International Master‵s Program in International Studies, NCCU

For more course information, please visit the university-wide course inquiry system. 114-1 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862935001 Post-Communist Democratization LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Thu.678 862001001 International  Relations Theory HUANG CHIUNG-CHIU Required 3.0 Thu.D56 862008001 Research Methods LEE CHIA-YI Required 3.0 Fri.234 862888001 Area Studies - International Relations in European Union SU CHO-HSIN Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862893001 Ethnicity, Religion, Nationalism:Violence and the Politics of Belonging in the Global World Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Fri.D56 862894001 Hybrid Regimes: Democratic Challenges in Southeast Asia Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Thu.D56 862895001 Selected Subjects on Jurisdiction in the Course of Cross-Borders Civil Litigation CHIU CHENG-TEH Elective 3.0 Tue.234 862919001 Seminar on Development Assistance LIU HSIAO PONG Elective 3.0 Wed.234 862950001 Seminar in International Development - Issues of Agriculture, Economics and Trade LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Thu.234 862833001 Democracy and Development in Latin America Gabriela Ippolito Elective 3.0 Wed.567       114-2 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session   862007001 Political Economy LIN PO-YUNG Required 3.0 Thu.567   862899001 Quantitative Methods in the Studies of International Relations LEE CHIA-YI Elective 3.0 Mon.D56   862940001 Topic in International Cooperation - International NGOs & Development LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Thu.234   862892001 International Relations Theories and Chines Foreign Policy LU YEH-CHUNG Elective 3.0 Fri.D56   862930001 Russian Foreign Policy LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678   862916001 Debating Human Security: Justice, Equality, Humanity and Rights WANG YU Elective 3.0 Wed.567   862920001 Development Economics: An International Perspective SU YU-HSUAN Elective 3.0 Tue.234   862913001 Conflict Management Ping-Kuei Chen Elective 3.0 Tue.234   862890001 Religion and Politics in the Modern World Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Fri.D56   862885001 Intersection of International Business and National Security: Export Controls, Sanctions, Foreign Direct Investments, and Supply Chain KIM MI-YONG Elective 3.0 Thu.78E   862904001 Security Relations in Northeast Asia YANG WEN-TING Elective 3.0 Tue.D56   862917001 Comparative Politics in Southeast Asia SUN TSAI-WEI Elective 3.0 Fri.234   862883001 Comparative Perspectives on Social Movements Gabriela Ippolito Elective 3.0 Fri.234   862882001 Geopolitics in the Middle East TSUI CHIN-KUEI Elective 3.0 Wed.234     NCCU Class Period Schedule 1 2 3 4 C D 5 6 7 8 E F G 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21

For more course information, please visit the university-wide course inquiry system. 113-1 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862001001 International  Relations Theory HUANG CHIUNG-CHIU Required 3.0 Thu.D56 862008001 Research Methods LEE CHIA-YI Required 3.0 Fri.234 862887001 International Political Economy of Money, Finance, and National Security CHANG CHIA-CHIEN Elective 3.0 Thu.567 862888001 Area Studies - International Relations in European Union SU CHO-HSIN Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862892001 International Relations Theories and Chines Foreign Policy LU YEH-CHUNG Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862893001 Ethnicity, Religion, Nationalism:Violence and the Politics of Belonging in the Global World Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Fri.D56 862894001 Hybrid Regimes: Democratic Challenges in Southeast Asia Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Thu.D56 862895001 Selected Subjects on Jurisdiction in the Course of Cross-Borders Civil Litigation CHIU CHENG-TEH Elective 3.0 Tue.234 862896001 Geopolitics FONSECA FERNANDEZ FABRICIO ANTONIO Elective 3.0 Wed.567 862919001 Seminar on Development Assistance LIU HSIAO PONG Elective 3.0 Wed.234 862950001 Seminar in International Development - Issues of Agriculture, Economics and Trade LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Wed.EFG   113-2 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862007001 Political Economy CHANG CHIA-CHIEN Required 3.0 Thu.567 862899001 Quantitative Methods in the Studies of International Relations LEE CHIA-YI Elective 3.0 Thu.234 862940001 Topic in International Cooperation - International NGOs & Development LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Thu.234 862886001 Regional Integration and EU-Asia Relations SU CHO-HSIN Elective 3.0 Tue.234 862930001 Russian Foreign Policy LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862909001 Foreign Policy Analysis -- American Foreign Policy HUANG KWEI-BO Elective 3.0 Wed.234 862916001 Debating Human Security: Justice, Equality, Humanity and Rights WANG YU Elective 3.0 Fri.234 862923001 Poverty and Inequality in the Era of Urbanization SU YU-HSUAN Elective 3.0 Tue.234 862890001 Religion and Politics in the Modern World Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Fri.D56 862885001 Intersection of International Business and National Security: Export Controls, Sanctions, Foreign Direct Investments, and Supply Chain KIM MI-YONG Elective 3.0 Tue.78E 862904001 Security Relations in Northeast Asia YANG WEN-TING Elective 3.0 Tue.D56   NCCU Class Period Schedule 1 2 3 4 C D 5 6 7 8 E F G 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21

