PURSUE A CAREER IN BIOINFORMATICS
The design of curriculum recognises the wide spectrum of personal interest and diversity in career aspiration of a modern bioinformatics practitioner, ranging from biomedical researchers who are skilled at performing analyses with bioinformatics tools (bioinformatics users), to computational biologists who can perform large-scale data analyses to solve biological questions (bioinformatics scientist), to software developers who build innovative new computational or statistical tools for biomedical applications (bioinformatics engineers).
Vital learning
Acquire broad-based, essential knowledge of key concepts in this vital field.
What You’ll Study
The programme is centred around a compulsory anchoring course at each year level throughout the four-year curriculum. These anchoring courses encourage vertical and horizontal integration of various courses from diverse disciplines across different year levels. The flexible design of the curriculum allows students to take a multitude of disciplinary elective courses in biomedical sciences, statistics, computer science, and biomedical engineering. The core courses focus on the core statistical data analysis skills, key algorithms for biomedical informatics, and fundamental concepts in modern genomic and medical technology.
Exciting Opportunities
Students will be equipped with the necessary knowledge and skills for employment as a bioinformatics professional or to pursue postgraduate studies in top international institutions.
Career Prospects
Graduates from this programme is expected to be well qualified to pursue a career in:
• Research
• Academia
• Hong Kong Genome Institute
• Public healthcare sector: Hospital Authority, Department of Health
• Private sector: digital health, biotechnology, healthcare investment
• Further studies of professional degree programmes such as medicine, pharmacy, physiotherapy, and related professions.
Expected August 2024
More details
Start date
Expected September 2023
The University of Hong Kong
MG 14, Ground Floor, Main Building,
The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam,
Southern, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Island
Competitive Admission Standards:
You must achieve at least one of the following English Language Requirements to be considered for admission to HKU.
International Baccalaureate Diploma
GCSE / GCEO
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English / Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English
SAT Reasoning Test: Sub-scores of 550 in both Critical Reading and Writing in the same attempt of the SAT Reasoning Test (prior to March 2016); or Test scores of 31 in Writing and Language and 30 in Reading in the same attempt of the Redesigned SAT Reasoning Test;
IELTS: An overall band of 6.5 in IELTS Academic Module;
A score of 93 in the TOEFL internet-based test, or an overall score of 70 in the revised TOEFL Paper-delivered Test.
*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.
