(Please note that the following information is for students enrolled in 2025 academic year only. Here are rules and regulation of previous years)
2025 Ph.D. Program Introduction
1. Curriculum
6 Fields of Courses
･ International Relations
･ Strategic Studies
･ National Security and Defense Affairs
･ Chinese Military and Cross-Strait Relations
･ Regional Security and Global Governance
･ Research Methods and English
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･ All courses planned for this year is now available for download.
･ Students may also enroll in courses from different programs, regulations regarding how credits will be recognized is below and in the 2025 Student Guidebook.
2. Requirements
Duration of Study
･ 2 to 7 years, students may apply for two years of suspension.
Credits
･ A total of 18 credits and the course titled “Dissertation” must be completed, including:
A. Select 1 major (International Relations or Strategic Studies) with 3 courses.
B. Select 2 minors (International Relations, Strategic Studies, National Security and Defense Affairs, Chinese Military and Cross-Strait Relations, Regional Security and Global
Governance) with 2 courses each.
Course Selection
･ Each semester, students may enroll in a maximum of 8 credits.
･ For doctoral programs in other departments and master’s programs in this department (excluding the in-service master’s programs), a maximum of 4 credits can be recognized as graduation credits.
･ When selecting courses from other departments or different academic systems, students are limited to one course per semester.
Qualification to Graduate
A. Qualification Exam
･ Must completed 18 required credits to apply
･ Application starts every October and March
･ Exam will be held every December and May
･ 1 majoringand1 minoring field,the exam can be retake once.
B. Obtaining Ph.D. Candidacy
･ Completion of the required 18 credits.
･ Passing the qualifying examination.
･ Submission of application.
C. Dissertation Proposal Defense and Dissertation Oral Defense
･ It requires a public presentation and the approval of at least three review committee members.
･ The review committee members are recommended by the advisor and are essentially the same members as those for the final doctoral dissertation defense. Only after passing the thesis outline review can one apply for the doctoral dissertation defense in the following semester.
D. Ph.D. Dissertation Defense
Flowchart of Preparation
3. Careers
For specific details regarding the program, please refer to our 2025 Student Guidebook!