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Business is an area that is seeing increasing interest and demand in the fast-changing employment landscape in Singapore.
With the addition of a Business major to the well-established Bachelor of Social Science (Economics) programme, the graduates from this programme will be able to enjoy the best of both worlds in acquiring both technical Economics knowledge as well as business know-how.
BSocSci (Hons) in Economics with 2nd Major in Business is an integrated 4-year programme between the School of Social Sciences and Nanyang Business School that incorporates existing Economics courses and Business courses. Students will read courses from both schools.
ECON courses offered for Semester 1, AY2024/2025
| Course Code | Course Title | ||
| AY2020-21 intake & before | AY2021-22 intake & after | ||
| HE1001 | Microeconomics I | ||
| HE1002 | Macroeconomics I | ||
| HE1004 | Mathematics for Economists | ||
| HE2003 | Econometrics I | ||
| N.A. | HE3001 | Microeconomics III | |
| N.A. | HE3002 | Macroeconomics III | |
| HE3601 | HE3004 | Mathematics for Economists II | |
| HE3010 | Money & Banking | ||
| HE3020 | International Economics | ||
| HE2021 | HE3022 | Public Economics | |
| N.A. | HE3023 | Labour Economics | |
| HE3005 | HE3024 | Environmental Economics | |
| HE3027 | Housing Economics | ||
| HE2022 | HE3031 | Industrial Organisation & Business Strategies | |
| HE3602 | HE3032 | Game Theory | |
| HE3603 | HE3033 | The Chinese Economy | |
| HE3112 | Financial Accounting for Economists | ||
| HE3125 | Economics of Mental Health & Wellbeing | ||
| HE4040 | Behavioural Economics | ||
| HE4044 | Growth Theory & Empirics | ||
| HE4045 | Quantitative Economic Modeling with Data Science Applications | ||
| HE4140 | Experimental Economics | ||
| HE5091 | Principles of Economics | ||
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HE3112 Financial Accounting for Economists (pdf)
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HE3125 Economics of Mental Health and Wellbeing (pdf)
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HE3601 Mathematical Economics - HE3004 Mathematics for Economists II (pdf)
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HE3602_HE3032 Game Theory (pdf)DownloadHE3602_HE3032 Game Theory (164 KB)
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HE3603_HE3033 The Chinese Economy (pdf)
GP is compulsory for students with cGPA of 3.90 and above to be eligible for Honours (Distinction) and Honours (Highest Distinction).
Students are to source for their own supervisor and have a tentative GP topic that has to be agreed upon amongst the supervisor and all group members. To find out the research interests of our faculty staff, you may click here.
Students are to read GP over 2 consecutive semesters.
Successfully registered students for HE4099 are therefore not allowed to apply for semester leave or go on any exchange programme, while they are registered for HE4099.
The aim of GP is to train students to carry out independent research in economics. The project can be theoretical or empirical in nature. Students will select a topic, and with the guidance of a supervisor, develop a proposal that is mutually agreed upon the supervisor and all group members.
The project proposal will serve as a blueprint for the group and helps to ensure that the proposed research topic is adequately defined and feasible. The proposal is a one-page write-up to include the following content:
(1) Title of the project,
(2) Main objective of the study or research,
(3) Methodology,
(4) Planned schedule for project completion.
Students are to fulfill ALL requirements for GP.
For AY2020-21 intake and before
| Criteria | Economics Major | Double Major |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Completed sufficient AUs to be classified as a Year 4 student (assuming you clear all the registered courses by the end of the applying semester) | |
| 2 | Completed 6 Economics Core Courses & at least 8 Economics Major Prescribed Electives by the end of the applying semester (assuming that you pass all current courses). | Completed ALL Economics Core courses and at least 5 Economic Major Prescribed Electives. |
| 3 | cGPA must be 3.90 and above. | |
For AY2021-22 intake and after
| Criteria | Economics Major | Double Major |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Completed sufficient AUs to be classified as a Year 4 student (assuming you clear all the registered courses by the end of the applying semester) | |
| 2 | Completed all Economics Core Courses & at least 7 Economics Major Prescribed Electives by the end of the applying semester (assuming that you pass all current courses). | Completed ALL Economics Core courses and at least 5 Economic Major Prescribed Electives. |
| 3 | cGPA must be 3.90 and above. | |
Application Windows
There are 2 windows of application:
(1) *Early Registration - Duration of GP is from the start of Year 3 Semester 2 to the end of Year 4 Semester 1.
