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Since it was incorporated on 12 January
2000, SMU has established undergraduate and postgraduate programmes that
aim to produce leaders and creative entrepreneurs capable of excelling in a
rapidly changing and dynamic world. Set up as Singapore's
first private university offering a style of education modelled after The
Wharton School, SMU occupies a state-of-the-art city campus located in the
heart of Singapore's
civic, cultural and business districts.
In less than a decade, the Singapore
Management University (SMU) has established a reputation for pushing the
boundaries of innovation, creativity and academic excellence in redefining
tertiary education. SMU introduced pedagogy previously unseen in Singapore,
and has shown how a broad-based education and interactive teaching
environment in small class sizes produces graduates well-prepared for the
demands of the real world. Known as a pioneer in its holistic admissions
approach of recruiting all-rounded, multi-talented students and
incorporating leadership and soft skills training in the undergraduate
curriculum, SMU embraces its mission to create and disseminate knowledge,
aspiring to generate leading edge research with global impact as well as to
produce broad-based, creative and entrepreneurial leaders for the
knowledge-based economy.
Academic
Programmes
Today, SMU is home to more than 7,000
students and comprises six schools: the School of Accountancy; Lee Kong Chian School of Business; School of Economics; School
of Information Systems; School of Law; and School
of Social Sciences.
SMU offers six bachelor's degree programmes
in Accountancy, Business Management, Economics, Information Systems Management, Laws, and Social Science; twelve Master's programmes
in Applied Economics, Applied Finance, Applied Finance (China), Business Administration, Economics, Finance, Professional Accounting, IT in Business (Financial Services), Information Systems, Management, Operations Management and Wealth Management; a Juris Doctor Programme; and five PhD
programmes in Economics, Information Systems, Business(Finance), Business(Organisational Behaviour &
Human Resources) and Psychology.
The University also has a dedicated Graduate Studies Office in the Office of Research, a number of institutes
and centres of excellence, and provides public and customised programmes
for working professionals through its Office of Executive Education.
Collaborations with leading institutions, including The Wharton School, Carnegie Mellon
University, the University of Pennsylvania,
and the University
of Chicago, allow SMU
to draw on academic and research strengths across all major disciplines.
To deliver a world-class curriculum, SMU has
some 293 faculty who are selectively recruited from around the world to
advance knowledge in teaching and research. They form an experienced and
committed pool of talent who reinforce SMU's unique pedagogy of
seminar-style teaching in small class sizes, creative thinking and dynamic
exchange of ideas between faculty and students. In addition to recruiting
some of the best academics in their fields, SMU also calls upon successful
leaders in business and their professions for their specific expertise to
combine academic vigour with hands-on business savvy.
By pioneering business, economic, legal,
social science and technology oriented programmes that meet these needs,
SMU has redefined tertiary education in Singapore. Already the
University has achieved a high degree of recognition and respect in Singapore, Asia
and beyond.
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