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Old 10-05-2014, 09:29 PM
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Hi all, i am currently choosing to study between these 2 degrees. I have previously rejected SMU Business to apply for SMU economics as I have heard that Business is a general degree and it isn't worth to study Business. I have been accepted to both the courses. The reason why I am still deciding is that I am reading all the HR jobs and the positions that people are working in now as well as their pay and hence I'm pondering wether it was a bad decision to turn down Business in the first place. Anyone Economics degree holder out there and willing to tell me what job are you working as now?

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Old 10-05-2014, 11:41 PM
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Hi all, i am currently choosing to study between these 2 degrees. I have previously rejected SMU Business to apply for SMU economics as I have heard that Business is a general degree and it isn't worth to study Business. I have been accepted to both the courses. The reason why I am still deciding is that I am reading all the HR jobs and the positions that people are working in now as well as their pay and hence I'm pondering wether it was a bad decision to turn down Business in the first place. Anyone Economics degree holder out there and willing to tell me what job are you working as now?
Pretty sure you have it the other way round and economics is a general degree and business is specialised.

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I would put SMU Business as first choice, followed by NUS Business, and then SMU Econs third.

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I would put SMU Business as first choice, followed by NUS Business, and then SMU Econs third.
Wow I don't think SMU will want me back in their business anymore after rejecting it. Are u a smu grad btw?
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Pretty sure you have it the other way round and economics is a general degree and business is specialised.
Well in a sense that the most valuable module u can study in biz is finance and I find everything else useless. Correct me if I'm wrong
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Well in a sense that the most valuable module u can study in biz is finance and I find everything else useless. Correct me if I'm wrong
Well... Whether something is 'useful' or 'useless' is a matter of perspective. For someone who wants to work in FMCG or marketing, studying a major more relevant might be more useful. Though I do concede that this forum is obsessed with the financial industry, thus everything else pales in comparison.
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smu... dosnt matter econs or biz. both biz (all 3 uni) n smu econs dosnt teach u anything 'technical' or specialized... n most employers dont really care also, cos the content can be picked up by anyone who knows how to read... they just wan ppl who can tok and can sell themselves well during interview... and smu does a fantastic job in this aspect.
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From your decision making process, you will not be able to make it in SMU. You dun even know about business specializations such as Finance, Marketing, HR, Operations, etc... All the information is widely available and you still listen to stupid advice like general vs specialized when you can already pick and choose how broad or specialized you want to be.

The obvious solution is to take Econs and a second major in a business specialization.

But given the simplicity of your questions and though process, i recommend you to take NTU biz. Just finish 3 yrs and quickly get a job.
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NTU biz is the better choice. harder to get in too.

SMU biz and econs not that hard to enter.
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Old 02-09-2014, 07:16 PM
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NTU biz is the better choice. harder to get in too.

SMU biz and econs not that hard to enter.


That is not true.

I have known several RI and Hwa chong graduates trying to enter SMU BBM course and rejected by SMU business.

SMU Busines is better than NTU business. SMU is the first, national Business university of Singapore, everything is Business oriented and focused. The Internships, International exchange and student culture/experience far outmatches that of NTU (Palau Ulu)
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