Frequently Asked Questions for NUS Students Interested to Read Yale-NUS Modules in Semester 2, AY2015/16
Updated: 6 January 2016
Thank you for your interest. The application period to apply for Yale-NUS modules has ended on 5 January 2016.
1 Which Yale-NUS elective modules are available for selection by NUS students?
Answer: Please refer to the list of modules below that NUS students may apply to read as an elective. For module descriptions, please refer to CORS
Module Information Listing.
Application is via CORS bidding:
Module
Code
YLS1202
Module Title
YLS2201
Intermediate Spanish 1
Beginning Spanish 2
Pre-requisite
YLS1201 Beginning Spanish 1 or with permission of the instructor. A
placement exam may be required.
YLS1202 Beginning Spanish 2 or with permission of the instructor. A
placement exam may be required.
Exam
MC
No
5
No
5
Application is via email:
Module
Code
YHU2206
Introduction to Mathematical Logic
None
2016-04-26 - AM
5
YHU2210
Integrative Music Theory 2
YHU2205 Integrative Music Theory 1 or equivalent
2016-04-29 - PM
5
YHU2212
Classical Chinese
YLC2202 Intermediate Chinese 2 or native equivalency
2016-05-05 - PM
5
YHU2216
Global Women’s History
None
No
5
YHU2235
Horror Films 1960-2000
None
No
5
YHU2239
Queer Theory
No
5
YHU2240
Defenses of Poetry
No
5
YHU2242
Introduction to Painting
YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1, and YCC1112 Literature and
Humanities 2, and YCC2121 Modern Social Thought
YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1 and YCC1112 Literature and
Humanities 2
None
No
5
YHU2244
None
No
5
YHU2245
History and Philosophy of the
Scientific Revolution
Democratic Theory
YCC2121 Modern Social Thought
No
5
YHU2248
Introduction to 2D Animation
None
No
5
YHU3213
None
No
5
None
No
5
YHU3218
Gender, Household and State in
Mughal India, 1526-1750
China: Neolithic to Yuan through
Archaeology
Dance and Modernism
YCC1111 Literature and Humanities 1, YCC1112 Literature and Humanities 2
No
5
YHU3220
Gandhi at Chauri Chaura
None
No
5
YHU3222
Ovid the Innovator
None
No
5
YHU3223
The Self in Comparative Perspective
None
No
5
YHU3224
Warring States China Intellectual and
Political History
Modern Vietnamese History and
Literature
Acting Theories and Practices
YCC1113 Philosophy and Political Thought 1
No
5
None
No
5
None
No
5
None
2016-04-25 - PM
5
YHU4202
Science and Technology vs Nature:
The Case of Energy
Topics in Religious History
No
5
YHU4203
Creative Music Composition 2
This course is primarily intended for senior level students. Students below
that level should obtain prior approval form the course instructor. Ability to
manage the reading load of a 4000 level course. Evidence of abilities to
integrate primary and secondary sources into a research paper, including
proper bibliographic citations.
None
No
5
YID3204
Food Ecology and Evolution
No
5
YLG1201
Beginning Classical Greek
2016-04-28 - AM
5
YLG3201
Advanced Classical Greek
All students must have fulfilled the common-curriculum science
requirement, or be in the final semester of completing the requirement.
Consequently, the course is closed to first-year students, except under
unusual circumstances.
No pre-requisite.
Preclusion: Students who have successfully completed YLG2201 Intensive
Elementary Greek are not eligible for this course.
YLG2202 Intermediate Classical Greek
2016-05-05 - AM
5
YLL2202
Intermediate Latin
2016-04-28 - PM
5
YSC1204
Statistical Inference
Pre-requisite: YLL1201 Beginning Latin or equivalent
Preclusion: Students who have successfully completed YLL1202 Introduction
to Latin 2 are not eligible for this course.
