Department Of Lifescience
Educational Objectives
    The educational objective of the department of Life Science is to cultivate professions with basic and applied life science knowledge as well as the capability of independently learning, thinking, and judgement.
Core Capabilities
  1. To acquire solid knowledge on life science
  2. To understand and master the developing trends of life science
  3. To possess the basic knowledge on natural sciences, social sciences, and humanity to explore the phenomenon of life with interdisciplinary thinking.
  4. To acquire proper scientific attitude as well as scientific methods and processes for problem solving.
  5. To be able to correctly collect and manage proper information, and to logically interpret and present the information in an original way.
  6. To possess the capabilities to conduct experiments and to operate related equipments for life science study
  7. To acquire basic methamatical and statiscal capability for experimental data analysis and presentation
  8. To possess basic capability for scientific communication
Curriculum Planning
Course List
Course TypeCourse Title (Recommended Year of Study)
General Courses The Chinese languages and literatures area (1), the foreign languages area (1), physical education (12), student service education (123)
Liberal Education Literature and Arts , Historical Thinking , World Civilization , Philosophy and Moral reasoning , Civil Awareness and Social Analysis
School Core Courses Calculus (general Mathematics) (b)(1)(1) Calculus (general Mathematics) (b)(2)(1) General Physics (b)(1)(1) General Physics (b)(2)(1) General Physics Lab. (1)(1) General Physics Lab. (2)(1) General Chemistry (c)(1) General Chemistry Lab.(1) Organic Chemistry(1) Organic Chemistry Lab.(1) General Biology (a)(1)(1) General Biology (a)(2)(1) General Biology Lab. (a)(1)(1) General Biology Lab. (a)(2)(1)
Departmental Core Courses Cell Biology(2) Genetics(3) Animal Physiology(23) Plant Physiology(3) Biostatistics(3) Ecology(3) Seminar (b.s.)(1)(4) Seminar (b.s.)(2)(4) Biochemistry (1)(23) Biochemistry (2)(23) Biochemistry(b) (1)(23) Biochemistry (b)(2)(23) Biochemistry (b)(1)(23) Biochemistry (b)(2)(23) Biochemistry (a)(1)(23) Biochemistry (a)(2)(23) Biotechnology Core Techniques(4)
Group - Molecular Biology Core Courses Bioinformatic(34) Molecular Biology(3) Developmental Biology(4) Bioinformatics(34) Bioinformatics(34) Genomics(4) Developmental Biology(4) Genomics(4)
Group - Morphology and Functional Biology Core Courses Animal Histology(23) Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrate(23) Plant Anatomy(23) Neuroscience (I)(23) Neuroscience (II)(34) Plant Anatomy(34) Ichthyology(23) Immunology(3) Aquatic Animal Physiology(34)
Group - Biodiversity Core Courses Invertebrate Zoology(23) Vertebrate Zoology(23) Aquatic Biology(23) The Flora and Vegetation of Taiwan(23) Plant Diversity(23) Plant Diversity and Evolution(23) Plant Systematics(23) Introduction of Fisheries Science(234) Microbiology(34) Microbiology(34) Microbiology(34) Microbiology(34) Evolution and Development of Land Plants(34) Biodiversity of Fishes(34)
Group - Ecology and Evolutional Biology Core Courses Principle of Systematic Biology(23) Fishery Biology(34) Marine Life Science(23) Evolutionary Biology(34) Population Biology(4) Evolutionary Biology(34) Aquaculture(34)
Laboratory technique Core Courses Cell Biology Lab.(34) Animal Histology Lab.(23) Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrate Lab.(23) Plant Anatomy Lab.(23) Invertebrate Zoology Lab.(23) Vertebrate Zoology Lab.(23) Aquatic Biology Lab.(23) The Flora and Vegetation of Taiwan Lab.(23) Plant Diversity Lab.(23) Plant Diversity and Evolution Laboratory(23) Plant Systematics Lab.(23) Bioinformatics: Database(23) Bioinformatic Lab.(34) Genetics Lab.(34) Genetics Laboratory(23) Zoological Technique(23) Plant Science Technique(23) Animal Physiology Lab.(234) Plant Physiology Lab.(34) Neurobiology Lab.(34) Microbiology Lab.(34) Project-Orientated Microbiology Lab Practical(34) Project-Orientated Microbiology Laboratory Practical(34) Ecology Lab.(34) Fishery Biology Lab.(34) Developmental Biology Lab.(4) Thesis (b.s.)(4) Undergraduate Research in Life Science(234) Plant Anatomy Lab.(23) Plant Science Technique(23) Plant Tissue Culture Lab.(23) Aquatic Biology Technique(23) Biochemistry Experiments(34)
Others Courses Analytical Chemistry (d)(12) Analytical Chemistry Lab.(12) Service Learning (a)(123) Service Learning (b)(123) Life Science and Biotechnology() Introduction of Biological Sciences(12) Introduction to Life Sciences(12) Introduction to Life Sciences(12) The Exploration of Life(12) Introduction of Biodiversity(12) Introduction to Genetic Engineering(234) Modern Biology(12) Application of Modern Biology(12) Cetacean Conservation Biology(12) Ecology and Human Society(12) Biology, Evolution and Humanity(12) Introduction to Paleontology(12) Exploring Plant Diversity of Taiwan and Sustainable Civilization(1) Trends in Plant Science(12) Introduction to Fisheries Science(12) Green Biotechnology(34) The Essence of Plant Research(234) Special Topics and Discussion in Life Science(234) Introduction to Ecological Research and Application(234) Introduction to Quantitative Biology (Q-Bio)(12) Gene Expression and Regulation(3) Research Projects in Developmental Biology(34) Seminar in Life Science(1) Teaching Practice of General Zoology Lab.(34) Teaching Practice of General Botany Lab.(34) Technical Writing and Scientific English(4) Biotech Patent(4) Mathematics for Life Scientists(234) Biology for Future Presidents: Important Concepts That Can Be Easily Understood(234) Teaching Practice of General Zoology Lab.(34) Teaching Practice of General Botany Lab.(34) Technical Writing and Scientific English(34) Biotech Patent(34) Mathematics for Life Scientists(4) Biology for Future Presidents: Important Concepts That Can Be Easily Understood(4) Metazoan Evolutionary Developmental Biology(234) Techniques for Developmental Functional Genomics of Emerging Model Organisms(234) Biotech Patent and Intellectual Property(34) Synthetic Biology - Design, Engineering and Evolution(4) History of Biology(34) Seminar in Neurobiology: Neuromuscular Junctions in Health and Disease(34) Single-cell Systems Biology(34) Research in Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine(34) Basic Computer Programming for Life Science(234) Biotech Patent(34) Cellular Signaling(234) Literature Review in Pain Neurobiology(34) History of Biology(34) Stem Cell Biology and its Application(34) Seminars in Classical and Frontier Research in Cell and Developmental Biology(234) Modern Techniques in Neuroscience(234) Neurotechnology Laboratory Rotation(34) Neuroscience Seminar and Proposal Writing(34) Metazoan Evolutionary Developmental Biology(34) Topics and Methods Development for Cell Biology I(34) Topics and Methods Development for Cell Biology II(234) Introduction of Plant Transporters(34) Curriculum Design for Hands-on Science Project(34) R Programming for Biology(234) Evolutionary Developmental Biology: Principles and Practices(34) Island Biogeography(12) R Programming for Biology: Applications(234) Basic Linux Commands for Biology(234) Biotech Patent and Carbon Reduction(234) Special Topics in Cellular and Organismic Biology (2)(234) Research Methods and Presentation(234)
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