The Department of Psychology traces its origin back to 2005 when the Institute of Cognitive Science was founded with approval from the Ministry of Education. In 2006, the Institute started to recruit students into its master's program and prepare for the establishment of the Department of Psychology offering a bachelor's program. In 2007, the Department of Psychology was approved by the Ministry of Education to be established and to recruit students into its undergraduate program from 2008.
Statistics show that as of August, 2019, more than 210 students had been enrolled into the Master's Program in Psychology , while more than 750 students had been enrolled into the Undergraduate program in Psychology.
The Department of Psychology is fundamentally and prospectively characterized by its interdisciplinary education and research encompassing the various disciplines of sociology, the humanities, medicine and engineering, aspiring to cultivate talented professionals specializing in basic research, practical applications and the field of body-mind-spirit health.
History Timeline of the Department of Psychology
| 2005 | The Institute of Cognitive Science is founded with approval from the Ministry of Education. |
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| 2006 | Professor Jenn Yeu Chen, Dean of the College of Social Sciences, doubles as the first director of the Institute of Cognitive Science starting from August. Director Jenn Yeu Chen initiates the preparation for the establishment of the Department of Psychology. |
| 2007 | The Department of Psychology is established with approval from the Ministry of Education. |
| 2008 | Professor Fu Zen Shaw is appointed as Acting Director of the Institute of Cognitive Science starting from August. Professor Fu Zen Shaw is appointed as Acting Chair of the Department of Psychology starting from August. The Department of Psychology begins to recruit students into its bachelor program from the fall semester. |
| 2009 | Professor Fu Zen Shaw is appointed as the second director of the Institute of Cognitive Science starting from August. Professor Fu Zen Shaw is appointed as the first chair of the Department of Psychology starting from August. |
| 2011 | The Institute of Cognitive Science is merged into the Department of Psychology as a single academic unit at NCKU offering a bachelor’s degree program in psychology and a master’s degree program in cognitive science. |
| 2012 | Professor Fu Zen Shaw is appointed as the second chair of the Department of Psychology starting from August. |
| 2014 | The Master's Program in Cognitive Science is restructured into the Master's Program in Psychology starting from September, with approval from the Ministry of Education. |
| 2015 | Professor Shulan Hsieh is appointed as the third chair of the Department of Psychology starting from August. |
| 2017 | The establishment of the International PhD Program in Mind Sciences receives approval from the Ministry of Education in May. |
| 2018 | The Department of Psychology is scheduled to recruit students into its International PhD Program in Mind Sciences in August. |
| 2018 | Professor Li-Fang Chou is appointed as the fourth chair of the Department of Psychology starting from August. |
| 2021 | Professor
Jon-Fan Huis appointed as the fifth chair of the Department of Psychology starting from August. |
| 2024 | Professor
Jon-Fan Huis appointed as the sixth chair of the Department of Psychology starting from August. |