FlexiMasters in HR Thought Leadership

The programme curriculum may be subject to changes and you will be notified accordingly (if any) during the application process.

Module	Objective
Strategic Management	Master the frameworks required to formulate high-level organisational strategies. Learn to deploy internal capabilities effectively to achieve competitive advantages in dynamic markets. Learning Outcomes Apply advanced concepts and frameworks for effective strategy formulation. Develop and deepen strategic capabilities within your organisation. Align human capital strategies with broader business goals to drive growth.
Financial Management	Demystify financial principles to speak the language of the C-suite. The topics to be covered include the time value of money, bond and stock valuation, capital budgeting, risk and return, cost of capital, corporate financial decisions (capital structure, distribution policy and capital raising), and an introduction to options. Learning Outcomes Explain shareholder wealth maximization and financial market mechanics. Apply "Time Value of Money" concepts to solve financial problems. Evaluate risks, returns, and the cost of capital for business projects. Analyse capital structure decisions and their value implications.
AI and Analytics Technologies in Enterprise	Harness the power of AI and Machine Learning to drive value creation. Learn to manage complex analytics projects and embed data-driven decision-making into HR operations. Learning Outcomes Understand the fundamentals of AI, Machine Learning, and their business relevance. Identify the steps required to build organisational Machine Learning capability. Construct practical machine learning solutions for specific business problems. Manage analytics projects to support strategic leadership decisions.
Digital Marketing	Explore the global digital landscape to understand the modern customer journey. This course aims to introduce students to the global digital marketing landscape and its impact on meeting consumers’ needs. Students will be equipped to evaluate and design digital strategies and activities for companies. Students will learn to analyse a company and its competitors' digital marketing performance. Students will be guided to explore and propose digital marketing strategies for companies, products and brands. Learning Outcomes Analyse emerging technologies and trends in the digital marketing landscape. Explore customer needs and customer journeys in the digital landscape Analyse and evaluate an existing brand’s digital marketing strategy Make recommendations to an organisation for improving its digital marketing Evaluate existing digital strategies and propose data-backed improvements. Assess the impact of wide-scale data collection on privacy and societal ethics.
Business Ethics & Corporate Governance	Develop the mindset to navigate conflicting priorities in leadership. Build governance structures that foster sustainability, accountability, and an ethical organisational culture. Learning Outcomes Master key principles of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and anti-corruption. Apply ethical frameworks to resolve complex organisational issues. Enhance your knowledge and skills to implement and/or reinforce an ethical culture Ensure that the design of the governance structure is appropriate to steer and manage a sustainable business, given the changing regulatory landscape and changing social values.

• Provide you with better access to postgraduate-level training so you can personalise your learning pathway and upskill/reskill in a timely fashion.


• Enable you to build on your experience, transition and prepare for a career shift, and become future-ready in an ever-changing employment market.

• Earn credits that you can stack towards a postgraduate degree at Nanyang Business School, Singapore.
  

1. Our programme consists of five advanced business courses, worth a total of 16 academic units (AUs):

• Four courses, each worth three AUs
• One course, worth four AUs 

2. Each course comprises:

• An online 9-hour self-paced component for the single 3-AU course and an equivalent 22-hour component for the four 4-AU courses
• A 30-hour in-class component, over four weekends
• You are required to attain a minimum of GP 2.5, a C+ grade equivalent, to be awarded the AU for each course

3. Mode of class delivery:

• The default mode of delivery is in-person classes, with considerations for online classes when necessary

4. Upon graduating, the following qualifications will be awarded:

• FlexiMasters will be awarded to students attaining 15 AUs, with a minimum GP of 2.5, a C+ grade equivalent, from each considered course
• A Graduate Certificate will be awarded to students attaining 9 AUs, with a minimum GP of 2.5, a C+ grade equivalent, from each considered course

Registration for the September 2026 intake has opened (apply here).

Important Notes

• If an intake is fully enrolled, your application will be considered for the next available intake.
• Updates to your application status will be sent to you at least 6 weeks before the programme commences.
• As seats are limited, please send in your application early to avoid disappointment.
• The last module will be held at NTU Nanyang Business School.

Programme Attendance

• Successfully admitted participants have to commit to the published schedule.
• The course duration is 30 weeks, with four Saturday classes per module.
• All classes are held in-person only, from 8.30am to 5.30pm at the Lifelong Learning Institute (near Paya Lebar MRT). Only the last module will be held at NTU Nanyang Business School.
• No make-up classes for absentees.
• Mandatory attendance is required for the programme info session and details will be provided upon successful admittance into the programme.
• Nanyang Technological University reserves the right to change the date, time, venue, and mode of delivery of classes due to unforeseen circumstances or prevailing government advisories.

Funding/Programme Requirements
- You must achieve a minimum of 75% attendance for each module.
- You must complete and pass all assessment components.

You do not need to contact SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) to apply for the above funding. Upon your successful admission to the programme, NTU will handle the funding administrative for all applicants. Billing is by module on the nett amount after funding and GST. Full payment is to be made before the start of module.

SSG funding is limited in duration and subject to the prevailing conditions of the funding agencies.

SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens, aged 25 and above, and self-sponsored, may use their SkillsFuture Credit to defray full or part of the nett course fee.

Singapore Citizens, aged 40 and above, and self-sponsored, may use their NEW Top-up of $4,000 SkillsFuture Credit (Mid-Career) to defray full or part of the nett course fee.

You may check your SkillsFuture Credit balance by logging into MySkillsFuture.sg.

^**NTU Alumni Course Credits
All self-sponsored NTU/NIE alumni may utilise their Alumni Course Credits (ACCs) as direct discounts on the course fee before any applicable eligible funding is applied.

For more info on ACCs, please click here.

• Participants are required to have minimum of five years of working experience in human resources. Participants with background and/or experience in one or more of the listed programme courses will better appreciate the course contents.

FlexiMasters in HR Thought Leadership (for HR Practitioners) can be stacked into Nanyang MBA or PMBA or MSc (Business Analytics) and similarly accredited under the following conditions:

• Up to 15 Academic Units (AUs) from the five courses of FlexiMasters may be transferred to Nanyang MBA or PMBA or MSc (Business Analytics) or MSc (Marketing Science) or MSc Finance 

• The AUs earned from FlexiMasters courses are valid for up to five years for transfer of credits to a relevant/adjoining Master’s programme.

• Transfer of credits is by application and will be assessed and approved by the relevant Programme Owners

• Transfer of credit eligibility will be reviewed by the postgraduate programme office upon application for a Master’s degree programme, subjected to all prevailing policies at NBS and NTU at that time. 

• The minimum Grade Point eligible for transfer of credits is 2.5. The Programme Owners may recommend a higher Grade Point for transfer of credits.

• AUs from Graduate or FlexiMasters Certificate that are approved for transfer of credits will not be included in the computation of Cumulative Grade Point Average for the Master’s by Coursework programme.

• The course must not have been used for exemption/transfer of credits into another programme.

• FlexiMasters Alumni who are successful Master's programme applicants may enjoy course fee discount and subsidy schemes for the Master's programme.

Admission to Full Nanyang Business School Master’s programme
Participants have to meet all required admission standards of the selected Master’s programme.

1. What is the course schedule and duration of the FlexiMasters programme?

Please look under ‘Course Schedule & Venue’ for the schedule and duration of the classes.

2. Will I be able to pursue more than 1 FlexiMasters programme?

There are no restrictions but it’s advisable to take up 1 FlexiMasters at a time as the schedule might overlap. Eventually, all of the applications will be reviewed by the Selection Committee.

3. I’m only interested in one of the modules in one of the FlexiMasters Programme. Will I be able to pursue that module?

FlexiMasters is a bundled programme. When you apply for a FlexiMasters programme, it will be considered that you’re applying for all the modules.

4. How will the credits earned from the FlexiMasters contribute to an NBS Master’s programme?

FlexiMasters is a stackable programme where credits earned are eligible for credit transfer to an NBS Master’s programme. However, participants are required to meet the admission standards of their selected NBS Master’s programme. For more information about the NBS Master’s Programme, you may visit this link: https://www.ntu.edu.sg/business/admissions/graduate-studies

5. What is the course assessment like?

Course assessment will differ from module to module. This will be determined by the respective teaching faculty. Assessment components will be shared upon successful admittance to the programme. Some of the assessment components may consist of Individual coursework, Group coursework, Quizzes and Class Participation.

6. When will the course outlines be made available?

Course outlines will be shared upon successful admittance to the FlexiMasters programme.

7. Can I still use my Alumni Credits? When do my Alumni Credits expire? Can I check the balance of my Alumni Credits?

Kindly email PACE regarding queries of your Alumni Credits: [email protected]

8. Can I get a rough idea of the difficulty level?

These are advanced graduate Business courses embedded with academic rigour necessary for the academic units in the programme. Due diligence is required to pass the modules in the programme.

9. If I do not pass the course or any of its components, would the funding still hold? Or would it be revoked?

In the event you do not pass a course, you will not be eligible for funding. Hence, you will have to pay for any outstanding fees thereafter.

10. Will there be more details available on the course curriculum, such as the types of software being used and the specific topics covered in each module?

Once you have successfully enrolled into the programme, more information will be given to you regarding the modules.

Find out about the FlexiMasters route, the various subsidies and more here. 

• An administrative fee may be imposed and there will be no refund of course fee for participants who withdraw from the programme after successful admission. 

• Nanyang Technological University reserves the right to change the date, time, venue, and mode of delivery of classes due to unforeseen circumstances or prevailing government advisory.

• All FlexiMasters programme registrations will be submitted to the NTU Academic Programme Admissions Committee. Registrants will be notified of their admission status prior to the start of the programme, and NTU will have the final decision on FlexiMasters programme admissions.

• Nanyang Technological University will have the final decision on the mode of delivery for the class (either in-person or online) and participants will be notified accordingly.

• There will be no make-up classes for absentees. 

• Participants who wish to progress to a Master’s Programme upon attaining a Graduate Certificate or a FlexiMasters must submit a separate application for admission and the criteria for admission to the Master’s Programme would apply.