Understanding business & management basics

The programme is designed to provide appropriate foundation for students who wish to know the fundamentals of management and business. 

Further Education

With the Certificate, you can progress to the Diploma programmes: 

• SIM Diploma in Accounting*
• SIM Diploma in Banking and Finance*
• SIM Diploma in International Business
• SIM Diploma in Management Studies  

*Additional requirement in GCE ‘O’ level credit passes (grade 1 to 6) or equivalent in Mathematics

View the progression pathway 

Teaching Faculty

Lecturers are both academic and industry-based professionals with extensive work experience and expertise in their domain knowledge. 

Delivery Mode

The course is 100% face-to-face lecture-based learning. Coursework includes attendance at lectures, discussions of case studies, tests, presentations, and completion of group and individual-written assignments.

Students are required to access relevant Web sites and the Internet for research and assignments in their own time. Besides attending lectures, students also participate in computer lab sessions.  

Learning Support

No refund or recourse should the student fail to complete in the maximum period. 

SIM has the right to withdraw a student who cannot cope with the demands of the programme, especially when the student's pass has expired. 

Minimum Class Size 

Minimum class size to commence: 20 students. Students will be informed within 30 days before class commences.

Entry Requirements

At least 3 GCE 'O' level credit passes (Grade 1 to 6); or 

Higher Nitec Certificate

For applicants with intent to progress to Diploma in Accounting or Diploma in Banking & Finance, one of the 3 GCE 'O' level credit passes (Grade 1 to 6) must be Mathematics. Those without this credit pass must pass the Mathematics placement test conducted by SIM on admission to the MFS programme.

Other qualifications will be assessed based on the equivalence to GCE 'O' level examinations. 

International Applicants (full-time)

International applicants will be assessed on the qualification’s equivalent to the GCE ‘O’ level examinations. 

Please refer to the details on qualifications listed in the International Student Prospectus. Alternatively, you may click here for the list of overseas qualifications 

Course Fee

Total: S$3,584.50 (one-time payment before class commences)   

All Singaporeans aged 25 and above can use their $500 SkillsFuture Credit from the government to pay for a wide range of approved skills-related courses. Visit the SkillsFuture Credit website (www.skillsfuture.sg/credit) to choose from the courses available on the SkillsFuture Credit course directory.

Exemption Eligibility

Nil

Profiles

Lecturers and their Teaching Modules (Updated December 2017) 

Average teacher-student ratio 1:50

Assessment and Exams

Each module is assessed through continuous assessment and end-of-semester exam.
Continuous assessments include case studies, class tests, discussions, presentations, group and individual assignments.

Promotion

Students must pass all the modules in the course in order to qualify for progression to the Diploma programmes.

Graduating students will be issued a copy of the course result transcript and a certificate of completion from SIM. Graduating students will be deemed as meeting the academic requirement for entry into the Diploma programmes as follows:

• SIM Diploma in Accounting*
• SIM Diploma in Banking and Finance*
• SIM Diploma in International Business
• SIM Diploma in Management Studies

*Additional Requirement in GCE ‘O’ level credit passes (Grade 1 to 6) or equivalent in Mathematics

Attendance Requirement

75% attendance to sit for exams.
Student's Pass holders: at least 90% attendance in any month of the course (as required by the Singapore Immigration Checkpoint Authority).

Graduation

To graduate, students must successfully complete and pass all 5 modules. Graduating students will receive a result transcript and the Certificate of Completion from SIM.