KOREA UNIVERSITY SEJONG CAMPUS

Developing professionals equipped with insight into the future through comprehensive thought!The Department of Public Sociology.

• 위치
  Public Policy Building No.107

• 전화
  044-860-1250

• 팩스
  044-860-1251

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Introduction

Public Sociology covers not only the foundational major of Sociology, but also extends into new areas such as social policy, sociological economics, and sociological statistics. It strives for providing systematic education with the goal of looking critically, but objectively, at government policy. It aims to cultivate active ways of thinking to understand and solve social problems by focusing on various areas like culture, education, environment, crime, and welfare.

Public Sociology fosters students with holistic viewpoints that are grounded in basic knowledge of sociology and both classical and contemporary sociological theories, and covers subjects related to social welfare such as social policy theories, welfare state theories, and senior welfare theories. It also aims to cultivate students who are capable of critically analyzing materials through the use of social research methods and big data science.

Required Student Skills and Qualities

1. A student who can look critically at the word and has a passion for studying the basics of sociology.

2. A student who is capable of predicting the future with an eye on the study of social change.

3. A student who is capable of resolving problems through the use of big data science.

Career Paths after Graduation

Graduates have entered businesses, the field of mass media, and government research agencies, to name a few. Some are seeking further study in sociology in prestigious graduate schools in Korea and abroad to further deepen their understanding of society and contribute to the field of academia.

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