MSc in Financial Engineering

Program Structure

The NUS MFE program has one intake per year, with candidates joining in July every year. This program is offered as a full time program, a part time program as well as a distance learning program.

Duration of the Program

The minimum and maximum periods of candidature are 18 months and 4 years for the part time and distance learning students. The minimum and maximum periods of candidature are 1 year and 2 years for full time students.

Semesters

The program operates on the 2 regular University Semesters I and II from August-December, and January-April, and also on the special term from May-July. The financial Engineering project may be taken in any semester or term.

Classes

All modules meet ten times. There are also supplementary computer lab exercises and tutorials for each module. Lectures for this part-time program are held in the evenings from 7.00pm to 10.00pm and on some Saturday afternoons. Each lecture lasts 3 hours.

Leave of Absence

Leave of absence may be granted to a candidate for up to 1 year only. A candidate who has to leave the program for longer than that will need to withdraw from the program. The leave of absence will be included in the maximum period of candidature.

Exemptions

Exemptions will only be considered for FE5102 - Quantitative Methods and Programming, if a student has:

1. Mathematics postgraduate degree background; or
2. Computer Science postgraduate degree background.

Termination of Candidature

The candidature may be terminated if a candidate fails twice in the examination of a module, or fails in three or more modules throughout the course of study. No extension of the maximum period of candidature will be permitted. A candidate should also attain a minimum Cumulative Average Point (CAP) of 3.0 to remain in good standing.