Study Econs or Acc/Bz?

The.obscure-illusion SG

I am in my final year of study in Accountancy in Ngee Ann. I don't really want to study Accounts again eh. Study Econs better or not? NTU or NUS better? Is it difficult?

Chemguide7 SG

You need to enquire whether is it possible for you to switch from Accountancy to eg. Econs in Faculty of Arts and Social Science in NUS. Arts faculty requires you to take a major together with minors (eg. history, literature, math) which you probably did not do much in poly.

Econs and Business studies are more general than accountancy. You need to be the top (maybe) 5% in your poly cohort to enter NUS and NTU. NUS and NTU each have their own strengths. NUS Arts faculty is more established than NTU.

Econs students still need to compete with Business studies students for eg. banking jobs. And some employers may prefer a Business degree grad over an Econs grad.

You need to talk to some more people to get a better picture. Do you have any relatives or friends in the financial services industry?

SBS2601D SG

Econs students still need to compete with Business studies students for eg. banking jobs. And some employers may prefer a Business degree grad over an Econs grad.

You need to talk to some more people to get a better picture. Do you have any relatives or friends in the financial services industry?

FASS doesnt require one to take minors. And math is not offered by FASS.

And why do people still associate Econs with finance?

Financial Economics is really just one section of Economics.

If it seems that many with Econs degree are going for finance, it really is a representation of the situation with other faculties also, including engineering and science!

Chemguide7 SG

Arts faculty in NUS does have programmes in minors (maybe optional):

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/prospective/undergrad/faq.html#ten

Arts students in FASS can take general math modules offered by Science faculty. I was not clear in my post. Wrote it at 5 am in the morning:

http://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/moduleinfo/ModuleInfo-AY1314.pdf

Econs in Singapore is perceived to be closely linked to financial services sector by the general public. Uni econs students will be peeved by the misconceptions of the general public. Econs is a highly broad subject.

I was not clear in my post. No need to be so worked up, lah.

I stand to be corrected as I am not in NUS anymore.

SBS2601D SG

Arts faculty in NUS does have programmes in minors (maybe optional):

http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/prospective/undergrad/faq.html#ten

Arts students in FASS can take general math modules offered by Science faculty. I was not clear in my post. Wrote it at 5 am in the morning:

http://ww1.math.nus.edu.sg/moduleinfo/ModuleInfo-AY1314.pdf

I was not clear in my post. No need to be so worked up, lah.

I stand to be corrected as I am not in NUS anymore.

Oh no offense meant!

BUT

You are moderator. Must be more forthright and accurate where appropriate.

Even if you aren't, the above sentence still stands!

Anyhow, FASS offers minor, but there isnt really any "program" of sorts except the special ones. Basically if you say you wanna do theatre studies as minor, nobody really gives a hoot there and you just get by your own way.

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TS comes from poly accountancy.

TS may find it useful to know that Econs as taught in FASS can involve math of rather high difficulty levels which poly students have tended to struggle.

Chemguide7 SG

Information is always at a flux and changing in Singapore. I was not clear in my post and have to be more careful.

ArJoe SG

Where do you intend to work in the future?

The.obscure-illusion SG

I just wanted to take Economics because I don't think I want to end up as an auditor in the future. Job prospects is one of the things I am worried about that's why I am hesitating between Econs and Accountancy. I don't really intend to work in the financial services industry because I doubt I will survive in the cut-throat industry. LOL. I was thinking if I took econs, I could go into research...

NTU is more applicational in their econs programme and therefore more relevant to the industry?

I thought to get into Uni for a poly graduate you just need to meet the cut-off point in the indicative grade profile in their websites? No?

SBS2601D SG

NTU is more applicational in their econs programme and therefore more relevant to the industry?

I thought to get into Uni for a poly graduate you just need to meet the cut-off point in the indicative grade profile in their websites? No?

Are you really very interested in the research prospect? Like all other majors, research in Econs is not easy at all and not rewarding unless you have some insatiable curiosity and are willing to use ALL methods available to you (math, statistics, psychology, field experiments, loads of dreaming and reading) to do your research.

Take Econs because you are interested in it.

Screw the "job prospects" mentality.

If you find yourself able to excel in anything you do, you will find opportunities associated with it.

Try and find out the syllabus first before you make your choice. Because many entered Econs only to find it way more difficult than they expected, especially poly students!

FASS Econs quite probably holds more prestige than NTU in the job market if you are curious about that.

If you ask me, NUS Econs > SMU Econs as well, because the one in NUS is hardcore theoretical stuff. Of course that is my opinion and if you think SMU is for you, go for it!

And I think that if you want biz fluff, one doesnt need to learn at SMU. Can always do internships and work part-time etc to learn the ways of the working world.