FlexiMasters (NIE)
NIE’s Modular Graduate Courses (MGCs) are intended to be less research-focused and encompass academic as well as skills-based courses, offered at a Master’s level. It allows further enhancement or specialisation of knowledge beyond a basic degree, and provides opportunities for individuals seeking career advancement, a career change, professional development or simply the pursuit of life-long learning.
For learners who aspire to further their studies in a relevant Master’s programme upon obtaining the FlexiMasters, subject to meeting the entry requirements of the Master’s programme, they can consider the following options:
- Transfer credits of up to 12 AUs of courses upon successful admission into a Master’s programme; OR
- Transfer credits of up to 16 AUs if they complete all four courses with a minimum grade of at least C+ for each course offered by the FlexiMasters. Upon successful admission into its relevant Master’s programme, participants who choose this option will be required to complete the remaining 14 AUs of courses AND a compulsory 2AU general elective in order to meet the graduation requirements of the Master’s programme.
The National Institute of Education (NIE) has a different requirement for the transfer of credits. For more information, please visit NIE’s website.
Each NIE specialisation has a mandatory set of courses required to be completed to obtain the Graduate Certificate. Please visit here for
more information.
NIE FlexiMasters courses are 13 weeks long, classes are held at NIE campus on weekday evenings from 6pm to 9pm.
More details will be shared once registration opens.
For NIE courses, there are 2 intakes per year, in August and January.
The application period will be from mid-May to mid-June and mid-Oct to mid-Nov respectively.
Register your interest here to stay updated on the course(s)
openings.
^Please note that bite-sized courses are required to be taken in the sequence of A, B and C.
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MCT902 Crafting the Curriculum* | 4 | 17 Aug - 16 Nov |
MCT912 Curriculum and Programme Evaluation | 4 | |
MCT921 Theory and Practice of Authentic Assessment* | 4 | 14 Aug - 13 Nov |
MCT935 New Media and 21st Century Learning | 4 | 16 Aug - 15 Nov |
MCT904 Understanding Teachers and Teaching: Theory and Practice | 4 | 14 Aug - 13 Nov |
MCT913 Differentiating Curriculum and Teaching for Diverse Learners | 4 | 15 Aug - 14 Nov |
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MDR901 Theatre Making: Theory, Practice, Pedagogy* | 4 | |
MDR902 Drama Education, Curriculum and Assessment* | 4 | |
MDR903 The Teacher as Facili-Actor* | 4 | 17 Aug - 16 Nov |
MDR904 Arts-based Research | 4 |
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MEC901 Child Development (0-8 years)* | 4 | 14 Aug - 13 Nov |
MEC902 Issues and Trends in Early Childhood Education* | 4 | 15 Aug - 14 Nov |
MEC903 Research Investigations in Early Childhood Education* | 4 | 17 Aug - 16 Nov |
MEC906 Curriculum Design and Development in Early Childhood Education | 4 | 16 Aug - 15 Nov |
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MID901 Instructional Design Models and Practices* | 4 | |
MID941 Evaluation Model and Methods* | 4 | |
MID922 E-Learning Tools for Training* (Pre-requisite: Completed MID901) | 4 | 16 Aug - 15 Nov |
MID917 Designing E-Learning (Pre-requisite: Completed MID901 and MID941) | 4 |
Courses | Course Date | Bite-sized courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MDP904 Motivation, Volition and Learning-in-Action* | 4 | 14 Aug - 13 Nov | 16 Aug - 15 Nov | ||
MDP906 Personality and Attitude Assessment | 4 | 15 Aug - 14 Nov | ||
MDP907 How to Nurture Creative and Happy Learners* | 15 Aug - 14 Nov | 17 Aug - 16 Nov | DP907A Discovering My Creative Self: A Psychological Journey*^ | 1 | |
DP907B Discovering My Happy Self: A Psychological Journey*^ | 1 | |||
DP907C Discovering My Creative & Happy Self: Further In & Further Out*^ | 2 | |||
MDP909 Assessment and Development of 21st Century Competencies | 14 Aug - 13 Nov | DP909A Principles and Perspectives of Assessing 21st Century Competencies^ | 1 | |
DP909B Designing Task and Rubric for Assessing 21st Century Competencies^ | 1 | |||
DP909C Assessing 21st Century Competencies^ | 2 |
^Please note that bite-sized courses are required to be taken in the sequence of A, B and C.
