PLANNING FOUNDATION AND SOFTWARE SKILLS WORKSHOP

The Planning Foundation and Software Skills Workshop provides training in the basic skills students need to start their journey in the Master of Urban Planning (MUP) programme. It focuses on software skills and planning terminology that are essential to conducting site analysis and preparing plans, 3D-models, graphics and presentations. Students will be able to apply what they have learnt directly in their planning studios.

Lessons will start in Week 0 where students will attend a series of mini lectures on planning principles. The software lessons will be woven into the first 6 weeks of the semester. A detailed schedule will be given separately.

Choosing Electives

In the course of the 2-year MUP programme, you may choose to enrol in up to six electives. This is an opportunity to specialize in areas that you think will be useful to your career, or simply to pursue an interest related to urban planning and development broadly conceived.

You should focus on choosing electives offered by the Department of Architecture (DOA), CDE Periodically, there might be spaces available in other courses offered outside the DOA that are relevant to urban planning. In such cases, we will keep you updated on the list of approved electives you can choose from.

Enrolling in electives in NUS is a multi-staged process where you will have several opportunities to register your interest together with the entire student population. Because the final selection is done by the instructor who teaches the class, enrolment is NOT automatically successful - even if the elective is offered by the Department of Architecture, and even if the elective has been approved by the Director. All course selection is done through NUSMOD. You will receive notifications from the university that let you know when you can start selecting your electives, and how to do it.

If you wish to enrol in a course outside the DOA, CDE that is not in the approved list of electives, you may wish to write to the instructor directly to seek advice and explain why you would like to take the class. You should also inform us as early as possible. In such cases, while we will try our best to support your choices, there is no guarantee that enrolment can be worked out and additional fees may have to be paid. Note also that all electives should be 5000 level courses (Graduate/Upper graduate).

Internships

The Internship course (DEP5108) can be taken by students during the long vacation between Years 1 and 2. It gives students the opportunity to experience professional life in Singapore as well as complement what has been taught in class. It may also open up opportunities for future formal employment.

Since 2020, internships may be conducted with overseas companies/organisations.

The Internship course counts for 8 Units. It takes the place of two electives in Semester 3. Students who wish to undertake this course should fulfil the following conditions:

1. Completed and passed Year 1 of the MUP.

2. The internship should take place for a minimum period of two months during the long vacation between Semester 2 and 3, and take up five full working days (about 40 hours) per week.

3. The student should submit the “Application for Internship Course (DEP 5108)” at least two weeks before the proposed start of the Internship.

4. The student is required to make one oral presentation to the supervisor during the period of the internship as well as submit a final report.

Some companies and government agencies that have accepted interns from the MUP programme include:

(in Singapore)

Surbana Jurong Pte Ltd

Cistri

AEDAS

CPG Consultants Pte Ltd

Housing and Development Board

Centre for Liveable Cities

WATG

Perennial Holdings

Urban Redevelopment Authority

(overseas)

Cushman & Wakefield (Shanghai)

Shanghai Tongji Urban Planning & Design Institute

Tokyo Development Learning Center (World Bank Group)

Urban Planning & Design Institute of Shenzhen

Tianhua Architecture, Planning and Engineering Pte Ltd

Please visit the MUP programme webpage to find out more about how to source and apply for an internship, as well as to download the form that you need to submit in order to enrol in the course. We will provide more details on internships at the start of Year 1 Sem 2.