Sustainability Education
Education is the key enabler of creating a sustainable world for future generations. At NTU, we seek to incorporate sustainability education for students at different stages of their learning journey, through relevant courses or programmes, to provide them with the foundation and practical tools for understanding the concepts of sustainability and applying them to solve real world problems.
Undergraduate Programmes
Since 2021, we have introduced a sustainability course in our common interdisciplinary core curriculum for all undergraduates. This course aims to develop students with the critical skills to collaborate across disciplines to systematically analyze major sustainability challenges from the perspectives of society, economy, and the environment. Students will learn to address sustainability issues from different viewpoints and at different scales. They will then use these skills to discuss and propose solutions for sustainability challenges facing Singapore and the world.
Accountancy for Future Leaders - Bachelor of Accountancy (Sustainability Management and Analytics)
The Accountancy for Future Leaders (Bachelor of Accountancy in Sustainability Management and Analytics) is a four-year premier programme leading to direct honours. Designed for students aiming to stand out in the accounting profession, this degree is a result of close collaboration with the Accountancy and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA), positioning graduates as the future leaders of business.
As the first of its kind in Singapore, our programme features an integrated curriculum weaving together sustainability management, analytics, and a unique internship component. The 30-week internship will be with premier employers recognised as Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) by ACRA, ensuring adherence to professional standards, abundant accountancy resources, and commitment to career development.
The internship provides valuable real-world experience with a competitive stipend, expediting your journey towards becoming a Chartered Accountant (Singapore). This hands-on experience significantly contributes to the mandatory three-year practical experience required for qualification. Moreover, our dynamic curriculum offers exemptions from specific Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification (SCAQ) professional exams, allowing you to accumulate professional experience seamlessly while pursuing your degree.
Take the opportunity to elevate your aspirations, redefine your academic journey, and emerge as a trailblazer in the accountancy world with our forward-thinking programme. Your path to Chartered Accountant (Singapore) status and future business leadership begins here.
The first of its kind in Singapore to feature:
- An integrated curriculum weaving together sustainability management and analytics.
- An accelerated pathway attaining Chartered Accountant (Singapore) status with
- An accountancy-related internship of 30 weeks with premier employers recognised as Accredited Training Organisations (ATOs) by ACRA. This internship reinforces professional standards and career development in the accountancy profession. The internship, which comes with a competitive stipend and contributes to the mandatory three-year practical experience required for qualification as a Chartered Accountant (Singapore);
- Exemptions from a number of Singapore Chartered Accountant Qualification (SCAQ) professional examinations, allowing you to accumulate professional credentials while pursuing your degree.
- Multiple overseas experiences
- Opportunity to undertake a study mission to a country in the region to examine sustainability-related issues;
- Opportunity for semester-long exchanges at a top-tier university
For details on our admission requirements, please refer to the following links:
Singapore Cambridge GCE ‘A’ Level
Diploma (from a polytechnic or equivalent institution)
International Baccalaureate Diploma
NUS High and polytechnic graduates may be granted course exemptions for a relevant accountancy or business core courses based on their qualifications.
Course exemptions include:
- NUS High Graduates
If you have taken both MA5107 Statistics and MA6207 AP Statistics, and scored at least B+ for MA6207, you will be eligible for exemption from the first-year core course, AB1202 Statistics & Analysis.
- Polytechnic Graduates
You may be granted an exemption for a relevant first-year course related to the Diploma you have obtained. Note that only Diplomas listed in Annex A are allowed exemptions. Students who are considering an exemption for AC1103 Accounting I, please see the special instructions here.
Nanyang Business School students transferring from other programmes can seek exemptions and credit transfers for similar or relevant courses covered in their previous programme of study.
Students transferring from other universities should submit an Exemption Request Form together with their degree audit/transcript, and detailed outline of the course(s) via email to NBS Registration for review and consideration. Students applying for course exemptions must submit their application before the end of the second week of the first semester for their enrolment.
If you opt for an exemption, you:
- Are deemed to have fulfilled the course requirements and the required number of Academic Units.
- Do not need to attend the lectures, tutorials, seminars, or examinations for the exempted course(s).
- Will not be given a grade for the exempted course(s).
Exempted courses do not count towards your Grade Point Average and have no bearing on the classification of the honours that you will be awarded.
If you are eligible for a core course exemption, you do not have to take up the offer. For example, you may prefer to read the course at the undergraduate level as a useful refresher of the higher-level courses. In which case, no action is needed on your part. Simply attend the course as scheduled in your timetable.
Four years, with direct honours.
Number of courses to be taken:
Major requirement - ASA Core | Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) | Major Prescribed Electives (MPE) | |||
Accountancy Core | Specialisation Core | Work-Study (30 weeks) | University Core | College Core | N/A |
10 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 |
List of ASA Core Courses |
Accountancy Core Courses (10 courses)
Specialisation Core (12 Courses)
Work-Study Core (1 Course) (30 weeks) |
List of University Core ICC |
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List of College Core ICC |
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List of MPE Choose 5: at least 2 from each |
A. Sustainability Management Related Electives (MPE)
B. Business Analytics Related Electives (MPE)
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30-Week Work-Study Programme (WSDeg)
Aim
The aim of the 30-Week Work-Study Programme (WSDeg) with ATOs is to equip our students with extended experiential learning and industry exposure to develop the skills, attitudes and behaviours to be a Chartered Accountant of Singapore.
