BSc(Econ) Student Handbook (AY2019-2020) copy PDF
| Title | BSc(Econ) Student Handbook (AY2019-2020) copy |
|---|---|
| Author | Anonymous User |
| Course | Economics of Money and Banking |
| Institution | Moi University |
| Pages | 26 |
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Bachelor of SSciencee (Econ nomics)) B (Econn) BSc StudentHandbook
(ForsstudenttsadmitttedinA AY2019‐20onw wards)
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TABLEOFCONTENTS
OVERVIEW ........................................................................................................ 3 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ECONOMICS) STRUCTURE ............................................................ 4
CORE CURRICULUM....................................................................................... 5 CAPABILITIES – 6 COURSE UNITS .................................................................................................... 6 COMMUNITIES – 4 COURSE UNITS ................................................................................................ 8 CIVILISATIONS – 2 COURSE UNITS ................................................................................................. 9
MAJOR REQUIREMENTS .............................................................................. 10 ECONOMICS CORE – 9 OR 10 COURSE UNITS ........................................................................ 10 ECONOMICS ELECTIVES – 5 OR 6 COURSE UNITS ................................................................. 10
FREE ELECTIVES – 9 COURSE UNITS ....................................................... 12 ADDITIONAL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ..................................... 12 SINGAPORE STUDIES ......................................................................................................................... 12 ASIA STUDIES ........................................................................................................................................ 13 GLOBAL EXPOSURE............................................................................................................................ 13
SECOND MAJOR ............................................................................................15 ECONOMICS SECOND MAJOR ...................................................................................................... 15 ACTUARIAL SCIENCE SECOND MAJOR...................................................................................... 17 DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS SECOND MAJOR .............................................................. 17 HEALTH ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT SECOND MAJOR ......................................... 18
DOUBLE DEGREE PROGRAMME ................................................................ 19 ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA ......................................................................................................................... 19 SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS TO NOTE............................................................................................ 19 MINIMUM CREDIT UNITS REQUIREMENTS FOR DDP ............................................................ 20
TRANSFER OF PROGRAMME ......................................................................22 EXCHANGE PROGRAMMES ........................................................................22 PROCEDURES FOR SELF-ARRANGED EXTERNAL STUDY PROGRAMMES ..................... 22
ONLINE ACCESS TO STUDENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (OASIS)...23 REGISTRATION OF COURSES....................................................................23 EXPLORATORY COURSES ..........................................................................23 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS .......................................................... 24 CONTACT US................................................................................................. 25
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OVERVIEW SMU’s holistic undergraduate programme is designed to help students develop into broadly educated individuals, with depth of knowledge in selected domains, and workplace capabilities requiredtothriveinthe21stcentury. Throughourundergraduatecurriculumandstudentlifeexperience,SMUiscommittedto nurturing graduatesdistinguishthemselveswiththeSMUGraduate Identities: 1. Independence in mind (encompasses problem solving, entrepreneurial thinking and critical thinking)vsDependabilityindeeds(includescollaborationandcommunication); 2. ThinkingvsAction – able to delve deeply into issues across disciplines, and delivermeaningful impactlocallyandglobally.
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (ECONOMICS) STRUCTURE The Bachelor of Science (Economics) programme comprises three key sections: (1) the Core Curriculum, which helps students cultivate a stable intellectual core, cutting across disciplines; (2) theMajor Requirements,whichhelpstudentsdevelop depthintheirchosendisciplineofstudy;and (3) the Free Electives, which afford students choice for flexible self‐directed learning, towards greaterdisciplinarydepthormultidisciplinarybreadth. SatisfactorycompletionoftheserequirementswillleadtotheawardofBSc(Econ). CoreCurriculum Capabilities Communities Civilisations MajorRequirements MajorCore MajorElectives FreeElectives AnySMUcourse GraduationRequirements SingaporeStudies AsiaStudies GlobalExposure TotalRequired
CourseUnits(CUs) 6 4 2 9or10 5or6 9 ‐ ‐ ‐ 36
PeriodofStudy Year1to4 Year1to4 Year1to4 Year1to4 Year2to4 Year1to4 Year1to4 Year1to4 Year2to4
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CORE CURRICUULUM Student swhocompletethecou ursesundertthethreepillarsofSMU’’sCoreCurriiculum—Cappabilities, Communities, Civili sations—wil s l become co o mpetent,aadaptable, and responsiible decision n‐makers whocanapplythem selvestoanything,anyw where,forthegoodofal l. m ,studentswillbe abletodemonsttrate Disciplinary knowledge:Byy the end off the program fundamental d isciplinary competencie c es that theyy can flexib bly deploy aacross domains, contexts,andsp paces. Mu u ltidisciplinary knowledge, Inter‐cu ultural unde e rstanding and a sensitivvity: Exercisee an inte grative int elligence totraverse an dd to reconcile disciplina ry, perspecctival, and s ocio‐ cultturaldifferennceswithagilityandsen sitivity. d apply a ranngeoftechnniquesofinq quiry Critt ical Thinkin n g and Probllem Solving:: Masterand anddanalysistodiagnoseandsolveprob blemsacross domains,co ontexts,and spaces. Ethics and Soccial Responssibility, and Global Citizzenship: Identify normaative and ethical considerations that applytto the activiities of the workplace and society, and articulaate a perrsonal conc eption e of global citizensship that reecognizes the cultural aand perspecc tival diveersityintheworld.
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TheCoreCurriculumservesasameansforstudentsacrossalldisciplinestobondthroughacommon intellectualexperience.It standson three pillars of learning,or inter‐related paths of development: Capabilities, Communities and Civilisations, based on a menu of twelve carefully selected course units(CUs),toinitiateundergraduatesinto theirjourney to become fully realised SMU graduates. It forms the root intellectual experience that every undergraduate will undergo at SMU, providing a broad‐basededucationthat developsstudents’wideknowledgeoftheworld, interdisciplinary and contextualperspectives,understandingofselfandsociety,andcapabilityinkey21st‐centuryskills.
CAPABILITIES – 6 COURSE UNITS Thefirstpillar,Capabilities,isaboutimpartingtostudentsthenecessaryskillstodexterouslyoperate in an increasingly digitised and data‐driven working environment. These skills will be imparted in coursesfromfivebaskets. Basket
CourseUnits(CUs)
CourseListing
Managing
2
Choosetwofrom: AccountingforEntrepreneurs Business,GovernmentandSociety CapitalMarketsinChina ManagementCommunication s
1
Internship
Chooseonefrom: CriticalThinkingintheRealWorld ComputationalThinking
1
#StudentsmaybegivenexemptionsforthesecoursesonthebasisofgoodPre‐Universitygradesfor GCE A‐level, Polytechnic Diploma, or other recognised qualifications. Please refer to OASIS > AcademicPolicies>ExemptionPolicyformoreinformationonSMU’sexemptionpolicy. Thecourseslistedheremaynotbe exhaustive. Please refer to the course cataloguefor theupdated courseofferingseachterm. Core Curriculum courses are not to be double counted towards any other requirements. In cases whereaCoreCurriculumcourseoverlapswithanotherrequirement,students willneedtotakean additionalcoursetofulfilbothrequirements.
