NUS BBA

Academic Programmes

Independent Study Courses

Our School has offered the revised undergraduate curriculum since August 2010. One of the revisions made to the undergraduate curriculum is the inclusion of non-compulsory Independent Study Courses (ISCs). These courses provide the opportunity for students to pursue an in-depth study of a Business topic/issue and/or an area of specialization independently, but under the close supervision and guidance of an instructor.

Here are the lists of ISMs available:

BIS3001 Independent Study Course in Business (2 or 4 units)

Business is a multi-dimensional field. Knowledge and skills can and should be acquired from various sources and through various forms and means. Oftentimes, a certain in-depth direction of investigation may be fruitful, but due to lack of comparable interests among peers and the lack of resources to launch new courses, such interests and needs of students cannot be met.

Independent Study Courses in Business aims to fulfil this learning gap in the curriculum. A one-to-one independent study program between a student (with interest in a certain Business topic or issue) and an instructor, very similar to the ISMs run by the USP, will grant the student the flexibility to conduct an in-depth investigation in the topic or issue of interest in a customized manner to optimize learning.

Independent Study Course in an Area of Specialization (4 units)

Independent Study Courses (ISCs) in an area of specialization are for students with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. Students will be exposed to individual-based research and report-writing while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.

Course codes and titles:

For students who matriculate from Academic Year 17/18 onward

  1. FIN3751 – Independent Study in Finance
  2. DSS3751 – Independent Study in Operations & Supply Chain Management
  3. MNO3751 – Independent Study in Leadership & Human Capital Management
  4. MKT3751- Independent Study in Marketing

For students who matriculated before Academic Year 17/18

  1. FIN3129 – Independent Study in Finance
  2. DSC3229 – Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Management
  3. MNO3329 – Independent Study in Management & Human Capital
  4. MKT3429 – Independent Study in Marketing

Please note that students are allowed to read up to a maximum of 8 Units of ISC/Advanced ISCs, where only 4 Units can be used to count towards a specialisation.

Advanced Independent Study Course in an Area of Specialization (4 Units)

Advanced Independent Study Courses (ISCs) in an area of specialization are for senior students who are in the BBA and BBA(Acc) honours programs with the requisite background to work closely with an instructor on a well-defined project in the respective specialization areas. (The courses may also be made available to students who are eligible for admission into the honours programs but choose to pursue the non-honours course of study.) Students will hone their research and report-writing skills while tackling a business issue under the guidance of the instructor.

Course codes and titles:

For students who matriculate from Academic Year 17/18 onward

  1. FIN4751 – Advanced Independent Study in Finance
  2. DSS4751 – Advanced Independent Study in Operations & Supply Chain Management
  3. MNO4751 – Advanced Independent Study in Leadership & Human Capital Management
  4. MKT4751- Advanced Independent Study in Marketing
  5. ACC4751 – Advanced Independent Study in Accounting
  6. ACC4752 – Advanced Independent Study in Accounting (2 Units)

For students who matriculated before Academic Year 17/18

  1. FIN4119 – Advanced Independent Study in Finance
  2. DSC4219 – Advanced Independent Study in Ops & Supply Chain Management
  3. MNO4319 – Advanced Independent Study in Management & Human Capital
  4. MKT4419 – Advanced Independent Study in Marketing
  5. ACC4619 – Advanced Independent Study in Accounting

Please note that students are allowed to read up to a maximum of 8 Units of ISC/Advanced ISCs, where only 4 Units can be used to count towards a specialisation.

Deadline for submission of ISM Application Form for approval by Assistant Dean (Undergrad Academic) is latest by 2nd week either Sem 1 or Sem 2 of the academic year. Deadline for submission of project report to the supervisor for grading is Monday of the Reading Week.

Students who are taking ISC with REx(Research Experience Programme), do note that the deadline for the submission of the REx application is by 4th week of either Sem 1 or 2.

You may view the list of specialization courses under Specializations section here.

If you have further enquiries about the ISCs courses, please contact Mr Liong Wai Loon (wailoon@nus.edu.sg)