Undergraduate
Curriculum
Educational Goals
The School of Biosystems and Biomedical Sciences aims to cultivate professionals who will lead biomedical research and contribute to enhancing national competitiveness in the biohealth industry.
| Core Competencies | Ratio(%) | Details |
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| Integrative Thinking | 50% | Developing comprehensive and interdisciplinary learning abilities that transcend boundaries between fields, based on foundational knowledge in life sciences and medical sciences. |
| Creative Problem Solving | 50% | Acquiring practical and creative skills to implement innovative solutions by applying scientific thinking to evolving social environments and issues. |
| Major Competencies | Recommended year/semester of enrollment | |||||||
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| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | |||||
| 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester | |
| Integrative Thinking |
Elective Liberal Arts (Basic Science) General Biology & Practice I·II General Biology Lab I·II General Chemistry & Practice I·II General Chemistry Lab I·II |
Introduction to Biomedical Science Genetics |
Human Physiology Epigenetics Biostatistics Pathogenic Microbiology |
Immunology Enzyme Engineering Disease Nutrition & Metabolism |
Oncology Bacteriology Bioactive Compounds Nutrigenomics |
Metabolomics Bio-food Materials |
Endocrinology Antibody Engineering |
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| Creative Problem Solving |
Biomedical Science Lab I Microbiology Molecular Biology |
Biomedical Science Lab II Cell Biology Biochemistry Anatomy |
Biomedical Science Laboratory III Microbial Pathology Food Science I Human Embryology Stem Cell Biology |
Biomedical Science Laboratory IV Molecular Nutrition Food Science II Systems and Synthetic Biology |
Neuroscience Virology Biomaterial Storage Science Human Informatics |
Molecular Epidemiology Food Instrumentation Analysis & Lab Tissue Regeneration & Lab Human Microbiome |
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Major Courses
| Classification | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Hour(s) | Semester Offered | Prerequisites | ||
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| Theory | Experiment (Hands-on Experiment) | Practical Skill | ||||||
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ElectiveBSMS201Introduction to Biomedical Science33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS202Biomedical Science Lab II30602nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS203Biomedical Science Lab I30601st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS204Cell Biology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS205Genetics33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS206Human Physiology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS207Microbiology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS208Biochemistry33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS211Molecular Biology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS214Epigenetics33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS216Introduction to Organic Chemistry33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS218Anatomy33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS222Biostatistics33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS301Immunology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS306Bioactive Substances33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS311Enzyme Engineering33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS314Industrial Microbiology and Laboratory32202nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS323Microbial Pathology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS326Nutrigenomics33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS401Ecology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS404Molecular Epidemiology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS421Metabolomics33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS307Disease Nutrition & Metabolism33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS312Molecular Nutrition33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS313Food Microbiology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS315Principles of Cooking33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS316Food Science and Cooking33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS319Food Science I33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS322Food Science II33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS406Product Development and Practice32202nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS407Food Materials33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS408Food Instrumentation Analysis & Lab32202nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS409Biomaterial Storage33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS412Food Service Management33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS413Food Safety and Toxicology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS415Food Culture and Styling32201st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS212Pathogenic Microbiology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS302Oncology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS303Human Embryology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS304Bacteriology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS305Stem Cell Biology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS324Systems Synthetic Biology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS402Antibody Engineering33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS403Neuroscience33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS405Virology33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS416Tissue Regeneration33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS419Human Informatics33001st Semester
