Curtin Singapore

Curtin Singapore
Curtin Singapore Logo
Motto	Look Ever Forward
Established	2008
Type	Private
Location	Singapore, Singapore
Campus	N.A
Website	http://singapore.curtin.edu.au

Curtin Singapore is the second off-shore campus of Australia's Curtin University. Curtin Singapore provides local and international students with the opportunity to receive an Australian Style University Education in Singapore.

Location

Curtin Singapore is situated at 90 and 92 Jalan Rajah off Balestier Road.

Curtin Singapore was officially opened on the 13th of November 2008 by Singapore's Senior Minister of State for trade and industry, S.Iswaran and by the Australian High Commissioner to Singapore, Doug Chester^[1]

History

Curtin University has been actively present in Singapore since 1986 through the establishment of links with reputable private educational providers in Singapore, namely the Singapore Human Resource Institute, Marketing Institute of Singapore, and the Singapore Institute of Materials Management. Prior to the establishment of its full fledged independent campus in Singapore, degrees from Curtin were awarded through these partners.

Curtin's new 60,000 square feet (5,600 m²) campus in Singapore allows the University to be able to provide courses on its own merit. The overall investment in this venture is expected to be S$40 Million.^[2]

Curtin Singapore's operations began in December 2008, with an initial enrolment of 900 students. This included new and continuing students who were enrolled in Curtin's courses through the University's Partners in Singapore^[2].

Schools and departments

Curtin Singapore initially offered courses from the university's school of business and eventually expanded to include Mass Communications, Occupational Health and Safety and nursing. Future plans include courses from the school of Engineering.^[3]

The courses offered by Curtin Singapore campus follows the identical structure and curriculum content as those offered at the main Bentley Campus in Perth, Western Australia. During their course of studies, students have the discretion to transfer to other Curtin campuses in Sydney or Perth to gain further international exposure and widen their perspectives. Curtin Singapore offers a range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses:

Undergraduate courses

• Bachelor of Commerce
  • Accounting
  • Accounting and Finance (double major)
  • Finance and Marketing (double major)
  • Management and Human Resource Management (double major)
  • Marketing
  • Management and Marketing (double major)
  • Marketing and Advertising (double major)
  • Marketing and Public Relations (double major)
  • Banking and Finance
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management

• Bachelor of Science (Nursing) Conversion Program for Registered Nurses

• Bachelor of Arts (Mass Communication)
  • Journalism, Film and Television
  • Journalism, Public Relations
  • Film and Television, Public Relations

Postgraduate courses

• Master of Accounting
• Master of Logistics (Supply Chain Management)
• Master of International Business
• Master of Finance
• Master of Occupational Health and Safety
• Master of Clinical Physiotherapy: Manipulative Therapy
• Master of Science: Clinical Leadership

See also

• Curtin University of Technology
• Curtin University of Technology Sarawak Campus

External links

• Curtin University of Technology, Perth Main Campus
• Curtin University of Technology, Sarawak Campus

References

1. ^ "Straits Times - Curtin to Start classes in Dec". http://www.straitstimes.com/Breaking%2BNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_301832.html. Retrieved 2008-01-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Channel NewsAsia - Australia's Curtin University of Technology to open Singapore campus". http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/337393/1/.html. Retrieved 2008-08-11. 
3. ^ "Straits Times - Curtin University to set up campus here". http://www.straitstimes.com/Free/Story/STIStory_220848.html. Retrieved 2008-11-14.