Required Courses (6 credits)

*  Research and Writing (3 credits)
*  Critical Theory and Practice (3 credits)

Elective Courses (21 credits)

Students may take at most 6 credits outside the department (a maximum of 3 credits per semester). Students wishing to take courses outside the department must apply in advance and obtain approval from the Curriculum Committee.

 A selected list of elective courses offered in recent years:

●     Topics of Western Drama

●     Asian American Literature Study

●     Irish Literature

●     New Woman Fiction

●     Postcolonial Literature

●     Postmodern Fiction

●     Seminar in Thesis Writing and the Novels of Nella Larsen

●     Special Topics on Medieval Studies

●     Topics of European Literature

●     Twentieth Century English Fiction

●     Dystopian Literature

●     Travel Literature

●     Psychological Fiction and Films

●     Special Topic on Henrik Ibsen

●     Trauma Studies

●     The Beat Generation

Please refer to the following website for detailed course information:

https://ecourse2.ccu.edu.tw/local/syllabus/course_list.php

Other Requirements

*  One conference presentation or 3 conference attendances

*  Two options for thesis submission:

(1)Traditional thesis: The thesis, with a minimum of 60 pages, should be written in English and formatted in the latest MLA style.

(2) Students translate British and American literary works (more than 100 pages), and write reviews of more than 40 pages in English, which will be bound together with the translation as a master's thesis. English review should be written according to the latest MLA paper format.

*  A thesis defense