For more details on the courses, please refer to the Course Catalog
| Code | Course Title | Credit | Learning Time | Division | Degree | Grade | Note | Language | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOC5062 | Factor Analysis / Covariance Structure Analysis | 3 | 9 | Major | Master/Doctor | - | No | ||
| This class provides the Graduate-level, social-science majoring students with a variety of Advanced Statistics (besides Elementary & Intermediate Statistics), which includes, most importantly, Factor Analysis (EFA & CFA) and Covariance Structure Analysis. | |||||||||
| SOC5063 | Doing qualitative interviews | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This course is about doing qualitative interviews and in particular it deals with a qualitative research method used when social scientists plan and conduct interviewing for their study. It starts with how interviewing, which is a most commonly used research method in social science study, works for qualitative research by understanding it in the tradition of qualitative research methodology. With the knowledge of qualitative interviewing, the course deals with the planning and conducting interviews. And this process will be discussed in connection with data collection, analysis, and interpretation of qualitative studies. This course will be helpful for the students who plan qualitative research using interviews or have interview data, and if not, it will provide motivation for qualitative research to students interested in qualitative research methodology. It includes assignment for students to plan, conduct, and analyze interviews themselves, requiring active participation of students. The main contents in this course are as follows: 1. Qualitative research method and qualitative interviews 2. Ethical issues and practical constraints when doing interviews 3. Conducting qualitative interviews 4. Analyzing and interpreting interviews | |||||||||
| SOC5064 | Urban Health and Social Inequality | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-8 | - | No | |
| This course will examine heath status, healthcare access, and healthcare service delivery in the urban environment. It will draw on historic and contemporary research in urban sociology to frame these discussions. Specific attention will be given to age, gender, race and ethnic, and regional differences in disease trajectories and neighborhood-level social and institutional resources. The course also will explore both local and national policy implications. We will begin with micro-level considerations such as individual health and functional status. We then shift the unit of analysis to social interaction and social networks. Finally, we close with neighborhood effects research, policy implications, and cross-national applications. | |||||||||
| SOC5065 | How to write a research paper on social inequality and health | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 2-4 | Korean | Yes | |
| This course is designed for sociology master's and doctoral students, providing them with experience in writing research papers in health inequality using quantitative methods. The aim of the course is to provide a 16-week intensive paper writing course to submit their papers in English. Students will develop practical and systematic research skills and learn how to conduct an in-depth analysis on the social determinants of health. This course will be particularly beneficial for those who are currently involved in a research project or wish to develop their final papers written during the course into a full-fledged research paper. Students will draft their research papers on topics such as aging and the life course, family, urban health, health disparities by gender, race/ethnicity, and urban/rural areas, and receive feedback from peers and the professor. Through this process, they will practice setting research questions, analyzing data, and honing their paper writing skills. | |||||||||
| SWF2008 | Social Problem | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor | 2-3 | Social Welfare | Korean | Yes |
| This course is designed to examine various definitions and theories of social problems and to understand characteristics and causes of each problem areas such as urbanization, poverty, woman, education, child rearing, juvenile delinquency, crime, the elderly, family, runaway, divorce, environment, population, public health, leisure, alcohol, drug, suicide, and religious clan based on experimental materials and observation. This course also explores the conceptual models of problem solving methods through class discussion. | |||||||||
| SWF5067 | Big Data and Social Problems | 3 | 6 | Major | Master/Doctor | 1-4 | Social Welfare | - | No |
| This course will show how "big data" can be used to explore, analyze, understand, and address some of the most significant social problems in contemporary society and to inform police decisions. Both opportunities and challenges of big data in real-world applications will be discussed in relation to population subgroups such as children and adolescents, emerging (young) adults, older adults, women, and persons with disabilities. | |||||||||
| USS2001 | Research Methods in Social Sciences | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor | 1-4 | Social Sciences | English,Korean | Yes |
| Survey methods and techniques of empirical research in sociology will be introduced. Topics include the nature of scientific knowledge, principles and techniques of measurement, sample survey, experimental designs, and other research procedures and techniques. | |||||||||
| USS2002 | Principles of Statistical Analysis | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor | 1-4 | Social Sciences | Korean,English,Korean | Yes |
| Statistical methods are extensively used by social scientists in their research. This course is designed to provide students majoring in social sciences with basic concepts and principles of social statistics and with skills to analyze quantitative data. | |||||||||
| USS2003 | SOCIAL SCIENCE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor | Social Sciences | Korean,Korean | Yes | |
| Artificial intelligence technology is expected to be a means of efficiently solving various problems in the field of social sciences through the analysis and learning of data. In order to effectively utilize the AI technology, it is necessary to understand the concept of state space, the concept of search (Search) algorithms, and to learn the basic theory of expression and reasoning of knowledge based on logic. In addition, through practicing various examples based on theories such as probabilistic reasoning, neural networks, deep learning, genetic algorithms, etc., which have recently been spotlighted, you will be able to acquire the basic ability to solve problems in the field of social sciences using artificial intelligence technology furtheron. | |||||||||
| USS3004 | Social Problems and Public Policy | 3 | 6 | Major | Bachelor | Social Sciences | Korean | Yes | |
| Social phenomena and events which we encounter everyday are closely related with social science concepts and theories from public administration, public policy and other disciplines. Theories, frameworks, models and concepts from public administration and other social science disciplines provide lens and perspectives in understanding, explaining social problems and developing solutions for them. The students should embody and apply new perspectives and insight in understanding and in suggesting solutions for public problems occurring in the contemporary. For this goal, this class focuses on providing cases of social problems, government's policymaking, public services, and analyzing the causes and processes of, and designing solutions for the cases. We will ponder over 1) what are public problems or issues 2) why these problems should be dealt by governments or public governance, not by market or private sector 3) what policies or tools should be applied in solving problems . Drawing on case analyses of applying theories and concepts on public issues, this class aims to help students to understand the social phenomena in depth, and to develop public policies for addressing them. | |||||||||
| USS3005 | Social Sciences Individual Research 1 | 2 | 4 | Major | Bachelor | Social Sciences | Korean | Yes | |
| This is an independent study course for students who have finished an excellent accomplishment of the course requirements and designed for giving credits which make an excellent record to the students for their research works. | |||||||||
| USS3006 | Social Sciences Individual Research 2 | 2 | 4 | Major | Bachelor | Social Sciences | Korean | Yes | |
| This is an independent study course for students who have finished an excellent accomplishment of the course requirements and designed for giving credits which make an excellent record to the students for their research works. | |||||||||
| USS3007 | Technological Innovation and Entrepreneurship | 1 | 2 | Major | Bachelor | Social Sciences | - | No | |
| A course to understand the nature of social change driven by exponential technological innovation, and to explore and cultivate entrepreneurship as a mental factor or attitude necessary for personal and social success. | |||||||||