Degree

Master’s

Division

• Western Art History (WAH)
• Eastern Art History (EAH)

Language of Instruction

• Western Art History (WAH)–Program taught in English
• Eastern Art History (EAH)–Program taught in Chinese

Admission Evaluation

• Document Review
• Weighted Score:
  • Document Review: 100%

Language Proficiency

Chinese Language Proficiency Tests in CEFR Levels
English Language Proficiency Tests in CEFR Levels

• Chinese Language Proficiency (for EAH):
  • Chinese proficiency certificate at CEFR Levels B1 (or above)

• Eastern Art History Program: The undergraduate degree program in Chinese or higher for one year or longer, please attach a copy of the diploma.
  • Not required for applicants whose native language is Chinese (self-statement needed).
  • Not required for applicants whose previous degree is taught in Chinese (proof required).
• English Language Proficiency(for WAH):
  • English proficiency certificate at CEFR Levels B2 (or above)
• Western Art History Program: GEPT high-intermediate or higher, Undergraduate degree program in English or higher for one year or longer, please attach a copy of the diploma.
  • Not required for applicants from English-speaking countries (proof required).
  • Not required for applicants whose previous degree is from English-speaking countries (proof required).

Application Documents

• On-line application forms

※Please print out and sign the application forms, scan and upload them to the system.

• Two-inch passport photo
• Payment receipt of application fee
• A copy of passport or Identification

※If the applicant is of foreign nationality as specified in Article 2 under MOE’s Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan and has (or had) R.O.C. nationality, additional proof is required. Proof can be entry and departure records for the past six years, a declaration form stating that the applicant does not hold an R.O.C. household registration, Certificate of Nationality Renouncement of Republic of China or other documentation.

• An R.O.C Alien Resident Certificate (ARC) (if applicable)
• The applicant’s highest diploma in English or Chinese

※Eligible applicants who graduate in the same year of their admission to National Taiwan Normal University must submit transcripts for each academic semester, the enrollment certificate or the letter/proof of expected graduation, and the ‘Deposition of Admission Documents for National Taiwan Normal University International Applicants,’ and they are not required to submit the diploma during application. The diploma and transcripts for each academic semester must be submitted upon registration (Diplomas or degree certificates from China are required to have the documents notarized by relevant authorities.); otherwise, the applicants admitted to NTNU will have their admission revoked.

• The applicant’s complete transcripts (for ALL years of study) in English or Chinese
• A financial statement

※A minimum of NTD 150,000 (or USD 5,000) is required. Please select one of the following ways of submission:

• 1. An official financial statement issued within the past three months from a financial institution.
  2. If the financial statement provided is not under the name of the applicant, please submit
     1. the guarantor’s financial statement
     2. a financial guarantee statement from the sponsor
  3. Proof that the applicant has been awarded full scholarship.
• Financial Guarantee Statement for National Taiwan Normal University International Applicants

※ If the financial statement provided is not under the name of the applicant, please submit this form.

• Deposition of Admission Documents for National Taiwan Normal University International Applicants

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• • ※Eligible applicants who graduate in the same year of their admission to National Taiwan Normal University must submit transcripts for each academic semester, the enrollment certificate or the letter/proof of expected graduation, and the Deposition of Admission Documents. They shall not be required to submit the diploma during application process. However, their diploma and transcripts for each academic semester must be submitted upon registration at NTNU (Diplomas or degree certificates from China are required to have the documents notarized by relevant authorities), otherwise the applicants admitted to NTNU will have their admission revoked.
  • ※Applicants applying with diplomas or degree certificates from China are required to have the documents notarized by relevant authorities. If authentication cannot be completed by the application deadline, please submit the degree certificate, complete transcript, and signed Deposition of Admission Documents.
  • ※Admitted students must submit the original documents for review to the Office of International Affairs on the day of enrollment.
  • ※NTNU holds the right to request applicants to have their degree certificate or diploma authenticated by the R.O.C. diplomatic missions should NTNU find any problem in the applicants’ documents.
• Non-Household Registration Declaration for National Taiwan Normal University International Applicants

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• • ※If the applicant is of foreign nationality as specified in Article 2 under MOE’s Regulations Regarding International Students Undertaking Studies in Taiwan and has (or had) R.O.C. nationality, additional proof is required. Proof can be entry and departure records for the past six years, a declaration form stating that the applicant does not hold an R.O.C. household registration, Certificate of Nationality Renouncement of Republic of China or other documentation.

