Courses Arrangement
The Department of Sociology has a free range of course selection. We have a combination of 74 credits from courses within the department, including required courses of sociology professions and department elective courses. Additionally, students will need a total of 128 credits to graduate from National Taiwan University.
| General Education Required Courses | General Education Courses | Required Courses | Required Elective Courses | Elective Courses (Department) | Elective Courses (Other) | Required Credits for Graduation |
| 9 credits | 15 credits | 34 credits | 9 credits | 31 credits | 30 credits | 128 credits |
We minimizes the credits for required and elective courses in our department, intending to provide students with greater flexibility and autonomy in their course selection. Starting from the 112th academic year, four required courses will provide foundational knowledge, theoretical literacy, and research methods in sociology. The 25 elective credits will offer substantial knowledge in specific areas, while three required courses from other departments will provide foundational interdisciplinary knowledge in the humanities and social sciences. Based on this foundation, students can combine courses according to their interests, inclinations, and career plans. They can take more elective courses in sociology to progress towards professional training in sociology. Alternatively, they can take various courses from other departments to explore different directions and enrich their knowledge outside of sociology. Additionally, they can use the flexibility in course selection to pursue minors and double majors.
Required Courses
| Course Title | Credits | Year | Course Time |
| Sociology | 6 credits | Freshmen | Tue. 234 (+Discussion Session) |
| Social Statistics | 4 credits | Freshmen (First half) | Fri. 234 Fri. 56 |
| Advanced Social Statistics | 4 credits | Freshmen (Second half) | Fri. 234 Fri. 56 |
| Social Research Methods | 8 credits | Sophomore | Wed. 234 Fri. 89 |
| Social Psychology | 3 credits | Sophomore (Second half) | Wed. 789 |
| Sociology Theories | 6 credits | Junior | Tue. 234 |
Required Elective Courses
| Course Title | Credits | |
| Choose one out of two | General Psychology | 3 credits |
| Cultural Anthropology | 3 credits | |
| Choose two out of three | Politics | 3 credits |
| Introduction to Law | 3 credits | |
| Economics* | 3 credits |
*Economics can be substituted with Principle of Microeconomics (with Recitation), Principle of Macroeconomics (with Recitation), Principle of Microeconomics and Principle of Macroeconomics.
Graduation Requirements
- Credits Requirement
- General Education Required Courses
- General Education Courses
- Elective Courses (Other)
- PE Class
- Service Learning
- Advanced English
- Other
Credits Requirement
| General Education Required Courses | General Education Courses | Required Courses | Required Elective Courses | Elective Courses (Department) | Elective Course (Other) | Required Credits for Graduation |
| 9 credits | 15 credits | 40 credits | 9 credits | 25 credits | 30 credits | 128 credits |
The following are General Education Required Courses with no credits:
| PE Class* | Service Learning | Advanced English |
| Physical Fitness, Three Specialized Sport Courses | Service Learning (A) (B) | |
| 0 credit | 0 credit | 0 credit |
General Education Required Courses
| Chinese Courses | 6 credits |
| Foreign Language Courses | 6 credits |
- Freshmen can apply for exemption of Freshmen English, and substitute with other 6 credits of foreign language courses, including Japanese, French, English and German, etc.
General Education Courses
According to the Department rules, at least one General Education Courses has to be taken from each area (A1, A2, A3, A4, A7, A8).
- Students should take 15 credits of General Education Courses, or 12 credits of General Education Courses with 3 credits of College Chinese. General Education Courses should cover at least three of the department assigned areas (A1, A2, A3, A4, A7, A8), and the rest are free to choose. International students do not need to follow the rules of assigned areas.
- Courses with “*” from area A1, A2, A3, A4, A7, A8 can either be counted as General Education Courses or Elective Courses.
- Course credits from area A5 and A6 (without “*” marks) will only be counted within the semester, but not counted for the graduation requirements.
- Course credits from area A5 and A6 (with “*” marks) can be counted as credits of Elective Courses (Other).
- Some of the General Education Courses are interdisciplinary: they belong to two or more areas. Yet only one of the areas can be taken into account for the credits requirement for graduation.
Elective Courses (Other)
Students should take at least 30 credits of Elective Courses (Other), including elective courses from other departments, Freshmen Topics, language courses and General Education Courses (with “*” marks).
- Courses (with “*” marks) in the areas of A1, A2, A3, A4, A7, A8 can either be counted as General Education Courses credits, or Elective Courses (Other).
- Courses in the areas of A5 and A6 (with “*” marks) is counted as Elective Courses (Other).
- The credits for Freshmen Topics is counted as Elective Courses (Other).
- Language Courses: Up to 18 credits for language courses can be counted as Elective Courses (Other); this does not include Freshmen foreign language courses.
- The Elective Courses (Department) requires 31 credits; credits exceeding 31 credits will be counted as Elective Courses (Other).
PE Class
- Physical Fitness is a required course for the first half of the Freshmen year. Students must also take three Specialized Sport Courses to meet the graduation requirement.
- Students can take up to two PE Class every semester.
- For grading purpose, PE Class takes up one credit within the semester, yet this does not counted as the credits for graduation requirement.
Service Learning
Service Learning is a required course. Both Service Learning (A) and Service Learning (B) can be courses from other departments or school clubs.
Advanced English
- Advanced English is a required course. Students have to take two semesters of Advanced English (two hours each semester) to meet the graduation requirement.
- To apply for exemption of Advanced English, please go to myNTU→Courses→English Program Apply.
Other
Students can still get the graduation credits for a year-long course if they pass only the first or second half of the course.