[3][4] NDHU CHASS is one of the founding institutions of National Dong Hwa University as well as Taiwan's first school for interdisciplinary studies of Humanities and Social Sciences, which its MFA program in Creative Writing is recognized the first and most premier program for creative writing in Chinese-speaking world.

As Yang Mu's latest founded institution, he brought his academic experiences and network from being the Dean of HKUST School of Humanities and Social Science, Director of Institute of Chinese Literature and Philosophy at Academia Sinica, and Professor of Comparative Literature at University of Washington, to NDHU CHASS.

Meanwhile, the Department of Counseling and Guidance were established with Yee Der-Huey, the Master of Psychology in Chinese-speaking world, as founding chair.

In 2017, NDHU CHASS established Dual Degree program with Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences of Hiroshima University.

[28] NDHU CHASS's Master of Public Administration (MPA) aims to equip students with the core analytical skills, practical tools and professional experience to serve in executive positions in national, municipal, state, and federal government and nongovernmental organizations (NGOs).

NDHU College of Humanities and Social Sciences offers 4-year Bachelor-Master in partnership with University of Essex in United Kingdom.

[30] NDHU CHASS offers 2-year Dual-MA in partnership with Hiroshima University Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Japan.