Formal Courses

Enrolled students school year 114(2025)

Foundation courses (28 credit units)

1. Information Technology (4 credit units)
2. Chinese Literature: Appreciation & Creative Writing (4 credit units)
3. Applied English (8 credit units)
4. Exercise & Health(PE)(0 unit)

Elective courses at General Education (12 credit units)

1. Among the 12 university-designated required General Education credits, students must take one course from the Core Courses in the three areas: " Humanities," " Social Sciences," and " Natural Sciences " (2 credits each), and one course from the Interdisciplinary Exploration course group in the newly established " Interdisciplinary Exploration and Self-directed study" area (3 credits). In total, students must take 4 courses. and accumulating 9 credits
2. Students must select 2 elective courses from the Extended Courses in the " Humanities," " Social Sciences," and " Natural Sciences " areas, and the self-directed study courses under the “Interdisciplinary Exploration and Self-directed study” area. These 2 courses must not be from the same area, and at least 3 credits in total

Year 114 General Studies Curriculum Framework(Enrolled students school year 2025)

Course area	Course classification	Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Note
Humanities	Core Courses	00751	World Civilizations	2	Choose 1
		00752	Chinese History and Culture	2
		00753	Moral reasoning	2
		00917	Art and Aesthetics	2
		02011	Tanatology	2
	Extension Courses	00801	Formation of the Modern World	2	Elective
		00802	Changes in Contemporary China	2
		00803	Taiwan Development and Transformation	2
		00807	The Individual. And Religion	2
		00808	Selected Readings in the Classics	2
		00811	Special Topics on Local Culture	2
		00813	Performing Arts	2
		02035	Introduction to Music Art	2
		00913	Introduction to Photography Art	2	Taught entirely in English
Social Sciences	Core Courses	00754	Democratic Law and Order	2	Choose 1
		00755	States and Markets	2
		00756	Citizenship and Multicultural Society	2
		00854	Media Literacy	2
		00920	Gender and Law	2
	Extension Courses	00737	Intellectual property and social development	2	Elective
		00748	Gender and Film	2
		00851	Analysis of Social Problem	2
		00853	Leisure and Popular Culture	2
		00855	Theory and Practice of Globalization	2
		00856	Change and formation of modern intimacy	2
		00858	Interpersonal Relationships	2
		00859	Career Planning	2
		00916	Information Interpretation and Information Literacy	2
		00914	Gender and Film	2	Taught entirely in English
Natural Sciences	Core Courses	00759	Logic and Critical Thinking	2	Choose 1
		02058	Life Science	2
		00910	Introduction to Artificial intelligence	2
		00937	Technology and Human Society	2
		00938	Statistics and Life	2
	Extension Courses	00100	Fundamentals of Biotechnology	2	Elective
		00706	Introduction to Stellar Regions	2
		00901	Medicine and Health	2
		00905	Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development	2
		00919	AI Ethics	2
		02061	Environmental Ecology of Taiwan	2
		02067	Introduction to Environmental Protection	2
		00915	Introduction to Artificial intelligence	2	Taught entirely in English
Interdisciplinary Exploration and Self-directed study	Interdisciplinary Exploration Courses	00921	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Management I	3	Choose 1
		00922	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Management II	3
		00923	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Communication	3
