Center for General Education and Core Curriculum, Tamkang 【Happiness Life】

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【Happiness Life】

Interdisciplinary Micro-Program

【Mission】

Complete happiness in life is multifaceted, encompassing aspects such as interpersonal relationships, living spaces, art appreciation, hobbies, and moral cultivation. This micro-course program covers these aspects with the aim of enhancing students' interdisciplinary integration abilities, nurturing STEAM talent, and establishing a foundation for holistic education. It encourages students to understand themselves and others from a psychological perspective, learn effective communication, and develop interpersonal skills for personal and professional life. Additionally, it guides students to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural context of their surroundings, leading them to contemplate how to create shared spaces of happiness for the community.

【Course Planning】

Students must complete at least one course in each of the three domains— “Foundational Interdisciplinary Studies,” “Thematic Issues,” and “Practical Orientation”—within their chosen micro-course program, for a total of at least four courses. Additionally, they must achieve passing grades in these courses to qualify for the issuance of the program certification.

Domain	Department Offering the Course	Course Name	Course Description
Foundational Interdisciplinary Studies	Philosophy and Religion (V Group)	INTRODUCTION TO PHILOSOPHY	Socrates defines philosophy as “ the love of wisdom,” and thus recognizing one’s ignorance means the beginning of wisdom. According to this, this course at first surveys the general inclinations toward ignorance by philosophical speculation over the issues of “truth,” “goodness,” “beauty,” and “holiness”. Then with the practical cases in the class group discussion, such as “the prerequisites of knowledge,” “the criteria for moral judgment,” ...., this course aims to cultivate the students’ competences in cooperation and immediate response.
Foundational Interdisciplinary Studies	Futures Studies (R Group)	FUTURES STUDIES IN SOCIETY	This course focuses on the era of globalization context to help students understand their situations (such as educational, working, marriage, private life etc.)Through the class, students will have future conscious and know how to prepare well and earlier to create their future.
Foundational Interdisciplinary Studies	Futures Studies (R Group)	FUTURES STUDIES IN ECONOMICS	The course aims to provide an overview of economic globalization and sustainable development. It examines the global economic structure, institutions, and key players, analyzing how globalization and regionalization influence a country's economic growth, external relations, and business practices. Globalization often creates challenges for global governance in managing emerging cross-cutting issues. Ultimately, this course aims to help students understand what economic globalization is and the related social, economic, and environmental challenges it presents
Foundational Interdisciplinary Studies	Social Analysis (W Group)	PRINCIPAL OF SOCIOLOGY	This course aims to enhance students' understanding of foundational sociology and gain insight from contemporary sociological theories and research. Students can obtain a broad view of the core of sociology, key concepts, and methods but also endeavour their abilities to think as sociologists, to invest in and understand the complex social phenomena.
Foundational Interdisciplinary Studies	Social Analysis (W Group)	PRINCIPAL OF PSYCHOLOGY	The purpose of this class is to teach students the basic knowledge of psychology and to use it in related daily life such as to understand their own and people’s behaviors from the perspective of psychology.
Foundational Interdisciplinary Studies	Philosophy and Religion (V Group)	INTRODUCTION TO RELIGION	This course first introduces the definition of religion and the distribution of religious beliefs in Taiwanese society. Secondly, it introduces Chinese religions and the five major religions in the world. Furthermore, introducing each religion will be integrated into the question of meaning that people seek. In summary, this course helps students develop an open mind and awareness of and respect for other religions.
Thematic Issues	Social Analysis (W Group)	INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP & COMMUNICATION	This class is to teach students the basic knowledge of human relationships and to enhance the ability of communication. Establish their well relationships and mental health living lives.
Thematic Issues	Social Analysis (W Group)	THE SENSE AND SENSIBILITY TO HAPPINESS	Using a co-teaching approach, the course guides students through self-reflection and exploration through foundational courses in psychology, sociology, economics, and management. The planning of this course is a four-week self-study course. During these four weeks, students will be given various self-exploration information. With the help and guidance of the teacher, students can complete the proposal and share of the "Happiness Blueprint", allowing students to think about how to pursue a happier, more meaningful life.
