Graduate Institute of Russian Studies, NCCU

A. Porgram Duration

Master’s programs must be completed within 1-4 years.

B. Course Requirements

(From 2019 academic year)

1. Students are required to complete a minimum of 33 credits hours of graduate course.

2. Students may not enroll in more than 15 credits per semester.

3. Students could take a maximum of 9 credits outside of our Institute.

4. Non-russian language background students are required to make up elementary russian courses at least 4 credits  before graduation.

C. About the Thesis

1. Students who have completed 18 credits may submit a thesis proposal to be approved by three committee members (at least) as the qualification evaluation.

2. Thesis may be written in Chinese, Russian or English.

3. An interval of four months is required between approval of thesis proposal and the official degree examination.

D. Course Structure

Note: Course list could be revised or changed without advanced notice. Please check out their availability and language used in the system for course schedule for the latest course schedule.

E. Interval Examination

1. After completing the thesis outline review, students must wait four months before their thesis undergoes plagiarism detection via the university's internal system. Following this, the thesis must be submitted to the advisor for signature approval, undergo an initial graduation review by the department, and receive the department head's signature. The thesis defense application must then be submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs for final approval before the Interval Examination can proceed.
2. Students must declare their thesis topic, advisor, and Interval Examination within the timeframe specified by the university. Advisors should primarily be faculty members of this institution; however, external advisors with appropriate qualifications may be appointed when special circumstances warrant.
3. The Interval Examination committee shall consist of at least three members (including the advisor, with at least one from within the university and one from outside the university), jointly determined by the department chair and the advisor.
4. The oral examination for the thesis shall be passed when more than half of the committee members approve and the average score reaches 70 points. The oral examination is conducted once per semester. Students who fail the oral examination but have not yet reached the maximum period of study may apply to retake it, limited to one attempt. The passing score for the retake shall be recorded as the actual score obtained. Students who fail the degree examination even after retaking it shall be dismissed.
5. Master's theses shall be written in Chinese as a general rule, and may be written in English or Russian; however, the thesis title and abstract must still be written in Chinese.

F. Institution Transfer Regulations
This office only accepts transfer-in applications; transfer-out applications are not accepted.

Transfer-in applications must follow the procedures announced by the university for the current semester.

These regulations shall take effect upon approval by the Institute Council and subsequent filing with the Office of Academic Affairs for record. Any amendments shall follow the same procedure.