Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University

Switch Majors/Double Major/Minor

Switch Majors/Double Major/Minor

Requirements for Students to Transfer to the Department of Anthropology

Beginning in their second year (not including extended term of study) and with the approval of the chairpersons of both the original and applied majors, undergraduate students may apply for a change of major in accordance with NTU regulations. You can only change majors once.

Recruitment quota

 maximum enrollment: 8

Requirements

  1. In the previous academic year, have an average GPA of 2.44 or above.
  2. Obtain the approval of your current department head and the head of the Anthropology department.
  3. Submit notice to the Academic Affairs Office within the application period specified in the school calendar.
  4. After transferring, students must complete all credits and requirements of the anthropology department’s bachelor’s program.
  5. For further details on NTU’s regulations and requirements （in Chinese） please click here

Admissions and Proportions

Admission method: Admission is based on the review of relevant data.
Written test subjects none
 Interview none
  Other tests none
  Can I submit an application a second time? Yes

Requirements for Students to Double Major in Anthropology

Recruitment quota

Unlimited

Requirements

Meet the requirements of NTU’s student enrollment in second department regulations. Including 

  1. Be in the top 20th percentile of their class with a GPA of 2.92 or higher in the previous academic year.
  2. Obtain the approval of your current department head and the head of the Anthropology department. 
  3. Submit notice to the Academic Affairs Office within the application period specified in the school calendar.
  4. After transferring, students must complete all credits and requirements of both departments. 
  5. For further details on NTU’s regulations and requirements （in Chinese) please click here.

Admissions and Proportions

Admission method: Admission is based on the review of relevant data.

other

none

compulsory courses

Anthropology  (3 credits)
History of Anthropology I (3 credits) 
History of Anthropology II (2 credits)

Elective subjects

The department has more than 15 credits of compulsory subjects. The 15 credits do not include the following three required subjects:

1. Freshman Year: “8 subjects with 10 credits” /(8科擇10學分修習) 

2. Sophomore Year: “Linguistics” (1 class);

3. Junior Year: “Archaeological Field Practice and Methods” and “Cultural Field Practice and Methods” (2 classes)

Minimum credits

24

Requirements for Students Who Want to Minor in Anthropology

Recruitment quota

Unlimited

Requirements

Meets the requirements of the Minor Program for students of this school.

  1. Obtain the approval of your current department head and the head of the Anthropology department. 
  2. Submit notice to the Academic Affairs Office within the application period specified in the school calendar.
  3. For further details on NTU’s regulations and requirements （in Chinese) please click here

Admissions and Proportions

Admission method: Admission is based on review data.

other

Students applying for a minor in this department, in addition to completing the compulsory subjects of this department, must also complete 26 credits of elective courses offered by this department within the prescribed period.

Relevant Rules for Transferring Out of the Department

Beginning in their second year (not including extended term of study) and with the approval of the chairpersons of both the original and applied majors, undergraduate students may apply for a change of major in accordance with NTU regulations. You can only change majors once. For the relevant requirements  (in Chinese) please click here.

I. Eligibility to Transfer: Students who have not completed the three courses of “Anthropology”, “Introduction to Archaeology” and “World Ethnography” shall not apply to transfer.
2. Eligibility to apply for minors: None
3. Eligibility to apply for dual majors: None

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Department of Anthropology, National Taiwan University
Phone：+886-2-3366-4744/4734
E-mail：anthro@ntu.edu.tw

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