Minor Programme – Curriculum Structure
The Minor Programme in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics consists of 15 units, comprising 3 units of core course and 12 units of elective course.
| Core Courses | 3 units |
| Elective Courses | 12 units |
| Total | 15 units |
Core courses
- Students are required to take one 3-unit required course from courses below:
Course Group | Course | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RELI 1005 | Quest for Truth and Meaning | 3 |
| RELI 2006 | Introduction to Christianity and Civilizations | 3 |
| RELI 2007 | Problems of Philosophy | 3 |
| RELI 2015 | Approaches to the Study of Religion | 3 |
| RELI 2027 | Introduction to Chinese Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
| RELI 2035 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| RELI 2036 | Social Scientific Study of Religion | 3 |
Elective courses
- Students are required to take four 3-unit elective courses. Out of the four elective courses, three courses must be chosen from any of the following four groups (Group II, III, IV or V). Only one course could be chosen from each group. The fourth course could be chosen from any elective course groups (Group I, II, III, IV or V). Students are required to complete at least one 3-unit course at Level 3 or above.
Group I | Foundational Course | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RELI 1005 | Quest for Truth and Meaning | 3 |
| RELI 2006 | Introduction to Christianity and Civilizations | 3 |
| RELI 2007 | Problems of Philosophy | 3 |
| RELI 2015 | Approaches to the Study of Religion | 3 |
| RELI 2027 | Introduction to Chinese Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
| RELI 2035 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| RELI 2036 | Social Scientific Study of Religion | 3 |
Group II | Philosophical Studies | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RELI 3006 | Major Streams in Chinese Philosophy | 3 |
| RELI 3007 | Philosophy, Meaning and Knowledge | 3 |
| RELI 3027 | Existentialism and Nihilism | 3 |
| RELI 3056 | Philosophy of Mind, Consciousness, and Personal Identity | 3 |
| RELI 3065 | History of Modern Western Philosophy | 3 |
| RELI 3087 | Metaphysics: Quest for Reality | 3 |
| RELI 3095 | Logic and Philosophy of Logic | 3 |
| RELI 3096 | Contemporary Analytic Philosophy | 3 |
| RELI 4005 | Philosophy of Religion | 3 |
| RELI 4016 | Selected Topics/ Readings in Philosophical Studies | 3 |
| RELI 4047 | Mind in Chinese Buddhist Philosophy | 3 |
| RELI 4076 | Great Plays and Philosophy | 3 |
Group III | Christian Studies and Comparative Religion | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RELI 3005 | Daoist Religion | 3 |
| RELI 3017 | A Survey of Jewish and Christian Scriptures | 3 |
| RELI 3026 | Christianity, Humanism and the Contemporary World | 3 |
| RELI 3037 | Christian Spirituality | 3 |
| RELI 3127 | History of Christian Thought | 3 |
| RELI 3135 | Buddhism | 3 |
| RELI 3137 | Confucianism | 3 |
| RELI 3136 | Religious Rituals and Practices in Hong Kong | 3 |
| RELI 3047 | Islam | 3 |
| RELI 4025 | Christianity and Chinese Culture | 3 |
| RELI 4027 | Selected Topics/ Readings in Christian Studies or Comparative Religion | 3 |
| RELI 4035 | Comparative Religious Themes | 3 |
Group IV | Interdisciplinary Study of Religion | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RELI 3075 | Religion and Animal | 3 |
| RELI 3077 | Religion and Social Movements | 3 |
| RELI 3086 | Religion, Violence and Peace | 3 |
| RELI 3097 | Psychology and Religion | 3 |
| RELI 3105 | Anthropology and Religion | 3 |
| RELI 3106 | Religion and Modern Chinese Societies | 3 |
| RELI 4015 | Mysticism and Religious Experience | 3 |
| RELI 4036 | Religion and Ideology | 3 |
| RELI 4037 | Sociology of Religion and Modern Society | 3 |
| RELI 4046 | Selected Topics/ Readings in Religious Studies | 3 |
| RELI 4065 | Dialogue between Religion and Modern Science | 3 |
Group V | Ethics and Society | Units |
|---|---|---|
| RELI 3016 | Philosophy, Morality and Society | 3 |
| RELI 3045 | Contemporary Ethical Problems: Hong Kong and Beyond | 3 |
| RELI 3107 | Chinese Moral and Political Philosophy | 3 |
| RELI 3115 | Theological Ethics | 3 |
| RELI 3116 | Islamic Values and Contemporary Society | 3 |
| RELI 3117 | Service Leadership and Meaning of Life and Death | 3 |
| RELI 3125 | Social Justice, Liberalism and Economic Equality | 3 |
| RELI 3126 | Theology, Liberalism and Sex in Chinese Societies | 3 |
| RELI 4066 | Ethics of Human Rights: Theories and Controversies | 3 |
| RELI 4067 | Environmental Ethics | 3 |
| RELI 4075 | Selected Topics/ Readings in Ethics | 3 |
Schedule of courses by semester
- The core courses and elective courses will be offered in semester 1 and semester 2 according to the following table.
Sem 1 | Sem 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| RELI 1005 | Quest for Truth and Meaning | ✔ | ✔ |
| RELI 2006 | Introduction to Christianity and Civilizations | ✔ | |
| RELI 2007 | Problems of Philosophy | ✔ | |
| RELI 2015 | Approaches to the Study of Religion | ✔ | |
| RELI 2027 | Introduction to Chinese Philosophy and Religion | ✔ | |
| RELI 2035 | Introduction to Ethics | ✔ | |
| RELI 2036 | Social Scientific Study of Religion | ✔ | |
| All courses of Group 2 (Philosophical Studies) | ✔ | ||
| All courses of Group 3 (Christian Studies and Comparative Religion) | ✔ | ||
| All courses of Group 4 (Interdisciplinary Study of Religion) | ✔ | ||
| All courses of Group 5 (Ethics and Society) | ✔ | ||