Our department offers an undergraduate degree in Political Theory, International Relations, and Public Administration and a master's degree and Ph.D in Political Thought, International Relations, Public Administration, National Politics, Comparative Politics as well as an executive master's in Public Administration.


Undergraduate Program
Master's Program
Executive Master of Public Administration Program
Ph. D. Program

 

Undergradute Program

Undergraduates can specialize in Political Theory, International Relations, and Public Administration. Each field currently has about 50 students per year. In order to give undergraduates solid foundations and specialized knowledge in Politics, as well as macro-political perspective, the undergraduate curriculum is designed as follows：

The Undergraduate Curriculum (From 2007/08 academic year )

Course Type Course Credits
School-wide requirements Chinese Language
Foreign Language		 12
Department-wide requirements Political Science
International Relations
Public Administration
Introduction to The Study of Law
The Constitution & Government of the Republic of China
Comparative Government
Western Political Philosophy
Economics
Methodology of Social Science
Applied Statistics
Chinese Politics (or The Political Economy of People's Republic of China )		 40
Field Requirements
1.Political Theory		 Introductory Sociology (or General Psychology)
Political Parties and Electoral System
Research Methods of Social Science
Political Economy
The Political Economy of Development in Taiwan
Political Sociology
Political Psychology
Chinese Political Philosophy
Modern Political Thought
Theories of Comparative Politics		 27
Field Requirements
2.International Relations		 History of International Relations
Foreign Relations of R.O.C.
International Law
The Decision Making and Analysis of Foreign Policy
International Organizations
Chinese Political Philosophy
International Politics Theory
International Political Economy
Issues on International Economics
Second Foreign Language		 28
Field Requirements
3.Public Administration 		 Personnel Administration
Local Government and Management
Public Management
Administrative Information Management
Administrative Law
Research Methods of Social Science
Financial Administration
Public Policy
Ethics of Public Service
Political Economy
The Political Economy of Development in Taiwan
Organization Theory
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Non-Profit Organizations		 34
Other Electives
1.Political Theory 
2.International Relations
3.Public Administration		    
33
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General Education Curriculum Electives
  1. Literature and Art
  2. Historical Thinking
  3. World Civilization
  4. Thought of Philosophy and Morality
  5. Sense of Citizenship and Social Analysis
  6. Quantification Analysis and Mathematics Equipment
  7. Physical Science
  8. Life Science
* Take courses from all 5 fields ( no1, 2, 3, 7, 8); for each of the 5 fields, earn at least 2 credits. 		 18

Total Required Credits

  1. Political Theory...............128 credits
  2. International Relations....128 credits
  3. Public Administration......128 credits

(Note: the undergraduate curriculum before 2005/2006 academic year )

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Master's Program

Each year, the department accepts over 40 MA students. The MA curriculum is divided into five main fields: (1) Political Thought, (2) International Relations, (3) Public Administration, (4) National Politics, (5) Comparative Politics. After entering the program, new students should select a major and a minor field of concentration from among these five fields. Before graduation, they should take all of the required courses in their major field, as well as a minimum of 3 limited elective courses in their major field. In addition, after completing 3 or more courses in their minor field, they must complete an MA thesis before receiving the MA degree.

Political Thought

1. Required Courses：
  • -　Seminar on Chinese Political Thoughts
  • -　Seminar on Western Political Thought in the Classical and Medieval Period
  • -　Seminar on Modern Western Political Thought
  • -　Seminar on Preparing Dissertation and Theses
2. Limited Elective Courses
  • -　Seminar on Western Political Thought in the Classical Period
  • -　Seminar on Modern Political Philosophy in the West
  • -　seminar on Materials Concerning Politics of Ancient China
  • -　Seminar on Materials Concerning Politics of Modern China
  • -　Seminar on Democratic Politics Theory
  • -　Seminar on Methodology of History of the Political Thoughts

