Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) in Chinese Medicine
Programme Director: Prof CHEN, Hubiao
The aim of this programme is to equip students with the knowledge in (1) authentication, identification, quality analysis, quality control and patenting of Chinese medicines (CMs); (2) the new dosage-form design of modern Chinese medicinal products; (3) fundamental skills in research and development of Chinese medicinal products; and (4) the regulation and management of the pharmaceutical industry in Hong Kong.
The programme encompasses basic sciences, theories of Chinese medicine and Western pharmacy, pharmaceutical science of Chinese Materia Medica and practicum training. During the four-year of studies, students are required to complete a 15-week practicum, and carry out an Honours Project before graduation.
Career opportunities of our graduates include quality control and manufacturing, business management, new product development and trading of Chinese medicines. Graduates may also take on further studies by applying for research in Chinese medicines at postgraduate level.
The structure of the curriculum is as follows:
| I) | Major Courses | 99 units |
| II) | Honours Project | 6 units |
| III) | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| IV) | General Education Courses | 18 units |
| V) | Free Electives# | 4 units |
| 140 units |
# Students may take additional GE courses (of Level 1 or 2) in any categories to fulfil the “Free Electives” requirement but only a maximum of 6 units will be counted towards the fulfilment of the “Free Electives” requirement.
Requirements
| I. | Major Courses | 99 units |
| Major Required Courses (90 units) | ||
| BMSC1008 Biomedical Sciences Laboratory I | 1 unit | |
| BMSC1009 Biomedical Sciences Laboratory II | 1 unit | |
| BMSC1015 Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 3 units | |
| BMSC1025 Anatomy and Physiology | 3 units | |
| BMSC2025 Microbiology and Immunology | 3 units | |
| CHEM1006 Chemistry for Life Sciences | 3 units | |
| CHEM1007 Chemistry for Life Sciences Lab | 1 unit | |
| CHEM3025 Chemical Analysis | 3 units | |
| CHEM3026 Chemical Analysis Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| CMED1027 Ancient Chinese Medical Prose - Classical Chinese | 3 units | |
| PCMD1016 Medicinal Botany Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD1025 Supervised Practicum I | 1 unit | |
| PCMD1026 Medicinal Botany I | 2 units | |
| PCMD1027 Medicinal Botany II | 2 units | |
| PCMD1035 Pharmaceutical Latin | 2 units | |
| PCMD1036 Chemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences | 4 units | |
| PCMD1037 Chemistry for Pharmaceutical Sciences Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD1045 Fundamental Chinese Medicine | 4 units | |
| PCMD2005 Chinese Medicinal Formulae | 3 units | |
| PCMD2006 Phytochemistry | 4 units | |
| PCMD2007 Phytochemistry Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD2015 Chinese Materia Medica | 4 units | |
| PCMD3005 Introduction to Chinese Medicine Practice | 3 units | |
| PCMD3006 Pharmacology and Toxicology | 4 units | |
| PCMD3007 Pharmaceutics in Chinese Materia Medica | 5 units | |
| PCMD3015 Pharmaceutics in Chinese Materia Medica Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD3016 Authentication of Chinese Materia Medica | 4 units | |
| PCMD3017 Authentication of Chinese Materia Medica Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD3025 Biopharmaceutics | 3 units | |
| PCMD3026 Herbal Pharmacology | 3 units | |
| PCMD3027 Herbal Pharmacology Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD4005 Supervised Practicum II | 3.5 units | |
| PCMD4006 Chinese Medicine Preparation Analysis | 3 units | |
| PCMD4007 Chinese Medicine Preparation Analysis Laboratory | 1 unit | |
| PCMD4015 Management of Pharmaceutical Affairs | 3 units | |
| PCMD4017 Unique Processing Methods of Chinese Medicines | 3 units | |
| PCMD4025 Supervised Practicum III | 0.5 unit | |
| Major Elective Courses (9 units) | ||
| Students are required to take any one of the Major Elective Courses from the following list of courses:- | ||
| PCMD2036 Marketing of Chinese Medicines and Legal Aspects of International Business | 3 units | |
| PCMD3036 Health Care in Chinese Medicine | 3 units | |
| PCMD4035 Chinese Medicines Merchandise Science | 3 units | |
| PCMD4036 Licensing Training for Pharmacist in Chinese Medicines | 3 units | |
| And any two of the Major Elective Courses from the following list of courses: | ||
| BUSI2016 Entrepreneurship and New Venture | 3 units | |
| ECON2017 Economics of Health and Medical Care | 3 units | |
| PCMD2037 Resources of Chinese Medicinal Plants | 3 units | |
| PCMD3035 Advances in Modern Research of Chinese Materia Medica | 3 units | |
| II. | Honours Project | 6 units |
| PCMD4898 Honours Project I | 3 units | |
| PCMD4899 Honours Project II | 3 units | |
| III. | University Core Courses | 13 units |
| IV. | Genaral Education Courses* | 18 units |
| V. | Free Electives | 4 units |
| 140 units | ||
* GE Programme comprises of 9 units of Core Requirements, 6 units of GE Interdisciplinary Thematic Courses and 3 units of GE Capstone.
