Taiwan International Graduate Program On Earth System Science( Phd Program )
Educational Objectives
    TIGP-ESS is a unique Ph.D. training program in Taiwan. It focuses to examine interactions among chemical, physical, biological, and dynamic processes to respond to the changing Earth in broadband spatial and temporal scales, and to understand the inter-dependence and interconnectedness of Earth’s fundamental components: the hydrosphere, atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere, and anthroposphere.
Core Capabilities
  1. Independent thinking and research capacity
  2. Advanced mathematical and professional knowledge and ability
  3. Observation simulation and analysis of reasoning ability
  4. Computer and programming language proficiency
  5. International perspective and language communication skills
  6. Professional ethics and service-learning ability
Table of Core Capabilities and Curriculum Planning
Curriculum Planning
Curriculum Planning Map
Course List
Course TypeCourse Title (Recommended Year of Study)
Required course Dissertation (Ph.D.)(1234567) Seminar and Discussion I(12) Seminar and Discussion II(12) Seminar and Discussion III(12) Introductory Earth System Science(12) Seminar and Discussion IV(12)
Elective courses Global Hydrological Cycles(12) The Solid Earth(12) Anthroposphere and Sustainability(12) Atmospheric Sciences(12) Environmental Ecology and Biodiversity(12) Introduction of Geochronology(12) Scientific Programming(12) Isotope Geochemistry(12) Introduction to Volcanic Processes(12) Statistical Seismology(12) Seismic Data Analysis(12) Marine Organic Carbon Biogeochemistry Special Topics(12) Geology and Tectonics(12) Global Seismology(12) General Geophysics(12) Physical Oceanography(12) Observation and Modeling of Cloud Physics(12) Exploration Seismology Using Active and Passive Sources(12) Paleolimnology(12) Seismic Hazard Assessment(12) Marine Biogeochemistry(12) Environmental Isotope Geochemistry(12) Multidisciplinary Research in Geosciences(12) Isotope Geochemistry(12) Human Activities and Land Use / Land Cover Changes(12) Fundamentals of Active and Passive Remote Sensing(12) High Frequency Seismology(12) Digital Image and Social Change(12) Earthquake Forecasting(12) Advanced Electromagnetic Exploration(12) Seismic Studies on Atmospheric, Hydrospheric, and Lithospheric Processes(12) Low Frequency Seismology(12) Practical Scientific Writing(12) Aerosols and Air Pollution(12) Marine Biogeochemistry Laboratory(12) Marine Geophysics(12) Oral Presentation(1234) Hydrologic processes modeling(12) Introduction to Paleoceanography(12) Applied Geostatistics(12) Practical Air Pollution Modeling(12)
Future Map
Future Map