Sahmyook University

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Sahmyook University
삼육대학교
Servants of Truth and Love
Mottoprudentia, animus, corpus corporis(Latin)
"Wisdom" "Sprit" "Athlete" / 지(知), 영(靈), 체(體)
TypePrivate
Established1906 Eumyung College, Renamed as Sahmyook University (1951)
AffiliationSeventh-day Adventist Church
ChancellorMyungkwan, Hong
PresidentKikon, Kim
Undergraduates35,860
Postgraduates7,719
Location
South Korea (Gongneung 2-dong 26-21)Hwarangro 815,Postal Code/139-742 Nowon-gu, Seoul
,
South Korea
CampusUrban, 302 ha (3 km²)
Sport TeamsSahmyook University Figure Skating
ColorsRoyal Blue  
MascotDove
Websitewww.syu.ac.kr or eng.syu.ac.kr (English)
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Korean name
Hangul
삼육대학교
Hanja
三育大學校
Revised RomanizationSamyuk Daehakgyo
McCune–ReischauerSamyuk Taehakkyo

Sahmyook University (Korean: 삼육대학교, Hanja: 三育大學校) is a private, Christian, coeducational, health sciences and social sciences university located in Metropolitan Seoul, South Korea. Sahmyook University is part of a worldwide network of Seventh-day Adventist institutions of higher education. As a result, it provides an environment for learning that emphasises individual commitment to Christ, personal integrity, intellectual development, and community service.

The school was founded in 1906 as Euimyung College in Sunahn, Pyungan-namdo, North Korea. It was the first higher education facility started in Korea,[1] and is today the largest university owned by the Seventh-day Adventist Church.[2]

In 2009, the university had 6 colleges, including the College of Theology, Humanities & Social Science and Health Science & Social Welfare in addition to 4 graduate schools. There are 216 full-time faculty teaching 5,566 undergraduate students and 189 graduate students.

History

Sahmyook University was founded in 1906 as a small, Seventh-day Adventist school called "Euimyung College" by American Seventh-day Adventist missionaries, with the objective to improve the education of church workers in Korea.[1]

However, while under the rule of Japanese imperialism, the missionaries stopped managing the whole school system due toShinto worship being enforced by the Japanese rulers.[1] Thus, the school remained closed by the end of the Second World War. After Korea gained its independence from Japan in 1945, the school moved from Suahn Pyungan-namdo and joined with the church headquarters in Hoegi, Seoul; The move was completed in 1949.[1]

On the 25th June, 1950, the Korean War forced the school to close. After Seoul was won back in November 1951, the school was relocated to its current location in, Gongdeok, Yangjoo, Gyeonggi (later renamed Seoul Metropolitan) and reopened. The school was also renamed Sahmyook College, and the minister Jemyung Lee was inaugurated as the first president.

Campus

Sahmyook University is located in Gong-neung 2(Yi) Dong, a 5 minutes drive from Hwarangdae Station and a 20 minutes drive from Seoul Station located in the center of Seoul. Teanung, Gong-neung, and the Korea Military Academy serve as a green-belt between the campus and the city. With such natural surroundings, the university is ranked as one of the top 10 most beautiful universities each year.[3]

The campus maintains a variety of indigenous trees, especially around the quadrangle in the center of the campus. The campus is composed of 16 faculty buildings, the university church, the centennial hall, three faculty residence halls and four apartment complexes. The four dormitories on campus are the men's hall, the women's hall, Sinhack Hall, and the graduate student's hall, primarily for men who are either graduate or seminary students. The residence halls restrict access depending on a student's age, as well as a visitation policy which does not permit students of the opposite gender into dormitory rooms at any time.[citation needed] The campus is between Seoul and Gyeonggi. The School of Pharmacy and Nursing, and the residential community of the university is not within the city limits, however remains officially within the Seoul district.

