BSc in Biological Science (BISC)

The major program BSc in Biological Science (program code: BISC) has ceased offering from admitted cohort 2023-2024.

This versatile program aims to provide students with a broad coverage and a basic understanding of major principles, concepts and technologies of organismal and systems biology, including animal, plant, evolutionary and environmental biology. The flexibility of this major facilitates students in undertaking more elective courses offered by other academic departments such as Engineering, Social Sciences, Humanities and Business.

Career Prospects

The emphasis of this program is to equip students with a broad scope of general biological knowledge, which provides students with comprehensive training in transferable skills as well as opportunities in independent learning required for all career paths. Our Biological Science students are armed with strong skills in acquisition of scientific enquiry and critical thinking and the majority of graduates accept jobs requiring interdisciplinary knowledge. Moreover, students will be equipped with strong problem solving skills and analytical skills throughout their science training. A wide range of career options will be available to our Biological Science graduates.

Program Structure

In Year 1, students will enroll in science foundation courses according to their interests and background, as well as courses in other areas to fulfill the University Common Core requirement. In Year 2, students will declare BISC as major program. They may also consider declaring a minor program in order to add a secondary area of focus to their major.

Students MUST take the following courses prior to enrollment into the major

LIFS 1901 General Biology I

LIFS 1902 General Biology II

Note: Students with level 3 or above in HKDSE 1x Biology are exempted from taking LIFS 1901.