Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (BME)

Department of Biomedical Engineering

MPhil/PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.

Core Course(s) for PhD Students (9 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023 - 2024 Semester / Term
1) Biomedical Imaging and Bioinstrumentation
BME8122	Biomedical Engineering Design	3	A
BME8127	Biomedical Instrumentation	3	A
BME8131	Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics	3	B
BME8140	Advanced Optical Microscopy for Biomedical Engineering	3	B
2) Cell / Tissue Engineering and Biomechanics
BME8123	Regenerative Medicine	3	A
BME8132	Biomechanics	3	B
BME8103	Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices	3	A
BME8135	Engineering Principles for Drug Delivery	3	B
3) Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Applications
BME8124	Computer Controlled Systems	3	-
BME8128	Advanced Control Systems	3	B
BME8129	Biorobotics	3	B
BME8138	Robotics in Minimally Invasive Healthcare	3	Summer
BME8139	AI in Medical Imaging	3	-
4) Biosensors and Health Informatics
BME8125	Micro Systems Technology	3	B
BME8130	Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment	3	Summer
BME8133	Physiological Modeling	3	-
BME8134	Flexible Bioelectronics for Medical Applications	3	A
BME8136	Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare and Biomedical Applications	3	A

Core Course(s) for MPhil Students for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023 - 2024 Semester / Term
Nil

Research Methodology and Ethics Course(s) for PhD/MPhil Students (2 Credits) for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023 - 2024 Semester / Term
BME8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B

Electives for PhD (3 Credits) /MPhil (5 Credits) Students for 2019 cohort and thereafter:

PhD student should chosse one course from any of the following four research areas which has not been taken to fulfil the core course requirement.

MPhil student can choose two courses from any of the following four research areas.

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023 - 2024 Semester / Term
1) Biomedical Imaging and Bioinstrumentation
BME8122	Biomedical Engineering Design	3	A
BME8127	Biomedical Instrumentation	3	A
BME8131	Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics	3	B
BME8140	Advanced Optical Microscopy for Biomedical Engineering	3	B
2) Cell / Tissue Engineering and Biomechanics
BME8123	Regenerative Medicine	3	A
BME8132	Biomechanics	3	B
BME8103	Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices	3	A
BME8135	Engineering Principles for Drug Delivery	3	B
3) Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Biomedical Applications
BME8124	Computer Controlled Systems	3	-
BME8128	Advanced Control Systems	3	B
BME8129	Biorobotics	3	B
BME8138	Robotics in Minimally Invasive Healthcare	3	Summer
BME8139	AI in Medical Imaging	3	-
4) Biosensors and Health Informatics
BME8125	Micro Systems Technology	3	B
BME8130	Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment	3	Summer
BME8133	Physiological Modeling	3	-
BME8134	Flexible Bioelectronics for Medical Applications	3	A
BME8136	Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare and Biomedical Applications	3	A

Core Course(s) for PhD Students (5 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023 - 2024 Semester / Term
BME8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B
or
BME8002M	Research Seminar @	2	A
and
BME8010	Advanced Research Topics ^	3	-
or
BME8007	Research and Development Case Study *	3	-
or
BME8007M	Research and Development Case Study @	3	-

^ Students who have not registered for MBE/BME8010 by Semester B 2018-19 should take a 3-credit unit course from the list of Electives since the course will be phased out.

* For BME PhD students (2018 cohort or before only) under joint PhD programmes.

@ For BME PhD students (2018 cohort or before only) under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes only. Courses will be offered outside Hong Kong.

Core Course(s) for MPhil Students (2 Credits) for 2018 cohort or before:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023 - 2024 Semester / Term
BME8009	Research Methodology	2	A & B

Electives for PhD (9 Credits) /MPhil (5 Credits) Students for 2018 cohort or before only:

Code	Course Title	Credits	2023 -2024 Semester / Term
BME8001	Comprehensive Studies ∆	3	A & B
BME8001M	Comprehensive Studies @ #	3	A & B
BME8103	Manufacturing of Biomedical Devices	3	A
BME8121	Human Machine Interface	3	-
BME8122	Biomedical Engineering Design	3	A
BME8123	Regenerative Medicine	3	A
BME8124	Computer Controlled Systems	3	-
BME8125	Micro Systems Technology	3	B
BME8127	Biomedical Instrumentation	3	A
BME8128	Advanced Control Systems	3	B
BME8129	Biorobotics	3	B
BME8130	Biomedical Safety and Risk Assessment	3	Summer
BME8131	Biomedical Imaging and Biophotonics	3	B
BME8132	Biomechanics	3	B
BME8133	Physiological Modeling	3	-
BME8134	Flexible Bioelectronics for Medical Applications	3	A
BME8135	Engineering Principles for Drug Delivery	3	B
BME8136	Advanced Biomaterials for Healthcare and Biomedical Applications	3	A
MNE8101	Special Topics on Advanced Structural Materials	3	-
MNE8102	Kinetics in Nanoscale Materials	3	-
MNE8104	Nano-manufacturing	3	B
MNE8105	Mechanical Behavious of Materials: From Metallic to Biomedical/ Biological Materials	3	A
MNE8106	Electron Microscopy	3	A
MNE8111	Advanced Thermal Fluids	3	A
MNE8112	CAD/CAM/CAE Integration	3	A
MNE8113	Applied Engineering Mechanics	3	B
MNE8119	Sustainable Green Manufacturing	3	-

# Scope of studies and assessment methods to be decided by the Qualifying Panel.

∆ Only for special occasions. Consultation with the course leader of BME8001 is required before registration.

@ For BME PhD students (2018 cohort or before only) under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes only. Courses will be offered outside Hong Kong.