Any candidatewho presents an unsatisfactory thesis will be asked to re-submit the thesis. The result of the second attempt of the thesis defence will be either Passor Fail. The programme is administered by a joint committee formed by facultymembers from participating Departments such as Biochemistry, Biology, andChemical Engineering. The purpose of the programme is to train researchand technical personnel for the rapidly developing biotechnology industry. The programme offers course work in biotechnology- related topics and extensivelaboratory training in biotechnological techniques.
Students are requiredto do research in one of the biotechnology-related laboratories.
The researchprojects are interdisciplinary in nature and applied in orientation. Submissionand successful defence of a written report on a well-defined research projectis required for the degree. This multidisciplinary programme involves the Departments of Chemistry,Physics, Chemical Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, andMechanical Engineering. Materials science and engineering is crucial tothe success of most industries in Hong Kong and the surrounding region. The programme aims to provide students with intelligent insight into today'smaterial problems from many different, yet coherent points of view.