		00924	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Electrical and Information Engineering	3
		00925	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Humanities and Social Science	3
		00926	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Financial Technology	3
		00927	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Design	3
		00928	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Health and Medical Engineering	3
		00929	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Law	3
		00930	Interdisciplinary Exploration-Toursim	3
	Self-directed study Courses	00C07	Student Self-directed Learning (Humanities I)	1
		00C08	Student Self-directed Learning (Social Study I)	1
		00C09	Student Self-directed Learning (Natural science I)	1
		00C01	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Humanities I)	1	Elective
		00C02	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Social Study I)	1
		00C03	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Natural science I)	1
		00931	All-out Defense Education Military Training (1)	2
		00932	All-out Defense Education Military Training (2)	2
		00933	All-out Defense Education Military Training (3)	2
		00934	All-out Defense Education Military Training (4)	2
		00935	All-out Defense Education Military Training (5)	2
		00936	Workplace Literacy and Practice	1
1.Among the 12 university-designated required General Education credits, students must take one course from the Core Courses in the three areas: " Humanities," " Social Sciences," and " Natural Sciences " (2 credits each), and one course from the Interdisciplinary Exploration course group in the newly established " Interdisciplinary Exploration and Self-directed study" area (3 credits). In total, students must take 4 courses. and accumulating 9 credits. 2.Students must select 2 elective courses from the Extended Courses in the " Humanities," " Social Sciences," and " Natural Sciences " areas, and the self-directed study courses under the “Interdisciplinary Exploration and Self-directed study” area. These 2 courses must not be from the same area, and at least 3 credits in total. 3.Each Core or Extended course in the "Humanities," "Social Sciences," and "Natural Sciences" areas is worth 2 credits. Each course in the Interdisciplinary Exploration course group in the “Interdisciplinary Exploration and self-directed study” area is worth 3 credits. The self-directed study courses, except for "Student Self-directed Study," "Student Recruitment," and "Workplace Competency and Applications," which are 1 credit each, are other courses worth 2 credits. 4."Student Self-directed Study" requires prior completion of the core courses in that area before enrollment. 5.In the General Education curriculum, "Media Literacy" is available to students from all colleges except the School of Communication. 6.This policy applies to students who enrolled before the 2025-2026 academic year. 7.00913 Introduction to Photographic Art (E), 00914 Gender and Image (E), and 00915 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (E) are taught in English. 8.Students from the Department of Business Administration and the Department of International Business are not allowed to take the course "Interdisciplinary Exploration: Management I"; students from the Department of Finance, the Department of Accounting, and the Department of Information Applications and Financial Insurance are not allowed to take the course "Interdisciplinary Exploration: Management II."

