Programme Introduction
The programme allows students to tailor their study plans to their strengths, interests, and career goals. It combines a strong foundation in engineering principles with opportunities to explore diverse areas of biomedical engineering. Key features include: Specialisation Opportunities (BME foci), and Articulation Pathway to MBBS: This adaptable curriculum equips students with an unique blend of expertise, preparing them to address complex challenges at the intersection of engineering and medicine.
Students have the opportunity to specialise in one of the following areas, based on their interests and career goals:
- Advanced Biomedical Signals and Systems: exploring innovative signal processing techniques for diagnostics and therapeutic devices
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: designing materials and systems for regenerative medicine and medical device applications
- Biomechanics and Biotransport: investigating mechanical properties of biological systems and transport phenomena in the human body
- Biomedical Imaging Technologies and Applications: developing cutting-edge imaging techniques to enhance medical diagnostics and treatment
- Omics Technologies: applying bioinformatics and AI for precision medicine and healthcare innovations
The programme puts strong emphasises on hands-on training that bridges classroom knowledge with real-world applications, including:
- Lab shadowing in junior years for early exposure to research and clinical settings
- BME-specific workshops to build practical skills in advanced technologies
- Summer internships with top industry partners and research institutions locally and globally
- Final-year projects, tackling real-world challenges in interdisciplinary teams under faculty mentorship
We strive to instil motivation for life-long learning and passion for innovation, entrepreneurial spirit and scientific discovery, among our BME talents. The programme prepares the BME graduates with broad career pathways in:
- Biotechnology industry in research and development
- Co-founding biotechnology start-ups
- Practicing as medical physicists in hospitals
- Biomedical engineers in hospitals and other public sectors, and
- Future studies in graduate school (Master or Ph.D degrees) in Hong Kong or overseas.