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OUR PROGRAMMES

SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

3 Programmes
SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

MSc in CFO Leadership (MCFO)

The MCFO programme is designed to address the growing complexity and scope of the finance function in organisations today. It is a distinctive postgraduate degree leadership programme in Singapore set to expand your specialised knowledge of Accounting and Finance, as well as the skills of leadership and management.

Application Closes

Jun (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Segments 18 months
SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

Master of Professional Accounting (MPA)

The MPA programme is open to non-accounting graduates who wish to join the accounting profession, or require accounting knowledge in their expanded or future roles. This master’s degree in accounting is a graduate qualification that has received accreditation from various regulatory and professional bodies such as ACCA, CIMA, CPA Australia, ICAA, ICAEW, ISCA and IMA.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 18 months (with flexibility to complete in 12 months), Part-time 24 Months
SCHOOL OF ACCOUNTANCY

MSc in Accounting (Data and Analytics)

The MSA is the first specialised Master’s degree in accounting data and analytics in Asia which aims to develop your expertise in applying data technology into your domain knowledge to solve business problems, especially in the finance and accounting sectors. You will learn how to analyse large amounts of data and uncover patterns and insights that will give your firm a valuable competitive advantage.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 18 months (with flexibility to complete in 12 months), Part-time 24 Months

LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

8 Programmes
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Executive MBA (EMBA)

Riding on Asia’s rapid growth and great expectations for continued prosperity, the EMBA programme is designed especially for the global senior leader who is interested in business innovation and growth. It prepares you for the challenge of leading organisations in rapidly-growing Asian markets.

Application Closes

June (for August intake)

Mode/Duration

Modular, 15 months (with flexibility to complete in 12 months)
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

This MBA programme’s unique curriculum raises the level of analytical skills as well as negotiation, leadership and communication skills – assets much desired by employers. Your learning experience is enriched by access to world-class faculty renowned for its teaching excellence and mentorship,. You also get to engage with your peers from a diverse student body and network with industry business leaders.

Application Closes

Nov (for Jan intake), May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 15 months (with flexibility to complete within 10 months), Part-time 20 months (with flexibility to complete within 15 months)
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MSc in Management (MiM)

The MiM is an intensive postgraduate level education in management across a range of practical disciplines, providing you the widest possible choice of career options in the business world upon graduation. The programme’s global, Asia-focused curriculum gives you an extra edge in the job market as you grasp and tap into the emerging trends in the business world.

Application Closes

Nov (for Jan intake), May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 18 Months
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MSc in Applied Finance (MAF)

The MAF programme provides a strong foundation in the principles, practices and operations of international and domestic financial markets, focusing on applying updated and relevant knowledge in real-world situations. The curriculum prepares you to pursue the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 18 months, Part-time 24 months
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MSc in Quantitative Finance (MQF)

The MQF programme offers you a unique learning journey in the realm of pricing & hedging, risk analytics & management, and quantitative trading & investment. You can choose to embark on either the Singapore-based track, leading you to a master’s degree from SMU, or the International track, a joint master’s degree from SMU and Bayes Business School.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 18 months, Part-time 24 months
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MSc in Wealth Management (MWM)

The MWM programme is a pioneering and leading wealth management programme, ranked 1st in Asia and 3rd in the world by Financial Times (FT) Global Masters in Finance Post-experience Ranking 2022 survey. It is jointly designed by SMU, eminent universities in Switzerland and USA, and key industry players for both existing and aspiring wealth managers.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Modular, 12 months
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Global Master of Finance Dual-Degree (GMF)

The GMF is a rigorous course designed to equip you with a comprehensive and in-depth understanding of the analytical and pricing issues of financial markets and instruments, largely from a practical perspective. Jointly offered with Washington University at St. Louis, you will attain a thorough understanding of economic analysis, financial statement analysis, security pricing and dynamics of financial markets, all of which are vital in today’s financial industry.

Application Closes

Apr (for Jul intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 14 months
LEE KONG CHIAN SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation (MEI)

This MSc in Entrepreneurship and Innovation programme is the only Asia-focused programme designed to teach you how to think and act like an innovator and entrepreneur. It is crafted for corporate managers, creative art professionals, technologists, entrepreneurs and practitioners like you, keen on advancing innovation in your field.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 12 months

SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

2 Programmes
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

MSc in Economics (MSE)

This MSE equips you with a strong core of economic theory and data-analytics skills. Our two tracks in applied economics (AE), econometrics and quantitative economics (EQ) offer you the flexibility to adapt the programme to your needs and interests and give you a comprehensive understanding of global economic issues for strategic decision making.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake); Nov (for Jan intake)

Mode/Duration

Accelerated Pathway (Aug Intake): 12 months (Full Time) with flexibility to complete in 10 months; 22 months (Part Time) with flexibility to complete in 18 months. Regular Pathway (Jan Intake): 18 months (Full Time); 30 months (Part Time).
SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS

MSc in Financial Economics (MSFE)

The MSFE programme draws on a vast array of novel modelling, forecasting and surveillance methods in financial theory and econometrics to address these challenges. Drawing on the expertise of different schools, this truly multidisciplinary programme you with the most advanced tools of economic theory, financial econometrics and statistical computation to study the manifold problems faced by the financial industry.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake); Nov (for Jan intake)

Mode/Duration

Accelerated Pathway (August Intake): 12 months (Full Time) with flexibility to complete in 10 months; Regular Pathway (January Intake): 18 months (Full Time)

SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

1 Programme
SCHOOL OF COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Master of IT in Business (MITB)

The Master of IT In Business (MITB) programme is industry relevant, rigorous, holistic and experiential. The curriculum puts technology in the context of business and balances it with leadership, management and communication skills. This master’s in business information technology programme offers four tracks – Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, Digital Transformation and Financial Technology & Analytics, empowering you with the skills necessary to change the world today and tomorrow.

Application Closes

May (for Aug Intake), Oct (for Jan Intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 1.5 years (with flexibility to complete in 1 year), Part-time 2.5 years (with flexibility to complete in 2 years)

YONG PUNG HOW SCHOOL OF LAW

2 Programmes
YONG PUNG HOW SCHOOL OF LAW

Juris Doctor (JD)

The J.D. programme is a graduate programme that leads to a first degree in law. This JD law degree is designed for you if you hold an undergraduate degree in other disciplines or a degree in law from civil law countries and you are strongly proficient in the English Language. The JD programme’s interactive (Socratic) teaching helps you develop analytical, problem-solving, interdisciplinary and comparative law skills.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 3 Years
YONG PUNG HOW SCHOOL OF LAW

Master of Laws (LLM)

The LLM programme is carefully designed to expand your legal knowledge in classic and novel areas of the law, while equipping you with the skill-sets essential to render on-point advice on cross-border transactions or deliver high-quality adjudication and judicial administration results.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 1 Year, Part-time 2 Years

COLLEGE OF INTEGRATIVE STUDIES AND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

1 Programme
COLLEGE OF INTEGRATIVE STUDIES AND SCHOOL OF SOCIAL SCIENCES

Master of Sustainability (MST)

The SMU Master of Sustainability (MST) programme delivers an interdisciplinary curriculum, drawing on the breadth of domains across SMU schools to prepare students for current and future jobs in the green economy. Through the MST, students will engage in learning about the sustainable use of organisational and natural resources in service of socially equitable outcomes through an emphasis on essential core skills in sustainability reasoning, communication, coordination, and management.

Application Closes

May (for Aug intake)

Mode/Duration

Full-time 18 months (with flexibility to complete in 11 months)
Part-time 30 months (with flexibility to complete in 23 months)