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Graduate Division of Religious Studies
Master of Arts in Religious Studies
Admission Information

Further Qualifications for Admission to MA Programmes

In addition to the general qualifications required for admission to the Graduate School

  • Applicants with good honors degrees in subjects other than Religious Studies may also be considered for admission to the M.A. Degree Programme.
  • Applicants for the M.A. Degree Programme have to fulfill the "English Language Proficiency Requirement." (please refer to the Postgraduate Prospectus 2012-13 or Graduate School Homepage http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/gss)

Areas of Study

  • Area 1: Religion, Heritage and Context
  • Area 2: Religion, Society and Culture
  • Area 3: Religion, Life and Wisdom
  • Area 4: Special Topics in Religious Studies

Besides a required course (Theories of Religious Studies), students must take any seven courses with at least one course each from Areas of Study 1,2 and 3 prescribed in the course list.

The degree would require a total of 8 courses, i.e., 24 units to be completed within one year for full-time students and two years for part-time students.

Course List

必修科目 (Required Course)
1 RELS5005 Theories of Religious Studies 宗教研究理論

Area 1: 宗教、傳統與處境 (Religion, Heritage and Context)
1 RELS5123 Taoist Thought 道教思想
2 RELS5125 Taoist Ritual 道教科儀
3 RELS5118 Studies on Chinese Buddhism 中國佛教研究
4 RELS5316 Studies of Humanistic Buddhism 人間佛教研究
5 RELS5121 Popular Religion in China 中國民間宗教
6 THEO5906 Methods and Paradigms of Christian Studies 基督教研究之方法與範式
7 RELS5219 The Hebrew Bible in Contexts 希伯來聖經之處境詮釋
8 THEO5910 New Testament in Contexts 新約聖經處境詮釋
9 RELS5275 Spirituality and Religious Congregations 靈修與修會傳統
10 RELS5276 Theology of Vatican II 梵二的神學思想
11 RELS5300 The Study of Islam 伊斯蘭教研究
12 RELS5312 Hindu Visions of Divinity 印度宗教的神明觀

Area 2: 宗教、社會與文化 (Religion, Society and Culture)

1 RELS5143 Contemporary Issues in Ethics, Society & Religion 宗教、社會及倫理學的現代問題
2 RELS5273 Catholic Social Ethics 天主教社會倫理
3 RELS5149 Religion and Ecological Crisis 宗教與生態危機
4 RELS5129 Taoism and Chinese Culture 道教與中國文化
5 RELS5314 Buddhism and Culture 佛教與文化
6 THEO5926 Christianity and Chinese Culture 基督教與中國文化
7 RELS5325 Christianity in Chinese Literature 中國文學中的基督教
8 RELS5326 Chinese Religion and Literature 中國宗教與文學
9 RELS5324 Translating Rel Classics & Cultural Exchange 宗教經典翻譯與文化交流
10 THEO5933 Media, Popular Culture and Christianity 媒體、普及文化與基督教

Area 3: 宗教、人生與智慧 (Religion, Life and Wisdom)
1 RELS5323 Life and Death in World Religions 世界宗教的生死觀
2 RELS5327 Wisdom in Religious Classics 從宗教經典看人生智慧
3 RELS5328 Taoism, Health and Nourishing of Life 道教、健康與養生
4 RELS5329 Buddhism, Right Mindfulness and Meditation 佛教、正念與禪修
5 RELS5330 Religion and Spiritual Practice 宗教與修持
6 RELS5146 Religious Education and Personal Growth 宗教教育與個人成長

Area 4: 宗教專題研究 (Special Topics in Religious Studies)
1 RELS5331 Special Topic in Religious Studies I 宗教研究專題(一)
2 RELS5332 Special Topic in Religious Studies II 宗教研究專題(二)
3 RELS5322 Research Paper in Religious Studies 宗教研究學術論文

 

Scholarship

Ho Chor Memorial Scholarship 何瑳紀念獎學金  [Description] [Application Form]

St. Francis Xavier Scholarship 聖芳濟獎學金 [Description] [Application Form]

Admission Method

Internet submission of admission materials via website:  http://www2.cuhk.edu.hk/gss/apply.php 

Application Deadline: 31 March 2013

Tuition Fee (Provisional): HK$76,000 per annum (Full-time)

HK$38,000 per annum (Part-time)

 

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