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NTU General Education requirements
The General Education Requirement (GER) embodies the NTU educational philosophy that undergraduates should be trained, not just in narrow technical or professional fields, but also in critical thinking, reasoning, communication and quantitative skills applicable to a broad range of occupations. It covers courses in key fields of knowledge in the humanities, sciences and business to build the core competencies of a well-rounded graduate, while providing a wide selection of free electives and enrichment options to cater for individual interests.
GER Core Requirements
Unless otherwise stated, undergraduates from BSc (Hons) Biological Sciences programmes are required to read the following General Education Requirement (GER) Core Courses.
As an exception, the BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences and Biobusiness (Double Major) programme ; BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences and Psychology (Double Major) and the BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Sciences and B. in Chinese Medicines (Double Degree) programme have different GER Core requirements. Students in those programmes should refer to their respective curriculum for details.
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of AU | Recommended Year & Sem |
|---|---|---|---|
| GC0001 | Sustainability: Seeing through the Haze^ | 1 | Year 1 Sem 2 |
| ML0003 | Kickstart your Career Success^ | 1 | Year 2 Sem 1 |
| BS0004 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | Year 2 Sem 1 |
| HW0111 | Communication: A Journey of Inquiry through Writing and Speech | 2 | Year 1 Sem 1 |
| HW0228 | Scientific Communication II | 2 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| HY0001 | Ethics and Moral Reasoning^ | 1 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| BS0005 | One Health^^ | 3 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| ET0001 | Enterprise and Innovation^ | 1 | Year 3 Sem 2 |
| Total | 14 |
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of AU | Recommended Year & Sem |
|---|---|---|---|
| GC0001 | Sustainability: Seeing through the Haze^ | 1 | Year 1 Sem 2 |
| ML0003 | Kickstart your Career Success^ | 1 | Year 2 Sem 1 |
| BS0004 | Introduction to Data Science | 3 | Year 2 Sem 1 |
| HW0128 | Scientific Communication I | 2 | Year 2 Sem 1 |
| HW0228 | Scientific Communication II | 2 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| HY0001 | Ethics and Moral Reasoning^ | 1 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| BS0005 | One Health^^ | 3 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| ET0001 | Enterprise and Innovation^ | 1 | Year 3 Sem 2 |
| Total | 14 |
^^ Students from AY2018 intake who have read and completed BS0001 Biology and Society (as GER-Core) before AY2019 Sem 2 are NOT required to read BS0005 One Health.
^ Online Course
| Course Code | Course Title | No. of AU | Recommended Year & Sem |
|---|---|---|---|
| ML0001 | Absolute Basics for Career ^ | 1 | Year 1 Sem 1 |
| GC0001 | Sustainability: Seeing through the Haze^ | 1 | Year 1 Sem 2 |
| HW0128 | Scientific Communication I | 2 | Year 2 Sem 1 |
| HW0228 | Scientific Communication II | 2 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| HY0001 | Ethics and Moral Reasoning^ | 1 | Year 2 Sem 2 |
| BS0001++ | Biology and Society | 3 | Year 3 Sem 1 |
| ML0002 | Career Power Up! ^ | 1 | Year 3 Sem 1 |
| ET0001 | Enterprise and Innovation^ | 1 | Year 3 Sem 2 |
| Total | 12 |
++ BS0001 is replaced by BS0005. Students from AY16 & AY17 intake who have not completed BS0001 will have to read BS0005 One Health in semester 2.
^ Online Course