Undergraduate Education and Graduate Study
One notable feature of the undergraduate course design at National Dong Hwa University is “modularization”, that is, grouping courses together as modules whose scope can be a broad major or a specialized field. The idea is to equip students with solid background knowledge of a major through required core modules and the disciplines of specialized fields through selective modules. Students therefore have the flexibility to customize course combinations to fit their future study or career perspectives. The current curriculum at the Department of Physics contains three core modules: basic sciences, physics core (I), and physics core (II). The Department also provides three selective modules: (1) biophysics and materials physics, (2) theoretical and computational physics, and (3) nanophysics and optoelectronic physics. All selective modules contain courses from which students should be able to gain hands-on research experiences by joining laboratories or engaging in mentored independent studies, so as to further enhance students' future competitiveness.

The emphasis of graduate study is on training a student to carry out an independent research project under the supervision of a thesis advisor. The basic courses are meant to provide students a solid foundation and sufficient motivation for their thesis research. Additionally, there are advanced courses on fields of active research in the Department.