NUS - Double Degree in Business and CNM

##: 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	Cohort 2019 & 2020
(A) University Level Requirements	20 MC
GEM from 5 Pillars (need only one set; double-counted) (see Note 1)	20 MC
(B) Business Programme Requirements	84 MC
Core Modules (refer to Table A1)	36 MC (excluding MNO2706)
Compulsory Accountancy Modules (refer to Table A2)	44 MC
Compulsory Accountancy Internship	4 MC
(C) FASS Requirements	16 MC
FAS1101 Writing Academically: Arts & Social Sciences (see Note 2)	4 MC
Faculty Exposure Modules	12 MC (including NM1101E)
(D) CNM Requirements	84 MC
Essential Modules (See Table B)	17 MC
Elective Major Modules (See Note 3)	52 MC
Honours Thesis #	15 MC
(E) Common Modules (double-counted)	4 MC
MNO2706 Business Communication for Leaders (ACC) (in place of FAS1103; see Notes 4 & 5)	4 MC
(F) Unrestricted Elective Requirements	0 MC
Unrestricted Elective Modules	Exempted
TOTAL (minimum)	208 MC

Curriculum and MCs may change without prior notice.

Other Graduation Requirements

BIZ preparatory modules (zero-MC)

Academic orientation modules (online)*:
1. BPM1701 Calculus & Statistics
2. BPM1702 Microsoft Excel Skills for Business
Intensive 1st-year primer module*:
1. BPM1705 Understanding How Business Works
Career Preparation Modules:
1. Career Creation Starter Modules:
  1. STR1000 Career Creation Starter Workshops **
  2. STR2000 Career Creation Starter Clinics **
2. Global Immersion and Study

* These must be completed in the first semester. Late-entry DDP students must complete these in the first available semester of commencing DDP.

** There is no partial waiver or new substitutions. In addition, students are not required to read CFG1002 (refer to Note 6).

Table A1: BBA (ACC) Core Modules

ACC1701 Accounting for Decision Makers	4 MC
BSP1702 Legal Environment of Business	4 MC
BSP1707 Managerial Economics: Exposure	2 MC
BSP2701 Global Economy	2 MC
DAO1704 Decision Analytics using Spreadsheets	4 MC
DAO2702 Programming for Business Analytics	4 MC
DAO2703 Operations and Technology Management	4 MC
FIN2704 Finance	4 MC
MKT1705 Principles of Marketing	4 MC
MNO1706 Organizational Behaviour	4 MC
MNO2706 Business Communication for Leaders (ACC) ^	4 MC
Total	40 MC

^ Common Module.

Table A2: Accountancy Compulsory Modules

ACC2706 Managerial Accounting	4 MC
ACC2707 Corporate Accounting & Reporting I	4 MC
ACC2708 Corporate Accounting & Reporting II	4 MC
ACC2709 Accounting Information Systems	4 MC
ACC3701 Assurance and Attestation	4 MC
ACC3702 Corporate and Securities Law	4 MC
ACC3703 Taxation	4 MC
ACC3704 Advanced Corporate Accounting & Reporting	4 MC
ACC3705 Valuation	4 MC
ACC3706 Corporate Governance and Risk Management	4 MC
ACC3707 Integrated Perspectives in Accounting and Business	4 MC
Total	44 MC

Table B: List of Essential CNM Modules

Module Code	Module Title
NM1101E or NM1101X	Communications, New Media and Society (This will be counted towards Faculty Core)
NM2101	Theories of Communications and New Media
NM2103	Quantitative Research Methods
NM2104	Qualitative Communication Research Methods
NM4102	Advanced Communications and New Media Research (Compulsory only for B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) only)

Notes

Students in this DDP need not read and pass GET1050 Computational Reasoning to fulfil the University’s Computational Thinking requirement although this is an identified module for FASS students. This is because BIZ core module DAO2702 Programming for Business Analytics will fulfil the requirement. Therefore, please take steps to choose another GET module to fulfil your GET pillar requirement. The grade and credits of DAO2702 will count towards the BBA degree requirement only.

DDP students whose home faculty is FASS – in the event that you exit from the DDP and have not read the identified Computational Thinking module offered by Business (ie DAO2702), you would need to read GET1050. This will likely be counted towards your unrestricted elective requirement and may potentially be an excess module, if you have already read another GET module. Do note that for excess modules read, the grades will still be factored into your CAP.

DDP students whose home faculty is Business – there is no impact if you were to exit from the DDP as DAO2702 is the core requirement of your Business degree. Please read a GET module other than GET1050 to fulfil your Thinking & Expression pillar.
USP/U-Town students are not required to read FAS1101. Students who exit from USP / UTCP without having read UWC2101, UTW1001 or UTW2001 would need to read FAS1101.
Detailed requirements to fulfil Elective Major Modules:
- A minimum of 61 MCs of level-2000 or higher (including NM2101, NM2103, NM2104) with:
  1. A minimum of 20 MCs of level 3000 NM or NM-recognised modules
  2. A minimum of 20 MCs of level 3000 NM or NM-recognised modules
  3. A maximum of 2 level 5000 NM modules (subject to department's approval)
- A maximum of 12 MCs of recognised modules (optional)
Students who have read UWC2101 or ES1601 do not need to read MNO2706. UWC2101 or ES1601 will be classified as a common module in lieu of MNO2706.
FASS students who are admitted into the DDP after the first year of studies are still required to read MNO2706, even if they have completed FAS1101, FAS1103 and CFG1002.
FASS (home faculty) students who withdraw from the DDP and return to the FASS single degree programme are required to read CFG1002.
EC1301 can only be used to satisfy the UE requirement but not the Social Sciences exposure requirements. Hence, DDP students have to read another Social Sciences exposure module (such as NM1101E or PL110E or SC1101E) to complete the FASS’ faculty core requirements.
For other general information, please refer to the Double Degree Programme Framework & Guidelines in the Registrar's Office website.