Is a generalised or specialized course better?

[aerebbb]

What I mean is...

Take business for example.

Would it be better to have a degree in something broad like Business Management? Or specialize in something like Banking & Finance?

There are pros and cons to it, and am leaning towards a more generalised sort of degree. But I'm not sure if employers would prefer that.

 

[Vestigestorm]

What I mean is...

Take business for example.

Would it be better to have a degree in something broad like Business Management? Or specialize in something like Banking & Finance?

There are pros and cons to it, and am leaning towards a more generalised sort of degree. But I'm not sure if employers would prefer that.

Imo it depends on what your end game is instead of making it generalized vs specialized.

If you want to become a CA, Accountancy & Finance / Accountancy will be a better option compared to Business.

If you want to see what pathways business offer before choosing your route Business will be a better option i.e.Marketing,HR. But if at the end you choose Accountancy you be taking a longer route compared to those taking Accountancy in the start.

I won't call Banking & Finance specialized as specialized degrees are like Economics , Mathematics etc. Banking, Finance are all subset specialization of business instead.

 

[aerebbb]

Imo it depends on what your end game is instead of making it generalized vs specialized.

If you want to become a CA, Accountancy & Finance / Accountancy will be a better option compared to Business.

If you want to see what pathways business offer before choosing your route Business will be a better option i.e.Marketing,HR. But if at the end you choose Accountancy you be taking a longer route compared to those taking Accountancy in the start.

I won't call Banking & Finance specialized as specialized degrees are like Economics , Mathematics etc. Banking, Finance are all subset specialization of business instead.

I want to try banking but I heard that the industry isn't doing very well in Singapore. And I've never done banking-related modules so I'm also not sure if I'm suited for it.

 

[Vestigestorm]

I want to try banking but I heard that the industry isn't doing very well in Singapore. And I've never done banking-related modules so I'm also not sure if I'm suited for it.

I don't think there's banking and finance degree in Singapore for the Big 3 unis? Closest you have is Finance degree in SUSS. The only banking and finance degree i know is SIM-UOL.

 

[darksiedluv]

I don't think there's banking and finance degree in Singapore for the Big 3 unis? Closest you have is Finance degree in SUSS. The only banking and finance degree i know is SIM-UOL.

All big 3 offer major/specialisation in finance for business.

 

[AngelBurst]

I don't think there's banking and finance degree in Singapore for the Big 3 unis? Closest you have is Finance degree in SUSS. The only banking and finance degree i know is SIM-UOL.

Banking & Finance is a specialization under a business degree.

 

[Vestigestorm]

All big 3 offer major/specialisation in finance for business.

Banking & Finance is a specialization under a business degree.

Yeah as a specialization only, not graduating in the degree of Banking and Finance.

I do know NTU have Banking & Finance Specialization but not NUS. (Only Finance)

http://bba.nus.edu/academic-programmes/bba-programme/curriculum-2017

 

[aerebbb]

Oh sorry for the confusion, I'm talking about courses in SIM haha.

 

[digipet]

I feel specialized is easier to land your first/early jobs and during interviews you can use your school projects as a basis for discussion. Whereas generalized degree, it may seem like more options are open but you'll probably be less ready for any particular role too.