Programme 2022 to 2024

COURSES OF STUDY

The courses of study and the distribution of the courses for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with 2nd Major in Biomedical Structural Biology will be determined by the School of Biological Sciences with the approval of the University.

Each Course will be assigned a certain number of Academic Units (AUs) as determined by the University. The distribution of the courses of study and the associated number of AUs are shown in the table below.

• Core: Compulsory courses required to satisfy programme requirements. In the first and second year, it is common in that all students enrol for the same core courses.
• Major Prescribed Electives: Students to elect and undertake courses with advanced topics and training specific to the major discipline.
• 7 ICC - Common Core Courses: Focusing on Key Transferable Skills and Global Challenges - NTU Education​ 2025
• 3 ICC - Foundational Core Courses: Including Effective Communication, Introduction to Data Science and a Mandatory Professional Internship
• Broadening & Deepening Electives (2^nd major in BSSB)- To fulfil minimum total 35 AU (compulsory + elective) to be awarded the Second Major.
  • 10 compulsory courses
  • Minimum total 9AU from elective courses
• Broadening & Deepening Electives (Free BDE) provides the opportunity to explore different courses in NTU; or take up more challenging and advanced topics within the chosen discipline. 

For students admitted in AY2022 to AY2024

Remarks: Up to 12AU of BS Core and MPE courses could be double-counted to fulfil 2nd major requirements. Minimum and maximum BDE (27 to 29) and total AU (131 to 133), which is dependent on student's selection on the double counting courses for 2nd major.

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