Doctoral Degree, Department of History

Cheng-Kung, Tainan City, Taiwan

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60 monthsProgram duration

2,280 USDTuition Fee/year

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HistoryMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

The History Department places an equal emphasis on the teaching and development of Taiwanese history, Chinese history, and world history. Our practical curriculum is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge and tools to continue to develop after graduation. Such training includes enriching the student’s basic historical knowledge and raising the student's historical consciousness in order to enable them to understand the nature of knowledge and to use the historical method in their future career or academic life. The Graduate School focuses upon Taiwanese history, Chinese history, and Western history. Emphasis is placed upon rigorous specialist training and fostering students’ ability to study independently; most importantly, it is not only to prepare the next generation of instructors, but to train talented individuals for future academic research.

Program overview

Main Subject

History

Degree

PhD

Study Level

PHD

Study Mode

On Campus

Admission requirements

Undergraduate

IELTS

5.5+

TOEFL

69+

All applicants should have Chinese language proficiency on a basic level. Applicants for both Master and PhD programs should provide an autobiography, research plan and other related documents (including at least two reference letters) for review process. Applicants for PhD program should in addition submit a copy of their Master thesis. All applicants might be required, under certain conditions, to undertake a written test or an interview. All new students are REQUIRED to have a health check-up for university enrollment.

Program Duration

5 Years

Starting Month(s)

Feb

Starting Month(s)

Sep

Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance

Domestic Students

Tuition Fee/year

760 USD

Tuition Fee (Out of State)

International Students

Tuition Fee/year

2,280 USD

Other Expenses

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The university has a solid foundation in engineering and then expanded into the liberal arts and sciences. They now offer a comprehensive programme list with nine colleges : Engineering, Management, Liberal Arts, Sciences, Medicine, Social Sciences, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Planning and Design, and Bioscience and Biotechnology.

National Cheng Kung University values a holistic education and provides creative and lively teaching that combines class study sizes large and small. The university emphasises interdisciplinary learning, and selected courses are taught entirely in English .

Students can qualify for scholarships and grants, such as NCKU scholarships , the ICDF scholarship and the Taiwan Scholarship . You can find information about scholarships for international students on their website .

Candidates can apply for NCKU online through their application portal to a maximum of two departments for an application fee of NT $1,600 or US $60.

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Students can qualify for scholarships and grants, such as NCKU scholarships , the ICDF scholarship and the Taiwan Scholarship . You can find information about scholarships for international students on their website .

Candidates can apply for NCKU online through their application portal to a maximum of two departments for an application fee of NT $1,600 or US $60.