National University of Singapore (NUS) Courses and Fees 2025

You require 160 MCs (Modular Credits) to graduate. 12 MCs are for internships and industrial attachment. Hence, we are encouraged to take up internships and get some hands-on knowledge in the industry. Apart from core modules, there are some university-level requirements and are known as General Education modules which are compulsory for all students. Computer Science has about 700 students. While we only have 1-2 professors for each module, we have the concept of tutorials where we are divided into smaller groups of 10-20 students and are assigned to a senior in the same course who conducts classes for a deeper understanding of the material.

Being a resident of Singapore, it is quite affordable. The University provides an option to sign a bond with the Government where we are required to work in Singapore for 3 years and in return, we get subsidized fees for all years in university. I opted for this option and hence my fees were quite subsidized.

All the courses are highly updated. Professors have the flexibility to update the course at any moment.

30000 SGD is the program fee.

Course curriculum is updated every semester by professors. We also had guest professors from MIT. Profs are very experienced and good at teaching. Will be getting industrial exposure / research experience in the coming years.

Good academic reputation, affordable, safe and developed city

I've only finished my first semester here, so my firsthand experience with the overall course curriculum would be limited. However, from what I've studied so far, I can confidently say that the course syllabus is updated, relevant and really challenges students. The initial parts are adapted from the MIT curriculum and aims to build a very strong foundation. The way the syllabus is taught made me really appreciate the subject on another level (although the first semester was a huge jump from high school and is pretty challenging in my opinion). I haven't had industrial exposure/research experience yet (as I just finished my first semester), but NUS has great research opportunities and industrial exposure(internships are compulsory and you can choose from extra opportunities that the university notifies you with).

There were a few reasons I aspired to study at NUS. First, I wanted to pursue Computer Science, so I considered factors like programme quality, university rankings and expert opinion. Second, for my undergraduate studies, I preferred not too move too far away from Singapore. So, NUS was my #1 choice. Honestly, NUS is a very prestigious institution and the fact that CS is a competitive major there motivated me to take on the challenge. I felt that graduating from here would make me well-moulded to take on real-world challenges.