Academy of Sinology | Applications and Admissions

Applications and Admissions

招生簡章與資料清單

Requirements

MA Programme Application

1. Applicants should have a BA degree or above, or equivalent qualification from an approved degree awarding body of their countries.
   
   
2. Regarding English proficiency, applicants must achieve a minimum Academic IELTS English Language score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four components (reading, writing, listening and speaking), or a UK NARIC approved qualification from an English-speaking country. Please note that the University will only accept IELTS certificates from a UKVI-approved test centre.
   
   
3. Applicants are required to have the ability to read, write and comprehend classical Chinese. This will be assessed. 
   
   
4. Applicants are required to have basic knowledge of Chinese philology taught in the “Introduction to the Chinese Characters” 漢字入門 course. This will be assessed.
   
   
5. Applicants should familiarise themselves with all the primers in the Becoming a Sage series 聖學根之根 and should be able to explicate one primer selected from the twenty-one texts within the series. This will be assessed.
   
   
6. Applicants should be able to recite one of the selected core classics listed below on Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism: (1) the Analects 論語, (2) the Great Learning 大學and the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸, (3) Excerpts from the Mencius 孟子治要, (4) Laozi 老子, (5) the “Inner Chapters” of the Zhuangzi 莊子內篇, (6) the Infinite Life Sutra 佛說大乘無量壽莊嚴清淨平等覺經, or (7) the Diamond Sutra 金剛經. This will be assessed.
   
   
7. A personal statement of approximately 800 characters must be handwritten in classical Chinese and traditional Chinese characters. The statement should outline prior learning and experiences in Sinology.
   
   
8. The reference letters may be provided by schoolteachers or academics of a discipline related to Sinology. Each letter must be provided in both Chinese and English and signed by the referee with their contact number and email address. Their signature can be in either Chinese or English. Their signature can be in either Chinese or English.

BA Programme Application

1. Applicants should have a high school diploma or above, or equivalent qualification from an approved degree-awarding body of their countries.
   
   
2. Regarding English proficiency, applicants must achieve a minimum Academic IELTS English Language score of 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each of the four components (reading, writing, listening and speaking), or a UK NARIC approved qualification from an English-speaking country. Please note that the University will only accept IELTS certificates from a UKVI-approved test centre.
   
   
3. Applicants are required to have the ability to read, write and comprehend classical Chinese. This will be assessed.
   
   
4. Applicants should familiarise themselves with all the primers in the Becoming a Sage series 聖學根之根 and should be able to explicate one primer selected from the twenty-one texts within the series. This will be assessed.
   
   
5. Applicants should be able to recite the following classical texts from Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism: the Guidelines for Being a Good Person 弟子規, Laozi’s Treatise on Cause and Effect 太上感應篇, the Discourse on the Ten Wholesome Ways of Action 十善業道經, the Great Learning 大學 and the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸. This will be assessed.
   
   
6. A personal statement of approximately 800 characters must be handwritten in classical Chinese and traditional Chinese characters. The statement should outline prior learning and experiences in Sinology.
   
   
7. The reference letters may be provided by schoolteachers or academics of a discipline related to Sinology. Each letter must be provided in both Chinese and English and signed by the referee with their contact number and email address. Their signature can be in either Chinese or English. Their signature can be in either Chinese or English.

Pre-BA Programme Application

1. Applicants must have a high school qualification or above, or equivalent qualification from a relevant educational institute (including community schools, with specified years of study and subjects learnt must be specified).
    
2. Regarding English proficiency, applicants must achieve a minimum Academic IELTS English Language score of 5.0 overall, with a minimum score of 4.5 in each of the four components (reading, writing, listening and speaking), or attain a UK NARIC approved qualification from an English speaking country. Please note that the University will only accept IELTS certificates from a UKVI-approved test centre.
   
   
3. Applicants are required to have the ability to read, write and comprehend classical Chinese. This will be assessed.
   
   
4. Applicants should be able to recite the following classical texts from Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism: the Guidelines for Being a Good Person 弟子規, Laozi’s Treatise on Cause and Effect 太上感應篇, the Discourse on the Ten Wholesome Ways of Action 十善業道經, the Great Learning 大學 and the Doctrine of the Mean 中庸. This will be assessed.
   
   
5. A personal statement of approximately 800 characters must be handwritten in classical Chinese and traditional Chinese characters. The statement should outline prior learning and experiences in Sinology.
   
   
6. The reference letters may be provided by schoolteachers or academics of a discipline related to Sinology. Each letter must be provided in both Chinese and English and signed by the referee with their contact number and email address. Their signature can be in either Chinese or English. Their signature can be in either Chinese or English.

Note: Applicants are advised to refer to 招生簡章Admission Guidance.