Approved Courses for Research Degree Students (JCC)
College of Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences
PhD students are required to fulfill the stipulated core course and electives requirements.
Core Courses for PhD Students (at least 9 credits) for 2020 cohort and thereafter:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2023-24 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8102 | Frontiers in Biomedical Research | 2 | A |
| BMS8103 | Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology # | 3 | A |
| BMS8105 | Biotherapy and Nanomedicine | 3 | A |
| BMS8106 | Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | 3 | - |
| BMS8107 | Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine | 3 | B |
| BMS8108 | Advanced Neuroscience | 3 | A |
| BMS8110 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 3 | A |
| BMS8111 | Immunology and Infectious Diseases | 3 | B |
| NS8001 | Neuroscience Research Seminar | 3 | A & B |
| PH5101 | Introduction to Health Economics | 3 | A |
| PH5102 | Introduction to Biostatistics in One Health | 3 | A |
| PH5103 | Principles of One Health and Epidemiology | 3 | A |
| PH6201 | Advanced Epidemiology | 3 | B |
| PH8001 | Computational Biology, Experimental Design and Data Science | 3 | Summer |
| PH8002 | Infectious Disease Epidemiology | 3 | B |
Research Methodology and Ethics Courses for PhD Students (at least 2 Credits) for 2020 cohort and thereafter:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2023-24 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8001 | Research Ethics and Methodology | 2 | A |
| NS5001 | Research Methodology and Ethics | 3 | A |
Electives for PhD Students (at least 3 Credits) for 2020 cohort and thereafter:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2023-24 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8102 | Frontiers in Biomedical Research | 2 | A |
| BMS8103 | Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology # | 3 | A |
| BMS8105 | Biotherapy and Nanomedicine | 3 | A |
| BMS8106 | Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | 3 | - |
| BMS8107 | Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine | 3 | B |
| BMS8108 | Advanced Neuroscience | 3 | A |
| BMS8110 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 3 | A |
| BMS8111 | Immunology and Infectious Diseases | 3 | B |
| PH5101 | Introduction to Health Economics | 3 | A |
| PH5102 | Introduction to Biostatistics in One Health | 3 | A |
| PH5103 | Principles of One Health and Epidemiology | 3 | A |
| PH6201 | Advanced Epidemiology | 3 | B |
| PH8003 | Communication Skills-Conference Organisation | 3 | B |
Core Courses for PhD Students (6 credits) for 2019 cohort or before:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2023-24 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8001 | Research Ethics and Methodology | 2 | A |
| BMS8102 | Frontiers in Biomedical Research | 2 | A |
| BMS8103 | Advanced Cell and Molecular Biology # | 3 | A |
Electives for PhD Students (8 Credits) for 2019 cohort or before:
| Code | Course Title | Credits | 2023-24 Semester / Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| BMS8105 | Biotherapy and Nanomedicine | 3 | A |
| BMS8106 | Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine | 3 | - |
| BMS8107 | Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine | 3 | B |
| BMS8108 | Advanced Neuroscience | 3 | A |
| BMS8110 | Genomics and Bioinformatics | 3 | A |
| BMS8111 | Immunology and Infectious Diseases | 3 | B |
# 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.