Stand Tall as a Global Social Welfare and Counseling Expert Who Will Lead a People-Centered Welfare Society!

We cultivate the first and best experts in social welfare and counseling in Jeju through quality education and innovation in teaching methods. We contribute to the improvement of social welfare by nurturing differentiated and advanced welfare professionals in ways such as by cultivating global human resources through the opening of various domestic and overseas training programs and agreements with overseas social welfare facilities. We strengthen academic competencies and expertise with major department club activities. We also actively support advancement to graduate school and studying abroad.

Curriculum | 4 years

1. Understanding University Life (1)(2), University Seminar, Foreign Language Conversation (1)(2), University Common Liberal Arts, Communication Skills, Introduction to Social Welfare, Human Behavior and Social Environment, Youth Psychology and Counseling, Youth Culture, Social Welfare Administration, Child Welfare, Personality Psychology, Youth Issues and Their Protection, Social Welfare Facility Establishment and Operation
2. The Future of University Life (1)(2), Social Welfare Policy, Disability Welfare, Youth Welfare, Family Welfare, Social Welfare History, Developmental Psychology, Social Welfare Practice, Elderly Welfare, School Social Welfare, Women's Welfare, Youth Activity, Youth Learning Theory and Guidance
3. Career and Self-Development (1)(2), Social Welfare Practice Technology, Social Welfare Research, Case Management, Counseling Psychology, Medical Social Welfare, Social Welfare Field Practice, Community Welfare, Counseling Process and Practice, Capstone Design, Group Counseling, Youth Guidance Methodology
4. Career and Employment Design (1)(2), Social Welfare Legislation and Practice, Mental Health Social Welfare, Youth Program Development and Evaluation, Psychological Evaluation, Special Topics in Counseling, Crisis Counseling, Youth Development Systems, Special Topics in Social Welfare, Social Welfare Ethics and Philosophy

Department Strengths

• The First and Best Social Welfare-Counseling Integrated Curriculum in Jeju
• Developing a Competency-Based Curriculum in Line with the Educational Direction of Jeju Halla University's "Learning 5.0" and Strengthening Major Competencies through Innovation in Teaching Methods (Capstone Design, Team-Based Learning Method, Flipped Learning and Blended Learning Methods)
• Cultivating Social Welfare Awareness through Academic Department Clubs and Expanding Connections With Local Community Organizations (Disabled Welfare, Counseling, Elderly Welfare, Community Consciousness Improvement)
• Reinforcing Student Competencies and Various Output Performances through Activation of Field-Linked Programs (Held WISE Academic Forum, Visited Excellent Welfare Institutions inside and outside of Jeju, Capstone Design Achievement Contest Grand Prize, Youth Program Idea Contest First Prize, Volunteer Grand Prize, etc.)

Careers and Educational Opportunities

• Certificates: Social Worker Level 1 and 2, Youth Counselor Level 3, Youth Instructor Level 2
• Academic Courses and Extra-Curricular Courses for Obtaining Licenses and Preparing for Employment (Special Topics in Social Welfare, Special Topics in Counseling, Level 1 Social Workers, Exam Preparation Class, Job Preparation Resume Writing, Interview Special Lecture, etc.)
• Advancement to Domestic Graduate Schools (Universities in Jeju, Seoul, and Busan) and Guidance for Studying Abroad
• Career Fields
  Public Sector: Social Welfare Officials, National Pension Service, National Health Insurance Service, etc. Private Sector: Various Social Welfare Facilities and Institutions Including General Social Welfare Centers, Non-Profit Welfare Institutions such as NGOs, Youth Facilities and Institutions, Counseling Facilities and Institutions, Social Welfare and Youth-Related Policy Research Institutions, Social Welfare at Elementary, Middle and High Schools, Medical and Mental Health Areas Including Hospital Mental Health Centers