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INTERNSHIP Internship is a mandatory degree requirement for all undergraduates and carries 1 CU, except for studentsintheLLBprogramme. ForundergraduatesadmittedinAY2019‐20onwards,thepre‐requisitesforembarkingontheir first recognisedinternshipincludethecompletionofthefollowingonlinelearningunitsoneLearn:
ReflectivePracticeUnit(RPU),whichmustbe completedbeforeprogressingtothefollowing: FiveInternshipReadinessModules o Self‐DiscoveryandBasicCareerPlanning(IRM101) o CreatingandManagingyourProfessionalDigitalFootprints(IRM102) o ResumeandCoverLetterWriting(IRM103) o JobSearchStrategies(IRM104) o InterviewingSkills(IRM105) e‐InternshipQuizafterreadingthee‐InternshipGuide
Students will need to complete at least one academic term of coursework before embarking on internships, although most students embark on their first internship after the completion of their Year 2 when they are more likely to have met their Career Coach at least once and have given sufficientthoughttotheirmajorsandcareerchoicesfortheirfuture.StudentsintheLLBprogramme will need to complete four academic terms before embarking on any internships to clear their internshiprequirement. Toearnthe1CUcredit,studentsarerequiredtocompletepre‐,mid‐andpost‐activityreflectionson their selected learning objectives for all internships that contribute to the degree requirement of total10weeks. FormoreinformationonInternships,pleaserefertoOASIS>Careers &Comm Service>Internship.
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COMMUNITIES – 4 COURSE UNITS TheCommunitiespillaraimstohelpstudentsunderstandtheeconomic,technological,and cultural systemsthatstructureourinteractionswithourcommunities.Itcomprisesfourbaskets: Basket
CourseUnits(CUs)
1
CourseListing Chooseonefrom: CanMachinesThink?AIinHistory, Philosophy,andFiction ClimateChange:GlobalandLocal Solutions Climate,HistoryandSociety DigitalCultures InnovationsforAsia’sSmartCities Science,EnvironmentandEmpire TechnologyandWorldChange TechnologicalInnovationsEnhancing UrbanSustainability TechnologicalSolutionstoUrban Challenges
CulturesoftheModern World
1
Chooseonefrom: Constitutions,Cultures,andContext ContemporarySouthAsianSocieties FilminSoutheastAsia GlobalandTransnationalSociology Jurisprudence:ModernandCritical TheoriesofLaw PoliticsofSouthEastAsia Singapore:ImaginingTheNextFifty Years SustainableCities UnderstandingChina’sEconomics Miracles UrbanCultures ForeignLanguages,suchasBahasa Melayu,French,Italian,Japanese, Korean,Mandarin,Spanish,Thai
Thecourseslistedheremaynotbeexhaustive.Please refer to the course catalogue for theupdated courseofferingseachterm.
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Core Curriculum courses are not to be double counted towards any other requirements. In cases whereaCoreCurriculumcourseoverlapswithanotherrequirement,students willneedtotakean additionalcoursetofulfilbothrequirements.
COMMUNITY SERVICE Community Service is a mandatory degree requirement for all undergraduates and carries 1 CU, exceptforstudentsintheLLBprogramme. For undergraduates admitted in AY2019‐20 onwards, the pre‐requisites for embarking on their communityserviceincludethecompletionofthefollowingonlinelearningunitsoneLearn: ReflectivePracticeUnit(RPU),whichmustbe completedbeforeprogressingtothefollowing: ThreeCommunityServiceUnits(CSUs) o Self&CommunityEngagement(CSU101) o Service‐Learning(CSU102) o NeedsAnalysis&AssetMapping(CSU103) e‐GuidebookandaFinalCommunityServiceQuiz
The pre‐requisites listed above, when duly completed, will allow students to view and apply/self‐ proposecommunityserviceprojectsonOnTRACII. Toearnthe1CUcredit,studentsarerequiredtocompletepre‐,mid‐andpost‐activityreflectionson their selected learning objectives for all Community Service Projects (CSPs) that contribute to the degreerequirementoftotal80hoursofCSP. For more information on Community Service, please refer to OASIS > Careers & Comm Service > CommunityService.
