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The Department was established with the purpose of educating students to perform research in Korean Language Education and Korean Culture Studies. In this time of rapidly increasing exchange and cooperation between countries and cultures, the establishment of this department is significant in striving to cultivate talented individuals to take a central role in undertaking the research of Korean language and culture and to share the results with the world.
The curriculum of the Department is divided into Korean Language Education and Korean Culture Studies. The Korean Language Education curriculum is composed of lectures regarding the subject matter and pedagogy of the Korean language and the curriculum of Korean Culture Studies is composed of lectures related to the research and education of Korean culture.
A student who graduates from the Department will be able to work as a college professor or a researcher. The student will also receive a Level 2 Korean Language Instructor Certificate from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, a certificate which will enable the graduate to become an instructor in domestic and foreign colleges and related institutions and to contribute to the promotion of Korean language and culture.