Philosophy — CUHK Minor Requirements (2026-27)
Applicable to students admitted in 2026-27.
Description
Students are required to complete a minimum of 18 units of courses, with at least 6 units at 3000 or above level, as follows:
1. Required Course : 3 units
PHIL1110
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 1110 | Introduction to Philosophy | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — |
2. Elective Courses : 15 units
PHIL courses other than PHIL1110 are elective courses. Students are required to take at least 6 units of courses at 3000 or above level.
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| Code | Title | T1 | T2 | T1 Teaching schedule | T2 Teaching schedule | Prerequisites | Also in minor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHIL 1210 | Philosophical Thinking Through Writing | — | --LEC: Th 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Th 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 1310 | Logic | --LEC: Mo 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA | — | Not for students who have taken UGED1111 or 1112. | — | ||
| PHIL 1413 | Philosophies of Life | — | --LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2020 | History of Chinese Philosophy I | --LEC: We 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: We 5:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2030 | History of Chinese Philosophy II | — | --LEC: We 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: We 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2040 | History of Western Philosophy I | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2050 | History of Western Philosophy II | — | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2060 | Philosophy and Human Conditions | — | A-LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM AT01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM B-LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM BT01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2202 | Symbolic Logic | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2301 | Guided Studies in Chinese/Eastern Philosophical Classics | — | --LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2302 | Guided Studies in Western Philosophical Classics | --LEC: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: We 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 2400 | Introductory Latin | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3000 | Ethics | --LEC: Th 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3111 | Pre-Qin Confucian Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3131 | Pre-Qin Daoist Philosophy | — | — | For Year 2 or above Philosophy majors.No restrictions for AD/HD Philosophy major students and electives. | — | ||
| PHIL 3141 | Neo-Daoist Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3152 | Topics in Ancient Western Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3172 | Topics in Medieval Western Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3191 | Indian Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3211 | Indian Buddhist Philosophy | --LEC: Fr 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: Mo 9:30AM - 10:15AM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3233 | Social and Political Philosophy | — | --LEC: Th 12:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 2:30PM - 3:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3253 | Practical Ethics | — | — | Not for students who have taken UGEC2841. | — | ||
| PHIL 3263 | Philosophical Problems and Computational Tools | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3302 | Analytic Philosophy | — | --LEC: Th 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3312 | Topics in Philosophical and Historical Perspectives | — | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3313 | Aesthetics | — | --LEC: We 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: We 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3333 | Comparative Philosophy of Religion | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3363 | Legal Philosophy | — | — | Not for students who have taken UGEC2861. | — | ||
| PHIL 3373 | Philosophy of Love | — | --LEC: Th 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM | Not for students who have taken GDRS2003 or UGED2891. | |||
| PHIL 3383 | Philosophy of Death | --LEC: Th 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA | — | Not for students who have taken UGED2901. | — | ||
| PHIL 3531 | Topics in Chinese Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3541 | Topics in Ancient Chinese Philosophy | --LEC: We 9:30AM - 11:15AM -T01-TUT: We 11:30AM - 12:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3551 | Topics in Modern Chinese Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3561 | Topics in Eastern Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3592 | Topics in Modern Western Philosophy | — | --LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3652 | Topics in Contemporary Western Philosophy | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3662 | Topics in Anglo-American Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3672 | Topics in Continental Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3683 | Topics in Applied Philosophy | --LEC: Tu 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 5:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3693 | Topics in Political Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3743 | Topics in Inter-Disciplinary Problems | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3800 | Metaphysics | — | --LEC: Tu 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: TBA | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3803 | Topics in Metaphysics | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3820 | Epistemology | --LEC: Tu 2:30PM - 4:15PM -T01-TUT: Tu 4:30PM - 5:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3823 | Topics in Epistemology | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3833 | Topics in Ethics | --LEC: