Faculty of Medicine Digital Health

Offered As:	Minor
URL:	https://biomedsc.hku.hk/incoming-students
*Open to students of other Faculties:	Yes
Credits:	36
What is it about?	It is about learning key skills in bioinformatics and their applications in modern digital health technology, with the aim to equip students with up-to-date knowledge and tools to develop new computational methods and software for real world medically-relevant data and solving specific biomedical problems.
Offering Faculty/ Department/ School/Institute	School of Biomedical Sciences

Pre-requisite requirements and/or other conditions for declaring the major/minor	Minor: Students are required to complete 36 credits of the following courses subject to the University's regulations on credit double-counting: Select at least two courses from below list: BBMS1021, BBMS2021, BBMS3021, BBMS3023, BBMS3026, BBMS4022, BMED4507 Select at least two courses from below list: BMED2500, BMED3501, COMP3314, COMP3317, COMP3340, SDST3612, BMED4500, BMED4504
Career opportunities	The Minor programme explores the application of bioinformatics to digital health, and is highly relevant to students who aspires a scientific or academic career in the field.
Further information	https://biomedsc.hku.hk/incoming-students
Contact	Telephone: 3917 9488 Email: sbms@hku.hk

* Note: Students pursuing curricula with major / minor programme(s) must complete at least one major programme from their home Faculties upon graduation. Disclaimer: The information mainly applies to students admitted in 2025-26 and thereafter. For students from different cohorts, the information is only for reference. Please check with Faculty/offering department for details. The pre-requisite requirements / conditions are subject to changes by Faculties from time to time, and students are advised to check with their Faculty Office in case of doubt.