Double Degree
Program (DDP)
Sharing
Hello!
I am Si Hong
Year 4 Industrial and Systems
Engineering (ISE) / Economics
1.
Workload Per Semester
ISE and Economics DDP
Semester 1
20
Semester 2
23
Semester 3
24
Semester 4
24
Semester 5
29
Semester 6
28
Semester 7
28
Semester 8
29
Semester 9
23
2.
Some Interesting Modules
Economics of course!
EC3312
Game Theory
Prisoner’s Dilemma
Static/Dynamic
Perfect/Imperfect
Information
EC3333
Financial Economics
Bonds
Options
Calculations
EC4302
Macroeconomics III
3.
Planning
Your modules and your academic life
“
If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
3 Main Considerations
Timetable
Interests
Goals
Timetable
Clashes are normal
CORS
Follow FOE Plan
Interests
Specialise if possible!
Quantitative Economics (Econometrics)
Monetary and Financial Economics (Macroeconomics)
Applied and Policy Economics (Microeconomics)
Goals
Do you want to go for SEP?
Do you want to go for Industrial Attachements
Do you want to go for NUS Overseas College?
4.
Tips
Some DDP Hacks 
Understanding Double
Counted Modules
Waiver of Pre-requisites
▷There is no waiver of pre-requisites
for core modules in Economics.
▷Can only do level 3000 electives on
exchange.
Synergy of Modules
▷There are modules that have great
synergy with engineering modules
▷Econometric modules EC3303,
EC3304 are on regression and
statistics
▷Relevant to Engineering modules
4.
Student Exchange
Program
An unique experience
Stockholm, Sweden
Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)
Some Tips on Exchange
▷High risk, high returns
▷Map modules early (You will be the
only DDP student there)
▷Try to map double counted modules,
subjected to both departments
approval
▷Do leave some General Education
modules to map
5.
Challenges
Integrated Honours Project
▷Trying to combine Final Year Project
(FYP) and Economic Thesis (EC4401)
▷Difficult to find a topic that fulfils
both requirements and find 2
separate professors willing to
supervise
▷Tip: Start Early and self-propose
Counting MCs
and Fulfilling
Requirement
▷Near the end, the
task of counting MCs
becomes daunting
▷Find your DDP
coordinators from
both Engineering
(Ms. Lesley Poong)
and Economics (Ms.
Ginny Pak)
6.
General Tips
Non-Academic Life
▷Tertiary education is not just about
studies
▷Secure proper internships (during
summer holidays)
▷Participate actively in CCAs
7.
Questions & Answers