Course

ASE Courses

To strengthen research abilities and experiences, Ph.D. students have to complete their theses (12 credits), attend seminars (4 credits) and take courses of special topics (4 credits) based on their specialized fields. Besides, students have to take at least 15 credits from optional courses. Among the 15 credits, 3 credits should be taken in the students’ non-specialized fields to achieve the goal of multidisciplinary training.

The ASE PhD program is comprised of core courses, optional courses, and thesis.

  • Core courses: 8 credits
    • Seminars: 4 credits
    • Special topics: 4 credits
  • Optional courses: at least 15 credits (Students who enrolled before/in 2006 are required to take 16 credits)The following links show all the optional courses opened between Feb. 2013 and Jan. 2014.
    • Courses more than 12 credits in students’ specialized fields. (Students who enrolled before/in 2006 are required to take 13 credits)
    • Courses at least 3 credits in students’ non-specialized fields
  • Thesis: 12 credits

Chemistry Courses

Students in either Chemistry Group or Biomedical Chemistry Group must complete a minimum of 28 credit hours and pass a written and/or oral examination to qualify as a doctoral candidate. All candidates must then write and defend their dissertations. At least two SCI papers published or formally accepted (with only one major contributor per article) are required. The contribution of the dissertation needs to be recognized by the Steering Committee.
The PhD courses are comprised of core courses, optional courses, and thesis.

  • Core courses:
    • Ph.D. Thesis Research：1 credit for each semester. Students must complete 4 credits at least.
    • Special topics: 1 credit for each semester. Students must complete 4 credits at least.
    • Specialized Subjects: Students are requested to take the Ph.D. Colloquium based on their specialized fields
      • Chemistry Group:
        • Ph.D. Colloquium --Physical Chemistry (I), (II), and (III) (3 credits for each level)
        • Ph.D. Colloquium --Analytical Chemistry (I), (II), and (III) (3 credits for each level)
        • Ph.D. Colloquium --Organic Chemistry-Course (I), (II), and (III) (3 credits for each level)
        • Ph.D. Colloquium --Inorganic Chemistry (I), (II), and (III) (3 credits for each level)
        • Ph.D. Colloquium --Polymer Science (I), (II), and (III) (3 credits for each level)
      • Biomedical Chemistry Group:Special Topics in Biomedical Chemistry(I), (II), and (III) (3 credits for each level)
  • Optional courses: Students have to take other related courses which accounts for at least 9 credits after getting the approval from their supervisors and the department chair.
  • Thesis: 2 credits. From the second year of study, one need to take this course which accounts for 2 credits per semester.
  • Before graduation, students have to take at least 28 credits in total. (Thesis accounts for 2 credits only.)