Special Term Courses offered in Academic Year 2022/2023

Courses Offered - Special Term AY2023/2024

The following level 5000/5000R courses is offered to all advanced undergraduates (SOC4) Honours majoring in Economics. You may also visit http://www.nus.edu.sg/registrar/academic-activities/special-term for more details of the Class/Exam Timetable.

CODES	COURSE TITLES	SPECIAL TERM PART 1 (13 May to 22 Jun 2024)	SPECIAL TERM PART 2 (24 Jun to 03 Aug 2024)
EC3386	Port Economics	NOT OFFERED	Photis PANAYIDES
EC5386/ EC5386R	Issues in Port Economics	NOT OFFERED	Photis PANAYIDES

EC5xxx (4 Units) - Open to EC Honours Students Cohort 2021 & onwards.
EC5xxxR (5 Units) - Open to EC Honours Students Cohort 2020 & before

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TBC - To Be Confirmed
TBA - To Be Assigned

General Note
Not all courses are necessarily available in any one semester. The above information is subject to changes.

Level 1000 Courses
Level 2000 Courses
Level 3000 Courses
Level 4000 Courses

Level 1000 Courses

Code	Title	Unit	Prerequisites/Preclusions/ Cross-Listed Courses
FMA1202D	Taking Risks: Economics, Psychology, and Biology	4	Prerequisite(s): ‘A’ grade in A’Level Mathematics. Students who do not meet the grade requirement may contact the lecturer for an online discussion prior to the first class. Preclusion(s): NIL
GEH1002 / GEK1018	Economic Issues in the Developing World	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion for GEH1002: GEK1018 Preclusion for GEK1018: GEH1002
GEH1074	Luck	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion(s): NIL
GEH1075	Life, Disrupted: The Sharing Revolution	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion(s): NIL
GES1002 / SSA2220	Global Economic Dimensions of Singapore	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion for GES1002: SSA2220 Preclusion for SSA2220: EC2373, PP5215, GES1002
GET1023	Thinking like an Economist	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion(s): NIL
EC1101E	Introduction to Economic Analysis	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion: EC1301, BSP1005/BSP1703, RE1704 (Remark : All BBA and BBA(Hons) students are not allowed to take EC1101E. All BAC and BAC (Hons) students from Cohort 2016 and before are not allowed to take EC1101E.)
EC1301	Principles of Economics	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion: EC1101E, BSP1005/BSP1703, RE1704 (Remark :All BBA and BBA(Hons) students are not allowed to take EC1301. All BAC and BAC (Hons) students from Cohort 2016 and before are not allowed to take EC1301)

 

Level 2000 Courses

Code	Title	Unit	Prerequisites/Preclusions/ Cross-Listed Courses
EC2101	Microeconomic Analysis I	4	Prerequisite(s):EC1101E or EC1301 or BSP1005/BSP1703 or RE1704 Preclusion: YSS2203
EC2102	Macroeconomic Analysis I	4	Prerequisite(s):EC1101E or EC1301 or BSP1005/BSP1703 or RE1704 Preclusion: BSP2001, BSE3701
EC2104	Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion: Any 2 unit MA course and 4 unit MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421
EC2204	Financial Accounting for Economists	4	Prerequisite(s): EC1101E or EC1301 or GET1023 Preclusion(s): ACC1002, ACC1002X, ACC1701, ACC1701X
EC2205	Economic Analysis of Business	4	Prerequisite(s): EC1101E or EC1301 Preclusion(s): All BBA, BAC, BBA (Hons) and BAC(Hons) students are not allowed to take EC2205 Cross-listing(s): NIL
EC2303	Foundations for Econometrics	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion: All ST and SA courses, DSC1007 or DSC1007X, MA2216, BT1101
EC2374	Economy of Modern China I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC1101E or EC1301 or BSP1005/BSP1703 or RE1704 Preclusion: NIL
EC2383	Environmental Economics	4	Prerequisite(s): EC1301 or EC1101E or BSP1703/BSP1703X or RE1704 or A-Level Economics (with ‘C’ grade or above) or IB SL Economics (with grade 4 or above) Preclusion: EC3383

 