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ElectiveBSMS422Endocrinology33002nd Semester
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ElectiveBSMS424Human Microbiome33002nd Semester
Course Schedule
| Category / Description | Course code | Course name | Credits (Hours) | 1st year | 2nd year | 3rd year | 4th year | |||||
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| I | II | I | II | I | II | I | II | |||||
| Required liberal arts | Exploration of the World of Knowledge | GELI005 | Exploration of the World of Knowledge I | 3(3) | ● | International undergraduate students admitted from 2024 onward must take GELI007 Exploration of the World of Knowledge I (International Class) and Writing (International Class) | ||||||
| Writing | GEWR002 | Writing | 3(3) | ● | ||||||||
| Academic English | IFLS800 | Academic English I | 2(2) | ● | Students who achieve the "Advanced" level on the Freshman English Proficiency Test are exempt from this requirement. | |||||||
| First-Year Seminar | GEKS007 | First-Year Seminar I | 1(1) | ● | ||||||||
| GEKS008 | First-Year Seminar II | 1(1) | ● | |||||||||
| Digital & SW | GECT002 | Basic SW Programming | 3(3) | ● | ||||||||
| GECT003 | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence | 3(3) | ● | |||||||||
| BT | GEBT001 | World of Life Science | 3(3) | ● | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 19 | |||||||||||
| Elective liberal arts | Basic Sciences | LIBS151,152 | General Biology & Practice I·II | 6(6) | ● | ● | ||||||
| LIBS153,154 | General Biology Lab I·II | 2(6) | ● | ● | ||||||||
| CHEM151,152 | General Chemistry & Practice I·II | 6(6) | ● | ● | ||||||||
| CHEM153,154 | General Chemistry Lab I·II | 2(6) | ● | ● | ||||||||
| Subtotal | 16 | |||||||||||
| Total | 35 | |||||||||||
| Basic Major | Required | - | ||||||||||
| Elective | 42 | |||||||||||
| Total | 42 | |||||||||||
| Advanced Major | Required | - | ||||||||||
| Elective | 36 | |||||||||||
| Total | 36 | |||||||||||
| General Electives | Remaining credits required to reach 130 credits after completing liberal arts and major requirements | |||||||||||
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Total Graduation Requirement Credits |
130 | |||||||||||
| Notes | 1) According to Article 7 of the “Enforcement Regulations on Academic Management for International Undergraduate Students,” students admitted from the second semester of the 2017 academic year onward are exempt from foreign-language course requirements and from submitting certifications in foreign language proficiency, Korean language proficiency, and Chinese character comprehension. | |||||||||||
| Major Classification | Course Classification | Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Prerequisites | Notes |
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| Dual major | Completion of at least 42 credits in Major Elective courses | |||||
| Double major | Completion of at least 70 credits in Major Elective courses | |||||
| Minor | Completion of at least 21 credits in Major Elective courses | |||||
| Transfer (Bachelor’s Entry) | Completion of at least 66 credits in Major Elective courses | |||||
* Details concerning sub-majors for multiple-major students follow the Regulations on Sub-Majors, College of Health Science
Regulations on Sub-Majors
Enacted on January 19, 2015
< Academic Affairs Office, College of Health Science >
| Section | Content |
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| Article 1 (Purpose) | These regulations aim to define matters related to sub-majors within the School of Biosystems and Biomedical Sciences and the School of Health and Environmental Science, College of Health Science. |
| Article 2 (Quota) | No separate quota is assigned for sub-majors. |
| Article 3 (Designation) | ① Sub-majors in the School of Biosystems and Biomedical Sciences are designated as “Biomedical Science” and “Biofood and Medical Science”. ② Sub-majors in the School of Health and Environmental Science are designated as “Environmental Health Safety” and “Health and Medical Science.” |
| Article 4 (Eligibility) | Available to students in the departments listed above who are in advanced major tracks, double majors, or transfer students. |
| Article 5 (Application Limit) | Eligible students may apply for a sub-major only once during the designated period. Failure to apply within the period means that even advanced major students cannot have a sub-major officially recorded. |
| Article 6 (Application Period) | Applications must be submitted individually at the beginning of the final semester, and processed collectively by the department. |
| Article 7 (Credit Requirement) | At least 36 credits in the relevant sub-major area must be completed to have the sub-major officially recognized. |
| Article 8 (Declaration of Sub-major) | Even advanced major students who do not apply will have only the department name recorded. Even if courses from multiple sub-majors are completed, only one sub-major may be declared. |
| Article 9 (Certificates) | Sub-major information will be included in graduation certificates and expected graduation certificates. |
| Article 10 (Others) | Any matters not specified in these regulations may be determined separately by departmental rules. |
| Addenda (Enforcement Date) | These regulations apply to graduates starting from August 2016. |
