Graduate Brochure

Graduate Programmes

2015 Prospectus

Graduate Programmes

PhD and Master By Research (Engineering)

Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (TESOL)

Master of Business Administration

Master of Community Leadership & Social Development

Master of Counselling

Master of Gerontology

Master of Human Capital Management

Master of Social Work

Master of Taxation

Putting graduate

education within the reach of

working professionals

Unique features of the Programme:

PhD and Master by Research (Engineering)

Graduates are equipped with a repertoire of advanced research and development skills that are vital for solving technological problems and/or advancing downstream technology.

The candidates are required to undertake an industrial research project that culminates in a thesis at the graduate level.

The project exhibits the creation, interpretation, construction and/or exposition of knowledge which extends the forefront of a discipline through original research.

Overview

The industrial PhD and MEng programmes are intended for science, engineering and technology practitioners who (a) are interested in pursuing a career in applied research, (b) seek professional advancement, and (c) wish to enhance their understanding of a particular eld or discipline within the domain of science and technology. In addition, the PhD programme is for researchers and practitioners who aspire to contribute in science and technology to the industry at the highest academic level and gain concomitant recognition of their effort and achievements.

Candidates are to complete graduate level courses and one thesis.

Students are to take the Qualifying Examination, pertaining to their research progress, within 12 to 18 months from admission.

Courses

Research Methods (for PhD & MEng students) Data Analysis (for PhD & MEng students) Seminar Course I (for PhD & MEng students) Seminar Course II (for PhD & MEng students) Credit Recognition Course I (for PhD students only) Credit Recognition Course II (for PhD students only)

PhD / MEng Thesis

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Master of Engineering (MEng)

The MA in Applied Linguistics (TESOL; Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) programme is an advanced academic graduate degree that provides language teachers with the sound theoretical foundation and practical skills needed for language teaching and other related work in educational contexts.

The programme caters to the needs of language teachers of different backgrounds from the local school system (primary to JC) to the tertiary institutions and the private sector. The comprehensive programme also caters to the needs of both experienced language instructors/administrators as well as professionals in other elds who are considering a mid-career switch.

The specially-designed courses provide candidates with little or no experience in language teaching with the practical knowledge needed for practice, reection and theorising. An extensive range of electives allows more experienced candidates to engage in advanced practice and theorising in selected specialized topics for more profound reection.

Applied Linguistics (TESOL)

Overview

Curriculum suitable for MOE teachers and non-MOE teachers (tertiary institutions, private schools), and both experienced and novice teachers

Comprehensive core curriculum, and a wide rangeof specialised electives suitable for the TESOL context

Taught by experienced and highly-qualied local and international faculty

Flexibility of blended learning, with face-to-face seminars, online recorded lectures, webinars, and other e-learning tools

Part-time programme with emphasis on building a warm and supportive environment that encourages and motivates candidates


Six Core Courses:

Fundamental Aspects of Language Structure

Fundamental Aspects of Language Meaning

Sociolinguistics and Education

Second Language Acquisition

TESOL Methods

TESOL Curriculum

*Elective Courses (to pick four):

Global English and Language Teaching

Classroom Discourse

Literacy, Language and Education

Pragmatics and TESOL

Pedagogical Grammar

Materials Development

Language Testing and Evaluation

English for Specic Purposes

Academic Discourse: English in a Global Context

Research Methods in Applied Linguistics

Research Project, orTwo electives in lieu of Research Project

Master of Arts in Applied Linguistics (TESOL)

Note:

Not all electives will be offered in a given year or semester.*


Overview

Business Administration

The UniSIM MBA prepares aspiring managers with business knowledge and skills to function as leaders in driving and executing initiatives that meet business objectives and organisational excellence, while fullling requirements in sustainable development, social responsibility and ethical practice. Simply put, we groom managers with a heart, and provide the environment for a learning experience where students are exposed to key business concepts that meet the needs of todays business environment and be able to adapt to tomorrows changing corporate landscape.

