IMAS Courses List
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Course Selection Guide
The International Master’s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies (IMAS) offers a wide selection of high-quality, English-taught courses from which you must select each semester to craft your study plan and meet the program’s requirements.
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IMAS Courses Catalog
Here is a selection of past courses offered by IMAS.
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Syllabus | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926026001 | Research Methods for Social Sciences | Dr. Don-Yun Chen | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Required |
| 926833001 | Global Governance: Theories and Practices | Dr. Chien-Huei Wu | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926834001 | Global Environmental Governance | Dr. Wai Man Natalie Wong | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926835001 | Transnational Migration and Care | Dr. Ming-Sheng Wang | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926836001 | Spatial Planning | Dr. An-Ting Cheng | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926837001 | Ethnicity, Religion, Nationalism:Violence and the Politics of Belonging in the Global World | Dr. DeasyRumondang Priscilla | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926843001 | Specialized Course I (GDG): Global Health Governance | Dr. Hsien-Ming Lien, Dr. Han-His Liu | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926844001 | The Research Theory of Ethnology | Dr. Work Courtney Katherine | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926847001 | GIS for Social Science | Dr. Hsin-Chung Liao | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 9268480001 | Seminar on Development Assistance | Dr. Hsiao-Pong Liu | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926849001 | Being Human: Ethnography and Anthropological Perspective | Dr. Hao-Tzu Ho | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926850001 | The Political Economy of China’s Development | Dr. Jaw-Nian Huang | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926852001 | Hybrid Regimes: Democratic Challenges in Southeast Asia | Dr. DeasyRumondang Priscilla | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926854001 | Seminar on Environment and Energy | Dr. Pai-Po Lee | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926855001 | Sustainable Development: East Asian Experiences | Dr. Ching-Ping Tang | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926859001 | Sovereignty in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives | Dr. Work Courtney Katherine | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926869001 | The Anthropology of the Asia Pacific | Dr. DeasyRumondang Priscilla | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926869001 | Religion and Spirit: In the Southeast Asian Political Economy | Dr. Work Courtney Katherine | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926893001 | Chinese Economic Development | Dr. Shinn-Shyr Wang, Dr. Hao-Chung Li / Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926904001 | Political Development of Mainland China | Dr. Chien-Min, Chao | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926949001 | Taiwan-China and East Asia Regional Development | Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Syllabus | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926862001 | Comparative Politics in Southeast Asia | Dr. Tsai-Wei Sun | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926917001 | Taiwan, China, and the United States in the International System | Dr. Tse-Kang Leng | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926876001 | Seminar on Cultural Ecology of Forests | Dr. Courtney Work | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926032011 | Development Policies of the Asia-Pacific Region | Dr. Hsiao-Pong Liu | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Required |
| 926839001 | Policy Analysis | Dr. Don-Yuan Chen | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926861001 | Seminar on Ethnic Development in Southeast Asia | Dr. Hsiao-Pong Liu | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926859001 | Sovereignty in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives | Dr. Courtney Work | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926879001 | Seminar on Western Images of China and Taiwan | Dr. Joe Eaton | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926838001 | Contemporary Social Problems and Interdisciplinary Policy Solutions | Dr. Wen-Chi Shie | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926911001 | Political Development of Taiwan | Dr. Ching-Hsin Yu | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926881001 | Transnational Human Rights Advocacy | Dr. Zhao-Nian Huang | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926864001 | Sustainable Development and Urban Politics | Dr. Hung-Ying Chen | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926982001 | Poverty and Inequality in Era of Urbanization | Dr. Yu-Hsuan Su | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926837001 | Ethnicity, Religion, Nationalism: Violence and the Politics of Belonging in the Global World | Dr. DeasyRumondang Priscilla | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926841001 | Civil Society and Constitutional Democracy: Lessons from the Global South | Dr. DeasyRumondang Priscilla | Spring 2023 | 3.0 | Elective |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Syllabus | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926853001 | Specialized Course 1(GDG): Anthropocene and Geopolitics | Dr. Chih-Yuan Yang | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926904001 | Political Development of Mainland China | Dr. Chien-Ming Chao | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926844001 | The Research Theory of Ethnology | Dr. Courtney Work | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926893001 | Chinese Economic Development | Dr. Shinn-Shyr Wang | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926026001 | Research Methods for Social Sciences | Dr. Chung-Min Tsai | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Required |
