Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis

Next Intake	Aug 2025 (Full-Time)
Duration	Full-time 1 year
Application Timeline	Admissions into the GDipSA programme is competitive. Eligible students will be offered admissions on a first-come first-served basis. Applications for August 2025 admissions into the full-time GDipSA programme should be submitted before 15 April 2025 for International Students. For Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents, the deadline has been extended to 15 May 2025.
Aptitude Test	Online: 30 April 2025 Face-to-Face: 30 April 2025  *Applicants based in Singapore are to take the test in NUS-ISS. Applicants based overseas can take the test online. The dates above are subjected to changes.
Download Brochure	English / Chinese
Info-session	Click here for dates
Enquiry	iss-admissions@nus.edu.sg

Having graduated over 56 batches of students, many of our graduates are now prominent senior IT professionals, who have benefited from this programme.

Students who embark on this hands-on programme will be exposed to lectures, workshops, laboratory sessions, projects and a 5-month internship. We have designed numerous projects into the programme. The aim is to equip them with the necessary foundation to code, test, implement and troubleshoot IT solutions covering web and mobile platforms. 

By the end of the programme, you will be equipped with sought-after technical skills and valuable soft skills.

Graduates of this programme may choose to upgrade your skills after gaining a few years of work experience in the IT industry. You will be fully eligible to take up a Master degree with NUS and universities. Our Master of Technology programmes, offered in full-time and part-time formats, are designed for working IT professionals and managers who wish to advance their knowledge and skills.

SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme:

Singaporeans aged 40 and above can receive a SkillsFuture Credit enhanced subsidy top-up of $4,000 through the SkillsFuture Level-Up Programme. The subsidy can be used to offset the course fees. 
For more information on this programme, please write into us at ask-iss@nus.edu.sg.     

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Learning Journey

 

Projects and internships provide opportunities for students to put into practice what you have learnt in the classroom, making your ideas come to life in the real-world.

Our projects span across the latest technology in IT

Project	Learning Outcomes
Object Oriented Application Project You will acquire hands-on experience in developing an extensively analysed and designed Object Oriented IT solution following the completion of the Application Development Life Cycle module.	Apply knowledge of Object Oriented programming language (C# or Java) to code and deliver these well-defined design specifications
Internet Project using ASP.NET and Web Services In this project, you will design and build a virtual shopping cart application using the e-Commerce Application Life Cycle and the Internet programming techniques taught.	Apply user interface design technique for both Internet and mobile platforms Apply Internet and mobile-web programming techniques to design and build a mobile-friendly and effective web application
Web Project with J2EE Students are to develop a J2EE-based system that meets all required functionalities and caters for error handling; a mobile solution on Android platform to access useful subset of the system functionality.	Apply knowledge gained from Java Programming, Advanced Java and Building Enterprise Application using J2EE modules and Android programming
Mobile Project Students will build a Memory Game that allows gamer to find the matching pair of images. Starting with  a set of images will be extracted from websites to form image tiles. The game will end when players find the matching pair and uncover all images	Fetch and process data from external server Control game flow Utilise multimedia features of Android – play sound, audio and animation
Machine Learning Project I Students are required to write a CNN classifier to identify four types of fruits from images – only apples, only oranges, only pears and a mix of apples, oranges and pears (in one image). The images are of different sizes and of different proportions. Image Processing is required to resize all images to a certain size before fitting into the CNN model and apply data argumentation to 1) increase data for training and 2) remove biases due to disproportionate labels in a dataset.	Apply neural network for classification Apply simple image processing techniques Interpret plots generated when training a neural network)
Machine Learning Project II Students will develop various classification machine learning model using available datasets.	Able to build machine learning model using Python and make observations on the output of the various machine learning models
Capstone Project This project simulates a real-life IT working environment and have students test your strengths in working closely as a project team.	Apply the project management, analysis, design, business communications and programming skills learnt Capture requirements through user interviews based on the Project Objective Document (User Requirement Statement) Produce a feasible design; code, test and implement solution on a distributed platform
Internship Project During your 5-month internship, you will develop the versatility and flexibility to handle the unpredictable challenges of user requirements, project schedules and end product expectations of any real-life project.	Adapt quickly to new working cultures Pick up new technical skills and domain knowledge where required Propose feasible IT solutions, develop it, and deliver them to the satisfaction of users

5-month Internship

The 5-month internship is a crucial and prized component of the GDipSA programme. Here, students are assigned to companies to work in real-life settings. Students develop the versatility and flexibility to handle the unpredictable challenges of user requirements, project schedules and end-product expectations of any real-life project. They will learn to adapt quickly to new working cultures, pick up new technical skills and domain knowledge where required, and propose feasible IT solutions, develop and deliver them to the satisfaction of users.