The UniSIM MBA curriculum is based on a series of learning blocks: Assimilating knowledge progressively through a Core-Function-Area approach and honing managerial and social responsibility skills through an Experiential Project and a Management Communication course.

The programme has 3 semesters spanning 18 months. In the rst semester, students learn how to manage the organisation. In the second semester, they learn how to run a business. Finally, in the third semester, they learn how to grow the business in a competitive environment.

The UniSIM MBA equips graduates with both the hardware and heartware. They receive a holistic education that encompasses both academic excellence and business practicality. More importantly, it focuses on training leaders to make sound moral judgments while bearing in mind the needs of business protability and sustainable development.

The programme uses pedagogy that involves team work, interactive discussions, critical thinking, and hands-on problem solving.

Students hone their soft skills through an Experiential Project and a Management Communication course that run across three semesters.

An 18-month programme where students are able to complete the UniSIM MBA while working fulltime.

Pre-requisite Courses:

Statistics

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Core Courses:

Managing the Organisation

Financial Accounting Frameworks

Managing Finance in an Organisation

Managing Sustainable Operations

Managing & Leading to Achieve Organisational Excellence

Corporate Governance, Social Responsibility and Enterprise Risk Management

Managing the Business Function

Accounting for Decision Makers

Making Financial Decisions

Managerial Economics & the Global Economy

Contemporary Marketing

Sustainability Management

Managing Sustainable Growth Area

Data Analytics for Decision Makers

Harnessing Technologies for Business Innovation

Entrepreneurial Management

Business Strategy

MBA Experiential Project + Management Communication

Management Communication

Experiential Project (Social Outreach Course, Business Ethics Integrative Report Course, Business Simulation Course)

Graduate education

thats exible, accessible and

attainable

Trained expertise in community leadership and social development is increasingly needed in a rapidly changing world. A multi-disciplinary understanding of the issues and challenges surrounding the practice of community leadership and social development is crucial, particularly for people working within the civil and social service sectors. It is timely that SIM University, in partnership with the National Community Leadership Institute (NACLI), now offers the Master of Community Leadership and Social Development (MCLSD) programme. This programme reects UniSIMs commitment to support the growing need for effective community leaders who can play a progressive role in Singapores social development. Taught by a team of distinguished academics and professionals, the programme combines academic rigour with practical policy-focused skills development.

Community Leadership and Social Development Overview

Attractive and stimulating range of modules with focus on social leadership, social capital and sustainable social development

Taught by experienced, well-qualied academics and professionals (local and international)


Six Compulsory Core Courses:

Theory and practice in community leadership and social development

Economic and political development for social well-being

Gender, ethnicity and diversity

Community leadership and organisational development

Methods of social research and knowledge application

Sustainable project design, management and evaluation


Health, education and welfare in relation to social capital Conict resolution and community negotiations Social enterprise and corporate social responsibility Resources, population and environmental management Civil society, leadership and capacity building Issues in community and social development Study Mission Other relevant electives in the School of Human Development and Social Services.

Dissertation orTWO(2) Electives in lieu of Dissertation

Master of Community Leadership & Social Development

Advanced Diploma(awarded by NACLI)

Notes:

Not all electives may be offered at the same time.

New electives will be added in future.**

PuttingGraduateeducation

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professionals

Counselling

Overview

The counselling eld has grown in tandem with changes in our society as we respond to the challenges of Singapores economic growth and development. UniSIM launched its bachelor degree counselling programme, the rst offered by a local university, in year 2007.

Since then, there has been a clarion call for more advanced training, at the graduate level. To full the aspirations for further specialised education in coun-selling and to stay relevant and robust in the eld, UniSIM now offers the Master of Counselling (MCOU) programme.


Emphasises a balance of skills-based/practice orientation and academic rigour while allowing specialisation in different areas of counselling and training in supervisory skills to enable our graduates to take on leadership roles or become domain experts.

