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Bachelor of Social Sciences (Honours) in Economics with Second Major in Business

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Business is an area that is seeing increasing interest and demand in the fast-changing employment landscape in Singapore.

With the addition of a Business major to the well-established Bachelor of Social Science (Economics) programme, the graduates from this programme will be able to enjoy the best of both worlds in acquiring both technical Economics knowledge as well as business know-how.

BSocSci (Hons) in Economics with 2nd Major in Business is an integrated 4-year programme between the School of Social Sciences and Nanyang Business School that incorporates existing Economics courses and Business courses. Students will read courses from both schools.

Graduation Project (GP) is a group work project worth 8AUs. Each group is to have 3 members strictly.

GP is compulsory for students with cGPA of 3.90 and above to be eligible for Honours (Distinction) and Honours (Highest Distinction).

Students are to source for their own supervisor and have a tentative GP topic that has to be agreed upon amongst the supervisor and all group members. To find out the research interests of our faculty staff, you may click here.

Students are to read GP over 2 consecutive semesters. 

Successfully registered students for HE4099 are therefore not allowed to apply for semester leave or go on any exchange programme, while they are registered for HE4099.  

The aim of GP is to train students to carry out independent research in economics. The project can be theoretical or empirical in nature. Students will select a topic, and with the guidance of a supervisor, develop a proposal that is mutually agreed upon the supervisor and all group members.

The project proposal will serve as a blueprint for the group and helps to ensure that the proposed research topic is adequately defined and feasible. The proposal is a one-page write-up to include the following content:

  1. Title of the project,
  2. Main objective of the study or research,
  3. Methodology,
  4. Planned schedule for project completion.

Students are to fulfill ALL requirements for GP.

For AY2020-21 intake and before

Criteria​Economics Major​Double Major
​1Completed sufficient AUs to be classified as a Year 4 student (assuming you clear all the registered courses by the end of the applying semester)
​2​Completed 6 Economics Core Courses & at least 8 Economics Major Prescribed Electives by the end of the applying semester (assuming that you pass all current courses).Completed ALL Economics Core courses and at least 5 Economic Major Prescribed Electives.
​3​cGPA must be 3.90 and above.

For AY2021-22 intake and after

Criteria​Economics Major​Double Major
​1Completed sufficient AUs to be classified as a Year 4 student (assuming you clear all the registered courses by the end of the applying semester)
​2​Completed all Economics Core Courses & at least 7 Economics Major Prescribed Electives by the end of the applying semester (assuming that you pass all current courses).Completed ALL Economics Core courses and at least 5 Economic Major Prescribed Electives.
​3​cGPA must be 3.90 and above.

Students with cGPA within 3.75 to 3.90 will be allowed to opt-in to do GP at the discretion of the Programme. You may email your interest to Economics Undergraduate Office at [email protected]. 

Students below the required cGPA of 3.75 will not be allowed to complete the GP but must read two 4000- level courses to fulfill the 8 AUs requirement.

Application Windows

There are 2 windows of application: 

  1. *Early Registration - Duration of GP is from the start of Year 3 Semester 2 to the end of Year 4 Semester 1. 
  2. Normal Registration - Duration of GP is from the start of Year 4 Semester 1 to the end of Year 4 Semester 2.

*An early registration applies to students whom at the time of application are in Year 3 Semester 1. Students who satisfy GP requirements may seek permission to do an early registration. Students can opt to read HE4099 when their Year 3 Semester 2 commences, if they have met all eligibility requirements stated above and have made satisfactory arrangements in forming a project group and seeking appropriate supervision.
 

Application Procedure

Specific procedure and instructions for application will be relayed to students via email. When applying, students are to ensure the following: 

  1. Registration Form is filled completely and accurately
  2. Degree Audits of all 3 members are included
  3. Each group is to have strictly 3 members

​​Important Dates

Commencing S1 AY2019-20 to S2 AY2019-20Timeline for S1 AY1920
​Commencing S2 AY2019-20 to S1 AY2020-21Timeline for S2 AY1920

Submission of Final Reports to UG Economics

Submit softcopies of the Main Report and the Executive Summary via NTULearn to the HE4099 course site. Details on the submission will be disclosed further via email.

  1. Submission of e-copy to the Library
    • All materials uploaded to Library Digital Repository, DR-NTU, comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA). Personal data such as NRIC, Address, Contact Numbers, etc. should be removed.
      • If there are confidentiality concerns, the students may ask for an exemption. They need to ask their GP supervisor to endorse their request and inform the Library.
    • For enquiries on DR-NTU submission, address them to [email protected]. Read the DR-NTU Submission Guideline to understand the submission process.
    • >If the GP needs to be embargoed for a specific period, it is possible to set embargo dates in DR-NTU.

If an embargo or exemption is needed, students need to follow these 5 simple steps:

  1. Fill in the request form.
  2. Get your supervisor to sign and endorse your request form.
  3. Email the completed request form to NTU Library at [email protected]​ and copy to your supervisor.
  4. The Library will revert within 3 working days.
  5. Once approved:
    • For Embargo: follow the Library’s instructions to submit and set embargo to your work in DR-NTU.
    • For Exemption: you are exempted and do not need to submit your work or the metadata record in DR-NTU.

 For more details on Embargo/Exemption for DR-NTU Submission, please click here.

Students from the AY2020/21 intake and earlier

There are a total of two specialisation tracks to choose from, namely: Applied Economics, and Finance. 

After choosing one track to pursue, the Economics office will invite students in their final year to put up their declaration of the completion of the chosen track with us.

Once it has been verified that the student has fulfilled the specialisation requirements, a letter of certification will be awarded to the student.

Please note that the specialisation will not be reflected in your degree certificate and academic transcript.

(Important) With effect from Sem 1 AY2022/23, there are some minor revisions to the requirements for both tracks due to the Economics programme's recent revamp in the curriculum. Please refer to the documents below for the revised requirements.
Take note that only up to 6 AUs can be non-letter graded.

Students from AY2021/22 intake and after

There are a total of three specialisation tracks to choose from, namely: Applied & Empirical Economics, Finance, and Public Policy. 

After choosing one track to pursue, the Economics office will invite students in their final year to put up their declaration of the completion of the chosen track with us.

Once it has been verified that the student has fulfilled the specialisation requirements, a letter of certification will be awarded to the student.

Please note that the specialisation will not be reflected in your degree certificate and academic transcript.

Take note that only up to 6 AUs can be non-letter graded. The revised requirements will apply only to students admitted in AY2025 and thereafter.


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