| A. Duration:
Students of the Master Program are expected to fulfill
the requirements in 1-4 years.
B. Advisor(s):
The advisor or one of the co-advisors of the Master
thesis must be a full-time faculty in the Institute
of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (IEEB hereafter)
or an adjunct faculty affiliated with the Department
of Life Science of NTU or the Academic Sinica.
C. Graduating Credits:
Students are required to take at least 24 credits to
graduate, of which 10 are from the mandatory courses,
and 14 from the elected courses.
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Mandatory Courses
Students are required to take at least 10 credits
from the following courses (credits shown are
for each semester):
Basic Ecology
0 credit. Students of the IEEB must take at
least 2 credits of Basic Ecology to fulfill
the requirements of the Master program. Students
who had taken similar courses before entering
the IEEB Master Program can apply for exemption.
However, exemption is valid only with the
approval of the IEEB Course Committee.
B44 M0010 ¡V Thesis (M.S.)
0 credit. This course is taken in the semester
when the students expect to defend their
theses. Students must apply for and pass
the defense to fulfill the requirements of
this course. Students ready to defend their
theses should also take the mandatory course
¡§Master Thesis Symposium¡¨ (see below) to
fulfill the requirements of the Master Program.
B44 M0020 ¡V Seminar (M.S.)
1 credit. This course is offered every semester
by the IEEB. Students are required to present
and discuss topics relevant to current trends
in ecology and evolutionary biology. Students
must take the course 3 times, thus earning
a total of 3 credits, to fulfill the requirements
of the Master Program. However, one of the
3 credits can be substituted for by taking
graduate seminars offered by the IEEB faculty.
B44 M0030 ¡V Research Training
1 credit.
The format of this course is determined
by the faculty
offering the course. Students
must take the course 4 times, thus earning
a total of 4 credits, to fulfill the requirements
of Master Program.
B44 M0040 ¡V Thesis Seminar (M.S.)
1 credit. This course is taken in the semester
when the students expect to defend their
theses. Students are required to present
an institutional seminar and a poster, and
have the poster display on the IEEB website.
B41 U0200 ¡V Biology Teaching
2 credits. The IEEB offers practical training
for biology teaching. Students taking Biology
Teaching will go through the process of learning,
preparing, and teaching laboratory exercises
to undergraduate students in zoology or botany
laboratories. One of the 2-credits is earned
from learning the laboratory exercises, and
the other from the actual teaching performance.
This course is not a requirement for professional
students or foreign students.
Elected Courses
Students must earn at least 14 credits from a
list of 40 or so elected courses relevant to
the spectrum of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Please consult the IEEB staff for the list of
elected courses. |
D. Credit
Transfer and Exemption
Students who had taken graduate courses similar to
any of the elected courses before entering the IEEB
Master Program can apply for credit transfer and exemption
of no more than 12 credits. However, credit transfer
and exemption is valid only with the approval of the
IEEB Course Committee.
E. Transfer to Ph.D. program
Students may apply for a transfer to the IEEB Ph.D.
Program after one year in the Mater Program. Deadline
of application is between July 20-31 for the first
semester, and January 20-31 for the second semester.
Applications will be evaluated by the IEEB faculty
based on the applicants¡¦ academic performance.
F. Scholarship
Please consult the IEEB staff for details of available
scholarships.
G. Thesis Defense
| 1. |
Application for thesis defense is due on October
30th (first semester) or April 30th (second semester).
Students must send a copy of application form,
transcripts, a grade evaluation form, a draft of
thesis report, and names of 3-5 thesis defense
committee members to the IEEB office. |
| 2. |
The defense must be held before the end of the
semester. Students must notify the IEEB office
as soon as the date of the defense is determined
to allow time for the preparation for the venue
of defense and invitation letters sent to members
of the thesis defense committee. Students must
pick up relevant materials for the defense from
the IEEB office at least 1- 2 days prior to the
defense. |
| 3. |
For acceptable reasons, students may withdraw
the application for a thesis defense. Forfeiting
a defense without an official withdrawal before
the end of the semester is equivalent to failing
the defense. |
| 4. |
Students may have two chances to pass the defense. |
| 5. |
Students must deposit a copy of the final version
of thesis report before January 31st (first semester)
or July 31st (second semester) to the IEEB office.
Failing to do so will result in a delay of graduation.
Students will need to register for the following
semester to deposit the thesis and graduate. |
H. The requirements listed above are complemented
by the National Taiwan University policies regarding
graduate studies. Please consult the IEEB office for
further information.
I. The above listed requirements are in effect immediately
after the approval of the IEEB faculty. Modification
of the requirements must be approved by the IEEB faculty
before it becomes effective. |
Master of Science