Offers exibility in entry and exit points to suit different academic needs. Bridging courses will help those without prior counselling training to be initiated into the programme.

Our Master of Counselling Programmes (MCOU) is recognised and accredited by the Singapore Association of Counselling.

Master of Counselling (MCOU)

Foundation Studies (approx. 1 year)

Theories and Techniques of Counselling Group Dynamics and Group Facilitation Human Growth and Life-span Development Supervised Practicum (180 contact hours)

Professional Studies

Clinical Assessment in Counselling Ethics and Skills in Multicultural Counselling Research and Evaluation in Counselling Couples and Family Therapy

Applicants without a Counselling degree start here

Applicants with a recognised Counselling (BCOU) degree start here

Applicants with BCOU(Hons) and #BGCOU qualications start here

*Elective Courses (to pick three): Psychotherapy with Children and Adolescents Gerontological Counselling Behaviour Therapy Theories and Practice in Addiction Counselling Crisis Intervention Psychological Disorders and Intervention Strategies Theories and Techniques in career Counselling

Advanced Studies

Integrative Approaches to Counselling Clinical Supervision in Counselling Counselling Special Populations


Notes: Bachelor of Counselling Cum Graduate Diploma in Counselling.


New electives will be added in future.

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Overview

The rapidly ageing population in Singapore, and concomitant need for trained professionals in areas like the health, social and psychological services gives rise to the imperative for a Master Programme in Gerontology. As the needs of elderly people are specialised, dedicated attention within the training to their characteristics as well as ageing process, demands an interdisciplinary Gerontology programme. UniSIMs Master of Gerontology (MGER) is the rst Master level University programme in Singapore to offer a holistic training for a rewarding career in the eldercare and silver sector.

Gerontology

Fulll leadership roles

in the public and private

sectors

Enrol for any standalone module of your interest

Exciting array of modules and range of lecturers from local and overseas contexts

Blend of theoretical and practical teaching modes

Flexible enrolment by individual modules for credits


Six Compulsory Courses:

Studies in Gerontology

Lifespan Development and Psychology of Ageing

Physiology and Healthcare

Ageing in Multicultural Contexts

Research on Ageing

Social Policy in Gerontology


Key Economic and Financial Issues

End of Life: Policies, Issues and Care

Dementia Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Management of Eldercare Services

Programme Planning and Evaluation

Selected Topics in Gerontology

Internship #

Dissertation orTWO(2) Electives in lieu

of Dissertation

Graduate Diploma inGerontology (GDGER)

Master of Gerontology (MGER)

Enrol for any standalone module of

your interest

Professional Certicate

of Attendance /Achievement

Notes:

Internship is compulsory for those without any prior experience in eldercare sector or silver industry.



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Graduate education

thats exible, accessible and

attainable

Overview

Organisations are getting more and more complex, and face increasing challenges. At the same time, the need for effective management of human capital has grown in tandem. The Master of Human Capital Management Degree (MHCM) aims to produce human capital professionals who are not only condent in dealing with human capital issues, but are also able to lead and take on issues resulting from organisational and environmental challenges, increasing talent mobility and workforce diversity, as well as business and technology advances.

This Master Degree builds on the success of SIMUniversitys Management and HRM programmes.Graduates would acquired the advanced knowledge and skills to function effectively as professionals in human capital management and take on leadership roles in business and government organisations.

Human Capital Management


The rst Master of Human Capital Management programme that integrates human capital strategy with business strategy.

This programme is developed with input and support from the Ong Teng Cheong Labour Leadership Institute, the Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF) as well as leading human capital practitioners and academics.

A rigorous programme that blends concepts and theories with applications and management practices.

The range of electives offers wider learning opportunities for students.

