项目介绍

2021年3月5日

Programme Information

PhD Stream

Pre-candidacy

Each PhD student is required to complete 4 compulsory courses and at least 2 elective courses with a total of 12 units during the pre-candidacy stage. Students are also required to complete a seminar course every academic year and must register for the relevant thesis research course every term throughout their studies. Each PhD student is required to pass the candidacy examination, submit a thesis proposal and pass an oral examination of the thesis proposal within the maximum period of his/her pre-candidacy stage for the advancement to his/her post-candidacy stage.

Post-candidacy

Each student is required to register for a thesis research course every term throughout his/her study period. In addition, each student must take the seminar course every academic year. Each student is required to submit a thesis and pass the oral defence of the thesis for graduation.

Fields of Specialization

• Cancer Biology and Experimental Therapeutics
• Neural, Vascular, and Metabolic Biology
• Developmental and Regenerative Biology

Please visit the Division’s homepage for more information. 

Admission Requirements

In addition to the general requirements of the Graduate School, applicants should preferably hold a Bachelor’s degree with honours (preferably with Second Upper Honours or above) in a field related to biomedical or life sciences.

Shortlisted applicants will be invited to an interview to be conducted at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

HKPFS Application Deadline
(for PhD programmes only)

1. To submit an initial application to RGC: By 12 noon, 1 December 2020 (Hong Kong time); and
2. To submit full application to CUHK: By 5 pm, 1 December 2020 (Hong Kong time).

Please refer to HKPFS page for more details.