Students will be able to:

1. Understand better the world in which they live by fostering a critical awareness of continuity and change in the human experience.
2. Appreciate the interrelationship of ideas across disciplines.
3. Broaden their global outlook while enabling them to remain mindful of shared historical, social and cultural experiences both within Singapore and regionally.
4. Develop maturity of thought and apply critical reading and creative thinking skills.
5. Develop the skills of clear, accurate and effective communication.
6. Develop the skills of evaluation of arguments and opinions.
7. Promote extensive and independent reading and research.

Students will be able to

1. Acquire mathematical concepts and skills to support their tertiary studies in business and the social sciences
2. Develop thinking, reasoning, communication and modelling skills through mathematical approach to problem-solving
3. Connect ideas within mathematics and apply mathematics in the context of business and social sciences
4. Experience and appreciate the value of mathematics in life and other disciplines.
5. Acquire the necessary mathematical concepts and skills for everyday life, and for continuous learning in mathematics and related disciplines
6. Develop the necessary process skills for the acquisition and application of mathematical concepts and skills
7. Develop the mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills and apply these skills to formulate and solve problems
8. Recognise and use connections among mathematical ideas, and between mathematics and other disciplines
9. Develop positive attitudes towards mathematics
10. Make effective use of a variety of mathematical tools (including information and communication technology tools) in the learning and application of mathematics
11. Produce imaginative and creative work arising from mathematical ideas
12. Develop the abilities to reason logically, to communicate mathematically, and to learn cooperatively and independently.

Students will be able to

1. Understand daily conversations, discussions, radio and media programs related to life and current events, and infer the hidden information. Can fluently, clearly and methodically describe experiences or express opinions on life and current affairs.
2. When describing experience or expressing opinions, you can use rich vocabulary and different sentence types, supplemented by arguments and highlighting key points. When you speak, you can make your voice correct and clear, and your tone is natural and emotional.
3. Read the reading materials related to life and current affairs, and infer the implied information. I can read many kinds of texts, such as magazines, newspapers, real language materials and literary texts.
4. Describe situations or experiences and express feelings or opinions through written words with quite rich vocabulary and different sentence patterns according to topics.
5. Communicate with people quite fluently on life and current affairs. When participating in the discussion, be able to respond to the views put forward by the other party and exchange views with each other continuously.
6. Communicate with people in appropriate language and expression through email, blog diary or face book on daily life and current affairs topics.

Students will be able to:

1. Strengthen their Chinese language proficiency, comprehensively use various language skills, communicate effectively with people in fluent language, express and exchange opinions on different topics, communicate across topics, and transfer their knowledge to different situations or fields.
2. Having civic awareness and global vision, as well as cross-cultural communication skills;
3. Comment on the society and what's going on in the world through the analysis of real corpus;
4. By appreciating ancient and modern, local and regional Chinese literary works, we can understand the similarities and differences of human life in different time and space, and strengthen students' skills of understanding, analyzing, synthesizing, comparing and commenting on literary works, so as to enhance their ability to reflect on personal, social, national and world events.
5. Cultivate critical thinking and creative ability; Learn to explore the connotation of real corpus, philosophical texts and literary works from multiple perspectives, and use critical thinking and creative thinking to explore, analyze, compare and comment on problems in depth.
6. Students can also try to create different genres of literary works and express their thoughts and feelings by using the literary skills they have learned through the texts specified in the course, the texts selected by their own reading

Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of economic concepts, theories and principles.
2. Interpret economic information presented in textual, numerical or graphical form.
3. Make valid inferences based on the information presented and its limitations.
4. Apply relevant economic concepts, theories and principles to analyse contemporary issues, perspectives and policy choices.
5. Construct coherent economic arguments.
6. Evaluate critically contemporary issues, perspectives and policy choices .
7. Recognise unstated assumptions and evaluate their relevance.
8. Synthesise economic arguments to arrive at well-reasoned judgements and decisions.

