Youth Studies Major

1555 Understanding of Human Welfare (3/3) 인간복지의 이해 theory, basic divisional requirement

Course Goal

To help students attain basic understanding on social welfare in general and child welfare, youth studies, welfare for elderly and for disabled in particular
To provide students knowledge and experience they need to decide their major and career goals

Course Content

Basic concepts of social welfare; basic concepts and theories, policies and administration, current issues and practice in the areas of child welfare, youth studies, welfare for elderly, and welfare for disabled, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for first semester students majoring areas in Social Welfare Division

1138 Basic Statistics for Social Welfare (3/3) 기초통계 theory, basic divisional requirement

Course Goal

To provide students with some basic statistical concepts in descriptive and inferential statistics
To help students understand basic statistical methods commonly applied in social research
To help students have basic essential knowledge in both data analysis and statistical critical reasoning, thus, for themselves, producing meaningful data and interpreting correctly them and evaluating data produced by others
To help students have some working knowledge of SPSS, a widely used statistical analysis software package

Course Content

Nature of variables; Data presentation - frequency tables and graphs; Central tendency; Dispersion ;Probability, normal, chi-square and sampling distributions; Parameter estimation; Statistical hypothesis testings for one and two populations; Linear correlation; Simple linear regression; Analysis of variance(ANOVA), (non-parametric) Chi-square test and cross-tabulation.; SPSS lab.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Open to all. Recommended for the 1st- or 2nd-year students. Some mathematical and calculus knowledge preferred.

2790 Christianity and Social Welfare (3/3) 기독교와 사회복지 theory, basic divisional requirement

Course Goal

To help students know the biblical, historical, philosophical, ethical, practical knowledge of christian social work
To understand the basic concepts of christian philosophy of christian social work
To apply the theories, christian values and ideas in the field of christian social work

Course Content

Historical and biblical and philosophical foundations of christian social work-methods, skills and programs for the individuals and groups and christian social work for handicapped, elderly, poor people, or juvenile, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Open to all. Recommended for the 1st- or 2nd-year students.

2403 Adolescent psychology (3/3) 청소년심리 theory, theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To gain understanding and appreciation of the roles various theoretical formulations play in understanding adolescence
To expand and deepen one’s understanding of adolescence as an important phase in the life cycle
To gain a comprehensive understanding of adolescence from biological, socio-cultural, cognitive / developmental, intrapsychic, and historical perspectives.
To gain a deeper understanding of the tasks and conflicts adolescents confront in contemporary Korean culture

Course Content

Physical, cognitive, social, and moral development of adolescents in the contexts of family, peers, school, work, and the media; major theories, methods of studying, development, and contemporary adolescent issues and concerns (e.g., sexuality and suicide), etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students

1730 Youth Culture (3/3) 청소년문화 theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To help students attain a well-balanced perspective on cultural phenomena of current society, focusing on various aspects of youth culture

Course Content

Natures of culture, popular culture, and youth culture; theories of popular culture; school experience in perspetive of postmodern surroundings; gender and sexuality issues of youth group; policies of youth culture; etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students who have acquired some basic understanding of youth studies

4011 Adolescent Problems and Protection (3/3) 청소년문제와 보호 theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To learn theoretical perspectives for understanding causes of various adolescent problems
To understand various aspects of interests of those related to specific issues
To develop abilities and skills for providing appropriate remedies and solutions for adolescent problems

Course Content

Introduction to general adolescent characteristics ; definitions of adolescent problems; theoretical backgrounds for understanding adolescent problems; features and causes of and the remedies for various adolescent problems, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students who have acquired some basic understanding of youth studies

4012 Youth Activities (3/3) 청소년활동 theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To help students understand the concept, purpose, subject, and skills for youth activities

Course Content

Concepts and theories of youth activity; skills to organize and manage youth activities, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students who have acquired some basic understanding of youth studies

3927 Adolescent Counseling (Theory & Practice) (3/3) 청소년상담(이론과 실제)theory, majorelective, teachercertificatecourse, youthworkercertificatecourse

Course Goal

To help students increase their knowledge about basic counseling theories and techniques
To help students increase their knowledge about counseling theories and To help students understand themselves in order to become a competent counselor

Course Content

Assumptions and values counseling theories and techniques are based on, characteristics and requirements for a good counselor, ethical principles and issues, basic counseling skills such as attending, active listening, paraphrasing, summarizing, questioning, reflecting feelings, counseling procedures, counseling theories such as psychoanalysis, person-centered approach,cognitive-behavioral approach, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd or 3rd year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology

361701 Personality Psychology (3/3) 성격심리 theory, major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To provide the student an introduction to the study of personality in the context of both classical and more recent theories
To help the student to understand the human experience
To help the student develop intellectual skills relating to gathering, analysis, synthesis, and communication of information, demonstrated both through class participation and through expository papers

Course Content

Evaluation of the scientific status of theories such as psychoanalysis; various approaches to the nature / nurture controversy, such as behaviorism, evolutionary psychology, and behavior genetics; questions regarding the proper number of dimensions of personality and intelligence, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd or 3rd year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology

2407 Youth Welfare (3/3) 청소년복지론 theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To make students to be familiar with diverse theories and issues regarding youth welfare

Course Content

Definition, historical background, current situation of youth welfare; contents, principles, and practical implicatins of laws and regulations for youth and youth policy, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Youth Culture, Adolescent Problems & Protection, Youth Activities

1701 Career Counseling (3/3) 진로상담 theory, major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To help students increase their knowledge about basic career counseling theories
To help students acquire basic career counseling skills
To help students assess their own life career themes and achieve high level of career maturity

Course Content

Assumptions and values career counseling theories and techniques are based on, characteristics and requirements for a good career counselor, basic career counseling theories such as vocational choice theories, career development theories, career decision making theories, career counseling techniques such as life career assessment, career genogram, occupational card sort, standardized tests and inventories, career information gathering, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd or 3rd year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

2077 Psychological Testing and Evaluation (3/3) 심리검사 theory, major elective

Course Goal

To understand psychological testing as scientific methods for measuring human intelligence, personality
To learn basic knowledge for developing., administrating, and interpreting psychological tests and their results
To develop sound qualities needed to guide adolescents with the help of psychological tests

Course Content

General features of psychological testing, the procedures of developing tests; concepts of reliability and validity; general characteristics of intelligence tests, personality tests, standardized tests, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Basic Statistics

2240 Group Counseling (3/3) 집단상담 theory, major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To understand representative theories on theory and practice of group counseling
To learn actual cases on how to apply theory on group counseling practice
To provide indirect opportunities on actual practice of children and adolescence group operation

Course Content

Meaning of group counseling, group goal, group leadership; quality, role and ethics of group counselor;group process and group dynamics; theories and techniques of group counseling; practice of group counseling for children, adolescents, college students, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

362001 Family Counseling (3/3) 가족상담 theory, major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To understand theories and practice on professional approaches for helping family relationship problems and improving the ability as a counselor for systematic family counseling
To understand basic knowledge on family in order to become a professional of family consulting
To learn theories and techniques on how to help family relations
To understand on several problems one confronts while meeting families at a clinical site

Course Content

Concepts on family from systematic point of view, family-developmental point of view; meaning, history, theories, and techniques of family counseling; dynamics of human relationship within a family, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

3372 Psychology of Learning (3/3) 학습심리 theory, major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To understand concepts of learning, history of studies on learning, each learning theory, memory, acquirement and presentation of knowledge, schoolwork achievement
To apply learning theories to education, child raising, and psychological therapy

Course Content

Meaning, steps, achievement, importance of learning and their educational application; concepts of learning theories such as classical conditioning, operant conditioning, perception and concentration, memory, acquirement and presentation of knowledge, development of learning strategy and schoolwork achievement;examining the relationship between learning theories and educational process, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Psychology of Personality

2406 Methodologies for Youth Guidance (3/3) 청소년지도방법론 theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To study the concept, purpose, subject, and skills for youth guidance and development

Course Content

Empiricism and constructivism, autonomy and participation; rescuing, problem solving learning, field activities; skills to systematically organize and manage youth guidance programs based upon educational and psychological approaches. etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Youth Culture, Youth Activities

4013 Youth Program Development and Evaluation (3/3) 청소년프로그램개발과 평가 theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To accompany youth work students through their initial experience in the field component of the youth work education process

