Ⅰ. Establishment

Due to different levels of handicap, different assistive tools are needed to help the handicapped with their learning, communication, and daily routines. The students of this master program are expected to develop into professionals with expertise in both theory and practice of assistive technology. After graduation, they are capable of designing proper assistive tools to facilitate learning and daily activities for the handicapped. The handicapped are thus enabled to adapt well in daily lives, at school, or even at work. In addition to training professionals of assistive technology, this master program also aims to initiate a domestic certification system, thereby solving the problem of the shortage of eligible workers in this domain.

Ⅱ . Program Mission
The mission of this master program is to
1•  Cultivate expertise in the application of assistive technology to instruction and other fields.
2•  Train students to be capable of designing assistive tools that can effectively facilitate learning and daily activities for the handicapped.
3•  Cultivate the expertise in the application and invention of computer-aided technology.

.Ⅲ . Courses
1•  Fundamental courses: These courses provide students with the basics of this domain.
2•  Methodological courses: “Educational Research” and “Advanced Statistics in Education” are both required. Whether to other research courses depends on students' topic of thesis.
3• Electives: Students can select other courses to satisfy their personal interests and needs