Religious Studies Applicable to students admitted in 201-17 Major Programme Requirement Students are required to complete a minimum 9 units courses as follows: 1. Faculty Package: 9 Any courses from: ANTH1020, ARTS100, CHLL1900, CUMT1000, CURE1000, 1110, ENGE1000, FAAS1900, HIST1000, JASP1090, LING1000, MUSC1000, PHIL1110, THEO1000, TRAN1000 2. Required Courses: 24 (a) CURE1111, 2157, 2170, 415 (b) courses from CURE1124, 211[1121]*, 2225[1125]*, 222[112]*, 2227[1127]* (c) 1 course from CURE2112, 211, 2114, 2115, 75. Elective Courses: (a) 10 courses at 2000 or above level from the Areas under Religious Studies (b) 2 courses at 2000 or above level from the Areas under Cultural Studies Concentrations Students may choose to declare a concentration by taking the following elective courses in place Elective Courses above: Religion and Culture (a) 2 courses from CURE1001, 100, 1009, 1010 (b) 10 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, which at least 2 courses are from the Areas under Cultural Studies and at least 8 courses are from the Areas under Religious Studies Religious Education (a) units EDUC courses at 2000 and above level from Educational Core Component fered by the Faculty Education (b) (c) CURE144 9 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, which at least 2 courses are from the Areas under Cultural Studies and at least 7 courses are from the Areas under Religious Studies Total: 9
Explanatory Notes: 1. CURE, EDUC and THEO courses at 2000 and above level (except those marked with *) will be included in the calculation Major GPA for honours classification. 2. Apart from the THEO courses listed in the course list, students may take up to 4 THEO courses as their elective courses in Religious Studies Areas. [ ] Old course code used in 2017-18 and before. First Year Recommended Course Pattern Faculty Package: 1 st Faculty Package course Major Required: CURE1111 and 1 course from CURE1124, 211[1121], 2225[1125], 222[112], 2227[1127] 2 nd term Major Required: 1 course from CURE1124, 211[1121], 2225[1125], 222[112], 2227[1127] Second Year Major Elective(s): Faculty Package: 2 nd and rd Faculty Package courses Major Required: 1 course from CURE1124, 211[1121], 2225[1125], 222[112], 2227[1127] Major Elective(s): 2 nd term Major Required: CURE2157, 2170 1 course from CURE2112, 211, 2114, 2115, 75 Third Year Major Elective(s): Major Required: Major Elective(s): courses 9
2 nd term Major Required: Fourth Year Major Elective(s): courses 9 Major Required: Major Elective(s): courses 9 2 nd term Major Required: CURE415 Major Elective(s): courses Total (including Faculty Package): 9 9 Major Programme Requirement (for Associate Degree or Higher Diploma holders admitted to senior-year places) Students are required to complete a minimum 51 units courses as follows: 1. Required Courses: (a) CURE1111, 2170, 415 9 (b) courses from CURE1124, 211[1121]*, 2225[1125]*, 9 222[112]*, 2227[1127]* (c) 1 course from CURE2112, 211, 2114, 2115, 75 2. Elective Courses: 10 CURE courses at 2000 or above level from the Areas under 0 Religious Studies Total: 51 Explanatory Notes: 1. CURE courses at 2000 and above level (except those marked with *) will be included in the calculation Major GPA for honours classification. [ ] Old course code used in 2017-18 and before.
