Master of Information Technology [M.I.T] Business - Financial Technology and Analytics Track

at Singapore Management University

MITB class sessions are 3 hours long, and are conducted in a highly interactive, seminar-styled manner. Class sessions combine lectures with discussions, hands-on lab sessions, problem-solving practice classes, and group work. Through our pedagogy, students have the opportunity to interact closely with faculty, full-time professional hires (instructors) and student teaching assistants. In addition, students also meet with industry experts who share their experiences and perspectives through regular seminars organised by the MITB (FTA) programme.
 

Students must complete and pass a total of 15 Course Units (CUs) with a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 2.5 to graduate with the MITB degree.
 

POSTGRADUATE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSE (1 CU)
 

PROGRAMME CORE (1 CU)
 

TRACK CORE (4 CUs)
 

TRACK ELECTIVES (5 CUs)
 

OPEN ELECTIVES (4 CUs)
 

The MITB curriculum has its courses classified into the following series:

• FINANCIAL TECHNOLOGY
• (FINTECH)       
• ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS
• (ANALYTICS)            
• ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE & APPLICATIONS
• (AI)         
• DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION
• (DT)
• INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
• (TECH)   
• PRACTICUM

Entry Requirements

The Master of IT in Business (MITB) Programme welcomes applicants with the following qualifications:
 

 Applicants from all degrees are encouraged to apply.

 Preferably 2 years of work experience in a business or technology role for all track applicants, except for Digital Transformation track where a minimum of 3 years is preferred.

 Artificial Intelligence track applicants: Coding artefacts completed by the applicant must be submitted together with the application.
 

• A good GMAT/GRE score. SMU's GMAT Code: F8D-Z4-61, GRE Code: 2861

  The following group of candidates may take the SMU Admission Test in place of GMAT/GRE:

  • Bachelor's/Master's/PhD Degree graduates from the six local universities [SMU, SUTD, NUS, NTU, SUSS, SIT].
     

  In some cases, depending on your overall credentials, the MITB Admissions Team may still advise candidates to take the GMAT/GRE test to improve your chances for admissions offer.
   

  Exceptions:
   

  • Undergraduate CGPA may be used in place of GMAT/GRE/SMU Admission Test scores for the following applicants:
     

    • SMU Bachelor’s degree graduates with a minimum cGPA of 3.4/4.0 (within 5 years of graduation)

    • SUTD/NUS/NTU/SUSS/SIT Bachelor’s degree graduates with a minimum cGPA of 3.6/5.0 (within 5 years of graduation)
       

  Note: Meeting the cGPA academic criteria above does not guarantee admission and candidates may still be recommended to submit GMAT/GRE/SMU Admission Test scores.
   

•  IELTS, UKVI (Academic) or TOEFL is required for applicants whose Degree programme (Bachelor's/Master's/PhD) was not taught in English.
  Minimum Requirements [IELTS/UKVI (Academic)/TOEFL]: IELTS/UKVI (Academic) - Min 6.5, or TOEFL - Min 90.

FEES

The current fees for the programme are:

Application    S$100 (inclusive of GST)    Non-refundable.
Registration    Singapore Citizens & Permanent Residents S$400 (inclusive of GST)
Foreigners S$500 (inclusive of GST)
 

Non-refundable.

The fees include matriculation, orientation activities, library/computer account, insurance and other miscellaneous fees.
 

Tuition*    S$51,360 (inclusive of GST)    The total tuition fees for the MITB programme shall be S$51,360 (inclusive of GST) which shall be paid by a student as per the payment schedule below. A non-refundable deposit of S$5,350 (the “Deposit”) shall be paid upon acceptance of an offer made by SMU.

Upon graduation our students have found employment in some of the world's finest corporations including: Accenture, Amazon, Avaloq Asia Pacific, Bank Julius Baer, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays Capital, Citibank, Clearing and Payment Systems, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Facebook, GE Money Singapore, Google, Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, Grab, IBM, IHiS, Lenovo, McKinsey & Company, Noble Resources, OCBC, Shopee, Singapore Exchange Limited, Standard Chartered Bank, UOB Bank, Zalora and more.