Thematic Issues	Social Analysis (W Group)	HUMAN RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE	The purpose of this course is to provide knowledge on concepts, theories and practices of human rights and social justice. This course will then focus on the issues of human rights, social justice, equality and welfare. It would thus deepen the understanding on related issues seen in daily life.
Thematic Issues	Social Analysis (W Group)	THE WORLD OF FINANCE AND ECONOMICS IN DAILY LIFE	In today's dynamic environment, finance, economics, and management are increasingly relevant to daily life. This course enhances students' understanding and response to these areas by exploring financial management, economics, and business administration. Students will discuss financial topics and analyze real-world cases, developing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills. These activities will build students' confidence in handling financial issues and prepare them for future careers.
Thematic Issues	Social Analysis (W Group)	POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY	The movement of Positive Psychology has offered the discipline of psychology multiple thinking and strategies. This course will organize learning topics derived from theory, research, and practice, including well-being, cultivation of positive emotions, practices for savoring strategies within the ecological contexts of family, school, workplace, and socio-culture to enhance students to fulfill their learning goals through participation on campus learning activities and to be connected to the society.
Thematic Issues	Arts Appreciation and Creation (M Group)	CROSS-CULTURAL STUDIES OF ARTS AND RELIGIONS
Practical Orientation	Philosophy and Religion (V Group)	RELIGION AND HEALING	In the history of the development of human civilization, different religious traditions have developed unique ways of liberation and the possibility of salvation regarding the ultimate reality. Religion focuses on why humans suffer and further seeks healing, starting from the physical or spiritual level, which is different from secular medical treatment. This course focuses on religious understanding of disease, develops traditions of health preservation and practice, and shapes the healing characteristics of religion
Practical Orientation	Arts Appreciation and Creation (M Group)	THE DIALOGUE BETWEEN MUSIC AND ART	This course will introduce the basic elements, structure, and styles of music and arts. With in-depth listening and analysis, students will learn how to appreciate great works of music and arts. They will be able to connect feelings between various forms of arts.
Practical Orientation	Global Technological Revolution (Z Group)	PLANNING OF INTELLIGENT LIVING STYLE IN GREEN BUILDING ENVIRONMENT	This course mainly discusses issues about how a designer uses architecture intelligent equipment system to control architecture physical Environment Impact and green environment, integrate relation with building's connecting medium.
Practical Orientation	Global Technological Revolution (Z Group)	SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY	This course explores the pivotal role of technology in achieving sustainable development, covering topics such as environmental technologies, renewable energy, green innovation, and policy regulations. Through theoretical learning and practical case studies, students will understand how to leverage technology to address environmental, economic, and social challenges, promoting the global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Practical Orientation	Natural Sciences (U Group)	LIFE SCIENCES: GENE TECHNOLOGY AND HEALTH	This course presents an introduction to recent developments in DNA, genes, and modern biotechnology, as well as the health care of our life.
Practical Orientation	Program of information Education (O Group)	DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY AND AI APPLICATION	This course introduces first-year students to the core concepts of digital technology and artificial intelligence (AI). Through daily life examples, industry case studies, and hands-on experiences, students will cultivate digital literacy and application skills. The course enables students to understand how technology influences future learning, careers, and everyday life, while developing fundamental digital thinking and problem-solving abilities.
Practical Orientation	Program of information Education (O Group)	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER AND COMPUTATIONAL THINKING	This course provides an introductory survey of computer science. Progress of this course follows a bottom-up arrangement of subjects that proceeds from the concrete to the abstract. Course materials in this semester includes Hardware Basic, Software Basic, Networking and Internet, Computer Security and Intellectual Property Rights.

【Happiness Life】Interdisciplinary Micro-Program

【Happiness Life】

Interdisciplinary Micro-Program

【Mission】

【Course Planning】