School of Humanities Graduate Orientation 2017
Welcome to SoH Assoc Prof Goh Geok Yian Associate Chair (Research) School of Humanities
Graduate Studies at SoH Gr aduate Studie s Matte r s By Ivy Goh
Chinese Asst Prof Qu Jingyi English Asst Prof Yong W ern Mei Graduate Studies Coordinators
History Asst Prof Scott Michael Anthony Linguistics and Multilingual Studies Assoc Prof Francis Bond Graduate Studies Coordinators
Philosophy Asst Prof Christina Chuang Graduate Studies Coordinators
Graduate Studies at SoH Pe r iod of Sc holar ship VS Pe r iod of Candidatur e
Period of Scholarship/ Candidature Scholarship Period (Full Time Candidates) • PhD • 4 years • MA • 2 years Candidature Period (Full Time Candidates) • PhD • 2 - 5 years • MA • 1 - 3 years Extension of candidature requests need to be put up only if a student has exceeded the maximum candidature period.
Period of Scholarship/ Candidature Candidature Period (Part Time Candidates) • PhD • 3 - 7 years • MA • 1 - 4 years Extension of candidature requests need to be put up only if a student has exceeded the maximum candidature period.
Graduate Studies at SoH T e ac hing Re quir e me nts
Graduate Assistantship Programme for International PhD students on MOE non-premium scholarship Mode of Clocking Maximum hours Maximum % allowable Graduate Assistantship allowable for this No out of the stipulated Remarks Programme Hours category during GAP requirement (Per Candidature) candidature Official office hours and preparation of the class can be taken into account. 1 Teaching Hours/Laboratory 416 hours 100% As a guide, preparation time taken for the Supervision assignment done should not take more than half of the time required for the assignment. The quality of the research supervision or RA duty needs to be endorsed by the student’s Research Assistant duty, supervisor. inclusive of research 125 hours No preparation time is to be clocked in this 2 30% supervision (Out of 416) assignment. The RA duty should go beyond the scope of the research project undertaken by the student to fulfil the requirement of the PGR programme. Other developmental 83 hours Other assignments with developmental value 3 assignments (Out of 416) 20% approved by the Vice Dean. PhD IS on a non-premium scholarship should serve 104 hours per semester (8 hours x 13 weeks) for a 2-year period, i.e. a total of 416 hours in his/her candidature. The maximum percentage allowable for the 3 categories of duty remains the same for all IS on MOE PGR scholarships (regardless of programme or type of scholarship). Flexibility is allowed for the IS to plan on a yearly basis instead of completing the hours by semester. The above stated hours are the baseline requirements for IS on MOE-funded scholarships GRO Students are not required to fulfil the GAP Hours NPGS Singaporean and SPR students are required to fulfil 50% of the above requirement. SINGAPORE ANS AND SINGAPORE AN PE RMANE NT RE SIDE NT S WIL L NE E D T O F UL F IL L 50% OF T HE HOURS L IST E D ABOVE
Graduate Assistantship Programme for International MA students on MOE non-premium scholarship Mode of Clocking Maximum hours Maximum % allowable Graduate Assistantship allowable for this No out of the stipulated Remarks Programme Hours category during GAP requirement (Per Candidature) candidature Official office hours and preparation of the class can be taken into account. 1 Teaching Hours/Laboratory 156 hours 100% As a guide, preparation time taken for the Supervision assignment done should not take more than half of the time required for the assignment. The quality of the research supervision or RA duty needs to be endorsed by the student’s Research Assistant duty, supervisor. inclusive of research 47 hours No preparation time is to be clocked in this 2 30% supervision (Out of 156) assignment. The RA duty should go beyond the scope of the research project undertaken by the student to fulfil the requirement of the PGR programme. Other developmental 31 hours Other assignments with developmental value 3 assignments (Out of 156) 20% approved by the Vice Dean. MA IS on a non-premium scholarship should serve 78 hours per semester (6 hours x 13 weeks) for a 2-year period, i.e. a total of 156 hours in his/her candidature. The maximum percentage allowable for the 3 categories of duty remains the same for all IS on MOE PGR scholarships (regardless of programme or type of scholarship). Flexibility is allowed for the IS to plan on a yearly basis instead of completing the hours by semester. The above stated hours are the baseline requirements for IS on MOE-funded scholarships SINGAPORE ANS AND SINGAPORE AN PE RMANE NT RE SIDE NT S WIL L NE E D T O F UL F IL L 50% OF T HE HOURS L IST E D ABOVE
