Degree Information
Regulations for the Master’s Degree Program (cut)
Article 3 Students shall take at least 15 credits in their specialization at NTUIE, and must complete the following courses:
- Special Topics (M0070): One credit, a repeated course, to be taken each semester until graduation. Two credits must be completed; however, this requirement may be waived with the approval of the Academic Committee of the Institute.
- Graduate Seminar (M0080): One credit, a repeated course. Two credits must be completed before graduation.
- Master’s thesis: Zero credits.
Article 4 Graduation Credit Calculation and Other Regulations
- Special Topics (M0070): Credits for this course are capped at three credits.
- Graduate Seminar (M0080): Credits for this course are capped at two credits.
- Language Courses: Language course credits are capped at one credit.
- English Proficiency Requirements:
- Students whose English proficiency is not at Level 3 or equivalent of the University’s Online English for Postgraduates program shall pass at least one level of the University’s Online English for Postgraduates program.
- Students who meet the requirements for exemption from the online English program may be exempted from the University’s Online English for Postgraduates program.
- During the semester, master’s degree students shall present at least one paper at a seminar or academic conference, or participate in a national academic paper competition or innovation and entrepreneurship competition, or submit an article to an academic journal approved by the Director of the NTUIE.
- Students are expected to complete the Academic Ethics course in accordance with the University’s Academic Ethics Curriculum Implementation Guidelines.
Article 5 Students may be exempted from taking the Special Topics course when studying abroad or on an exchange program.
Article 6 Starting from the second semester of enrollment, the Institute will calculate the number of credits completed by each student every semester. If a student’s cumulative number of credits from failed courses exceeds half of the total completed credits, the department shall notify the University and expel the student.