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Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) Double Bachelor of Arts • Communication • Economics • International Trade • Psychology • Sociology Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) Double Degree - Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts Double Major - Bachelor of Arts Russell Chander Graduate, Class of 2013 Bachelor of Arts (Communication and Psychology) University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, U.S. The programs are developed and awarded by University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, U.S. www.simge.edu.sg University at Buffalo Campus Contents University at Buffalo, The State University of New York 01 UB Undergraduate Degrees – Your Passport to the Future 03 Academic Requirements 04 General Education Requirements 06 Minors for Non-Business Majors 07 Bachelor of Arts (Communication) 09 Bachelor of Arts (Economics) 10 Bachelor of Arts (International Trade) 11 Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) 12 Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) 13 Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) 14 Double Major 18 Double Degree 18 Module Descriptions 19 Selection Criteria 25 Application & Admission 28 Singapore Institute of Management (SIM Group) 30 SIM Student Life 31 VIBES - Why Study At SIM Global Education 32 University at Buffalo The State University of New York Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo (UB), The State University of New York (SUNY) is one of the leading public universities in the U.S. Within the 64-campus SUNY system, UB is the flagship campus. As the largest and most comprehensive university center, UB offers more than 375 undergraduate and graduate programs — the most in any SUNY campus — and has an enrollment of more than 29,000 students. Notably, UB is the first public member in New York and New England of the prestigious 61-member Association of American Universities (AAU). In the 2016 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings, UB placed 45th among public universities (up from 48th in 2015). Moreover, UB broke into the “top 100” ranking for national (both public and private) universities, earning the 99th spot. The U.S. News and World Report rankings are based on an assessment of 1,400 four-year colleges and universities in the U.S. UB campus, Buffalo UB is reputed for its outstanding faculty. National Center for Geographic Information Among its approximately 4,000 full-time and and Analysis; the Institute for Lasers, affiliated faculty, 95 percent hold a doctorate Photonics and Biophotonics; the Electronic or equivalent. UB faculty have been the Poetry Center; the Multidisciplinary Center recipients of numerous prestigious national for Earthquake Engineering Research; the and international awards including the Nobel Center of Excellence for Document Analysis Prize, the National Medal of Science and the and Recognition; and the New York Center Pulitzer as well as MacArthur, Guggenheim of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life and Rockefeller Foundation grants. Along Sciences. UB also has numerous joint with these accomplishments, UB faculty research partnerships with Roswell Park are at home in the classroom. SUNY has Cancer Institute and Hauptman-Woodward recognized more distinguished professors Medical Research Institute. and distinguished teaching professors at UB than at any other SUNY unit. More than 150 In terms of international education, UB is a of UB’s faculty have received the Chancellor’s model institution, ranking No.19* among all Award for Excellence in Teaching--again, the institutions hosting international students largest representation of any unit in the SUNY in the U.S. It enrolls more than 6,000 system. international students from more than 110 countries. Among its 230,000 strong alumni UB is ranked among the top 50 U.S. public in 130 countries are such luminaries as: and private research universities according to Li Yanhong (Robin) - co-founder of Baidu.com. an authoritative 2010 report published by the largest Chinese search engine and second- Arizona State University. The university ranks largest independent search engine in the among the top 30 U.S. public research world universities in terms of total research dollars, Harvey Weinstein - co-founder of Miramax with total research expenditures of more than Films $350 million (U.S.) in fiscal year 2010. The Wolf Blitzer - an award-winning journalist first cancer research center in the world was for CNN established at UB in 1898. Today there are Tom Toles - the Pulitzer Prize-Winning cartoonist at the Washington Post more than 90 organized research centers and institutes at UB, including the Center * “Open Doors 2015” report published by the Institute of International for Computational Research; the Great Education (IIE). Lakes Program; the Regional Institute; the UB campus, Buffalo 01 Milestones “Now in their second decade, our highly successful March 1996 collaborative undergraduate programs with SIM have • Established the first U.S.