A new hub-and-spoke biology curriculum designed around interdisciplinary laboratory practical sessions to enhance student employability

A new hub-and-spoke (H&S) model for restructuring the traditional biological science curriculum is presented here. The H&S emphasises integration of sub-disciplines biology and with other scientific disciplines. In this model, undergraduate courses that include both theory a stand-alone laboratory component are replaced discovery-based research act as hub, servicing discipline-specific theory-only courses, which spoke. hub course includes an immersive experience, aimed to integrate all spoke components unit serves. also offers opportunity develop framework will support active pedagogies such inquiry-based open-ended problem-based learning, where students work in groups solve challenging problems build their capacity design implement approaches undertake own investigation, thus enhancing critical thinking well generic skills. Overall, higher interdisciplinary skills, integrative understanding projects graduate’s employability. This may be easily adapted branches science, given nature sciences R&D innovation sector.