Singapore Institute of Technology Launches Seven New Degree Programmes

13 January 2012

SINGAPORE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY LAUNCHES SEVEN NEW DEGREE PROGRAMMES 

The Singapore Institute of Technology (SIT) will launch seven new degree programmes with four Overseas University (OU) Partners for its August 2012 intake.

The new programmes bring ¬the total number offered by SIT from 17 to 24. Apart from expanding the number of programmes with its existing partner, University of Glasgow (UOG), SIT has entered into partnerships with new OU partners, The Glasgow School of Arts and Wheelock College. The partnership with Trinity College Dublin is pending final ratification by its University Board in Ireland. This brings its number of partner OUs from 7 to 10. The new degree programmes offered are listed in the table below:

As an institution initiated by the Ministry of Education, SIT continues to add new degree programmes to offer polytechnic graduates more upgrading opportunities with industry-focused degrees in growth sectors of the economy. SIT keeps close consultation with government agencies, polytechnics and industry partners to ensure that the degree programmes and OUs selected have high reputation in their respective fields.

On the new collaborations, SIT President Professor Tan Chin Tiong said, “SIT has grown rapidly since it was established in 2009. We have now expanded our disciplines to include design and education. We want to equip our students with the know-how to excel in their chosen fields of study and be job-ready for employers when they graduate. We are pleased to have these new degree programmes and anticipate announcing more soon.”

SIT Admission Exercise

SIT’s admission period will open on 1 February 2012. Interested students can apply via the SIT website at www.SingaporeTech.edu.sg. SIT takes a holistic approach in assessing applicants, taking into consideration academic results, extra-curricular interests and the candidate’s passion and personal qualities. Relevant work experience will also be considered and all shortlisted applicants will be assessed through interviews. For specific programmes, students may also have to submit portfolios or essays.

About Singapore Institute of Technology

SIT was established by the Ministry of Education in 2009 to offer undergraduate degree programmes primarily for polytechnic graduates. In partnership with various reputable overseas universities, SIT has brought to Singapore some of the world’s top industry-focused degree programmes targeted at growth sectors of the economy.
 
Through a unique tripartite collaboration with its overseas university partners and the five local polytechnics, SIT represents a new model that is set to become a key pillar of university education. SIT also adopts a distributed campus model to allow greater synergy and efficiency. Through this model, SIT’s degree programmes will be housed within an SIT building in each of the polytechnics to cater to an intake of at least 2000 full-time students per academic year by 2015.

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NEW OVERSEAS UNIVERSITY PARTNERS

Trinity College Dublin

Trinity College Dublin will offer two degree programmes: Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy and Bachelor of Science in Physiotherapy. Both degree programmes will be conducted at Nanyang Polytechnic.

Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin, established in 1592, is recognised globally as Ireland’s premier university. As Ireland’s leading university, the pursuit of excellence through research and scholarship is at the heart of a Trinity education. It has an outstanding record of publications in high-impact journals and leading academic publishers. Interdisciplinarity forms a key element in the university strategy in increasing Trinity’s international standing as a research-led university. Many of its alumni have helped shape history and include two Nobel prize winners – Ernest Walton for physics and Samuel Beckett for literature.

The Glasgow School of Art

The Glasgow School of Art (GSA) will offer two degree programmes: Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Communication Design and Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Interior Design. Both degree programmes will be conducted at Temasek Polytechnic.

Founded in 1845 as a government School of Design, GSA is one of Europe’s leading higher education institutions for creative education and research in design, fine art and architecture. In fact, a quarter of the artists shortlisted for the Turner Prize since 2005 have been GSA graduates. At the heart of the GSA campus is the Mackintosh building designed by the famous Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, an alumnus of the college who was a prominent member of the “Glasgow School” movement. A novel curriculum in collaboration with SIT-UOG’s Mechanical Design Engineering degree programme is also being planned which will combine both engineering and design.

A GSA education is practice based, face-to-face, professionally oriented and socially engaged – Design Week magazine placed the GSA into its ‘Hot 50’ list as a Global Leader in its field, demonstrating their commitment to the development of design education, practice and research at the very highest levels.

Wheelock College

Wheelock College (WLC) will offer a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education. The degree programme will be conducted at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

Since 1888, Wheelock College (WLC) of Boston, USA, has sought to provide a transformational education to students who are passionate about making the world a better place, with a special emphasis on preparing its learners to teach, mentor and nurture young children and their families. The Wheelock degree balances the need to incorporate both theory and the development of real-life skills into its curriculum, leading its graduates to become skillful practitioners and leaders in the profession of Early Childhood Education. Its broad-based, globally-focused degree provides a distinctly interactive classroom experience for its students, with many of the modules co-taught by experienced Boston and Singapore instructors.

 
NEW PROGRAMMES OFFERED BY CURRENT OVERSEAS UNIVERSITY PARTNERS

University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow (UOG) will offer two new degree programmes, in addition to the current Mechanical Design and Mechatronics degree programmes offered at Ngee Ann Polytechnic.

The new programmes are:
i) Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aeronautical Engineering
ii) Bachelor of Engineering with Honours in Aerospace Systems

Both programmes will be conducted at Singapore Polytechnic.

Founded in 1451, the University of Glasgow (UOG) is the fourth-oldest university in the English-speaking world and in the top 1% of universities in the world. UOG is a member of the distinguished Russell Group, comprising the United Kingdom’s 20 leading research-intensive universities, and is also a founding member of Universitas 21 – a network of universities established as an international reference point and resource for strategic thinking on issues of global significance. UOG’s students graduate equipped with the skills they need to compete in a global workplace, and with friendships and networks that last a lifetime.

Associated with seven Nobel Laureates and boasting alumni like Adam Smith, Lord Kelvin and James Watt, UOG sustains a broad portfolio of leading-edge research funded by industry, research councils and governmental agencies.