-accredited Executive Master of demonstrated value for all our stakeholders - Business Administration (EMBA) program in Singapore in our students, faculty, alumni and their employers. partnership with the UB School of Management. We are proud of our longstanding partnership June 2004 with SIM, the outstanding quality of the programs • Start of SIM’s first full-time American undergraduate degree program with UB’s School of Management - Bachelor of we deliver together, and the remarkable Science (Business Administration) with concentrations in success of our alumni. Our programs remain the International Business and Marketing. standard bearer for a first-rate, fully accredited May 2005 American undergraduate education in Singapore.” • First intake of the Bachelor of Arts (Communication) with UB’s College of Arts and Sciences. Professor Stephen C Dunnett • Collaboration with UB and Konan University, Japan to offer the Vice Provost for International Education six–week Singapore Summer Asian Business Program. University at Buffalo May 2006 • A new concentration in Financial Analysis was made available in the Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) program. May 2007 • First intake of the Bachelor of Arts (Psychology) with UB’s College of Arts and Sciences. • Introduction of the Double Degree - Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) and Bachelor of Arts (Psychology). • Introduction of the Double Major - Bachelor of Arts (Communication and Psychology). May 2009 • First intake of the Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) with UB’s College of Arts and Sciences. May 2011 • First intake of the Bachelor of Arts (Economics) with UB’s College of Arts and Sciences. • Introduction of the Double Major - Bachelor of Arts (Communication and Sociology). • Introduction of the Double Major - Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Sociology). Accreditations UB is accredited by the following associations: • Middle States Commission on Higher Education • New York State Board of Regents In addition, the School of Management is accredited by AACSB International – The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. 02 UB Undergraduate Degrees - Your Passport to the Future Secure a Prestigious U.S. Degree A U.S. degree is widely considered to be superior in today’s economy. With a focus on general education, you will learn a broad January 2013 spectrum of skills and knowledge pertinent to the real world, as well • Introduction of the Bachelor of Arts (International Trade) with as be exposed to a wide range of real issues at the modern workplace. UB’s College of Arts and Sciences. • Introduction of the Double Degree - Bachelor of Science In terms of international enrollment, UB ranks 19th among the leading (Business Administration) and Bachelor of Arts (Economics). universities in the U.S. The hallmark of UB undergraduate programs • Introduction of the Double Degree - Bachelor of Science is the concept of the interactive classroom, with project-oriented (Business Administration) and Bachelor of Arts (International Trade). assignments and meaningful hands-on learning. Flexibility is also key, • Introduction of the Double Major - Bachelor of Arts (Economics with a choice in degree majors and concentrations. and Psychology). • Introduction of the Double Major - Bachelor of Arts Accelerate Your Learning Path (International Trade and Psychology). Time is precious and the quicker you graduate with a reputed degree, the faster you can enter the corporate world and hit the ground July 2014 running. UB allows you to complete your degree in an accelerated • SIM-UB celebrates 10 years of collaboration mode of only three years, as compared to four years for most other U.S. undergraduate programs. August 2015 • A new concentration in Operations and Supply Chain Get More for Less Management was made available in the Bachelor of Science Getting a world-class degree doesn’t have to immerse you in debt. (Business Administration) program The UB undergraduate programs offered at SIM are identical in curriculum, standards and degree recognition to those in the U.S., October 2015 but cost lesser than the equivalent programs in the U.S. • Introduction of the Double Degree - Bachelor of Science (Business Administration) and Bachelor of Arts Highly Qualified Faculty (Communication) UB is renowned for its exemplary faculty, many of whom are recipients • Introduction of the Double Degree - Bachelor of Science of esteemed national and international awards. Within SUNY, more (Business Administration) and Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) than 150 of UB’s faculty have received the Chancellor’s Award for • Introduction of the Double Major - Bachelor of Arts Excellence in Teaching. (Communication
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