Educational Goals

• Diplomatics & Bibliography is a comprehensive study of traditional Korean books and manuscripts. Diplomatics and Bibliography major researches the characteristics and providence of the sources, focusing on the time, location, people, incidents, type in order to determine the authenticity of these sources. Based on these investigations, it reviews the original value of these materials to establish the basics of using these materials as primary sources. Therefore, the educational goal of this major is to build theoretical research and practical training on traditional sources, mainly old documents and manuscripts, and to train individuals who can work as professors in history, library studies, and archival studies, as well as researchers or professionals in libraries, museums, and related research institutes.

Educational Focus

• Train students to be fluent in reading Chinese and Idu. Train students to establish Diplomatics and Bibliographical Studies as an independent academic field research through research and systematization. Train students to understand the characteristics of the source based on time and type, and understand the value of the source in its historical context. Train student’s ability to evaluate the historical significance of the sources. Develop historical and cultural research methodologies based on old manuscripts and books.