Teaching Requirements PhD students are required to teach 3 hours without payment per week per semester MA students on College-funded scholarship are required to teach 2 hours without payment per week per semester For students on a scholarship who teach only 1 semester per academic year, they are required to teach double of the above requirements without payment per week. For example, PhD students on RSS will need to teach 6 hours without payment per week if they are only teaching for 1 semester per academic year Beyond the requirement, students on scholarships will be paid Students who are self-funded or no longer on scholarship paid starting from their very first hour of teaching
Graduate Studies at SoH Gr aduation Re quir e me nts
Graduation Requirements PhD Candidates (Full Time) • Complete 6 courses • Obtain a minimum CGPA of 3.50 • Pass a Confirmation Exercise • Attend 15 Seminars and submit a copy of proof of attendance • Pass Research Integrity Online course and submit the certificate All of the above by the end of 18 months • Candidates will be required to pass HWG702 (Small Group Teaching) by their Confirmation before they can be granted the $500 RSS stipend increment • Submit thesis before the end of the scholarship period
Graduation Requirements PhD Candidates (Part Time) • Complete 6 courses • Obtain a minimum CGPA of 3.50 • Pass a Confirmation Exercise • Attend 20 Seminars and submit a copy of proof of attendance • Pass Research Integrity Online course and submit the certificate All of the above by the end of 24 months • Submit thesis before the end of the candidature period
Graduation Requirements MA Candidates (Full Time) • Complete 3 courses • Obtain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 • Submit a satisfactory progress report from their supervisor • Attend 10 Seminars and submit a copy of proof of attendance • Pass Research Integrity Online course and submit the certificate • An official confirmation exercise is not required for MA students All of the above by the end of 12 months • Submit thesis before the end of the scholarship period
Graduation Requirements MA Candidates (Part Time) • Complete 3 courses • Obtain a minimum CGPA of 3.00 • Submit a satisfactory progress report from their supervisor • Attend 10 Seminars and submit a copy of proof of attendance • Pass Research Integrity Online course and submit the certificate • An official confirmation exercise is not required for MA students All of the above by the end of 12 months • Submit thesis before the end of the candidature period
Graduation Requirements Can I be exempted from courses if I have taken an equivalent course from another university? • 1 out ut of 3 3 courses f for M MA s stude udents • 3 out ut of 6 6 courses f for PhD PhD stude udents Can I take additional courses? • Research s stude udents m may take up up to 2 addi dditio ional courses dur during t the heir ir c candida ndidature (on n top o p of t total pr programme r requir uirements) What are the maximum number of courses allowable per semester? • MA S Stude udents – 9 AUs or 3 3 Courses p per er sem emes ester • PhD PhD S Stude udents – 15 AUs o or 5 5 Courses p per er sem emes ester
Information Literacy Programme Information Literacy Seminar for PG Students • Compulsory Seminar – Information Research and Management for PG Research Students • Seminar is offered by the Library and is non-graded • Should be completed in your first year Aimed at providing all postgraduate research students with a strong foundational • knowledge of current resources, tools, methods and practices in undertaking research in a digital information environment • The seminar is held monthly and the schedule is provided in the link below • Sign Up here: https://blogs.ntu.edu.sg/lib-learning/workshops/ Complete before 1 st Year of Candidature (this is tied to your renewal of scholarship) Library In Charge – Mr Frank Seah – frankseah@ntu.edu.sg
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