Study Plan of Minor in Philosophy (PYM14) after year 2014

Last updated on 08 Aug 2018

Program Objectives

The minor in philosophy is designed to offer students the opportunity to receive rigorous academic training in the three major areas of philosophical inquiry, i.e., the history of philosophy, practical inquiry into issues of ethics and politics, and theoretical inquiry into issues of knowledge, mind, and reality. In view of the unique historical legacy of Macao, the proposed program will place a particular emphasis on comparative themes, especially the philosophical dialogues between the Western and Eastern traditions.

Requirements for the Minor

The minimum GPA requirements for application for this Minor should follow the GPA requirements as stipulated in the “General Regulations for Minor”: A student who wishes to declare a minor should achieve accumulative GPA not less than 2.0 (Grade C). In order to ensure that all minors are familiar with the breadth of philosophical inquiry, students who intend to pursue a minor in philosophy must take a minimum of six 3-credit courses from the list below.

Study Plan

Core Courses
New Course Code Old Course Code Course Credits
PHIL1000 PHIY100 Western Philosophy: An Introduction 3
PHIL1001 PHIY101 Asian Philosophy: An Introduction 3
PHIL1002 PHIY102 Introduction to Logic 3
Choose three courses from the following:
Course Code Course Credits
PHIL1003 PHIY103 Ancient and Medieval European Philosophy 3
PHIL1004 PHIY104 Modern Western Philosophy 3
PHIL1005 PHIY105 Contemporary Western Philosophy 3
PHIL1006 PHIY106 The History of Chinese Philosophy 3
PHIL1007 PHIY107 Buddhist Philosophy 3
PHIL1008 PHIY108 Comparative Ethics 3
PHIL1009 PHIY109 Human Rights and Cultural Values 3
PHIL1011 PHIY111 Philosophy of Mind 3
PHIL1012 PHIY112 Political Philosophy 3
PHIL1014 PHIY114 Special Topics in Philosophy 3
PHIL1015 PHIY115 Daoist Philosophy 3
PHIL1016 PHIY116 Mass Media Philosophy 3
PHIL1017 PHIY117 Philosophy of Language 3
PHIL3000 PHIY210 Philosophy and Film 3
Minimum Credits 18