Double Degree Programmes (DDPs) Faculty of Engineering and Department of Economics, FASS Cohort 2016/17 Associate Professor Albert Hu DDP Coordinator, Economics Department of Economics, FASS National University of Singapore

Three Degree Possibilities Home Faculty: FASS Double Honours Degree in B.Soc.Sci (Hons) & BEng (Hons) Home Faculty: FOE Double Honours Degree in BEng (Hons) & B.Soc.Sci (Hons) Single Honours Degree in BEng (Hons) & BA

Integrated Honours Project Curriculum Structure Requirements Type of Modules University General Education FASS FAS1101 Exposure Economics Essential Electives Common Modules FAS1102 Essential Modules Selected Electives Integrated Honours Project

Integrated Honours Project Double Honours Degree in B.Soc.Sci (Hons) & BEng (Hons) - Home Faculty FASS Requirements Type of Modules MC Remarks University General Education 20 One set of 20MCs of GEMs counted towards both degrees FASS FAS1101 4 Compulsory writing module Pre-allocated in Year 1 Exposure (Asian Studies) One module from the Asian Studies division Exposure modules are module codes ending with ‘E’ (Social Sciences) EC1101E Economics Essential 29 Electives 23 Minimum 15MCs must be level-4000 modules Remaining 8MCs must be level-3000 modules Common Modules FAS1102 Essential Modules 16 MA1505, MA1506, PH2223, ST1131/MA3501/CN3421/EE2012/CE2407/ST2334/BN2102 Selected Electives 8 Refer to Table 3 in the DDP website Integrated Honours Project

Integrated Honours Project Double Honours Degree in BEng (Hons) & B.Soc.Sci (Hons) - Home Faculty FoE Requirements Type of Modules MC Remarks University General Education 20 Read and pass 1 set of 20MCs of GEMs Counted towards both degrees FASS Exposure (Asian Studies) 4 One module from Asian Studies division Exposure modules are module codes ending with ‘E’ (Social Sciences) EC1101E Economics Essential 29 Electives 23 Minimum 15MCs must be level-4000 modules Remaining 8MCs must be level-3000 modules Common Modules FAS1102 Compulsory writing module Pre-allocated in Year 1 Essential Modules 16 MA1505, MA1506, PH2223, ST1131/MA3501/CN3421/EE2012/CE2407/ST2334/BN2102 Selected Electives 8 Refer to Table 3 in the DDP website Integrated Honours Project

Double Honours with Home Faculty FASS vs. Home Faculty FOE Key difference: FAS1101 vs. GET1051/ES1531

Single Honours Degree in BEng (Hons) & BA - Home Faculty FoE Requirements Type of Modules MC Remarks University General Education 20 Read and pass 1 set of 20MCs of GEMs Counted towards both degrees FASS Exposure (Asian Studies) 4 One module from Asian Studies division Exposure modules are module codes ending with ‘E’ (Social Sciences) EC1101E Economics Essential Electives 8 Must be level-3000 modules Common Modules FAS1102 Compulsory writing module Pre-allocated in Year 1 Essential Modules 12 MA1505, MA1506, PH2223 Selected Electives Refer to Table 3 in the DDP website

Key difference: Less economics and common module requirements Double Honours vs. Single Honours Degree in BEng (Hons) & BA - Home Faculty FoE Key difference: Less economics and common module requirements

Recommended Progression when Reading EC Core Modules BA EC1101E Introduction to Economics Analysis or EC1301 Principles of Economics* MA1505 Mathematics I** MA1506 Mathematics II** EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I** EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis II** ST1131 / MA3501 / CN3421 / EE2012 / CE2407 / ST2334 / BN2102*** EC3101 Microeconomic Analysis II EC3102 Microeconomic Analysis II EC3303 Econometrics I *pre-requisite to EC2101 & EC2102 **pre-requisites to EC3101 & EC3102 ***pre-requisite to EC3303

Recommended Progression when Reading EC Core Modules B.Soc.Sci (Hons) EC1101E Introduction to Economics Analysis or EC1301 Principles of Economics* MA1505 Mathematics I** MA1506 Mathematics II** EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I** EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis II** ST1131 / MA3501 / CN3421 / EE2012 / CE2407 / ST2334 / BN2102*** EC3101 Microeconomic Analysis II EC3102 Microeconomic Analysis II EC3303 Econometrics I# EC3304 Econometrics II EC4103 Singapore Economy: Practice & Policy (offered in Semester 1 only) *pre-requisite to EC2101 & EC2102 **pre-requisites to EC3101 & EC3102 ***pre-requisite to EC3303 #pre-requisite to EC3304 & EC4103

Specialisations in B.Soc.Sci (Hons) (1) Quantitative Economics (2) Monetary & Financial Economics (3) Applied and Policy Economics applicable to students who are on the Economics Honours track specialisation is optional may declare maximum 2 specialisations (students will need to read additional level-3000 and level-4000 EC modules) the specialisation(s), if applicable, will be noted in the student’s official transcript

Economics Modules Module Preference Exercise (MPE) conducted by FASS every semester except for special semesters log in to CORS and submit maximum of 5 preferred EC modules through the system department will pre-allocate EC module(s) after the MPE has closed, if demand is less than module quota, with 1 bid point deduction students to bid for EC modules which are not pre-allocated (2) Centralised Online Registration System (CORS) students to bid for EC modules if they missed the MPE no pre-allocation of modules when CORS is ongoing students to continue to bid for module in the next bidding round if their bids in the earlier round were unsuccessful department does not consider appeals for module enrolment when CORS is ongoing students to send appeals for module enrolment after CORS has ended

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