BSPY Curriculum AY2018 to AY2019 Intake

B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Sciences and Psychology

For students admitted in AY2018 and AY2019

Year 1 Semester 1CoreBS1001Introductory Biology^3
CoreBS1002Biophysical Chemistry3
CoreBS1003Organic Chemistry3
CoreBS1008Biostatistics3
GER-PE-BM**AnyAny3
CoreHP1000Introduction To Psychology3
CoreHP1100Fundamentals of Social Science Research3
Total AUs21

** Students will be pre-registered with GER-PE-BM (BU8101) in their first semester. Students may drop the pre-registered GER-PE-BM and register for other available GER-PEs.

 


Year 1 Semester 2CoreBS1005Biochemistry I3
CoreBS1006Principles of Genetics3
CoreBS1007Molecular & Cell Biology I3
CoreBS1009Introduction to Computational Thinking3
CoreBS1100Molecular and Cell Biology Techniques Level 13
GER-CoreGC0001Sustainability: Seeing through the Haze^1
CoreHP2100Research Design and Data Analysis in Psychology3
Total AUs19

Year 2 Semester 1CoreBS2001Physiology3
CoreBS2002Microbiology3
CoreBS2003Biochemistry II3
Major-PE-(From Table B)3
GER-CoreML0003Kickstart your Career Success1
GER-CoreBS0004Introduction to Data Science3
GER-CoreHW0128Scientific Communication I2
CoreHP2200Biological Psychology3
Total AUs21

Year 2 Semester 2Major-PE-(From Table A)3
GER-CoreHW0228Scientific Communication II2
GER-CoreHY0001Ethics and Moral Reasoning^1
CoreHP2600Cognitive Psychology3
CoreHP2700Abnormal Psychology3
Major-PE-(From Table C)6
Total AUs18

Year 3 Semester 1Major-PE-(From Table B)6
Major-PE-(From Table C)9
GER-UEAnyAny3
Total AUs18

Year 3 Semester 2Major-PE-(From Table A)9
Major-PE-(From Table C)3
Major-PE-(From Table D)4
GER-CoreET0001Entrepreneurship and Innovation^1
Total AUs17

Year 4 Semester 1Major-PE-(From Table C)9
Major-PE-(From Table D)8
Total AUs17

Year 4 Semester 2Major-PEBS4020Final Year Project Or12
Major-PE- BS4224 - Professional Internship
               +
BS4223 - Professional Career Development
12
Total AUs12

^ 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.

