MTech SE candidates must successfully complete the following course components to be awarded the degree:
- Fundamental - Complete 1 Topic
- Specialist - Complete any 2 of 4 Topics
Architecting Scalable Systems
Students will learn how to architect scalable, robust and reliable ubiquitous systems using the latest Cloud-based technology. Techniques to automate and engineer DevOps pipelines and architecting platforms will also be covered. Students will also focus on how to architect the back-end support for large systems and platforms.
Courses:
- Cloud Native Solution Design
- Architecting Software Solutions
- DevOps Engineering and Automation
- Platform Engineering
Architecting Smart Systems
Students will learn skills and techniques required to engineer end-to-end Intelligent Smart Systems. Topics in architecting smart IoT platforms and systems that are scalable will be covered. Students will learn to design, develop and integrate systems that make sense of data from a variety of sensors and edge devices. Students will also learn to create interfaces to smart systems that are apt for interacting with humans in intelligent manners.
Courses:
- Architecting IoT Solutions
- Designing Intelligent Edge Computing
- Humanizing Smart Systems
Designing and Managing Products and Platforms
Students will learn how to design and manage products and platforms. Key aspects would be to using design thinking principles and market research to innovate and concretize product ideas; a framework to scafold the multidisciplinary aspects of managing a product; develop a product strategy that aligns with business goals and to architect product lines for a family of products. Students will experience hands-on approach with inputs from industry practitioners.
Courses:
- Strategic Product Manager
- Service Design
- Digital Product Strategy
- Software Product Lines and Platforms
Engineering Big Data
Students will learn various aspects of data engineering and processes required for building resilient distributed datasets. Students will also learn to apply key practices, identify multiple data sources appraised against their business value, design the right data storage model(s), and implement fitting data access patterns. Finally, Students will build a scalable data pipeline composed of pluggable functional compute components based on the business insight requirements in a vendor/technology agnostic manner. Students will work with Spark and Hadoop framework along with detailed focus on graph, ML, query and streaming libraries.
Courses:
- Information Architecture for Data-driven Insights
- Big Data Engineering for Analytics
- Architecting Systems for Real-Time data processing
Securing Ubiquitous Systems
Students will be equipped with skills to design and manage cyber security for ubiquitous systems that need to be highly secure . Students will learn about cyber security and its application in securing mobile systems and software platforms. Students will also learn how to incorporate security during the software development lifecycle.
Courses:
- (ISC)2 CISSP CBK Training Seminar
- Design Secure Mobile Architecture
- Platform Security
- Secure Software Development Lifecycle for Agile
The fees above are for the Academic Year 2019 / 2020.
Fees are correct at time of posting and are subjected to changes without prior notice. The University reserves the right to alter the fees at any time. Fees for subsequent years are under review.
For Singapore Citizens and Singapore Permanent Resident students, the fees quoted are subsidised by the Singapore government, through MOE, and are exclusive of GST.
Miscellaneous fees are typically levied on items that are either not covered or partially covered by tuition fee and grant/subsidy. All students, whether registered on a full-time or part-time basis, are charged the mandatory miscellaneous fees. These are due at the same time as the tuition fees. These fees help defray the costs of student activity, health services and insurance, campus shuttle service and other services.
Any queries about fees and payment, please contact us at issfinance@nus.edu.sg.
Students who require financing for their tuition fees may apply for the following:
- Tuition Fee Loan
- SkillsFuture Mid-Career Enhancement Subsidy
- SkillsFuture Credit
Read up more on the above loans and subsidies
Applicants must possess the following pre-requisites:
- Bachelor's degree preferably in Science or Engineering and a grade point average of at least B
- Proficiency in the English Language (written and spoken)*
- Have passed an entrance test
- NUS-ISS may, at its discretion, accept GRE general test in lieu of NUS-ISS entrance test in genuine cases e.g. a candidate lives in a country where NUS-ISS does not administer entrance tests or candidate had valid reasons that prevented him/her from attending the NUS-ISS entrance test when it was administered
- Preferably four years relevant working experience
- as a software engineer e.g. programmer, designer, technical team lead
- Candidates who have lesser than four years relevant experience with good practical software engineering knowledge gained either through course work, course projects or work experience may be considered
- Have received a favourable assessment at admissions interview conducted by NUS-ISS
*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.
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TOEFL
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Paper-based test (580)
Computer-based test (237)
Internet-based test (85)
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IELTS
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Result of 6.0
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- Institution code of NUS-ISS for TOEFL is 2432
- TOEFL and IELTS are only valid for five years after the test and the validity should not expire before the beginning of the application period for the coursework programme.
All applicants are required to submit an online application for our graduate coursework programme (through-train).
Step 1: You can refer to our detailed step-by-step guide on how to complete the online application.
Step 2: It will take you about 30 minutes or more to complete your application. You will need the softcopies of the supporting documents for your online application. Click here for the supporting documents to be uploaded and additional information required.
Step 3: You can proceed to apply online. Remember to upload all the required supporting documents under the “Documents Upload” section before you do the online submission. You can refer to our FAQ.
Step 4: Please ensure you submit your online application(s) and make online payment for the application fee (non-refundable) of S$50.00 per application (inclusive of prevailing GST).
Important:
- Applications that are incomplete, including missing supporting document(s), will not be processed.
- Applicants who are found to have given inaccurate or false information will be required to withdraw from the programme.
- All payments for application fee are non-refundable
- Please note that the University has not engaged any external agencies to undertake student recruitment on its behalf.Candidates interested in our graduate programmes are advised to apply directly to the University and not through any agents.Candidates who apply through agents will not have any added advantage in gaining admission and the University reserves the right to reject such applications without giving reasons.
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.
- As an MTech SE graduate, you will be equipped with the essential knowledge and practical experience to architect, design, build and manage the delivery of robust software systems for organisations.
Career Prospects
- Software Architect (general, smart systems, data)
- Senior Software Engineer
- Data Architect
- Product Manager
MTech alumni are pursuing their careers at these global organisations:
- Accenture
- Creative Technology
- DBS Bank
- Defence Science & Technology Agency
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Fuji Xerox Asia Pacific
- HP Singapore
- IBM Singapore
- Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore
- Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore
- Jurong Port
- Microsoft
- Murex
- NCS
- NEC Asia Pacific
- OCBC Bank
- Revolution Analytics
- Singapore Telecommunications
- Standard Chartered Bank
- Starhub
- ST Electronics
- Tata Consultancy Services
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: