Management Foundation Studies

Course details

Full-time, developed and awarded by Singapore institute of Management, Singapore. Equip yourself with the necessary skills and knowledge with confidence, to progress to study at a diploma level.

Programme Structure

Lectures consist of both international and local students with the average teacher-student ratio of 1:60*. This programme will equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge with confidence to progress to study at a diploma level. It is important to note that the programme design expects students to undertake their studies at least five times a week on a full time basis

Mode of delivery

The course is 100% face-to-face lecture. Course work includes attendance of lectures, discussions of case studies, class tests, presentations, completion of group and inpidual written assignments.

Students need to make use of relevant websites and the internet for research purposes and do a large part of their studies in their own time. Besides attending lectures, students also participate in project lab sessions. 

Attendance

Attendance is monitored regularly. Students must achieve an attendance of 75% and above to be eligible for the end-of semester examinations. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority of Singapore (ICA) requires all international students issued with a valid student's pass to achieve attendance of 90% and above in any month of the course.

Curriculum

• Module 1: Study Skills for Effective Learning 
• Module 2: Introduction to Management 
• Module 3: Elements of Economics 
• Module 4: Principles of Accounting and Business Finance 
• Module 5: Sales and Marketing Management 

Programme Admission

Admission Criteria

• Three GCE 'O' level passes (Grade 1 to 6)
• Other qualifications will be assessed based on the equivalence to GCE 'O' level examinations.
• For International Applicants (Full-time programme only)
• International applicants will be assessed on the qualification’s equivalent to the GCE ‘O’ level examinations.

English Language Requirement 

• GCE 'O' level credit pass in English (as a first language); or
• IELTS with an overall score of at least 5.5; or
• TOEFL score of at least 550 (paper-based) plus 4 in the Test of Written English (TWE);or
• SAT1 score of at least 550 (critical reading and writing); or
• Pearson Test score of at least 49/100; or
• An equivalent English language qualification.

Applicants who do not meet the English language requirement would need to undergo the Certificate in English Language Upper-Intermediate (Level 5) (CEL) programme prior to enrolment in the Certificate programme. 

The duration of the CEL programme depends on the applicant’s English language proficiency level.

Applicants can sit for an English Placement Test conducted by SIM to determine their English language proficiency level.

Notes :

• IELTS or TOEFL or SAT1 or Pearson test scores must be less than two years at point of enrolment.
• The SIM English Placement Test results will be valid for one year from the date of the test.