Programme AY2025

B.Sc. (Hons) in Biological Sciences and Psychology

Programme Structure details for matriculation Year 2025

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.
  • 6 ICC - Common Core Courses: Focusing on Key Transferable Skills and Global Challenges.  
  • 4 ICC - Professional Series: Including Professional Communication, Digital proficiency, Professional internship, Profession Preparation.
  • 1 ICC - Care, Serve, Learn (CSL): To develop deep understanding of societal issues and empathy through active community service and reflective learning.
  • Broadening & Deepening Electives (BDE): ​BDE may be taken from the courses offered by the school (usually from Selected Major Prescribed Electives) or from courses offered by other schools in the University. BDE may be used to fulfil requirements for Second Major, Minor, and Work-study programmes and MOOCs approved by NTU. 

 

    Table 1: Summary Table of the Double Major BS & PSY Programme for students admitted in AY2025

    Major Course TypeAU
    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 Courses12
    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) Common Core 14
    Professional Series16
    Care, Serve, Learn 3
    Broadening and Deepening Electives (BDE)

    Broadening and Deepening Electives

     

    		12
     Total 141

    ** 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.  

    For information about the University’s Academic Unit System, Grade Point Average System and calculation of Honours classification, please refer to the AUS Handbook @ here.