Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (BMS)
Department of Biomedical Sciences
MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.
Core Courses for PhD Students (9 credits) for 2024 cohort and thereafter:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2024-25 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| At least six (6) courses at six different semesters | |||
| BMS8101A | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (A) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101B | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (B) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101C | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (C) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101D | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (D) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101E | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (E) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101F | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (F) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101G | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (G) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101H | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (H) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| And | |||
| BMS8200 | PhD Research Seminars | 3 | - |
Core Courses for PhD Students (11 credits^) for 2023 cohort or before:
Core Courses for MPhil Students (2 Credits) for 2024 cohort and thereafter:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2024-25 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Register at least two (2) courses at two different semesters | |||
| BMS8101A | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (A) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101B | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (B) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101C | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (C) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101D | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (D) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101E | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (E) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101F | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (F) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101G | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (G) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
| BMS8101H | Guided Studies for Postgraduate Students (H) | 1 | A / B / Summer |
Core Courses for MPhil Students (2 Credits) for 2019 cohort to 2023 cohort:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2024-25 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8102 | Frontiers in Biomedical Research | 2 | - |
Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students /MPhil Students (2 Credits) all cohorts:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2024-25 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8001 | Research Ethics and Methodology | 2 | A |
Electives for PhD Students /MPhil Students (3 Credits) for 2024 cohort and thereafter:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2024-25 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8103 | Cell and Molecular Biology Research # | 3 | A |
| BMS8105 | Biotherapy and Nanomedicine | 3 | A |
| BMS8106 | Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | 3 | A |
| BMS8107 | Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine | 3 | B |
| BMS8110 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 3 | A |
| BMS8111 | Immunology and Infectious Diseases | 3 | B |
| NS8002 | Advanced Neuroscience | 3 | A |
Electives for PhD Students (At least 1 Credit^)/MPhil Students (3 Credits) for 2023 cohort or before:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2024-25 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8105 | Biotherapy and Nanomedicine | 3 | A |
| BMS8106 | Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | 3 | A |
| BMS8107 | Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine | 3 | B |
| BMS8108 / NS8002 | Advanced Neuroscience | 3 | A |
| BMS8110 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 3 | A |
| BMS8111 | Immunology and Infectious Diseases | 3 | B |
- Students not enrolled in BMS8002 Seminars on Biomedical Sciences 1 or BMS8003 Seminars on Biomedical Sciences 2 are required to take BMS8102 or BMS8103 as core courses instead. For students completed BMS8002 and/or BMS8003 as core course(s) before Semester B 2016/2017, they may take BMS8102 and/or BMS8103 as electives.
- Courses will be offered subject to sufficient enrolment.
- Students are normally not allowed to apply for credit transfer for core courses and BMS8001.
- A course can be taken as either a core course or an elective only.
- Students may also take postgraduate level courses offered by other academic units as electives upon approval from their supervisors and the course offering units. A list of approved courses is available on Chow Yei Ching School of Graduate Studies (SGS) website.
# The number of credit units of BMS8103 is changed from 2 to 3 effective from Semester A 2020/2021. It is not applicable to students who took the course in Semester A 2019/2020 or before.
^ For PhD students admitted in 2019 cohort, the core course requirement is 10 credits and the electives requirement is 2 credits; for PhD students admitted in 2018 cohort or before, the core course requirement is 6 credits and the electives requirement is 8 credits.