Current Status
The College of Liberal Arts is the earliest academic division in Tamkang University. The major feature of the College of Liberal Arts is the “dual core” focus, integrating communication science with humanistic concerns. The college has created a learning environment by four points, including “oriental perspectives, global vision, international connections, creative innovation”. The College of Liberal Arts lies in its diverse range of quality courses, including Creative Sinology, Cultural Vision, Innovative Publishing, Mass Media, and Digital Marketing (including visual arts) as an educational goal. The college cultivates students with core competence by theoretical knowledge and internship experiences. The combination of theory and practice enables college graduates to have necessary capacity for either entering the workplace or pursuing further studies.
Historical background
The College of Liberal Arts, formerly named the Section of Literature, was founded in August 1966. In the very beginning, it consisted of eight departments, three graduate institutes, and one chamber. The departments included Chinese Literature, English, Spanish, German, History, and Educational Media Science. Graduate Institutes were composed of institutes of Western Languages, Europe, and the United States of America. And the chamber was set up for Area Studies.
The Section of Literature aimed to provide an education of quality rather than of quantity. It promoted computer-assisted education programs, making the education of Liberal Arts keep pace with the developments of modern sciences, and hence paved the way for the growth of this Section.
In Jun 1980 when Tamkang Junior College of English became the Tamkang University, the Section of Literature was also transformed into the College of Liberal Arts. In 1993, the Department of Western Languages left the College and established a college of its own.
Introduction of the building
The College of Liberal Arts is located at the Liberal Arts Building and the Communication Hall in the Tamsui campus. Between these two building is the Rest and Culture Pass, a wooded area connecting the college town and Shuiyuan Street.
The construction of the Liberal Arts Building started in June 1976 and completed in February 1977. As a six-floor building, the Liberal Arts Building is 7,895 square meters. The offices of the College of Liberal Arts (L519), the Department of Chinese Literature (L514), the Department of History (L523), and the Department of Information and Library Science (L501) were then established. Furthermore, the College is also quipped with eleven themed research rooms and numerous research rooms for the faculty.
The Communication Hall is open since November 1st 2012. The space of this building is mainly for the Department of Mass Communications and the Department of Information and Communication. This building is also equipped with the offices of the Department of Mass Communications (Q406), the Department of Information and Communication (O304), New Media Center (Q206), and rooms for themed researches and practical training.
Thematic Research Room
| 室別 | 研究室名稱 |
| L402 | The Implement Lab of Culture & Creative Industry Program |
| L403 | Confucian Studies Research Office |
| L409 | Field Investigation Research Office |
| L516 | Children’s Literature Research Office |
| L525 | Research Office of Formosan Studies |
| L527 | Scholarly Communication and Informetrics |
| L528 | Chinese Women’s Literature Research Office |
| L601 | Digital Archives and Digital Humanities Research Office |
| Research Room of Open Data | |
| L605 | Library and Community Extension Service Laboratory |
| O101 | Tamkang TV |
| O201 | Tamkang Visual art workshop |
| O301 | Tamkang Net News |
| O302 | Voice of Tamkang |
| O307 | New Media Lab |
| O308 | Local Community Innovation Lab |
| O308A | AR/VR Studio |
| O309 | Digital Content Research Lab |
| Q206 | New Media Center |
| Q209 | Motion-Sensitive Media Lab |
| Q402 | Behavior Observation Labs |