Introduction
NUS Modular System
The NUS Business School operates on a modular system. Students have the flexibility to design their curricula and to pace their studies. They also have the freedom to take courses of their interest, subject to any prerequisite requirements and to course availability through the Course Registration at Education Records System (CourseReg@Edurec). Students considering a double degree programme may be further guided by its more restrictive requirements. New students choose their courses during Course Registration Exercise.
Major within Business
Business students may freely choose one of nine majors offered and change their major online at the beginning of every semester (including their very first semester). These majors include Accountancy, Applied Business Analytics, Business Economics, Finance, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Leadership & Human Capital Management, Marketing, Operations & Supply Chain Management, and Real Estate. Students are required to confirm their primary major by the end of the 4th active semester (no quotas / minimum GPA required). For any given regular semester, students typically enrol for courses that are worth about 18 to 24 Units (i.e. about 5 to 6 courses) in total.
Teaching style
More than 70% of curricular time is spent in a class with less than 50 other students; more than half of classes conducted have no final examinations. The NUS BBA’s U.S.-style curricular structure and assessment rubric are complemented by U.K.-style focus on specialised contents with functional depths, as well as Singapore-style academic governance and educational zeal.
Beyond BBA
Students may enrich their curriculum by applying for the NUS College (NUSC), Student Exchange Program (SEP) and NUS Overseas Colleges (NOC), thus spending up to 1.5 years abroad whilst still fulfilling University study requirements.
Students enter the BBA as a stand-alone programme, as part of a double-degree programme, or as part of a Concurrent BBA Master of Science in Management or BBA with Master of Public Policy (MPP) programme. As such, our BBA welcomes students, as burgeoning leaders and managers, either directly from outside NUS or indirectly from other NUS faculties or departments. Students in the Concurrent MSc in Management programme typically complete their BBA(H)+ MSc in Management in 5 years. They may also opt for a double master’s programme (CEMS Master in International Management (MIM)), thus completing the BBA(H) + MSc in Management + CEMS MIM in 5.5 years. Top-flight students may also complete the BBA(H) MPP in 5.5 years with normal academic load.