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Nanyang Technological University (NTU): Arts and Sosial Sciences: Economics

Category Art and Social Sciences, Economics, Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, Undergraduate
Tags Arts, Economics, Nanyang Technological University, NTU, Sciences, Sosial

The Division of Economics is a major division in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences. It  has its roots in the Division of Applied Economics in the Nanyang Business School that was established in 1993.

The Division is made up of  local and international faculty members. It has over 30 academic staff. All have PhD degrees from major universities. Economics staff participate regularly in major international conferences. They have served as consultants to prominent international organizations such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Asian Development Bank. Faculty members have also advised  government ministries in Singapore such as Ministry of Finance, Trade and Industry, Manpower, Environment and Health. They have also made their expertise available to statutory boards like the Economic Development Board, Trade Development Board and the Maritime and Port Authority.

Faculty members are actively involved in research in many fields of  theoretical and applied economics. These include the economies of China and East Asia; Singapore and ASEAN; financial economics; population;  industrial relations; labour economics; the public sector;  health and the ageing population; urban economics;  environmental economics and other areas.

NTU teaching staff also regularly publish in major internationally refereed journals. Some of these journals have been the American Journal of Economics and Sociology; Journal of Agricultural Economics; China Economic Review; Economic Journal; Economic Letters; Economic Modelling; Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation; Journal of Actuarial Practice; Economics of Education Review; Environment and Planning; International Economic Review; International Journal of Forecasting; Journal of Econometrics; Journal of Economic Theory; Journal of Development Economics; Journal of Comparative Economic Studies; Journal of Comparative Economics; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Land Economics; Open Economies Review; International Review of Law and Economics; Applied Economics; Journal of Public Economics; and World Development. They are highly productive in writing and editing books. The prestigious Singapore Economic Review is based in this Division.

The Nanyang Technological University undergraduate program in Economics is designed to prepare students for professional careers in teaching, research, industry and government. Training for academic careers has been the traditional and major function.

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Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics

Economics is a social science that deals with the creation, distribution and consumption of wealth. Because it is about people and the real world, Economics enables students to learn about banking, finance, globalization, and also about broader social issues such as poverty, education, health and the environment. It is a versatile discipline with close links to politics, sociology, psychology, business and finance.

The appeal of Economics lies especially in its application of theory and quantitative methods to contemporary economic problems. It helps students to think logically, rationally and rigorously. Graduates in Economics as such acquire problem-solving skills that prepare them for a wide range of careers both in the public and private sectors.

The undergraduate Economics programme at NTU is distinguished by its emphasis on applications and policy. The curriculum offers a solid training in economic theory and statistical methods and offers a wide choice of Economics courses to suit students’ interests and mathematical aptitude. Economics electives cover all the significant fields of economic knowledge as well as recent developments in areas such as Internet Economics and Behavioural Economics. Students may select one of 3 areas of concentration: Development and Public Policy; Finance and Business; or Quantitative Economics.

At the same time NTU offers the benefit of a broad-based undergraduate education. We recognize the importance of choice and the option to take a multi-disciplinary combination. Our curriculum is flexible so that our students have the opportunity to add value to an already marketable degree by graduating with another Minor. NTU offers an unrivaled choice of Minors that includes Psychology, Sociology, Chinese, Business, Communication Studies, Education, Entrepreneurship, among many others.

At NTU, our Economics majors will also have the opportunity to pursue a Double Major programme. Qualified students may take a second major in another discipline offered within SHSS (Psychology, Sociology, English or Chinese); a second major in Business offered by the Nanyang Business School; or a second major in Communication Studies offered by the School of Communications and Information.

Students can also opt for the integrated degree, BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Economics, which is rather popular. This new integrated degree, aimed at students with strong quantitative aptitude and keen interest in economics, is jointly offered by the Division of Mathematical Sciences in the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the Department of Economics in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences.