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Master's program

Requirements

Master’s program students must complete at least 42 credits for graduation, excluding the master’s thesis.
The course requirements shall include:
1.  Academic Research Ethics Course:
Effective from the 2016 academic year, master’s program students shall complete the Academic Research Ethics Course, as prescribed in the “National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Regulation of Academic Research Ethics Course,” prior to the conclusion of their first academic year of enrollment. Eligibility to apply for the degree examination shall be granted only upon successful completion of said course.
 
2. Professional Courses:
(1) The Institute’s professional courses cover three major areas: Management of Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship, Technology Law, and Data Science and Technology Applications.
(2) The curriculum structure is divided into Required Courses and Elective Courses. Elective Courses are further categorized into Core Elective Courses, Extended Elective Courses, and Other Elective Courses.
i. Required Courses: 0 credits must be completed.
ii. Core Elective Courses: 12 credits must be completed.
iii. Extended Elective Courses: 18 credits must be completed.
iv. Other Elective Courses: 12 credits must be completed. Students may choose to take:
(a) courses offered by the Institute
If you take core or extended electives beyond the required credits, the extra courses can be counted as other electives. Example: If you take all 6 core courses instead of 4, the extra 2 courses can count toward other electives.
(b) courses offered by the College of Management of the University
(c) courses offered by the National Taiwan University System that are closely related to the three major areas of the Institute’s professional curriculum and approved by the Institute’s Curriculum Committee.
 
v. In the aforementioned courses, students shall complete at least 15 credits of English-taught courses offered by the Institute, including at least one course offered by each instructor in the two areas of Technology Innovation and Entrepreneurship Management, and Data Science and Technology Applications, so as to ensure comprehensive engagement with important and distinct forward-looking topics, and to cultivate research and interdisciplinary integration capabilities.
(3) Credit transfer for Professional Courses shall be conducted in accordance with the “ National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Credit Transfer Regulation.”
 
3. Management Courses:
Before graduation, master’s program students must complete at least 6 credits from courses in at least two of the following six categories: General Management, Production Management, Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Information Management, and Financial Management. These credits are not counted toward graduation credits.
Students who have completed some or all of these credits prior to enrollment must submit an official transcript or original grade certificate from the previous institution to the Institute’s Curriculum Committee within 7 days after the registration deadline of the first semester after enrollment to apply for exemption from the course requirement or credit transfer. Applications submitted after the deadline must include a written explanation, and approval from the Curriculum Committee is required for exemption or transfer.
 

※For more information, you may refer to :

Master’s Program Regulations for study in GITM (Applicable to students start from the Fall 2025 semester).

Master’s Program Regulations for International Students in GITM (Applicable to students start from the Fall 2024 semester).

Master’s Program Regulations for International Students in GITM students entered before the Fall 2024 semester.