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,b | 44 | 44 |
| Please refer to Table A. | 44 | 44 |
| Business Analytics Requirements | 56 | 56 |
| Core Courses | 36 | 36 |
| Elective Courses | 20 | 20 |
| Economics Requirements | 40 | 52 |
| Core Courses | 24 | 24 |
| Elective Courses (at least at EC3000 level) | 8 | 8 |
| Honours Courses | 8 | 20 |
| Common Courses | 20 | 20 |
| BT1101 (satisfying Data Literacy Pillar) a | 4 | 4 |
| CS1010A/S (satisfying Digital Literacy Pillar) a | 4 | 4 |
| FAS1101 Writing Academically or IS2101 Business and Technical Communications b | 4 | 4 |
| MA1521 Calculus with Applications or MA2002 Calculus | 4 | 4 |
| ST2334 Probability and Statistics | 4 | 4 |
| Thesis/Industry Internship 2 | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 172 | 184 |
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.
c 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 counting | Degree Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| College and Humanities and Science-School of Computing Common Curriculum | 56 units | |
| (1) HSA1000 Asian Studies Integrated course # | CA | Fulfils GE Cultures and Connections Pillar and CHS Integrated course |
| (2) HSH1000 Humanities Integrated course # | CA | Fulfils GE Critique and Expression Pillar and CHS Integrated course |
| (3) HSS1000 Social Sciences Integrated course # | CA | Fulfils GE Singapore Studies Pillar and CHS Integrated course |
| (4) Data Literacy (BT1101) ^ | CA | Fulfils GE Data Literacy Pillar, BZA and CHS common core |
| (5) Digital Literacy (CS1010S)^ | CA | Fulfils GE Digital Literacy Pillar, BZA and CHS common core |
| (6) Communities and Engagement (refer to prescribed list) | CA | Fulfils 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 ^ # | CA | Writing 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 2022 | CAP tag | NUSC | UTCP | RVRC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHS-School of Computing Common Curriculum | ||||
| Core | ||||
| (1) Communities and Engagement | CA | Impact Experience Project | Junior Seminar | RVN |
| (2) Data Literacy | CA | NA – read BT1101 | NA – read BT1101 | NA – read BT1101 |
| (3) Digital Literacy | CA | NA – read CS1010S | NA – read CS1010S | NA – read CS1010S |
| (4) Writing | CA | Thinking with Writing | Ideas and Exposition I – UTW | RVX |
| (5) Artificial Intelligence | C1 (Home: CHS), C2 (Home: School of Computing) | NA – read from CHS prescribed list | NA – read from CHS prescribed list | NA – read from CHS prescribed list |
| (6) DTK1234 Design Thinking | C1 (Home: CHS), C2 (Home: School of Computing) | NA – read from CHS prescribed list | NA – read from CHS prescribed list | NA – read from CHS prescribed list |
| Integrated Courses | ||||
| (7) HSA1000 Asian Studies Integrated course | CA | Making Connections (1) and Global Social Thought | NA – read HSA1000 | NA – read HSA1000 |
| (8) HSH1000 Humanities Integrated course | CA | Global Narratives | NA – read HSH1000 | NA – read HSH1000 |
| (9) HSS1000 Social Sciences Integrated course | CA | Understanding the Social World: Singapore and Beyond | NA – read HSS1000 | NA – read HSS1000 |
| (10) Scientific Inquiry I | C1 (Home: CHS), C2 (Home: School of Computing) | Science and Society | NA – read Scientific Inquiry I | NA – read Scientific Inquiry I |
| (11) Scientific Inquiry II | C1 (Home: CHS), C2 (Home: School of Computing) | Making Connections (2) | NA – read Scientific Inquiry II | NA – 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 IS1108 | NA – read IS1108 | NA – 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. | ||||
