Associate of Arts (Philosophy)

Programme Objectives

  • Provides a solid foundation in philosophical traditions, arguments and problems that will enable them to pursue further studies in philosophy in Hong Kong or overseas

  • Enables students to think philosophically about problems that they will meet in their daily and professional lives

  • Develops analytical and critical abilities for solving problems of all types with creativity and flexibility

Concentration Courses

  • Doing Philosophy

  • Basic Problem of Philosophy (I)

  • Basic Problem of Philosophy (II)

  • History of Chinese Philosophy: From Pre-Qin to Han

  • History of Western Philosophy: Ancient Greek Philosophy

Articulation Prospects

Some recent graduates of this programme were admitted to the local or overseas Bachelor’s Degree
programmes in Arts, such as:

  • Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Philosophy, Lingnan University

  • Bachelor of Arts, University of Canberra in collaboration with LIFE

  • Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Hong Kong

Career Prospects

  • Editing and Publishing

  • Education

  • Journalism

  • Government or Non-governmental Organisations

Graduate Sharing

蔡仲謙

蔡仲謙

  • 人文學科(哲學)副學士畢業生 2008
  • 嶺南大學哲學(榮譽)文學士 2010
  • 嶺南大學實踐哲學文學碩士 2011
  • 現職航空公司 System (Testing) Officer
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