BSFST Curriculum AY2014 Intake
B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Sciences with Food Science & Technology Major
For students admitted in AY2014
| Year 1 Semester 1 | Core | BS1001 | Introductory Biology | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS1002 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 | |
| Core | BS1003 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | |
| GER-Core | ML0001 | Absolute Basics for Career | 1 | |
| GER-PE | - | GER-PE | 6 | |
| Total AUs | 16 | |||
| Year 1 Semester 2 | Core | BS1005 | Biochemistry I | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Core | BS1006 | Principles of Genetics | 3 | |
| Core | BS1007 | Molecular & Cell Biology I | 3 | |
| Core | BS1008 | Biostatistics | 3 | |
| GER-Core | GC0001 | Sustainability: Seeing through the Haze | 1 | |
| GER-PE | - | GER-PE | 6 | |
| Total AUs | 19 | |||
| Inter-semester Break (May-July) | Major-PE | BS9001 | Research Experience | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total AUs | 3 | |||
| Year 3 Semester 2 | Major-PE | - | (From Table C) | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER-Core | ET0001 | Entrepreneurship and Innovation | 1 | |
| GER-UE | CH9202 | Food Physics | 3 | |
| GER-UE | CH9204 | Quality Systems Operations | 2 | |
| Total AUs | 18 | |||
| Year 4 Semester 1 | Major-PE | - | (From Table B) | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER-UE | Courses from the Food Science and Technology Major | 6 | ||
| Total AUs | 18 | |||
| Year 4 Semester 2 | Major-PE | - | BS4020 - Final Year Project or BS4222 - Professional Internship | 12 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total AUs | 12 | |||
Food Science and Technology Major Structure
| 5 Compulsory Courses | GER-UE | CH9201 | Food Chemistry | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER-UE | CH9200 | Food Microbiology | 3 | |
| GER-UE | CH9203 | Food Process Engineering | 5 | |
| GER-UE | CH9202 | Food Physics | 3 | |
| GER-UE | CH9204 | Quality Systems Operations | 2 | |
| Total AUs | 18 | |||
Choose 5 courses from the following list.
| 5 Prescribed Electives | GER-UE | BG4215 | Biomedical Nanotechnology | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER-UE | CH4303 | Bioseparations | 3 | |
| GER-UE | CH4306 | Bioanalytical Techniques | 3 | |
| GER-UE | CH4213 | Pharmacokinetics & Biopharmaceutics | 3 | |
| GER-UE | CM9102 | Food Analysis (with laboratory) | 3 | |
| GER-UE | CM4013 | Current Topics in Analytical Chemistry | 3 | |
| GER-UE | BS3012 | Functional genomics and proteomics | 3 | |
| GER-UE | BS3018 | Plant biology | 3 | |
| Total AUs | 15 | |||
Note:
- Food Science and Technology courses will begin in Year 2 Semester 1.
- Students are only allowed to read BS3012 and BS3018 once, either as Major PE or GER-UE.
- BS9001 Research Experience (Optional): If a student earns 3AU by completing BS9001 Research Experience course, he/she may take 1 less Major-PE (3AU) from Table B or C.
| Course Code | Course Title | Course AUs |
|---|---|---|
| BS2007 | Immunology | 3 |
| BS2009 | Advanced Biochemistry | 3 |
| BS2010 | Bioimaging | 3 |
| BS2012 | Genetics & Genomics | 3 |
| BS2014 | Microbial Biotechnology | 3 |
| BS211S^ | Equations of Life | 3 |
| BS3332 | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Methods in Histology | 3 |
| BS3335 | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Protein behavior in health and disease – biophysical tools | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Course AUs |
|---|---|---|
| BS2103* | TCM Diagnostics (中医诊断学) | 6 |
| BS3001 | Neurobiology | 3 |
| BS3003 | Developmental biology | 3 |
| BS3004 | Cancer biology and Therapy | 3 |
| BS3005 | Advanced Molecular Genetics | 3 |
| BS3016 | Molecular Evolution | 3 |
| BS3018 | Plant biology | 3 |
| BS3020 | Plant Biotechnology | 3 |
| BS3021 | Bioimaging Techniques in EM | 3 |
| BS3023 | Regulatory Control of Healthcare Products and Medical Devices | 3 |
| BS3024 | Evolution in Health and Disease | 3 |
| BS3334# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – DNA engineering for Fluorescent In-situ Hybridization (FISH) | 3 |
| BS3338# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – Effect of Anti-mitotic Drugs on Cancer Cells | 3 |
| BS3342# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – Role of Actin cytoskeleton regulators in metastasis | 3 |
| BS3343# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) - Genetics of Human Diseases | 3 |
| BS4004 | Current topics in immunology | 3 |
| BS4006 | Virology | 3 |
| BS4009 | Biology of Aging | 3 |
| BS4010 | Synthetic Biology | 3 |
| BS4011 | Biology of Social Behavior | 3 |
| BS4012 | Current Topics in Cancer Drug Discovery | 3 |
| BS4013 | Physiological Systems: Animal Models for drug development | 3 |
| BS4014 | Molecular Basis of Diseases | 3 |
| BS9001 | Research Experience | 3 |
| Course Code | Course Title | Course AUs |
|---|---|---|
| BS1101* | Basics of TCM (中医基础理论) | 6 |
| BS3006 | Bioentrepreneurship | 3 |
| BS3008 | Computational Biology & Modelling | 3 |
| BS3010 | Current topics in stem cell and developmental biology | 3 |
| BS3011 | Protein folding & biomolecular NMR | 3 |
| BS3012 | Functional genomics and proteomics | 3 |
| BS3013 | Drug discovery & development, biotechnology | 3 |
| BS3014 | Biological foundations of behavior | 3 |
| BS3015 | The RNA World | 3 |
| BS3017 | Advanced Microbial Pathogenesis | 3 |
| BS3019 | Neuropsychology of Stress and Resilience | 3 |
| BS3022 | Protein Trafficking | 3 |
| BS3030 | Telomere Biology: Genome Stability, Cancer and Ageing | 3 |
| BS3331# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Applied Immunology | 3 |
| BS3336# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Proteomics Workshop | 3 |
| BS3339# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Neurobiology | 3 |
| BS3340# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Science of aging and life extension in C. elegans | 3 |
| BS3341# | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series I) – Handling Stress and Resilience | 3 |
^ Online courses
* BS1101 and BS2103 are considered as ONE Major PE
# Recommended Major-PE which is conducted during the 1-week term break or during the 2-weeks before the term starts.
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