Master of Science in Financial Engineering
(On Campus)
Programme Structure
Intake
The NUS MSc in Financial Engineering has one intake per year, with candidates
joining the program in July every year.
Duration of the Programme
The minimum period of candidature is 18 months.The maximum period of
candidature is 4 years.
Semesters
The programme 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
programme 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 programme for longer than that will need to
withdraw from the programme. 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:
- Mathematics postgraduate degree background; or
- Computer Science postgraduate degree background.
Termination of Candidature
The candidature may be terminated if a candidate failed twice in the examination of a module, or failed in more than two 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.
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