The BA Hons in Economics is designed as a four-year course. To graduate, students are required to complete at least 126 academic units (AUs) from the General Education Requirements (GER) and Economics Major Requirements (ECON).
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Economics Major Requirement (ECON)
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General Education Requirement
(GER)
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General or Unrestricted Electives
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Total
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Major Core
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Major Prescribed Electives
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GER Core
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GER Prescribed Electives
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AHSS
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STS
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BM
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LS
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30 AUs
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39 AUs
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12 AUs
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15 AUs
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30 AUs
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126 AUs
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Description of Abbreviation
AHSS - Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
BM - Business & Management
LS - Liberal Studies
STS - Science, Technology & Society
Economics Major Requirements (69AUs)
| TABLE A: Major Core (30 AUs) |
| Course Code |
Course Title |
AUs
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| Year 1 |
| HE1001 |
Microeconomics Principles (Year 1) |
3
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| HE1002 |
Macroeconomics Principles (Year 1) |
3
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Choose at least ONE from the following :
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| HE1004 |
Introduction to Statistical Theory & Methods |
3
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| HE1005 |
Introduction to Probability and Statistical Inference |
3
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| Year 2 |
| HE2001 |
Intermediate Microeconomics |
3
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| HE2002 |
Intermediate Macroeconomics |
3
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Choose at least ONE from the following :
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| HE2004 |
Introductory Econometrics |
3
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| HE2005 |
Principles of Econometrics |
3
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| Year 3/Year 4 |
| HE4010 |
Singapore Economy in a Globalised World |
4
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| HE4099 |
Graduation Project * |
8
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* Graduation Project (GP) is optional for students with a CGPA of less than 3.75. Students who opt out of the GP will have to read an additional TWO 4000-level courses to be registered as Core Electives in order to fulfill the 8 AUs that would otherwise have been earned through the GP.
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TABLE B: Major Prescribed Electives (39 AUs)
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Choose FOUR from Group A
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| Group A |
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| HE1003 |
Basic Mathematics for Economists |
3
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| HE2006 |
International Monetary Economics |
3
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| HE2007 |
Money and Banking |
3
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| HE2008 |
Public Finance |
3
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| HE2009 |
Industrial Organisation |
3
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| HE2010 |
Development Economics |
3
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| HE2011 |
Labour Economics and Labour Relations |
3
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| HE2013 |
International Trade |
3
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Choose EIGHT from Group B of which THREE have to be HE4xxx
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| Group B |
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| HE2012 |
Economic Thought |
3
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| HE2015 |
Macroeconomic Issues and Policies in Contemporary China |
3
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| HE2020 |
Survey Methods & Sampling Techniques |
3
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| HE3001 |
Mathematical Economics |
3
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| HE3002 |
Game Theory & Applications to Social Sciences |
3
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| HE3003 |
The Chinese Economy |
3
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| HE3004 |
Health Economics |
3
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| HE3005 |
Environmental Economics |
3
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| HE3006 |
Urban & Transport Economics |
3
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| HE3007 |
Financial Economics |
3
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| HE3009 |
Population Economics |
3
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| HE3010 |
Energy Economics |
3
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| HE3011 |
Cost-benefit Analysis |
3
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| HE3012 |
Political Economy of East Asia |
3
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| HE3020 |
Applied Econometrics |
3
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| HE3021 |
Intermediate Econometrics |
3
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| HE3022 |
Econometric Modelling & Forecasting |
3
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| HE3023 |
Econometric Analysis of Financial Data |
3
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| HE4001 |
Advanced Microeconomics |
4
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| HE4002 |
Advanced Macroeconomics |
4
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| HE4003 |
Advanced International Finance |
4
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| HE4004 |
Behavioural Economics |
4
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| HE4005 |
Growth Theory and Empirics |
4
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| HE4011 |
Current Topics in Economics |
4
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| HE4020 |
Econometric Time Series Analysis |
4
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| HE4021 |
Advanced Econometrics |
4
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General Education Requirements (27AUs)
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TABLE C: GER Core (12 AUs)
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Communication: Compulsory
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| HW0101 |
Introduction to Critical Writing |
3
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| HW0201 |
Research Writing in the Social Sciences |
3
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Singapore Studies : Choose ONE from the following
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| HS8016 |
Understanding Singapore Society |
3
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| HP8003 |
Are You Okay? Mental Health in Singapore |
3
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Environmental Sustainability : Choose ONE from the following
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| HS8019 |
Living in Contemporary Cities |
3
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| HU1001 |
Introduction to Environmental and Urban Studies |
3
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TABLE D: GER Prescribed Electives (15 AUs)
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| Students choose 5 courses from 4 categories of studies with at least 1 course in each category |
| Science and Technology |
| Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Business and Management |
| Liberal Studies |
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TABLE E: General or Unrestricted Electives (30 AUs)
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| Students can choose courses offered as free electives from any school. |
Requirements for Graduation
| Major Core |
30 AU
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| Major Prescribed Electives |
39 AU
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| GER Core |
12 AU
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| GER Prescribed Electives |
15 AU
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| General or Unrestricted Electives |
30 AU
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| Total |
126 AU
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