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Developed and Awarded by ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Institute of Management, ²ÝÁñÉçÇø

The uniqueness of DIT programme is its emphasis on practical problem-solving and decision-making skills essential to today’s knowledge-based economy. 

Furthermore, it provides a broad-based software development training to complement the national effort in nurturing talents to join the infocomm industry, and to help meet the industry’s manpower demands.

Prerequisite(s)

• Applicants who do not meet the direct academic entry requirement are required to complete Information Technology Foundation Studies (ITFS) programme.

Structure

• Lecturers are both academic and industry-based professionals with extensive work experience and practical domain knowledge.
• Average teacher-student ratio 1:33
  View a list of lecturers’ teaching modules 
• The course is 100% face-to-face lecture-based learning. Coursework includes attendance at lectures, practical assessment, tests, presentations, and completion of group and individually written assignments.

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Assessment & Attendance

• Each module is assessed through multiple continuous assessments.
• Continuous assessments may include practical assessment, class tests, discussions, presentations, group, and individual assignments.
• To attain a pass for each module, students must achieve overall minimum GPA of 1.0 (grade D).
• Attendance requirement
  • Local students: 75%
  • Student’s Pass holders: at least 90% attendance in any month of the course (as required by the ²ÝÁñÉçÇø Immigration Checkpoint Authority)

Requirements to Graduate

Students must successfully complete and pass all 8 modules. Graduating students will be awarded with a Diploma from SIM.

Modules

• Business Statistics with Python 
• Communications and Networks 
• Database Management and Security 
• Interaction Design 
• IT Project Management 
• Problem Solving 
• Programming Fundamentals 
• Systems Development Techniques 

View module descriptions (PDF 9.7 KB)

Accepted Entry Qualifications

• GCE A-level, IB diploma, or other equivalent pre-university certifications, or
• Polytechnic diploma or equivalent, or
• SIM GE’s foundation programme, namely, Information Technology Foundation Studies (ITFS)

Applicants who do not meet the direct academic entry requirement are required to complete the International Technology Foundation Studies (ITFS) programme.  

Equivalent International Qualifications

International applicants will be assessed on the qualification’s equivalent to the GCE ‘A’ level examinations. For information on international qualifications, refer to SIM’s International Student Prospectus.

Download the International Student Prospectus

English Language Requirements

• GCE ‘O’ level credit pass (Grade 1 to 6) 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) or 213 (computer-based) plus 4 in the Test of Written English (TWE) or 59 (iBT); or 
• An equivalent English language qualification. 

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Programme Fees 

All fees inclusive of prevailing GST. 
 
Local students: 

• Total Programme Fees: S$10,605.70 

• Per module: S$1,325.71 

International students: 

• Total Programme Fees: S$11,499.50 

• Per module: S$1,437.44 

GST Notes 
Fees published are inclusive of current GST of 9%. 

Mandatory Fees 

All fees inclusive of prevailing GST.