BSSB Curriculum AY2026 Intake
B.Sc (Hons) in Biological Sciences with 2nd Major in Biomedical Structural Biology
Curriculum and Course Descriptions AY2026
| Biological Sciences with 2nd major in Biomedical Structural Biology Requirements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | No of AU | |
| Major Requirements | Core | 39 |
| Major Prescribed Electives (PE) | 33 | |
| Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core | Common Core | 14 |
| Professional Series | 16 | |
| Care, Serve, Learn | 3 | |
| Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE) | Broadening & Deepening Electives | 27 |
| Total | 132 | |
BS Core & ICC Core Courses
| Year 1 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BDE** | BS1010** | Essential Lab Skills, Techniques and Safety | 1 | |
| Core* | BS1012 | Foundations of Chemistry I | 3 | |
| Core | BS1016 | Physiology | 3 | |
| Core | BS1008 | Biostatistics | 3 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0001 | Inquiry and Communication in an Interdisciplinary World | 2 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0003 | Ethics & Civics in a Multi-Cultural World | 2 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0015 | Healthy Living & Well-being | 2 |
** BS1010 Essential Lab Skills, Techniques and Safety (1 AU) is a compulsory BDE course and will be pre-registered for all Year 1 students in Semester 1.
| Year 1 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core* | BS1013 | Foundations of Chemistry II | 3 | |
| 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 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0007 | Science & Technology for Humanity | 3 |
| Year 2 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS2002 | Microbiology | 3 | |
| Core | BS2003 | Biochemistry II | 3 | |
| Core | BS2028 | Instrumentation for the Analysis of Biological Systems | 3 | |
| ICC (Professional Series) | BS0004 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | CC0006 | Sustainability: Society, Economy & Environment | 3 | |
| (Care, Serve, Learn) | CLxxxx | Care, Serve, Learn (CSL) | 3 |
| Year 2 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS2004 | Molecular & Cell Biology II | 3 | |
| ICC (Common Core) | ML0004 | Career Design and Workplace Readiness in a Dynamic World | 2 | |
| ICC (Professional Series) | HW0218 | Communication Across the Sciences | 2 |
| Year 3 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC (Professional Series) | MLxxxx | Profession Preparation Course | 1 |
| Year 3 Semester 1 or 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC (Professional Series) | BS4227 | Professional Internship | 10 |
Major Prescribed Electives
| Starting from Year 2 Sem 1 to Year 4 Sem 2 | Semester 1 or Semester 2 | Type | Courses | AU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPE | Table A | 33 (21) | ||
| Table B | ||||
BS4020 Final Year Project or BS4021 Bi-Semestral Final Year Project. Students who opted for BS4020 Final Year Project (full semester) are not allowed to read any course in the particular semester. Students who opted for BS4021 Bi-Semestral FYP are allowed to read 3 courses (9AU) in each semester. BS4021 Bi-Semestral FYP must start in Year 4 Sem 1.
| 12 |
AU figures in brackets (x) indicate the number of AU for MPE courses if a Full Semester (BS4020 FYP or BS4021 Bi-Semestral FYP) is selected.
Second Major in Biomedical Structural Biology
| 10 COMPULSORY COURSES (26 AUS) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | AU | Year/ Sem |
| BS1012 ** | Foundations of Chemistry I | 3 | Year 1 Sem 1 |
| BS1022 | Laboratory for Foundations of Chemistry I | 1 | Year 1 Sem 1 |
| BS1013 ** | Foundations of Chemistry II | 3 | Year 1 Sem 2 |
| BS1033 | Laboratory for Foundations of Chemistry II | 1 | Year 1 Sem 2 |
| BS2020 ** | Mathematics and Physics Topics for Structural Biologists | 3 | Year 2/3 Sem 2 |
| CM2031 | Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry | 3 | Year 2/3 Sem 2 |
| CM2041 | Physical and Biophysical Chemistry I | 3 | Year 2/3 Sem 2 |
| BS2021 ** | RNA Structures & RNA Based Drug Development | 3 | Year 2/3 Sem 2 |
| BS3021 ** | Bioimaging Techniques in EM | 3 | Year 3/4 Sem 1 |
| BS3025 ** | NMR in Structural Biology | 3 | Year 3/4 Sem 2 |
| Total | 26 |
| |
| 3 PRESCRIBED ELECTIVES (9 AUS) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | AU | Sem | |
| CM4034 | Natural Product Chemistry | 3 | Not offered | |
| CM5082 | Drug Design and Synthesis | 3 | On Hold | |
| BS3027** | Light and Biomolecule Behavior in Health and Disease | 3 | Sem 1 | |
| BS3344** | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) -Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography | 3 | Sem 1 | |
| CM4051 | Advanced Bioorganic Chemistry | 3 | Not offered | |
| CM5081 | Medicinal Chemistry | 3 | Sem 1 | |
| CM4043 | Molecular Modeling: Principle and Applications | 3 | Sem 1 | |
| BS4014** | Molecular Basis of Diseases | 3 | Sem 1 | |
| BS3008** | Computer Aided Drug Discovery | 3 | Sem 2 | |
| BS3013** | Drug Discovery and Development, Biotechnology | 3 | Sem 2 | |
| BS3028** | Natural products in medicinal chemistry | 3 | Sem 2 | |
| BS3356** | UAEB(SERIES I)-Atomic Scale Imaging of Biomolecules using EM | 3 | Sem 2 | |
| CM5031 | Analytical & Manufacturing Techniques in Pharmaceutical Industry | 3 | Sem 2 | |
Remarks: Up to 12AU of BS Core and MPE courses** could be double-counted to fulfill 2nd major requirements. By default, BS1012 (3AU) and BS1013 (3AU) are double-counted to fulfil both Core and 2nd major in BSSB requirement. A BSSB student is left with 6AU of MPE that can be double-counted to fulfil both requirements. The rest of the 2nd major courses must be read as BDE.
Minimum and maximum BDE (27 to 29) and total AU (132 to 134), which is dependent on student's selection on the double counting courses for 2nd major.
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^It is not mandatory to follow the suggested study year. Students can modify this study plan based on their learning needs.
More information on MOOC is at https://www.ntu.edu.sg/admissions/matriculation/mooc
Information is accurate at the time of publication. The University reserves all rights to make changes to the programme structure with prior notice.