Departmental Requirements

• Language proficiency certificate: Please refer to the ‘Language proficiency.’
• Curriculum vitae: Western Art History Program: Please provide an English version of the CV.
• Research proposal: Eastern Art History Program: Statement of intent for application, including research plan and description of courses already taken. Western Art History Program: Statement of intent for application, including a description of courses already taken in English.
• Two recommendation letter(s): Eastern Art History Program: The letters of recommendation may also be in English or Japanese. Western Art History Program: Please provide the letters of recommendation in English.
• Any document that might be supportive: Eastern Art History Program: Documents can be in Chinese, English, or Japanese.

Notes

Western Art History Program: Based on the applicant’s level of expertise, the GIAH reserves the right to decide whether the applicant will need to take other relevant courses after being admitted. Eastern Art History Program: 1. Based on the applicant’s level of expertise, the GIAH reserves the right to decide whether the applicant will need to take other relevant courses after being admitted. 2. A few necessary courses for the EAH Program might be given in English. 3. Admitted students of the EAH Program shall take the TOCFL Level 3 for Chinese proficiency. Those who do not reach the proficiency level should take Chinese language courses as required.

Examination Date and Location

Remarks

• Admitted students Are allowed to defer admission until the next academic year.

Article 1

These Regulations are established in accordance with the University Act, Enforcement Rules of the University Act, Degree Conferral Law.

Article 2

The graduate degree conferral awarded by the GIAH is the Master of Arts (M.A.).

Article 3

GIAH students can request authorization to schedule the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense when he/she has passed the thesis proposal examination and has finished the thesis draft within the Master’s Program duration.

Article 4

The Master’s Degree Thesis Defense application date: Before the end of April or the end of November. Defense date: The defense should be completed before the end of each semester. The detailed schedule is in accordance with the completion of the degree examination as indicated on the academic calendar of NTNU.

Article 5

Those requesting a Master’s Degree Thesis Defense must submit the following documents:

(1) The application form for the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense.

(2) A copy of each year’s grade sheets.

(3) The certificate of the Thesis Proposal Examination.

(4) The thesis draft and its abstract.

The thesis draft and thesis abstract should be written in Chinese. A thesis written in English can be accepted, if the advisor considers it to be necessary. If the thesis advisor is one of the GIAH foreign faculty members of the WAH Program, a thesis written in English is required. An abstract written in Chinese is required, if the thesis is written in English. An applicant’s other degree thesis cannot be submitted to the GIAH office as Master’s Degree Thesis.

(5) One report on thesis originality from the online plagiarism detection system.

(6) A Declaration of Academic Integrity.

The documents mentioned above should be reviewed and approved by the GIAH director. Afterwards, the GIAH student who will defend the thesis should submit her/his thesis and abstract to the GIAH office. The date of the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense will be announced by the GIAH office.

Article 6

A committee composed of 3 to 5 members will be convoked for the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense. At least one third of the committee members should be non-NTNU members, including jointly appointed and adjunct faculty. If the advisor is a jointly appointed or adjunct faculty member, she/he would be regarded as one of the GIAH faculty members, instead of a non-NTNU faculty member.

Members of the Thesis Defense Examination Committee should meet at least one of the following qualifications:

a) She/he should be presently or have been previously a Professor, Associate Professor, or Assistant Professor.

b) She/he should be a research fellow of Academia Sinica, or should be presently or should have been previously a Researcher, Associate Researcher, or Assistant Researcher of Academia Sinica.

c) She/he should hold a PhD degree and should have outstanding academic achievements.

d) She/he should have been researching in a rare, specific, or practical field and should provide evidence of outstanding academic or professional achievements.

