Institute of Space and Plasma Sciences
College of Sciences, National Cheng Kung University
- Admission & Curriculum Information -
MD Program
Graduation Requirements
Minimum credits required for graduation: 24
Credits for compulsory courses: 8
Thesis with successful oral defense
Research Integrity Online Courses required for graduation: 6 hours
(https://oai.web2.ncku.edu.tw/p/412-1072-82.php?Lang=en)
Credit Requirements
The maximum duration of academic study: 1-4
Minimum credits required for graduation: 24
Required Course Credits: 8
Elective Course Credits: 16
PhD Program
Graduation Requirements
Minimum credits required for graduation: 19
Credits for compulsory courses: 4
Pass PhD qualifying examination
Publish at least one SCI (Science Citation Index) journal paper as first author
Thesis with successful oral defense
Credit Requirements
The maximum duration of academic study: 2-7
Minimum credits required for graduation: 19
Required Course Credits: 4
Elective Course Credits: 15
NCKU
Mission
Our educational goals are pursuit of academic excellence, cultivation of talents with professional and leadership skills, moral sense and humanistic concerns, creativity and international vision, as they should care for the community and contribute to the nation and the benefit of mankind.
Principle Literacy & Competence
[Principle Literacy]
Humanistic concerns
Civic Concerns
Social Concern
Global Vision
[Competence]
Professional and Interdisciplinary Abilities
Critical Thinking Abilities
Language Proficiency and Communication Abilities
Innovative and Leadership Abilities
Both Principle Literacy and Competence can be achieved not only by the arrangement of departments and General Course, but also by other hidden curriculum and various campus cultures.
Creating beneficial learning environment to develop student’s Principle Literacy and Competence and forming NCKU campus culture can achieve the cultivation of Principle Literacy and Competence.
Institute of Space and Plasma Sciences
Goal
Cultivating professional and humanistic talents in Space, Astrophysical and Plasma Sciences
Cultivating the ability to engage in research creative, interdisciplinary study
Cultivating talent with global perspectives and ability of international cooperation
Cultivating socially aware leadership abilities
Principle Literacy and Competence
[Principle Literacy]
Cultivating talent with global perspectives
Global perspectives
Civic concern
Civic concern
[Competence]
The ability to apply professional knowledge of plasma, astrophysical and space theory and simulation to derive solutions to problems
Professional knowledge integration and application
The ability to plan and perform scientific experiments, to analyze and explain experimental results
Creativity
Foreign language proficiency
The ability to engage in an international context
Leadership ability to achieve effective communication and cooperation
Leadership cultivation
The ability to understand the development of scientific and engineering technology of space, astrophysical and plasma science researches and engage in interdisciplinary study
Interdisciplinary study ability
The ability to interpret and analyze scientific data
Interdisciplinary study ability
ISAPS Curriculum Map
http://class-qry.acad.ncku.edu.tw/crm/course_map/department.php?dept=LA&lang=en