Double Degree IS Economics Cohort 2023/2024
Degree Structure
The course structure is designed course structure is designed to meet the honours requirements of the two disciplines in 5 years with at least 160 units.
B.Comp. in Information Systems (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.Comp. (Hons.) — B.Soc.Sci. (Hons.) (Economics) :
| B.Comp. (Honours) (Information Systems) and B.Soc.Sci (Hons) (Economics) | Thesis Option (Units) | Internship Option (Units) |
|---|---|---|
| General Education and CHS-School of Computing Common Core courses a,b | 44 | 44 |
| Refer to Table A | 44 | 44 |
| Information Systems Requirements | 52 | 52 |
| Core Courses | 36 | 36 |
| Elective Courses | 16 | 16 |
| Economics Requirements | 36 | 48 |
| Core Courses | 24 | 24 |
| Elective Courses | 12 | 24 |
| Common Courses ** | 24 | 24 |
| BT1101 Introduction to Business Analytics a | 4 | 4 |
| CS1010J Programming Methodology a | 4 | 4 |
| FAS1101 Writing Academically or IS2101 Business and Technical Communication b | 4 | 4 |
| MA1521 Calculus for Computing, or MA2002 Calculus | 4 | 4 |
| ST2334 Probability and Statistics | 4 | 4 |
| IS4242 Intelligent Systems and Techniques | 4 | 4 |
| Thesis/Industry Internship c | 12 | 12 |
| Total | 168 | 180 |
* Double counting courses across the two programmes.
a Students under this double degree programme in Information Systems and Economics do not need to take GEI course under Digital Literacy Pillar. These students are fulfilling the Information Systems curriculum requirement with the necessary computing/digital literacy by taking CS1010J Programming Methodology which will fulfil Digital Literacy Pillar under the enhanced General Education curriculum. Students under this double degree programme in Information Systems and Economics do not need to take GEA course under Data Literacy pillar. These students are fulfilling the Information Systems 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 Information Systems and honours in Economics) can choose one of the followings: (1) integrated honours thesis (either XFC4101 or XFA4415 [12 units], or (2) Industry Internship Programme (for Information Systems) 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 Information Systems are required to select option (1).
Table A (General Education and CHS common core courses)
| Cohort 2022 onwards | GPA tag | Degree requirement |
|---|---|---|
| CHS-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, IS and CHS common core course |
| (5) Digital Literacy (CS1010J) ^ | CA | Fulfils GE Digital Literacy Pillar, IS and CHS common core course |
| (6) Communities and Engagement (refer to prescribed list) | CA | Fulfils GE Communities and Engagement Pillar and CHS common core courses |
Notes: (1) 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 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | CHS Common core |
| (9) DTK1234 Design Thinking # | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | CHS Common core |
| (10) Scientific Inquiry I # | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | CHS Integrated course |
| (11) Scientific Inquiry II | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | CHS Integrated course |
| (12) Interdisciplinary course I@ | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | CHS Interdisciplinary course |
| (13) Interdisciplinary course II@ | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | CHS Interdisciplinary course |
| (14) Computing Ethics: IS1108 Digital Ethics and Data Privacy | C1 (School of Computing=home fac) C2 (CHS=home fac) | School of Computing Common Curriculum |
Note: 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 @ – EC-IS 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). # – courses will be pre-allocated | ||
Students in the NUSC, RVRC and UTCPs will read the respective college programmes’ coursess and count them towards part of the CHS common core requirements as laid out in Table B below.
Table B: Equivalent courses for CHS core requirements for students in NUSC/UTCP/RVRC
| Requirements Cohort 2022 onwards | GPA tag | NUSC | UTCP | RVRC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 or CS1010 or its equivalent | NA – read CS1010S or CS1010 or its equivalent | NA – read CS1010S or CS1010 or its equivalent |
| (4) Writing | CA | Thinking with Writing | Ideas and Exposition I – UTW | RVX |
| (5) Artificial Intelligence | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | NA – read from CHS prescribed list | NA – read from CHS prescribed list | NA – read from CHS prescribed list |
| (6) DTK1234 Design Thinking | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | 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 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | Science and Society | NA – read Scientific Inquiry I | NA – read Scientific Inquiry I |
| (11) Scientific Inquiry II | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | Making Connections (2) | NA – read Scientific Inquiry II | NA – read Scientific Inquiry II |
| Interdisciplinary Courses | ||||
| (12) Interdisciplinary course I | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | Making Connections (3) | Senior Seminar (UTC) | RVSS |
| (13) Interdisciplinary course II | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | Making Connections (4) | Senior Seminar (UTS) | RVC |
| Computing Ethics Course | ||||
| (14) IS1108 Digital Ethics and Data Privacy | C1 (CHS=home fac) C2 (School of Computing=home fac) | NA – read IS1108 | NA – read IS1108 | NA – read IS1108 |
Notes: 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 GPA 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. | ||||
