- Sogang University
Infobox University
name = Sogang University
native_name = 서강대학교
motto = Obedire Veritati
(Latin : Be obedient to the truth)
_ko. "진리에 순종하라"
tagline = Be proud of Sogang as Sogang is proud of you
_ko. "그대 서강의 자랑이듯 서강 그대의 자랑이어라"
established =1960
type = Private Catholic, Jesuitpresident = Sohn, Byungdoo
city =Seoul
country =South Korea
undergrad = 7,474
postgrad = 3,121
faculty = 325
mascot =Albatross
campus = Urban
website = [http://www.sogang.ac.kr/ www.sogang.ac.kr/]
Infobox Korean name|color= |title=Korean name
hangul = 서강 대학교
hanja = linktext|西|江|大|學|校
rr = Seogang Daehakgyo
mr = Sgang TaehakkyoSogang University is one of the leading research and liberal arts universities in
Seoul ,South Korea . The university is a relatively new school, founded in 1960, and the onlyJesuit institute of higher education in the country. [http://www.ajcunet.edu/index.aspx?bid=245#ko]History
Sogang started as a college in February 1960, Fr. Kenneth E. Killoren, S.J. being its first President. Sogang College opened its doors on April 1960 with six departments : Economics, English Language and Literature, History, Mathematics, Philosophy and Physics. The first classes began on the 18 of April, 1960 with 166 students.
On December 1969, Sogang became a full University consisting of Liberal Arts College with six departments, College of Science and Engineering with five departments and Commerce College with three departments. Sogang University now consists of 10 graduate schools, 7 colleges, and 24 departments, since the openning of the Psychology Department on December 2004.
According to the start of the Korean law school generation, the student-number of the department of law is increased by 40 to 100 in 2006, and the department of law in the college of social science is divided into the college of law in 2007.University symbol
The cardinal color, which is also the university color, symbolizes love, the holy spirit, martyr, loyalty, and victory. The silver chevron comes from the first letter 'ㅅ' of 서강(Sogang), representing the intellect spirit of Sogang, and an
Ivory tower . 'IHS' comes from the first letters of the Greek name Polytonic|Ιησους(ΙΗΣΟΥΣ) ofJesus and is also found on the seal of theSociety of Jesus , the Catholic order that founded the university. The medieval crown stands for the Virgin andTrinity , meaning wisdom.Academics
College of Humanities
Division of Humanities - Korean Language & Literature l History l Philosophy l Religious StudiesDivision of International Culture I - British & American Language & Literature l British & American Cultures
Division of International Culture II - German Language & Literature l French Culture l Chinese Culture
College of Social Science
Division of Social Sciences - Sociology l Political Science l PsychologyCollege of Law
LawCollege of Communication
Mass CommunicationsCollege of Natural Science
Mathematics l Physics l Chemistry l Life ScienceCollege of Engineering
Division of Computer Science, Electronics - Computer Science l Electronic EngineeringDivision of Chemical, Mechanical Engineering - Chemical Engineering l Mechanical Engineering
College of Economics
EconomicsCollege of Business Administration
Business AdministrationCollege of General Education
General Education Elective CourseㅣInterdisciplinary Programs
Korean Studiesㅣ Women's Studiesㅣ PRTㅣ PEPㅣ Media Engineeringㅣ Sports Managementㅣ Science of Education l Japanese StudiesSpecial Elective Programs
Teacher training Programㅣ Psychology MinorㅣCore Educational Courses
Core Educational CoursesㅣExternal links
* [http://www.sogang.ac.kr/english Sogang University] official Web site (in English)
* [http://www.sogang.ac.kr/ Sogang University] official Web site (in Korean)* [http://gsis.sogang.ac.kr/ Sogang University - Graduate School of International Studies] official GSIS Web site (in English)
* [http://library.sogang.ac.kr/ Loyola Library, Sogang University] Main Library of Sogang University
* [http://cs.sogang.ac.kr/ Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Sogang University]
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