Students entering the 4-year scheme programme through senior year admission will follow a reduced curriculum. The number of credits required for graduation is dependent on their academic performance in AD/HD programmes.

In addition to the requirement for the General University Requirement (GUR) and Major study credits, all students must undertake 120 training hours of Work-Integrated Education (WIE). WIE provides a work-based learning experience that helps students to develop generic skills valuable to their professional careers. WIE training hours include internships or part-time employments outside PolyU.

Students are expected to have completed Foundation Subjects in mathematics, chemistry, biology, Chinese language and English language. Depending on individual academic backgrounds, they may be required to take selected Foundation Subjects in addition to the normal credit requirement for graduation.

General University Requirement (9 credits)

• Cluster-Area Requirements (6 credits)
  (also fulfilling the English and Chinese Language Reading and Writing Requirements)
• Service-Learning (3 credits)
• Essential Components of General Education (Non-credit-bearing) E-modules on:

1. Academic Integrity
2. Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics
3. Innovation and Entrepreneurship
4. National Education

• Language and Communication Requirements (LCR) [Students not meeting the equivalent standard of the Undergraduate Degree LCR (based on their previous studies in Associate Degree/Higher Diploma programmes and their academic performance) will be required to take degree LCR subjects on top of their normal curriculum requirement.]

Major Core Subjects (Minimum of 36 credits)

• Basic Statistics
• Biochemical Techniques
• Biochemistry
• Bioinformatics
• Cell Biology
• Chinese Communication for Science Professionals
• Commercialization of Biotechnology Products
• DNA Technology
• English for Scientific Communication
• Experimental Approach in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
• General Biology
• General Chemistry I
• General Laboratory Techniques and Safety
• Human Physiology
• Immunology
• Immunotechnology
• Introduction to Calculus
• Lab techniques in Biological Sciences
• Microbiology
• Molecular Biology
• Organic Chemistry I
• Physics for Chemical and Biological Sciences
• Protein Biotechnology
• Recent Developments in Medical Biotechnology
• Research Project

Major Elective Subjects

(Students must complete at least 18 credits of Discipline-Specific Elective (DSE) Subjects.)

• Advanced Molecular Biology
• Analytical Chemistry I
• Case Study in Biotechnology Companies
• Consumer Behaviour
• Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), and Sustainability Principles for Science Students
• Environmental Science
• General Chemistry II
• Management and Organization
• Medicinal Chemistry
• Metabolism and Diseases
• Microbial Biotechnology
• Natural Products Chemistry
• Pharmacology of Drug Therapy
• Principles of Quality Assurance

(The curriculum for senior year admittees is under review and it is subject to change.)