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College of Humanities

The College of Humanities consists of five departments, eight research institutes and six research centers. The five departments include the Departments of Chinese Language and Literature, History, Philosophy, Journalism and Communication, and Sociology. The eight research institutes include Institutes of Research in Chinese Language and Literature, History, Anthropology, American History, Philosophy, Religion, Communication, and Ancient Texts. The six research centers cover areas such as Chinese linguistics, socioeconomic history of China, drama and film and television, and arts. The College hosts a Anthropology Museum and the Luxun Museum and publishes a scholarly journal entitled Research in China's Socioeconomic History. Currently there are 50 professors in the College, 22 of whom are Ph.D. advisers, and there are 47 associate professors. Faculty members with titles of full professor and associate professor and their equivalents account for 72 percent of the total number of the College's teaching and research staff.
The various departments of the College of Humanities have long been established and are grounded in solid foundations. The college has made remarkable accomplishments in teaching, research, and scholarly development. At present it hosts one state key discipline in Chinese economic history, one primary program accredited to award Ph.D. degrees in history, which in turn covers eight secondary Ph.D. programs. In addition, the College hosts three other secondary Ph.D. programs in Chinese linguistics, drama and traditional opera, and philosophy of science and technology. Moreover, there are 22 programs authorized to grant M.A. degrees. There is a national training and research base for a foundational discipline in liberal arts-history, and communication is listed as a provincial key discipline. The College has 10 sequences authorized to grant B.A. degrees in Chinese language and literature (including educational and non-educational tracks), Chinese language, history, archaeology, philosophy, print journalism, broadcast journalism, advertising, and social work. There are two multi-media classrooms and several well-equipped teaching laboratories.
The College of Humanities distinguishes herself with achievements in researches in Chinese socioeconomic history, ancient Chinese history, the culture of dialects of the southern Fujian Province and Taiwan Province, modern Chinese history, drama and traditional operas, philosophy of science and technology, literature and arts, arts, histories of specific countries, local histories of Fujian Province and Taiwan Province, Marxist philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Western philosophy, anthropology, ethnology, advertising, and social work. Some accomplishments in research rank among the most advanced across the nation, and have won international renown. The various departments and institutes have hosted many international and national academic conferences. In the past 20 years or so, nearly 200 people-time of faculty members have lectured abroad and/or participated in other academic exchanges. During the same period, the College has also hosted almost 200 visiting scholars and students from abroad.

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