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Bachelor of
Chinese Medicine and BSc (Hons) in Biomedical Science (Programme Code 2876) |
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To provide the necessary scientific and clinical knowledge and practical training in Chinese Medicine to meet
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needs in medical care using mainly Chinese medical methods.
To instill students with an understanding of the
applications of natural sciences, viz. Chemistry, Biology and
Statistics in relation to health sciences. The basic biomedical
sciences subjects, i.e. Biochemistry, Microbiology, Molecular Biology,
Physiology, Anatomy and Pharmacology help students grasp a basic
knowledge in life sciences and lay a solid foundation for scientific
researches in the future.
To provide students with a strong foundation in basic
Chinese medical sciences which will be useful in the clinical years.
To instill students with a practical understanding of
clinical Chinese medical sciences and a general understanding of
Western clinical sciences.
To expose students to Chinese medical practice through
clinical practicum and the final year internship programme. Emphasis
will be given to community service.
To establish the ability to follow a designated
research topic, to design logical research methods, and to perform basic
data analysis, thus preparing students to pursue advanced research
degrees.
Clinical practice and internship are emphasized in
this curriculum. All students will spend summer at the end of third and
fourth years respectively, to carry out observation and clerkship in
the Chinese Medicine outpatient clinic/hospital. In the fifth year,
students will need to spend 8 months in Chinese Medicine teaching
hospitals in mainland China.
The course is composed of 201 units, with a total of nine study
areas as listed below:
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| I. Basic Biomedical Sciences |
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| II. Basic Chinese Medical Sciences |
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| III. Clinical Chinese Medical Sciences |
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| IV. General Western Clinical Sciences |
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| V. Complementary Studies Subjects |
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| VI. Supporting Discipline Subjects |
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| VII. Elective Subjects |
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| VIII. Clinical Practice & Internship |
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| IX. Research Project |
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The licensing of Chinese Medicine practitioners has
already been enforced since 2003 and our graduates are expected to meet
the most stringent requirements of licensing qualifications.
The major career prospect for our graduates is to
become Chinese Medicine practitioners, the demand for which will be
increasing in Hong Kong in the future.
A small number of graduates may go into postgraduate
studies and pursue research careers.
A small proportion of graduates may seek a career in
educational or trading field in Chinese herbal medicine.
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Bachelor of
Pharmacy (Hons) in Chinese Medicine (Programme Code 2888) |
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To instill students with the knowledge and understanding of the Pharmacy
in Chinese Medicine studies;
To equip students with the fundamental knowledge and technologies
of Chinese Medicines (CMs) studies, as well as the knowledge of modern
pharmaceutical science;
To train students to become professionals of CMs, or
professional personnel in the regulation, quality assurance and control
of CMs, research and development for new proprietary CMs and health
food, or professionals in industrialization and international trade of
CMs.
Full-time CMs training on a concrete scientific basis;
Knowledge and traditional methods of processing
Chinese Materia Medica;
Modern pharmaceutical knowledge on preparation and
analysis methods, marketing, trade, management and legislation;
Scientific research will be highlighted;
Authentication in both Medicinal Plants and crud drugs.
The course will be delivered in a four-year mode. In
the first three years, students will receive fundamental and
professional training at the University. In the final year, which is
dedicated for practices, students will be required to undertake
supervised practicum and prepare report.
The course is composed of 134 units, with a total of
five study areas. Their respective weighting in percentages are as
follows:
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| I. Main Discipline: Fundamental Subjects |
43% |
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| II. Main Discipline: Professional Subjects |
26% |
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| III. Complementary Subjects |
15% |
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4% |
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| V. Supervised Practicum and Honours Project |
12% |
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| Career Opportunities
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Surveys from the mainland and overseas show that graduates of CMs
are more sought after than graduates of Chinese Medicine (CM);
With the Government's regulatory framework introduced
to Chinese Medicine, the society has an urgent demand for professionals
who can undertake CMs quality control and manufacturing, CMs business
management, new product development and CMs trading;
Graduates can also take on further studies by applying
for CMs research at postgraduate level;
Alternatively, they can be involved in the development
of the CMs industry and trade by participating in the international or
mainland CMs arena or through collaborating with the CMs industry.
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