For cohorts admitted from AY2021/2022 onwards:
The two-year University Town College Programme (UTCP) in the College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) is a five-course curriculum typically read over four semesters. Each student will read four UTCP courses (one Junior Seminar, two Senior Seminars, one Ideas & Exposition course) within our College and one 21st Century Competencies Pillar Course (either Data or Digital Literacy) with their home faculty. The UTCP is designed as an alternative pathway to the General Education (GE) programme at NUS. Completing the UTCP contributes to the fulfilment of GE programme requirements for graduation.
CAPT students who complete the UTCP and participate in the co-curricular Community Engagement programme of the College will be considered to have fulfilled the Communities and Engagement pillar of the NUS General Education curriculum.
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Junior Seminars focus on breadth and cover a wide range of topics, while the Senior Seminars build awareness of issues relevant to Singapore and the region. All seminars are held in small classes led by faculty members who are also Fellows of the College.
The UTCP curriculum offered at CAPT provides students with an opportunity to explore a broad range of intellectual topics related to the College focus area on Community Engagement and Active Citizenship and is characterized by the small, interactive seminar-style classes.
For cohorts admitted in AY2020/2021 and before:
The two-year University Town College Programme (UTCP) in the College of Alice & Peter Tan is a five-course curriculum typically read over four semesters. Each student under the UTCP programme will read a total of five courses – one Junior Seminar, two Senior Seminars, two Ideas & Expositions (writing) courses. The UTCP is designed as an alternative pathway to the General Education programme at NUS. By completing the five UTCP courses, students satisfy University Level Requirements (ULRs), which most NUS degree programmes require for graduation.
Junior Seminars bring freshmen together to explore interesting and diverse topics in a highly interactive environment. Students work collaboratively and tackle issues from a multidisciplinary perspective.
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Senior Seminars are designed to give students an informed perspective of issues that are important to society in Singapore and Asia, help them think critically and challenge them to make a difference.
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Ideas & Exposition courses are offered by the Centre for English Language Communication’s Writing Unit. These help students to develop core strategies that underlie successful scholarly writing in the humanities, social sciences, life sciences, physical sciences and mathematics.
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