COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
Department of History
Degrees Offered: B.A., M.A.
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Chair:Wang, yueh
The Department
The Department of History was founded in 1966 for the purpose of training historians in cultivating the wide capacity of knowledge. At present, the Department has one professor emeritus, four professors, nine associate professors, one assistant professor and one lecturer. A special feature of this department is a chair for the expertise in history studies, carrying out the prospect of both classroom education and fieldwork. In addition to inviting specialist and scholars to address topical major lectures, the students and professors also embarked on the famous local sites for on-the-spot investigations. Established in 1998, the Graduate Institute of History tends to achieve an overall development for students' abilities to perform historical researches, especially research on the relationships between China and foreign countries and the history of Taiwan, which renders the fast progress of interaction on the major field.
Faculty
Professors
Huang, Farn-guang ; Huang, Jiann-chen ; Lo, Yun-chi ; Lin, Chen-jung ; Chou, Tsung-hsien
Associate Professors
Ho, Yung-cheng ; Liou, Tzeng-chyuan ; Wang, Yueh ; Yang, Yu-mei ; Lin, Huang-ta ; Wu, Ming-Yong
Assistant Professor
Kao, Shang-wen
Lecturer
Yu, Chao-ho
Degree Requirements
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Requirements for a Bachelor degree in Arts of History:
Successful completion of 139 credits of courses, including 111 credits of required courses and 28 credits of elective history courses.
Required courses:- First year:
Introduction to Historiography, World History, Pre-modern China, Introduction to Computers, Japanese, Three Scientific Revolution and Universe with Space-Time, The Impact of 21st Century Global Technology Revolution, Computer Word Processing. - Second year:
Chinese Historiography, History of Japan, Medieval European History, Western Historiography, History of The Chin And Han Dynasties, History of Taiwan, Twentieth Century World History, Modern Japanese History, The Development of Science And Technology In Taiwan, Social And Economical History of Lias, West Xia And Jin Dynasties. - Third year:
History of Chinese Philosophy, Historical Methodology, Early Modern European History, History of Western Fine Arts, History of The Sung Dynasty, History of England, History of Sui, Tang and Five Dynasties, History of Early modern Taiwan, Quantitative Geography. - Fourth year:
Writings of Genealogical Records, History of Modern China, History of Chinese Art, History of The Ming Dynasty, History of South-Eastern Asia, Digital History Data, History of Contemporary China.
- First year:
- Requirements for a Master degree in Arts of History:
Successful completion of 32 credits, including 28 credits of required courses and 4 credits of Seminar.
Students are also required to submit a written master's thesis completed under the supervision of a faculty member, and pass an Oral Examination.
Required courses:
Historical Research: Theory and Practice, Study on Chinese Jade History, Analysis on Historical Taiwanese Materials, Study on Chinese Modern Thoughts, Topics on Taiwan Developmental History.
Course Descriptions
Undergraduate Courses
General Courses
A0281 Historical Methodology (2/2) Designed especially for advanced scholarship in history. Stress is placed on practical exercises; the purposes, materials and techniques of historical scholarship; and theory, practice and criticism of historical research methods.
A0282 Introduction to Historiography (2/2) Introduction to the great historians of the world. Study and seminar discussion of selected historical documents dealing with major events and trends in historiography.
A0969 Introduction To Taiwan History (0/2) Major forces and trends in the history of Taiwan, from 16th to 20th century. It covers important political, economical and cultural events.
A1139 History of Taiwan (2/2) Fieldwork and seminar of Taiwan history studies. This is an advanced course to follow up on "Introduction To Taiwan History" and will discuss related topics with depth.
A1212 World History (4/4) A survey on the beginning of Western civilization from antiquity to the modern Period.
A2176 Digital History Data (2/0) To discuss historical data by the latest technological equipment to make history studies become a new trend at this new age.
A3481 Chinese Geography (2) The basic courses are geomorphology, climatology, hydrology and biogeography； geography of oceans and rivers, special and applied geography and regional topography of Taiwan, China, and the world.
E0155 Introduction to Geography (2) The main purpose is to make students understand geography of China and their differences of local and present conditions and characters of different regions. In addition, the course includes introduction to Chinese rivers, mountains and population.
T0031 General History of China (4/4) A survey of Chinese civilization beginning from antiquity to the modern Period.
History of China
A0121 History of Modern China (2/2) Political, economic, social and intellectual history of China from 1800 to 1911. Processes of modernization and revolution and relationship between them.
