Traditional Master's Students

To enter the program, prospective applicants have to fulfill the following requirement :
1. we take 10 college graduates every year (April) who pass our three subject entrance written exams
    (1) Criminology (33 points)
    (2) Research Methods in Social Science (33 points)
    (3) One of the optional subjects (sociology, psychology or criminal law, 33 points).
2. we also take 4 students every year (December) who are in mid-career in criminal justice professions and pass the entrance exam and a satisfactory interview:
    (1) A written exam in Criminology (60 points)
   (2) An interview (20 points)
   (3) A credential review of their last 6 years work experience (20 points)

Professional Master's Students

Our Professional Master’s in Criminology and Criminal Justice started in 2003 with the permission of Ministry of Education in Taiwan. The package is a 36 credit degree program designed to train both mid-career and senior-career professionals for management analysis and research in criminal justice agency settings. The mission of this program is to improve public safety by increasing the capacity of criminal justice personnel to identify and solve problems in their work environment.

We take 26 students every year (March) who pass our entrance exam and a satisfactory interview:

  (1) A written exam in Criminology (25 points)
  (2) A written exam in Practice in Criminal Justice (25 points)
  (3) An interview (25 points)
  (4) A credential review of their last 6 years of work experience (25 points).

Prospective applicants are expected to be working in criminal justice related professions: judge, prosecutor, public defender, lawyer, Bureau of Investigation personnel, police officer, prison officer, law enforcement personnel, internal affair agent, school and juvenile counselor, military/judicial investigator, national security agent, security industry personnel, medical doctor and nurse, social worker and other individuals with comparable qualifications.

Our program welcomes students from anywhere in the world who are interested in studying in Taiwan at Master’s level in crime and criminal justice. Courses are taught in Mandarin Chinese, so a certain level of oral and written fluency in this language is necessary to successfully complete the program. Currently, we have one student from France and one student from Macau.

To be admitted to our program as an international student, applicants have to submit an application form, a curriculum vitae and a study plan (in Chinese or in English).? The application deadline every year is in April.? However, we do encourage you to contact the Program Chair directly before making formal application to the University. Graduate student fellowships are very limited (awarded through the Ministry of Education). International students need to meet normal graduate requirements as set out above.

If you are interested in applying to our program, you are strongly recommended to take a look at the Taiwan Ministry of Education's website “Study in Taiwan” (http://www.studyintaiwan.org). You will find lots of useful information about life and study in Taiwan.