As Yale-NUS students journey through the Common Curriculum and explore their interests through electives, they may discover areas of unexpected academic intrigue.
At the end of their second year, each student will select a major. Students with multiple interests can also select a minor to broaden their academic perspectives. In their final year, each student delves deeper into their intellectual interests through a year-long project. This culminating capstone project enables them to develop and design a self-directed project, specific to their major, under the guidance of a faculty member.
Majors & Minors
We offer a diverse variety of academic programmes for students to explore during their time at Yale-NUS. At the end of their second year, each student at Yale-NUS College selects a major and has the option of choosing a minor as well.
Anthropology
MAJOR | MINOR
Investigate human cultural variation and immerse yourself in complex, important issues such as religion, gender, technology, public health, and migration.
Arts and Humanities
MAJOR | MINOR
Study art in human life and the core elements of human expression from historical, critical, comparative, and practice-based perspectives.
Economics
MAJOR | MINOR
Learn how scarce resources are allocated and value determined, and how this impacts societies, markets, firms, and institutions.
Environmental Studies
MAJOR | MINOR
Draw upon the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences to learn about and critically engage with the environmental challenges to human and planetary well-being.
Global Affairs
MAJOR | MINOR
Understand the underlying causes and consequences of transnational socio-economic, political and developmental challenges, and explore solutions to global issues.
History
MAJOR | MINOR
Explore the complex relationship between our understanding of the past and our experience of the present.
Life Sciences
MAJOR | MINOR
Ask questions and seek answers about how life works across all scales, starting with the molecular and expanding to study entire ecosystems.
Literature
MAJOR | MINOR
Refine your capacity to interpret human experiences represented in the written word by exploring Anglophone literature, Chinese languages, ancient Greek, and Latin.
Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences (MCS)
MAJOR | MINOR
Develop skills in statistical data analysis and mathematical problem-solving, in the communication of complicated information, and computer programming.
Philosophy
MAJOR | MINOR
Investigate the nature of the good life and of reality, knowledge, truth, and beauty. Learn how to lead rewarding and productive lives informed by philosophical reflection.
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
MAJOR
Develop an integrated understanding of the world through knowledge and skills that investigate links among economic, political, philosophical and ethical phenomena.
Physical Sciences
MAJOR | MINOR
Explore some of the fundamental processes in matter, energy, space, and time. Gain the ability to understand physical concepts and solve real-world scientific problems.
Psychology
MAJOR | MINOR
Investigate why we are influenced by others, why we become the persons that we are, and how our brains work.
Urban Studies
MAJOR | MINOR
Learn about urban development and city life from multiple disciplinary perspectives: historical, political, economic, sociological, architectural, and geographical.
Chinese Studies
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Study ancient societies, the development of ‘Classical’ traditions, and their continuing cultural significance in South Asia, ancient China, the Mediterranean, and the Near East.
Global Antiquity
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Study ancient societies, the development of ‘Classical’ traditions, and their continuing cultural significance in South Asia, ancient China, the Mediterranean, and the Near East.
Innovation and Design
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Learn and apply the principles of design thinking and engineering to solve a practical problem.
We offer a diverse variety of academic programmes for students to explore during their time at Yale-NUS. At the end of their second year, each student at Yale-NUS College selects a major and has the option of choosing a minor as well.
Arts and Humanities
MAJOR | MINOR
Study art in human life and the core elements of human expression from historical, critical, comparative and practice-based perspectives.
Environmental Studies
MAJOR | MINOR
Draw upon the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences to learn about and critically engage with the environmental challenges to human and planetary well-being.
History
MAJOR | MINOR
Explore the complex relationship between our understanding of the past and our experience of the present.
Literature
MAJOR | MINOR
Refine your capacity to interpret human experiences represented in the written word by exploring Anglophone literature, Chinese languages, ancient Greek, and Latin.
Philosophy
MAJOR | MINOR
Investigate the nature of the good life and of reality, knowledge, truth, and beauty. Learn how to lead rewarding and productive lives informed by philosophical reflection.
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
MAJOR
Develop an integrated understanding of the world through knowledge and skills that investigate links among economic, political, philosophical, and ethical phenomena.
Chinese Studies
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Gain in-depth understanding of China, both as a historical tradition and as a modern nation with a wide-ranging sphere of influence.
