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College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Dean: Chung-I Lin, Ph.D.
Tel: +886-2-27361661 ext.2810
Email: cyberlin@tmu.edu.tw
Mission Statement
Deeply engaged with the vibrant intellectual and cultural life of the nation’s capital, the nation itself and, to some extent, the region of East Asia, Taipei Medical University works, with a focus on medical education and service, to create and disseminate knowledge of humans, experience, thought, expression and creativity to advance human welfare in all its dimensions. As the intellectual core of Taipei Medical University, the College of Humanities and Social Sciences aims to discover, preserve, synthesize and transmit fundamental knowledge in the humanities and social sciences, and seeks to humanize and cultivate the mind of our students through creative research and scholarship, and immersion in the collaborative process of education. The college’s defining character above all else derives from its commitment to choose carefully what is worth pursuing and to do so both without compromise and at every level, including undergraduate education, graduate education, scholarly research, and outreach to the broader community.
We strive, on both research aspect and teaching aspect, to be the finest small college of humanities and social sciences in the country, with a body of faculty and students who are, person for person, second to none. For a division of humanities and social sciences with fewer than 50 professors and instituted in a medical university to research its highest degree of academic excellence, the College would require above all strong academic programs; well-rounded and deeply engaged students; vibrant interactions within a discipline and across disciplines and in between faculty and students. Our faculties pursue continuously expanding the well-chosen frontiers of knowledge through research, scholarly interpretation and creative production. We seek to develop in our students the highest standards of intellectual achievement and an abiding commitment to self-initiated and self-oriented learning and discovery. The programs of the College hope to have an impact that transcends their small size in the near future.
The faculty of the College, while conducting significant scholarship and training graduate students, has the unique responsibility of providing a liberal arts education to the great majority of the undergraduate students attending the Taipei Medical University. With faculty’s expertise and breadth of inquiry and the College's commitment to a liberal education, we prepare our students to learn to think rationally, critically, and creatively; to communicate effectively, correctly, and persuasively; to gather, survey and interpret data; and to engage the arguments of others with understanding and respect. Our liberal arts education will be distinguished by active student learning and discovery, intellectual breadth and depth, and the development of core competences and enduring skills that form the foundation for a lifetime of learning and a thriving democracy that would prepare them to be successful and engaged citizens, workers, and leaders in an ever-changing and increasingly diverse, technological, and global society.
- Graduate Institute of Humanities
- Director: Che-Ming Yang, M.D.,Ph.D.
The institute has two major research foci. One is the literature, history, and philosophy of medicine, and the other is the social psychology of medicine. The former emphasizes the development of colonial medicine and medical literature, while the latter is concerned with the relationship between patients and medical service providers. In the future, the institute hopes to become a channel allowing an exchange of Taiwan’s human resources from the two fields of medicine and humanities, in order to create a perfect research environment in Taiwan.
The institute provides a liberal learning environment. Our students are encouraged to conduct interdisciplinary studies, to make incisive criticisms on contemporary medical events out of humanism, and to provide modern medical education with feasible suggestions.
Contact Info
Tel: +886-2-27361661 ext.2802
Fax: +886-2-27391008
E-Mail: med.human@tmu.edu.tw - Center for Liberal Arts
- Director: Win-Chi Lin, Ph.D.
We are devoted to education of foundation that will provide a sold ground for further studies, instead of giving skin-deep entertaining courses;
We are focused on education of intellectuality that adheres to the ideals of the university, instead of giving courses at the introductory level;
We are determined to provide education with an openness and flexibility of integration and application, instead of emphasizing specialty with a possible risk of restriction;
We are dedicated to enlighten our students with a heart devoted to understanding, interpreting, dialoguing, and problem solving, instead of giving them an answer with one-dimensional authority;
And lastly, we are contributed to a cultivation of a sense of morality and work ethic with a mind devoted to compassion, devotion, responsibility, and service.
Contact Info
Tel: +886-2-27361661 ext.2802
E-Mail: ge@tmu.edu.tw
- Research Center of Philosophy
- Research Center of Law in Technology
- Center of Culture and Language
