Programme 2022 to 2023

B.Sc. (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences and BioBusiness

Programme Structure details for matriculation Year 2022 to 2023

COURSES OF STUDY

The courses of study and the distribution of courses for Double Major Programme (Honours) in Biomedical Sciences and BioBusiness will be determined by the School of Biological Sciences with the approval from 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. Students must fulfil a total of 39AU of BioMed core and Bio-Biz core courses respectively.
  • Major Prescribed Electives (BioMedical discipline) – To fulfil a total of 3AU (BS2xxx/BS3xxx/BS4xxx) Elective course.
  • Major Prescribed Electives (Bio-Business discipline) – To fulfil a total of 3AU  Elective course under the BiO-Business basket.
  • 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 (BDE) – ​provides the opportunity to explore different courses in NTU; or take up more challenging and advanced topics within the chosen discipline. 

 

Table 1: Summary Table of the Double Major BioMed & Biobusiness Programme for students admitted in AY2021 and onwards

PROGRAMME

Major Requirements (AUs)

Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) (AUs)

BDE

Total (AUs)

Core

Prescribed Electives

Final Year Project (Core)  

CC

FC

Major in BioM

39

3

12*​​*

17

15

12

140

Major in Bio-Biz

39

3

** 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.​

A minimum CGPA of 4.50 and a grade of at least A- for the Final Year Project are required for the award of an Honours (Highest Distinction) Degree. 
For information about the University Academic Unit System, Grade Point Average System and calculation of Honours Classification please refer to the AUS Handbook @ here.