The Department of Communication places equal emphasis on theory and practice. The first and second years are based courses based on text, audio-visual, web pages, design, aesthetics, theory, statistics, and research methods. The third year is the core course, and according to the latest academic development of communication and the trend of the communication industry, three specialty modules are formulated: media creation module, strategic communication module, and digital design module. The fourth year is an integrated curriculum, which implements the curriculum design concepts of “industry-academia connection” and “project production”, and encourages students to go on exchange with foreign universities to expand their global perspectives.

1. Strengthen language and social science skills.
2. Participate in extracurricular activities related to communication and technology.
3. Social practice activities that care for the disadvantaged.

With a strong emphasis on both English and Chinese, students are encouraged to always use the latest technological developments as their creative imagination, and to pursue global employment as their goal after graduation. In addition to the opportunity to go directly to the master’s program of the department, many students are also admitted to relevant research institutes at home and abroad for further study, or enter the technology media, such as Google and Yahoo. and website technology marketing, digital entertainment media (such as game companies, social networking sites), mass communication, advertising and public relations, and other related fields.

The master’s program of the Department of Communication and the Institute of Communication of National Yangming Chiao Tung University are independent teaching units. The Department of Communication is currently the only master’s program in Taiwan that is oriented to “digital media convergence and integrated communication technology practice”, and the development direction will be based on transcending the barriers of traditional media and integrating theory and practice, and the teaching direction will not only be forward-looking theoretical development towards the world trend, but also integrate media practice, so that students can have hands-on experience and hands-on training.

We are the only Department of Communication and Technology in China, and compared with the Department of Communication at home and abroad, “professional training in communication with communication technology as the main axis” is the core concept and characteristics of the foundation and development of the Department.
All courses of the department are guided by the current trends in the communication environment and important communication topics, taking into account the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects, and the teaching methods strive to be rigorous and lively, and are adjusted at any time according to the changes in the external environment. Compared with other communication departments, we break the traditional distinction between journalism, radio, television, digital content, advertising and public relations, emphasizing integrated, interdisciplinary and multi-skill learning, and cultivating students’ creativity to meet the current communication environment and trends.

The curriculum of the Department of Communication is designed with professional training in communication technology as the core, but it encourages students to be exposed to the diverse culture of Taiwan, so students of the Department are required to take three Hakka-related courses to better understand the characteristics and historical context of Hakka culture.