Apply now! TMU-STEP course for Fall Semester 2023

Source: Office of Global Engagement

Published on 2023-08-15

TMU Short-Term Exchange Program (TMU-STEP) is a semester-based, credit-bearing exchange program where international students can take classes with other TMU students. Some classes are lectured virtually—

We are pleased to announce the application instructions for the student exchange program for Fall Semester 2023. The semester will start from mid-September 2023 to late December/mid-January, 2023, depending on the design of each syllabus. 

TMU Short-Term Exchange Program offers 27 online courses for international students to attend remotely along with 46 in-person courses on the TMU campus. 

If the applications cant be submitted by the deadline, please inform us in advance.

For any inquiries regarding the exchange program, please feel free to contact Ms. Lotus Yang at lotusyang@tmu.edu.tw

GPS_TMU-STEP 1122 (Spring Semester 2024)

Num.Available Online/On-campusCollege English Course TitleReruirementsQuota of Exchange StudentInstructor 1Instructor 2Instructor 3
64On-campusCenter for General Education(ESP) Journalistic EnglishRecommended for students with a CEFR B2 level 5

To-Ken Lee

63On-campusCenter for General EducationFilm appreciation & makingEnglish communication skills5Amanda Huang
62On-campusCenter for General EducationInternational etiquette & cross-cultural communicationEnglish communication skills10Leonard Chao
61On-campusCenter for General EducationInternational circumstance analysisEnglish communication skills10Leonard Chao
60On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesSocial medicineMaster's degree or higher level students 3

Meei-ying Kao

59On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesHumanity, society & medical educationMaster's degree or higher level students 3

Faith Ruofan Liao

58On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesIntroduction to non-invasive brain stimulationMaster's degree or higher level students 4

Tzu-Yu Hsu

57On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesAdvanced psychiatric neuroscienceMaster's degree or higher level students 4

Matteo Martino

56On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesAdvanced topics in neuroscienceMaster's degree or higher level students, No restrictions on disciplines4

Jihwan Myung

55On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesFoundations of Computational Neuroscience and PsychiatryMaster's degree or higher level students, No restrictions on disciplines4

Jihwan Myung

54On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesTheories of consciousness & cognitionMaster's degree or higher level students, No restrictions on disciplines4

Hui-Chuan Chang

53On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesAdvanced theories of consciousness & cognitionMaster's degree or higher level students, No restrictions on disciplines4Niall Duncan
52On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesElectroencephalographyMaster's degree or higher level students, No restrictions on disciplines4Tzu-Yu Hsu
51On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesComparative cognitionMaster's degree or higher level students, No restrictions on disciplines4Christoph Dahl
50On-campusCollege of Biomedical EngineeringBiomedical engineering for molecular diagnostics and therapeuticsNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5

Anup Pandith

49On-campusCollege of Biomedical EngineeringAdvanced biomedical engineeringNo restrictions on disciplines, No grade restrictions5

Lucas Lane

48On-campusCollege of Biomedical EngineeringMicro & manotechnology for biomaterials & biosensingsNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5

Zhao-Chi Chen

47On-campusCollege of Biomedical EngineeringAdvanced topics in optomechatronics integration & instrument sensingNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5

Yen-Ling Sung

46On-campusCollege of Biomedical EngineeringNanomedicine: controlled & targeted release of drugsNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5

Si-Han Wu

45On-campusCollege of Biomedical EngineeringNanocarriers for drug deliveryNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5

Er-Yuan Chuang

44On-campusCollege of Biomedical EngineeringClinical translational researchMaster's degree or higher level students 5

Meng-Huang Wu

43OnlineCollege of Interdisciplinary StudiesNeural networks & applications on bioinformaticsNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines10

Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le

42OnlineCollege of Interdisciplinary StudiesPython programming in medical data analysisNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines10

Nguyen Quoc Khanh Le

41OnlineCollege of Interdisciplinary StudiesGlobal co-creation: building collaborative creativityNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines30Liang Tzung Lin
40OnlineCollege of Interdisciplinary StudiesThe last humans & earth: identifying crisis in sustainabilityNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines30Liang Tzung Lin
38OnlineCollege of ManagementBig data of smart healthcareNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5

Min-Huei Hsu

37OnlineCollege of ManagementSeminar in project managementBackground: majoring in relevant fields, Healthcare Administration Major (HCA)2Hsyien-Chia Wen
36OnlineCollege of ManagementSpecial topics in international standard organization ISO 9000 series & JCI accreditation standardsNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines10Chung-Chien Huang
35OnlineCollege of ManagementManagement case study- an EBM approachNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5Chung-Chien Huang
34On-campusCollege of ManagementResearch methods in health serviceNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines1