A0296 Pre-Ch'in History (2/2) Development of China from earliest times to 221B.C. In this course, we will investigate search how China built up such a glorious world.
A0371 History of Sung Dynasty (2/2) Political and cultural history of China from 960A.D. to 1279A.D. .
A0387 History of Ching Dynasty (3/3) Major forces and trends in the history of Ching Dynasty.
A0395 History of Ming Dynasty (2/2) Development of Chinese political, cultural, social and urban history in Ming Dynasty.
A0560 History of the Ch'in and Han Dynasties (2/2) Development of the Ch'in and Han Dynasties from 221B.C. to 220A.D. .
A0676 History of the Sui, Tang, and Five Dynasties (2/2) Major forces and trends in the history of China from 420A.D. to 960 A.D. .
A0831 History of Liao, Chin & Yuan Dynasties (2/2) Political, economic, social, and cultural history of China from 916 A.D. to 1368 A.D. .
A0865 History of Six Dynasties (2/2) Political, economic, social and intellectual history of China from 220A.D. to 420A.D. .
A2303 History of Renaissance (2/2) Study on the source and development as well as the famous writers and painters in the age of Renaissance.
T0030 History of Contemporary China (2/2) Political, economic, social and intellectual history of China from 1911 to the present.
History of the Western World
A0313 The Ancient Western World (2/2) From the origins of Western civilization to the fall of Rome.
A0314 Medieval European History (2/2) Political, economic, social and intellectual history of the Middle Ages.
A0325 Modern European History (2/2) Political, economic, social and intellectual history from the Peace of Westphalia to the fall of Napoleon.
A0326 Early Modern European History (2/2) This course deals with political, cultural, economical, and social developments in the Western world from the 16th through the 18th centuries. It tells how the modern age is shaped.
A1213 Twentieth Century World History (2/2) Political, economic, social and intellectual history from the fall of Napoleon to the present.
Special Topics in History
A0078 History of Sino-Japanese Relations (2/2) A survey of political, cultural, and commercial exchanges between China and Japan, and modern Japanese militarists' invasion of China.
A0088 History of Chinese Foreign Relations (2/2) An introduction to China's communication and diplomatic negotiation with Western countries from pre-Chin to Ching dynasty.
A0095 History of Sino-American Relations (2/2) A survey of political, cultural, diplomatic policy, and commercial exchanges between China and United States and American aids after world war II.
A0100 Culture and Life Style in Chinese History (2/2) To introduce the origins and development of Chinese culture and the life styles of Chinese people; besides, to analyze the characteristics of Chinese culture.
A0122 Diplomatic History of Modern China (2/2) The purpose of this course is to narrate and analyze China's resistance and adjustment to international politics in modern times. It gives students a clear picture of China's proper place in the family of nations.
A0123 Intellectual History of Modern China (2/2) Close analysis of people, ideas, and intellectual developments of China from 1844A.D. to 1911A.D..
A0125 History of Chinese Philosophy (2/2) Close analysis of people, ideas, and common thoughts of China from antiquity to the present.
A0132 History of Chinese Art (2/2) Historical analysis of selected works of painting, sculpture, temple, majestic palace from antiquity to the present.
A0139 History of Sino-Korean Relations (2/2) A survey of political, cultural and economic trades between China and Korea.
A0287 Seminar on Taiwan History (2/2) Selected topics in history of Taiwan. Political, economic, social and intellectual history of Taiwan from 16th to 21st century.
A0335 History of Western Fine Arts (2/2) Historical survey of selected works of painting, sculpture, and architecture from antiquity to the present, an introduction to the major artistic movements in Western art.
A1238 History of European Economic Thought (2/2) Survey of the economic and social developments of Europe up to the eve of industrialization, including the transformation of peasant-based, agrarian economies, capitalist organization, colonial expansion, and international trade.
A1240 History of Modern Japan (2/2) A general survey of the people, ideas and intellectual forces of twentieth-century Japan.
A1266 Historical Geography (2/2) This course focuses on where historic events occurred and how a place geographically played an important role in history.
A1267 History of Early Modern Taiwan (2/2) Political, economic, social and intellectual history of Taiwan from 1895 to 1945.
A1268 Social and Cultural History of Japan(2/2) Survey of social and cultural history of Japan from the earliest times to the present.
