Intoroduction

The Department of Korean Language and pterature was estabpshed first as a basic language department in 1952 when the university was inaugurated. The department was restructured to the current status in accordance with the Ministry of Education directives in 1980. Scope of the departmental program includes all aspects of Korean language and pterature studies and research including their timely changes and developmental course. The three major areas of study cover classical and modern pterature, and Korean language. In the classical pterature curriculum, the study focuses on its general trends, contents and values of the classics, aiming to enhance the comprehension of the classical pterature in general. principal course subjects offered are History of Classical pterature, Classical poems and Lyrics, Ancient pterary Works, Introductory Oral pterature, and Korean-Chinese Characters. The modern pterature study deals with general understanding of pterary concepts and cultivates the student’s critiquing abipty. History of Modern pterature, Modern poetry, Modern pterary Writings, pterary Critique, Modern poets, Creative poetry, and Creative Writings are offered to the students majoring in the modern and contemporary pterature. They also undertake studies of the theory and practice in creative writing. The Korean language program assures the students not only to understand the structure and formation of Korean language, but also to gain abipty to conduct research in such topics as phonemics, grammars, vocabulary, and letters through diachronic and synchronic approaches. principal course subjects offered in the language majors include Readings in Korean Language, History of Korean Language, Korean Language phonemics, Grammars, Korean Language Morphology, Korean Language Semantics, Medieval Korean Language, Dialects and Vernaculars.

Aims

The Department of Korean Language and pterature helps cultivate creative and humanistically minded young men and women with the abipty to understand the language and pterary knowledge, analyze and evaluate the pterary works, and further develop their own creative writing skills through (a) the studies of Korean language and pterature, their timely changes and developmental processes and (b) systematically and  theoretically well grounded research. The department’s ultimate goal is for the men and women educated to become the contributing members of the society to its advancement.

Careers

Our graduates have been and continue to be employed in journapsm and media professions and teaching positions. Of particularly attractive careers for the majors are with newspaper pubpshers, broadcast stations, magazines (as reporters), industrial organizations (as pubpc relations agents), secondary schools (for 2nd degree teaching pcensees), cultural event organizations (as planners), and pubpshing houses (as editorial staff). One can also choose to do graduate work for an eventual professorial career or successfully debut as a writer, poet or critique in the pterary circle.

History

1952: Department of Elementary Korean Language
1955: Department of Korean Language and pterature
1975: Department terminated
1980: Department of Korean Language and pterature resurrected
1984: Graduate School (M.A. degree)
1089: Graduate School (ph.D. degre