Faculty of Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Religious Studies (4-year)

The main objectives of the programme are as follows:

a)	To equip students with critical, analytical and interpretative skills with which they may understand diverse religious traditions in the 21st century;
b)	To provide students with substantial information on ideas and practices of major religious traditions, thus building a solid foundation for their understanding and interpretation;
c)	To help students develop capability in correlating religious ideas and values to socio-cultural problems;
d)	To widen students' perspective in the understanding of both the human person and human culture through comparative study of different religious traditions, showing the range of human responses to life problems;
e)	To prepare students for postgraduate studies; and
f)	To assist students in preparing for careers in education, cultural affairs and related fields.

The structure of the curriculum is as follows:

	Major Required Courses	42 units
	Major Elective Courses	12 units
	Honours Project	6 units
	General Education	38 units
	Electives	30 units
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	Total	128 units

1. Major Courses (60 units)
The programme of BA (Hons) in Religious Studies provides a curriculum of 60 units progressing from introductory to advanced courses over a four-year period. The curriculum culminates in the Honours Project which will enable the student to complete a significant and independent work.

2. General Education and Elective Courses (68 units)
These courses enable students to acquire an understanding of a lively feeling for values, so that they are better able to cope with the challenges of the complex socio-economic, cultural, religious and political aspects of life in the modern world.

Requirements

Major Required Courses				36 units
	RELI	1005	Quest for Truth & Meaning	3 units
	RELI	2005	History of Christian Thought	3 units
	RELI	2006	Introduction to Christianity & Civilizations	3 units
	RELI	2007	Problems of Philosophy	3 units
	RELI	2015	Approaches to the Study of Religion	3 units
	RELI	2016	Buddhism	3 units
	RELI	2017	Religious Rituals & Practices in Hong Kong	3 units
	RELI	3005	Daoist Religion	3 units
	RELI	3006	Major Streams in Chinese Philosophy	3 units
	RELI	4005	Philosophy of Religion	3 units
	RELI	4898-9	Honours Project	6 units

Major Concentration Courses				12 units
	Christian Studies Concentration
	RELI	3017	A Survey of Jewish & Christian Scriptures	3 units
	RELI	3025	Biblical Theology & Moral Life	3 units
	RELI	3026	Contemporary Theology & the Public World	3 units
	RELI	4007	Theology & Sex in Chinese Societies
	Philosophical Studies Concentration
	RELI	3007	Meaning & Knowledge	3 units
	RELI	3015	Existence & Reality	3 units
	RELI	3016	Morality & Society	3 units
	RELI	4006	Comparative Philosophy: East & West	3 units

Major Elective Courses				12 units
	Christian Studies Concentration
	Two of the following courses:
	RELI	3036	Christian Social Thought	3 units
	RELI	3037	Christian Spirituality	3 units
	RELI	4017	Chinese Christianity	3 units
	RELI	4025	Christianity & Chinese Culture	3 units
	RELI	4026	Christianity, Modern Science & the Environment	3 units
	RELI	4027	Selected Topics/Readings in Christian Studies	3 units
	Philosophical Studies Concentration
	Two of the following courses:
	RELI	3027	Existentialism & Nihilism	3 units
	RELI	3035	Philosophical Issues in Chinese Religion	3 units
	RELI	4015	Mysticism & Religious Experience	3 units
	RELI	4016	Selected Topics/Readings in Philosophy	3 units
	Both Concentrations
	Two of the following courses:
	RELI	4035	Comparative Religious Themes	3 units
	RELI	4036	Religion & Ideology	3 units
	RELI	4037	Religion & Modern Society	3 units
	RELI	3045	Contemporary Ethical Problems	3 units
	RELI	3046	Hermeneutics	3 units
	RELI	3047	Islam	3 units
	RELI	4045	Religions in Northwestern China Today	3 units
	RELI	4046	Selected Topics/Readings in Religious Studies	3 units
General Education				38 units
Electives				30 units
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				128 units