General Education Center, NCPES

Course Program
	Courses are categorized as Core Courses and Elective Courses totaling 28 credits. Students in every department must complete 18 credits of Core Courses and 10 credits of Electives. The Core Courses cover five major areas: Chinese, Foreign Languagaes, History, Constitution, and Information Concept and Technology. The Elective Courses are categorized as three areas: Liberal Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Natural Science.
	Core Courses are as follows:

Course		Credits
	Chinese	4
	English or Second foreign Language	6
	History	2
	Constitution	2
	Basic Information Concept	2
	Application of Information Technology	2
Note: Core Courses are compulsory courses. Courses carrying over 4 credits are of two semester duration.

Elective Courses are as follows:
Liberal Arts and Humanities
	Appreciation of Arts	2
	Appreciation of Classic Literature	2
	Appreciation of Music	2
	Chinese Writings for All Occasions	2
	Culture in Taiwan	2
	English Conversation Lab	2
	Events and Figures in History	2
	Human Relationship and Negotiation	2
	Life and Ethics	2
	Life-and-Death Studies	2
	Practical English	2
	Practical Japanese	2
Social Sciences
	Appreciation of Visual Images	2
	Career Planning and Development	2
	Creative Thinking and Invention	2
	Democracy and Human Rights	2
	Expreiential Education	2
	International Protocol	2
	Introduction to Law	2
	Introduction to Social Sciences	2
	Law and Life	2
	Male-Female Relationships	2
	Public Relations	2
	Recreation and Life Planning	2
	Social and Cultural Changes in Taiwan	2
	Stress and Emotional Management	2
Natural Science
	Application of Multimedia	2
	Biology and Life	2
	Biological Technology and Life	2
	Chemistry and Life	2

	Environment and Ecology	2
	Health and Life	2
	Introduction to Life Sciences	2
	Introduction to Natural Science	2
	Physics and Life	2
	Traditional Medical Treatment and Life	2
	Webpage Design	2
Note: Students have to take one or two courses from each of the above three categories.