Single-Honours Double Degree in BBA (Hons) and BA Economics Programme

Programme Structure / 2019 Cohort Onwards

##: 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 onwards
(A) University Level Requirements  20 MC
GEM from 5 Pillars
(Only 1 set; double-counted. Refer to Note 1)
20 MC
(B) Business Programme Requirements 78 MC
Core Modules (refer to Table A) 38 MC
(+12 MC common modules in Table C)
Business Electives / Specialisation Modules
(see Note 2)
20 MC
Honours Requirements 20 MC
(C ) FASS Requirements 12 MC
FAS1101 Writing Academically: Arts & Social Sciences
(see Note 3)
4 MC
Faculty Exposure Modules 8 MC
(excluding EC1101E common module)
(D) Economics Major Requirements 40 MC
Essential Modules (refer to Table B) 28 MC
Elective Major Modules
12 MC
(+ 4 MC ACC1701 common module)
(E) Common Modules 12 MC
Selected BIZ and Economics Modules
(refer to Table C; double-counted)
12 MC
(F) Unrestricted Elective Requirements 18 MC
Unrestricted Elective Modules 18 MC
TOTAL (minimum) 180 MC
Curriculum and MCs may change without prior notice.

Other Graduation Requirements

BIZ preparatory modules (zero-MC)

  1. Academic orientation modules (online)*:
    1. BPM1701 Calculus & Statistics
    2. BPM1702 Microsoft Excel Skills for Business
  2. Intensive 1st-year primer module*:
    1. BPM1705 Understanding How Business Works
  3. 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, there is no need to read CFG1002 (see Note 6).

ACC1701 Accounting for Decision Makers # 4 MC
BSP1702 Legal Environment of Business 4 MC
BSP1703 Managerial Economics # 4 MC
BSP2701 Global Economy 2 MC
BSP3701 Strategic Management 4 MC
DAO1704 Decision Analytics using Spreadsheets 4 MC
DAO2702 Programming for Business Analytics 4 MC
DAO2703 Operations and Technology Management 4 MC
ES2002 Business Communication for Leaders (BBA) # 4 MC
FIN2704 Finance 4 MC
MKT1705 Principles of Marketing 4 MC
MNO1706 Organizational Behaviour 4 MC
MNO2705 Leadership and Decision Making under Uncertainty 4 MC
Total 50 MC

# To be read under Common Modules (refer to Table C)

EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I 4 MC
EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I 4 MC
EC2303 Foundations for Econometrics 4 MC
EC2104 Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis 4 MC
EC3101 Microeconomic Analysis II 4 MC
EC3102 Macroeconomic Analysis II 4 MC
EC3303 Econometrics I 4 MC
ES2002 Business Communication for Leaders (BBA)
(in place of FAS1103)
Students in the DDP who had read FAS1102 will continue to have FAS1102 as a CA module and thus no need to read ES2002.
(See Notes 4, 5, and 6)
4 MC
ACC1701 Accounting for Decision Makers
(in place of EC2204 Financial Accounting for Economists )
4 MC
EC1101E Introduction to Economic Analysis
(in place of BSP1703 Managerial Economics)
4 MC

Notes

  1. 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.
  2. It is not compulsory for DDP students to specialise in a business area for the BBA(H) degree, but they are still required to complete 20 MCs of electives based on the above arrangement. Pursuing a business specialisation may involve reading extra modules in order to fulfil the specialisation's requirements. Students in this DDP are not allowed to specialise in Business Economics. Business students who withdraw from DDP are still required to pursue a specialisation.
  3. 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.
  4. Students who have read UWC2101 or ES1601 do not need to read ES2002. UWC2101 or ES1601 will be classified as a common module in lieu of ES2002.
  5. FASS students who are admitted into the DDP after the first year of studies are still required to read ES2002 even if they have completed FAS1101, FAS1103 and CFG1002. Students in the DDP who had read FAS1102 will continue to have FAS1102 as a CA module and thus no need to read ES2002.
  6. FASS (home faculty) students who withdraw from the DDP and return to the FASS single degree programme are required to read CFG1002.
  7. 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.
  8. For other general information, please refer to the Double Degree Programme Framework & Guidelines in the Registrar's Office website.