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BS (ABP) Curriculum AY2020 Intake
B.Sc (Hons) in Biological Sciences Accelerated Bachelor Programme
Curriculum and Course Descriptions AY2020 onwards
| Academic Unit (AU) requirements for candidates admitted to the First Year of the programme | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Type | AU | ||
| Core | 48 | ||
| Major Prescribed Elective (Major PE) | 42 | ||
| General Education Requirement (GER) | Core | 14 | |
| Prescribed Elective (PE) | Business & Management (BM) | 3 | |
| Liberal Arts (LA) | 3 | ||
| Science, Technology & Society (STS) | 3 | ||
| Any Category (BM, LA or STS) | 3 | ||
| Unrestricted Electives (UE) | 15 | ||
| Total AUs | 131 | ||
| Year 1 Semester 1 | Core | BS1001 | Introductory Biology^ | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS1002 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 | |
| Core | BS1003 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | |
| Core | BS1008 | Biostatistics | 3 | |
| GER-Core | HW0111 | Communication: A Journey of Inquiry through Writing and Speech | 3 | |
| GER-UE | - | - | 2 | |
| Total AUs | 20 | |||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | Core | BS1005 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS1006 | Principles of Genetics | 3 | |
| Core | BS1007 | Molecular & Cell Biology I | 3 | |
| Core | BS1009 | Introduction to Computational Thinking | 3 | |
| Core | BS1100 | Molecular and Cell Biology Techniques Level 1 | 3 | |
| GER-Core | GC0001 | Sustainability: Seeing through the Haze^ | 1 | |
| GER-UE | - | - | 6 | |
| Total AUs | 22 | |||
| Year 2 Semester 1 | Core | BS2001 | Physiology | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS2002 | Microbiology | 3 | |
| Core | BS2003 | Biochemistry II | 3 | |
| Major-PE | - | (From Table B) | 3 | |
| GER-Core | ML0003 | Kickstart your Career Success | 1 | |
| GER-Core | BS0004 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| GER-UE | - | - | 3 | |
| Total AUs | 19 | |||
| Year 2 Semester 2 | Major-PE | - | (From Table A) | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS4223 | Professional Career Development | 1 | |
| GER-Core | HW0228 | Scientific Communication II | 2 | |
| GER-Core | HY0001 | Ethics and Moral Reasoning^ | 1 | |
| GER-Core | BS0005 | One Health | 3 | |
| GER-PE | - | - | 3 | |
| Total AUs | 19 | |||
| Year 3 Semester 1 | Core | BS4224 | Professional Internship | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total AUs | 11 | |||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | Major-PE | - | (From Table A) | 15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER-Core | ET0001 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation^ | 1 | |
| GER-PE | - | - | 6 | |
| Total AUs | 22 | |||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | Major-PE | BS4020 | Final Year Project | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major-PE | - | (From Table B) | 3 | |
| GER-UE | - | - | 3 | |
| Total AUs | 18 | |||
^ Online courses
^^ Students are recommended to read BS4223 in Year 3 Sem 1 , Year 3 Sem 2 or Year 4 Sem 1 before going on Professional Internship.
Table A
Click to Show TableTable B
Click to Show TableGER-UE/ GER-PE/BDE
Click to Show TableNote: BS students (without any 2nd major specialization) can only take it as UE (BMS students are barred).
NTU reserves all rights to make changes to the programme structure with prior notice.