◎ 1915

Chosen Christian College was established as a united university department in the Protestant Christian community.

◎ 1917

The establishment of Yonhi College approval was granted, and the establishment of the College of Liberal Arts.

◎ 1946

Granted promotion to comprehensive university status, Yonsei University established the Department of Korean Language and Literature within the Academy of Arts and Letters.

◎ 1950

It was reorganized from the Graduate Academy of Arts and Letters to the College of Liberal Arts, introducing master’s and doctoral programs.

◎ 1952

Conferred the first bachelor’s degree in Korean Language and Literature.

◎ 1955

Conferred the first master’s degree in Korean Language and Literature.

◎ 1957

Yonhi University and Severance Medical College merged. The university’s name was changed to Yonsei University.

◎ 1967

It conferred the first doctoral degree in Korean Language and Literature (old system).

◎ 1974

It conferred the first doctoral degree in Korean Language and Literature (new system).

◎ 1996

Following the implementation of the undergraduate system, the department’s name was changed to the Department of Korean Language and Literature under the College of Liberal Arts in Humanities.

◎ 2007

It established the Graduate School of Writing, offering master’s and doctoral programs.

◎ 2009

It established the Graduate School of Korean Language Education, offering master’s and doctoral programs.

◎ 2010

The department name was changed to the Department of Korean Language and Literature in the College of Liberal Arts following the switch to departmental status.

◎ 2019

It established the Graduate School of Creative Interdisciplinary Studies, offering a master’s program.

◎ 2022

The department currently has 14 full-time professors, 14 adjunct and visiting professors, 43 part-time lecturers, 305 undergraduate students, and 282 graduate students (master’s and doctoral levels).

◎ 2024

The department currently has 16 full-time professors.