University of Seoul
서울시립대학교
Motto	Truthness, Creativity, Service 진리·창조·봉사
Established	May 1, 1918 as Keijo Public Agricultural College March 1, 1956, Re-established as a university
Type	Public
Endowment	N/A
President	Lee Sang Bum
Faculty	372 (2008)
Staff	229 (2008)
Students	15,058 (2008)
Undergraduates	12,193 (2008)
Postgraduates	2,865 (2008)
Location	Dongdaemun, Seoul, South Korea
Campus	Urban 270,600 m²/66.87 acre
Colors	Blue
Mascot	Hawk
Website	www.uos.ac.kr

University of Seoul
Hangul	서울시립대학교
Hanja	서울市立大學校
Revised Romanization	Seoul Sirip Daehakgyo
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul Shirip Taehakkyo

The University of Seoul (Korean: 서울시립대학교, 서울市立大學校; the direct Korean translation is Seoul City University) is a public university operated by the municipal government of Seoul, South Korea. The campus stands in Jeonnong-dong, Dongdaemun-gu. It traces its origins to 1918, became a four-year college in 1956, and a university in 1981.

Contents 1 Overview 2 History 3 Academics 3.1 Colleges 3.1.1 College of Law and Public Administration 3.1.2 College of Economics and Business Administration 3.1.3 College of Engineering 3.1.4 College of Humanities 3.1.5 College of Natural Science 3.1.6 College of Urban Science 3.1.7 College of Arts and Physical Education 3.1.8 School of Open Major 3.1.9 Division of Liberal Arts and Teacher’s Education 3.2 Graduate School 4 See also 5 External links

[edit] Overview

The University of Seoul has been providing higher education opportunities since its foundation in 1918. As a public institution, the University of Seoul is committed to addressing the social, regional, technological, and creative issues of the urbanized world. It has thus dedicated itself to cultivating leaders who will shape the urban future of Korea and the world. The University of Seoul insists on quality and breadth, committed to both theory and practice, and endorses an openness towards students, unique among Korea's elite institutions. With more than 10,000 students enrolled, the University of Seoul consists of seven undergraduate colleges and almost 90 fields of study in the Graduate School. It offers courses of study in eight schools and twenty seven departments.

[edit] History

• 1918 Founded as Kyung Sung Public Agricultural College
• 1956 Promoted to four-year college and renamed Seoul Agricultural College
• 1975 Oversight committee transferred from the Seoul Board of Education to Seoul Metropolitan Government
• 1981 Renamed Seoul City University
• 1987 Promoted to university status with 4 colleges and 22 departments
• 1993 Founded the Institute of Seoul Studies under the auspices of the Seoul Metropolitan Government
• 1996 Founded the College of Urban Sciences
• 1997 Renamed the University of Seoul
• 1997 Established the university's unique identity as a Mecca for the Urban Sciences Designated as the Distinguished University in the Urban Sciences by the Ministry of Education &Human Resources Development
• 1998 Founded the Institute of Urban Sciences
• 2003 Strategic Plan 2003-2007, Upgrade University of Seoul
• 2003 & 2004 Re-designated as the Distinguished University centered on the Urban Sciences by the Ministry of Education &Human Resources Development
• 2005 Founded the Institute for International Cooperation and Education
• 2008 Founded the Law School

[edit] Academics

[edit] Colleges

[edit] College of Law and Public Administration Department of Public Administration School of Law Department of International Relations [edit] College of Economics and Business Administration School of Business Administration School of Economics [edit] College of Engineering School of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department of Chemical Engineering Department of Mechanical and Information Engineering Department of Materials Science and Engineering Department of Civil Engineering School of Computer Science [edit] College of Humanities Department of English Language and Literature Department of Korea Language and Literature Department of Korean History Department of Philosophy Department of Chinese Language and Culture [edit] College of Natural Science Department of Environmental Horticulture Department of Statistics Department of Mathematics Department of Physics Department of Life Science

[edit] College of Urban Science Department of Urban Administration Department of Social Welfare Department of Urban Sociology Department of Science in Taxation Department of Geo-Informatics Department of Architecture Department of Architectural Engineering Department of Urban Engineering Department of Transportation Engineering Department of Landscape Architecture School of Environmental Engineering [edit] College of Arts and Physical Education Department of Music Department of Industral and Visual Design Department of Environmental Sculpture Department of Sports Informatics [edit] School of Open Major Students who take this course can choose a major freely when becoming sophomore. [edit] Division of Liberal Arts and Teacher’s Education This division offers liberal arts courses, which contains writing, debating, mathematics, natural science, physical education and so on. It also offers courses needed to be a teacher.

[edit] Graduate School

The Graduate School consists of 33 master's degree programs and 25 Ph.D. programs. In addition to these programs, there's specialized graduate schools as follows.

• Graduate School of Science in Taxation
• Graduate School of Design
• Graduate School of Urban Science
• Graduate School of Business Administration
• Graduate School of Engineering
• Graduate School of Education
• Law School

[edit] See also

• List of colleges and universities in South Korea
• Education in South Korea

[edit] External links

• Official English Website

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Coordinates: 37°35′00″N 127°03′30″E / 37.583324°N 127.058387°E / 37.583324; 127.058387

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