Students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of economic concepts, theories and principles.
2. Interpret economic information presented in textual, numerical or graphical form.
3. Make valid inferences based on the information presented and its limitations.
4. Apply relevant economic concepts, theories and principles to analyse contemporary issues, perspectives and policy choices.
5. Construct coherent economic arguments.
6. Evaluate critically contemporary issues, perspectives and policy choices.
7. Recognise unstated assumptions and evaluate their relevance.
8. Synthesise economic arguments to arrive at well-reasoned judgements and decisions.

Students will be able to:

1. through well designed studies of experimental and practical chemistry, and a provision of a worthwhile educational experience for them, whether or not they go on to study science beyond this level, to acquire sufficient understanding and knowledge to:
   1. become confident citizens in a technological world, able to take or develop an informed interest in matters of scientific importance
   2. recognise the usefulness, and limitations, of scientific method and to appreciate its applicability in other disciplines and in everyday life
   3. be suitably prepared for employment and/or further studies beyond A Level.
2. develop abilities and skills that:
   1. are relevant to the study and practice of science
   2. are useful in everyday life
   3. encourage efficient and safe practice
   4. encourage the presentation of information and ideas appropriate for different audiences and purposes
   5. develops self-motivation and the ability to work in a sustained fashion.
3. develop attitudes relevant to science such as:
   1. accuracy and precision
   2. objectivity
   3. integrity
   4. enquiry
   5. initiative
   6. insight
4. stimulate interest in and care for the environment.
5. understand
   1. the study and practice of science are co-operative and cumulative activities, and are subject to social, economic, technological, ethical and cultural influences and limitations
   2. the applications of science may be both beneficial and detrimental to the individual, the community and the environment
   3. that science transcends national boundaries and that the language of science, correctly and rigorously applied, is universal
   4. the use of information technology is important for communication, as an aid to experiments and as a tool for interpretation of experimental and theoretical results.
6. experience development of interest in Chemistry and builds the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for further studies in related fields
7. enable students to become scientifically literate citizens who are well-prepared for the challenges of the 21st century
8. understand, skills, ethics and attitudes relevant to the Practices of Science, including the following:
   1. understanding the nature of scientific knowledge
   2. demonstrating science inquiry skills
   3. relating science and society
9. develop the way of thinking to explain phenomena, approach and solve problems in chemical systems which involves students in:
   1. understanding the structure, properties and transformation of matter at the atomic/molecular level and how they are related to each other
   2. connecting between the submicroscopic, macroscopic and symbolic levels of representations in explaining and making predictions about chemical systems, structures and properties.

1. provide students with an experience that develops interest in Chemistry and builds the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for them to become scientifically literate citizens who are well-prepared for the challenges of the 21st century
2. develop in students the understanding, skills, ethics and attitudes relevant to the Practices of Science, including the following:
   1. understanding the nature of scientific knowledge
   2. demonstrating science inquiry skills
   3. relating science and society
3. develop the way of thinking to explain phenomena, approach and solve problems in chemical systems which involves students in:

   i. understanding the structure, properties and transformation of matter at the atomic/molecular level and how they are related to each other

   ii. connecting between the submicroscopic, macroscopic and symbolic levels of representations in explaining and making predictions about chemical systems, structures and properties.

1. Provide students with an experience that develops their interest in biology and builds the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for them to become scientifically literate citizens who are well prepared for the challenges of the 21st century
2. Develop in students the understanding, skills, ethics and attitudes relevant to the Practices of Science, including the following:
   1. understanding the nature of scientific knowledge
   2. demonstrating science inquiry skills
   3. Relating science and society
3. address the broader questions of what life is and how life is sustained, including: i.
   1. understanding life at the cellular and molecular levels, and making connections to how these micro-systems interact at the physiological and organismal levels
   2. recognising the evolving nature of biological knowledge
   3. stimulating interest in and demonstrating care for the local and global environment.