None
2016-04-25 - PM
5
YSC1207
YCC1131 Scientific Inquiry
2016-05-05 - PM
5
YSC1208
Chemistry: Molecular Structure and
Reactivity
Dogs as Model Organisms
None
2016-04-27 - PM
5
YSC1209
Accelerated Calculus with Applications
None
2016-05-04 - AM
5
YSC2202
Biology Laboratory
No
5
YSC2203
YSC2204
Classical Mechanics
Fundamentals of Programming
YCC2133 Integrated Science 2
YCC2133 Integrated Science 2 (Computer Science Track)
2016-04-28 - AM
2016-04-26 - PM
5
5
YSC2205
Mathematical Methods for Physical
Scientists
YCC2133 Integrated Science 2
2016-04-27 - PM
5
YHU3215
YHU3226
YHU3229
YHU3231
Module Title
Pre-requisite
Exam
MC
Module
Code
YSC2206
Module Title
Pre-requisite
Exam
Principles of Organic Chemistry
YCC1132 Integrated Science
2016-04-28 - PM
M
C
5
YSC3213
Experimental Physics Laboratory
This course is targeted at third year students on the Physics Track major
No
5
YSC3215
Research Seminar
None
No
5
YSC3216
Stochastic Processes and Models
2016-04-26 - AM
5
YSC3217
No
5
YSC3218
Programming Operating Systems,
Interfaces & eXtras
Advanced Calculus
YCC1122 Quantitative Reasoning *and* familiarity with single-variable
calculus (e.g. YSC1206 Conceptual Calculus).
YSC3207 Principles and Tools for Software Development
YSC2209 Proof (or permission of instructor), YSC3205 Linear Algebra
No
5
YSC3219
Theory of Computation
YSC1202 Introduction to Computational Thinking and Programming for All
(ICTPA), IS CS Module, or an equivalent course.
2016-04-28 - AM
5
YSC3220
Rings and Fields
2016-05-04 - PM
5
YSC3221
Computer Vision
2016-05-03 - PM
5
YSS1206
Introduction to Comparative Politics
YSC2209 Proof; YSC3204 Group Theory Experience with mathematical proofwriting and set theory, equivalent to that of the prerequisite Proof course;
familiarity with groups, equivalent to that of the pre-requisite Group Theory
course.
YSC3207 Principles and Tools of Software Development, YSC3205 Linear
Algebra or permission of instructor
None
No
5
YSS2208
Ancient Greek Political Philosophy
YCC1113 Philosophy and Political Thought 1
No
5
YSS3204
Development Economics
YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics, YSS2211 Econometrics
2016-04-28 - AM
5
YSS3212
Chinese Politics
None
No
5
YSS3224
International Finance
2016-04-25 - PM
5
YSS3227
The Economy-Security Nexus
YSS2203 Intermediate Microeconomics, YSS2214 Intermediate
Macroeconomics
YSS2202 Introduction to International Relations
No
5
YSS3228
Health Psychology
YSS2201 Understanding Behaviour and Cognition
2016-05-05 - AM
5
YSS3229
Urbanization and the Environment
None
No
5
YSS3230
HIV/AIDS: From Microbes to Nations
None
2016-04-29 - PM
5
YSS3238
US Foreign Policy
None
No
5
YSS4201
Social Psychology Lab
No
5
YSS4202
Goals and Motivation
YSS2201 Understanding Behavior and Cognition and YSS2216 Statistics and
Research Methods for Psychology
YSS2201 Understanding Behavior and Cognition
No
5
2 How can I take the placement test if I am interested in reading the Yale-NUS Spanish module?
Answer: Please email to Yale-NUS Registry (appeals@yale-nus.edu.sg) if you wish to sit for a placement test. We will direct you to our Language
Coordinator to take the test. Kindly state your email subject as “Spanish Placement Test – Name (Student ID)” e.g. “Spanish Placement Test – Mary Tan
(AxxxxxxxV)”.
3 How do I register for the Yale-NUS Spanish language module?
Answer: Please bid for the module via NUS Centralised Online Registration System (CORS). There are separate quota set aside for FASS students (bidding
commences in Round 2B) and other NUS students (bidding commences in Round 2B).