Level 3000 Courses

Code	Title	Unit	Prerequisites/Preclusions/ Cross-Listed Courses
EC3101	Microeconomic Analysis II	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3102	Macroeconomic Analysis II	4	Prerequisite(s): (EC2102 or BSP2001), EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3303	Econometrics I	4	Prerequisite(s): (EC1101E or EC1301 or BSP1005) and (EC2303 or DSC1007 or DSC1007X or any ST or SA course or MA2216) Preclusion: ST3131
EC3304	Econometrics II	4	Prerequisite(s): (EC3303 or ST3131) and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3305	Programming Tools for Economics	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2303 Preclusion: NIL
EC3305R	Economic Data Analysis with R Programming	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2303 Preclusion: NIL
EC3312	Game Theory & Applications to Economics	4	Prerequisite(s):EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: MA4264
EC3314	Mathematics for Economists	4	Prerequisite(s): (EC2104 or MA1101R or MA1102R or MA1505 or MA1506 or MA1507 or MA1508) and EC2101 and EC2102 Preclusion: EC3311, B.Eng. degree students, and students who major in Mathematics/Applied Mathematics
EC3322	Industrial Organisation I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: IS3240, CS3265
EC3332	Money and Banking I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2102 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3333	Financial Economics I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101, EC2102/BSP2001 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3342	International Trade I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and EC2102 Preclusion: EC3341
EC3343	International Finance I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and EC2102 Preclusion: EC3341
EC3351	Public Finance	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3352	Seminar in Singapore's Economic Policy	4	Prerequisite(s): Minimum GPA of 4.0, and minimum average grade point for EC2101 and EC2102 together of 4.0, and EC3303 Preclusion: NIL
EC3361	Labour Economics I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421), and EC3303 Preclusion: YSS3244
EC3362	Population Economics	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3372	Economics of Technology and Internet	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NM2204
EC3373	ASEAN Economies	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 Preclusion: EC3375, EC3376, EU3214
EC3374	Economy of Modern China II	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2374 or [EC2101 and (EC2102 or BSP2001)] Preclusion: NIL
EC3375	Economy and Business of Japan and Korea	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 Preclusion: NIL
EC3376	Economics of European Integration	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and EC2102 Preclusion: EC3373, EC3375, EU3214 Cross-listing: EU3214
EC3378	Emerging India in Asia’s Economic Integration	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2102 Preclusion: NIL
EC3381	Urban Economics	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: RE2102, RE2705
EC3384	Resource and Energy Economics I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and (EC2104 or any MA course that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421) Preclusion: NIL
EC3385	Maritime and Shipping Economics	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 Preclusion: NIL
EC3386	Port Economics	4	Prereq(s): NIL Preclusion(s): NIL Cross-Listing(s): NIL
EC3391	Evolution of Economic Thought & Analysis	4	Prerequisite(s): Passed in ’A’ level Economics or EC1301 or EC1101E or BH1005/BSP1005 or USE2301 Preclusion: EC3393
EC3392	European Economic History	4	Prerequisite(s): NIL Preclusion: EC3391, EC3393, EU3215 Cross-listing: EU3215
EC3393	Comparative Economic Systems	4	Prerequisite(s): Passed in ’A’ level Economics or EC1301 or EC1101E or BH1005/BSP1005 or USE2301 Preclusion: EC3391, EC3392, EU3215
EC3394	Economics and Psychology	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101, EC2102, EC3303 Preclusion: NIL
EC3395	Economics and Ethics	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101, EC2102, EC3101, EC3102 Preclusion: NIL
EC3396	Economic Analysis of Law I	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 Preclusion: NIL
EC3551	Undergraduate Research Opportunity (UROP)	4	Prerequisite(s): Students must have declared a Major, completed a minimum of 24 unit in that Major, and have a GPA at least 3.20. Preclusion(s): NIL Cross-Listing(s): NIL
EC3880	Topics in Economics	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101 and EC2102 Preclusion: NIL
EC3880A	Topics in Economics: Understanding Government	4	Prerequisite(s): EC2101, EC2102, EC3101, EC3102 Preclusion: PP5141
EC3880B	Topics in Economics: Economics of Ageing	4	Prerequisites: EC2101, EC2102 Preclusion: NIL

 

Level 4000 Courses

Important Circulars from FASS:

Cohort 2020 and before, please click here for FASS Level-4000 module code structure with effect from Sem 1 AY2023-2024.
Cohort 2021 and onwards, please click here for FASS Level-4000 module code structure with effect from Sem 1 AY2023-2024.

