Our alumni are going places

Upon attaining an unparalleled education at NUS-ISS, you will be part of an extraordinary alumni community
of leaders and innovators. Being a part of a vibrant and engaged alumni community will further enhance the
value of your qualification and enrich your professional network.

You can find GDipSA alumni in global companies like:

• Accenture • James Walter Thompson • NCS
• Citibank • KPMG • OCBC Bank
• Hewlett Packard • Microsoft • Ogilvy & Mather
• Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore • Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Student Profile
EMBARK ON A ONE-YEAR
TRANSFORMATIONAL JOURNEY
STUDENT BACKGROUND PROJECT PLACEMENT EMPLOYMENT

494 90%
Engineering 41%
Science 21%
Business 20%
projects were completed of our students were
Arts 15% in companies across employed upon
Healthcare* 3% diverse industries, helping graduation.

GEAR UP FOR A
to drive transformation
* Includes Pharmacy, Nursing & Medicine through technology.

Other Graduate Programmes by NUS-ISS

DIGITAL
FUTURE
Master of Master of Master of Master of
Technology in Technology in Technology in Technology
Intelligent Software Enterprise Business In Digital
Systems Engineering Analytics Leadership

Available as Available as Available as Available as

Stackable Graduate Stackable Graduate Stackable Graduate Professional
Certificate Programme Certificate Programme Certificate Programme Certificate Programme
in Artificial Intelligence in Smart Systems & in Data Science in Digital Leadership
Platform

Graduate
About the Institute of Systems Science (NUS-ISS) Diploma in
Established in 1981, the Institute of Systems Science at the National University of Singapore (NUS-ISS) develops digital
talent for the industry through graduate education, professional development programmes, consultancy, applied
research and career services. NUS-ISS is widely recognised as a champion of industry transformation, future jobs and Systems
future skills, enabling a digital economy that is always learning and always leading.

NUS-ISS has implemented a unique portfolio of multiple learning pathways, with a wide spectrum of programmes in
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critical industry disciplines such as software development, data science, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, smart
health, digital government and digital innovation.

To date, over 148,000 infocomm & business professionals, 7,700 corporate clients organisations and 6,620 graduate
programmes alumni have benefitted from NUS-ISS’s suite of services. Its programmes are delivered by NUS-ISS staff
with an average of more than 20 years of industry experience.

Available as
Institute of Systems Science National University of Singapore 29 Heng Mui Keng Terrace, Block D & E, Singapore 119620 Stackable Graduate Certificate Programme in
http://www.iss.nus.edu.sg (65) 6516 2093 isspostgrad@nus.edu.sg facebook.com/iss.nus linkedin.com/company/iss_nus Digital Solutions Development
 Who Should Apply How to apply?
With innovation turning every business into a digital business,
what are some potential ways you envision technology to • Non-IT graduates who are keen to carve a new All applicants are required to apply for our graduate coursework
Graduate career in the infocomm industry programme.
help in your line of work?
Diploma In • IT graduates looking to gain practical experiences Intake Registration Start Date Registration Closing Date
• Mid-career professionals who want to keep
Systems The GdipSA programme is specially designed to equip both themselves relevant
February 1 July 15 October

Analysis IT and non-IT professionals with the digital skills to solve August 2 January 15 April

real-world problems. Imagine being able to code your own Admission Criteria *Applicants will be notified by email after the closing date on
information regarding the aptitude test arrangement.
mobile apps to make your job easier!
• Bachelor’s degree from a recognised university Visit www.iss.nus.edu.sg/gdipsa to apply.
• Proficiency in the English Language (written and spoken)*
• Some work experience preferred

Programme Delivery All applicants are required to take an aptitude test. Info Sessions
Shortlisted applicants will also need to attend an
Interview. Foreigners are welcome to apply.
Students who embark on this one-year full-time programme will be exposed to Recognition: *Applicants whose native tongue and medium of university Come and find out more about the Graduate
lectures, workshops, laboratory sessions, projects and a five-month internship. instruction is not in English should submit the TOEFL or IELTS score as Diploma in Systems Analysis programme at our info
• Top student is awarded the IBM Gold
evidence of their proficiency in English. sessions.
The numerous projects, which are part of the syllabus, aim to equip students with Medal & Book Prize
• ISS Book Prize TOEFL IELTS Visit www.iss.nus.edu.sg/InfoSession for more details.
the necessary foundation to code, test, implement and troubleshoot IT solutions
• Paper-based test (580) • Result of 6.0 We conduct in-country aptitude tests and interviews
covering web and mobile platforms. • Accenture Best Industrial Attachment • Computer-based test (237) in selected countries.
Project • Internet-based test (85)

