1. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics by Ang Wee Howe, EE4 + SOC4

2. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Overview Modules Sample Schedule XFE4401 – Integrated Final Year Project Experience

3. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Modules – Requirements University Level Requirements (12 MCs) Engineering Programme (78 MCs) GEM A GEM B SS 7 Level 1000 Modules (Common) 7 Level 2000 Modules (Foundation) EE2001, EE3001 (Project) 4 Electives (At least 3 Depth & 1 Design Module) Common Modules (44 MCs) Economics Programme (69 MCs) MA1505, MA1506 PH2208/PH2217/PH2218 SC1101E/SC2202 ST1131/ST1131A/MA3501/ CN3421/EE2012 1 BEng Common Module 1 BA Common Module XFE4401 Asian Studies Module EC1101E EC2101, EC2102, EC3101, EC3102, EC3303 (Core) EC4101, EC4102, EC3304 (Honours) 27 MCs of EC Electives (At least 3 at Level 4000)

4. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Modules – Core Microeconomics (EC2101, EC3101, EC4101) Individual & firm optimal behavior Macroeconomics (EC2102, EC3102, EC4102) Growth, investment, unemployment, inflation, trade Econometrics (EC3303, EC3304) Linear regression models

5. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Modules – Electives Public Finance (EC3351) Government tax and expenditure Game Theory (EC3312) Optimal behavior under strategic interaction Financial Economics (EC3333, EC4333) Portfolio selection, asset pricing Behavioral Economics (EC4394) Psychological considerations in decision making and many more…

6. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Sample Schedule (I) EngineeringEconomicsCommon Year 1 Semester 1 (19 MCs) CS1101C (4) EG1108 (3) PC1431 (4) SN1101E (4)MA1505 (4) Year 1 Semester 2 (21 MCs) CS1102C (5) MLE1101 (4) PC1432 (4) EC1101E (4)MA1506 (4) Year 2 Semester 1 (24 MCs) EE2006 (4) EE2009 (4) EG1413 (4) EC2101 (4) EC2102 (4) EE2012 (4)

7. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Sample Schedule (II) EngineeringEconomicsCommon Year 2 Semester 2 (24 MCs) EE2004 (4) EE2005 (4) EE2007 (4) EE2010 (4) EC3101 (4)SC1101E (4) Year 3 Semester 1 (22 MCs) EE2001 (6) EE2011 (4) EC3102 (4) EC3303 (4) EC3333 (4) Year 3 Semester 2 (25 MCs) EE3001 (4) EE4307 (4) EC3304 (4) EC3332 (4) EC3351 (4) EC4101 (5)

8. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Sample Schedule (III) EngineeringEconomicsCommon Year 4 Semester 1 (23 MCs) EE3206 (4) ME4245 (4) EC4102 (5)EE4001* (12) EE4305 (4) Year 4 Semester 2 (27 MCs) EC4333 (5) EC4394 (5) XFE4401* (16) PH2218 (4) EC3312 (4) SS (4) Year 5 Semester 1 (23 MCs) EE4604 (4)EC4880 (5)XFE4401* (16) GEM A (4) GEM B (4)

9. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Useful Resources Economics modules http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/undergraduate/modules.html http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/undergraduate/progReq.html FASS module preference exercise http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/procedures/module _preference_exercise.htmlhttp://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/undergrad/toknow/procedures/module _preference_exercise.html Engineering modules http://www.eng.nus.edu.sg/ugrad/MS_recommendedsch.html http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/students/thirdyear.html CORS http://www.nus.edu.sg/cors/

10. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Integrated Final Year Project (XFE4401) In-lieu of Honours Thesis (EC4401) – 15 MCs B.Eng. Dissertation (EE4001) – 12 MCs 16 MCs over 3 semesters Integration of contents Separate assessment Engineering: 3 CAs over 3 semesters Economics: 1 semester

11. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics XFE4401 Assessment Schedule EngineeringEconomics 1 st Semester (e.g. Year 4 Semester 1) CA1: (Week 12-13) Report Oral Presentation 2 nd Semester (e.g. Year 4 Semester 2) CA2: (Week 12-13) Report Oral Presentation 3 rd Semester (e.g. Year 5 Semester 1) CA3: (Week 12-13) Draft thesis Oral Presentation (Week 12) Thesis (Reading Week) Oral presentation

12. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics XFE4401 Workflow Year 3 Semester 2 Inform department of plan to take XFE4401 Formulate ideas & seek out suitable supervisors Take part in FYP balloting 1 st Semester CA1 Confirm supervisor from Economics department Decide on the scope for the Economics thesis 2 nd Semester Submit IHT approval form by Week 1 to Engineering Dean’s Office CA2 3 rd Semester Submission of Engineering thesis & oral presentation (CA3) Submission of Economics thesis & oral presentation

13. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics How to start? Past year FYPs (ECE example) http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/students/thirdyr/FYPCA4Presentation s/view.asp (during weeks 12-13)http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/students/thirdyr/FYPCA4Presentation s/view.asp http://online.ece.nus.edu.sg/fypportal/ Existing NUS Thesis (LINC) http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/lion/l/wtheses_callno.html Journals (E-Resources) http://www.lib.nus.edu.sg/ Research Interests (Faculty Page) http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/ecs/people/faculty.html http://www.ece.nus.edu.sg/staff/ XFE4401 (approval form) http://www.nus.edu.sg/prog/engecon/honours_project.htm

14. Double Degree Programme in Engineering and Economics Sample Project Modelling Financial Markets with Multiple Agents under Interactions Engineering: Control, search & optimization Programming & simulation Implementation of the model Economics: Model setup Theories & concepts for the model Insights from the model Integration

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