Code	Title	Cohort 2020 & before (with “HM” suffixes) Unit	Cohort 2021 & onwards (without “HM” suffixes) Unit	Prerequisites/Preclusions/ Cross-Listed Courses
EC4301/EC4301HM	Microeconomic Analysis III	5	4	Completed 80 units including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Prerequisite(s): minimum average grade point for EC3101 and EC3102 together of 4.0 Note: If you do not have the current prerequisites for EC4301 and EC4302, but have: 1. passed at least 56 units in Economics courses (inclusive of EC3101 and EC3102), and 2. obtained an SJAP (average grade of all Economics courses) of at least 3.50, then you may submit an appeal to waive the prerequisites for EC4301 and EC4302. Preclusion(s) for EC4301: EC4301HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4301HM: EC4301.
EC4302/EC4302HM	Macroeconomic Analysis III	5	4	Completed 80 units including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. Prerequisite(s): minimum average grade point for EC3101 and EC3102 together of 4.0 Note: If you do not have the current prerequisites for EC4301 and EC4302, but have: 1. passed at least 56 units in Economics courses (inclusive of EC3101 and EC3102), and 2. obtained an SJAP (average grade of all Economics courses) of at least 3.50, then you may submit an appeal to waive the prerequisites for EC4301 and EC4302. Preclusion(s) for EC4302: EC4302HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4302HM: EC4302.
EC4303/EC4303HM	Econometrics III	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102 and EC3304. Preclusion(s) for EC4303: EC4303HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4303HM: EC4303.
EC4304/EC4304HM	Economic and Financial Forecasting	5	4	Prerequistes: Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3303 and EC3304. Preclusion(s) for EC4304: EC4304HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4304HM: EC4304.
EC4305/EC4305HM	Applied Econometrics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4305: EC4305HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4305HM: EC4305.
EC4306/EC4306HM	Applied Microeconomic Analysis	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101. Preclusion for EC4306: EC4306HM, EC4301, EC4301HM. Preclusion for EC4306HM: EC4306, EC4301, EC4301HM.
EC4307/EC4307HM	Issues in Macroeconomics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3102. Preclusion(s) for EC4307: EC4307HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4307HM: EC4307.
EC4308/EC4308HM	Machine Learning and Economic Forecasting	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3304 Preclusion(s) for EC4308: EC4308HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4308HM: EC4308.
EC4311/EC4311HM	Mathematical Economic Analysis	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3102 Preclusion(s) for EC4311: EC4311HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4311HM: EC4311.
EC4313/EC4313HM	Search Theory and Applications	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3102. Preclusion(s) for EC4313: EC4313HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4313HM: EC4313.
EC4321/EC4321HM	Organisation, Markets and Governance	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4321: EC4321HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4321HM: EC4321.
EC4322/EC4322HM	Industrial Organisation II	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and (EC3322 or EC3312). Preclusion(s) for EC4322: EC4322HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4322HM: EC4322.
EC4323/EC4323HM	Income Distribution Analysis	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102 and (EC3303 or ST3131). Preclusion(s) for EC4323: EC4323HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4323HM: EC4323.
EC4324/EC4324HM	Economics of Competition Policy	5	4	Prerequisites: Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and (EC3312 or EC3322). Preclusion(s) for EC4324:EC4324HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4324HM: EC4324.
EC4325/EC4325HM	Economics of Digital Platforms	5	4	Prerequisites: Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 Co-requisite(s): NIL Preclusion(s) for EC4325: EC4325HM, EC4322, EC4322HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4325HM: EC4325, EC4322, EC4322HM.
EC4331/EC4331HM	Monetary Economics and Policy	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3102. Co-requisite(s) for EC4331: NIL Co-requisite(s) for EC4331HM: NIL Preclusion(s) for EC4331: EC4331HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4331HM: EC4331.
EC4332/EC4332HM	Money and Banking II	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3332. Preclusion(s) for EC4332: EC4332HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4332HM: EC4332.
EC4333/EC4333HM	Financial Economics II	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102 and EC3333. Preclusion(s) for EC4333: EC4333HM, MA3245 and MA4269. Preclusion(s) for EC4333HM: EC4333, MA3245 and MA4269.
EC4334/EC4334HM	Financial Market Microstructure	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3304, and EC3333. Preclusion(s) for EC4334: EC4334HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4334HM: EC4334.
EC4342/EC4342HM	International Trade II	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3342. Preclusion(s) for EC4342: EC4342HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4342HM: EC4342.
EC4343/EC4343HM	International Finance II	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303 & EC3343. Preclusion(s) for EC4343: EC4343HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4343HM: EC4343.
EC4351/EC4351HM	Public Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4351: EC4351HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4351HM: EC4351.
EC4352/EC4352HM	Singapore Economy: Practice and Policy	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4352: EC4352HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4352HM: EC4352, EC4103.
EC4353/EC4353HM	Health Economics	5	4	Pre-requisites: Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4353: EC4353HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4353HM: EC4353.
