# Bachelor of Arts in History and Education

**Source**: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/nie/admissions/undergraduate-education-admissions/undergraduate-programmes/detail/bachelor-of-arts-in-history-and-education
**Parent**: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/nie/admissions/undergraduate-education-admissions

Singapore’s strong education system is closely linked to the National Institute of Education’s sustained leadership in teacher preparation and professional development. For more than 70 years, NIE has equipped educators with critical, research-informed approaches that support thoughtful engagement with the past and its relevance to the present.

Situated within this mission, the History major encompasses a wide range of historical areas of study, including global history, the history of war and violence, oral history, gender history, film history, and heritage studies. In your research work, you will piece together evidence of what happened in the past through fieldwork, analysis of primary source documents, and oral interviews.

At the same time, the programme seeks to imbue in you a deep understanding of the discipline of history and to develop your ability to read widely, think critically, and engage with the complexities and ambiguities of the contemporary world in relation to the past.

NIE is ranked #3 in Asia and #8 globally for Education in the 2025 QS World University Rankings by Subject.

[### Unique Features](#unique)

NIE’s programme comprises courses on specialised subject knowledge in at least one academic discipline, education and pedagogy courses for effective teaching.

Student teachers can gain international perspectives on education, through our International Practicum, Semester Exchange and Service and Leadership Training programmes.

Altruistic virtues are also infused in our curriculum. For example, our student teachers can reach out and render service to the community through our Group Endeavours in Service Learning (GESL) projects. \

[### Admission Requirements](#admission)

Prospective applicants are required to fulfil both NTU/NIE and MOE requirements. For the MOE requirements, please refer to the link below for more information. For the academic discipline requirements, please see the details outlined below.

**Subject***\
No pre-requisites*

**Important Note**\
Meeting the minimum requirement for a specific academic subject does not guarantee the allocation of the academic subject.

Allocation of academic subject is dependent on ranking based on student teachers’ qualifications and results (at the discretion of the departments) as well as the availability of vacancies.

[### Programme Structure & Duration](#programme)

Graduands will receive a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in History and Education conferred by Nanyang Technological University (NTU).

It is a sponsored undergraduate programme by the Ministry of Education.

- Programme length: 4 years
- Bond length: 4 years

NIE's double major degree programme gives recognition to the rigor and depth of content knowledge that NIE undergraduates go through.

[### Curriculum](#curriculum)

Find more [here](https://www.ntu.edu.sg/nie/about-us/programme-offices/office-of-teacher-education-and-undergraduate-programmes/curriculum-structures/bachelor-of-arts-in-an-academic-discipline-and-in-education).

[### Minors](#minors)

In addition to a double major programme, undergraduates will also complete a minor in one of these areas, depending on their teaching track:

**Primary Teaching Track:**

- Primary Level Subjects (NIE)\*

*\* Primary Level Subjects must comprise subject knowledge courses from two primary level subjects. For example, a student teacher with 2 teaching subjects (e.g., English and Mathematics) would need to have courses in both English and Mathematics included in the Minor for Primary Level Subjects (NIE).*

**Secondary Teaching Track:**

- Art (NIE)
- Biology (NIE)
- Chemistry (NIE)
- Chinese Literature (NIE)
- Drama (NIE)
- English Language & Linguistics (NIE)
- English Literature (NIE)
- Geography (NIE)
- History (NIE)
- Malay Literature (NIE)
- Mathematics & Computational Thinking (NIE)
- Music (NIE)
- Physics & Energy Studies (NIE)
- Social Studies (NIE)
- Tamil Literature & CCE (NIE)

Please note that these minors are exclusive to NIE student teachers only.

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