DEPARTMENT OF LIBERAL STUDIES
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address
(14662) D237, Dasolgwan, 43, Jibong-ro, Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea -
hours of operation
9:00 am-5:30 pm -
tel
+82 2 2164 4992 -
e-mail
cukdls@catholic.ac.kr
About the School
The Department of Liberal Studies was established to assist with students' choice of majors, and students apply and are admitted to one of three faculties (Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, and Nature and Life). After entering the school, students spend their first year exploring majors by taking introductory courses and common liberal arts courses in various departments. When they advance to their second year, they choose their primary majors, with the Humanities and Social Sciences and Engineering faculties allowing students to choose majors within the two faculties, and the Nature and Life faculty allowing students to choose majors broadly.
Curriculum
Year 1 | General Education Requirements | Humanities 1-2, Keystone Design Humanities-Creative Design, Life Pathways and Career Design |
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Free Elective Liberal Arts | Major Exploration Seminar |
Major Course Guide
The Department of Liberal Studies operates a free elective course in addition to the basic liberal arts requirement for students to explore their majors.
The "Major Exploration Seminar" of the Department of Liberal Studies consists of classes that help freshmen to choose a major that matches their aptitudes and capabilities so that they can belong to the university and successfully settle down in university life, and classes that help them with practical academic work, such as career and major exploration classes and how to write reports for each university department. Students spend one hour each week in team teaching for major exploration, self-understanding, reading, collecting and organizing information, and writing reports on their majors and careers, and then write and present the results of their exploration.
Basic Liberal Arts Requirement 1-2 is a course designed to form a community through sound values based on the dignity of human beings and the Catholic University's educational goals of truth, love, and service. Through Keystone Design: Humanities and Creativity, we aim to foster intellectuals with creativity and humanism, and through Keystone Design: Creative Design, we aim to foster collaborative leaders with complex problem-solving capabilities. In addition, Life Pathways and Career Design is a course designed to help students set career goals and design college life accordingly so that they can successfully enter society. This course is designed to help students set career goals and design a college experience that will prepare them for a successful transition into the workforce.
Academic Activities
The Department of Liberal Studies organizes and offers a variety of activities to help students choose a major. Every semester, we invite outside experts to give a special lecture on career exploration and provide information on the process of career exploration. This allows students to understand the practical concerns that arise when deciding on a career path.
We also provide a venue for ongoing interaction with seniors in the Humanities and Social Sciences, Engineering, and Nature and Life faculties. We also organize departmental presentations by professors from each department. This allows students to get answers to their questions about major selection, major-related studies, and career paths after graduation from the perspective of first-year students.
In addition, we provide more specialized information to help students choose their future career based on a deeper understanding of their major. Meanwhile, the Department of Liberal Studies and the Student Government Association Executive Board run various clubs to help students enjoy their college life. They organize events to help students connect with their seniors and share useful information to help them in their career and college life.
Number of Students and Available Majors
Faculty(Headcount) | Available Departments | |
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Humanities(22) Engineering(14) |
Humanities | Department of Korean Language and Literature, Department of Philosophy, Department of Korean History |
Language and Literature | Department of English Literature, Language, and Culture, Department of Chinese Language and Culture, Department of Japanese Language and Culture, Department of French Language and Culture | |
Social Sciences | Department of Social Work, Department of Psychology, Department of Sociology | |
Business Administration | Department of Business Administration, Department of Accounting | |
International and Legal Studies | Department of International Studies, College of Law, Department of Economics, Department of Public Administration | |
ICT Engineering | School of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Department of Media Technology and Contents, School of Information, Communications and Electronic Engineering | |
Bio Convergence Engineering | Department of Biomedical Engineering, Department of Energy and Environmental Engineering, Department of Biomedical and Chemical Engineering | |
Department of Artificial Intelligence | ||
Department of Data Science | ||
Department of Biomedical Software | ||
Nature and Life (14) | Natural Sciences | Department of Chemistry, Department of Mathematics, Department of Physics |
Life Sciences | Department of Spatial Design and Consumer Affairs, Department of Apparel, Department of Child and Family Studies, Department of Food Science and Nutrition | |
Department of Medical and Biological Sciences |