EC4354/EC4354HM	Economics of Education	5	4	Prerequisite(s) Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4354: EC4354HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4354HM: EC4354.
EC4355/EC4355HM	Economics of Ageing	5	4	Prerequisite(s) Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4355: EC4355HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4355HM: EC4355.
EC4361/EC4361HM	Big Data and Labour Market Analysis	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4361: EC4361HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4361HM: EC4361.
EC4362/EC4362HM	Immigration Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and (EC3361 or EC3371 or EC4305 or EC4354 or EC4361 or EC4371). Preclusion(s) for EC4362: EC4362HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4362HM: EC4362.
EC4363/EC4363HM	Applied Population Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3361. Preclusion(s) for EC4363: EC4363HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4363HM: EC4363.
EC4371/EC4371HM	Development Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4371: EC4371HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4371HM: EC4371.
EC4372/EC4372HM	Technology and Innovation	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4372: EC4372HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4372HM: EC4372.
EC4373/EC4373HM	Policy Issues of Singapore Economy	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4373: EC4373HM, SE4231, SE4231HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4373HM: EC4373, SE4231, SE4231HM.
EC4377/EC4377HM	Global Economic History	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4377: EC4377HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4377HM: EC4377.
EC4382/EC4382HM	Transport Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4382: EC4382HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4382HM: EC4382.
EC4383/EC4383HM	Environmental Economics and Policy	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4383: EC4383HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4383HM: EC4383.
EC4384/EC4384HM	Resource and Energy Economics II	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3384. Preclusion(s) for EC4384: EC4384HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4384HM: EC4384.
EC4387/EC4387HM	Housing Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4387: EC4387HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4387HM: EC4387.
EC4391/EC4391HM	Economics of Entrepreneurship	5	4	Prerequisite(s) Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4391: EC4391HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4391HM: EC4391.
EC4392/EC4392HM	Comparative Business Cultures	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3376 or EC3392 or EU3214 or EU3215. Cross-listing: EU4217, EU4217HM Preclusion(s) for EC4392: EC4392HM, EU4217, EU4217HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4392HM: EC4392, EU4217, EU4217HM.
EC4394/EC4394HM	Behavioural Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s):Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101. Preclusion(s) for EC4394: EC4394HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4394HM: EC4394.
EC4396/EC4396HM	Economic Analysis of Law II	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3396. Preclusion(s) for EC4396: EC4396HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4396HM: EC4396.
EC4398/EC4398HM	Economics of Inequality	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4398: EC4398HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4398HM: EC4398.
EC4399/EC4399HM	Behavioural Public Policy	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3303, and (EC3394 or EC4394). Cross-listing(s): NIL Preclusion(s) for EC4399: EC4399HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4399HM: EC4399.
EC4401/EC4401HM	Honours Thesis	15	8	Prerequisite(s): Cohort 2012-2015: (1) Completed 110 units including 60 units of EC major requirements (or be on the Honours Track). (2) Minimum SJAP of 4.00 and GPA of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum GPA of 4.25 after completing 110 units. Cohort 2016-2020: (1) Completed 110 units including 44 units of EC major requirements (or be on the Honours Track). (2) Minimum SJAP of 4.00 and GPA of 3.50. Students may seek a waiver of the SJAP pre-requisite from the department if they have a minimum GPA of 4.25 after completing 110 units. Cohort 2021 onwards: (1) Completed 110 units including 40 units of EC major requirements. (2) Minimum SJAP of 4.00 and GPA of 3.50. Preclusion(s) for EC4401: EC4401HM, EC4660, EC4660HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4401HM: EC4401, EC4660, EC4660HM.
EC4660/EC4660HM	Independent Study	5	4	Prerequisite(s): To be offered subject to the agreement of the Supervisor and Department. Cohort 2012-2015: (1) Completed 100 units, with 60 units in EC. (2) Minimum GPA of 3.20. Cohort 2016-2020: (1) Completed 100 units, with 44 units in EC. (2) Minimum GPA of 3.20. Cohort 2021 onwards: (1) Completed 100 units including 40 units of EC major requirements. (2) Minimum GPA of 3.20. Preclusion(s) for EC4660: EC4660HM, EC4401, EC4401HM, EC4401S, XFA4401, XFA4402. Preclusion(s) for EC4660HM: EC4660, EC4401, EC4401HM, EC4401S, XFA4401, XFA4402.
EC4880/EC4880HM	Topics in Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track EC3101 and EC3102. Preclusion(s) for EC4880: EC4880HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4880HM: EC4880.
EC4880A/EC4880AHM	Topics in Economics: Economics of Careers	5	4	Prerequisite(s):  Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101 and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4880A: EC4880AHM. Preclusion(s) for EC4880AHM: EC4880A.
EC4881/EC4881HM	Topics in Econometrics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4881: EC4881HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4881HM: EC4881.
EC4882/EC4882HM	Topics in Applied Economics	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4882: EC4882HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4882HM: EC4882.
EC4883/EC4883HM	Topics in Economic Policy	5	4	Prerequisite(s): Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track. EC3101, EC3102, and EC3303. Preclusion(s) for EC4883: EC4883HM. Preclusion(s) for EC4883HM: EC4883.

