School of Architecture

Emphasizing the awareness of social and cultural contexts that underpin the architectural practice, encouraging a comprehensive and creative thinking ability among students, and researching the conditions of the environment of human dwelling, the School of Architecture remains committed to educating architects who can contribute to social progress and welfare. Founded in 1952, the School of Architecture continues to make efforts to be a core architectural institute leading regional academic research and quality education open to the community. In 2002, the Department of Architecture was reorganized into the School of Architecture with a five-year Bachelor of Architecture program and a four-year Bachelor of Architectural Engineering program. With a common curriculum in the first semester of studies, students can select and advance to one of the two programs in their second semester. To achieve this goal, the School of Architecture provides an opportunity for students to understand the methods of creating buildings and architectural environments through design and experiments. The objective is to develop creative, scientific, and future-oriented architect engineers with a professional and comprehensive overview in order to contribute to the creation of architecture culture and academic development of Korea. In addition, the nationally funded Bio-housing Institute is both designing and researching various aspects f environmentally-friendly architecture based on ecology, health, and sustainability. The goal of the Institute is to develop models of bio-housing through the integration of traditional materials and high technology, and to educate professionals who are equipped with original future technologies and expertise. Undergraduate and graduate students of the School of Architecture are eligible for various scholarships and funding for overseas training.

Architecture & Urban Design Major

The Architecture & Urban Major provides education with the recognition that architecture is not only to provide places in which human beings live and aesthetic structures which gives pleasure but also to become a public device where individuals and society, as a whole, can gather and interact. On such recognition the program has set to realize architectural and urban products that secure human dignity, fulfill social responsibility and pursue aesthetic beauty. Therefore, the goals of the Architecture & Urban major is to cultivate creative and internationalized professional architects and urban designers who understand socio-cultural interconnections through a competitive curriculum including lectures, design studios, and an internship for developing students’ architectural and urban professional skills in a comprehensive manner.

Architectural Engineering Major

Architectural Engineering helps students fulfill their roles as competent professionals who can design, construct, and manage safe and rational buildings and structures after graduation. The Architectural Engineering Major intends to develop competitive talents in architectural environments at home and abroad. It pursues realistic architecture by studying engineering applications with a focus on curricula such as Architectural Construction, Architectural Structure, and Architectural Environment and Equipment.

Careers

There is a diverse and exciting range of career opportunities for architecture graduates. As well as a career in private architectural practice, career opportunities include Architectural Design, Interior Design, Architectural and Urban Planning, Construction, Structural/Mechanical Engineering, Public Authorities, Project management, Property Development, Research, Restoration, and Conservation.