Academic Programme

Each January over 10,000 students apply at Sahmyook University. Only about 10 percent, or 1,242, of them (mostly non-Adventists) are accepted as new students. Non-Adventists have a higher ratio of successful applications compared with Adventist students. The actual number of Adventist students annually accepted is around 200, or about 1 in 6.[2]

Sahmyook University comprises six colleges divided into six divisions and seventeen departments, and four graduate schools.[4]

College of Theology

Department of Theology

The Department of Theology, with a history of 100 years, is the principal department of Sahmyook University. It endeavours to train spiritual leaders through Bible study, experience and practice.[3]

College of Humanities & Social Science

Division of Business Administration

The division provides integrating undergraduate level courses majoring in accounting, marketing and management information system.[3] It teaches subjects, such as finance, accounting, marketing, information system, organizational behavior, human resource management, economics, quantitative method, logistics & operations management, international business and trade. With the increasing focus on globalization and informatioalization, the division maintains its education particuraly based on the current industry sites. It offers high quality undergraduate business education cultivating students as a leading talent toward various industries.



Academic Program: The division of business administration allows students to customize their focus. After learning the core functions of business, students select from three elective couirses to refine their knowledge

Students may concentrate in management&accounting:

Students also can choose a marketing as a major:

Additionaly, students may choose MIS(management informaiton system)

Division of English Studies

This division allows students to learn English. It is divided into "English Language and Literature" and "English Communication" which teaches practical English.[3]

Department of East Asian Languages

The Department of East Asian Languages teaches not only Chinese and Japanese, but also East Asian politics, economics, sociology, culture, and journalism.[3] There are Chinese Interpretation concentration and Chinese Translation concentration. Sahmyook University provides opportunities to study abroad at Hebei University, Yuxi Teachers College and other affiliated universities in China and Taiwan. There are also opportunities to learn English and Japanese for better career choices in the future.

Department of Early Child Education

The department organises and manages the courses, and trains teachers in theory and practice. These include general education, early childhood education, Christian education for early childhood education program, mathematics, science, art, music, pedagogy, a multimedia teaching method, observation of children, life coach of children, and management of kindergarten. There is an almost 100% employment rate.[3]

College of Health Science & Social Welfare

Division of Social Welfare

The Department of Social Welfare allows students to study multiple majors and operate health and welfare education. The department introduced the Social Welfare Major and Health Management Major in 1996.[3] The Social Welfare department systematizes multiple major connection, integrated and constructs various educational-industrial complex.

Department of Nursing

The purpose of the Nursing Department is to train professional nurses. Students go through training at the sister hospitals of Sahmyook University including Seoul Adventist Hospital and Busan Adventist Hospital before joining the workforce.[3]

Department of Physical Therapy

This department is Seoul's only four-year department of its kind. The Graduate School also offers master's and doctorate programs.[3]

Department of Food and Nutrition

This department is aimed at seeking rational dietary habits to maintain health, based on the understanding of nutrients and food products necessary for promoting wellness.[3]

Department of Counseling

The purpose of the Department of Counseling is to train professional counselors who will assist people suffering from various emotional stress and illnesses with a Christian perspective.[3]

Department of Leisure and Sports

This department is engaged in nurturing leaders of sports science. Exchange of credits is possible with sister universities overseas.[3] The department also offers training courses on special clinics.

College of Science & Technology

Department of Chemistry

The objective of the Department of Chemistry is to foster competence in fundamental and advanced scientific fields of the future through education combining both theories and experiments.[3]Graduates of the department advance into diverse fields of chemistry, environment, life engineering, etc.

Department of Life Sciences

The purpose of the Department of Life Sciences is to educate students on life and enable them to appreciate the Creator.[3] It also offers in-depth study on the environment as well as contributing to the resolution of environmental issues.

Department of Computer Science

The Department fosters science specialists who will play the main role in information society through systematic education for obtaining computer knowledge and practical business ability.[3]

Department of Horticulture Science

This department probes the environment and nature and focuses on education in four fields: cultivation of flowers, orchards, vegetables and landscape gardening.[3]Graduates of this department become actively involved in safeguarding nature and the environment.

