Double Degree BA Economics Cohort 2023/2024

Degree Structure

The degree structure is designed to meet the honours requirements of the two disciplines in 5 years with at least 160 units.

Students can only pursue the double honours programme. 

B.Sc. in Business Analytics (Honours) – B.Soc. Sci. (Honours) in Economics Double Honours Programme

The double honours programme requires students to take a minimum of 160 units for both  B.Sc. in Business Analytics (Hons.) — B.Soc.Sci. (Hons.) (Economics) :

 **Double counting courses across the two programmes.

BSc in Business Analytics (Hons.)  and
B.Soc.Sci (Economics) (Hons.)

Thesis Option

(units)

Internship Option

(units)

General Education and CHS-School of Computing Common Curriculum a,b4444
Please refer to Table A.4444
Business Analytics Requirements5656
Core Courses3636
Elective Courses2020
Economics Requirements4052
Core Courses2424
Elective Courses (at least at EC3000 level)88
Honours Courses

8

20

Common Courses2020
BT1101 (satisfying Data Literacy Pillar) a44
CS1010A/S (satisfying Digital Literacy Pillar) a44
FAS1101 Writing Academically or IS2101 Business and Technical Communications b44
MA1521 Calculus with Applications or MA2002 Calculus44
ST2334 Probability and Statistics44
Thesis/Industry Internship 21212
Total172184

Notes:
a Students under this double degree programme in Business Analytics and Economics do not need to take GEI course under Digital Literacy Pillar. These students are fulfilling the Business Analytics curriculum requirement with the necessary computing/digital literacy by taking CS1010A/S Programming Methodology which will fulfil Digital Literacy Pillar under the enhanced General Education curriculum. Students under this double degree programme in Business Analytics and Economics do not need to take GEA course under Data Literacy pillar. These students are fulfilling the Business Analytics curriculum requirement with the necessary data literacy knowledge by taking BT1101 Introduction to Business Analytics which will fulfil Data Literacy Pillar under the enhanced General Education curriculum.

b NUSC/U-Town students are not required to read FAS1101. NUSC/UTown students may replace FAS1101 with NUSC-Thinking with Writing course, UTW1001, or UTW2001. In the event that you exit from NUSC/U-Town programme without having read NUSC-Thinking with Writing course, UTW1001 or UTW2001, you would need to read either FAS1101 or IS2101 to fulfil both degrees’ requirements and the grade to be factored into their respective GPA.

Students pursuing DDP with double honours (i.e., honours in Business Analytics and honours in Economics) can choose one of the following: (1) integrated honours thesis (either XFC4101 or XFA4414 [12 units], or (2) Industry Internship Programme (for Business Analytics) and honours thesis (for Economics) [20 units]. The Honours thesis for Economics may be replaced with regular EC4000 courses, amounting to 8 units, for option (2). Hence, students aiming for Honours (Highest Distinction) in Business Analytics are required to select option (1).

Table A (General Education and College and Humanities and Science-School of Computing Common Curriculum Courses)

Students in the NUSC, RVRC and UTCPs will read the respective college programmes’ courses and count them towards part of the CHS-School of Computing common curriculum requirements as laid out in Table B below.

Cohort 2022 GPA Tag for double countingDegree Requirement
College and Humanities and Science-School of Computing Common Curriculum 56 units
(1) HSA1000 Asian Studies Integrated course #CAFulfils GE Cultures and Connections Pillar and CHS Integrated course
(2) HSH1000  Humanities Integrated course  #CAFulfils GE Critique and Expression Pillar and CHS Integrated course
(3) HSS1000 Social Sciences Integrated course #CAFulfils GE Singapore Studies Pillar and CHS Integrated course
(4) Data Literacy (BT1101) ^CAFulfils GE Data Literacy Pillar, BZA and CHS common core
(5) Digital Literacy (CS1010S)^CAFulfils GE Digital Literacy Pillar, BZA and CHS common core
(6) Communities and Engagement (refer to prescribed list)CAFulfils GE Communities and Engagement Pillar and CHS common core

Notes:

The courses from (1)-(6) above are prescribed.  Therefore, please ensure that you refer to the approved prescribed courses at https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-overview.

