Introduction to the College of Humanities and Social Sciences

The  mission of the college is: "Based in Kinmen, combining local and global academic perspectives, establishing an Asian

perspective that encompasses Taiwan, Mainland China, and Southeast Asian countries, thereby enhancing students' international perspectives. It is currently composed of 6 departments、2 master degree program、and 1 doctoral degree program, including Department of International and Mainland China Affairs (Bachelor degree, Continuing Education, Master degree), Department of Ocean and Border Management (Bachelor degree, Master degree), Department of Architecture (Bachelor degree, Master degree), Department of Urban Planning and Landscape (Bachelor degree), Department of Applied English (Bachelor degree), Department of Chinese Studies (Bachelor degree), Master Program of Culture and History of Hokkien, Master Program of Language and Humanities Innovative Applications, and PhD Program of Interdisciplinary Sustainable Innovation  in Island Industries.

Characteristics of the College include:
(1) Research on cross-strait and international affairs
(2) Unique research on ocean and border Management
(3) Teaching and research centered on architectural design
(4) Teaching and research of local and global urban planning and landscape
(5) Foreign and Chinese language teaching from a global perspective
(6) Teaching, research and conservation on Minnan culture and its assets
(7) Interdisciplinary Sustainable Innovation  in Island Industries.

The teamwork between faculty staff teaching and administrative missions is well defined in order to develop the effective academic units to the maximum. In terms of the teaching development, the college follows the related teaching developments and improvement plans of the University, and encourages all teachers to develop featured teaching materials, textbooks and publications with local customs. Besides, the College also actively encourages the teachers to improve their self-teaching ability, and invites the excellent teachers in various academic fields to share their outstanding teaching and research skills to the University.

      In terms of research and development, the college also actively encourages teachers to publish academic research achievements in famous local and foreign journals and important seminars in order to extend and expand the academic reputation and influence of the University. Besides, the College has finished the research award stipulation for those teachers striving for resources of the University to strengthen teaching and research tasks.

     In order to achieve the objective and vision of the College under the external environment of constantly changing, full of challenges and opportunities, the college will continue to develop in order to enhance the reputations of the college and the university.