Fundamental Graduate Certificates (in any sequence) Capstone Project & Internship^
Foundations Design Web Applications Mobile Applications Machine Learning Applications Project Work (1 month)
30 Days 23 Days 16 Days Specialist Areas 10 Days 10 Days & Internship (5 months)

Design web-based solutions Design mobile-based Get hands on experience in designing

Develop digital solutions Design IT solutions in the Develop machine learning
Using JAVA as the solutions using Android, and building an integrated IT solution to
on the .NET platform business environment applications using Python
development platform HTML and CSS address business needs from end to end.
The project work also prepares you for
• Attain knowledge on basic • Ability to conduct user requirement • Implement and test end-to-end • Develop and package Android • Data Analysis with Python, Numpy, the industrial attachment as you gain
programming and object oriented through user experience design and enterprise grade full stack application application using Android Studio Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn problem solving, project management,
programming with C# agile practices using Java Platform teamwork and leadership skills
• Build dynamic and reusable user • Publish services as REST API with Python
• Adopt SQL Programming with • Analyse and design software solutions • Develop reactive web design interface components. The five-month internship is a crucial
Data Modelling to solve business problem techniques, model-view-controller, • Understand popular machine learning
component of the programme – students
stream based web-flux, flexible service • Store application data in Android models such as k-nearest neighbors,
get attached to the IT department
• Build Web applications using ASP.NET, • Design software solutions which layering, persistence, RESTful web device logistic regression, k-means, naïve
Bayes, artificial neural network and of companies ranging from banking
Core, Microservices and Entity can support and integrate Business services and messaging facilities using and finance to healthcare, telco and
Framework Intelligence the latest Spring Framework • Use phone’s camera to capture Time Series Modelling
photos and videos, microphone to government ministries. Translate the IT
capture audio and Android • Build and evaluate performance of knowledge to business use cases and
• Design software architecture for IOT, • Build polyglot persistence layers using
Cloud Architecture, Microservices, multimedia library to playback audio machine learning models using Python contribute to the digital transformation of
JPA repositories, Hibernate, and Spring
Containerisation  Data Framework. Learn to access (mp3) and video (mp4) files. your assigned internship company.
them via SQL, JQL and NoSQL • Techniques for Feature Engineering
• Manage a project using agile practices • Build threads and communciation (using Pearson Correlation) and Legend
and deliver the project as a product • Use effective client side frameworks with threads Dimensionality Reduction (using
^NUS Matriculation
release such as React.JS or Angular.JS to Principal Component Analysis).
• Integrate Android application with Convert to an NUS matriculated student
manage event architecture and user upon completion of all five certificates,
interfaces for edge devices server-side functionality for full stack
development Subject to NUS admission requirements

Job Roles Job Roles Job Roles Job Roles Job Roles Job Roles
• Software Developer or Programmer on • Systems Analyst • Software Developer or Programmer on the • Software Developer or Programmer on • Machine Learning Engineer • Software Developer or Programmer on the
the .NET platform • Business Analyst JAVA platform Mobile Web and Android platforms .NET and Mobile Web platforms
• System Analyst
• Business Analyst

Stackable Certificate Programme in Digital Solutions Development Expect:

The NUS-ISS Stackable Certificate Programme in Digital Solutions Development is a series of stackable certificates that you
can take while pursuing your career. These certificates start with the compulsory Foundations Certificate and then Design,
Web Applications, Mobile Applications and Machine Learning Applications, in your preferred sequence and pace, thus
having greater flexibility to plan your own learning journey.
These certificates will enable you to become a well-rounded IT professional. You can also complete your learning journey
towards the NUS Graduate Diploma in Systems Analysis with a capstone project and a 5-month internship that will give
you an edge in the industry. Case Studies Assignments, Test & Projects Role playing Live Demo Workshops
Visit www.iss.nus.edu.sg/stackable-programmes to find out more. Examinations