Since 1915, undergraduate business education has been Yonsei University s flagship program. Many distinguished business leaders, government officials, and academic leaders who have passed through its doors have enhanced the school s reputation as the first and the best undergraduate business program in Korea. The undergraduate program educates students in the intellectual and professional competencies crucial to their becoming creative and ethical leaders with global perspectives.
The Department of Korean Language and Literature aims at the creative inheritance and development of Korean culture though the study of Korean language and literature. To achieve this aim, the department studies the structure and history of the Korean language, attempts to understand and evaluate the past and its literary products. As Korean life is intertwined with its language, and the spirit of that life is contained within Korean literary works, the study of Korean language and literature lies at the core of Korean humanities. The Department of Korean Language and Literature offers advanced training in Korean language and literature.
The aim of the Department of Chinese Language and Literature is to foster a renewed appreciation of the traditions of East Asian civilization through the study of the language and literature of China. As Korea shares a common cultural background with China, an adequate understanding of Chinese culture can provide students with insights into Korean culture as well. An objective understanding of China is all the more important in today's age of political and economic blocs, where the role of East Asia is increasing steadily.
The Department of English Language and Literature trains students in English language skills necessary for scholarly research, and provides students with in-depth knowledge of a broad range of subjects in the fields of English linguistics and literature. Students may specialize either in English linguistics or English and American literature. Undergraduates are required to take a broad range of courses in both linguistics and literature in order to build up their language skills. The literature concentration consists of courses in poetry, novels, drama, and literary criticism. Extensive coursework in these various genres not only enables students to appreciate English and American literature, but provides them with important literary skills: composition, literary analysis and criticism.
The Department of German Language and Literature seeks to understand German culture through the study of the German language and literature, thereby contributing to the development of those disciplines and cultural aspects which may benefit from connections with Germany. The department thus aims at training future scholars of German language and literature, as well as cultivating men and women of talent and ability who are able to rise up to the challenges of the global communications era.
The Department of Russian Language and Literature seeks to cultivate graduates with both knowledge and experience in Russian politics, economy, society, and culture. To achieve this goal, language fluency is a must. Major students first focus on Russian language and then move on to literature and culture.
The department aims to instill in its students an appreciation of Hispanic linguistics and literature. The curriculum consists of courses on conversation and grammar for the lower-level undergraduates and more comprehensive and wide-ranging courses on the literature of Spanish-speaking countries and comparative studies on Spanish and other Romance languages for upper-level undergraduates. The curriculum is intended to aid the student in understanding the history, politics, religion and culture of Spain as well as the Spanish-speaking countries of Central and South America.
Whereas the language departments carry out research on individual languages, the Department of Linguistics engages in research on the universal theory of language without setting a limit to the languages studied, in order to delve into the general principles of the workings of human languages. For this purpose the department includes in its teaching curriculum basic theories on phonetics, phonology, semantics, morphology, and syntax.
The aim of the Department of Korean History is to provide students with well-grounded knowledge of Korean history and culture, so that they may acquire an undistorted historical consciousness regarding the past history of Korea and a balanced insight into Korea's future. A wide range of courses are offered by the department, including lectures and seminars on the various historical periods and others on the history of specific subjects. The courses on the historical periods help students build up overall interpretive skills in analyzing the history of particular time periods, and the courses on specific topics enable them to gain professional knowledge in various fields.
The Department of Asian History teaches the history of various regions and their traditions, as well as the history and culture of Korea in its Asian context. The subjects of research include the histories of China, Japan, North Asia, Central Asia, Southeast Asia and the history of interaction between eastern and western civilizations. The department, the first of its kind in Korea as an independent department of Asian history, aims at improving the standards of research in the field of Asian history, and at serving as the focal point for various outside projects.
The educational aim of the Department of Western History is to delve into the history of western civilization and its import for world history, and to seek an autonomous understanding of western cultures and their relationship with those of East Asia, especially Korea. The curriculum covers selected topics in western history from different time periods and regions and examines important issues in the history of western civilization. Students are given training in theoretical tools and methodologies for studying history, which are then applied to the study of the connections between Western, Asian and Korean history.
The Department of Archaeology and Art History has its beginnings in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, which was established in 1961 and was subsequently divided into the Departments of Archaeology and Anthropology respectively in 1975. In 1982 the Department of Archaeology was re-organized as the Department of Archaeology and Art history. The discipline of archaeology involves illuminating the past culture of mankind through material evidence other than the written word, and that of art history examines the artistic heritage of mankind from aesthetic and historical perspectives.
Assuming that the purpose of college education is the cultivation of a liberal arts sensibility and the acquirement of basic knowledge in one's field of specialization, the study of philosophy is essential for the accomplishment of such an educational goal. Philosophical reflection on human thought and knowledge, actions and habits, life and history, culture and technology is necessary not only for one's personal edification and refinement, but also for becoming a professional in a chosen field.
The Department of Religious Studies seeks to inquire into the true face of religion. Subject studies include the faith and form, structure and function of religions situated in various periods in history, as well as their myths, rituals, symbols and world-views. The study of religion entails the consideration of both the composite nature and the universal character of religious phenomena, the study of which in turn fosters an understanding of other's religious cultures as well as that of one's own.
The Department of Aesthetics seeks to educate its student majors in the theories of beauty and art so as to prepare them for professional training in the field of aesthetics and more generally for dealing with issues of art and culture in Korean society. The department engages in inquiries into the essential features of art, the nature of the aesthetic experience, and the characteristics of the different genres of art. Such inquiries yield an opportunity to examine human values from diverse perspectives. In order to carry out research into diverse cultures necessary for the study of aesthetics, students need to train themselves rigorously in language skills and to hone their analytic ability.
Undergraduate courses engage students in both the classics of the discipline and cutting-edge work in contemporary political science. We also actively support a diverse range of international exchange programs and opportunities, with a view to helping students grow to become responsible and active participants of the global community. The graduate program provides training in advanced methods and theories, which our students bring to bear on both emerging issues and the longstanding, core quandaries of politics.
The Astronomy Program in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Seoul National University (SNU), located at Gwanak-Gu, Seoul, offers courses in a broad range of astronomical and astrophysical topics for both undergraduate and graduate studies as well as a number of introductory astronomy courses for non-astronomy major students. The undergraduate program emphasizes a strong foundation in astronomy, physics, and mathematics, while the graduate program is designed to provide students with observational and computational skills as well as the theoretical background needed to carry out original research in various fields of astronomy.
Chemistry is the molecular science that attempts to understand the properties and changes of substances from the molecular perspective. Chemistry is considered to be a central, useful, and creative science. In the Department of Chemistry, pioneering research is performed by the cooperative efforts of molecular scientists, who are involved in basic studies with the aim of understanding the fundamental properties of molecular world, and molecular engineers, who pursue creative applications of knowledge in the behavior of molecular systems. These research activities require a close connection with physics and biological sciences.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences All major areas of mathematics are represented at the dept on major areas of mathematics: Algebra, Analysis, Topology, Geometry, and Applied Mathematics. It is in charge of education in basic mathematics for non-math majors as well as more specialized mathematics for math majors. The Research Institute of Mathematics is a center of active research on diverse areas of mathematics.
Statistics is a branch of studies identifying current situations by scientific analytical methods on data collected in the fields of natural phenomena, social phenomena, and economic phenomena, and providing a means of predicting the future based on them. Therefore, statistics is applicable to all areas in which meaningful data has been collected and hence, serves a critical role in every field of academia.
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