College of Humanities and Social Sciences

"Technology improves the conditions of our lives, the humanities improve the quality of our lives". Based on this belief, Chaoyang University of Technology established the College of Humanities and Social Sciences in August, 1997. The University expects the College will provide a strong base in humanities, ethics and skills throughout the University. The College is composed of four departments (Communication Arts, Applied Foreign Languages, Early Childhood Development and Education, and Social Work) and two centers (Center for Teacher Education, and Foreign Language Center). Currently, Department of Early Childhood Development and Education, Department of Applied Foreign Languages, and Department of Social Work offer the master’s program (including the regular program and the in-service programs).

As to the number of faculty, the College now consists of 3 full professors, 18associate professors, 31assistant professors, and 16 lecturers. Of these, 48 hold doctoral degrees and 20 hold master's degrees. Totally, the number of students in the college is 3,048, including 2,801 undergraduate students and 247 graduate students.

The following is a brief description of the departments under the College.

     Department of Communication Arts

    The Department is the first of its kind in any university of technology in the R.O.C. It not only possesses an outstanding faculty and first-rate facilities, but also combines teaching methodologies that give equal attention to theory and practice and truly attain the educational goal of both technical and intellectual excellence. Students in the Department have both the technical and artistic skills that meet the professional needs today.
The Department's audio and video equipment is identical to the equipment used in the industry today, and the Department has established cooperative agreements with a number of well-known media corporations. It provides practical experience and a background in the humanities to its students through class training and summer internship. Under these advantageous conditions, students are exceptionally well-prepared for actual industry requirements immediately after they graduate.


     Department of Applied Foreign Languages

    The Department's primary mission is to produce students with high levels of foreign language skills to meet the needs of the coming era of international information and communication. Currently the Department offers English, Japanese, German, and French classes, as well as practical instruction in business and language specializations. The Department thus offers three specialized tracks: international business interests, technical translation, and language teaching. These technical tracks allow the students to use their skills in the modern language market.

     Department and Graduate Institute of Early Childhood Development and Education
 

    The Department was founded in 1996. Currently the day school offers a 4-year undergraduate program and a master's program, and the evening school offers 2-year and 4-year undergraduate programs and an in-service master's program. The Department has an excellent faculty with a wide variety of early childhood specializations, and provides an ideal academic environment for its students. The faculty is characterized by diligence, care, and love, and actively seeks to promote students' dedication to the ideals of childcare and education. In addition, the department offers extensive guidance in Montessori materials and methods to expand students' professional horizons.
    The curriculum includes basic subjects such as planning and management of learning environment and activities for young children, child development, administration and management of childcare programs, and core subjects such as ethics for child care professionals and Montessori instructional methods. It also offers its students the opportunity to obtain certification as kindergarten teachers through the courses offered by the Center for Teacher Education, allowing them to enter the job market in a prompt and timely fashion.

     Department of Social Work

    The Department of Social Work was established in 2000, which aims to educate excellent and professional social workers. Currently the Department offers 4-year undergraduate program and 4-year undergraduate evening program. The curriculum includes fundamental courses such as philosophy and ethic of social work, social welfare and policy, community work, group work, casework, sociology, psychology, social psychology and human behavior in the social environment etc. Besides, considering current social problems and trends in Taiwan, the curriculum will be specialized in the fields of family social work and NPO (non- profit organization) to cultivate professionals in social service and delivery. The Department plans to set up master program in 2007.

     The Center for Teacher Education

    The Center for Teacher Education of the University was established in 1998. Its establishment is to realize the Ministry of Education's policy of diversified teacher training, and to integrate the teaching and research resources unique to each of the University's departments and institutes to develop outstanding teachers with profound knowledge and skills in different fields of specialization and with sound educational concepts. Shortly after its establishment, the Center began offering a certification program for kindergarten instructors; and in the 1999 school year, a certification program for instructors at the secondary school level was offered. The aims of these programs are as follows.
■Kindergarten instructor certification: The goal of the program is to prepare students to become certified kindergarten instructors, through course work taught by the University's faculty and practical application of facilities at the University.
■Secondary school instructor certification: The goal of the program is to prepare students to become certified instructors at the secondary school level, through course work taught by the University's faculty and practical application of facilities at the University.
Both programs are open to students who are sophomores or above, and who meet the program's entrance requirements. Both of the programs are two years programs. Students are required to complete a minimal 26 credits of course work (internship included) in order to be certified. Additionally, from the year 2000 on, a new program is at function. The new program grants the kindergarten instructor certifications to graduates who hold a bachelor degree, if they fulfill the requirements of the training program.

     Foreign Language Center           

    Foreign Language Center（FLC）, is newly established in August, 2006. The main goal of FLC is to develop English skills among non-English majors. With regard to course arrangements, leveling teaching is applied to freshmen to enhance teaching efficiency. In addition to common courses, some advanced programs and various English activities will also be provided by FLC. In this way, students can be competent to use this lingua franca in their everyday life and future careers, making English a practical tool. For honorable students, especially those who will potentially visit our sister universities as exchange students, Foreign Language Center will help them improve the English competence so that they can pursue degrees in English speaking countries. With distinguishing specialties and different experiences, teachers in FLC have been devoting their professionalism and passion to teaching in order to fulfill students’ multiple needs in English learning. The ultimate goal of Foreign Language Center is to help students become independent and active learners, enjoying the wonders of foreign languages.

Location: Administration Building (Room 403)

Telephone: 886-4-2332-3000 ext. 7512~7514

Fax: 886-4-2374-2367

E-mail: humanity@cyut.edu.tw