MSc in Business Analytics

Application Period

An Academic Year (AY) at NUS* consists of two semesters and a special term (which occurs during the Semester 2 Vacation, and is divided into two parts of six weeks duration each):

^{* The NUS MSBA programme adopts a slightly different calendar, which can be viewed here.}

For the NUS MSBA programme, there is one application period for each AY:

Admission to the NUS MSBA programme is granted on a competitive basis as places in the programme are limited. Applicants should possess the following minimum requirements:

Candidates may visit the official Educational Testing Service (ETS) website for scheduling of TOEFL/GRE tests.

Note: All credentials will be weighted based on the quality of applicants applying for the NUS MSBA programme each year, meaning that each component has no minimum cut-off.

Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application information and all supporting documents are truthful and correct. NUS reserves the right to verify information provided as part of an application. False or misleading information in an application (including but not limited to test scores, resumes, certificates, transcripts, etc.) is grounds for admission rejection, revocation and/or dismissal from the University.

The NUS MSBA programme is offered on the following basis (with estimated time to complete the programme indicated below):

Note: International applicants must be accepted into an approved full-time course in Singapore to apply for a Student’s Pass. For more information, refer to the Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website.

The NUS MSBA is a 44-Unit coursework-based Master’s Degree programme comprising:

Core/essential courses (20 Units), with a three-to-six-month capstone project (12 Units), and

Elective courses (20 Units).

Core/Essential Courses

Students will complete five essential courses to build a cross-disciplinary foundation for Business Analytics and engage in rigorous study beyond the assumed disciplinary borders. This covers the interface between computer science, statistics, and other professional disciplines in the NUS Education framework. Students who know first-year undergraduate mathematics, specifically calculus and linear algebra and programming knowledge would have an advantage.

^{* Part-time students are recommended to do their capstone project with the company they are working for.}

Elective Courses

In addition to essential courses, students are required to take three elective courses from at most two of the following vertical sectors.

These elective courses will help them delve deeper into understanding different analytic techniques required for specific industry sectors and build upon knowledge, concepts and skills learnt in essential courses. Through these elective courses, students innovate, devise and refine techniques and tools to solve complex problems.

Students who aspire to be Business Analytics experts in other vertical sectors beyond the five below may take relevant advanced courses from the respective participating faculties, subject to approval by the Academic Committee.

Big Data Analytics Techniques

Consumer Data Analytics

Financial & Risk Analytics

Healthcare Analytics

Statistical Modelling

Note: The list of elective courses above is not exhaustive and is subject to change. For more information about the courses listed above (as well as other courses offered in the current academic year), please visit NUSMODS.

To graduate from the NUS MSBA programme, students must meet the following requirements: