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Programme 2022 to 2024
B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Sciences and Psychology
Programme Structure details for matriculation Year 2022 to 2024
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 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 BS core and 12AUs of PSY core courses.
- Major Prescribed Electives (Biological Sciences discipline) – To fulfil a total of 3AU ( BS2xxx/BS3xxx/BS4xxx) Elective course.
- Major Prescribed Electives (Psychology discipline) – To fulfil a total of 30AUs (Total 9 courses) from a wide range of Psychology Prescribed Elective with 6 level HP2xxx/HP3xxx and minimum of 3 level HP4000 courses.
- 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 BS & PSY Programme for students admitted in AY2022 to AY2024
| Major | Course Type | AU |
|---|---|---|
| Biological Sciences (BS) | Core Courses | 39 |
| Major Prescribed Electives (Usually can start taking in Year 2 Sem 1, as long as pre-requisite is fulfilled) | 3 | |
| Psychology (PSY) | Core Courses | 12 |
| Major Prescribed Electives : 6 (HP2xxx/HP3XXX) + at least 3 (HP4xxx) | 30 | |
| Biological Sciences (BS) + Psychology (PSY) ** | Core (Final Year Project) | 12 |
| Interdisciplinary Common Core (ICC) | Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Common Core | 17 |
| Interdisciplinary Collaborative Core: Foundational Core | 15 | |
| Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE) | Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE- free). You may take BDEs offered by any School. | 12 |
| Total | 140 |
** 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.
For AY2024
intake onwards, minimum CGPA of 4.00 and a ‘Pass’ grade for FYP are required for the award of an Honours (Distinction) Degree.