General Information

SMU is set up as Singapore's first publicly-funded private university offering a style of education modelled after The Wharton School.

SMU has established a reputation for pushing the boundaries of innovation, creativity and academic excellence in redefining tertiary education. SMU introduced pedagogy previously unseen in Singapore, and has shown how a broad-based education and interactive teaching environment in small class sizes produces graduates well-prepared for the demands of the real world.

SMU is also known as a pioneer in its holistic admissions approach of recruiting all-rounded, multi-talented students and incorporating leadership and soft skills training in the curriculum.

Visit our SMU's main website for more information.

There are six schools in SMU: the Lee Kong Chian School of Business, the School of Accountancy, School of Economics, School of Information Systems, School of Law and School of Social Sciences.

Please click here for a list of our postgraduate programmes.

As an international student, you should hold a valid employment pass or dependant's pass if you wish to enrol in a part-time programme offered by SMU.

These three courses lead to different career paths. There are some overlaps among these programmes. Please check with the respective programme administrator for more details.

The MAF Part-Time and MAF Full-Time are two different tracks available under the MAF programme. However, all candidates will receive the same degree i.e. the Master of Science in Applied Finance degree, fully conferred by SMU.

The MAF Part-Time track is an 20-month part-time course spanning over six terms at SMU. This track admits Singaporeans, Singapore permanent residents and foreigners holding a valid employment or a dependant's pass.

The MAF Full-Time track is a 12-month full-time course + internship (4-6months) and spans over four terms at SMU. This track admits Singaporeans, Singapore permanent residents and international students. The internship component will start at the end of the 12 months full-time course.

The MAF programme was launched in 2002, offering only the MAF Part-Time track.
The MAF Full-Time track was launched in July 2011.

As of October 2016, we have more than 900 graduates from the programme.

Successfully securing a job offer is subject to numerous factors, ranging from the performance of a candidate during his or her job interview, the economy, the candidate’s personality and expectations.

To date, our graduates have been well sought-after locally and internationally.

The programme provides a stepping-stone for those who want to enter the finance and banking industries. Most of our graduates venture into the fund management, banking and consultancy sectors.

The immediate return is a chance to get into the finance industry. The rest depends on the individual, i.e. job performance.