Introduction 學系介紹

Our department was founded initially in 1965 as Department of Oceanography and Department of Botany in 1971. To integrate teaching resources, and enhance faculty expertise, our university merged the Marine Biology group of the Department of Oceanography and the Department of Botany in 1987 to form the Department of Biology. The department was renamed to its current name Department of Life Science in 2004. Over the past 50 years, our alumni have distinguished themselves in a wide range of endeavors and make important contribution to basic science, medicine, education, environmental science.

Our university is located near YangMingShan National Park, which is special in terms of geographical location and climate to provide precious natural and ecological resources with great values in phytochemical study and environmental change research, as well as conservation biology exploration. We are committed to interdisciplinary learning, while ensure students to acquire critical thinking and problem solving skills during the training.

We also provide exchange programs to let students to study abroad at one of our school's partner institutions. In this way, the Department of Life Science aims to provide superb training for students in health-related professions or careers incorporating conservation biology, ecology, and environmental and resource management.

Teaching Characteristics 教學特色

1. Dual training divisions in both molecular cell biology and ecology/ evolution study
2. Special topic in research or summer college internship programs in Life Science related companies
3. Dual campus field study (learning abroad workshops)
4. International joint courses

Course Highlights 課程重點

• Research in special topics
• Practical marine science and technology exhibition narrator training
• Marine biology and lab
• Dual campus field study
• International joint course – field biology
• Bioindustry seminar

Future 未來發展

Post-baccalaureate apprenticeships and graduate study Graduates may apply for graduate schools or for research technician positions, during which they will also be trained and prepared for careers in the life science.

Career Path and Options
Graduates from the Department of Life Science may apply to positions available in academia and industries, from ecology and environmental science to human health and medicine.

• Academic teaching positions Research associates/ specialists and laboratory technicians (basic science/ agriculture/ biotechnology)
• Government official employments (aquaculture/ fishery/ conservation biology/ forestry/ biotechnology)
• Research and Development or manufacture (vaccine/ medicine/ bioassays and biochips/ cosmetics and skin care product industry)

Scholarships 獎學金

• Chinese Culture University Department of Life Science Inheritance Scholarships (Director Kuan Shih-Chieh / Professor Chin Shu-Yen / Professor Wang Kuang and Professor Chien Huai-Yuan Memorial Scholarships)
• Professor Chen Kuei-Yu Memorial Scholarship
• Professor Chen Chia-Fen Assistance Scholarship
• Hwa Kang Scholarship

Cooperation Project 實習與產學合作

• Phalanx Biotech Group, Inc.
• Grape King Bio Ltd.
• Taiwan Brion Research Institute
• Guandu Nature park, Taipei
• Museum of Zoology, NTU
• Super Laboratory Co., Ltd.
• Taipei Zoo
• Genomics BioSci. & Tech. Co., Ltd.
• License Biotechnology CO., Ltd.
• National Museum of Marine Science & Technology