Professional Certificate in Mobile Application Development (PCMOB)
- Analytics & Tech
- Innovation & Business Improvement
This programme is conducted online.
To use your SkillsFuture Credit, please submit your claim through our payment portal. Do not submit the claim manually via the SkillsFuture page. Please refer to our step-by-step guide here.
Please refer to respective modules for dates.
Weeknights (7pm - 10:30pm)
Saturday (9am - 12.30pm)
Who Should Attend
- Aspiring app developers who want to build full-stack mobile applications that can be published online for download or sale
- Anyone with an interest in learning the fundamentals of mobile app design and development
- Professionals with coding experience, but new to mobile app development
PREREQUISITES
- Experience in other programming languages
Overview
This programme deep dives into the development in mobile app design, essential for any developer to create a successful app. Participants will also build their own web back-ends to allow for cloud storage and communication across apps, and apply their knowledge to create a variety of full-stack mobile apps with practical real-world uses.
Learning Objectives
- Understand and apply basic app design and prototyping concepts such as mock-ups, typography, iconography
- Install and run a basic app using Android Studio on PC or Mac, and (if available) Xcode on Mac
- Explain the difference between a relational (SQL) and document-based (No SQL) database, and be able to select one for a given project
- Understand what an Application Programming Interface (API) is, and how to read the documentation when working with common APIs
- Understand how apps and websites use APIs and Representational State Transfer (REST) web services to communicate
- Understand and use modern JavaScript language features from the ES6 specification, such as arrow functions, spread operators, and destructuring
- Demonstrate a solid foundation in back-end and front-end mobile app development
Topic/Structure
To achieve the Professional Certificate in Mobile Application Development, participants need to complete the following modules offered by SMU Academy in a sequential order:
Module 1: Introduction to Mobile App Development
Module 2: Building Database-Driven Mobile Apps
Module 3: Interfacing Mobile Apps with Web Back-Ends
Module 4: Building a Full-Stack Mobile Application
Module 5: Further Mobile App Development
Module 6: Executing Projects in Mobile App Development
Assessment
- Individual assessment
- Project presentations
CERTIFICATION
Upon completion of all 6 modules within a maximum duration of 3 years, participants will be awarded a digital Professional Certificate in Mobile Application Development.
Calculate Programme Fee
Fee Table
| EMPLOYER-SPONSORED | |||
|
PARTICIPANT PROFILE |
SELF-SPONSORED |
SME |
NON-SME |
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Singapore Citizen < 40 years old Permanent Resident LTVP+
|
$3,139.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$3,139.20 (After SSG Funding 70%) |
|
Singapore Citizen ≥ 40 years old |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
$1,219.20 (After SSG Funding 70% |
|
International Participant |
$10,464 (No Funding) |
$10,464 (No Funding) |
$10,464 (No Funding) |
All prices include 9% GST
Please note that the programme fees are subject to change without prior notice.
Post Secondary Education Account (PSEA)
PSEA can be utilised for subsidised programmes eligible for SkillsFuture Credit support. Click here to find out more.
Self Sponsored
SkillsFuture Credit
Singapore Citizens aged 25 and above may use their SkillsFuture Credits to pay for the course fees. The credits may be used on top of existing course fee funding.
This is only applicable to self-sponsored participants. Application to utilise SkillsFuture Credits can be submitted when making payment for the course via the SMU Academy TMS Portal, and can only be made within 60 days of course start date.
Please click here for more information on the SkillsFuture Credit. For help in submitting an SFC claim, you may wish to refer to our step-by-step guide on claiming SkillsFuture Credits (Individual).Workfare Skills Support Scheme
From 1 July 2023, the Workfare Skills Support (WSS) scheme has been enhanced. Please click here for more details.
Employer Sponsored
Enhanced Training Support for SMEs (ETSS)
- Organisation must be registered or incorporated in Singapore
- Employment size of not more than 200 or with annual sales turnover of not more than $100 million
- Trainees must be hired in accordance with the Employment Act and fully sponsored by their employers for the course
- Trainees must be Singapore Citizens or Singapore Permanent Residents
- Trainees must not be a full-time national serviceman
- Trainees are eligible for ETSS funding only if their company's SME status is approved prior to the course commencement date. To verify your SME's status, please click here.
Please click here for more information on ETSS.
Absentee Payroll
Employers who sponsor their employees for the course may apply for Absentee Payroll here. For more information, please refer to:
AP Guide (Non-SME Companies)
Declaration Guide (SME Companies)
Intake Information
| Modules | Next Intake |
|---|---|
| Introduction to Mobile App Development | To be advised |
| Building Database-Driven Mobile Apps | To be advised |
| Interfacing Mobile Apps with Web Back-Ends | To be advised |
| Building a Full-Stack Mobile Application | To be advised |
| Further Mobile App Development | To be advised |
| Executing Projects in Mobile App Development | To be advised |
