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Current Students
Degree Requirements
1.1. Credit Requirements
IMICS students are required to take 32 credit hours in total, which include 2 required courses (6 credits) and 26 credits of elective courses. Students can take no more than 12 credits outside IMICS, including 6 credits of Master's Degree course taught in Mandarin. If an IMICS student takes part in an internship, the internship will be accounted for 2 credits hours (if approved by the Program's Director).
Students are advised to take 3-4 courses each semester and to make sure they have enough time for doing their thesis in order to graduate in time. All courses offered by IMICS are taught in English; however, if a student possesses a high level of proficiency in Mandarin Chinese, he/she is welcome to choose Mandarin-taught Master's Degree courses offered by College of Communication or other departments and colleges. Otherwise he/she can also choose English-taught courses from other NCCU's English-taught programs*.
*maximum of 12 credits of Master's Degree courses outside IMICS (including maximum 6 credits of Mandarin-taught Master's Degree courses. Course from Chinese Language Center (CLC) does not count.
Regular courses
Required Courses
Communication Theories (3)
Research Methods (3)
Elective Courses
Controversial Science, Media, and the Public (3)
Media and Entertainment Law in the Digital Age (3)
Human-Computer Interaction Design (3)
Statistics in Communication (3)
International News Reporting (3)
Advanced Workshop in Digital Media: Documentary Making in Digital Image (3)
Globalization and Transnationalism (3)
Cross-Culture Communication (3)
International Images and Global Communication (3)
Portrayals of Minorities in Media (3)
International Organization (3)
Popular Culture in Taiwan: Nation, Everyday Life and Performance (3)
News Reporting and Writing (3)
Public Relations Theories and Practices (3)
Digital Content Marketing in Social Media (3)
International Media Advocacy and Social Marketing (3)
Current Issues and Research in Advertising (3)
2022 Fall IMICS Course Timetable
2023 Spring IMICS Course Timetable
2023 Fall IMICS Course Timetable
2024 Spring IMICS Course Timetable
2024 Fall IMICS Course Timetable
2025 Spring IMICS Course Timetable
2025 Fall IMICS Course Timetable
Summer courses
IMICS does not offer summer courses for students at this moment.
● Courses are subject to change
1.2. Qualification & Graduate Degree Examinations
To graduate, students must complete two examinations:
1. Graduate Qualification Examination
2. Graduate Degree Examination
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The time between the two examinations should be at least one month apart.
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If students plan to graduate in the Fall Semester, the deadline for application for final defense is in early January; if students plan to graduate in the Spring semester, the deadline is in the middle of June.
1.2.1. Graduate Qualification Examination
To complete Qualification Examinations, Students must:
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Enrolled in the program for at least one academic year and have completed all required courses: 'Communication Theories' and 'Research Methods'.
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Complete one of the following Graduate Qualification Examinations, including: presentation at a peer-reviewed conference, journal publication, project competition, creative work showcase, thesis proposal defense, and graduation project proposal defense.
For students who choose to write an academic thesis, the steps for thesis proposal defense are as follow:
1. Find an Advisor
2. Write Thesis Proposal
3. Upload Thesis Title Online & Submit Proposal Defense Application Form
*Please note that the form submission date should be at least 2 weeks from the Thesis Proposal Defense
How to Upload Thesis Title
Proposal Defense Application Form
4. Thesis Proposal Defense
Proposal Defense Result Form
1.2.2. Graduate Degree Examination
Students are required to write a thesis in English, which consists of: academic thesis, creative work, or exhibition.
For students who choose to write an academic thesis, the steps for Final Defense are as follow:
1. Continue working on the Thesis
2. Use the software 'Turnitin' to increase the integrity of the written Thesis
*contact IMICS office for the 'Turnitin' account
3. Apply for Graduate Degree Examination at iNCCU & Submit Final Defense Application Form
*Please note that the form submission date should be at least 2 weeks from the Final Defense
How to apply for Graduate Degree Examination
3. Final Defense
Final Defense Transcript (Chinese)
Final Defense Transcript (English)
Template: Thesis Authorization Page
4. Submit Final Defense Transcript
2. Thesis Submission & Graduation
2.1. Thesis Submission Procedures
Once students have passed the Final Defense and finished the revision, the next step would be finalizing the Thesis. However, before submitting and printing out the thesis, students should:
1. Comply to the layout and format required for the Graduation Thesis writing.
2. Convert the Thesis into PDF format and upload the e-Thesis to the library database
3. Abstract in both English and Mandarin are required when uploading to the library database
Thesis Submission & School Leaving Guidelines (Updated on 31/12/2024)
Thesis Layout and Format Recommendations
2.2. Graduation Procedures (Leaving School Process)
Students shall log in to iNCCU account to print out the 'Graduation Procedures Checklist'. Meanwhile, students must also provide a total of 4 hard copies or paperback copies of their thesis; 2 hard-bound copies for the IMICS office, and 2 hard-bound copies for the library section.
Once students have finished all the steps on the Graduation Checklists, they could collect their diploma at the Registrar Office (Administration Building 4th Floor).
Graduation Ceremony
Usually organized in June, is expected by students together with their families and friends as a beautiful closure of two years of hard work and memories. After finishing all the administrative procedure, the students are officially graduated and thus obtain alumni membership.