For example, if you read GESS1234, it is not a prescribed course on the list.  You would still need to read HSS1000.  HSS1000 will concurrently fulfil the CHS core and Singapore Studies pillar requirements.  Hence, GESS1234 will be an excess course not counted towards your DDP requirement but the grade will still be factored into your GPA.

Consequently, if you complete HSS1000, and you decide to withdraw from this DDP and pursue only a single degree in BZA , it will still be counted towards satisfying your GESS pillar requirement.

(7) Writing ^ #CAWriting course: IS2101 or FAS1101
(8) Artificial Intelligence

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Common core
(9) DTK1234 Design Thinking #

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Common core
(10) Scientific Inquiry I #

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Integrated course
(11) Scientific Inquiry II

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Integrated course
(12) Interdisciplinary course I@

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Interdisciplinary course
(13) Interdisciplinary course II@

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

CHS Interdisciplinary course
(14) Computing Ethics: IS1108 Digital Ethics and Data Privacy

C1 (Home: School of Computing),

C2 (Home: CHS)

School of Computing Common Curriculum course

Notes:

Similarly, please check the prescribed courses for (8)-(13) at https://chs.nus.edu.sg/programmes/#prog-overview.

^ – the units of these courses are accounted for at the common courses

# – courses will be pre-allocated

@ – EC-BZA DDP students who exit from the programme but have already read and passed any of the School of Computing-recognised interdisciplinary course(s), except HS coded courses and DTK1234, are considered to have fulfilled the CHS Interdisciplinary courses I (and II).

Table B: Equivalent courses for CHS-School of Computing core requirements for students in NUSC/UTCP/RVRC

Requirements for Cohort 2022CAP tagNUSCUTCPRVRC
CHS-School of Computing Common Curriculum    
Core
(1) Communities and EngagementCAImpact Experience ProjectJunior SeminarRVN
(2) Data LiteracyCANA – read BT1101NA – read BT1101NA – read BT1101
(3) Digital LiteracyCANA – read CS1010SNA – read CS1010SNA – read CS1010S
(4) WritingCAThinking with WritingIdeas and Exposition I  – UTWRVX
(5) Artificial Intelligence

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

NA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed list
(6) DTK1234 Design Thinking

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

NA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed listNA – read from CHS prescribed list
Integrated Courses
(7) HSA1000 Asian Studies Integrated courseCAMaking Connections (1) and  Global Social ThoughtNA – read HSA1000NA – read HSA1000
(8) HSH1000  Humanities Integrated courseCAGlobal NarrativesNA – read HSH1000NA – read HSH1000
(9) HSS1000 Social Sciences Integrated courseCAUnderstanding the Social World: Singapore and BeyondNA – read HSS1000NA – read HSS1000
(10) Scientific Inquiry I

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

Science and SocietyNA – read Scientific Inquiry INA – read Scientific Inquiry I
(11) Scientific Inquiry II

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

Making Connections (2)NA – read Scientific Inquiry IINA – read Scientific Inquiry II
Interdisciplinary courses
(12) Interdisciplinary Course I

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

Making Connections (3)Senior Seminar (UTC)RVSS
(13) Interdisciplinary Course II

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

Making Connections (4)Senior Seminar (UTS)RVC
Computing Ethics course
(14) IS1108 Digital Ethics and Data Privacy

C1 (Home: CHS),

C2 (Home: School of Computing)

NA – read IS1108NA – read IS1108NA – read IS1108

Note:

The CHS common courses listed above are prescribed.  If there is no mapping approved with the courses offered by NUSC/UTCP/RVRC, you must read the courses under the CHS-approved prescribed courses. As a guide, prior approval has to be sought for variations, if any.

For direct-admits to the DDP, if you read GEA1999 (for example), it is not a prescribed course on the list.  You would still need to read BT1101 (satisfying Data Literacy Pillar) which will concurrently fulfil the CHS core and the Data Literacy pillar requirements.  Hence, GEA1999 will be an excess course not counted towards your DDP requirements but the grade will still be factored into your CAP for one of the degrees.

Mid-stream DDP applicants, please take note that that there is a list of prescribed courses for the various categories of CHS common courses. Hence, you have to follow the list posted at CHS Programme Overview carefully. FASS will provide academic counselling to affected students. As a guide, prior approval has to be sought for variations, if any.