Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Biomedical Science
(6-year) (New Curriculum)
The aim of this double-degree programme is to equip students with a comprehensive and practical understanding of Chinese medicine. The ultimate goal is to train a new generation of Chinese medicine practitioners with the ability to integrate modern science and technology with Chinese medicine principles on a scientific basis for prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
This is a 6-year full-time double degree programme, with a 12-month practicum followed by a 4-month specialized clinical internship, and an Honours Project. The curriculum of the programme encompasses extensive courses in Chinese medicine as well as courses in biomedical and clinical Western medicine.
The major career prospect for our graduates is to become Chinese medicine practitioners. Some graduates may go into postgraduate studies and pursue research careers in local and overseas institutions, and a small proportion of graduates may seek out careers in education, administration, regulatory sectors or trading in Chinese medicine.
| Major | 199 units |
| Major Required Courses (193 units) | |
| Honours Project (6 units) | |
| Electives | 7 units |
| General Education | 38 units |
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| 244 units | |
| Major Required Courses | 193 units | |||
| Core Biomedical Sciences | 53 units | |||
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BMSC | 1005 | Anatomy | 3 units |
| BMSC | 1007 | Physiology | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 1008-9 | Biomedical Sciences Laboratory I & II | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 1015 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 2005 | General Pathology | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 2006 | Microbiology | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 2007 | Pre-clinical Sciences Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| BMSC | 2015 | Clinical Sciences Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| BMSC | 2016 | Fundamental Diagnosis | 4 units | |
| BMSC | 2017 | Pharmacology | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 3005 | Hematology | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3006 | Cardiovascular System | 2.5 units | |
| BMSC | 3007 | Digestive System & Hepatobiliary System | 2.5 units | |
| BMSC | 3015 | Infectious Diseases | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3016 | Respiratory System | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3017 | Endocrinology | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3025 | Medical Ethics | 1 unit | |
| BMSC | 3026 | Renal System | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3027 | Reproductive System | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3035 | Immunology Disease | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3036 | Nervous System | 2 units | |
| BMSC | 3037 | Public Health & Family Medicine | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 3045 | Surgery & Emergency Medicine | 3 units | |
| Core Chinese Medicine | 93 units | |||
| CMED | 1006 | Fundamental Theories of Chinese Medicine | 6 units | |
| CMED | 1007 | Diagnostics of Chinese Medicine | 4 units | |
| CMED | 1008-9 | Chinese Medicine—Current Practices & Future Directions I & II | 0 unit | |
| CMED | 1016 | Ancient Chinese Medical Prose—Selected Readings | 2 units | |
| CMED | 2005 | Clinical Chinese Materia Medica | 6 units | |
| CMED | 2007 | Chinese Materia Medica Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| CMED | 2015 | Acupuncture - Basic Theories | 3 units | |
| CMED | 2016 | Acupuncture Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| CMED | 2017 | Chinese Medicinal Formulae | 6 units | |
| CMED | 2025 | Selected Readings of Chinese Medicine Classics (II)—Treatise on Exogenous Febrile Diseases | 5 units | |
| CMED | 2026 | Selected Readings of Chinese Medicine Classics (III)—Golden Chamber | 5 units | |
| CMED | 2027 | Selected Readings of Chinese Medicine Classics (IV)—Science of Seasonal Febrile Diseases | 5 units | |
| CMED | 2045 | Selected Readings of Chinese Medicine Classics (I)— Canon | 4 units | |
| CMED | 3035 | Surgery of Chinese Medicine | 4 units | |
| CMED | 3036 | Acupuncture—Clinical Practice | 4 units | |
| CMED | 3038-9 | Internal Medicine of Chinese Medicine I & II | 8 units | |
| CMED | 3045 | Chinese Medicine Integrated Clinical Practice | 1 unit | |
| CMED | 3046 | Different Theories of Chinese Medicine | 4 units | |
| CMED | 3047 | Gynaecology of Chinese Medicine | 4 units | |
| CMED | 3048-9 | Internal Medicine of Chinese Medicine Clinic I & II | 1 unit | |
| CMED | 3055 | Ophthalmology of Chinese Medicine | 2 units | |
| CMED | 3056 | Otorhinolaryngology of Chinese Medicine | 2 units | |
| CMED | 3057 | Paediatrics of Chinese Medicine | 4 units | |
| CMED | 3058-9 | Orthopaedics & Traumatology of Chinese Medicine & Tui Na I & II. | 6 units | |
| CMED | 3068-9 | Orthopaedics & Traumatology of Chinese Medicine & Tui Na Laboratory I & II | 2 units | |
| CMED | 4005 | Chinese Medicine Case Study & Clinical Thinking | 3 units | |
| Clinical Internship in Chinese Medicine | 47 units | |||
| CMED | 3037 | Practicum | 7 units | |
| CMED | 4008-9 | Clinical Internship I & II | 30 units | |
| CMED | 4015 | Specialized Clinical Internship | 10 units | |
| Honours Project | 6 units | |||
| BMSC | 4898 | Honours Project I | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 4899 | Honours Project II | 3 units | |
| Major Elective Courses | 7 units | |||
| Students must take a total of three Major Elective Courses from the following courses. | ||||
| BCHM | 4014 | Introduction to Differential Diagnosis of Critical & Severe Diseases (Offered by HKU) | 3 units | |
| BCME | 2302 | Yi-Jing & CM (Offered by CUHK) | 2 units | |
| CMED | 1015 | Introduction to Chinese Medicine Philosophy | 2 units | |
| CMED | 2035 | A Comparative Study of Traditional Chinese & Western Medical Systems | 2 units | |
| CMED | 2036 | Cosmetology of Tradtional Chinese Medicine | 3 units | |
| CMED | 2037 | Current Topics on Clinical Research in Chinese Medicine | 2 units | |
| Free Elective | 2 or 3 units | |||
| General Education * | 38 units | |||
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| 244 units | ||||
| * | GE Programme comprises of Core Requirements for a total of 26 units and Distribution Requirements for a total of 12 units. Students are required to take four areas (i.e. Arts, Business, Communication/Visual Arts, Science/Chinese Medicine and Social Sciences) outside of their own Faculty/School/Academy under the Distribution Requirements. For students of this programme, they will take CMED 1005 Ancient Chinese Medical Prose—Classical Chinese (3 units) for fulfilling the requirement of the Arts Category. |
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2012-2013
Last modified: August 2012
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