Programmes

Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering

Programme	Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering 機械及生物醫學工程哲學博士
Award Title	Doctor of Philosophy 哲學博士
Offering Academic Unit	Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering
Mode of Study	Full-time Part-time

Credit Units Required for Graduation

14 and SG8001

Programme Aims

The programme aims to train and produce independent researchers with state-of-the-art expertise who can create original knowledge through innovative research.

Programme Intended Learning Outcomes (PILOs)

Upon successful completion of this Programme, students should be able to:

1. achieve general intellectual proficiency and specialization in their chosen subject areas;
2. apply appropriate research methodology/tools to conduct independent research;
3. formulate and derive effective, innovative and original solutions to fundamental problems in their chosen subject areas;
4. communicate effectively with the learned community about the research process and findings;
5. create new knowledge through in-depth investigation of the chosen subject areas.

Programme Requirements

Research Area(s) in which research students will be admitted to:

Applied Mathematics; Electronic Engineering; Environmental Science, Energy and Built Environment; Life Sciences (Biomedical Science, Molecular Science) and Biomedical Engineering; Materials Science and Applied Physics; or Mechanical Engineering and Sustainable Manufacturing

Programme Core Courses: (5 credits)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units	Remarks
MBE8009	Research Methodology	2
MBE8002M	Research Seminar	2	for MBE PhD students under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes only
MBE8010	Advanced Research Topics	3
MBE8007	Research and Development Case Study	3	for MBE PhD students under joint PhD programmes
MBE8007M	Research and Development Case Study	3	for MBE PhD students under the Mainland Collaboration Schemes only

Programme Electives: (9 credits)

Please refer to the updated list of approved courses for research students posted in the SGS website.

Other Requirement (not counted towards the University coursework requirement)

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Units
SG8001	Teaching Students: First Steps	1

Qualifying/Annual Report Submission:

Students are required to submit qualifying report and annual report in compliance to the regulations or guidelines as set by the School of Graduate Studies (SGS). Such regulations and guidelines are accessible via the guidebook located at SGS website.

Thesis:

Each student is required to submit a well written thesis to complete the PhD programme of studies.

The thesis must be a scholarly piece of work that can adequately demonstrate the student’s:
1) competence in the application of research methodology and tools to undertake an independent scientific enquiry;
2) in-depth knowledge and understanding of the chosen research area; and
3) contribution to the creation of new knowledge in the chosen research area.

In addition, the thesis should also exhibit more than one of the following characteristics:
4) displays a high level of critical understanding and intellectual accomplishment of the chosen research area
5) makes substantial academic contribution to knowledge
6) makes substantial innovative contribution to professional practices
7) publishable in the mainstream research or professional journals

The submitted thesis will be examined by a panel of examiners.