Syllabus

Required courses and minimum number of credits for Master’s programs

• Required Credits

Credits Required by Academic Programs	Electives	minimum number of credits required for graduation
6 Credits	18 Credits	24 Credits (excluding master/ doctor thesis)

• Required Courses

  Curriculum Number Curriculum Identity Number	Course Title in English	Credits	Types of Accepted Required Courses
  Ethics7001 000 90010	Academic Ethics	0.00	Courses Not Limited to the Department/College
  EE5070 921 U3060	Fundamentals of Biomedical Engineering	3.00	Courses Limited to the Department
  CSIE5122 922 U3490	Introduction to Biomedical Informatics	3.00	Courses Limited to the Department
  BEBI7999 945 M0010	Thesis (m. S.)	0.00	Courses Limited to the Department
  BEBI7001 945 M0040	Seminar	0.00	Courses Limited to the Department
  BEBI7002 945 M1910	Special Project	1.00	Courses Limited to the Department
  BEBI7003 945 M9000	Department Colloquium	1.00	Courses Limited to the Department

• Special Requirements for Course Selection

1. Thesis
   Master’s students must enroll in the Thesis course in at least their final semester of study.
2. Seminar
   Master’s students who have completed and passed two semesters of Seminar may be exempt from further enrollment.
   Course registration note: Only students who need to retake or make up required Department or College courses may register.
3. Special Project
   Master’s students who have completed and passed two semesters of Special Project may be exempt from further enrollment.
4. Department Colloquium
   Master’s students who have completed and passed two semesters of the Department Colloquium may be exempt from further enrollment.
5. For Students without a Biomedical Background:Students must complete one of the following courses:

• Physiology
• Introduction to Biological Sciences
• Molecular Biology (or related courses, subject to advisor approval)
• Biochemistry (or related courses, subject to advisor approval)

6. For Students without an Engineering or Science Background
   Students must complete one of the following courses:

• Applied Electronics (or Electromagnetics or related courses, subject to advisor approval)
• Signals and Systems
• Computer Programming
  (including Parallel Programming, Parallel and Distributed Programming, Advanced Programming, Python Programming, Java Programming, or other related courses, subject to advisor approval)

• Notes

1. Students must complete at least 24 credits (this does not include Seminar, Special Project, Department Colloquium, Thesis, Foreign Language courses, or undergraduate courses). Of these, at least 12 credits must be from courses in the student’s assigned group/specialization. These group courses are determined by the advisor.
2. Undergraduate (U-prefix) courses do not count toward the graduation credit requirement.
3. These changes apply to all continuing students from the spring semester of Academic Year 2119 onward.
4. “Foreign language courses that do not count toward graduation credits” refers to pure language courses that are not application-based.

 

Required courses and minimum number of credits for  Doctoral degree programs

• Required Credits

Cred its Required by Academic Programs	Electives	minimum number of credits required for graduation
0 Credits	18 Credits	18 Credits (excluding master/ doctor thesis)

• Required Courses

Information About the Academic Ethics Courses

Curriculum Number Curriculum Identity Number	Course Title in English	Credits	Types of Accepted Required Courses
Ethics7001 000 90010	Academic Ethics	0.00	Courses Not Limited to the Department/College
BEBI8999 945 D0010	Thesis (Ph.D)	0.00	Courses Limited to the Department
BEBI8001 945 D0040	Seminar	0.00	Courses Limited to the Department
BEBI8002 945 D1910	Special Project	1.00	Courses Limited to the Department
BEBI8003 945 D9000	Department Colloquium	1.00	Courses Limited to the Department

• Special Regulations for Course Selection

1. Thesis
   Students must enroll in the Thesis course in at least their final semester of study.
2. Seminar
   Doctoral students who have completed and passed four semesters may be exempted from this requirement.
   (Courses offered by the College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science or its departments/institutes are open only to students retaking failed courses or making up missed required courses.)
3. Special Project
   Doctoral students who have completed and passed four semesters may be exempted from this requirement.
4. Department Colloquium
   Doctoral students who have completed and passed four semesters may be exempted from this requirement.

• Notes

1. Students must complete at least 18 credits for graduation (excluding Seminar, Special Project, Department Colloquium, Thesis, and undergraduate courses).
   Among these, at least 9 credits must be from courses within the student’s assigned group, as approved by the advisor.
2. Students admitted directly to the Ph.D. program must complete at least 30 credits, including at least 15 credits from courses within the assigned group, as approved by the advisor.
   In addition, students must:
   • Complete four semesters of Department Colloquium
   • Complete four semesters of Seminar (including those taken during the master’s program)
   • Complete the master’s required courses Introduction to Biomedical Engineering and Introduction to Biomedical Informatics
3. Undergraduate courses do not count toward graduation credit requirements.
4. These regulations apply to all continuing students from the second semester of Academic Year 2019 onward.

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