•  What are the admission requirements for the LL.M. Program at GIILS?

Applicants to the LL.M. program at GIILS shall hold a Bachelor's degree or above in any field of study other than law. Applicants must not have graduated from a program (including double degree program s with law) offered by a law school or graduate institute of law in Taiwan .

•  What are the possible ways to be admitted to the program? Is there a night class program offered by the Institute ?

Currently, admission is only granted through the annual entrance examination held by the University. There is no night class program offered by the Institute.

•  Is admission preferred for students with work experience, or students who have just completed their degrees?

Students with specific field of knowledge are adequate. Outstanding achievements from work may earn extra credit.

•  When is the admission period and enrollment time for the program ?

Admission period is set by the University uniformly; enrollment time for new students will be September each year.

•  How to write the research proposal required for admission to the program?

There is no standard format or page limit set for the research proposal, students are free to write anything they want. But since the proposal will take an important part of the oral exam, giving a careful thought to what you write is highly recommended.

•  Are there any past entrance exam questions available?

Please click on the link for more details, or find more information on the website of the University's library.

•  What are the class times for this program? Approximately how many hours per week? Is there a summer or winter holiday available?

This Institute is the same as other graduate schools, which has day time classes only. There is no class held at night or on weekends. Classes are scheduled from Monday to Friday; total class hours may vary depending on papers offered each term and students' own choice of papers. However, for the first two years of study as it is scheduled now, the basic class hours shall be over 16 hours per week. And yes, there are summer and winter holidays.

•  Will students be required to study full-time? Is part-time study an option?

The Institute will not force students to quit their jobs in order to study full-time, however, since the workload of the courses are extremely heavy and currently, the time limit for completing the program is the same as other graduate schools, which is four years. It is strongly recommended that students should concentrate on studying without distraction.

•  How much does the program cost on an annual basis (or what are the fees based on number of points selected)? How much do I need to pay during the period of thesis writing?

The tuition fee is set by the Office of Graduate Studies uniformly (please see the guidebook published by the University for more information). For the first three years of study, it will cost approximately NT $50,000 annually (NT $25,000 each term) with no additional fees payable on points selected. The fourth year of study will cost approximately NT $20,000+ (NT $10,000 approx. each term).

•  Can students outside the Institute select papers offered by the Institute? Are the classes open for auditing?

Basically, all compulsory papers of this program are offered to students enrolled in the Institute only. Auditing is not allowed generally, except for those who have obtained the lecturers' permission.

General Introduction

Graduate Institute of Interdisciplinary Legal Studies, College of Law, National Taiwan University (hereinafter, “NTU GIILS”) was being a six-year graduate program of law during 2006-2013. However, school policies have been amended to make NTU GIILS a four-year graduate program since 2014.
It is also certified that, pursuant to article 2 of NTU GIILS Academic Policies, all degree requirements must be completed within six academic years (with the exception of candidates who take a leave of absence), and all degree candidates must pay full tuition in the first three academic years. For candidates who registered in 2014 or henceforth, all degree requirements must be completed within four academic years (with the exception of candidates who take a leave of absence), and all degree candidates must pay full tuition in the first three academic years.

Courses for candidates who registered during 2006-2013

Each student has to complete a minimum of 96 credits leading to LL.M degree. 50 credits are compulsory and must be selected from the predesigned curriculum (Please refer to “List of Compulsory Courses 1”).
The remaining 46 credits are elective. Students are obliged to take at least 16 credits of the graduate-level seminars offered by the College of Law (including 6 credits interdisciplinary courses). Students are allowed to take at most 22 credits of the bachelor program at the Department of Law. They can also take courses of other college up to 12 credits if necessary.
In addition to the required 96 credits, students must complete a master degree level thesis paper under the supervision of an instructor.

*Starting from May 2012, the minimum credits for candidates to complete has become 92 credits, including 50 compulsory credits and 42 elective credits. All other regulations mentioned above remain the same.

*List of Compulsory Courses 1

Courses for candidates who registered in 2014 or henceforth

Each student has to complete a minimum of 92 credits leading to LL.M degree. 46 credits are compulsory and must be selected from the predesigned curriculum (Please refer to “List of Compulsory Courses 1”).

The remaining 46 credits are elective. Students are obliged to take at least 20 credits of the graduate-level seminars offered by the College of Law (including at least 10 Credits of Courses with Curriculum Identity Number starting with M ). Students are allowed to take at most 22 credits of the bachelor program at the Department of Law. They can also take courses of other college up to 6 credits if necessary.

In addition to the required 92 credits, students must complete a master degree level thesis paper under the supervision of an instructor.

List of Compulsory Courses 2