Past internship companies our students have worked in include Accenture, Integrated Health Information Systems (IHiS), StarHub, OCBC Bank, IBM and more.

Read more on Internship & Placements

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The tuition fees for academic year 2024/2025 for the above MOE-subsidised programmes are published on Registrar’s Office website here. Tuition fees are reviewed yearly and thus, subjected to revisions.  

Notes:

1. For students who are Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Residents, the tuition fees quoted here are subsidised by the Singapore government (through the Ministry of Education, MOE) and are exclusive of prevailing GST. The applicable GST for these students is subsidised by MOE.
2. International students are not eligible for MOE subsidy. The prevailing GST (currently 9%) on the fees payable will be borne by International Students. The tuition fees quoted here are inclusive of the prevailing 9% GST. 
3. The miscellaneous fees payable are set out here.
4. With effect from 1 January 2024, individuals using credit/debit card and eWallet to make payment via NUSFastPay will have to pay a 1% processing fee.

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Applicants must possess the following pre-requisites:

• Bachelor's degree from a recognised university
• Proficiency in the English Language (written and spoken)*
• Some work experience preferred

(*) English Language Proficiency

Applicants who graduated from universities where English is not the medium of instruction should submit TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score as evidence of their proficiency in the English language.

• TOEFL : Paper-based test (580)
               : Computer-based test (237)
                 Internet-based test (85)
• IELTS   : Result of 6.0

Note: Institution code of NUS-ISS for TOEFL is 2432

TOEFL and IELTS are only valid for two years after the test and the validity should not expire before the beginning of the application period for the coursework programme. NUS only accepts TOEFL iBT scores from a single test date, not MyBest scores. TOEFL iBT Home Edition is not accepted.

All applicants are required to take an aptitude test. Shortlisted applicants will also need to attend an interview.

GDipSA Alumni's pathway into MTech Programmes

GDipSA Alumni can apply to NUS-ISS Master of Technology programmes through the following pathways:

* Subject to assessment by NUS-ISS

Note: Students who obtain admission into the MTech Software Engineering may request to be exempted from the Software Analysis and Design and Essential Practices for Agile Teams courses in the Designing Modern Software Systems GradCert. The net applicable fees for the MTech programme will be reduced to exclude the fees of the exempted courses; subsidies will also commensurate with the net applicable fees for the programme.

Find your fit with new opened doors

There is opportunity in Singapore for most areas of IT. What you learn in terms of IT skills is not as important as what you do with it. It is the attitude and the ability to learn from mistakes, and to contribute back to the company that you work for that is likely to make more of a difference than specific IT skills.

There are two main paths for advancement in IT - either technical or management. Technical means you continue to deepen your technical area in a domain (such as system architecture, or software engineering, etc.) and you become an expert in those areas. The other is management, where you can focus on project management, outsourcing, etc.

Our internship companies often tell us that if we can give them good students as interns, it is very likely they will get a job offer at the end of the internship.

Upon graduation, you will be trained IT specialists and leaders in real-world operating environments, equipped with invaluable problem solving, solutioning, and critical thinking skills. This would make you highly sought-after candidates of dynamic and successful multi-national corporations and institutions.

The NUS-ISS Career Services Office helps students to match jobs based on their skills and experience. There will be bi-yearly Career Fairs held for students and graduates to network with employers. However, successful employment will depend on the employers.

The average starting salary of an IT professional depends on the degree and your previous working experience. For fresh graduates with no work experience, the starting salary ranges from S$3,600 to S$3,800. Graduates with more than 3 years of work experience can expect a starting pay of S$4,000 and above.

The most important skill is to get the job done and be persistent. You need to be broad-based and the technology does not matter.

You can get some salary benchmarks from these sites:

• Salary.sg
• Hays.com Salary Guide
• Kelly Services Salary Guide