(2) Normal Registration - Duration of GP is from the start of Year 4 Semester
1 to the end of Year 4 Semester 2.
*An early registration applies to students whom at the time of application are in Year 3 Semester 1. Students who satisfy GP requirements may seek permission to do an early registration. Students can opt to read HE4099 when their Year 3 Semester
2 commences, if they have met all eligibility requirements stated above and have made satisfactory arrangements in forming a project group and seeking appropriate supervision.
Application Procedure
Specific procedure and instructions for application will be relayed to students via email.
When applying, students are to ensure the following:
(1) Registration Form is filled completely and accurately
(2) Degree Audits of all 3 members are
included
(3) Each group is to have strictly 3 members
- Ethics Review Form - All research conducted by NTU staff and students involving the use of human subjects (or human participants)
must be reviewed and approved by the NTU's Institutional Review Board (NTU-IRB) before they are conducted.
- Opt-out Form
Important Dates
| Commencing S1 AY2019-20 to S2 AY2019-20 |  Timeline for S1 AY1920 |
| Commencing S2 AY2019-20 to S1 AY2020-21 |
Timeline for S2 AY1920 |
Submission of Final Reports to UG Economics
- Submission of e-copy to the Library
- All materials uploaded to Library Digital Repository, DR-NTU, comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Personal data such as NRIC, Address, Contact Numbers, etc. should be removed.
- If there are confidentiality concerns, the students may ask for an exemption. They need to ask their GP supervisor to endorse their request and inform the Library.
For enquiries on DR-NTU submission, address them to [email protected]. Read the DR-NTU Submission Guideline to understand the submission process.
If the GP needs to be embargoed for a specific period, it is possible to set embargo dates in DR-NTU.
If an embargo or exemption is needed, students need to follow these 5 simple steps:
- Fill in the request form.
- Get your supervisor to sign and endorse your request form.
- Email the completed request form to NTU Library at [email protected] and copy to your supervisor.
- The Library will revert within 3 working days.
- Once approved:
- For Embargo: follow the Library’s instructions to submit and set embargo to your work in DR-NTU.
- For Exemption: you are exempted and do not need to submit your work or the metadata record in DR-NTU.
| Specialisation in Applied Economics | Specialisation in Finance | |||
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| General Information | Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong emphasised a need for degrees with an applied focus. He stressed that these degrees should lead to students getting good jobs. As such, Economics Programme in response to this call, would like to introduce the Applied Economics track. The field poses many interesting academic questions as well and a mathematical framework as to how we can address those questions. The practical application of Applied Economics is well documented in history. Knowledge of Applied Economics is essential to understand whether any government agency should undertake a given project - for example should a new road be built etc. More specifically, Applied Economics aims to assist policy makers to evaluate the effectiveness of existing policies using a quantitative framework. This skillset is also highly valued in the private sector, consultancy firms often tender for government projects. As the requirements of the programme are very demanding, it is necessary to impose a minimum grade requirement, in order to ensure that students enrolled in the programme will be able to cope with these demands. | The field of finance is both a challenging and rewarding field of study. It covers a broad spectrum of topics including but not limited to pricing of financial assets, including bonds, currencies and derivative securities; the evaluation of financial risks; banking and financial intermediation; corporate governance. In addition to the practical relevance of finance to industry, the field poses many interesting academic questions as well and a mathematical framework as to how we can address those questions. Knowledge of finance is also crucial when we understand economic phenomena like international capital flows and monetary policies. Finally, finance is an extremely remarkable field that draws from a large literature including but not limited to economics, mathematics and statistics, operations research, engineering, computer science and history. As the requirements of the programme are very demanding, it is necessary to impose a minimum grade requirement, in order to ensure that students enrolled in the programme will be able to cope with these demands. | ||
| Take Note | Student is not allowed to exercise S/U option for courses. | |||
