Educational Goals

Woosong College of Liberal Arts aims to foster talented students who embody Woosong University’s vision and founding principles : self-reliance, uprightness, and goodness. To do so, it has established concrete goals and an educational curriculum.

“Self-reliance” means the independence of character that takes responsibility for its own actions and the establishment of the self, the prerequisite for autonomous activity. “Uprightness” means controlling one’s desires and maintaining the discipline of body and mind that leads to good conduct. “Goodness” means the actualization of the will to act virtuously without regard for the judgment of others.

Our idea of talented students

What kind of talented students will Woosong College of Liberal Arts foster?

This is our vision and our educational goal, which guide all our educational activities. Since its foundation, Woosong’s educational philosophy has been that advocated by our founder; and with this as its basis, Woosong aims to adapt to the spirit of the times and foster talented students as follows. Our idea of talented students takes into account the nature of the world of information – the foundation of the civilization of the 21st century – as well as the limitless and continuous unpredictable changes in time and space.

1. Talented students and creative convergence

Today, in our rapidly changing information society, creativity is the most important core competency that talented students must have. However, creative thinking - finding and solving new problems - arises from a multidisciplinary process that links knowledge from diverse fields. In order to meet the demands of the current age, when diverse social and cultural elements from various areas are converging, Woosong seeks to foster talented students who are competent in creative thinking through a multidisciplinary educational system.

2. Glocal talent

The world today is becoming one “global village” of lively international exchange. In response to this global environment, Woosong aims to foster talented students who have “global competence” and who can not only serve their local, domestic communities but also do so around the world.

3. 4.0 IR new practical talent

Since the “digital revolution,” human civilization has been changing even more quickly, and universities must have an adventurous spirit that is not bound to past knowledge and order but is boldly oriented to the future. Hence, we must quickly heed the call of “4.0 IR” for specialized talent with practical knowledge and skills by establishing a new plan. In this period of civilizational transition, we seek to foster talent to adopt the cutting-edge technologies and lead the world of the future.

Following discussions in Woosong, we think that our founder’s educational philosophy can be summarized as follows.

• Pragmatism
• Communitarian liberalism
• Participation in society
• Open glocalism
• Cultural inclusiveness

Woosong’s educational objectives

Woosong University’s overall educational goal is “to foster glocal talent of upright and true character that combines a unifying and creative intellect with specialized knowledge.” To achieve this, Woosong College of Liberal Arts has established the following educational objectives.

1. Cultivate a holistic character, including morals
2. Cultivate the ability to think logically and independently and to harmoniously share one’s thoughts with others
3. Cultivate a global mind that can adapt to and lead a globalized world
4. Foster the ability to think analytically and scientifically to serve as a basis for mastering digital technologies related to new intellectual platforms that utilize artificial intelligence and big data
5. Foster the ability to understand and deal with rapidly changing socio-economic realities
6. Foster discernment regarding humanistic values and aesthetic sensibility
7. Foster creativity that can connect and unite knowledge in all fields to solve new problems

The ultimate aim of these educational objectives is to solve present problems through empirical methods, which is the effort to bring to fruition Woosong University’s tradition: the spirit of practical education.

Organizational chart and management committee

Woosong College of Liberal Arts

Management committee

Administrative Team

Woosong College of Liberal Arts Operational Regulations

Chapter 1: General Provisions

Article 1 (Purpose) These regulations govern the organization and operation of Woosong College of Liberal Arts, which was founded in accordance with Academic Statue 4 of Woosong University.

Article 2 (Main Duties) Woosong College of Liberal Arts shall perform the following duties.

1. Research and support the development of educational curricula
2. Offer and operate courses each semester
3. Establish plans to develop general education
4. Support teaching and learning in general education
5. Support and operate extra-curricular programs
6. Operate and manage facilities for general education
7. Perform miscellaneous duties concerning general education

Chapter 2: General Education Curriculum

Article 3 (General Education Curriculum)

1. Woosong College of Liberal Arts shall operate a general education curriculum for Woosong University.
2. The general education curriculum shall be organized and operated in accordance with Woosong University’s statutes.
3. The organization and structure of the general education curriculum shall be decided autonomously by the Woosong College of Liberal Arts, but Woosong University’s Curriculum Committee shall review and ratify such decisions.
4. Woosong College of Liberal Arts shall support research and activities concerning the organization, operation, and development of the general education curriculum.

Chapter 3: Organization and Roles

Article 4 (Organization) Woosong College of Liberal Arts shall appoint a Dean, a Deputy Dean, Professors in Charge, and an Administrative Director.

Article 5 (Dean)

1. The Dean shall be a member of Woosong University’s faculty or one from outside the school possessing specialized knowledge and appointed by Woosong University’s President.
2. The Dean shall preside over the performance of the duties enumerated in Article 2 and represent Woosong College of Liberal Arts.

Article 6 (Professors in Charge)

1. Professors in Charge shall be appointed as those responsible for each Class.
2. Professors in Charge assist the Dean and perform duties related to their particular fields.

Article 7 (Woosong College of Liberal Arts’s Support and Organization)

1. In Woosong College of Liberal Arts shall be established an Administration Team, Communication Classes, Foreign Language Classes, Humanities and Society Classes, Science and Technology Classes, and Extracurricular Classes.
2. The President shall make separate provision for the Administrative Team’s composition, disposition of employees, and division of duties.
3. The Administrative Team shall perform its duties under the Dean’s direction.
4. Woosong College of Liberal Arts may establish a Center for General Education Research in order to support research and activities concerning the organization, operation, and development of the general education curriculum

Chapter 4: General Education Management Committee

Article 8 (Composition)

1. Woosong College of Liberal Arts shall establish a General Education Management Committee (henceforth “the Committee”) in order to review important matters regarding its operation.
2. The Committee shall be composed of the Professors in Charge, the Head of Academic Affairs and the Head of the Center for Teaching Learning, and other members of the faculty appointed by the President.

Article 9 (Chairman of the Committee)

1. The Dean shall be the Chairman of the Committee.
2. The Chairman of the Committee represents and convenes the Committee.
3. If necessary for the management of general education, the President may appoint as Vice-Chairman a member of the faculty.

Article 10 (Secretary-General)

1. The Chairman may appoint a Committee Member as Secretary-General, who may undertake the various affairs of the Committee on the Chairman’s order.

Article 11 (Functions)
The Committee shall review the following and related matters.

1. Woosong College of Liberal Arts business plan, budget, and accounts
2. Woosong College of Liberal Arts bylaws and guidelines
3. Operation and improvement of the general education curriculum
4. Establishment of general education courses and recommendations of instructors
5. Miscellaneous matters related to operation of Woosong College of Liberal Arts

Article 11 (Meetings)

1. Meetings shall be convened when the Chairman deems it necessary or when more than one-third of the Committee Members request such.
2. Votes shall be decided by the agreement of a majority of Committee Members and a majority of Committee Members in attendance.

Chapter 5: Miscellaneous Matters

Article 14 (Finances)
Woosong College of Liberal Arts finances shall be appropriated in the following manner.

1. Monies allocated by Woosong University
2. Other subsidies

Article 15 (Accounting)
Woosong College of Liberal Arts fiscal year shall correspond to Woosong University’s.

Article 16 (Application of Regulations)
Matters not elucidated in these Regulations shall follow Woosong University’s regulations.

Article 17 (Additional Operational Regulations)
If necessary, additional operational regulations may be established by the Dean after review by the Committee.

Additional Provision
These Regulations shall take effect on April 7, 2020.