1）Coursework
- Required Course (1)
- Methodology Cluster (Minimum: 3 Courses)
- Theory Cluster (Minimum: 3 Courses)
- Thematic Clusters (Minimum: 3 Courses)
- Elective Cluster (No Limit)
2）Academic Research Ethics Education
3）Qualification Requirement (Choose One of the Following Five Options)
- Academic Publication
- Professional Competition Achievement
- Creative Work Publication / Exhibition
- Thesis Proposal Oral Defense
- Creative Project Proposal Oral Defense
4）Final Oral Examination
Notes
***After passing Qualification Option 4 or 5, students must wait at least three months before taking the Final Oral Examination.***
- A minimum of 31 credits is required for graduation. Up to 8 credits may be taken from approved graduate-level courses offered outside the student's department/program and counted toward graduation requirements.
- Inter-university courses may be counted toward graduation credits only with prior approval from the department/program.
