Programme Features
The Bachelor of Engineering in Biomedical Engineering (BEng[BME]) at HKU is a unique interdisciplinary programme offered through the collaboration of the Faculties of Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry, and Science. It is designed to nurture the next generation of engineers who will combine engineering rigor with biomedical innovation to improve health and quality of life. The programme equips students to:
Apply engineering solutions to advance biomedical research and healthcare.
Address global health challenges with ethical, professional, and social responsibility.
Innovate and translate cutting-edge technologies into real-world medical applications.
Interdisciplinary Excellence
Our programme brings together the expertise of the Faculties of Engineering, Medicine, Dentistry, and Science, offering a truly interdisciplinary education. Co-designed and co-taught courses bridge engineering fundamentals with biomedical applications, ensuring a well-rounded curriculum. This collaboration empowers the programme's engineering rigor while seamlessly integrating biomedical sciences and clinical practices.
Flexible Curriculum Design
The programme that allows students to tailor their study plans to their strengths, interests, and career goals. It combines a strong foundation in engineering principles with opportunities to explore diverse areas of biomedical engineering. Key features include: Specialization Opportunities (BME foci), and Articulation Pathway to MBBS: This adaptable curriculum equips students with a unique blend of expertise, preparing them to address complex challenges at the intersection of engineering and medicine.
Diverse Experiential Learning Opportunities
The programme puts strong emphasises on hands-on training that bridges classroom knowledge with real-world applications, including:
- Lab shadowing in junior years for early exposure to research and clinical settings.
- BME-specific workshops to build practical skills in advanced technologies.
- Summer internships with top industry partners and research institutions locally and globally.
- Final-year projects, tackling real-world challenges in interdisciplinary teams under faculty mentorship.
Pathways to Specialization (BME Foci)
Students have the opportunity to specialize in one of the following areas, based on their interests and career goals:
- Advanced Biomedical Signals and Systems: Exploring innovative signal processing techniques for diagnostics and therapeutic devices.
- Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: Designing materials and systems for regenerative medicine and medical device applications.
- Biomechanics and Biotransport: Investigating mechanical properties of biological systems and transport phenomena in the human body.
- Biomedical Imaging Technologies and Applications: Developing cutting-edge imaging techniques to enhance medical diagnostics and treatment.
- Omics Technologies: Applying bioinformatics and AI for precision medicine and healthcare innovations.

Core Courses
- Common core: A series of six courses across different areas of inquiry that is required of all HKU undergraduates. These courses could help broaden students’ intellectual and social perspectives. Details can be referred to here.
- Engineering core: A group of foundation courses covering electrical and mechanical engineering, essential mathematics, and computer programming.
- Discipline core: These are the fundamental courses specific to BME and basic life sciences.
- Advanced core: These courses focus on in-depth technical knowledge relevant to modern BME applications, hands-on and laboratory-oriented training. Highlights of hands-on experiences in BME can also be referred to here.
Discipline Electives
Discipline Electives consists of several groups of advanced courses for senior-year BME students, as shown as follows:
- Advanced biomedical signals and systems
- Biomaterials and tissue engineering
- Biomechanics and biotransport
- Biomedical imaging technologies and applications
- Omics technologies
- Professional ethics
Final Year Project
This is a core course for final year students. It provides students with an opportunity to conduct research on a selected topic under the supervision of teachers from Engineering & Medicine. Students are also required to give a presentation of their work from design to experimentation and analytical findings.