Introduction
The Department of Political Science and Diplomacy was first established as a programmatic major in politics under the Faculty of Liberal Arts and Sciences in 1948. It has evolved several times - belonging to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (1952), the College of Law (1953), and the College of Law and Politics(1969). Since 1982 the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy has settled in the College of Social Sciences.
The department engages various political phenomena in the domestic and international arenas, providing research and education to promote the democratization and political development of Korea. As of 2010, the department has seven faculty members, each taking an active part in international research and academic activities in this globalized world. The student body consists of approximately 210 undergraduate and 15 graduate students, including foreign students from Japan, Europe, and China. This composition of students, in addition to a faculty member from the U.S., makes the department a cosmopolitan academic community.
The curriculum of the department covers political theory, comparative politics, Korean politics, and international relations. Courses in political theory include western political thought, contemporary democratic theory, state theories, and political philosophy. In the comparative politics, the department offers comparative political theories, Chinese politics, Russian politics and American Politics. In the Korean politics field, the department offers courses on Korean politics, modern Korean political history, and North Korean politics. As international relations courses, students study international politics, international political economy, diplomatic history, foreign policy making, and major issues of international relations. Through these courses, students are trained to develop balanced viewpoints and global perspectives on contemporary political issues.
As an academic discipline, political science is a broad major incorporating studies in humanities such as history and philosophy, and social scientific analyses. As a major, political science encourages an enlightened understanding of the human condition, the state, and the world for its students. In order to fulfill this promise, the department emphasizes extensive reading, intensive classroom discussion, and formal presentation by students.
Studying a wide range of subjects, graduates of the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy play leading roles in diverse professional areas such as central and local government, private and public corporations, journalism, law, political parties, civil society organizations, and other affiliated professions. Throughout the country, they form a strong alumni networks in those areas.
The department engages various political phenomena in the domestic and international arenas, providing research and education to promote the democratization and political development of Korea. As of 2010, the department has seven faculty members, each taking an active part in international research and academic activities in this globalized world. The student body consists of approximately 210 undergraduate and 15 graduate students, including foreign students from Japan, Europe, and China. This composition of students, in addition to a faculty member from the U.S., makes the department a cosmopolitan academic community.
The curriculum of the department covers political theory, comparative politics, Korean politics, and international relations. Courses in political theory include western political thought, contemporary democratic theory, state theories, and political philosophy. In the comparative politics, the department offers comparative political theories, Chinese politics, Russian politics and American Politics. In the Korean politics field, the department offers courses on Korean politics, modern Korean political history, and North Korean politics. As international relations courses, students study international politics, international political economy, diplomatic history, foreign policy making, and major issues of international relations. Through these courses, students are trained to develop balanced viewpoints and global perspectives on contemporary political issues.
As an academic discipline, political science is a broad major incorporating studies in humanities such as history and philosophy, and social scientific analyses. As a major, political science encourages an enlightened understanding of the human condition, the state, and the world for its students. In order to fulfill this promise, the department emphasizes extensive reading, intensive classroom discussion, and formal presentation by students.
Studying a wide range of subjects, graduates of the Department of Political Science and Diplomacy play leading roles in diverse professional areas such as central and local government, private and public corporations, journalism, law, political parties, civil society organizations, and other affiliated professions. Throughout the country, they form a strong alumni networks in those areas.