Introduction
School of Free Majors is a special high demand program that allows students to freely choose their majors after the completion of the first year of education.
The School of Free Majors allows and guarantees students their pick of majors after one year of education unlike the conventional system of choosing majors before admission.
The purpose of the School of Free majors is to cultivate cultural studies, information studies and foreign language studies in order to promote valuable experiences to find a suitable major for the student.
History
March 2007: Establishment of the School of Free Majors. Transfer to the College of Basic Studies.
Student recruitment in the School of Free Majors (Liberal Arts oriented) 231 students / Student recruitment in the School of Free Majors (Science oriented) 116 students
March 2008: Change of Major title: Major of Social and Human Sciences/Major of Natural Sciences
Recruitment of 293 students in Major of Social and Human Sciences / Recruitment of 101 students in Major of Natural Sciences
March 2009: Recruitment of 440 students (355 students in Major of Social and Human Sciences / 85 students in Major of Natural Sciences)
March 2010: Recruitment of 439 students (354 students in Major of Social and Human Sciences / 85 students in Major of Natural Sciences)
March 2011: Recruitment of 430 students (345 students in Major of Social and Human Sciences / 85 students in Major of Natural Sciences)
March 2012: Recruitment of 488 students (345 students in Major of Social and Human Sciences / 143 students in Major of Natural Sciences)
November 2012: Separated into the Free Major of Human Sciences and Free Major of Natural Sciences, newly established the Flight Operation track
March 2013: Recruitment of 491 students (365 students in Free Major of Human Sciences / 126 students in Free Major of Natural Sciences)
March 2014: Recruitment of 307 students (207 students in Free Major of Human Sciences / 100 students in Free Major of Natural Sciences)
Job Fields
One year of systematic major evaluation is used to match students with the best suited path. The majors available are listed below.
Major of Social and Human Sciences
Department of Korean Language and Literature, School of Chinese Language and Culture(Chinese Language and Literature, Chinese Translations), Department of Japanese Language and Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, Department of French Language and Literature, Department of German Language and Literature, Department of Philosophy, Department of Korean History, Department of History, Department of Cultural Anthropology, Department of Psychology, Department of Sociology, Department of Media and Communication, Department of Political Science and Diplomacy, Department of Public Administration, Department of Regional Development and Welfare Administration, School of Economics and Finance, School of Business, School of International Economics and Business, Department of Food Resource Economics
Major of Natural Sciences
Department of Mathematics, Department of Statistics, Department of Physics, Department of Chemistry, Department of Life Science, Department of Civil Engineering, Department of Environmental Engineering, Department of Urban Planning and Engineering, School of Mechanical Engineering (Mechanical System Engineering, Mechanical Design Engineering, Mechanical Advanced Engineering), School of Materials Science and Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Department of Information and Communication Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, Department of Textile Engineering and Technology, Department of Nano, Medical and Polymer Materials, Department of Horticultural Bio-Science, Department of Landscape Architecture, Department of Forest Resources, School of Food Science and Food Service Industry (Food Science and Technology, Food Service Industry), Department of Family and Housing Studies, Department of Food and Nutrition, Department of Clothing and Fashion, School of Biotechnology (Biotechnology, Molecular Life Science, Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology), School of Architecture (Architecture (5 year school), Architectural Engineering, Architectural Design)
