1. Courses and Curriculums

The greatest strength of the department is its interdisciplinary focus. Various courses, representing the different concentrations directed by faculty who have been trained in six unique areas, provide a greater opportunity for students to achieve breadth in their education. In turn, this breadth may equip our students with a multifaceted lens that results in a more comprehensive understanding of issues faced by children and adolescents today.

The six concentrations are:

• Child and adolescent psychology and development
• Early childhood education and childcare
• Children’s literature and media education
• Child and adolescent counseling and clinical psychology
• Gifted and creativity education
• Adolescent behavioral health and wellbeing

Students can choose from more than 50 courses offered each year;

(1) Theory-oriented courses, such as Development Psychology, Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Childhood Media Education, provide fundamental principles and ideas.

(2) Practice-oriented courses, such as Adolescent Risk Behavior, Thinking Skills and Creativity Development and Child and Adolescent Counselling, help prepare students to immediately apply classroom knowledge in the real-world setting.

The Department is truly global with 25% of undergraduate and 50% of graduate courses being offered in English (over the past 3 years). Some examples include: Advanced Developmental Psychology, Advanced Early Childhood Curriculum Studies, Child Rights, Comparative Study of Children's Literature, Developmental Psychopathology in Childhood and Adolescence, and Multicultural Youth.

2. Facilities

The Department is equipped with seminar rooms, high-tech classrooms, and multiple labs for observation and experiments, psychological assessment, and clinical applications to support student research and practice.

3. Scholoarships & Funding

In the past several years about 50% of undergraduate and graduate students received funding through internal scholarships from the University or Department, and/or external scholarship through the BK PLUS program (1999-2015), National Research Scholarship, and faculty research projects.

4. Activities

Topic-based colloquiums, student-faculty lab meetings, brown bag seminars that facilitate discussions and exchange of ideas on current children and adolescent issues are open to all members of the department.

5. Exchanges and Partnerships

The Department has established multiple partnerships with institutions and agencies concerning media literacy, education, counseling, advocacy, public policy, and research. Short-term or long-term internship experiences in Korea and abroad have prepared our students to practice and serve in the real world, and enhanced their career options and prospects upon graduation. Here is a list of selected student placements in Korea and around the globe:

• International Child Rights Center
• Korean Child Developmental Psychology Center
• Seoul Regional Zones
• Hansol Education Corp.
• Froebel Co.
• United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
• United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect

6. Special Entry Requirements

Academic Requirements for Masters and Doctoral Programs :

(Applicants must meet at least one condition from below)

(1) High academic performance

(2) Earned TOPIK level 3 or above

(3) Earned TOEFL 530, CBT 197, iBT 71, IELTS 5.5, CEFR B2, TEPS 600 or above

(4) Meet one of the conditions below:

• ① Native English speakers
• ② Completed their secondary or higher education in English speaking countries (USA, Canada, UK, Australia, South Africa, etc.)
• ③ Major is Korean Language in foreign universities
• ④ Obtained a degree in Korean education courses

(5) Approved based on their language ability, by the departments to which they have applied