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MSc Health Sciences and Management

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理學碩士(健康科學與管理)

Application Deadline

Application Closed

Mode of Funding

Non-government-funded

Indicative Intake Target

Minimum No. of Credits Required

Class Schedule

Evening class on Weekdays (usually from 6:30pm - 9:30pm or 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm)
Daytime class on Saturday

Normal Study Period

1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time / combined mode)

Maximum Study Period

2.5 year (full-time)
5 years (part-time / combined mode)

Mode of Processing

Applications are processed on a rolling basis. Review of applications will start before the deadline and continue until all places are filled. Early applications are therefore strongly encouraged.

Programme Website

Tuition Fee

Outline

Programme Aims and Objectives

Programme Aims

To provide a professional education in the discipline of health sciences and management;

To upgrade existing biomedical studies’ graduates with the knowledge in health sciences; To prepare students with academic knowledge to become managers and engineers of pharmaceutical companies and health related organisations, and scientists or technicians in different research areas in life sciences and health related fields.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Acquire essential concepts and knowledge of advanced health sciences and management as well as across the boundaries of interdisciplinary disciplines;

Develop social responsibility, critical thinking, sustained interest and management skills in healthcare and management, such as ageing, chronic diseases;

Apply specialized knowledge to manage and/or solve problems that are critical to future growth of industry, business and social service in government-oriented and non-government organizations;

Manage skillfully and work effectively with people possessing diverse educational and experiential backgrounds; and

Apply interdisciplinary knowledge to develop abilities for the increasingly competitive and dynamically changing world market.

Entrance Requirements

General Entrance Requirements

Applicants must satisfy the University's general entrance requirements and the following programme-specific entrance requirements:

Possess a recognized undergraduate degree in Biology/Medicine/Veterinary Sciences/Bioengineering or a related discipline;

Preference will be given to individuals who have completed a holistic undergraduate education with knowledge covering statistics, cell biology, biochemistry, physiology, pathology, infectious diseases, pharmacology, food engineering, patient care, medicine, animal science, and/or business; and

Additional attention will be paid to students, who have little training in the health-related area to ensure that they can follow the progress of the programme.

English Proficiency Requirements

Applicants whose entrance qualification is obtained from an institution where the medium of instruction is NOT English should also fulfill the following minimum English proficiency requirement:

a score of 79 (Internet-based test) in the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)@#; or

an overall band score of 6.5 in International English Language Testing System (IELTS)@; or

a score of 450 in band 6 of the Chinese mainland’s College English Test; or

other equivalent qualifications.

@TOEFL and IELTS scores are considered valid for two years. Applicants are required to provide their English test results obtained within the two years preceding the commencement of the University's application period.

# Applicants are required to arrange with the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to send their TOEFL results directly to the University. The TOEFL institution code for CityUHK is 3401.

Programme Content

Students are required to complete 30 credit units for graduation from this Master of Science in Health Sciences and Management (MSHSM) programme. MSHSM will be organized as an interdisciplinary programme among Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMS), Department of Systems Engineering (SYE), and Department of Management Sciences (MS).

Core Courses (18 credit units, choose 6 core courses out of the 7 courses)

Course Code

Course Title

Level

Credit Units

Remarks

BMS5001

Common Diseases and Genomic Medicine

BMS5002

Infectious Disease Management

BMS5007

Pharmacology Principles in Drug Discovery and Development

BMS5008

Fundamental and Advanced Multi-omics Research

BMS5009

Ageing and the Science of Human Longevity

BMS5010

Artificial Intelligence in Health Science Research and Management

BMS5011

Wearable Technologies and Health Science Research

Electives* (12 credit units)

The Master of Health Sciences and Management programme is divided into two streams: (1) the Research Training Stream and (2) the Management Training Stream. Each of them comprising 12 credit units. The Research Training Stream is designed for students who wish to focus on developing advanced research skills and knowledge, particularly those considering future doctoral study. On the other hand, the Management Training Stream is geared towards students who wish to equip knowledge and practical experience in the field of management of health science, providing opportunities for experiential learning in professional settings. Students are required to select one of these streams at the beginning of their study, allowing them to tailor to their career goals and academic interests.

1. Research Training Stream

Major Elective CourseBMS5100 Research Project Study in Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences and Relevant Disciplines (9 credit units); and

Course Code

Course Title

Level

Credit Units

Remarks

BMS5100

Research Project Study in Biomedical Sciences, Life Sciences and Relevant Disciplines

Semester A + B

Semester B + Summer Term

Elective Courses (3 credit units), choose from the list of Courses for Research Training Stream in the table below:

Course Code

Course Title

Level

Credit Units

Remarks

BIOS5801

Statistical Computing

Maximum: 5 quotas

(offered by Department of Biostatistics)

BMS8103

Cell and Molecular Biology Research

BMS8105

Biotherapy and Nanomedicine

BMS8106

Stem Cell and Regeneration Medicine

BMS8107

Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine

BMS8110

Genomics and Bioinformatics

not open for students who have taken BMS5008 already

BMS8111

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

not open for students who have taken BMS5002 already

2. Management Training Stream

Students are required to register 12 credit units from the list of elective courses below.

Course Code

Course Title

Level

Credit Units

Remarks

BIOS5800

Probability

Maximum: 5 quotas (offered by Department of Biostatistics)

BIOS5801

Statistical Computing

Maximum: 5 quotas

(offered by Department of Biostatistics)

BIOS6900

Time Series Analysis

Maximum: 5 quotas

(offered by Department of Biostatistics)

BMS5101

Project Study in Management and Relevant Disciplines

Semester A + B

Semester B + Summer Term

BMS8103

Cell and Molecular Biology Research

BMS8105

Biotherapy and Nanomedicine

BMS8106

Stem Cell and Regeneration Medicine

BMS8107

Cancer Biology and Precision Medicine

BMS8110

Genomics and Bioinformatics

not open for students who have taken BMS5008 already

BMS8111

Immunology and Infectious Diseases

not open for students who have taken BMS5002 already

MS5216

Decision Analytics

Maximum: 5 quotas

(offered by Department of Management Sciences)

MS5217

Statistical Data Analysis

Maximum: 5 quotas

(offered by Department of Management Sciences)

MS5411

Healthcare Management

Maximum: 30 quotas (offered by Department of Management Sciences)

SYE5006

Operations Management

Maximum: 5 quotas