A1379 History of Japanese Diplomacy (2/2) Study on the history of diplomacy in Japan and discuss its importance in Japan as well as in the world, especially in Eastern Asia.
A1435 History of Chinese Society (2/2) This course focuses on how Chinese society was formed and shaped.
A1436 Intellectual History of Modern Europe (2/2) Close analysis of the people, ideas and intellectual developments of Europe from 1648A.D. to the present.
A1437 History of Chinese Political Systems (2/2) Close analysis of China's bureaucracy transformation and how the government system works.
A1496 Women in Chinese History (2/2) Study on the status of Chinese women in every century and the oppression of patriarchy.
A1818 European Civilization (2/2) To trace the origin and development of European civilization and try to find out its influences on the world.
A1821 The Development of Chinese Science and Technology in the Sung and Yuan Dynasties(2/2) To introduce and survey the development of Chinese Science and Technology in the Sung and Yuan Dynasties and analyze the reason of it.
A1822 The Development of Science and Technology in Taiwan from the Fifteenth Century to the Twentieth Century (2/2) To introduce and research the development of Science and Technology in Taiwan from the Fifteenth the Century to the Twentieth Century.
A1843 History and Culture of Tibet (2/2) To introduce the combination of politics and religious belief in Tibet, and to offer a close analysis of the differences between Tibetan and Chinese culture, how religion influences the Tibetan daily life.
A2020 Esthetics: Sinological Arts (2/0) To discuss the paintings, calligraphies and other related topics in ancient China.
A2193 History of Frontier Culture in China (2/2) To introduce the formation of frontier culture in China and discuss how it has developed.
A2304 Social and Cultural History of Taiwan (2/0) To introduce the change and development of contemporary Taiwan.
M0031 Economic History of China (2/2) Origins of Chinese economics: historical analysis of economic change and growth from the earliest time. Emphasis is placed that stress on the precondition and consequences of industrialization.
T0026 History and Development of Chinese Science and Technology (2/2) A survey of the development of science from its origins in the ancient world to the present.
T0727 History of Sino-Russian Relations (2/2) A survey of political, cultural and military relationships between China and Russia from early Ching' dynasty to the present.
T1345 Overseas Chinese History in Southeast Asia (2/2) Close analysis on the differences between China and southeast Asia.
Historiography
A0117 Chinese Historiography (2/2) Readings of the great historians of China from the earliest time to the beginning of the 20th century. Investigate how perception of the past has altered our times.
A0118 Selected Texts from Chinese History (2/2) Topics and texts of Chinese history with various approaches adopted by distinguished historians.
A0321 Western Historiography (2/2) Readings of the great historians of the Western world, from earliest time to the beginning of the 20th century. Investigate how perception of the past has altered our times.
A0322 Selected Texts from Western History (2/2) Writings and texts of Western history with various approaches adopted by different historians.
A0830 The Philosophy of History (2/2) An introduction to some of the main issues and problems in Western philosophy of history (including analytical approaches and speculative approaches).
A1432 Selected Texts on Japanese History (2/2) Writings and texts on Japanese history, with various approaches adopted by distinguished historians.
A1955 An introduction to the Manchu Documents (2/0) A survey of the Manchu documents in order to find the relations between China and Japan.
A0226 History of Japan (2/2) The past and present history of Japan, from the 7th to the 21st century.
A0398 History of Southeastern Asia (2/2) Blending and modification of cultures, religions and people of island-and-mainland Southeast Asia. Cultural contact and the growth of states and peoples.
A0425 History of France (2/2) Major forces and trends in the history of France from western Roman Empire to the fifth republic.
A0466 History of Russia (2/2) Origins and evolution of Russian people and the state; foreign relations as they affect domestic policy from 862 to 1964.
A0478 American History (2/2) Major forces and trends in the history of the U.S. from the earliest time to the present.
A0518 History of England (2/2) Major forces and trends in the history of England from the early medieval time to the present.
A1433 History of Germany (2/2) Major forces and trends in the history of Germany from the medieval time to the present.
Master's Program
A1476 Study on Taiwan's Modern Social History (3/0) In the late Ching Dynasty, Taiwan had undergone a drastic change. Japan occupied Taiwan by unfair prescriptions and under Japanese control, what did Taiwan face in such kind of situation is a dialectical problem for study.
A1863 Historical Research: Theory and Practice (2/2) The purpose is to introduce the famous history theories and gives students a chance to practice writing historical papers.