4 How do I register for the Yale-NUS module (excluding the Spanish language modules)?
Answer:
(A) Application
Please send in your application directly to Yale-NUS Registry (appeals@yale-nus.edu.sg) from 29 December 2015 (CORS Round 0) to 5 January 2016 (CORS
Round 1B) by providing the following information:
1. Full name
2. Student ID number
3. Faculty and course of study
4. Unofficial transcript that lists the NUS modules completed to-date and corresponding grades
5. Cumulative CAP to-date
Kindly state your email subject as “<Module Code> – Name (Student ID)” e.g. “YHU3201 – Mary Tan (AxxxxxxxV)”.
If the module that you are interested in has a pre-requisite requirement, the instructor will review the list of NUS modules that you have previously read
to assess if you are eligible to read the module. You are strongly encouraged to highlight/elaborate on any relevant module(s) or related knowledge that
you think will help you cope with the demands of the module. If you wish to learn more about the course descriptions of the pre-requisite module(s), you
may search for the module(s) at NUS Bulletin Search Modules.
You are reminded to send your emails from your NUS email account to ensure that your emails are properly received and do not land in spam boxes
unattended. This also serves as authentication of your NUS student status. Applications received from non-NUS email account risk being rejected. You are
also reminded to check your emails frequently during the module registration period to ensure that you do not miss out important emails.
(B) Outcome
Yale-NUS College will notify you of the outcome of your application via email as soon as when it is available. One bid point will be deducted for the preallocation of each module in CORS. The College endeavours to inform you latest by 11 January 2016 (CORS Round 3A) so that you may proceed to appeal
for other NUS modules in the event that your application for Yale-NUS module is unsuccessful.
5 Is there any difference in the Semester 2, AY2015-16 academic calendar between Yale-NUS and NUS?
Answer: No, they are the same. Please refer to the Yale-NUS academic calendar at: http://www.yale-nus.edu.sg/curriculum/academic-calendar/.
6 Is there any difference in the Add/Drop policy or timeline between Yale-NUS modules and NUS modules?
Answer: Yes, they are different. If you read a Yale-NUS module, please take note of the Add/Drop timelines.
Activity
Add module
Drop module with no penalty
Drop module with ‘W’ grade
Drop module with ‘F’ grade
Timelines
By end of CORS Round 1B
(Tuesday, 5 January 2016, 5pm)
By end of Recess Week
(Friday, 26 February 2016, 5pm)
By end of Instructional Week 13
(Friday, 15 April 2016, 5pm)
Beyond Friday, 15 April 2016, 5pm
Important: To drop a module, please do not do so via NUS CORS as NUS CORS is configured to administer the NUS Add/Drop timelines. Instead, please
request for a form from the Yale-NUS Registry Office and submit the completed form by the stated deadlines above.
7 How are Yale-NUS modules graded?
Answer: You will receive a letter grade for the Yale-NUS module, and this counts towards your CAP.
8 Which University Level requirements/Faculty requirements can these modules fulfil?
Answer:
• For FASS students, all Spanish modules fulfil the Unrestricted Electives (UE) requirement only. For all other modules, please refer to:
http://blog.nus.edu.sg/corsannouncements/2015/12/16/ync-modules-for-fass-students-sem-2-ay2015-16/.
• For NUS students from other Faculties/Schools, the Yale-NUS modules can be taken towards their Unrestricted Electives (UE) requirement in general.
9 Can I exercise Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory (S/U) option for Yale-NUS modules?
Answer: Yes, in general NUS students read the module towards their Unrestricted Elective requirement and can exercise S/U option for Yale-NUS modules
during the S/U declaration exercise, subject to the rules applicable to their cohort. However, if you are unsure, you are advised to check with your home
Faculty’s Dean’s Office if you are eligible to declare S/U for the module. For FASS students, again, please refer to:
http://blog.nus.edu.sg/corsannouncements/2015/12/16/ync-modules-for-fass-students-sem-2-ay2015-16/.
Prepared by: Yale-NUS College (Registry Department)