Major in Quantitative Finance

Major in Quantitative Finance

Students who are admitted from AY2004/2005 to AY2020/2021 graduate with B.Sc. or B.Sc. (Hons) with Major in Quantitative Finance, while those who are admitted from AY2021/2022 graduate with B.Sc. (Hons) with Major in Quantitative Finance.

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When referring to the sample study plans and programme requirements, students should follow those that correspond to their year of admission

The sample study plans serve to help students, especially freshmen, better plan their studies. 

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Students are also advised to have some understanding of the prerequisites of the courses they want to read, and to pay due attention to those courses which are prerequisites of other modules in later studies. They may use the NUS Mods for this purpose. This is especially important for students intending to pursue Honours/Specializations and multiple Major/Minor combinations. 

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It is a student’s responsibility to ensure that the graduation requirements applicable to his/her cohort will be satisfied within the given candidature. As courses offered by the Department of Mathematics may vary from year to year, it would be in a student’s interest to have several options for his/her study plan.


‎Students are strongly encouraged to complete all CHS Common Curriculum courses in their first two years except for the following 3 courses:
 

  • Communities and Engagement – can be taken from Years 2 to 4*
  • Two Interdisciplinary courses – can be taken in Years 3 and 4


*Important note on workload: Semester vs. Year-long C&E courses

  • Some C&E courses, usually the field/project-work courses, are regular intense 4-Unit courses with work completed within one semester.
  • Other C&E courses, especially the service-work courses, are spread out over two consecutive semesters, or up to one year, that is, Semester 1 through Semester 2 to Special Term 2; or Semester 2 through the Special Terms to Semester 1 of following Academic Year (AY). You may click here for more details on the service-work courses.
  • For those students who read the year-long C&E courses which extend till Special Term (during the summer break) after their 8th semester, please note that grades are awarded at the end of Special Term 2, which means your degree will be conferred in end-Aug, and you will join the Commencement ceremony in the following year instead of the same AY of completion of the course. For more details, please check out the FAQ here.
  • As such, students who prefer to take such year-long C&E courses instead of semester-long courses (where the latter might have limited capacity in each semester) are encouraged to plan in advance. You may do so by including the C&E course in your study plan earlier in your candidature; for example, during Year 2 of study.
  • This would allow students to plan for other enrichment programmes (such as Student Exchange programmes, NOC and/or UPIP/Internships) during Year 3 instead of delaying this requirement to Year 4 when students will need to devote time for their job search in the final semester as they complete the remaining graduation requirements.

For more enquiries, please check out the FAQ, or email the C&E team at AskCnE@nus.edu.sg.

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For students who were admitted in AY2020/2021 and earlier, there are no study plans for reference.

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Students will follow the requirements that correspond to their year of admission:

As long as the modules are not offered by Faculty of Science, these courses may be used to count towards UEM. However, the credits of courses taken from other faculties may only be counted ONCE for either UEM or to fulfill the major requirements.

CS1101C and CS1101S are different versions of CS1101 that are offered to selected group of students. Their course content vary slightly from CS1101.

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CS1101X/Y/Z are simply different lecture groups of CS1101 and students may choose to read any of these groups. While students with experience in programming or who are confident to be in a class of students with experience in programming may register for CS1101X, those without experience should go for CS1101Y or CS1101Z.

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From AY2010/2011, they are replaced by CS1010/CS1010E/CS1010S.

As CS50 Introduction to Computer Science from EdX is not equivalent to CS1010S (or its variant), CS50 will not serve as pre-requisite for higher computing courses. Also, there is a one-way preclusion in place, where students who have read CS50 will be precluded from reading CS1010S. Students who are required to read CS1010S (or its variant) as part of their majors/second majors/minors are to take CS1010S (or its variant) instead of CS50. For students who have taken CS50 but are required to read CS1010S (or its variant) as part of their majors/second majors/minors, please write to SOC to be allowed to take CS1010S (or its variant) and CS50 will be counted towards the UE. Please also note that the number of credits transferred for CS50 is subject to the maximum 8 units allowed for DYOM. For example, if a student has already completed 5 units worth of edX MOOCs, only 3 units (and not 5 units) can be counted for CS50.

You must satisfy all the following conditions:

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Cohorts AY2012/2013 and AY2013/2014:

    1. You may use the following six courses to count towards the programme requirements of both majors:
        • CS1101/CS1101C/CS1101S/CS1010/CS1010E/CS1010S,
          MA1101R,
        • MA1102R,
          MA2108/MA2108S,
        • MA2216/ST2131,
        • ST3131;
    2. You are not allowed to use courses other than those listed above to count towards the programme requirements of both Majors;
    3. You must read three additional MA or ST courses at level 2000 or above and 1 additional ST course at level 3000 or above, all of which are not overlapping with any other courses used to satisfy the respective Primary Major or Second Major requirements. The additional MA or ST courses must belong to the elective lists of the Primary Major or Second Major.

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Cohort AY2014/2015 onwards:

    1. You may use the following six modules to count towards the progrmame requirements of both Majors:
        • CS1101/CS1101C/CS1101S/CS1010/CS1010E/CS1010S,
        • MA1101R,
        • MA1102R,
        • MA2108/MA2108S,
        • MA2216/ST2131,
        • ST3131;
    2. You are not allowed to use modules other than those listed above to count towards the programme requirements of both Majors;
    3. You must read two additional MA or ST courses at level 2000 or above, all of which are not overlapping with any other courses used to satisfy the respective Primary Major or Second Major requirements. The additional MA or ST courses must belong to the elective lists of the Primary Major or Second Major.

Only MA1102R and ST2131/MA2216 can be used to satisfy both Major and Minor requirements.

Industrial attachment is not a programme requirement. However, internship is useful in exposing students to the practical aspects of working life and knowledge application, so students are strongly encouraged to intern when they find opportunities. They may explore opportunities on their own or tap on the schemes in NUS, such as the Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme and Centre for Future-Ready Graduates Internship Programme.

As long as the courses are not offered by Faculty of Science, these courses may be used to count towards UEC. However, the credits of courses taken from other faculties may only be counted ONCE for either UEC or to fulfill the major requirements.

Only MA1102R and ST2131/MA2216 can be used to satisfy both Major and Minor requirements.

Industrial attachment is not a programme requirement. However, internship is useful in exposing students to the practical aspects of working life and knowledge application, so students are strongly encouraged to intern when they find opportunities. They may explore opportunities on their own or tap on the schemes in NUS, such as the Undergraduate Professional Internship Programme and Centre for Future-Ready Graduates Internship Programme.