Overview

The PhD students at the Interdisciplinary Graduate Programme at Nanyang Technological University will be required to complete two out of their six graduate courses in a second discipline, as compared to a regular PhD student that does all six courses in the core discipline.

Features

In addition to taking courses beyond one core discipline, the Graduate Programme’s PhD students can choose to complete one year of academic research in top universities overseas.

Programme Structure

Research Projects

Supporting positive mental health through museum artefacts, co-creation design and health communication: an interdisciplinary perspective

Understanding culture and creativity through computational social science

The impact of bi-/multilingualism and bi-/multiculturalism on attitudes to cultural diversity and social cohesion

Price Dynamics in NFT Markets

A User Perspective of Deepfakes: Identification and Impact

A study of telemedicine-supported doctor-patient interaction in Family Medicine

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-04 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-31 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

105

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Singapore, Singapore

Disciplines

Education View 3 other PhDs in Education in Singapore

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Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

GRE^®

153 _(verbal)

149 _{(quantitative)}

3.5 _(analytical)

English requirements

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105

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Other requirements

General requirements

Relevant Bachelor Degree with 1st Class Honours or equivalent

GRE (With validity of 5 years from date of application) Minimum Verbal Reasoning Measure (V) ≥ 153; Minimum Quantitative Reasoning Measure (Q) ≥ 149; Minimum Analytical Writing (AW) ≥ 3.5; Total V+Q ≥ 319

We strongly encourage all applicants to upload a short introductory video (< 3 mins) of themselves during application. Please provide the URL of your video in your application. Video link should be accessible for at least 9 months and not set to private. Priority assessment will be given to applicants who have prepared the video presentation. The video should include:

Your qualities, passion and motivation for pursuing a PhD in NTU

Your career ambitions

Demonstration of your research skills in key experimental/simulation/theoretical methods (Optional)

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

22850 SGD / year

≈ 22850 SGD / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

14700 SGD / year

≈ 14700 SGD / year

Living costs

Singapore

1878 - 3880 SGD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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Available Scholarships

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