Graduate students are encouraged to select a supervising professor
to guide and direct their academic program as early as possible.
Students work closely with their supervising professor to
plan and pursue study programs that are geared to their own
particular interests and needs. The development of research
skills and the identification of a research topic are the
critical part of the students' program.
Although the topic of every thesis is unique, most graduate
students work in the areas of physical geography, human geography,
geographic information systems or regional studies. Computer
and laboratory techniques serve the needs of both scientific
and humanistic research and teaching which include virtual
education, geographic information systems, computer cartography,
remote sensing, and spatial analysis.
The professional development of students involves education
in the discipline's heritage and philosophy as well as current
issues and theories. Interdisciplinary expertise is developed
through course work. Students are encouraged to attend and
present papers at regional and international conference meetings,
and to develop skills in leadership, service, and teaching.
To obtain a bachelor or doctoral degree of geography, the
following requirements are to be satisfied.
1) complete at least 24 course units of graduate level credits
in geography for a master degree and 60 course units for doctoral
degree (including units completed in master course)
2) pass a qualifying examination.
3) fulfill presentation, defense, and document requirements
for the graduate committee
Physical Geography
Methods in Geography, General Geomorphology, Structural Geomorphology,
climatic Geomorphology, Fluvial Geomorphology, Coastal Geomorphology,
Applied Geomorphology, Glacial & Preglacial Geomorphology,
General Climatology, Climatological Instrument Practice, Paleoclimatology
& Climate Change, Microclimatology, Synoptic Climatology,
Urban Climatology, Climatology and History, Biogeography,
Exercises in Phytogeography, Quaternary Studies, The Natural
History of Korea, Mountain Biogeography, Island Biogeography,
Environmental Geography, Hydrogeography, Soil Geography, Seminar
on Natural Disaster, Physical Geography of Korea Seminar on
Physical Geography, Research on Land Use Theories, Seminar
on Environmental Issues, Seminar on Resource Use and Development
Human Geography
Urban Geography, Social Geography, History of Geography, Rural
Geography, Cultural Geography, Political Geography, Historical
Geography, Social Theory and Human Geography, Research Seminar:
Regional Geography, Transportation Geography, Urban Transportation,
Transportation Policy Analysis, Transportation &
Society, Research Seminar: Transportation Geography, Geography
of Tourism, Tourism Development and Planning, Tourism Resources,
Research Seminar: Geography, of Korea, Lectures on Economic
Geography, Research Methods in Economic Geography, Seminar
on Economic Geography, Research on Industrial Geography, Readings
in Location Theories, Seminar on Human Geography
Geographic Information Science and
Cartography
Selected Topics in Cartography, Digital Cartographic Methods,
Principles of Analytical Cartography, The Use & Application
of Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Analysis and
Modelling, Digital Techniques of Remote Sensing, Selected
Topics in Remote Sensing, GIS and Urban Information Systems,
GIS and Tourism Information Systems, GIS and Environmental
Information Systems
Regional Geography
Research on Regional Theories, Research on Regional Development
Regional Survey & Analysis, Research Seminar: Geography
of North America, Research Seminar: Geography of South America,
Research Seminar: Geography of South America, Research, Seminar:
Geography of South America, Research Seminar: Geography of
South America, Research Seminar: Geography of South America,
Quantitative Geography
Chong-kyu
Kim, Ph.D.
[Kiel University, 1988, Professor, Climatology, Meteorology,
ckkim@khu.ac.kr]
Shi-Hak Noh, Ph.D.
[Georgia Institute of Technology, 1989, Professor, Transportation
Geography & Planning, shnoh@khu.ac.kr]
Woo-Seok Kong, Ph.D.
[Hull University, 1989, Professor, Biogeography, Geoecology,
wskong@khu.ac.kr]
Geomorphology
Laboratory
URL: http://www.khu.ac.kr/~geomor
Director: Professor Soon Ock Yoon (soyoon@khu.ac.kr)
Research overview
The research at the Geomorphology Laboratory at Kyung Hee
University focuses on the study of quaternary, fluvial geomorphology,
coastal geomorphology, weathering and geomophology of mountains
that reconstruct the environments of the past. Also we analyze
pollen, grain size, weathering, stratigraphy, and aerial photography
for various studies.
Hydrology Laboratory
Director: Professor Yukiya Tanaka (ytanaka@khu.ac.kr)
Research overview
The research at the Hydrology Laboratory focuses on the study
of hillslope hydrololgy, soil property, runoff processes,
soil erosion and natural disasters. We present a new technique
to estimate the spatial distribution of water using special
data. Our studies are based on field and laboratory hydrological
measurements of rainfall, runoff, soil property, natural disasters
such as landslide and flood using equipment such as a weir,
tensiometer, vane, and soil moisture meter.
Biogeography Laboratory
Director: Professor Woo-Seok Kong (wskong@khu.ac.kr)
Research Overview
Research at the Biogeography Laboratory focuses on the ecosystem,
landscape and environment of mountain areas, especially on
subalpine and alpine belts. Biogeography lab also works on
the reconstruction of vegetation history and related environmental
issues.
Climatology Laboratory
Director: Professor Chong-kyu Kim, (ckkim@khu.ac.kr)
Research Overview
The research at the Climatology Laboratory focuses on the
study on paleoclimatology, climatic change.
Research Overview
The Human Geography Laboratory at Kyung Hee University focuses
on the study on economic geography, regional geography, regional
planning and development, urban geography, transportation
geography, tourism geography and so on. Through the research,
interactive relationships between human actions and society
and space are analyzed.
Geographical Information Science
Laboratory
Director: Professor Chul-sue Hwang (hcs@khu.ac.kr)
Research Overview
Research in Geographical Information Sciences at Kyung Hee
includes topics concerning GIS, cartography, quantitative
methods, representation, qualitative methods, remote sensing,
visualization, spatial cognition, and education. The Internet
website (http://gis.khu.ac.kr)
is an academic support unit of the GIS Laboratory, the Department
of Geography. We support the university's mission of instruction,
research, and service by designing and producing custom maps
and other information graphics for print media
