Program Overview

Program Overview

The Double Degree BA Economics program is designed to meet the honours requirements of the two disciplines in 5 years with at least 200 Modular Credits (MCs). In the case of single honours requirements, the degree structure is designed for students to complete in 4.5 years with a total of 180 Modular Credits (MCs).

Degree Structure

The degree structure is as follows:

• University Level Requirements: 20 MCs
  • GEMs (one from each of the 5 Pillars): 20 MCs
• Business Analytics Requirements: 76 MCs
  • Core Modules: 52 MCs
  • Elective Modules: 24 MCs
• Economics Requirements: 73 MCs
  • Core Modules: 24 MCs
  • Faculty Modules: 12 MCs
  • Elective Modules: 37 MCs
• Common Modules: 16 MCs
  • IS2101 Business and Technical Communication: 4 MCs
  • EC1101E Introduction to Economics Analysis: 4 MCs
  • MA1521 Calculus for Computing, or MA1102R Calculus: 4 MCs
  • ST2334 Probability and Statistics: 4 MCs
• Thesis/Industry Internship: 15/27 MCs
  • Students pursuing DDP with double honours can choose one of the following:
    • Integrated honours thesis (either XFC4102 or XFA4406): 15 MCs
    • Industry Internship Programme (for Business Analytics) and honours thesis (for Economics): 27 MCs
• Total: 200/212 MCs

Single Honours Programme

The single honours programme requires students to take a minimum of 180 MCs for both BSc in Business Analytics (Hons.) — B.A. (Economics):

• University Level Requirements: 20 MCs
  • GEMs (one from each of the 5 Pillars): 20 MCs
• Business Analytics Requirements: 76 MCs
  • Core Modules: 52 MCs
  • Elective Modules: 24 MCs
• Economics Requirements: 48 MCs
  • Core Modules: 20 MCs
  • Faculty Modules: 12 MCs
  • Elective Modules: 16 MCs
• Common Modules: 16 MCs
  • IS2101 Business and Technical Communication: 4 MCs
  • EC1101E Introduction to Economics Analysis: 4 MCs
  • MA1521 Calculus for Computing, or MA1102R Calculus: 4 MCs
  • ST2334 Probability and Statistics: 4 MCs
• Thesis/Industry Internship: 12 MCs
  • Students pursuing DDP with single honours can choose one of the following:
    • Honours dissertation (i.e., BT4101): 12 MCs
    • Industry Internship Programme (for Business Analytics): 12 MCs
• Unrestricted Electives: 8 MCs
• Total: 180 MCs

Notes

• USP/U-Town students are not required to read FAS1101.
• Students who are admitted into the DDP after the first year of studies are also required to read FAS1101, FAS1103, and CFG1002.
• Students in this DDP need not read and pass GET1050 Computational Reasoning to fulfil the University’s Computational Thinking requirement.
• EC1301 can only be used to satisfy the UE requirement but not the Social Sciences exposure requirements.

Degree Requirements for AY Intake

• Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics
• Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Sample Study Plans for AY Intake

• Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Bachelor of Social Sciences in Economics
• Bachelor of Science in Business Analytics and Bachelor of Arts in Economics

Programme Structure

The programme structure is designed to meet the honours requirements of the two disciplines in 5 years with at least 200 Modular Credits (MCs). In the case of single honours requirements, the degree structure is designed for students to complete in 4.5 years with a total of 180 Modular Credits (MCs).