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Master’s Program, Institute of Marine Biology

National Taiwan Ocean University

Course Category

Course Title

Credits

First Academic Year

Second Academic Year

Remarks

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

　

The required course for NTOU

Academic Research Ethics

0

0

This is an online course. Please study the required course at the Taiwan Academic Ethics Education

Resource Center ([https://ethics.moe.edu.tw/](https://ethics.moe.edu.tw/)) and

pass the final assessment to complete the course.

The required course for

Institute

Institute Seminar

2

1

1

Thesis

6

3

3

Advanced Marine Biology

2

2

Marine Biological Research Methods

2

1

1

Marine Ecology

2

2

Total of the required professional course credits

14

4

4

3

3

Total credits of the required courses

14

4

4

3

3

Total Elective Credits

16

　

Minimum required

for graduation credits

30

　

Remarks

Elective Courses List for the 2025-2026 Academic Year

Master’s Program, Institute of Marine Biology

National Taiwan Ocean University

Course Title

Program

Grade

Seminar on Virology

Master’s Program

1

Taxonomy and Nomenclature (1)

Master’s Program

1

Marine Mycology

Master’s Program

1

Advances in Molecular Marine Microbiology

Master’s Program

1

Environmental Microbiology

Master’s Program

1

Fish Physiology

Master’s Program

1

Invertebrate Zoology

Master’s Program

1

Conservation of Marine Living Resources

Master’s Program

1

Seminar on Animal Physiological Ecology

Master’s Program

1

Advanced Systematics of Fishes

Master’s Program

1

Marine Biodiversity

Master’s Program

1

Phytoplankton Ecology and Research Methods

Master’s Program

1

Evolutionary Biology

Master’s Program

1

Advances in Marine Phytoplankton Ecology

Master’s Program

1

Special Issues of Fish Adaptation and Evolution

Master’s Program

1

Animal Physiological Ecology

Master’s Program

1

Biology of Sea Turtle

Master’s Program

1

The Application of Bioinformatics in Marine Microbiology

Master’s Program

1

Molecular Ecology

Master’s Program

1

Guided Reading of Ecological Immunology

Master’s Program

1

Marine Bacterial Genomics

Master’s Program

1

Marine Microbiology

Master’s Program

1

Seminar on Aquatic Diseases

Master’s Program

1

Marine Zoogeography

Master’s Program

1
                   

Graduation Threshold for Master Degree

  1. Elective courses must be taken at least 16 credits. And 14 credits of required courses.
  2. The” Institute Seminar” course in the first year of the master's degree is a required course. The” Institute Seminar” course offered in the second year of the master's degree is an elective course but compulsory. If you do not take this course, you will be suspended unless your supervisor agrees.
  3. The “Advanced Marine Biology” course is in the first semester of the first year of the master's degree and is a required course.
  4. The “Marine Ecology” course is in the second semester of the first year of the master's degree and is a required course.
  5. The “Marine Biological Research Methods” course is 1 credit in each semester of the first year of the master's degree and it needs to be paired with the “Advanced Marine Biology” course and the “Marine Ecology” course.
  6. Master’s degree second year and above need to choose “Graduation Thesis” course. The number of credits and grades on the transcript will appear after the master's degree exam is completed.
  1. You can browse the following websites to register and understand for the “Academic Research Ethics” course.

https://ethics.moe.edu.tw/

https://academic.ntou.edu.tw/p/412-1005-5699.php?Lang=zh-tw

  1. Foreign students are required to take 6 credits of the “language and culture courses”. You can browse the Mandarin Learning and Education Center’s websites to know about the relevant situation of the course.

https://r083.ntou.edu.tw/p/412-1100-9948.php?Lang=zh-tw

  1. The following links are the relevant regulations for master's degree.

https://academic.ntou.edu.tw/p/412-1005-3081.php?Lang=zh-tw

https://imb.ntou.edu.tw/p/412-1075-7335.php?Lang=zh-tw

  1. According to the regulations of NTOU, the duration of study for master’s students is 4 years. You can apply to extend your study period for up to 2 years during your study time. You can take temporary leave up to 4 semesters during your study time.

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