Double-Honours Degree in Law and BBA (Acc Hons) Programme

Programme Structure / 2015 and 2016 Cohorts

##: NUS will adopt three new academic terminologies from 1 August 2023 - “Module” will be renamed “Course”, “Modular Credit (MC)” will be renamed “Unit”, and “Cumulative Average Point (CAP)” will be renamed “Grade Point Average (GPA)”. The definition of a Module/Course and MC/Unit will remain the same, and there will be no change to the computation of the CAP/GPA.

Degree Requirements
(A) University Level Requirements  20 MCs
General Education Module (GEM)
(at least one module from each of the 5 GE pillars)
20 MCs
(B) Law Requirements 96 -98 MC
Law Compulsory Core Modules 88 MC
Law Elective Modules 8 - 10 MC
(C) Business Requirements 92 MC
Business Foundation Modules
(Refer to Table A)
52 MC
Accounting Essential & Compulsory Modules
(Refer to Table B)
24 MC
[+8MCs from Common Modules] @
Business Honours Dissertation 12 MC
Compulsory Accountancy Internship 4 MC
(D) Common Modules (CM)
(Refer to Table C)
24 - 25 MC
LL4402 Corporate Insolvency Law @ 8 MC
ACC3601 Corporate Accounting and Reporting 4 MC
Business / Law Common Modules
4 - 5 MC
Integrated Field Service Project * 8 MC
TOTAL (minimum) 232 - 235 MC#
Curriculum and MCs may change without prior notice.

# Refers to the minimum MC required. Some specialisations may require more MC.

@ LL4402 Corporate Insolvency and LC2008 Company Law are collectively used to substitute ACC3604 Corporate and Securities Law.

* Students will read an integrated Field Service Project (iFSP) module that will double count towards the Field Service Project requirement for the Business Honours programme and Law Electives for the Law programme. The project should integrate both Business and Law in order to achieve a balance between the learning objectives of both fields.

The iFSP will be conducted by the Business School. Once the project is in place, the Business School will source for the supervisor. However, while the Business School will try to source for projects for iFSP (similar to what it does in relation to FSP), students should try to source for their own projects. Projects sourced by the Business School may not fit student timelines or may not be suitable and thus the latter option is preferable. It must also be stressed that the Business School does not guarantee that a suitable project would be found. This is a concession and not a right. If a suitable project cannot be found, students would have to do a normal business FSP and 2 level-4 law modules in replacement.

The integrated project has to focus on both business and legal issues. These issues may be related or unrelated. Word limits, assessments as well as other iFSP criteria are similar to a regular FSP offered to Business students. Given its very specialized nature, the number of students within a group is flexible, though there needs to be approval as to the final number.

Module Code Module Title MC
ACC1002 Financial Accounting 4
ACC1006 Accounting Information Systems 4
BSP1005 Managerial Economics 4
MKT1003 Marketing 4
MNO1001 Management and Organization 4
ACC2002 Managerial Accounting 4
BSP2001 Macro and International Economics 4
BSP2005 Asian Business Environments 4
DSC2006 Operations Management 4
DSC2008 Business Analytics: Data & Decisions 4
FIN2004 Finance 4
MNO2007 Leadership and Ethics 4
BSP3001 Strategic Management 4

Note: Students in the Double Degree Programme in Business and Law are exempted from BSP1004 Legal Environment of Business and ES2002 Business Communication.

Module Code Module Title MC
ACC3603 Assurance and Attestation 4
ACC3605 Taxation 4
ACC3606 Advance Corporate Accounting and Reporting 4
ACC3614 Valuation 4
ACC3616 Corporate Governance & Risk Management (NEW) 4
ACC3619 Integrated Perspectives in Accounting & Business (NEW Capstone Module) 4

^^ This is subject to change in accordance with the list of Accounting Essential & Compulsory Modules for BBA (Acc)/ BBA (Acc. Hons) Programme.

Business Honours Dissertation

To fulfil the Honours Dissertation requirement, students will be allowed to choose to do either:

  1. BHD4001 Honours Dissertation (worth 12 MC) or
  2. 3 level-4000 or higher business modules worth 12 MC in total, in place of BHD4001 Honours Dissertation. At least 8 MC must be from ACC/FIN modules.

Under option (a), the student and the supervisor will decide on when they will start and complete the Honours Dissertation, which may be done over one or two semesters.

The aim of the programme is not limited to producing graduates with two distinct areas of knowledge. It seeks also to enable students to integrate them. The lists of common modules for this programme are intended to bring together the two disciplines. These common modules will contribute towards the Honours requirements in both Business Administration and Law. The lists of common modules offered by the Faculty of Law and School of Business are shown in the tables below.

List of Common Modules Offered by the Faculty of Law

List of Common Modules Offered by the NUS Business School

Module Code Module Title MC
ACC3601 Corporate Accounting and Reporting 4
DSC3211 Internet for e-Business 4
FIN3101 Corporate Finance 4
FIN3102 Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management 4
FIN3103 Financial Markets 4
FIN3113 Financial Statement Analysis 4
FIN3114 Global Financial and Accounting Issues 4
FIN3115 International Financial Management 4
FIN3116 Options and Futures 4
FIN3117 Bank Management 4
FIN3118 Financial Risk Management 4
FIN3119 Risk and Insurance 4
FIN4112G Seminars in Finance: Private Equity 4
FIN4112H Seminars in Finance: Investment Banking 4
FIN4112J SIF: Security Analysis and Valuation 4
FIN4112K SIF: Applied Portfolio Management Techniques 4

** The lists of Business Foundation Modules, Core Law Modules and Common Modules are subject to change and may vary from year to year. Please check with the respective faculty.

Compulsory Internship
B.B.A. (Acc.) and B.B.A. (Acc. Hons.) students must also complete an accounting-related internship. Please click here for more information.

For other general information, please refer to the Double Degree Programme Framework & Guidelines in the Registrar's Office website.