Overview
The Double
Honours Degree in Economics and Law is a programme offered
jointly by the Faculty of Arts and Social
Sciences and the Faculty
of Law, leading to both the degrees of BSocSci(Hons) and LLB (Hons).
Economics and Law are, in some areas, complementary disciplines. Increasingly,
experts will use methodologies from the two disciplines. Scholars and
practitioners of the two fields have been actively examining the places
where they meet. For example, most Corporation Law modules in top law
schools now include economic analysis, and economists working on public
policy, such as competition policy, require a working knowledge of the
supporting legal infrastructure. Singapore is a regional center for legal services, and a lot of our
international legal work involves commercial, corporate and financial
law. This means there is – and will continue to be - a demand for
lawyers with a strong background in Economics, as well as for economists
trained in law. Likely future employers include some law firms, large commercial
banks, and institutions such as the Monetary Authority of Singapore,
the Media Development Authority, the Infocomm Development Authority,
and the Competition Commission Singapore. The
programme includes the core of our Economics and Law degrees, as well
as some other modules to allow students to explore beyond those areas. Students in this programme will pay normal fees for each semester of
study. They will receive separate classes of Honours for Economics and
Law. Each will be calculated from the modules a student does in that
module. In the case of Economics, the university requirements will also
be factored into the CAP. Students may be admitted to the programme, on a competitive basis,
in one of three ways:
- By direct application from Junior College. These students will spend
the first year in the Faculty of Law;
- By application during their first year in the Faculty
of Law;
- By application during their first year in the Faculty
of Arts and Social Sciences.
Applicants to the double degree programme must meet the admission requirements
of both Faculties. Students must
either maintain a CAP of 4.0 for the B.Soc.Sci (Hons) or remain in the top
half of the Law cohort. Those who fall below in both degrees for two
consecutive semesters will be required to leave the programme. Direct entry
students will have the choice of degree into which they exit. Later entry
students will exit into their home faculty.
Students who do not qualify for the FASS Honours Thesis will graduate
with LLB (Hons) and BA, if all other conditions are met.
Students leaving the program by their own wish will be advised on how
to use modules taken towards their single BA or BSocSci (Hons) degree
(in Economics) or the Law degree.
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