新加坡管理學(xué)院

Developed and awarded by the University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, US. Candidates who have outstanding academic results may apply for direct entry into the double major program at the point of application. Alternatively, if students are enrolled in a single degree program and have done well ie. have been accepted into the major and are considered to be in academic good standing, they are eligible to apply for the double major program.

In the double major program, students can graduate with two majors and within the minimum of 120 credits. They will be awarded with one degree with two majors, not two degrees, regardless of how many credits are earned.

As an Economics major, you will:

• Study the scarcity and its implications for the use of resources, production and welfare, and other vital concerns to society.
• Acquire the knowledge to determine the most effective use of resources to meet private and social goals.
• Learn to apply the knowledge to achieve the most satisfactory allocation of resources.

As an International Trade major, you will:

• Understand the growth of multinationals and foreign direct investments, international trade, the internationalization of capital and financial markets
• Learn to handle the new international divisions of labor, and the rapid development of technology and innovation.
• Expose yourself to a wide-range of perspectives on the global economy
• Develop important skills in policy and data analysis at various geographic scales

Career Prospects:

The demand for economists has increased over the past decades. The well-trained economics graduate offers employers analytic insights and the knowledge in applications of economics analysis in their scope of work.

With these double major qualifications, you have job opportunities in

• Brokerage firms
• Investment and retail banks
• Insurance and financial services sectors
• International relations
• Local investment and trade promotion agencies
• Trade and location consulting firms
• Governmental agencies
• Brokerage firms
• International banks
• Transport carriers, and international trade management companies
• International service providers (e.g. freight forwarders, customs)
• Other professions

Further Education

Graduates have also gone on to graduate schools for further studies.