BS (ABP) Curriculum AY2021 Intake

B.Sc (Hons) in Biological Sciences Accelerated Bachelor Programme

AY2021-22 CURRICULUM

Academic Unit (AU) requirements for candidates admitted to the First Year of the programme
Type	No of AU
Core	33
Major PE	39
CC	17
FC	15
BDE	27
Total	131

LEGEND: MPE = Major Prescribed Elective | CC= ICC (Common Core)|FC= ICC (Foundational Core)| BDE= Broadening and Deepening Elective

Year 1	Semester 1	Type	Course Code	Course Title	AU
		Core	BS1002	Biophysical Chemistry	3
		Core	BS1003	Organic Chemistry	3
		Core	BS1008	Biostatistics	3
		CC	CC0003	Ethics & Civics in a Multi-Cultural World	2
		CC	CC0001	Inquiry and Communication in an Interdisciplinary World	2
		CC	CC0005	Healthy Living & Wellbeing	3
		BDE	Any	Any	6
				Total	22

Year 1	Semester 2	Type	Course Code	Course Title	AU
		Core	BS1005	Biochemistry I	3
		Core	BS1006	Principles of Genetics	3
		Core	BS1007	Molecular and Cell Biology I	3
		Core	BS1009	Introduction to Computational Thinking	3
		Core	BS1100	Molecular and Cell Biology Techniques Level 1	3
		CC	CC0002	Navigating the Digital World	2
		BDE	Any	Any	3
				Total	20

Year 2	Semester 1	Type	Course Code	Course Title	AU
		Core	BS2001	Physiology	3
		Core	BS2002	Microbiology	3
		Core	BS2003	Biochemistry II	3
		FC	BS0004	Introduction to Data Science	3
		CC	CC0007	Science & Technology for Humanity	3
		Major PE	BSxxxx	Major PE	3
		BDE	Any	Any	3
				Total	21

Year 2	Semester 2	Type	Course Code	Course Title	AU
		Major PE	BSxxxx	Major PE	9
		CC	ML0004	Career & Entrepreneurial Development for the Future World	2
		CC	xxx	Sustainability: Society, Economy & Environment	3
		FC	HW0218	Communication Across the Sciences	2
		BDE	Any	Any	6
				Total	22

Year 3	Semester 1	Type	Course Code	Course Title	AU
		FC	BS4227	Professional Internship	10
				Total	10

Year 3	Semester 2	Type	Course Code	Course Title	AU
		Major PE	BSxxxx	Major PE	15
		BDE	Any	Any	9
				Total	24

Year 4	Semester 1	Type	Course Code	Course Title	AU
		Major PE	BSxxxx	BS4020 FYP or Major PE	12
				Total	12

Grand Total AU

131

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