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The College of Humanities and
Social Sciences of the National University of Kaohsiung is the only
college in southern Taiwan that brings together disciplines from the
humanities and the social sciences. With the objective of providing
other departments with
high-quality teaching and research in the humanities and the social
sciences, the College
aims to train professionals with aesthetic and social consciousness as
well as international vision. In support of this ideal, the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences is devoted to the integration of teaching
resources from different departments:
1.
Three courses are mandatory for all students in the College of
Humanities and Social Sciences:
“Central Problems in Philosophy”, “Globalization and Multi-culture” and
“Technology and Society”,
totaling 6 credits in the Core General Curriculum, aimed at developing
fundamental concepts in the fields of humanities and social sciences.
2.To raise employment competitiveness, students are encouraged to
cultivate a second professional specialty. The College of Humanities and
Social Sciences offers interdisciplinary courses, such as “Guide
Training Program for Tourism Industry” and “Foreign Language Program for
Medical Tourism”. Integrated curriculums with other colleges, such as
the “Humanities and Business Management Program”, are also offered. |
Through collaboration, the four
departments of the College aim to offer training in professional
language skills, multicultural innovation, and healthy, happy lives.
Features of each department are outlined below.
The Department of Western
Languages and Literature offers classes that enhance cultural and social
understanding. Courses include the History of Western Civilization,
Introduction to Western Literature, Contemporary English and American
Literature, English and American Children's Literature, English and
American Novel, Feminism, and Sociolinguistics.
The Department of Kinesiology,
Health and Leisure Studies combines a rich variety of classes that seek
to improve general mental and physical well-being through hotel
management, warehouse management, hot spring rehabilitation management,
spa, and sports injuries and treatment. Theories of humanistic spirit
embedded in these social activities are studied through such courses as
“Health Promotion, Theory and Practice”, “Security Education and First
Aid”, “Introduction to Leisure and Recreation”, “Environmental Health
and Protection”, “Athletic Science”, “Psychology of Sports and
Exercises”, “Environmental Health”, “Traveling and Security”,
“Construction of a Healthy Community”, and “Economics”. The Department
also provides field training in governmental offices of health
promotion, leisure farms, fitness centers, hospitals and research
institutions.
The Department of Creative Development and Architecture
offers courses on a rich range of arts and craftsmanship, including
Basic Carving, Basic Molding, History of Chinese Art, Auspicious Signs
and Culture, Traditional Wood Carving, Figure Molding, Pattern Drafting,
Metal in Tin, Field Work, Workshop Issue and Bamboo Carving.
The Department of East Asian Studies includes programs for the study of
the languages as well as the cultures of East Asian countries. In
collaboration with other departments in NUK, the Department aims to
provide interdisciplinary training concerning the languages, societies,
and cultures of major East Asia countries, such as Japan, Korea, China,
and Vietnam. Building upon language training, the curriculum examines
international relationships from a Taiwanese perspective. Academic
programs include East Asian languages, social science theory, practices,
and application, Asian literatures, Japanese conversation and
translation, Korean conversation and translation, the training of a
third foreign language, and international student exchange programs.
The Department of Athletic Performance recruit a total of 45 students of four categories
of baseball, table tennis, badminton, swimming and other sports
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