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Programme Features

The Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (BBiomedSc)curriculum is designed with the aim of achieving a balance of structure and flexibility, so as to accommodate the increasing needs for students to plan for a study programme straddling sciences and humanities.

Curriculum Structure

Students are required to complete a total of 240 credits of courses in the four-year curriculum:

  • Major in Biomedical Sciences courses: 96 credits

  • Common Core courses: 36 credits

  • Language Enhancement courses: 18 credits

  • Minor and/or electives: 90 credits

The Final Year Project and the Innovation Team Project are available as Capstone Experiences for students in their last year of study. The former allows students to integrate their knowledge and apply experimental and informatics skills to solve defined problems through research. The latter stimulates students to evaluate biomedical research output for translation into viable products to the intricacies of setting up a company.

Major in BBiomedSc

Year 1 (60 credits)

Compulsory Foundation courses (18 credits)

  • BBMS1001 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

  • BBMS1003 Perspectives in Biochemistry

  • CHEM1041 Foundations of Chemistry / CHEM1042 General Chemistry I

Compulsory Laboratory Course (6 credits)

  • BBMS1011 Fundamental Biomedical Laboratory Techniques

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Any 3 Common Core courses (18 credits)​​

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Language enhancement courses (12 credits)

  • CAES1000 Core University English

  • CEMD9008 Practical Chinese for Biomedical Sciences Students

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Any 1 Minor / Elective course (6 credits)

Year 2 (60 credits)

Compulsory course (6 credits)

  • BBMS2001 Basic Biomedical Laboratory Techniques (until 2023/24) / BBMS2013 Biomedical Statistics (2024/25 onwards)

Any 4 Introductory Level courses (24 credits)

  • BBMS2004 Human Anatomy

  • BBMS2005 Biomedical Pharmacology

  • BBMS2006 Physiological Basis of Health and Disease

  • BBMS2007 Essential Molecular Biology

  • BBMS2009 Introduction to Clinical Research

  • BBMS2010 Fundamentals of Clinical Trial Management

  • BBMS2011 Research Methods in Medicine and Health Sciences

  • EXSC2003 Exercise Physiology

  • EXSC2008 Physical and Health Benefits of Exercise

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Any 3 Common Core courses (18 credits)

 

Language enhancement course (6 credits)

  • CAES9722 Academic English for Biomedical Sciences Students

 

Any 1 Minor / Elective course (6 credits)

Year 3 - 4 (108 credits)

Compulsory Laboratory Course (6 credits)

  • BBMS3004 Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory 

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Any 4 Advanced Level courses (24 credits)

  • BBMS3001 Medical Microbiology 

  • BBMS3002 Molecular Biology of the Cell 

  • BBMS3003 Mechanisms and Pathology of Diseases 

  • BBMS3005 Infection and Immunity 

  • BBMS3007 Cancer Biology 

  • BBMS3008 Essential Proteomics 

  • BBMS3009 Genome Science 

  • BBMS3010 Emerging Infections 

  • BBMS3011 Molecular Neuroscience 

  • BBMS3012 Stem Cell Biotechnologies in Regenerative Medicine 

  • BBMS3018 Biomechanics and Biomedical Technologies 

  • BBMS4003 Developmental Genetics 

  • BBMS4005 Biopharmaceutical Research and Development 

  • BIOC3605 Sequence Bioinformatics 

  • BIOC4612 Molecular Biology of the Gene 

  • EXSC3002 Advanced Exercise Physiology 

  • EXSC3018 Biological Basis of Exercise and Health 

  • EXSC3019 Exercise and Chronic Diseases 

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Any 13 Minor / Elective courses (78 credits)

Year 4 (12 credits)

Any 1 course (12 credits)

  • BBMS4001 Final Year Project

  • BBMS4012 Innovation Team Project

Minor Options (36 credits each)

Minor in Genetics and Genomics 

Any 6 from the following courses (36 credits)

  • BBMS1003/BIOC1600 Perspectives in Biochemistry

  • BBMS2003 Human Genetics

  • BBMS2007 Essential Molecular Biology

  • BBMS3007 Cancer Biology

  • BBMS3008 Essential Proteomics

  • BBMS3009 Genome Science

  • BBMS4003 Developmental Genetics

  • BBMS4004 Public Health Genetics

  • BIOC3605 Sequence Bioinformatics

  • BIOC4612 Molecular Biology of the Gene

  • BIOF3002 Genome Sequencing and Analysis

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Minor in Biotechnology and Clinical Research

Any 6 from the following courses (36 credits)

  • BBMS1001 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

  • BBMS2005 Biomedical Pharmacology

  • BBMS2009 Introduction to Clinical Research

  • BBMS2010 Fundamentals of Clinical Trial Management

  • BBMS3012 Stem Cell Biotechnologies in Regenerative Medicine

  • BBMS3018 Biomechanics and Biomedical Technologies

  • BBMS4005 Biopharmaceutical Research and Development

  • BIOL2409 Biotechnology Industry and Entrepreneurship

  • BMED4604 Cell and Tissue Engineering 

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Minor in Kinesiology

Any 6 from the following courses (36 credits)

  • EXSC2003 Exercise Physiology

  • EXSC2007 Exercise Prescription and Training

  • EXSC2008 Physical and Health Benefits of Exercise

  • EXSC2009 Exercise Biomechanics

  • EXSC2010 Measurement and Evaluation of Physical Activity

  • EXSC3017 Nutrition for Exercise and Health

  • EXSC3018 Biological Basis of Exercise and Health

  • EXSC3019 Exercise and Chronic Diseases

  • BBMS1001 Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology

  • BBMS3018 Biomechanics and Biomedical Technologies

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Articulation Programme

There are three possible articulation pathways after the BBiomedSc (4 years).

The University of Edinburgh
Bachelor of Veterinary Medicine & Surgery (BVM&S)

  • Duration: Additional 3 years

​Students will study the first-year courses of the BVM&S curriculum at The University of Edinburgh. Upon completion of the one-year attachment in Edinburgh, students will return to finish the 4th year of study of BBiomedSc at HKU. After satisfactory completion of the BiomedSc curriculum at HKU, students can opt to continue studying the remaining three years (2nd, 3rd and 4th) of the BVM&S curriculum at The University of Edinburgh. Upon successful completion, students can obtain two degrees from the two universities and qualify as veterinary surgeons in seven years.

The University of Sydney
Master of Diagnostic Radiography (MDR)

  • Duration: Additional 1.5 years

​Students will study the prescribed courses of MDR at The University of Sydney. The credits earned will be counted towards their HKU degree. Students will return to HKU in their 4th year to complete their BBiomedSc degree. Upon graduation, they can return to Sydney for the remaining 1.5 years of the MDR programme. Students may apply for full registration to practice in Hong Kong upon completion of both programmes and register as a Diagnostic Radiographer provided all registration requirements are met as stipulated by the Hong Kong Supplementary Medical Professions Council.

The University of Hong Kong
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS)

  • Duration: Additional 4 years

​Year 3 students will begin the second semester of the first-year MBBS curriculum at HKU. Afterwards, they will resume their 4th year of BBiomedSc study. Once they complete the Biomedical Sciences curriculum and meet the admission criteria for the MBBS curriculum, they will be directly admitted to Year 2 of the MBBS curriculum. Additionally, they will be exempted from the Year 3 enrichment year requirement. By completing the program, students can earn a BBiomedSc and MBBS degree from HKU within eight years.

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