Requirements for Ph.D. Program 博士班修業規定
Regulations
Implementation Guidelines for Doctoral Degree Qualification Examination 博士學位資格考實施要點
Procedures for Doctoral Degree Qualification Examination 博士班資格考流程圖示
Book List for Background Knowledge on Taiwan Culture
Book List for Background Knowledge on Taiwan Languages
Book List for Background Knowledge on Taiwan Literature
Graduation Credits
【Required Credits: 0 Credits】
【Elective Credits: 18 Credits】
Ph.D. students can take courses of Master level for Ph.D. elective credits, but not courses of undergraduate level.
- Ph.D. students should take courses taught in English provided by this department for at least 18 credits, in which:
— a total of 12 credits can be obtained from other departments under the College of Liberal Arts as an alternative (without a special application)
— a total of 6 credits can be obtained from other Colleges or other Universities as an alternative (a special application for taking inter-campus/inter-college courses is needed in advance)
【Credits in Total: 18 Credits】
【Required Credits: 3 Credits】
Taiwan Studies offered by this department
【Elective Credits: 15 Credits】
Ph.D. students can take courses of Master level for Ph.D. elective credits, but not courses of undergraduate level.
- Ph.D. students should take courses taught in English provided by this department or other departments under the College of Liberal Arts for at least 18 credits, in which a total of 6 credits can be obtained from courses taught in English outside of the College (other colleges or other universities) as an alternative (a special application for taking inter-campus/inter-college courses is needed in advance).
【Credits in Total: 18 Credits】
【Credits in Total: 30 Credits】
- Ph.D. students are required to complete at least 18 credits, including 3 required credits and 15 selective credits.
- Ph.D. students are allowed to take up to 6 credits from other departments or universities (which shall be counted in the 15 credits of selective courses) while a special application for taking intercampus/intercollege courses is needed in advance.
- Please refer to the department’s curriculum structure and the “Regulations on Doctoral Study Requirements and Degree Examination” for details.
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 Doctoral Study Requirements and Degree Examination” for details.
Ph.D. students are required to publish 3 research papers in peer-reviewed academic journals. (OR 2 academic journal papers +1 conference paper)
Ph.D. 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.
- Ph.D. Qualification Exam→ Ph.D. Proposal Hearing→ Ph.D. Dissertation Oral Defense