Course CodeCourse TitleCourse AUs
BS0005One Health3
BS2004Molecular & Cell Biology II3
BS2010Bioimaging3
BS2020Mathematics and Physics for the Structural Biologist3
BS2021RNA Structures & RNA based Drug Development3
BS2011^Equations of Life3
BS3006Bioentrepreneurship3
BS3008Computational Biology & Modelling3
BS3012Functional genomics and proteomics3
BS3013Drug discovery & development, biotechnology3
BS3015The RNA World (On hold)3
BS3017Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis3
BS3019Neuropsychology of Stress and Resilience (On hold)3
BS3022Protein Trafficking3
BS3028Natural Products in Medicinal Chemistry3
BS3036​Fundamentals of Immunology- concepts and experiments3
BS3104Pathology (病理学)3
BS3332#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Methods in Histology (On hold)3
BS3335#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Protein behavior in health and disease – biophysical tools3
BS3336#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Proteomics Workshop3
BS3339#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Neurobiology (On hold)3
BS3347#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Metabolomics and Lipidomics3
BS4018Biology of Aging and Neurodegeneration3
BS4019Discovery and Development of Therapeutic Antibodies3
BS4205Good Manufacturing Practice and Sterilisation for Medical Devices3
AAB20DEcology3
ES2303Introduction to Ecology3
ES4303Marine and Aquatic Ecology3
HH3010Biotechnology and Society3
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse AUs
BS1101^^Basics of TCM (中医基础理论)6
BS1200Understanding Singapore Healthcare System3
BS2015Virology3
BS2100Molecular and Cell Biology Techniques Level 23
BS2103^^TCM Diagnostics (中医诊断学)6
BS211S^Equations of Life3
BS3001Neurobiology3
BS3003Developmental biology3
BS3004Cancer biology and Therapy3
BS3014Biological foundations of behavior3
BS3018Plant biology3
BS3021Bioimaging Techniques in EM3
BS3023Regulatory Control of Healthcare Products and Medical Devices3
BS3024Evolution in Health and Disease3
BS3027Spectroscopic Methods in Biomedical Structural Biology3
BS3032Environmental Microbiology3
BS3331#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Applied Immunology3
BS3338#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – Effect of Anti-mitotic Drugs on Cancer Cells3
BS3340#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Science of aging and life extension in C. elegans3
BS3342#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – Role of Actin cytoskeleton regulators in metastasis3
BS3345#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) Microbial Biotechnology and Systems Biology3
BS3348#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – Field Studies in Functional Plant Ecology3
BS3349#Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – Introduction to R programming3
BS4002Current topics in cell biology3
BS4010Synthetic Biology3
BS4014​Molecular Basis of Diseases3
BS4015Plant Biotechnology3
BS4016Advanced Virology3
BS4017High-Throughput Bioinformatics3
BS2901++Research Experience3
BG4215Biomedical Nanotechnology3
CH4306Bioanalytical Techniques3
ES2304​Microbes on natural ecosystems​3
ES3302Tropical Ecology3
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse AUs
HP2300Developmental Psychology3
HP2400Social Psychology3
HP2500Personality and Individual Differences3
HP3002Positive Psychology3
HP3003Engineering Psychology3
HP3004The Psychology of Food and Eating 
HP3101Applied Statistical Methods for Psychological Research3
HP3201Evolutionary Psychology3
HP3203Conservation Psychology3
HP3204An Ape’s Guide to Human Language3
HP3205Animal Behavior 
HP3206Environmental Psychology  
HP3302Cognitive Development3
HP3303Geropsychology 
HP3402Social Cognition3
HP3501Human Motivation3
HP3601Human Memory3
HP3603Sensation & Perception3
HP3702Child Psychopathology3
HP3703Health Psychology3
HP3704Introduction to Clinical Neuropsychology3
HP3708Biopsychosocial Criminology3
HP3802Personnel Psychology3
HP3804Psychological Testing3
HP3805Managing Organisational Behavior3
HP3806Consumer Psychology3
HP3807Occupational Health Psychology3
HP3900Selected topics in applied psychological sciences 
HP3901Cultural Psychology3
Course CodeCourse TitleCourse AUs
HP4002Qualitative Methods in Psychology4
HP4012Applied Multivariate Methods for Psychological Research4
HP4063Research lab in language in perception & thought 
HP4102Trauma Psychology and Crisis Management4
HP4103The Forensic Psychology of Crime, Terrorism and Disasters4
HP4104Evidence-based Practice in Clinical Psychology4
HP4105Correctional Psychology4
HP4106Mental Health in the Community4
HP4107Industrial-Organisational Psychology in Practice4
HP4200Seminar in Selected Topics  
HP4201Technology and Social Behaviour4
HP4202Criminal Behaviour 
HP4222The Neuroscience of Love4
HP4232Development of Self-Regulation4
HP4233Social Cognition in Childhood4
HP4242Advanced Topics in Social Cognition4
HP4243Intergroup relations4
HP4262Multisensory integration4
HP4263Language in Perception and Thought4
HP4271Cognitive Neuroplasticity4
HP4272Neuropsychology4
HP4273Introduction to Functional MRI4
HP4274The Last Dance: Psycho-socio-cultural perspectives of Death, Dying and Bereavement4
HP4281Psychology of Leadership4
HP4282Negotiation and Conflict Resolution4

# Recommended Major PE which is conducted during the 1-week term break or during the 2 weeks before the term starts.

^^ BS1101 and BS2103 are considered as ONE Major PE.

++ Recommended Major PE which is conducted during the inter-semestral break. Completion of BS2901 will allow you to do one less Major PE in any of the future semesters. Registration of BS2901 will be done by the School. It is a pass/fail course.

    NTU reserves all rights to make changes to the programme structure with prior notice.​​​​​​​​​