Enrolled students school year 113 , 112, 111(2024-2022)

Foundation courses (28 credit units)

1. Information Technology (4 credit units)
2. Chinese Literature: Appreciation & Creative Writing (4 credit units)
3. Applied English (8 credit units)
4. Exercise & Health(PE)(0 unit)
5. Service Learning (0 credit unit)

Elective courses at General Education (12 credit units)

1. Humanities
core courses (2 credit hours) and extended courses (2 credit hours).

2. Social science
core courses (2 credit hours) and extended courses (2 credit hours).

3. Natural science
core courses (2 credit hours) and extended courses (2 credit hours).

Year 113 General Studies Curriculum Framework(Enrolled students school year 2024)

Course area	Course classification	Course Number	Course Name	Credits	Note
Humanities	Core Courses	00751	World Civilizations	2	Choose 1
		00752	Chinese History and Culture	2
		00753	Moral reasoning	2
		00917	Art and Aesthetics	2
	Extension Courses	00801	Formation of the Modern World	2	Choose 1
		00802	Changes in Contemporary China	2
		00803	Taiwan Development and Transformation	2
		00814	Culture and Gender	2
		00806	Dance Choreography and Appreciation	2
		00813	Performing Arts	2
		02018	Introduction to Photography Art	2
		00807	The Individual. And Religion	2
		00808	Selected Readings in the Classics	2
		00811	Special Topics on Local Culture	2
		00812	Innovative Thinking and Creative Industries	2
		02011	Tanatology	2
		02035	Introduction to Music Art	2
		02069	Music and Life	2
		00C07	Student Self-directed Learning (Humanities)	1
		00C10	Student Self-directed Learning (Humanities)	1
		00C01	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Humanities)	1
		00C04	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Humanities)	1
		00913	Introduction to Photography Art	2	Taught entirely in English
Social Sciences	Core Courses	00754	Democratic Law and Order	2	Choose 1
		00755	States and Markets	2
		00756	Citizenship and Multicultural Society	2
	Extension Courses	00851	Analysis of Social Problem	2	Choose 1
		00852	Workplace Ethics	2
		00853	Leisure and Popular Culture	2
		00854	Media Literacy	2
		00855	Theory and Practice of Globalization	2
		00856	Change and formation of modern intimacy	2
		00857	National Development and Personal Rights	2
		00858	Interpersonal Relationships	2
		00859	Career Planning	2
		02088	Learning and Service	2
		00737	Intellectual property and social development	2
		00748	Gender and Film	2
		00916	Information Interpretation and Information Literacy	2
		00918	Sustainable Communication Design	2
		00861	Business Ethics	2
		00912	Business Ethics and Sustainability	2
		00C08	Student Self-directed Learning (Social Study)	1
		00C11	Student Self-directed Learning (Social Study)	1
		00C02	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Social Study)	1
		00C05	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Social Study)	1
		00914	Gender and Film	2	Taught entirely in English
Natural Sciences	Core Courses	00757	Physical Science	2	Choose 1
		00759	Logic and Critical Thinking	2
		02058	Life Science	2
	Extension Courses	00901	Medicine and Health	2	Choose 1
		00902	Ethics in Technology and the Professions	2
		00903	Green Architecture and Environmental Design	2
		00904	Analysis of Taiwan’s Space and Resources	2
		00905	Environmental Changes and Sustainable Development	2
		00907	Introduction to green energy technology	2
		00016	Sciences and Human Affairs	2
		00100	Fundamentals of Biotechnology	2
		02061	Environmental Ecology of Taiwan	2
		02067	Introduction to Environmental Protection	2
		00706	Introduction to Stellar Regions	2
		00860	Modern Technology and Human Civilization	2
		00018	Man and His Environment	2
		00908	User Experience Design for VR in Advertisement Applications	2
		00909	Design Thinking	2
		00910	Introduction to Artificial intelligence	2
		00919	AI Ethics	2
		00C09	Student Self-directed Learning (Natural science)	1
		00C12	Student Self-directed Learning (Natural science)	1
		00C03	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Natural science)	1
		00C06	Student Recruitment for Self Learning (Natural science)	1
		00915	Introduction to Artificial intelligence	2	Taught entirely in English
說明： 1. General education courses must be completed with at least 12 credits before graduation. The courses are divided into three areas: Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Sciences. Each area is further divided into two subcategories: Core and Extended. Each student must complete at least 2 credits in each subcategory of every area to be eligible for graduation.Courses related to student recruitment and student independent study in each area can be recognized as extended courses in that area. If a student has completed the extended courses in an area, those can be recognized as elective credits of the other departments. This policy applies to students who enrolled before the 2024-2025 academic year.。 2. 00913 Introduction to Photographic Art (E), 00914 Gender and Image (E), and 00915 Introduction to Artificial Intelligence (E) are taught in English。 3. In the curriculum structure, "Media Literacy" is open to students from all colleges except the School of Communication; "Business Ethics" and "Business Ethics and Sustainability" are limited to students from the School of Management.。 4. The core courses in the three major areas of humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences are each worth 2 credits; the extended courses, except for "Student Self-Directed Learning" and "Student Course Submission" which are 1-credit micro-credit courses, are all worth 2 credits。 5. If students wish to take the "Student-led Learning" and "Student-funded Courses" categories of extended courses in the three major areas (the implementation methods for these two courses are detailed in the respective course regulations), they must complete at least two courses in each area to earn two credits in order to graduate。 6. This general education curriculum framework applies to students enrolled from the 2024-2025 academic year onwards, and also to students enrolled before the 2023-2024 academic year。

Non-formal Courses

1. GE Cultural Hall
2. GE Reading Club
3. GE Theater

Hidden Courses

1. Literary and Arts Activity
2. Visit & Interview
3. Competition Activity
4. Team Activity
5. Volunteer Activities

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