Recommended Course Pattern (for Associate Degree or Higher Diploma holders admitted to senior-year places ) First Year 1st term Major Required: CURE1111 and 1 course from CURE1124, 211[1121], 2225[1125], 222[112], 2227[1127] Major Elective(s): courses 2nd term 9 Major Required: CURE2170 and 1 course from CURE1124, 211[1121], 2225[1125], 222[112], 2227[1127] Second Year Major Elective(s): 2 courses 1st term Major Required: 1 course from CURE1124, 211[1121], 2225[1125], 222[112], 2227[1127] and 1 course from CURE2112, 211, 2114, 2115, 75 Major Elective(s): 2 courses 2nd term Major Required: CURE415 Major Elective(s) courses 9 Total: 51
Minor Programme Title Religious Studies Minor Programme Requirement Students are required to complete a minimum 18 units courses as follows: 1. Elective Courses: (a) Any one course from the following: CURE1111, 1122, 112, 1124, 112 (b) 5 CURE courses from the Areas under Religious Studies[a], with at 15 least 2 courses at 000 or above level and 2 other courses at 2000 or above level Total: 18 Explanatory Note: [a] Students may take up to THEO courses to fulfill the requirement. Course List Course Code Course Title Unit(s) Religious Studies Area 1: Approaches to Religious Studies CURE1111 The Study Religion CURE211 Philosophy Religion CURE2114 Sociology Religion CURE2115 Psychology Religion Religious Studies Area 2: Religious Traditions and their Development CURE1122 Chinese Culture and Its Religion CURE112 World Religions CURE1124 Introduction to Christianity CURE2125 Hong Kong Taoism CURE211[1121]* Introduction to Buddhism CURE2225[1125]* Introduction to Indian Religions CURE222[112]* Introduction to Islam CURE2227[1127]* Introduction to Taoism CURE122[2122] Chinese Buddhism CURE12[212] Popular Religions in China CURE4121[121] Chan School Buddhism THEO221 Christianity in China
Religious Studies Area : Religious Classics and Literature CURE210 Chinese Buddhist Classics CURE211 Religion and Literature CURE219 Introduction to Taoist Literature CURE2170 Reading Religious Classics CURE114 Islamic Scriptures: The Qur an and Traditions Muhammad CURE12 Religious Texts in Translation CURE14 Chinese Literature and the Bible CURE1 Chinese Novels and Religion CURE414 Selected Taoist Classics CURE41 "The Book Genesis" in Multi-cultural Context THEO2214 Synoptic Gospels Religious Studies Area 4: Religion and Contemporary Society CURE1110 Religion and Contemporary Life CURE2142 Religion and Ethics CURE2144 Life and Death in Religions CURE2145 New Religious Movements CURE2228 History the Arab World CURE142 The Religious Policy and Practices in China Today CURE144 Religious and Spiritual Education CURE145 Buddhism and Contemporary Life THEO254 Christian Ethics Religious Studies Area 5: Languages, Seminars and Special Topics CURE2150 Arabic for Beginners I CURE2151 Arabic for Beginners II CURE2154 Medieval Latin CURE2155 Beginning Sanskrit CURE2157 Intermediate Seminar CURE415 Senior Seminar CURE4157 Religious Studies: Special Topics I CURE4158 Religious Studies: Special Topics II CURE4159 Summer Internship THEO215 New Testament Greek I THEO21 New Testament Greek II THEO217 Biblical Hebrew I THEO218 Biblical Hebrew II Religious Studies Area : Religion and Everyday Life CURE115 Religious Education and Developmental Psychology CURE11 Religion and Film CURE1 Religion, Health and Healing CURE411 Religion and Economic Life CURE414 Religion and Politics Religious Studies Area 7: Common Area Cultural and Religious Studies CURE2112 Myth, Symbol and Ritual CURE27 Western Literature and Christianity CURE274 Drama and Ritual CURE275 Chinese Temples and Festivals CURE27 Indian Culture through Biographies
CURE277 Religions, Violence and Peace CURE278 Quest for Life: Dialogue Among Religion, Ethics, and Psychology CURE70 Religion and Pluralistic Culture CURE71 Religion and Ecology CURE7 Religion and Culture in Mesopotamia CURE74 Religion and Gender Studies CURE75 Science and Religion CURE7 Religious Fundamentalism and Asian Cultures CURE77 Fieldwork in Indian Religions and Culture CURE78 Fieldwork in Islamic Culture and Religion CURE415 The Story the Stone and Chinese Religious Culture For Cultural Studies courses, please refer to the course list Cultural Studies Programme.