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1946 |
Korea
Seminary was founded by Christian
leaders such as Revs. Joo Nam Sun and Han Sang Dong, who had been imprisoned for
resisting the compulsory Shinto Shrine worship during the Japanese occupation of
Korea, to produce pastors with pure faith and life.
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1955 |
Calvin Institute, a 4-year college with the Departments of Theology,
Religion, English Literature and Philosophy, was established. Rev. Han Myung Dong
served as the first president (1955 - 1963) and Dr. Lee Geun Sam as the second
president (1963 - 1964) |
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1964 |
Calvin institute
was closed and reorganized as a college program in the Korea Seminary |
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Kosin Seminary was
approved to be directly controlled by The General assembly of the Presbyterian
Church in Korea (Kosin). |
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1969 |
Korea
Seminary was recognized by the Ministry
of Education as an educational institution equivalent to college level. |
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1970 |
Korea Theological
College (Department of Theology) was
founded with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1976 |
The Department of Christian Education was established at Korea Theological College with the
approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1978 |
The Department of
Religious Music was established
at Korea Theological College with the
approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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The Graduate
School with the Master’s programs in
Theology (Th. M.) and Christian Education (M.A.) was established at Korea
Theological College with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1980 |
Korea Theological College
was converted to Kosin
College and the Department of
Medicine was established with the approval of the Ministry of
Education. |
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Korea Theological
Seminary (Master of Divinity Program)
was established with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1985 |
Department of Health Sciences was established at Kosin College
with the approval of the Ministry of
Education. |
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1986 |
Departments of Biology and Food & Nutritional
Sciences were established
at Kosin College with the approval of the Ministry of
Education. |
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Master’s programs in
Medical Sciences were established at the
Graduate School of Kosin College with the approval of the Ministry of
Education. |
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1987 |
Departments of Chemistry, Mathematics, Home Economics,
and Child Education were established
at Kosin College
with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1988 |
Department of Nursing
Science was established at Kosin College
with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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Ph. D. program in
Medical Sciences was established at
Kosin College Graduate School with the approval of the Ministry of
Education. |
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1993 |
Kosin College was
converted to Kosin
University with the approval of the
Ministry of Education.
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Departments of Missiology/Mission Language and English
Literature (Day/Evening
courses) were established
at Kosin University with the
approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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Master’s program in
Chemistry was established
at Kosin University Graduate School with the approval of the Ministry of
Education. |
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Graduate School of
Public Health (Master’s
program) was established
at Kosin University with the approval of
the Ministry of Education |
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The Institute of Continuing Education (with 14 different courses) was established at Kosin
University with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1995 |
Ph. D. program in
Theology and Master’s programs in Nursing and Religious
Music were established at Kosin
University Graduate School with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1997 |
Graduate School of World Missions with Master’s program in Missions was established in
Kosin University with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1998 |
New Campus of
Kosin Theological
Seminary was constructed in Chun-An,
Choongnam. |
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Department of
Biology was changed to Department of Life Sciences. |
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Departments of Advertising and Industrial
Design were established at Kosin
University with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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1999 |
Department of Family
Management was changed to
Department of Family
Welfare. |
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Women’s School of Theology was established at Kosin University. |
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Departments
of Computer Sciences
and Fine Arts were established at Kosin University with the approval
of the Ministry of Education. |
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Graduate School of Education (with Departments of Christian Education, English
Education, Biology Education, and Home Economics Education) was established at
Kosin University with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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2000 |
Department of Public
Health was divided into Department of Medical Management and Department of
Environmental Health. |
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Department of Religious
Music changed its name to
Department of Church
Music. |
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Departments of Nursing
Education, Infant Education,
Music Education, Mathematics
Education, Environmental Education, and
Counseling Psychology were established in the Graduate School of Education
with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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2001 |
Department of Fine
Arts was changed to Department of Painting. |
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2002 |
Graduate School of
Human Life and Information(Majors
in Institution, Restaurant and Food
Distribution Management, Clinical Nutrition and Information Management, Interior
and Environmental Design, and Visual Design and Moving Graphics)
will be established at Kosin University
with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
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Majors in Special Education and Computer
Education wil be established in the
Graduate School of Education with the approval of the Ministry of Eductaion. |
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Major in Information Media will be established in the College of Computer science
with the approval of the Ministry of Education. |