We 12:30PM - 2:15PM -T01-TUT: We 2:30PM - 3:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 3843 | Bioethics | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4111 | Chinese Buddhist Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4121 | Chan Buddhism | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4131 | Song Neo-Confucian Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4141 | Ming Neo-Confucian Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4153 | Philosophy of Culture | --LEC: Th 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4183 | Philosophy of Science | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4232 | Kant | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4242 | German Idealism | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4262 | Existentialism | --LEC: Th 3:30PM - 5:15PM -T01-TUT: Th 5:30PM - 6:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4272 | Phenomenology | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4282 | Hermeneutics | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4292 | Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4302 | Critical Theory | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4313 | Philosophy of Language | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4323 | Philosophy of History | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4333 | Philosophy of Mind | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4343 | Philosophy of Education | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4351 | Mohist Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4361 | Legalist Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4371 | Seminar on Chinese Philosophy | --LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4381 | Seminar on Eastern Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4413 | Topics in Comparative Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4423 | Topics in Textual Analysis | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4433 | Moral Psychology | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4443 | Seminar on Philosophical Issues | --LEC: Mo 1:30PM - 3:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 3:30PM - 4:15PM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4522 | Contemporary French Philosophy | — | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4532 | Seminar on Western Philosophy | — | --LEC: Mo 10:30AM - 12:15PM -T01-TUT: Mo 12:30PM - 1:15PM | — | — | ||
| PHIL 4800 | Thesis | A-LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM AI01-IND: Mo 10:30AM - 11:15AM B-LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM BI01-IND: Mo 10:30AM - 11:15AM C-LEC: Mo 11:30AM - 1:15PM CI01-IND: Mo 10:30AM - 11:15AM | — | — | — | ||
| PHIL 5070 | Seminar on Chinese Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Fr 10:30AM - 1:15PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5090 | Seminar on Western Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Th 3:30PM - 6:15PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5110 | Seminar on Eastern Philosophy | — | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5130 | Topics in Chinese Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Th 3:30PM - 6:15PM | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5150 | Topics in Western Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Th 4:30PM - 7:15PM | -S01-SEM: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5170 | Topics in Eastern Philosophy | — | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5180 [1] | Seminar on Selected Philosophical Issues | -S01-SEM: Fr 2:30PM - 5:15PM | -S01-SEM: Fr 2:30PM - 5:15PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5190 | Seminar on Comparative Philosophy: East and West | — | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5310 | Seminar on Pre-modern Chinese Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Fr 6:30PM - 9:30PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy or MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5320 | Seminar on Modern and Contemporary Chinese Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Sa 2:30PM - 5:15PM | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy or MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5330 | Seminar: Issues in the History of Chinese Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Mo 6:30PM - 9:30PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy or MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5340 | Seminar on Modern Western Philosophy | -S01-SEM: We 6:30PM - 9:30PM | -S01-SEM: We 6:30PM - 9:30PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy or MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5350 | Seminar on Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Fr 6:30PM - 9:30PM | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy or MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5360 | Seminar on Continental European Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Th 6:30PM - 9:30PM | For students in MPhil Philosophy or MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5370 | Seminar: Issues in the History of Western Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Tu 6:30PM - 9:30PM | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy or MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5500 | Research Paper: Guided Study in Philosophical Problems | — | --LEC: TBA | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5511 | Topics in Confucianism | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5512 | Moral and Political Philosophy: The Good and the Right | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5513 | Applied Ethics and Moral Dilemmas | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5521 | Topics in Taoist Philosophy | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5522 | Language, Meaning and Communication | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5523 | Philosophy and Cultural Criticism | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5531 | Topics in Buddhist Philosophy | --LEC: Tu 6:30PM - 9:30PM | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5532 | Metaphysics and the Quest for Reality | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5533 | Philosophical Analysis of Literature and Art | — | --LEC: Tu 6:30PM - 9:30PM | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5541 | Topics in Eastern Philosophy | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5542 | Philosophy and Conceptual Analysis | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5543 | Philosophy of the Human Condition: Life, Death, Love and Desire | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5551 | Topics in Comparative Philosophy | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5552 | Mind and Cognition | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5553 | Chinese Philosophy and Modern Life | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5562 | Interpretation, Understanding and Dialogue: Theory and Practice | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5563 | Methodology and Argumentation | --LEC: Th 6:30PM - 9:30PM | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5573 | Topics in Applied Philosophy | — | — | For students in MA Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5583 | Issues in Practical Philosophy | — | — | For Student of MA in Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 5593 | Topics in Philosophy and Interdisciplinary Studies | --LEC: Mo 6:30PM - 9:30PM | --LEC: Sa 2:30PM - 5:15PM | For Student of MA in Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7070 | Seminar on Chinese Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Fr 10:30AM - 1:15PM | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7090 | Seminar on Western Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Th 3:30PM - 6:15PM | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7110 | Seminar on Eastern Philosophy | — | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7130 | Topics in Chinese Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Th 3:30PM - 6:15PM | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7150 | Topics in Western Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Th 4:30PM - 7:15PM | -S01-SEM: We 2:30PM - 5:15PM | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7170 | Topics in Eastern Philosophy | — | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7180 [1] | Seminar on Selected Philosophical Issues | -S01-SEM: Fr 2:30PM - 5:15PM | -S01-SEM: Fr 2:30PM - 5:15PM | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7190 | Seminar on Comparative Philosophy: East and West | — | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7310 | Seminar on Pre-modern Chinese Philosophy | — | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7320 | Seminar on Modern and Contemporary Chinese Philosophy | — | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7330 | Seminar: Issues in the History of Chinese Philosophy | — | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7340 | Seminar on Modern Western Philosophy | -S01-SEM: We 6:30PM - 9:30PM | -S01-SEM: We 6:30PM - 9:30PM | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7350 | Seminar on Contemporary Anglo-American Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Fr 6:30PM - 9:30PM | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7360 | Seminar on Continental European Philosophy | — | -S01-SEM: Th 6:30PM - 9:30PM | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 7370 | Seminar: Issues in the History of Western Philosophy | -S01-SEM: Tu 6:30PM - 9:30PM | — | For students in PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8100 [1] | Guided Study | — | AM01-TMC: TBA BM01-TMC: TBA CM01-TMC: TBA DM01-TMC: TBA EM01-TMC: TBA FM01-TMC: TBA GM01-TMC: TBA HM01-TMC: TBA IM01-TMC: TBA JM01-TMC: TBA KM01-TMC: TBA LM01-TMC: TBA MM01-TMC: TBA NM01-TMC: TBA PM01-TMC: TBA QM01-TMC: TBA | For students in MPhil Philosophy or PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8101 [1] | Thesis Guidance I | AM01-TMC: TBA BM01-TMC: TBA CM01-TMC: TBA | AM01-TMC: TBA BM01-TMC: TBA CM01-TMC: TBA DM01-TMC: TBA | For Student of PhD in Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8102 [1] | Thesis Guidance II | — | — | For Student of PhD in Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8110 [1] | Research Methodology Seminar I | -M01-TMC: Fr 11:30AM - 1:15PM | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy or PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8120 [1] | Research Methodology Seminar II | -M01-TMC: Fr 9:30AM - 11:15AM | — | For students in MPhil Philosophy or PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8200 | Thesis I: Thesis Writing | AM01-TMC: TBA BM01-TMC: TBA CM01-TMC: TBA DM01-TMC: TBA EM01-TMC: TBA FM01-TMC: TBA GM01-TMC: TBA HM01-TMC: TBA IM01-TMC: TBA JM01-TMC: TBA KM01-TMC: TBA LM01-TMC: TBA MM01-TMC: TBA NM01-TMC: TBA PM01-TMC: TBA QM01-TMC: TBA RM01-TMC: TBA SM01-TMC: TBA | AM01-TMC: TBA | For students in MPhil Philosophy or PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8210 | Thesis II: Thesis Writing | AM01-TMC: TBA | AM01-TMC: TBA BM01-TMC: TBA CM01-TMC: TBA DM01-TMC: TBA EM01-TMC: TBA FM01-TMC: TBA GM01-TMC: TBA HM01-TMC: TBA IM01-TMC: TBA JM01-TMC: TBA KM01-TMC: TBA LM01-TMC: TBA MM01-TMC: TBA NM01-TMC: TBA PM01-TMC: TBA QM01-TMC: TBA RM01-TMC: TBA SM01-TMC: TBA | For students in MPhil Philosophy or PhD Philosophy. | — | ||
| PHIL 8220 | Thesis III : Thesis Writing | AM01-TMC: TBA BM01-TMC: TBA CM01-TMC: TBA DM01-TMC: TBA EM01-TMC: TBA FM01-TMC: TBA | AM01-TMC: TBA BM01-TMC: TBA CM01-TMC: TBA DM01-TMC: TBA EM01-TMC: TBA FM01-TMC: TBA | For students in MPhil Philosophy or PhD Philosophy. | — |
Explanatory Notes
1.This Minor Programme is not applicable to students who major in Philosophy.
2.No more than 9 units of courses taken to fulfill the requirements of the students’ Major Programme(s) and other Minor Programme(s) respectively can be used to fulfill the requirement of this Minor Programme.