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C.W. Post and Kyonggi University Offer
Joint Undergraduate Degree Program
December 12, 2000 -- The past decade has seen tremendous international
attention focused on Korea, with numerous international firms
investing resources and devoting personnel to Korean organizations.
It's no wonder that the most sought-after employees in this market
are those who have a strong understanding of both American and
Korean cultures and a mastery of their languages.
To meet the needs of this expanding America-Korea market,
the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University in Brookville,
New York has teamed up with Kyonggi University, one of Seoul,
Korea's leading universities, to offer a bachelor's degree program
that gives students a competitive edge in the global business
environment. In just four years, students can receive a degree
that carries international recognition and distinction. "From
language practices to networking and work experience, students
become totally immersed in Korean culture -- learning by experience
what cannot be gleaned from textbooks," said Young Yoo,
coordinator of the C.W. Post-Kyonggi program and a resident of
Port Washington.
Yoo added: "Whether you are taking over the family business,
traveling to another country to work for a global organization,
or working in a hospital dealing with immigrant patients, an
international education gives job-seekers a distinct advantage
and makes them highly marketable."
Students spend their freshman year at the C.W. Post Campus
and choose from more than 100 undergraduate programs. They continue
their sophomore year at Kyonggi University and stay through the
following summer. This is where students have the opportunity
to be totally immersed in Korean life and culture. Students can
take a variety of courses, including Korean language and culture
as well as classes in the major area of which they interested.
Internships can also be arranged.
As a junior, students return to C.W. Post and continue taking
courses to fulfill core and major requirements. Students complete
their senior year with 30 credits of high-level courses. They
graduate with a degree in their chosen major and a concentration
in Korean Studies from the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University.
Students study at Kyonggi University at no additional instructional
cost. Financial aid is available to qualified students. With
additional course work, there are opportunities for qualifying
students to earn two degrees: a bachelor's degree from C.W. Post
and a bachelor's degree from Kyonggi University.
"We are proud of our special relationship with Kyonggi
University," said Dr. David J. Steinberg, president of Long
Island University. "We are pledged to provide the great
learning tradition of liberal arts and sciences and, simultaneously,
the new skills and technologies demanded by our post-modern society
in the new millennium."
Students can register now for the program, which officially
begins in September 2001. C.W. Post, with ties to Korea dating
back to the 1950s, has many services to support this program,
including The Korea Center, The Korean Student Association, and
The Klar Intercultural Center. Students interested in the C.W.
Post-Kyonggi University Joint Degree Program can contact Young
Yoo, coordinator of the program, at (516) 299-2900; young.yoo@liu.edu.
C.W. POST CAMPUS: Known as one of America's most beautiful
college campuses, the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
offers small classes, personalized attention and a student-to-faculty
ratio of only 8 to 1. The 308-acre campus is only 20 miles from
New York City and offers 95 undergraduate programs in accountancy,
business, education, public service, the health professions,
library and information science, visual and performing arts,
and the liberal arts and sciences. Each year, more than 12,000
part-time and full-time undergraduate, graduate and continuing
education students study at C.W. Post. Visit C.W. Post on the
web at www.liu.cwpost.edu.
KYONGGI UNIVERSITY: Kyonggi University is a private
multi-campus institution that is one of Seoul, Korea's top schools
of study. Its programs attract students from kindergarten to
graduate school. Kyonggi has more than 71 programs of study for
undergraduate students and is home to some of Korea's most famous
research centers and institutes. You can learn more about Kyonggi
at www.kyonggi.ac.kr.
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