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22 Master's degrees offered by the university
Religious Studies
Considering religion an integral part of human life, thought and culture, the Religious Studies programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong advocates a critical and comparative perspective to the study of multifarious religious phenomena and a sympathetic understanding of people’s religious experience.
Linguistics
Linguistics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong features an interdisciplinary approach to language study.
English (Literary Studies)
English (Literary Studies) program at The Chinese University of Hong Kong includes those appropriate to literary studies in English as well as those of most Comparative Literature programmes throughout the world: to encourage critical and systematic studies of English and other literatures in the fullness of their mutual relationships.
Religious Studies
Religious Studies at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a fundamental and distinctive aspect of human culture. As religion represents the deepest hopes, fears, concerns and values of human being, it can play both constructive and destructive roles in society.
Legal History
Legal History from The Chinese University of Hong Kong is designed to equip students with expertise in both the substance and the methodology of transnational legal history research.
Christian Studies
Christian Studies from The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides students understanding of some aspects of Christianity in their historical and contemporary contexts.
Translation
The curriculum of the Translation programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong designed to meet the changing needs of society, equips students with both theoretical knowledge and practical experience, and stresses interaction between teachers and students.
English (Applied English Linguistics)
The M.Phil. in English (Applied English Linguistics) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong offers training in applied linguistics research. The required course in theoretical linguistics includes a survey of phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic analyses, as well as historical linguistics with specific reference to English.
Chinese Language and Literature
Our students are expected to develop a strong foundational understanding of the field in general while specialising in their own areas of interest, providing a broad perspective, and they are free to choose and study topics of interest in various areas in Chinese Language and Literature from The Chinese University of Hong Kong.
Comparative and Public History
The M.A. Comparative and Public History program at The Chinese University of Hong Kong stresses the importance of a global perspective in the study of history, achieved through comparative and cross-cultural research methods.
Buddhist Studies
The Buddhist Studies course at The Chinese University of Hong Kong aims at providing students a systematic and comprehensive training on Buddhist Studies at postgraduate level. In addition to a historical study of the tradition, the programme will also engage students in a discussion of contemporary social issues.
Chinese Studies
Our English-taught MA in Chinese Studies programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong provides a platform for the study of Chinese art, history, politics, film, society, international relations, literature, and more.
Japanese Studies
The Japanese Studies programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong promotes the integration of teaching and research in Japanese studies at an advanced level. It aims to introduce students to integrate different disciplinary and methodological approaches, allowing them to develop as capable and independent researchers in Japanese studies.
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages from The Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to provide students with a solid grounding in state-of-the-art research, theories and practice in TESOL, with a view to meeting the professional development needs of English language teachers and other TESOL professionals in a range of educational contexts in Asia and beyond.
English (Applied English Linguistics)
English (Applied English Linguistics) at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is an intensive one-year (full-time) or two-year (part-time) taught postgraduate programme.
Philosophy
The Philosophy programme at The Chinese University of Hong Kong aims to provide solid academic training to students in philosophy, especially in the following specialized areas: Chinese/ Eastern philosophy, Anglo-American philosophy, Continental-European philosophy and comparative philosophy.
Linguistics
Linguistics from The Chinese University of Hong Kong emphasize foundational training in the core areas of linguistic theory, and original research that sheds light on the properties of language and mind.
Translation
Translation from The Chinese University of Hong Kong is research-oriented and aims at training students in critical thinking to conduct independent research in translation studies. Thesis supervisors are assigned in accordance with individual students' research topics.
Philosophy
Philosophy course offered at The Chinese University of Hong Kong has to do with reflective thinking on fundamental aspects of human existence.
History
History at The Chinese University of Hong Kong is an innovative and intensive course that provides a thorough training in historical methods. It offers a range of specialist options that draw on the latest research, and includes a sustained period devoted to archival research and writing.