Sungkyunkwan University ( SKKU ) College of Confucian Studies and Eastern Philosophy | Academic Programs | Schools / Departments | Confucian and Oriental Studies

Location
Location	#31401, 4th floor of Toegye Hall of Humanities

Address
Address	25-2, Sungkyunkwan-Ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea

Telephone
Telephone	82-2-760-1030

In the Department of Confucian and Oriental Studies, we offer a career academically specialized not only to this major, that proceeds into the graduate school, but also to practical careers that are accessible to various works of society by ties created with careers based on this field of study. In particular, we would like to provide a basis for access to various careers in our society through in depth understanding of East Asian culture and society.

On the basis of understanding East Asian traditions, which are the foundation for East Asian culture and society, we are strengthening our educational methods to cultivate students' aptitude for culturology: cultural philosophy, cultural criticism, cultural business etc., through in depth study of East Asian traditions, art and modern culture in general; while enhancing your ability to modernize traditional culture. Also we help you become an internationally talented individual through studying East Asian classical literature, learning classical Chinese, as well as providing education in Chinese and English. You can also take the teacher’s track enaling you to teach a subject in Morality & Ethics. Already many graduates have taken up teaching posts in schools around the country and our department does receive a lot of recommendations for alumni.

Aside from this, there are already many graduates who have entered into various career fields such as journalism, cultural arts, private companies, public companies, government offices, and finance, where they are receiving good evaluations from their companies and adjusting to their careers very well. Even without taking the academic advancement track, utilizing humanitarian aptitude and the muti-discipline system of our school will enable you to show your talent in various professional areas.

Department in Detail

1. Educational Objectives

The main objective of our department is to ensure that students develop into mature human beings both intellectually and morally, by getting a broad and yet thorough education in Eastern Classics. Moreover, our department will ensure that students receive proper training in order to become highly sophisticated people of culture, by offering high-quality courses in Eastern Culture and Eastern Art. We expect that our graduates will become leaders in academic and non-academic areas.

Cultivating Oriental Culture and Philosophy Specialists
Cultivating Talented Individuals that will Assist with the Modernization of Traditional Culture

2. Courses and Curriculums

ourses and Curriculums
Category	Core Major	General Major
Student who are aiming for Learning	The Analects Mencius The Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Means Thought History of Chinese Philosophy History of Korean Philosophy Philosophy of "Chu Hsi" Understanding Texts of East Asian Thought and Culture Taoist Philosophy and Discourses of Other Thinkers	The Study on Mind in Oriental Studies Aesthetics of Poetry Calligraphy and Painting Qing Period SilHak and Modern Thought History of Korean Confucianism History of Chinese Confucianism Readings in Confucian Classics The History of Chinese Aesthetics The History of Korean Aesthetics
Student who are aiming for Professional Jobs	The Analects Mencius The Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Means Confucian Self-cultivation and Actualization Introduction to East Asian Philosophy	Korean Religion and Culture Introduction to Science of Arts and Culture Ethics of the East and the West Korean Taoism and Culture East＆West Cross Cultural Studies
Student who are aiming for Double Major	The Analects Mencius The Great Learning and the Doctrine of the Means Introduction to East Asian Philosophy	Confucian Ethics Political Ideology of Confucianism East Asian Myths and Cultural Contents Political Ideology of Confucianism Confucianism and the Management Confucianism and Theories on Human Nature Confucian Analects and Creativity and Character Education Confucianism and Social Science

Why choose us?

1. Reputation

The Department of Confucian and Oriental Studies aims to foster the knowledge of students through the academic study of Confucian Ideology, the founding philosophy of Sungkyunkwan University. Furthermore, the department, as a central study area of the university, will lead the future society through the fundamentals of developing the practices and ideologies of Confucianism, and overcoming the limits of modern culture.

2. Special Program

(1) CORE Programs

The 1st program : Support student financially for studying
- Participating department of Toegye Model and Yeonam Model
- 3~4 grade university students who are preparing for graduate school and graduate students- Master degree level
- Provide KRW 600,000/month for undergraduate studies and KRW 700,000/month for of Masters through selection process of each department
- Limited to 60 students of 3, 4 grade-undergraduate studies, 40 students of graduate school- Master degree level
- It is possible for students to get benefits with other scholarships and select the students by a public naming contest

The 2th program : Job Consulting + Participation of Conference
< Job Consulting >
- Students with majors in the study of humanities
- Investigation of capacity of specialized work for humanities and consulting
- Proceed with the Student Human Resources Development Team
< Strengthening the capacity of humanities through the participation of Conference >
- Students who participate all the models (Laboratory, Researcher)
- Holding undergrad-oriented CORE conference

The 3th program : Support Conference
- Participant students in all models
- Organizing conference for undergraduate students from each department and each major
- Holding symposiums for the purpose of strengthening the capacity of career and learning
- Support for tutoring of Doctoral degree at each conference

The 4th program : Strenghening Foreign Language Skills
< Education of foreign language (Myeong-ryun Gang Academy) >
- Students who participate in all the models
- Operating Myeong-ryun Gang Academy which is the leading academy of humanities
< Opening lectures in French, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Chinese Character Languages and Classics >
- Operating irregular lectures
- Operating according to the demand of students

(2) Safe Adaption Supporting Programs for Undergraduate Students of College of Confucian Studies

Major Camp
- A 3 day program to help students in lower grades to safely adapt to their major with upper graded students and professors.
Cultivating Confucian Cultures and Personalities
- Meditate the wisdom of ancient sages by visiting Seowon, going on a tour of historical remains, and considering the role of today’s Confucian Studies.
Mentoring Program
- Mentors consisting of leading people in society, and managers of enterprises who will give consultations on career paths of students. Also there are sports competitions, picnics, scholarship festivals, Korean culture exhibitions and advanced major seminars.