Course Content

Theories and skills for developing and managing youth programs; theories and skills for evaluating and improving youth programs, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Youth Culture, Youth Activities

4821 Recreation Training for Youth Worker (3/3) 청소년레크리에이션지도 theory + practice, major elective

Course Goal

To help students the effects of recreational activities on adolescents' psychological and social development
To help students acquire basic recreation skills
To help students develop leadership as a competent youth worker

Course Content

Understanding the meanings and effects of basic recreational techniques, planing and practicing recreational programs for adolescents, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2rd or 3th year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology and Youth Activities

4014 Laws, Regulations & Policies for Youth (3/3) 청소년육성제도론 theory, major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To study the youth laws, youth policies, youth service

Course Content

Youth related laws and regulations, youth policies, and effects of them on youth services, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Problems & Protection, Youth Activities

2603 Supervised Counseling Training (3/3) 상담지도 theory + practice, major elective

Course Goal

To help students improve their basic counseling skills
To help students experience the role of counselor, client, and observer
To help students explore their motivation, strengths, and weaknesses as a counselor

Course Content

Meaning and effects of basic counseling techniques; exercising and experiencing the techniques as a counselor, a client, and an observer in a three-person group, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 4th year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

3933 Counseling for Special Adolescents (3/3) 특수청소년상담 theory, major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To understand basic contents of special adolescent counseling, counseling strategies of each impediment type, variety of special adolescent counseling, actual problems and cautions
To understand general counseling strategies, impediment type and character of special adolescents, inquiry to parents and teachers, basic understanding on conversion education

Course Content

Definition counseling, special education, strategies for special adolescents; counseling for learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mental retardation, developmental disability, emotional and behavior disorders; counseling for families with special adolescents, inquiry for special education teachers; actual practice of special adolescent counseling, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

4822 Youth Activities Practicum (3/3) 청소년활동의 실제 theory + field training, major elective

Course Goal

To help students strengthen skills and abilities used in the field of youth activities

Course Content

Youth activity practice; activity speciality development, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and 4th year students who have taken Youth Activities

4823 Youth Program Development & Evaluation Practicum (3/3) 청소년프로그램개발과평가의 실제 theory + field training, major elective

Course Goal

To help students experience and practice youth program development and evaluation methods and skills

Course Content

Youth program from the basic level to the advanced level; practical methods and skills used in the field of youth program development & evaluation, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and 4th year students who have taken Youth Program Development & Evaluation

4824 Practical Use of Psychological Tests (3/3) 심리검사의 활용 theory + practice, major elective

Course Goal

To understand theories of psychological tests
To improve administrative and evaluating skills on various psychological tests

Course Content

General perspective on psychological tests; preparing for a psychological test report; contents and procedures of various psychological test devices such as personality, intelligence, interest, aptitude, etc.; instructions to promote administrative abilities of psychological tests, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice), Psychological Testing & Evaluation

1733 Sex Education for Youth (3/3) 청소년성교육 theory, major elective

Course Goal

To develop a better understanding of human sexuality from a physiological, psychological, and sociological perspective
To discuss major historical research studies regarding human sexuality
To explain male and female sexual anatomy and physiology
To compare and contrast the influences of culture on sexual expression, gender identity, and same-gender sexual behavior
To explain social norms regarding effective communication in relationships.
To compare and contrast various contraceptive methods and their effectiveness
To debate various aspects in decision making about pregnancy and parenthood
To develop expertise and teaching competency in human sexuality

Course Content

Sexuality from a physiological, psychological, and sociological perspective; social and biological foundations of human sexuality, human reproduction and contraception; cross-cultural perspectives on sexual behavior and contemporary society; gender roles and stereotyping; current and controversial issues in sex education, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and 4th year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Culture, Youth Activities, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

3621 Music & Arts Therapy for Youth (3/3) 청소년음악예술치료 theory + practice, major elective

Course Goal

To help students understand the effects of music on a person's cognition, emotion, and behavior
To help students improve abilities of performing therapeutic skills, and developing musical activity programs
To help students improve field application abilities in music therapy