The International Federation of Accountants’ (IFAC) International Education Standard (IES) 5 states, “Practical experience, gained by performing the work of professional accountants, in addition to the acquisition of knowledge through professional accounting education programs, is considered necessary before candidates can present themselves to the public as professional accountants.”
The CA (Singapore) qualification is the national accountancy qualification that is globally recognised and portable.
Career roles in sustainability management and business analytics.
- Business
- Interdisciplinary
- Sustainability
- Full-time
- Single Degree
- AY2023/24
- Nanyang Business School
- Bachelor of Engineering in Environmental Engineering
- Bachelor of Engineering in Bioengineering
- Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Earth Systems Science with three specialization options (Geosciences, Ecology, Society)
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Earth Systems Science and Public Policy and Global Affairs
- Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry with Second Major in Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Physics & Energy Studies and Education
- Bachelor of Arts in Geography
- Second Major in Sustainability
- Second Major in Food Science and Technology (Open to Bioengineering, Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, Biological Sciences)
- Second Major in Society and Urban Systems (Open to Civil Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Environmental Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering)
- Minor in Environmental Sustainability
- Minor in Sustainable Urban Planning
- Minor in Environmental Management
- Minor in Environmental Humanities
- Minor in Science, Technology and Society
- Minor in Science of Learning
- Minor in Chemistry and Biological Chemistry
Postgraduate Programmes
NTU is pioneering a new push in PhD education that will tear down barriers and drive research into areas that need a multi-disciplinary approach. In keeping with global trends and needs, students at the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme at NTU will concentrate on two or more disciplines, instead of one. Today, fresh thinking is urgently needed to mitigate many global challenges, not least in environmental sustainability, the creation of viable alternative energy solutions, and many other wide-ranging and complex issues.
- IGP-APRU-Global Sustainability, Waste & the City
- IGP-Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS)
- IGP-Singapore Centre for Environmental Life Sciences Engineering (SCELSE)
- IGP-Energy Research Institute @ NTU (ERI@N)
- IGP-Nanyang Environment & Water Research Institute (NEWRI)
- IGP-NTU Institute for Health Technologies (HealthTech NTU)
- GIS and Geospatial Learning in Sustainability
Sustainability has become a key theme in higher education globally. It is also by now a core component of the revised MAHE programme. The spatial thinking tools and applications that you will learn in GIS will help you to better comprehend sustainability issues as well as devise solutions for such problems. This course will enable you to apply GIS vis-a-vis cross-disciplinary perspectives in the Humanities with respect to the Southeast Asian context.
- Global Cities
This course aims to introduce the urban ways of life and appreciate the emergence of global cities beyond the Global North. The course will also include various empirical and grounded experiences of global cities around the world, especially on issues related to urban liveability, sustainability, water, housing and other urban infrastructure issues.
- Environmental Planning and Management
This course examines selected environmental challenges in urban areas and explores planning solutions and management options to avoid or mitigate such problems. Multidisciplinary, integrated solutions that follow principles of sustainability are emphasized.
- Discourses in Sustainability
The environmental and social impacts of global climate change been increasingly emphasised. Accordingly, there is a need to equip learners with the history of sustainability studies, alongside current debates and possible future trajectories of this discipline. This knowledge will help learners better understand situations related to climate change and also opportunities in fostering environmental sustainability.
- Field Inquiry in Sustainability
Fieldwork strengthens our classroom concepts and gives the opportunity to understand the world through inquiry- based learning. This course will equip learners with both the qualitative and quantitative skills to collect and interpret data in ways that can help to inform environmental solutions for a more sustainable future.
- Second Major in Sustainability
- Aspiring students with a passion for Sport Science & Management (SSM) now can complement their degree by undertaking a Second Major in Sustainability. This Second Major in Sustainability within the SSM degree programme equips students with the knowledge and skills to address pressing environmental and social challenges faced by the sports industry.
- MBA (Sustainability & Innovation) Track
- Master by Research in Earth and Environmental Science
- Doctor of Philosophy in Earth and Environmental Science
- Joint NTU-TUM Master of Science in Green Electronics
- Master of Engineering (Research) in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Doctor of Philosophy in Biological Sciences
- Master of Science in Civil Engineering
- Master of Science in Maritime Studies
- Master of Science in Smart Manufacturing
- Master of Science in Power Engineering
- Master of Science in Materials Science and Engineering
- MBA (Strategy & Innovation)
- Master of Science in Finance
Continuing Education
NTU Continuing Education offers a wide range of programmes and courses for working professionals that are curated from various disciplines and conducted via different learning platforms. Aligning with the Government’s concerted effort to build sustainability as a way of work, play and life, that is the Green economy, specialised topics such as Sustainability Design, Energy Management, Environmental Management and etc. are created and delivered as either short courses or semester long courses, credit-bearing and stackable towards the relevant certificate(s) such as Specialist, Graduate and/or FlexiMasters certificate.