Courses in Foundation will provide students with a basic background for statistics and economics. Those who have obtained good grades in the course(s) taken previously may be eligible for exemptions.

1. Calculus

3. Academic Writing (for students admitted from AY2008-2009 onwards)

These compulsory courses will develop the skills necessary to succeed in a dynamic and challenging business environment.

1. Analytical Skills & Creative Thinking

2. Business, Government & Society

3. Management Communication (formerly known as Communication: Competencies &

4. Ethics & Social Responsibility

5. Leadership & Team Building

6. Technology & World Change

Students are to read 10 courses from the offerings listed below. Introductory Statistics (or Introduction to Statistical Theory) and Intermediate Mathematics for Economics are compulsory. Students considering graduate studies in Economics are advised to take additional courses in Statistics.

1. Financial Mathematics

2. Life Contingencies

3. Risk Theory and Loss Models

1. Applied Statistical Methods

2. Computational Statistics

3. Economic Forecasting

4. Financial Data Analysis

5. Management Science

6. Probability Theory and Statistical Inference

8. Stochastic Processes and Modeling

1. Any Business Core courses under the BBM curriculum

2. Any Business Concentration courses under the BBM curriculum

3. Any Accounting Core courses under the BACC curriculum

1. Data Management

2. Information System Software Foundations

3. Object Oriented Application Development

4. Information Security and Trust

5. Any Information Systems Core Technology courses listed under the BSc (ISM) curriculum

6. Any Information Systems Technology Depth courses listed under the BSc (ISM)

7. Any Information Systems Management Depth courses listed under the BSc (ISM)

1. Any Social Science Core courses under the B Soc Sc curriculum

2. Any Social Science Major courses under the B Soc Sc curriculum

Students who wish to offer a second major should be prepared to complete at least 12 courses, instead of 10, as follows:

1. Intermediate Mathematics for Economics

2. Introductory Statistics or Introduction to Statistical Theory

3. At least an additional 10 courses from the respective areas of the second major. Second

Students who wish to enroll in the Economics Honours Programme must complete the Senior Thesis Seminar course which is equivalent to 2 course units. The candidate must maintain a GPA of 3.4 or better in the Economics Major courses (completion of this Programme will be acknowledged in the official transcript and not the degree scroll).

Students are required to complete four courses, at least one of which must be from a different discipline. Those who have the relevant qualification may be granted up to 3 exemptions.

Technology is essential for maintaining the competitive edge. Students choose Computer As An Analysis Tool and 1 of the following:

2. Intelligent Organizations

3. Communications & Information Technology

4. Competitive Manufacturing Strategy

5. Entrepreneurship & Business Creation

6. IT & the Law

7. New Media Technology

Students are required to take 2 of the following courses:

1. Career Skills: The Finishing Touch (compulsory)

2. Conflict Resolution

3. Interpersonal Dynamics

4. Negotiation

5. Work & Family

An important feature of the BSc (Econ) curriculum is the internship programme at established organizations, both local and international. The internship programme aims to provide students with a deeper cross-cultural appreciation of business practices and research. The duration of the internship programme is a minimum of 12 weeks, of which two weeks must be spent at a voluntary welfare organization. This is to inculcate in students the value of being civic-minded citizens of society.