Confirmation of Thesis Topic Aligning with The Department’s Academic Field of Expertise

1. Students must confirm with their supervisor during the initial stage of thesis writing that the topic and content of their thesis align with the department’s academic field of expertise.
2. Starting from the 112 academic year (Aug. 2023), new graduate students must log into the "Thesis/Dissertation and Advisor Information System" to register the research objectives of their thesis.
3. Students have to submit their thesis topic and an outline of their research objectives to the department to confirm whether the thesis aligns with the department’s academic field of expertise. This has to be done before the end of the semester prior to the degree exam, or, at the latest, before the 10-day of the university-wide course add-and-drop period deadline of the semester of the degree exam. The exact deadline within this period may be specified by their department. An exception applies to departments that conduct oral examinations for thesis research projects. In that case, students are required to verify that their dissertation is in line with the department’s academic field of expertise during the oral examination of the research project. Students who do not comply with these regulations are not eligible to apply for the degree exam.
4. After confirmation by the department, if there is a need for minor modifications to the research topic or research objectives, students can still make changes through the system. During the degree examination, the examination committee will reconfirm whether the student's thesis aligns with the department's academic field of expertise again.
5. The Academic Research Ethics Course must be completed during the first year of enrollment, and students who do not pass the course will not be eligible to apply for the degree exam.
6. Please refer to the relation file "Guidelines for  Graduate Degree Theses. "