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Master's program
Niche :
This Master's program is Taiwan's first program to include courses offered by a college of communication and a college of science (information technology). This unique interdisciplinary program makes the Department stand out from all the IT-related departments and graduate schools both in Taiwan and overseas. NCCU's Department of Journalism and College of Communication have a 70-year research and teaching history and are supported by the University's departments of liberal arts, social sciences, psychology, intellectual property, marketing, innovation and creativity, etc. By combining communications and IT, the Program offers a quality environment for technological innovation in areas such as digital storytelling, interactive research, and new media.
Positioning:
After considering the types of professionals Taiwan's digital content industry needs, the Program pooled the teaching and research resources of the College of Communication and the College of Science and plans to develop the following two core areas in order to create a program with its own special characteristics.
- Digital storytelling and entertainment technology
- New media and interactive design
Objective :
The Program is aimed at training individuals specializing in the creation, design, production, planning, and systems development of digital content, with a focus on nurturing abilities such as creativity, international communication, and management and integration.
Markets :
The professionals trained (producers, process project managers, planning professionals, technology researchers and developers) may in the future play a role in the following fields: digital home, digital publishing and archiving, digital art, digital popular science education, e-books, mobile content, animation, games, e-commerce and data mining, new media information and internet technology, multimedia content management systems, etc.
Resource integration :
Opportunities will be created to conduct teaching and research exchanges with overseas educational institutions. Furthermore, efforts will be made to collaborate with both Taiwanese and foreign businesses in the gaming, mobile, and internet industries to jointly create and share knowledge and experiences.
Bachelor's program
Positioning :
All NCCU students are offered an opportunity to develop a second skill, via a double major in digital content and technology, in an attempt to train individuals with humanistic competencies and information design and practical technological skills.
Eligible candidates :
NCCU students who meet the criteria for applying to take a second major
Future developments :
The Program targets all NCCU students. The aim is to help students develop a second skill in digital content and technology, thereby improving their competitiveness in the workplace. By so doing, they will be able to apply their second skill in IT and digital content to the skills they have acquired from their first major. The overall soft power of NCCU will be enhanced as a result.
Resource integration:
NCCU has been known for its strength in the social sciences and has the capacity to provide a fertile ground for the application of digital content knowledge. In recent years, NCCU has endeavored to branch out into the fields such as knowledge dissemination, digital content, and IT. In the 2009 academic year, NCCU began offering an intercollegiate Master's program in digital content and a digital content and IT-related interdisciplinary teaching and research environment has been taking shape.
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