Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Division (HASSD)
Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Division focuses on interdisciplinary approaches covering various field of interest from regional studies, art, business, social sciences, to humanities. Students not only specialize in their respective fields, but also learn to explore and utilize the broader perspectives and framework that are requisite in today’s workplace, whether it be the public sector, multinational corporations, NGOs, or academia.
Majors
Businesses, governments, international organizations, NGOs, and universities all need people with deep contextual knowledge about Asia. Founded on the humanities and the humanistic social sciences, the Asian Studies major is an interdisciplinary program dedicated to the study of the histories, cultures, and societies of Asia. For some students, the Asian Studies major will provide the intellectual foundations necessary for graduate study. For others, it will serve as a springboard to professional careers boosted by cosmopolitan perspectives on intellectual, literary, and political endeavors, of the past and present. For all students, this major will provide opportunities for deep critical inquiry into political, cultural and social issues that are of vital to Asia and the world.
The Culture and Design Management (CDM) major aims to nurture and train globally talented individuals who can plan, produce, and manage creative contents and new businesses in the culture industry through the convergence of culture, design, and technology. As the supply exceeds the demand and the technical barriers decrease, companies and countries are investing aggressively to ensure design capabilities that expose their own cultural identities. In order to keep up with today’s market trends, the CDM major provides a variety of programs that enable students to gain practical experiences as well as fundamental knowledge regarding the culture industry.
The Information and Interaction Design (IID) Major focuses on developing effective information systems and exploring new forms of interaction through the study and practice of design. We believe that designers of the future are not mere form-givers to 2D screen or 3D objects; they are creative thinkers who are able to discover new possibilities and meticulously shape the form and behavior of products, services, environments, and systems that embrace real-world challenges. Based on the principle of human-centered design, the Information and Interaction Design major enables our students to become effective communicators in various contexts as well as well-rounded problem solvers, leveraging their roles through the synthesis of creative design approaches, relevant technology, and rigorous and systematic thinking through research.
Bridging the disciplines of IT and management, the CTM major prepares students to become global business leaders and management experts in the field of creative technology, especially from the perspective of information systems and applications. The courses in the CTM major constitute a broad program of study designed to provide a managerial, technical, and entrepreneurial background, which will enable students to qualify for opportunities in IT business, creative industry consultancy, entertainment, digital media and IT related services. The CTM major is an excellent springboard for those wishing to start their own ventures in creative industries.
The Justice and Civil Leadership major aims to develop future leaders with keen awareness of, and specialized training in, issues relating to justice for individuals and society in the public and private sectors, both domestically and internationally. The Justice and Civil Leadership major, by deploying methodologies from the humanities and social sciences, allows students to acquire and deepen their knowledge in the fields of philosophy, politics, economics and sociology. In addition, though training in legal theory, legal philosophy, law and society and other related fields, the major aims to cultivate the critical civic leadership skills necessary to resolve the critical issues facing governments and civil society through public discourse. The educational purpose is to help students gain skills such as normative analysis and judgment, policymaking, planning and administration, creative problem solving, etc.
As modern financial institutions face various risks from a wide range of financial and non-financial sources, measuring and managing these risks have become a vital part of their daily and strategic decision-making process. Due to the interconnectedness of the international financial system, we now witness that the consequences of financial risks can not only affect individual institutions, but all of society. Quantitative Risk Management (QRM) is a multidisciplinary program designed to give students opportunities to study advanced quantitative methods and models used in the modern financial world. After completion of the program, successful students will be able to start careers in various positions in financial risk management. QRM has a vision to nurture interdisciplinary global talents for financial risk management by creating synergistic effects which transcend traditional academic disciplines such as economics, statistics, actuarial science, and other relevant fields.
The Science, Technology, and Policy (STP) major combines concepts and methods from the humanities and social sciences to provide a framework through which to analyze the complex interactions between science, technology, and society. The STP is designed to empower students to frame and forecast science and technology in the service of society. It prepares students to understand both the technical and social dimensions of science and technology, giving them a language to frame and apply critical interdisciplinary thinking, research, and communication skills in national and international policy issues of government, private and public sectors including NGOs, in order to become leaders in our increasingly technology-driven society.
The Sustainable Development and Cooperation (SDC) major aims to equip students to pursue a future in international development, which encompasses a broad range of development issues such as, poverty reduction, inequality, human rights, health, education, economic growth, and environmental preservation. Students will acquire theoretical and conceptual skills that enable them to address a wide variety of development issues from the perspectives of diverse academic disciplines including economics, politics, anthropology, and history. Students will also develop practical field experience as a development practitioner and play an informed role in the struggle for the improvement of human life.