Global Antiquity
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Study ancient societies, the development of ‘Classical’ traditions, and their continuing cultural significance in South Asia, ancient China, the Mediterranean, and the Near East.
Innovation and Design
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Learn and apply the principles of design thinking and engineering to solve a practical problem.
We offer a diverse variety of academic programmes for students to explore during their time at Yale-NUS. At the end of their second year, each student at Yale-NUS College selects a major and has the option of choosing a minor as well.
Environmental Studies
MAJOR | MINOR
Draw upon the natural sciences, humanities and social sciences to learn about and critically engage with the environmental challenges to human and planetary well-being.
Life Sciences
MAJOR | MINOR
Ask questions and seek answers about how life works across all scales, starting with the molecular and expanding to study entire ecosystems.
Mathematical, Computational and Statistical Sciences (MCS)
MAJOR | MINOR
Develop skills in statistical data analysis and mathematical problem-solving, in the communication of complicated information, and computer programming.
Physical Sciences
MAJOR | MINOR
Explore some of the fundamental processes in matter, energy, space, and time. Gain the ability to understand physical concepts and solve real-world scientific problems.
Innovation and Design
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Learn and apply the principles of design thinking and engineering to solve a practical problem.
We offer a diverse variety of academic programmes for students to explore during their time at Yale-NUS. At the end of their second year, each student at Yale-NUS College selects a major and has the option of choosing a minor as well.
Anthropology
MAJOR | MINOR
Investigate human cultural variation and immerse yourself in complex, important issues such as religion, gender, technology, public health, and migration.
Economics
MAJOR | MINOR
Learn how scarce resources are allocated and value determined, and how this impacts societies, markets, firms, and institutions.
Environmental Studies
MAJOR | MINOR
Draw upon the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences to learn about and critically engage with the environmental challenges to human and planetary well-being.
Global Affairs
MAJOR | MINOR
Understand the underlying causes and consequences of transnational socio-economic, political and developmental challenges, and explore solutions to global issues.
Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE)
MAJOR
Develop an integrated understanding of the world through knowledge and skills that investigate links among economic, political, philosophical, and ethical phenomena.
Psychology
MAJOR | MINOR
Investigate why we are influenced by others, why we become the persons that we are, and how our brains work.
Urban Studies
MAJOR | MINOR
Learn about urban development and city life from multiple disciplinary perspectives: historical, political, economic, sociological, architectural, and geographical.
Chinese Studies
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Gain in-depth understanding of China, both as a historical tradition and as a modern nation with a wide-ranging sphere of influence.
Innovation and Design
INDEPENDENT MINOR
Learn and apply the principles of design thinking and engineering to solve a practical problem.
Independent Minors
Students at Yale-NUS College have the opportunity to declare an optional ‘independent’ minor in Chinese Studies, Global Antiquity or our newest independent minor, Innovation and Design, in addition to the existing minors offered by the College.
Chinese Studies
Gain in-depth understanding of China, both as a historical tradition and as a modern nation with a wide-ranging sphere of influence.
Global Antiquity
Study ancient societies, the development of ‘Classical’ traditions, and their continuing cultural significance in South Asia, ancient China, the Mediterranean, and the Near East.
Innovation and Design
Learn and apply the principles of design thinking and engineering to solve a practical problem.
Double Degree Programme in Law and Liberal Arts
A five-year honours programme offered jointly by Yale-NUS College and Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore (NUS Law), for those seeking both a broad liberal arts education and professional training in the law. Students graduate with a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) degree from Yale-NUS College and a Bachelor of Laws (with Honours) degree from NUS Law.
Languages at Yale-NUS College
Students at Yale-NUS College have the option of studying a wide variety of languages on our campus, in partnership with our parent institutions (Yale University and the National University of Singapore) or during their summer or semester study abroad programmes. The languages we offer range from Spanish to Sign Language.
Capstone Projects
The capstone project provides an opportunity for final-year students to draw on their diverse experiences in their major and the College, and apply them to a year-long research, creative or experiential project.
Academic Experience
Students start their academic journey at Yale-NUS with the Common Curriculum, which gives them a broad education in key subjects essential for twenty-first century living. With each passing semester, students are encouraged to focus on the study of a specific major and minor, while still taking additional electives in fields that are of interest to them.
