Programme (Previous)

Previous Intake (AY2020 and before),five compulsory components in the curriculum:


Table 2: Summary Table of the Double Major BioM & Bio-Biz Programme

* For greater relevance to the industry, students are encouraged to take up BioBusiness-related projects, e.g. based on ideas generated through work done through BS3006 or BBIP Entrepreneurship Project, or market and product analysis within companies they were attached to during Professional Internship (a model adopted from CBS practice with Danish companies). Nevertheless, students who would like to have hands-on training in laboratory-based research for bio-product development careers are open to choose such options.​

Previous Intake (AY2020 and before), five compulsory components in the curriculum:

Core courses (Core) 

Major Core courses are offered throughout the programme of study. They are foundation courses designed to provide essential training in the fundamental Life Sciences and Bio-business.

Major Prescribed Elective courses (Major-PE)

Major-PE courses provide students with opportunities to explore specialized areas of Biomedical Sciences and BioBusiness in more depth and intensity. The students may select their courses of study according to their own interests and career goals.

General Education Requirement: Core courses (GER-Core) 

The GER-Core courses are specified by the School as being essential to train today’s Science graduates, covering areas such as communication and environmental sustainability.

General Education Requirement: Prescribed Elective courses (GER-PE) 

Students undertaking the Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences programme are required to read and pass GER Prescribed Electives from a range of areas. The number of AUs to be read in each area is specified by the School and in the table below. Students have the flexibility to choose the semester which they will read the individual courses.

General Education Requirement: Unrestricted Elective courses (GER-UE) 

Double Major B.Sc programme in Biomedical Sciences and BioBusiness students are required to read and pass 6 AUs of GER-UE. Students may select to read any courses from the list of UEs offered by all Schools within the University. Students have the flexibility to choose the semester of which they will read the individual courses.

​For information about the University Academic Unit System, Grade Point Average System and calculation of Honours Classification please refer to the AUS Handbook @ here.