Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine Nanyang Technological University

Overview

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences and Medicine (Chinese Medicine) is one of the two degrees that will be awarded to students upon successful completion of a 5-year double-degree programme in biomedical sciences and Chinese medicine.

The programme in Biomedical Sciences and Chinese Medicine

The B.Sc. in Biomedical Sciences will be awarded by Nanyang Technological University while the Bachelor of Medicine (Major in Chinese Medicine) will be awarded by the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, People’s Republic of China.

The period of study for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences at NTU is three academic years after which the student will proceed to BUCM for their 4th and 5th years.

Double Degree graduates will be well-positioned to consider careers in both the general Life Sciences and specialized TCM fields. Possible career areas include:

• TCM clinical practice (subject to passing the relevant licensing examination)
• Biomedical and Healthcare e.g. clinical researchers, healthcare support staff, diagnostics
• TCM Research and Development e.g. clinical research, product development
• Biomedical Research & Development e.g. staff scientists in Research Institutes, Multinational pharmaceutical companies, Universities
• Management e.g. managers and administrators in Life Science/TCM-related ventures, financial institutions, statutory boards, investment companies
• Education e.g. teachers, instructors, lecturers from primary to tertiary level
• Life Sciences/TCM support network e.g. sales representatives, service engineers, product specialists, providers of critical support and supplies to researchers
• Media & publishing e.g. scientific journalism, public education/awareness
• Law e.g. patent and intellectual property law related to scientific discoveries
• Safety & Quality Control e.g. safety officers, highly analytical quality control officers