Program Information Academic Program: Academic Year: 2015 (4 new curriculum) B.A. in Religious Studies Select Language: English Religious Studies Applicable to students admitted in 2015-1 Major Programme Requirement Students are required to complete a minimum of 9 units of 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 CURE1121, 1124, 1125, 112, 1127; (c) 1 course from CURE 211, 2114, 2115. 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 of above: Religion and Culture (a) 2 courses from CURE1001,100, 1009, 1010; (b) 10 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, of 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 of EDUC courses at 2000 and above level from Educational Core Component offered by the Faculty of Education (b) CURE141 or 144; (c) 9 CURE courses at 2000 or above level, of 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. 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. 2. All CURE, EDUC and THEO 2000 and above level courses will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification. First Year of Second Year of Recommended Course Pattern Faculty Package: 1 st Faculty Package course CURE1111 and 1 course from CURE1121, 1124, 1125, 112, 1127 1 course from CURE1121, 1124, 1125, 112, 1127 Faculty Package: 2 nd and rd Faculty Package courses
1 course from CURE1121, 1124, 1125, 112, 1127 Third Year of Fourth Year of CURE2157, CURE2170 1 course from CURE 211, 2114, 2115 courses 9 courses 9 courses 9 CURE415 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 of 51 units of courses as follows: 1. Required Courses: (a) CURE1111, 2157, 2170, 415; 12 (b) courses from CURE1121, 1124, 1125, 112, 1127; 9 (c) 1 course from CURE 211, 2114, 2115 2. Elective Courses: 9 CURE courses at 2000 or above level from the Areas under 27 Religious Studies. Total: 51 Explanatory Notes: 1. CURE courses at 2000 level and above will be included in the calculation of Major GPA for honours classification. Recommended Course Pattern (for Associate Degree or Higher Diploma holders admitted to senior-year places ) First Year of Second Year of 1st term CURE1111, 2157 and 1 course from CURE1121, 9 1124, 1125, 112, 1127 2 courses 2nd term CURE2170 and 1 course from CURE1121, 1124, 1125, 112, 1127 2 courses 1st term 1 course from CURE1121, 1124, 1125, 112, 1127 and 1 course from CURE211, 2114, 2115 2 courses 2nd term CURE415 Major Elective(s) courses 9 Total: 51 Minor Programme Title Religious Studies
Minor Programme Requirement Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses as follows: 1. Elective Courses: (a) Any one course from the following: CURE1111, 1122, 112, 1124, 214 (b) 5 CURE courses from the Areas under Religious Studies[a], with 15 at 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 of Religion CURE211 Philosophy of Religion CURE2114 Sociology of Religion CURE2115 Psychology of Religion Religious Studies Area 2: Religious Traditions and their Development CURE1121 Introduction to Buddhism CURE1122 Chinese Culture and Its Religion CURE112 World Religions CURE1124 Introduction to Christianity CURE1125 Introduction to Indian Religions CURE112 Introduction to Islam CURE1127 Introduction to Taoism CURE2122 Chinese Buddhism CURE212 Popular Religions in China CURE2125 Hong Kong Taoism CURE2128 Christianity in Cultural Context CURE121 Chan School of 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 CURE12 Translating Religious Texts CURE14 Chinese Literature and the Bible CURE1 Chinese Novels and Religion CURE414 Selected Taoist Classics CURE41 "The Book of 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 CURE214 Local Culture and Religion in China CURE2144 Life and Death in Religions CURE2145 New Religious Movements CURE214 Religion and Cultural Issues CURE141 Religious Education in Schools 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 CURE2151 Arabic for Beginner 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 Hebrew I THEO218 Hebrew II Religious Studies Area : Religion and Everyday Life CURE11 Religion and Film CURE12 Religion and Food CURE1 Religion, Health and Healing CURE17 Religion, Violence and Peace CURE411 Religion and Economic Life CURE414 Religion and Politics CURE415 Religion, Body and Sexuality Religious Studies Area 7: Common Area of Cultural and Religious Studies CURE2112 Myth, Symbol and Ritual CURE270 Outline of European Cultural Histories CURE27 Western Literature and Christianity CURE274 Drama and Ritual CURE275 Hong Kong Temples and Festivals CURE27 Indian Culture through Biographies CURE277 Introduction to Peace Studies CURE278 Quest for Life: Dialogue Among Religion, Ethics, and Psychology CURE70 Religion and Pluralistic Culture CURE71 Religion and Ecology CURE72 Hermeneutics and Critical Theory 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 in Turkey CURE415 The Story of the Stone and Chinese Religious Culture For Cultural Studies courses, please refer to the course list of Cultural Studies Programme. ^ Subject to the approval of the Board of the Faculty of Arts. 1. Major Programme: Knowledge: (1) The understanding of religion in its historical settings and contemporary contexts of modern living, globally and locally. (2) The understanding of religion in its different dimensions. () The understanding of religion through a crtical analysis. (4) A basic knowledge of major religious traditions in the world. Skills: (1) Communication and presentational (oral and written) skills. (2) Analytical and problem solving skills. () Social skills and team-work skills. (4) Skills of critical intelligence and appreciative thinking. (5) Skills in cross-cultural understanding and intercultural literacy. () Research skills. Attitude: (1) Awareness of the plurality and multi-faceted complexity within religious traditions of the issues of multiple and conflicting interpretations of religious traditions. (2) Self-critical awareness of pre-suppositions and recognition. () A critical and yet sympathetic understanding and appreciation of religious traditions especially those to which one does not belong. (4) Sensitivity to the ultimate concern and the religious dimension of human life. K = Knowledge outcomes; S = Skills outcomes; V = Value and attitude outcomes 2. Minor Programme: Upon the completion of the Minor Programme, students will have demonstrated basic
understanding of fundamental issues related to the subject, acquired knowledge of some aspects of the subject with sufficient exposure and at a suitable level to allow further study in this subject or related subjects or to pursue a related career. Course Information Return to Search Previous in List Next in List