Course Content

Understanding definition, history, curriculum, basic assumptions, philosophy, areas, functions, therapeutic principles, evaluation methods of music therapy, understanding goals and effects of music therapy for adolescents, practicing music therapy techniques such as activities of singing, playing musical instruments, dancing, music listening, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd or 4th year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice), Group Counseling or other counseling related courses

3930 Adolescent Field Work & Counseling Practicum (3/3) 청소년현장 및 상담실습 theory + field training, major elective

Course Goal

To understand various types of institutions for youth
To evaluate field work & counseling experience
To train students to qualify for youth counseling & youth leadership

Course Content

180 hours of field work and counseling practice

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and 4th year students who have taken basic youth study major courses and are ready for the practicum

4825 Research Methodology for Youth Studies (3/3) 청소년연구방법론 theory + practice, major elective

Course Goal

To understand epistemological backgrounds for scientific research methods
To learn basic research procedures
To develop basic abilities to apply scientific methods to real research issues

Course Content

Epistemological backgrounds of scientific research methods; research procedures, including research design, measurement, sampling, data collection techniques, etc.; report writing practice

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and upper year students who have taken Basic Statistics, Psychological Testing and Evaluation.

2403 Adolescent Psychology (3/3) 청소년심리 theory major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To gain understanding and appreciation of the roles various theoretical formulations play in understanding adolescence
To expand and deepen one’s understanding of adolescence as an important phase in the life cycle
To gain a comprehensive understanding of adolescence from biological, socio-cultural, cognitive / developmental, intrapsychic, and historical perspectives
To gain a deeper understanding of the tasks and conflicts adolescents confront in contemporary Korean culture

Course Content

Physical, cognitive, social, and moral development of adolescents in the contexts of family, peers, school, work, and the media; major theories, methods of studying, development, and contemporary adolescent issues and concerns (e.g., sexuality and suicide), etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students

1730 Youth Culture (3/3) 청소년문화 theory major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To help students attain a well-balanced perspective on cultural phenomena of current society, focusing on various aspects of youth culture

Course Content

Natures of culture, popular culture, and youth culture; theories of popular culture; school experience in perspective of post modern surroundings; gender and sexuality issues of youth group; policies of youth culture, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students who have acquired some basic understanding of youth studies

4011 Adolescent Problems and Protection (3/3) 청소년문제와 보호 theory major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To learn theoretical perspectives for understanding causes of various adolescent problems
To understand various aspects of interests of those related to specific issues
To develop abilities and skills for providing appropriate remedies and solutions for adolescent problems

Course Content

Introduction to general adolescent characteristics ; definitions of adolescent problems; theoretical backgrounds for understanding adolescent problems; features and causes of and the remedies for various adolescent problems, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students who have acquired some basic understanding of youth studies

4012 Youth Activities (3/3) 청소년활동 theory major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To help students understand the concept, purpose, subject, and skills for youth activities

Course Content

Concepts and theories of youth activity; skills to organize and manage youth activities. etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper semester students who have acquired some basic understanding of youth studies

392701 Adolescent Counseling (Theory & Practice) (3/3) 청소년상담(이론과 실제) theory major elective, teacher certificate course, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To help students increase their knowledge about basic counseling theories and techniques
To help students increase their knowledge about counseling theories and techniques for adolescent clients
To help students understand themselves in order to become a competent counselor

Course Content

Assumptions and values counseling theories and techniques are based on, characteristics and requirements for a good counselor, ethical principles and issues, basic counseling skills such as attending, active listening, paraphrasing, summarizing, questioning, reflecting feelings, counseling procedures, counseling theories such as psychoanalysis, person-centered approach, cognitive-behavioral approach etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd or 3rd year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology

3617 Personality Psychology (3/3) 성격심리 theory major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To provide the student an introduction to the study of personality in the context of both classical and more recent theories
To help the student to understand the human experience
To help the student develop intellectual skills relating to gathering, analysis, synthesis, and communication of information, demonstrated both through class participation and through expository papers

Course Content

Evaluation of the scientific status of theories such as psychoanalysis; various approaches to the nature / nurture controversy, such as behaviorism, evolutionary psychology, and behavior genetics; questions regarding the proper number of dimensions of personality and intelligence, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd or 3rd year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology

2407 Youth Welfare (3/3) 청소년복지론 theory major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To make students to be familiar with diverse theories and issues regarding youth welfare

Course Content

Definition, historical background, current situation of youth welfare; contents, principles, and practical implicatins of laws and regulations for youth and youth policy, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Youth Culture, Adolescent Problems & Protection, Youth Activities

1701 Career Counseling (3/3) 진로상담 theory major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To help students increase their knowledge about basic career counseling theories
To help students acquire basic career counseling skills
To help students assess their own life career themes and achieve high level of career maturity

Course Content

Assumptions and values career counseling theories and techniques are based on, characteristics and requirements for a good career counselor, basic career counseling theories such as vocational choice theories, career development theories, career decision making theories, career counseling techniques such as life career assessment, career genogram, occupational card sort, standardized tests and inventories, career information gathering, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

2077 Psychological Testing and Evaluation (3/3) 심리검사 theory major elective

Course Goal

To understand psychological testing as scientific methods for measuring human intelligence, personality
To learn basic knowledge for developing., administrating, and interpreting psychological tests and their results
To develop sound qualities needed to guide adolescents with the help of psychological tests

Course Content

General features of psychological testing, the procedures of developing tests; concepts of reliability and validity; general characteristics of intelligence tests, personality tests, standardized tests, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Basic Statistics

2240 Group Counseling (3/3) 집단상담 theory major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To understand representative theories on theory and practice of group counseling
To learn actual cases on how to apply theory on group counseling practice
To provide indirect opportunities on actual practice of children and adolescence group operation

Course Content

Meaning of group counseling, group goal, group leadership; quality, role and ethics of group counselor;group process and group dynamics; theories and techniques of group counseling; practice of group counseling for children, adolescents, college students, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

3620 Family Counseling (3/3) 가족상담 theory major elective, teacher certificate course

Course Goal

To understand theories and practice on professional approaches for helping family relationship problems and improving the ability as a counselor for systematic family counseling
To understand basic knowledge on family in order to become a professional of family consulting
To learn theories and techniques on how to help family relations
To understand on several problems one confronts while meeting families at a clinical site

Course Content

Concepts on family from systematic point of view, family-developmental point of view; meaning, history, theories, and techniques of family counseling; dynamics of human relationship within a family, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

3372 Psychology of Learning (3/3) 학습심리 theory major elective

Course Goal

To understand concepts of learning, history of studies on learning, each learning theory, memory, acquirement and presentation of knowledge, schoolwork achievement
To apply learning theories to education, child raising, and psychological therapy

Course Content

Meaning, steps, achievement, importance of learning and their educational application; concepts of learning theories such as classical conditioning, operant conditioning, perception and concentration, memory, acquirement and presentation of knowledge, development of learning strategy and schoolwork achievement;examining the relationship between learning theories and educational process, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Psychology of Personality

2406 Methodologies for Youth Guidance (3/3) 청소년지도방법론 theory + practice major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To study the concept, purpose, subject, and skills for youth guidance and development

Course Content

Empiricism and constructivism, autonomy and participation; rescuing, problem solving learning, field activities; skills to systematically organize and manage youth guidance programs based upon educational and psychological approaches. etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Youth Culture, Youth Activities

4013 Youth Program Development and Evaluation (3/3) 청소년프로그램개발과 평가 theory major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To accompany youth work students through their initial experience in the field component of the youth work education process

Course Content

Theories and skills for developing and managing youth programs; theories and skills for evaluating and improving youth programs, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Youth Culture, Youth Activities

4821 Recreation Training for Youth Worker (3/3) 청소년레크리에이션지도 theory + practice major elective

Course Goal

To help students the effects of recreational activities on adolescents' psychological and social development
To help students acquire basic recreation skills
To help students develop leadership as a competent youth worker

Course Content

Understanding the meanings and effects of basic recreational techniques, planing and practicing recreational programs for adolescents, etc

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Youth Activities, Methodologies for Youth Guidance, Adolescent Program Development & Evaluation

