Department of Religion and Philosophy, HKBU

Complementary Programmes Curriculum

The Complementary Studies subjects (36 units in total) are offered under the two broad headings set out below:

3.1 CS Core Requirements:

3.1.1 Communication and Language		9Units
LANG1491-1492	English I - II	6
LANG1480	University Cinese	3
3.1.2 Computing		3Units
COMP 1140	IT Portfolio	3
3.1.3 Value and the Meaning of Life		3Units
One of the following subjects
R.P.1040	Religion and the Meaning of Life	3
R.P.1070	Religion, Psychology and Personal Growth
R.P.1100	Biblical Wisdom for Human Life
R.P.1110	Christianity and Modern Life
R.P.1120	Nature and Human Beings in Chinese and Western Cultures
R.P.1140	Philosophy and the Meaning of Life
R.P.1150	Philosophy of Life in Existentialism
R.P.1160	Philosophy of Life in Laozi and Zhuangzi
R.P.1240	Zen Buddhism and Modern Life
R.P.1310	Ethics
R.P.1320	Applied Ethics
R.P.1330	Business, Values, and Society
R.P.1340	Christian Ethics and Contemporary Issues
R.P.1350	Christianity and Humanism
R.P.1360	Ethics of Life and Death
R.P.1370	Ethics of Marriage and The Family
R.P.1380	Moral Leadership
R.P.1390	Philosophy of Love
R.P.1410	Practical Issues in Social Philosophy
R.P.1420	Religious Quest in Films
R.P.1430	Romantic Love in Chinese and Western Philosophy
R.P.1440	Sexuality and Christian Values
3.1.4 Physical Education Subjects (non-credit bearing)
Students are required to complete two non-credit bearing Physical Education Subjects as a complementary studies requirement.
3.1.5 University Life Subjects (non-credit bearing)
This subject equips students with essential skills for university learning. The aims and objectives of this subject are: a. to establish and consolidate a teaching and learning relationship through informal small group interactions between lecturers and students; b. to introduce the principles of mind-stretching learning and thinking to students from a broad and yet stimulating perspective; and c. to promote a community spirit and the University's ethos. The subject consists of three elements: a. academic skills workshops, including library skills, computer induction skills, educational development skills and life skills; b. mentoring sessions; and c. University forums.

3.2 CS Distribution Requirements:

Students are required to select Distribution subjects from any of the four broad categories of knowledge, and these four categories are:

a. Humanities;

b. Social Sciences;

c. Business and Communication; and

d. Science (including some subjects in Chinese Medicine).

The requirements of the Distribution subjects are as follows:

3.2.1 First Sequence	3Units
Any two subjects outside the student's own category of knowledge, of which one must be Science subject
3.2.2 Second Sequence	6Units
Any two subjects outside the student's own major/ option (It is proposed that the second sequence (6 units) and free electives (9 units) under CS Distribution be used to create a Minor. If individual students can manage to accumulate 15 units from the relevant subjects, they might be permitted to declare their Minors subject to the approval of the departments concerned.)
3.2.2 CS Free Elective Subjects	9Units

The list of the Distribution subjects can be found at the website of the A. R.