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Woosuk University has a general graduate school, a graduate school of education and a graduate school of business management, administration and culture.
 
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Department of Education The Department of Special Education Department of Early Childhood Special Education
Department of Mathematics Education Department of Computer Education Department of Sociology Education and History
Department of English Education
■ Department of Education
The department was established in 1981 with the purpose of producing specialized educators who can work in middle schools and high schools, study of pedagogy and participate in other fields of education. The department offers courses such as Education Philosophy, History of Education, Educational Psychology, Educational Sociology, Educational Administration, Educational Curriculum andEducation Policy in order to teach the techniques necessary to become teachers in the future with theability to work in the education field, and specialized fields related to education, through a scientific understanding and philosophical recognition of people.

■ The Department of Special Education
The purpose of this department is to produce teachers, administrators and researchers in the field of Special Education for the betterment of the lives of people with sight disorders, hearing disability, physical disabilities, mental disorders, emotional disorders or a combination thereof. We offer lectures such as Introduction to Special Education, The Education of Special-needs Children, Psychology, Physiology, Language Treatment, Sign Language Instruction, Physical Therapy, Braille and Rehabilitation. The purpose of this department is to train the future leaders in the field of Special Education under the guidelines of specialization, scincerity and love of service.

■ Department of Early Childhood Special Education
The department exists to train teachers of early childhood special education who can support not just infants and children but their families with systematic and specialized education services so they can have the knowledge and skills they need to live in society as independent individuals. It also hopes to teach students how to develop the potential of infants and children who have handicaps or the possibility of handicaps. In order to nurture good teachers of childhood special education, the department performs various tasks for students to learn knowledge and have practical experience in the fields of childhood education, special education and, of course, childhood special education. To this end, the department offers opportunities to study theoretical knowledge further through lectures and cooperative classes by inviting specialists of childhood special education. In addition, the department trains its students to learn practical knowledge through academic activities, exhibition of textbooks and teaching aids, doll play performances and voluntary services on a regular basis to produce teachers of childhood special education who are highly qualified.

■ Department of Mathematics Education
The department was established in 1980 with the purpose of producing teachers and education specialists who will be in charge of mathematics education in middle schools and high schools in the 21st century. The department aims to teach theories and instruction methods of mathematics education to teach pure mathematics theories effectively in order to study and teach a wide variety of mathematical systems. Furthermore, learning new mathematics instruction methods and the capacity to develope study materials to lead open education and multimedia education is another aim of the department. For the purposes stated above, the department offers courses such as Analytics, Algebra and Geometry, which are pure mathematical theories and specialized courses like Course Education Theory such as Mathematical Education Theory, Material Study and Instruction Method, Mathematical Education Evaluation, Study of Mathematics Materials and Computer and Mathematics Education. This leads tp producing pre-teachers with strong ability. Students of the department can gain experience in various ways by joining communities while they earn mandatory knowledge and the ability to be teachers through academic festivals, athletic meetings, special lectures with invited speakers, and academic activities by divisions.

■ Department of Computer Education
The department was established with the purpose of producing computer teachers for middle schools and high schools. When students complete defined courses, they will achieve the 2nd level teacher's license and be qualified to work as teachers of computer subjects. The Department of Computer Education is the only one established in the Jeonbuk area and it is possible for students to have multiple degrees with its systematic curriculum. Therefore, about 90% of our graduates have achieved the 2nd level teacher's license for Computer Education and other teacher's license in Mathematical Education and Special Education. In addition, students will be able to work in other computer related fields, not just work as teachers, which means that they are able to make a wider variety of career choices.

■ Department of Sociology Education and History
The department aims to produce skilled people who can contribute to history education and the study of history in Korea and the improvement of the quality of history education through the correct understanding and knowledge of education regarding Korean and world history. This department offers curriculum to produce teachers of history who possess a balanced view of history that fits into the changing society by recognizing the necessity of historical knowledge about the formation of Korea and the world today. In addition, the department prepares education programs for students to have the ability to work in various professional fields with their knowledge of historical events and nurtures core human resources and excellent history teachers that the country and the society require.

■ Department of English Education
This department produces creative and skilled teachers of middle schools and high schools and education specialists with humanity and strong qualifications required of English education professionals. To this end, the department helps students improve the fluency of their English communication skills and teaches creative and effective abilities of English instruction through substantial curriculum in the fields of English function, linguistics, English education and English and American literature. After completing their college courses, students will be able to work as teachers of middle schools and high schools or as professors, public officials or in foreign companies, specialized organization of English education, English education businesses, airline companies, travel agencies, etc.