Curriculum Structure
Students are
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required to complete 24 units including a Research Method and Literature Review in Biochemical and Biomedical Sciences (BBMS6500)# for Graduation.
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Students are allowed to enroll a maximum of TWO BMEG courses from MSc in Biomedical Engineering Programme as elective courses.
Suggested Study Scheme (For students admitted in 2020/21 and thereafter)
Full-time mode
Year Term Course Units
1 1st BBMS5100, BBMS5120, BBMS6120, BBMS6200 9
(3 out of 4 Electives)
BBMS6500 (Required) 3
2nd BBMS5200, BBMS5220, BBMS6100, BBMS6300, 12
* BBMS6520
(4 out of 5 Electives)
Part-time mode
Year Term Course Units
1 1st BBMS5100, BBMS5120 6
2nd BBMS5200, BBMS5220 6
2 1st , BBMS6120, BBMS6200 (1 out of 2 Electives) 6
BBMS6500 (Required)
2nd BBMS6100, BBMS6300, * BBMS6520 6
(2 out of 5 Electives)
* BBMS6520 is for students working on research MSc Project.
Teaching Staff
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Full and part-time teaching staff from School of Life Sciences as well as other similarly qualified/experienced individuals
Study Mode
Classes
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Language of instruction: English
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All classes are scheduled in the evening on weekdays and Saturday afternoons/evenings at CUHK.
Tuition Fee
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HK$132,000 for the whole programme, HK$5,500 per unit
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HK$16,500 for each additional course
Assessment
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The assessment scheme varies between courses but will require in-depth reflection on topics covered
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Assessment types includes assignments and written examination
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MSc Project courses (BBMS6500 & BBMS6520) require poster/on-stage presentation and written report
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Performance of stduents will be assessed according to the grading scheme used to postgraduate courses at CUHK. If a student fails to meet the graduation requirement, he/she will be required to re-take the course and pay fees of the retaken course in the next academic period.
<Notes for Assessment>
Special attention is drawn to Honesty in Academic Work. A Guide for Students and Teachers is available by clicking here.
Graduation
All students are required to :
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meet all the programme requirements
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pass all the assessments & complete 24 units including BBMS6500 Research Method and Literature Review in Biochemical and Biomedical Sciences
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obtain a cumulative overall GPA of 2.0 or above