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The curriculum offers robust training in economic theory and statistical methods and offers a wide choice of Economics courses to suit students' interests and mathematical aptitude. Economics electives cover all the significant fields of economic knowledge as well as recent developments in areas such as Internet Economics and Behavioural Economics.
It is a powerful discipline that cuts across interdisciplinary landscapes of business, health, human behaviour, technology, and society. The curriculum emphasises a solid and rigorous foundation in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics in theory and with applications to policy and practice.
| Curriculum Structure AY2020-2021 Intake | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Major Requirements | B. General Education Requirement (GER) | Total (AUs) | ||||
| Core | Prescribed Electives | GP or Two HE4000 level courses | Core | Prescribed Electives (PEs) | Unrestricted Electives (UEs) | |
| 22 | 39 | 8 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 125 |
| 7 Courses | 13 Courses | 8 Courses | 4 Courses | |||
The BSocSci Hons in Economics is designed as a four-year course. To graduate, students are required to complete 125 academic units (AUs) from the General Education Requirements (GER) and Econ Major Requirements (ECON).
| Econ Major Requirement (ECON) | General Education Requirement (GER) | Free Electives | Total | |||||
| Core | Prescribed Electives | Core | Prescribed Electives | |||||
| LA | STS | BM | ||||||
| 22 AUs | 47 AUs | 14 AUs | 12 AUs | 30 AUs | 125 AUs | |||
Description of Abbreviation
LA - Liberal Arts
STS - Science, Technology & Society
BM - Business & Management
Economics Major Requirements (69 AUs)
| TABLE A: Core (22 AUs) | |||||
| TABLE A: Core (22 AUs) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Sem | Code | Course Title | AUs | Offering SEM |
| Year 1 | 1 | HE1001 | Microeconomics Principles (Year 1) | 3 | 1 |
| 1 | HE1002 | Macroeconomics Principles (Year 1) | 3 | 1 | |
| 2 | HE2001 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | HE2002 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 | 2 | |
| Choose ONE from the following : | |||||
| 2 | HE1004 | Introduction to Statistical Theory & Methods | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | HE1005 | Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference | 3 | 2 | |
| Year 2 | Choose ONE from the following : | ||||
| 1 | HE2004 | Introductory Econometrics | 3 | 1 | |
| 1 | HE2005 | Principles of Econometrics | 3 | 1 | |
| Year 4 | 1 | HE4010 | Singapore Economy in a Globalised World | 4 | 1 |
| TABLE B: Prescribed Electives (47 AUs) | |
| TABLE B: Prescribed Electives (47 AUs) | |
|---|---|
| FOUR (4) strictly from Group A | (12 AU) |
| EIGHT (8) strictly from Group B of which THREE (3) must be HE4XXXX | (27 AU) |
| Graduation Project (applicable to students with cGPA of 3.90 and above) OR Two (2) HE4xxxx from either Group A or Group B. | (8AU) |
Graduation Project - Students with cGPA of 3.90 and above are required to do graduation project in order to be eligible for Honours (Highest Distinction) and Honours (Distinction).
(Please refer to the Economics website for the list of Economics PEs)
| TABLE C: GER Core (14 AUs) | |
| TABLE C: GER Core (14 AUs) | |
|---|---|
| Category | AUs |
Communication Skills
| 2 2 |
| GC0001 Sustainability (to be taken in Year 1)# | 1 |
| ML0003 Kickstart Your Career Success (to be taken in Year 2) | 1 |
| HY0001 Ethics & Moral Reasoning (to be taken in Year 2)# | 1 |
| ET0001 Enterprise & Innovation (to be taken in Year 3)# | 1 |
| Digital Literacy I (HD0101 Digital Society) (to be taken in Year 2) | 3 |
| Digital Literacy II (HD0102 Making Sense of Big Data) (to be taken in Year 2) | 3 |
# To be offered in SEM 2
Note: The offering semester for the 1 AU online courses may change
| TABLE D: GER Prescribed Electives (12 AUs) | |
| TABLE D: GER Prescribed Electives (12 AUs) | |
|---|---|
| Business and Management (BM) | 3 |
| Liberal Arts (LA) | 3 |
| Any 2 courses of the following 3 categories (Science, Technology and Society (STS), Business and Management (BM) and Liberal Arts (LA)) | 6 |
| TABLE E: Free Electives (30 AUs) |
|---|
| Students may fulfill the remaining AUs from any school. This choice may include the second Major, one or two Minor(s), more Economics electives or Professional Attachment. |
The School has renamed the SSS degree titles to the Bachelor of Social Sciences. The decision for this renaming was taken after extensive consultation with our current students, our alumni and other stakeholders.
The renaming will apply to all SSS degree programmes starting with the cohorts that matriculated in 2017 and will be graduating in 2021. Students who matriculated in 2017, 2018 and 2019 will have the option of graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree, if they choose.The Economics Minor is an excellent complement to the curriculum of students in economics-related majors such as Business and Accountancy. It is a valuable addition to the curriculum of an Engineering major planning a career in a managerial position or intending later to do an MBA. Similarly, economics provides highly relevant background knowledge for a student of Communication Studies who is hoping to go into journalism or to work for an international organisation. Because economics is a social science subject, majors in Sociology or Psychology will also find the Economics Minor helpful.
Eligibility Criteria
| Eligibility | Criteria |
|---|---|
| 1 | The Minor in Economics programme is open to all students except NBS students in Applied Economics and SSS students doing Economics Major. |
| 2 | All 5 courses that are needed to count towards Minor fulfillment must be registered as 'Unrestricted Electives'. |
| Condition | What to fulfil |
|---|---|
| 1 | Attained at least 15 AUs registered under 'Unrestricted Electives' to file for a Minor in Economics |
| 2 | Read compulsory courses physically in NTU. |
Curriculum Requirement
| Compulsory Core Courses | 6 AUs | |
|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | |
| HE9091/ AB0901 | Principles of Economics NBS students who are exempted from AB0901/AB106 or who have taken AB0901/AB106 as a major core are required to replace the AUs with another Economics Electives. Other students who take HE9091 as a GER Elective are also required to replace the AUs with another Economics Electives. | 3 AUs |
| HE9092 | Economic Theory Students are advised to take HE9092 first or co-register HE9092 with another Economics elective, but are advised not to take other Economics Electives, before reading HE9092. | 3 AUs |
| Economics Electives | 9 AUs |
|---|---|
| · Students are to select ANY courses from this list to fulfill minimum 15AUs. · Students are to check for course pre-requisites in considering their combination of Economics courses. · Students can clear a maximum of 2 Economics Electives during their exchange semester. · Students are not allowed to clear compulsory core courses for Minor fulfillment during their exchange semester. · You are not allowed to S/U the courses if you wish to fulfill the minor requirement. | |
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