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Course Registration @ EduRec

The Department of Economics offers General Education and EC-coded courses. Students may register for these courses during the 4 rounds of course registration.

Rounds 0 and 1

EC-coded courses are open for selection from Round 0 onwards. The following groups of students may select EC-coded courses from Round 0, subject to meeting the respective course’s pre-requisite, co-requisite and/or preclusion:

1. Students who have declared EC as primary major
2. Students who have declared EC as second major #
3. Students who are in a double degree programme with EC as the first or second degree

EC4000 and EC5000R courses are available for selection from Round 0 onwards to SOC4 students only. SOC4 students are students who meet the promotion criteria of the University to enter the honours programme. Students from Cohorts 2020 and before are required to complete at least 110 units including 44 units of Major requirements AND have a minimum GPA of 3.20 to be promoted to SOC4.

*EC ARS3/SOC3 students may select EC4000 courses from Round 1, subject to availability of vacancies of the respective courses.
#Non-FASS/CHS students who have declared EC as second major will be able to select EC1101E from Round 2 onwards. 

Round 2

The following groups of students may select EC-coded courses from Round 2, subject to meeting the respective course’s pre-requisites, co-requisite and/or preclusion, and availability of vacancies of the respective courses:

1. Students who have declared EC as primary major
2. Students who have declared EC as second major
3. Students who are in a double degree programme with EC as the first or second degree
4. Students who have declared EC as minor

Round 3

Courses which are offered by the Department are open to all NUS students for selection in Round 3, subject to students meeting the respective course’s pre-requisite, co-requisite and/or preclusion, and availability of vacancies of the respective courses.

Important Notes:

1. All General Education courses will be available for selection from Round 2.
2. EC1101E is available for selection to all NUS students from Round 2.

The Department is unable to answer queries pertaining to CourseReg access or system related issues. Such queries should be directed to the CourseReg helpdesk at https://nus.edu.sg/coursereg/contactus.html

Students may refer to https://nus.edu.sg/coursereg/index.html for information related to the course registration.

 

Appeals

There are 4 types of appeals that students may submit via CourseReg@EduRec. Other types of appeals which are not listed below are not applicable and will be rejected by the Department.

1. Appeal for Waiver of Pre-requisites
2. Appeal for Course Enrolment
3. Appeal to Change Lecture Class
4. Appeal to Add/Change Tutorial Class

The procedure for appeal varies by the type of appeal.

