Hi Calliope,
Thank you for highlighting the above. Really appreciate that someone feels the same as I do. I do agree with you that many students should stop the negativity of insisting there is a huge increase in the level of difficulty now that SUSS has become an AU. While the program can be more stringent now in terms of the things like limiting the number of attempts on quizzes, such improvements should not impact an individual's grades that much (if a student has been an A student, with similar effort, he would still be an A student).
Personally, I'm from the BSc Psychology program and similar to you, I don't see much of an increase in level of difficulty. Also, in terms of the mean, highest and lowest scores for assignments, there have NOT been any decrease in these statistical indicators. So the average marks that students are getting are not decreasing.
@NatureKeeper
Personally, I feel that the psychology modules are manageable but this is dependent on individual effort. I have classmates who are consistently getting grades that are >70 marks but I do have classmates who are not doing well. To be honest, consistency is the key. If you are able to commit yourself to the readings and allocate time to study, the assignments and exams would be manageable. Most people who are not doing well are those who delay their readings, cramming them only in the 2 revision weeks near the exam period.
Also, of course this would be the last resort but you can enrol in the BSc Business with Psychology program first and take 1 psychology module in the first semester. If you feel that the load is too heavy, you can apply for a transfer of program to the pure BSc Business program.