Courses | Course Date | Bite-sized courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MSL901 Foundations in Science of Learning | MSL901A Understanding Developments in Science of Learning^ | 1 | ||
MSL901B Applying Cognitive and Affective Science of Learning^ | 1 | |||
MSL901C The ‘science’ of Human Learning^ | 2 | |||
MSL904 Educational Neuroscience: Principles, Perspectives, Practices | MSL904A Foundations of Educational Neuroscience^ | 1 | ||
MSL904B Understanding Perspectives in Educational Neuroscience^ | 1 | |||
MSL904C Applying Social Neuroscience^ | 2 | |||
MSL906 Education at the Intersection of Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience | 15 Aug - 14 Nov | MSL906A Understanding AI-enabled Computational Neuroscience^ | 1 | |
MSL906B Analyses using AI-enabled Computational Neuroscience^ | 1 | |||
MSL906C Applying Technologies at the Intersections of Artificial Intelligence and Neuroscience^ | 2 | |||
MSL907 Translating Educational Neuroscience | 14 Aug - 13 Nov | MSL907A Understanding Translational Research^ | 1 | |
MSL907B Ethical concerns of translating Educational Neuroscience^ | 1 | |||
MSL907C Evaluating Science of Learning Translation^ | 2 |
^Please note that bite-sized courses are required to be taken in the sequence of A, B and C.
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MES906 Exercise Physiology | 4 | |
MES910 Physical Activity, Nutrition and Health | 4 | 18 Aug - 17 Nov |
MES911 Psychology of Physical Activity | 4 | |
MES912 Sport Injuries - Understanding, Prevention and Management
| 4 |
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MTD903 Instructional Design Models and Practices* | 4 | 14 Aug - 13 Nov |
MTD912 Programme Evaluation Models and Methods | 4 | |
MTD908 Training Methods and Strategies* | 4 | |
MTD909 E-learning Tools for Training* (Pre-requisite: completed MTD903) | 4 | 16 Aug - 15 Nov |
^Please note that bite-sized courses are required to be taken in the sequence of A, B and C.
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MSE902 Human Development* | 4 | 15 Aug - 14 Nov |
MSE911 Learning Disabilities* | 4 | |
MSE913 Curriculum Design and Development | 4 | 14 Aug - 13 Nov |
MSE915 Assessment of Children and Youth with Special Needs* | 4 | 16 Aug - 15 Nov |
^Please note that bite-sized courses are required to be taken in the sequence of A, B and C.
Courses | Course Date | Bite-sized courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MCL902 Topics on Chinese Language and Its Teaching | MCL902A Learning of Chinese characters and etymology^ | 1 | ||
MCL902B Learning of contemporary Chinese vocabulary and contemporary Chinese lexical Items^ | 1 | |||
MCL902C Learning of Chinese phonetics and Chinese rhetoric^ | 2 | |||
MCL905 Character and Citizenship Education and its Pedagogy in Singapore Primary Schools | MCL905A The learning of Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) with Inquiry-based teaching^ | 1 | ||
MCL905B The teaching of Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) out of school^ | 1 | |||
MCL905C The teaching of Character and Citizenship Education (CCE) within the school context^ | 2 | |||
MCL910 Chinese Language Testing and Assessment | MCL910A Chinese Language Testing and Assessment: Theoretical overview^ | 1 | ||
MCL910B Chinese Language Testing and Assessment: Global perspectives^ | 1 | |||
MCL910C Chinese Language Testing and Assessment: Application in local contexts^ | 2 | |||
MCL911 Application of Information and Communication Technologies in Teaching and Learning of Chinese Language | MCL911A Designing technology enhanced learning to nurture self directed learning of Chinese Language^ | 1 | ||
MCL911B Designing technology infused formative assessment to improve students’ learning of Chinese Language^ | 1 | |||
MCL911C Designing technology enhanced learning (TEL) lessons to support collaborative learning of Chinese Language^ | 2 |
^Please note that bite-sized courses are required to be taken in the sequence of A, B and C.
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MUE901 Issues in Music Education* | 4 | |
MUE902 Philosophy of Music Education* | 4 | 15 Aug - 14 Nov |
MUE903 Popular Culture and ICT in Music Education | 4 | |
MUE904 Studies in Musical Behaviours*
| 4 | 17 Aug - 16 Nov |
Courses | Academic Unit | Course Date |
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MLT903 Technologies as Cognitive Tools* | 4 | |
MLT908 Design of Interactive Learning Environments | 4 | |
MLT912 Design for Blended Learning* | 4 | |
MLT913 Technology Supported Assessment* | 4 |
Courses are stackable towards a Graduate Certificate (total 12 AUs), an NTU FlexiMasters (total 16 AUs) and/or transfer to a relevant Master’s programme upon successful admission, subject to prevailing University’s guidelines and approval (refer to Progression to Master's Programmes). Each NIE specialisation has a mandatory set of courses required to be completed to obtain the Graduate Certificate. Please visit here for more information.

Accreditation of courses completed under the FlexiMasters to a Master’s programme will be subject to the current accreditation policy:
- The grade obtained for the course must be at least a C+.
- The validity period for exemption/ credit transfer of a course is 5 years from the date of award of the course as reflected in the official result slip/transcript.
- The course must not have been used for exemption/ credit transfer into another programme.
The National Institute of Education (NIE) has a different requirement for the transfer of credits. For more information, please visit NIE’s website.
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