All About Overseas Education
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slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2132765\" time=\"1713237754\" user_id=\"28674:
I think most social science disciplines can involve heavy doses of applied maths (statistics and econometrics), and increasingly, R programming.
It's statistics though. I think all university courses in social sciences will require some level of statistics simply because of the surveys and studies they need to read and do. But there is much more maths required in Econs I think. (Disclaimer: I am maths-averse, so just saying what I've heard with little understanding!)
Statistics in A level math has been cut compared to my time (I only read C Maths, did not do F Maths). I'm surprised the A levels no longer covers T and chi-squared distributions. -
slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2132761\" time=\"1713237203\" user_id=\"28674:
I totally agree. This is the crux of it all. With large numbers going to university these days, universities have evolved different pathways to suit different interests and inclinations.
With large swathes of young people going to university (as opposed to only the top 10% or fewer in earlier years) there is probably a need to provide both types of university education to cater to different abilities and desires.
Some will value flexibility and breadth. This is especially important for students who have had a narrow pre-university experience and want to build on different skills and experiences, and to try out new things.
Yet others, will prefer building depth. Perhaps because their pre-university life experiences and exposure has already been very broad, and they see university as primarily to hone depth and specialization in their chosen academic discipline, even if it is not needed at work. -
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lee_yl\" post_id=\"2132764\" time=\"1713237613\" user_id=\"17023:
But Biz Analytics is under Faculty of Computing in NUS, , i think still need to do some amt of Comp Prog langauge
Agree, thanks for sharing.
Over at NTU open house, I asked about the difference and was told that B.Sc Econs with Data Analytics is very heavy into computer coding.
Over at NUS open house, the volunteer stationed there was an Econs grad who majored in Business Analytics. Couldn’t recall what I asked but he did impress me. I also asked about Quantitative Finance, which was heavy in maths. My DD said she is ok with maths but not coding.
https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/ug/ba/ -
For NUS, I think we need to be clear what we are referring to.
Business Analytics is a degree programme offered by the School of Computing
For College of Humanities and Sciences, there are various options:
- Cross disciplinary programme in Data Science and Economics
- Major in Data Science and Analytics
- Second Major in Data Analytics
- Minor in Data Analytics -
If all things are equal, maybe one way is to read up on the full time teaching staff profile.
Have to talk seniors to know which are the more interesting lessons and more engaging prof too.
Found search function to browse through teaching staff profile on both uni websites.
I find core curriculum should be more or less not very different.
Learnt from my kid, teachers make the world difference for her. She chose History over Geo even though her Geo is more consistent, and one of the best decision she made according to her. -
MyPillow\" post_id=\"2132772\" time=\"1713242821\" user_id=\"70594:
The nus guy stationed there whom I spoke to, is an Econs grad with 2nd major in Business Analytics. Under CHS faculty, B SoSc in Economics
But Biz Analytics is under Faculty of Computing in NUS, , i think still need to do some amt of Comp Prog langauge
https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/ug/ba/
The link you attached is BSc in Business Analytics, under Computing School. -
lee_yl\" post_id=\"2132779\" time=\"1713249025\" user_id=\"17023:
https://www.comp.nus.edu.sg/programmes/ug/major/ba-secmajor/
The nus guy stationed there whom I spoke to, is an Econs grad with 2nd major in Business Analytics. Under CHS faculty, B SoSc in Economics
The link you attached is BSc in Business Analytics, under Computing School.
Yes, the second major in Business Analytics is a possible pathway for non-School of Computing students.
So this student's primary home Facuty is CHS.
NUS offers great (and to me, unparalleled) flexibility in how one can mix and match offerings even from across Faculties. -
slmkhoo\" post_id=\"2132743\" time=\"1713229970\" user_id=\"28674:
Totally agree!! \"General core courses\" or \"cross-disciplinary courses\" sound cutting edge, but if one were to scrutinise, some of these courses may Not be the best use of time for certain student profiles
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Her Econs degree is a BA, but that's just a name. The content of the course was pretty much like any other Econs course, without the distractions of \"general core courses\" and \"cross-disciplinary courses\" or whatever they are called in universities that are more modular.
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FWIW, I looked at the Econ department at a few different universities. Some schools are offering BA or BS in Econ while others have something like Econ, Quantitative Econ, and Econ + Computing. Even for some of the more selective universities, not all of them look math heavy.
I guess it depends on what one wants to do and where they end up applying for jobs. Some employers may treat it much like another arts degree while others will be looking for a lot more on the quant side.
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