Scope of Curriculum and Credits
Curriculum: The Master curriculum is mainly focused on medical research, including required courses, elective courses, and master’s thesis.
1.Required Courses:
Aiming to train students to become independent in doing research and resolving problems. The courses include Contemporary Research Techniques in Biomedical Research 2 credits, Cell Molecular Biology 2 credits, Proteomics 1 credit, Genomics 1 credit, Special Topics in Biostatistics 3 credits, Seminar 4 credits, total 13 credits.
2.Elective Courses:
Cooperating with other departments to provide multi-subjects for students to choose according to their interests. We provide courses such as Special Topics in Medical Research I, Special Topics in Medical Research II, The Latest Issues in Biomedical Research I, The Latest Issues in Biomedical Research II, Special Topics in Healthcare Research Methods, total 11 credits. In addition, cooperative education with the Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital of Kaohsiung Medical University is put into the program to help enhance the clinic knowledge of students.
3.Master’s Thesis
As required by the TaiwanICDF, all students must summarize their thesis to manuscript for SCI, EI, A&HCI, SSCI, TSSCI journals or the Journal of International Cooperation (JIC) upon completion.
Credits: Master Program students must complete a minimum of 24 credits in courses and 6 credits in thesis. The students will earn the “Master of Medical Science (major in clinical medicine)” degree from the Graduate Institute of Medicine after the full completion.