Key information
-Course information
| Number of semester | Duration | |
| Master course | 4 | 2 years |
| Master & Ph.D. combined course | 8 | 4 years |
| Ph.D. course | 6 | 6 years |
– General requirements
| Degree requirements | M.A. | Bachelor’s degree or above |
| M.A. & Ph.d Combined | Bachelor’s degree or above | |
| Ph.D. | Master’s degree or above | |
| Language requirements | TOPIK level 4 | |
With the aim of developing phyicially, intellectually and spiritually-balanced professional social workers on the foundation of Sahmyook University’‘s educational philosophy:
First, we educate students to become researchers and professional social welfare practitioners who spread love and truth to the world.
Second, we educate students through specialized academic curriculum to become competitive professional social welfare practitioners as demanded by the society.
Third, we endeavor to improve human welfare and quality of life by devising a plan of action based on the study of social welfare and social science way of thinking as required by the contemporary world.
-Contact Information
Department Office | Tel. +82-2-3399-1671 | E-mail : social@syu.ac.kr
Graduate School Office | Tel. +82-2-3399-3016 | graduate@syu.ac.kr
Module
| Subjects | Master | Ph.D. | Combined |
| Common Required Subject | 3 | – | 3 |
| Subjects | 21 | 36 | 53 |
| Thesis/Dissertation | P | 4 | 4 |
| Total | 24 | 40 | 60 |
Subjects
| Subject Title | Credits |
| Introduction to Social Welfare
Analysis of Social Welfare Policy Social Welfare Field Instruction Analysis of Human Behaviors Analysis of Community Social Welfare Advanced Practice for Clinical Psychology School Social Work Family Therapy & practice Community Mental Health Social Work Practice with Youth Qualitative Research Methodology Correctional Social Work Comparative Social Work Practice with Elderly Women & Social Welfare Social Work Practice with Disabled Case Management Practice and Theories Comparative Analysis in Social Welfare Social Service for the Elderly Christian Social Welfare Social Work in Health Care Social Welfare Administration Social Work Value & Ethic Comparative Analysis of Child Welfare Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse Abstraction of Social Welfare Supervision Service Evaluation Theories & Practices Family violence & Social welfare Program Development & Evaluation Social Security Analysis Comparative Analysis of Social Welfare with Families Crisis Intervention Theory International Development Cooperation & Advocacy for Human Right Participatory Action Research Research Seminar Ⅰ Research Seminar Ⅱ Research Seminar Ⅲ Research Seminar Ⅳ Welfare Technologies Seminar Advanced Statistic Analysis The Coaching for Social Welfare Disability Studies Management of social welfare facilities Practice for Global Relief Welfare Development Addicted Family Therapy Social Welfare Research Method Ⅰ Social Welfare Research Method Ⅱ Study of Social Welfare Education Methodology Disability and Rehabilitation Seminar Disability and Elderly barrier-free house Seminar Human Rights & Welfare Seminar Case Management Practice Seminar Seminar in Welfare State Advanced Social Research Data Analysis (Panel data analysis) Case Study of Qualitative Research Methods Seminar in Advanced Social Welfare Practice Advanced Statistic Analysis of Multicultural Welfare Studies of Education for Global Citizens Analysis of Skills & Techniques for Social Welfare International Society & Nongovernmental organization Thesis for Master of Social Welfare Thesis for Doctor of Social Welfare |
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3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 P 4 |
Our experts
| Name | Degree | Major and Research Fields |
| Cho, Mi-sook | Ph.D. | Department of Social Welfare (Clinical Practice) |
| Jeong, jong-hwa | Ph.D. | Department of Social Welfare (Welfare for People with Disabilities) |
| Yoon, jae-young | Ph.D. | Social Welfare Administration |
Fees and Scholarships
| Master course | Master & Ph.D. combined course | Ph.D. course | |
| Number of semester | 4 | 8 | 6 |
| Duration | 2 years | 4 years | 3 years |
| *Entrance fee | Master course | Master & Ph.D. combined course | Ph.d | |
| Tuition per semester | 835,000 KRW | 4,290,000 KRW | 1~3 semester: 4,290,000KRW
4~8 semester: 4,410,000KRW |
4,410,000KRW |
| **Foreign student scholarship applied | 835,000 KRW | 2,145,000 KRW | 1~3 semester: 2,145,000 KRW
4~8 semester: 2,205,000KRW |
2,205,000KRW |
*Entrance fee is paid only for the first semester.
*The foreign student scholarship is applied to all international students in the first semester, and from the second semester, the scholarship is applied differently according to the GPA of the previous semester.(Check the table below)
| GPA standard | Scholarship |
| Above or equal to 4.0 | 50% of tuition |
| Above or equal to 3.5 | 40% of tuition |
| Above or equal to 3.0 | 20% of the tuition |
Careers
Social welfare center, Social welfare official, Public social welfare institution, Mental health social worker, Medical social worker, School social worker, NGO, Social contribution team of a corporation, and etc.
Research Centers and Laboratories
Glocal Social Contribution Laboratory
Research field |
① Symposium and seminar
② Joint research and joint project
③ Data collection and publication of periodicals and research literature
④ Glocal global citizenship education and human rights education
⑤ Glocal social service, and programs in affiliation with other institutions
⑥ Projects for other goals
Professor | Cho, Mi-sook (E-mail : joms@syu.ac.kr)
Center For The Promotion Of Autonomy Of People With Disabilities And The Elderly
Research field |
① Comprehensive research for the autonomy of people with disabilities
② International joint research on the care of people with disabilities and the elderly
③ International seminar and center’s publication of academic journal periodicals in an effort to introduce national and international policies and to conduct joint interdisciplinary research
Professor | Jeong, jong-hwa (E-mail : jhjeong@syu.ac.kr)
Intellectual Disability Research Center
Research field |
① Research and investigation (participatory research with people with disabilities, field-based social workers and local community)
② Education and training (social workers, people with disabilities, local community, etc.)
③ Financial assistance (voucher scheme, social enterprise, employment assistance)
Professor | Yoon, jae-young (E-mail : jayoon@syu.ac.kr)