The aim of this programme is to equip students with the knowledge in (i) authentication, identification, quality analysis, quality control and patenting of Chinese medicines (CM); (ii) the new dosage-form design of modern Chinese medicinal products; (iii) fundamental skills in research and development of Chinese medicinal products; and (iv) the regulation and management of the pharmaceutical industry in Hong Kong.
The programme encompasses basic sciences, theories of Chinese Medicine and Western pharmacy, pharmaceutical science of Chinese Materia Medica and practicum training. During the four-year of studies, students are required to complete a 15-week practicum, and carry out an Honours Project before graduation.
Career opportunities of our graduates include quality control and manufacturing, business management, new product development and trading of Chinese medicines. Graduates may also take on further studies by applying for research in Chinese medicines at postgraduate level.
| I) | Major Courses | 96 units |
| II) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| III) | General Education | 38 units |
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140 units |
| I. | Major Courses | 96 units | ||
| Major Required Courses (87 units) | ||||
| BMSC | 1008 | Biomedical Sciences Laboratory I | 1 unit | |
| BMSC | 1009 | Biomedical Sciences Laboratory II | 1 unit | |
| BMSC | 1015 | Biochemistry & Molecular Biology | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 1025 | Anatomy & Physiology | 3 units | |
| BMSC | 2025 | Microbiology & Immunology | 3 units | |
| CHEM | 1006 | Chemistry for Life Sciences | 3 units | |
| CHEM | 1007 | Chemistry for Life Sciences Lab | 1 unit | |
| CHEM | 3025 | Chemical Analysis | 3 units | |
| CHEM | 3026 | Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| CMED | 1025 | Fundamental Chinese Medicine | 4 units | |
| CMED | 2006 | Chinese Materia Medica | 4 units | |
| PCMD | 1006 | Chemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 units | |
| PCMD | 1016 | Medicinal Botany Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 1025 | Supervised Practicum I | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 1026 | Medicinal Botany I | 2 units | |
| PCMD | 1027 | Medicinal Botany II | 2 units | |
| PCMD | 1035 | Pharmaceutical Latin | 2 units | |
| PCMD | 1037 | Chemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 2005 | Chinese Medicinal Formulae | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 2006 | Phytochemistry | 4 units | |
| PCMD | 2007 | Phytochemistry Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 3005 | Introduction to Chinese Medicine Practice | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 3006 | Pharmacology & Toxicology | 4 units | |
| PCMD | 3007 | Pharmaceutics in Chinese Materia Medica | 5 units | |
| PCMD | 3015 | Pharmaceutics in Chinese Materia Medica Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 3016 | Authentication of Chinese Materia Medica | 4 units | |
| PCMD | 3017 | Authentication of Chinese Materia Medica Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 3025 | Biopharmaceutics | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 3026 | Herbal Pharmacology | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 3027 | Herbal Pharmacology Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 4005 | Supervised Practicum II | 3.5 units | |
| PCMD | 4006 | Chinese Medicine Preparation Analysis | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 4007 | Chinese Medicine Preparation Analysis Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD | 4015 | Management of Pharmaceutical Affairs | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 4017 | Unique Processing Methods of Chinese Medicines | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 4025 | Supervised Practicum III | 0.5 unit | |
| Major Elective Courses (9 units) | ||||
| Students must take a total of three Major Elective Courses from the following courses | ||||
| BUSI | 2016 | Entrepreneurship & New Venture | 3 units | |
| ECON | 2017 | Medical Economics | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 2036 | Marketing of Chinese Medicines & Legal Aspects of International Business | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 2037 | Resources of Medicinal Plants | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 3035 | Advances in Modern Research of Chinese Materia Medica | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 3036 | Health Care in Chinese Medicine | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 4035 | Chinese Medicines Merchandise Science | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 4036 | Licensing Training for Pharmacist in Chinese Medicines | 3 units | |
| II) | Honours Project | 6 units | ||
| PCMD | 4898 | Honours Project I | 3 units | |
| PCMD | 4899 | Honours Project II | 3 units | |
| III. | Genaral Education* | 38 units | ||
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| 140 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 GDAR 1087 Ancient Chinese Medical Prose—Classical Chinese (3 units) for fulfilling the requirement of the Arts Category. |
Source: Calendar/Bulletin 2015-2016
Last modified: July 2015
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