To achieve the minor, students are required to complete coursework and project-based courses comprising three National University of Singapore’s (NUS) Innovation and Design Programme (iDP) courses total 20 Units and one Yale-NUS course (5 unit). The NUS courses do not require prerequisites or prior technical knowledge.
Students undertaking this minor will not be able to select or qualify for another Yale-NUS minor.
Application Process
Students should declare their interest in this minor during the Course Planning Exercise (CPE) in Week 8 of Semester 1 in each academic year by registering for any of the approved courses. If the student demand is higher than the quota, the interested students will be asked to provide additional information as part of a simple application process.
Regular Sequence – Class of 2025
| SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| YEAR 1 | Apply for minor during MPE | NUS EG2201A. User-Centred Collaborative Design |
| YEAR 2 | NUS EG2301. Case Studies in Innovations | NUS EG3301R. Design Centric Programme (DCP) Project |
| YEAR 3 | NUS EG3301R. Design Centric Programme (DCP) Project | x |
| YEAR 4 | X | X |
Compressed Sequence
| SEMESTER 1 | SEMESTER 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| YEAR 1 | X | X |
| YEAR 2 | Apply for minor during MPE | NUS EG2201A. User-Centred Collaborative Design NUS EG3301R. Design Centric Programme (DCP) Project |
| YEAR 3 | NUS EG2301. Case Studies in Innovations NUS EG3301R. Design Centric Programme (DCP) Project | x |
| YEAR 4 | X | X |
