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Dept. of Chemistry

Department of Chemistry

Description

National Dong Hwa University is located in eastern Taiwan where there are world-famous natural landscapes and cultural diversity. Chemistry Department was established in 1996 and is one of the renowned chemistry departments in Taiwan. With 13 faculty (and 5 recently retired faculty), two full-time teaching assistants, and several staff, the department offers advanced studies in chemistry, biomedicine, material science and related disciplines leading to BS, MS, and PhD degrees. In addition, opportunities for post-doctoral fellowships are provided.
Our faculty obtained research grants from both industrial and government agencies. Research programs with high co-relation to real world problems are currently in progress. The department as well as individual professors provide stipend to each of their master and doctoral students. The university also offers fellowships to graduate students and 100% tuition waivers to Ph.D. students. The department provides funding support for students to attend international conferences.
Our department is one of the well-equipped departments in the nation. It houses the following Instruments for supporting advanced level of researches in chemistry. NMR spectrometers: Bruker 400 MHz and 600 MHz NMR;Mass Spectrometers: Bruker MALDI MS, Bruker LC-QTOF, Bruker LC-MS, Perkin Elmer TGA/MS, Finnigan LC/MS, Fnnigan GC/MS, Agilent GC/MS; GC & UV: GL Science GC and Hitachi UV/Vis Spectrometer; Fluorescence spectrometers: Aminco. Bowman series 2 FP (2) and Perkin Elmer LS55 FP; Polarimeter: Jasco P-1010 Polarimeter; Optical Spectrometer: Jasco-J-715 CD-ORD; XRDs: Bruker Apex II Single crystal XRD and D8 Advanced Bruker Powder XRD etc.

Program

Degree Minimum Credits Required Course Credits Additional Course Credits University Core Curriculum Credits
Bachelor
128
67
21
39
Master
22
10*1
12
0
Ph.D
22
16*2
6
0

*1:Seminar & Directed study&Colloquium
*2:Seminar & Independent study

Detailed information and requirements about our PhD graduate program:
  • Taking compulsory and seminar courses to fulfill the required credits
  • Choosing of Research Advisor
  • Gaining six points of Cumulative Examinations
  • Requirements beyond the Second Year
    1. Oral Examination of a Research Proposal
    2. As the key author of two SCI papers
    3. Thesis defense
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