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International Relations

1. Required Courses：
  • -　Seminar on the International Relation Theory
  • -　Seminar on Foreign Policy Analysis
  • -　Seminar on Problems of International Law
  • -　Seminar on Preparing Dissertation and Theses
  • -　Second Foreign Language
2. Limited Elective Courses
  • -　Seminar on Statistical Methods of Social Science
  • -　Seminar on Negotiation and Conflict
  • -　Seminar on ROC Foreign Policy History
  • -　Seminar on International Political Economy
  • -　Seminar on Globalization
  • -　Seminar on Asia-Pacific and Taiwan Security

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Public Administration

1. Required Courses：
  • -　Seminar on Public Administration
  • -　Seminar on Public Policy
  • -　Seminar on Public Law
  • -　Seminar on Statistical Methods of Social Science
  • -　Seminar on Preparing Dissertation and Theses
2. Limited Elective Courses
  • -　Seminar on Organizational Theory
  • -　Seminar on Administrative Culture and Ethic
  • -　Seminar on State Theory and Public Policy
  • -　Seminar in Public Budgeting
  • -　Seminar on Human Resource Management
  • -　Seminar on the Practice of Public Administration

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National Politics

1. Required Courses：
  • -　Seminar on The Political Economy of Taiwan’s Development
  • -　Seminar on Chinese Political Economy
  • -　Seminar on Cross-Strait Relations
  • -　Seminar on Preparing Dissertation and Theses
2. Limited Elective Courses
  • -　The ROC Constitution :A Comparative-Institutional Study
  • -　Seminar on the Political Development in Taiwan
  • -　Seminar on the Politics of Communist China
  • -　Seminar on the Methodology of Mainland China Studies
  • -　Seminar on Statistical Methods of Social Science

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Comparative Politics

1. Required Courses：
  • -　Seminar on Theories of Comparative Politics
  • -　Seminar on Area Studies
  • -　Seminar on Statistical Methods of Social Science
  • -　Seminar on Preparing Dissertation and Theses
2. Limited Elective Courses
  • -　Seminar on Political Economic
  • -　Seminar on European Union
  • -　Seminar on Political Transition in Ex-Socialist and Nascent Democratic
  • -　Seminar on American Government
  • -　Seminar on East Asian Political Economy

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Executive Master of Public Administration Program
The Executive Master of Public Administration accepts about 30 students per year, and holds classes on Saturdays. Students in this program take 3 courses each semester, and graduate after having taken 12 required courses and finishing an MA thesis. Required courses are as follows:

Semester Required Courses
1st Year, Fall Semester
  • - Seminar on International Politics and Cross-Strait Relations
  • - Seminar on Public Law
  • - Seminar on Government and Enterprise
1st Year, Spring Semesterr
  • - Seminar on Public Policy
  • - Seminar on Local Governments and Management
  • - Seminar on Human Resource Management and Development
2nd Year, Fall Semester
  • - Seminar on Fiscal Management
  • - Seminar on Administrative Organization and Ethics
  • - Seminar on China ’s Politics and Economy
2nd Year, Spring Semester
  • - Seminar on Communication and Negotiation
  • - Seminar on Administrative Management: Trend and Method
  • - Seminar on Political Development and Democratization

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Ph. D. Program
Our Ph.D. program is organized in a way similar to our MA program. Courses are divided into the following 5 fields: (1) Political Thought, (2) International Relations, (3) Public Administration, (4) National Politics and (5) Comparative Politics. After entering the program, Ph.D. students should select a major and minor field. To graduate, they must earn 18 credits, among which at least 4 courses must be in the major field (including the core courses in the major field) and at least 2 courses must be in the minor field (including at least one core course in the minor field). Aside from these requirements, courses may be selected from among electives. Ph.D. students must also complete a Ph.D. dissertation in order to graduate

Field Core Courses Credits
Political Thought
  • - Seminar on Problems of Chinese Political Thoughts
  • - Seminar on Selected Topics in Western Political Thought
 2

2
International Relations
  • - Seminar on International Relations
 2
Public Administration
  • - Seminar on Public Administration
  • - Seminar on Public Policy
 2

2
National Politics
  • - Seminar on the Political Economy of Taiwan’s Development
  • - Seminar on Chinese Political Economy
 2

2
Comparative Politics
  • - Seminar on Comparative Politics
 2

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