For the upcoming academic year, SMU will offer a new major in Smart-City Management & Technology, an inter-disciplinary major offered by the School of Information Systems, in collaboration with the School of Social Sciences.
The inaugural class will admit up to 40 students. The university has also revised the curriculum for its information systems degree programme. The revised core curriculum in the first two years of study focuses on creating business and social value, by developing information technology solutions using innovation methods and emerging technologies. From their third year of study onwards, students in the revamped programme can also choose from six specialisation options in fields such as fintech and cognitive systems. They may either opt for two specialisations or one specialisation and a second major from any of the other five schools at SMU.
Strong applicants can be admitted directly into integrated master's degree programmes.