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The curriculum is designed to allow the students to first acquire the basic knowledge and experimental skills in the biology and biochemistry of plants and animals, at the molecular, cellular, and organismal levels. They then can select and focus on microbial, animal, and /or plant biotechnology. In addition, students will gain experience in the principles and techniques in biotechnology through specially designed laboratory courses. There is also a course in business and social aspects of biotechnology. The highlight of the training is a year long Senior Experimental Project which includes individually supervised research projects in research laboratories and symposium-type presentations of results.

‧Course Outline ‧Course list

Course Outline

Study Scheme

1.	Major Programme
Students are required to complete a minimum of 67 units of courses as follows:
(i)	Required Courses (Note):		53 units
	BCH2010#/2710#, 2020#/2720#, 3010#, 3020#, 3030#, 3660#, BIO2010#/2012#, 2310#, 3052#, 3410#, 4320#, MBT0410/0420, 2000, 3000, 4030/4032
(ii)	Elective Courses:		14 or 15 units
	Five courses of the following BCH3040#, BCH4050# (or BIO4410#), BIO3530#, 3630#, 4032#, 4330#, MBT4510, 4520 with at least two courses from  BCH4050# (or BIO4410#), MBT4510, 4520
		Total:	67 or 68 units
#	To be included in the Major GPA as well.
Recommended Course Pattern
First Year of Attendance			23 units
BCH2010/2710, 2020/2720, 3010, BIO2010/2012, 2310, MBT2000
Second Year of Attendance			23 or 24 units
BCH3020,3660, BCH3030 or BIO4320, BIO3052, 3410, MBT4030/4032 and 5 or 6 units from elective courses
Third Year of Attendance BCH3030 or BIO4320, MBT0410/0420, 3000 and 8 or 9 units from elective courses			20 or 21 units
		Total:	67 or 68 units
Note:	Students should obtain Grade “D” or above in each of the courses of BCH2010/2710, 2020/2720, BIO2010/2012 and 2310/2312. Otherwise, they are required to repeat the courses. Students who cannot meet the Grade “D” requirement in any one of the fundamental courses mentioned above after two attempts will be required to withdraw from the University. Please refer to Reg. 15.2(e) of the General Regulations Governing Full-time Undergraduate Studies.
2.	Faculty Language Requirement
3.	Major/Faculty Requirement for S6 Entrants

Course List

Code	Course Title	Units
BIO2010	Diversity of Life	3
BIO2012	Diversity of Life Laboratory	2
BIO2310	General and Molecular Genetics	3
BIO3410	General Microbiology	3
BIO3530	Plant Physiology	3
BIO3630	Animal Physiology	3
BIO4032	Physiological Investigations Lab	2
BIO4320	Molecular Biology & Genetic Engineering	3
BIO4330	Bioinformatics & Proteomics	3
BIO4410	Microbial Biotechnology	3
BCH2010	Cellular Basis of Biochemistry	3
BCH2710	Cellular Basis of Biochemistry Laboratory	2
BCH2020	Introduction to Biomolecules	3
BCH2720	Introduction to Biomolecules Laboratory	2
BCH3010	Bioenergetics	3
BCH3040	Protein and Enzymes	3
BCH3030	Methods in Biochemistry	3
BIO3052	Techniques in Microbiology and Genetics Lab	2
BCH3620	Metabolism and Its Regulation Laboratory	2
BCH4050	Fermentation and Bio-processing	3
BCH3660	Principles of Biochemistry Lab	2
MBT0410	Senior Experimental Project I	3
MBT0420	Senior Experimental Project II	3
MBT2000	Introduction of Molecular Biotechnology	3
MBT3000	Business and Social Aspects of Biotechnology	3
MBT4030	Methods in Molecular Biotechnology	3
MBT4032	Methods in Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory	2
MBT4510	Plant Biotechnology	3
MBT4520	Animal Biotechnology	3

 

Postgraduate Programme Course

Please refer to Graduate School, The Chinese University of Hong Kong.