Appeal for Waiver of Pre-requisites

1.   Waiver of pre-requisites is strictly not applicable to EC core courses. Please do not write to the course lecturer or the Department to appeal for waiver of pre-requisites for EC2101, EC2102, EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3304. Appeals which are submitted through CourseReg under type ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’ for any of the listed core courses will be rejected by default.
2.   All EC4000 courses have the standard unit and GPA pre-requisite of ‘Completed 80 units, including 28 units in EC, with a minimum GPA of 3.20 or be on the Honours track’. Please do not write to the course lecturer or the Department to appeal for a waiver of the unit or the GPA requirement. The Department adheres strictly to the two requirements and does not grant any waiver. All students are required to meet the unit and GPA requirements before they read EC4000 courses. Appeals which are submitted through CourseReg under type ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’ to waive the unit and/or GPA requirement will be rejected by default.
3.   Students may appeal for waiver of pre-requisites for elective courses. All appeals must be submitted via CourseReg under type ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’. Appeals through telephone calls or emails will not be considered. Follow the steps below:

Scenario 1: You would like to enrol to EC4351 but have not completed EC3351 which is one of the required pre-requisites. You meet all other requirements of the course (including the unit and GPA of 3.20).

• • • Contact the course lecturer directly by sending an email. State your full name, NUS matriculation number, purpose of email, reason for requesting the waiver, and attach a copy of your latest NUS unofficial transcript in your email.
    • If the lecturer approves your appeal, forward a copy of the email approval to askecon@nus.edu.sg and follow up with a submission of appeal type ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’ via CourseReg. State in your online appeal that you have forwarded a copy of the email approval from the course lecturer to the Department’s general inbox.
    • The waiver and the CourseReg appeal will be updated accordingly. You may proceed with selection of EC4351 in CourseReg after receiving notification from the system that your appeal had been processed.

Scenario 2: You would like to enrol to EC3305. You have completed ST2334 (or another course which precludes EC2303) instead of EC2303.

• You do not need to write to the course lecturer.
• Submit appeal type ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’ via CourseReg. State that you have completed and passed ST2334 instead of EC2303.
• The waiver and the CourseReg appeal will be updated accordingly. You may proceed with selection of EC3305 in CourseReg after receiving notification from the system that your appeal had been processed.

 Scenario 3: You would like to enrol to EC4343. You have completed and mapped EC3343 from SEP but the credit is not transferred to NUS yet.  You meet all other requirements of the course (including the unit and GPA of 3.20).

• • • You do not need to write to the course lecturer.
    • Send a copy of the SEP transcript in an email to askecon@nus.edu.sg. Include your full name, NUS matriculation number, and the course code which you are requesting waiver for. Follow up with a submission of appeal type ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’ via CourseReg. State in your online appeal that you have forwarded a copy of the SEP transcript to the Department’s general inbox.
    • If you have not receive the SEP transcript, you may send a screenshot of the final grade received for the SEP course which is captured from the partner university’s student/exam portal. The screenshot should clearly capture the partner university’s name, logo, your full name, the course’s code, title, and the final grade received for the course.
    • The waiver and the CourseReg appeal will be updated accordingly. You may proceed with selection of EC4343 in CourseReg after receiving notification from the system that your appeal had been processed.

4.   Appeals for Waiver of Pre-requisites may be submitted via CourseReg under appeal type ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’ from the first day of Round 1 until the last day of Round 3 of the Course Registration period.

Appeal for Course Enrolment

1.   Students may appeal for enrolment to course(s) after Round 3 of course registration has ended. Appeals for course enrolment which are sent during the three rounds of course registration will not be considered and will be rejected by default. If you are not allocated the course(s) of your selection after Round 1, you should continue selecting the course(s) in Round 2 and Round 3, or select other course(s) with vacancies instead of sending an appeal for course enrolment right away. More quota for course(s) may be released in subsequent rounds.
2.   Please do not write to the course lecturer to request for enrolment. Course lecturers do not have access to CourseReg and do not process appeals for course enrolment.
3.   Students may submit an appeal for course enrolment after Round 3 has ended. All appeals must be submitted online via CourseReg@EduRec. Appeals through telephone calls or emails will not be considered. Take note of the following important information:

• • Select appeal type ‘UNABLE TO SECURE COURSE’. Do not select appeal types ‘Issues while Selecting Course’ or ‘Unable to Fulfil Requisites’ as these two appeal types are no longer applicable after Round 3 has ended. Appeals which are sent under these two types will be rejected by default.
  • You may indicate a maximum of five course codes in your appeal. However, if you are appealing for enrolment to two courses out of the five, you should indicate that you require two course for enrolment, not five.
  • If you are appealing for a course to replace one for which you are already enrolled in, you should state this in the remark/comment box in your appeal.