Article 7

The Master’s Degree Thesis Defense is an oral examination. A score of B- (or 70 out of 100) is considered passing. Only one grade can be given by the committee members. The final score is an average of the scores of all attending committee members. If an Examination Committee member fails to assign a grade during the examination, the grade given shall be a failing grade of X.

If fraud or plagiarism has been found in the student’s thesis and this has been confirmed by the Examination Committee, the failing grade of X should be given. Furthermore, the student’s case shall be handled in accordance with the Guidelines for Handling Violations of Academic Ethics and Research Integrity in PhD and Master’s Theses.

Article 8

If a student fails the degree examination, but has not yet enrolled at the University for the maximum time allotted to her/him, she/he may retest the following semester or academic year. Only one retest is permitted. A grade of B- (or 70 out of 100) will be given for all retests. If the student fails a second time, she/he shall be forced to withdraw from the University.

Article 9

Graduate students applying for a degree examination should do so before the last day allowed for the completion of the degree examination as indicated on the University’s academic calendar.

Students, who have already applied for a degree examination and are unable to attend the degree examination in the respective semester, should apply for revocation of the degree examination for the semester. Failing to do so and not holding a degree examination shall be considered as a failing the degree examination for the first time. If a student has enrolled for the maximum time allotted at the University and is unable to extend her/his time at the University and to complete a degree examination in the time remaining, she/he shall be obliged to withdraw from the University.

Article 10

The amount of the committee members’ fee and their transport subvention is in accordance with the NTNU regulations relative to the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense. Each GIAH student can apply for the subvention (fee and transport included). In case she/he takes the second defense, she/he has to pay for the committee members at her/his own expense (fee and transport included).

Article 11

The deadline for thesis submission and the completion of school leaving procedures in each semester is as indicated on the academic calendar of NTNU. Students, who pass the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense and submit the finalized thesis to the University, will receive the degree certificate issued in the same month. For the first semester of the academic year (fall semester), the degree certificate is issued in the period between the beginning of the semester and the end of December. For the second semester of the academic year (spring semester), the degree certificate will be issued in the period between the beginning of the semester and the end of May. The thesis should be submitted and the school leaving procedures should be completed within the prescribed time limit. Cases of missing these deadlines should be handled as follows:

1. Students, who have not enrolled in the University for the maximum time allotted, should register for the following semester and should, in that semester, submit their thesis and complete school leaving procedures ahead of the semester deadline in order to graduate.

2. Students, who have already enrolled in the University for the maximum time allotted and have not submitted their thesis and completed school leaving procedures within the specified deadlines, should be considered as having failed to meet the requirements for graduation and should be obliged to withdraw from the University.

Article 12

Graduation requirements:

Each GIAH student should complete at least 30 credits for graduation, including required and elective subjects stipulated by the Institute, and equip herself/himself with required foreign language. Please refer to the below attachment for detailed course requirements.

Article 13

NTNU will cancel the Master’s Degree that has been conferred to a student and announce the cancellation of the conferred diploma in any of the cases cited below; furthermore, if the student has been found to contravene other laws, her/his case will be handled in accordance with the relevant regulations:

1. Making false statements or engaging in fraudulent behavior with regard to academic qualifications or academic experience.

2. Every instance of illicit fabrication, falsification, plagiarism, ghost writing, or other fraudulent behavior in the thesis.

Article 14

Matters not provided herein should be subject to the NTNU Regulations and other applicable rules and regulations.

Article 15

These regulations concerning the degree diploma and graduation procedures go into effect after being passed by the GIAH General Affairs Committee Meeting, the related College Meeting and after being submitted to the NTNU Academic Affairs Meeting. Other amendments of the regulations go into effect after having been passed by the GIAH General Affairs Committee Meeting, and after having been examined by the Office of Academic Affairs. Any future revisions must follow the same procedure.