I am pleased to recommend to you the Master of Science in Applied Finance (MAF) programme, the first graduate programme offered by the Singapore Management University.

This programme is designed specifically to enhance our students’ knowledge and skills in applied finance. Over a period of 18 months, students will be exposed to a wide range of subjects such as accounting, statistics, equity and fixed income analyses, corporate finance and portfolio management.

A special feature of the MAF programme is that the curriculum is structured to meet the examination requirements of the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). Hence, our students will not only graduate with a Master degree from SMU but are also well prepared and qualified to take the CFA examinations.

Our curriculum is carefully designed to strike a good balance between theory and practice. We, therefore, provide both rigour as well as the practical aspects of training in finance to our students.

The programme is taught by a team of distinguished faculty, many of whom obtained their PhDs from world renowned business schools, and experienced professionals from the industries.

The quality of our programme is clearly demonstrated by the pass rate of our students who recently took the CFA Level 1 and 2 examinations. Our students scored pass rates of 90% for the CFA Level 2 examination and 78% for the CFA Level 1 examination. These results are significantly better than the average pass rates of 47% and 42% respectively.

I am confident that the MSc in Applied Finance will provide you with the skills and knowledge required in the fund management, banking and stockbroking industries.

Come and join us and experience the rewarding and intellectually stimulating learning environment we provide at SMU.

Yours truly

Dr Benedict Koh
Practice Associate Professor of Finance
Programme Director, MSc in Applied Finance
Lee Kong Chian School of Business
Singapore Management University