Department of Public Health

Master’s Degree

Department Introduction

The department is founded to prepare students to become professionals committed to lifelong learning, having the skills of analytical and critical thinking skills, and working and serving others with the spirit of Tzu Chi’s humanistic culture.

Future Career

  • To train public health professionals who possess good knowledge and ability with willingness to help people in need.
  • To prepare public health professionals who are capable of leading a team and conducting research for public health matter.
  • To educate public health fellows who understand multi-ethnic health issues.

Language of Instruction

English

Documents to Be Submitted

  • Autobiography in English
  • The Chinese Proficiency Test must have been taken within last two years, and the score meets the international or their governmental standard
  • For prospective students from non-English speaking countries, the English Proficiency Test must have been taken within last two years, and the score meets the international or their governmental standard
  • Research Plan /Study Plan
  • The English Proficiency Test must have been taken within last
    two years, and the score meets the international or their
    governmental standard:
    ․Level B1 of the Common European Framework of
    Reference for Language (CEFR);
    ․Score 42 of TOEFL iBT;
    ․Score 460 of TOEFL ITP; or
    ․IELTS 4.

Evaluation Criteria

  • Chinese or English Proficiency Test results ：50%
  • Other documents：50%

Remarks

  • Full English courses of the International Biomedical Graduate Program (IBGP) are available.
  • Website：http://www.ph.tcu.edu.tw
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醫學院
College of Medicine

學生餐廳 / 每天
Student Cafeteria / Day

生活費 / 每月
Living Cost / Month

宿舍費 / 每學期
Dormitory / Semester

$48,849~$61,975

$65（校本部 Main Campus）

$91（人社院校區 Jieren Campus）

$5,000~$10,000

$8,200

 

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

 

Seminar I

1

Seminar II (Conducted in English)

 

1

Required

Fundamentals of Biostatistics

Required Courses

2

 

Principle of Epidemiology

2

 

Research Methodology of Public Health (Conducted in English)

 

2

 

Exposure Assessment

Environmental and Occupational Health

2

 

Health Message Design

Social and Behavioral Sciences

2

Health Psychology

 

2

 

Elective

Health Policy

 

2

 

 

Practices of Health Management

Health Administration and Management

2

Development and Global Health (Conducted in English)

 

3

 

Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Conducted in English)

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2

*Remarks: Choose one from two of the courses in red

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

 

Seminar II

 

1

Seminar II (Conducted in English)

 

1

Required

Research Ethics Education Online Program

Required Courses

0

 

Qualitative Analysis

 

2

 

Research Methodology of Public Health

 

2

 

Principle of Epidemiology (Conducted in English)

 

2

 

Environmental and Occupational health

 

3

 

Environmental Measurements in Workplaces

Environmental and Occupational Health

3

Environmental Monitoring Experiment

 

1

 

Aerosol Technology

 

2

 

 

Culture and Health

Social and Behavioral Sciences

3

 

 

Multi-Ethnic in Health Management

 

3

 

 

Special Topics in Organization and Management

 

2

 

Elective

Public Health Policy under Globalization (Conducted in English)

Health Administration and Management

3

 

 

Health Industry

 

2

 

 

Health Services Organization Research

 

2

 

 

Data Analysis and SAS Programming

 

3

 

 

Practice of Secondary Health Data

 

2

 

 

Case Study on Epidemiology

Epidemiology and Biostatistics

2

 

 

Epidemiological Data Management and Analysis (Conducted in English)

 

2

Biostatistical Methods

 

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Seminar III

 

1

 

Seminar III (Conducted in English)

 

1

Required

Research Ethics

Required Courses

1

 

Special Issues on Public Health

 

3

 

Special Issues on Public Health (Conducted in English)

 

3

Elective

Health Behavior Science

Social and Behavioral Sciences

3

 

 

NGOs and Health

(Conducted in English)

Health Administration and Management

2

Course Name

Category

Units

Core Ability

Required

Seminar IV

Required Courses

1

 

Seminar IV (Conducted in English)

 

1

 

Mental health in multi-ethnic groups

 

3

 

Electives

Health Communication and Wellness Program Strategies (Conducted in English)

Social and Behavioral Sciences

3

 

Mental health in multi-ethnic groups (Conducted in English)

 

3

Development and International Health

Health Administration and Management

2