The Social Development Academy in Nanjing Normal University is an institute of the

Nanjing Normal University Nanjing Normal University (NJNU; zh, p=Nánjīng Shīfàn Dàxué, c=, s=南京师范大学) is a provincial public university in Nanjing, Jiangsu, China. It is affiliated with the Province of Jiangsu, and co-sponsored by the Ministry of Educati ...

social development Social development can refer to: * Psychosocial development * Social change Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations. Sustained at ...

History

Social Development Social development can refer to: * Psychosocial development * Social change Social change is the alteration of the social order of a society which may include changes in social institutions, social behaviours or social relations. Sustained at ...

Academy in

's predecessor dates back to the history and geography eclectic subject of Liangjiang Normal School in 1907. When the Nanjing Advanced Normal University was founded in 1914, the Chinese history and geography section was established at the same time. Then going through various changes, the academy established the history learning major in 1982 and social work major in 1997. After that came the archaeology major in 2000. In 2001 the academy was named the Social Development Academy in Nanjing Normal University.

Major Structure

The main departments (undergraduates) are as follows: # The major of

history History is the systematic study of the past, focusing primarily on the Human history, human past. As an academic discipline, it analyses and interprets evidence to construct narratives about what happened and explain why it happened. Some t ...

(teaching and non-teaching profession) # The major of

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and

social work Social work is an academic discipline and practice-based profession concerned with meeting the basic needs of individuals, families, groups, communities, and society as a whole to enhance their individual and collective well-being. Social wo ...

# The major of historical relics and museum (archaeology). The academy has the authority to award the

Doctorate A doctorate (from Latin ''doctor'', meaning "teacher") or doctoral degree is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities and some other educational institutions, derived from the ancient formalism '' licentia docendi'' ("licence to teach ...

in Specific History and the

Master's Degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional prac ...

in the 11 departments as follows: specific history, Chinese ancient history, Chinese modern and contemporary history, historical documents, history and geography, global history, history curriculum and teaching theory, historical relics and museum, sociology, social security, folklore.

Organization Structure

# Executive office director of the department # Executive secretary of the department #

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and personnel secretary # Undergraduate counselor: there are 3 positions including Youth League Committee secretary, Undergraduate director and Class adviser. # Lab management. # Student personnel administration: There are 2 positions including Educational administration secretary and Academic dean. # Graduate student instructor and secretary of scientific research. # Graduate student administration. # Book and data management. # Continuing education management.

Staff

There are about 62 staff, including 43 teachers, amongst which are 43 professors, 20 associate professors, 4 lecturers and 1 teaching assistant. Other staff members are in charge of students' daily lives and management.

Development

In recent years, the social development academy has achieved great development. In the teaching area, four teachers have been in the "top ten outstanding young teachers" and received the "teaching award"; In scientific research, the academy has won 7 subjects of national rank, and over 30 of province or ministry rank, with publishing more than 60 works, and more than 300 papers in core journals. All kinds of researches has been funded more than 5 million yuan. The department of historical relics and museum is the first to obtain the qualification certificate of leading a team to do

archaeological excavation In archaeology, excavation is the exposure, processing and recording of archaeological remains. An excavation site or "dig" is the area being studied. These locations range from one to several areas at a time during a project and can be condu ...

among the Normal Universities in China.

References

{{authority control Universities and colleges in Nanjing