BSc Biological and Biomedical Sciences (joint degree with National University of Singapore)
Entry requirements
A level: CCC (Essential subjects: Biology or Chemistry, plus equivalent of GCSE Mathematics) IB: 28 points, including 5, 5, 4 at higher level Essential subjects: Biology or Chemistry at Higher Level plus Standard Level Chemistry at 4, Biology at 4, and Mathematics at 5 Higher / Advanced Higher, SQA (standard): BBCC (Essential subjects: Higher Biology or Human Biology or Chemistry plus National 5 Chemistry at C, Biology at C, and Mathematics at C).
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Biological Sciences, combining biological and biomedical study across two universities. Core topics include Programming, Statistics, Laboratory Techniques, Research Methods, Data Analysis, and Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. The first five semesters are based at the University of Dundee, with the final 18 months at the National University of Singapore. A capstone research project is completed in the final year, and students select a specialism during their time at NUS.
Modules
- Numeracy, Chemistry and Physics for the Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 1A
- The Building Blocks of Life
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 1B
- Building the Organism
- Statistics and Experimental Design
- Cellular Communication
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 2A
- Human Physiology and Pharmacology
- Biomolecular Mechanisms
- Core Skills in the Life Sciences 2B
- Organic Chemistry for the Life Sciences
- Introductory Programming for Life Sciences
- Molecular Microbiology
- Cell Signalling
- Bioinformatics Methods
- Crop science and biotechnology for food security
- Research Skills 3B
- Modern Drug Discovery Fundamentals
- Synthesis for Drug Discovery
- Biobusiness
- Developmental Biology
- Immunology
- Capstone Project: Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Machine Learning in Biology
- Advanced Modern Drug Discovery
- Advanced Molecular Microbiology
- Parasitology
- Chemical Biology