Language Requirements

Language Requirements

Eastern Art History Program
Japanese is the appointed second foreign language for all students of the EAH program. Students must equip themselves with basic Japanese-language skills before applying to take the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense or before going through school leaving procedures. They must satisfy one of the following criteria:

  1. Students should receive formal training in the Japanese language for two years at the equivalent of undergraduate level at a domestic or overseas university as recognized by the ROC Ministry of Education or at a language center recognized by the ROC government, with scores over 70 (of a maximum score of 100) each semester.
  2. Students shall pass the N4 examination of the newly revised Japanese Language Proficiency Test (implemented in 2010) conducted by the Union of Interchange Education, Japan (AIEJ) or the Japan Foundation.
  3. Students shall pass the Language Proficiency Test conducted by the GIAH.
  4. Students who have completed a degree using Japanese language may apply for exemption.
  5. In cases where students choose other Eastern languages as their second foreign language due to the requirements, they must obtain their adviser’s letter of consent and evidence of having achieved the equivalent of two-year formal training in the second foreign language.

Western Art History Program
Students of the WAH program must select a second Western European language (either German, French, Italian or Spanish). Students must equip themselves with basic skills in a second foreign language before applying to take the Master’s Degree Thesis Defense or before going through school leaving procedures. They must satisfy one of the following criteria:

  1. Students should receive formal training in the second foreign language for two years at the equivalent of undergraduate level at a domestic or overseas university as recognized by the ROC Ministry of Education or at a language center recognized by the ROC government, with scores over 70 (of a maximum score of 100) each semester.
  2. Students should attend the language tests and be qualified at B1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).
  3. Students who graduated from departments of German, French, Italian or Spanish languages can apply for exemption. Students who studied master degrees in German-, French-, Italian- or Spanish-speaking countries can apply for exemption. 
  4. In cases where students choose another Western language as their second foreign language due to the requirements, they must obtain their adviser’s letter of consent and evidence of having achieved the equivalent of two-year formal training in the second foreign language. 
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