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[YONSEI NEWS] UIC to Introduce Integrated Social Sciences and Integrated Science and Engineering Divisions

연세대학교 홍보팀 / news@yonsei.ac.kr
2013-05-14

Yonsei University will establish the Integrated Social Sciences Division (ISSD) and the Integrated Science and Engineering Division (ISED) at Underwood International College (UIC) in 2014. The introduction of these interdisciplinary divisions at UIC is intended to foster creative global leaders who possess a vital understanding of the ways in which the humanities, arts, social sciences, and science and technology converge in today’s globalized world. The ISSD will offer four majors: Justice and Civil Leadership (JCL), Quantitative Risk Management (QRM), Science, Technology, and Policy (STP), and Sustainable Development and Cooperation (SDC). The ISED will be geared towards students who seek to pursue careers in the natural sciences and engineering, and who wish to gain an interdisciplinary perspective on their field of specialization. Its three majors will be Bio-Convergence, Energy and Environmental Science and Engineering (EESE), and Nano Science and Engineering. Each division will admit 70 students next March. The ISSD will be part of UIC’s Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences (HASS) Field, along with the existing Asian Studies and Techno-Art Divisions. Each of HASS’s divisions and majors will focus on interdisciplinary approaches to regional studies, art, business, the social sciences, and the humanities. UIC’s HASS Field is the first of its kind in Korea, and its aim is to cultivate individuals who are able utilize the broader perspectives and frameworks that are a requisite in today’s workplace, whether this be in the public sector, multinational corporations, NGOs, or academia. Established in 2005, UIC is a highly selective four-year liberal arts college with an innovative English-only curriculum. It is Korea’s most diverse and international college, with students drawn from 48 different countries, including Korea. With the addition of the two new integrated divisions, UIC will have nearly 500 students at the International Campus next March. The ISSD and ISED will not only provide specialized, interdisciplinary educational programs in an intimate environment, they will also offer a variety of opportunities for domestic and overseas internships, as well as student exchanges and mentoring programs. Yonsei believes that these divisions will be capable of competing with similar programs at the world’s leading universities.