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| Emphasis& Aim |
| The College of Social Sciences was founded in 1991. Currently it consists of five departments and one independent graduate institute, as Department of Social Welfare, Department of Psychology, Department of Labor Relations, Department of Political Science, Department of Communication, and Graduate Institute of Strategic and International Affairs Studies. All of the five departments offer both Undergraduate and Master's programs. The Social Welfare, Psychology, and Political Science departments also offer Doctor of Philosophy degrees (Ph.D.). The College of Social Sciences currently has 80 full-time faculty members, including 20 professors, 36 associate professors, 22 assistant professors, and 2 lecturer. All of them are fully devoted to the pursuit of teaching and research excellence. In the past years, many of the faculty members have earned Research Prominence Awards from the NSC, as well as National Endowment Chair Professor and Research Excellence Awards from the Ministry of Education. In addition, the Department of Psychology has a Graduate Institute of Clinical Psychology which offers Master's programs. In the academic year of 2010, the College of Social Sciences enrolled 1,486 students, including 64 students in Ph.D. programs, 408 in M.A. programs, and 1,014 in B.A. programs. |
| Prospective Development |
Despite the relative youth of the College, it has received national acclaim for several successive years. At least two departments of this College have recently been ranked in the top tier, alongside prestigious universities with much longer histories in Taiwan. The College is determined to further enhance its teaching quality and research environments in the years to come.
The curricula of the College of Social Sciences focus on social welfare, psychology, political science, labor relations, and communications. Social Welfare adopts an interdisciplinary approach, integrating sociology, economics, public finance, as well as government policy-making. The Psychology department presents state-of-the-art knowledge on cognitive science, human brain, and mind studies. Political science includes theories and practices of political methodology, international relations, comparative politics, as well as public administration and public policy. Labor relations examine the dynamics of labor forces as well as the management of human resources and industrial relations. Communications cover modern media technologies and government regulation policies regarding telecommunications.
Despite the diversity of the above-mentioned areas, the curricula of the College share common emphases, viz. creative thinking, rigorous reasoning, and solid methodology. The aim of the College lies in fostering students with scientific thinking and humanitarian concerns. The curricula also emphasize effective management of the interrelationship between individuals and society. The College has paid and will continue to pay great attention to the current development and future trends in social sciences, and will continue to sponsor both domestic and international academic activities.
To pursue excellent service learning, College of Social Sciences has planned and carried out VAV Project, which integrates the concept of ?§service learning?? and ?§voluntary service?? into classes. The project especially values three fundamental core concepts-- Value, Attitude, and Vision, and the development of professional attitude.
Outstanding Performance:
?? The researches of the Department of Social Affairs are highly recognized by the National Science Council. From 1992 to 2006, the Department of Social Welfare received the most subsidies in its projects, leading other colleges in Taiwan.
?? The Department and Graduate Institute of Social Welfare and the Psychology Department were awarded as a Benchmarking Department of National Chung Cheng University, 2007.
?? 3 faculty members of the Psychology Department are awarded Research Excellence by the National Science Council, and also promoted as Distinguished Professors of Research Excellence by National Chung Cheng University.
?? There are a total of 72 NSC granted projects during 2003-2007 in the Psychology Department.
?? During the 2003-2006 academic years, the average percentage of the undergraduate students of the Department and Labor Relations who carried on higher education was 54%.
?? 2001-2007 Faculty members of the Department of Communication and Graduate Institute of Telecommunications received academic awards, research funding and other projects more than 50 times.
?? 1995-2004 The prestigious academic efforts of the Department of Political Science professors were widely recognized, with each professor having his/her SSCI and TSSCI periodical theses published nationwide, leading other Political Science Departments in Taiwan.
?? From 2007 to 2008, every project of each faculty member of Institute of Strategic and International Affairs won the approval from the National Science Council, with 100 percent of the approval rate.
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