Kuo-Cherh Huang

Hsyien-Chia Wen
39OnlineCollege of ManagementBiotech & medical industry strategy & decision analysisNo restrictions on disciplines, No grade restrictionsunlimitedChih-Sheng Hsu
33OnlineCollege of ManagementHealth policy managementPriority given to students from Eswatini, Gambia, and Thailand partner universitiesunlimitedChih-Sheng Hsu
32On-campusCollege of ManagementApplied econometrics & data analysisStatistics is a prerequisite 10Mei-Ling Sheu
31On-campusCollege of Humanities and Social SciencesPsychological statisticsMaster's degree or higher level students 4Changwei W. Wu
30OnlineCollege of Public HealthInternational health researchNo restrictions on disciplines, No grade restrictionsunlimitedChyi-Huey Bai
29OnlineCollege of Public HealthField study in health securityNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplinesunlimitedWayne Gao
28OnlineCollege of Public HealthResearch design & implementionNo restrictions on disciplines, No grade restrictionsunlimitedWayne Gao
27OnlineCollege of Public HealthGlobal environmental changes & healthEnglish communication skillsunlimitedMattia Sanna
26On-campusCollege of Public HealthCommunity health & primary careMaster's degree or higher level students 2Tuo-Yu Chen
25On-campusCollege of Public HealthGlobal health promotionPh.D. students2Tuo-Yu Chen
24OnlineCollege of Public HealthAnalysis of multivariate dataNo grade restrictions, completion of relevant coursework in biostatistics3Hsing Jasmine Chao
23OnlineCollege of NutritionMolecular biology in nutritionBackground: health and life Science Related fields, Master's degree or higher level students 10Jane C-J Chao
22OnlineCollege of NutritionScientific writing & publication skillsBackground: life sciences and related knowledge, No grade restrictions20Jung-Su Chang
21OnlineCollege of NutritionNutrition & health (II)Background: health and life Science Related fields, No grade restrictions10Duong Van Tuyen
20OnlineCollege of NursingGlobal health promotion and management for the elderlyMaster's degree or higher level students , Background: health and life Science Related fields5Shu-Chun Lee
19OnlineCollege of NursingEvidence-based health care & clinical applicationWith basic research design and statistical concepts10Kee-Hsin Chen
18OnlineCollege of NursingSpecial topic in global palliative careMaster's degree or higher level students 10Tsai-Wei Huang
17OnlineCollege of NursingAdvanced adult nursing careMaster's degree or higher level students , Background: majoring in relevant fields12Fu-Chih Lai
16OnlineCollege of NursingGlobal disaster nursingBackground: majoring in relevant fields, Master's degree or higher level students 12Fu-Chih Lai
15OnlineCollege of NursingData management & analysesWith basic statistical concepts and skills5Hsiao-Yean Chiu
14On-campusCollege of PharmacyApplication of mass spectrometry analysis in clinical studiesNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines5Chia-Li Han
13On-campusCollege of Oral MedicineOral health & beyond: exploring medical advancesNo restrictions on disciplines, No grade restrictionsYin-Shen Wee
12On-campusCollege of Oral MedicineEnglish in oral medicineBackground: majoring in relevant fields2Wei-Min Chnag
11On-campusCollege of Oral MedicineOral tissue engineeringNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines2Kai-Chiang Yang
10OnlineCollege of Oral MedicineSeminar (II)No grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines2

Yung-Kang Shen

9On-campusCollege of Medical Science and TechnologyCell biology & signalingNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplinesunlimitedSzu-Yi Chou
8On-campusCollege of Medical Science and TechnologyBiomedical science & drug developmentNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplinesunlimitedMing-Heng Wu
7On-campusCollege of Medical Science and TechnologyAnticancer drugs & pharmacological actionsNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplinesunlimitedChih-Yang Wang
6On-campusCollege of Medical Science and TechnologyDrug design & developmentNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplinesunlimitedWei-Chun HuangFu
5OnlineCollege of MedicineAdvanced topics in viral infectious diseasesNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines25Liang-Tzung Lin
4On-campusCollege of MedicineAdvanced paper writingNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplinesunlimitedJungshan Chang
3OnlineCollege of MedicineSpecial topics in immunology & virologyNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines25Liang-Tzung Lin
2OnlineCollege of MedicineApplication of artificial intelligence in genomicsNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines10Le Nguyen Quoc Khanh
1On-campusCollege of MedicineAdvanced computer programmingNo grade restrictions, No restrictions on disciplines10Le Nguyen Quoc Khanh

For international visits, student exchange and partnership establishment, please reach us at gps@tmu.edu.tw.

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