| Student is able to clear a maximum of 3 courses during exchange semester. | ||||
| Student is to register courses as Major Prescribed Elective(MPE) or as Unrestricted Elective(UE), if there is insufficient Academic Units (AUs) for MPE category. | ||||
| Eligibility | cGPA must be above 3.75 | cGPA must be above 4.3 | ||
Core Courses (FIVE) | HE2020 | Survey Methods & Sampling Techniques | HE3007 | Financial Economics |
| HE3021 | Intermediate Econometrics | HE3014 | Economics of Corporate Finance | |
| HE4001 | Advanced Microeconomics | HE3016 | Principles of Mathematical Finance | |
| HE4002 | Advanced Macroeconomics | HE3021 | Intermediate Econometrics | |
| HE4021 | Advanced Econometrics | HE4002 | Advanced Macroeconomics | |
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Elective Courses (THREE) | HE2021 | Public Economics | HE2006 | International Monetary Economics |
| HE3004 | Health Economics | HE2007 | Money & Banking | |
| HE3005 | Environmental Economics | HE2013 | International Trade | |
| HE3011 | Cost-Benefit Analysis | HE3022 | Econometric Modeling and Forecasting | |
| HE4011 | Current Topics in Economics | HE3023 | Econometric Analysis of Financial Data | |
| HE4020 | Econometric Time Series Analysis | HE4003 | Advanced International Finance | |
| HE4017 | Monetary Economics | |||
| HE4020 | Econometric Time Series Analysis | |||
| HE4021 | Advanced Econometrics | |||
| Graduation Project (GP) | Must meet all FYP requirements | Must meet all FYP requirements | ||
| Topic must be of interest to any government agency or private sector organisation. | Topic must relate to issues and/or methods in finance. | |||
| Offering Programme | Existing courses |
| HIST | HH1007 The Making of Civilizations |
| HH3013 Comparative History of Race Science | |
| CHIN | HC3001 Modern Chinese Literature (will remain as Core for CHIN students) (Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent) |
HC3003 Southeast Asian Chinese (will remain as Core for CHIN students) (Pre-req: B4 and above in O-Level Chinese or equivalent) | |
| PSY | HP1000 Introduction to Psychology (will remain as Core for PSY students) |
| HP1100 Fundamentals of Social Science Research (will remain as Core for PSY students) | |
| PPGA | HA3016 China's Foreign Policy (Pre-req: HA1001 and HA1012) |
| HA3010 Mass Media and Public Policy (Pre-req: HA1003) | |
| ECON | MH1820 Introduction to Probability & Statistical Methods (will remain as Core for ECON students) |
| HE5092 Economic Theory (Pre-req: HE5091) | |
| SOC | HS2007 Understanding Globalization (Pre-req: HS1001) |
| HS2028 Graying society: Issues and Challenges (Pre-req: HS1001) | |
| PHILO | HY1001 Introduction to Philosophy (will remain as Core for PHIL students) |
| HY3001 Existentialism: Freedom, Being, Death | |
| LMS | HG1001 Fundamentals of Linguistics: Mind and Meaning (will remain as Core for LMS students) |
HG2020 Language in Society (will remain as Core for LMS students) (Pre-req: HG1002) | |
| ELH | HL1001 Introduction to the Study of Literature HL1005 Singaporean Literature and Culture (Pre-req: HL1001) |
- Students are to take not more than 2 courses from the common pool of Major-PEs courses as substitute of their own Major-PEs.
- The interdisciplinary Major-PEs can be used to replace modules from Group A and Group B. However, you can replace only 1 Group A module.
- Waiver of the pre-requisites will be granted for SSS students should they wish to register any of these 18 modules. Thus, they are advised to put in extra effort when attempting those higher level courses with pre-requisite.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT ON THE USE OF CALCULATORS IN EXAMINATIONS
All calculators that are to be brought into the examination halls must be registered by the School.
School of Social Sciences students are required to get their calculators registered at the SSS Undergraduate Office at any time during the following hours:
Time : 9:00 am to 5:00 pm (Mondays to Friday, excluding public holiday)
Venue : SSS-01-02 (SSS Undergraduate Office counter)
However, if you have already registered your calculator previously and the seal is not broken, you do not have to register it again.
Re-registering of Calculator is required only if you are using a new calculator or the seal on your current calculator has broken.
Please remember that all calculators that are brought into the exam halls are to have the School's seal on it.
Please read carefully the Rules of Governing the Use of Calculators at Examinations.
Graphic calculators are allowed for use in the new GCE 'A' Level Curriculum from 2006. For consistency, the University will allow the use of graphic calculators with effect from S1 AY 2006-07 examinations.
Students are responsible for clearing any information and/or programs stored in the graphic calculators before the examination.