The School of Arts & Social Sciences aims to instruct students to become pillars of society with expertise and broad vision in the areas of the liberal and fine arts and social sciences. The School has the following key objectives: moral and intellectual development of students, equal emphasis on literary form and content, and attracting talents and foster talents through education. It helps students develop creative and research skills as well as independent thinking and judgment. The School educates students to have a broad vision as well as understanding and appreciation of society and cultures, in the hope that they will learn to respect others, overcoming and even eliminating barriers. .....

　　The School of Foreign Languages and Cultures seeks to enable the students to have a grasp of language skills and a well-informed understanding of world cultures. The goal is to develop in the students a broad outlook through diversified or parallel approaches. In addition, the School offers courses in foreign languages available to all students of the University, providing them with the opportunity to learn languages and have a sound understanding of foreign cultures. It is hoped that, in turn, they will be enabled to reflect on their own culture, establish self-awareness and acquire a perspective for studying cultures. .....

　　The School of Science holds that college education should be given in a way that is simple, practical and realistic. The content of the courses is designed in response to the diversity of the students’ potentials and social dynamics, all in order to ensure well-balanced moral and intellectual development of the students through the specialization programs and the general education. .....

　　From Shanghai to Taipei, the School of Law has based its academic work on a time-honored tradition of legal education. The goal is to produce legal experts who can respond to the needs and expectations of society. The graduates will use their skills to serve the public interest, to make contributions, to ensure having a law-abiding society, and to promote justice and fairness. With forward-looking academic planning and strategic curriculum innovation, the School seeks to train ethical professionals with a sense of mission to pursue true justice. To meet the demands of an increasingly complex social environment, students are trained to exercise critical thinking and sound judgment when dealing with legal problems or other social issues. .....

　　In keeping with a tradition that values honesty and reliability, the School of Business offers students professional training in the area of business and opportunities to enhance their knowledge of the humanities. The School trains managerial personnel with an international outlook, interdisciplinary skills and creativity, who are capable of meeting the challenges and opportunities of a rapidly changing world. The Master's and the Ph. D. programs aim at developing high-level academic and professional leaders. .....

　　The University offers general education curriculum in eight categories. Out of these, all students must take courses, with minimum number of credits required, in the five categories of Chinese, Foreign Language, History, Laws in a Democracy, and Distribution courses. The other three categories are Campus-wide Elective Courses, Military Instruction, and Physical Education. .....

　　In the early history of the school, in Mainland China, Soochow University offered various major and minor subjects, and the latter included already education. In Taiwan, after the government approved teachers education programs, the school set up a secondary school teachers education program in the 1996-1997 academic year, the first campus-wide program for students of the whole University. .....