2021 Curricula of the International Doctor's Program

Department of Electrical Engineering, Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

First year (Sept. 2021-June 2022)
Fall semester Spring semester

Course Classification Courses credits hours Course No. Course Classification Courses credits hours Course No.

Obligatory Independent Study (I) 0 2 Obligatory Independent Study (II) 0 2

Obligatory Spoken Chinese (1A) 2 2 Obligatory Spoken Chinese (1B) 2 2
Obligatory Obligatory
Obligatory Semester total 2 4 Obligatory Semester total 2 4
Elective Nonlinear Control Systems Elective Fuzzy Theory
3 3 Applications 3 3
Elective Standalone Embedded Elective Digital Control Systems
System Design 3 3 3 3
Embedded Operating
Elective Digital System Design 3 3 Elective System 3 3
Advanced Graphic Digital Image Processing
Elective Monitoring 3 3 Elective and its Applications 3 3
Power System Analysis,
Elective Advanced Servo Control 3 3 Elective Operation and Control 3 3
Elective Electric Power Quality and Elective Digital Signal Processing
its Applications 3 3 and its Applications 3 3
Elective Statistical Modeling and Elective Biostatistics
Applications 3 3 3 3
Advanced Virtual Nonlinear System
Elective 3 3 Elective Theory and Analysis 3 3
Instrumentation
Artificial Intelligence and
Elective Deep Neural Networks 3 3

Second year (Sept. 2022-June 2023)

Fall semester Spring semester
Course Classification Courses credits hours Course No. Course Classification Courses credits hours Course No.
Obligatory Independent Study (III) 0 2 Obligatory Independent Study (IV) 0 2
Obligatory Obligatory
Obligatory Semester total 0 2 Obligatory Semester total 0 2
Elective Intelligent Control 3 3 Elective Network-Based 3 3
Embedded Systems
Elective Advanced Power Electronics 3 3 Elective Switching Power Supply 3 3
Elective Medical Ultrasound 3 3 Elective Assistive Device Design 3 3
Elective Medical Instrumentation 3 Elective Computer Application in 3 3
Design 3 Power Systems
Elective Spoken Chinese (2A) 1 2 Elective Spoken Chinese (2B) 1 2
Elective Mobile Communication and 3
Cloud Computing 3

Notes：
1. Minimum course credits for the PhD degree is 22, including 4 obligatory course credits, 18 elective course credits. Completion of 6 thesis credits
and Independent Study (I) ~ Independent Study (IV) are also required.

2. Course credits obtained outside the department of electrical engineering may be counted only if they are approved by the department chair.

3. Please visit department website for details of Ph.D. requirements.

4. Elective courses listed here may be subject to change.

5. Chinese course could be waived if international students who pass the "Basic Level" of Chinese Proficiency Test (TOP or HSK).