Prospects and Career after Graduation
The curriculum of the Department of Child and Family Studies is comprised of courses that teach students foundational perspectives about children and families from an ecological perspective, basic principles and theories about early childhood education that are based on general principles and theories about human and child development, various concepts and theories about families, and relevant historical, social, and philosophical information. Students can also take classes that help them grow as experts on children and families by providing them with field experiences and teaching them systematic research methods based on an in-depth understanding of theories and specialized content.
Yonsei University’s Department of Child and Family Studies was the first independent academic department to formally teach and study this area in South Korea and is leading the advancement of the field by serving as a center for child studies in South Korea. Recently, the scope of child research has widened to include infancy and senescence. The areas where our graduates have been employed are presented in the table below.
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Career |
Occupation |
Organization |
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Education |
College professor, community college professor, childcare or education institution principal, childcare or education institution teacher |
Colleges; community colleges; childcare and education institutions; elementary, middle, and high schools |
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Research |
Development, psychology, family studies, education, childcare researcher |
University-affiliated institutions, academic societies, child development research centers, national research centers |
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Counseling |
Child counselor, play therapist, family counselor, family therapist |
Child counseling centers |
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Social service |
Social worker |
Welfare centers, childcare institutions, child-related international organizations |
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Business |
CEO, manager, textbook developer, textbook publisher, teaching aid and play material developer, fancy industry, animator, game developer |
Play material or teaching aid businesses, publishing companies, stationery companies, software development companies |
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Media production and internet publishing |
PR specialist, producer, journalist, program director, writer, internet content producer |
Broadcasting, newspaper, magazine, and internet content companies |