HKUMed UG Prospectus 2020

64 CURRICULUM STRUCTURE YEAR 1: 66 CREDITS Foundations in Global Health and Development (6 credits) Statistics: Ideas and Concepts (6 credits) Sustainable Leadership (6 credits) Common Core Courses (12 credits) Exam Introductory Economics and Finance (6 credits) Chinese Language Enhancement Course (6 credits) Foundations in Human Knowledge (6 credits) Common Core Courses (12 credits) Elective Course (6 credits) Exam SEP DEC JAN MAY JUN AUG YEAR 2: 66 CREDITS Globalisation (6 credits) Disciplinary Core Course* (6 credits) Essential Skills for Undergraduates: Foundations of Data Science (6 credits) Elective Courses (12 credits) Exam Research Methods in Medicine and Health Sciences (6 credits) Legal Foundations for Global Health and Development (6 credits) Disciplinary Core Course* (6 credits) English in the Discipline Course (6 credits) Elective Courses (12 credits) Exam SEP DEC JAN MAY JUN AUG YEAR 3: 66 CREDITS Global Governance and Policy Setting in Global Health and Development (6 credits) Disciplinary Core Course* (6 credits) Elective Courses (24 credits) Exam Disciplinary Core Courses* (12 credits) Elective Courses (18 credits) Exam Capstone in Global Health and Development (Field Placement) International Exchange (optional) (18-30 credits) SEP DEC JAN MAY JUN AUG YEAR 4: 42 CREDITS Capstone in Global Health and Development (Field Placement) (cont’d) (12 credits) Leadership and Advocacy in Global Health and Development (6 credits) Disciplinary Core Course* (6 credits) Elective Courses (18 credits) Exam SEP DEC JAN MAY JUN AUG *Disciplinary Core Courses include the following: Year 2 Population and development Year 2 Theories and global trends in urban development Year 2 Introduction to international relations Year 2 Economic development Year 2 Year 3 International organisations Year 3 Global political economy Year 3 Year 3 The role of innovation and technology in shaping directions of health and development Year 4 The role and impact of private sector in health and development Year 4 Seminar in major global health and development challenges Year 4 Bringing it all together: Seminar in planetary health