PhD Program Taught in English

Admission Regulations

Graduation Credits (for GPE students enrolled in 2021 Fall and after)

【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 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】

Graduation Credits (for GPE students enrolled in 2021 Spring and before)

【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.

【Option 1】

  • 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 15 elective 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).

【Option 2】

  • Ph.D. students should take courses  in English provided by this department or Joint Courses Taught in English provided by the College of Liberal Arts for Ph.D. elective credits.

  • Ph.D. students can take courses taught in English provided by other departments or other universities (other than courses listed on the Joint Courses Taught in English) for 6 credits at the most (special application for taking intercampus/interdepartmental courses needed in advance).

【Credits in Total: 18 Credits】

Curriculum Structure

Course Syllabus

Notes

※ GPE: Graduate Program Taught in English

※ Except for the requirements on【required and elective credits】, all other academic requirements and regulations of the Graduate Program Taught in English (GPE) are the same as those of non-GPE.