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Modules Offered - Semester 1, Academic Year 2011 - 2012


Writing & Critical Thinking
| Writing & Research |Civilizational Studies | Human Behaviour | Literary Studies
Philosophical Inquiries | Society, Economy, Polity | Visual & Performing Arts | Life Sciences
Nature's Laws | Quantitative Reasoning | Information Technologies
| University Scholars Seminar

 

Domain: Compulsory Area

Writing & Critical Thinking

UWC2101S

Writing & Critical Thinking: Danger and National Security
Dr Yew Kong Leong
Exam: Nil
Gp 1: Tuesday and Friday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm  (TR1)
Gp 2: Tuesday and Friday  2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (TR1)

UWC2101V

Writing & Critical Thinking: Language, Culture and ‘Native’ Peoples
Dr Peter Vail
Exam: Nil
Gp 1: Monday and Thursday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm  (TR1)
Gp 2: Monday and Thursday  6.00 pm – 8.00 pm (TR1)

UWC2101X

Writing & Critical Thinking: The Idea of the University
Prof Philip Holden
Exam: Nil
Monday and Thursday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm  (TR1)

UWC2101A

Writing and Critical Thinking Module: Colonialism and Cosmopolitanism
Dr Leung Wing Sze
Exam: Nil
Grp 1: Tuesday 4.00 pm – 6.00 pm  and Friday 6:00 to 8:00 pm (TR1)
Grp 2: Tuesday and Friday 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm  (TR1)

UWC2101B

Writing and Critical Thinking Module: Civic Discourse in a Fractious World
Dr Mark Dean Brantner
Exam: Nil
Grp 1: Monday and Thursday 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm  (TR1)
Grp 2: Monday and Thursday 4.00 pm – 6.00 pm  (TR1)


Domain: Humanities & Social Sciences

Writing and Research

UWC2102A

Writing and Research: Globalizing Food
A/P Johan Geertsema
Exam: Nil
Monday and Thursday 8.00 am – 10.00 am  (TR1)

This module will be classified under the HSS basket.


Domain: Humanities & Social Sciences

Civilizational Studies

UCV2208

Sinbad, Shipwrecks and Singapore
A/P John Miksic
Exam: Nil
Lecture: Thursday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (SR2)
Tutorials:
GP 1: Wednesdays  10.00 am – 12.00 pm (TR2)
GP 2: Wednesdays 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (TR2)


Human Behaviour

UHB2204

Virtue and Leadership
A/P  Loy Hui Chieh
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style:        Monday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (SR1)
Wednesday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm (SR2)

UHB2206

Leadership in a Complex World
A/P Albert Teo
Mr Aaron Maniam
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Saturdays 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm (SR1)


Literary Studies

ULT2299A

Topics in Lit. 2: Understanding Irony
Prof John Richardson
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Saturday 2.00 pm – 5.00 pm (TR2)

ULT2299C

Topics in Lit. 2:The Subject of Reading
Dr Lo Mun Hou
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Tuesdays and Fridays 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (SR1)

ULT2398B

Singapore Studies: Nationalism and the Arts
A/P Barbara Ryan
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style:     Monday 4.00 pm – 6:00 pm (SR2)
                                Thursday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (SR1)

Note: Students may take at most one module from each of the Literary Series ULT2298(X) and ULT2299(X).
ULT2398B belongs to the ULT2298(X) series.


Philosophical Inquiries

UPI2205

Ethics and the Environment
AP Anh Tuan Nuyen
Exam: Nil
Lecture: Monday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm (SR2)
Tutorials:
Gp 1: Thursday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm (TR2)
Gp 2: Tuesday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (TR2)

UPI2206

Creative Thinking: Innovation and Deal-Making
Dr Daniela Plewe
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Wednesday 2:00 pm – 6.00 pm (ERC_SR11)

Note: Due to the new locality for this module, students taking this module will temporarily need to bring their own laptops/netbooks for the first few weeks of lessons.


Society, Economy, Polity

USE2307

HIV/AIDS: From Microbes to Nations
Prof Bishop George
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style:     Tuesday 12:00 pm – 2.00 pm (SR1)
                                Thursday 12:00 pm – 2.00 pm (SR2)

USE2308

New Media and Politics
Carol Soon
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Tuesday and Friday 10:00 am – 12.00 pm (SR2)

USE2309

Ordinary Politics
Dr Jeremy Arnold
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Monday and Wednesday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm (SR1)


Visual & Performing Arts

UAR2201

Cyberart
Dr Daniela Plewe
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Thursdays 2.00 pm - 6.00 pm (ERC_SR11)

Note: Due to the new locality for Cyberarts, students taking this module will temporarily need to bring their own laptops/netbooks for the first few weeks of lessons.



Domain: Sciences & Technologies

Life Sciences

ULS2204

Biodiversity and Conservation Biology    
Dr David Bickford
Exam Date: 24/11/2011(Thu), 9:00 AM
Lecture: Tuesdays 10.00 am – 12.00 pm (SR1)
Tutorials:
Gp 1: Friday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm (TR2)
Gp 2: Friday 2.00 pm – 4.00 pm (TR2)

ULS2205

Biosemiotics: Signs in Nature
Dr Don Favareau
Exam Date:  Nil
Seminar Style: Monday and Thursday 12.00 pm - 2.00 pm (SR1)


Nature's Laws

UNL2201

Space, Time and Matter
Dr Rajesh R Parwani
Exam Date: 25/11/2011(Fri), 9:00 AM
Seminar Style: Tuesdays and Friday 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm (SR2)

UNL2206

Nature's Threads
A/P Ali Namazie
Exam: Nil
Lecture: Tuesdays 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm (SR2)
Tutorials:
Gp 1: Thursday 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm (TR2)
Gp 2: Friday 12.00 pm – 2.00 pm (TR2)


Quantitative Reasoning

UQR2206

Simplicity
Dr Rajesh R Parwani
Exam Date: 21/11/2011(Mon), 9:00 AM
Seminar Style: Monday and Wednesday 2.00 pm - 4.00 pm (SR2)


Quantitative Reasoning Foundation

UQF2101A

Quantitative Reasoning Foundation: Epidemics
A/P Peter Pang Yu Hin
Exam: NIL
Seminar Style:    Tuesday 4:00 pm – 6.00 pm (TR2)
Thursday 4:00 pm – 6.00 pm (TR2)


Information Technologies

UIT2205

Quantum Computing and Information
Dr Kuldip Singh
Exam Date: 22/11/2011(Tue), 1:00 PM
Lecture: Monday 4.00 pm – 6.00 pm (SR1)
Tutorials: 
Gp 1: Thursday 10.00 am – 12.00 pm (SR2)
Gp 2: Thursday 4.00 pm – 6.00 pm (SR2)

UIT2206

The Importance of Being Formal
A/P Martin Henz
Exam Date: 23/11/2011(Wed), 9:00 AM
Lecture: Monday 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm (SR1)
Tutorials:
Gp 1: Wednesday 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm (SR1)
Gp 2: Thursday 7.00 pm – 9.00 pm (SR1)


University Scholars Seminar

USS2105

University Scholars Seminar
Prof John Richardson
Dr Mabel Wong
Exam: Nil
Seminar Style: Wednesdays 7.00 pm - 9.00 pm (CRE-GLR)

This is a module spanning two semesters (Semester 2 AY2010-11 &  Semester 1 AY2011-12) and is open to only first year students (those matriculated in 2010)..



The above information is correct as at 23 Feb 2011. The University Scholars Programme reserves the rights to make changes when necessary. Please note that the above timetable is subject to changes. You are advised to check this website regularly for updates.