The Department of Education has a rich history of developing specializations and programs related to educational practice and leadership. In 1987, the Department of Education began to offer a four-year undergraduate program of primary education. In 1992, the graduate institute for master degree of education was approved, and later the docatoral program since 2000. Currently, the Department of Education is composed of a certificate program for undergraduates, four graduate programs for master degree and one dorctoral degree program.
Since the mission of the Department of Education is to prepare students for pursuing their professional goals as certificated elementary school teachers as well as educational specialists. Therefore, those who enter the programs are requested to create, reflect, and advance their knowledge and professional practice experiences in teaching and learning. This mission is accomplished through many strategies, such as micro-teaching, practicum, and modeling. One of our goals is to provide students with knowledge, skills, and experiences to perform successfully as leaders in educational field.
The certificate program is for undergraduates which prepares students to teach in schools and other relevant careers in education. Students are licensed to teach in elementary schools after passing their national examination and intern. The program, after a selective admission process, also accepts graduate students to pursue their career in teaching.
Since the graduate programs offer the study in three areas: (1) general education (confer Master and Doctoral degree), (2) curriculum and instruction (confer Master degree), and (3) educational administration and management (confer Master degree). Students, in addition to be licensed teachers, may pursue advanced faculty positions and leadership roles in education.
To sum up, students of the certificate program are eligible to take the national certificate examination and obtain the teacher license to teach in schools. For graduate students, they may pursue works as following:
● school teachers, administrators, or principals;
● governmental officers;
● researchers;
● teachers of after-school programs;
● instructional designers of in-service training programs in enterprise or human resources-related agencies.