assoc Prof Nripan Mathews | 3 |
MS7055 | Magnetic Materials | Prof Raju Ramanujan | 3 |
MS7056 | Optical Materials | Assoc Prof Li Shuzhou | 3 |
MS7110 | History of Materials | Asst Prof Tan Kwan Wee | 1 |
MS7120 | Inorganic Materials | Dr Feng Xiaolei | 3 |
MS7140 | Properties of Materials | Dr Thirumany Sritharan | 2 |
MS7220 | Processing of Organic Materials | Prof Hu Xiao | 3 |
MS7320 | Physical Analysis of Materials | Assoc Prof Oh Joo Tien | 2 |
MS7330 | Electron Microscopy of Materials | Assoc Prof Dong Zhili Dr Chris Boothroyd | 4 |
MS7340 | Crystal Chemistry of Materials | Prof Tim White | 4 |
MS7410 | Nanomaterials | Prof Jason Xu Assoc Prof Xue Can | 3 |
MS7420A | Biomaterials | Dr Luciana Lisa Lao | 2 |
MS7430 | Electronic Materials & Devices | Prof Jason Xu | 3 |
MS7450A | Advanced Topics in Biomaterials | Dr Luciana Lisa Lao | 2 |
MS7460 | Polymer Recycling & Sustainable Polymeric Materials | Dr Alex van Herk | 2 |
MS7480 | Polymer Properties, Design & Sustainability | Dr Zhu Lei | 1 |
MS8001B | Graduate Communication Course | Dr Chan Soon Keng Mr Damian Chang | 3B |
HWG702C | University Teaching for Teaching Assistants | ||
HWG703C | Graduate English |
A MS7420 is the pre-requisite or co-requisite course for MS7450. Students registering for MS7450 must have previously completed or be concurrently registered for MS7420. Students who fail to fulfil the requisite to read MS7450 will be deregistered from the course without prior notice.
B 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.
C 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 in their second semester of study (if HWG703 is completed or an exemption is granted in the first semester).
Course Code | Course Period | Course Schedule | Venue |
MS7001 | 4 Mar 2024 to 8 Mar 2024 | Daily 9 am to 5pm | (N4.1-B1-03a) (N4.1-B4-10) |
MS7055 | 19 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Every Friday 9.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom |
MS7056 | 17 Jan 2024 to 17 Apr 2024 | Every Wednesday 9.30am to 12.30pm | LT9 (NS4-04-39) |
MS7110 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7120 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7140 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7220 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7320 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7330 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7340 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7410 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7420 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7430 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7450 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS7460 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Click here for course schedule. | Online via ATLASD & Teams |
MS7480 | 15 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024 | Pre-recorded lecturesD | Online via ATLASD |
MS8001 (Group A) | 17 Jan 2024 to 17 Apr 2024 | Every Wednesday 1pm to 4pm Click here for course schedule. | MSE E-Studio (N4.1-B2-02) |
MS8001 (Group B) | 17 Jan 2024 to 17 Apr 2024 | Every Wednesday 4pm to 7pm Click here for course schedule. | MSE E-Studio (N4.1-B2-02) |
D 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.
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 take-home assessments. 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 Code | Assessment | Date | Time | Venue |
MS7001 | Lab | Compulsory to attend all in-person lab sessions. | ||
MS7055 | CA1 | 16 Feb 2024 23 Feb 2024 | 9:30am to 12:30pm | Online via Zoom |
CA2 | 15 Mar 2024 22 Mar 2024 | 9:30am to 12:30pm | Online via Zoom | |
CA3 | 12 Apr 2024 | 9:30am to 12:30pm | (NS4-02-32) | |
MS7056 | CA1 | 28 Feb 2024 | 9:30am to 12:30pm | LT9 (NS4-04-39) |
MS7110 | Take-home assessments only. | |||
MS7120 | Quiz | 19 Mar 2024 | 11am to 12pm | (NS4-02-32) |
MS7140 | CA1 | 21 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS |
CA2 | 20 Mar 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS | |
MS7220 | Take-home assessments only. | |||
MS7320 | CA1 | 16 Feb 2024 | 2pm to 3pm | (NS2-02-07) |
CA2 | 15 Mar 2024 | 2pm to 3pm | (NS2-02-07) | |
MS7330 | CA1 | 19 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | (NS1-02-01) |
CA2 | 15 Apr 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | (NS1-02-01) | |
MS7340 | CA1 | 2 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS |
CA2 | 23 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS | |
Live Seminar | 12 Mar 2024 14 Mar 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via Teams | |
MS7410 | CA1 | 20 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS |
CA2 | 27 Mar 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS | |
MS7420 | CA1 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
CA2 | TBC | TBC | TBC | |
MS7430 | CA1 | 21 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS |
CA2 | 28 Mar 2024 | 3pm to 4pm | Online via ATLAS | |
MS7450 | CA1 | TBC | TBC | TBC |
MS7460 | CA1 | 25 Jan 2024 | 3pm to 5:30pm | Online via ATLAS |
CA2 | 8 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 5:30pm | Online via ATLAS | |
CA3 | 22 Feb 2024 | 3pm to 5:30pm | Online via ATLAS | |
CA4 | 14 Mar 2024 | 3pm to 5:30pm | Online via ATLAS | |
CA5 | 28 Mar 2024 | 3pm to 5:30pm | Online via ATLAS | |
CA6 | 11 Apr 2024 | 3pm to 5:30pm | Online via ATLAS | |
MS7480 | Final Quiz | 16 Apr 2024 | 10am to 11:30am | (NS4-02-32) |
Student Type | Opening Date & Time | Closing Date & Time |
Existing Students | 12 Jan 2024 (Fri), 2:30pm | 25 Jan 2024 (Thu), 5pm |
Freshman StudentsE |
E 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 period stipulated above. Students are advised to verify the courses they have registered for before the end of the 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 Type | Academic Load |
Full-Time Coursework Students | Up to 15 AUs per semester |
Part-Time Coursework Students | Up to 9 AUs per semester |
Research Students – Doctor of Philosophy (MSE) & Master of Engineering (MSE)
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.
Student Type | Academic Load |
All Research Students | Up to 3 coursesF per semester |
MSE research students are not allowed to register for more than three coursesF 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 the course registration period (subject to the availability of course vacancies as stipulated above).
- 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 25 Jan 2024 (Thu), 12pm. Late submissions will strictly not be entertained.
F 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 (if HWG703 is completed or an exemption is granted in the first semester). 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 23 Jan 2024 (Tue), 11:59pm.
The course results for AY2023-2024 Semester 2 are expected to be released on 3 Jun 2024 (Mon). 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 |