Program Overview

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.

Communication skills crucial to career advancement

Learn insights and skills in the art and process of inter-personal communication with an international focus.

Founded in 1964 and ranked among the top 25 communication programs in the US, UB’s BA (Communication) provides you with a comprehensive knowledge of human communication, its media, and its effects.

As a Communication major, you will:

• Learn the finer points of interpersonal communication
• Apply critical thinking to the use of mass media
• Discover the complexity of delivering information in organizational and mediated communication situations
• Broaden your horizon through the study of international and inter-cultural communication

A comprehensive Economics curriculum integrating economic theory with applied topics

The departmental excellence with the Economics department in UB include:
economics of growth and development; industrial organization; international trade; crime and justice; uncertainty and information; urban economics; and applied econometrics.

UB’s Economics program integrates economic theory with applied topics, including finance, international trade, econometrics, education, growth and development, monetary economics, labor economics, urban and regional economics, industrial organization, and regulation.

Student discuss on matters relating to consumers and producers, market equilibrium, investment and savings, employment, money and banking, and government taxation and spending.

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.

More than 50% of modules are taught by US /overseas visiting faculty, covering the full semester throughout the entire program. The rest of the modules are taught by qualified local faculty with the experience and academic expertise approved by UB.

The program is taught by engaged, committed faculty. Coursework includes hands-on experience, active class presentation and participation, projects and all the best practices of American college education.

Further Education

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

Career Prospects

With these double major qualifications, you have better job opportunities in

• Public relations consultants and advertising agencies
• Mass media
• Corporate communication & marketing communication
• Civil and social agencies
• Research
• Brokerage firms
• Investment and retail banks
• Insurance and financial services sectors
• International relation
• Other professions

Why Study at SIM-UB

Distinctive features of SIM-UB programs

• High quality and interactive American education
• Students admitted are regular UB students (no distinction between Singapore and Buffalo)
• Admission standards and academic expectations are the same as UB
• Accreditation and recognition of UB degrees
• Quality assurance mechanisms
• Option to study one semester in Buffalo’s home campus in US
• Full-time Resident Director and Assistant Resident director
• Full-time Academic Advisors
• Full-time, regular UB faculty and visiting faculty teach in the program covering the full semester
• Excellent value with lower tuition costs here than studying in the US