Colleges & Departments

The College of Social Sciences was established on the elementary proposition of comprehending the contemporary normative values through empiricism. The college encourages students to obtain a logical and systematic perspective as well as practical skills so that they can grow to be individuals who will serve as the driving force of the nation and society.

In lieu of localization and internationalization trends, the college offers students an opportunity to study the overall theories and practices of the administrative system and laws related to local autonomy, while equipping them with a sense of internationalism. As a result, those who graduate can take a proactive step forward in a large social context, which is essential for the local community.

Introduction

In responding to the contemporary issues of global and regional societies and unification of the Koreas, the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy cultivates the well-rounded glocal leaders through teaching of such theoretical and practical subjects as political science and diplomacy, laws, public administration, and social sciences.

Aims

The political science and diplomacy curriculum provides for the majors students to equip themselves with the better understanding of general theories and practical applications encompassing economics, society, laws, public administration, and other relevant subjects. The department fosters the well-rounded leaders capable of responding to the contemporary society’s needs for the national and regional development as well as for global advancement. Secondary language and information technology skills are also emphasized in the curriculum to strengthen the expertise capable of playing leading political and journalistic roles in advancing the regional society.

Careers

In order to assure that our graduates are able to play active roles in the diverse career areas, the department offers the basic foundation through broad educational approaches, so that they can choose their careers in research with social science and other disciplinary organizations. They also go on to further study in graduate schools here at home or abroad to earn master’s and doctorate degrees for eventual research and/or teaching careers. By passing the national advanced civic examinations in diplomacy and other government and jurisprudential subjects, some of the graduates opt for government service and legal professions. Other employment opportunities open to the majors graduates are with newspapers, broadcasting, private and public corporations.

History

1995: Established the department

1999: Established M.A. degree program, Graduate College
2000: Established M.A. degree in international relations majors, Graduate School of Public Administration
2003: Instituted Ph.D. degree program, Graduate College