1. Research Area(s) in which research students will be admitted to:
Electronic Engineering; Life Sciences (Biomedical Science, Molecular Science) and Biomedical Engineering; or Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing |
2. Programme Core Courses: (9 credits) Students should choose 9 credit units of core courses from any of the following four research areas: |
1) Medical Imaging and Instrumentation| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| BME8122 | Biomedical Engineering Design | 3 | | BME8127 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 3 | | BME8131 | Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics | 3 |
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2) Cell and Tissue Engineering| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| BME8123 | Regenerative Medicine | 3 | | BME8132 | Biomechanics | 3 | | BME8103 | Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices | 3 | | BME8135 | Engineering Principles for Drug Delivery | 3 |
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3) Robotics and Automation| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| BME8124 | Computer Controlled Systems | 3 | | BME8128 | Advanced Control Systems | 3 | | BME8129 | Biorobotics | 3 |
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4) Biosensing and Health Informatics| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| BME8125 | Micro Systems Technology | 3 | | BME8130 | Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment | 3 | | BME8133 | Physiological Modeling | 3 | | BME8134 | Flexible Bioelectronics for Medical Applications | 3 | | BME8136 | Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare and Biomedical Applications | 3 |
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3. Research Methodology and Ethics Course(s): (2 credits) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units |
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| BME8009 | Research Methodology | 2 |
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4. Programme Electives: (3 credits)
Please refer to the updated list of approved courses for research students posted in the SGS website. |
5. Other Requirement (not counted towards the University coursework requirement) |
| Course Code | Course Title | Credit Units | Remarks |
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| SG8001 | Teaching Students: First Steps | 1 | | | -- | Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative (CITI) programme | -- | An online training course on research integrity.Compulsory for RPg students who admitted in 2018/19 and thereafter.
To be completed in the first year of study.Details are available in SGS website. |
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6. Qualifying Examination (for PhD only): PhD students are required to take and pass a qualifying examination within 10-24 months (full-time) or 20-48 months (part-time) after commencement of PhD studies. The objective of the Qualifying Examination (QE) is to ascertain the breadth of the student’s knowledge relating to the major subject areas of the research disciplines, and determine whether the student has the ability to apply their knowledge to solve theoretical and the practical problems in research. The qualifying examination shall consist of written examination only. |
7. Qualifying/Annual Report Submission:
Students are required to submit qualifying report and annual report in compliance to the regulations or guidelines as set by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Such regulations and guidelines are accessible via the guidebook located at SGS website. |
8. Thesis:
Each student is required to submit a well written thesis to complete the PhD programme of studies.
The thesis must be a scholarly piece of work that can adequately demonstrate the student’s: - competence in the application of research methodology and tools to undertake an independent scientific enquiry;
- in-depth knowledge and understanding of the chosen research area; and
- ontribution to the creation of new knowledge in the chosen research area.
In addition, the thesis should also exhibit more than one of the following characteristics: - displays a high level of critical understanding and intellectual accomplishment of the chosen research area
- makes substantial academic contribution to knowledge
- makes substantial innovative contribution to professional practices
- publishable in the mainstream research or professional journals
The submitted thesis will be examined by a panel of examiners. |