E.g. If you are submitting an appeal for EC4324 to replace EC4343 which you are enrolled in. In the comment box, state that ‘I will drop EC4343 if my appeal for EC4324 is successful’. The Department will drop EC4343 on your behalf so that EC4324 can be added to your timetable. Note that the Department is able to drop courses which are offered by the Department of Economics. Course drop cannot be performed for courses which are not offered by the Department of Economics, eg FIN2701X, CS1010S, MA1102R etc.

• • If you wish to overload for the semester, you should seek approval from the FASS Dean’s Office first. Wait for the approval to be given by the FASS Dean’s Office and the increase of your workload to be updated into the system first, before submitting an appeal for the additional course. Your appeal will be rejected by default if the system detects that you have reached the maximum workload for the semester.
  • If you have already submitted an appeal, wait for your first appeal to be processed and updated before sending a new appeal.
  • Do not appeal for a course which has a lecture/tutorial/exam clash with other courses in your timetable. The Department and course lecturers do not have the discretion to waive such clashes. The appeal will be rejected by default.
  • Appeals are subject to availability of vacancies. Your appeal will be rejected by default if the course which you are appealing for is fully subscribed. You should consider other courses with vacancies.

4.   Appeals for Course Enrolment may be submitted via CourseReg under appeal type ‘Unable to Secure Course’ from Week 1 to Week 2 of the semester.
5.   The Department does not accept appeals for course enrolment after Week 2 of the semester.

Appeal to Change Lecture Class

1.   Appeal to change lecture class is not applicable during Round 1 to Round 3 of course registration. If you have been allocated L1 of EC1101E and would like to change to L2 of EC1101E, you may drop L1 and reselect L2 in CourseReg when the rounds are still ongoing. Appeals to change lecture class when course registration is ongoing will be rejected by default.
2.   Students may submit an appeal to change lecture class after Round 3 has ended. All appeals must be submitted online via CourseReg@EduRec. Appeals through telephone calls or emails will not be considered. Appeals are subject to availability of vacancies in the other lecture group. Your appeal will be rejected by default if the other group which you are appealing to change to is fully subscribed.

Appeal to Add/Change Tutorial Class

1.   Appeal to add/change tutorial class is not applicable when ‘Select Tutorials Round 1’, ‘Select Tutorials Round 2’, and ‘Add/Swap Tutorials’ are ongoing. If you have not been allocated the tutorial group of your choice after Round 1, you are expected to submit your choice(s) again in Round 2. If your selection is unsuccessful in Round 2, you should try again in the ‘Add/Swap Tutorials’ round. Appeals to add/change tutorial class before the end of the ‘Add/Swap Tutorials’ will be rejected by default.
2.   Students may submit an appeal to add/change tutorial class after the ‘Add/Swap Tutorials’ round has ended. All appeals must be submitted online via CourseReg@EduRec. Appeals through telephone calls or emails will not be considered. Appeals are subject to availability of vacancies in the tutorial group. Your appeal will be rejected if the tutorial group which you are appealing to add/change is fully subscribed.

Important Notes:

1.   Students are not allowed to change tutorial group from Week 5 of the semester.
2.   All students are required to be formally registered to one tutorial group for courses with lecture+tutorial teaching format. Students who are not registered to a tutorial group will be asked to drop the course. Students who are unable to register for a tutorial group due to a clash in lecture/tutorial clash with another course will also be asked to drop the course. Eg; You are enrolled in EC3333. You are unable to register for any of the tutorial groups for EC3333 because of clashes with your other courses. You will be asked to drop EC3333. The Department does not grant waivers of timetable clash in order to enable students to register for a tutorial group.
3.   A tutorial group may be closed if there is low enrolment in the group. Students who are registered in a tutorial group with low enrolment (which is subsequently closed) will be asked to move to another tutorial group. If students are unable to move to another tutorial group of the same course, the Department will facilitate a swap of courses. Eg; You are enrolled in EC3333 tutorial group W01. W01 has enrolment of 5 students and will be closed. You are unable to move to other remaining tutorial groups of EC3333 because of timetable clashes. The Department will drop EC3333 on your behalf and facilitate your enrolment to another EC-coded course of your choice. Your enrolment to the other course (for example EC3332) will be subject to availability of vacancies in EC3332 and a tutorial group which could fit into your overall timetable. The Department is unable to facilitate enrolment to a course which is not offered by the Department.

Please email the Department at askecon@nus.edu.sg if you have any queries.