A1873 History of China and the Inner Asia (2) This course covers the cultural diversity and interactive relationships between the frontier nations and Han, and how China becomes a multinational state after integration.
A1874 Special Topics in Early Modern Chinese History (3) Analysis on important historical events and persons and let students know what the truths are.
A1875 Special Topics in the History of Taiwan's Development (3) Students are required to choose certain topics to do researches on the developmental process of Taiwan. And fieldwork in local historic sites is essential to this course.
A1876 Special Topics in Medieval Chinese History (3) It discusses aspects of politics, economics, military and culture in the middle ages of China.
A1877 Analysis of Taiwan's Historic Materials (3) This course introduces and analyzes some historical materials in Taiwanese history from the sixteenth to the twentieth centuries. Discussion will cover the policy, religion, literature, industry, architecture, theater, people uprising, autobiography, old documents, and inscription on a stele.
A1878 Special Topics in the History of Chinese Science and Technology (2) By realizing the development of Chinese traditional technology, in this course, we can understand the advantages and disadvantages in ancient China.
A1879 Japanese Materials of the Taiwanese History (2) It aims at analyzing the materials about Taiwan problems in Japan and the differences from those in China.
A1880 Special Topics in the History of Medieval Chinese Society (3) Theory and examination of the characteristics of medieval Chinese society, marriage, racial problems, religion and life.
A1881 Seminar on the Social History of Modern Taiwan (2) To describe the modern history of social and cultural development in Taiwan, and further analyze factors in association with it so that students can understand the cardinal features of modern Taiwanese history.
A1882 Introduction to Archival Research in Chinese History (2) An introduction to Chinese history, a study of the basics in history research.
A1977 Taiwan from 1949 to the Present (2) To discuss the developments of politics, economics and culture in modern Taiwan.
A1978 Special Topics in Taiwan's Religious History (3) Overall conditions of Taiwanese religions, culture activities of society, worship organization, ghost belief, apotropaic ritual, folk medicine of psychic, Buddhism and modern society in Taiwan.
A1979 Special Topics in the History of Modern Taiwan (2/2) This course covers the history of Taiwan from 1949 to the present. Examines major political, economic, social, and cultural developments. Differing historical interpretations are explored and analyzed.
A1980 Special Topics in Modern Chinese History(2) An analysis on Chinese modern historical materials, emphasis, study methods and topics.
A1981 Special Topics in Ming-Qing Society and Economic Development (4) Discuss every aspect such as society, economics and culture from the Ming Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, including the invasions of foreign powers.
A1982 Local History: Theory and Practice (3) To teach students how to combine the theories and practices of Chinese history.
A2098 Transformation of Chinese Societies in Southeast Asia (3) To discuss the changes of life of the Chinese in Southeast Asian countries.
A2099 Research Materials in Early Modern Chinese History (2) To analyze and discuss the public and private historical materials about early modern Chinese history.
A2100 Special Topics in Ancient Western History (2) The objective is to discuss history of Rome including the beginning of Rome, the Roman dominate Etruscans, Rome royal, the Republic, the war with Carthage, the domestic problems, the Empire, and the crisis of the Empire.
A2101 Special Topics in the Ming Dynasty (2) Dictatorship and bureaucracy, eunuchs, politics, economy, jurisdiction, marine policy, woman's charity and the changes of urban life in the Ming dynasty.
A2102 A Seminar on Ching History (2) Cultural Characteristics of Manchuria Myth, the regime of 8 bannership and the incoming of Manchuria, Ching dynasty statues, the governmental system, the policy and expansion of borderland and depression.
A2103 Zizhi Tongjian (3) An analysis of the famous volume of "Zizhi Tongjian" written by Si, Ma-guang in the Sung Dynasty. We focus on the process of its editing and Si's political ideas.
A2104 Historical Sites in Taiwan (2) Discuss the connotations of the development of Taiwan from many different aspects.
A2105 Special Topics in the History of Folk Religion (2) The history of folk religion, the emergent of foreign religion, the development of Buddhism and the new cults in Taiwan.
A2106 Special Topics in European Cultural History (3) A reading of documents and secondary works on selected topics in European intellectual and cultural history.
A2107 Special Topics in the History of Contemporary China (2) An analysis of history and documents, introduction of reference books and research methods, progresses of Chinese modernization, development of Chinese contemporary liberalism, contemporary Neo-Confucianism.
A2294 Special Topics in the Philosophy of History (3) To discuss the historical philosophical meanings and their backgrounds in every dynasty of China.
