About

The Graduate Institute of History began to enroll students in 1993.
The Institute's main goal is to cultivate qualified researchers specializing in thestudy of Modern Chinese History and Taiwanese History.

In addition to intensive study of Chinese documents, students are also expected to familiarize themselves with significant western works.

Our students are thereby encouraged to learn foreign languages, including Japanese, English and French, so that they will be fully prepared to study various fields independently.

The Institute has a strong faculty of more than ten full-time and part-time members. All have Ph.D. degrees, and are outstanding specialists from world-renowned universities.

Institute Today

The Institute currently has 5full-time professors, 3 part-time professors, as well as 2 full-time associate professor, 3 part-time associate professors. Each year we enroll 13 students (including professional students). Our Institute began to enroll students since 1993, and from 1996 on students have graduated on an annual basis. At present, 50 students are enrolled in the Institute, while 57 have already graduated.

Because we only have an M.A. program, teaching resources may not be as sufficient as for other departments. To meet student demand, all teachers offer different courses each semester. The courses are full of substance, and the content changes each semester.

To broaden the horizon of our students, we often invite well-renown scholars and specialists to our department to give academic seminars on every Tuesday or Wednesday from 12 p.m. to 2pm

To increase teaching efficiency and results, we organize a tour of historical sites each semester. So far, we have been to Nantou, Ts’ao-ling, Hsinchu, P’eng-hu, Taoyuan, Pingtung, Tungkang, Tainan, and Tamshui. As for academic institutions and museums, we have visited the Taiwan Provincial Archives Commission and the Taipei Shuen-Yi Museum.

Publications

Our Institute publishes and annual journal entitled Shih-Hui. In addition to providing an opportunity for graduate students to practice their writing skills, this journal also publishes academic works by scholars and professors.