*Elective Courses (to pick four out of six):

Global Leadership

Performance and Talent Management in a Multi-generational Workplace

Mastering Negotiation and Corporate Communications

Reward Management and Practices

Industrial Relations from the Insider Perspective

Selected Topics in Human Capital Management


Master of Human Capital Management (MHCM)

Core Courses:

Human Capital Management

Aligning Human Capital with Business Strategy

Managing Human Capital in Asia

Leading Change and Managing Transitions

Building High Commitment, High Resilient Organisations

Evaluating HCM Programmes and Initiatives

Notes:


New electives will be added in future.**


Overview

Social Work

Evolving societal, community and individual needs bring about heightened expectations of contemporary social workers, from both clients and employers.

To meet these challenges of the new era, leaders in the social services sector are required to play the vital role in guiding and grooming fellow social workers as well as to possess a wealth of knowledge in a specic eld. This programme offers the key to satisfying this new role.

The Master of Social Work Programme (MSWK) is a practice-based programme, designed to prepare social workers aspiring to take up leadership positions in the social service sector. The programme aims to equip graduates with clinical social work skills, administration skills and supervision skills to function at management positions in the sector.

The Master of Social Work is specially designed both for graduates with a social work degree and those with other degrees. For graduates without prior social work training, prerequisite courses will equip you with the basic social work knowledge and skills so as to ease you into the Master programme.

Graduates from here will be a group of recognised social work professionals with administrative and supervisory abilities as well as domain specialists, as accepted by the Singapore Association of Social Workers (SASW) and the main employers of social workers namely the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the National Council of Social Services (NCSS).

A special feature of this programme is the option of graduating with a Graduate Diploma or a Master degree. Upon completion of the six compulsory core courses plus three pre-requisite courses and practicum, if applicable, students may choose to graduate with a Graduate Diploma. Re-entry to the Master programme may be allowed within the maximum candidature of 4 years.

All courses are taught by established academics and professionals in leadership positions with vast real-time experiences, ensuring that issues discussed are always kept current and relevant for practical application.

The programme also enjoys the support of the VWO Capability Fund (VCF) Local Training Grant and NCSS initiatives as stated in the Professionalisation Package.

#Pre-requisite Courses: Social Work Practice I: Casework and Family Work Social Work Practice II: Groupwork and Community Work Social Welfare Policy and Delivery Systems Supervised Practicum (400 hours)

*Elective Courses (to pick four out of eight):

Advanced Clinical Practice I: Working with Individuals Advanced Clinical Practice II: Family Intervention Addiction I: Substance Abuse Addiction II: Behavioural Addictions Theory and Practice of Gerontological Social Work Mental Health and Illness Strategies for School Social Work Professional and Personal Development and Resilience Theory and Practice of Youthwork

Dissertation or TWO(2) Electives in lieu of Dissertation

# Pre-requisite courses are for students without a social work degree.

Master of Social Work (MSWK)

Graduate Diploma of Social Work (GDSWK)

^Core Courses:

Human Life-span and Social Ecology Social Policy Analysis and Development Social Administration and Planning Theories and Principles of Supervision for Social Work Social Research and Programme Evaluation Contemporary Social Work Issues and Practice

^ Need a CGPA of 2.5 to graduate and CGPA of 3 to proceed to MSWK.

Notes:

Need a CGPA of 3 to graduate with MSWK.



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The programme aims:

Overview

Putting graduate

education within the reach of

working professionals

The School of Business is offering the Master of Taxation (MTax) programme in collaboration with the Tax Academy of Singapore (TA) to contribute to SIM Universitys (UniSIM) mission of empowering society through lifelong education, remaining responsive to diverse learning needs and aspira-tions. The programme brings together the exper-tise of professionals, scholars and researchers in tax, corporate reporting and company law.

TA was established by the Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (lRAS), the Law Society of Singapore, and the Big-4 international accounting rms.

The Master of Taxation (MTax) programme aims to provide tax professionals and adult learners with advanced training in taxation law and current practices. It also aims to contribute to the continuous professional education (CPE) of tax specialists by offering courses that cover current developments and changes in taxation law and corporate reporting.

