National Taiwan Ocean University Department of Transportation Science

Category

(Core Curriculum)

# of required credits

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

Notes

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Chinese

6

3

3

English (First year)

4

2

2

• DTS First-year students must take 4 credits on English courses (2 credits for both fall & spring term). Foreign students must take four credits in second foreign language. DTS students with English as their native language, must take second foreign language to meet the requirements.

Advanced English

2

2

English for graduation

0

0

• DTS students who fail to pass the English proficiency test standards of NTOU are required to take the Improve-English course (0 Credit), students must pass this course to meet the graduation requirements.

Swimming for graduation

0

0

• DTS students must comply with one of the following requirements:

1. Take one swimming course during the school year.

2. Participate NTOU swimming capability test, and certified with 50-meter swim.

3. Students with official certifications or proofs of swimming competition.

4. Students with the certificate by doctors/physicians, who cannot participate the swimming activities and the period exceeds the studying years.

Physical Education

0

0

0

0

0

2 hours per week, for four semesters.

General Education

16

2

4

4

4

2

1. 8 major areas:

• character education & cultural diversity.
• democratic rule of law & citizenship.
• globalization & socio-economic structure.
• Chinese & English literature.
• aesthetic & aesthetic expression.
• technology & society.
• natural science
• history analysis & interpretation.

At most 4 credits are required for each category.

2. "Introduction to Marine Science" is required for DTS.

Public Services

0

0

0

1 hour per week.

Credits for Core Curriculum

28

5

7

6

4

4

2

0

0

Category

(DTS　Concentration)

# of required credits

1st year

2nd year

3rd year

4th year

Notes

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Introduction to Nautical Navigation

3

3

Calculus

6

3

3

Economics

6

3

3

Transportation

3

3

Linear Algebra

3

3

Programming language

3

3

Cargo Operations

3

3

International Logistics Management

3

3

Database systems

3

3

Statistics

6

3

3

International Trade Practice

3

3

Transportation Management

3

3

Operations Research

6

3

3

Marine Intelligent Transportation

3

3

Shipping Operations Management

3

3

Transportation Planning

3

3

Production & Operation management

3

3

Warehouse & Inventory Management

3

3

Supply Chain design & management

3

3

Transportation & Logistics Information Systems

3

3

Senior Projects

3

3

Credits

(DTS Concentration)

75

12

12

15

12

12

9

3

0

Credits for Requirements

103

17

19

21

16

16

11

3

0

Min. credits for Electives

29

Min. 15 credits for DTS Electives courses.

Minimum credits for graduation

132

Notes:

1. DTS students apply for graduation must pass the TOEIC English test with scores of 600 or above or the following equivalent English tests:

• The High-Intermediate-level of the General English Proficiency Tests (GEPT).
• TOEFL ITP test with 475 or above, or TOEFL iBT test with 63 or above.
• International English Language Tests (IELTS) with 5.0 or above.
• Foreign Language Proficiency Test (FLPT) with scores 188 or above.
• The College Student English Proficiency Test (CSEPT) Level II scores 253 or above.

2. About English credits transferring, students should check for details with Institute of Applied English, College of Humanities & Social Science, NTOU.

3. Course or credits of military training or National Defense Education could not be deducted from the minimum graduation credits of DTS.

4. Course selections for each terms, please refer to the regulations & rules of departments respectively.

5. Students of the top 40% of his/her class are allowed to take the Senior Project course selected in the fall term of his/her third year.

6. Students under the exchange program or off-campus internship for one or more semester may waive the Senior Project course.

7. Students fail the Senior Project course must apply for electives for next term.

Course

Credits

Inter-disciplinary

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year

4th Year

5th Year

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Thesis

(Required)

M6812J25

M6822J25

6

N/A

3

3

Seminars

(Required)

M6811I38

M6821I38

2

N/A

1

1

DTS Required

8

1

1

3

3

Seminars (Electives)

M6812I38

M6822I38

2

N/A

1

1

DTS Electives

2

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total Credits

10

1

1

4

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total Credits for Required.

8

Minimum Credits for Electives.

22

Minimum Credits for Graduation.

30

Notes

1. At least 21 credits (including the required courses) from the courses of Department of Transportation & Science.

2. During the DTS graduate program, students must take the Seminar courses for each term and up to 4 courses.

Required Course

Credits

1st Year

2nd Year

3rd Year

4th Year

5th Year

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Fall

Spring

Research Ethics

0

0

Introduction of International Transportation

3

3

Management of Supply Chain

3

3

Seminars

4

1

1

1

1

Thesis

6

3

3

Required Credits

16

4

4

4

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

Total Credits for Required.

16

Minimum Credits for Electives.

21

Minimum Credits for Graduation.

37

Notes

• Students enrolled in the E.M.S. program are only limited to take the DTS courses, for details, please refer to the regulations of DTS.