Research Postgraduate Course Modules
RPGs are required to take 2 compulsory courses and 2 elective courses from the list below. Students will be asked to attend related undergraduate courses. If you have any question, please contact course co-ordinator.
(1) Departmental courses “only refers to departmental core and elective courses”
(2) Safety Course SSAF6001 is treated as an independent course of the Faculty that candidates must complete this course before candidature could be confirmed (i.e. SSAF6001 not counted as the departmental coursework requirement).
| Student needs to take 1 compulsory + 2 other courses. | ||
| Course Code | Course Title | Course coordinator |
| SSAF6001 (Compulsory) | Basic Laboratory Safety Course for RPg Candidate in the Faculty of Science | Faculty of Science |
| BIOL8021 ^ (Compulsory) | Presentation Skills and Research Seminars in Cell and Molecular Biology | Prof. Heath Johnson/Prof. Gary Y W Chan/Prof. Nan Liu |
| BIOL8022 * (Compulsory) | Science Communication (Semester 1) | Prof. D M Baker |
| BIOL8023 * (Compulsory) | Topics in Ecology & Biodiversity (Semester 2) | Prof. Juan Diego Gaitan-Espitia |
| BIOL6007 # | Biostatistics (Semester 2) | Prof. Juan Diego Gaitan-Espitia |
| BIOL6009 | Advanced Studies in Ecology & Biodiversity for Postgraduate Students | Prof. Gray Williams |
| BIOL6014 | Guided Study in Endocrine/Microbial Research | Prof. G W Y Chan |
| BIOL6015 | Advanced Experimental Techniques in Endocrinology/ Microbiology | Prof. Chaogu Zheng |
| BIOL8017 | Advanced studies in Environmental Sciences | Prof. Gray Williams |
| BIOL8018 | ‘Omics’ and Systems Biology | Prof. Zhang Jiangwen |
| ^ For students in the Division of Molecular & Cell Biology. Except for those 3-year PhD students who have completed comparable coursework in a previous Master’s Programme | ||
| * For students in the Division of Ecology & Biodiversity. Except for those 3-year PhD students who have completed comparable coursework in a previous Master’s Programme | ||
| # Students who plan to undertake ecological research and have not previously passed BIOL6007 must take this course during the first year of their postgraduate studies. | ||
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