The mission of the Department of Child, Family and Housing
Studies, Graduate School of Kyung Hee University is to discover
theories about Child, Family and Housing Studies. The department
serves 3 specific majors with faculty of Child, Family and
Housing areas. Our department continually updates its curriculum,
because we believe in staying in the forefront. Recently,
our department developed new courses in 3 specific majors.
Recognized as a research leader, the impact on new leading
theories is evidenced by the breadth of topics tackled by
our faculty and graduate students, including healthy family,
gifted child education, planning, interior design and management
of senior congregate housing, color specialties, child facility
planning.
1)At least 24 course units of graduate level credit in Child,
Family and Housing Studies course are required for the master's
degree and 60 course units for the doctor's degree ( including
units completed in master course).
2)Students have to pass a qualifying examination.
3)Students must fulfill presentation, defense, and document
requirement for the Child, Family and Housing Studies thesis
committee.
4)A thesis advisor can be any faculty member from Child, Family
and Housing Studies.
Common: Statistical Analysis I, Research
Methods, Statistical Analysis II
Child & Family Studies: Studies on Family and Environment,
Special Topics on Family Relations, Topics in Human Development,
Studies on Psychological Development Young Children, Seminar
in Human Development, Development in Middle Childhood &
Adolescence, Studies on Parent Education, Special Topics on
Early Childhood Education Environment, Special Topics on Child
Counseling, Education for Exceptional Children, Curriculum
Studies on Early Childhood Education, Field Experience in
Early Childhood Education, Psychological Tests for Young Children,
Seminar on Family Development, Family Theories, Special Topics
on Family Welfare, Seminar on Women's Environment and Family,
Special topics on Korean Family, Special Topics on Family
counseling, Special Topics on Marriage and Couple Education,
Family and Human Sexuality, Special Topics on Family Communication,
Advanced Gerontology, Studies on Human Ecology, Research on
Child Behavior, Studies on Parents-Childhood Education, Seminar
in Childhood Education, Childhood and Play Therapy, Planning
and Administering Early Childhood Education, Special Topics
on Comparative Family, Advanced Studies on Family Polices,
Advanced Studies on Family History, Special Topics on Family
Therapy, Seminar in Early Childhood Education, Childhood and
Play Therapy, Planning and Administering Early Childhood Education,
Special Topics on Comparative Family, Advanced Studies on
Family Polices, Advanced Studies on Aging and Family History,
Special Topics on Family Therapy, Seminar on Family Problems
Housing Studies: Special
Topics on Housing Planning, Special Topics on Interior Design,
Special Topics on Environment Psychology, Studies on Elderly
Housing, Studies on Neighborhood Environment, Studies on Housing
History, Advanced Studies on House Work & Space, Studies
on Residential Spaces, Seminar on Housing Financial Management,
Studies on Multi-Family Housing, Studies on Korean Residential
Spaces, Spatial and Visual Form of Interior Space, Advanced
Interior Design History, Research Methods on Interior Design,
Studies on Urban Housing, Studies on Rural Housing, Analysis
of Modern Interior Space, Studies on Specified Space, Studies
on Co-Housing, Case Studies on Interior Design, Special Topics
on Life Style Analysis, Special Studies on Space and Color,
Advanced Studies on Housing, Comparative Studies on Housing,
Studies on Housing Economic & Policy, Special Topics on
Residential Property Management, Special Topics on Housing
Sociology, Woman and housing Problem, Special Topics on Housing
History, Special Studies on Elderly Housing, Special Project
on Multihousing Management, Special Topics on Planning on
Residential Environment, Special Topics on Interior Design
History, Special Project on Interior Design, Studies on Teaching
CAD System, Thesis Research I, Thesis Research II, Thesis
Research III.
Cho-Bok
Hee, Ph.D.
[Oregon State University, 1985, Professor, Child Developement,
cho0258@khu.ac.kr]
Ahn-Sun Hee, Ph.D.
[Utah State University, 1997, Associate Professor, Child Studies/Early
Childhood Education, shahn@khu.ac.kr]
Oh-Yoon Ja, Ph.D.
[Kyung Hee University, 1994, Associate Professor, Family Studies,
yoonja@khu.ac.kr]
Yoo-Gye Sook, Ph.D.
[Purdue University, 1995, Assistant Professor, Family Studies,
dongrazi@khu.ac.kr]
Seo-So Jung, Ph.D.
[Michigan State University, 2003, Assistant Professor, Early
Childhood Education, seosojun@khu.ac.kr]
Research Overview
The Korean Family Strengths Research Project is to increase
our understanding of the strengths of Korean families. This
project surveyed nationally a large number of
self-identified strong families of families with strengths
to assess which qualities these
families considered as family strengths in Korean culture.
Ongoing Projects
A Study on the Development of Korean Family Strengths
Research Overview
Child Development Center provides Educational Programs of
children & parents, Psychological Test and Play/ Art Therapy
for children's a healthy development. The center offers children
an experience that facilitates their growth, learning, and
creativity.
Ongoing Projects
Determinants of Korean-Chinese bilingual development among
Korean-Chinese children : A longitudinal sequential approach
Research Overview
Consultation service contents development on housing and living
environment, Development of programs on housing and interior
design education, Constructing DB & contents on housing
and interior design related
Ongoing Projects
Development of Elderly Congregate Housing and Management Model
in Korea (Brain Korea 21 project: 2003-2005)
