Second Major in Economics
(For FASS and Non-FASS students with second major in Economics)

STUDENTS MATRICULATED IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2014/2015 AND 2015/2016

Students who wish to graduate with a second major in Economics must accumulate at least 48 MCs of EC-coded or EC-recognised modules, which must include the following:

(1) EC1101E Introduction to Economic Analysis OR EC1301 Principles of Economics (see Note 1)
(2) EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I
(3) EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I (see Note 2)
(4) EC2104 Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis (see Note 3)
(5) EC2303 Foundations for Econometrics (see Note 4)
(6) EC3101 Microeconomic Analysis II
(7) EC3102 Macroeconomic Analysis II
(8) EC3303 Econometrics I (see Note 5)
(9) A minimum of 20 MCs of EC modules at level-3000 or higher (including EC3101, EC3102 and EC3303)
(10)A maximum of 8 MCs of EC-recognised modules (double counting) for major programme

Note 1: BSP1005/BSP1703, RE1704 are preclusion modules for EC1101E/EC1301. Students who have passed BSP1005/BSP1703 or RE1704 need not read EC1101E/EC1301. Please note that BSP1005/BSP1703 or RE1704 are not a replacement for EC1101E/EC1301. Students who have passed BSP1005/BSP1703 or RE1704 are required to read any level-2000 or level-3000 EC elective or EC-recognised module to meet the minimum of 48 MCs of EC-coded or EC-recognised modules for the Second Major in Economics programme. The modular credits for BSP1005/BSP1703 or RE1704 are not counted towards the requirements for the Second Major in Economics programme.

Note 2: BSP2001,BSE3701 are preclusion modules for EC2102. Students who have passed BSP2001 or BSE3701 need not read EC2102. Please note that BSP2001 or BSE3701 are not a replacement for EC2102. Students who have passed BSP2001 or BSE3701 are required to read any level-2000 or level-3000 EC elective or EC-recognised module to meet the minimum of 48 MCs of EC-coded or EC-recognised modules for the Second Major in Economics programme. The modular credits for BSP2001 or BSE3701 are not counted towards the requirements for the Second Major in Economics programme.


Note 3: Any MA module that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421 is a preclusion to EC2104. Students who have passed any MA module that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421 need not read EC2104. Students who have passed any MA module that is not MA1301/MA1301FC/MA1301X or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421 are required to read any level-2000 or level-3000 EC elective or EC-recognised module to meet the minimum of 48 MCs of EC-coded or EC-recognised modules for the Second Major in Economics programme. Students who have passed EC2104 are not allowed to count more than one level-1000 MA module together with EC2104 towards the Economics major requirements.


Note 4: All ST modules, DSC1007/DSC1007X, MA2216 are preclusion modules for EC2303. Students who have passed any ST module or DSC1007/DSC1007X or MA2216 need not read EC2303. Students who have passed any ST module or 
DSC1007/DSC1007X or MA2216 are required to read any level-2000 or level-3000 EC elective or EC-recognised module to meet the minimum of 48 MCs of EC-coded or EC-recognised modules for the Second Major in Economics programme.

Note 5: ST3131 is a preclusion to EC3303. Students who have passed ST3131 need not read EC3303. 
ST3131 is an EC-recognised module that can be counted towards the requirements for the Second Major in Economics programme.

EC-recognised modules for SECOND MAJOR Programme
Note: These modules are NOT applicable to students pursuing the Minor Programme

The following modules are recognised as fulfilling the requirements of the Economics major:

BSS4003A Special Sem in Business: Innovation and Productivity
BT1101 Introduction to Business Analytics
IS3240 Economics of E-Business
MA1101R Linear Algebra I
MA1521 Calculus for Computing / MA1102R Calculus
MA1505 Mathematics I
MA1506 Mathematics II
MA1507 Advanced Calculus
MA1508 Linear Algebra with Applications
MA2108 Mathematical Analysis I
MA3110 Mathematical Analysis II
RE2102 Real Estate Economics
ST1131 Introduction to Statistics
ST2131 / MA2216 Probability
ST3131 Regression Analysis
PP5141 The Economic and Evolutionary Foundations of the Singapore Story

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