Admission Requirements

Applicants should have a good honor bachelor degree in Food Sciences, Nutrition or related fields from a recognized university.

Moreover, applicants have to meet the entry qualifications required for the admission to the CUHK Graduate School.

Please visit the CUHK Graduate School website for the details.

Division of Life Sciences, MPhil-PhD in Food and Nutritional Sciences (Admission Code: FNS) 

The MPhil-PhD (articulated) programme in Food and Nutritional Sciences has been being introduced since 2011. Like the undergraduate degree, this research based programme is now administered by the School of Life Sciences, which was established in 2009.

The MPhil-PhD programme comprises minimum two/three years of course work, seminars and research. In addition to the staff of School of Life Sciences, staff from other disciplines may also participate in the teaching and research activities of the postgraduate programme. The postgraduate programme also interacts with other basic, clinical and applied research laboratories and organizations of the University and in the territory. 

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(4-Year Curriculum--JUPAS code: JS4601)

From 2009, CUHK launched the Broad-based Admissions Scheme of the Life Sciences Programmes under the Faculty of Science. It aims to facilitate students in identifying their interests in the diverse fields of life sciences before selecting a major programme.

The Life Sciences Programmes encompass six major programmes including Biochemistry, Biology (including Human Biology stream offered jointly with the Faculty of Medicine), Cell and Molecular Biology, Environmental Science, Food and Nutritional Sciences, and Molecular Biotechnology.

Each major offers unique education and training in their respective fields of life sciences, and prepares graduates for the versatile careers and postgraduate studies in biological, biomedical, health sciences as well as other related fields.

If applicants wish to enroll in any one of the six majors, they are invited to apply our Life Sciences Programmes with the JUPAS Code of JS4601.

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For the Full-time Degree, Bachelor of Science (BSc.) Programme