CIVILISATIONS – 2 COURSE UNITS ThethirdpillaroftheCoreCurriculum,Civilisations,aimstoimmersestudents in fundamentaland perennial debates that cut across time and space, to a critical dialogue between multiple and competing traditions of thought and problem‐solving. The pillar has three requirements: Requirement E
CourseUnits(CUs)
GlobalExposure (refertoAdditionalGraduationRequirementfordetails)
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MAJOR REQUIREMENTS ECONOMICS CORE – 9 OR 10 COURSE UNITS Studentsarerequiredtocompletethefollowingcourses:
Studentsarealsorequiredtocompleteoneofthefollowingoptions: or 10. InternationalTradeandInternationalMacroeconomics
ECONOMICS ELECTIVES – 5 OR 6 COURSE UNITS Students who choose to take International Economics are required to complete at least 6 CUs of Economics Electives, and students who choose to take the option of International Trade and InternationalMacroeconomicsarerequiredtocompleteatleast5CUsofEconomicsElectives.These EconomicsElectivesinclude:
AdvancedMacroeconomics AdvancedMicroeconomics DevelopmentEconomics EconomicsofAgeing
GameTheory HealthEconomics HealthcareManagement IndustrialOrganisation
IntroductoryDataAnalyticsinHealthcare LabourEconomics MacroeconomicsofIncomeDistribution RealEstateEconomics StatisticalInferenceforDataScience StrategicThinking Page 10 of 26
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Thelistofcourses isnotexhaustiveandsubjecttochange.Studentsshouldusethe“ClassSearch” optioninBOSStobrowsethefulllistofcoursesofferedeachterm.
QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS TRACK BSc (Econ) students have the option of declaring Quantitative Economics Track (QET) under their firstmajorinEconomics.Thetrackrequirementsareasfollows:
InternationalTrade InternationalMacroeconomics AdvancedMacroeconomics AdvancedMicroeconomics IntermediateEconometrics
Students must complete both International Trade and International Macroeconomics in place of InternationalEconomics.In addition,studentsneedtocompletetheremaining2electivesfrom the samplelistofEconomicsElectivesabove.
REAL ESTATE TRACK BSc (Econ) students admitted AY2016‐17 onwards have the option of declaring Real Estate Track (RET)undertheirfirstmajorinEconomics.Thetrackrequirementsareasfollows:
RealEstateEconomics RealEstateInvestmentsandFinance LawofRealEstate
Choose2electivesoutofthefollowing: UrbanEconomicsandPolicy ProjectFinancing InfrastructureFinance RealEstateValuationandTaxation RealEstateDevelopment Whereapplicable,studentsmaycountthesecoursestowardsEconomicsElectivesandcompletethe remainingfromthelistofEconomicsElectivesabove.
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROJECT Students have the option to do an Independent Study Project which is equivalent to 1 CU. An Independent Study Project can be a valuable enhancement to the BSc (Econ) curriculum, allowing the student to pursue a specific topic of interest that is not available in regularly offered courses. Please refer to OASIS > Policies & Self Service > Forms > SOE Independent Study Form for more information.
ECONOMICS HONOURS PROGRAMME StudentswhowishtoenrolintheEconomicsHonoursProgrammemustcompletetheSeniorThesis. Thecandidatemust maintainaGPAofatleast3.40intheEconomicsCoreand Electivecourses,and musthavecompletedatleast24courseunits. Page 11 of 26
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SeniorThesis TheSeniorThesisisa2‐termcoursewhich is equivalentto2CUs. It includes a presentationof the research paper supervised by a faculty member in the School who is an expert in the relevant researcharea andexaminedbyanExaminer,whois anotherfacultymember inSMU,together with theSupervisor. InordertoreceiveHonoursin theEconomicsMajor,astudent mustobtainagradeofatleastBin theSeniorThesis,andmaintainaGPAofatleast3.40intheEconomicsCoreandElectivecourses. ThecompletionoftheEconomicsHonoursProgrammewillbenoted intheofficial transcriptbutit willnotbereflectedonthedegreescroll. Eligibility TheEconomicsHonoursprogrammeisopentoallstudentsreadingtheBSc(Econ). Eligible students must submit the application form to SOE for approval and to ensure that course enrolmentisdone intime, pleaseadheretothetimelinegiveninOASIS>Policies&SelfService> Forms>SOESeniorThesisApplicationForm.
FREE ELECTIVES – 9 COURSE UNITS TheFreeElectivescomponent inthecurriculumallows studentstochoosecoursesfrom their...
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