Faculty of Life and Physical Sciences

The following courses are currently offered in Singapore by UWA through its educational provider, PSB Academy:

1. BSc (Biomedical Science)
2. BSc (Biomedical Genetics)
3. BSc (Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)
4. BSc (Pharmaceutical Science)
5. BSc (Psychology)
6. BSc (Psychology and Human Performance)
7. BSc (Sport Science)

Entry requirements

Admission requirements to the University's programs offered by PSB Academy are:

• GCE A Level and STPM (calculated over 2 or more subjects = 7 points for BSc (Sport Science) and 8 points for all other UWA BSc life science programmes (A grade = 5 points, B grade = 4 points, C grade = 3 points, D grade = 2 points, E grade = 1 point); or
• Local science-related diploma in relevant areas with average C grade; or
• Local engineering diploma with Calculus Mathematics background and a C average grade may be considered; or
• PSB Life Sciences Foundation with an average C grade, with a grade no lower than 'D' in any of the units

All students must also meet minimum English language proficiency requirements by achieving one of the following:

• C6 or better for GCE O Level English
• 570 (paper-based total) and 230 (computer-based total) in the TOEFL exam with Essay Rating/TWE of 4.5 or Internet Based Test (iBT) with an overall score of 90 and a minimum score of 22 in the writing section and no less than 20 in the other sections
• 6.5 in the IELTS exam, with no band less than 6.0
• C grade for the Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English.

Other requirements for courses 1., 2., 3. and 4. above:

• GCE A Level Mathematics; or O Level Mathematics with a minimum score of B together with Mathematics units completed in a relevant Polytechnic diploma
• Chemistry at A Level; or O Level Chemistry followed by passes in relevant Chemistry units at Polytechnic level.

Other requirements for courses 5., 6. and 7. above:

• GCE A Level Mathematics; or O Level Mathematics with a minimum score of B is required. Those with O Level Mathematics only will be required to enrol in a Mathematics (Calculus) unit in the first year of their course. 

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