To provide training in Tax Policy, Legal Framework, Singapore Individual and Corporate Income Tax, Tax Treaties, International Tax Planning, Transfer Pricing and Goods and Services Tax.

To equip practitioners with a deeper and broader knowledge of the fundamentals of international taxation, capabilities that are very important to a tax practitioner in an open economy such as Singapore.

To provide practitioners a wider frame of reference when looking at taxation. Taxation does not exist in a vacuum, and the practice of taxation directly or indirectly involves wider considerations such as corporate governance, corporate reporting and the general economy.

Taxation

Core Taxation Framework and Practice Courses(Course requirement fullled by completing the ATP at the Tax Academy):

Taxation Legal Framework and Policy

Corporate and Individual Income Tax

Goods & Services Tax (GST)

Advanced Taxation

Master of Taxation (MTAX)

Compulsory Courses [Eight courses]:

Legal Research and Methods for Taxation

Economic and Political Context of Taxation

The OECD Model Tax Convention

Transfer Pricing

Applying Transfer Pricing

Selected Topics in Taxation

Cross-border Tax Planning

Taxation, Governance and Wider Environment

A Bachelor's degree or an equivalent qualication

At least 21 years of age

At least 2 years of work experience in related eld Good communication skills (written and spoken English)

Applicants should be Singapore citizens, permanent residents or residents in Singapore. In addition, you will need to meet these minimum requirements:

* Note: Additional entry requirements may be applicable to some programmes. Please check www.unisim.edu.sg for more information.

Shortlisted candidates may be required to undergo one or more interviews and/or take such written admission or other evaluation tests as may be prescribed by SIM Univer-sity from time to time.

The offer of admission is dependent on the number of places available in individual programmes. The decision of the Admissions Committee of SIM University is nal and binding.

SIM University reserves the right to refuse admission and is not obliged to offer an explanation for the non-admission of unsuccessful candidates.

Admissions

SIM University offers the following course fee concessions:

1. Applicants who are 60 years old and above will enjoy a 20% course fee concession.2. Applicants who are graduates (at Masters or Bachelors level) of Singapore Institute of Mangement and SIM University will enjoy a 20% course fee concession.

Students will only enjoy one of the two categories of concession. The above concessions are applicable to all programmes offered by SIM University (UniSIM) unless specied otherwise. The concessions are not applicable to students under any scholarship or sponsorship schemes as well as courses offered with external institutions/organisations. The concessions are also not to be used concurrently with any other concessions.

To encourage further education and upgrading by alumni, UniSIM Alumni (graduates of Bachelors or Masters degrees awarded by UniSIM) will also enjoy an additional 30% course fee concession for the rst two courses when they enrol for a Masters degree programme at UniSIM. Visit unisim.edu.sg for more details.

Admission application must be made online at unisim.edu.sg by the specied deadline.

A non-refundable application fee of S$64.20 (inclusive of GST) is required. Copies of all supporting documents and photograph must be submitted with the application. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Our tuition fees are on par with those of other local universities. Course fees will be payable by installments. The payment schedule will be upon acceptance into the programme. Course fees cover all study materials, classes, tutor supervision, assignments and examinations.

There may be additional items that are not covered by the tuition fee. These could include items such as additional recommended textbooks, re-sit examination fee, etc.

Please visit unisim.edu.sg for current tuition fees.

Application

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Our Ofce Hours:Mondays to Fridays 8:30am to 7:30pm Saturdays 9:00am to 1:00pm

Admission and Programme Enquiries: Tel: (65) 6248 9777Fax: (65) 6763 9077 Email: [email protected] Website: unisim.edu.sgFacebook: facebook.com/UniSIM

Our Campus:SIM University, 461 Clementi Road, Singapore 599491

NOTES

Learning that adapts to meNot the other way round

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Note: Information is correct at time of print (JAN 2015)

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