National Taiwan University

This course is designed for international and local Taiwan undergraduate students. By reviewing and discussing literature, the course provides an understanding of Taiwan through its major writiers and works. The course focuses on Taiwan literature of the 1990s which was a time of change. Topics range from women's experience and gender writing; individual and collective memory; city literature; and travel writing. The course entails weekly readings of selected portions of Taiwanese literature followed by in-class discussion. Assessment: class participation and preparation, short papers, and a final report.

This course is an introduction to the techniques used to play soccer as well as to the culture surrounding the sport. Graded pass/no pass only.

This is a systematic introduction to the problems of phenomenology. Topics like intentionality, consciousness, perception, memory, imagination, pictures, symbols, life world, intersubjectivity are discussed. This course aims to offer a gradual understanding of the substantial operation of the so-called phenomenological method and the necessary knowledge for comprehending the development of phenomenology as well. Fundamental concepts of phenomenology are explicated and illustrated, and the relevance of these concepts to our contemporary human condition are demonstrated.

This course, intended for international students, provides a study of Earth sciences, natural forces, and natural hazard mitigations. Instruction is provided by experts from four key fields of Earth sciences, who focus on the natural forces and phenomena surrounding the island of Taiwan. Through this course students explore the vibrancy, and sometimes unpredictable risk, of living on this beautiful island. The course format includes lectures, guest speakers, group discussions, and field trips to locations with important natural phenomena. 

This course is suitable for students majoring in or specializing in biochemistry. It is recommended to have studied organic chemistry first. The course content covers units such as amino acids, proteins, enzymes, nucleic acids, carbohydrates and lipids, and further details their biochemical principles, mechanisms of action, metabolic pathways and regulatory mechanisms. Because "Molecular Biology" is a compulsory course for the Department of Biochemical Technology, in order to avoid repetition, this course does not teach molecular biology. Sole material to be used in the course: Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, 8th Edition.

This course presents fundamentals and concepts of green supply chain management (GSCM), and their applications in practical cases. In addition to the overview of GSCM principles and functions, up-to-dated research papers and studied cases in related areas are introduced. The course provides deep insights to systematic operations and management of GSCM.

This is a second-stage seminar on music-related materials in the Japanese language. The main purpose is to read some of the latest publications in musicology in Japan and thereby to grapple with thematic issues and concerns that are currently under debate in Japanese academia. A special reference is given to writings in music history, popular music studies, and sound studies. Students are expected to become confident in using Japanese as a research instrument.

This course provides an Introduction on formation of tides; distribution patterns of organisms in sandy shore, mangrove and rocky shore habitats, as well as relevant surveying techniques.

At the end of this course students should be able to:
1.Describe the physical environmental factors (e.g., waves, tides) shaping the intertidal environment
2.Understand the basic factors affecting the distribution and abundance of intertidal organisms
3.Understand the factors limiting species distribution patterns on the vertical intertidal gradient and study the methods to measure and investigate these patterns
4.Design experimental studies to investigate patterns (e.g., zonation) and processes (e.g. competition) in intertidal areas
5.Plan a simple experimental and statistical study on intertidal ecology.
6.Review and critique scientific papers 

The course covers the importance of film pre-production, scripting, and basic shooting. Through outdoor practice, different methods of shooting animals, plant, and landscape are learned. The course is designed into three parts: outdoor shooting, sounds recording, and film editing. At the end of the semester, the students turn in and present their film project to the class.

This course provides an overview of the concepts and methods used to quantify the burden of disease at the national and global level. The Global Burden of Disease is a main focus of this course, but other alternative approaches are also discussed. The course consists of lectures, computer labs, a hands-on group-based project, and a field visit to the Department of Statistics of Ministry of Health and Welfare.