For more course information, please visit the university-wide course inquiry system. 112-1 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862001001 International  Relations Theory HUANG CHIUNG-CHIU Required 3.0 Thu.D56 862008001 Research Methods LEE CHIA-YI Required 3.0 Fri.234 862891001 Growth and Global Trade Network in the World KUBONIWA MASAAKI Elective 3.0 Thu.34C 862892001 International Relations Theories and Chinese Foreign Policy LU YEH-CHUNG Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862893001 Ethnicity, Religion, Nationalism:Violence and the Politics of Belonging in the Global World Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Fri.234 862894001 Hybrid Regimes: Democratic Challenges in Southeast Asia Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Thu.D56 862919001 Seminar on Development Assistance LIU HSIAO PONG Elective 3.0 Wed.234 862935001 Post-Communist Democratization LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862950001 Seminar in International Development - Issues of Agriculture, Economics and Trade LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Wed.EFG   112-2 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862007001 Political Economy CHANG CHIA-CHIEN Required 3.0 Fri.D56 862889001 Civil Society and Constitutional Democracy: Lessons from the Global South Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Fri.D56 862890001 Religion and Politics in the Modern World Deasy Rumondang Priscilla Elective 3.0 Fri.234 862897001 Relations between Asia and Latin America FONSECA FERNANDEZ FABRICIO ANTONIO Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862904001 Security Relations in Northeast Asia YANG WEN-TING Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862906001 Nonproliferation Policies and Goals - Implementation through Strategic Trade Controls KIM MI-YONG Elective 3.0 Thu.78E 862909001 Foreign Policy Analysis -- American Foreign Policy HUANG KWEI-BO Elective 3.0 Wed.567 862923001 Poverty and Inequality in the Era of Urbanization SU YU-HSUAN Elective 3.0 Thu.234 862930001 Russian Foreign Policy LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862940001 Topic in International Cooperation - International NGOs & Development LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Wed.EFG   NCCU Class Period Schedule 1 2 3 4 C D 5 6 7 8 E F G 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21

For more course information, please visit the university-wide course inquiry system. 111-1 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862001001 International  Relations Theory HUANG CHIUNG-CHIU Required 3.0 Thu.D56 862896001 Geopolitics FONSECA FERNANDEZ FABRICIO ANTONIO Elective 3.0 Tue.567 862902001 Asian Security Issues WU CHONG-HAN Elective 3.0 Tue.234 862906001 Nonproliferation Policies and Goals - Implementation through Strategic Trade Controls KIM MI-YONG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862907001 International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts CHIU CHENG-TEH Elective 3.0 Tue.234 862908001 Seminar on Energy and Environment Issues LEE CHIA-YI Elective 3.0 Fri.234 862919001 Seminar on Development Assistance LIU HSIAO PONG Elective 3.0 Wed.234 862935001 Post-Communist Democratization LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862950001 Seminar in International Development - Issues of Agriculture, Economics and Trade LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Wed.EFG   111-2 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862007001 Political Economy LEU GUAN-YI Required 3.0 Thu.567 862008001 Research Methods WU CHONG-HAN Required 3.0 Mon.567 862899001 Quantitative Methods in the Studies of International Relations LEE CHIA-YI Elective 3.0 Mon.D56 862904001 Security Relations in Northeast Asia YANG WEN-TING Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862909001 Foreign Policy Analysis -- American Foreign Policy HUANG KWEI-BO Elective 3.0 Fri.D56 862930001 Russian Foreign Policy LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862940001 Topic in International Cooperation - International NGOs & Development LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Wed.EFG NCCU Class Period Schedule 1 2 3 4 C D 5 6 7 8 E F G 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21

