Lifelong Learning

(Information updated on 10 October 2024)

 

2024/2025 Academic Year

Diploma Courses in Ancient Western Languages

 

Course Introduction and Background:

In its commitment to academic excellence and the cultural enrichment of Macau, USJ started offering evening courses on ancient languages, namely Latin, Ancient Greek, and Biblical Hebrew, in 2014. USJ Ancient Western Languages courses ended up attracting a considerable number of mainland China graduate students pursuing Master’s or PhD studies in language and linguistics, literature, history, or philosophy at other universities in Macau. Their interest in these courses stems not only from their desire to enhance their academic skills while studying in Macau but also from the fact that these subjects are difficult to find on offer in mainland China and even Hong Kong Universities.

USJ is uniquely positioned in these areas of studies within greater China and is excited at the opportunity to extend these courses to students within the great Bay Area of Guangdong. With that aim in mind, USJ is organizing courses on Latin, Ancient Greek, and Biblical Hebrew in Macau and/or Henquin aimed at students and interested people in Mainland China and Hong Kong.

These courses, which are organized in four levels, each level with a duration of 30 hours spread over five consecutive days (6 hours of class per day), are designed to provide a robust basic knowledge aimed at those who want to acquire familiarity and facility in each of these languages to support their academic work or for their own purposes. Each course will result in a USJ Diploma in Ancient Languages in the relevant language.

 

Details:

//Latest Notice: Please be informed that the schedule for the following ancient language courses has been postponed until further notice.//

Course Name:LatinAncient GreekBiblical Hebrew
Booklet:Click hereClick hereClick here
Full Course Period:09 Sep 2024 to 07 Mar 202523 Sep 2024 to 21 Mar 202514 Oct 2024 to 11 Apr 2025
Time (GMT+8) :Monday to Friday, 10:00 – 13:00; 14:30 – 17:30

(6 hours of instruction and practice per day) 

Duration:
  • A single level of each language: 30 Hours
  • Full course of each language (including 4 levels): total 120 Hours
Instructor:Roberto Ceolin PhD
Target Participants:Interested parties who want to acquire familiarity and facility in each of the languages to support their academic work or for their own purposes.
Medium of Instruction:Latin / Ancient Greek/ Biblical Hebrew + supplemented with English
Delivery of Mode:Face-to-face lecture
Venue:

 USJ – Ilha Verde Campus OR USJ – Hengqin Hub (TBC)

*** Depending on the applicants origin, the class venue can be scheduled either at Ilha Verde Campus or USJ-Hengqin Hub ***
Tuition Fee:

 If apply for:

  • A single level of each language: MOP6,000
  • Full course of each language (including 4 levels): MOP24,000
Certification:

A USJ Diploma in Ancient Languages will be awarded to participants who completed a full course (4 levels) in each language.

(Attendance Requirement: A minimum of 80% attendance rate of each level)

 

Course Schedule of Each Level:

LevelWeekLatin Ancient Greek Biblical Hebrew
Level 1Week 109 to 13 Sep 202423 to 27 Sep 202414 to 18 Oct 2024
 Level 2 Week 228 Oct to 01 Nov 202411 to 15 Nov 202425 to 29 Nov 2024
 Level 3 Week 313 to 17 Jan 202510 to 14 Feb 202517 to 21 Feb 2025
 Level 4 Week 403 to 07 Mar 202517 to 21 Mar 20257 to 11 Apr 2025

 

Biography of Speaker: 

Roberto Ceolin, MA (Conim.), MPhil, DPhil (Oxon.) was educated in Coimbra, Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. He wrote his doctoral thesis on the Greek verb. He has taught Latin and Greek, as well as courses on historical and synchronic linguistics, in Salamanca, Salzburg and Oxford. At present he teaches ancient languages at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities -USJ, Macau.

 

HOW TO APPLY

A three-step flow of “Registration, Notification, Enrolment” applies.

Participants who wish to apply for this Diploma Courses in Ancient Western Languages shall click and read the following steps for more details of registration and application processes.

 

Step 1: Registration — Register Online (available period: from 15 July to 23 August 2024)  

 

Registrants shall complete the registration through the “Online Registration Form” during the application period. A confirmation email will be sent to you when your registration information has been successfully received by the Executive Training and Lifelong Learning Office of the University of Saint Joseph.

 

Step 2: Notification  

 

Individual registrants will be notified by E-mail about further arrangements (including Programme Enrolment / Payment Settlement /Commencement / Cancellation / Postponement, etc.). Registrants shall follow the provided guidance in order to complete the enrolment and payment procedures.

Remark: Registration will be considered invalid if the enrolment is not performed during the required period; Registrants from the backup list will be notified by E-mail sequentially.

 

Step 3: Enrolment  

 

All the enrolment guidelines will be provided via E-mail, notified registrants must follow the listed instructions and deadline to complete the course enrolment procedures.

Any additional information or copy of supporting documents required by this programme will be requested individually through E-mail. Executive Training and Lifelong Learning Office reserves the right to verify the original documents if necessary. The enrolment procedure will be processed on the next working day upon receiving the completed payment settlement and copy of supporting documents (if any).

Upon successful enrolment and complete its required procedures, applicants will receive a reply via E-mail from the Executive Training and Lifelong Learning Office.

Remark: Programme might be cancelled due to insufficient enrolment.

 

Step 4: To be present for lesson(s)   

 

Unless otherwise specified reasons, participants should attend all class sessions on time, and sign on the attendance sheet in each session with the same signature style as on their Macao ID Cards. Participants should provide justification for tardiness over 30 minutes, otherwise the unpunctual participant will be recorded absent for the class session.

 

Withdrawal 

 

The paid course tuition fees or other relevant course fees are non-refundable, except for the cases of unsuccessful applications or course cancellation or rescheduling announced by our University. The paid course tuition and other relevant course fees are also not transferable, and requests for programme swapping will not be entertained.

 

 

 

APPLY NOW

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Remarks:
  • A certificate of completion will be issued to participants who completed a single level of each language by fulfilling a required attendance rate of 80%.
  • A USJ Diploma in Ancient Languages will be issued to participants who completed a full course (4 levels) of each language by fulfilling a required attendance rate of 80% in each level.
  • Credit, number of learning hours, and grades (if any) obtained during this programme cannot be transferred to any degree and non-degree programmes at the University of Saint Joseph.
  • Participants failing to attend above 80% of the course (with or without the justification of absence) will not be awarded the certificate of completion/diploma. For submission of the leave of absence application form and relevant proof of certificate(s)/ document(s): You can submit it in person at the Executive Training and Lifelong Learning Office (Ilha Verde Campus) or send the scanned copies to the Executive Training and Lifelong Learning Office via E-mail (conted@usj.edu.mo). Download Leave Application Form for Lifelong Learning Programmes > Download Word file / Download PDF
  • Please note that the D.S.E.D.J. 2023-2026 Continuing Education Development Subsidy Scheme and ETLLO Discount Scheme are NOT available for applying for this course.
  • In the event of any dispute concerning the matters in this programme, the University of Saint Joseph reserves all rights to make the final decision. All data will comply with the “Personal Data Protection Act” (Law no.8/2005).

ENQUIRIES & CONTACT

University of Saint Joseph – Executive Training and Lifelong Learning Office
Hotline:   +853 8592 5688
Fax:         +853 2872 5517
E-mail:     conted@usj.edu.mo 

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