Department of Environmental Horticulture Design

The department focuses on the education of interior design, tubular horticulture design, and landscape design.[3]

Division of Animal Science

Te department educates students for the prevention of animal diseases.

Department of Car Mechatronics

The department analyses, designs and develops the control system by applying mechatronics technology to cars. This course is made to design and develop auto-mobile system, such as computer engineering, automobile engineering, mechanic engineering, electronic engineering and control engineering.[3] The courses combine practical knowledge and business abilities. Also electives will expand to other areas of engineering.

College of Culture & Arts

Department of Architecture

According to the policy of UIA, the department has a five-year program in architecture.[3] All systematic programs are strictly managed by architecture education certification, and professors and practical architects.

Division of Music

This department focuses on nurturing talented musicians. The department has lesson halls and private practice rooms. The Department holds regular concerts for students to have their talent objectively verified.[3]

Division of Art and Design

The department aims to create creative artists or designers. It is divided into two fields:

  • Communication Design concentrating on media
  • Art Contents concentrating on creativity and imagination

College of Pharmacy

Department of Architecture

This department belongs to the applied science field that offers courses promoting the health of mankind through the prevention of disease and providing treatment.[3]The curriculum covers ways of cultivating research and technology.

Department of Pre-med Pharmacy

The department of Pre-Med-Pharm was established to train students who plan to take post-graduate courses in dentistry and pharmacy and work in the healthcare sector in prevention and treatment of diseases. The department offers opportunities to acquire qualities for medical professionals and learn about the basics of medicine. In particular, the students are prepared to sit MEET/DEET/PEET exams as well as publicly recognized English tests and interviews.[3]

School of Graduate Studies

Graduate School of Theology

Graduate School of Business Administration

Graduate School of Health Science and Social Welfare

Book publishing

Sahmyook University Press, which was founded in 1972, deals with theology, social studies, and science textbooks.

Institutes and Research Centres

The university has the following research institutes:

  • Geoscience Research Institute
  • Korean Institute for HIV/AIDS Prevention
  • Life Science Research Institute
  • Mission and Society Research Institute
  • The Korean Institute of Alcohol Problems
  • Theological Research Institute
  • Uimyung Research Institute for Neuroscience

Study abroad opportunities

Sahmyook University co-sponsors Adventist Colleges Abroad, a program in which qualified students study overseas while completing requirements for graduation at Sahmyook University. Undergraduate students may also study abroad. Affiliation and Extension Programs are offered in Puerto Rico, South Africa, Mexico, England, Jamaica, Canada, Romania, India, Russia, Thailand, Italy, Ukraine, Bolivia and the United States. (For the full list of sister universities, go to ▶[1])

Notable alumni

  • Lee-Han : Tenor, Professor at Sangji University
  • Lee Dong-Hoon : Korea Men's Figure skater
  • BoA : World Star, SM Entertainment
  • Lee Eun-Woo : Movie Actor (Noa Entertainment), Latest Movie - "귀신이야기"
  • Jin Ku : Movie Actor, Latest Movie - "마더"
  • Nam, Hyejung: OBS Weather forecaster

Notable faculty members

  • Kim, Kikon : Current President of Sahmyook University
  • Ko, Wonbae : Current Professor at Chemistry at Sahmyook University
  • Seo, Kwangsoo : Former President of Sahmyook University
  • Lee, Jongwoo : Environmentalist, Current Professor of Animal Science.
  • Lee, Hyungsuk : Assistant Professor of Business Administration.
  • Han, Sangkyung: The manager of "The Garden of Morning Calm"(아침고요수목원); Current professor of Holticulture.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Sahmyook University Introduction. Sahmyook University. Retrieved 2009-06-19
  2. ^ a b "Fishing for Souls". Adventist World. Retrieved 19th July 2009
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Academics. Sahmyook University. 2010-05-07
  4. ^ Adventist Yearbook. General Conference Office of Archives & Statistics. Retrieved 2009-06-19

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