Single Major [B.Soc.Sci. (Hons.)]

Students who wish to major in Economics for the B.Soc.Sci. (Hons) degree are required to read and pass EC1101E Introduction to Economic Analysis. EC1101E will be counted towards the FASS Exposure (Social Sciences) or Unrestricted Electives (UE) requirement.

EC Major students must accumulate at least 84 units of EC-coded or EC-recognised courses, which must include the following:

(1)  EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I
(2)  EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I
(3)  EC2104 Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis (see Note 1)
(4)  EC2303 Foundations for Econometrics (see Note 2)
(5)  EC3101 Microeconomic Analysis II
(6)  EC3102 Macroeconomic Analysis II
(7)  EC3303 Econometrics I (see Note 3)
(8)  EC3304 Econometrics II
(9) A minimum of 40 units of EC courses at level-4000 or higher
(10) A minimum of 20 units of EC courses at Level-3000 or higher (including EC3101, EC3102, EC3303, and EC3304)

(a)   To be on the Honours track, students must have completed 110 units, including 44 units in the Major, with a GPA of 3.2 and above.

(b)   EC4401 Honours Thesis (15 units) is optional. To qualify for the Honours Thesis, students must have completed 110 units including 44 units of EC major requirements with a minimum SJAP of 4.0 and GPA of 3.5.

(c)  All level-4000 courses carry a general pre-requisite of having completed 80 units, including 28 units in the Major, with a minimum GPA of 3.2 OR being on the Honours track (some level-4000 courses may have different pre-requisites).

(d) Students may read a maximum of 10 units of EC5000R courses (subject to approval) to count towards requirement (10) above.

Single Major (B.A.)

Students who wish to major in Economics for the B.A. degree are required to read and pass EC1101E Introduction to Economic Analysis. EC1101E will be counted towards the FASS Exposure (Social Sciences) or Unrestricted Electives (UE) requirement.

EC Major students must accumulate at least 44 units of EC-coded or EC-recognised courses, which must include the following:

(1) EC2101 Microeconomic Analysis I
(2) EC2102 Macroeconomic Analysis I
(3) EC2104 Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis (see Note 1)
(4) EC2303 Foundations for Econometrics (see Note 2)
(5) EC3101 Microeconomic Analysis II
(6) EC3102 Macroeconomic Analysis II
(7) EC3303 Econometrics I (see Note 3)
(8) A minimum of 20 units of EC courses at Level-3000 or higher (including EC3101, EC3102 and EC3303)

Note 1: Students who have passed any MA course that is not MA1301 or MA1311 or MA1312 or MA1421 or any 2 units MA courses are allowed to read any level-2000 or level-3000 EC elective or EC-recognised course in lieu of EC2104. Likewise, not more than one level-1000 MA course can be used together with EC2104 for fulfilling major requirements

Note 2: Students who have passed any ST course or MA2216 or DSC1007 or DSC1007X are allowed to read any level-2000 or level-3000 EC elective or EC-recognised course in lieu of EC2303. Please note that ST1131 is a preclusion to EC2303. Therefore, ST1131 and EC2303 cannot be counted as two 4 unit courses for the fulfilment of the Economics major requirements.

Note 3: ST3131 is a preclusion to EC3303. Students who have passed ST3131 need not read EC3303. ST3131 is an EC-recognised course that can be counted towards the requirements for the Economics major requirements.

Note 4: Students may read a maximum of 8 units of EC-recognised courses to count towards the Economics Major requirements.

EC-recognised courses for MAJOR Programme, maximum of 8 units

(These courses are NOT applicable to students pursuing the Minor Programme)

BSS4003A Special Sem in Business: Innovation and Productivity or BSN4811 Innovation and Productivity or BSN4811A Innovation and Productivity (with Econometrics) – 5 units
BT1101 Introduction to Business Analytics
MA1101R / MA2001 Linear Algebra I
MA1102R / MA2002 Calculus
MA1505 Mathematics I
MA1506 Mathematics II
MA1507 Advanced Calculus
MA1508 Linear Algebra with Applications
MA2108 Mathematical Analysis I
MA3110 Mathematical Analysis II
ST1131 Introduction to Statistics (see Note 2)
ST2131 / MA2216 Probability
ST3131 Regression Analysis
PE4101EHM Political Economy of Money
PE4102EHM Institutions and Political Economy
PP5141 The Economic and Evolutionary Foundations of the Singapore Story

With effect from Cohort AY2017/2018
ACC1701X Accounting for Decision Makers
BSE3701 Macroeconomic Principles in the Global Economy
BSP1703 Managerial Economics
MA1508E Linear Algebra for Engineering
MA1511 Engineering Calculus (2 units)*
MA1512 Differential Equations for Engineering (2 units)*
MA1513 Linear Algebra with Differential Equations (2 units)*
MA1521 Calculus for Computing
RE1704 Principles of Real Estate Economics
RE2705 Urban Economics

*Students are required to complete at least two of the three 2 units courses in place of one level-2000 elective (4 units). Students will be able to count only a maximum of 4 units towards the major requirements even though they have completed all three 2 units courses.