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JS2410

Bachelor of Chinese Medicine and Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biomedical Science 中醫學學士及生物醫學理學士(榮譽)

BCM&BSc(BIOMED)

Short Description

This is a 6-year full-time double degree programme, including a 15-month internship training and an Honours Project. The curriculum of the programme encompasses extensive courses in Chinese medicine, courses in biomedical and clinical Western medicine, as well as courses in General Education and free electives, in an approximate ratio of 6:2:2.

Instructors in this programme use a variety of teaching tools and activities, including multimedia teaching tools, case studies, group discussions, laboratory practice, and hospital visits, to achieve outcome-based teaching and learning. Courses are taught in English, Putonghua, and Cantonese. To uphold the spirit of “Whole Person Development” advocated by the University, 31 credits of General Education courses are included in the curriculum.



Student Learning Experiences

Clinical practice plays an important role in learning Chinese medicine. From Year 1 onward, students are required to undertake clinical practicum training at Chinese medicine clinics run by HKBU and the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong. In Years 5 and 6, students are also required to complete an internship of approximately 12 months at a Chinese medicine teaching hospital in Mainland China, followed by a 3-month specialized clinical internship at a Chinese medicine teaching hospital in Mainland China or Chinese medicine clinics run by HKBU.

Career Opportunities

Our graduates become Chinese medicine practitioners, who are in high demand. The licensing system for Chinese medicine practitioners has been in place in Hong Kong since 2003, and our graduates are well prepared to meet its stringent requirements and pass the licensing examinations. In addition to clinical practice, graduates may pursue postgraduate research studies in local or overseas institutions or start their careers in education and administration in the fields of Chinese medicine or public health.

Remarks:
Bachelor of Chinese Medicine is a general programme and Bachelor of Science is an honours programme.

Requirements

  • Programme Entrance Requirements
  • General Entrance Requirements
Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGENote1 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
Two of the following elective subjects:
BIOLOGYNote2 3
CHEMISTRYNote2 3
ANY 1 SUBJECT (EXCLUDING APPLIED LEARNING, OTHER LANGUAGE)Note3 3

Note 1: No alternative Chinese language qualifications will be accepted in lieu of HKDSE Chinese language. 

Note 2: One elective subject must be Biology or Chemistry.
[Combined Science (Chemistry, Biology), Combined Science (Biology, Physics) and Combined Science (Physics, Chemistry) will not be recognised as Biology or Chemistry. (Applied to applicants in or before 2023)]

Note 3: The other elective subject must be any Category A subjects including Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2).

Remarks on other requirements: 
Shortlisted applicants may be invited to attend interview.

Core Subjects Minimum Level
CHINESE LANGUAGENote1 3
CITIZENSHIP AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Attained
ENGLISH LANGUAGENote2 3
MATHEMATICS COMPULSORY PART 2
Elective Subject(s) Minimum Level
ANY 2 SUBJECTSNote3 3

Note 1: For Non-Chinese Speaking (NCS) students, alternative Chinese Language qualifications deemed acceptable by the University (except for Bachelor of Chinese Medicine and Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Biomedical Science (JS2410) and Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) in Chinese Medicine (JS2420)) are listed in the website: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/jupas_chineserequirement

Note 2: Equivalences to Level 3 in HKDSE English Language are listed in the website:
https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/jupas_eng_requirement

Note 3:

  • One of the elective subjects must be Category A subjects excluding Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2). Another elective subject can be all Category A subjects including Extended Part of Mathematics (Module 1 or Module 2).
  • Individual programmes may consider Category B subjects (Applied Learning) with “Attained with Distinction (I)” or above and/or Category C subjects (Other Languages) for fulfilment of the second elective requirement
  • Category B subjects under the study area of “Applied Learning Chinese” are recognised as an alternative Chinese language qualification for non-Chinese speaking students. These subjects are not for fulfilment of the second elective subject requirement.
  • In general, the scores for Category A subjects are converted as follows:
    5**=7, 5*=6, 5=5, 4=4, 3=3, 2=2, 1=1
  • The scores for Category B subjects are converted as follows:
    Attained with Distinction (II) =4, Attained with Distinction (I) =3
  • The scores for Category C subjects are converted as follows:
    HKDSE Category C Subjects Conversion Scores
    7 5.5 4 2.5 1
    Japanese N1 N2 N3 -- --
    French, German and Spanish C1, C2 B1, B2 A2 -- --
    Korean Level 6 Level 4, 5 Level 3 -- --
    Urdu A++, A+, A B++ B+, B C,D E

Note 4: “Attained” in Citizenship and Social Development (CSD) will not be included in the admission score calculation. Applicants with Level 2 or above in Liberal Studies subject attained in 2023 or before would be accepted in lieu of CSD for fulfilling the GERs. Following the handling of CSD, results of Liberal Studies subject would not be given any score in score calculation starting from the 2024 entry.

Remarks on admissions score: Please refer to the following link for the updated score calculation and subject weights of our programmes for 2027 entry: https://admissions.hkbu.edu.hk/ug/jupas_weighting 


Calculation of scores for applicants with more than 1 sitting in HKDSE Examination

HKBU accepts combined results and will count the best results for meeting the entrance requirements and for the calculation of admissions scores.

First Year Tuition Fee

HK$ 49,500

Contacts

School of Chinese Medicine

Email: bcmd@hkbu.edu.hk

Tel: (852) 3411 2481

Statistics

Application Statistics (after Modification of Programme Choices)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2026 270 198 316 464 393 1641
2025 299 212 362 500 430 1803
2024 349 249 399 478 441 1916
2023 239 186 300 407 316 1448
2022 238 153 286 392 322 1391
2021 196 145 255 341 282 1219
2020 193 139 247 408 332 1319
2019 267 179 331 505 410 1692
2018 309 221 385 565 488 1968
2017 224 188 362 552 500 1826
2016 324 213 480 719 637 2373
2015 283 254 518 804 716 2575
2014 374 332 742 1068 903 3419
2013 525 437 893 1194 930 3979
2012 340 267 563 891 829 2890

Offer Statistics (as at the Announcement of the Main Round Offer Results)

Year Band A Band B Band C Band D Band E Total
2026 34 0 0 0 0 34
2025 34 0 0 0 0 34
2024 46 0 0 0 0 46
2023 33 0 0 0 0 33
2022 39 1 0 0 0 40
2021 29 0 1 0 0 30
2020 28 1 0 0 0 29
2019 26 0 0 0 0 26
2018 23 0 0 0 0 23
2017 23 2 1 0 0 26
2016 26 0 0 0 0 26
2015 27 0 0 0 0 27
2014 17 0 0 0 0 17
2013 20 1 0 0 0 21
2012 20 1 1 1 0 23