A2296 Agricultural History and Development of Taiwan (2) To discuss historical materials as well as examples of Taiwanese agricultural history.
A2337 Introduction to Shih-chi (3) Selected topics and historical classic texts of Shih-chi. This course discusses the characteristics and important historical events in Shih-chi.
A3373 Special Topics in Taiwan's Cultural History (2) This course discusses Taiwanese modern culture and the influences from Japanese modern culture. It also studies the intellectuals and their views of culture published in important magazines at that time.
A3375 Analysis of Taiwanese Historical Materials (2) We select some topics about Taiwanese history such as follows: folklore, medicine, architecture, drama, biology and religion.
A3376 Study on Antiques in Taiwan (2) This seminar focuses on historical materials and field trips to some famous sites in Taiwanese history. In addition, we will discuss cultural capitals in Taiwan and know how to use and protect them.
A3378 Introduction to Taiwan's Historical Materials (2) Introduction to Japanese historical materials such as works, magazines, governmental files etc.
A3379 History of Taiwanese Diplomacy Written in Japanese (2) It focuses on the relationships among aliens from the maritime period to the start of 21 century. It also discusses important military events and political affairs.
A3467 Special Topics in Taiwan's Modern History (2) It introduces the history of Taiwanese religious policy and education.
A3468 Japanese Colonial Policy (2) It discusses the policy of the Japanese colonial government in Taiwan from 1894 to 1945.
A3469 Special Topics in Taiwan's History (2) An analysis of the development from the 16th century to the Japanese Occupation.
A3470 Selected Topics in Tamsui Studies (2) To study the culture, society, politics, economics of Tamsui, and Tamsui's historical sites.
A3471 Chinese Eunuch History (2) In this course, the objective is to understand the eunuch's life and its significance in the history of China.
A3472 Analysis of Historical Materials for Academic Application (2) To develop students' ability to study history, do report and discuss the methodology for academic application.
A3473 Special Topics in the Social History of China (2) To discuss social classes, changes of women's status, and religions.
A3474 Multicultures and History of the Yuan Dynasty (2) To discuss the effect of Multiculture in the Yuan Dynasty of China.
A3475 Chinese Modern Thoughts (2) To conduct analyses on Chinese modern thoughts.
A3477 History of the Relations Between China and France (3/0) This course traces the interaction between China and France since the 19 century in terms of culture, politics, military confrontation and religion.
A3478 Selected Topics on Histories of the Sui and the Tang Dynasties (2) The main purpose in this course is to make students discuss any issues regarding the Sui and Tang dynasties from 581 to 907.
A3506 Historical Materials of Sui and Tang Dynasties (2) Systematically and deeply discuss the historical materials in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Let students choose topics what they're interested in and declare personal results in class.
A3521 China and the World in the 20th Century (2) This course mainly studies China's relations with the United States, Russia and Japan in the 20th century. It covers the foreign policies of the Manchu Dynasty, the Republic of China and the People's Republic of China. Besides, the interactions of political thinkers between China and the rest of the world in the 20th century are covered as well. It touches on the modernization question of China.
A3512 Selected Topics in the History of Chinese Thoughts (2) This course teaches students ways of studying the history of Chinese thoughts.It focuses on Lao-ze and Chuang-ze's thoughts.
A3535 History of the Greeks (2) Introduction to ancient Greek history, art and civilization.
A3536 History of the Romans (2) Introduction to ancient Roman history, art and civilization.
A3540 Selected Topics in Zhen Quan Zheng Yao (2) Firstly, we have to understand the history of the Pre-Tang Dynasty as well as the character of Emperor Tangtaizong. Secondly, we will study the famous book Zhen Guan Zheng Yao chapter by chapter.
A3563 Selected Topics in Archives and History (2) To discuss historical phenomena by accessing
archives and correctly handle historical facts as well as interpret their significance.
A3564 Selected Topics in Chinese Jade Culture (2) To discover and discuss totems, religious beliefs, politics, customs, cultures and social ethics in every dynasty. By doing so, we can understand their social functions and symbols even. We can build up basic historical concepts of Chinese jade.
A3565 Compilation of Bibliography (2) To analyze and assess the values as well as the meanings of the bibliography.
T1345 Overseas Chinese History in Southeast Asia (3) To introduce the developments and conditions of Chinese organizations and social phenomena in Southeast Asia.
T8000 Thesis (4)
