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History

Past, Present and Future

History of Department of Economics

1910 ~ 1969

1910’s Kyungseong Institute of Commerce established
1943 Kyungseong Institute of Commerce renamed as Kyungseong Economic College
1945 Kyungseong Economic College incorporated into Seoul National University
1945. 10. 22 Kyungseong Economic College was incorporated into Seoul National University after gaining independence from Japan
1946 College of Commerce established
1946. 08. 22 The Department of Economics and the Department of Business were founded in the College of Commerce according to the founding constitution of Seoul National University
1959 Department of Trade founded
1961 Department of Business Administration founded
1961. 04. 01 The Institute of Korean Economics was established in the College of Commerce
1961. 12. 09 The Department of Business Administration was founded
1968. 10 The Department of Business Administration was combined with the Department of Trade

1970 ~

1975 Incorporated into the College of Social Science
1975. 02. 28 The Department of Economics and the Department of Trade were incorporated into the College of Social Sciences
1975. 03. 13 Relocation to the Gwanak Campus
1975. 03 The Institute of Korean Economics was closed. In its place, the Institute of Economic Research was established.
1985 Department of Trade renamed as Department of International Economics
1985. 03. 01 The Department of Trade was renamed as the Department of International Economics
1995 School of Economics inaugurated
1995. 10. 10 The Department of Economics and the Department of International Economics were integrated into the School of Economics

Student Statistics

2016
Students Registered

Bachelor's Degree
Master's Degree
Ph.D. Degree
Year Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Ph.D. Degree
1998 1067 87 32
1999 1108 96 23
2000 1103 110 20
2001 1106 83 18
2002 874 102 21
2003 900 117 27
2004 928 121 38
2005 925 135 39
2006 876 132 40
2007 894 160 31
2008 871 150 24
2009 779 124 23
2010 750 120 30
2011 817 97 28
2012 766 100 32
2013 862 115 44
2014 869 125 40
2015 848 142 46
2016 873 135 56

From 2002, 1st year Bachelor's degree students are registered to the College of Social Science and thus new entrants to the Department of Economics are the 2nd year students and the 'Registered' list does not include the 1st year students.

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