Postgraduate
Master Degree Program (For students admitted in the academic year 2016 onwards.)
Regulations of Course Requirements for Postgraduate (MA) Programs The Department of Asia-Pacific Industrial and Business Management National University of Kaohsiung
Ⅰ.The regulations are in accordance with National University of Kaohsiung Regulations and National University of Kaohsiung Regulations of Credit Exemption.
Ⅱ.Research areas:
III. Minimum credits requirement for graduation: 36 (not including credits of master dissertation), including 12 credits of required courses and a minimum of 15 credits of elective courses.
IV. Required Courses are:
V. Elective Courses: Note that taking elective courses shall be based on those provided by the Department. Elective courses provided by the other departments is restricted to MA programs. Elective Courses are exclusive of the courses related to seminars, special topics, and/or those equivalent to courses that the Department provides.
VI. English Language Proficiency Test Students are required to acquire one of the following English tests level before graduation:
Note that the test records must exceed no more than five years before graduation)
VII. All students are required to take one of the language tests abovementioned and those who fail to reach the minimum requirement are allowed to select one of the following alternatives instead (with failed language record as proof):
VIII. Students are required to participate at least one either domestic or overseas conference before graduation and to obtain the acceptance letter of dissertation presentation which including poster session or oral presentation. The presentation is allowed to be co-edited by more than one student and shall be confirmed as well as supervised by the advisor.
IX. Students are required to consult with the full-time faculty of the Department for an appropriate advisor. If co-supervision is needed, one of the advisors must be a full-time faculty member of the Department.
X. Students are required to choose their advisor before the end of the final exam week in the second semester of the first academic year.
XI. Before application of viva, students who plan to apply for oral examination at the 1st semester of each academic year shall complete oral examination plan of the dissertation by November 15th; for the students who plan to apply for oral examination at the 2nd semester shall complete oral examination plan of the dissertation by April 15th.
XII. Request for change of advisor(s) must be submitted before the end of the first semester of the second year. Students must obtain the new advisor’s written consent, notify the previous one, and ask for the Chairperson’s approval. Students can only request for change of advisor(s) once.
XIII. Credit exemption
XII. The regulations become effective from the announcement date and shall be approved in the Meeting of College Affairs and passed in the Meeting of Academic Affairs. The same procedure shall be adopted if the regulations are to be amended.
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