| 926869001 | The Anthropology of the Asia Pacific | Dr. DeasyRumondang Priscilla | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926848001 | Seminar on Development Assistance | Dr. Hsiao-Pong Liu | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926854001 | Seminar on Environment and Energy | Dr. Pai-Po Lee | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926849001 | Being Human: Ethnography and Anthropological Perspective | Dr. Hao-Tzu Ho | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926850001 | The Political Economy of China’s Development | Dr. Jaw-Nian Huang | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926847001 | GIS for Social Science | Dr. Hsin-Chung Liao | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926855001 | Sustainable Development: East Asian Experiences | Dr. Ching-Ping Tang | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926949001 | Taiwan-China and East Asia Regional Development | Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926852001 | Hybrid Regimes: Democratic Challenges in Southeast Asia | Dr. DeasyRumondang Priscilla | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926843001 | Specialized Course (GDG): Global Health Governance | Dr. Hsien-Ming Lien, Dr. Han-His Liu, Dr. Hung-En Liu | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926851001 | Migration, Labor, and Digital Media in Contemporary China | Dr. Tzu Kai Liu | Fall 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Syllabus | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926015001 | Asia-Pacific Regional Development | Dr. Chyungly Lee | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Partially Required |
| 926032001 | Development Policies of the Asia-Pacific Region | Dr. Chung-Min Tsai | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Partially Required |
| 926862001 | Comparative Politics in Southeast Asia | Dr. Tsai-Wei Sun | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926917001 | Taiwan, China and United State in the International System | Dr. Tse-Kang Leng | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926859001 | Sovereignty in Asia: Anthropological Perspectives | Dr. Work Courtney Katherine | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926876001 | Seminar on Cultural Ecology of Forests: Green Development, Conservation, and Climate Change | Dr. Work Courtney Katherine | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926911001 | Political Development of Taiwan | Dr. Ching-Hsin Yu | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926861001 | Seminar on Ethnic Development in Southeast Asia | Dr Hsiao-Pong Liu | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926879001 | Seminar on Western Images of China and Taiwan | Dr. William Joseph Eaton | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926864001 | Sustainable Development and Urban Politics | Dr. Hung-Ying Chen | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926896001 | Democracy and Democratization in East and South Asia | Dr. Mei-Chuan Wei | Spring 2022 | 3.0 | Elective |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Syllabus | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926026001 | Research Methods for Social Sciences | Dr. Don-Yun Chen | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Partially Required |
| 926865001 | Cultural Development and Trends in Globalization | Dr. Hao-tzu Ho | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926866001 | Seminar on Asia-Pacific Regional Security Studies | Dr. Li-Chung Yuan | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926867001 | Anthropocene and Geopolitics | Dr. Chih-Yuan Yang | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926868001 | Global Health Governance | Dr. Hsien-Ming Lien, Dr. Han Hsi Liu, Dr. Hung En Liu | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926869001 | The Anthropology of the Asia Pacific | Dr.Tzu-Chi Ou | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926870001 | Seminar on Asia-Pacific Political Economy | Dr. Yung-Fu Chen | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926871001 | Populism, Authoritarianism, Military-rule: Exploring Challenges to Democracy in East and Southeast Asia | Dr Deasy Simandjuntak | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926872001 | Political Economy | Dr. Chung-Min Tsai | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926893001 | Chinese Economic Development | Dr. Shin-Shyr Wang, Dr. Hao-Chung Li, Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926904001 | Political Development of Mainland China | Dr. Chien-Ming Chao | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926912001 | Economic Development of Taiwan | Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926949001 | Taiwan-China and East Asia Regional Development | Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Syllabus | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926032001 | Development Policies of the Asia-Pacific Region | Dr. Leng Tse-Kang, Dr. Kuan Da-Wei, Dr. Lin Chao-Chi, Dr. Yu Ching-Hsin, Dr. Liu Hsiao-Pong, Dr. Tsai Chung-Min | Spring 2021 | 3.0 | Partially Required |
| 926917001 | Taiwan, China and United State in the International System | Dr. Leng Tse-Kang | Spring 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926911001 | Political Development of Taiwan | Dr. Yu Ching-Hsin | Spring 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926929021 | History of Taiwan | Dr. Lan Shi-Chi | Spring 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926876001 | Seminar on Cultural Ecology of Forests: Green Development, Conservation, and Climate Change | Dr. Courtney Katherine Work | Spring 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926896001 | Democracy and Democratization in East and South Asia | Dr. Wei Mei-Chuan | Spring 2021 | 3.0 | Elective |
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Syllabus | Credits | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 926015001 | Asia-Pacific Regional Development | Dr. Chung-Ly Lee | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Partially Required |
| 926026001 | Research Methods | Dr. Don-Yun Chen | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Required |
| 926878001 | Japanese Colonization in Asia and its Development | Dr. Shi-Chi Lan | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926893001 | Chinese Economic Development | Dr. Shinn-Shyr Wang/ Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926904001 | Political Development of Mainland China | Dr. Chien-Ming Chao | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926923001 | Modernization and Social Development of Indigenous Peoples in Taiwan | Dr. Da-Wei Kuan | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926930001 | Introduction to Statistical Analysis | Dr. Ping-Yin Kuan | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Elective |
| 926949001 | Taiwan, China, and Asian Regional Development | Dr. Yih-Chyi Chuang | Fall 2020 | 3.0 | Elective |
