Master in Public Policy (MPP) - Admissions Criteria

Master in
Public Policy - MPP

Master in Public Policy - MPP

Application Date: 1 Aug - 15 Dec every year
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Admissions Criteria

2 to 5 years of work experience is preferred. Candidates should demonstrate maturity and commitment towards the public service. Proficiency in written and spoken English is a must.

The selection procedures are stringent as the programme is an intensive professional course of study leading to positions of responsibility.

Criteria for Selection

To be selected, applicants must meet the following 2 criteria:

Intellectual distinction
Demonstrated by prior academic achievement, recommendations and analytic training
Leadership capabilities
Demonstrated by prior achievements in extracurricular, civic or community activities and employment history through recommendations

Eligibility

To be considered for the Master in Public Policy programme, you must have either:

A National University of Singapore degree with at least 2nd-class honours, upper division or an equivalent degree, such as a 4-year Bachelor degree with an average grade of B or better
A good Bachelor degree

Other qualifications and experience may be accepted subject to approval by the NUS Board of Graduate Studies. Applicants should preferably have some background in economics and mathematics.

Please note that meeting the minimum requirements does not imply automatic admission into the programme..

Application and required documents

Applicants must submit an online application. The following documents (in soft copies) are required when submitting an application.

Application Checklist

Online Application form
Degree scrolls and academic transcript (including grading description)
Curriculum vitae or Resume
TOEFL iBT/ TOEFL iBT Home Edition/ IELTS*
GRE / GMAT (optional)
2 essays (click here for the essay questions)
2 letters of references - Can be professional and/or academic. 1 professional and 1 academic references, preferred.

*Applicants with qualifications attained in English-medium institutions in Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, the UK or the US are exempted from providing test score. For qualifications attained in countries not mentioned above, if your Bachelor or Master degree was conducted entirely in English, TOEFL or IELTS test scores may be waived if you provide a letter from your institution.

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