Requirements for Master Program 碩士班修業規定
Regulations
Graduation Credits
【Required Credits: 0 Credits】
【Elective Credits: 30 Credits】
Master students should take courses taught in English provided by this department for 30 credits, in which a total of 12 credits can be obtained from courses taught in English outside of this department (other departments or other universities) as an alternative.
【Credits in Total: 30 Credits】
【Required Credits: 3 Credits】
Taiwan Studies offered by this department
【Elective Credits: 27 Credits】
- Master students should take courses taught in English provided by this department or other departments under the College of Liberal Arts for at least 27 credits, in which a total of 9 credits can be obtained from courses taught in English outside of the College (other colleges or other universities) as an alternative.
【Credits in Total: 30 Credits】
【Credits in Total: 30 Credits】
- Master students are required to complete at least 30 credits, including 3 required elective credits and 9 free elective (interdepartmental/inter-university) credits.
- Please refer to the department’s curriculum structure and the “Regulations on Master’s Study Requirements and Degree Examination” for details.
【Required Elective Credits: 3 Credits】
One of the following courses offered by this department:
Introduction to Taiwan Languages
Special Topics on Taiwan Literary History
Introduction to Studies in Taiwan Culture
GPE: Graduate Program Taught in English
Non-GPE: Sharing the same credit regulations with local students
Academic Performance Required
- Please refer to the “Regulations on Master’s Study Requirements and Degree Examination” for details.
Master Students are required to publish 1 research paper in a peer-reviewed academic journal OR to present 1 research paper in an academic conference.
Master students need to attend academic activities (e.g. lectures, workshops and conferences) held by this department for at least 8 times (3 related activities from outside of the department with formal proves of participation are acceptable).
- Graduate students of this department must attend academic activities such as conferences, lectures or workshops organized by the department at least 8 times as part of the requirements needed to apply for the degree examination before graduation.
- Graduate students are required to print the “Academic Activity Participation Record Form” from the department website, and have their Forms stamped for the certification of their participation by the department office or the organizing teacher within two weeks of the end of every single event.
- A maximum of 3 related academic activities not sponsored by the department can be used if other organizers have issued the certificates of participation or given their approval stamps on the Forms. (Formal certificates or stamp from outside of the department is needed.)
- Students can obtain 2 activities approval stamps by giving 1 presentation in Study Workshop (研究小群) within the department.
- Serving as a staff member of formal conferences (學術研討會) organized by this department also counts towards the participation record. Every 10 hours of work is equivalent to 1 The maximum limit of certification for a single event is 30 hours (3 stamps). It is necessary to have the working hours recorded clearly in an attachment for certification.
- Attending an activity hosted in students’ own course does not count towards their participation record, as students are obligated to attend their regular classes.
Remarks:
- The approval of conferences, lectures or study workshops organized by this department are based on the principle of “full participation” regardless of the length of time. For example: a two-day conference requires full participation over the two day period before it can be verified.
- Uncertain cases shall be reviewed by the chair of the department.
- Master Proposal Hearing→ Master Thesis Oral Defense