Curriculum Structure
The table below is the overall structure of 4-year curriculum for Philosophy major students admitted in 2015–16.
Study period: Four years
| Component | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Faculty Package | 9 |
| Major Required | 30 | |
| Major Elective | 33 | |
| Minor (optional) | 18–30 | |
| Languages | Chinese | 6 |
| English | 9 | |
| General Education | 21 | |
| Information Technology | 1 | |
| Physical Education | 2 | |
| Free Electives | Remaining Units | |
| Total | At least 123 | |
| The format of this table is adopted from here . | ||
For senior-year entrants with Associate Degree or Higher Diploma.
Study period: Two years
| Component | Units | |
|---|---|---|
| Major | Faculty Package | 3 |
| Major Required | 24 | |
| Major Elective | 27 | |
| Languages | Chinese | 0 |
| English | 2/5* | |
| General Education | 8–9 | |
| Information Technology | 0 | |
| Physical Education | 1 | |
| Free Electives | Remaining Units | |
| Total | At least 69 | |
| *The English Lauguage requirement is 2 units for Associate Degree holders, and 5 units for Higher Diploma holders admitted to senior-year places. | ||
Study Scheme
Study Scheme with Recommended Course Pattern and Course List in PDF
Major requirements in the form of a table
| Component | 4 years | 2 years^ |
|---|---|---|
| Faculty Package (9 or 3 units) | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | 3 units | |
| two other courses from the list* | 6 units | / |
| Major Required (30 or 24 units) | ||
| Logic | 3 units | |
| History of Chinese Philosophy I & II | 6 units | |
| History of Western Philosophy I & II | 6 units | |
| Philosophy and Human Conditions | 3 units | / |
| Ethics, Metaphysics, Epistemology | All three courses (9 units) | Any two courses (6 units) |
| Thesis | 3 units | |
| Major Elective (33 or 27 units) | ||
| Area I: Chinese/ Eastern Philosophy | at least 6 units | at least 3 units |
| Area II: Western Philosophy | at least 6 units | at least 3 units |
| Area III: Philosophical Problems | at least 6 units | at least 3 units |
| remaining units | ||
| Total | 72 units | 54 units |
| *As of Year 2015–16, Faculty package includes the following courses: ANTH1020, ARTS1003, CHLL1900, CUMT1000, CURE1000, CURE1110, ENGE1000, FAAS1900, HIST1000, JASP1090, LING1000, MUSC1000, PHIL1110, THEO1000, and TRAN1000. | ||
| ^This column is for Associate Degree or Higher Diploma holders admitted to senior-year places with a study period of 2 years. | ||