USJ expresses its mission as being a private Catholic University in, of and for Macao, in of and for China, concentrating on post-graduate teaching and research, together with professional training in the liberal arts and social sciences.
USJ offers a wide range of courses ranging from the humanities to the social and technological sciences. New courses are regularly being added in order to keep pace with the most recent academic and scientific advances in the modern world.
There are programs for certificates, diplomas, licentiate (undergraduate/bachelor's), master's and doctoral degrees, and also some interesting Language Programs which include the teaching of Putonghua (Mandarin), Portuguese, Japanese, French, and English.
History
Catholic higher education in Asia began with the founding, in 1594, of the Colégio de Macau by Fr Alessamdro Valignano SJ. Frs Michele Ruggieri, Matteo Ricci and Adam Schall von Bell SJs studied in Macao, as did St Andrew Kim, the first Korean Martyr. Part of its teaching was transferred to the Seminário de São Jose in 1728 where the teaching of theology, philosophy and religious studies continues to this day (after a 28 year break between 1968 & 1996) as part on USJ's Faculty of Religious Studies and Philosophy.
In 1996 the formation of IIUM (renamed USJ in 2006) marked the formal resumption of a 400 year tradition.
In September 2017, the university moved its main campus building to Ilha Verde.[1]
The university's fourth rector, the Rev'd Prof Stephen Morgan DPhil(Oxon) was elected on 9 March 2020 and installed on 23 May 2020. He is a theologian and ecclesiastical historian who had previously been the university's Dean of the Faculty of Religious Studies.
In September 2021, the University announced that it had been given permission to recruit students from Mainland China for the first time.
Campuses
The university has three campuses: The main campus in Ilha Verde, Nossa Senhora de Fátima (Our Lady of Fátima Parish); its original campus (NAPE1) in Sé (Cathedral Parish); and the Saint Joseph Seminary in São Lourenço (Saint Lawrence).[2]
Courses offered
The University of Saint Joseph offers a board range of academic programmes at the Pre-University, Undergraduate and Post-Graduate level, as well as non-degree programs, offered through the Lifelong Learning Office.
Undergraduate Degree Programmes
List of Bachelor Degree Programmes:
Bachelor Programme
Architectural Studies
Business Administration
Christian Studies
Communication and Media
Design
Digital Cinema
Education
Environmental Science
Fashion Design
Philosophy
Portuguese-Chinese Studies (Language and Culture)
Portuguese-Chinese Translation Studies
Psychology
Social Work
List of Pre-University:
Foundation Year in Philosophy
Pre-University
List of Associate Diploma Programs:
Media Production
Portuguese-Chinese Translation
Product Design
Graduate Degree Programmes
List of Master Degree Programmes:
Architecture
Business Administration
Communication and Media
Community Development
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Design (Specialisation in Interactive Design)
Education
Environmental Sciences and Management
Government Studies
History and Heritage Studies
Lusophone and International Public Law
Lusophone Studies in Linguistics and Literature
Mestrado de Estudos Lusófonos em Linguística e Literatura
"Contacts." University of Saint Joseph. Retrieved on January 17, 2018. "New Campus USJ’s headquarters have been moved to the new campus at: Estrada Marginal da Ilha Verde, 14-17, Macau, China 中國澳門青洲河邊馬路14-17號" and "NAPE1 [...] Address: Rua de Londres 16, Macau, China 地址:中國澳門倫敦街十六號(環宇豪庭三樓)" and "Saint Joseph Seminary [...] Address: 5 Largo de Sto. Agostinho , Macau, China(Entrance next to Sir Robert Ho Tung Library) 地址:中國澳門崗頂前地五號(何東圖書館旁入)"