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BSSB Curriculum AY2021 Intake
B.Sc (Hons) in Biological Sciences with 2nd Major in Biomedical Structural Biology
Curriculum and Course Descriptions AY2021
| Academic Unit (AU) requirements for candidates admitted to BSSB programme | |
| Type | No of AU |
| Core | 33 |
| Major PE | 39 |
| CC | 17 |
| FC | 15 |
| BDE (Free) | 3 |
| BDE (2nd major)-Core | 22 |
| BDE (2nd major)- Electives | 9 |
| Total | 138 |
LEGEND: MPE = Major Prescribed Elective | CC= ICC (Common Core)|FC= ICC (Foundational Core)| BDE= Broadening and Deepening Elective
| Year 1 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| Core | BS1002 | Biophysical Chemistry | 3 | |
| Core | BS1003 | Organic Chemistry | 3 | |
| Core | BS1008 | Biostatistics | 3 | |
| CC | CC0003 | Ethics & Civics in a Multi-Cultural World | 2 | |
| CC | CC0001 | Inquiry and Communication in an Interdisciplinary World | 2 | |
| CC | CC0005 | Healthy Living & Wellbeing | 3 | |
| BDE (Free) | Any | Any | 3 | |
| Total | 19 |
| Year 1 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| 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 | |
| CC | CC0002 | Navigating the Digital World | 2 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Core) | CM1041 | Basic Physical Chemistry with Laboratory | 4 | |
| Total | 21 |
| Year 2 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| Core | BS2001 | Physiology | 3 | |
| Core | BS2002 | Microbiology | 3 | |
| Core | BS2003 | Biochemistry II | 3 | |
| FC | BS0004 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | |
| CC | CC0007 | Science & Technology for Humanity | 3 | |
| Major PE | BSxxxx | Major PE (Table B) | 3 | |
| Total | 18 |
| Year 2 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| CC | ML0004 | Career & Entrepreneurial Development for the Future World | 2 | |
| CC | CC0006 | Sustainability: Society, Economy & Environment | 3 | |
| FC | HW0218 | Communication Across the Sciences | 2 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Core) | CM2031 | Organic and Bioorganic Chemistry | 3 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Core) | BS2020 | Mathematics and Physics Topics for Structural Biologists | 3 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Core) | CM2041 | Physical and Biophysical Chemistry I | 3 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Core) | BS2021 | RNA Structures & RNA Based Drug Development | 3 | |
| Total | 19 |
| Year 3 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| Major PE | BSxxxx | Major PE (Table B) | 12 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Core) | BS3021 | Bioimaging Techniques in EM | 3 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Elective) | Elective | From Table C | 3 | |
| Total | 18 |
| Year 3 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| FC | BS4227 | Professional Internship | 10 | |
| Total | 10 |
| Year 4 Semester 1 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| Major PE | BSxxxx | BS4020 FYP or Major PE (Table B) | 12 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Elective) | BSxxxx | From Table C | 6 | |
| Total | 18 |
| Year 4 Semester 2 | Type | Course Code | Course Title | AU |
| Major PE | BSxxxx | BS4020 FYP or Major PE (Table A) | 12 | |
| BDE (BSSB-Core) | BS3025 | NMR in Structural Biology | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | |||
| Grand Total AU | 138 |
* The above curriculum is based on a 4 year B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Science programme.
# Major PE which is conducted during the 1-week term break
“BS2011 Equations of Life” has final examination during term break. The entire course duration is from teaching week 1- week 7. Please check the NTU Learn course site for more information
# UAEB Workshop which is conducted during the 1-week term break or 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.
| Choose three (3) prescribed elective courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Code | Course Title | Course AUs | Offering Sem |
| BS3008 | Computer Aided Drug Discovery | 3 | Sem 2 |
| BS3013 | Drug discovery & development, biotechnology | 3 | Sem 2 |
| BS3027 | Light and Biomolecule Behavior in Health and Disease | 3 | Sem 1 |
| BS3028 | Natural Products in Medicinal Chemistry | 3 | Sem 2 |
| BS3344 | Undergraduate Advanced Experimental Biology (UAEB) Workshop (Series II) – Macromolecular X-ray Crystallography | 3 | Sem 1 |
| BS4014 | Molecular Basis of Diseases | 3 | Sem 1 |
| CM4034 | Natural Product Chemistry | 3 | Sem 1 (not offered) |
| CM4043 | Molecular Modeling: Principle and Applications | 3 | Sem 1 |
| CM4051 | Advanced Bioorganic chemistry | 3 | Sem 2 (not offered) |
| CM5031 | Analytical & Manufacturing Techniques in Pharmaceutical Industry | 3 | Sem 2 |
| CM5081 | Medicinal Chemistry | 3 | Sem 1 |
| CM5082 | Drug Design and Synthesis | 3 | Sem 2 |
Note: For BSxxxx courses under Table C, it will be cleared as BDE to fulfil 2nd major in Biomedical Structural Biology first. The BS course could be reclassified to Major PE when all BDE requirements under 2nd major in Biomedical Structural Biology have been fulfilled.
Refer to SPMS course content page for CM course info.
NTU reserves all rights to make changes to the programme structure with prior notice.