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The Digital Content and Technologies(DCT) Bachelor’s Program of National Chengchi University is the nationwide premiere undergraduate program that integrates the College of Communications and College of Sciences (Department of Computer Science) together.
Comparing to the related faculties at home and abroad, DCT offers a unique chance of combining interdiscipline learning.
The Department of Journalism and College of Communications, NCCU, have gone through 70 years of accumulation in its solid research and teaching basis, on the other hand, supported by relevant departments such as art and humanities, sociology, psychology, intellectual property, marketing, innovation and creativity.
Thus, with the combination of communication and information technology, DCT offers a high-quality environment to develop digital storytelling, interaction research, new media art and new media technology innovation.
DCT program is offered in the form of double major for students from the entire school, where they learn second skills based on digital content and technology.
The goal of the program is to educate multi-disciplined talents with expertise in humanism, IT design and technical skills.
Evaluating the domestic talent gap of the digital content industry, DCT integrates the teachers’ expertise and research resources from both College of Communications and College of Science, and established its characteristic by planning for future developments based on two cores, including digital storytelling & entertainment technology and new media & interactive design.
- Students from the entire university, who are in their second year of college and upwards.
- Students outside the College of Communications and Department of Computer Science take more than two-thirds of enrollment quota.
- The actual enrollment quota for each year is based on the double major announcement from the Office of Academic Affairs, NCCU.
The application schedule is based on the double-major operation procedure of the university.
The application materials include application form, transcript and other beneficial documents for application.
Selection will be made through documentary review by the DCT’s screening committee. An oral examination will be conducted if necessary.
The approved DCT students who have completed the required credits to graduate in their original department, as well as completed and pass the required subjects of DCT within the study period, will be awarded with Digital Content and Technology Degree, “Bachelor of Science(BS)” upon their graduation.
1. A minimum of 45 credits must be completed for the degree, including:
a. Required course: 12 credits
b. DCT’s advanced elective course: a minimum of 21 credits.
At least 6 credits for each category: category of content and design, category of technology and application
c. Partially required course: a minimum of 6 credits. The continuous 1-year course for practice, A and B, C and D, must be taken continuously.
d. Advanced practical credits: a minimum of 6 credits.
Application must be submitted for the courses below:
(A) The elective courses taken after completing 21 credits of the DCT elective courses
(B) Advanced courses related to digital content within or outside the student’s own department
2. Students from the Department of Computer Science are not allowed to take the course “Introduction to Computer Programming”.
The reduction credits should be supplemented by courses from the content and design category of the advanced electives. In other words, students must take at least 24 credits of the advanced electives, including a minimum of 9 credits from the content and design category.
3. Course information inquiry of this semester
(Applicable for enrollment since 2018 academic year)
DCT’s Undergraduate Program | |
Required Course | Introduction to Digital Contents and Technologies (3 ec) Aesthetics of Form: A Survey (3 ec) Studies of New Media Works (3 ec) Introduction to Computer Programming (3 ec) |
Partially Required Course | Special Projects on Digital Content and Technology (A) (3 ec) Special Projects on Digital Content and Technology (B) (3 ec) Special Projects on Digital Content and Technology (C) (3 ec) Special Projects on Digital Content and Technology (D) (3 ec) |
Advanced Elective Course, Category of Content and Design | Digital Narratives (3 ec) 3D Computer Animation Foundation (3 ec) Interactive Product and System Design (3 ec) Popular Music and Digital Visualization (3 ec) Exhibition Technology Case Analysis (3 ec) Interactive Installation Design (3 ec) Advanced Computer Animation Design (3 ec) New Media Creation Transfer (3 ec) Product Planning and Project Management (3 ec) Cultural Creativity Adding Value (3 ec) Design Thinking (3 ec) Interactive Sound Design (3 ec) Human-Computer Interaction Design (3 ec) Virtual Reality Art (3 ec) The Interactive Film of the Future (3 ec) |
Advanced Elective Course, Category of Technology and Application | Internet and Communication Technology (3 ec) Introduction to Multimedia Network (3 ec) Advanced Computer Programming (3 ec) Applications of Database (3 ec) Web Programming (3 ec) Mobile Application Development (3 ec) Social Networks and Applications (3 ec) 3D Game Programming (3 ec) Human-Computer Interaction (3 ec) Computer Animation (3 ec) Human-Computer Interaction with Touch-Based Interfaces (3 ec) Digital Publishing (3 ec) |
Advanced Practical Credits | |
a. Required course: 12 credits b. DCT’s advanced elective course: a minimum of 21 credits. At least 6 credits for each category: category of content and design, category of technology and application c. Partially required course: a minimum of 6 credits. d. Advanced practical credits: a minimum of 6 credits. |