4014 Laws, Regulations & Policies for Youth (3/3) 청소년육성제도론 theory major elective, youth worker certificate course

Course Goal

To study the youth laws, youth policies, youth service

Course Content

Youth related laws and regulations, youth policies, and effects of them on youth services, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 2nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Problems & Protection, Youth Activities

2603 Supervised Counseling Training (3/3) 상담지도 theory + practice major elective

Course Goal

To help students improve their basic counseling skills
To help students experience the role of counselor, client, and observer
To help students explore their motivation, strengths, and weaknesses as a counselor

Course Content

Meaning and effects of basic counseling techniques; exercising and experiencing the techniques as a counselor, a client, and an observer in a three-person group, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 4th year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

4822 Youth Activities Practicum (3/3) 청소년활동의 실제 theory + field training major elective

Course Goal

To help students strengthen skills and abilities used in the field of youth activities

Course Content

Youth activity practice; activity speciality development, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and 4th year students who have taken Youth Activities

4823 Youth Program Development & Evaluation Practicum (3/3) 청소년프로그램개발과 평가의 실제 theory + field training major elective

Course Goal

To help students experience and practice youth program development and evaluation methods and skills

Course Content

Youth program from the basic level to the advanced level; practical methods and skills used in the field of youth program development & evaluation, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and 4th year students who have taken Youth Program Development & Evaluation

4824 Practical Use of Psychological Tests (3/3) 심리검사의 활용 theory + practice major elective

Course Goal

To understand theories of psychological tests
To improve administrative and evaluating skills on various psychological tests

Course Content

General perspective on psychological tests; preparing for a psychological test report; contents and procedures of various psychological test devices such as personality, intelligence, interest, aptitude, etc.; instructions to promote administrative abilities of psychological tests, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and upper year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice), Psychological Testing & Evaluation

1733 Sex Education for Youth (3/3) 청소년성교육 theory major elective

Course Goal

To develop a better understanding of human sexuality from a physiological, psychological, and sociological perspective
To discuss major historical research studies regarding human sexuality
To explain male and female sexual anatomy and physiology
To compare and contrast the influences of culture on sexual expression, gender identity, and same-gender sexual behavior
To explain social norms regarding effective communication in relationships.
To compare and contrast various contraceptive methods and their effectiveness
To debate various aspects in decision making about pregnancy and parenthood
To develop expertise and teaching competency in human sexuality

Course Content

Sexuality from a physiological, psychological, and sociological perspective; social and biological foundations of human sexuality, human reproduction and contraception; cross-cultural perspectives on sexual behavior and contemporary society; gender roles and stereotyping; current and controversial issues in sex education, etc.

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and 4th year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Culture, Youth Activities, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice)

3621 Music & Arts Therapy for Youth (3/3) 청소년 음악예술치료 theory + practice major elective

Course Goal

To help students understand the effects of music on a person's cognition, emotion, and behavior
To help students improve abilities of performing therapeutic skills, and developing musical activity programs
To help students improve field application abilities in music therapy

Course Content

Understanding definition, history, curriculum, basic assumptions, philosophy, areas, functions, therapeutic principles, evaluation methods of music therapy, understanding goals and effects of music therapy for adolescents, practicing music therapy techniques such as activities of singing, playing musical instruments, dancing, music listening, etc

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3nd and 4th year students who have taken Adolescent Psychology, Adolescent Counseling(Theory & Practice), Group Counseling

3930 Adolescent Field Work and Counseling Practicum (3/3) 청소년현장 및 상담실습 theory + field training major elective

Course Goal

To understand various types of institutions for youth
To evaluate field work & counseling experience
To train students to qualify for youth counseling & youth leadership

Course Content

180 hours of field work and counseling practice

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and 4th year students who have taken basic youth study major courses and are ready for the practicum

4825 Research Methodology for Youth Studies (3/3) 청소년 연구방법론 theory + practice major elective

Course Goal

To understand epistemological backgrounds for scientific research methods
To learn basic research procedures
To develop basic abilities to apply scientific methods to real research issues

Course Content

Epistemological backgrounds of scientific research methods; research procedures, including research design, measurement, sampling, data collection techniques, etc.; report writing practice

Prerequisites/Requirements/Recommendations

Recommended for 3rd and upper year students who have taken Basic Statistics, Psychological Testing and Evaluation