Single-Honours Degree in BCOMP (IS) (Hons) and BBA (ACC) Programme

Programme Structure / 2020 Cohort

##: 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 for Single-Honours DDP 2020 Cohort Remarks
(A) University Level Requirements 20 MCs
GEMs 20 MCs Only 1 set is required; to be double-counted towards both degrees)
(B) BBA Programme Requirements 88 MCs
Core Modules 40 MCs Refer to Table A. Subject to double-counting in Table C.
Compulsory Accountancy Modules 44 MCs Refer to Table B.
Compulsory Accountancy Internship 4 MCs
(C) BComp Programme Requirements 108 MCs
Core Modules 72 MCs Students read and double-count MNO2706 in place of IS2101. Refer to Table C.
Programme Electives 24 MCs Students may include the common modules in Table B not double-counted elsewhere.
CP4101 BComp Dissertation or IS4010 Industry Internship Programme 12 MCs Students may read an integrated honours thesis which will double count towards both degree requirements.
(D) Common Modules Refer to Table C. To be double-counted towards both degrees.
(E) Unrestricted Elective   Exempted for DDP in general, but may be required to meet any shortfall of MC.
TOTAL 216 MCs  
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.

** Students whose home faculty is not Business School will be granted a waiver of these two modules if they have already read and passed both CFG1010 Roots & Wings 1.0 and CFG2001 Career Catalyst before 2018. There is no partial waiver or new substitutions.

ACC1701 Accounting for Decision Makers 4 MCs
BSP1702 Legal Environment of Business 4 MCs
BSP1707 Managerial Economics: Exposure 2 MCs
BSP2701 Global Economy 2 MCs
DAO1704 Decision Analytics using Spreadsheets 4 MCs
DAO2702 Programming for Business Analytics 4 MCs
DAO2703 Operations and Technology Management 4 MCs
MNO2706 Business Communication for Leaders (ACC) (common module) 4 MCs
FIN2704 Finance 4 MCs
MKT1705 Principles of Marketing 4 MCs
MNO1706 Organisational Behaviour 4 MCs
ACC2706 Managerial Accounting 4 MCs
ACC2707 Corporate Accounting & Reporting I 4 MCs
ACC2708 Corporate Accounting & Reporting II 4 MCs
ACC2709 Accounting Information Systems 4 MCs
ACC3701 Assurance and Attestation 4 MCs
ACC3702 Corporate and Securities Law 4 MCs
ACC3703 Taxation 4 MCs
ACC3704 Advanced Corporate Accounting & Reporting 4 MCs
ACC3705 Valuation 4 MCs
ACC3706 Corporate Governance and Risk Management 4 MCs
ACC3707 Integrated Perspectives in Accounting and Business 4 MCs
(1) Standard Common Modules (Core) MNO2706 Business Communication for Leaders (ACC) or UWC2101% Writing & Critical Thinking or ES1601 Professional & Academic Communication
(in place of CS2101 Effective Communication for Computing Professionals)

@ DDP students who are not able to secure an Integrated Honours Thesis will read two honours dissertations to fulfil both degree requirements separately.

Notes

  1. Students who have done H2 Mathematics or its equivalent are precluded from doing MA1301. DDP students are exempted from replacing the missing 4 MCs towards IS programme requirements.
  2. Students in this DDP who have read CS2102 and wish to specialise in Business Analytics (BA) for their business degree: please read one more BA specialisation module (in lieu of IT3010).
  3. Due to the many permutations available, students reading this programme will construct a personalised double-degree programme curriculum with the help of the DDP administrators from both schools.
  4. For other general information, please refer to the Double Degree Programme Framework & Guidelines in the Registrar's Office website.