School of Graduate Studies

Graduate Schools

School of Graduate Studies

The School of Graduate Studies at Chonbuk National University was established in 1952 to prepare able students for academic and professional careers in their respective fields. The School is the ultimate center for transmitting and creating new knowledge of truth and human good valued by society. This University's mission is carried on through advanced teaching, research and creative activities in the University. Faculty and students share the obligatory mandate of engaging in educational transaction in an expected course and assuming the responsibility for advancing the frontier of new knowledge for a greater common good. In so doing they are entitled to enjoy the privilege of academic freedom in their fields of study.

The School has striven to develop in each student a firm grasp of a chosen academic field, the skills and methods of conducting research and the ability to engage in independent original and creative thinking. To aid this educational process, the University provides library resources, laboratories and learning facilities as well as a close association with scholars and frontier researchers. Individual graduate faculty is dedicated to carrying on the responsibility for delivering quality instruction, for guidance of graduate students in the development of their programs, and for conducting investigations associated with a particular field or discipline. Graduate students are expected to take an initiative in pursuing their programs and to assume responsibilities for the progress of their studies. The School has greatly expanded its scope of degree programs and the enrollment of graduate students since its inception. Graduate degree programs are offered at Master's and Doctoral levels, and a graduate degree is conferred for the mastery of a certain field and thorough understanding of its related disciplines.