What courses at SMU Singapore should Indian undergraduates prioritise based on alumni recommendations?

Courses in the student's major area that directly build professional competency are the obvious priority, but some electives consistently come up in alumni recommendations across different programs and backgrounds. Spreadsheet Modeling is one of the most frequently praised electives at SMU, seniors across majors consistently describe it as one of the most practically useful courses they took, because financial modelling skills in Excel are applied directly in internships and jobs in finance, consulting, and analytics regardless of major. Psychology courses, particularly social and consumer psychology electives, are valued for their direct applicability to marketing, product management, and business strategy roles.

• Courses that require public speaking and presentation as part of assessment are worth including even if they feel uncomfortable, because the participatory SMU teaching model already builds this skill, and formal courses accelerate it further.
• Students who approach their elective selection with an eye toward what will be directly applicable in the first year of their career, rather than what seems most interesting in the abstract, tend to find their coursework more immediately relevant when they enter the workforce.