2. What are the entry requirements?
3. What are the areas of specialization?
4. What are the career opportunities?
5. How do employers feel about this course?
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Singapore is a key regional financial center with more than 500 local and foreign banks and financial institutions. It is the 4th largest foreign exchange center in the world and a growing Asia-Pacific center for wealth management. It is also rated as the 5th best offshore location for business process and IT outsourcing. This course opens the way for you to be in the financial global workforce.
2. What are the entry requirements?
Minimum Entry Requirements
5 GCE 'O' Levels including"
| English Language (EL1)* | Grades 1 - 7 |
| Mathematics (E or A) | Grades 1 - 6 |
| Any two other subjects, excluding CCA | Grades 1 - 6 |
| Any one other subject, excluding CCA | - |
To be eligible for selection, you must have sat for at least one of the following subjects:
Additional Science, Additional Combined Science, Chemistry, Combined Science, Design & Technology, Engineering Science, Integrated Science, Physics, Physical Science, Science (Chemistry, Biology), Science (Physics, Biology), Science (Physics, Chemistry), Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biology).
*SPM/UEC holders must have a minimum of grade 6 for their Bahasa Inggeris (Paper 122/Paper 322)/ Communication English or English Language (for UEC holders).
3. What are the areas of specialization?
You will gain an understanding of the ways in which financial institutions structure and operate global financial markets. The curriculum integrates training in business processes, systems and management with IT, to enable you to be effective in both the high growth financial services and IT industries. With unique dual skills in the Finance & Banking domain and IT, you are well positioned to take on rewarding careers in the highest paid industry in Singapore.
4. What are the career opportunities?
With the continuous growth in the financial services sector and ever increasing use of IT, your employment prospects are very attractive. The financial services industry remains the highest paid industry in Singapore. With unique dual skills in the finance & banking domain and IT, you are well positioned to take on rewarding career in banks, financial institutions and business & IT consulting firms. You may look forward to being employed as a banking and financial systems consultant, business intelligence analyst and financial products settlements specialist.
5. How do employers feel about this course?
"Singapore is going to need more of such Infocomm professionals who are both technologies and business strategists. As techno-strategists, they are creative in using technology to architect solutions that enable key growth areas like education, health care, logistics and financial services to be even more competitive."
Dr. Balaji Sadasivan
Senior Minister of State for Information, Communications and the Arts and Health
At Express IT! N2015 Competition Awards Ceremony,
17 November 2005
