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FURTHER STUDIES You must also have sat for a Science or Design &
You can receive advanced standing when you apply for Technology or Food & Nutrition or relevant OSIE /
related degree programmes at universities both locally Applied Subject and fulfil the aggregate computation • Exposure to the Financial Technology (FinTech) sector through revamped curriculum, joint
and abroad. These include: requirements.
projects, internships with the FinTech community and Innovation Lab Crawls
-- National University of Singapore
Candidates with severe vision deficiency should not • Strong combination of IT skills and training in banking and finance, technology and operations
-- Nanyang Technological University
-- Singapore Management University apply for the course. • Strong focus on technical competency to meet the needs of the FinTech ecosystem
-- Singapore University of Technology and Design • Specialisation in Banking & Finance or Financial Analytics
-- Singapore Institute of Technology • Hands-on experience using industry APIs
-- University of Newcastle (UK) • Professional certifications in ERP1 and IBF standards2
-- University of Manchester (UK) CONTACT US
-- University of Essex (UK) For the most up-to-date information on NP’s
-- University of Kent (UK) Diploma in Information Technology, log on to
-- University of New South Wales (Australia) www.np.edu.sg/it
-- University of Melbourne (Australia)
-- University of Adelaide (Australia)
-- University of Western Australia (Australia)
-- University of Queensland (Australia)
-- Australian National University (Australia)
-- Monash University (Australia)
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“We gathered a lot of direct feedback from nurses and
improved the usability and features of the app to cater
to their needs. When ICT shared this project with us,
we wanted to be part of it and contribute our IT skills.”
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DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL INFORMATICS
WHAT THE WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
COURSE IS ABOUT
YEAR 1 YEAR 3
-- Accounting -- Technologies for Financial Industry
Financial
-- Banking & Financial Products -- Fundamentals for IT Professionals III
-- Computing Mathematics -- Capstone Project OR any two electives
Technology -- Databases
-- Economics
-- Enterprise Information Systems
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--
--
Two specialisation modules+
Internship#
World Issues: A Singapore Perspective^
(FinTech) is the next growth area in the world of finance. The curriculum of this course is jointly reviewed and
Many financial institutions are making disruptive enhanced with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). -- Financial Ecosystem -- Any two IS electives^
changes in the use of digital technologies, from Apple -- Fundamentals for IT Professionals I*
+
Pay to PayPal, to allow them to meet future banking Depending on your interest, you may choose to major in -- IT Infrastructure & Security Choose one of the following specialisation options
needs. The Diploma in Financial Informatics (FI) will the following specialisations: -- Programming I and take three prescribed modules:
help you surf this new technology wave sweeping the -- Programming II
financial world. Banking & Finance -- Communication & Contemporary Issues^ Specialisation Options
Gain a broad-based understanding of the products, -- Innovation Toolkit^ Banking & Finance
In the first year, you will build a strong foundation of processes and IT applications used in the financial industry, -- Sports & Wellness^ -- Corporate Banking Applications & Processes
IT knowledge, focusing on coding, designing databases and learn to design effective and innovative -- Customer Experience Management
and understanding IT infrastructure. At the same time, IT solutions for financial institutions. -- Financial Analysis & Modelling
you will learn about the Financial Ecosystem, specifically YEAR 2 -- IT Outsourcing
in the area of Technology and Operations (T&O) to Financial Analytics -- Banking Technology & Operations -- Retail Banking, Applications & Processes
understand the financial landscape. Study how to analyse large amounts of data to help financial -- Enterprise Business Processes -- Risk Management
institutions make effective and timely decisions. -- Enterprise Systems Analysis & Design OR
In your second year, you will get the chance to -- Financial Spreadsheet Engineering Financial Analytics
develop applications using APIs for the banking What’s more, you may qualify for the professional -- Fundamentals for IT Professionals II -- Applied Analytics – Business
and finance industry, which focus on creating good certification in ERP1 with market leaders such as SAP and -- Secure Software Development -- Applied Analytics – Finance
customer experiences and on-demand banking industry certification awarded by The Institute of Banking & -- Software Development Methodology -- Data Visualisation
services for consumers and businesses. Together with Finance (IBF) under the IBF Standards2. -- Web Application Development -- Descriptive Analytics
your comprehensive training in IT, you will have the -- One specialisation module+ -- Predictive Analytics
opportunity to build or suggest innovative solutions for 1
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an information system that -- Any two electives -- Quantitative Analytics
the financial institutions of the next generation. You will integrates all areas of a business including planning, production, -- Any two IS electives^
accounting, sales & marketing. SAP is the market leader for ERP.
also be taught how to manage and analyse the financial -- Career and Professional Preparation II
data, and to design and manage business processes and 2
This programme is pending IBF Standards accreditation. Upon
applications. attainment of IBF accreditation status, the programme would
be deemed adequate to equip students with relevant skills and
knowledge to obtain the “IBF Qualified” certification title in
In your final year, you will learn about Technologies for ^ Interdisciplinary Studies (IS) modules are taken on top of core discipline modules and account for up to 18 hours of
Technology and Operations segment. Visit www.ibf.org.sg for
Financial Industry, where you will study how facilities the course curriculum. They comprise prescribed modules in areas such as communication, innovation and cultural
more information on IBF Certification.
intelligence as well as elective modules in the categories of arts & humanities, business, design and science & technology.
such as data centres operate in the banking and
financial industry. On top of that, you can put what * Career and Professional Preparation I is part of the Fundamentals for IT Professionals modules.
you have learnt into practice on a capstone project to
solve real-world challenges. As part of your six-month #
You will get to work on an industry-driven project, a technopreneurship-enterprise project, or an IT-related project with a local
internship, you will get to work on projects with leading or overseas organisation.
financial institutions, such as DBS, OCBC and UOB
and MAS, or with FinTech start-ups, accelerators and
incubators.
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DIPLOMA IN FINANCIAL INFORMATICS
CAREER
With your dual strengths of IT and financial knowledge
combined, you make the ideal technostrategist
for banks, financial institutions and enterprises.
You can join the industry as a Software Application
Developer, IT Business Analyst, Data Analyst or Banking
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
AGGREGATE TYPE ELR2B2-C
To be eligible for consideration, candidates must
have the following GCE ‘O’ Level examination
(or equivalent) results.
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Operations Executive. Through further studies, you can
SUBJECT ‘O’ LEVEL GRADE
DIPLOMA IN
ANIMATION & 3D ARTS
move on to become a business consultant, business
intelligence analyst, application consultant, solutions English Language as a First Language 1-7
architect, project manager and more. Mathematics (Elementary/Additional) 1-6
Any two other subjects 1-6
“The financial
industry
is innovating itself and FinTech is the evolution
that I want to be part of. I’m excited about the
opportunities that FinTech will open up to me when
I start my internship with financial companies and
start-ups that are changing the market.“
Wan Xin
Final-year FI student
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