Part-Time Mode Study

• Normative Study Period: 2 years
• Maximum Study Period: 4 years
• Tuition Fee: Four installments of HK$21,250

Full-Time Mode Study

• Normative Study Period: 1 year
• Maximum Study Period: 3 years
• Tuition Fee: Two installments of HK$42,500

1. Minimum entry requirements:

All applicants must fulfil the General Qualifications for Admission and the English Language Proficiency Requirement prescribed by the Graduate School.

2. Additional entry requirements set by Division/program:

A Bachelor degree in a relevant Engineering, Science, or Medical discipline from a recognized university or an approved institution.

Non-local students who meet the entry requirements will be accepted.

1. Coursework Requirement

2. Other Requirements

• Required Courses: 9 credit units
  • List of courses:

  • Course code	Course Title	Units	Contact Hours	Minimum Grade *
    EMB 7010	Introduction to Biomedical Engineering	3	42
    Definition, scope, basic principles and problems in biomedical engineering. Applications of technology to medicine and biology. Contemporary issues and roles of engineering applied to complex biological systems. Brief description of professional ethics.
    EMB 7020	Basic Biomedical Science	3	42
    This course introduces students to the structure and function of anatomy, physiology, and chemical constituents of living systems. The course provides a system-based review of the structure and function, normal as well as abnormal, of cells, organs and systems. Emphases will be placed on those structures/functions that are important in biomedical engineering. Case studies will also be included to introduce the importance of medical sciences related to biomedical engineering.
    EMB 7910	M. Sc. Project	3	42
    The objective of this course is for students to get hands-on practical experience. Each student is required to design, simulate or test a medical device/ algorithm / bioinformatics database.
    - EMB in course code represents for "Engineering in Medicine and Biology". * ‘Minimum grade' refers to the grade required to fulfil the program requirement. All courses should be graded A – F, where D = fail. Where such minimum is not explicitly stated, it shall be taken to be C-.

• Elective Courses: 15 credit units
  • List of courses:

  • Course code	Course Title	Units	Contact Hours	Minimum Grade *
    EMB 7110	Medical Devices and Sensor Networks	3	42
    Origins of physiological signals. The mechanisms of bioelectrical, biochemical, biophysical, and biophotonic sensors. The principles of wearable medical devices for homecare and mobile health care system. Features of body sensor networks (BSN). Security issues for BSN. Multi-sensor data fusion for BSN. Wearable and implantable sensor integration. Wearable devices and sensors for monitoring, diagnosis, therapy, spots, etc. Applications of medical devices, biosensors, and BSN.
    EMB 7120	E-medicine Technologies	3	42
    Concepts of tele-medicine, E-medicine, and M-health. Basic techniques in tele-medicine and M-health: communication systems and networks, medical devices, E-medical records, information security and confidentiality, medical data coding and compression, functions of PACS and HIS. Applications include: tele-surgery, tele-geriatrics, tele-monitorning and M- health etc.
    EMB 7130	Medical Robotics	3	42
    Introduction to robotics and its applications in biomedical engineering including diagnosis, surgery, and medical simulation. Classification of robot systems, forward and inverse kinematics associated to manipulator motion, robot design, control, sensing, and programming.
    EMB 7140	BioMEMS and Bio-Nanotechnology	3	42
    Introduction to MEMS and Nanotechnology, with focus on biomedical applications. Recent developments in BioMEMS, including micro-fluidic systems, integrated DNA analysis chips, and micro-fabricated bio-detection and cell-sorting systems. Recent advances in nanoscale biomedical applications, including AFM based bio-manipulation and bio-sensing, soft-lithography for DNA, proteins and cells, self-assembly of peptides and proteins, nanoscale drug delivery systems, and bio-nano-informatics fusion.
    EMB 7150	Smart Materials for Medical Applications	3	42
    Overview of smart materials technology; characteristics of smart materials such as piezoelectric materials, magnetorheological fluids, and shape memory alloys; smart actuators and sensors; design of medical devices; modeling and analysis of integrated systems; applications in biomedical engineering.
    EMB 7210	Bioinformatics	3	42
    This course covers DNA and protein bioinformatics. It introduces basic programming techniques, sequence analysis, including alignment of sequence, database search, statistical analysis, phylogenetic trees, coring matrices, pattern recognition, and clustering structural prediction in bioinformatics.
    EMB 7310	Prosthetics and Artificial Organs	3	42
    Basic concepts of biological prosthetic systems and artificial organs; Functional electrical stimulation; Restoration of movement of paralyzed arms and legs; Design of implantable devices and systems; Replacements of kidney, lung, heart, and other organ functions and their electrical, mechanical, materials, chemical, pathological and surgical aspects.
    EMB 7320	Virtual Medicine and Computer Aided Surgery	3	42
    Image guided surgery, including CT base, fluoro-image, and others; non-image guided surgery. Introduction to clinical applications. Virtual reality and surgical simulation. Augmented reality and image-guided minimally invasive surgery. Use of telerobotics in surgery. Surgical navigation.
    EMB 7330	Medical Imaging	3	42
    The course introduces various diagnostic medical imaging modalities, such as projection radiography, conventional X-ray, computerized tomography (CT), nuclear medicine (PET and SPECT), ultrasound, and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Each of these modalities will be introduced from basic physical principles to the process of image formation. This course also reviews the basic signal processing techniques. Image processing and analysis will be introduced.
    - EMB in course code represents for "Engineering in Medicine and Biology". * ‘Minimum grade' refers to the grade required to fulfil the program requirement. All courses should be graded A – F, where D = fail. Where such minimum is not explicitly stated, it shall be taken to be C-.

As stipulated in the Policy on Course and Unit Exemptions for Postgraduate Students, the total number of units exempted may not exceed half of the required number.

Applicants are required to submit application forms to the Division of Biomedical Engineering. Selected candidates will be invited for interviews upon evaluation of their qualifications. The application form and package can be obtained from the Graduate School Office of the Chinese University of Hong Kong (4/F, Academic Building No. 1, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.), or from the Division of Biomedical Engineering at the university, or by sending an email to bmegrad@cuhk.edu.hk with the applicant's postal address.

Please send applications* to:

Ms. Winnie F. K. WONG
BME Program Assistant
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Room 213, William M. W. Mong Engineering Building
Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong.

*Online application available at:
https://gssntb.gss.cuhk.edu.hk/admission/programme_list.asp?FAC=ERG