For more course information, please visit the university-wide course inquiry system. 110-1 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862001001 International  Relations Theory HUANG CHIUNG-CHIU Required 3.0 Fri.D56 862008001 Research Methods LORENZO DAVID JOSEPH Required 3.0 Mon.D56 862903001 China's External Relations and Global Governance LEU GUAN-YI Elective 3.0 Fri.567 862906001 Nonproliferation Policies and Goals - Implementation through Strategic Trade Controls KIM MI-YONG Elective 3.0 Thu.78E 862907001 International Civil Litigation in U.S. Courts CHIU CHENG-TEH Elective 3.0 Tue.234 862908001 Seminar on Energy and Environment Issues LEE CHIA-YI Elective 3.0 Fri.234 862911001 Chinese Communists' Study on Theories of International Relations TENG CHUNG-CHIAN Elective 3.0 Thu.234 862911001 Chinese Communists' Study on Theories of International Relations LU YEH-CHUNG Elective 3.0 Thu.234 862919001 Seminar on Development Assistance LIU HSIAO PONG Elective 3.0 Wed.234 862934001 International  Relations and Political Philosophy LORENZO DAVID JOSEPH Elective 3.0 Tue.567 862935001 Post-Communist Democratization LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862950001 Seminar in International Development - Issues of Agriculture, Economics and Trade LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Wed.EFG    110-2 Course number Course name Instructor Type of credit Point Session 862007001 Political Economy LEU GUAN-YI Required 3.0 Thu.567 862897001 Relations between Asia and Latin America FONSECA FERNANDEZ FABRICIO ANTONIO Elective 3.0 Wed.567 862898001 Practice in International Bargaining HUANG KWEI-BO Elective 2.0 Tue.EF 862899001 Quantitative Methods in the Studies of International Relations LEE CHIA-YI Elective 3.0 Mon.D56 862900001 Democracy and Democratization LORENZO DAVID JOSEPH Elective 3.0 Wed.567 862901001 Regional Cooperation and Organizations WU CHONG-HAN Elective 2.0 Wed.234 862904001 Security Relations in Northeast Asia YANG WEN-TING Elective 3.0 Tue.D56 862923001 Poverty and Inequality in the Era of Urbanization SU YU-HSUAN Elective 3.0 Tue.567 862930001 Russian Foreign Policy LIN YUNG-FANG Elective 3.0 Wed.678 862939001 Strategic Communication & Cultural Diplomacy LORENZO DAVID JOSEPH Elective 3.0 Tue.567 862940001 Topic in International Cooperation - International NGOs & Development LEE PAI-PO Elective 3.0 Wed.EFG   NCCU Class Period Schedule 1 2 3 4 C D 5 6 7 8 E F G 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 17-18 18-19 19-20 20-21

Graduate Requirement IMPIS requires completion of a minimum of 30 credits and a MA thesis for graduation. Students need to complete all their courses in 2-4 years to fulfill all the program requirements. *The requirement of graduation credits is adjusted from 33 credits to 30 credits since academic year 2016/17; this adjustment is also applied to students who were enrolled in academic year 2015/16. Credits There are two parts to the curriculum: Required Courses: 9 credits Elective Courses: 21 credits Credits for graduation need to be MASTER-LEVEL! You could have bachelor-level courses, BUT you have to pay the credit fee for it and it will NOT be counted as your graduation credits. There is no maximum or minimum number of credits each semester. Students could decide how to spread 30 credits out in their study years.  Required credits (compulsory) 9 credits International Relations Theory (Fall semester) Research Methods (Fall semester) International Political Economy (Spring semester) Elective credits 21 credits IMPIS courses: Courses from the College of International Affairs are defined as IMPIS-Courses. Non-IMPIS courses: Courses from other colleges are considered as NON-IMPIS courses. A maximum of 9 credits from NON-IMPIS courses could be counted as IMPIS graduation credits. *Credit fee may vary among different department.   ※ Want to know what courses you could take? Find out here: https://qrysub.nccu.edu.tw/     Use "Advanced Query" funtion to filter out the master level courses, the colleges, and the departments. MA Thesis Students are encouraged to discuss possible thesis topics with faculty and begin thinking about a thesis advisor after the end of their first semester in the program. A thesis advisor can be any professor from higher education institution accredited by the Republic of China Ministry of Education. Students must pass oral exams for both their thesis proposal and their thesis. Proposal Defense After a student's first semester in the program, an application for an oral exam on the student's thesis proposal can be submitted. The application for the thesis proposal oral exam should be submitted to the IMPIS office 2 weeks before the proposal oral exam. One hardcopy of the thesis should be submitted and displayed in IMPIS office 2 weeks before the proposal oral exam. Each oral exam committee member should receive one hardcopy of the thesis proposal from students 2 weeks before the exam. The thesis exam is failed if 2/3 professors marks student 'fail'. Students who fail in the thesis exam may resubmit applications and retake the thesis exams the next semester. The committee consists of at least three members, including one advisor. At least one member should be affiliated to non-NCCU. Final Defense Students who have passed the thesis proposal oral exams after 4 months (minimum) and have completed the minimum 30 credits of requirement may apply for the thesis exam. (Updated Feburary, 2023) Students have to submit the Application of Degree Examination before the deadline of the university to have their thesis defense. (Normally at the beginning of January for Fall semester and at the beginning of June for Spring semester; for exact date please refer to the calendar of the academic year) Students must apply for thesis exams online and submit the application two weeks before the exam. One hardcopy of the thesis must be submitted and displayed in IMPIS for 2 weeks before the exam. Each oral exam committee member should receive one hardcopy of the thesis 2 weeks before the exam. The exam committee should consist of those in the proposal defense. However, members could change under the permission of the advisor. The thesis exam is failed if 2 of 3 professors give scores lower than 70 or if the average score is 69 (out of 100) and below. Students who fail in the thesis exam may resubmit applications and retake the thesis exams the next semester. Students who fail again will not receive the diploma and will terminate their study in the program.