Goals:

1. To stimulate the students to reflect in a systematic way on the fundamental questions of life and to be aware of their strengths and limitations in seeking answers to such questions.
2. To provide a bridge of understanding between the student’s everyday experience and his/her Christian faith.
3. To cultivate a critical and systematic mind-set for the subsequent study of theology.

European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS):

The Institute adopts European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) and uses ECTS credits to express the volume of learning of students. 1 ECTS credit corresponds to at least 25 hours of work, which includes 8 hours of lecture. This helps professors and students to objectively determine how much learning time each course needs.

Structure, Study Duration, Student Categories:

1. The Institute currently offers a two-year diploma programme, and is planning to introduce a third year of philosophy courses in 2026-2027. Students who successfully complete all courses and obtain at least 180 credits will receive a degree equivalent to the Baccalaureate in Philosophy awarded by the Pontifical Gregorian University.
2. Curriculum of the three-year programme can be referred here.
3. Students may study the whole programme or take individual courses.

Academic Year:

1. The academic year lasts from the beginning of September until the end of May. The break between the semesters is from Christmas to mid-January.
2. Class periods are of 50 minutes’ duration. 28 class periods are equivalent to 3 ECTS credits.
3. Classes are held on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. If needed, classes may also be arranged on Wednesdays and Saturdays’ mornings. Some courses also offer evening and Saturday classes.

Entrance Requirements:

1. Admission to the Philosophy Programme is open to all, lay or religious, who are marked by their moral conduct and who have the required qualifications; any exception to this norm will be made by the Admissions Committee set up by the Institute’s Director.
2. The required qualifications are the following::
   
   1. All applicants must have obtained the qualifications for entry into a university in Hong Kong or equivalent;
   2. They shall have completed two years of Philosophy study (full time) in a Catholic Higher Institute; and

Assessment Language:

For students aiming at obtaining a PhB degree in the future, their thesis has to be written in English. For all other examinations and assignments, students only need to answer in the language required by the professor.

Tuition Fees (2025-26):

Per Year:               HK$21,500
Per ECTS Credit:  HK$460

Timetable: For the date and timetable of class, pleaser refer to the links on the right column.

Enrollment Procedure:

Applicants should first download an application and recommendatin forms from the link on the right column. After filling in the form, they should send the forms together with copies of the supporting documents to:
    Holy Spirit Seminary College of Theology and Philosophy,
    6 Welfare Road, Aberdeen,
    Hong Kong.
    Attn: College Secretariat
For enquiries: (852) 2553 0265 (Ms Chui)
            email: college@hsscol.org.hk