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 CodeCourse TitleCourse CoordinatorAU
MS7001Materials Laboratory Techniques​Assoc Prof Nripan Mathews3
MS7055Magnetic MaterialsProf Raju Ramanujan3
MS7056Optical Materials​Assoc Prof Li Shuzhou3
MS7075Bridging Sustainability & Materials Science: A New ParadigmProf Cho Nam-Joon3
MS7110History of MaterialsAsst Prof Tan Kwan Wee1
MS7120Inorganic MaterialsDr Feng Xiaolei3
MS7140Properties of MaterialsDr Thirumany Sritharan2
MS7220Processing of Organic MaterialsProf Hu Xiao 3
MS7320Physical Analysis of MaterialsAssoc Prof Oh Joo Tien2
MS7330ZElectron Microscopy of MaterialsAssoc Prof Dong Zhili
Dr Chris Boothroyd
4
MS7340Crystal Chemistry of Materials​Prof Tim White4
MS7410NanomaterialsProf Jason Xu
Assoc Prof Xue Can		3
MS7420ABiomaterialsDr Luciana Lisa Lao2
MS7430Electronic Materials & DevicesProf Jason Xu3
MS7450AAdvanced Topics in BiomaterialsDr Luciana Lisa Lao2
MS7460Polymer Recycling & Sustainable Polymeric MaterialsDr Alex van Herk2
MS7480Polymer Properties, Design & SustainabilityDr Zhu Lei1
MS8001BGraduate Communication Course​Dr Chan Soon Keng
Mr Damian Chang		3B
HWG702CUniversity Teaching for Teaching Assistants
HWG703CGraduate English

 

Z MS7330 is available to Ph.D. and M.Eng. students only. The course is not open to M.Sc. (Coursework) students for registration.

B 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 CodeCourse PeriodCourse ScheduleVenue
MS70014 Mar 2024 to 8 Mar 2024
Daily
9am to 5pm
(N4.1-B3-03)

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

(N4.1-B1-03a)

(N4.1-B4-10)​
MS705519 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Every Friday
9:30am to 12:30pm		Online via Teams
MS705617 Jan 2024 to 17 Apr 2024Every Wednesday
9:30am to 12:30pm		LT9
(NS4-04-39)
MS707519 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Every Friday
1:30pm to 4:30pm		LT19A
(LT19A-01-01)
MS711015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS712015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS714015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS722015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS732015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS733015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS734015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS741015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS742015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS743015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS745015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS746015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Click here for course schedule.Online via ATLASD & Teams
MS748015 Jan 2024 to 19 Apr 2024Pre-recorded lecturesDOnline via ATLASD
MS8001
(Group A)		17 Jan 2024 to 17 Apr 2024Every 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 2024Every 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.

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 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 CodeAssessmentDateTimeVenue
MS7001LabCompulsory to attend all in-person lab sessions.
MS7055CA116 Feb 2024
23 Feb 2024		9:30am to 12:30pmOnline via Teams
CA215 Mar 2024
22 Mar 2024		9:30am to 12:30pmOnline via Teams
CA312 Apr 20249:30am to 12:30pm
(NS4-02-32)
MS7056CA128 Feb 20249:30am to 12:30pmLT9
(NS4-04-39)
MS7075Quiz1 Mar 20241:30pm to 4:30pmLT19A
(LT19A-01-01)
MS7110Take-home assessments only.
MS7120Quiz20 Mar 20249am to 11am
(NS1-02-03)
MS7140CA121 Feb 20243pm to 4pmOnline via ATLAS
CA220 Mar 20243pm to 4pmOnline via ATLAS
MS7220Take-home assessments only.
MS7320CA116 Feb 20242pm to 3pm
(NS2-02-07)
CA215 Mar 20242pm to 3pm
(NS2-02-07)
MS7330CA119 Feb 20243pm to 4pm
(NS1-02-01)
CA215 Apr 20243pm to 4pm
(NS1-02-01)
MS7340CA12 Feb 20243pm to 4pmOnline via ATLAS
CA223 Feb 20243pm to 4pm
Online via ATLAS
Live Seminar12 Mar 2024
14 Mar 2024		3pm to 4pmOnline via Teams
MS7410CA120 Feb 20243pm to 4pm
Online via ATLAS
CA227 Mar 20243pm to 4pmOnline via ATLAS
MS7420CA121 Feb 202412pm to 1pm
TBC
CA220 Mar 202412pm to 1pm
 
 TBC
MS7430CA121 Feb 20243pm to 4pm
Online via ATLAS
CA228 Mar 20243pm to 4pm
Online via ATLAS
MS7450CA19 Apr 202412pm to 1pm
TBC
MS7460CA125 Jan 20243pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA28 Feb 20243pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA322 Feb 20243pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA414 Mar 20243pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA528 Mar 20243pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
CA611 Apr 20243pm to 5:30pmOnline via ATLAS
MS7480Final Quiz16 Apr 202410am to 11:30am
(NS4-02-32)

 

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

Student TypeOpening Date & TimeClosing Date & Time
Existing Students12 Jan 2024 (Fri), 2:30pm25 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 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 coursesF 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 30 Jan 2024 (Tue).
 

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 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). 

Students may register for an additional fourth courseF 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 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.

Students may withdraw from any of their registered courses after the end of the course registration period. All course withdrawal requests are to be submitted to the school via email for approval by 5 Apr 2024 (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 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 NameEmail AddressOffice Number
Mr Hayden Tan[email protected]6592 7845
Ms Serena Tan[email protected]6790 6749

Updated on 17 Jan 2024