Student will be able to:

1. Demonstrate knowledge with understanding in relation to:
   1. Scientific phenomena, facts, laws, definitions, concepts and theories
   2. Scientific vocabulary, terminology and conventions (including symbols, quantities and units)
   3. Scientific instruments and apparatus, including techniques of operation and aspects of safety
   4. Scientific quantities and their determination
   5. Scientific and technological applications with their social, economic and environmental implications.
2. Handling, applying and evaluating information Candidates should be able (in words or by using symbolic, graphical and numerical forms of presentation) to:
   1. locate, select, organise, interpret and present information from a variety of sources
   2. Handle information, distinguishing the relevant from the extraneous
   3. Manipulate numerical and other data and translate information from one form to another
   4. Present reasoned explanations for phenomena, patterns, trends and relationships
   5. Make comparisons that may include the identification of similarities and differences
   6. Analyse and evaluate information to identify patterns, report trends, draw inferences, report conclusions and construct arguments
   7. Justify decisions, make predictions and propose hypotheses
   8. Apply knowledge, including principles, to novel situations
   9. Use skills, knowledge and understanding from different areas of Biology to solve problems
   10. Organise and present information, ideas and arguments clearly and coherently, using appropriate language.
3. Experimental skills and investigations
   1. Follow a detailed sequence of instructions or apply standard techniques
   2. Devise and plan investigations which may include constructing and/or testing a hypothesis and select techniques, apparatus and materials
   3. Use techniques, apparatus and materials safely and effectively
   4. Make and record observations, measurements and estimates
   5. Interpret and evaluate observations and experimental data
   6. Evaluate methods and techniques, and suggest possible improvements

1. Provide students with an experience that develops their interest in physics and builds the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary for them to become scientifically literate citizens who are well-prepared for the challenges of the 21st century.
2. Develop in students the understanding, skills, ethics and attitudes relevant to the Practices of Science, including the following:
   1. understanding the nature of scientific knowledge
   2. demonstrating science inquiry skills
   3. relating science and society
3. Develop in students an understanding that a small number of basic principles and core ideas can be applied to

Students will be able to

1. through a well-designed study of experimental and practical Physics, and a provision of a worthwhile educational experience for them, whether or not they go on to study Physics beyond this level, acquire sufficient understanding and knowledge to:
   1. become confident citizens in a technological world and able to take or develop an informed interest in matters of scientific importance.
   2. recognise the usefulness, and limitations, of scientific method and to appreciate its applicability in other disciplines and in everyday life
   3. be suitably prepared for studies beyond A level.
2. develop abilities and skills that:
   1. are relevant to the study and practice of science
   2. are useful in everyday life
   3. encourage efficient and safe practice
   4. encourage effective communication.
3. develop attitudes relevant to science such as:
   1. concern for accuracy and precision
   2. objectivity
   3. integrity
   4. the skills of enquiry
   5. initiative
   6. inventiveness.
4. understand
   1. i. that the study and practice of Physics are co-operative and cumulative activities, and are subject to social, economic, technological, ethical and cultural influences and limitations
   2. that the implications of Physics may be both beneficial and detrimental to the individual, the community and the environment
   3. of the importance of the use of IT for communications, as an aid to experiments and as a tool for the interpretation of experimental and theoretical result iv. that Physics transcends national boundaries and that the language of science, correctly and rigorously applied, is universal.
5. stimulate students and create a sustained interest in Physics so that the study of the subject is enjoyable and satisfying.
6. provide students with an experience that develops their interest in Physics and builds the knowledge,
7. skills and attitudes necessary for further studies in related fields
8. enable students to become scientifically literate citizens who are well-prepared for the challenges of the 21st century
9. understand skills, ethics and attitudes relevant to the Practices of Science, including the following:
   1. understanding the nature of scientific knowledge
   2. demonstrating science inquiry skills
   3. relating science and society
10. develop in students an understanding that a small number of basic principles and core ideas can be applied to explain, analyse and solve problems in a variety of systems in the physical world.