Schedule of Subjects AY2009/2010 
Course
Code
Course title AUs Pre-requisites Course Type 2009/10
Semester offered
HE101 Microeconomic Principles 3 Nil Econ-Core  S1, S2
HE102 Macroeconomic Principles 3 Nil Econ-Core  S1, S2
HE103 Basic Mathematics for Economists 3 Nil Econ-Core  S1, S2
HE104A Introduction to Statistical Theory and Methods 3 Nil Econ-Core/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE104B Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference 3 Nil Econ-Core/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE201 Intermediate Microeconomics 4 HE101/AB106/
HE191
Econ-Core/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE202 Intermediate Macroeconomics 4 HE102/AB106/
HE191
Econ-Core/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE204A Introductory Econometrics 4 HE104A /HE104B/
AB103 or
equivalent
Econ-Core/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE204B Principles of Econometrics 4 HE104B or
equivalent
Econ-Core/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE205 International Trade 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE206 International Monetary Economics 4 HE102/HE191/
AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE207 Money and Banking 4 HE101/HE102/
HE191/ AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE208 Public Finance 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE209 Industrial Organisation 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106/
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE210 Development Economics 4 HE101/HE102/
HE191/ AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE211 Labour Economics & Labour Relations 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106/
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE212 Economic Thought 4 HE101/HE102/
HE191/ AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE220 Survey Methods and Sampling Technique 4 HE104A/HE104B/ AB103 or equivalent Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE301 Mathematical Economics 4 HE103
(or equivalent)
and HE201/HE192
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE302 Game Theory & Applications to Social Sciences 4 HE103
(or equivalent)
and HE201/HE192
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE303 The Chinese Economy 4 HE101/HE102/
HE191/ AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE304 Health Economics 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE305 Environmental Economics 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE306 Urban and Transport Economics 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE307 Financial Economics 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106 and HE104A/HE104B/
AB103
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE309 Population Economics 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 Not offered
HE310 Energy Economics 4 HE101/HE191/
AB106
Econ PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE311 Cost-Benefit Analysis 4 HE201/HE192 Econ PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE312 Political Economy of East Asia 4 HE101/102/HE191/
AB106
Econ-Core/
Econ PE/ GER-UE
 S1
HE320 Applied Econometrics 4 HE204A/HE204B* Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE321 Intermediate Econometrics 4 HE204B/at least
an A grade in HE204A*
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1, S2
HE322 Econometric Modelling & Forecasting 4 HE204A/HE204B* Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE323 Econometric Analysis of Financial Data 4 HE204B/at least
an A grade in HE204A*
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
Not offered
HE401 Advanced Microeconomics 4 HE201 Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE402 Advanced Macroeconomics 4 HE201/HE202 Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE403 Advanced International Finance 4 HE202/HE192 Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE404 Behavioural Economics 4 HE201/HE202/
HE192
Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE405 Growth Theory and Empirics 4 HE201and HE202 Econ-PE/
GER-UE
Not offered
HE410 Singapore Economy in a Globalized World 4 HE201and HE202 Econ-Core/
Econ-PE/GER-UE
 S2
HE411 Current Topics in Economics 4 HE201and HE202 Econ-PE/GER-UE  S2
HE420 Econometric Time Series Analysis 4 HE321 Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S1
HE421 Advanced Econometrics 4 HE321 Econ-PE/
GER-UE
 S2
HE191 Principles of Economics 3 Nil Econ Minor/
GER-PE
 S1, S2
HE192 Economic Theory 3 HE191/AB106/
AB106EX**
Econ Minor/
GER-UE
 S1, S2

*Non-economics majors who wish to take HE320, HE321, HE322 and HE323 must also have as pre-requisite HE191 or AB106 or HE101.
**AB106EX refers to NBS students who are exempted from AB106.