Programme 2021

COURSES OF STUDY

The courses of study and the distribution of the courses for the Double Degree of Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences and Psychology 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 as determined by the University. The distribution of the courses of study and the associated number of academic units are shown in the tables below

Starting from AY2021-22, all undergraduate degree programmes in SBS will incorporate the curriculum structure of the Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core (ICC) as part of the NTU Education​ 2025

• Major Requirement (Core) – provides the fundamentals as well as advanced topics and trainings specific to the major discipline and specialisation.
• Students must fulfil a total of 33AU of BS core and 18AUs of PSY core courses.
• 12AU of Core for BS4020 Final Year Project.
• Major Prescribed Electives (Biological Sciences discipline) – To fulfil a total of 12AU ( BS2xxx/BS3xxx/BS4xxx) Elective courses.
• Major Prescribed Electives (Psychology discipline) – To fulfil a total of 27AUs (total 8 courses) from a wide range of Psychology Prescribed Elective with 5 level HP2xxx/HP3xxx and minimum of 3 level HP4000 courses.
• 7 ICC- Common Core Courses focusing on Key Transferable Skills (4) and Grand Challenges (3)
• 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 BS & PSY Programme for students admitted in AY2021 and onwards

** Students may choose a Final Year Project which covers the BS and PSY disciplines. 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.