Degree Requirements

Graduate students of this program require at least 30 credits, including (1) Program compulsory majors: 3 credits for the Topics on Marine Biotechnology, 3 credits for the Topics on Marine Environmental Ecology Sustainability; 4 credits for the Seminar, and 6 credits for the Thesis; (2) Elective courses: 14 credits; (3) Other requirements: Academic Research Ethics and six credits of language and culture courses.

Category	Subjects	Credits	First Year		Second Year		Remarks
Category	Subjects	Credits	1^st	2^nd	1^st	2^nd	Remarks
School compulsory	Academic Research Ethics *online course	0		0			The credits of the compulsory subjects cannot be transferred by courses from other departments or schools. Elective courses are limited to full English courses and must be approved by the advisor. Graduate students of this program (except double-degree students, overseas compatriot students, and the Mainland China students) should take at least six credits of language and culture courses according to school regulations, and these credits will not be included in the calculation of the total credits required for graduation of this program. Mandarin Course Plan: https://r083.ntou.edu.tw/p/412-1100-10031.php?Lang=en Center for Taiwan Academic Research Ethics Education: https://ethics.moe.edu.tw/
School compulsory	Language and Culture	0	3	3
Program compulsory majors	Topics on Marine Biotechnology	3	3
	Topics on Marine Environmental Ecology Sustainability	3	3
	Seminar	4	1	1	1	1
	Thesis	6			3	3
Total compulsory credits		16	7	1	4	4
Total elective credits		14
Minimum credits for graduation		30

2024 Spring Semester Mandarin Course List

*These courses are only available for foreign students in NTOU.

	Class	Class Code	Professor	Class Time	Others
1	Chinese Language for International Student (II)	B9N014HO	Ya-Ying Huang	4:05pm-7:20pm (Mon)	B class
2	Chinese Language for International Student (III)	B9N014DI	Ya-Ying Huang	9:20am-12:05pm (Fri)	A class
3	Chinese Language for International Student (IV)	B9N014HP	Ya-Ying Huang	1:10pm-4:00pm (Tue)
4	Chinese Language for International Student (II)	B9N014HO	Bi-Shia Huang (Debbie)	9:20am-12:05pm (Fri)
5	Chinese Language for International Student (VI)	B9N014HQ	Wan-Ling Chang	2:10pm-4:55pm (Wed)