Course list

	Course code (課程代碼)	Course (課程)	Credits (學分)	Course content (課程內容)
1	7924 00	MAINLAND CHINA STUDIES:AN COMPARTIVE POLITICAL PERPECTIVE (中共研究與比較政治)	2	This course introduces major topics of Mainland China studies in light of perspectives on comparative politics. These topics include: totalitarianism and authoritarianism, party-state system, state-society relationships, liberalization, privatization and market reform, national self- governance and ethnic relationships, good governance and government performance, anti-corruption and discipline examination, and the “fifth modernization” of the party reform.
2	D838 00	GLOBALIZED THEORY AND NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (全球化理論與國家發展)	2	This course first learns about the theory of national development and globalization, and then uses cases from different countries to illustrate the possible interaction between global culture and local culture under the trend of globalization. The cases covered are China, Taiwan, Japan, India, Germany, Hungary, South Africa, Chile, Turkey, and the United States.
3	3244 02	SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH METHODS (社會科學研究方法)	2	Instructor: Theories and Issues introduction Student: Reading list discussion and writing article abstract Teach & student: Issues and article discussion.
4	A907 00	THE THEORIES OF NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND THE CASE OF TAIWAN (台灣發展經驗的理論與實際)	2	This course is conducted in the form of students’ oral reports on reading teaching materials and teachers’ guided discussions. In principle, of the two classes, the students will give an oral report in the first section, and the teacher will lead the discussion in the second section.
5	E805 00	SEMINARS ON CHINA’S FOREIGN RELATIONS (中共對外關係專題)	2	This course concentrates on the Chinese foreign policy since 1949. Major study topics include: Cold War and its legacy, Sino-Russian relationship, the Third World policy, cross-Taiwan Strait war and confrontation, Sino-American relationship, Reform and Openese policy, the Shanghai Cooperative Organization, the BRICS, the U.S. Pivot to Asia strategy, Belt and Road Initiatives, and Indo-Pacific strategy, etc.
6	L149 00	LIBERALIZATION AND DEMOCRATIZATION IN EAST ASIA (東亞自由化與民主化)	2	The course is designed to be a comparative study on the process and outcome of liberalization, democratic transition and constitutional consolidation in East Asia, particularly in China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea and Singapore. A comparative-theoretical analysis on the literature of liberalization and democratization in other areas, e.g. Latin American and Eastern Europe, will be introduced. We will discuss common characteristics of liberal and democratic transitions in this area. The dynamics of internal politics and international interactions will be another focus.
7	J201 02	POLITICAL DEVELOPMENT OF MAINLAND CHINA (中國大陸政治發展)	2	本課程旨在研討中共建黨的歷史背景、中共的中國革命論，及中共建黨後的革命發展過程與相關歷史問題，並透過研讀上課用書後進行課堂報告。
8	3487 02	MAINLAND CHINESE SOCIETY (中國大陸社會研究)	2	This course is to explore background and courses of Chinese social situation. Both theory and case will be presented. Main themes of this course include social structural change, sources of its social forces and major social problems.
9	8792 02	SEMINAR ON CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS (兩岸關係專題研究)	2	This course concentrates on the relationship between Taiwan and mainland China. We will trace back the cross-strait relationship since 1945, and make a comparison of the “One China Policy” of the tripartite—the KMT, CCP and USA. The contrast of Taiwan nationalism and Chinese party-state patriotism will be another focus of this course. Students’ participation and discussion is a necessity.
10	9169 02	ECONOMICS IN MAINLAND CHINA (中國大陸經濟研究)	2	After presenting background materials of the Chinese economy before 1949, the socialist era of 1949-1978, and the market transition since 1979, the course examines different aspects of the modern Chinese economy. It analyzes patterns of growth and development, including population growth and the one-child family policy; the rural economy, including rural organization and rural industrialization; industrial and technological development in urban areas; international trade and foreign investment; macroeconomic trends and cycles and the financial system; and the problems of environmental quality and the sustainability of growth.
11	E805 02	CHINA-US-TAIWAN TRIANGULAR RELATIONS (中美台三邊關係)	2	The course leads from current affairs on Taiwan-U.S.-China relations to the background factors both in domestic dynamics of each country and in historical development among the three actors. Special emphasis on China's strategic culture leads to discussions of Beijing's foreign policy distinct from the West.
12	9270 02	INQUIRY ABOUT SELECTED TOPICS IN MAINLAND CHINA (中國大陸專題研究)	2	This course introduces and studies the report based on a research project conducted by the World Band and the Development Research Center of the State Council, the People's Republic of China. The report estimates the socioecnomic development of Mainland China in 2030 and offers relevant policy recommendations. Relating topics include reform of industrial structure, technological development and innovation, environment protection, distribution equality, social security, as well as a win-win solution for China and the rest of the world.
13	A241 00	RESEARCH DESIGN AND ESSAY WRITING (研究設計與論文寫作)	2	(Understanding and practicing social sciences methodology, method and research technique to conduct academic research and master's thesis writing)
14	H688 00	POLITICAL ECONOMY OF CHINA'S DEVELOPMENT (中國政經情勢)	3	The class is designed to help students without much understanding of China to get to know the country’s basic political developments.