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National Taiwan Normal University

The Program of Metaverse Narrative

Study and Application Regulations

Passed in the University’s 1st Curriculum Meeting on November 1, 2023

  1. To encourage interdisciplinary learning in literature, history, art, design, and digital information, National Taiwan Normal University (hereinafter referred to as “the school”) provides the “The Program of Metaverse Narrative” (hereinafter referred to as “the Program”). The Program is jointly planned and co-organized by the Department of Chinese, Department of English, Department of History, Department of Geography, Department of Taiwanese Languages and Literature, Department of Design, and Department of Graphic Arts and Communications. The College of Liberal Arts serves as the chief organizer.

  2. Students should accomplish a minimum of 14 credits, including 6 from the required course and 8 from elective courses. For detailed course information, refer to the “The Program of Metaverse Narrative Course Requirements.”

  3. Accomplished courses which are same or similar to the program’s courses can be recognized after the review of program’s organizers; yet there is a limit up to 6 credits only.

  4. This program adopts a certification system. Students can apply through the academic system during the second semester of each academic year, following the schedule announced by the Office of Academic Affairs. Students who have obtained eligibility for the accredited program will have priority in course selection for the program during the initial course selection period. After completing the program’s course and credit requirements, students must submit an application form and transcript (all academic years). Upon verification by the program’s organizers, they can then apply for a certificate at the Office of Academic Affairs.

  5. Students who have officially registered for this program but have not yet completed the required courses and credits for this program, or those who have not registered for this program but have completed at least one-third of the program’s required credits, despite meeting their department’s (or institute’s) graduation requirements, may apply for an extension of their study period. Otherwise, they will be deemed to have forfeited their eligibility to complete the program. However, students admitted to master’s or doctoral programs within the Taiwan University System may apply to continue their studies in this program after enrollment.

  6. Related items not mentioned in the regulations will follow NTNU’s related regulations.

  7. The regulations are implemented or revised through the approval of the NTNU Academic Affairs Meeting.

How to Apply

Curriculum

National Taiwan Normal University

The Program of Metaverse Narrative

Course Requirements

Passed in the University’s 1st Curriculum Meeting on November 1, 2023

Passed in the University’s 2nd Curriculum Meeting on April 17, 2024

Passed in the University’s 2nd Curriculum Meeting on April 16, 2025

  1. Required Course: with a total of 6 credits

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Departments

Notes

0HUG253

Introduction to Metaverse Narrative

2

General

Education

 

L0C9007

CLA Internship Program

2

College of Liberal Arts

 

05UG016

Computational Thinking and Programming

2

General Education

 
  1. Elective Courses: Students must complete a minimum of 8 credits in total, including at least two courses from both “Design” and “Narrative” fields.

Field

Course Code

Course Title

Credits

Departments

Notes

Design

VDU0181

3d Animation (I)

2

Design

Total of 11 courses (Minimum of 2 courses required)

VDU0182

3d Animation (II)

2

Design

VDC9007

Digital Media Integration Design (I)

2

Design

VDU0261

Digital Media Integration Design (II)

2

Design

VDM0034

Special Topics on Interactive Media

3

Design

GCM0075

Digital Image Processing

3

Graphic Arts and Communications

GCU0036

3D Computer Graphics

3

Graphic Arts and Communications

GCU0186

Basics of Animation Practices

3

Graphic Arts and Communications

GEU0239

Geovisualization

3

Geography

ITU0127

Programming Language

3

Technology Application and Human Resource Development

05UG038

Practical Applications of Generative AI

2

General

Education

Narrative

CHU0105

Editing and News Covering

3

Chinese

Total of 41 courses (Minimum of 2 courses required)

CHU0134

Reportage

3

Chinese

CHU0167

Literature and Play Writing

3

Chinese

CHU0176

Introduction to Chinese Myth

2

Chinese

CHU0179

Chinese Short Stories

2

Chinese

CHU0195

Travel Literature

2

Chinese

CHU0299

Novels in Dynasty of Ming-Ching (I)

2

Chinese

CHU0300

Novels in Dynasty of Ming-Ching (II)

2

Chinese

CHU0335

Contemporary Chinese Drama

3

Chinese

CHU0341

Novels and Movies

3

Chinese

CHU0344

Playwriting

2

Chinese

ENU0024

Selected Readings in Novels

3

    English

ENU0070

Readings in Drama

3

English

ENU0151

Fantasy Literature

3

English

ENU0183

Foundations of Western Literature: Mythology and Legend

3

English

ENU0245

Theater Performance & Production (I)

2

English

ENU0246

Theater Performance & Production (II)

2

English

ENU0306

Sherlock Holmes, Fiction and Film

2

English

ENU0336

British and American TV Dramas and Cultural Studies

3

English

ENU0341

Digital Scholarship in Humanities:

Text Analytics with R

3

English

ENU0342

Crime Fiction

3

English

ENC1115

Cinematic Literacy

3

English

ENC9001

Literature in Action: Script Writing and Its Applications

3

English

ENC9002

Literature in Action: Storytelling and Its Applications

3

English

HIU0102

Oral History

2

History

HIU0104

Audio-Visual Historiography

3

History

HIU0330

Historical Topics and Multiple Thinking

2

History

HIU0340

Historical Narrative and Writing

2

History

HIC9008

Seminar on White Terror and the Movement of Human Rights in Postwar Taiwan

2

History

HIC9017

Seminar on Digital Humanities and Historical Studies

3

History

HIC9033

Seminar on Socio-Cultural Issues in Modern Hong Kong

3

History

GEU0061

Geography of Tourism

2

Geography

GEU0226

Environmental Sustainability

3

Geography

GEU0251

Indigenous People for Environmental Conservation

2

Geography

TCU3004

Selected Readings and Critical Analysis in Taiwan Fiction

2

Taiwan

Culture

TCU3018

Selected Readings in Taiwanese Fiction

2

Taiwan

Culture

TCU4002

Taiwanese Drama and Cinema

2

Taiwan

Culture

TCU4024

Reporting, Writing, and Media Communication

2

Taiwan

Culture

TCU4025

Taiwan Food Literature

2

Taiwan

Culture

GCU0037

Script Writing

3

Graphic Arts and Communications

05UG035

Digital Storytelling and Learning Technologies

2

General

Education

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